| Lineup | Florida | PG - Robert Vallecillo (fresh) SG - Donald Folsom (fresh) SF - Jason Kilmer (fresh) PF - Darrell Todd (fresh) C - John Barbour (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fresh) SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) SF - Mark Brown (fresh) PF - Oscar Leal (fresh) C - Travis Lyons (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Joe Phillips | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Florida | John Barbour clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Florida | Donald Folsom gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Florida | Robert Vallecillo connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from John Barbour | 3-2 |
| 19:04 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 19:02 | Florida | The rebound goes to Darrell Todd | 3-2 |
| 18:48 | Florida | John Barbour comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 3-2 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi State | John Barbour denies the turnaround by Daniel Finley | 3-2 |
| 18:26 | Florida | John Barbour grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:03 | Florida | John Barbour misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joe Phillips - foul #1 on Joe Phillips, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:03 | Florida | John Barbour makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 18:03 | Florida | John Barbour makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Oscar Leal | 5-5 |
| 17:31 | Florida | Robert Vallecillo is fouled on the floor by Oscar Leal - foul #1 on Oscar Leal, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| 17:15 | Florida | Joe Phillips takes the ball from Donald Folsom | 5-5 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips banks in the layup | 5-7 |
| 17:00 | Florida | Donald Folsom buries a runner in the lane set up by Darrell Todd | 7-7 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-7 |
| 16:38 | Florida | Robert Vallecillo gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:09 | Florida | Donald Folsom hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal grabs the defensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:48 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley double dribbles | 7-7 |
| Subs | Florida | William Bridges (SG), William Raynor (PF), Brett Self (C) Donald Folsom, Darrell Todd, John Barbour | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Donald Evens (SF), Kenneth Torain (PF), Daniel Lin (C) Daniel Finley, Joe Phillips, Mark Brown, Oscar Leal, Travis Lyons | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Robert Vallecillo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Bridges (fresh) SF - Jason Kilmer (fairly fresh) PF - William Raynor (fresh) C - Brett Self (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) SF - Donald Evens (fresh) PF - Kenneth Torain (fresh) C - Daniel Lin (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Florida | William Bridges is hacked by Keith Rudolph - foul #1 on Keith Rudolph, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| 15:28 | Florida | William Raynor dunks the ball set up by Robert Vallecillo | 9-7 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Brett Self - foul #1 on Brett Self, team foul #1 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Florida | James Tuggle (SG) Robert Vallecillo | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 15:12 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 14:54 | Florida | William Raynor misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Daniel Lin - foul #1 on Daniel Lin, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Florida | Darrell Todd (PF) Brett Self | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 14:54 | Florida | William Raynor makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:54 | Florida | William Raynor makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 11-9 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain snags the offensive board | 11-9 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by John Spenser and he's hacked by Darrell Todd - foul #1 on Darrell Todd, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Florida | Robert Vallecillo (PG), Donald Folsom (SG), John Barbour (C) William Bridges, James Tuggle, William Raynor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Oscar Leal (PF) John Spenser, Daniel Lin | |
| 14:09 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain misses the free throw | 11-11 |
| 14:09 | Florida | John Barbour pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:52 | Florida | Keith Rudolph denies the turnaround by John Barbour | 11-11 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain grabs the board | 11-11 |
| 13:40 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-14 |
| 13:19 | Florida | Darrell Todd buries a driving attempt from the right block and he's hacked by Oscar Leal - foul #2 on Oscar Leal, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SG), Mark Brown (SF), Joe Webster (PF), Travis Lyons (C) Keith Rudolph, Donald Evens, Oscar Leal, Kenneth Torain | |
| 13:19 | Florida | Darrell Todd makes the free throw | 14-14 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley is fouled on the floor by John Barbour - foul #1 on John Barbour, team foul #3 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Florida | William Raynor (PF) Darrell Todd | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:40 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 14-14 |
| 12:39 | Florida | John Barbour grabs the defensive rebound | 14-14 |
| 12:27 | Florida | Donald Folsom throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-14 |
| Subs | Florida | James Tuggle (SF) Jason Kilmer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 12:15 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster scores on a floater from the baseline | 14-16 |
| 11:48 | Florida | John Barbour is called for traveling | 14-16 |
| Subs | Florida | William Bridges (PG), Darrell Todd (SF), Brett Self (C) Robert Vallecillo, James Tuggle, John Barbour | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Donald Evens (SF), Kenneth Torain (PF), Daniel Lin (C) Mark Brown, Joe Webster, Travis Lyons | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - William Bridges (fresh) SG - Donald Folsom (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Darrell Todd (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Raynor (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brett Self (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fresh) SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Evens (fresh) PF - Kenneth Torain (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Lin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:26 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Donald Evens | 14-18 |
| 11:03 | Florida | Darrell Todd misses the lay-in but the foul's on Donald Evens - foul #1 on Donald Evens, team foul #6 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Florida | James Tuggle (SG), Jason Kilmer (SF) Donald Folsom, Brett Self | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG) Daniel Finley | |
| 11:03 | Florida | Darrell Todd makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 11:03 | Florida | Darrell Todd misses the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain gets the rebound | 15-18 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-18 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi State | John Spenser pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin blows the layup | 15-18 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens gets the offensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 10:07 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-18 |
| 10:06 | Florida | William Raynor gets the rebound | 15-18 |
| 09:54 | Florida | Donald Evens steals the ball from Darrell Todd | 15-18 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi State | William Raynor denies the turnaround by Kenneth Torain | 15-18 |
