| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Arthur Haywood (fresh) SG - Ray Hardin (fresh) SF - Jesse Yates (fresh) PF - Bertram Burr (fresh) C - Ruben Rhoades (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Joseph Whitfield (fresh) SG - Blaine Paolucci (fresh) SF - Elliot McGrapth (fresh) PF - James Minard (fresh) C - Angel Maldonado (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida | Angel Maldonado wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Florida | Elliot McGrapth scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Angel Maldonado | 0-3 |
| 19:32 | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood double dribbles | 0-3 |
| 19:08 | Florida | James Minard can't finish the layup | 0-3 |
| 19:07 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:47 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Jesse Yates | 2-3 |
| 18:27 | Florida | Arthur Haywood is called for the reach on Elliot McGrapth - foul #1 on Arthur Haywood, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:01 | Florida | Ray Hardin is called for the reach on James Minard - foul #1 on Ray Hardin, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 17:39 | Florida | Blaine Paolucci misses badly on the uncontested shot in the paint | 2-3 |
| 17:37 | Florida | James Minard tips it home | 2-5 |
| 17:12 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the right wing set up by Jesse Yates and the foul's on Angel Maldonado - foul #1 on Angel Maldonado, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Reese (PG), John Leavens (SG), James Ellington (SF), Jerry Hutchens (PF) Arthur Haywood, Ray Hardin, Jesse Yates, Bertram Burr | |
| Subs | Florida | Kenneth Gibson (PG), Jerry Caldwell (SG), William Jump (SF), Matthew Golden (C) Joseph Whitfield, Blaine Paolucci, Elliot McGrapth, Angel Maldonado | |
| 17:12 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades makes the free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:53 | Florida | William Jump misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right side | 5-5 |
| 16:52 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Ruben Rhoades | 5-5 |
| 16:41 | Tennessee | Jerry Hutchens can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-5 |
| 16:39 | Tennessee | John Leavens pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 16:13 | Tennessee | John Leavens clanks a floater from the left block | 5-5 |
| 16:12 | Florida | The rebound goes to James Minard | 5-5 |
| 16:10 | Florida | Jerry Caldwell is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Caldwell, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood (PG), William Jenkins (C) John Reese, Ruben Rhoades | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 15:45 | Tennessee | James Minard denies the turnaround by John Leavens | 5-5 |
| 15:43 | Tennessee | John Leavens tips it in | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Arthur Haywood (fresh) SG - John Leavens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Ellington (fresh) PF - Jerry Hutchens (fresh) C - William Jenkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Kenneth Gibson (fresh) SG - Jerry Caldwell (fresh) SF - William Jump (fresh) PF - James Minard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Golden (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Florida | William Jenkins denies the turnaround by William Jump | 7-5 |
| 15:25 | Florida | James Minard grabs the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 15:04 | Florida | William Jump can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jerry Hutchens - foul #1 on Jerry Hutchens, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ray Hardin (SG), Jesse Yates (SF), Bertram Burr (PF), Ruben Rhoades (C) John Leavens, James Ellington, Jerry Hutchens, William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Florida | Joseph Whitfield (PG), Blaine Paolucci (SG) Kenneth Gibson, Jerry Caldwell | |
| 15:04 | Florida | William Jump makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:04 | Florida | William Jump makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 14:35 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades misses the shot from the left side | 7-7 |
| 14:34 | Tennessee | Bertram Burr tips it home | 9-7 |
| 14:29 | Florida | Blaine Paolucci's pass is intercepted by Ray Hardin in the backcourt | 9-7 |
| 14:10 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades is whistled for traveling | 9-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Reese (PG) Arthur Haywood | |
| Subs | Florida | Elliot McGrapth (SF), Angel Maldonado (C) William Jump, Matthew Golden | |
| 14:08 | Florida | Blaine Paolucci is fouled in the backcourt by Ray Hardin - foul #2 on Ray Hardin, team foul #4 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Ellington (SG) Ray Hardin | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 13:55 | Florida | Angel Maldonado misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 9-7 |
| 13:54 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Ruben Rhoades | 9-7 |
| 13:50 | Tennessee | John Reese misses long on a shot from the right wing | 9-7 |
| 13:48 | Florida | James Minard pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 13:28 | Florida | Joseph Whitfield misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Bertram Burr - foul #1 on Bertram Burr, team foul #5 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Leavens (SG) Jesse Yates | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 13:28 | Florida | Joseph Whitfield makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:28 | Florida | Joseph Whitfield makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:01 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Angel Maldonado - foul #2 on Angel Maldonado, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Hutchens (SF), William Jenkins (PF) James Ellington, Bertram Burr | |
| Subs | Florida | William Jump (SF) Angel Maldonado | |
| 13:01 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:01 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades makes the 2nd free throw | 11-9 |
| 12:32 | Florida | Blaine Paolucci can't finish the layup | 11-9 |
