| Lineup | Florida | PG - Scottie Hawkins (fresh) SG - Sergio Baez (fresh) SF - Jesus Villareal (fresh) PF - Gary Bowen (fresh) C - Travis Gualtieri (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Donald Cline (fresh) SG - Fang Chia (fresh) SF - Robert Bratcher (fresh) PF - Forest Woodward (fresh) C - Bobby Ackerson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Kentucky | Forest Woodward tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Florida | Travis Gualtieri misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher misses the dunk but he's fouled by Sergio Baez - foul #1 on Sergio Baez, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher makes the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:48 | Florida | Gary Bowen is called for traveling in the backcourt | 0-3 |
| 18:37 | Kentucky | Fang Chia hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-6 |
| 18:13 | Florida | Travis Gualtieri hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 0-6 |
| 18:12 | Kentucky | Forest Woodward grabs the defensive rebound | 0-6 |
| 17:47 | Kentucky | Forest Woodward is hacked by Gary Bowen - foul #1 on Gary Bowen, team foul #2 | 0-6 |
| Subs | Florida | Harry Gregory (PG), Daniel Meyer (SG), David Oller (SF) Scottie Hawkins, Sergio Baez, Jesus Villareal | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega (PG), Warren Ellis (SG), Vlade Topolski (C) Donald Cline, Fang Chia, Bobby Ackerson | |
| 17:24 | Kentucky | Warren Ellis misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-6 |
| 17:22 | Florida | Travis Gualtieri snags the defensive board | 0-6 |
| 16:58 | Florida | David Oller buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-6 |
| 16:35 | Kentucky | The jumper by Warren Ellis is denied by Gary Bowen | 3-6 |
| 16:33 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski can't tip it in | 3-6 |
| 16:31 | Florida | David Oller gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:19 | Florida | Robert Bratcher steals it from Gary Bowen | 3-6 |
| 15:50 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Robert Bratcher is blocked by Travis Gualtieri | 3-6 |
| 15:48 | Florida | Daniel Meyer grabs the board | 3-6 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Harry Gregory (fairly fresh) SG - Daniel Meyer (fairly fresh) SF - David Oller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Bowen (fairly fresh) C - Travis Gualtieri (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Noriega (fairly fresh) SG - Warren Ellis (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Bratcher (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Forest Woodward (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Vlade Topolski (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Florida | Gary Bowen misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 3-6 |
| 15:20 | Florida | David Oller gets the offensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 14:59 | Florida | Travis Gualtieri scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from David Oller | 5-6 |
| 14:57 | Kentucky | Warren Ellis is hacked by David Oller in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Oller, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Florida | Scottie Hawkins (PG), Sergio Baez (SG), Jesus Villareal (SF), Phillip Wittman (PF), Kyle Lovette (C) Harry Gregory, Daniel Meyer, David Oller, Gary Bowen, Travis Gualtieri | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Cline (PG), Fang Chia (SG), Alexei Ostrowski (SF), Robert Mooneyhan (PF), Bobby Ackerson (C) Christopher Noriega, Warren Ellis, Robert Bratcher, Forest Woodward, Vlade Topolski | |
| 14:35 | Kentucky | Fang Chia knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 5-9 |
| 14:14 | Florida | Alexei Ostrowski is called for the reach on Kyle Lovette - foul #1 on Alexei Ostrowski, team foul #1 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Florida | Travis Gualtieri (C) Kyle Lovette | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 13:53 | Florida | Travis Gualtieri knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Sergio Baez and he's fouled by Alexei Ostrowski - foul #2 on Alexei Ostrowski, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher (SF), Forest Woodward (PF) Alexei Ostrowski, Robert Mooneyhan | |
| 13:53 | Florida | Travis Gualtieri makes the free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:38 | Kentucky | Fang Chia misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 13:37 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson hits the follow up shot | 8-11 |
| 13:12 | Florida | Travis Gualtieri misses badly on a shot in the paint | 8-11 |
| 13:11 | Florida | Jesus Villareal grabs the offensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 12:57 | Florida | Travis Gualtieri misses long on a jump hook from close range | 8-11 |
| 12:56 | Kentucky | Fang Chia gets the rebound | 8-11 |
| 12:32 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Fang Chia and he's fouled by Travis Gualtieri - foul #1 on Travis Gualtieri, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Florida | Daniel Meyer (PG), Neil Shapiro (SG), David Oller (SF), Gary Bowen (PF), Kyle Lovette (C) Scottie Hawkins, Sergio Baez, Jesus Villareal, Phillip Wittman, Travis Gualtieri | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega (PG), Robert Mooneyhan (PF) Donald Cline, Forest Woodward | |
| 12:32 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson makes the free throw | 8-14 |
| 12:30 | Florida | Daniel Meyer is hacked by Robert Mooneyhan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Mooneyhan, team foul #3 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe (C) Bobby Ackerson | |
