| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Paul Dean (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Reid (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Coleman (fresh) 3 pf. C - Zhu Chin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida | Ronald Baker inbounds the ball | 27-29 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Florida | Ronald Baker scores on a 3 from straight away set up by John Coleman | 27-32 |
| 19:14 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee drills a fadeaway in the lane | 29-32 |
| 19:00 | Florida | Ronald Baker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-32 |
| 18:49 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 18:39 | Florida | Zhu Chin double dribbles | 32-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida | Roger Reason (SG), Thomas Gardner (C) Kenneth Reid, Zhu Chin | |
| 18:37 | Kentucky | Ronald Baker is called for the reach on Bill Greenman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Baker, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 18:09 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 18:08 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Bill Greenman | 32-32 |
| 17:49 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant clanks a 3 from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 17:47 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee hits the follow up shot | 34-32 |
| 17:28 | Florida | Roger Reason knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 17:10 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant clanks a 3 from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 17:09 | Florida | The rebound goes to Ronald Baker | 34-35 |
| 16:56 | Florida | Paul Dean hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 16:44 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses long on an open shot in the lane | 34-37 |
| 16:42 | Florida | Ronald Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 16:31 | Florida | Roger Reason misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 16:29 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 16:00 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Patrick Grant (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Lee (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Paul Dean (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roger Reason (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Baker (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Coleman (tiring) 3 pf. C - Thomas Gardner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:50 | Florida | Bill Greenman is called for the reach on Thomas Gardner - foul #3 on Bill Greenman, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), James Leslie (SF), John Jackson (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Gregory Gift, Patrick Grant, Bill Greenman, Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Florida | Corey Hayes (PG), Kenneth Reid (SG), Henry Rafter (SF), Zhu Chin (PF), James Hart (C) Paul Dean, Roger Reason, Ronald Baker, John Coleman, Thomas Gardner | |
| 15:29 | Florida | Corey Hayes is whistled for a carry | 36-37 |
| 15:08 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 15:06 | Florida | Henry Rafter snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 14:39 | Florida | James Hart scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kenneth Reid and he's hacked by Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| 14:39 | Florida | James Hart makes the free throw | 36-40 |
| 14:10 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson is open and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-40 |
| 13:52 | Florida | James Leslie is called for the reach on Henry Rafter - foul #3 on James Leslie, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG), Patrick Grant (SG), Bill Greenman (SF), Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Richard Johnson, Nicholas Pegg, James Leslie, John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Florida | Roger Reason (SG), Ronald Baker (SF), John Coleman (PF) Kenneth Reid, Henry Rafter, Zhu Chin | |
| 13:47 | Florida | Roger Reason knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by John Coleman and the foul's on Patrick Grant - foul #1 on Patrick Grant, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| 13:47 | Florida | Roger Reason misses the free throw | 39-42 |
| 13:47 | Florida | James Hart grabs the offensive board | 39-42 |
| 13:34 | Florida | Patrick Grant is called for the reach on Ronald Baker - foul #2 on Patrick Grant, team foul #5 | 39-42 |
| 13:20 | Florida | Ronald Baker connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-45 |
| 13:16 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift is hacked by Corey Hayes in the backcourt - foul #1 on Corey Hayes, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| 13:05 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Patrick Grant | 42-45 |
| 12:43 | Florida | James Hart misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-45 |
| 12:42 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 12:19 | Kentucky | Roger Reason steals the ball from Jon Carnahan | 42-45 |
| 12:02 | Florida | Ronald Baker connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Patrick Grant (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Lee (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Corey Hayes (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Roger Reason (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Baker (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Coleman (tiring) 3 pf. C - James Hart (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant's fadeaway is rejected by James Hart | 42-47 |
