| Lineup | Florida | PG - Paul Dean (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Reid (fresh) SF - Ronald Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Coleman (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - James Hart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Edward Johns (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Payne (fresh) SF - Fred Hatfield (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 2 reb. C - Laurence Mozingo (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield inbounds the ball | 24-26 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Tennessee | Harold Payne is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Harold Payne, team foul #1 | 24-26 |
| 19:10 | Florida | Laurence Mozingo is called for the reach on Kenneth Reid - foul #3 on Laurence Mozingo, team foul #2 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Goss (C) Laurence Mozingo | |
| 18:55 | Florida | James Hart scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-26 |
| 18:53 | Tennessee | Harold Payne is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 26-26 |
| 18:38 | Florida | Ronald Baker misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-26 |
| 18:37 | Florida | John Coleman pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-26 |
| 18:17 | Florida | John Coleman misses the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 26-26 |
| 18:15 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| 17:57 | Tennessee | Edward Johns knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 26-29 |
| 17:40 | Florida | Kenneth Reid comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Fred Hatfield - foul #3 on Fred Hatfield, team foul #3 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Florida | Henry Rafter (SF), Zhu Chin (C) Ronald Baker, James Hart | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Jones (SF) Fred Hatfield | |
| 17:40 | Florida | Kenneth Reid misses the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 17:40 | Florida | Kenneth Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 17:22 | Tennessee | Edward Johns scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Jones | 27-31 |
| 17:01 | Florida | Henry Rafter lays it in on a nice dish by Kenneth Reid | 29-31 |
| 16:40 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones comes up short on the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Paul Dean - foul #3 on Paul Dean, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Florida | Corey Hayes (PG), Roger Reason (SG), Ronald Baker (SF) Paul Dean, Kenneth Reid, Henry Rafter | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (SG), Edward Sanders (SF), David Morgan (C) Harold Payne, Randall Mosquera, Robert Goss | |
| 16:40 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 16:40 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 16:27 | Florida | Zhu Chin hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Baker | 31-33 |
| 16:25 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones's pass is intercepted by Corey Hayes in the backcourt | 31-33 |
| 16:23 | Florida | Roger Reason banks in the layup set up by Corey Hayes | 33-33 |
| 16:17 | Tennessee | Edward Johns is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 16:15 | Florida | John Coleman grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 15:46 | Florida | Roger Reason is hacked by David Morgan - foul #1 on David Morgan, team foul #4 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Florida | James Hart (C) Zhu Chin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield (SF), Laurence Mozingo (C) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, David Morgan | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Corey Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Reason (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Ronald Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Coleman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - James Hart (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Edward Johns (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Fred Hatfield (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Laurence Mozingo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:22 | Florida | Edward Sanders steals the ball from Roger Reason | 33-33 |
| 15:11 | Tennessee | Edward Johns misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 15:10 | Florida | John Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 14:54 | Florida | Ronald Baker splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-33 |
| 14:53 | Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Baker | 33-33 |
| 14:33 | Florida | Ronald Baker works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-33 |
| 14:32 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 14:07 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 33-35 |
| 13:44 | Florida | James Hart hits a wide open jump hook from close range | 35-35 |
| 13:23 | Tennessee | Ronald Baker takes the ball from Edward Johns | 35-35 |
| 13:01 | Florida | John Coleman is fouled on the floor by Stephen Jones - foul #2 on Stephen Jones, team foul #5 | 35-35 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Harold Payne (SG), Randall Mosquera (PF), Robert Goss (C) Edward Johns, Fred Hatfield, Stephen Jones, Laurence Mozingo | |
| 12:46 | Florida | Henry Rafter hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Edward Sanders - foul #1 on Edward Sanders, team foul #6 | 35-35 |
