| Lineup | Florida | PG - Richard Scheuerman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Patel (fresh) 10 pts. SF - David Cruse (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sydney Bishop (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bert Mills (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Clarence Milliron (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Kidd (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Douglas Bowen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Humphreys (fresh) 2 reb. C - Aurek Janoski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida | David Cruse inbounds the ball | 37-27 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Florida | Douglas Bowen steals the ball from Sydney Bishop | 37-27 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi State | Douglas Bowen misses the jumper from the left side | 37-27 |
| 19:27 | Florida | Bert Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 19:08 | Florida | Clarence Milliron steps in front of the Bert Mills pass | 37-27 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi State | Clarence Milliron dunks the ball | 37-29 |
| 18:39 | Florida | David Cruse misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Douglas Bowen - foul #1 on Douglas Bowen, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| 18:39 | Florida | David Cruse makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 18:39 | Florida | David Cruse misses the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 18:39 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jimmy Humphreys | 38-29 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi State | Clarence Milliron is called for traveling | 38-29 |
| 18:13 | Florida | Aurek Janoski steps in front of the Bert Mills pass | 38-29 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi State | Douglas Bowen can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-29 |
| 17:51 | Florida | Bert Mills snags the defensive board | 38-29 |
| 17:35 | Florida | Richard Scheuerman misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-29 |
| 17:33 | Florida | The offensive rebound goes to David Cruse | 38-29 |
| 17:19 | Florida | Sydney Bishop is fouled on the floor by John Kidd - foul #2 on John Kidd, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| 17:04 | Florida | John Patel misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 38-29 |
| 17:03 | Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Scheuerman | 38-29 |
| 16:44 | Florida | Bert Mills misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Humphreys snags the defensive board | 38-29 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Humphreys misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Sydney Bishop - foul #1 on Sydney Bishop, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Florida | Jeffrey Davis (SF), Walter Goolsby (PF), James Jackson (C) David Cruse, Sydney Bishop, Bert Mills | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian Wise (PG), Neil Baskin (SF), Edward Wolfe (C) Clarence Milliron, Douglas Bowen, Aurek Janoski | |
| 16:24 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Humphreys misses the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Humphreys makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 16:07 | Florida | Neil Baskin is called for the reach on James Jackson - foul #3 on Neil Baskin, team foul #3 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Florida | Ryan Thompson (SG), Joseph Ward (SF) Richard Scheuerman, John Patel | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Cunningham (SF) Neil Baskin | |
| 15:52 | Florida | Walter Goolsby buries a turnaround in the lane | 40-30 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Jeffrey Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ryan Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Ward (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Goolsby (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Brian Wise (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Kidd (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Cunningham (fresh) PF - Jimmy Humphreys (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Wolfe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Mississippi State | Edward Wolfe is fouled on the floor by James Jackson - foul #1 on James Jackson, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harold Cheng (SG), Neil Baskin (SF) John Kidd, Jimmy Humphreys | |
| 15:19 | Mississippi State | Edward Wolfe connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Neil Baskin | 40-32 |
| 15:15 | Florida | Jeffrey Davis is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Cunningham - foul #1 on Jeffrey Cunningham, team foul #4 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Scheuerman (PG), John Patel (SG), David Cruse (SF) Jeffrey Davis, Ryan Thompson, Joseph Ward | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Bowen (SF) Jeffrey Cunningham | |
| 14:59 | Florida | Walter Goolsby is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Walter Goolsby, team foul #3 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Florida | Sydney Bishop (PF), Bert Mills (C) Walter Goolsby, James Jackson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Milliron (PG), Aurek Janoski (C) Brian Wise, Neil Baskin | |
| 14:34 | Mississippi State | Clarence Milliron can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Scheuerman - foul #1 on Richard Scheuerman, team foul #4 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Kidd (SG) Harold Cheng | |
| 14:34 | Mississippi State | Clarence Milliron misses the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi State | Clarence Milliron makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 14:09 | Florida | John Patel comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 40-33 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Edward Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 40-33 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi State | Aurek Janoski misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bert Mills - foul #2 on Bert Mills, team foul #5 | 40-33 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi State | Aurek Janoski makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi State | Aurek Janoski makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 13:31 | Florida | Edward Wolfe denies the turnaround by Bert Mills | 40-35 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi State | Aurek Janoski gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 13:16 | Mississippi State | Clarence Milliron can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 13:15 | Florida | Sydney Bishop grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 13:01 | Florida | John Patel comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-35 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | Douglas Bowen grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi State | David Cruse steps in front of the Edward Wolfe pass | 40-35 |
