| Lineup | Florida | PG - Jerry Ingram (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Burrow (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Gary Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeff Ray (fresh) C - Harvey Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Craven (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Morrison (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Isaiah Bangert (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Geiger (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Gary Morrison inbounds the ball | 35-29 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | LSU | Gary Morrison clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Gary Stewart - foul #3 on Gary Stewart, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Florida | Rudolph Scott (SF) Gary Stewart | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (PG), Preston Montez (SG), Woodrow Harvey (PF) Matthew Woodburn, Richard Craven, Isaiah Bangert | |
| 19:31 | LSU | Gary Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 19:31 | LSU | Gary Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 19:09 | Florida | Jerry Ingram makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by John Burrow | 38-31 |
| 18:45 | LSU | Gary Tadlock makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 18:16 | Florida | Jeff Ray scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Rudolph Scott | 40-34 |
| 18:12 | LSU | John Burrow steals it from Gary Tadlock in the backcourt | 40-34 |
| 18:02 | Florida | Harvey Harris's floater is knocked away by Robert Geiger | 40-34 |
| 18:00 | LSU | Robert Geiger pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 17:34 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-34 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Isaiah Bangert (PF) Preston Montez, Robert Geiger | |
| 17:21 | Florida | Matthew Woodburn steals the ball from Jerry Ingram | 40-34 |
| 17:17 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn throws it down | 40-36 |
| 16:54 | Florida | Harvey Harris lays it in on a great pass from Jerry Ingram | 42-36 |
| 16:31 | LSU | Gary Tadlock misses the 3 from straight away | 42-36 |
| 16:30 | Florida | Jerry Ingram grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 16:20 | Florida | Harvey Harris hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 42-36 |
| 16:18 | LSU | The rebound goes to Isaiah Bangert | 42-36 |
| 16:13 | LSU | Gary Tadlock can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 16:11 | Florida | Harvey Harris gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 15:58 | Florida | John Burrow misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-36 |
| 15:57 | LSU | The rebound goes to Woodrow Harvey | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Jerry Ingram (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Burrow (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudolph Scott (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeff Ray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Harvey Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Tadlock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gary Morrison (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Isaiah Bangert (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Woodrow Harvey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 15:44 | Florida | Harvey Harris snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 15:25 | Florida | Jerry Ingram knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Rudolph Scott | 45-36 |
| 14:58 | LSU | Gary Tadlock buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Morrison | 45-39 |
| 14:40 | Florida | Jerry Ingram misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 14:38 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 14:17 | LSU | Gary Morrison hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 45-39 |
| 14:16 | Florida | Jerry Ingram grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 13:51 | Florida | Rudolph Scott is fouled on the floor by Gary Tadlock - foul #2 on Gary Tadlock, team foul #1 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Florida | Sylvester Murray (PG), Felix Jimenez (SG), Gary Stewart (SF), Emanuel Carter (PF), Danny Bergdorf (C) Jerry Ingram, John Burrow, Rudolph Scott, Jeff Ray, Harvey Harris | |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Craven (SG), Robert Geiger (C) Gary Tadlock, Woodrow Harvey | |
| 13:33 | Florida | Felix Jimenez misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 45-39 |
| 13:32 | Florida | Emanuel Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 13:19 | Florida | Felix Jimenez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-39 |
| 13:01 | LSU | Felix Jimenez steals it from Isaiah Bangert | 45-39 |
| 12:37 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf misses short on a shot from the left wing | 45-39 |
| 12:36 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 12:07 | LSU | Gary Morrison banks in the layup | 45-41 |
| 12:01 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf banks in the layup and he's fouled by Robert Geiger - foul #1 on Robert Geiger, team foul #2 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Florida | Jerry Ingram (PG) Sylvester Murray | |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (PG), Woodrow Harvey (PF) Matthew Woodburn, Isaiah Bangert | |
