| Lineup | Florida | PG - Anthony Perkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Baker (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Scalise (fresh) PF - Andrew Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Troy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hunt (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Hank Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Noel Bohn (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Clarence Rankin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Murray Byrd (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn inbounds the ball | 17-21 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett is hacked by Andrew Cooper - foul #1 on Andrew Cooper, team foul #1 | 17-21 |
| 19:31 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Scalise - foul #2 on James Scalise, team foul #2 | 17-21 |
| 19:31 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 19:31 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 17-23 |
| 19:02 | Florida | Jerry Troy misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 17-23 |
| 19:00 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 17-23 |
| 18:37 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 17-23 |
| 18:36 | Florida | Jerry Troy snags the defensive board | 17-23 |
| 18:20 | Florida | James Baker drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Anthony Perkins | 19-23 |
| 18:02 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Clarence Rankin | 19-26 |
| 17:37 | Florida | Jerry Troy is fouled on the floor by Murray Byrd - foul #1 on Murray Byrd, team foul #1 | 19-26 |
| 17:17 | Florida | Andrew Cooper makes the shot near the basket set up by James Baker | 21-26 |
| 16:55 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd misses the jumper from the left wing | 21-26 |
| 16:54 | Florida | The rebound goes to Jerry Troy | 21-26 |
| 16:34 | Florida | James Baker drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Scalise and he's hacked by Michael Hunt - foul #1 on Michael Hunt, team foul #2 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Florida | Tony English (SG), Charles Kim (SF), Robert Krell (PF), Paul Bourn (C) Anthony Perkins, James Scalise, Andrew Cooper, Jerry Troy | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (PG), Richard Robinson (SF), Joe Defelice (C) Michael Hunt, Noel Bohn, Murray Byrd | |
| 16:34 | Florida | James Baker makes the free throw | 24-26 |
| 16:14 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 16:12 | Florida | Robert Krell gets the rebound | 24-26 |
| 15:45 | Florida | James Baker misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-26 |
| 15:44 | Florida | Robert Krell tips it in | 26-26 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - James Baker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony English (fresh) SF - Charles Kim (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Krell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Bourn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fresh) SG - Hank Bennett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Robinson (fresh) PF - Clarence Rankin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Joe Defelice (fresh) | |
| 15:17 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Tony English - foul #1 on Tony English, team foul #3 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Florida | James Scalise (PG), Jerry Troy (C) James Baker, Paul Bourn | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hunt (PG) Hank Bennett | |
| 15:17 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 15:17 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin misses the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 15:17 | Florida | Jerry Troy grabs the defensive rebound | 26-27 |
| 14:58 | Florida | Tony English is whistled for a carry | 26-27 |
| Subs | Florida | Anthony Perkins (PG), Andrew Cooper (PF) Charles Kim, Robert Krell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Murray Byrd (C) Joe Defelice | |
| 14:38 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd scores on a shot from the right block | 26-29 |
| 14:15 | Florida | Jerry Troy banks in the layup | 28-29 |
| 14:02 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd hits a wide open runner from close range set up by Michael Hunt | 28-31 |
| 13:38 | Florida | Jerry Troy scores on a turnaround in the lane | 30-31 |
| 13:17 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 30-31 |
| 13:16 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt tips it home | 30-33 |
| 12:50 | Florida | The jumper by James Scalise is denied by Murray Byrd | 30-33 |
| 12:48 | Florida | Jerry Troy gets the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 12:27 | Florida | Jerry Troy misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Hunt - foul #2 on Michael Hunt, team foul #3 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Florida | Antonio Grosz (PG), James Baker (SG), Charles Kim (SF), Robert Krell (PF) Anthony Perkins, Tony English, James Scalise, Andrew Cooper | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (SG), Noel Bohn (SF), Robert Stone (PF), Joe Defelice (C) Randy Randolph, Richard Robinson, Clarence Rankin, Murray Byrd | |
| 12:27 | Florida | Jerry Troy makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 12:27 | Florida | Jerry Troy makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 12:07 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt misses the lay-in | 32-33 |
| 12:06 | Florida | James Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 12:00 | Florida | James Baker misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 32-33 |
| 11:59 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 11:39 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Michael Hunt | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Antonio Grosz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Baker (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Kim (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Krell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Troy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hunt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SG - Hank Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Noel Bohn (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Stone (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joe Defelice (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Florida | James Baker connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Krell | 35-35 |
| 10:57 | Kentucky | Joe Defelice is called for traveling | 35-35 |
| Subs | Florida | Anthony Perkins (PG), James Scalise (SF), Andrew Cooper (PF), Paul Bourn (C) Antonio Grosz, Charles Kim, Robert Krell, Jerry Troy | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (PG) Michael Hunt | |
| 10:36 | Florida | James Baker connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Perkins | 37-35 |
| 10:17 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph drills a floater from the left wing set up by Hank Bennett and he's hacked by James Baker - foul #1 on James Baker, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin (PF), Murray Byrd (C) Robert Stone, Joe Defelice | |
| 10:17 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph makes the free throw | 37-38 |
| 10:01 | Florida | Anthony Perkins is fouled on the floor by Randy Randolph - foul #1 on Randy Randolph, team foul #4 | 37-38 |
| 09:47 | Florida | Noel Bohn is called for the reach on Andrew Cooper - foul #1 on Noel Bohn, team foul #5 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Robinson (SF) Noel Bohn | |
| 09:34 | Florida | Andrew Cooper misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 37-38 |
