| Lineup | Florida | PG - Patrick Smith (fresh) SG - Bryant Poon (fresh) SF - Thomas Doane (fresh) PF - Michael Bunn (fresh) C - Lonnie Shrum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) SG - Kenneth Ovellette (fresh) SF - Robert Crosby (fresh) PF - William Bennett (fresh) C - James Krout (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | James Krout wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | William Bennett misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Florida | Patrick Smith gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Florida | Bryant Poon hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 3-0 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss's dunk attempt is rejected by Michael Bunn | 3-0 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette grabs the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi State | William Bennett misses the easy layup | 3-0 |
| 18:55 | Florida | Bryant Poon snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:50 | Florida | Thomas Doane scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Bryant Poon | 6-0 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-0 |
| 18:26 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 6-0 |
| 18:25 | Florida | Michael Bunn tips it home | 8-0 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi State | William Bennett is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on William Bennett, team foul #1 | 8-0 |
| 17:49 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Smith | 11-0 |
| 17:28 | Mississippi State | James Krout hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-0 |
| 17:27 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss grabs the offensive rebound | 11-0 |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | William Bennett scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Crosby and the foul's on Michael Bunn - foul #1 on Michael Bunn, team foul #1 | 11-2 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Berta (PG), Frederick Proctor (SF), Ronald Fleming (C) Frank Foss, Robert Crosby, James Krout | |
| 17:14 | Mississippi State | William Bennett misses the free throw | 11-2 |
| 17:14 | Florida | Michael Bunn grabs the board | 11-2 |
| 16:57 | Florida | Michael Bunn travels with the ball | 11-2 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Vangilder (C) William Bennett | |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David Berta | 11-5 |
| 16:14 | Florida | Michael Bunn misses short on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Ronald Fleming - foul #1 on Ronald Fleming, team foul #2 | 11-5 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby (SF) Kenneth Ovellette | |
| 16:14 | Florida | Michael Bunn makes the 1st free throw | 12-5 |
| 16:14 | Florida | Michael Bunn misses the 2nd free throw | 12-5 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder grabs the defensive rebound | 12-5 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Smith - foul #1 on Patrick Smith, team foul #2 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Florida | Raymond Parish (C) Lonnie Shrum | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 15:57 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 12-5 |
| 15:56 | Florida | Bryant Poon gets the rebound | 12-5 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Patrick Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bryant Poon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Doane (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Bunn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Parish (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Berta (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frederick Proctor (fresh) SF - Robert Crosby (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ronald Fleming (fresh) C - George Vangilder (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Florida | Bryant Poon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-5 |
| Subs | Florida | Loren Marshall (C) Michael Bunn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), James Krout (C) David Berta, Ronald Fleming | |
| 15:20 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 12-5 |
| 15:18 | Florida | Bryant Poon snags the defensive board | 12-5 |
| 14:52 | Florida | Raymond Parish knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Thomas Doane | 14-5 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Frederick Proctor | 14-8 |
| 14:38 | Florida | Patrick Smith is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 14-8 |
| Subs | Florida | Garland Hughes (SG), Gerald Baldwin (SF), Lonnie Shrum (C) Bryant Poon, Thomas Doane, Loren Marshall | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), Kenneth Ovellette (SG), William Bennett (PF) Maximo Bianchi, Frederick Proctor, George Vangilder | |
| 14:23 | Mississippi State | William Bennett clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-8 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi State | James Krout tips it in | 14-10 |
| 14:05 | Florida | Garland Hughes clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 14-10 |
| 14:04 | Mississippi State | James Krout gets the rebound | 14-10 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi State | James Krout is open and buries a jump hook from the left block set up by Frank Foss | 14-12 |
| 13:37 | Florida | The short jumper by Raymond Parish is denied by William Bennett | 14-12 |
| 13:35 | Florida | Raymond Parish gets the offensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 13:25 | Florida | Garland Hughes misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 14-12 |
| 13:24 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum grabs the offensive board | 14-12 |
| 13:15 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum travels with the ball | 14-12 |
| Subs | Florida | Stephen Anderson (PG), Bryant Poon (SG), Thomas Doane (SF), Michael Bunn (PF) Patrick Smith, Garland Hughes, Gerald Baldwin, Lonnie Shrum | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Berta (SF), Ronald Fleming (C) Robert Crosby, James Krout | |
| 13:04 | Mississippi State | William Bennett misses the easy layup | 14-12 |
| 13:02 | Florida | The rebound goes to Bryant Poon | 14-12 |
| 12:40 | Florida | Raymond Parish travels with the ball | 14-12 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor (SF) Frank Foss | |
| 12:36 | Mississippi State | Thomas Doane picks off the pass by David Berta in the backcourt | 14-12 |
| 12:20 | Florida | Stephen Anderson is called for traveling | 14-12 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Vangilder (C) William Bennett | |