| 12:01 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf makes the free throw | 48-41 |
| 11:44 | LSU | Gary Morrison misses the shot from the baseline | 48-41 |
| 11:42 | LSU | Gary Morrison tips it back up and in | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Jerry Ingram (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Felix Jimenez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Emanuel Carter (fresh) 3 reb. C - Danny Bergdorf (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Preston Montez (fresh) SG - Richard Craven (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Morrison (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - Woodrow Harvey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Geiger (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Florida | Gary Stewart makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jerry Ingram | 51-43 |
| 10:53 | LSU | Gary Morrison is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Gary Morrison, team foul #3 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Florida | Jeff Ray (PF) Emanuel Carter | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (PG), Isaiah Bangert (PF) Preston Montez, Woodrow Harvey | |
| 10:41 | Florida | Felix Jimenez misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-43 |
| 10:40 | LSU | Gary Morrison snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 10:14 | LSU | Richard Craven buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Gary Tadlock | 51-46 |
| 10:00 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 51-46 |
| 09:59 | Florida | Jeff Ray grabs the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 09:46 | Florida | Felix Jimenez buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Danny Bergdorf | 54-46 |
| 09:17 | LSU | Gary Morrison misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 54-46 |
| 09:15 | Florida | Felix Jimenez grabs the board | 54-46 |
| 09:08 | Florida | Gary Stewart's pass is intercepted by Gary Tadlock | 54-46 |
| 08:51 | LSU | Gary Tadlock buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Isaiah Bangert | 54-48 |
| 08:45 | Florida | Jeff Ray clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Isaiah Bangert - foul #2 on Isaiah Bangert, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Florida | Sylvester Murray (PG), John Burrow (SG), Rudolph Scott (SF), Harvey Harris (C) Jerry Ingram, Felix Jimenez, Gary Stewart, Danny Bergdorf | |
| Subs | LSU | Matthew Woodburn (PG), Woodrow Harvey (C) Gary Tadlock, Robert Geiger | |
| 08:45 | Florida | Jeff Ray makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 08:45 | Florida | Jeff Ray makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 08:22 | LSU | Harvey Harris denies the turnaround by Gary Morrison | 56-48 |
| 08:20 | Florida | The rebound goes to Jeff Ray | 56-48 |
| 07:56 | Florida | Harvey Harris is hacked by Gary Morrison - foul #3 on Gary Morrison, team foul #5 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Florida | Emanuel Carter (PF) Jeff Ray | |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Tadlock (SG), Robert Geiger (C) Richard Craven, Isaiah Bangert | |
| 07:36 | Florida | John Burrow connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Rudolph Scott | 59-48 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Sylvester Murray (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Burrow (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudolph Scott (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Emanuel Carter (fresh) 3 reb. C - Harvey Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Tadlock (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gary Morrison (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. PF - Woodrow Harvey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Geiger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | LSU | Gary Morrison misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 59-48 |
| 07:10 | Florida | The rebound goes to Emanuel Carter | 59-48 |
| 06:53 | Florida | Sylvester Murray misses the 3 from the right corner | 59-48 |
| 06:52 | LSU | Woodrow Harvey snags the defensive board | 59-48 |
| 06:41 | LSU | Gary Tadlock knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-51 |
| 06:20 | Florida | John Burrow buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Sylvester Murray | 62-51 |
| 05:54 | LSU | Matthew Woodburn misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-51 |
| 05:52 | Florida | Harvey Harris gets the rebound | 62-51 |
| 05:46 | Florida | Rudolph Scott is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Rudolph Scott, team foul #2 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Florida | Jerry Ingram (PG), Felix Jimenez (SG), Gary Stewart (SF), Danny Bergdorf (C) Sylvester Murray, John Burrow, Rudolph Scott, Harvey Harris | |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Craven (SG), Isaiah Bangert (PF) Gary Tadlock, Woodrow Harvey | |
| 05:21 | LSU | Danny Bergdorf denies the turnaround by Robert Geiger | 62-51 |
| 05:19 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf gets the rebound | 62-51 |
| 04:59 | Florida | Felix Jimenez misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-51 |
