| Lineup | Florida | PG - Cameron Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Harper (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Randy Meyer (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Floyd Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Harvey Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Francis Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willie Byrum (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Glenn Creek (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida | Randy Meyer inbounds the ball | 35-25 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Florida | Floyd Bailey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-25 |
| 19:35 | St. John's | Willie Byrum gets the rebound | 35-25 |
| 19:18 | St. John's | The jump hook by Glenn Creek is blocked by Randy Meyer | 35-25 |
| 19:16 | Florida | The rebound goes to Randy Meyer | 35-25 |
| 18:58 | Florida | Richard Harper is hacked by Francis Watkins - foul #2 on Francis Watkins, team foul #1 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Florida | Hugh Kail (PF) Randy Meyer | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:46 | Florida | Hugh Kail travels with the ball | 35-25 |
| 18:21 | St. John's | Willie Byrum comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Floyd Bailey - foul #1 on Floyd Bailey, team foul #1 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Florida | Lyle Guy (PF) Hugh Kail | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 18:21 | St. John's | Willie Byrum makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 18:21 | St. John's | Willie Byrum makes the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 17:58 | Florida | Lyle Guy connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Cameron Cole | 37-27 |
| 17:38 | St. John's | Glenn Creek misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 37-27 |
| 17:36 | Florida | Lyle Guy grabs the defensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 17:17 | Florida | Floyd Bailey hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Harper | 39-27 |
| 16:50 | St. John's | Willie Byrum makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Floyd Brooks | 39-29 |
| 16:25 | Florida | Cameron Cole blows the layup but the foul's on Willie Byrum - foul #1 on Willie Byrum, team foul #2 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Florida | John Gabriel (SG), Hugh Kail (PF) Richard Harper, Lyle Guy | |
| Subs | St. John's | William Taylor (SG), Justin Spalding (SF), Duane Coleman (PF) Francis Watkins, Willie Byrum, Glenn Creek | |
| 16:25 | Florida | Cameron Cole makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 16:25 | Florida | Cameron Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 41-29 |
| 16:05 | St. John's | William Taylor misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 41-29 |
| 16:04 | Florida | Hugh Kail grabs the defensive rebound | 41-29 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Cameron Cole (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Gabriel (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Floyd Bailey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Hugh Kail (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Harvey Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Taylor (fresh) SF - Justin Spalding (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Duane Coleman (fresh) C - Floyd Brooks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Florida | Floyd Bailey's pass is intercepted by William Taylor | 41-29 |
| 15:07 | St. John's | Duane Coleman's floater is knocked away by Floyd Bailey | 41-29 |
| 15:06 | Florida | Floyd Bailey gets the rebound | 41-29 |
| 14:43 | Florida | Cameron Cole misses long on a floater from the left wing | 41-29 |
| 14:41 | St. John's | Duane Coleman snags the defensive board | 41-29 |
| 14:17 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-29 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Harper (SG), Randy Meyer (SF), Lyle Guy (PF) John Gabriel, Floyd Bailey, Harvey Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (SG), Willie Byrum (SF), Glenn Creek (PF), Jason Newman (C) Justin Britt, Justin Spalding, Duane Coleman, Floyd Brooks | |
| 13:57 | Florida | Richard Harper is hacked by Glenn Creek - foul #1 on Glenn Creek, team foul #3 | 41-29 |
| 13:31 | Florida | Hugh Kail hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Cameron Cole and the foul's on Jason Newman - foul #4 on Jason Newman, team foul #4 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Florida | John Gabriel (PG), Floyd Bailey (PF) Cameron Cole, Lyle Guy | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Spalding (PG), Floyd Brooks (C) William Taylor, Jason Newman | |
| 13:31 | Florida | Hugh Kail makes the free throw | 44-29 |
| 13:05 | St. John's | Justin Spalding misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-29 |
| 13:04 | Florida | Floyd Bailey gets the rebound | 44-29 |
| 12:37 | Florida | Hugh Kail misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 44-29 |
| 12:35 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks pulls down the rebound | 44-29 |
| 12:20 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-29 |
