| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darrell Sneller (fresh) SG - Alec Shelton (fresh) SF - George Staats (fresh) PF - Luka Zier (fresh) C - Robert McGuirt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - David Johns (fresh) SG - Ronald Marguez (fresh) SF - James Neal (fresh) PF - Michael Hosea (fresh) C - Brad Dearborn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida | Brad Dearborn wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Florida | Michael Hosea clanks a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Luka Zier - foul #1 on Luka Zier, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Florida | Michael Hosea makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:46 | Florida | Michael Hosea makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Florida | Ronald Marguez snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Florida | David Johns is fouled on the floor by Luka Zier - foul #2 on Luka Zier, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John McGrath (PF) Luka Zier | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 18:50 | Florida | Ronald Marguez misses long on an open shot from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Kentucky | John McGrath grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:22 | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | Florida | Michael Hosea grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | Florida | Alec Shelton is called for the reach on David Johns in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alec Shelton, team foul #3 | 0-2 |
| 18:02 | Florida | David Johns misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:01 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:42 | Kentucky | Michael Hosea picks off the pass by Alec Shelton | 0-2 |
| 17:22 | Florida | Ronald Marguez's pass is intercepted by George Staats | 0-2 |
| 16:58 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 16:56 | Florida | Michael Hosea grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 16:31 | Florida | Ronald Marguez clanks a floater in the paint | 0-2 |
| 16:30 | Florida | Michael Hosea snags the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 16:15 | Florida | Michael Hosea misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 16:14 | Florida | Brad Dearborn misses the tip | 0-2 |
| 16:12 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 15:45 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt comes up short on the floater in the lane | 0-2 |
| 15:43 | Florida | Michael Hosea pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darrell Sneller (fairly fresh) SG - Alec Shelton (fairly fresh) SF - George Staats (fairly fresh) PF - John McGrath (fairly fresh) C - Robert McGuirt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - David Johns (fairly fresh) SG - Ronald Marguez (fairly fresh) SF - James Neal (tiring) PF - Michael Hosea (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brad Dearborn (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Florida | Michael Hosea blows the layup but he's hacked by John McGrath - foul #1 on John McGrath, team foul #4 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), Eric Robert (SG), Tyler Carter (SF), Anthony Winkler (PF), Terrell Gustafson (C) Darrell Sneller, Alec Shelton, George Staats, John McGrath, Robert McGuirt | |
| Subs | Florida | Dorsey Page (PG), Christopher Shelby (SG), Steven Lesher (SF), Jason Golden (C) David Johns, Ronald Marguez, James Neal, Brad Dearborn | |
| 15:30 | Florida | Michael Hosea makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 15:30 | Florida | Michael Hosea misses the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 15:30 | Kentucky | John Nam gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 15:03 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-3 |
| 14:57 | Florida | Michael Hosea blows the layup | 2-3 |
| 14:56 | Florida | Michael Hosea snags the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 14:41 | Florida | Michael Hosea is hacked by Terrell Gustafson - foul #1 on Terrell Gustafson, team foul #5 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida | Ricardo Torres (PF) Michael Hosea | |
| 14:28 | Florida | Jason Golden hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 14:03 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler is hacked by Ricardo Torres - foul #1 on Ricardo Torres, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller (PG), Alec Shelton (SG), George Staats (SF), John McGrath (PF) John Nam, Eric Robert, Tyler Carter, Anthony Winkler | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 13:47 | Kentucky | George Staats misses the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Jason Golden - foul #1 on Jason Golden, team foul #2 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt (C) Terrell Gustafson | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 13:47 | Kentucky | George Staats makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 13:47 | Kentucky | George Staats makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 13:25 | Florida | Christopher Shelby comes up short on the runner from close range but he's fouled by John McGrath - foul #2 on John McGrath, team foul #6 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler (PF) John McGrath | |
| Subs | Florida | David Johns (PG), William Carlisle (C) Dorsey Page, Jason Golden | |
| 13:25 | Florida | Christopher Shelby makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 13:25 | Florida | Christopher Shelby misses the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 13:25 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 13:01 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by William Carlisle - foul #1 on William Carlisle, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida | Ronald Marguez (SG), Thomas Palmer (SF), Brad Dearborn (C) Christopher Shelby, Steven Lesher, William Carlisle | |