| 11:39 | Florida | John Coleman pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 11:26 | Florida | Roger Reason can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 11:25 | Florida | Roger Reason grabs the offensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 11:15 | Florida | Roger Reason misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 11:14 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 10:58 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on John Coleman - foul #4 on John Coleman, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), James Leslie (SF), Eldridge Kent (C) Gregory Gift, Patrick Grant, Bill Greenman, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Florida | Paul Dean (PG), Kenneth Reid (SG), Henry Rafter (SF), Thomas Gardner (PF), Zhu Chin (C) Corey Hayes, Roger Reason, Ronald Baker, John Coleman, James Hart | |
| 10:58 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 10:58 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 10:58 | Florida | Thomas Gardner pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 10:38 | Florida | Zhu Chin knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Thomas Gardner and he's hacked by Eldridge Kent - foul #2 on Eldridge Kent, team foul #6 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PF) Jerry Lee | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 10:38 | Florida | Zhu Chin misses the free throw | 42-49 |
| 10:38 | Kentucky | John Jackson grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 10:18 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-49 |
| 10:16 | Florida | Henry Rafter gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 10:11 | Florida | Kenneth Reid throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-49 |
| 09:46 | Kentucky | John Jackson's pass is intercepted by Paul Dean | 42-49 |
| 09:32 | Florida | Eldridge Kent steals the ball from Henry Rafter | 42-49 |
| 09:09 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson's floater is tipped away by Zhu Chin | 42-49 |
| 09:08 | Florida | Henry Rafter grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 09:02 | Florida | Paul Dean drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Kenneth Reid | 42-52 |
| 08:39 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-52 |
| 08:38 | Florida | Henry Rafter snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| 08:16 | Florida | Paul Dean misses long on a 3 from straight away | 42-52 |
| 08:15 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent grabs the board | 42-52 |
| 07:56 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg is whistled for a carry | 42-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG), Patrick Grant (SG), Bill Greenman (SF), Jon Carnahan (C) Richard Johnson, Nicholas Pegg, James Leslie, Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Florida | Roger Reason (SG), Ronald Baker (SF), John Coleman (PF), James Hart (C) Kenneth Reid, Henry Rafter, Thomas Gardner, Zhu Chin | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Patrick Grant (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Paul Dean (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Reason (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Baker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Coleman (fairly fresh) 4 pf. C - James Hart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:42 | Florida | Ronald Baker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-52 |
| 07:40 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| 07:18 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-52 |
| 07:17 | Florida | James Hart gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| 07:13 | Florida | Paul Dean is hacked by Patrick Grant - foul #3 on Patrick Grant, team foul #7 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jerry Lee (PF) John Jackson | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 07:13 | Florida | Paul Dean makes the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 07:13 | Florida | Paul Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 06:53 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant is called for traveling | 42-54 |
| 06:35 | Florida | Roger Reason is hacked by Patrick Grant - foul #4 on Patrick Grant, team foul #8 | 42-54 |
| 06:35 | Florida | Roger Reason misses the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 06:35 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan snags the defensive board | 42-54 |
| 06:13 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-54 |
| 06:12 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee tips it home | 44-54 |
| 05:49 | Florida | Paul Dean comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-54 |
| 05:47 | Florida | James Hart tips it back up and in | 44-56 |
| 05:35 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant is open and buries a jumpshot from the right side | 46-56 |
| 05:29 | Florida | Roger Reason misses the jump hook in the paint | 46-56 |
| 05:28 | Florida | Ronald Baker grabs the offensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 05:20 | Florida | Bill Greenman picks off the pass by Ronald Baker | 46-56 |
