| Lineup | Florida | PG - Patrick Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryant Poon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Doane (fresh) PF - Michael Bunn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lonnie Shrum (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William King (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Steven Steele (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | William King inbounds the ball | 24-46 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Mississippi | Bryant Poon picks off the pass by Steven Steele | 24-46 |
| 19:33 | Florida | Michael Bunn banks in the layup on a great pass from Bryant Poon | 26-46 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 26-46 |
| 19:04 | Florida | Bryant Poon snags the defensive board | 26-46 |
| 18:50 | Florida | Patrick Smith is hacked by Willie Lewis - foul #1 on Willie Lewis, team foul #1 | 26-46 |
| 18:37 | Florida | Bryant Poon makes the jumper from the right side set up by Thomas Doane | 28-46 |
| 18:11 | Mississippi | Robert Smith misses badly on a floater from the left block | 28-46 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis misses the tip | 28-46 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi | Steven Steele tips it in | 28-48 |
| 17:47 | Florida | Patrick Smith buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Doane and he's fouled by William King - foul #2 on William King, team foul #2 | 30-48 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), Albert Tseng (SF), Jerry Morgan (PF), John Milan (C) Willie Lewis, William King, Steven Steele, Robert Smith | |
| 17:47 | Florida | Patrick Smith makes the free throw | 31-48 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan is whistled for traveling | 31-48 |
| 17:10 | Florida | Patrick Smith misses long on a shot from the left block | 31-48 |
| 17:09 | Florida | Michael Bunn tips it in | 33-48 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi | Stan Conley misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-48 |
| 16:42 | Florida | Michael Bunn grabs the defensive rebound | 33-48 |
| 16:22 | Florida | Michael Bunn connects on the runner near the basket | 35-48 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi | John Milan misses the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Doane - foul #3 on Thomas Doane, team foul #1 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Florida | Garland Hughes (SF), Raymond Parish (PF), Loren Marshall (C) Thomas Doane, Michael Bunn, Lonnie Shrum | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), William King (SF), Steven Steele (PF) Stan Conley, Albert Tseng, Jerry Morgan | |
| 16:01 | Mississippi | John Milan makes the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 16:01 | Mississippi | John Milan makes the 2nd free throw | 35-50 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Patrick Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryant Poon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Garland Hughes (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Raymond Parish (fresh) 6 pts. C - Loren Marshall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Barry Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William King (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Steven Steele (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - John Milan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Florida | Patrick Smith misses the easy layup | 35-50 |
| 15:38 | Mississippi | John Milan gets the rebound | 35-50 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi | John Milan is fouled on the floor by Raymond Parish - foul #1 on Raymond Parish, team foul #2 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Florida | Stephen Anderson (PG), Gerald Baldwin (SF) Patrick Smith, Bryant Poon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smith (C) John Milan | |
| 15:04 | Mississippi | Gerald Baldwin takes the ball from Barry Davis | 35-50 |
| 14:53 | Florida | Garland Hughes misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-50 |
| 14:51 | Florida | Raymond Parish gets the offensive rebound | 35-50 |
| 14:32 | Florida | Stephen Anderson scores on a runner from the left block set up by Garland Hughes | 37-50 |
| 14:27 | Mississippi | Robert Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-50 |
| Subs | Florida | Thomas Doane (SF), Hugo Pendleton (PF) Gerald Baldwin, Loren Marshall | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (SG) Barry Davis | |
| 14:17 | Florida | Steven Steele swats the short shot by Raymond Parish | 37-50 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi | Robert Smith pulls down the rebound | 37-50 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi | Raymond Parish blocks the jumper by William King | 37-50 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi | Robert Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi | William King hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 37-50 |
| 13:40 | Florida | Garland Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 37-50 |
| 13:27 | Florida | Raymond Parish can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 37-50 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi | Steven Steele grabs the board | 37-50 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi | Stan Conley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-50 |
| 12:54 | Florida | The rebound goes to Raymond Parish | 37-50 |
| 12:37 | Florida | The jump hook by Raymond Parish is blocked by Steven Steele | 37-50 |
| 12:36 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis grabs the board | 37-50 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi | William King comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas Doane - foul #4 on Thomas Doane, team foul #3 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Florida | Patrick Smith (PG), Bryant Poon (SG), Gerald Baldwin (SF), Michael Bunn (PF), Lonnie Shrum (C) Stephen Anderson, Garland Hughes, Thomas Doane, Hugo Pendleton, Raymond Parish | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), Albert Tseng (PF), John Milan (C) Stan Conley, Steven Steele, Robert Smith | |
| 12:12 | Mississippi | William King makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi | William King makes the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 11:58 | Florida | Michael Bunn is called for traveling | 37-52 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan (PF) William King | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Patrick Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryant Poon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gerald Baldwin (fresh) PF - Michael Bunn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Lonnie Shrum (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Barry Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Tseng (fresh) PF - Jerry Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Milan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Mississippi | Lonnie Shrum steps in front of the Albert Tseng pass | 37-52 |