| 13:01 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton misses the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 13:01 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 12:46 | Florida | David Johns makes the contested 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Marguez | 5-9 |
| 12:39 | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida | Dorsey Page (SF) Thomas Palmer | |
| 12:22 | Florida | Anthony Winkler takes the ball from Brad Dearborn | 5-9 |
| 12:01 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 8-9 |
| 11:47 | Florida | Anthony Winkler is called for the reach on David Johns - foul #1 on Anthony Winkler, team foul #7 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), Eric Robert (SG), Tyler Carter (SF), Terrell Gustafson (C) Darrell Sneller, Alec Shelton, George Staats, Robert McGuirt | |
| Subs | Florida | Steven Lesher (SF), Michael Hosea (PF) Dorsey Page, Ricardo Torres | |
| 11:47 | Florida | David Johns makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 11:47 | Florida | David Johns misses the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 11:47 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 11:44 | Kentucky | Tyler Carter's pass is intercepted by Ronald Marguez in the backcourt | 8-10 |
| 11:29 | Florida | Eric Robert is called for the reach on Ronald Marguez - foul #1 on Eric Robert, team foul #8 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt (C) Anthony Winkler | |
| Subs | Florida | Christopher Shelby (PG) David Johns | |
| 11:29 | Florida | Ronald Marguez makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 11:29 | Florida | Ronald Marguez makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) SG - Eric Robert (fresh) SF - Tyler Carter (fresh) PF - Terrell Gustafson (fresh) C - Robert McGuirt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Christopher Shelby (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Ronald Marguez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Lesher (fresh) PF - Michael Hosea (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Brad Dearborn (fresh) | |
| 11:03 | Kentucky | Terrell Gustafson is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Terrell Gustafson, team foul #9 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler (PF) Terrell Gustafson | |
| Subs | Florida | Dorsey Page (PG), Jason Golden (C) Ronald Marguez, Brad Dearborn | |
| 10:46 | Florida | Christopher Shelby buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Dorsey Page | 8-15 |
| 10:29 | Kentucky | Eric Robert can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 8-15 |
| 10:27 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt tips it but misses | 8-15 |
| 10:25 | Florida | Steven Lesher pulls down the rebound | 8-15 |
| 10:03 | Florida | Dorsey Page is hacked by John Nam - foul #1 on John Nam, team foul #10 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller (PG), Alec Shelton (SG), George Staats (SF) John Nam, Eric Robert, Tyler Carter | |
| Subs | Florida | Ronald Marguez (SG), James Neal (SF) Christopher Shelby, Steven Lesher | |
| 10:03 | Florida | Dorsey Page makes the 1st free throw | 8-16 |
| 10:03 | Florida | Dorsey Page misses the 2nd free throw | 8-16 |
| 10:03 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt gets the rebound | 8-16 |
| 10:01 | Kentucky | Ronald Marguez picks off the pass by Robert McGuirt in the backcourt | 8-16 |
| 09:49 | Florida | Michael Hosea comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 8-16 |
| 09:48 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt pulls down the rebound | 8-16 |
| 09:27 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Robert McGuirt is blocked by Michael Hosea | 8-16 |
| 09:26 | Kentucky | George Staats grabs the offensive rebound | 8-16 |
| 09:13 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 8-16 |
| 09:11 | Florida | Jason Golden pulls down the rebound | 8-16 |
| 08:51 | Florida | Jason Golden comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 8-16 |
| 08:50 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt snags the defensive board | 8-16 |
| 08:29 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler is by himself and knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from George Staats | 10-16 |
| 08:04 | Florida | Dorsey Page is hacked by George Staats - foul #1 on George Staats, team foul #11 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), Eric Robert (SF) Darrell Sneller, George Staats | |
| Subs | Florida | Christopher Shelby (SG), Steven Lesher (SF), Ricardo Torres (PF), Brad Dearborn (C) Ronald Marguez, James Neal, Michael Hosea, Jason Golden | |
| 08:04 | Florida | Dorsey Page makes the 1st free throw | 10-17 |
| 08:04 | Florida | Dorsey Page makes the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 08:02 | Kentucky | Christopher Shelby is called for the reach on Alec Shelton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Shelby, team foul #4 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida | David Johns (PG) Dorsey Page | |
| 07:37 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Nam | 12-18 |
| 07:14 | Florida | Eric Robert is called for the reach on Brad Dearborn - foul #2 on Eric Robert, team foul #12 | 12-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tyler Carter (SF) Eric Robert | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 07:14 | Florida | Brad Dearborn makes the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 07:14 | Florida | Brad Dearborn misses the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 07:14 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt grabs the defensive rebound | 12-19 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alec Shelton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tyler Carter (fresh) PF - Anthony Winkler (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert McGuirt (tiring) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - David Johns (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Christopher Shelby (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steven Lesher (fresh) PF - Ricardo Torres (fresh) C - Brad Dearborn (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-19 |
