| Lineup | Florida | PG - Randy McGrue (fresh) SG - James Baker (fresh) SF - Anthony Perkins (fresh) PF - Andrew Cooper (fresh) C - John Blankenship (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fresh) SG - John Howard (fresh) SF - Hank Bennett (fresh) PF - Jesse Boyers (fresh) C - Wayne Blocker (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida | John Blankenship wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Florida | Randy McGrue misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Florida | John Blankenship pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Florida | John Blankenship connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:02 | Florida | Randy McGrue gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Florida | John Blankenship travels with the ball | 2-0 |
| 18:25 | Kentucky | John Howard buries a jumper from the right side set up by Randy Randolph | 2-2 |
| 18:12 | Florida | John Blankenship misses long on a jumper in the paint | 2-2 |
| 18:10 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:56 | Kentucky | John Blankenship blocks the short jumper by Wayne Blocker | 2-2 |
| 17:54 | Florida | Anthony Perkins gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:42 | Florida | Andrew Cooper hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jesse Boyers - foul #1 on Jesse Boyers, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Rooks (PG), Tony English (SG), James Scalise (SF), Robert Krell (C) Randy McGrue, James Baker, Anthony Perkins, John Blankenship | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:42 | Florida | Andrew Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:42 | Florida | Andrew Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:42 | Florida | Robert Krell grabs the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:35 | Florida | James Scalise misses long on a shot from the right side | 3-2 |
| 17:34 | Florida | Tony English hits the follow up shot | 5-2 |
| 17:13 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 5-2 |
| 17:12 | Florida | James Scalise grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:01 | Florida | James Scalise misses the shot in the paint | 5-2 |
| 16:59 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:40 | Kentucky | John Howard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 16:38 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker grabs the offensive board | 5-2 |
| 16:22 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph lays it up and in set up by John Howard | 5-4 |
| 16:07 | Florida | Tony English misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 16:06 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 15:54 | Kentucky | John Howard misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 5-4 |
| 15:52 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers can't tip it in | 5-4 |
| 15:50 | Florida | Tony English gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Richard Rooks (fresh) SG - Tony English (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Scalise (fresh) PF - Andrew Cooper (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Krell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hank Bennett (fresh) PF - Jesse Boyers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wayne Blocker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Florida | Richard Rooks double dribbles | 5-4 |
| Subs | Florida | Randy McGrue (PG), James Baker (SG), Jerry Troy (PF), John Blankenship (C) Richard Rooks, Tony English, Andrew Cooper, Robert Krell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Dawley (SF) Hank Bennett | |
| 15:34 | Kentucky | John Howard misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 15:33 | Kentucky | William Dawley tips it back up and in | 5-6 |
| 15:18 | Florida | James Baker is fouled on the floor by Wayne Blocker - foul #1 on Wayne Blocker, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Florida | Antonio Grosz (SG), Robert Krell (C) James Baker, John Blankenship | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anton Turner (PG) Randy Randolph | |
| 14:59 | Florida | Robert Krell makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Randy McGrue | 7-6 |
| 14:47 | Kentucky | William Dawley's floater is knocked away by Jerry Troy | 7-6 |
| 14:46 | Kentucky | Anton Turner can't tip it in | 7-6 |
| 14:44 | Florida | The rebound goes to Robert Krell | 7-6 |
| 14:31 | Florida | Robert Krell misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Wayne Blocker - foul #2 on Wayne Blocker, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Florida | Anthony Perkins (PG), James Baker (SG), Charles Kim (SF) Randy McGrue, Antonio Grosz, James Scalise | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (PG), Hank Bennett (SF) John Howard, Wayne Blocker | |
| 14:31 | Florida | Robert Krell makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:31 | Florida | Robert Krell misses the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:31 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 14:06 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph travels with the ball | 8-6 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Rooks (PG), James Scalise (SF), John Blankenship (C) Anthony Perkins, Charles Kim, Robert Krell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 13:39 | Florida | John Blankenship connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Rooks | 10-6 |
| 13:18 | Kentucky | Jerry Troy is called for the reach on Jesse Boyers - foul #1 on Jerry Troy, team foul #1 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Florida | Randy McGrue (PG), Tony English (SG), Anthony Perkins (SF) Richard Rooks, James Baker, James Scalise | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Howard (SG) Jesse Boyers | |
| 13:08 | Kentucky | William Dawley hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Randy Randolph | 10-8 |
| 12:52 | Florida | John Blankenship hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Randy McGrue and he's hacked by Randy Randolph - foul #1 on Randy Randolph, team foul #4 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Florida | Antonio Grosz (SG), Charles Kim (SF) Tony English, Anthony Perkins | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers (PF) Randy Randolph | |
| 12:52 | Florida | John Blankenship makes the free throw | 13-8 |
