| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sung Xue (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Calvin Caraballo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Earnest Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Stacks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Gold (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - James Davis (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Archie Grieco (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Max Lotz (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Coleman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Keith Bernabe (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Florida | Max Lotz inbounds the ball | 23-22 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Florida | Archie Grieco hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by James Davis | 23-24 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi | Frank Gold travels with the ball | 23-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Cora (SG), Giuseppe Greco (SF), James Collier (C) Calvin Caraballo, Earnest Kelley, Roger Stacks | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 18:53 | Florida | James Collier swats the dunk try by John Coleman | 23-24 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi | Frank Gold grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi | James Collier hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 23-24 |
| 18:25 | Florida | Max Lotz pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 17:56 | Florida | Archie Grieco comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 23-24 |
| 17:55 | Florida | Max Lotz can't tip it in | 23-24 |
| 17:54 | Florida | Archie Grieco can't tip it in | 23-24 |
| 17:52 | Mississippi | James Collier grabs the board | 23-24 |
| 17:25 | Mississippi | James Collier hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Sung Xue | 25-24 |
| 17:00 | Florida | Max Lotz knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Archie Grieco | 25-26 |
| 16:31 | Mississippi | Max Lotz steals it from Frank Cora | 25-26 |
| 16:05 | Florida | Sung Xue is called for the reach on Archie Grieco - foul #2 on Sung Xue, team foul #1 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo (SG), Earnest Kelley (SF), Roger Stacks (PF) Frank Cora, Giuseppe Greco, Frank Gold | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 15:50 | Florida | John Coleman is whistled for a carry | 25-26 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sung Xue (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Calvin Caraballo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Earnest Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Stacks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Collier (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - James Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Archie Grieco (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Max Lotz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Coleman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Keith Bernabe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:23 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Roger Stacks, team foul #2 | 25-26 |
| 14:59 | Florida | Earnest Kelley swats the shot by Max Lotz | 25-26 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi | James Collier gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 14:37 | Mississippi | James Collier can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-26 |
| 14:36 | Florida | Max Lotz snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 14:14 | Florida | Archie Grieco comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Calvin Caraballo - foul #1 on Calvin Caraballo, team foul #3 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dave Turner (SF), Frank Gold (C) Sung Xue, James Collier | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 14:14 | Florida | Archie Grieco makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 14:14 | Florida | Archie Grieco makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by John Coleman - foul #1 on John Coleman, team foul #1 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sung Xue (PG) Dave Turner | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 13:45 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks misses the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 13:45 | Florida | John Coleman gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 13:26 | Florida | James Davis misses the wide open 3 pointer from straight away | 26-28 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Roger Stacks | 26-28 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi | Keith Bernabe blocks the jumper by Roger Stacks | 26-28 |
| 12:54 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks gets the offensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks can't finish the layup | 26-28 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley snags the offensive board | 26-28 |
| 12:13 | Mississippi | Frank Gold comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Keith Bernabe - foul #3 on Keith Bernabe, team foul #2 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Cora (SG) Calvin Caraballo | |
| Subs | Florida | Dennis Steger (PF) John Coleman | |
| 12:13 | Mississippi | Frank Gold makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 12:13 | Mississippi | Frank Gold makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 11:49 | Florida | Max Lotz splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-28 |
| 11:47 | Mississippi | Frank Gold gets the rebound | 28-28 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sung Xue (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Frank Cora (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earnest Kelley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Roger Stacks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Gold (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - James Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Archie Grieco (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Max Lotz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Dennis Steger (fresh) C - Keith Bernabe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Mississippi | Frank Cora misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 28-28 |
| 11:28 | Florida | Dennis Steger snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 11:03 | Florida | Archie Grieco misses the jumper from the left block but the foul's on Sung Xue - foul #3 on Sung Xue, team foul #4 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Giuseppe Greco (SG), Dave Turner (SF), James Collier (C) Sung Xue, Frank Cora, Frank Gold | |
| Subs | Florida | Clarence Dewitt (SF), Brandon Stevens (C) Max Lotz, Keith Bernabe | |
| 11:03 | Florida | Archie Grieco makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 11:03 | Florida | Archie Grieco makes the 2nd free throw | 28-30 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi | Dave Turner misses the shot in the lane | 28-30 |
| 10:35 | Florida | Brandon Stevens grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 10:11 | Florida | Brandon Stevens drills a shot in the lane | 28-32 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley throws it down set up by Giuseppe Greco | 30-32 |
| 09:21 | Florida | Archie Grieco can't connect on a runner from the left block | 30-32 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to James Collier | 30-32 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks loses the dribble to Clarence Dewitt | 30-32 |