| 12:30 | Tennessee | John Leavens snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 12:09 | Tennessee | William Jump steals the ball from Jerry Hutchens | 11-9 |
| 11:47 | Florida | William Jump misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-9 |
| 11:45 | Florida | Elliot McGrapth tips it back up and in | 11-11 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - John Reese (fairly fresh) SG - John Leavens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jerry Hutchens (fresh) PF - William Jenkins (fresh) C - Ruben Rhoades (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Joseph Whitfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Blaine Paolucci (fairly fresh) SF - William Jump (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elliot McGrapth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - James Minard (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Tennessee | Jerry Hutchens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-11 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood (PG), James Ellington (SG), Jesse Yates (SF), Bertram Burr (PF) John Reese, John Leavens, Jerry Hutchens, Ruben Rhoades | |
| Subs | Florida | Kenneth Gibson (PG), Jerry Caldwell (SG), Matthew Golden (PF) Joseph Whitfield, Blaine Paolucci, William Jump | |
| 11:06 | Florida | Matthew Golden lays it in on a great pass from Kenneth Gibson | 11-13 |
| 10:42 | Tennessee | Bertram Burr comes up short on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Jerry Caldwell - foul #2 on Jerry Caldwell, team foul #4 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Hutchens (C) William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Florida | David Wells (SG) Jerry Caldwell | |
| 10:42 | Tennessee | Bertram Burr makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 10:42 | Tennessee | Bertram Burr makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 10:32 | Florida | James Minard is called for 10 seconds | 13-13 |
| 10:07 | Tennessee | Jerry Hutchens blows the dunk | 13-13 |
| 10:06 | Florida | Matthew Golden grabs the defensive rebound | 13-13 |
| 09:44 | Florida | Matthew Golden banks in the layup on a great pass from Kenneth Gibson | 13-15 |
| 09:20 | Tennessee | James Ellington misses the fadeaway from the right side | 13-15 |
| 09:19 | Florida | The rebound goes to David Wells | 13-15 |
| 08:59 | Florida | Matthew Golden misses badly on the uncontested shot in the lane but the foul's on Bertram Burr - foul #2 on Bertram Burr, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Reese (PG), John Leavens (SG), Carlos Johnson (SF), William Jenkins (PF), Ruben Rhoades (C) Arthur Haywood, James Ellington, Jesse Yates, Bertram Burr, Jerry Hutchens | |
| Subs | Florida | Joseph Whitfield (PG), Blaine Paolucci (SG), William Jump (SF) Kenneth Gibson, David Wells, Elliot McGrapth | |
| 08:59 | Florida | Matthew Golden makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 08:59 | Florida | Matthew Golden makes the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 08:36 | Tennessee | Matthew Golden picks off the pass by John Leavens | 13-17 |
| 08:16 | Florida | James Minard misses short on a floater in the paint | 13-17 |
| 08:15 | Tennessee | John Leavens grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 07:46 | Tennessee | John Reese is hacked by William Jump - foul #1 on William Jump, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| 07:27 | Tennessee | John Leavens is fouled on the floor by William Jump - foul #2 on William Jump, team foul #6 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jesse Yates (SF), Jerry Hutchens (PF) Carlos Johnson, William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Florida | Elliot McGrapth (SF) William Jump | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - John Reese (fresh) SG - John Leavens (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jesse Yates (fresh) PF - Jerry Hutchens (fresh) C - Ruben Rhoades (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Joseph Whitfield (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Blaine Paolucci (fresh) SF - Elliot McGrapth (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Golden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - James Minard (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Tennessee | John Reese misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-17 |
| 07:06 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades hits the follow up shot | 15-17 |
| 06:47 | Florida | Blaine Paolucci is hacked by John Leavens - foul #1 on John Leavens, team foul #7 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood (PG), James Ellington (SF) John Reese, Jesse Yates | |
| Subs | Florida | David Wells (SG) James Minard | |
| 06:47 | Florida | Blaine Paolucci makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 06:47 | Florida | Blaine Paolucci makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 06:23 | Tennessee | Jerry Hutchens misses long on a shot from the baseline | 15-19 |
| 06:22 | Florida | Blaine Paolucci gets the rebound | 15-19 |
| 06:20 | Florida | Joseph Whitfield is hacked by James Ellington in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Ellington, team foul #8 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ray Hardin (SG), Bertram Burr (PF), William Jenkins (C) John Leavens, Jerry Hutchens, Ruben Rhoades | |
| Subs | Florida | Jerry Caldwell (SG), William Jump (SF), Angel Maldonado (C) David Wells, Elliot McGrapth, Blaine Paolucci | |
| 06:20 | Florida | Joseph Whitfield makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 06:20 | Florida | Joseph Whitfield makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 06:04 | Tennessee | Angel Maldonado denies the turnaround by James Ellington | 15-21 |
| 06:03 | Tennessee | William Jenkins grabs the offensive board | 15-21 |
| 05:50 | Tennessee | James Ellington misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Matthew Golden - foul #1 on Matthew Golden, team foul #7 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Florida | Kenneth Gibson (PG), James Minard (PF) Joseph Whitfield, Matthew Golden | |
