| Lineup | Florida | PG - Larry Lee (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Shawn Staton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Dye (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marlon Rayford (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bryan Sande (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Joseph Hoskins (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Martin Ellis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Bourgeois (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gregg Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lee Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Florida | William Dye inbounds the ball | 37-26 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:44 | Florida | Larry Lee misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-26 |
| 19:43 | Florida | Marlon Rayford grabs the offensive rebound | 37-26 |
| 19:28 | Florida | Marlon Rayford hits a wide open jumpshot from the left wing | 39-26 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi State | John Bourgeois connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Hoskins | 39-28 |
| 18:50 | Florida | William Dye is hacked by John Bourgeois - foul #2 on John Bourgeois, team foul #1 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Florida | Hugh Brook (PG), James Belmont (SG), Michael Winkowski (SF), Robert Valentin (PF) Larry Lee, Shawn Staton, William Dye, Marlon Rayford | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian Turcotte (PF) Gregg Patterson | |
| 18:35 | Florida | Robert Valentin hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-28 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi State | Martin Ellis knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Hoskins | 41-31 |
| 17:53 | Florida | Hugh Brook knocks in the floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Lee Robinson - foul #3 on Lee Robinson, team foul #2 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Florida | Shawn Staton (SG), Stephen Williams (PF) James Belmont, Robert Valentin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Greg Phelps (SG), Mark Hensley (C) Martin Ellis, Lee Robinson | |
| 17:53 | Florida | Hugh Brook makes the free throw | 44-31 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hoskins is fouled in the backcourt by Hugh Brook - foul #1 on Hugh Brook, team foul #1 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Florida | Larry Lee (PG) Hugh Brook | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary Johnson (PF) Brian Turcotte | |
| 17:33 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hoskins misses long on a 3 from straight away | 44-31 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | Mark Hensley tips it in | 44-33 |
| 17:27 | Florida | Greg Phelps picks off the pass by Larry Lee in the backcourt | 44-33 |
| 17:05 | Mississippi State | Greg Phelps double dribbles | 44-33 |
| Subs | Florida | James Belmont (SG), William Dye (SF), Marlon Rayford (PF), Eugene Sanders (C) Shawn Staton, Michael Winkowski, Stephen Williams, Bryan Sande | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Williams (SF), Gregg Patterson (PF) John Bourgeois, Gary Johnson | |
| 16:41 | Florida | Marlon Rayford misses the turnaround from the baseline | 44-33 |
| 16:40 | Florida | James Belmont hits the follow up shot | 46-33 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi State | Greg Phelps throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-33 |
| Subs | Florida | Hugh Brook (PG), Shawn Staton (SG), Randall Coburn (SF), Robert Valentin (PF) Larry Lee, James Belmont, William Dye, Marlon Rayford | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joel Walker (PG), Martin Ellis (SG), John Bourgeois (SF), Brian Turcotte (PF) Joseph Hoskins, Greg Phelps, John Williams, Gregg Patterson | |
| 15:56 | Florida | Robert Valentin drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Randall Coburn | 48-33 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Hugh Brook (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Staton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randall Coburn (fresh) PF - Robert Valentin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Sanders (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Joel Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Ellis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Bourgeois (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Brian Turcotte (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Hensley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | Mark Hensley can't connect on a shot in the paint | 48-33 |
| 15:41 | Florida | Hugh Brook snags the defensive board | 48-33 |
| 15:36 | Florida | Randall Coburn loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-33 |
| Subs | Florida | Bryan Sande (C) Eugene Sanders | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lee Robinson (C) Mark Hensley | |
| 15:26 | Mississippi State | Bryan Sande steps in front of the Martin Ellis pass | 48-33 |
| 15:22 | Florida | Martin Ellis steps in front of the Bryan Sande pass in the backcourt | 48-33 |
