| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fresh) SG - Zane Branch (fresh) SF - Gary McNeece (fresh) PF - Terry Horwitz (fresh) C - Mark Rouse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida Int. | PG - Richard McFee (fresh) SG - Piao Wang (fresh) SF - John Powers (fresh) PF - Kenneth Davis (fresh) C - Kenneth Jackson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida Int. | Kenneth Jackson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida Int. | Florida Int. is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Florida Int. | Richard Mederos takes the ball from John Powers | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece banks in the layup set up by Richard Mederos | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Florida Int. | Richard McFee hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Florida Int. | Kenneth Davis grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:08 | Florida Int. | Richard McFee misses the shot from the right block | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Florida Int. | Zane Branch picks off the pass by Kenneth Jackson | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch misses the easy layup | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | Florida Int. | Kenneth Davis grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:08 | Florida Int. | Kenneth Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:06 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:48 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz can't connect on a jumper from close range | 2-0 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz hits the follow up shot | 4-0 |
| 17:24 | Florida Int. | Piao Wang loses the ball out of bounds | 4-0 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David White (C) Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | Florida Int. | Jason Brenneman (PG), Dwayne McClintock (SG), Philip Clark (SF), Timothy Thompson (PF), Michael Files (C) Richard McFee, Piao Wang, John Powers, Kenneth Davis, Kenneth Jackson | |
| 17:11 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz is hacked by Timothy Thompson - foul #1 on Timothy Thompson, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Mederos | 7-0 |
| 16:38 | Florida Int. | Gary McNeece is called for the reach on Jason Brenneman - foul #1 on Gary McNeece, team foul #1 | 7-0 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Florida Int. | Richard McFee (PG) Dwayne McClintock | |
| 16:30 | Florida Int. | Timothy Thompson's fadeaway is rejected by Terry Horwitz | 7-0 |
| 16:29 | Florida Int. | Philip Clark snags the offensive board | 7-0 |
| 16:13 | Florida Int. | Michael Files is hacked by David White - foul #1 on David White, team foul #2 | 7-0 |
| 16:00 | Florida Int. | Jason Brenneman hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 7-2 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Zane Branch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary McNeece (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Horwitz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida Int. | PG - Richard McFee (fresh) SG - Jason Brenneman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Philip Clark (fresh) PF - Timothy Thompson (fresh) C - Michael Files (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-2 |
| 15:43 | Florida Int. | Timothy Thompson grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 15:23 | Florida Int. | Jason Brenneman blows the dunk | 7-2 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz snags the defensive board | 7-2 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Mederos | 9-2 |
| 14:54 | Florida Int. | Jason Brenneman misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-2 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi State | David White grabs the board | 9-2 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos is hacked by Richard McFee - foul #1 on Richard McFee, team foul #2 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse (C) David White | |
| Subs | Florida Int. | Billy List (PG), Piao Wang (SG), John Powers (SF), Kenneth Davis (PF), Kenneth Jackson (C) Richard McFee, Jason Brenneman, Philip Clark, Timothy Thompson, Michael Files | |
| 14:32 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Richard Mederos | 11-2 |
| 14:18 | Florida Int. | Piao Wang hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Kenneth Jackson | 11-5 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-5 |
| 14:00 | Florida Int. | Kenneth Davis snags the defensive board | 11-5 |
| 13:42 | Florida Int. | John Powers makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Jackson | 11-7 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Richard Mederos | 13-7 |
| 13:20 | Florida Int. | Piao Wang misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-7 |
| 13:18 | Florida Int. | Piao Wang grabs the offensive board | 13-7 |
| 13:05 | Florida Int. | John Powers comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Gary McNeece - foul #2 on Gary McNeece, team foul #3 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden (SG), Eric Latta (SF), David White (PF) Zane Branch, Gary McNeece, Terry Horwitz | |
| Subs | Florida Int. | Richard McFee (PG) Billy List | |
| 13:05 | Florida Int. | John Powers misses the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 13:05 | Florida Int. | John Powers misses the 2nd free throw | 13-7 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | David White snags the defensive board | 13-7 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 13-7 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi State | David White grabs the offensive board | 13-7 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos loses the ball out of bounds | 13-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Florida Int. | Philip Clark (SF), Timothy Thompson (C) John Powers, Kenneth Jackson | |
