| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jackson Clark (fresh) SG - James Bruce (fresh) SF - Dean Gleaton (fresh) PF - Trent Mabry (fresh) C - Manuel Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - James Ries (fresh) SG - Jack Tovar (fresh) SF - Allen Sanborn (fresh) PF - Scott Jurado (fresh) C - Wayne Davis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida | Wayne Davis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | South Carolina | South Carolina is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Florida | Allen Sanborn can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Manuel Thomas - foul #1 on Manuel Thomas, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Florida | Allen Sanborn makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:45 | Florida | Allen Sanborn makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | South Carolina | James Bruce comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Florida | Scott Jurado grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Florida | Wayne Davis banks in the layup and he's fouled by Manuel Thomas - foul #2 on Manuel Thomas, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Lawrence Pinckney (C) Manuel Thomas | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 19:12 | Florida | Wayne Davis makes the free throw | 0-5 |
| 19:02 | South Carolina | James Ries steps in front of the Jackson Clark pass | 0-5 |
| 18:58 | Florida | James Ries lays it in | 0-7 |
| 18:34 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton's layup is rejected by Wayne Davis | 0-7 |
| 18:33 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pinckney hits the follow up shot | 2-7 |
| 18:04 | Florida | James Bruce steps in front of the Wayne Davis pass | 2-7 |
| 18:01 | South Carolina | James Bruce banks in the layup | 4-7 |
| 17:59 | Florida | James Ries is fouled in the backcourt by Jackson Clark - foul #1 on Jackson Clark, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| 17:54 | Florida | Jackson Clark is called for the reach on Wayne Davis - foul #2 on Jackson Clark, team foul #4 | 4-7 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Willie Rosenblatt (PG) Jackson Clark | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 17:38 | Florida | James Ries knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jack Tovar | 4-10 |
| 17:16 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pinckney misses long on a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Wayne Davis - foul #1 on Wayne Davis, team foul #1 | 4-10 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Florida | Harry Dyer (PF), Richard Kemp (C) Scott Jurado, Wayne Davis | |
| 17:16 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pinckney makes the 1st free throw | 5-10 |
| 17:16 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pinckney misses the 2nd free throw | 5-10 |
| 17:16 | Florida | Harry Dyer gets the rebound | 5-10 |
| 17:04 | Florida | Richard Kemp misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Lawrence Pinckney - foul #1 on Lawrence Pinckney, team foul #5 | 5-10 |
| 17:04 | Florida | Richard Kemp makes the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 17:04 | Florida | Richard Kemp makes the 2nd free throw | 5-12 |
| 16:44 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton is fouled on the floor by Allen Sanborn - foul #1 on Allen Sanborn, team foul #2 | 5-12 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Mark Larson (SG), William Christensen (PF) James Bruce, Trent Mabry | |
| Subs | Florida | Herman Short (PG), Floyd Odle (PF) James Ries, Allen Sanborn | |
| 16:21 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Willie Rosenblatt | 7-12 |
| 16:14 | Florida | Herman Short can't connect on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Lawrence Pinckney - foul #2 on Lawrence Pinckney, team foul #6 | 7-12 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bobby Parish (C) Lawrence Pinckney | |
| Subs | Florida | Edward Brady (SG), Wayne Davis (C) Jack Tovar, Floyd Odle | |
| 16:14 | Florida | Herman Short makes the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 16:14 | Florida | Herman Short makes the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 15:51 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-14 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Havens (PG) Dean Gleaton | |
| Subs | Florida | James Ries (PG), Allen Sanborn (SF) Herman Short, Edward Brady | |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Aaron Havens (fresh) SG - Mark Larson (fresh) SF - Willie Rosenblatt (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Christensen (fresh) C - Bobby Parish (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - James Ries (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Richard Kemp (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Allen Sanborn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harry Dyer (fresh) C - Wayne Davis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Florida | Richard Kemp drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Ries | 7-17 |
| 15:20 | South Carolina | William Christensen double dribbles | 7-17 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Bruce (SG), Trent Mabry (PF) Aaron Havens, William Christensen | |
| Subs | Florida | Jack Tovar (SG), Scott Jurado (PF) Richard Kemp, Harry Dyer | |
| 15:08 | Florida | Allen Sanborn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-17 |
| 15:07 | Florida | Jack Tovar tips it home | 7-19 |
| 14:50 | South Carolina | Wayne Davis steals the ball from Trent Mabry | 7-19 |
| 14:43 | Florida | Wayne Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 7-19 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton (SF) Mark Larson | |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Kemp (C) Wayne Davis | |
| 14:24 | South Carolina | Trent Mabry misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 7-19 |
| 14:23 | Florida | The rebound goes to Scott Jurado | 7-19 |
| 14:13 | Florida | Allen Sanborn clanks a jump hook from the right block | 7-19 |
| 14:11 | South Carolina | Trent Mabry snags the defensive board | 7-19 |