| 05:50 | Tennessee | James Ellington makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 05:50 | Tennessee | James Ellington misses the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 05:50 | Florida | James Minard grabs the board | 16-21 |
| 05:22 | Florida | James Minard makes the shot from the left side | 16-23 |
| 05:04 | Tennessee | James Ellington loses the dribble to Angel Maldonado | 16-23 |
| 04:52 | Florida | Arthur Haywood picks off the pass by William Jump | 16-23 |
| 04:49 | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood banks in the layup | 18-23 |
| 04:46 | Florida | William Jenkins is called for the reach on Kenneth Gibson in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Jenkins, team foul #9 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Reese (PG), Jesse Yates (SF), Jerry Hutchens (PF), Ruben Rhoades (C) Arthur Haywood, James Ellington, Bertram Burr, William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Florida | Blaine Paolucci (PF) James Minard | |
| 04:46 | Florida | Kenneth Gibson misses the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 04:46 | Tennessee | Jerry Hutchens pulls down the rebound | 18-23 |
| 04:41 | Tennessee | John Reese misses the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kenneth Gibson - foul #1 on Kenneth Gibson, team foul #8 | 18-23 |
| 04:41 | Tennessee | John Reese misses the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 04:41 | Tennessee | John Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 04:25 | Florida | Kenneth Gibson is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by William Jump | 19-25 |
| 04:03 | Tennessee | Kenneth Gibson steals it from John Reese | 19-25 |
| 03:44 | Florida | Jerry Hutchens picks off the pass by Kenneth Gibson | 19-25 |
| 03:19 | Tennessee | Jerry Hutchens connects on the 3 from the left corner | 22-25 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - John Reese (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Ray Hardin (fairly fresh) SF - Jesse Yates (fairly fresh) PF - Jerry Hutchens (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ruben Rhoades (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Kenneth Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Caldwell (fairly fresh) SF - William Jump (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Blaine Paolucci (fresh) 2 pts. C - Angel Maldonado (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:17 | Florida | Jerry Caldwell is fouled in the backcourt by Ruben Rhoades - foul #1 on Ruben Rhoades, team foul #10 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood (PG), John Leavens (SG), James Ellington (SF), William Jenkins (PF) John Reese, Ray Hardin, Jesse Yates, Jerry Hutchens | |
| Subs | Florida | Joseph Whitfield (PG), Elliot McGrapth (SF) Kenneth Gibson, William Jump | |
| 03:17 | Florida | Jerry Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 03:17 | Florida | Jerry Caldwell misses the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 03:17 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades grabs the defensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 02:56 | Tennessee | James Ellington drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Leavens | 25-26 |
| 02:54 | Florida | Joseph Whitfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-26 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bertram Burr (PF) William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Florida | James Minard (PF) Jerry Caldwell | |
| 02:28 | Tennessee | James Ellington is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on James Ellington, team foul #11 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Florida | David Wells (SG) Blaine Paolucci | |
| 02:05 | Florida | David Wells misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by John Leavens - foul #2 on John Leavens, team foul #12 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Reese (PG), Carlos Johnson (SF), Jerry Hutchens (PF), William Jenkins (C) Arthur Haywood, James Ellington, Bertram Burr, Ruben Rhoades | |
| Subs | Florida | Matthew Golden (PF) James Minard | |
| 02:05 | Florida | David Wells misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 02:05 | Florida | David Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 01:36 | Tennessee | John Leavens lays it up and in and the foul's on Angel Maldonado - foul #3 on Angel Maldonado, team foul #9 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jesse Yates (SF) Carlos Johnson | |
| Subs | Florida | William Jump (SF), James Minard (C) Elliot McGrapth, Angel Maldonado | |
| 01:36 | Tennessee | John Leavens makes the free throw | 28-27 |
| 01:10 | Florida | William Jump misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-27 |
| 01:09 | Tennessee | John Reese grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 00:55 | Tennessee | John Leavens dunks the ball | 30-27 |
| 00:53 | Florida | William Jump is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 30-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Arthur Haywood (PG), Carlos Johnson (SG), James Ellington (SF), Bertram Burr (PF), Ruben Rhoades (C) John Reese, John Leavens, Jesse Yates, Jerry Hutchens, William Jenkins | |
| Subs | Florida | Kenneth Gibson (PG), Blaine Paolucci (SG) Joseph Whitfield, David Wells | |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades is fouled on the floor by Matthew Golden - foul #2 on Matthew Golden, team foul #10 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ray Hardin (SG) Carlos Johnson | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades misses the 1st free throw | 30-27 |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Ruben Rhoades misses the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 00:34 | Florida | Blaine Paolucci grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 00:10 | Florida | James Minard connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Blaine Paolucci | 30-29 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | James Ellington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-29 |
| 00:02 | Florida | Blaine Paolucci pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 00:00 | Florida | Blaine Paolucci comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 30-29 |