| 12:15 | Florida Int. | Kenneth Davis is alone and drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard McFee | 13-9 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse misses short on a shot from the right block | 13-9 |
| 12:01 | Florida Int. | Philip Clark gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Frank Pruden (fresh) SF - Eric Latta (fresh) PF - David White (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Rouse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida Int. | PG - Richard McFee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Piao Wang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Philip Clark (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Thompson (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Florida Int. | Frank Pruden is called for the reach on Piao Wang - foul #1 on Frank Pruden, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Scruggs (SG), Terry Horwitz (PF) Richard Mederos, Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | Florida Int. | Jason Brenneman (SG), Michael Files (C) Piao Wang, Kenneth Davis | |
| 11:20 | Florida Int. | Richard McFee is fouled on the floor by David Scruggs - foul #1 on David Scruggs, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (SG) David Scruggs | |
| Subs | Florida Int. | John Powers (SF) Michael Files | |
| 11:02 | Florida Int. | Jason Brenneman clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 13-9 |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | David White grabs the board | 13-9 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi State | David White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), Michael Haynes (SF) Frank Pruden, Eric Latta | |
| Subs | Florida Int. | Kenneth Jackson (C) Timothy Thompson | |
| 10:35 | Florida Int. | John Powers misses short on a floater from the right wing | 13-9 |
| 10:33 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Michael Haynes | 13-9 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi State | David White hits a jumper from the right side set up by Zane Branch | 15-9 |
| 09:51 | Florida Int. | Richard McFee drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Jackson | 15-12 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 15-12 |
| 09:31 | Florida Int. | Philip Clark snags the defensive board | 15-12 |
| 09:19 | Florida Int. | Jason Brenneman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden (SG), Eric Latta (SF), James Widener (PF), Mark Rouse (C) Zane Branch, Michael Haynes, Terry Horwitz, David White | |
| Subs | Florida Int. | Piao Wang (SG), Michael Files (SF), Kenneth Davis (PF) Richard McFee, John Powers, Philip Clark | |
| 09:05 | Mississippi State | Piao Wang steps in front of the Mark Rouse pass | 15-12 |
| 08:45 | Florida Int. | The short jumper by Michael Files is denied by James Widener | 15-12 |
| 08:43 | Florida Int. | Kenneth Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 08:26 | Florida Int. | Jason Brenneman misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-12 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse gets the rebound | 15-12 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Richard Mederos is denied by Michael Files | 15-12 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi State | Eric Latta grabs the offensive board | 15-12 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi State | Piao Wang steps in front of the Eric Latta pass | 15-12 |
| 07:45 | Florida Int. | Eric Latta steps in front of the Jason Brenneman pass | 15-12 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (tiring) 5 ast. SG - Frank Pruden (fresh) SF - Eric Latta (fairly fresh) PF - James Widener (fresh) C - Mark Rouse (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida Int. | PG - Jason Brenneman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Piao Wang (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Files (fresh) PF - Kenneth Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Jackson (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 15-12 |
| 07:27 | Florida Int. | Jason Brenneman gets the rebound | 15-12 |
| 07:21 | Florida Int. | Jason Brenneman misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Mederos - foul #1 on Richard Mederos, team foul #6 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (SG), Michael Haynes (SF), Terry Horwitz (PF) Richard Mederos, Eric Latta, James Widener | |
| Subs | Florida Int. | John Powers (SF), Timothy Thompson (C) Michael Files, Kenneth Jackson | |
| 07:21 | Florida Int. | Jason Brenneman makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 07:21 | Florida Int. | Jason Brenneman misses the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | Michael Haynes grabs the defensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | Piao Wang is called for the reach on Zane Branch - foul #1 on Piao Wang, team foul #3 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Scruggs (PG) Frank Pruden | |
| Subs | Florida Int. | Richard McFee (PG) Jason Brenneman | |
| 06:49 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-13 |
| 06:48 | Florida Int. | John Powers gets the rebound | 15-13 |
| 06:29 | Florida Int. | Kenneth Davis misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 15-13 |
| 06:28 | Florida Int. | John Powers hits the follow up shot | 15-15 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi State | Richard McFee steals the ball from Zane Branch | 15-15 |
