| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Charles Smith (fresh) SG - Damek Zindell (fresh) SF - Joshua Walcott (fresh) PF - Tony Sparks (fresh) C - Jerry Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Stephen Roundy (fresh) SG - Donald Iverson (fresh) SF - Walter Almonte (fresh) PF - David Tucker (fresh) C - Raphael Lombardi (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida | Raphael Lombardi wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Florida | Walter Almonte double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi State | David Tucker is called for the reach on Charles Smith - foul #1 on David Tucker, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Florida | Stephen Roundy hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi State | Tony Sparks hits a driving attempt from the right block | 4-3 |
| 17:58 | Florida | Donald Iverson drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi State | Stephen Roundy steps in front of the Joshua Walcott pass | 4-5 |
| 17:18 | Florida | Raphael Lombardi's fadeaway is rejected by Jerry Lewis | 4-5 |
| 17:17 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Tony Sparks | 4-5 |
| 17:11 | Mississippi State | Charles Smith is whistled for traveling | 4-5 |
| 16:52 | Florida | Donald Iverson misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 16:50 | Florida | Walter Almonte gets the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:34 | Florida | Tony Sparks is called for the reach on Stephen Roundy - foul #1 on Tony Sparks, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Florida | Francisco Benitez (SF) Walter Almonte | |
| 16:20 | Florida | Raphael Lombardi misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 16:19 | Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Raphael Lombardi | 4-5 |
| 15:59 | Florida | Raphael Lombardi clanks a jumper from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 15:58 | Florida | Francisco Benitez grabs the offensive board | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Charles Smith (fresh) SG - Damek Zindell (fresh) SF - Joshua Walcott (fresh) PF - Tony Sparks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Stephen Roundy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Iverson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Francisco Benitez (fresh) PF - David Tucker (fresh) C - Raphael Lombardi (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Florida | Stephen Roundy is fouled on the floor by Charles Smith - foul #1 on Charles Smith, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Florida | Aaron King (PG), Joel Creasy (SG), William Spicer (C) Stephen Roundy, Donald Iverson, Raphael Lombardi | |
| 15:36 | Florida | Joel Creasy can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi State | Damek Zindell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 15:27 | Florida | Aaron King grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 15:22 | Florida | David Tucker drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Aaron King | 4-7 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi State | Charles Smith buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Lewis | 6-7 |
| 14:46 | Florida | Joel Creasy makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Aaron King | 6-10 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi State | Damek Zindell scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Charles Smith | 9-10 |
| 14:12 | Florida | Aaron King can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 9-10 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Francisco Benitez - foul #1 on Francisco Benitez, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell (SG), Brandon Smith (PF), Daniel Bell (C) Damek Zindell, Tony Sparks, Jerry Lewis | |
| Subs | Florida | Stephen Roundy (PG), Donald Iverson (SG), Walter Almonte (SF), Raphael Lombardi (C) Aaron King, Joel Creasy, Francisco Benitez, David Tucker | |
| 13:54 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 13:44 | Florida | Stephen Roundy comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 11-10 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi State | Daniel Bell gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi State | Charles Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-10 |
| 13:36 | Mississippi State | Charles Smith can't tip it in | 11-10 |
| 13:34 | Florida | William Spicer grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 13:20 | Florida | Donald Iverson is fouled on the floor by Daniel Bell - foul #1 on Daniel Bell, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Falzone (SG) Charles Smith | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 13:04 | Florida | William Spicer hits a jump hook from close range set up by Stephen Roundy | 11-12 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi State | Brandon Smith is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Brandon Smith, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Damek Zindell (SG), Todd Schwentker (SF) James Falzone, Joshua Walcott | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 12:30 | Florida | Damek Zindell steals the ball from Donald Iverson | 11-12 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker makes the shot in the lane and the foul's on Walter Almonte - foul #1 on Walter Almonte, team foul #3 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Smith (PG) Lewis Terrell | |
| Subs | Florida | David Tucker (PF) William Spicer | |
| 12:25 | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker misses the free throw | 13-12 |
| 12:25 | Florida | Raphael Lombardi gets the rebound | 13-12 |
| 12:10 | Florida | Stephen Roundy misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 13-12 |
| 12:08 | Florida | Raphael Lombardi misses the tip | 13-12 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi State | Brandon Smith gets the rebound | 13-12 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi State | Charles Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-12 |