| 13:56 | South Carolina | Richard Kemp is called for the reach on James Bruce - foul #1 on Richard Kemp, team foul #3 | 7-19 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Mark Larson (PG) Willie Rosenblatt | |
| Subs | Florida | Harry Dyer (C) James Ries | |
| 13:37 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Bobby Parish | 10-19 |
| 13:17 | Florida | Harry Dyer lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Kemp | 10-21 |
| 12:59 | South Carolina | James Bruce comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-21 |
| 12:58 | South Carolina | Trent Mabry gets the offensive rebound | 10-21 |
| 12:45 | South Carolina | Scott Jurado is called for the reach on Dean Gleaton - foul #1 on Scott Jurado, team foul #4 | 10-21 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Havens (PG), William Christensen (PF), Willie Rosenblatt (C) James Bruce, Trent Mabry, Bobby Parish | |
| Subs | Florida | James Ries (PG), Floyd Odle (PF), Wayne Davis (C) Richard Kemp, Allen Sanborn, Scott Jurado | |
| 12:30 | South Carolina | Willie Rosenblatt clanks a 3 pointer from straight away but he's hacked by Wayne Davis - foul #2 on Wayne Davis, team foul #5 | 10-21 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Florida | Edward Brady (SG), Allen Sanborn (SF) Jack Tovar, Wayne Davis | |
| 12:30 | South Carolina | Willie Rosenblatt misses the 1st free throw | 10-21 |
| 12:30 | South Carolina | Willie Rosenblatt makes the 2nd free throw | 11-21 |
| 12:30 | South Carolina | Willie Rosenblatt makes the 3rd free throw | 12-21 |
| 12:13 | Florida | Allen Sanborn drills a driving attempt from close range set up by James Ries | 12-23 |
| 11:44 | South Carolina | William Christensen drills a 3 from the left wing | 15-23 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Aaron Havens (fresh) SG - Mark Larson (fresh) SF - Dean Gleaton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Christensen (fresh) 3 pts. C - Willie Rosenblatt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - James Ries (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Brady (fresh) SF - Allen Sanborn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Floyd Odle (fresh) C - Harry Dyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Florida | James Ries hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Edward Brady | 15-26 |
| 11:19 | South Carolina | Aaron Havens can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-26 |
| 11:17 | Florida | Harry Dyer grabs the defensive rebound | 15-26 |
| 10:59 | Florida | Floyd Odle misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 15-26 |
| 10:58 | South Carolina | Mark Larson grabs the board | 15-26 |
| 10:53 | South Carolina | Mark Larson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina | James Bruce (SG), Trent Mabry (PF), Bobby Parish (C) Aaron Havens, Dean Gleaton, Willie Rosenblatt | |
| Subs | Florida | Jack Tovar (SG), Richard Kemp (SF), Herman Short (C) Edward Brady, Allen Sanborn, Harry Dyer | |
| 10:39 | Florida | Floyd Odle misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Trent Mabry - foul #1 on Trent Mabry, team foul #7 | 15-26 |
| Subs | South Carolina | | |
| Subs | Florida | Scott Jurado (PF) Herman Short | |
| 10:39 | Florida | Floyd Odle makes the 1st free throw | 15-27 |
| 10:39 | Florida | Floyd Odle makes the 2nd free throw | 15-28 |
| 10:16 | South Carolina | Mark Larson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 15-28 |
| 10:15 | South Carolina | Bobby Parish snags the offensive board | 15-28 |
| 09:58 | South Carolina | James Bruce drills a jumper from the left wing | 17-28 |
| 09:48 | Florida | Floyd Odle misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by William Christensen - foul #1 on William Christensen, team foul #8 | 17-28 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Willie Rosenblatt (PG) Mark Larson | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 09:48 | Florida | Floyd Odle makes the 1st free throw | 17-29 |
| 09:48 | Florida | Floyd Odle makes the 2nd free throw | 17-30 |
| 09:29 | South Carolina | Willie Rosenblatt hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 17-30 |
| 09:27 | Florida | Jack Tovar gets the rebound | 17-30 |
| 09:11 | Florida | Richard Kemp loses the dribble to James Bruce | 17-30 |
| 08:56 | South Carolina | James Bruce connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by William Christensen | 20-30 |
| 08:45 | Florida | James Ries misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 20-30 |
| 08:44 | South Carolina | Trent Mabry grabs the defensive rebound | 20-30 |
| 08:38 | South Carolina | James Bruce knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Trent Mabry | 22-30 |
| 08:11 | Florida | Jack Tovar hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Ries | 22-33 |
| 07:52 | South Carolina | Trent Mabry hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from William Christensen | 25-33 |
| 07:37 | Florida | Floyd Odle misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-33 |
| 07:36 | Florida | Jack Tovar tips it in | 25-35 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Willie Rosenblatt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Bruce (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Christensen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Trent Mabry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Parish (fairly fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - James Ries (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Tovar (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Odle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Scott Jurado (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Kemp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 07:12 | South Carolina | Willie Rosenblatt scores on a floater from the left wing | 27-35 |
| 06:53 | Florida | Floyd Odle can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 27-35 |
| 06:52 | South Carolina | Trent Mabry gets the rebound | 27-35 |
