| Lineup | Florida | PG - James Gregory (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ricky Queener (fresh) SF - Raymond Brunson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Jackson (fresh) C - Mark Wingard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - William Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Gay (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Woodrow Carlson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tommy Jaramillo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tom Berry (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:40 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay scores on a 3 from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 19:18 | Florida | James Gregory misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Woodrow Carlson - foul #2 on Woodrow Carlson, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| 19:18 | Florida | James Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 19:18 | Florida | James Gregory misses the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 19:18 | Florida | Mark Wingard grabs the offensive rebound | 35-32 |
| 18:58 | Florida | Ricky Queener hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-32 |
| 18:46 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 18:44 | Florida | Mark Wingard pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |
| 18:38 | Florida | Ricky Queener misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-32 |
| 18:37 | Florida | Ricky Queener grabs the offensive board | 38-32 |
| 18:23 | Florida | James Gregory misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-32 |
| 18:21 | Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Brunson | 38-32 |
| 18:05 | Florida | Raymond Brunson makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 40-32 |
| 17:54 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-34 |
| 17:36 | Florida | James Gregory makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ricky Queener | 42-34 |
| 17:19 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Tommy Jaramillo, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Florida | William Wyatt (C) Mark Wingard | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:59 | Florida | Tom Berry denies the turnaround by William Wyatt | 42-34 |
| 16:58 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to William Allen | 42-34 |
| 16:52 | Northwestern | William Allen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-34 |
| 16:50 | Florida | The rebound goes to William Wyatt | 42-34 |
| 16:29 | Florida | Clarence Gay steals it from William Wyatt | 42-34 |
| 16:24 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson misses the easy layup | 42-34 |
| 16:23 | Florida | William Wyatt pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 16:17 | Florida | William Wyatt misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Tom Berry - foul #2 on Tom Berry, team foul #3 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Florida | Mike Zoroiwchak (PG), Cameron Larson (SF), Brett Self (PF) James Gregory, Raymond Brunson, Terry Jackson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:17 | Florida | William Wyatt makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 16:17 | Florida | William Wyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 44-34 |
| 15:57 | Northwestern | Tom Berry misses short on a runner in the paint but the foul's on William Wyatt - foul #1 on William Wyatt, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Florida | Mark Wingard (C) William Wyatt | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 15:57 | Northwestern | Tom Berry makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 15:57 | Northwestern | Tom Berry makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Mike Zoroiwchak (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Queener (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cameron Larson (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Brett Self (fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Wingard (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - William Allen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Gay (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Woodrow Carlson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tommy Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Tom Berry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:37 | Florida | Brett Self clanks a shot from the right block | 44-36 |
| 15:36 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 15:19 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo clanks a fadeaway from close range | 44-36 |
| 15:17 | Northwestern | Tom Berry pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 14:52 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 14:51 | Florida | Cameron Larson snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 14:31 | Florida | Brett Self misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Clarence Gay - foul #2 on Clarence Gay, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Florida | James Gregory (PG), Raymond Brunson (SF) Ricky Queener, Cameron Larson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:31 | Florida | Brett Self makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 14:31 | Florida | Brett Self makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 14:12 | Northwestern | James Gregory is called for the reach on William Allen - foul #3 on James Gregory, team foul #2 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Florida | Terry Jackson (PF), William Wyatt (C) Brett Self, Mark Wingard | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:00 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-36 |
| 13:58 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay grabs the offensive board | 46-36 |