| 12:11 | Mississippi State | Bryant Poon is called for the reach on Frederick Proctor - foul #1 on Bryant Poon, team foul #3 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Florida | Garland Hughes (SF) Thomas Doane | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:57 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-12 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi State | David Berta grabs the offensive board | 14-12 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Stephen Anderson (fresh) SG - Bryant Poon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Garland Hughes (fresh) PF - Michael Bunn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Parish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Berta (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Ovellette (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frederick Proctor (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ronald Fleming (fresh) C - George Vangilder (fresh) | |
| 11:41 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 14-14 |
| 11:31 | Florida | A charge is called on Stephen Anderson - foul #1 on Stephen Anderson, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Florida | Patrick Smith (PG), Hugo Pendleton (PF), Lonnie Shrum (C) Stephen Anderson, Michael Bunn, Raymond Parish | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), Robert Crosby (SF), James Krout (C) David Berta, Frederick Proctor, Ronald Fleming | |
| 11:15 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by George Vangilder is denied by Lonnie Shrum | 14-14 |
| 11:13 | Florida | Bryant Poon snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 11:06 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by James Krout - foul #1 on James Krout, team foul #3 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Florida | Thomas Doane (SF) Bryant Poon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), William Bennett (PF) Maximo Bianchi, George Vangilder | |
| 11:06 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum misses the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:06 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum misses the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 11:06 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to William Bennett | 14-14 |
| 11:04 | Mississippi State | Thomas Doane takes the ball from Robert Crosby in the backcourt | 14-14 |
| 11:02 | Florida | Thomas Doane misses the lay-in | 14-14 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | William Bennett pulls down the rebound | 14-14 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette loses the dribble to Garland Hughes | 14-14 |
| 10:44 | Florida | Garland Hughes dunks the ball | 16-14 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-14 |
| Subs | Florida | Loren Marshall (C) Lonnie Shrum | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor (SG) Kenneth Ovellette | |
| 10:27 | Florida | Garland Hughes's pass is intercepted by William Bennett | 16-14 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi State | William Bennett makes the jump hook from the baseline | 16-16 |
| 09:59 | Florida | Thomas Doane misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by James Krout - foul #2 on James Krout, team foul #4 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Florida | Stephen Anderson (PG), Bryant Poon (SG), Michael Bunn (PF), Raymond Parish (C) Patrick Smith, Garland Hughes, Hugo Pendleton, Loren Marshall | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), David Berta (SF), Ronald Fleming (C) Frank Foss, Robert Crosby, James Krout | |
| 09:59 | Florida | Thomas Doane makes the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:59 | Florida | Thomas Doane misses the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 09:40 | Mississippi State | William Bennett can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 17-16 |
| 09:38 | Florida | Bryant Poon grabs the board | 17-16 |
| 09:27 | Florida | Bryant Poon is hacked by Ronald Fleming - foul #2 on Ronald Fleming, team foul #5 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Florida | Garland Hughes (SF), Lonnie Shrum (C) Thomas Doane, Raymond Parish | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette (SG), George Vangilder (C) Frederick Proctor, Ronald Fleming | |
| 09:07 | Florida | Kenneth Ovellette picks off the pass by Bryant Poon | 17-16 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette hits the finger roll | 17-18 |
| 08:43 | Florida | Michael Bunn misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by William Bennett - foul #2 on William Bennett, team foul #6 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Florida | Patrick Smith (PG), Gerald Baldwin (SF), Raymond Parish (C) Stephen Anderson, Bryant Poon, Lonnie Shrum | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), Frederick Proctor (SG), Robert Crosby (SF) Maximo Bianchi, David Berta, William Bennett | |
| 08:43 | Florida | Michael Bunn makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 08:43 | Florida | Michael Bunn makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-18 |
| Subs | Florida | Loren Marshall (C) Michael Bunn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:19 | Florida | Patrick Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-18 |
| 08:18 | Florida | Raymond Parish gets the offensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 08:08 | Florida | Patrick Smith is hacked by Frederick Proctor - foul #1 on Frederick Proctor, team foul #7 | 19-18 |
| 08:08 | Florida | Patrick Smith misses the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder grabs the board | 19-18 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Ovellette | 19-20 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Patrick Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Garland Hughes (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Baldwin (fresh) PF - Raymond Parish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Loren Marshall (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Proctor (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Crosby (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Ovellette (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. C - George Vangilder (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Florida | Frederick Proctor is called for the reach on Garland Hughes - foul #2 on Frederick Proctor, team foul #8 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Florida | James Boswell (PG), Thomas Doane (SF) Patrick Smith, Gerald Baldwin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), David Berta (SG) Frank Foss, Frederick Proctor | |
| 07:39 | Florida | Garland Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder pulls down the rebound | 19-20 |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | David Berta is called for traveling in the backcourt | 19-20 |
| Subs | Florida | Bryant Poon (SG) Garland Hughes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:26 | Florida | Thomas Doane makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Bryant Poon | 22-20 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi State | Loren Marshall is called for the reach on George Vangilder - foul #1 on Loren Marshall, team foul #5 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Florida | Stephen Anderson (PG), Lonnie Shrum (C) James Boswell, Loren Marshall | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby misses the 3 from the left corner | 22-20 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi State | David Berta gets the offensive rebound | 22-20 |