| 08:50 | Florida | James Davis misses the lay-in | 30-32 |
| 08:49 | Florida | Dennis Steger tips it home | 30-34 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi | Dave Turner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-34 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi | James Collier can't tip it in | 30-34 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi | James Collier tips it back up and in | 32-34 |
| 08:10 | Florida | Archie Grieco works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley is fouled on the floor by Archie Grieco - foul #3 on Archie Grieco, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sung Xue (PG), Calvin Caraballo (SG), Frank Gold (PF) Giuseppe Greco, Dave Turner, Roger Stacks | |
| Subs | Florida | Joseph Fentress (SG), Max Lotz (SF), John Coleman (PF), Keith Bernabe (C) James Davis, Archie Grieco, Dennis Steger, Brandon Stevens | |
| 07:24 | Mississippi | Frank Gold comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 07:23 | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo hits the follow up shot | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sung Xue (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Calvin Caraballo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earnest Kelley (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Frank Gold (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - James Collier (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Clarence Dewitt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Fentress (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Max Lotz (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Coleman (fresh) 4 reb. C - Keith Bernabe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:04 | Florida | Joseph Fentress's floater is knocked away by James Collier | 34-37 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi | Frank Gold knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by James Collier | 36-37 |
| 06:13 | Florida | Joseph Fentress is hacked by James Collier - foul #3 on James Collier, team foul #5 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Cora (SG), Roger Stacks (SF) Calvin Caraballo, Earnest Kelley | |
| Subs | Florida | James Davis (PG) Clarence Dewitt | |
| 05:52 | Florida | Keith Bernabe misses short on a shot from the left side | 36-37 |
| 05:50 | Mississippi | Frank Gold grabs the board | 36-37 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi | James Collier lays it up and in on a nice dish by Sung Xue and he's hacked by John Coleman - foul #2 on John Coleman, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Florida | Archie Grieco (SG) Joseph Fentress | |
| 05:40 | Mississippi | James Collier makes the free throw | 39-37 |
| 05:14 | Florida | James Collier is called for the reach on James Davis - foul #4 on James Collier, team foul #6 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Giuseppe Greco (SF) James Collier | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 04:47 | Florida | James Davis misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 04:45 | Florida | Keith Bernabe tips it back up and in | 39-39 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi | Max Lotz is called for the reach on Giuseppe Greco - foul #1 on Max Lotz, team foul #5 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo (SG), Earnest Kelley (SF), James Collier (C) Frank Cora, Giuseppe Greco, Roger Stacks | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 04:07 | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo is whistled for traveling | 39-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Roger Stacks (PF) Frank Gold | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 03:48 | Florida | Archie Grieco's pass is intercepted by Earnest Kelley | 39-39 |
| 03:24 | Mississippi | Max Lotz picks off the pass by Earnest Kelley | 39-39 |
| 03:21 | Florida | Max Lotz hits the finger roll | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sung Xue (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Calvin Caraballo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earnest Kelley (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Roger Stacks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Collier (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - James Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Archie Grieco (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Max Lotz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. PF - John Coleman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Keith Bernabe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:05 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 39-41 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi | James Collier tips it home | 41-41 |
| 02:41 | Florida | Archie Grieco is fouled on the floor by Earnest Kelley - foul #1 on Earnest Kelley, team foul #7 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Frank Cora (SG), Giuseppe Greco (SF), Frank Gold (PF) Calvin Caraballo, Earnest Kelley, Roger Stacks | |
| Subs | Florida | Clarence Dewitt (PG), Dennis Steger (PF) James Davis, John Coleman | |
| 02:41 | Florida | Archie Grieco makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 02:41 | Florida | Archie Grieco misses the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 02:41 | Florida | Keith Bernabe grabs the offensive board | 41-42 |
| 02:41 | Florida | Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-42 |
| 02:30 | Florida | Max Lotz connects on the floater from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi | Giuseppe Greco banks in the layup and the foul's on Dennis Steger - foul #1 on Dennis Steger, team foul #6 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Roger Stacks (PF) James Collier | |
| Subs | Florida | James Davis (PG), John Coleman (PF) Clarence Dewitt, Dennis Steger | |
| 02:01 | Mississippi | Giuseppe Greco misses the free throw | 43-44 |
| 02:01 | Florida | The rebound goes to Max Lotz | 43-44 |
| 01:42 | Florida | John Coleman hits a turnaround from the right block and he's fouled by Roger Stacks - foul #4 on Roger Stacks, team foul #8 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Calvin Caraballo (SG), Earnest Kelley (SF) Frank Cora, Giuseppe Greco | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 01:42 | Florida | John Coleman makes the free throw | 43-47 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi | Keith Bernabe is called for the reach on Frank Gold - foul #4 on Keith Bernabe, team foul #7 | 43-47 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi | Frank Gold misses the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 01:23 | Florida | Keith Bernabe snags the defensive board | 43-47 |
| 01:03 | Florida | John Coleman hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 43-47 |
| 01:01 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Roger Stacks | 43-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley knocks in the shot from the left block and he's fouled by Keith Bernabe - foul #5 on Keith Bernabe, team foul #8 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Florida | Brandon Stevens (C) Keith Bernabe | |
| 00:52 | Mississippi | Earnest Kelley makes the free throw | 46-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:24 | Florida | Archie Grieco is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #4 on Archie Grieco, team foul #9 | 46-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | Mississippi | Frank Gold comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 46-47 |
| 00:00 | Florida | Max Lotz grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |