| Lineup | Florida | PG - Earl Wilkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jose Olivares (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Emanuel Carter (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bruce Conley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Howell (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Richard Hua (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Leroy Haring (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Marvin Box (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Conley (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Florida | Jose Olivares inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:44 | Florida | Robert Howell takes the ball from Richard Jackson after a doubleteam | 28-33 |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | Richard Hua jams it set up by Robert Howell | 28-35 |
| 19:20 | Florida | Earl Wilkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-35 |
| 19:03 | Kentucky | Marvin Box misses the dunk | 28-35 |
| 19:02 | Florida | The rebound goes to Bruce Conley | 28-35 |
| 18:40 | Florida | Richard Jackson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 28-35 |
| 18:39 | Kentucky | Robert Conley gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 18:14 | Kentucky | Richard Hua is whistled for traveling | 28-35 |
| 18:03 | Florida | Richard Jackson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 28-35 |
| 18:02 | Florida | Emanuel Carter hits the follow up shot | 30-35 |
| 17:43 | Kentucky | Marvin Box misses the layup against the doubleteam | 30-35 |
| 17:41 | Kentucky | Robert Conley tips it but misses | 30-35 |
| 17:39 | Kentucky | Robert Conley hits the follow up shot | 30-37 |
| 17:20 | Florida | Earl Wilkins is whistled for traveling | 30-37 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan (C) Robert Conley | |
| 16:53 | Kentucky | Richard Jackson is called for the reach on Richard Hua - foul #1 on Richard Jackson, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Florida | Kory Kendall (PF), Tomas Morphis (C) Emanuel Carter, Bruce Conley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Zeiner (PG) Robert Howell | |
| 16:32 | Kentucky | Richard Hua throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-37 |
| Subs | Florida | Sylvester Murray (SF) Jose Olivares | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Hower (SG), Robert Conley (C) Richard Hua, Marvin Box | |
| 16:11 | Florida | Richard Jackson makes the contested jumpshot from the left side | 32-37 |
| 15:48 | Kentucky | James Zeiner scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-40 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Earl Wilkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Jackson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Sylvester Murray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kory Kendall (fresh) C - Tomas Morphis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Zeiner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - David Hower (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Haring (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Nathan Ryan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Conley (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:28 | Florida | Kory Kendall hits the finger roll set up by Earl Wilkins | 34-40 |
| 15:06 | Kentucky | David Hower hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-40 |
| 15:04 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan hits the follow up shot | 34-42 |
| 14:45 | Florida | Kory Kendall can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Leroy Haring - foul #1 on Leroy Haring, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Florida | Kurt Best (PG), Jerry Ingram (SG), Jose Olivares (SF), Bruce Conley (C) Earl Wilkins, Richard Jackson, Sylvester Murray, Tomas Morphis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Howell (PG), Richard Hua (SG), Marvin Box (PF) James Zeiner, Leroy Haring, Robert Conley | |
| 14:45 | Florida | Kory Kendall makes the 1st free throw | 35-42 |
| 14:45 | Florida | Kory Kendall makes the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 14:18 | Kentucky | Jose Olivares steals the ball from David Hower | 36-42 |
| 13:53 | Florida | Robert Howell is called for the reach on Jerry Ingram - foul #1 on Robert Howell, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Florida | Emanuel Carter (PF) Kory Kendall | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Zeiner (PG) Nathan Ryan | |
| 13:42 | Florida | Bruce Conley works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Robert Howell - foul #2 on Robert Howell, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Florida | Earl Wilkins (PG) Kurt Best | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 13:42 | Florida | Bruce Conley makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 13:42 | Florida | Bruce Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 13:39 | Kentucky | Earl Wilkins steals the ball from James Zeiner in the backcourt | 38-42 |
| 13:37 | Florida | Earl Wilkins lays it up and in | 40-42 |
| 13:24 | Kentucky | Robert Howell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-42 |
| 13:22 | Florida | Bruce Conley gets the rebound | 40-42 |
| 13:02 | Florida | Emanuel Carter is fouled on the floor by Marvin Box - foul #2 on Marvin Box, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Jackson (SG) Jerry Ingram | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (SF) David Hower | |