| 04:58 | LSU | Robert Geiger gets the rebound | 62-51 |
| 04:31 | LSU | Danny Bergdorf blocks the short jumper by Richard Craven | 62-51 |
| 04:30 | Florida | Emanuel Carter pulls down the rebound | 62-51 |
| 04:23 | Florida | Jerry Ingram lays it up and in and he's hacked by Gary Morrison - foul #4 on Gary Morrison, team foul #6 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Florida | John Burrow (SG), Jeff Ray (PF), Harvey Harris (C) Felix Jimenez, Emanuel Carter, Danny Bergdorf | |
| Subs | LSU | Preston Montez (SG), John Hollifield (SF), Woodrow Harvey (C) Richard Craven, Gary Morrison, Robert Geiger | |
| 04:23 | Florida | Jerry Ingram makes the free throw | 65-51 |
| 03:56 | LSU | Jerry Ingram picks off the pass by Matthew Woodburn | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:54 | Florida | Matthew Woodburn picks off the pass by Jerry Ingram in the backcourt | 65-51 |
| 03:53 | LSU | Preston Montez misses the easy layup | 65-51 |
| 03:52 | LSU | Isaiah Bangert grabs the offensive rebound | 65-51 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:43 | LSU | The refs have stopped play. Preston Montez is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 65-51 |
| Subs | Florida | Rudolph Scott (SF) Gary Stewart | |
| Subs | LSU | Richard Craven (SG), Gary Morrison (SF) Preston Montez, John Hollifield | |
| 03:37 | LSU | Richard Craven is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Richard Craven, team foul #7 | 65-51 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Jerry Ingram (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Burrow (fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rudolph Scott (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Jeff Ray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Harvey Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Matthew Woodburn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Craven (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Morrison (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. PF - Isaiah Bangert (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Woodrow Harvey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Florida | Harvey Harris connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Jerry Ingram and the foul's on Woodrow Harvey - foul #1 on Woodrow Harvey, team foul #8 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | LSU | Clifton Youngs (PG), Gary Tadlock (SG), John Hollifield (SF), David Winsor (C) Matthew Woodburn, Richard Craven, Gary Morrison, Isaiah Bangert | |
| 03:14 | Florida | Harvey Harris misses the free throw | 67-51 |
| 03:14 | LSU | The rebound goes to Woodrow Harvey | 67-51 |
| 02:54 | LSU | Gary Tadlock's pass is intercepted by Harvey Harris | 67-51 |
| 02:34 | Florida | John Burrow hits a jumper from the right block set up by Jerry Ingram and he's fouled by Gary Tadlock - foul #3 on Gary Tadlock, team foul #9 | 69-51 |
| Subs | Florida | Danny Bergdorf (C) Harvey Harris | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:34 | Florida | John Burrow makes the free throw | 70-51 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:21 | LSU | Clifton Youngs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-51 |
| Subs | Florida | Felix Jimenez (SG), Gary Stewart (SF), Emanuel Carter (PF) John Burrow, Rudolph Scott, Jeff Ray | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:01 | Florida | Felix Jimenez is fouled on the floor by John Hollifield - foul #1 on John Hollifield, team foul #10 | 70-51 |
| Subs | Florida | Sylvester Murray (PG) Jerry Ingram | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 02:01 | Florida | Felix Jimenez makes the 1st free throw | 71-51 |
| 02:01 | Florida | Felix Jimenez makes the 2nd free throw | 72-51 |
| 01:42 | LSU | Clifton Youngs misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 72-51 |
| 01:40 | Florida | Emanuel Carter gets the rebound | 72-51 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:14 | Florida | Gary Stewart misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 72-51 |
| 01:12 | Florida | Gary Stewart gets the offensive rebound | 72-51 |
| 00:56 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf misses long on a jumper in the paint | 72-51 |
| 00:55 | LSU | Gary Tadlock grabs the board | 72-51 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | LSU | Felix Jimenez takes the ball from Clifton Youngs | 72-51 |
| 00:46 | Florida | Felix Jimenez misses the lay-in | 72-51 |
| 00:45 | Florida | Gary Stewart gets the offensive rebound | 72-51 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by John Hollifield - foul #2 on John Hollifield, team foul #11 | 72-51 |
| Subs | Florida | Jerry Ingram (PG), John Burrow (SG), Jeff Ray (PF) Sylvester Murray, Felix Jimenez, Emanuel Carter | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:25 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf makes the 1st free throw | 73-51 |
| 00:25 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf misses the 2nd free throw | 73-51 |
| 00:25 | LSU | Gary Tadlock gets the rebound | 73-51 |
| 00:18 | LSU | Clifton Youngs connects on the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Woodrow Harvey | 73-53 |
| 00:00 | Florida | Jerry Ingram runs out the clock | 73-53 |