| Lineup | Florida | PG - Jerry Ingram (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Burrow (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeff Ray (fresh) C - Harvey Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leroy Haring (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Lemansky (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Robert Conley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Tom Fontes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida | Gary Stewart inbounds the ball | 38-30 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 19:50 | Florida | John Burrow buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Jerry Ingram | 40-30 |
| 19:33 | Kentucky | Gary Stewart takes the ball from Michael Hilliker | 40-30 |
| 19:14 | Florida | Gary Stewart misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-30 |
| 19:13 | Kentucky | Robert Conley snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| 19:03 | Kentucky | Robert Conley misses short on a floater near the basket | 40-30 |
| 19:02 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker tips it home | 40-32 |
| 18:42 | Florida | Harvey Harris knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by John Burrow out of the doubleteam | 42-32 |
| 18:19 | Kentucky | Robert Conley blows the layup | 42-32 |
| 18:18 | Florida | Jeff Ray gets the rebound | 42-32 |
| 18:13 | Florida | Jerry Ingram drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Stewart | 45-32 |
| 17:50 | Kentucky | Robert Conley hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Hilliker | 45-34 |
| 17:34 | Florida | Jerry Ingram is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 45-34 |
| 17:15 | Kentucky | Robert Conley misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jeff Ray - foul #3 on Jeff Ray, team foul #1 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Florida | Felix Jimenez (SG), Rudolph Scott (SF), Emanuel Carter (PF), Danny Bergdorf (C) John Burrow, Gary Stewart, Jeff Ray, Harvey Harris | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:15 | Kentucky | Robert Conley makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 17:15 | Kentucky | Robert Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 16:59 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf lays it in | 47-36 |
| 16:40 | Kentucky | James Lemansky comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-36 |
| 16:39 | Florida | The rebound goes to Danny Bergdorf | 47-36 |
| 16:16 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf steps out of bounds on the sideline | 47-36 |
| Subs | Florida | Sylvester Murray (PG), John Burrow (SG) Jerry Ingram, Felix Jimenez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Elmer Albin (SG), Ernest Brown (SF), Nathan Ryan (PF), Arthur Ewart (C) Leroy Haring, James Lemansky, Robert Conley, Tom Fontes | |
| 15:59 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Sylvester Murray - foul #1 on Sylvester Murray, team foul #2 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Florida | Gary Stewart (SF), Jeff Ray (PF), Harvey Harris (C) Rudolph Scott, Emanuel Carter, Danny Bergdorf | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:59 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker misses the 1st free throw | 47-36 |
| 15:59 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker makes the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Sylvester Murray (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Burrow (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jeff Ray (fresh) 3 pf. C - Harvey Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hilliker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Elmer Albin (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Ernest Brown (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Nathan Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Ewart (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Florida | Sylvester Murray knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Burrow | 49-37 |
| 15:27 | Kentucky | Ernest Brown misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-37 |
| 15:26 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan can't tip it in | 49-37 |
| 15:24 | Florida | Jeff Ray pulls down the rebound | 49-37 |
| 15:17 | Florida | Elmer Albin steals it from John Burrow out of a doubleteam | 49-37 |
| 15:14 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-37 |
| Subs | Florida | Jerry Ingram (PG) Sylvester Murray | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Lemansky (SF) Michael Hilliker | |
| 15:06 | Florida | Jerry Ingram splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-37 |
| 15:05 | Florida | Gary Stewart tips it home | 51-37 |
| 14:46 | Kentucky | Ernest Brown is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Ernest Brown, team foul #1 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Florida | Felix Jimenez (SG) John Burrow | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (SG), Robert Conley (PF), Tom Fontes (C) Ernest Brown, Nathan Ryan, Arthur Ewart | |
| 14:33 | Florida | Tom Fontes knocks away the 3 by Felix Jimenez | 51-37 |
| 14:32 | Florida | Jeff Ray grabs the offensive board | 51-37 |
| 14:19 | Florida | Tom Fontes blocks the jumper by Felix Jimenez | 51-37 |
| 14:17 | Florida | Harvey Harris misses the tip | 51-37 |
| 14:15 | Kentucky | James Lemansky snags the defensive board | 51-37 |
| 13:54 | Kentucky | James Lemansky connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Leroy Haring and he's hacked by Gary Stewart - foul #1 on Gary Stewart, team foul #3 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Florida | Rudolph Scott (SF), Emanuel Carter (PF), Danny Bergdorf (C) Gary Stewart, Jeff Ray, Harvey Harris | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker (PG) Elmer Albin | |