| 12:46 | Florida | Henry Rafter makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 12:46 | Florida | Henry Rafter makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 12:44 | Tennessee | Harold Payne is hacked by Henry Rafter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Henry Rafter, team foul #2 | 37-35 |
| 12:29 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Henry Rafter - foul #2 on Henry Rafter, team foul #3 | 37-35 |
| 12:29 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 12:29 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 12:17 | Florida | Henry Rafter is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Henry Rafter, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| 12:01 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 11:32 | Florida | Kenneth Reid drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Zhu Chin | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Paul Dean (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Reid (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Rafter (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Zhu Chin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Payne (fresh) SF - Edward Sanders (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Goss (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders misses the fadeaway from close range | 39-39 |
| 11:22 | Florida | Henry Rafter grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 11:07 | Florida | Thomas Gardner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| 11:06 | Tennessee | Robert Goss grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 10:39 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-39 |
| 10:38 | Florida | Zhu Chin grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 10:14 | Florida | Thomas Gardner misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 39-39 |
| 10:12 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 10:09 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-39 |
| Subs | Florida | Corey Hayes (PG), Roger Reason (SG), Ronald Baker (SF), John Coleman (PF), James Hart (C) Paul Dean, Kenneth Reid, Henry Rafter, Thomas Gardner, Zhu Chin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Johns (PG), Robert Dixon (SG), Fred Hatfield (SF), Stephen Jones (PF), Laurence Mozingo (C) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Harold Payne, Edward Sanders, Randall Mosquera, Robert Goss | |
| 09:51 | Florida | James Hart can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 39-39 |
| 09:49 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 09:31 | Tennessee | Edward Johns scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Robert Dixon | 39-42 |
| 09:13 | Florida | Roger Reason's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Jones | 39-42 |
| 09:11 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 08:43 | Tennessee | John Coleman blocks the short jumper by Edward Johns | 39-42 |
| 08:42 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Laurence Mozingo | 39-42 |
| 08:28 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones misses short on a shot from the left block | 39-42 |
| 08:26 | Florida | The rebound goes to Ronald Baker | 39-42 |
| 08:06 | Florida | Ronald Baker is fouled on the floor by Fred Hatfield - foul #4 on Fred Hatfield, team foul #7 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Florida | Paul Dean (PG), Thomas Gardner (PF), Zhu Chin (C) Corey Hayes, John Coleman, James Hart | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Payne (SG), Edward Sanders (SF), Randall Mosquera (PF), Robert Goss (C) Robert Dixon, Fred Hatfield, Stephen Jones, Laurence Mozingo | |
| 08:06 | Florida | Ronald Baker misses the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 08:06 | Florida | Thomas Gardner gets the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 07:43 | Florida | Roger Reason misses long on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 39-42 |
| 07:42 | Tennessee | Robert Goss gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 07:18 | Tennessee | Robert Goss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | Florida | Kenneth Reid (SG), Henry Rafter (SF) Roger Reason, Ronald Baker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield (SF) Edward Sanders | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Paul Dean (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Reid (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Rafter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Zhu Chin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Edward Johns (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Payne (fresh) SF - Fred Hatfield (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Goss (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:56 | Florida | Paul Dean is whistled for a carry | 39-42 |
| Subs | Florida | John Coleman (PF), James Hart (C) Thomas Gardner, Zhu Chin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo (C) Robert Goss | |
| 06:42 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-42 |
| 06:41 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo hits the follow up shot | 39-44 |
| 06:17 | Florida | James Hart connects on the floater from the left block set up by Henry Rafter | 41-44 |
| 05:51 | Tennessee | Edward Johns misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 05:49 | Florida | The rebound goes to Paul Dean | 41-44 |
| 05:25 | Florida | James Hart misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Fred Hatfield - foul #5 on Fred Hatfield, team foul #8 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Florida | Corey Hayes (PG), Roger Reason (SG), Ronald Baker (SF), Thomas Gardner (PF) Paul Dean, Kenneth Reid, Henry Rafter, John Coleman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Sanders (SG), Stephen Jones (SF), David Morgan (PF), Robert Goss (C) Harold Payne, Fred Hatfield, Randall Mosquera, Laurence Mozingo | |