| 12:27 | Kentucky | John Howard is hacked by Jerry Troy - foul #2 on Jerry Troy, team foul #2 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Florida | James Baker (SG), Anthony Perkins (SF), James Scalise (PF), Robert Krell (C) Antonio Grosz, Charles Kim, Jerry Troy, John Blankenship | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (PG) Anton Turner | |
| 12:08 | Kentucky | John Howard hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-11 |
| 11:44 | Florida | Randy McGrue can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 13-11 |
| 11:42 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett snags the defensive board | 13-11 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Randy McGrue (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Baker (fresh) SF - Anthony Perkins (fresh) PF - James Scalise (fresh) C - Robert Krell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Howard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hank Bennett (fairly fresh) PF - Jesse Boyers (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - William Dawley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Kentucky | James Baker is called for the reach on John Howard - foul #1 on James Baker, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Rooks (PG), Tony English (SG), Antonio Grosz (SF), Charles Kim (PF), John Blankenship (C) Randy McGrue, James Baker, Anthony Perkins, James Scalise, Robert Krell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 11:11 | Kentucky | John Howard scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Randy Randolph and he's hacked by Tony English - foul #1 on Tony English, team foul #4 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Florida | Randy McGrue (PG), James Baker (SG), James Scalise (PF) Richard Rooks, Tony English, Antonio Grosz | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anton Turner (C) William Dawley | |
| 11:11 | Kentucky | John Howard makes the free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:01 | Florida | John Blankenship clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Hank Bennett - foul #1 on Hank Bennett, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Florida | Anthony Perkins (SF) James Scalise | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 11:01 | Florida | John Blankenship misses the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:01 | Florida | John Blankenship misses the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:01 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 10:47 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett is whistled for traveling | 13-14 |
| Subs | Florida | Tony English (PG), Antonio Grosz (SG), James Scalise (PF) Randy McGrue, James Baker, Anthony Perkins | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:18 | Florida | John Blankenship is called for a backcourt violation | 13-14 |
| Subs | Florida | Randy McGrue (PG), James Baker (SG), Andrew Cooper (PF), Robert Krell (C) Tony English, Antonio Grosz, James Scalise, John Blankenship | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Dawley (C) Randy Randolph | |
| 10:06 | Kentucky | Randy McGrue steps in front of the Hank Bennett pass | 13-14 |
| 10:01 | Florida | Randy McGrue lays it up and in | 15-14 |
| 09:38 | Kentucky | Charles Kim steals it from Jesse Boyers | 15-14 |
| 09:18 | Florida | Andrew Cooper can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-14 |
| 09:17 | Florida | Robert Krell tips it back up and in | 17-14 |
| 09:02 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers clanks a runner from the right block but the foul's on James Baker - foul #2 on James Baker, team foul #5 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Rooks (PG), Antonio Grosz (SG), Anthony Perkins (SF), James Scalise (PF), John Blankenship (C) Randy McGrue, James Baker, Charles Kim, Andrew Cooper, Robert Krell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (PG) Anton Turner | |
| 09:02 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 09:02 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers makes the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 08:38 | Florida | John Blankenship comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 17-15 |
| 08:36 | Kentucky | John Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 08:14 | Kentucky | John Howard buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Randy Randolph | 17-18 |
| 07:55 | Florida | Anthony Perkins can't finish the layup | 17-18 |
| 07:53 | Florida | James Scalise pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 07:48 | Florida | Randy Randolph steals the ball from James Scalise | 17-18 |
| 07:45 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph lays it in | 17-20 |
| 07:29 | Florida | James Scalise knocks in the jump hook from close range and he's fouled by Jesse Boyers - foul #2 on Jesse Boyers, team foul #6 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Florida | Randy McGrue (PG), Tony English (SG), Andrew Cooper (PF), Robert Krell (C) Richard Rooks, Antonio Grosz, Anthony Perkins, John Blankenship | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anton Turner (PF) Jesse Boyers | |
| 07:29 | Florida | James Scalise makes the free throw | 20-20 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Randy McGrue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tony English (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Scalise (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Cooper (fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Krell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Howard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hank Bennett (tiring) PF - Anton Turner (fresh) C - William Dawley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Kentucky | Andrew Cooper picks off the pass by John Howard | 20-20 |
| 07:03 | Florida | Robert Krell misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 20-20 |
| 07:01 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett gets the rebound | 20-20 |
| 06:42 | Kentucky | William Dawley banks in the layup on a great pass from Randy Randolph | 20-22 |
| 06:38 | Florida | Randy McGrue is fouled in the backcourt by John Howard - foul #1 on John Howard, team foul #7 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Florida | James Baker (SG), Anthony Perkins (SF), Jerry Troy (PF), John Blankenship (C) Tony English, James Scalise, Andrew Cooper, Robert Krell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:38 | Florida | Randy McGrue makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 06:38 | Florida | Randy McGrue misses the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 06:38 | Kentucky | Anton Turner grabs the board | 21-22 |