| 12:19 | Florida | Floyd Bailey gets the rebound | 44-29 |
| 12:02 | Florida | Hugh Kail is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 44-29 |
| Subs | Florida | Cameron Cole (PG), Lyle Guy (PF), Harvey Smith (C) John Gabriel, Floyd Bailey, Hugh Kail | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG), William Taylor (SG) Justin Spalding, Francis Watkins | |
| 11:44 | St. John's | William Taylor drills a 3 from straight away | 44-32 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Cameron Cole (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Harper (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Randy Meyer (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lyle Guy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Harvey Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Willie Byrum (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Creek (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Brooks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Florida | Harvey Smith clanks a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Floyd Brooks - foul #1 on Floyd Brooks, team foul #5 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Florida | Hugh Kail (PF) Lyle Guy | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 11:20 | Florida | Harvey Smith misses the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 11:20 | Florida | Harvey Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 11:00 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks hits a shot in the paint and the foul's on Harvey Smith - foul #1 on Harvey Smith, team foul #2 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Florida | Floyd Bailey (PF) Hugh Kail | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Spalding (SF), Duane Coleman (PF) Willie Byrum, Glenn Creek | |
| 11:00 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks makes the free throw | 45-35 |
| 10:44 | Florida | Cameron Cole hits a jumper from close range | 47-35 |
| 10:26 | St. John's | William Taylor scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Justin Britt | 47-38 |
| 10:03 | Florida | Richard Harper misses the 3 from the right corner | 47-38 |
| 10:02 | Florida | Floyd Bailey can't tip it in | 47-38 |
| 10:01 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks grabs the board | 47-38 |
| 09:47 | St. John's | Justin Britt clanks a floater from the left side | 47-38 |
| 09:45 | St. John's | Duane Coleman tips it but misses | 47-38 |
| 09:43 | Florida | Randy Meyer pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 09:21 | Florida | Cameron Cole's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-38 |
| Subs | Florida | John Gabriel (PG), Lyle Guy (PF), Hugh Kail (C) Cameron Cole, Floyd Bailey, Harvey Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | Francis Watkins (SG), Willie Byrum (SF), Glenn Creek (PF) William Taylor, Justin Spalding, Duane Coleman | |
| 08:55 | St. John's | Willie Byrum misses the shot from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 08:53 | Florida | Hugh Kail grabs the board | 47-38 |
| 08:31 | Florida | Hugh Kail scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Richard Harper | 49-38 |
| 08:25 | St. John's | Lyle Guy is called for the reach on Willie Byrum - foul #1 on Lyle Guy, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Florida | Cameron Cole (PG), Floyd Bailey (SF), Harvey Smith (C) John Gabriel, Randy Meyer, Lyle Guy | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Spalding (PG) Justin Britt | |
| 07:57 | St. John's | Hugh Kail blocks the short jumper by Floyd Brooks | 49-38 |
| 07:56 | Florida | Cameron Cole grabs the board | 49-38 |
| 07:27 | Florida | The short jumper by Harvey Smith is denied by Floyd Brooks | 49-38 |
| 07:25 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks gets the rebound | 49-38 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Cameron Cole (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Harper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Floyd Bailey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. PF - Hugh Kail (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Harvey Smith (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Spalding (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Francis Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Willie Byrum (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Glenn Creek (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Floyd Brooks (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:20 | St. John's | Francis Watkins misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 49-38 |
| 07:18 | Florida | Harvey Smith snags the defensive board | 49-38 |
| 07:13 | Florida | Richard Harper buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Hugh Kail | 52-38 |
| 06:56 | St. John's | Francis Watkins clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-38 |
| 06:55 | Florida | Floyd Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 06:33 | Florida | Harvey Smith misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 52-38 |
| 06:31 | Florida | Floyd Bailey grabs the offensive board | 52-38 |