| 15:19 | Mississippi State | Joel Walker lays it up and in on a great pass from Martin Ellis | 48-35 |
| 15:12 | Florida | Bryan Sande buries a floater from the right block | 50-35 |
| 14:50 | Mississippi State | Brian Turcotte misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 50-35 |
| 14:48 | Florida | Randall Coburn snags the defensive board | 50-35 |
| 14:33 | Florida | Bryan Sande is fouled on the floor by Lee Robinson - foul #4 on Lee Robinson, team foul #3 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Florida | Larry Lee (PG), James Belmont (SG), William Dye (SF), Marlon Rayford (PF), Stephen Williams (C) Hugh Brook, Shawn Staton, Randall Coburn, Robert Valentin, Bryan Sande | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Hoskins (PG), Greg Phelps (SG), John Williams (SF), Gregg Patterson (PF), Gary Johnson (C) Joel Walker, Martin Ellis, John Bourgeois, Brian Turcotte, Lee Robinson | |
| 14:25 | Florida | James Belmont drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Larry Lee | 53-35 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi State | James Belmont picks off the pass by John Williams in the backcourt | 53-35 |
| 14:20 | Florida | Larry Lee can't finish the layup | 53-35 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi State | Gary Johnson grabs the board | 53-35 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi State | Gregg Patterson is hacked by Stephen Williams - foul #1 on Stephen Williams, team foul #2 | 53-35 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 13:47 | Mississippi State | Gregg Patterson misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 53-35 |
| 13:46 | Florida | James Belmont grabs the defensive rebound | 53-35 |
| 13:44 | Florida | Joseph Hoskins steps in front of the James Belmont pass in the backcourt | 53-35 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi State | Gregg Patterson connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Greg Phelps | 53-37 |
| 13:14 | Florida | James Belmont is hacked by John Williams - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #4 | 53-37 |
| Subs | Florida | Shawn Staton (SG), Michael Winkowski (SF), Eugene Sanders (PF), Bryan Sande (C) James Belmont, William Dye, Marlon Rayford, Stephen Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Martin Ellis (SG), John Bourgeois (SF), Mark Hensley (C) Greg Phelps, John Williams, Gary Johnson | |
| 12:57 | Florida | Larry Lee can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Joseph Hoskins - foul #2 on Joseph Hoskins, team foul #5 | 53-37 |
| 12:57 | Florida | Larry Lee misses the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 12:57 | Florida | Larry Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 54-37 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 12:37 | Mississippi State | Martin Ellis misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Shawn Staton - foul #1 on Shawn Staton, team foul #3 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Florida | Hugh Brook (PG), Marlon Rayford (PF) Larry Lee, Eugene Sanders | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joel Walker (PG), Brian Turcotte (PF) Joseph Hoskins, Gregg Patterson | |
| 12:37 | Mississippi State | Martin Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 12:37 | Mississippi State | Martin Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 12:37 | Florida | Bryan Sande pulls down the rebound | 54-38 |
| 12:24 | Florida | Michael Winkowski misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right side | 54-38 |
| 12:23 | Mississippi State | John Bourgeois grabs the board | 54-38 |
| 12:12 | Mississippi State | Martin Ellis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-38 |
| 12:10 | Florida | Bryan Sande snags the defensive board | 54-38 |
| 12:06 | Florida | Michael Winkowski drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Hugh Brook | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 11:57 | Mississippi State | Brian Turcotte dunks the ball on a nice dish by Joel Walker | 56-40 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Hugh Brook (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shawn Staton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Winkowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Marlon Rayford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Sande (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Joel Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Ellis (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Bourgeois (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Brian Turcotte (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Hensley (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Florida | Michael Winkowski scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by John Bourgeois - foul #3 on John Bourgeois, team foul #6 | 58-40 |
| Subs | Florida | Larry Lee (PG), James Belmont (SG), Robert Valentin (PF), Eugene Sanders (C) Hugh Brook, Shawn Staton, Marlon Rayford, Bryan Sande | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Hoskins (PG), Greg Phelps (SG), Gregg Patterson (PF) Joel Walker, Martin Ellis, Brian Turcotte | |