| 13:42 | Northwestern | Tom Berry knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Clarence Gay | 46-38 |
| 13:18 | Florida | William Wyatt lays it up and in on a great pass from James Gregory | 48-38 |
| 13:05 | Northwestern | Tom Berry makes the turnaround from close range | 48-40 |
| 12:38 | Florida | William Wyatt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 48-40 |
| 12:37 | Florida | Terry Jackson gets the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 12:28 | Florida | William Wyatt misses the lay-in but the foul's on Tom Berry - foul #3 on Tom Berry, team foul #5 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Florida | Ricky Queener (SG), Cameron Larson (PF) Mike Zoroiwchak, Terry Jackson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly (SG), Edward Midgette (PF), Haywood Aponte (C) Clarence Gay, Tommy Jaramillo, Tom Berry | |
| 12:28 | Florida | William Wyatt makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 12:28 | Florida | William Wyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 12:20 | Northwestern | Raymond Brunson steals the ball from Raymond Kelly | 50-40 |
| 11:56 | Florida | William Wyatt knocks in the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Ricky Queener | 52-40 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - James Gregory (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ricky Queener (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Brunson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cameron Larson (fresh) 2 stl. C - William Wyatt (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - William Allen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Woodrow Carlson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Midgette (fresh) C - Haywood Aponte (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Northwestern | A charge is called on Edward Midgette - foul #2 on Edward Midgette, team foul #6 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Florida | Brett Self (PF), Mark Wingard (C) Raymond Brunson, William Wyatt | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Johnson (PG) William Allen | |
| 11:09 | Florida | Brett Self clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 52-40 |
| 11:07 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette gets the rebound | 52-40 |
| 10:48 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-40 |
| 10:47 | Florida | The rebound goes to Mark Wingard | 52-40 |
| 10:22 | Florida | James Gregory loses the dribble to Edward Midgette | 52-40 |
| 10:18 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly travels with the ball | 52-40 |
| Subs | Florida | Mike Zoroiwchak (PG), Raymond Brunson (SG), Terry Jackson (PF) James Gregory, Ricky Queener, Brett Self | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Allen (PG), Clarence Gay (SG), Tommy Jaramillo (PF), Tom Berry (C) George Johnson, Woodrow Carlson, Edward Midgette, Haywood Aponte | |
| 09:59 | Florida | William Allen is called for the reach on Mark Wingard - foul #2 on William Allen, team foul #7 | 52-40 |
| 09:59 | Florida | Mark Wingard misses the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 09:59 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo pulls down the rebound | 52-40 |
| 09:41 | Northwestern | Terry Jackson picks off the pass by Tom Berry | 52-40 |
| 09:15 | Florida | Mike Zoroiwchak hits a turnaround from the left block | 54-40 |
| 08:59 | Northwestern | William Allen is hacked by Mike Zoroiwchak - foul #1 on Mike Zoroiwchak, team foul #3 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Florida | Ricky Queener (SG), William Wyatt (C) Cameron Larson, Mark Wingard | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:50 | Northwestern | Raymond Brunson is called for the reach on Raymond Kelly - foul #1 on Raymond Brunson, team foul #4 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson (SF) Raymond Kelly | |
| 08:32 | Northwestern | Mike Zoroiwchak steals the ball from Tommy Jaramillo | 54-40 |
| 08:16 | Florida | William Wyatt misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Tom Berry - foul #4 on Tom Berry, team foul #8 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Florida | Jessie Hebb (SF) Raymond Brunson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Midgette (C) Tom Berry | |
| 08:16 | Florida | William Wyatt makes the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 08:16 | Florida | William Wyatt misses the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 08:16 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo grabs the defensive rebound | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 08:10 | Northwestern | William Wyatt denies the turnaround by William Allen | 55-40 |
| 08:09 | Florida | Terry Jackson snags the defensive board | 55-40 |
| 07:42 | Florida | William Wyatt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 55-40 |
| 07:40 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo snags the defensive board | 55-40 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Mike Zoroiwchak (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ricky Queener (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jessie Hebb (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Terry Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Wyatt (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - William Allen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Gay (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Woodrow Carlson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tommy Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Midgette (fresh) | |
| 07:36 | Northwestern | William Allen hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Clarence Gay | 55-43 |
