| Lineup | Florida | PG - Oscar Helman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Liberty (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Man Fang (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Fiscus (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Roach (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Carmona (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | William Roach inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly lays it in set up by Fred Carmona | 29-31 |
| 19:22 | Florida | Man Fang misses short on a jump hook from close range | 29-31 |
| 19:20 | Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Liberty | 29-31 |
| 19:07 | Florida | Oscar Helman splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-31 |
| 19:05 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona's layup is rejected by Kenneth Fiscus | 29-31 |
| 18:36 | Florida | Man Fang gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| 18:28 | Florida | Man Fang can't connect on an uncontested runner from the right block | 29-31 |
| 18:26 | Florida | Kenneth Fiscus tips it back up and in | 31-31 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-31 |
| 17:57 | Florida | Paul Liberty misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi State | James Johnson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Petty | 31-33 |
| 17:03 | Florida | Oscar Helman is whistled for traveling | 31-33 |
| Subs | Florida | Justin Heimbach (SG) Paul Liberty | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 16:41 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly tips it home | 31-35 |
| 16:11 | Florida | Kenneth Fiscus works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-35 |
| 16:09 | Florida | Kenneth Fiscus grabs the offensive board | 31-35 |
| 15:56 | Florida | Kenneth Fiscus comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 31-35 |
| 15:54 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona grabs the board | 31-35 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Oscar Helman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Heimbach (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Man Fang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Fiscus (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Roach (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bradly Kelly (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Carmona (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 31-35 |
| 15:48 | Florida | Man Fang gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 15:27 | Florida | Kenneth Fiscus's floater is tipped away by Bradly Kelly | 31-35 |
| 15:26 | Mississippi State | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner and he's fouled by Justin Heimbach - foul #2 on Justin Heimbach, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Florida | Ryan Hayes (PG), Paul Liberty (SG), Robert Zhu (PF) Oscar Helman, Justin Heimbach, Kenneth Fiscus | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Robert James (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF), Richard Steib (C) James Johnson, William Roach, Bradly Kelly, Fred Carmona | |
| 15:00 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses the free throw | 31-38 |
| 15:00 | Florida | Robert Zhu snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 14:38 | Florida | Kenneth Smith can't connect on a shot in the lane | 31-38 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | Robert James snags the defensive board | 31-38 |
| 14:17 | Mississippi State | Robert James hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-38 |
| 14:16 | Florida | Kenneth Smith gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 13:47 | Florida | Man Fang makes the jumper near the basket | 33-38 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert makes the jumpshot from the right side | 33-40 |
| 13:02 | Florida | Kenneth Smith connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ryan Hayes | 35-40 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi State | Paul Liberty steals the ball from John Mason | 35-40 |
| 12:16 | Florida | Kenneth Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert James - foul #1 on Robert James, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Florida | Oscar Helman (PG), Justin Heimbach (SG), Kenneth Fiscus (PF) Ryan Hayes, Man Fang, Robert Zhu | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), Norman Jenkins (SG), William Roach (SF), Bradly Kelly (PF), Fred Carmona (C) John Mason, Thomas Petty, Robert James, Michael Hilbert, Richard Steib | |
| 12:16 | Florida | Kenneth Smith misses the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 12:16 | Florida | Kenneth Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly is wide open but clanks a shot in the lane | 35-40 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona snags the offensive board | 35-40 |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona misses the lay-in | 35-40 |
| 11:38 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins tips it home | 35-42 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Oscar Helman (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Heimbach (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Liberty (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Fiscus (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Roach (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred Carmona (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Florida | Oscar Helman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-42 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 11:10 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-42 |
| 11:09 | Florida | Kenneth Smith grabs the board | 35-42 |
| 10:45 | Florida | Kenneth Smith misses long on an open fadeaway from the baseline | 35-42 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins grabs the board | 35-42 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona can't connect on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Kenneth Smith - foul #3 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #2 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Florida | Man Fang (SF) Paul Liberty | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG) Norman Jenkins | |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 09:50 | Florida | Kenneth Smith loses the dribble to Fred Carmona | 35-44 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 35-44 |
| 09:34 | Florida | Kenneth Fiscus gets the rebound | 35-44 |
| 09:07 | Florida | Kenneth Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-44 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly grabs the board | 35-44 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi State | Justin Heimbach steals it from William Roach | 35-44 |
| 08:49 | Florida | Justin Heimbach banks in the layup | 37-44 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Johnson | 37-46 |