| 11:40 | Florida | Michael Winkowski makes the free throw | 59-40 |
| 11:25 | Mississippi State | Mark Hensley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-40 |
| Subs | Florida | Randall Coburn (SF) Michael Winkowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary Johnson (C) Mark Hensley | |
| 11:16 | Florida | Eugene Sanders knocks in the floater from the right block | 61-40 |
| 10:59 | Mississippi State | John Bourgeois's pass is intercepted by Randall Coburn | 61-40 |
| 10:57 | Florida | James Belmont double dribbles in the backcourt | 61-40 |
| Subs | Florida | Shawn Staton (SG), Bryan Sande (C) James Belmont, Eugene Sanders | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Williams (SF) John Bourgeois | |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hoskins misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-40 |
| 10:51 | Florida | The rebound goes to Robert Valentin | 61-40 |
| 10:42 | Florida | Shawn Staton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-40 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Gregg Patterson | 61-40 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | Greg Phelps double dribbles in the backcourt | 61-40 |
| Subs | Florida | Hugh Brook (PG), William Dye (SF), Stephen Williams (PF) Larry Lee, Randall Coburn, Robert Valentin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian Turcotte (PF), Mark Hensley (C) Gregg Patterson, Gary Johnson | |
| 10:21 | Florida | Stephen Williams lays it in set up by William Dye and he's hacked by Brian Turcotte - foul #1 on Brian Turcotte, team foul #7 | 63-40 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joel Walker (PG), John Bourgeois (SF) Joseph Hoskins, John Williams | |
| 10:21 | Florida | Stephen Williams misses the free throw | 63-40 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi State | Mark Hensley gets the rebound | 63-40 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi State | Hugh Brook takes the ball from Brian Turcotte | 63-40 |
| 09:49 | Florida | Shawn Staton makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 66-40 |
| 09:46 | Mississippi State | Brian Turcotte loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 66-40 |
| Subs | Florida | Larry Lee (PG), James Belmont (SG), Randall Coburn (SF), Marlon Rayford (PF) Hugh Brook, Shawn Staton, William Dye, Stephen Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Hoskins (PG), Martin Ellis (SG), Gary Johnson (C) Joel Walker, Greg Phelps, Mark Hensley | |
| 09:32 | Florida | Gary Johnson steps in front of the James Belmont pass | 66-40 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi State | Gary Johnson is called for traveling | 66-40 |
| Subs | Florida | Michael Winkowski (SF), Eugene Sanders (C) Randall Coburn, Bryan Sande | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Williams (SF), Gregg Patterson (PF) John Bourgeois, Brian Turcotte | |
| 08:45 | Florida | James Belmont can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-40 |
| 08:43 | Florida | Michael Winkowski misses the tip | 66-40 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi State | Gregg Patterson gets the rebound | 66-40 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | John Williams buries a runner from close range and the foul's on Michael Winkowski - foul #2 on Michael Winkowski, team foul #4 | 66-42 |
| Subs | Florida | Hugh Brook (PG), Shawn Staton (SG), William Dye (SF), Robert Valentin (PF) Larry Lee, James Belmont, Michael Winkowski, Marlon Rayford | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joel Walker (PG), Greg Phelps (SG), Mark Hensley (C) Joseph Hoskins, Martin Ellis, Gary Johnson | |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | John Williams misses the free throw | 66-42 |
| 08:29 | Florida | Robert Valentin grabs the board | 66-42 |
| 08:05 | Florida | Eugene Sanders clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 66-42 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to John Williams | 66-42 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | Greg Phelps hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 66-42 |
| 07:51 | Mississippi State | Mark Hensley grabs the offensive board | 66-42 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Hugh Brook (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shawn Staton (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Dye (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Valentin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Eugene Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Joel Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Greg Phelps (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Williams (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gregg Patterson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Hensley (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Mississippi State | Joel Walker misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-42 |
| 07:39 | Florida | Eugene Sanders grabs the board | 66-42 |
| 07:24 | Florida | Hugh Brook connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 68-42 |
