| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Charles Degree (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Billy Gaertner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Cleveland (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Walter Colclough (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Raymond Fischer (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Holbrook (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) PF - Quinn Botkin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Greg Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Charles Cleveland inbounds the ball | 30-23 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Florida State | Charles Degree makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Walter Colclough | 33-23 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami is alone and drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Dustin Holbrook | 33-25 |
| 18:52 | Florida State | Walter Colclough buries a floater in the paint | 35-25 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi | Greg Walker misses long on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Charles Degree - foul #2 on Charles Degree, team foul #1 | 35-25 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi | Greg Walker makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi | Greg Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 18:18 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer misses the fadeaway in the lane | 35-27 |
| 18:17 | Florida State | Charles Degree pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 18:07 | Florida State | Charles Degree is fouled on the floor by Kevin Pegues - foul #2 on Kevin Pegues, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| 18:02 | Florida State | Billy Gaertner is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Degree | 38-27 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi | Greg Walker knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Quinn Botkin | 38-29 |
| 17:27 | Florida State | Billy Gaertner is called for traveling | 38-29 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 38-29 |
| 17:02 | Florida State | Walter Colclough grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 16:46 | Florida State | Charles Degree works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-29 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin grabs the defensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi | Greg Walker comes up short on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Raymond Fischer - foul #3 on Raymond Fischer, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich (SG), Christopher Clark (SF), Christopher Veal (PF), Melvin Blakemore (C) Billy Gaertner, Charles Cleveland, Walter Colclough, Raymond Fischer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Mertens (SG) Dustin Holbrook | |
| 16:38 | Mississippi | Greg Walker makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi | Greg Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi | Greg Walker snags the offensive board | 38-30 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Charles Degree - foul #3 on Charles Degree, team foul #3 | 38-30 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 16:16 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 16:05 | Florida State | Charles Degree connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Haubrich | 41-32 |
| 15:41 | Mississippi | Greg Walker splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Andrew Haubrich - foul #1 on Andrew Haubrich, team foul #4 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Florida State | Walter Colclough (PF), Raymond Fischer (C) Christopher Veal, Melvin Blakemore | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (SG), John Powers (SF), Clarence Birdwell (PF) Scott Mertens, Charles Kawakami, Quinn Botkin | |
| 15:41 | Mississippi | Greg Walker makes the 1st free throw | 41-33 |
| 15:41 | Mississippi | Greg Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Charles Degree (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Haubrich (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Clark (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Walter Colclough (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Raymond Fischer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Powers (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clarence Birdwell (fresh) C - Greg Walker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Charles Degree | 43-34 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi | Greg Walker misses badly on a floater in the lane | 43-34 |
| 14:55 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 14:32 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer misses the dunk | 43-34 |
| 14:30 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer tips it back up and in | 45-34 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith is fouled on the floor by Andrew Haubrich - foul #2 on Andrew Haubrich, team foul #5 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Florida State | Philip Dooley (PG), Billy Gaertner (SG), Charles Cleveland (SF) Charles Degree, Andrew Haubrich, Christopher Clark | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Mertens (PG), Dustin Holbrook (SF), Quinn Botkin (PF) Kevin Pegues, John Powers, Greg Walker | |
| 13:47 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook's floater is knocked away by Billy Gaertner | 45-34 |
| 13:45 | Florida State | Walter Colclough grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 13:25 | Florida State | Walter Colclough blows the layup | 45-34 |
| 13:24 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer misses the tip | 45-34 |
| 13:22 | Florida State | Billy Gaertner grabs the offensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 13:04 | Florida State | Walter Colclough comes up short on the shot near the basket | 45-34 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook snags the defensive board | 45-34 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Quinn Botkin | 45-36 |
| 12:20 | Florida State | Walter Colclough misses the floater from the baseline | 45-36 |
| 12:19 | Florida State | Walter Colclough tips it in | 47-36 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook misses the shot from the right block | 47-36 |
| 11:55 | Florida State | Walter Colclough gets the rebound | 47-36 |
| 11:27 | Florida State | Quinn Botkin is called for the reach on Walter Colclough - foul #1 on Quinn Botkin, team foul #2 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Florida State | Charles Degree (PG), Christopher Clark (PF) Philip Dooley, Walter Colclough | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues (PG), Charles Kawakami (SF), Greg Walker (C) Scott Mertens, Kenneth Smith, Clarence Birdwell | |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Charles Degree (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Billy Gaertner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Charles Cleveland (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Christopher Clark (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Fischer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Holbrook (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Quinn Botkin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Walker (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer is hacked by Dustin Holbrook - foul #1 on Dustin Holbrook, team foul #3 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich (SG) Billy Gaertner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 11:00 | Florida State | Charles Degree knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-36 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook buries a floater from the right side | 50-38 |
| 10:23 | Florida State | Charles Degree comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 50-38 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi | Greg Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 10:01 | Mississippi | Greg Walker works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 50-38 |
| 09:59 | Florida State | Raymond Fischer grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 09:54 | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Kawakami - foul #2 on Charles Kawakami, team foul #4 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Florida State | Christopher Veal (PF), Melvin Blakemore (C) Charles Cleveland, Raymond Fischer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (SG), John Powers (PF) Dustin Holbrook, Quinn Botkin | |
