| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Harold Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hilario Hernandez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marion White (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Hedrick (fresh) 10 pts. C - Jeffery Meadow (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida | Marion White inbounds the ball | 24-32 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:31 | Florida | Marion White misses the lay-in | 24-32 |
| 19:30 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman gets the rebound | 24-32 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Curtis Wiedeman | 27-32 |
| 19:08 | Florida | Donald Hedrick splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 19:07 | Florida | Jeffery Meadow can't tip it in | 27-32 |
| 19:05 | Florida | Harold Hill grabs the offensive board | 27-32 |
| 18:46 | Florida | Hilario Hernandez can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 27-32 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams grabs the board | 27-32 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Hilario Hernandez - foul #2 on Hilario Hernandez, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro (SF) Clarence Williams | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 18:38 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 18:27 | Florida | Marion White hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Donald Hedrick and he's hacked by Danny Carreiro - foul #3 on Danny Carreiro, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (SF) Danny Carreiro | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 18:27 | Florida | Marion White makes the free throw | 29-35 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman is whistled for traveling | 29-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (SF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Clarence Williams, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 17:51 | Florida | Jeffery Meadow misses the dunk attempt | 29-35 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi State | Robert Long drills a runner from the baseline set up by Wayne Powell and the foul's on Marion White - foul #1 on Marion White, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (SF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gregory Claassen, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 17:45 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the free throw | 32-35 |
| 17:16 | Florida | Hilario Hernandez is hacked by Li-Liang Zhao - foul #2 on Li-Liang Zhao, team foul #2 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Florida | Daniel Piland (PF) Marion White | |
| 16:53 | Florida | Harold Hill drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Hedrick | 32-37 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Guadalupe Mendoza | 34-37 |
| 16:13 | Florida | Donald Hedrick clanks a floater from the free throw line | 34-37 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell misses short on a 3 from straight away | 34-37 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 15:54 | Mississippi State | Jeffery Meadow picks off the pass by Wayne Powell | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gregory Claassen (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Wayne Powell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Li-Liang Zhao (fairly fresh) C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Harold Hill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hilario Hernandez (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Hedrick (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Daniel Piland (fresh) 7 pts. C - Jeffery Meadow (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Florida | Daniel Piland travels with the ball | 34-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gregory Claassen, Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams, Li-Liang Zhao, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Florida | Jack Sturdivant (PG), Gene Williams (SG), Marion White (SF) Harold Hill, Hilario Hernandez, Daniel Piland | |
| 15:07 | Mississippi State | Gene Williams steps in front of the Gene Land pass | 34-37 |
| 15:04 | Florida | Gene Williams lays it in | 34-39 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi State | Robert Long scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Danny Carreiro | 36-39 |
| 14:33 | Florida | Jeffery Meadow drills a floater from the right block set up by Gene Williams | 36-41 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong loses the dribble to Jack Sturdivant | 36-41 |
| 13:56 | Florida | Jeffery Meadow is fouled on the floor by Curtis Wiedeman - foul #2 on Curtis Wiedeman, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Wayne Powell (SG) Robert Long, Gene Land | |
| Subs | Florida | Harold Hill (PG), Hilario Hernandez (SG), Daniel Piland (PF) Jack Sturdivant, Gene Williams, Jeffery Meadow | |
| 13:33 | Florida | Marion White hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 13:32 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | Marion White is called for the reach on Curtis Wiedeman - foul #2 on Marion White, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG) Gregory Claassen | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 13:08 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses long on a runner in the paint | 36-41 |
| 13:06 | Florida | The rebound goes to Harold Hill | 36-41 |
| 12:43 | Florida | Harold Hill knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Marion White | 36-44 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell is hacked by Hilario Hernandez - foul #3 on Hilario Hernandez, team foul #4 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Gene Land (SG), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Wayne Powell, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Florida | Jeffery Meadow (C) Donald Hedrick | |
| 12:13 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 36-44 |
| 12:12 | Florida | Daniel Piland grabs the board | 36-44 |
| 11:51 | Florida | Jeffery Meadow banks in the layup on a nice dish by Harold Hill | 36-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gregory Claassen (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gene Land (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Danny Carreiro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lin Xiong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Harold Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Hilario Hernandez (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marion White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Daniel Piland (fresh) 7 pts. C - Jeffery Meadow (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Gregory Claassen and he's fouled by Marion White - foul #3 on Marion White, team foul #5 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gregory Claassen, Gene Land, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Florida | Jack Sturdivant (PG), Gene Williams (SG) Harold Hill, Hilario Hernandez | |
| 11:38 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the free throw | 39-46 |
| 11:19 | Florida | Marion White is fouled on the floor by Danny Carreiro - foul #4 on Danny Carreiro, team foul #4 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (SG), Clarence Williams (SF) Wayne Powell, Danny Carreiro | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 11:07 | Florida | Clarence Williams swats the short shot by Jeffery Meadow | 39-46 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Lin Xiong | 39-46 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen is fouled on the floor by Gene Williams - foul #2 on Gene Williams, team foul #6 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gregory Claassen, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Florida | Donald Hedrick (SF) Marion White | |
| 10:45 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Robert Long is denied by Daniel Piland | 39-46 |
| 10:43 | Florida | Daniel Piland pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| 10:18 | Florida | Daniel Piland can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-46 |
| 10:17 | Florida | Daniel Piland hits the follow up shot | 39-48 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses the easy layup but the foul's on Donald Hedrick - foul #2 on Donald Hedrick, team foul #7 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Gene Land (SG), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Wayne Powell, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Florida | Harold Hill (PG), Hilario Hernandez (SG), Marion White (SF) Jack Sturdivant, Gene Williams, Daniel Piland | |