| 06:23 | Kentucky | John Howard is hacked by James Baker - foul #3 on James Baker, team foul #6 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Florida | Antonio Grosz (SG), Charles Kim (SF) James Baker, Anthony Perkins | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:58 | Kentucky | Anton Turner lays it up and in | 21-24 |
| 05:45 | Florida | Jerry Troy comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 21-24 |
| 05:43 | Kentucky | William Dawley grabs the board | 21-24 |
| 05:30 | Kentucky | William Dawley is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on William Dawley, team foul #8 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Rooks (PG), Tony English (SG), Anthony Perkins (SF), Robert Krell (C) Randy McGrue, Antonio Grosz, Charles Kim, John Blankenship | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:05 | Florida | Anthony Perkins hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 21-24 |
| 05:04 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Hank Bennett | 21-24 |
| 04:44 | Kentucky | Anton Turner misses the floater from the left wing | 21-24 |
| 04:43 | Florida | Anthony Perkins pulls down the rebound | 21-24 |
| 04:36 | Florida | Robert Krell lays it in on a nice dish by Anthony Perkins | 23-24 |
| 04:14 | Kentucky | Anton Turner buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Howard | 23-26 |
| 03:58 | Florida | Anthony Perkins jams it on a nice dish by Richard Rooks | 25-26 |
| 03:37 | Kentucky | Anton Turner misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Rooks - foul #1 on Richard Rooks, team foul #7 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Florida | Randy McGrue (PG), Antonio Grosz (SG), James Scalise (SF), Andrew Cooper (PF), John Blankenship (C) Richard Rooks, Tony English, Anthony Perkins, Jerry Troy, Robert Krell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers (PF), Wayne Blocker (C) Hank Bennett, William Dawley | |
| 03:37 | Kentucky | Anton Turner misses the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 03:37 | Kentucky | Anton Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 03:23 | Florida | Randy McGrue misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 25-27 |
| 03:22 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Anton Turner | 25-27 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Randy McGrue (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Antonio Grosz (fresh) SF - James Scalise (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Cooper (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Blankenship (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (tiring) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Howard (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anton Turner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jesse Boyers (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Wayne Blocker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-27 |
| 03:04 | Florida | James Scalise snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 02:57 | Florida | Randy McGrue drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 27-27 |
| 02:32 | Kentucky | Anton Turner misses short on a jumper from the right side | 27-27 |
| 02:31 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker tips it but misses | 27-27 |
| 02:29 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers grabs the offensive board | 27-27 |
| 02:20 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-27 |
| Subs | Florida | Tony English (SG), Jerry Troy (PF) Antonio Grosz, Andrew Cooper | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Dawley (SF) Anton Turner | |
| 02:04 | Florida | Jerry Troy can't throw it down | 27-27 |
| 02:03 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Wayne Blocker | 27-27 |
| 01:45 | Kentucky | John Blankenship denies the turnaround by John Howard | 27-27 |
| 01:44 | Florida | Randy McGrue grabs the board | 27-27 |
| 01:39 | Florida | Tony English buries a shot from the free throw line set up by James Scalise | 29-27 |
| 01:17 | Kentucky | William Dawley misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 29-27 |
| 01:15 | Florida | James Scalise snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 01:07 | Florida | Jerry Troy lays it in and he's fouled by Wayne Blocker - foul #3 on Wayne Blocker, team foul #9 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Florida | Anthony Perkins (PG), Antonio Grosz (SG), Charles Kim (SF), Andrew Cooper (C) Randy McGrue, Tony English, James Scalise, John Blankenship | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anton Turner (SG), Hank Bennett (SF) John Howard, Wayne Blocker | |
| 01:07 | Florida | Jerry Troy makes the free throw | 32-27 |
| 00:59 | Kentucky | Anton Turner drills a floater from the free throw line | 32-29 |
| 00:51 | Florida | Antonio Grosz is hacked by Anton Turner - foul #1 on Anton Turner, team foul #10 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Florida | Robert Krell (C) Jerry Troy | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:51 | Florida | Antonio Grosz makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 00:51 | Florida | Antonio Grosz makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Anton Turner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Charles Kim - foul #1 on Charles Kim, team foul #8 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Florida | Randy McGrue (PG), James Scalise (SF), John Blankenship (C) Anthony Perkins, Charles Kim, Robert Krell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Anton Turner makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Anton Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 00:16 | Florida | Randy McGrue's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-31 |
| Subs | Florida | Anthony Perkins (PG), Charles Kim (SF), Jerry Troy (PF), Robert Krell (C) Randy McGrue, James Scalise, Andrew Cooper, John Blankenship | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Howard (SG) Randy Randolph | |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | William Dawley misses the 3 from the left corner | 34-31 |
| 00:01 | Florida | Antonio Grosz gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 00:00 | Florida | Antonio Grosz clanks a fullcourt shot | 34-31 |