| 12:17 | Florida | Kyle Lovette loses the dribble to Christopher Noriega | 8-14 |
| 11:53 | Kentucky | Fang Chia is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-14 |
| 11:52 | Florida | Gary Bowen grabs the defensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 11:49 | Florida | Daniel Meyer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-14 |
| Subs | Florida | Harry Gregory (PG) Neil Shapiro | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski (PF) Robert Mooneyhan | |
| 11:29 | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-14 |
| 11:27 | Florida | Gary Bowen snags the defensive board | 8-14 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Harry Gregory (fresh) SG - Daniel Meyer (fairly fresh) SF - David Oller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Bowen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Kyle Lovette (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Noriega (fresh) SG - Fang Chia (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bratcher (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Vlade Topolski (fresh) C - Michael Wolfe (fresh) | |
| 11:03 | Florida | Gary Bowen hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the left block | 8-14 |
| 11:02 | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe grabs the board | 8-14 |
| 10:57 | Kentucky | Daniel Meyer picks off the pass by Robert Bratcher in the backcourt | 8-14 |
| 10:56 | Florida | Harry Gregory banks in the layup on a nice dish by Daniel Meyer | 10-14 |
| 10:53 | Kentucky | Daniel Meyer steps in front of the Fang Chia pass in the backcourt | 10-14 |
| 10:33 | Florida | Gary Bowen is open but misses the lay-in | 10-14 |
| 10:32 | Florida | Gary Bowen pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 10:10 | Florida | David Oller hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 10-14 |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 10-14 |
| 09:39 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski misses badly on a floater from the right side | 10-14 |
| 09:37 | Florida | The rebound goes to Daniel Meyer | 10-14 |
| 09:12 | Florida | Harry Gregory comes up short on the shot from the right side | 10-14 |
| 09:11 | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe gets the rebound | 10-14 |
| 08:49 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski misses long on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Harry Gregory - foul #1 on Harry Gregory, team foul #5 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Florida | Scottie Hawkins (PG), Sergio Baez (SG), Jesus Villareal (SF), Phillip Wittman (PF), Travis Gualtieri (C) Harry Gregory, Daniel Meyer, David Oller, Gary Bowen, Kyle Lovette | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Cline (PG), Warren Ellis (SG), Robert Mooneyhan (PF), Bobby Ackerson (C) Christopher Noriega, Fang Chia, Robert Bratcher, Michael Wolfe | |
| 08:49 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski misses the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 08:49 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 08:30 | Florida | Travis Gualtieri scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Scottie Hawkins | 12-15 |
| 08:03 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 08:01 | Florida | Travis Gualtieri snags the defensive board | 12-15 |
| 07:41 | Florida | Robert Mooneyhan takes the ball from Travis Gualtieri | 12-15 |
| 07:18 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson hits a jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Sergio Baez - foul #2 on Sergio Baez, team foul #6 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Florida | Neil Shapiro (SG), David Oller (SF), Gary Bowen (PF) Sergio Baez, Jesus Villareal, Phillip Wittman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher (SF), Forest Woodward (PF) Vlade Topolski, Robert Mooneyhan | |
| 07:18 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson misses the free throw | 12-17 |
| 07:18 | Florida | Gary Bowen grabs the board | 12-17 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Scottie Hawkins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Neil Shapiro (fresh) SF - David Oller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Bowen (tiring) 4 reb. C - Travis Gualtieri (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Donald Cline (fairly fresh) SG - Warren Ellis (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Bratcher (tired) 1 pts. PF - Forest Woodward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Ackerson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:49 | Florida | Bobby Ackerson is called for the reach on Scottie Hawkins - foul #1 on Bobby Ackerson, team foul #4 | 12-17 |
| 06:26 | Florida | David Oller loses the ball out of bounds | 12-17 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Fang Chia (SG) Warren Ellis | |
| 06:05 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 12-17 |
| 06:03 | Florida | Neil Shapiro pulls down the rebound | 12-17 |
| 06:01 | Florida | Donald Cline steps in front of the Scottie Hawkins pass in the backcourt | 12-17 |
| 06:00 | Kentucky | Donald Cline can't throw it down | 12-17 |
| 05:59 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson snags the offensive board | 12-17 |
| 05:35 | Kentucky | The pull-up jumper by Robert Bratcher is blocked by Travis Gualtieri | 12-17 |
| 05:34 | Florida | The rebound goes to Neil Shapiro | 12-17 |
| 05:07 | Florida | Neil Shapiro knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Scottie Hawkins | 15-17 |
| 04:52 | Kentucky | Neil Shapiro steals it from Fang Chia | 15-17 |
| 04:49 | Florida | Neil Shapiro lays it in | 17-17 |
| 04:33 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson misses badly on the uncontested floater from the baseline | 17-17 |
