| Lineup | Florida | PG - James Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Archie Grieco (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Max Lotz (fresh) PF - John Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Keith Bernabe (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - James Walton (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Chapman (fresh) 3 ast. SF - William Rayl (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Norris Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Adam Woodard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisiana State | William Rayl inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Chapman | 28-27 |
| 19:17 | Florida | Archie Grieco misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-27 |
| 19:16 | Florida | Max Lotz tips it in | 30-27 |
| 18:59 | Louisiana State | William Rayl misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 30-27 |
| 18:58 | Florida | Max Lotz pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| 18:29 | Florida | Max Lotz misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 30-27 |
| 18:27 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard gets the rebound | 30-27 |
| 18:23 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman is hacked by John Coleman - foul #2 on John Coleman, team foul #1 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance (PG), Nicholas Coffey (SF), Eduardo Zuniga (C) James Walton, William Rayl, Adam Woodard | |
| 18:09 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 18:07 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson grabs the offensive board | 30-27 |
| 17:52 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson is called for traveling | 30-27 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula (SG) Robert Chapman | |
| 17:23 | Florida | Keith Bernabe travels with the ball | 30-27 |
| 17:05 | Louisiana State | Archie Grieco steps in front of the Eduardo Zuniga pass | 30-27 |
| 17:01 | Florida | John Coleman lays it up and in on a great pass from Archie Grieco | 32-27 |
| 16:54 | Louisiana State | Nicholas Coffey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-27 |
| 16:52 | Florida | John Coleman snags the defensive board | 32-27 |
| 16:27 | Florida | Nicholas Coffey is called for the reach on John Coleman - foul #1 on Nicholas Coffey, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Robert Chapman (SG), William Rayl (SF), Adam Woodard (C) Vance Plaisance, Dikembe Arambula, Nicholas Coffey, Eduardo Zuniga | |
| 16:13 | Florida | Max Lotz makes the floater near the basket and he's hacked by Norris Robinson - foul #1 on Norris Robinson, team foul #2 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Florida | Dennis Steger (PF) John Coleman | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 16:13 | Florida | Max Lotz misses the free throw | 34-27 |
| 16:13 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Adam Woodard | 34-27 |
| 15:52 | Louisiana State | Dennis Steger swats the dunk try by William Rayl | 34-27 |
| 15:50 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard gets the offensive rebound | 34-27 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - James Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Archie Grieco (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Max Lotz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dennis Steger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Bernabe (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - James Walton (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Chapman (fresh) 4 ast. SF - William Rayl (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Norris Robinson (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Woodard (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Louisiana State | William Rayl scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Norris Robinson | 34-29 |
| 15:27 | Florida | Adam Woodard swats the layup by Archie Grieco | 34-29 |
| 15:26 | Louisiana State | The rebound goes to Robert Chapman | 34-29 |
| 15:02 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson is hacked by Max Lotz - foul #3 on Max Lotz, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Florida | Joseph Fentress (SG), Clarence Dewitt (SF), John Coleman (PF), Brandon Stevens (C) Archie Grieco, Max Lotz, Dennis Steger, Keith Bernabe | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance (PG), Dikembe Arambula (SG), Miguel Gonzalez (SF), Eduardo Zuniga (PF), James Shamblin (C) James Walton, Robert Chapman, William Rayl, Norris Robinson, Adam Woodard | |
| 14:46 | Louisiana State | James Shamblin loses the ball out of bounds | 34-29 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Nicholas Coffey (SF) Miguel Gonzalez | |
| 14:42 | Florida | Vance Plaisance takes the ball from James Davis in the backcourt | 34-29 |
| 14:18 | Louisiana State | Nicholas Coffey loses the dribble to John Coleman | 34-29 |
| 13:54 | Florida | Clarence Dewitt can't connect on a floater from the left block | 34-29 |
| 13:52 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 13:39 | Louisiana State | Nicholas Coffey connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 13:19 | Florida | John Coleman misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 13:18 | Florida | Joseph Fentress snags the offensive board | 34-32 |
| 12:57 | Florida | Dikembe Arambula is called for the reach on Joseph Fentress - foul #2 on Dikembe Arambula, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Florida | Archie Grieco (SG), Max Lotz (SF), Dennis Steger (PF), Keith Bernabe (C) James Davis, Joseph Fentress, John Coleman, Brandon Stevens | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Robert Chapman (SG), William Rayl (SF), Norris Robinson (PF), Adam Woodard (C) Vance Plaisance, Dikembe Arambula, Nicholas Coffey, Eduardo Zuniga, James Shamblin | |
| 12:43 | Florida | Max Lotz misses the dunk attempt | 34-32 |
| 12:42 | Florida | Keith Bernabe misses the tip | 34-32 |
| 12:41 | Florida | Keith Bernabe hits the follow up shot | 36-32 |
| 12:27 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson knocks in the turnaround from the baseline set up by Adam Woodard | 36-34 |
| 12:01 | Florida | Archie Grieco is open but comes up short on the shot in the paint | 36-34 |
