| Lineup | Florida | PG - Richard Morgan (fresh) SG - Gary Stewart (fresh) SF - Andrew Stanko (fresh) PF - Emanuel Carter (fresh) C - Harvey Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Lemansky (fresh) SG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) SF - Elmer Albin (fresh) PF - Michael Odoms (fresh) C - Robert Conley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:53 | Kentucky | Robert Conley misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Emanuel Carter - foul #1 on Emanuel Carter, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:53 | Kentucky | Robert Conley makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:53 | Kentucky | Robert Conley misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:53 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms snags the offensive board | 0-1 |
| 19:43 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin is hacked by Richard Morgan - foul #1 on Richard Morgan, team foul #2 | 0-1 |
| 19:37 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 0-1 |
| 19:35 | Florida | Harvey Harris snags the defensive board | 0-1 |
| 19:15 | Florida | Emanuel Carter is open and buries a jump hook from close range | 2-1 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | James Lemansky drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 18:45 | Florida | Andrew Stanko scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 18:40 | Kentucky | James Lemansky's fadeaway is rejected by Emanuel Carter | 5-4 |
| 18:39 | Florida | Harvey Harris gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 18:21 | Florida | Richard Morgan hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Harvey Harris | 7-4 |
| 18:06 | Kentucky | James Lemansky can't connect on a shot from the left side | 7-4 |
| 18:04 | Florida | Emanuel Carter grabs the board | 7-4 |
| 17:45 | Florida | Harvey Harris misses the easy layup | 7-4 |
| 17:44 | Florida | Richard Morgan pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-4 |
| 17:22 | Florida | Harvey Harris is fouled on the floor by Robert Conley - foul #1 on Robert Conley, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| 17:04 | Florida | Gary Stewart evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Emanuel Carter | 10-4 |
| 16:53 | Kentucky | Robert Conley connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 16:24 | Florida | Andrew Stanko is called for traveling | 10-6 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (SF), Arthur Ewart (PF) Elmer Albin, Michael Odoms | |
| 16:14 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gary Stewart - foul #1 on Gary Stewart, team foul #3 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Florida | Rudolph Scott (PG) Richard Morgan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tom Fontes (C) Robert Conley | |
| 16:14 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker makes the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 16:14 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 15:47 | Florida | Rudolph Scott comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Hilliker - foul #1 on Michael Hilliker, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Florida | Jeff Ray (SF), Danny Bergdorf (C) Andrew Stanko, Harvey Harris | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Elmer Albin (SF) Michael Hilliker | |
| 15:47 | Florida | Rudolph Scott makes the 1st free throw | 11-8 |
| 15:47 | Florida | Rudolph Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 15:47 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart grabs the defensive rebound | 11-8 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Rudolph Scott (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Gary Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeff Ray (fresh) PF - Emanuel Carter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Danny Bergdorf (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Lemansky (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Leroy Haring (fresh) SF - Elmer Albin (fresh) PF - Arthur Ewart (fresh) C - Tom Fontes (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Tom Fontes | 11-10 |
| 15:11 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right wing | 11-10 |
| 15:09 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf grabs the offensive board | 11-10 |
| 14:48 | Florida | Gary Stewart can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-10 |
| 14:47 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 14:38 | Kentucky | James Lemansky drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Arthur Ewart and he's hacked by Jeff Ray - foul #1 on Jeff Ray, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Morgan (PG), Andrew Stanko (SG), Harvey Harris (C) Rudolph Scott, Gary Stewart, Emanuel Carter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker (SG), Michael Odoms (PF), Robert Conley (C) Leroy Haring, Arthur Ewart, Tom Fontes | |
| 14:38 | Kentucky | James Lemansky makes the free throw | 11-13 |
| 14:19 | Florida | Harvey Harris can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 11-13 |
| 14:17 | Florida | Jeff Ray pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-13 |
| 13:58 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 11-13 |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Conley | 11-13 |
| 13:48 | Kentucky | James Lemansky misses long on a 3 from straight away | 11-13 |
| 13:47 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 13:19 | Florida | Andrew Stanko travels with the ball | 11-13 |