| 09:36 | Florida | William Raynor snags the defensive board | 15-18 |
| 09:20 | Florida | Darrell Todd drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Jason Kilmer | 17-18 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips is whistled for a carry | 17-18 |
| Subs | Florida | Robert Vallecillo (PG), Donald Folsom (SG), Brett Self (PF), John Barbour (C) William Bridges, Jason Kilmer, Darrell Todd, William Raynor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Mark Brown (SF), Joe Webster (PF), Travis Lyons (C) John Spenser, Joe Phillips, Donald Evens, Kenneth Torain, Daniel Lin | |
| 08:49 | Florida | Robert Vallecillo knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Donald Folsom | 19-18 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | Donald Folsom picks off the pass by Mark Brown | 19-18 |
| 08:09 | Florida | Robert Vallecillo travels with the ball | 19-18 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-18 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown tips it back up and in | 19-20 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Robert Vallecillo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Folsom (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Tuggle (fairly fresh) PF - Brett Self (fresh) C - John Barbour (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fresh) SG - Keith Rudolph (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Webster (fresh) 2 pts. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:30 | Florida | John Barbour makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Robert Vallecillo and he's hacked by Travis Lyons - foul #1 on Travis Lyons, team foul #7 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Florida | Jason Kilmer (SF) James Tuggle | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain (PF) Joe Webster | |
| 07:30 | Florida | John Barbour makes the free throw | 22-20 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain misses the runner from the right block | 22-20 |
| 07:10 | Florida | Robert Vallecillo snags the defensive board | 22-20 |
| 06:55 | Florida | Robert Vallecillo is hacked by Keith Rudolph - foul #2 on Keith Rudolph, team foul #8 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Florida | Darrell Todd (PF) Brett Self | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (SG) Keith Rudolph | |
| 06:55 | Florida | Robert Vallecillo makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 06:55 | Florida | Robert Vallecillo misses the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain pulls down the rebound | 23-20 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley connects on the fadeaway from the left wing | 23-22 |
| 06:24 | Florida | Mark Brown is called for the reach on John Barbour - foul #1 on Mark Brown, team foul #9 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SG), Donald Evens (SF), Daniel Lin (C) John Spenser, Mark Brown, Travis Lyons | |
| 06:24 | Florida | John Barbour misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:24 | Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Kilmer | 23-22 |
| 06:11 | Florida | Donald Folsom hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 23-22 |
| 06:10 | Florida | Jason Kilmer tips it back up and in | 25-22 |
| 05:53 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-22 |
| 05:52 | Florida | Darrell Todd pulls down the rebound | 25-22 |
| 05:35 | Florida | John Barbour is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Torain - foul #1 on Kenneth Torain, team foul #10 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Florida | William Bridges (PG), James Tuggle (SG), William Raynor (PF) Robert Vallecillo, Donald Folsom, Jason Kilmer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Joe Webster (PF) Daniel Finley, Kenneth Torain | |
| 05:35 | Florida | John Barbour makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 05:35 | Florida | John Barbour makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Spenser | 27-25 |
| 05:00 | Florida | William Bridges misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Joe Webster - foul #1 on Joe Webster, team foul #11 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Florida | Brett Self (C) John Barbour | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Brown (SF), Travis Lyons (C) Joe Webster, Daniel Lin | |
| 05:00 | Florida | William Bridges misses the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 05:00 | Florida | William Bridges makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 04:44 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown is whistled for a carry | 28-25 |
| Subs | Florida | Robert Vallecillo (PG) James Tuggle | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG) John Spenser | |
| 04:31 | Florida | Donald Evens steals it from Robert Vallecillo | 28-25 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-25 |
| 04:13 | Florida | William Raynor gets the rebound | 28-25 |
| 04:01 | Florida | William Raynor comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 28-25 |
| 03:59 | Florida | William Raynor grabs the offensive board | 28-25 |
| 03:42 | Florida | Donald Evens steals the ball from William Raynor | 28-25 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Robert Vallecillo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Bridges (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Darrell Todd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Raynor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brett Self (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joe Phillips (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Evens (fairly fresh) 3 stl. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:32 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-25 |
| 03:30 | Florida | Brett Self grabs the defensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 03:10 | Florida | Brett Self can't connect on a jumper from close range | 28-25 |
| 03:09 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Donald Evens | 28-25 |
| 02:50 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens misses the jumper from the right side | 28-25 |
| 02:48 | Florida | Brett Self grabs the defensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 02:33 | Florida | William Raynor buries a turnaround from close range on a great pass from William Bridges | 30-25 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-27 |
| 01:53 | Florida | Darrell Todd clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 30-27 |
| 01:52 | Florida | Darrell Todd grabs the offensive board | 30-27 |
| 01:27 | Florida | Darrell Todd misses long on a jumper from the right block | 30-27 |
| 01:25 | Florida | William Raynor can't tip it in | 30-27 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi State | Travis Lyons pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | Mark Brown misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 01:08 | Florida | The rebound goes to Brett Self | 30-27 |
| 00:56 | Florida | Robert Vallecillo scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by William Raynor | 33-27 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley misses the 3 from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 00:34 | Florida | Brett Self gets the rebound | 33-27 |
| 00:13 | Florida | William Raynor loses the ball out of bounds | 33-27 |
| Subs | Florida | Donald Folsom (SG), Jason Kilmer (SF), John Barbour (C) William Bridges, William Raynor, Brett Self | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Joe Webster (SF), Oscar Leal (PF), Kenneth Torain (C) Daniel Finley, Joe Phillips, Mark Brown, Donald Evens, Travis Lyons | |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph is whistled for traveling | 33-27 |
| 00:01 | Florida | Donald Folsom hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-27 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain gets the rebound | 33-27 |