| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) 2 stl. C - David Halls (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - William Jump (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Oscar Helman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Man Fang (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Fiscus (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Riggs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Mississippi State | David Halls travels with the ball | 26-30 |
| 19:26 | Florida | Kenneth Fiscus banks in the layup on a great pass from William Jump | 26-32 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-32 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi State | David Halls hits the follow up shot | 28-32 |
| 18:54 | Florida | William Jump misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi State | David Halls grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 18:22 | Florida | Thomas Riggs snags the defensive board | 28-32 |
| 18:03 | Florida | William Jump hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi State | John Mason can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 28-32 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona snags the offensive board | 28-32 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 28-32 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi State | David Halls gets the offensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi State | Thomas Riggs takes the ball from Fred Carmona | 28-32 |
| 16:55 | Florida | Thomas Riggs makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Man Fang | 28-34 |
| 16:30 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from David Halls | 31-34 |
| 16:13 | Florida | William Jump makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 15:44 | Mississippi State | John Mason connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Dustin Edwards | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Edwards (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Norman Jenkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Fred Carmona (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - David Halls (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - William Jump (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Oscar Helman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Man Fang (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Fiscus (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Riggs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Florida | Kenneth Fiscus hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 33-37 |
| 15:29 | Florida | Oscar Helman tips it in | 33-39 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-39 |
| 15:14 | Florida | The rebound goes to Thomas Riggs | 33-39 |
| 14:52 | Florida | William Jump makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Riggs | 33-42 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-42 |
| 14:35 | Florida | Thomas Riggs grabs the board | 33-42 |
| 14:22 | Florida | Thomas Riggs travels with the ball | 33-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG), Robert James (SF), Bradly Kelly (C) Dustin Edwards, Norman Jenkins, David Halls | |
| Subs | Florida | Kenneth Gibson (PG), Jerry Caldwell (SG), Mandondo Victor (SF), Angel Maldonado (C) William Jump, Oscar Helman, Man Fang, Thomas Riggs | |
| 14:00 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona lays it up and in set up by John Mason and the foul's on Kenneth Fiscus - foul #1 on Kenneth Fiscus, team foul #1 | 35-42 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the free throw | 36-42 |
| 13:49 | Florida | Angel Maldonado is fouled on the floor by Bradly Kelly - foul #1 on Bradly Kelly, team foul #1 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SG), Michael Hilbert (PF) John Mason, Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | Florida | Kenneth Smith (PF) Kenneth Fiscus | |
| 13:37 | Florida | Mandondo Victor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-42 |
| 13:36 | Florida | Angel Maldonado tips it in | 36-44 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-44 |
| 12:57 | Florida | Kenneth Gibson drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Mandondo Victor | 39-47 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 12:34 | Florida | Kenneth Smith snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 12:29 | Florida | Robert James is called for the reach on Mandondo Victor - foul #1 on Robert James, team foul #2 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG) Dustin Edwards | |
| Subs | Florida | William Jump (PG), Oscar Helman (SG), Kenneth Fiscus (PF) Kenneth Gibson, Jerry Caldwell, Kenneth Smith | |
| 12:19 | Florida | Mandondo Victor is fouled on the floor by Robert James - foul #2 on Robert James, team foul #3 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona (PF) Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | Florida | Thomas Riggs (C) Angel Maldonado | |
| 12:01 | Florida | Thomas Petty takes the ball from William Jump | 39-47 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi State | John Mason is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on John Mason, team foul #4 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SF), David Halls (C) Robert James, Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Fred Carmona (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - David Halls (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - William Jump (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Oscar Helman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mandondo Victor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Fiscus (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Riggs (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Florida | William Jump misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-47 |
