| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Sweeney (fresh) PF - Ronnie Meyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Jessie Duke (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Michael Berns (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Murray (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Frank Chevalier (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Moncayo (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Tackett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Florida | Frank Chevalier inbounds the ball | 22-24 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Florida | Ronnie Meyer is called for the reach on David Moncayo - foul #2 on Ronnie Meyer, team foul #1 | 22-24 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Jesse Hamilton (PF) Bryan Sutera, Ronnie Meyer | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 19:18 | Florida | Frank Chevalier misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 19:16 | LSU | Jesse Hamilton gets the rebound | 22-24 |
| 18:55 | LSU | Jesse Hamilton misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 22-24 |
| 18:53 | Florida | Robert Tackett pulls down the rebound | 22-24 |
| 18:48 | Florida | Michael Berns loses the ball out of bounds | 22-24 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Roger Villela (SF), Ronnie Meyer (PF) Gary Troup, Dikembe Ali, Jesse Hamilton | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 18:21 | LSU | Bryan Sutera connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-24 |
| 18:02 | Florida | Frank Chevalier lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Murray | 25-26 |
| 17:41 | LSU | Bryan Sutera hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-26 |
| 17:12 | Florida | Frank Chevalier misses the easy layup | 27-26 |
| 17:10 | LSU | John Sweeney pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 17:04 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer hits a floater from close range on a great pass from John Sweeney | 29-26 |
| 16:36 | Florida | Frank Chevalier misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Roger Villela - foul #1 on Roger Villela, team foul #2 | 29-26 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Jesse Hamilton (C) Bryan Sutera, Roger Villela, Jessie Duke | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 16:36 | Florida | Frank Chevalier misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 16:36 | Florida | Frank Chevalier makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 16:07 | LSU | Gary Troup is whistled for a carry | 29-27 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG) Gary Troup | |
| Subs | Florida | Sylvester Moll (SG), Elton McGee (C) Michael Murray, Robert Tackett | |
| 15:56 | Florida | Frank Chevalier can't connect on a shot from the left block but the foul's on John Sweeney - foul #1 on John Sweeney, team foul #3 | 29-27 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Florida | Zlatko Kacerski (SG) Michael Berns | |
| 15:56 | Florida | Frank Chevalier makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 15:56 | Florida | Frank Chevalier makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Sweeney (fairly fresh) PF - Ronnie Meyer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Jesse Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Sylvester Moll (fresh) SG - Zlatko Kacerski (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Frank Chevalier (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Moncayo (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Elton McGee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | LSU | John Sweeney hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bryan Sutera | 31-29 |
| 15:17 | Florida | Zlatko Kacerski misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-29 |
| 15:15 | Florida | David Moncayo grabs the offensive board | 31-29 |
| 15:03 | Florida | David Moncayo is hacked by Ronnie Meyer - foul #3 on Ronnie Meyer, team foul #4 | 31-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Jessie Duke (C) Bryan Sutera, Ronnie Meyer | |
| Subs | Florida | Michael Murray (SF) Frank Chevalier | |
| 14:41 | Florida | Zlatko Kacerski's pass is intercepted by Gary Troup | 31-29 |
| 14:24 | LSU | Jesse Hamilton drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Ali | 34-29 |
| 14:04 | Florida | David Moncayo misses the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Gary Troup - foul #1 on Gary Troup, team foul #5 | 34-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Ronnie Meyer (PF) Gary Troup, Jessie Duke | |
| Subs | Florida | Michael Berns (PG), Robert Tackett (C) Sylvester Moll, Elton McGee | |
| 14:04 | Florida | David Moncayo misses the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 14:04 | Florida | David Moncayo misses the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 14:04 | LSU | The rebound goes to Jesse Hamilton | 34-29 |
| 13:41 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer clanks a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Zlatko Kacerski - foul #4 on Zlatko Kacerski, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Florida | Sylvester Moll (SF) Zlatko Kacerski | |
| 13:41 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer misses the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 13:41 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer misses the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 13:41 | Florida | The rebound goes to David Moncayo | 34-29 |
| 13:24 | Florida | David Moncayo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Stedman (SG) Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Florida | Elton McGee (PF) David Moncayo | |
| 13:03 | LSU | Bryan Sutera knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis Stedman | 36-29 |
| 12:49 | Florida | Michael Murray loses the dribble to Jesse Hamilton | 36-29 |
| 12:21 | LSU | John Sweeney hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-29 |
| 11:56 | Florida | Sylvester Moll misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on John Sweeney - foul #2 on John Sweeney, team foul #6 | 39-29 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Dikembe Ali (SG), Jessie Duke (C) Bryan Sutera, Dennis Stedman, Ronnie Meyer | |
| Subs | Florida | Frank Chevalier (SF), David Moncayo (PF) Michael Murray, Elton McGee | |
| 11:56 | Florida | Sylvester Moll misses the 1st free throw | 39-29 |
| 11:56 | Florida | Sylvester Moll makes the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gary Troup (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dikembe Ali (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Sweeney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jesse Hamilton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jessie Duke (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Michael Berns (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Sylvester Moll (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Frank Chevalier (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Moncayo (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Tackett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | LSU | Michael Berns steps in front of the John Sweeney pass | 39-30 |
| 11:15 | Florida | Jessie Duke steals the ball from Frank Chevalier | 39-30 |
