| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Davis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Jack Sturdivant (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Barthel (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Daniel Piland (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Hedrick (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffery Meadow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | Robert Long is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Long, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Clarence Williams, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 19:25 | Florida | Justin Cobb steps in front of the Daniel Piland pass | 31-28 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi State | Robert Barthel is called for the reach on Justin Cobb - foul #1 on Robert Barthel, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Clarence Williams (SF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) James Davis, Danny Carreiro, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 18:58 | Mississippi State | Robert Barthel is called for the reach on Lin Xiong - foul #2 on Robert Barthel, team foul #2 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 18:53 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong is called for traveling | 31-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG) James Davis | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 18:28 | Florida | Daniel Piland connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Barthel and the foul's on Justin Cobb - foul #2 on Justin Cobb, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Gene Land (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Justin Cobb, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 18:28 | Florida | Daniel Piland makes the free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi State | James Davis misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 31-31 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Li-Liang Zhao | 31-31 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi State | Gene Land misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Barthel - foul #3 on Robert Barthel, team foul #3 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Florida | Charles Anderson (SG) Robert Barthel | |
| 17:50 | Mississippi State | Gene Land misses the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi State | Gene Land makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 17:27 | Florida | Donald Hedrick evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-31 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Robert Long | 32-31 |
| 17:19 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Ernest Catoe (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Gene Land, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 16:51 | Florida | Curtis Wiedeman steps in front of the Jeffery Meadow pass | 32-31 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi State | James Davis's pass is intercepted by Jack Sturdivant in the backcourt | 32-31 |
| 16:48 | Florida | Jack Sturdivant lays it in | 32-33 |
| 16:30 | Mississippi State | James Davis can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 16:28 | Florida | Jeffery Meadow snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 16:08 | Florida | Justin Cobb is called for the reach on Jack Sturdivant - foul #3 on Justin Cobb, team foul #3 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Ernest Catoe, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Florida | James Beale (PG), Allan Warner (PF) Jack Sturdivant, Daniel Piland | |
| 15:45 | Florida | Allan Warner knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Land (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - James Beale (fresh) SG - Charles Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Hedrick (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Allan Warner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffery Meadow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:40 | Mississippi State | Gene Land scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Clarence Williams | 34-35 |
| 15:21 | Florida | Lin Xiong is called for the reach on Allan Warner - foul #2 on Lin Xiong, team foul #4 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb (SG), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gene Land, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Florida | Robert Barthel (SG) Charles Anderson | |
| 15:09 | Florida | Donald Hedrick misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 34-35 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Li-Liang Zhao | 34-35 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi State | Robert Long buries a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Justin Cobb | 36-35 |
| 14:37 | Florida | Robert Barthel is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Robert Barthel, team foul #4 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Justin Cobb, Clarence Williams, Li-Liang Zhao, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Florida | Charles Anderson (SG), Daniel Piland (SF) Robert Barthel, Allan Warner | |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | Daniel Piland is called for the reach on Danny Carreiro - foul #3 on Daniel Piland, team foul #5 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Clarence Williams (SF) Robert Long, Danny Carreiro | |
| Subs | Florida | Jack Sturdivant (PG), Carson Tran (C) James Beale, Jeffery Meadow | |
| 14:06 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong is hacked by Donald Hedrick - foul #3 on Donald Hedrick, team foul #6 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gene Land, Clarence Williams, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 13:49 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Daniel Piland - foul #4 on Daniel Piland, team foul #7 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Florida | Allan Warner (PF) Daniel Piland | |
| 13:49 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 13:25 | Florida | Carson Tran misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-35 |
| 13:23 | Florida | Donald Hedrick gets the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 13:07 | Florida | Donald Hedrick connects on the jump hook from close range | 38-37 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi State | Robert Long connects on the runner from close range set up by Danny Carreiro | 40-37 |
| 12:24 | Florida | Jack Sturdivant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Gene Land, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Florida | James Beale (PG), Jeffery Meadow (C) Jack Sturdivant, Carson Tran | |
| 12:04 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb is whistled for traveling | 40-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Florida | Edwin Hewitt (SG) Charles Anderson | |
| 11:37 | Florida | James Davis is called for the reach on Allan Warner - foul #3 on James Davis, team foul #5 | 40-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Davis (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Justin Cobb (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - James Beale (fresh) SG - Edwin Hewitt (fresh) SF - Donald Hedrick (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Allan Warner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeffery Meadow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:23 | Florida | James Beale's pass is intercepted by Clarence Williams | 40-37 |
| 11:03 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by James Davis | 42-37 |
| 10:50 | Florida | James Beale misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 10:49 | Florida | Jeffery Meadow misses the tip | 42-37 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 10:42 | Florida | Donald Hedrick grabs the defensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 10:36 | Florida | Donald Hedrick connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-40 |