| 12:00 | Louisiana State | William Rayl gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 11:41 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson misses short on a runner from the right block | 36-34 |
| 11:40 | Florida | Archie Grieco grabs the board | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Clarence Dewitt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Archie Grieco (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - Max Lotz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Steger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Bernabe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - James Walton (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Chapman (fresh) 4 ast. SF - William Rayl (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norris Robinson (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Woodard (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Florida | Archie Grieco hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 11:10 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 11:04 | Louisiana State | William Rayl misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-34 |
| 11:03 | Florida | The rebound goes to Archie Grieco | 36-34 |
| 10:58 | Florida | Robert Chapman is called for the reach on Archie Grieco in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Chapman, team foul #4 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Florida | James Davis (PG), Brandon Stevens (C) Clarence Dewitt, Keith Bernabe | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance (PG), Miguel Gonzalez (SF), Eduardo Zuniga (PF), James Shamblin (C) James Walton, William Rayl, Norris Robinson, Adam Woodard | |
| 10:46 | Florida | Archie Grieco hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Max Lotz and he's fouled by Robert Chapman - foul #3 on Robert Chapman, team foul #5 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Florida | John Coleman (PF) Dennis Steger | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula (SG) Robert Chapman | |
| 10:46 | Florida | Archie Grieco makes the free throw | 39-34 |
| 10:39 | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula clanks a jumper in the lane | 39-34 |
| 10:37 | Louisiana State | Miguel Gonzalez hits the follow up shot | 39-36 |
| 10:13 | Florida | Max Lotz connects on the turnaround from the left block | 41-36 |
| 09:54 | Louisiana State | James Shamblin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-36 |
| Subs | Florida | Joseph Fentress (SG), Clarence Dewitt (SF), Dennis Steger (PF), Keith Bernabe (C) Archie Grieco, Max Lotz, John Coleman, Brandon Stevens | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Nicholas Coffey (SF) Vance Plaisance, Dikembe Arambula | |
| 09:27 | Florida | James Davis misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-36 |
| 09:26 | Louisiana State | Eduardo Zuniga snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 09:11 | Louisiana State | James Shamblin comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 41-36 |
| 09:10 | Louisiana State | James Walton tips it home | 41-38 |
| 09:03 | Florida | Clarence Dewitt misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-38 |
| 09:02 | Louisiana State | James Shamblin pulls down the rebound | 41-38 |
| 08:58 | Louisiana State | Miguel Gonzalez knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by James Walton and he's fouled by Joseph Fentress - foul #2 on Joseph Fentress, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Florida | Max Lotz (SF) Clarence Dewitt | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Dikembe Arambula (PG), Robert Chapman (SG), William Rayl (PF), Adam Woodard (C) James Walton, Nicholas Coffey, Eduardo Zuniga, James Shamblin | |
| 08:58 | Louisiana State | Miguel Gonzalez makes the free throw | 41-41 |
| 08:31 | Florida | Max Lotz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-41 |
| Subs | Florida | Clarence Dewitt (PG), Archie Grieco (SG), John Coleman (PF), Brandon Stevens (C) James Davis, Joseph Fentress, Dennis Steger, Keith Bernabe | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance (PG), Norris Robinson (PF) Dikembe Arambula, Miguel Gonzalez | |
| 08:19 | Louisiana State | Norris Robinson knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Adam Woodard | 41-43 |
| 07:54 | Florida | Clarence Dewitt misses the shot from the right side | 41-43 |
| 07:53 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 07:29 | Louisiana State | William Rayl misses the shot from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 07:28 | Louisiana State | William Rayl misses the tip | 41-43 |
| 07:26 | Florida | Brandon Stevens gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Clarence Dewitt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Archie Grieco (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. SF - Max Lotz (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Coleman (tiring) 4 pts. C - Brandon Stevens (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Vance Plaisance (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Robert Chapman (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Rayl (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Norris Robinson (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Woodard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Florida | Archie Grieco misses long on an open shot from the left side but the foul's on Robert Chapman - foul #4 on Robert Chapman, team foul #6 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Florida | James Davis (PG), Dennis Steger (PF), Keith Bernabe (C) Max Lotz, John Coleman, Brandon Stevens | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Dikembe Arambula (SG), Nicholas Coffey (SF), Eduardo Zuniga (PF), James Shamblin (C) Vance Plaisance, Robert Chapman, William Rayl, Norris Robinson, Adam Woodard | |
| 06:57 | Florida | Archie Grieco makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 06:57 | Florida | Archie Grieco makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 06:41 | Louisiana State | Nicholas Coffey misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 06:40 | Florida | Keith Bernabe snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 06:34 | Florida | Keith Bernabe is called for traveling | 43-43 |