| 10:48 | LSU | John Sweeney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Bryan Sutera (PG), Ronnie Meyer (PF) Gary Troup, Jesse Hamilton | |
| Subs | Florida | Michael Murray (SG) Sylvester Moll | |
| 10:25 | Florida | Robert Tackett can't finish the layup | 39-30 |
| 10:23 | Florida | David Moncayo misses the tip | 39-30 |
| 10:22 | LSU | The rebound goes to Dikembe Ali | 39-30 |
| 09:55 | LSU | Dikembe Ali is fouled on the floor by Robert Tackett - foul #3 on Robert Tackett, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | LSU | Jesse Hamilton (C) Jessie Duke | |
| Subs | Florida | Elton McGee (PF) David Moncayo | |
| 09:37 | LSU | Bryan Sutera misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-30 |
| 09:36 | Florida | The rebound goes to Elton McGee | 39-30 |
| 09:13 | Florida | Michael Murray clanks a 3 from the right wing | 39-30 |
| 09:11 | Florida | Robert Tackett can't tip it in | 39-30 |
| 09:09 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 08:49 | LSU | Bryan Sutera misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 08:47 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer tips it in | 41-30 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:36 | Florida | Jesse Hamilton steals the ball from Frank Chevalier | 41-30 |
| 08:15 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-30 |
| 08:14 | LSU | Bryan Sutera pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 08:00 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 41-30 |
| 07:58 | Florida | Michael Murray grabs the defensive rebound | 41-30 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Bryan Sutera (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Sweeney (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Ronnie Meyer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jesse Hamilton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Michael Berns (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Murray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Frank Chevalier (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Elton McGee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Tackett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:43 | Florida | Michael Murray misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-30 |
| 07:41 | LSU | Dikembe Ali gets the rebound | 41-30 |
| 07:34 | LSU | Bryan Sutera makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Jesse Hamilton | 43-30 |
| 07:21 | Florida | Bryan Sutera steals the ball from Michael Berns | 43-30 |
| 06:55 | LSU | Dikembe Ali hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-30 |
| 06:53 | Florida | Robert Tackett pulls down the rebound | 43-30 |
| 06:47 | Florida | Robert Tackett comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 43-30 |
| 06:45 | Florida | Elton McGee tips it in | 43-32 |
| 06:19 | LSU | Bryan Sutera connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Dikembe Ali | 46-32 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:58 | Florida | Michael Murray can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-32 |
| 05:56 | LSU | Jesse Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 46-32 |
| 05:31 | LSU | Jesse Hamilton drills a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Bryan Sutera | 48-32 |
| 05:16 | Florida | Bryan Sutera picks off the pass by Elton McGee | 48-32 |
| 05:11 | LSU | John Sweeney banks in the layup on a great pass from Bryan Sutera | 50-32 |
| 05:02 | Florida | Michael Berns throws it down on a great pass from Michael Murray | 50-34 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 04:33 | LSU | Ronnie Meyer clanks a jumper from the baseline | 50-34 |
| 04:31 | LSU | Jesse Hamilton tips it but misses | 50-34 |
| 04:30 | Florida | The rebound goes to Elton McGee | 50-34 |
| 04:19 | Florida | Robert Tackett buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Berns | 50-36 |
| 03:54 | LSU | Dikembe Ali misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Murray - foul #1 on Michael Murray, team foul #3 | 50-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Gary Troup (PG), Roger Villela (SF), Jordan Mukai (C) Bryan Sutera, John Sweeney, Ronnie Meyer | |
| Subs | Florida | William Brantley (PG), Zlatko Kacerski (SG), Sylvester Moll (SF), David Moncayo (PF) Michael Berns, Michael Murray, Frank Chevalier, Robert Tackett | |
| 03:54 | LSU | Dikembe Ali makes the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 03:54 | LSU | Dikembe Ali makes the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Gary Troup (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Dikembe Ali (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Villela (fresh) PF - Jesse Hamilton (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jordan Mukai (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - William Brantley (fresh) SG - Zlatko Kacerski (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Sylvester Moll (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Moncayo (fresh) 5 reb. C - Elton McGee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Florida | Sylvester Moll can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 52-36 |
| 03:39 | LSU | Gary Troup grabs the board | 52-36 |
| 03:17 | LSU | David Moncayo swats the shot by Gary Troup | 52-36 |
| 03:15 | Florida | The rebound goes to David Moncayo | 52-36 |
| 02:49 | Florida | Jesse Hamilton is called for the reach on David Moncayo - foul #2 on Jesse Hamilton, team foul #7 | 52-36 |
| Subs | LSU | Dennis Stedman (SG) Dikembe Ali | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 02:49 | Florida | David Moncayo makes the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 02:49 | Florida | David Moncayo misses the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| 02:49 | LSU | Jordan Mukai snags the defensive board | 52-37 |
| 02:25 | LSU | Gary Troup clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 52-37 |
| 02:24 | Florida | The rebound goes to David Moncayo | 52-37 |
| 02:11 | Florida | Sylvester Moll loses the dribble to Gary Troup | 52-37 |
| 01:46 | LSU | Jordan Mukai misses long on a runner from the right block | 52-37 |
| 01:45 | Florida | The rebound goes to Sylvester Moll | 52-37 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:40 | Florida | Zlatko Kacerski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-37 |
| 01:38 | Florida | Elton McGee misses the tip | 52-37 |
| 01:37 | Florida | Elton McGee grabs the offensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 01:32 | Florida | William Brantley misses badly on a floater from the right side | 52-37 |
| 01:31 | LSU | The rebound goes to Dennis Stedman | 52-37 |
| 01:02 | LSU | Roger Villela can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-37 |
| 01:01 | Florida | Elton McGee grabs the board | 52-37 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:53 | Florida | Sylvester Moll clanks a jumper from the left side | 52-37 |
| 00:52 | Florida | David Moncayo tips it back up and in | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:32 | LSU | Jesse Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 00:30 | LSU | Jesse Hamilton tips it but misses | 52-39 |
| 00:28 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Villela | 52-39 |
| 00:00 | LSU | Gary Troup runs out the clock | 52-39 |