| 09:54 | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich makes the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 09:54 | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich makes the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-38 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi | Greg Walker tips it home | 52-40 |
| 09:15 | Florida State | Melvin Blakemore blows the dunk | 52-40 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi | Greg Walker pulls down the rebound | 52-40 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-40 |
| 08:45 | Florida State | Christopher Clark snags the defensive board | 52-40 |
| 08:20 | Florida State | Charles Degree splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Clark | 55-40 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 55-40 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi | Greg Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-40 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-40 |
| 07:44 | Florida State | Melvin Blakemore grabs the defensive rebound | 55-40 |
| 07:37 | Florida State | Christopher Clark clanks a floater from the right block | 55-40 |
| 07:36 | Florida State | Melvin Blakemore tips it in | 57-40 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 57-40 |
| 07:09 | Florida State | Melvin Blakemore snags the defensive board | 57-40 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Charles Degree (fresh) 20 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Haubrich (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Veal (fresh) C - Melvin Blakemore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Kawakami (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Powers (fresh) 3 pts. C - Greg Walker (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Florida State | Christopher Clark can't connect on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Charles Kawakami - foul #3 on Charles Kawakami, team foul #5 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Florida State | Billy Gaertner (SG), Walter Colclough (PF), Raymond Fischer (C) Andrew Haubrich, Christopher Veal, Melvin Blakemore | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Mertens (SG), Dustin Holbrook (SF), Quinn Botkin (PF), Clarence Birdwell (C) Kenneth Smith, Charles Kawakami, John Powers, Greg Walker | |
| 07:03 | Florida State | Christopher Clark misses the 1st free throw | 57-40 |
| 07:03 | Florida State | Christopher Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 57-40 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Clarence Birdwell | 57-40 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Billy Gaertner - foul #2 on Billy Gaertner, team foul #6 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Florida State | Charles Cleveland (SF) Christopher Clark | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 06:49 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook makes the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook misses the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| 06:49 | Florida State | Walter Colclough snags the defensive board | 57-41 |
| 06:24 | Florida State | Clarence Birdwell steals it from Charles Cleveland | 57-41 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-43 |
| 05:48 | Florida State | Charles Degree is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | Philip Dooley (PG) Charles Degree | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith (SG) Kevin Pegues | |
| 05:30 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith misses short on a shot from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 05:28 | Florida State | Billy Gaertner snags the defensive board | 57-43 |
| 05:23 | Florida State | Billy Gaertner misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-43 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Clarence Birdwell | 57-43 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi | Charles Cleveland is called for the reach on Kenneth Smith - foul #1 on Charles Cleveland, team foul #7 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Greg Walker (C) Clarence Birdwell | |
| 05:02 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 04:40 | Florida State | Billy Gaertner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-45 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi | Scott Mertens snags the defensive board | 57-45 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 57-47 |
| 03:55 | Florida State | Walter Colclough throws it down set up by Philip Dooley | 59-47 |
| 03:32 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook is open and buries a fadeaway from the right side | 59-49 |
| 03:24 | Florida State | Billy Gaertner hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Kenneth Smith - foul #4 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #6 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | Charles Degree (PG), Christopher Clark (SF), Christopher Veal (PF), Melvin Blakemore (C) Philip Dooley, Charles Cleveland, Walter Colclough, Raymond Fischer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues (PG), Charles Kawakami (SF) Scott Mertens, Dustin Holbrook | |
| 03:24 | Florida State | Billy Gaertner makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 03:24 | Florida State | Billy Gaertner misses the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi | Quinn Botkin gets the rebound | 60-49 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Billy Gaertner - foul #3 on Billy Gaertner, team foul #8 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Florida State | Andrew Haubrich (SG) Billy Gaertner | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clarence Birdwell (PF) Quinn Botkin | |
| 03:07 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith misses the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi | Kenneth Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Charles Degree (fresh) 20 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Haubrich (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Veal (fresh) C - Melvin Blakemore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Pegues (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Charles Kawakami (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Birdwell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Greg Walker (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:38 | Florida State | Christopher Clark hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 60-50 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Greg Walker | 60-50 |
| 02:36 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-50 |
| Subs | Florida State | Charles Cleveland (SF), Walter Colclough (PF), Raymond Fischer (C) Christopher Clark, Christopher Veal, Melvin Blakemore | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook (SF), Quinn Botkin (PF) Charles Kawakami, Clarence Birdwell | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:16 | Mississippi | Kevin Pegues scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Greg Walker | 60-53 |
| 01:52 | Florida State | Charles Degree hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-53 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi | Dustin Holbrook comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-53 |
| 01:31 | Florida State | Walter Colclough grabs the board | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:04 | Florida State | The short jumper by Walter Colclough is denied by Quinn Botkin | 63-53 |
| 01:02 | Florida State | Charles Cleveland hits the follow up shot | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Mississippi | Greg Walker is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot in the paint | 65-53 |
| 00:55 | Florida State | The rebound goes to Raymond Fischer | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Florida State | Charles Cleveland is hacked by Dustin Holbrook - foul #2 on Dustin Holbrook, team foul #7 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | Philip Dooley (PG), Christopher Clark (PF), Melvin Blakemore (C) Charles Degree, Walter Colclough, Raymond Fischer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Scott Mertens (PG), Charles Kawakami (SF), Clarence Birdwell (PF), John Powers (C) Kevin Pegues, Dustin Holbrook, Quinn Botkin, Greg Walker | |
| 00:33 | Florida State | Charles Cleveland misses the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Clarence Birdwell grabs the board | 65-53 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Andrew Haubrich - foul #3 on Andrew Haubrich, team foul #9 | 65-53 |
| Subs | Florida State | Christopher Veal (PF) Charles Cleveland | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Alejandro (C) Kenneth Smith | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi | Charles Kawakami makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Philip Dooley runs out the clock | 65-55 |