| 11:20 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-52 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi | Barry Davis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-52 |
| 11:02 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum pulls down the rebound | 37-52 |
| 10:50 | Florida | Patrick Smith misses long on a floater from the left wing | 37-52 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis gets the rebound | 37-52 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis blows the wide open layup | 37-52 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng grabs the offensive rebound | 37-52 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi | Barry Davis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-52 |
| 10:14 | Mississippi | John Milan grabs the offensive rebound | 37-52 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi | Gerald Baldwin takes the ball from John Milan | 37-52 |
| 09:31 | Florida | Bryant Poon scores on a jump hook in the paint | 39-52 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi | John Milan blows the layup | 39-52 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan tips it in | 39-54 |
| 08:53 | Florida | Michael Bunn misses the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by John Milan - foul #1 on John Milan, team foul #3 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Florida | Garland Hughes (SF), Raymond Parish (C) Gerald Baldwin, Lonnie Shrum | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Stan Conley (PG), William King (SF), Steven Steele (PF), Robert Smith (C) Willie Lewis, Albert Tseng, Jerry Morgan, John Milan | |
| 08:53 | Florida | Michael Bunn makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 08:53 | Florida | Michael Bunn makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi | Stan Conley is hacked by Patrick Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Smith, team foul #4 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Florida | Loren Marshall (C) Michael Bunn | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | Barry Davis is fouled on the floor by Bryant Poon - foul #1 on Bryant Poon, team foul #5 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Florida | Stephen Anderson (PG) Patrick Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 08:13 | Mississippi | Barry Davis misses short on a floater from the right wing | 41-54 |
| 08:12 | Florida | Bryant Poon grabs the defensive rebound | 41-54 |
| 08:03 | Florida | Raymond Parish can't throw it down but he's hacked by Stan Conley - foul #2 on Stan Conley, team foul #4 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Florida | James Boswell (SG) Bryant Poon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 08:03 | Florida | Raymond Parish makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 08:03 | Florida | Raymond Parish misses the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to William King | 42-54 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi | Barry Davis loses the dribble to Stephen Anderson in the backcourt | 42-54 |
| 07:51 | Florida | James Boswell can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-54 |
| 07:49 | Florida | Raymond Parish tips it back up and in | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Stephen Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Boswell (fresh) SF - Garland Hughes (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Raymond Parish (fresh) 9 pts. C - Loren Marshall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Stan Conley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Davis (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William King (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Steele (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:46 | Mississippi | William King is called for traveling in the backcourt | 44-54 |
| Subs | Florida | Thomas Doane (SF) James Boswell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 07:39 | Florida | Thomas Doane works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-54 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi | Steven Steele gets the rebound | 44-54 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi | Barry Davis knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-56 |
| 06:57 | Florida | Loren Marshall misses the wide open turnaround in the lane | 44-56 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi | William King grabs the board | 44-56 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi | Robert Smith knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Barry Davis | 44-58 |
| 06:13 | Florida | Loren Marshall is hacked by William King - foul #3 on William King, team foul #5 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Florida | Patrick Smith (PG), Bryant Poon (SG), Hugo Pendleton (PF) Stephen Anderson, Garland Hughes, Loren Marshall | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Jerry Morgan (PF) Barry Davis, Steven Steele | |
| 06:05 | Florida | Bryant Poon is hacked by Stan Conley - foul #3 on Stan Conley, team foul #6 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Albert Tseng (SF) William King | |
| 05:54 | Florida | Raymond Parish lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bryant Poon | 46-58 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng knocks in the jump hook in the lane and he's hacked by Raymond Parish - foul #2 on Raymond Parish, team foul #6 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Milan (C) Robert Smith | |
| 05:41 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng makes the free throw | 46-61 |
| 05:26 | Florida | Raymond Parish drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Bryant Poon | 48-61 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi | Albert Tseng is open but misses the lay-in | 48-61 |
| 05:06 | Florida | Patrick Smith grabs the board | 48-61 |
| 04:49 | Florida | Thomas Doane shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Hugo Pendleton | 51-61 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | Stan Conley misses the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 51-61 |
| 04:20 | Florida | Raymond Parish grabs the board | 51-61 |
| 04:12 | Florida | Bryant Poon is hacked by Willie Lewis - foul #2 on Willie Lewis, team foul #7 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Florida | Michael Bunn (PF), Lonnie Shrum (C) Hugo Pendleton, Raymond Parish | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Barry Davis (SG), William King (SF), Steven Steele (PF), Robert Smith (C) Stan Conley, Albert Tseng, Jerry Morgan, John Milan | |
| 04:12 | Florida | Bryant Poon makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 04:12 | Florida | Bryant Poon makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 04:09 | Mississippi | Bryant Poon steals the ball from Barry Davis in the backcourt | 53-61 |
| 03:58 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-61 |
| 03:57 | Florida | Thomas Doane pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-61 |
