| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Steadham (fresh) SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) SF - Timothy Faucette (fresh) PF - Gary Holl (fresh) C - Gregg Bentley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Theodore Battista (fresh) SG - John Young (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Basham (fresh) PF - Andrew Meldrum (fresh) C - William Fontenot (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida | William Fontenot wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Florida | John Young makes the shot from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Kentucky | Gary Holl throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Florida | John Young misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right block | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Florida | Jeffrey Basham gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | Florida | Andrew Meldrum misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Rodney Remick - foul #1 on Rodney Remick, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | Florida | Andrew Meldrum misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | Florida | Andrew Meldrum misses the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 17:47 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Basham is called for the reach on Gary Holl - foul #1 on Jeffrey Basham, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney (SG), Terry Parnell (SF), Charles Williams (PF), Michael Perkins (C) Rodney Remick, Timothy Faucette, Gary Holl, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | Florida | Patrick Maynard (SF), Donald Dion (C) Jeffrey Basham, William Fontenot | |
| 17:24 | Kentucky | Charles Williams double dribbles | 0-2 |
| 17:04 | Florida | John Young comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 17:03 | Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Maynard | 0-2 |
| 16:52 | Florida | Theodore Battista is called for a backcourt violation | 0-2 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (SG) Stephen Steadham | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 16:32 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Michael Perkins is denied by Andrew Meldrum | 0-2 |
| 16:30 | Florida | Donald Dion pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 16:28 | Florida | John Young is fouled in the backcourt by Harlan Kenney - foul #1 on Harlan Kenney, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodney Remick (SG), Timothy Faucette (SF), Gary Holl (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Walker King, Terry Parnell, Charles Williams, Michael Perkins | |
| Subs | Florida | Michael Dennis (PG), Al Hearn (SG), James Chaney (PF) Theodore Battista, John Young, Patrick Maynard | |
| 16:15 | Florida | Andrew Meldrum lays it in set up by Michael Dennis and he's fouled by Rodney Remick - foul #2 on Rodney Remick, team foul #3 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (SG) Rodney Remick | |
| Subs | Florida | Joseph Robinson (C) Donald Dion | |
| 16:15 | Florida | Andrew Meldrum makes the free throw | 0-5 |
| 15:53 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette is fouled on the floor by James Chaney - foul #1 on James Chaney, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG) Harlan Kenney | |
| Subs | Florida | Jeffrey Basham (SF) Andrew Meldrum | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joshua Hensel (fresh) SG - Walker King (fresh) SF - Timothy Faucette (fresh) PF - Gary Holl (fresh) C - Gregg Bentley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Michael Dennis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Al Hearn (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Basham (fresh) PF - James Chaney (fresh) C - Joseph Robinson (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Kentucky | Gary Holl hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Joshua Hensel | 2-5 |
| 15:16 | Florida | A charge is called on James Chaney - foul #2 on James Chaney, team foul #3 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG), Terry Parnell (SF), Charles Williams (PF), Michael Perkins (C) Joshua Hensel, Timothy Faucette, Gary Holl, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | Florida | Theodore Battista (PG), John Young (SG), Patrick Maynard (SF), William Fontenot (C) Michael Dennis, Al Hearn, Jeffrey Basham, James Chaney | |
| 15:14 | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham is called for traveling in the backcourt | 2-5 |
| 14:56 | Florida | John Young can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-5 |
| 14:55 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 14:26 | Kentucky | Walker King is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Walker King, team foul #4 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney (SG) Walker King | |
| Subs | Florida | Jeffrey Basham (SF), Andrew Meldrum (PF), Donald Dion (C) Patrick Maynard, Joseph Robinson, William Fontenot | |