| Subs | Florida | Gary Stewart (SG), Emanuel Carter (PF) Jeff Ray, Danny Bergdorf | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (PG), Arthur Ewart (SF) James Lemansky, Elmer Albin | |
| 13:17 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring's pass is intercepted by Gary Stewart in the backcourt | 11-13 |
| 12:54 | Florida | Gary Stewart works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-13 |
| 12:53 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart pulls down the rebound | 11-13 |
| 12:30 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart is whistled for traveling | 11-13 |
| Subs | Florida | Rudolph Scott (PG), Jeff Ray (SF), Danny Bergdorf (C) Richard Morgan, Andrew Stanko, Harvey Harris | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Brown (SG), Elmer Albin (SF) Michael Hilliker, Michael Odoms | |
| 12:12 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Arthur Ewart - foul #1 on Arthur Ewart, team foul #3 | 11-13 |
| 12:12 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:12 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 11:55 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 11:54 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart tips it in | 13-15 |
| 11:31 | Florida | Gary Stewart evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-15 |
| 11:29 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ernest Brown | 13-15 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Rudolph Scott (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Gary Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeff Ray (fresh) PF - Emanuel Carter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Danny Bergdorf (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fresh) SG - Ernest Brown (fresh) SF - Elmer Albin (fairly fresh) PF - Arthur Ewart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Conley (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:07 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-15 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Morgan (PG), Andrew Stanko (SF), Harvey Harris (C) Rudolph Scott, Jeff Ray, Danny Bergdorf | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Lemansky (PG), Michael Hilliker (SG), Tom Fontes (C) Ernest Brown, Elmer Albin, Robert Conley | |
| 10:42 | Florida | Gary Stewart splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-15 |
| 10:40 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart grabs the defensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 10:23 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Michael Hilliker | 13-17 |
| 09:54 | Florida | Harvey Harris scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Morgan | 15-17 |
| 09:34 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Andrew Stanko - foul #1 on Andrew Stanko, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Florida | Jeff Ray (SF), Danny Bergdorf (PF) Gary Stewart, Emanuel Carter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Elmer Albin (SF), Michael Odoms (PF), Robert Conley (C) James Lemansky, Arthur Ewart, Tom Fontes | |
| 09:34 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 09:34 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| 09:05 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf is called for traveling | 15-19 |
| Subs | Florida | Rudolph Scott (PG) Richard Morgan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Lemansky (PG) Leroy Haring | |
| 08:52 | Kentucky | Jeff Ray takes the ball from James Lemansky | 15-19 |
| 08:27 | Florida | Harvey Harris is whistled for traveling | 15-19 |
| Subs | Florida | Gary Stewart (SG) Andrew Stanko | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:11 | Kentucky | Robert Conley makes the jump hook in the paint | 15-21 |
| 07:44 | Florida | The jump hook by Danny Bergdorf is blocked by Robert Conley | 15-21 |
| 07:43 | Florida | Rudolph Scott snags the offensive board | 15-21 |
| 07:26 | Florida | Gary Stewart splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Rudolph Scott | 18-21 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Rudolph Scott (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeff Ray (fresh) PF - Danny Bergdorf (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harvey Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Lemansky (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Hilliker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Albin (fresh) PF - Michael Odoms (fresh) C - Robert Conley (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Conley | 18-23 |
| 06:58 | Florida | Gary Stewart splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-23 |
| 06:56 | Kentucky | Robert Conley gets the rebound | 18-23 |
| 06:41 | Kentucky | Harvey Harris denies the turnaround by Robert Conley | 18-23 |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker gets the offensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 06:32 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 18-23 |
| 06:31 | Florida | Gary Stewart snags the defensive board | 18-23 |
| 06:24 | Florida | Harvey Harris is whistled for traveling | 18-23 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Morgan (PG), Andrew Stanko (SG), Emanuel Carter (PF) Rudolph Scott, Gary Stewart, Harvey Harris | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (SG), Arthur Ewart (PF) Michael Hilliker, Michael Odoms | |
| 05:58 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin is called for traveling | 18-23 |