| 12:40 | Florida | David Cruse dunks the ball | 42-35 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi State | Edward Wolfe is fouled on the floor by Bert Mills - foul #3 on Bert Mills, team foul #6 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Florida | Jeffrey Davis (PG), Ryan Thompson (SG), Joseph Ward (SF), Walter Goolsby (PF), James Jackson (C) Richard Scheuerman, John Patel, David Cruse, Sydney Bishop, Bert Mills | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian Wise (PG), Neil Baskin (SF), Jimmy Humphreys (PF), Jeffrey Cunningham (C) Clarence Milliron, Douglas Bowen, Edward Wolfe, Aurek Janoski | |
| 11:55 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Cunningham can't finish the layup | 42-35 |
| 11:54 | Florida | Jeffrey Davis gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Jeffrey Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ryan Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Ward (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Walter Goolsby (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Brian Wise (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Kidd (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Neil Baskin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jimmy Humphreys (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Cunningham (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Florida | Walter Goolsby knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Ward | 44-35 |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Cunningham buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Brian Wise and he's fouled by James Jackson - foul #2 on James Jackson, team foul #7 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Florida | John Patel (SG) Ryan Thompson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harold Cheng (SG) John Kidd | |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Cunningham makes the free throw | 44-38 |
| 11:01 | Florida | John Patel misses badly on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Brian Wise - foul #2 on Brian Wise, team foul #5 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Scheuerman (PG), David Cruse (SF) Jeffrey Davis, Joseph Ward | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Bowen (SF), Aurek Janoski (C) Jeffrey Cunningham, Neil Baskin | |
| 11:01 | Florida | John Patel makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 11:01 | Florida | John Patel makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi State | Brian Wise knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Douglas Bowen | 46-41 |
| 10:29 | Florida | David Cruse blows the layup | 46-41 |
| 10:27 | Florida | The offensive rebound goes to David Cruse | 46-41 |
| 10:05 | Florida | James Jackson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Humphreys grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi State | Brian Wise comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 09:50 | Florida | The rebound goes to David Cruse | 46-41 |
| 09:45 | Florida | Richard Scheuerman is hacked by Brian Wise in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Wise, team foul #6 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Florida | Sydney Bishop (PF), Bert Mills (C) Walter Goolsby, James Jackson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Milliron (PG), John Kidd (SG) Brian Wise, Harold Cheng | |
| 09:27 | Florida | John Patel hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Humphreys gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 08:58 | Mississippi State | John Kidd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Florida | Jeffrey Davis (SG), Joseph Ward (SF) John Patel, David Cruse | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Neil Baskin (SF), Edward Wolfe (PF), Jeffrey Cunningham (C) Douglas Bowen, Jimmy Humphreys, Aurek Janoski | |
| 08:43 | Florida | Joseph Ward is whistled for traveling | 46-41 |
| Subs | Florida | Ryan Thompson (SG) Richard Scheuerman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:21 | Mississippi State | Sydney Bishop swats the shot by Jeffrey Cunningham | 46-41 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Cunningham grabs the offensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi State | Neil Baskin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | Jeffrey Cunningham pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | Neil Baskin hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by John Kidd | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Jeffrey Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ryan Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Ward (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sydney Bishop (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bert Mills (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Clarence Milliron (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Kidd (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Neil Baskin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Edward Wolfe (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Cunningham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Florida | Jeffrey Davis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 07:31 | Mississippi State | Neil Baskin pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi State | Neil Baskin can't finish the layup | 46-43 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi State | John Kidd hits the follow up shot | 46-45 |
| 06:52 | Florida | Ryan Thompson misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 06:51 | Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Sydney Bishop | 46-45 |
| 06:38 | Florida | Sydney Bishop misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 46-45 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to John Kidd | 46-45 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | Clarence Milliron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-45 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Scheuerman (PG), John Patel (SG), David Cruse (SF), Walter Goolsby (PF), James Jackson (C) Jeffrey Davis, Ryan Thompson, Joseph Ward, Sydney Bishop, Bert Mills | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian Wise (PG), Douglas Bowen (SF), Jimmy Humphreys (PF), Aurek Janoski (C) Clarence Milliron, Neil Baskin, Edward Wolfe, Jeffrey Cunningham | |
| 06:19 | Florida | John Kidd is called for the reach on James Jackson - foul #3 on John Kidd, team foul #7 | 46-45 |
| 06:19 | Florida | James Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 06:19 | Florida | James Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi State | John Kidd hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 05:42 | Florida | Richard Scheuerman misses the 3 from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 05:41 | Florida | David Cruse tips it in | 50-48 |
| 05:28 | Mississippi State | Brian Wise double dribbles | 50-48 |
| Subs | Florida | Bert Mills (C) James Jackson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Milliron (PG), Harold Cheng (SG) Brian Wise, John Kidd | |