| 14:10 | Florida | Andrew Meldrum hits a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by John Young and the foul's on Michael Perkins - foul #1 on Michael Perkins, team foul #5 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette (SF), Gary Holl (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Terry Parnell, Charles Williams, Michael Perkins | |
| Subs | Florida | Michael Dennis (PG), Al Hearn (SG) Theodore Battista, John Young | |
| 14:10 | Florida | Andrew Meldrum makes the free throw | 2-8 |
| 13:50 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley lays it up and in | 4-8 |
| 13:28 | Florida | Andrew Meldrum misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Harlan Kenney - foul #2 on Harlan Kenney, team foul #6 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Tommy Banks (SG) Stephen Steadham, Harlan Kenney | |
| Subs | Florida | Theodore Battista (PG), John Young (SG) Michael Dennis, Al Hearn | |
| 13:28 | Florida | Andrew Meldrum misses the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 13:28 | Florida | Andrew Meldrum makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 13:04 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley misses long on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Donald Dion - foul #1 on Donald Dion, team foul #4 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (SG), Terry Parnell (SF), Charles Williams (PF) Tommy Banks, Timothy Faucette, Gary Holl | |
| Subs | Florida | William Fontenot (C) Donald Dion | |
| 13:04 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 5-9 |
| 13:04 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 13:02 | Florida | Jeffrey Basham double dribbles in the backcourt | 6-9 |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley clanks a floater from the right block | 6-9 |
| 12:41 | Florida | John Young grabs the board | 6-9 |
| 12:38 | Florida | Joshua Hensel picks off the pass by John Young in the backcourt | 6-9 |
| 12:37 | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel hits the finger roll | 8-9 |
| 12:18 | Florida | Walker King picks off the pass by John Young | 8-9 |
| 11:57 | Kentucky | Charles Williams banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Terry Parnell | 10-9 |
| 11:42 | Florida | Charles Williams is called for the reach on Andrew Meldrum - foul #1 on Charles Williams, team foul #7 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG), Tommy Banks (SG), Timothy Faucette (SF), Gary Holl (PF), Michael Perkins (C) Joshua Hensel, Walker King, Terry Parnell, Charles Williams, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | Florida | Michael Dennis (PG), Al Hearn (SG), Patrick Maynard (SF), Donald Dion (C) Theodore Battista, John Young, Jeffrey Basham, William Fontenot | |
| 11:42 | Florida | Andrew Meldrum makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 11:42 | Florida | Andrew Meldrum makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Steadham (fresh) SG - Tommy Banks (fresh) SF - Timothy Faucette (fresh) PF - Gary Holl (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Perkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Michael Dennis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Al Hearn (fresh) SF - Patrick Maynard (fresh) PF - Andrew Meldrum (tiring) 9 pts. C - Donald Dion (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Kentucky | Tommy Banks is fouled in the backcourt by Al Hearn - foul #1 on Al Hearn, team foul #5 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida | Joseph Robinson (PF) Andrew Meldrum | |
| 11:16 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 10-11 |
| 11:14 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins tips it but misses | 10-11 |
| 11:12 | Florida | Joseph Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 11:05 | Florida | Patrick Maynard lays it up and in | 10-13 |
| 10:47 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 10-13 |
| 10:46 | Kentucky | Tommy Banks pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 10:36 | Kentucky | Tommy Banks is fouled on the floor by Al Hearn - foul #2 on Al Hearn, team foul #6 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (SG), Gregg Bentley (C) Tommy Banks, Michael Perkins | |
| Subs | Florida | Theodore Battista (PG), John Young (SG), Andrew Meldrum (PF), William Fontenot (C) Michael Dennis, Al Hearn, Joseph Robinson, Donald Dion | |
| 10:22 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette misses the turnaround from the baseline | 10-13 |
| 10:21 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley snags the offensive board | 10-13 |
| 10:03 | Kentucky | Gary Holl comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 10-13 |
| 10:01 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley gets the offensive rebound | 10-13 |
| 09:49 | Kentucky | William Fontenot picks off the pass by Walker King | 10-13 |
| 09:33 | Florida | A charge is called on Andrew Meldrum - foul #1 on Andrew Meldrum, team foul #7 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Terry Parnell (SF), Charles Williams (C) Stephen Steadham, Timothy Faucette, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | Florida | Michael Dennis (PG), Jeffrey Basham (SF) Theodore Battista, Patrick Maynard | |
