| Lineup | Florida | PG - Randy McGrue (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Perkins (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Blankenship (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Zybia (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Corona (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Dickerson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | James Dickerson inbounds the ball | 35-39 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-39 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to James Dickerson | 35-39 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Jeffrey Zybia | 35-41 |
| 18:54 | Florida | John Blankenship misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-41 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson gets the rebound | 35-41 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards hits a floater from the left side | 35-43 |
| 18:16 | Florida | John Blankenship clanks a turnaround from the left block | 35-43 |
| 18:15 | Mississippi | James Dickerson snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Andrew Cooper - foul #2 on Andrew Cooper, team foul #1 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Rooks (PG), Tony English (SG), James Scalise (SF), Jerry Troy (PF), Robert Krell (C) Randy McGrue, James Baker, Anthony Perkins, Andrew Cooper, John Blankenship | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:49 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson grabs the offensive board | 35-44 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi | Harold Corona banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeffrey Zybia | 35-46 |
| 17:14 | Florida | Ronald Edwards blocks the short jumper by Jerry Troy | 35-46 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson gets the rebound | 35-46 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia travels with the ball | 35-46 |
| Subs | Florida | Andrew Cooper (PF), John Blankenship (C) Jerry Troy, Robert Krell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG) Harold Corona | |
| 16:34 | Florida | John Blankenship hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Dickerson - foul #3 on James Dickerson, team foul #1 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Florida | Jerry Troy (PF) Andrew Cooper | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Corona (SF) James Dickerson | |
| 16:34 | Florida | John Blankenship makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 16:34 | Florida | John Blankenship makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 16:11 | Mississippi | Richard Rooks is called for the reach on Nicholas Anderson - foul #1 on Richard Rooks, team foul #2 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Florida | Antonio Grosz (SG), Andrew Cooper (PF), Robert Krell (C) Richard Rooks, Jerry Troy, John Blankenship | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 15:51 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 37-46 |
| 15:49 | Florida | The rebound goes to Robert Krell | 37-46 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Tony English (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Antonio Grosz (fresh) SF - James Scalise (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Krell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Zybia (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Harold Corona (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Edwards (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Florida | Robert Krell scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 39-46 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Andrew Cooper | 39-46 |
| 15:01 | Florida | Tony English's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-46 |
| Subs | Florida | Randy McGrue (PG), James Baker (SG), Jerry Troy (PF), John Blankenship (C) Tony English, James Scalise, Andrew Cooper, Robert Krell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson (SG), James Dickerson (SF) Jeremy Macaulay, Harold Corona | |
| 14:41 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-49 |
| 14:25 | Florida | Randy McGrue misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-49 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson grabs the board | 39-49 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi | Antonio Grosz is called for the reach on James Dickerson - foul #1 on Antonio Grosz, team foul #3 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Rooks (PG), Anthony Perkins (SF), Andrew Cooper (PF) Randy McGrue, James Baker, Jerry Troy | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 13:46 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia is hacked by Richard Rooks - foul #2 on Richard Rooks, team foul #4 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Florida | Jerry Troy (PF), Robert Krell (C) Andrew Cooper, John Blankenship | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 13:24 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson is hacked by Jerry Troy - foul #1 on Jerry Troy, team foul #5 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Florida | Randy McGrue (PG), Tony English (SG), James Scalise (SF), Andrew Cooper (PF), John Blankenship (C) Richard Rooks, Antonio Grosz, Anthony Perkins, Jerry Troy, Robert Krell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 12:56 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson misses the jumper from the left wing | 39-49 |
| 12:54 | Florida | The rebound goes to Tony English | 39-49 |
| 12:32 | Florida | John Blankenship makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Tony English | 42-49 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson's floater is tipped away by Andrew Cooper | 42-49 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi | James Dickerson grabs the offensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson misses short on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Andrew Cooper - foul #3 on Andrew Cooper, team foul #6 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Rooks (PG), James Baker (SG), Anthony Perkins (SF), Jerry Troy (PF), Robert Krell (C) Randy McGrue, Tony English, James Scalise, Andrew Cooper, John Blankenship | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), Frank Morton (C) Jeffrey Zybia, Ronald Edwards | |