| 13:54 | Kentucky | James Lemansky misses the free throw | 51-39 |
| 13:54 | Florida | Emanuel Carter grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 13:34 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 51-39 |
| 13:32 | Kentucky | Robert Conley pulls down the rebound | 51-39 |
| 13:26 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-39 |
| 13:25 | Florida | Rudolph Scott grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 13:21 | Florida | Felix Jimenez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-39 |
| 13:20 | Kentucky | Robert Conley gets the rebound | 51-39 |
| 13:03 | Kentucky | James Lemansky misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-39 |
| 13:02 | Florida | Emanuel Carter snags the defensive board | 51-39 |
| 12:47 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf misses the turnaround from the left block | 51-39 |
| 12:45 | Kentucky | James Lemansky grabs the defensive rebound | 51-39 |
| 12:40 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker double dribbles | 51-39 |
| Subs | Florida | Sylvester Murray (PG), John Burrow (SG), Gary Stewart (SF) Jerry Ingram, Felix Jimenez, Rudolph Scott | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Elmer Albin (SG), Ernest Brown (SF), Arthur Ewart (C) Leroy Haring, James Lemansky, Tom Fontes | |
| 12:21 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf connects on the open floater from close range | 53-39 |
| 12:03 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart is hacked by Gary Stewart - foul #2 on Gary Stewart, team foul #4 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Florida | Jeff Ray (PF), Harvey Harris (C) Emanuel Carter, Danny Bergdorf | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan (PF) Robert Conley | |
| 11:51 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Elmer Albin | 53-42 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Sylvester Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Burrow (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jeff Ray (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Harvey Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hilliker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Elmer Albin (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ernest Brown (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Nathan Ryan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Ewart (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Florida | Elmer Albin steals it from Sylvester Murray | 53-42 |
| 11:26 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin's layup is rejected by Harvey Harris | 53-42 |
| 11:24 | Florida | Sylvester Murray gets the rebound | 53-42 |
| 11:05 | Florida | Nathan Ryan swats the shot by Harvey Harris | 53-42 |
| 11:03 | Florida | Sylvester Murray hits the follow up shot | 55-42 |
| 10:46 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-42 |
| 10:45 | Florida | Harvey Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 10:35 | Florida | Sylvester Murray connects on the open runner from the right block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed John Burrow | 57-42 |
| 10:19 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart's floater is tipped away by Jeff Ray | 57-42 |
| 10:17 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker can't tip it in | 57-42 |
| 10:15 | Florida | Jeff Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 57-42 |
| 10:08 | Florida | Sylvester Murray can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-42 |
| 10:06 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 57-42 |
| 09:50 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 57-42 |
| 09:48 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart tips it home | 57-44 |
| 09:25 | Florida | John Burrow is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-44 |
| 09:23 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Nathan Ryan | 57-44 |
| 09:01 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-44 |
| 09:00 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin tips it in | 57-46 |
| 08:49 | Florida | Gary Stewart is by himself and knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Harvey Harris | 59-46 |
| 08:22 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-46 |
| 08:20 | Florida | John Burrow grabs the defensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 08:01 | Florida | Nathan Ryan steals the ball from Jeff Ray | 59-46 |
| 07:46 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ernest Brown | 59-49 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Sylvester Murray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Burrow (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gary Stewart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jeff Ray (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Harvey Harris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hilliker (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Elmer Albin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ernest Brown (fairly fresh) 3 ast. PF - Nathan Ryan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Arthur Ewart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Florida | John Burrow comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Elmer Albin - foul #4 on Elmer Albin, team foul #2 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Florida | Jerry Ingram (PG), Rudolph Scott (SF), Emanuel Carter (PF), Danny Bergdorf (C) Sylvester Murray, Gary Stewart, Jeff Ray, Harvey Harris | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (SG), James Lemansky (SF), Robert Conley (PF), Tom Fontes (C) Elmer Albin, Ernest Brown, Nathan Ryan, Arthur Ewart | |