| 09:28 | Kentucky | John Young steals the ball from Walker King in the backcourt | 10-13 |
| 09:17 | Florida | Andrew Meldrum hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 10-13 |
| 09:15 | Florida | William Fontenot tips it back up and in | 10-15 |
| 09:00 | Kentucky | Gary Holl misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 10-15 |
| 08:59 | Florida | John Young grabs the board | 10-15 |
| 08:55 | Florida | John Young can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gary Holl - foul #1 on Gary Holl, team foul #8 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tommy Banks (SG), Michael Perkins (PF) Walker King, Gary Holl | |
| Subs | Florida | Joseph Robinson (PF), Donald Dion (C) Andrew Meldrum, William Fontenot | |
| 08:55 | Florida | John Young makes the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 08:55 | Florida | John Young misses the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 08:55 | Kentucky | Charles Williams gets the rebound | 10-16 |
| 08:34 | Kentucky | Michael Dennis steals it from Michael Perkins | 10-16 |
| 08:30 | Florida | Jeffrey Basham throws it down on a nice dish by Michael Dennis | 10-18 |
| 08:26 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins buries a shot in the lane | 12-18 |
| 08:04 | Florida | Donald Dion connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-20 |
| 07:45 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Jeffrey Basham - foul #2 on Jeffrey Basham, team foul #8 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG), Walker King (SG), Timothy Faucette (SF), Gregg Bentley (C) Joshua Hensel, Tommy Banks, Terry Parnell, Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Florida | Theodore Battista (PG), Patrick Maynard (SF), Andrew Meldrum (PF), William Fontenot (C) Michael Dennis, Jeffrey Basham, Joseph Robinson, Donald Dion | |
| 07:45 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 07:45 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins misses the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 07:45 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-20 |
| 07:33 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette double dribbles | 13-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Holl (PF) Michael Perkins | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Steadham (fresh) SG - Walker King (fairly fresh) SF - Timothy Faucette (fairly fresh) PF - Gary Holl (tiring) 2 pts. C - Gregg Bentley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Theodore Battista (tiring) SG - John Young (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Maynard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Meldrum (tiring) 9 pts. C - William Fontenot (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 07:29 | Florida | Walker King is called for the reach on Patrick Maynard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walker King, team foul #9 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tommy Banks (SG) Walker King | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 07:29 | Florida | Patrick Maynard makes the 1st free throw | 13-21 |
| 07:29 | Florida | Patrick Maynard misses the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 07:29 | Kentucky | Gary Holl snags the defensive board | 13-21 |
| 07:07 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-21 |
| 07:01 | Florida | Andrew Meldrum misses the lay-in | 16-21 |
| 07:00 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley grabs the board | 16-21 |
| 06:55 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-21 |
| 06:54 | Florida | Andrew Meldrum snags the defensive board | 16-21 |
| 06:40 | Florida | Andrew Meldrum throws it down on a nice dish by Theodore Battista | 16-23 |
| 06:25 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley travels with the ball | 16-23 |
| 06:25 | Florida | Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 16-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Terry Parnell (SF), Charles Williams (PF) Timothy Faucette, Gary Holl | |
| Subs | Florida | Michael Dennis (SG), Joseph Robinson (PF), Donald Dion (C) John Young, Andrew Meldrum, William Fontenot | |
| 06:23 | Florida | Patrick Maynard's pass is intercepted by Gregg Bentley in the backcourt | 16-23 |
| 06:13 | Kentucky | Tommy Banks hits a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Stephen Steadham | 18-23 |
| 05:53 | Florida | Gregg Bentley denies the turnaround by Theodore Battista | 18-23 |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | Terry Parnell gets the rebound | 18-23 |
| 05:30 | Kentucky | Charles Williams hits a wide open floater from the baseline on a great pass from Stephen Steadham | 20-23 |
| 05:14 | Florida | Donald Dion hits a wide open floater in the paint set up by Michael Dennis | 20-25 |
| 04:52 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Tommy Banks | 22-25 |
| 04:38 | Florida | Donald Dion's pass is intercepted by Terry Parnell | 22-25 |