| 11:41 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Richard Rooks (fresh) SG - James Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Perkins (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Troy (fresh) 8 pts. C - Robert Krell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeremy Macaulay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Lamson (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - James Dickerson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Anderson (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Morton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Florida | James Baker drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Jerry Troy and he's hacked by Jeremy Macaulay - foul #1 on Jeremy Macaulay, team foul #2 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Fedele (C) Nicholas Anderson | |
| 11:19 | Florida | James Baker misses the free throw | 44-51 |
| 11:19 | Mississippi | John Fedele gets the rebound | 44-51 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-51 |
| 10:46 | Florida | Robert Krell double dribbles | 44-51 |
| Subs | Florida | Randy McGrue (PG) Richard Rooks | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Harold Corona (SF) James Dickerson | |
| 10:22 | Mississippi | Anthony Perkins takes the ball from John Fedele | 44-51 |
| 10:17 | Florida | James Baker hits the finger roll on a great pass from Anthony Perkins | 46-51 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi | Robert Krell is called for the reach on Harold Corona - foul #1 on Robert Krell, team foul #7 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Rooks (PG), Antonio Grosz (SG), James Scalise (SF), Andrew Cooper (PF), John Blankenship (C) Randy McGrue, James Baker, Anthony Perkins, Jerry Troy, Robert Krell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (PG), Ronald Edwards (C) Jeremy Macaulay, John Fedele | |
| 09:52 | Mississippi | Harold Corona makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi | Harold Corona makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 09:32 | Florida | John Blankenship comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Harold Corona | 46-53 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi | Harold Corona hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-53 |
| 09:24 | Florida | John Blankenship pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| 09:10 | Florida | Andrew Cooper clanks a 3 from the left corner | 46-53 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Harold Corona | 46-53 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi | Andrew Cooper is called for the reach on Frank Morton - foul #4 on Andrew Cooper, team foul #8 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Florida | Randy McGrue (PG), Tony English (SG), Anthony Perkins (SF), Jerry Troy (PF), Robert Krell (C) Richard Rooks, Antonio Grosz, James Scalise, Andrew Cooper, John Blankenship | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Dickerson (SF) Jeffrey Lamson | |
| 08:47 | Mississippi | Frank Morton misses the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 08:47 | Florida | Jerry Troy pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| 08:43 | Florida | Robert Krell is hacked by Jeffrey Zybia - foul #1 on Jeffrey Zybia, team foul #3 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Nicholas Anderson (PF) Frank Morton | |
| 08:38 | Florida | Robert Krell's layup is rejected by Nicholas Anderson | 46-53 |
| 08:36 | Florida | Tony English misses the tip | 46-53 |
| 08:35 | Florida | Jerry Troy gets the offensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 08:28 | Florida | Randy McGrue drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Anthony Perkins | 48-53 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi | Randy McGrue picks off the pass by Harold Corona | 48-53 |
| 08:02 | Florida | Randy McGrue misses the lay-in | 48-53 |
| 08:01 | Florida | Tony English can't tip it in | 48-53 |
| 08:00 | Florida | Anthony Perkins hits the follow up shot | 50-53 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi | Harold Corona is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Dickerson | 50-56 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Randy McGrue (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony English (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Perkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jerry Troy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Krell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Zybia (tiring) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Harold Corona (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - James Dickerson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Anderson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Edwards (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Florida | Anthony Perkins connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Jerry Troy and he's fouled by Harold Corona - foul #1 on Harold Corona, team foul #4 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Rooks (PG), James Baker (SG), Andrew Cooper (PF), John Blankenship (C) Randy McGrue, Tony English, Jerry Troy, Robert Krell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), Jeffrey Lamson (SG), John Fedele (C) Jeffrey Zybia, Harold Corona, Ronald Edwards | |
| 07:23 | Florida | Anthony Perkins misses the free throw | 52-56 |
| 07:23 | Mississippi | John Fedele gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses long on an open shot from close range | 52-56 |