| 10:30 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman buries a floater from the baseline set up by Clarence Williams | 44-40 |
| 10:12 | Florida | Allan Warner can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-40 |
| 10:10 | Florida | Allan Warner tips it back up and in | 44-42 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Allan Warner - foul #2 on Allan Warner, team foul #8 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) James Davis, Justin Cobb, Clarence Williams, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Florida | Jack Sturdivant (PG), Charles Anderson (SG), Carson Tran (C) James Beale, Edwin Hewitt, Jeffery Meadow | |
| 09:53 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 09:29 | Florida | Carson Tran misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Lin Xiong - foul #3 on Lin Xiong, team foul #6 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 09:29 | Florida | Carson Tran makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 09:29 | Florida | Carson Tran misses the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Long | 47-43 |
| 08:47 | Florida | Donald Hedrick's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Li-Liang Zhao | 47-43 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Carson Tran - foul #2 on Carson Tran, team foul #9 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (SF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Danny Carreiro, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Florida | Jeffery Meadow (C) Carson Tran | |
| 08:38 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 08:21 | Florida | Charles Anderson is fouled on the floor by Li-Liang Zhao - foul #1 on Li-Liang Zhao, team foul #7 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong (PF) Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 08:21 | Florida | Charles Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 08:21 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | Robert Long buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Gene Land | 51-43 |
| 07:46 | Florida | Jack Sturdivant hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Donald Hedrick | 51-45 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 07:27 | Florida | Jeffery Meadow grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gene Land (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Jack Sturdivant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Hedrick (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Allan Warner (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffery Meadow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:01 | Florida | Donald Hedrick misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Gene Land - foul #3 on Gene Land, team foul #8 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Gene Land, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Florida | James Beale (PG), Robert Barthel (SG), Daniel Piland (SF), Carson Tran (C) Jack Sturdivant, Charles Anderson, Allan Warner, Jeffery Meadow | |
| 07:01 | Florida | Donald Hedrick makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 07:01 | Florida | Donald Hedrick makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb is called for traveling | 51-47 |
| 06:22 | Florida | James Beale misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb snags the defensive board | 51-47 |
| 05:58 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Danny Carreiro | 54-47 |
| 05:44 | Florida | James Beale is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on James Beale, team foul #10 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) James Davis, Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Florida | Jack Sturdivant (PG), Jeffery Meadow (C) James Beale, Carson Tran | |
| 05:28 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 54-47 |
| 05:26 | Florida | The rebound goes to Donald Hedrick | 54-47 |
| 05:04 | Florida | Jack Sturdivant blows the layup | 54-47 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman banks in the layup set up by Clarence Williams | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 04:27 | Florida | Donald Hedrick hits a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Jack Sturdivant | 56-49 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi State | Robert Long drills a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Jack Sturdivant - foul #3 on Jack Sturdivant, team foul #11 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gene Land, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Florida | Charles Anderson (SG), Allan Warner (PF), Carson Tran (C) Robert Barthel, Donald Hedrick, Jeffery Meadow | |
| 04:16 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the free throw | 59-49 |
| 03:58 | Florida | Daniel Piland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-49 |
| 03:57 | Mississippi State | Robert Long grabs the board | 59-49 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi State | Robert Long's floater is knocked away by Allan Warner | 59-49 |
| 03:51 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao tips it in | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:29 | Florida | Charles Anderson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 61-49 |
| 03:27 | Mississippi State | Robert Long gets the rebound | 61-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Davis (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Jack Sturdivant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Piland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Allan Warner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carson Tran (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:07 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Daniel Piland - foul #5 on Daniel Piland, team foul #12 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (PG), Justin Cobb (SG) Robert Long, James Davis | |
| Subs | Florida | James Beale (PG), Donald Hedrick (SF) Jack Sturdivant, Daniel Piland | |
| 03:07 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the free throw | 64-49 |
| 02:53 | Florida | Allan Warner connects on the jump hook from the left block | 64-51 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb misses the easy layup | 64-51 |
| 02:38 | Florida | Allan Warner grabs the defensive rebound | 64-51 |
| 02:20 | Florida | Donald Hedrick misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-51 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb pulls down the rebound | 64-51 |
| 02:13 | Mississippi State | Allan Warner steals the ball from Danny Carreiro | 64-51 |
| 01:57 | Florida | Carson Tran is hacked by Guadalupe Mendoza - foul #1 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #9 | 64-51 |
| 01:57 | Florida | Carson Tran misses the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao grabs the defensive rebound | 64-51 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 64-51 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb hits the follow up shot | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:08 | Florida | Allan Warner's fadeaway is rejected by Guadalupe Mendoza | 66-51 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza grabs the board | 66-51 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gene Land | 68-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:54 | Florida | James Beale knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Carson Tran | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | Gene Land comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 68-54 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao misses the tip | 68-54 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro grabs the offensive rebound | 68-54 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Gene Land runs out the clock | 68-54 |