| 05:49 | Florida Int. | John Powers connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Piao Wang | 15-17 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi State | Timothy Thompson is called for the reach on Zane Branch - foul #2 on Timothy Thompson, team foul #4 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), Gary McNeece (SF), David White (C) David Scruggs, Michael Haynes, Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | Florida Int. | Dwayne McClintock (SG), Philip Clark (PF), Michael Files (C) Piao Wang, Kenneth Davis, Timothy Thompson | |
| 05:24 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos banks in the layup set up by Zane Branch | 17-17 |
| 04:59 | Florida Int. | Philip Clark misses the shot from the right side | 17-17 |
| 04:57 | Florida Int. | John Powers tips it home | 17-19 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 17-19 |
| 04:36 | Florida Int. | Dwayne McClintock grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 04:32 | Florida Int. | Richard McFee clanks a 3 from the left corner | 17-19 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi State | David White grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Richard McFee - foul #2 on Richard McFee, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden (SG), James Widener (C) Zane Branch, Terry Horwitz | |
| Subs | Florida Int. | Jason Brenneman (PG), Kenneth Jackson (C) Richard McFee, John Powers | |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 03:52 | Florida Int. | Philip Clark misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 19-19 |
| 03:50 | Florida Int. | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Files | 19-19 |
| 03:36 | Florida Int. | Dwayne McClintock buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Files | 19-22 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frank Pruden (fresh) SF - Gary McNeece (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David White (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Widener (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida Int. | PG - Jason Brenneman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dwayne McClintock (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Philip Clark (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Files (fresh) C - Kenneth Jackson (fresh) | |
| 03:19 | Mississippi State | James Widener knocks in the shot from the right wing | 21-22 |
| 03:10 | Florida Int. | Frank Pruden takes the ball from Philip Clark | 21-22 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden can't finish the layup | 21-22 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece grabs the offensive board | 21-22 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-22 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to David White | 21-22 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Jackson swats the short shot by David White | 21-22 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos pulls down the offensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | Philip Clark swats the layup by David White | 21-22 |
| 02:09 | Florida Int. | The rebound goes to Kenneth Jackson | 21-22 |
| 01:54 | Florida Int. | Jason Brenneman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-22 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece gets the rebound | 21-22 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi State | James Widener misses the dunk but the foul's on Kenneth Jackson - foul #1 on Kenneth Jackson, team foul #6 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (SG), Mark Rouse (C) Frank Pruden, David White | |
| Subs | Florida Int. | Richard McFee (PG), Piao Wang (SG), John Powers (SF), Kenneth Davis (PF) Jason Brenneman, Dwayne McClintock, Philip Clark, Michael Files | |
| 01:44 | Mississippi State | James Widener makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 01:44 | Mississippi State | James Widener misses the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 01:44 | Florida Int. | Kenneth Davis pulls down the rebound | 22-22 |
| 01:34 | Florida Int. | Piao Wang can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-22 |
| 01:32 | Florida Int. | John Powers can't tip it in | 22-22 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos snags the defensive board | 22-22 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Rouse | 25-22 |
| 01:09 | Florida Int. | Richard McFee is called for traveling | 25-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz (PF) James Widener | |
| Subs | Florida Int. | Timothy Thompson (C) Kenneth Jackson | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse misses badly on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Timothy Thompson - foul #3 on Timothy Thompson, team foul #7 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Florida Int. | Kenneth Jackson (C) Timothy Thompson | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse misses the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 00:34 | Florida Int. | Richard McFee misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-22 |
| 00:32 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz gets the rebound | 26-22 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Mederos | 28-22 |
| 00:05 | Florida Int. | John Powers is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Richard McFee | 28-25 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos misses long on a floater from close range | 28-25 |
| 00:00 | Florida Int. | Kenneth Jackson snags the defensive board | 28-25 |