| Subs | Florida | Gary Stewart (SG) Jeff Ray | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tom Fontes (C) Robert Conley | |
| 05:41 | Florida | Gary Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-23 |
| Subs | Florida | Harvey Harris (C) Danny Bergdorf | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:28 | Kentucky | James Lemansky buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Elmer Albin | 18-25 |
| 05:08 | Florida | Harvey Harris scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gary Stewart | 20-25 |
| 04:56 | Kentucky | Gary Stewart is called for the reach on Leroy Haring - foul #2 on Gary Stewart, team foul #6 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Florida | Rudolph Scott (SG), Jeff Ray (C) Gary Stewart, Harvey Harris | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker (SG), Michael Odoms (PF), Robert Conley (C) Elmer Albin, Arthur Ewart, Tom Fontes | |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | Emanuel Carter picks off the pass by Michael Odoms | 20-25 |
| 04:07 | Florida | Jeff Ray comes up short on the jumper from close range | 20-25 |
| 04:06 | Florida | Emanuel Carter tips it but misses | 20-25 |
| 04:05 | Kentucky | Robert Conley snags the defensive board | 20-25 |
| 04:03 | Kentucky | James Lemansky is hacked by Richard Morgan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Morgan, team foul #7 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Florida | Danny Bergdorf (C) Richard Morgan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:03 | Kentucky | James Lemansky makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 04:03 | Kentucky | James Lemansky makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 03:45 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf makes the contested runner from the left block | 22-27 |
| 03:28 | Kentucky | James Lemansky clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 22-27 |
| 03:27 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf gets the rebound | 22-27 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Rudolph Scott (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Stanko (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeff Ray (fresh) PF - Emanuel Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Bergdorf (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Lemansky (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Haring (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Odoms (fairly fresh) C - Robert Conley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Florida | Andrew Stanko misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 22-27 |
| 03:07 | Florida | Rudolph Scott tips it but misses | 22-27 |
| 03:05 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms snags the defensive board | 22-27 |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | Robert Conley is fouled on the floor by Andrew Stanko - foul #2 on Andrew Stanko, team foul #8 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Morgan (PG), Gary Stewart (SG) Andrew Stanko, Jeff Ray | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Brown (SG), Elmer Albin (SF), Arthur Ewart (PF) Michael Hilliker, Leroy Haring, Michael Odoms | |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | Robert Conley misses the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin grabs the offensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 02:39 | Kentucky | Robert Conley knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from James Lemansky | 22-29 |
| 02:10 | Florida | Gary Stewart misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-29 |
| 02:08 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin gets the rebound | 22-29 |
| 02:04 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Elmer Albin is blocked by Danny Bergdorf | 22-29 |
| 02:02 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 01:46 | Kentucky | Robert Conley blows the layup | 22-29 |
| 01:44 | Kentucky | Robert Conley tips it back up and in | 22-31 |
| 01:15 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf makes the contested jumper from close range on a great pass from Gary Stewart and the foul's on James Lemansky - foul #1 on James Lemansky, team foul #4 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Florida | Andrew Stanko (SG), Jeff Ray (SF), Harvey Harris (C) Richard Morgan, Rudolph Scott, Emanuel Carter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (PG), Michael Hilliker (SG), Michael Odoms (PF), Tom Fontes (C) James Lemansky, Ernest Brown, Arthur Ewart, Robert Conley | |
| 01:15 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf misses the free throw | 24-31 |
| 01:15 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes grabs the defensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 01:03 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Leroy Haring | 24-34 |
| 00:39 | Florida | Danny Bergdorf's layup is rejected by Elmer Albin | 24-34 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes gets the rebound | 24-34 |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-34 |
| 00:30 | Florida | Harvey Harris snags the defensive board | 24-34 |
| 00:01 | Florida | Andrew Stanko is called for traveling | 24-34 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Morgan (PG) Danny Bergdorf | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart (SF) Elmer Albin | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 24-34 |