| 07:15 | Mississippi State | Mark Hensley misses the dunk | 68-42 |
| 07:13 | Florida | William Dye gets the rebound | 68-42 |
| 06:57 | Florida | Shawn Staton makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-42 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi State | Hugh Brook is called for the reach on Mark Hensley - foul #2 on Hugh Brook, team foul #5 | 71-42 |
| Subs | Florida | Larry Lee (PG), James Belmont (SG), Michael Winkowski (SF), Stephen Williams (PF), Bryan Sande (C) Hugh Brook, Shawn Staton, William Dye, Robert Valentin, Eugene Sanders | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Hoskins (PG), Martin Ellis (SG), John Bourgeois (SF), Brian Turcotte (PF), Lee Robinson (C) Joel Walker, Greg Phelps, John Williams, Gregg Patterson, Mark Hensley | |
| 06:22 | Mississippi State | Brian Turcotte is hacked by Bryan Sande - foul #3 on Bryan Sande, team foul #6 | 71-42 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | John Bourgeois misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Belmont - foul #1 on James Belmont, team foul #7 | 71-42 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | John Bourgeois makes the 1st free throw | 71-43 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | John Bourgeois makes the 2nd free throw | 71-44 |
| 06:09 | Florida | James Belmont is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Ellis - foul #2 on Martin Ellis, team foul #8 | 71-44 |
| 06:09 | Florida | James Belmont makes the 1st free throw | 72-44 |
| 06:09 | Florida | James Belmont makes the 2nd free throw | 73-44 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Martin Ellis is called for 10 seconds | 73-44 |
| Subs | Florida | Randall Coburn (SF), Marlon Rayford (PF) James Belmont, Stephen Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:46 | Florida | Michael Winkowski misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 73-44 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi State | John Bourgeois pulls down the rebound | 73-44 |
| 05:34 | Mississippi State | John Bourgeois is called for 10 seconds | 73-44 |
| Subs | Florida | James Belmont (SG) Michael Winkowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Greg Phelps (SG) Martin Ellis | |
| 05:28 | Florida | Larry Lee misses short on an open shot from the left wing | 73-44 |
| 05:27 | Mississippi State | John Bourgeois gets the rebound | 73-44 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Greg Phelps buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Joseph Hoskins | 73-47 |
| 05:19 | Florida | Randall Coburn is fouled in the backcourt by John Bourgeois - foul #4 on John Bourgeois, team foul #9 | 73-47 |
| 05:19 | Florida | Randall Coburn makes the 1st free throw | 74-47 |
| 05:19 | Florida | Randall Coburn misses the 2nd free throw | 74-47 |
| 05:19 | Florida | Marlon Rayford grabs the offensive rebound | 74-47 |
| 05:03 | Florida | Marlon Rayford connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from James Belmont | 76-47 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hoskins hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Marlon Rayford - foul #2 on Marlon Rayford, team foul #8 | 76-49 |
| Subs | Florida | Hugh Brook (PG), William Dye (SF), Stephen Williams (PF) Larry Lee, Randall Coburn, Marlon Rayford | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary Johnson (PF) Brian Turcotte | |
| 04:48 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hoskins makes the free throw | 76-50 |
| 04:23 | Florida | Bryan Sande hits a jumper from the left wing set up by James Belmont | 78-50 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi State | John Bourgeois comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 78-50 |
| 04:10 | Florida | Hugh Brook gets the rebound | 78-50 |
| 04:05 | Florida | Hugh Brook is called for traveling | 78-50 |
| Subs | Florida | Larry Lee (PG), Shawn Staton (SG), Michael Winkowski (SF), Robert Valentin (PF) Hugh Brook, James Belmont, William Dye, Stephen Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joel Walker (PG), Martin Ellis (SG), Brian Turcotte (PF) Joseph Hoskins, Greg Phelps, Gary Johnson | |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | Brian Turcotte loses the ball out of bounds | 78-50 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Larry Lee (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Staton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Winkowski (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Valentin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Bryan Sande (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Joel Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Martin Ellis (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Bourgeois (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Brian Turcotte (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| 03:36 | Florida | Shawn Staton hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Winkowski | 81-50 |
| 03:28 | Mississippi State | Joel Walker drills a shot from the right wing | 81-52 |
| 03:26 | Florida | Martin Ellis steps in front of the Shawn Staton pass in the backcourt | 81-52 |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | Martin Ellis banks in the layup | 81-54 |