| 05:25 | Florida | James Hart misses the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 05:25 | Florida | James Hart makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 05:03 | Tennessee | Edward Johns drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Edward Sanders | 42-46 |
| 04:43 | Florida | Thomas Gardner hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Corey Hayes | 44-46 |
| 04:40 | Tennessee | Edward Johns is called for traveling in the backcourt | 44-46 |
| Subs | Florida | Zhu Chin (C) James Hart | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG) Edward Johns | |
| 04:25 | Florida | Roger Reason can't finish the uncontested layup | 44-46 |
| 04:24 | Florida | Roger Reason pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 04:06 | Florida | Zhu Chin misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 04:05 | Tennessee | Robert Goss snags the defensive board | 44-46 |
| 03:36 | Tennessee | David Morgan misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-46 |
| 03:35 | Florida | Zhu Chin grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 03:19 | Florida | Zhu Chin double dribbles | 44-46 |
| Subs | Florida | Paul Dean (PG), Kenneth Reid (SG), Henry Rafter (SF), John Coleman (PF) Corey Hayes, Roger Reason, Ronald Baker, Thomas Gardner | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Johns (PG), Harold Payne (SG), Randall Mosquera (PF), Laurence Mozingo (C) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Edward Sanders, David Morgan, Robert Goss | |
| 03:16 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Reid in the backcourt | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Paul Dean (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Reid (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Rafter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Coleman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Zhu Chin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Edward Johns (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Payne (fresh) SF - Stephen Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 3 reb. C - Laurence Mozingo (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Florida | John Coleman double dribbles | 44-46 |
| 02:51 | Tennessee | Edward Johns buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Harold Payne | 44-49 |
| 02:51 | Florida | Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-49 |
| Subs | Florida | Ronald Baker (SF), James Hart (C) Henry Rafter, Zhu Chin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:39 | Florida | Kenneth Reid buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 02:36 | Tennessee | Edward Johns is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Dean - foul #4 on Paul Dean, team foul #5 | 47-49 |
| 02:19 | Tennessee | Paul Dean steals it from Randall Mosquera | 47-49 |
| 02:02 | Florida | Paul Dean misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-49 |
| 02:00 | Florida | The offensive rebound goes to John Coleman | 47-49 |
| 01:34 | Florida | John Coleman makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul Dean | 49-49 |
| 01:24 | Tennessee | Harold Payne is called for 10 seconds | 49-49 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:04 | Florida | Ronald Baker makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Hart | 52-49 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:02 | Tennessee | Kenneth Reid is called for the reach on Edward Johns in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Reid, team foul #6 | 52-49 |
| 00:39 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones's fadeaway is rejected by John Coleman | 52-49 |
| 00:37 | Florida | John Coleman grabs the board | 52-49 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:36 | Florida | Edward Johns is called for the reach on John Coleman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Johns, team foul #9 | 52-49 |
| 00:36 | Florida | John Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 00:36 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses the runner in the paint | 52-49 |
| 00:18 | Florida | Ronald Baker gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 00:15 | Florida | Ronald Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Harold Payne - foul #3 on Harold Payne, team foul #10 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Florida | Roger Reason (SG) Kenneth Reid | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:15 | Florida | Ronald Baker misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 00:15 | Florida | Ronald Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Laurence Mozingo | 52-49 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Harold Payne is fouled on the floor by James Hart - foul #2 on James Hart, team foul #7 | 52-49 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Harold Payne makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Harold Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 00:01 | Florida | Paul Dean is hacked by Edward Johns in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Johns, team foul #11 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Florida | Kenneth Reid (SG) Roger Reason | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:01 | Florida | Paul Dean makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 00:01 | Florida | Paul Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Harold Payne can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 54-51 |