| 08:08 | Florida | William Roach is called for the reach on Justin Heimbach - foul #1 on William Roach, team foul #2 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Florida | Ryan Hayes (PG), Paul Liberty (SG), Robert Zhu (PF) Oscar Helman, Justin Heimbach, Kenneth Fiscus | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Robert James (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF), Richard Steib (C) James Johnson, William Roach, Bradly Kelly, Fred Carmona | |
| 07:48 | Florida | Man Fang misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 37-46 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to John Mason | 37-46 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty clanks a 3 from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 07:16 | Florida | Man Fang grabs the board | 37-46 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Ryan Hayes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Liberty (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Man Fang (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Zhu (fresh) C - Kenneth Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert James (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Steib (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:09 | Florida | Paul Liberty misses short on a jumper from the right side | 37-46 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert is hacked by Robert Zhu - foul #1 on Robert Zhu, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Florida | Oscar Helman (PG), Kenneth Fiscus (C) Ryan Hayes, Kenneth Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SG), William Roach (SF), Bradly Kelly (PF), Fred Carmona (C) Thomas Petty, Robert James, Michael Hilbert, Richard Steib | |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Kenneth Fiscus - foul #1 on Kenneth Fiscus, team foul #4 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Florida | Justin Heimbach (SG) Man Fang | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG) John Mason | |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 06:21 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 06:07 | Florida | Oscar Helman evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left side | 37-48 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to James Johnson | 37-48 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Zhu - foul #2 on Robert Zhu, team foul #5 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Florida | Man Fang (SF), Kenneth Smith (C) Paul Liberty, Robert Zhu | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona snags the offensive board | 37-49 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi State | James Johnson is hacked by Kenneth Fiscus - foul #2 on Kenneth Fiscus, team foul #6 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG) Norman Jenkins | |
| 05:19 | Mississippi State | William Roach double dribbles | 37-49 |
| 05:10 | Florida | Man Fang misses short on a runner in the lane | 37-49 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Fred Carmona | 37-49 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | James Johnson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 37-49 |
| 04:50 | Florida | Kenneth Fiscus gets the rebound | 37-49 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 04:35 | Florida | Kenneth Smith's floater is tipped away by Fred Carmona | 37-49 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly pulls down the rebound | 37-49 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses long on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Kenneth Fiscus - foul #3 on Kenneth Fiscus, team foul #7 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Florida | Paul Liberty (SF) Man Fang | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Michael Hilbert (PF), Richard Steib (C) James Johnson, Bradly Kelly, Fred Carmona | |
| 04:10 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 04:10 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| 04:10 | Florida | Kenneth Smith gets the rebound | 37-50 |
| 03:45 | Florida | Thomas Petty is called for the reach on Kenneth Smith - foul #1 on Thomas Petty, team foul #3 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Florida | Ryan Hayes (PG), Robert Zhu (PF) Oscar Helman, Kenneth Fiscus | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SF) William Roach | |
| 03:40 | Florida | Kenneth Smith drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Ryan Hayes | 39-50 |
| 03:21 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Mason and the foul's on Justin Heimbach - foul #3 on Justin Heimbach, team foul #8 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Florida | Man Fang (SF) Justin Heimbach | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:21 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the free throw | 39-53 |
| 03:12 | Florida | Paul Liberty misses the easy layup | 39-53 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib snags the defensive board | 39-53 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Ryan Hayes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Liberty (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Man Fang (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Zhu (fresh) C - Kenneth Smith (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert James (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Steib (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Robert James | 39-55 |
| 02:40 | Florida | Michael Hilbert swats the dunk try by Man Fang | 39-55 |
| 02:39 | Florida | Man Fang hits the follow up shot | 41-55 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert can't finish the layup | 41-55 |
| 02:27 | Florida | The rebound goes to Ryan Hayes | 41-55 |
| 02:10 | Florida | Man Fang clanks a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by John Mason - foul #1 on John Mason, team foul #4 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Florida | Oscar Helman (PG), Kenneth Fiscus (PF) Ryan Hayes, Robert Zhu | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), Norman Jenkins (SG), William Roach (SF), Bradly Kelly (PF), Fred Carmona (C) John Mason, Thomas Petty, Robert James, Michael Hilbert, Richard Steib | |
| 02:10 | Florida | Man Fang makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 02:10 | Florida | Man Fang makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Smith - foul #4 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #9 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG) Norman Jenkins | |
| 01:43 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:20 | Florida | James Johnson steals it from Kenneth Smith | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 43-57 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | James Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | William Roach can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 43-57 |
| 00:21 | Florida | Kenneth Fiscus gets the rebound | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | Florida | Oscar Helman is hacked by Fred Carmona - foul #3 on Fred Carmona, team foul #5 | 43-57 |
| 00:11 | Florida | Paul Liberty misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 43-57 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona snags the defensive board | 43-57 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | James Johnson runs out the clock | 43-57 |