| 04:18 | Kentucky | Tommy Banks is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-25 |
| 03:56 | Florida | Theodore Battista misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 24-25 |
| 03:54 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley snags the defensive board | 24-25 |
| 03:30 | Kentucky | Terry Parnell scores on a turnaround from the left block | 26-25 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Steadham (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Tommy Banks (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Parnell (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Charles Williams (tiring) 4 pts. C - Gregg Bentley (tired) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Theodore Battista (tired) 1 ast. SG - Michael Dennis (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Patrick Maynard (tired) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Robinson (tiring) C - Donald Dion (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 03:12 | Florida | Joseph Robinson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Gregg Bentley - foul #1 on Gregg Bentley, team foul #10 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Walker King (SF), Gary Holl (PF), Michael Perkins (C) Stephen Steadham, Tommy Banks, Terry Parnell, Charles Williams, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | Florida | Al Hearn (PG), John Young (SG), Jeffrey Basham (SF), James Chaney (PF) Theodore Battista, Michael Dennis, Patrick Maynard, Donald Dion | |
| 03:12 | Florida | Joseph Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 03:12 | Florida | Joseph Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 03:12 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins gets the rebound | 26-26 |
| 02:46 | Kentucky | James Chaney steals it from Gary Holl | 26-26 |
| 02:44 | Florida | John Young loses the dribble to Harlan Kenney in the backcourt | 26-26 |
| 02:43 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick jams it on a great pass from Harlan Kenney | 28-26 |
| 02:41 | Florida | James Chaney is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Holl - foul #2 on Gary Holl, team foul #11 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida | William Fontenot (C) Joseph Robinson | |
| 02:41 | Florida | James Chaney makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 02:41 | Florida | James Chaney makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 02:39 | Kentucky | Walker King is hacked by John Young in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Young, team foul #9 | 28-28 |
| 02:39 | Kentucky | Walker King misses the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 02:39 | Florida | The rebound goes to James Chaney | 28-28 |
| 02:36 | Florida | Al Hearn is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 28-28 |
| 02:23 | Kentucky | Gary Holl comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-28 |
| 02:21 | Kentucky | Gary Holl pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 01:58 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-28 |
| 01:56 | Florida | James Chaney grabs the defensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 01:50 | Florida | John Young makes the 3 from the right wing | 28-31 |
| 01:36 | Kentucky | Gary Holl misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 28-31 |
| 01:35 | Florida | The rebound goes to James Chaney | 28-31 |
| 01:28 | Florida | James Chaney knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-33 |
| 01:10 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-33 |
| 01:09 | Florida | William Fontenot snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 01:02 | Florida | Al Hearn misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-33 |
| 01:00 | Florida | William Fontenot gets the offensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 00:38 | Florida | James Chaney drills a jumpshot from the right side | 28-35 |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick is hacked by William Fontenot - foul #1 on William Fontenot, team foul #10 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Timothy Faucette (SF), Charles Williams (C) Harlan Kenney, Walker King, Michael Perkins | |
| Subs | Florida | Theodore Battista (PG), Andrew Meldrum (PF), Donald Dion (C) John Young, James Chaney, William Fontenot | |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick misses the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 00:25 | Florida | Andrew Meldrum is hacked by Rodney Remick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rodney Remick, team foul #12 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney (SG) Rodney Remick | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 00:25 | Florida | Andrew Meldrum misses the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 00:25 | Florida | Andrew Meldrum makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Joshua Hensel | 32-36 |
| 00:00 | Florida | Jeffrey Basham comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 32-36 |