| 12:00 | Florida | David Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 13-12 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Charles Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Damek Zindell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Todd Schwentker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Smith (fresh) C - Daniel Bell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Stephen Roundy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Iverson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter Almonte (fresh) PF - David Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raphael Lombardi (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:55 | Florida | Donald Iverson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Brandon Smith - foul #2 on Brandon Smith, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott (SF) Brandon Smith | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 11:55 | Florida | Donald Iverson misses the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 11:55 | Florida | Donald Iverson misses the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott gets the rebound | 13-12 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Daniel Bell | 15-12 |
| 11:15 | Florida | Stephen Roundy is hacked by Todd Schwentker - foul #1 on Todd Schwentker, team foul #6 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tony Sparks (PF), Jerry Lewis (C) Todd Schwentker, Daniel Bell | |
| Subs | Florida | Francisco Benitez (SF) Walter Almonte | |
| 10:59 | Florida | Raphael Lombardi misses the dunk attempt | 15-12 |
| 10:57 | Mississippi State | Charles Smith gets the rebound | 15-12 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Joshua Walcott is blocked by Raphael Lombardi | 15-12 |
| 10:34 | Florida | The rebound goes to David Tucker | 15-12 |
| 10:28 | Florida | Donald Iverson makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Roundy | 15-14 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi State | Tony Sparks is hacked by Francisco Benitez - foul #2 on Francisco Benitez, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell (PG), James Falzone (SG) Charles Smith, Damek Zindell | |
| Subs | Florida | Aaron King (PG), Joel Creasy (SG), Fred Puentes (SF), William Spicer (PF), Samuel Jones (C) Stephen Roundy, Donald Iverson, Francisco Benitez, David Tucker, Raphael Lombardi | |
| 09:57 | Mississippi State | William Spicer denies the turnaround by Jerry Lewis | 15-14 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi State | Tony Sparks tips it in | 17-14 |
| 09:40 | Florida | William Spicer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Bell (PF) Tony Sparks | |
| Subs | Florida | Walter Almonte (SF) Fred Puentes | |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Joshua Walcott and he's fouled by Samuel Jones - foul #1 on Samuel Jones, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Smith (PG), Todd Schwentker (SF) James Falzone, Joshua Walcott | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis makes the free throw | 20-14 |
| 09:16 | Florida | Joel Creasy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 20-14 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | Charles Smith snags the defensive board | 20-14 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 20-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Damek Zindell (SG), Tony Sparks (PF) Lewis Terrell, Jerry Lewis | |
| Subs | Florida | David Tucker (PF) Samuel Jones | |
| 08:49 | Florida | David Tucker misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 20-14 |
| 08:47 | Mississippi State | Damek Zindell snags the defensive board | 20-14 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi State | Charles Smith scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Todd Schwentker | 23-14 |
| 08:25 | Florida | Aaron King is fouled on the floor by Charles Smith - foul #2 on Charles Smith, team foul #7 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell (PG), Joshua Walcott (SF) Charles Smith, Tony Sparks | |
| Subs | Florida | Donald Iverson (SG), Raphael Lombardi (C) Joel Creasy, William Spicer | |
| 08:25 | Florida | Aaron King makes the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 08:25 | Florida | Aaron King makes the 2nd free throw | 23-16 |
| 08:10 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott drills a floater in the paint set up by Damek Zindell | 25-16 |
| 07:47 | Florida | Walter Almonte hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Todd Schwentker - foul #2 on Todd Schwentker, team foul #8 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis (C) Todd Schwentker | |
| Subs | Florida | Stephen Roundy (PG) Aaron King | |
| 07:47 | Florida | Walter Almonte misses the 1st free throw | 25-16 |
| 07:47 | Florida | Walter Almonte makes the 2nd free throw | 25-17 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Lewis Terrell (fresh) SG - Damek Zindell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joshua Walcott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Bell (fresh) C - Jerry Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Stephen Roundy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Iverson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Walter Almonte (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raphael Lombardi (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | David Tucker steps in front of the Damek Zindell pass | 25-17 |
| 07:20 | Florida | Donald Iverson scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Roundy | 25-20 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 25-20 |
| 07:06 | Florida | David Tucker snags the defensive board | 25-20 |
| 06:51 | Florida | Walter Almonte knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Donald Iverson | 25-22 |
| 06:39 | Mississippi State | Daniel Bell misses long on a floater from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 06:37 | Florida | Raphael Lombardi grabs the board | 25-22 |
| 06:22 | Florida | Lewis Terrell is called for the reach on Stephen Roundy - foul #1 on Lewis Terrell, team foul #9 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Falzone (SG), Tony Sparks (PF) Damek Zindell, Daniel Bell | |