| 09:33 | Florida | Paul Bourn gets the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 09:21 | Florida | James Baker clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 09:19 | Florida | Paul Bourn tips it but misses | 37-38 |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Randy Randolph | 37-38 |
| 08:53 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Clarence Rankin is denied by Andrew Cooper | 37-38 |
| 08:51 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin grabs the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 08:26 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 37-38 |
| 08:25 | Florida | Paul Bourn snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 07:59 | Florida | Anthony Perkins is hacked by Murray Byrd - foul #2 on Murray Byrd, team foul #6 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Florida | Antonio Grosz (PG), Tony English (SG), Charles Kim (SF), Robert Krell (PF), Jerry Troy (C) Anthony Perkins, James Baker, James Scalise, Andrew Cooper, Paul Bourn | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hunt (PG), Noel Bohn (SF), Robert Stone (PF), Joe Defelice (C) Randy Randolph, Richard Robinson, Clarence Rankin, Murray Byrd | |
| 07:37 | Florida | Charles Kim can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Noel Bohn - foul #2 on Noel Bohn, team foul #7 | 37-38 |
| 07:37 | Florida | Charles Kim makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 07:37 | Florida | Charles Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Antonio Grosz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tony English (fresh) SF - Charles Kim (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Krell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Troy (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hunt (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SG - Hank Bennett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Noel Bohn (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Stone (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joe Defelice (fresh) | |
| 07:11 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Tony English - foul #2 on Tony English, team foul #5 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Florida | James Scalise (PG) Antonio Grosz | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:11 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 07:11 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 06:42 | Florida | Tony English buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Scalise | 42-40 |
| 06:18 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 42-40 |
| 06:17 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt misses the tip | 42-40 |
| 06:16 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett hits the follow up shot | 42-42 |
| 05:53 | Florida | Jerry Troy hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 42-42 |
| 05:52 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett gets the rebound | 42-42 |
| 05:32 | Kentucky | Robert Stone comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 05:31 | Florida | The rebound goes to Tony English | 42-42 |
| 05:02 | Florida | Jerry Troy buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-42 |
| 05:02 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-42 |
| Subs | Florida | Anthony Perkins (PG), James Baker (SG), Andrew Cooper (PF) Tony English, Charles Kim, Robert Krell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (SG), Clarence Rankin (PF), Murray Byrd (C) Hank Bennett, Robert Stone, Joe Defelice | |
| 04:41 | Kentucky | Anthony Perkins is called for the reach on Michael Hunt - foul #2 on Anthony Perkins, team foul #6 | 44-42 |
| 04:17 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Andrew Cooper - foul #2 on Andrew Cooper, team foul #7 | 44-42 |
| 04:17 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 04:17 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd misses the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 04:17 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn gets the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 03:53 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin blows the layup | 44-42 |
| 03:52 | Florida | The rebound goes to Andrew Cooper | 44-42 |
| 03:30 | Florida | James Baker misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-42 |
| 03:28 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Anthony Perkins (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Baker (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Scalise (fresh) PF - Andrew Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerry Troy (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hunt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SG - Randy Randolph (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Noel Bohn (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Clarence Rankin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Murray Byrd (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph misses the jump hook from the left block | 44-42 |
| 03:05 | Florida | James Baker gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| 02:52 | Florida | Jerry Troy drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Anthony Perkins | 46-42 |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | James Baker picks off the pass by Noel Bohn | 46-42 |
| 02:27 | Florida | Michael Hunt is called for the reach on Anthony Perkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Hunt, team foul #8 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Florida | Charles Kim (SF), Paul Bourn (C) James Scalise, Jerry Troy | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (SG), Richard Robinson (SF) Michael Hunt, Noel Bohn | |
| 02:27 | Florida | Anthony Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 02:27 | Florida | Anthony Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 02:02 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Randy Randolph | 48-44 |
| 02:02 | Florida | Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-44 |
| Subs | Florida | James Scalise (SF), Jerry Troy (C) Charles Kim, Paul Bourn | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:41 | Florida | Jerry Troy blows the layup | 48-44 |
| 01:40 | Florida | Anthony Perkins tips it home | 50-44 |
| 01:40 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-44 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hunt (PG), Noel Bohn (SF) Randy Randolph, Richard Robinson | |
| 01:14 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-46 |
| 00:57 | Florida | Andrew Cooper scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Scalise | 52-46 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 52-46 |
| 00:42 | Florida | Jerry Troy gets the rebound | 52-46 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Florida | Jerry Troy is hacked by Michael Hunt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Hunt, team foul #9 | 52-46 |
| 00:41 | Florida | Jerry Troy makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 00:41 | Florida | Jerry Troy makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett clanks a 3 from the right corner | 54-46 |
| 00:34 | Florida | Andrew Cooper snags the defensive board | 54-46 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Florida | Andrew Cooper is hacked by Hank Bennett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Hank Bennett, team foul #10 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Florida | Paul Bourn (C) Jerry Troy | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:31 | Florida | Andrew Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 00:31 | Florida | Andrew Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-46 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (PG), Richard Robinson (SF), Robert Stone (PF), Joe Defelice (C) Michael Hunt, Noel Bohn, Clarence Rankin, Murray Byrd | |
| 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 man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Florida | Anthony Perkins runs out the clock | 56-46 |