| 11:27 | Mississippi State | David Halls pulls down the rebound | 39-47 |
| 11:13 | Mississippi State | David Halls's pass is intercepted by Oscar Helman | 39-47 |
| 11:09 | Florida | Oscar Helman banks in the layup | 39-49 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | Oscar Helman takes the ball from Fred Carmona | 39-49 |
| 10:42 | Florida | William Jump connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Oscar Helman | 39-51 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | William Jump steals the ball from Thomas Petty | 39-51 |
| 10:02 | Florida | William Jump scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Oscar Helman | 39-54 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-54 |
| 09:14 | Florida | Kenneth Fiscus's pass is intercepted by David Halls | 42-54 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Fiscus is called for the reach on John Mason - foul #2 on Kenneth Fiscus, team foul #2 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SG), Robert James (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF) Thomas Petty, Norman Jenkins, Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | Florida | Kenneth Gibson (PG), Jerry Caldwell (SG), Man Fang (SF), Kenneth Smith (PF), Angel Maldonado (C) William Jump, Oscar Helman, Mandondo Victor, Kenneth Fiscus, Thomas Riggs | |
| 08:36 | Mississippi State | David Halls knocks in the jumper from the right block | 44-54 |
| 08:19 | Florida | Kenneth Smith misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Michael Hilbert - foul #1 on Michael Hilbert, team foul #5 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly (C) David Halls | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 08:19 | Florida | Kenneth Smith misses the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 08:19 | Florida | Kenneth Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Angel Maldonado - foul #1 on Angel Maldonado, team foul #3 | 44-55 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | John Mason makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | John Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 07:47 | Florida | Kenneth Gibson is fouled on the floor by Robert James - foul #3 on Robert James, team foul #6 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Florida | William Jump (PG) Kenneth Gibson | |
| 07:42 | Florida | Man Fang misses the easy layup | 46-55 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards grabs the board | 46-55 |
| 07:24 | Mississippi State | Robert James double dribbles | 46-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (PG) John Mason | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert James (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) C - Bradly Kelly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - William Jump (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jerry Caldwell (fresh) SF - Man Fang (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Angel Maldonado (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Florida | William Jump misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Hilbert - foul #2 on Michael Hilbert, team foul #7 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SF), David Halls (C) Robert James, Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | Florida | Oscar Helman (SG), Thomas Riggs (C) Jerry Caldwell, Angel Maldonado | |
| 07:09 | Florida | William Jump misses the 1st free throw | 46-55 |
| 07:09 | Florida | William Jump makes the 2nd free throw | 46-56 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-56 |
| 06:45 | Florida | The rebound goes to Thomas Riggs | 46-56 |
| 06:39 | Florida | Thomas Riggs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Michael Hilbert - foul #3 on Michael Hilbert, team foul #8 | 46-56 |
| 06:39 | Florida | Thomas Riggs makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 06:39 | Florida | Thomas Riggs makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-58 |
| 06:17 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty tips it in | 48-58 |
| 06:07 | Florida | Oscar Helman can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 48-58 |
| 06:06 | Florida | Man Fang hits the follow up shot | 48-60 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi State | David Halls can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 48-60 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi State | David Halls tips it home | 50-60 |
| 05:32 | Florida | William Jump clanks a 3 from straight away | 50-60 |
| 05:31 | Florida | Kenneth Smith tips it but misses | 50-60 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards gets the rebound | 50-60 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards is called for traveling | 50-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Robert James (SF), Fred Carmona (PF), Bradly Kelly (C) Thomas Petty, Norman Jenkins, Michael Hilbert, David Halls | |
| Subs | Florida | Kenneth Gibson (PG), Jerry Caldwell (SG), Mandondo Victor (SF), Kenneth Fiscus (PF), Angel Maldonado (C) William Jump, Oscar Helman, Man Fang, Kenneth Smith, Thomas Riggs | |