| Subs | Florida | Fred Puentes (SF), William Spicer (PF) Walter Almonte, David Tucker | |
| 06:22 | Florida | Stephen Roundy makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 06:22 | Florida | Stephen Roundy misses the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi State | Tony Sparks grabs the defensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Fred Puentes - foul #1 on Fred Puentes, team foul #6 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Florida | Samuel Jones (C) Raphael Lombardi | |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 05:58 | Florida | Samuel Jones buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Donald Iverson | 27-25 |
| 05:35 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott misses long on a shot in the lane | 27-25 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lewis pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell is hacked by Samuel Jones - foul #2 on Samuel Jones, team foul #7 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Florida | Aaron King (SG), David Tucker (PF), Raphael Lombardi (C) Donald Iverson, William Spicer, Samuel Jones | |
| 05:19 | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell makes the 1st free throw | 28-25 |
| 05:19 | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell makes the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 05:05 | Florida | David Tucker blows the layup but he's hacked by Jerry Lewis - foul #1 on Jerry Lewis, team foul #10 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Damek Zindell (SG) Lewis Terrell | |
| Subs | Florida | Joel Creasy (SG) Stephen Roundy | |
| 05:05 | Florida | David Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 05:05 | Florida | David Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Fred Puentes - foul #2 on Fred Puentes, team foul #8 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Florida | Walter Almonte (SF) Fred Puentes | |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 04:23 | Florida | Joel Creasy misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 04:22 | Florida | David Tucker tips it in | 30-29 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | Tony Sparks makes the jumper from close range | 32-29 |
| 03:42 | Florida | Walter Almonte throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-29 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Smith (PG), Todd Schwentker (SF), Brandon Smith (PF), Daniel Bell (C) James Falzone, Joshua Walcott, Tony Sparks, Jerry Lewis | |
| Subs | Florida | Stephen Roundy (PG), Donald Iverson (SG), Francisco Benitez (SF), William Spicer (C) Aaron King, Joel Creasy, Walter Almonte, Raphael Lombardi | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Charles Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Damek Zindell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Todd Schwentker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brandon Smith (fresh) C - Daniel Bell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Stephen Roundy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Iverson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Francisco Benitez (fresh) PF - David Tucker (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Spicer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:23 | Mississippi State | Charles Smith misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-29 |
| 03:21 | Mississippi State | Damek Zindell tips it home | 34-29 |
| 02:59 | Florida | Donald Iverson connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-31 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi State | Charles Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Stephen Roundy - foul #1 on Stephen Roundy, team foul #9 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell (SG) Damek Zindell | |
| Subs | Florida | Samuel Jones (C) David Tucker | |
| 02:46 | Mississippi State | Charles Smith misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 02:46 | Mississippi State | Charles Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 02:46 | Florida | William Spicer pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 02:25 | Florida | Samuel Jones knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Stephen Roundy | 34-33 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | Charles Smith is whistled for traveling | 34-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott (SF) Todd Schwentker | |
| Subs | Florida | Raphael Lombardi (C) Samuel Jones | |
| 01:57 | Florida | Stephen Roundy clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 01:55 | Florida | William Spicer grabs the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 01:46 | Florida | Stephen Roundy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Florida | Aaron King (SG), Walter Almonte (SF) Donald Iverson, Francisco Benitez | |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Lewis Terrell | 36-33 |
| 01:01 | Florida | Raphael Lombardi loses the dribble to Joshua Walcott | 36-33 |
| 00:58 | Mississippi State | Joshua Walcott banks in the layup | 38-33 |
| 00:45 | Florida | Walter Almonte connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Stephen Roundy | 38-36 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Lewis Terrell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 00:24 | Florida | Walter Almonte pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 00:02 | Florida | Walter Almonte hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Brandon Smith - foul #3 on Brandon Smith, team foul #11 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker (PG), Damek Zindell (SG), Tony Sparks (PF), Jerry Lewis (C) Charles Smith, Lewis Terrell, Brandon Smith, Daniel Bell | |
| Subs | Florida | Donald Iverson (SG), David Tucker (PF), Samuel Jones (C) Stephen Roundy, William Spicer, Raphael Lombardi | |
| 00:02 | Florida | Walter Almonte makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 00:02 | Florida | Walter Almonte makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Todd Schwentker misses the halfcourt shot | 38-38 |