| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Mills (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Richard Harper (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Cameron Cole (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Floyd Bailey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael Ham (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente inbounds the ball | 20-25 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #1 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida | Gilbert Wheeler (SG), Eugene Loy (PF), Hugh Kail (C) Cameron Cole, Peter Taylor, Michael Ham | |
| 19:24 | Florida | Floyd Bailey misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 20-25 |
| 19:23 | Florida | Gilbert Wheeler tips it but misses | 20-25 |
| 19:22 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael grabs the defensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 18:57 | Kentucky | Mark Mills can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-25 |
| 18:56 | Florida | Eugene Loy grabs the defensive rebound | 20-25 |
| 18:54 | Florida | Darryl Allen steps in front of the Richard Harper pass in the backcourt | 20-25 |
| 18:36 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-25 |
| 18:35 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael tips it back up and in | 22-25 |
| 18:14 | Florida | Eugene Loy is fouled on the floor by Ronald Raphael - foul #3 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #2 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone (SF), Huang-fu Huang (PF), Thomas Good (C) Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Florida | Cameron Cole (SG), Peter Taylor (PF), Michael Ham (C) Gilbert Wheeler, Eugene Loy, Hugh Kail | |
| 18:00 | Florida | 3 seconds is called on Floyd Bailey | 22-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), John Jackson (SG) Darryl Allen, Mark Mills | |
| Subs | Florida | Lyle Guy (PF) Peter Taylor | |
| 17:32 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Floyd Bailey - foul #3 on Floyd Bailey, team foul #1 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida | Peter Taylor (SF) Floyd Bailey | |
| 17:32 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 17:32 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 17:17 | Florida | Peter Taylor can't connect on a floater from the right side | 24-25 |
| 17:15 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Huang-fu Huang | 24-25 |
| 16:49 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Lyle Guy - foul #1 on Lyle Guy, team foul #2 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Kenneth Brown (C) Samuel Johnson, John Jackson, Johnnie Stone, Thomas Good | |
| Subs | Florida | Eugene Loy (PF) Lyle Guy | |
| 16:49 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang misses the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 16:49 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 16:49 | Florida | Michael Ham grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 16:25 | Florida | Michael Ham knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 24-27 |
| 16:04 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 24-27 |
| 16:03 | Florida | The rebound goes to Cameron Cole | 24-27 |
| 15:43 | Florida | Marvin Valente is called for the reach on Cameron Cole - foul #1 on Marvin Valente, team foul #3 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF), Thomas Good (C) Mark Mills, Marvin Valente, Huang-fu Huang, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Florida | Floyd Bailey (SF), Lyle Guy (PF), Hugh Kail (C) Cameron Cole, Eugene Loy, Michael Ham | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Johnnie Stone (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Good (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Richard Harper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Peter Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Floyd Bailey (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lyle Guy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Hugh Kail (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:25 | Florida | Richard Harper misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 24-27 |
| 15:24 | Florida | Hugh Kail tips it in | 24-29 |
| 15:06 | Kentucky | John Jackson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-29 |
| 15:04 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael hits the follow up shot | 26-29 |
| 14:40 | Florida | Richard Harper makes the shot from the free throw line | 26-31 |
| 14:17 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-31 |
| 14:15 | Florida | Lyle Guy gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 13:59 | Florida | Peter Taylor knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Lyle Guy | 26-34 |
| 13:37 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Peter Taylor - foul #2 on Peter Taylor, team foul #3 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Kenneth Brown (C) Darryl Allen, John Jackson, Johnnie Stone, Thomas Good | |
| Subs | Florida | Cameron Cole (SG), Eugene Loy (PF), Michael Ham (C) Peter Taylor, Lyle Guy, Hugh Kail | |
| 13:37 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 13:37 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael misses the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 13:37 | Florida | Michael Ham grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 13:14 | Florida | Michael Ham hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Cameron Cole | 27-37 |
| 13:03 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Ronald Raphael is denied by Eugene Loy | 27-37 |
| 13:02 | Florida | Richard Harper grabs the board | 27-37 |
| 12:55 | Florida | Samuel Johnson steps in front of the Floyd Bailey pass in the backcourt | 27-37 |