| 06:56 | Florida | David Johns gets the rebound | 12-19 |
| 06:44 | Florida | David Johns makes the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Lesher | 12-21 |
| 06:15 | Kentucky | John Nam is hacked by David Johns - foul #1 on David Johns, team foul #5 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller (PG), Eric Robert (SG), George Staats (SF), Luka Zier (PF), John McGrath (C) John Nam, Alec Shelton, Tyler Carter, Anthony Winkler, Robert McGuirt | |
| Subs | Florida | Ronald Marguez (SG), Thomas Palmer (SF), Michael Hosea (PF) Christopher Shelby, Steven Lesher, Ricardo Torres | |
| 05:57 | Kentucky | Eric Robert can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-21 |
| 05:55 | Kentucky | John McGrath tips it but misses | 12-21 |
| 05:53 | Florida | Michael Hosea grabs the defensive rebound | 12-21 |
| 05:26 | Florida | Eric Robert steals it from Brad Dearborn | 12-21 |
| 05:23 | Kentucky | George Staats lays it up and in on a great pass from Eric Robert | 14-21 |
| 05:03 | Florida | Ronald Marguez's fadeaway is rejected by Luka Zier | 14-21 |
| 05:02 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to George Staats | 14-21 |
| 04:48 | Kentucky | George Staats clanks a floater in the lane | 14-21 |
| 04:46 | Florida | Brad Dearborn gets the rebound | 14-21 |
| 04:28 | Florida | David Johns is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 14-21 |
| 04:26 | Kentucky | Luka Zier pulls down the rebound | 14-21 |
| 04:01 | Kentucky | George Staats is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on George Staats, team foul #13 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), Alec Shelton (SG), Tyler Carter (SF), Terrell Gustafson (C) Darrell Sneller, Eric Robert, George Staats, John McGrath | |
| Subs | Florida | Dorsey Page (PG), Christopher Shelby (SG), James Neal (SF), Ricardo Torres (PF), Jason Golden (C) David Johns, Ronald Marguez, Thomas Palmer, Michael Hosea, Brad Dearborn | |
| 03:49 | Florida | Jason Golden's pass is intercepted by Alec Shelton | 14-21 |
| 03:45 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton is fouled in the backcourt by James Neal - foul #1 on James Neal, team foul #6 | 14-21 |
| 03:17 | Kentucky | Luka Zier can't finish the layup | 14-21 |
| 03:16 | Kentucky | Luka Zier tips it back up and in | 16-21 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alec Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tyler Carter (fresh) PF - Luka Zier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Terrell Gustafson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Dorsey Page (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Shelby (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Neal (fresh) PF - Ricardo Torres (fresh) C - Jason Golden (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:58 | Florida | Ricardo Torres knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dorsey Page | 16-23 |
| 02:35 | Kentucky | John Nam is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on John Nam, team foul #14 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller (PG), George Staats (SF), John McGrath (PF) John Nam, Tyler Carter, Luka Zier | |
| Subs | Florida | Ronald Marguez (SG), Steven Lesher (SF), Michael Hosea (PF) Christopher Shelby, James Neal, Ricardo Torres | |
| 02:22 | Florida | Ronald Marguez's fadeaway is rejected by Terrell Gustafson | 16-23 |
| 02:20 | Kentucky | John McGrath snags the defensive board | 16-23 |
| 02:16 | Kentucky | George Staats scores on a jump hook from the left block | 18-23 |
| 02:02 | Florida | Dorsey Page misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-23 |
| 02:00 | Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Dorsey Page | 18-23 |
| 01:46 | Florida | Michael Hosea hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Dorsey Page | 18-25 |
| 01:29 | Kentucky | George Staats buries a floater in the paint set up by Alec Shelton | 20-25 |
| 01:00 | Florida | Michael Hosea scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by Steven Lesher | 20-27 |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Dorsey Page takes the ball from Darrell Sneller in the backcourt | 20-27 |
| 00:54 | Florida | Ronald Marguez lays it in on a nice dish by Dorsey Page | 20-29 |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | George Staats's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eric Robert (SG), Anthony Winkler (PF), Robert McGuirt (C) Alec Shelton, John McGrath, Terrell Gustafson | |
| Subs | Florida | David Johns (PG), James Neal (SF), Ricardo Torres (PF), Brad Dearborn (C) Dorsey Page, Steven Lesher, Michael Hosea, Jason Golden | |
| 00:41 | Florida | David Johns is hacked by Robert McGuirt - foul #1 on Robert McGuirt, team foul #15 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), Luka Zier (PF) Darrell Sneller, George Staats | |
| Subs | Florida | Christopher Shelby (SG) Ronald Marguez | |
| 00:41 | Florida | David Johns misses the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 00:41 | Florida | David Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | Eric Robert connects on the 3 from the left corner | 23-30 |
| 00:02 | Florida | James Neal is whistled for a carry | 23-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida | Michael Hosea (PF) Ricardo Torres | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Eric Robert misses the halfcourt shot | 23-30 |