| 07:29 | Florida | John Burrow makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 07:29 | Florida | John Burrow misses the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 07:29 | Florida | Emanuel Carter snags the offensive board | 60-49 |
| 07:11 | Florida | Robert Conley is called for the reach on Jerry Ingram - foul #2 on Robert Conley, team foul #3 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Florida | Felix Jimenez (SG) John Burrow | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:55 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-49 |
| 06:26 | Kentucky | Robert Conley comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 62-49 |
| 06:24 | Florida | Rudolph Scott pulls down the rebound | 62-49 |
| 06:08 | Florida | Felix Jimenez buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Rudolph Scott | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 05:46 | Kentucky | Robert Conley misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 65-49 |
| 05:45 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring grabs the offensive board | 65-49 |
| 05:28 | Kentucky | 3 seconds is called on Michael Hilliker | 65-49 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Elmer Albin (PG) Michael Hilliker | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 05:05 | Florida | Felix Jimenez clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-49 |
| 05:04 | Kentucky | Robert Conley pulls down the rebound | 65-49 |
| 04:58 | Kentucky | Robert Conley misses the lay-in | 65-49 |
| 04:56 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf grabs the defensive rebound | 65-49 |
| 04:29 | Florida | James Lemansky steals it from Rudolph Scott | 65-49 |
| 04:25 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring jams it on a great pass from James Lemansky | 65-51 |
| 04:06 | Florida | Jerry Ingram misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-51 |
| 04:05 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf hits the follow up shot | 67-51 |
| 03:43 | Kentucky | Robert Conley knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 67-53 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Jerry Ingram (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Felix Jimenez (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Rudolph Scott (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Emanuel Carter (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Danny Bergdorf (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Elmer Albin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Leroy Haring (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Lemansky (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Conley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Tom Fontes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 03:21 | Florida | Tom Fontes is called for the reach on Danny Bergdorf - foul #1 on Tom Fontes, team foul #4 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Florida | Sylvester Murray (PG), John Burrow (SG), Gary Stewart (SF), Jeff Ray (PF), Harvey Harris (C) Jerry Ingram, Felix Jimenez, Rudolph Scott, Emanuel Carter, Danny Bergdorf | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker (PG), Ernest Brown (SG), Nathan Ryan (PF), Arthur Ewart (C) Elmer Albin, Leroy Haring, Robert Conley, Tom Fontes | |
| 02:57 | Florida | Sylvester Murray hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 67-53 |
| 02:56 | Florida | Jeff Ray tips it home | 69-53 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 02:54 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-53 |
| 02:25 | Florida | John Burrow scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 71-53 |
| 02:09 | Kentucky | James Lemansky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-53 |
| 02:08 | Florida | Harvey Harris gets the rebound | 71-53 |
| 01:42 | Florida | Harvey Harris is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 71-53 |
| 01:40 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan gets the rebound | 71-53 |
| 01:35 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Michael Hilliker is blocked by Jeff Ray | 71-53 |
| 01:33 | Florida | The rebound goes to Harvey Harris | 71-53 |
| 01:16 | Florida | Sylvester Murray knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Burrow | 74-53 |
| 01:04 | Kentucky | James Lemansky is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Lemansky, team foul #5 | 74-53 |
| Subs | Florida | Jerry Ingram (PG) Sylvester Murray | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (SG), Robert Conley (PF), Tom Fontes (C) Ernest Brown, Nathan Ryan, Arthur Ewart | |
| 00:42 | Florida | Robert Conley swats the short shot by Harvey Harris | 74-53 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring grabs the board | 74-53 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | James Lemansky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 74-53 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:12 | Florida | John Burrow works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 74-53 |
| 00:11 | Florida | Jeff Ray can't tip it in | 74-53 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes grabs the board | 74-53 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 74-53 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Robert Conley tips it in | 74-55 |
| 00:00 | Florida | Jerry Ingram runs out the clock | 74-55 |