| 07:16 | Florida | William Wyatt hits a runner from close range on a great pass from Mike Zoroiwchak | 57-43 |
| 06:57 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Ricky Queener - foul #1 on Ricky Queener, team foul #5 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Florida | James Gregory (PG), Raymond Brunson (SF), Cameron Larson (PF), Mark Wingard (C) Mike Zoroiwchak, Jessie Hebb, Terry Jackson, William Wyatt | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Johnson (PG), Raymond Kelly (SG), Tom Berry (C) William Allen, Clarence Gay, Tommy Jaramillo | |
| 06:57 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 06:57 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette misses the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 06:57 | Florida | Cameron Larson pulls down the rebound | 57-44 |
| 06:39 | Florida | Mark Wingard blows the layup | 57-44 |
| 06:38 | Florida | Cameron Larson hits the follow up shot | 59-44 |
| 06:30 | Northwestern | Tom Berry drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 59-46 |
| 06:01 | Florida | Cameron Larson banks in the layup on a great pass from James Gregory | 61-46 |
| 05:52 | Northwestern | George Johnson's dunk attempt is rejected by Mark Wingard | 61-46 |
| 05:51 | Florida | The rebound goes to James Gregory | 61-46 |
| 05:25 | Florida | Mark Wingard hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 61-46 |
| 05:24 | Northwestern | Tom Berry grabs the board | 61-46 |
| 05:03 | Northwestern | Tom Berry misses long on a floater near the basket | 61-46 |
| 05:02 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette snags the offensive board | 61-46 |
| 04:52 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Kelly | 61-49 |
| 04:37 | Florida | Ricky Queener misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 61-49 |
| 04:35 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson gets the rebound | 61-49 |
| 04:35 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-49 |
| Subs | Florida | Mike Zoroiwchak (SG), Terry Jackson (PF) Ricky Queener, Cameron Larson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Allen (PG), Clarence Gay (SG), Tommy Jaramillo (PF) George Johnson, Raymond Kelly, Edward Midgette | |
| 04:21 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 61-49 |
| 04:20 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo tips it in | 61-51 |
| 03:51 | Florida | Terry Jackson knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by James Gregory | 63-51 |
| 03:40 | Northwestern | Mark Wingard steals the ball from Clarence Gay | 63-51 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - James Gregory (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mike Zoroiwchak (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Brunson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Wingard (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - William Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - Clarence Gay (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Woodrow Carlson (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tommy Jaramillo (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Tom Berry (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:22 | Florida | James Gregory makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 66-51 |
| 03:18 | Northwestern | Tom Berry is hacked by Mark Wingard - foul #1 on Mark Wingard, team foul #6 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Florida | Cameron Larson (SF), William Wyatt (C) James Gregory, Mark Wingard | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Johnson (PG), Raymond Kelly (SG), Nathan Cowles (SF), Edward Midgette (PF), Haywood Aponte (C) William Allen, Clarence Gay, Woodrow Carlson, Tommy Jaramillo, Tom Berry | |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-51 |
| 03:06 | Florida | The rebound goes to Cameron Larson | 66-51 |
| 02:52 | Florida | William Wyatt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 66-51 |
| 02:50 | Florida | William Wyatt gets the offensive rebound | 66-51 |
| 02:31 | Florida | William Wyatt connects on the turnaround near the basket | 68-51 |
| 02:22 | Northwestern | George Johnson knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 68-53 |
| 01:53 | Florida | Nathan Cowles steals it from William Wyatt | 68-53 |
| 01:39 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly drills a jumper from the free throw line | 68-55 |
| 01:16 | Florida | William Wyatt blows the layup but he's fouled by Haywood Aponte - foul #2 on Haywood Aponte, team foul #9 | 68-55 |
| Subs | Florida | James Gregory (PG), Ricky Queener (SG) Mike Zoroiwchak, Cameron Larson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:16 | Florida | William Wyatt makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 01:16 | Florida | William Wyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 01:07 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette scores on a jumper from the left wing | 70-57 |
| 00:42 | Florida | James Gregory is fouled on the floor by Haywood Aponte - foul #3 on Haywood Aponte, team foul #10 | 70-57 |
| Subs | Florida | Mark Wingard (C) William Wyatt | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:42 | Florida | James Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 00:42 | Florida | James Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-57 |
| 00:37 | Florida | Raymond Brunson grabs the defensive rebound | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Florida | Terry Jackson's layup is rejected by Edward Midgette | 72-57 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Haywood Aponte | 72-57 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 72-57 |
| 00:02 | Florida | James Gregory gets the rebound | 72-57 |
| 00:00 | Florida | James Gregory runs out the clock | 72-57 |