| 04:42 | Florida | Mandondo Victor comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-60 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Fred Carmona | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:37 | Mississippi State | John Mason is hacked by Kenneth Gibson - foul #1 on Kenneth Gibson, team foul #4 | 50-60 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-60 |
| 04:08 | Florida | Kenneth Fiscus dunks the ball set up by Kenneth Gibson | 50-62 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly scores on a floater from the right side | 52-62 |
| 03:42 | Florida | Angel Maldonado loses the dribble to Robert James | 52-62 |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | Mandondo Victor is called for the reach on John Mason - foul #1 on Mandondo Victor, team foul #5 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (PG), Norman Jenkins (SF), David Halls (C) John Mason, Dustin Edwards, Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | Florida | William Jump (PG), Oscar Helman (SG), Thomas Riggs (C) Kenneth Gibson, Jerry Caldwell, Angel Maldonado | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert James (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Fred Carmona (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Halls (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - William Jump (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Oscar Helman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mandondo Victor (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Fiscus (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Riggs (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses the dunk attempt | 52-62 |
| 03:02 | Florida | William Jump snags the defensive board | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:40 | Florida | Thomas Riggs misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Norman Jenkins - foul #3 on Norman Jenkins, team foul #9 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards (SG), Michael Hilbert (PF) Robert James, Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | Florida | Man Fang (SF) Mandondo Victor | |
| 02:40 | Florida | Thomas Riggs makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 02:40 | Florida | Thomas Riggs makes the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:30 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-64 |
| 02:29 | Florida | Man Fang gets the rebound | 52-64 |
| 02:00 | Florida | William Jump buries a 3 from straight away | 52-67 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-67 |
| 01:18 | Florida | William Jump clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-67 |
| 01:17 | Florida | William Jump pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-67 |
| 01:01 | Florida | Thomas Riggs misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 55-67 |
| 00:59 | Mississippi State | David Halls grabs the board | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:53 | Mississippi State | Oscar Helman is called for the reach on Dustin Edwards - foul #1 on Oscar Helman, team foul #6 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SF), Bradly Kelly (C) Norman Jenkins, David Halls | |
| Subs | Florida | Kenneth Gibson (PG), Jerry Caldwell (SG), Mandondo Victor (SF), Kenneth Smith (PF), Angel Maldonado (C) William Jump, Oscar Helman, Man Fang, Kenneth Fiscus, Thomas Riggs | |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Dustin Edwards drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Thomas Petty | 58-67 |
| 00:51 | Florida | Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Norman Jenkins (SF), Fred Carmona (PF), David Halls (C) Thomas Petty, Robert James, Michael Hilbert, Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | Florida | William Jump (PG), Oscar Helman (SG), Man Fang (SF), Kenneth Fiscus (PF), Thomas Riggs (C) Kenneth Gibson, Jerry Caldwell, Mandondo Victor, Kenneth Smith, Angel Maldonado | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Florida | Thomas Riggs is hacked by John Mason in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Mason, team foul #10 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Florida | Jerry Caldwell (SG), Mandondo Victor (SF) Oscar Helman, Man Fang | |
| 00:50 | Florida | Thomas Riggs misses the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:50 | Florida | Thomas Riggs misses the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | David Halls gets the rebound | 58-67 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins is hacked by Kenneth Fiscus - foul #3 on Kenneth Fiscus, team foul #7 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Florida | Oscar Helman (SG), Man Fang (SF) Jerry Caldwell, Mandondo Victor | |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:44 | Florida | Thomas Riggs pulls down the rebound | 58-67 |
| 00:42 | Florida | Thomas Riggs is hacked by John Mason in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Mason, team foul #11 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (PG) John Mason | |
| Subs | Florida | Jerry Caldwell (SG), Mandondo Victor (SF) Oscar Helman, Man Fang | |
| 00:42 | Florida | Thomas Riggs misses the 1st free throw | 58-67 |
| 00:42 | Florida | Thomas Riggs makes the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-68 |
| 00:33 | Florida | Mandondo Victor pulls down the rebound | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:04 | Florida | William Jump can't finish the layup | 58-68 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona snags the defensive board | 58-68 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 58-68 |