| 12:50 | Florida | Richard Jackson makes the contested 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Emanuel Carter | 43-42 |
| 12:32 | Kentucky | Richard Hua hits a jumper from the left block and he's fouled by Emanuel Carter - foul #3 on Emanuel Carter, team foul #2 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan (PF), Robert Conley (C) James Zeiner, Marvin Box | |
| 12:32 | Kentucky | Richard Hua misses the free throw | 43-44 |
| 12:32 | Florida | Emanuel Carter gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 12:16 | Florida | Nathan Ryan swats the short shot by Bruce Conley | 43-44 |
| 12:15 | Kentucky | Robert Conley grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 11:46 | Kentucky | Robert Howell scores on a floater from the right side set up by Leroy Haring | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Earl Wilkins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Jackson (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Jose Olivares (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Emanuel Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Bruce Conley (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Howell (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Hua (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Leroy Haring (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Nathan Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Conley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Florida | Richard Jackson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-46 |
| 11:30 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Howell | 43-46 |
| 11:18 | Kentucky | Richard Hua misses short on a shot from the baseline | 43-46 |
| 11:16 | Florida | The rebound goes to Bruce Conley | 43-46 |
| 11:12 | Florida | Earl Wilkins clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 11:11 | Kentucky | Robert Conley pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 10:42 | Kentucky | Richard Hua buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Conley | 43-48 |
| 10:32 | Florida | Bruce Conley buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Jackson | 45-48 |
| 10:15 | Kentucky | Richard Hua misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-48 |
| 10:14 | Florida | Emanuel Carter grabs the board | 45-48 |
| 09:55 | Florida | Bruce Conley jams it on a great pass from Earl Wilkins | 47-48 |
| 09:31 | Kentucky | Jose Olivares is called for the reach on Nathan Ryan - foul #1 on Jose Olivares, team foul #3 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Florida | Kurt Best (PG), Jerry Ingram (SG), Sylvester Murray (SF), Kory Kendall (PF), Tomas Morphis (C) Earl Wilkins, Richard Jackson, Jose Olivares, Emanuel Carter, Bruce Conley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Zeiner (PG), David Hower (SG), Marvin Box (PF) Robert Howell, Richard Hua, Nathan Ryan | |
| 09:10 | Kentucky | James Zeiner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 09:08 | Kentucky | Marvin Box grabs the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 08:49 | Kentucky | David Hower scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Marvin Box | 47-51 |
| 08:29 | Florida | Kory Kendall loses the dribble to Marvin Box | 47-51 |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | Marvin Box evades the doubleteam and hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from James Zeiner and the foul's on Jerry Ingram - foul #1 on Jerry Ingram, team foul #4 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Florida | Earl Wilkins (PG), Richard Jackson (SG) Kurt Best, Jerry Ingram | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Hua (SG) Leroy Haring | |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | Marvin Box misses the free throw | 47-53 |
| 08:09 | Florida | Kory Kendall gets the rebound | 47-53 |
| 07:52 | Florida | Richard Jackson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 47-53 |
| 07:51 | Florida | Kory Kendall tips it home | 49-53 |
| 07:46 | Kentucky | David Hower is called for traveling | 49-53 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan (C) Robert Conley | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Earl Wilkins (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Jackson (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sylvester Murray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kory Kendall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Tomas Morphis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Zeiner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Richard Hua (fresh) 10 pts. SF - David Hower (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marvin Box (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Nathan Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Florida | Kory Kendall is open and scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Earl Wilkins | 51-53 |
| 07:12 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan is hacked by Earl Wilkins - foul #2 on Earl Wilkins, team foul #5 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Florida | Jose Olivares (SF), Emanuel Carter (PF), Bruce Conley (C) Sylvester Murray, Kory Kendall, Tomas Morphis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Howell (PG) James Zeiner | |
| 06:59 | Kentucky | Robert Howell scores on a jumper from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 06:53 | Florida | Bruce Conley misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-55 |