| 12:54 | Kentucky | Mark Mills lays it up and in set up by Samuel Johnson | 29-37 |
| 12:52 | Florida | Floyd Bailey is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Mills - foul #2 on Mark Mills, team foul #4 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida | Gilbert Wheeler (SG) Cameron Cole | |
| 12:37 | Florida | Michael Ham hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Gilbert Wheeler | 29-40 |
| 12:12 | Kentucky | Michael Ham steals it from Samuel Johnson | 29-40 |
| 11:52 | Florida | Floyd Bailey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-40 |
| 11:51 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown pulls down the rebound | 29-40 |
| 11:49 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), John Jackson (SG), Huang-fu Huang (PF) Samuel Johnson, Mark Mills, Ronald Raphael | |
| Subs | Florida | Cameron Cole (SG), Peter Taylor (PF) Gilbert Wheeler, Eugene Loy | |
| 11:36 | Florida | Floyd Bailey misses the jump hook from close range | 29-40 |
| 11:35 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente gets the rebound | 29-40 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Graham Strong (fresh) SG - John Jackson (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Valente (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Huang-fu Huang (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Richard Harper (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Cameron Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Bailey (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Peter Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. C - Michael Ham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Kentucky | Peter Taylor picks off the pass by Kenneth Brown | 29-40 |
| 10:59 | Florida | Cameron Cole is hacked by Marvin Valente - foul #2 on Marvin Valente, team foul #5 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Thomas Good (C) Graham Strong, Marvin Valente, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 10:49 | Florida | Cameron Cole misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Jackson - foul #4 on John Jackson, team foul #6 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Mills (SG) John Jackson | |
| Subs | Florida | Eugene Loy (PF) Peter Taylor | |
| 10:49 | Florida | Cameron Cole misses the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 10:49 | Florida | Cameron Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 10:20 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-41 |
| 10:19 | Florida | Eugene Loy grabs the defensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 09:56 | Florida | Richard Harper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-41 |
| 09:54 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 09:31 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone misses long on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Richard Harper - foul #3 on Richard Harper, team foul #4 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), John Jackson (SG), Ronald Raphael (PF), Kenneth Brown (C) Darryl Allen, Mark Mills, Huang-fu Huang, Thomas Good | |
| Subs | Florida | Peter Taylor (SG), Lyle Guy (PF) Cameron Cole, Eugene Loy | |
| 09:31 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone misses the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 09:31 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 09:13 | Florida | Peter Taylor makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Floyd Bailey | 30-43 |
| 09:00 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 30-43 |
| 08:58 | Florida | Michael Ham snags the defensive board | 30-43 |
| 08:41 | Florida | John Jackson takes the ball from Richard Harper | 30-43 |
| 08:37 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Jackson | 32-43 |
| 08:19 | Florida | Richard Harper is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Lyle Guy | 32-46 |
| 08:03 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown knocks in the shot from the left block | 34-46 |
| 07:49 | Florida | Michael Ham can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 07:48 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson gets the rebound | 34-46 |
| 07:20 | Kentucky | Richard Harper steals it from Ronald Raphael | 34-46 |
| 07:17 | Florida | Peter Taylor lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Harper | 34-48 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Johnnie Stone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ronald Raphael (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Brown (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Richard Harper (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Peter Taylor (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Floyd Bailey (tired) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lyle Guy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Ham (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Samuel Johnson and the foul's on Floyd Bailey - foul #4 on Floyd Bailey, team foul #5 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Thomas Good (C) Samuel Johnson, John Jackson, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Florida | Gilbert Wheeler (PG), Cameron Cole (SG), Eugene Loy (PF), Hugh Kail (C) Richard Harper, Floyd Bailey, Lyle Guy, Michael Ham | |
| 06:59 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone makes the free throw | 37-48 |
| 06:54 | Florida | Peter Taylor loses the dribble to Darryl Allen in the backcourt | 37-48 |
| 06:53 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen hits the finger roll | 39-48 |