| Subs | Florida | Joseph Fentress (SG) Archie Grieco | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 06:12 | Louisiana State | James Shamblin makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Dikembe Arambula | 43-45 |
| 06:07 | Florida | James Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-45 |
| Subs | Florida | Anthony Atkin (SF) Clarence Dewitt | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | | |
| 06:02 | Louisiana State | James Shamblin misses the dunk attempt | 43-45 |
| 06:00 | Louisiana State | James Shamblin pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 05:47 | Louisiana State | Nicholas Coffey is whistled for traveling | 43-45 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman (SG), Adam Woodard (C) James Walton, James Shamblin | |
| 05:25 | Florida | James Davis connects on the open 3 from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Fentress | 46-45 |
| 05:01 | Louisiana State | Dennis Steger steals it from Adam Woodard | 46-45 |
| 04:58 | Florida | Joseph Fentress's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-45 |
| Subs | Florida | Archie Grieco (SG), Max Lotz (SF), John Coleman (PF), Brandon Stevens (C) Joseph Fentress, Anthony Atkin, Dennis Steger, Keith Bernabe | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Vance Plaisance (PG), Miguel Gonzalez (SF), Norris Robinson (PF) Dikembe Arambula, Nicholas Coffey, Eduardo Zuniga | |
| 04:40 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard clanks a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Max Lotz - foul #4 on Max Lotz, team foul #4 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Florida | Clarence Dewitt (PG) James Davis | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Rayl (SF) Robert Chapman | |
| 04:40 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 04:40 | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 04:21 | Florida | Brandon Stevens hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 46-47 |
| 04:19 | Louisiana State | William Rayl pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 04:08 | Louisiana State | The short jumper by Adam Woodard is denied by Brandon Stevens | 46-47 |
| 04:06 | Florida | Clarence Dewitt gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 04:02 | Florida | William Rayl takes the ball from Brandon Stevens in the backcourt | 46-47 |
| 03:51 | Louisiana State | William Rayl's fadeaway is rejected by Brandon Stevens | 46-47 |
| 03:50 | Florida | The rebound goes to Clarence Dewitt | 46-47 |
| 03:21 | Florida | John Coleman misses long on a runner from the right block | 46-47 |
| 03:19 | Louisiana State | William Rayl snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Clarence Dewitt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Archie Grieco (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. SF - Max Lotz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - John Coleman (tiring) 4 pts. C - Brandon Stevens (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana State | PG - Vance Plaisance (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Miguel Gonzalez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Rayl (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Norris Robinson (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Woodard (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Louisiana State | William Rayl misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Max Lotz - foul #5 on Max Lotz, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Florida | James Davis (PG), Joseph Fentress (SG), Anthony Atkin (SF), Dennis Steger (PF), Keith Bernabe (C) Clarence Dewitt, Archie Grieco, Max Lotz, John Coleman, Brandon Stevens | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | James Walton (PG), Robert Chapman (SG), Eduardo Zuniga (PF), James Shamblin (C) Vance Plaisance, Miguel Gonzalez, Norris Robinson, Adam Woodard | |
| 03:07 | Louisiana State | William Rayl makes the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 03:07 | Louisiana State | William Rayl makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 02:47 | Florida | James Davis comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 46-49 |
| 02:45 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 02:41 | Louisiana State | William Rayl scores on a jumpshot from the right side set up by Robert Chapman | 46-51 |
| 02:41 | Florida | Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-51 |
| Subs | Florida | Archie Grieco (SG), Clarence Dewitt (SF) Joseph Fentress, Anthony Atkin | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Nicholas Coffey (SF) William Rayl | |
| 02:22 | Florida | James Davis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-51 |
| 02:20 | Louisiana State | James Shamblin grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 02:20 | Louisiana State | Louisiana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-51 |
| Subs | Florida | John Coleman (PF) Dennis Steger | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | William Rayl (SF), Norris Robinson (PF) Nicholas Coffey, James Shamblin | |
| 02:03 | Louisiana State | James Walton drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-54 |
| 01:46 | Florida | Archie Grieco misses short on a floater from the right side | 46-54 |
| 01:44 | Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Archie Grieco | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:24 | Florida | Archie Grieco scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Coleman | 48-54 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:02 | Louisiana State | Robert Chapman misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 48-54 |
| 01:01 | Florida | John Coleman gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Florida | James Davis scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Archie Grieco | 51-54 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Louisiana State | Archie Grieco steals the ball from Robert Chapman | 51-54 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:01 | Florida | John Coleman loses the ball out of bounds | 51-54 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Louisiana State | Adam Woodard (C) Eduardo Zuniga | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana State | Louisiana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Louisiana State | James Walton runs out the clock | 51-54 |