| 05:12 | Florida | Walter Goolsby hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 50-48 |
| 05:11 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Clarence Milliron | 50-48 |
| 05:09 | Mississippi State | Clarence Milliron loses the dribble to John Patel in the backcourt | 50-48 |
| 05:07 | Florida | John Patel lays it in | 52-48 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi State | Douglas Bowen scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Clarence Milliron | 52-51 |
| 04:38 | Florida | The short jumper by David Cruse is denied by Aurek Janoski | 52-51 |
| 04:36 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Humphreys grabs the board | 52-51 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | Clarence Milliron is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clarence Milliron, team foul #8 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Florida | Sydney Bishop (PF) Walter Goolsby | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Kidd (SG) Harold Cheng | |
| 04:24 | Florida | David Cruse knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Patel | 55-51 |
| 04:08 | Mississippi State | John Kidd makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Clarence Milliron | 55-54 |
| 03:48 | Florida | Bert Mills's pass is intercepted by Aurek Janoski | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Richard Scheuerman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Patel (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Cruse (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sydney Bishop (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bert Mills (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Clarence Milliron (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Kidd (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Douglas Bowen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmy Humphreys (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - Aurek Janoski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | Douglas Bowen double dribbles | 55-54 |
| Subs | Florida | Walter Goolsby (C) Bert Mills | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian Wise (PG), Edward Wolfe (PF), Neil Baskin (C) Clarence Milliron, Jimmy Humphreys, Aurek Janoski | |
| 03:06 | Florida | David Cruse misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-54 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | Edward Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 55-54 |
| 02:39 | Mississippi State | Douglas Bowen banks in the layup | 55-56 |
| 02:26 | Florida | Richard Scheuerman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-56 |
| Subs | Florida | Jeffrey Davis (PG), Ryan Thompson (SG), Joseph Ward (SF) Richard Scheuerman, John Patel, David Cruse | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Aurek Janoski (C) Douglas Bowen | |
| 02:24 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-56 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Scheuerman (PG), John Patel (SG), David Cruse (SF), Bert Mills (C) Jeffrey Davis, Ryan Thompson, Joseph Ward, Walter Goolsby | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Milliron (PG), Douglas Bowen (SF), Jimmy Humphreys (PF) Brian Wise, Neil Baskin, Edward Wolfe | |
| 02:12 | Mississippi State | Clarence Milliron is hacked by Bert Mills - foul #4 on Bert Mills, team foul #8 | 55-56 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi State | Clarence Milliron makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 02:12 | Mississippi State | Clarence Milliron makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 01:46 | Florida | Richard Scheuerman is hacked by John Kidd - foul #4 on John Kidd, team foul #9 | 55-58 |
| 01:46 | Florida | Richard Scheuerman makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 01:46 | Florida | Richard Scheuerman makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | Aurek Janoski makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Clarence Milliron | 57-60 |
| 01:25 | Florida | John Patel hits a runner near the basket | 59-60 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | John Kidd connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-63 |
| 00:41 | Florida | David Cruse misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 59-63 |
| 00:40 | Florida | Sydney Bishop snags the offensive board | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Florida | David Cruse is whistled for traveling | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | John Kidd is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Scheuerman - foul #2 on Richard Scheuerman, team foul #9 | 59-63 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | John Kidd makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | John Kidd misses the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:37 | Florida | Bert Mills grabs the board | 59-64 |
| 00:31 | Florida | Aurek Janoski is called for the reach on Richard Scheuerman - foul #1 on Aurek Janoski, team foul #10 | 59-64 |
| 00:31 | Florida | Richard Scheuerman makes the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 00:31 | Florida | Richard Scheuerman makes the 2nd free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | John Kidd is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Scheuerman - foul #3 on Richard Scheuerman, team foul #10 | 61-64 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian Wise (PG) Clarence Milliron | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | John Kidd makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | John Kidd makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:21 | Florida | David Cruse connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Patel | 64-66 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | John Kidd is fouled in the backcourt by John Patel - foul #1 on John Patel, team foul #11 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Milliron (PG) Brian Wise | |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | John Kidd makes the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:19 | Mississippi State | John Kidd misses the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:19 | Florida | Bert Mills grabs the board | 64-67 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Florida | David Cruse is fouled on the floor by John Kidd - foul #5 on John Kidd, team foul #11 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harold Cheng (SG) John Kidd | |
| 00:03 | Florida | David Cruse misses the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:03 | Florida | David Cruse misses the 2nd free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:03 | Florida | Sydney Bishop pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-67 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Florida | Harold Cheng is called for the reach on David Cruse - foul #1 on Harold Cheng, team foul #12 | 64-67 |
| 00:01 | Florida | David Cruse misses the 1st free throw | 64-67 |
| 00:01 | Florida | David Cruse makes the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Clarence Milliron runs out the clock | 65-67 |