| 04:31 | Florida | Travis Gualtieri grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 04:29 | Florida | Bobby Ackerson takes the ball from Neil Shapiro in the backcourt | 17-17 |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Bobby Ackerson, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Florida | Harry Gregory (PG), Daniel Meyer (SG), Jesus Villareal (SF), Phillip Wittman (PF) Scottie Hawkins, Neil Shapiro, David Oller, Gary Bowen | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega (PG), Warren Ellis (SG), Robert Mooneyhan (SF), Vlade Topolski (C) Donald Cline, Fang Chia, Robert Bratcher, Bobby Ackerson | |
| 03:52 | Florida | Travis Gualtieri misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Vlade Topolski - foul #1 on Vlade Topolski, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Florida | Sergio Baez (SG) Daniel Meyer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alexei Ostrowski (SF), Bobby Ackerson (C) Forest Woodward, Vlade Topolski | |
| 03:52 | Florida | Travis Gualtieri misses the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 03:52 | Florida | Travis Gualtieri makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 03:31 | Kentucky | Warren Ellis is fouled on the floor by Travis Gualtieri - foul #2 on Travis Gualtieri, team foul #7 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Florida | Kyle Lovette (C) Travis Gualtieri | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski (PF) Robert Mooneyhan | |
| 03:31 | Kentucky | Warren Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 03:31 | Kentucky | Warren Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 03:05 | Florida | Sergio Baez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-19 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe (C) Bobby Ackerson | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Harry Gregory (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Sergio Baez (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jesus Villareal (fresh) PF - Phillip Wittman (fresh) C - Kyle Lovette (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Noriega (fresh) SG - Warren Ellis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Alexei Ostrowski (fresh) PF - Vlade Topolski (tiring) 1 pts. C - Michael Wolfe (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:36 | Kentucky | Alexei Ostrowski knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Warren Ellis | 18-21 |
| 02:16 | Florida | The short jumper by Kyle Lovette is denied by Warren Ellis | 18-21 |
| 02:14 | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega grabs the board | 18-21 |
| 02:12 | Kentucky | Sergio Baez picks off the pass by Warren Ellis in the backcourt | 18-21 |
| 02:11 | Florida | Harry Gregory lays it up and in on a nice dish by Sergio Baez | 20-21 |
| 01:53 | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-21 |
| 01:51 | Florida | Kyle Lovette gets the rebound | 20-21 |
| 01:31 | Florida | Sergio Baez clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Wolfe - foul #1 on Michael Wolfe, team foul #7 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Florida | Daniel Meyer (PG), David Oller (SF), Gary Bowen (PF), Travis Gualtieri (C) Harry Gregory, Jesus Villareal, Phillip Wittman, Kyle Lovette | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Cline (PG), Fang Chia (SG), Robert Mooneyhan (SF), Forest Woodward (PF), Bobby Ackerson (C) Christopher Noriega, Warren Ellis, Alexei Ostrowski, Vlade Topolski, Michael Wolfe | |
| 01:31 | Florida | Sergio Baez misses the 1st free throw | 20-21 |
| 01:31 | Florida | Sergio Baez misses the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 01:31 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson gets the rebound | 20-21 |
| 01:28 | Kentucky | Forest Woodward is hacked by Sergio Baez in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sergio Baez, team foul #8 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Florida | Scottie Hawkins (PG) Sergio Baez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:28 | Kentucky | Forest Woodward makes the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 01:28 | Kentucky | Forest Woodward makes the 2nd free throw | 20-23 |
| 01:26 | Florida | Donald Cline is called for the reach on Scottie Hawkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Cline, team foul #8 | 20-23 |
| 01:26 | Florida | Scottie Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 01:26 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Fang Chia | 20-23 |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | Robert Mooneyhan misses the easy layup | 20-23 |
| 01:00 | Florida | David Oller grabs the defensive rebound | 20-23 |
| 00:58 | Florida | Scottie Hawkins is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Cline - foul #2 on Donald Cline, team foul #9 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher (SF) Robert Mooneyhan | |
| 00:58 | Florida | Scottie Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 00:58 | Florida | Scottie Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 00:38 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson comes up short on the jumper from close range | 22-23 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher grabs the offensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | Donald Cline can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-23 |
| 00:17 | Florida | The rebound goes to Scottie Hawkins | 22-23 |
| 00:02 | Florida | David Oller comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-23 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson grabs the defensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson misses the fullcourt shot | 22-23 |