| Lineup | Florida | PG - Martin Fearon (fresh) SG - John Pearsall (fresh) SF - James Vandergriff (fresh) PF - David Sullins (fresh) C - Weston Grady (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Steve Spafford (fresh) SG - Moses Oaks (fresh) SF - Anthony Jolly (fresh) PF - Jerald Sorensen (fresh) C - Francis Templeton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida | Weston Grady wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Florida | James Vandergriff is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Mississippi | Francis Templeton connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerald Sorensen | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Florida | Weston Grady is hacked by Francis Templeton - foul #1 on Francis Templeton, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Florida | Martin Fearon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Florida | Weston Grady grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Florida | Weston Grady is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Martin Fearon | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi | Moses Oaks can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Pearsall - foul #1 on John Pearsall, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi | Moses Oaks misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi | Moses Oaks makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:22 | Florida | Martin Fearon drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi | Steve Spafford is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 17:45 | Florida | James Vandergriff misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 5-6 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi | Moses Oaks snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi | Moses Oaks knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Steve Spafford | 5-9 |
| 17:06 | Florida | Weston Grady clanks a turnaround from close range | 5-9 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| 17:02 | Mississippi | Moses Oaks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-9 |
| Subs | Florida | Martin Barker (PG), Robert Santillanes (SF), Paul Burrough (PF), Robert Thomas (C) Martin Fearon, James Vandergriff, David Sullins, Weston Grady | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Roger Ward (SG), Bryan Crofts (PF) Moses Oaks, Anthony Jolly | |
| 16:47 | Florida | Robert Thomas is whistled for a carry | 5-9 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Anthony Jolly (SF) Jerald Sorensen | |
| 16:19 | Mississippi | Anthony Jolly makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Francis Templeton | 5-11 |
| 16:03 | Florida | Martin Barker is hacked by Steve Spafford - foul #1 on Steve Spafford, team foul #2 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rory Markert (PG), Christopher Brown (C) Steve Spafford, Francis Templeton | |
| 15:50 | Florida | Martin Barker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-11 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen (SF) Anthony Jolly | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Martin Barker (fresh) SG - John Pearsall (tiring) SF - Robert Santillanes (fresh) PF - Paul Burrough (fresh) C - Robert Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Rory Markert (fresh) SG - Roger Ward (fresh) SF - Jerald Sorensen (fresh) PF - Bryan Crofts (fresh) C - Christopher Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen misses the runner from the baseline | 5-11 |
| 15:22 | Florida | Robert Santillanes gets the rebound | 5-11 |
| 15:12 | Florida | Paul Burrough can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Christopher Brown - foul #1 on Christopher Brown, team foul #3 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Florida | Martin Fearon (PG), James Vandergriff (SF), Harold Picard (C) Martin Barker, Robert Santillanes, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Moses Oaks (SG) Roger Ward | |
| 15:12 | Florida | Paul Burrough makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 15:12 | Florida | Paul Burrough misses the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi | Bryan Crofts snags the defensive board | 6-11 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi | Rory Markert double dribbles in the backcourt | 6-11 |
| Subs | Florida | Thomas Freeman (PF) Paul Burrough | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 15:00 | Florida | Moses Oaks is called for the reach on John Pearsall - foul #1 on Moses Oaks, team foul #4 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Anthony Jolly (SF), Francis Templeton (C) Bryan Crofts, Christopher Brown | |
| 14:53 | Florida | Thomas Freeman drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by James Vandergriff | 8-11 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi | Rory Markert connects on the runner in the paint | 8-13 |
| 14:23 | Florida | Thomas Freeman clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 8-13 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi | Francis Templeton gets the rebound | 8-13 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi | Rory Markert is fouled in the backcourt by James Vandergriff - foul #1 on James Vandergriff, team foul #2 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Florida | Martin Barker (PG), David Sullins (PF), Weston Grady (C) Martin Fearon, Thomas Freeman, Harold Picard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steve Spafford (PG), Roger Ward (SF), Christopher Brown (C) Rory Markert, Anthony Jolly, Jerald Sorensen | |
| 13:59 | Mississippi | Moses Oaks misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-13 |
| 13:58 | Florida | James Vandergriff gets the rebound | 8-13 |
| 13:45 | Florida | Martin Barker misses the lay-in but the foul's on Francis Templeton - foul #2 on Francis Templeton, team foul #5 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Florida | Robert Santillanes (SF) James Vandergriff | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Anthony Jolly (SF), Bryan Crofts (PF) Moses Oaks, Francis Templeton | |
| 13:45 | Florida | Martin Barker makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 13:45 | Florida | Martin Barker makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi | Christopher Brown lays it up and in on a nice dish by Roger Ward and he's fouled by Martin Barker - foul #1 on Martin Barker, team foul #3 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Florida | George McDonald (SF), Robert Thomas (C) John Pearsall, Weston Grady | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rory Markert (SG) Roger Ward | |
| 13:19 | Mississippi | Christopher Brown makes the free throw | 10-16 |
| 12:52 | Florida | Robert Santillanes connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Thomas | 13-16 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi | Steve Spafford misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-16 |
| 12:24 | Florida | George McDonald gets the rebound | 13-16 |