| 06:33 | South Carolina | James Bruce clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Kemp - foul #2 on Richard Kemp, team foul #6 | 27-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Mark Larson (PG), Dean Gleaton (SF) William Christensen, Bobby Parish | |
| Subs | Florida | Herman Short (PG), Edward Brady (SG), Allen Sanborn (SF), Joseph Kent (PF), Harry Dyer (C) James Ries, Jack Tovar, Floyd Odle, Scott Jurado, Richard Kemp | |
| 06:33 | South Carolina | James Bruce misses the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 06:33 | South Carolina | James Bruce misses the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 06:33 | Florida | Joseph Kent grabs the defensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 06:16 | Florida | Trent Mabry steals it from Allen Sanborn | 27-35 |
| 05:59 | South Carolina | Mark Larson loses the dribble to Joseph Kent | 27-35 |
| 05:45 | Florida | Harry Dyer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-35 |
| 05:44 | Florida | Allen Sanborn can't tip it in | 27-35 |
| 05:42 | South Carolina | Trent Mabry snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 05:24 | South Carolina | Willie Rosenblatt connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Bruce | 30-35 |
| 05:08 | Florida | Allen Sanborn hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-35 |
| 05:07 | Florida | Edward Brady grabs the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 04:44 | Florida | Edward Brady misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 04:43 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 04:26 | South Carolina | Trent Mabry loses the dribble to Harry Dyer | 30-35 |
| 04:02 | Florida | Mark Larson is called for the reach on Allen Sanborn - foul #1 on Mark Larson, team foul #9 | 30-35 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Aaron Havens (PG), William Christensen (PF) James Bruce, Trent Mabry | |
| Subs | Florida | James Ries (PG), Jack Tovar (SG) Edward Brady, Harry Dyer | |
| 04:02 | Florida | Allen Sanborn makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 04:02 | Florida | Allen Sanborn misses the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 04:02 | South Carolina | Willie Rosenblatt grabs the board | 30-36 |
| 03:38 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton misses long on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Joseph Kent - foul #1 on Joseph Kent, team foul #7 | 30-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Jackson Clark (PG), Lawrence Pinckney (PF), Manuel Thomas (C) Aaron Havens, William Christensen, Willie Rosenblatt | |
| Subs | Florida | Scott Jurado (PF), Wayne Davis (C) Joseph Kent, Herman Short | |
| 03:38 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 03:38 | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| Lineup | South Carolina | PG - Jackson Clark (fresh) SG - Mark Larson (fresh) SF - Dean Gleaton (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Lawrence Pinckney (fresh) 3 pts. C - Manuel Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - James Ries (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Tovar (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Sanborn (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Scott Jurado (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wayne Davis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:23 | Florida | Allen Sanborn misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 32-36 |
| 03:22 | South Carolina | Manuel Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 03:13 | South Carolina | Mark Larson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Bobby Parish (SF) Dean Gleaton | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 02:48 | Florida | James Ries misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 02:47 | Florida | Jack Tovar tips it but misses | 32-36 |
| 02:45 | Florida | James Ries pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 02:24 | Florida | Jack Tovar comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-36 |
| 02:23 | Florida | Scott Jurado pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 02:12 | Florida | Jack Tovar can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 02:11 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Lawrence Pinckney | 32-36 |
| 02:07 | South Carolina | Bobby Parish clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Scott Jurado - foul #2 on Scott Jurado, team foul #8 | 32-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Dean Gleaton (SF) Mark Larson | |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Kemp (SF), Harry Dyer (PF) Allen Sanborn, Scott Jurado | |
| 02:07 | South Carolina | Bobby Parish makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 02:07 | South Carolina | Bobby Parish makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 01:51 | Florida | James Ries comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-36 |
| 01:50 | South Carolina | The rebound goes to Manuel Thomas | 34-36 |
| 01:26 | South Carolina | Jackson Clark knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 01:16 | Florida | Wayne Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-36 |
| 01:14 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pinckney pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 00:59 | South Carolina | Lawrence Pinckney can't finish the layup | 37-36 |
| 00:57 | Florida | Jack Tovar pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 00:37 | Florida | Jackson Clark takes the ball from Jack Tovar | 37-36 |
| 00:22 | South Carolina | Jackson Clark misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by James Ries - foul #1 on James Ries, team foul #9 | 37-36 |
| Subs | South Carolina | Willie Rosenblatt (SG), William Christensen (PF) Bobby Parish, Lawrence Pinckney | |
| Subs | Florida | Allen Sanborn (SF), Floyd Odle (PF) James Ries, Wayne Davis | |
| 00:22 | South Carolina | Jackson Clark makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 00:22 | South Carolina | Jackson Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 00:02 | Florida | Jack Tovar misses the floater from the right side | 39-36 |
| 00:01 | Florida | Harry Dyer grabs the offensive board | 39-36 |
| 00:00 | Florida | The clock runs out | 39-36 |