| 06:51 | Kentucky | Marvin Box grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 06:28 | Kentucky | Richard Hua misses the driving attempt from the right block | 51-55 |
| 06:27 | Florida | Emanuel Carter snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 06:21 | Florida | Bruce Conley is open but can't throw it down | 51-55 |
| 06:19 | Florida | Bruce Conley tips it home | 53-55 |
| 06:13 | Kentucky | Robert Howell is fouled in the backcourt by Earl Wilkins - foul #3 on Earl Wilkins, team foul #6 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Zeiner (SF) Richard Hua | |
| 05:59 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-55 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (SF) David Hower | |
| 05:39 | Florida | Bruce Conley works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 05:37 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Leroy Haring | 53-55 |
| 05:17 | Kentucky | Robert Howell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 05:15 | Florida | Richard Jackson snags the defensive board | 53-55 |
| 05:02 | Florida | Bruce Conley makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 55-55 |
| 04:39 | Kentucky | Robert Howell evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 04:37 | Florida | Richard Jackson pulls down the rebound | 55-55 |
| 04:13 | Florida | Earl Wilkins misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-55 |
| 04:11 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 03:52 | Kentucky | Marvin Box travels with the ball | 55-55 |
| Subs | Florida | Kurt Best (PG), Jerry Ingram (SG), Sylvester Murray (SF), Kory Kendall (PF), Tomas Morphis (C) Earl Wilkins, Richard Jackson, Jose Olivares, Emanuel Carter, Bruce Conley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Hua (SG), David Hower (SF), Robert Conley (C) Robert Howell, Leroy Haring, Nathan Ryan | |
| 03:44 | Florida | Kory Kendall clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Marvin Box - foul #3 on Marvin Box, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| 03:44 | Florida | Kory Kendall makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 03:44 | Florida | Kory Kendall makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Kurt Best (fresh) SG - Jerry Ingram (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sylvester Murray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kory Kendall (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Tomas Morphis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Zeiner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - Richard Hua (fresh) 10 pts. SF - David Hower (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marvin Box (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Conley (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Kentucky | James Zeiner clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-55 |
| 03:15 | Florida | Sylvester Murray grabs the board | 57-55 |
| 03:03 | Florida | Kory Kendall scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Kurt Best | 59-55 |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-55 |
| Subs | Florida | Earl Wilkins (PG), Richard Jackson (SG), Jose Olivares (SF), Emanuel Carter (PF), Bruce Conley (C) Kurt Best, Jerry Ingram, Sylvester Murray, Kory Kendall, Tomas Morphis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Howell (PG), Leroy Haring (SF), Nathan Ryan (PF) James Zeiner, David Hower, Marvin Box | |
| 02:42 | Kentucky | Robert Howell evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook from close range | 59-55 |
| 02:41 | Florida | Bruce Conley grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 02:24 | Florida | Jose Olivares misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-55 |
| 02:22 | Florida | Bruce Conley tips it home | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 02:03 | Kentucky | Robert Howell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 61-55 |
| 02:02 | Kentucky | Robert Conley grabs the offensive rebound | 61-55 |
| 01:51 | Kentucky | Robert Howell makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-57 |
| 01:33 | Florida | Richard Jackson hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Emanuel Carter and the foul's on Richard Hua - foul #2 on Richard Hua, team foul #6 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Box (PF) Nathan Ryan | |
| 01:33 | Florida | Richard Jackson makes the free throw | 64-57 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:14 | Kentucky | Richard Hua hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Emanuel Carter - foul #4 on Emanuel Carter, team foul #7 | 64-57 |
| 01:14 | Kentucky | Richard Hua makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 01:14 | Kentucky | Richard Hua makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:55 | Florida | Bruce Conley can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-59 |
| 00:53 | Kentucky | Marvin Box gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | Marvin Box lays it in on a great pass from Richard Hua | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:12 | Florida | Jose Olivares comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 64-61 |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | Marvin Box snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Robert Howell makes the contested 3 from the left wing | 64-64 |
| 00:05 | Florida | Florida calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-64 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Florida | Earl Wilkins drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 67-64 |