| 06:51 | Florida | Gilbert Wheeler is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Raphael - foul #4 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #7 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Valente (SF), Huang-fu Huang (PF) Johnnie Stone, Ronald Raphael | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 06:51 | Florida | Gilbert Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 06:51 | Florida | Gilbert Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 06:28 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Marvin Valente is blocked by Hugh Kail | 39-50 |
| 06:27 | Florida | Hugh Kail grabs the defensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 06:12 | Florida | Cameron Cole comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Huang-fu Huang - foul #1 on Huang-fu Huang, team foul #8 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida | Floyd Bailey (SF) Hugh Kail | |
| 06:12 | Florida | Cameron Cole misses the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 06:12 | Florida | Cameron Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| 06:12 | Florida | Cameron Cole misses the 3rd free throw | 39-51 |
| 06:12 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Huang-fu Huang | 39-51 |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gilbert Wheeler - foul #1 on Gilbert Wheeler, team foul #6 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael (PF) Huang-fu Huang | |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Harper (PG) Gilbert Wheeler | |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente misses the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 2nd free throw | 40-51 |
| 05:47 | Florida | Floyd Bailey is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #5 on Floyd Bailey, team foul #7 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida | Michael Ham (SF) Floyd Bailey | |
| 05:27 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown (C) Thomas Good | |
| Subs | Florida | Hugh Kail (C) Peter Taylor | |
| 05:00 | Florida | Eugene Loy scores on a turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Ronald Raphael - foul #5 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #9 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Huang-fu Huang (PF) Darryl Allen, Ronald Raphael | |
| Subs | Florida | Gilbert Wheeler (PG), Peter Taylor (SF), Lyle Guy (PF) Richard Harper, Michael Ham, Hugh Kail | |
| 05:00 | Florida | Eugene Loy makes the free throw | 40-54 |
| 04:39 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Marvin Valente is blocked by Eugene Loy | 40-54 |
| 04:37 | Florida | Peter Taylor pulls down the rebound | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:35 | Florida | Cameron Cole travels in the backcourt | 40-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (SG), Thomas Good (C) Mark Mills, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Harper (PG), Michael Ham (C) Gilbert Wheeler, Lyle Guy | |
| 04:22 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 40-54 |
| 04:21 | Florida | Michael Ham snags the defensive board | 40-54 |
| 03:53 | Florida | Cameron Cole can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 40-54 |
| 03:51 | Florida | Michael Ham tips it but misses | 40-54 |
| 03:49 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Jackson | 40-54 |
| 03:20 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Samuel Johnson | 42-54 |
| 03:17 | Florida | Thomas Good steps in front of the Richard Harper pass in the backcourt | 42-54 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Marvin Valente (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Huang-fu Huang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Good (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Richard Harper (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cameron Cole (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Taylor (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Loy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Ham (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-54 |
| 02:32 | Florida | Thomas Good is called for the reach on Cameron Cole - foul #2 on Thomas Good, team foul #10 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Kenneth Brown (C) Samuel Johnson, John Jackson, Marvin Valente, Thomas Good | |
| Subs | Florida | Gilbert Wheeler (PG), Lyle Guy (SF), Steven Charles (PF), Hugh Kail (C) Richard Harper, Peter Taylor, Eugene Loy, Michael Ham | |
| 02:32 | Florida | Cameron Cole misses the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 02:32 | Florida | Cameron Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 02:32 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang gets the rebound | 44-54 |
| 02:12 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-54 |
| 01:56 | Florida | Cameron Cole scores on a turnaround from the baseline | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:39 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-56 |
| 01:37 | Florida | Hugh Kail grabs the board | 47-56 |
| 01:21 | Florida | Gilbert Wheeler is hacked by Huang-fu Huang - foul #2 on Huang-fu Huang, team foul #11 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Valente (SF) Johnnie Stone | |
| Subs | Florida | Peter Taylor (SF), Michael Ham (C) Steven Charles, Hugh Kail | |
| 01:21 | Florida | Gilbert Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 47-57 |
| 01:21 | Florida | Gilbert Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente loses the ball out of bounds | 47-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida | Eugene Loy (PF), Hugh Kail (C) Peter Taylor, Michael Ham | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Florida | Eugene Loy can't finish the layup | 47-58 |
| 00:26 | Florida | Gilbert Wheeler hits the follow up shot | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente misses the shot from the left side | 47-60 |
| 00:16 | Florida | Lyle Guy pulls down the rebound | 47-60 |
| 00:00 | Florida | Gilbert Wheeler runs out the clock | 47-60 |