| 06:43 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby travels with the ball | 22-20 |
| Subs | Florida | Patrick Smith (PG), Hugo Pendleton (PF) Stephen Anderson, Raymond Parish | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:21 | Florida | Thomas Doane misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-20 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi snags the defensive board | 22-20 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | David Berta clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-20 |
| 06:04 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 05:47 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum misses the easy layup | 22-20 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder grabs the board | 22-20 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby clanks a 3 from the right wing | 22-20 |
| 05:32 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum grabs the board | 22-20 |
| 05:27 | Florida | Bryant Poon misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 22-20 |
| 05:25 | Florida | Bryant Poon hits the follow up shot | 24-20 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder misses the lay-in | 24-20 |
| 05:14 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum pulls down the rebound | 24-20 |
| 05:09 | Florida | Thomas Doane can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 24-20 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Ovellette | 24-20 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-20 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder tips it but misses | 24-20 |
| 04:46 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum pulls down the rebound | 24-20 |
| 04:42 | Florida | Bryant Poon knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Hugo Pendleton | 26-20 |
| 04:39 | Mississippi State | Patrick Smith is called for the reach on Robert Crosby in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Smith, team foul #6 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Florida | Stephen Anderson (PG), Garland Hughes (SG), Gerald Baldwin (SF), Michael Bunn (PF), Raymond Parish (C) Patrick Smith, Bryant Poon, Thomas Doane, Hugo Pendleton, Lonnie Shrum | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), William Bennett (PF) Maximo Bianchi, David Berta | |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-20 |
| 04:19 | Florida | Raymond Parish snags the defensive board | 26-20 |
| 04:06 | Florida | Raymond Parish misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on George Vangilder - foul #1 on George Vangilder, team foul #9 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Krout (C) William Bennett | |
| 04:06 | Florida | Raymond Parish makes the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 04:06 | Florida | Raymond Parish makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss misses the easy layup | 28-20 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | James Krout gets the offensive rebound | 28-20 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 28-20 |
| Subs | Florida | Patrick Smith (PG), Bryant Poon (SG) Stephen Anderson, Gerald Baldwin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor (SF), William Bennett (PF) Robert Crosby, George Vangilder | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Patrick Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bryant Poon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Garland Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Bunn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Parish (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Ovellette (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Proctor (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Krout (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:43 | Mississippi State | James Krout knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 28-22 |
| 03:18 | Florida | Raymond Parish hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 28-22 |
| 03:16 | Mississippi State | James Krout snags the defensive board | 28-22 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette is fouled on the floor by Garland Hughes - foul #1 on Garland Hughes, team foul #7 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Florida | Thomas Doane (SF) Garland Hughes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette misses the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 02:59 | Florida | Bryant Poon pulls down the rebound | 28-22 |
| 02:38 | Florida | Raymond Parish hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Patrick Smith | 30-22 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi State | William Bennett knocks in the jumper in the lane | 30-24 |
| 02:17 | Florida | Raymond Parish hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Doane and he's fouled by James Krout - foul #3 on James Krout, team foul #10 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Florida | Garland Hughes (SG) Bryant Poon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), David Berta (SF), Ronald Fleming (C) Frank Foss, Kenneth Ovellette, James Krout | |
| 02:17 | Florida | Raymond Parish misses the free throw | 32-24 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming snags the defensive board | 32-24 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-24 |
| 01:56 | Florida | The rebound goes to Raymond Parish | 32-24 |
| 01:43 | Florida | Patrick Smith buries a floater from just outside the lane | 34-24 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Doane - foul #1 on Thomas Doane, team foul #8 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Florida | Stephen Anderson (PG), Gerald Baldwin (SF), Lonnie Shrum (C) Patrick Smith, Thomas Doane, Michael Bunn | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby (SF) David Berta | |
| 01:40 | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi misses the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 01:40 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum pulls down the rebound | 34-24 |
| 01:20 | Florida | Gerald Baldwin knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Garland Hughes | 36-24 |
| 01:02 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming scores on a turnaround from close range | 36-26 |
| 00:45 | Florida | Garland Hughes misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-26 |
| 00:43 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum misses the tip | 36-26 |
| 00:41 | Florida | Garland Hughes tips it in | 38-26 |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | William Bennett scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Maximo Bianchi | 38-28 |
| 00:04 | Florida | Lonnie Shrum's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Fleming | 38-28 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming gets the rebound | 38-28 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming misses long on a halfcourt shot | 38-28 |