| 12:19 | Florida | Robert Santillanes misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-16 |
| 12:18 | Florida | Robert Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 11:59 | Florida | George McDonald's floater is tipped away by Christopher Brown | 13-16 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi | Christopher Brown gets the rebound | 13-16 |
| 11:38 | Mississippi | Christopher Brown knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-18 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Martin Barker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Santillanes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - George McDonald (fairly fresh) PF - David Sullins (fairly fresh) C - Robert Thomas (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Steve Spafford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rory Markert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Jolly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bryan Crofts (fairly fresh) C - Christopher Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Florida | Rory Markert steals it from Robert Santillanes | 13-18 |
| 11:21 | Mississippi | Rory Markert blows the layup | 13-18 |
| 11:19 | Mississippi | Bryan Crofts tips it in | 13-20 |
| 11:11 | Florida | Martin Barker can't finish the layup | 13-20 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi | Anthony Jolly snags the defensive board | 13-20 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi | Steve Spafford is fouled on the floor by Robert Santillanes - foul #1 on Robert Santillanes, team foul #4 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Florida | Martin Fearon (PG), John Pearsall (SG), James Vandergriff (SF), Paul Burrough (PF), Weston Grady (C) Martin Barker, Robert Santillanes, George McDonald, David Sullins, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Roger Ward (PG), Moses Oaks (SG), Jerald Sorensen (PF) Steve Spafford, Rory Markert, Bryan Crofts | |
| 10:44 | Mississippi | Roger Ward is hacked by Paul Burrough - foul #1 on Paul Burrough, team foul #5 | 13-20 |
| 10:26 | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen is whistled for traveling | 13-20 |
| 10:15 | Florida | Weston Grady's pass is intercepted by Moses Oaks | 13-20 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi | Martin Fearon steps in front of the Moses Oaks pass in the backcourt | 13-20 |
| 10:12 | Florida | Martin Fearon lays it up and in | 15-20 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi | Christopher Brown can't finish the layup | 15-20 |
| 09:53 | Florida | Weston Grady pulls down the rebound | 15-20 |
| 09:48 | Florida | Martin Fearon is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Martin Fearon, team foul #6 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steve Spafford (PG) Anthony Jolly | |
| 09:27 | Mississippi | Martin Fearon is called for the reach on Steve Spafford - foul #2 on Martin Fearon, team foul #7 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Florida | Martin Barker (PG), Robert Santillanes (SG), Thomas Freeman (PF), Harold Picard (C) Martin Fearon, John Pearsall, Paul Burrough, Weston Grady | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Anthony Jolly (SF) Roger Ward | |
| 09:27 | Mississippi | Steve Spafford makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi | Steve Spafford makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 09:12 | Florida | James Vandergriff evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-22 |
| 09:10 | Florida | Harold Picard tips it back up and in | 17-22 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi | Christopher Brown comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Harold Picard - foul #1 on Harold Picard, team foul #8 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Florida | George McDonald (SF) James Vandergriff | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Crofts (PF) Anthony Jolly | |
| 08:50 | Mississippi | Christopher Brown makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi | Christopher Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 08:50 | Florida | George McDonald grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 08:37 | Florida | Martin Barker double dribbles | 17-23 |
| Subs | Florida | Paul Burrough (PF) Thomas Freeman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rory Markert (PG) Steve Spafford | |
| 08:12 | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen misses the runner from close range | 17-23 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi | Bryan Crofts misses the tip | 17-23 |
| 08:10 | Florida | Paul Burrough grabs the board | 17-23 |
| 07:48 | Florida | George McDonald's floater is knocked away by Bryan Crofts | 17-23 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen pulls down the rebound | 17-23 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi | Moses Oaks is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Santillanes - foul #2 on Robert Santillanes, team foul #9 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Florida | John Pearsall (SG), James Vandergriff (SF), David Sullins (PF), Weston Grady (C) Robert Santillanes, George McDonald, Paul Burrough, Harold Picard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steve Spafford (PG), Roger Ward (SF) Rory Markert, Christopher Brown | |
| 07:41 | Mississippi | Moses Oaks makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi | Moses Oaks makes the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Martin Barker (tiring) 2 pts. SG - John Pearsall (tiring) SF - James Vandergriff (fresh) 1 ast. PF - David Sullins (fresh) C - Weston Grady (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Steve Spafford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Moses Oaks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Roger Ward (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bryan Crofts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerald Sorensen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Florida | James Vandergriff buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-25 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi | Roger Ward is hacked by Martin Barker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Martin Barker, team foul #10 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Florida | Martin Fearon (PG) Martin Barker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Anthony Jolly (SF) Moses Oaks | |
| 07:19 | Mississippi | Roger Ward makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi | Roger Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 07:19 | Florida | Weston Grady grabs the defensive rebound | 20-26 |