| 03:46 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Doane and the foul's on Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #8 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Florida | Garland Hughes (SG), Gerald Baldwin (SF) Bryant Poon, Thomas Doane | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 03:46 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum makes the free throw | 56-61 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Patrick Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Garland Hughes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gerald Baldwin (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Michael Bunn (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Lonnie Shrum (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Willie Lewis (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Barry Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William King (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Steele (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Mississippi | Steven Steele knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 56-64 |
| 02:59 | Florida | William King steps in front of the Michael Bunn pass | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:56 | Mississippi | Patrick Smith is called for the reach on William King in the backcourt - foul #3 on Patrick Smith, team foul #7 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Florida | Stephen Anderson (PG), Raymond Parish (C) Patrick Smith, Lonnie Shrum | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:56 | Mississippi | William King makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi | William King makes the 2nd free throw | 56-66 |
| 02:52 | Florida | Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-66 |
| Subs | Florida | Patrick Smith (PG), Bryant Poon (SG), Thomas Doane (SF) Stephen Anderson, Garland Hughes, Gerald Baldwin | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Albert Tseng (SF), John Milan (C) Willie Lewis, Robert Smith | |
| 02:34 | Florida | Bryant Poon misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-66 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi | William King grabs the board | 56-66 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi | Patrick Smith is called for the reach on William King in the backcourt - foul #4 on Patrick Smith, team foul #8 | 56-66 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan (C) John Milan | |
| 02:30 | Mississippi | William King misses the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 02:30 | Florida | The rebound goes to Thomas Doane | 56-66 |
| 02:11 | Florida | Bryant Poon lays it in on a great pass from Patrick Smith | 58-66 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | Steven Steele is hacked by Patrick Smith in the backcourt - foul #5 on Patrick Smith, team foul #9 | 58-66 |
| Subs | Florida | Stephen Anderson (PG), Lonnie Shrum (C) Patrick Smith, Raymond Parish | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | Steven Steele makes the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | Steven Steele misses the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi | Steven Steele grabs the offensive rebound | 58-67 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi | Steven Steele is fouled on the floor by Thomas Doane - foul #5 on Thomas Doane, team foul #10 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Florida | Garland Hughes (SF) Thomas Doane | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:09 | Mississippi | Steven Steele makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi | Steven Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 01:56 | Florida | Michael Bunn misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 58-69 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 58-69 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi | Stephen Anderson is called for the reach on Jerry Morgan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Anderson, team foul #11 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Willie Lewis (PG), Robert Smith (C) Albert Tseng, Steven Steele | |
| 01:52 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi | Jerry Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| 01:43 | Florida | Stephen Anderson misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 58-71 |
| 01:42 | Florida | Bryant Poon snags the offensive board | 58-71 |
| 01:29 | Florida | Bryant Poon splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left wing | 61-71 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi | Stephen Anderson is called for the reach on William King in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Anderson, team foul #12 | 61-71 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steven Steele (PF) Jerry Morgan | |
| 01:27 | Mississippi | William King makes the 1st free throw | 61-72 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi | William King makes the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| 01:20 | Florida | Bryant Poon shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Barry Davis - foul #2 on Barry Davis, team foul #9 | 61-73 |
| 01:20 | Florida | Bryant Poon misses the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 01:20 | Florida | Bryant Poon misses the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi | Steven Steele grabs the defensive rebound | 61-73 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi | Steven Steele is hacked by Stephen Anderson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Stephen Anderson, team foul #13 | 61-73 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi | Steven Steele misses the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi | Steven Steele makes the 2nd free throw | 61-74 |
| 01:08 | Florida | Bryant Poon evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Stephen Anderson | 63-74 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi | Barry Davis is hacked by Stephen Anderson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Stephen Anderson, team foul #14 | 63-74 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi | Barry Davis misses the 1st free throw | 63-74 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi | Barry Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 63-75 |
| 00:50 | Florida | Steven Steele swats the short shot by Bryant Poon | 63-75 |
| 00:49 | Mississippi | Robert Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 63-75 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | Barry Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-75 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:43 | Florida | Michael Bunn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-75 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis travels with the ball | 63-75 |
| 00:12 | Florida | Steven Steele swats the dunk try by Lonnie Shrum | 63-75 |
| 00:10 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum can't tip it in | 63-75 |
| 00:09 | Florida | Michael Bunn tips it but misses | 63-75 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | Robert Smith gets the rebound | 63-75 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Willie Lewis runs out the clock | 63-75 |