| 09:53 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 09:53 | Florida | Donald Hedrick pulls down the rebound | 40-48 |
| 09:24 | Florida | Marion White slams it home on a nice dish by Harold Hill | 40-50 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jeffery Meadow - foul #3 on Jeffery Meadow, team foul #8 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG) Gene Land | |
| Subs | Florida | Carson Tran (PF) Donald Hedrick | |
| 09:05 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 08:36 | Florida | Marion White makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-52 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen is open and scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Clarence Williams | 44-52 |
| 08:09 | Florida | Hilario Hernandez connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Harold Hill | 44-54 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gregory Claassen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Harold Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Hilario Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marion White (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carson Tran (fresh) C - Jeffery Meadow (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Clarence Williams | 47-54 |
| 07:04 | Florida | Jeffery Meadow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gregory Claassen, Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Florida | Daniel Piland (PF), Donald Hedrick (C) Carson Tran, Jeffery Meadow | |
| 06:49 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses the jumper from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 06:47 | Florida | Harold Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 06:23 | Florida | Daniel Piland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG) Gene Land | |
| Subs | Florida | Jack Sturdivant (PG), Gene Williams (SG) Harold Hill, Hilario Hernandez | |
| 06:01 | Mississippi State | Robert Long hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Daniel Piland - foul #1 on Daniel Piland, team foul #9 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (SG) Wayne Powell | |
| Subs | Florida | Carson Tran (PF) Marion White | |
| 06:01 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 05:39 | Florida | Donald Hedrick misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Lin Xiong - foul #4 on Lin Xiong, team foul #5 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gregory Claassen, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 05:39 | Florida | Donald Hedrick makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 05:39 | Florida | Donald Hedrick makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses long on a jumper from the left side | 49-56 |
| 05:20 | Florida | Carson Tran gets the rebound | 49-56 |
| 04:57 | Florida | Daniel Piland's dunk attempt is rejected by Curtis Wiedeman | 49-56 |
| 04:56 | Florida | Gene Williams snags the offensive board | 49-56 |
| 04:31 | Florida | Donald Hedrick works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Jack Sturdivant | 49-58 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell misses the 3 from the left corner | 49-58 |
| 04:25 | Florida | The rebound goes to Daniel Piland | 49-58 |
| 04:25 | Florida | Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Gene Land (SG), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Wayne Powell, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Florida | Harold Hill (PG), Hilario Hernandez (SG), Jeffery Meadow (C) Jack Sturdivant, Gene Williams, Carson Tran | |
| 04:07 | Florida | Hilario Hernandez is fouled on the floor by Guadalupe Mendoza - foul #1 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #6 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG) Gene Land | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 03:55 | Florida | Daniel Piland hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 49-58 |
| 03:54 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen grabs the board | 49-58 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza is fouled on the floor by Hilario Hernandez - foul #4 on Hilario Hernandez, team foul #10 | 49-58 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza misses the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza misses the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 03:49 | Florida | Jeffery Meadow gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| 03:23 | Florida | Daniel Piland knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Donald Hedrick | 49-61 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregory Claassen (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Lin Xiong (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Harold Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - Hilario Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Donald Hedrick (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Piland (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffery Meadow (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:01 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Meadow - foul #4 on Jeffery Meadow, team foul #11 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Ernest Catoe (PF) Robert Long, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | Florida | Jack Sturdivant (PG), Gene Williams (SG), Carson Tran (PF) Harold Hill, Hilario Hernandez, Jeffery Meadow | |
| 03:01 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 03:01 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen misses the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 03:01 | Florida | Daniel Piland gets the rebound | 50-61 |
| 02:59 | Florida | Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (SF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Ernest Catoe, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Florida | Harold Hill (PG), Hilario Hernandez (SG), Marion White (SF) Jack Sturdivant, Gene Williams, Carson Tran | |
| 02:43 | Florida | Hilario Hernandez misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Curtis Wiedeman - foul #3 on Curtis Wiedeman, team foul #7 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Clarence Williams, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Florida | Jack Sturdivant (PG), Gene Williams (SG), Carson Tran (PF) Harold Hill, Marion White, Donald Hedrick | |
| 02:43 | Florida | Hilario Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 02:43 | Florida | Hilario Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:33 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro can't finish the layup | 50-63 |
| 02:31 | Florida | Daniel Piland grabs the board | 50-63 |
| 02:10 | Florida | Jack Sturdivant misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Gregory Claassen - foul #1 on Gregory Claassen, team foul #8 | 50-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Ernest Catoe | |
| Subs | Florida | Robert Barthel (SG) Hilario Hernandez | |
| 02:10 | Florida | Jack Sturdivant makes the 1st free throw | 50-64 |
| 02:10 | Florida | Jack Sturdivant misses the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza pulls down the rebound | 50-64 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza travels with the ball | 50-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Florida | Jeffery Meadow (C) Robert Barthel | |
| 01:46 | Florida | Jeffery Meadow works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Guadalupe Mendoza - foul #2 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #9 | 50-64 |
| 01:46 | Florida | Jeffery Meadow makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 01:46 | Florida | Jeffery Meadow misses the 2nd free throw | 50-65 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao gets the rebound | 50-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Li-Liang Zhao | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:07 | Florida | Guadalupe Mendoza denies the turnaround by Daniel Piland | 52-65 |
| 01:05 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Guadalupe Mendoza | 52-65 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro comes up short on the shot near the basket | 52-65 |
| 00:57 | Florida | Jeffery Meadow grabs the board | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:30 | Florida | Gene Land takes the ball from Jeffery Meadow | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Gene Land hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Gene Williams - foul #3 on Gene Williams, team foul #12 | 52-65 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Gene Land makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Gene Land makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 00:00 | Florida | Jack Sturdivant runs out the clock | 54-65 |