| 07:01 | Florida | John Blankenship grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 06:48 | Florida | James Baker buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Rooks | 54-56 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi | James Dickerson is whistled for traveling | 54-56 |
| Subs | Florida | Randy McGrue (PG), James Scalise (SF) Richard Rooks, Anthony Perkins | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Morton (C) John Fedele | |
| 06:27 | Florida | James Baker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 06:25 | Florida | Randy McGrue can't tip it in | 54-56 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi | Frank Morton pulls down the rebound | 54-56 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi | James Dickerson connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 05:50 | Florida | Randy McGrue misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jeremy Macaulay - foul #2 on Jeremy Macaulay, team foul #5 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Florida | Tony English (SG), Antonio Grosz (SF), Jerry Troy (PF) James Baker, James Scalise, Andrew Cooper | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (SG), Harold Corona (SF), Ronald Edwards (C) Jeffrey Lamson, James Dickerson, Frank Morton | |
| 05:50 | Florida | Randy McGrue makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 05:50 | Florida | Randy McGrue makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 05:25 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 56-58 |
| 05:24 | Florida | Jerry Troy grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 05:18 | Florida | John Blankenship can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-58 |
| 05:17 | Florida | Jerry Troy misses the tip | 56-58 |
| 05:15 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Nicholas Anderson | 56-58 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-58 |
| 04:53 | Florida | Jerry Troy grabs the defensive rebound | 56-58 |
| 04:43 | Florida | Randy McGrue hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi | Harold Corona gets the rebound | 56-58 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi | Harold Corona misses the floater from the right wing | 56-58 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi | Harold Corona tips it in | 56-60 |
| 03:59 | Florida | Jerry Troy connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Randy McGrue and the foul's on Harold Corona - foul #2 on Harold Corona, team foul #6 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Rooks (PG), James Baker (SG), James Scalise (SF), Robert Krell (C) Randy McGrue, Tony English, Antonio Grosz, John Blankenship | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Lamson (SG), James Dickerson (SF), Frank Morton (PF) Jeremy Macaulay, Harold Corona, Nicholas Anderson | |
| 03:59 | Florida | Jerry Troy makes the free throw | 59-60 |
| 03:33 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 59-60 |
| 03:32 | Florida | The rebound goes to James Scalise | 59-60 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Richard Rooks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Scalise (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Troy (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Krell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jeffrey Zybia (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeffrey Lamson (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - James Dickerson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank Morton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Edwards (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Florida | Robert Krell makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Richard Rooks | 61-60 |
| 02:49 | Mississippi | James Dickerson connects on the open shot near the basket on a great pass from Jeffrey Zybia out of a doubleteam | 61-62 |
| 02:40 | Florida | Robert Krell clanks a jump hook in the lane | 61-62 |
| 02:39 | Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Krell | 61-62 |
| 02:32 | Florida | Richard Rooks double dribbles | 61-62 |
| Subs | Florida | Randy McGrue (PG), Antonio Grosz (SG), Anthony Perkins (SF), Andrew Cooper (PF), John Blankenship (C) Richard Rooks, James Baker, James Scalise, Jerry Troy, Robert Krell | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeremy Macaulay (PG), Nicholas Anderson (PF) Jeffrey Zybia, Ronald Edwards | |
| 02:27 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-62 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia (PG), Ronald Edwards (C) Jeremy Macaulay, Frank Morton | |
| 02:12 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-62 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-62 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi | James Dickerson is open and scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jeffrey Zybia | 61-64 |
| 01:45 | Florida | Randy McGrue misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-64 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards snags the defensive board | 61-64 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | James Dickerson misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 61-64 |
| 01:20 | Florida | The rebound goes to Randy McGrue | 61-64 |
| 01:02 | Florida | John Blankenship throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-64 |
| Subs | Florida | James Baker (SG) Antonio Grosz | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Mississippi | Ronald Edwards can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 61-64 |
| 00:36 | Florida | The rebound goes to Andrew Cooper | 61-64 |
| 00:21 | Florida | John Blankenship scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Perkins | 64-64 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Zybia splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-67 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Florida | James Baker comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 64-67 |