| 06:09 | Florida | Floyd Bailey can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Justin Spalding - foul #1 on Justin Spalding, team foul #6 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Florida | John Gabriel (PG), Randy Meyer (SF), Lyle Guy (PF) Cameron Cole, Richard Harper, Hugh Kail | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Britt (PG), William Taylor (SG), Leonard Starr (SF), Duane Coleman (PF), Jason Newman (C) Justin Spalding, Francis Watkins, Willie Byrum, Glenn Creek, Floyd Brooks | |
| 06:09 | Florida | Floyd Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 06:09 | Florida | Floyd Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 05:40 | St. John's | Jason Newman drills a runner from the left block and he's hacked by Harvey Smith - foul #2 on Harvey Smith, team foul #4 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Harper (SG), Hugh Kail (C) Floyd Bailey, Harvey Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 05:40 | St. John's | Jason Newman misses the free throw | 54-40 |
| 05:40 | Florida | Lyle Guy grabs the board | 54-40 |
| 05:18 | Florida | Randy Meyer drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Gabriel | 56-40 |
| 04:58 | St. John's | Leonard Starr is called for traveling | 56-40 |
| Subs | Florida | Cameron Cole (PG), Harvey Smith (C) John Gabriel, Hugh Kail | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 04:31 | Florida | Harvey Smith lays it in | 58-40 |
| 04:02 | St. John's | William Taylor misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-40 |
| 04:00 | St. John's | Duane Coleman can't tip it in | 58-40 |
| 03:59 | Florida | Randy Meyer gets the rebound | 58-40 |
| 03:37 | Florida | Harvey Smith clanks a runner from the right block | 58-40 |
| 03:36 | St. John's | The rebound goes to Jason Newman | 58-40 |
| 03:15 | St. John's | Jason Newman hits a runner from the left block on a great pass from Justin Britt | 58-42 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Cameron Cole (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Harper (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Randy Meyer (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lyle Guy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Harvey Smith (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. John's | PG - Justin Britt (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Leonard Starr (fresh) PF - Duane Coleman (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jason Newman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:58 | Florida | Harvey Smith can't connect on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Jason Newman - foul #5 on Jason Newman, team foul #7 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Florida | John Gabriel (PG), David Gazaway (SF), Hugh Kail (C) Cameron Cole, Richard Harper, Randy Meyer | |
| Subs | St. John's | Justin Spalding (PG), Floyd Brooks (C) Justin Britt, Jason Newman | |
| 02:58 | Florida | Harvey Smith makes the 1st free throw | 59-42 |
| 02:58 | Florida | Harvey Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 60-42 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:43 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks's layup is rejected by Hugh Kail | 60-42 |
| 02:41 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks tips it but misses | 60-42 |
| 02:40 | Florida | Lyle Guy grabs the board | 60-42 |
| 02:36 | Florida | Harvey Smith is hacked by Duane Coleman - foul #1 on Duane Coleman, team foul #8 | 60-42 |
| 02:36 | Florida | Harvey Smith misses the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 02:36 | St. John's | Duane Coleman gets the rebound | 60-42 |
| 02:21 | St. John's | Justin Spalding throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-42 |
| Subs | Florida | Floyd Bailey (SG) Harvey Smith | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| 02:08 | Florida | Floyd Bailey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 60-42 |
| 02:06 | St. John's | Duane Coleman gets the rebound | 60-42 |
| 01:57 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks scores on a runner from the baseline | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:35 | Florida | Justin Spalding steps in front of the John Gabriel pass | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:31 | St. John's | Floyd Bailey steals the ball from Justin Spalding in the backcourt | 60-44 |
| 01:03 | Florida | Hugh Kail's dunk attempt is rejected by Duane Coleman | 60-44 |
| 01:02 | Florida | Hugh Kail tips it back up and in | 62-44 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:56 | St. John's | Floyd Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-44 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Harper (SG) Floyd Bailey | |
| Subs | St. John's | | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. John's | St. John's is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Florida | Richard Harper hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-44 |
| 00:31 | St. John's | Duane Coleman gets the rebound | 62-44 |
| 00:24 | St. John's | Duane Coleman can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 62-44 |
| 00:23 | Florida | Lyle Guy snags the defensive board | 62-44 |
| 00:00 | Florida | John Gabriel runs out the clock | 62-44 |