| 07:11 | Florida | David Sullins misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Anthony Jolly - foul #1 on Anthony Jolly, team foul #6 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Florida | Thomas Freeman (PF) Martin Fearon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 07:11 | Florida | David Sullins makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 07:11 | Florida | David Sullins misses the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen snags the defensive board | 21-26 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi | Bryan Crofts can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Pearsall - foul #2 on John Pearsall, team foul #11 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Florida | Martin Fearon (PG), George McDonald (SG) John Pearsall, Thomas Freeman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 06:53 | Mississippi | Bryan Crofts misses the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 06:53 | Mississippi | Bryan Crofts makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 06:31 | Florida | Weston Grady throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-27 |
| Subs | Florida | John Pearsall (SG), Robert Thomas (C) George McDonald, Weston Grady | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rory Markert (PG), Francis Templeton (C) Steve Spafford, Bryan Crofts | |
| 06:12 | Mississippi | David Sullins steals it from Francis Templeton | 21-27 |
| 05:56 | Florida | John Pearsall's pass is intercepted by Anthony Jolly | 21-27 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi | Rory Markert banks in the layup on a great pass from Anthony Jolly | 21-29 |
| 05:44 | Florida | Martin Fearon knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 23-29 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 23-31 |
| 05:22 | Florida | Martin Fearon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 23-31 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi | Francis Templeton gets the rebound | 23-31 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi | Roger Ward buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Francis Templeton | 23-33 |
| 04:43 | Florida | Martin Fearon drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Anthony Jolly - foul #2 on Anthony Jolly, team foul #7 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Florida | George McDonald (SF), Paul Burrough (PF), Weston Grady (C) James Vandergriff, David Sullins, Robert Thomas | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steve Spafford (PG), Moses Oaks (SG), Bryan Crofts (PF) Rory Markert, Roger Ward, Jerald Sorensen | |
| 04:43 | Florida | Martin Fearon makes the free throw | 26-33 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi | George McDonald is called for the reach on Moses Oaks in the backcourt - foul #1 on George McDonald, team foul #12 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Florida | Martin Barker (PG) Martin Fearon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 04:41 | Mississippi | Moses Oaks misses the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi | Moses Oaks misses the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 04:41 | Florida | Paul Burrough snags the defensive board | 26-33 |
| 04:36 | Florida | Anthony Jolly is called for the reach on George McDonald - foul #3 on Anthony Jolly, team foul #8 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Florida | James Vandergriff (SF) Martin Barker | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen (SF) Anthony Jolly | |
| 04:36 | Florida | George McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 04:36 | Florida | George McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi | Moses Oaks hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Bryan Crofts | 28-36 |
| 03:56 | Florida | Paul Burrough connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by George McDonald | 30-36 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi | Moses Oaks hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-36 |
| 03:50 | Florida | The rebound goes to Paul Burrough | 30-36 |
| 03:42 | Florida | James Vandergriff misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Bryan Crofts | 30-36 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - George McDonald (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Pearsall (tired) SF - James Vandergriff (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Burrough (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Weston Grady (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Steve Spafford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Moses Oaks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jerald Sorensen (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryan Crofts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Francis Templeton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Mississippi | Bryan Crofts is fouled on the floor by Paul Burrough - foul #2 on Paul Burrough, team foul #13 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Florida | Martin Barker (PG), Robert Santillanes (SF), Thomas Freeman (PF), Harold Picard (C) George McDonald, James Vandergriff, Paul Burrough, Weston Grady | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 03:16 | Mississippi | Bryan Crofts misses the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi | Bryan Crofts makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 02:55 | Florida | Robert Santillanes drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-37 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi | Steve Spafford travels in the backcourt | 33-37 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Roger Ward (SF) Jerald Sorensen | |
| 02:41 | Florida | Harold Picard knocks in the shot from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi | Moses Oaks misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-37 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | Bryan Crofts gets the offensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 01:45 | Mississippi | Bryan Crofts misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-37 |
| 01:43 | Florida | Harold Picard snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 01:29 | Florida | Thomas Freeman is whistled for traveling | 35-37 |
| Subs | Florida | George McDonald (SF), David Sullins (PF), Weston Grady (C) John Pearsall, Thomas Freeman, Harold Picard | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rory Markert (PG), Jerald Sorensen (SF) Steve Spafford, Moses Oaks | |
| 01:04 | Mississippi | The jumper by Bryan Crofts is denied by Weston Grady | 35-37 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi | Francis Templeton tips it but misses | 35-37 |
| 01:01 | Florida | The rebound goes to Martin Barker | 35-37 |
| 00:47 | Florida | Robert Santillanes misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-37 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | Weston Grady picks off the pass by Bryan Crofts | 35-37 |
| 00:04 | Florida | Weston Grady hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Bryan Crofts grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Bryan Crofts misses short on a fullcourt shot | 35-37 |