| 05:18 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), James Leslie (SF), John Jackson (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Gregory Gift, Patrick Grant, Bill Greenman, Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Florida | Corey Hayes (PG), Kenneth Reid (SG), Henry Rafter (SF), Zhu Chin (C) Paul Dean, Roger Reason, Ronald Baker, James Hart | |
| 04:57 | Florida | Kenneth Reid connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Henry Rafter | 46-58 |
| 04:49 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 46-58 |
| 04:48 | Florida | Zhu Chin snags the defensive board | 46-58 |
| 04:43 | Florida | Kenneth Reid is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Pegg - foul #1 on Nicholas Pegg, team foul #9 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida | Thomas Gardner (PF) John Coleman | |
| 04:43 | Florida | Kenneth Reid makes the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 04:43 | Florida | Kenneth Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:39 | Kentucky | John Jackson is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Jackson, team foul #10 | 46-60 |
| 04:17 | Florida | Zhu Chin misses short on a jumper near the basket | 46-60 |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson snags the defensive board | 46-60 |
| 04:14 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-60 |
| 03:51 | Florida | James Leslie is called for the reach on Zhu Chin - foul #4 on James Leslie, team foul #11 | 46-60 |
| 03:51 | Florida | Zhu Chin makes the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 03:51 | Florida | Zhu Chin misses the 2nd free throw | 46-61 |
| 03:51 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent gets the rebound | 46-61 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fairly fresh) SF - James Leslie (fairly fresh) 4 pf. PF - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Eldridge Kent (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Corey Hayes (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Reid (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Rafter (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. PF - Thomas Gardner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Zhu Chin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:48 | Kentucky | Zhu Chin is called for the reach on Richard Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Zhu Chin, team foul #4 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (SF), Jerry Lee (PF) James Leslie, John Jackson | |
| Subs | Florida | Paul Dean (PG), Ronald Baker (SF) Corey Hayes, Henry Rafter | |
| 03:39 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-61 |
| 03:37 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg tips it in | 48-61 |
| 03:21 | Florida | Zhu Chin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Eldridge Kent - foul #3 on Eldridge Kent, team foul #12 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG), Jon Carnahan (C) Richard Johnson, Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Florida | Roger Reason (SG), John Coleman (PF) Kenneth Reid, Thomas Gardner | |
| 03:21 | Florida | Zhu Chin makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 03:21 | Florida | Zhu Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 02:56 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan blows the dunk | 48-63 |
| 02:54 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg snags the offensive board | 48-63 |
| 02:42 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan is whistled for a carry | 48-63 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (SG), James Leslie (SF), John Jackson (PF) Nicholas Pegg, Bill Greenman, Jerry Lee | |
| Subs | Florida | Corey Hayes (PG), Henry Rafter (SF), James Hart (C) Paul Dean, Ronald Baker, Zhu Chin | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:15 | Florida | James Hart drills a jumper in the lane set up by John Coleman | 48-65 |
| 01:58 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-65 |
| 01:57 | Florida | Henry Rafter grabs the board | 48-65 |
| 01:48 | Florida | Roger Reason can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 48-65 |
| 01:46 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan pulls down the rebound | 48-65 |
| 01:31 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-65 |
| 01:30 | Florida | The rebound goes to James Hart | 48-65 |
| 01:08 | Florida | James Hart misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-65 |
| 01:06 | Florida | John Coleman hits the follow up shot | 48-67 |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan is fouled on the floor by John Coleman - foul #5 on John Coleman, team foul #5 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (SF), Jerry Lee (PF) James Leslie, John Jackson | |
| Subs | Florida | Paul Dean (PG), Kenneth Reid (SG), Ronald Baker (SF), Thomas Gardner (PF) Corey Hayes, Roger Reason, Henry Rafter, John Coleman | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 48-67 |
| 00:54 | Florida | The rebound goes to Ronald Baker | 48-67 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:29 | Florida | Ronald Baker misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gregory Gift - foul #1 on Gregory Gift, team foul #13 | 48-67 |
| 00:29 | Florida | Ronald Baker misses the 1st free throw | 48-67 |
| 00:29 | Florida | Ronald Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 48-67 |
| 00:29 | Florida | Kenneth Reid snags the offensive board | 48-67 |
| 00:00 | Florida | Paul Dean runs out the clock | 48-67 |