| 03:20 | Florida | Michael Winkowski misses the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Lee Robinson - foul #5 on Lee Robinson, team foul #10 | 81-54 |
| Subs | Florida | Hugh Brook (PG), Marlon Rayford (PF), Eugene Sanders (C) Larry Lee, Robert Valentin, Bryan Sande | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregg Patterson (PF), Mark Hensley (C) Brian Turcotte, Lee Robinson | |
| 03:20 | Florida | Michael Winkowski makes the 1st free throw | 82-54 |
| 03:20 | Florida | Michael Winkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 82-54 |
| 03:20 | Florida | Marlon Rayford gets the offensive rebound | 82-54 |
| 03:03 | Florida | Michael Winkowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 82-54 |
| Subs | Florida | Randall Coburn (SF) Michael Winkowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Greg Phelps (SG), John Williams (SF) Martin Ellis, John Bourgeois | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Gregg Patterson misses long on a floater from the right block | 82-54 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi State | Gregg Patterson tips it in | 82-56 |
| 02:39 | Florida | Marlon Rayford loses the ball out of bounds | 82-56 |
| Subs | Florida | Larry Lee (PG), James Belmont (SG) Hugh Brook, Shawn Staton | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joseph Hoskins (PG), Gary Johnson (C) Joel Walker, Mark Hensley | |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hoskins is hacked by Larry Lee in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Lee, team foul #9 | 82-56 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hoskins makes the 1st free throw | 82-57 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | Joseph Hoskins misses the 2nd free throw | 82-57 |
| 02:37 | Florida | Marlon Rayford gets the rebound | 82-57 |
| 02:19 | Florida | Marlon Rayford misses the lay-in | 82-57 |
| 02:17 | Florida | Marlon Rayford tips it home | 84-57 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Gregg Patterson misses the dunk but the foul's on Marlon Rayford - foul #3 on Marlon Rayford, team foul #10 | 84-57 |
| Subs | Florida | William Dye (SF), Robert Valentin (PF), Stephen Williams (C) Randall Coburn, Marlon Rayford, Eugene Sanders | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Martin Ellis (SG), John Bourgeois (SF) Greg Phelps, John Williams | |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Gregg Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 84-58 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Gregg Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 84-58 |
| 02:09 | Florida | Stephen Williams pulls down the rebound | 84-58 |
| 01:49 | Florida | Robert Valentin can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Gary Johnson - foul #2 on Gary Johnson, team foul #11 | 84-58 |
| Subs | Florida | Shawn Staton (SG), Bryan Sande (C) James Belmont, Stephen Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Hensley (C) Gary Johnson | |
| 01:49 | Florida | Robert Valentin makes the 1st free throw | 85-58 |
| 01:49 | Florida | Robert Valentin makes the 2nd free throw | 86-58 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | Mark Hensley can't connect on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Bryan Sande - foul #4 on Bryan Sande, team foul #11 | 86-58 |
| Subs | Florida | Marlon Rayford (PF) Robert Valentin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | Mark Hensley makes the 1st free throw | 86-59 |
| 01:31 | Mississippi State | Mark Hensley makes the 2nd free throw | 86-60 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:10 | Florida | Shawn Staton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 86-60 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | Gregg Patterson snags the defensive board | 86-60 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Mark Hensley connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Joseph Hoskins | 86-62 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:55 | Florida | Martin Ellis steps in front of the Shawn Staton pass in the backcourt | 86-62 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Martin Ellis blows the layup | 86-62 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Mark Hensley hits the follow up shot | 86-64 |
| 00:49 | Florida | Shawn Staton is hacked by Martin Ellis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Martin Ellis, team foul #12 | 86-64 |
| 00:49 | Florida | Shawn Staton makes the 1st free throw | 87-64 |
| 00:49 | Florida | Shawn Staton makes the 2nd free throw | 88-64 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:43 | Mississippi State | Martin Ellis knocks in the shot from the left block | 88-66 |
| 00:18 | Florida | Larry Lee can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 88-66 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Gregg Patterson gets the rebound | 88-66 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | John Bourgeois buries a shot from the baseline set up by Joseph Hoskins | 88-68 |
| 00:00 | Florida | Larry Lee runs out the clock | 88-68 |