| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Howell (fresh) SG - Leroy Haring (fresh) SF - Richard Hua (fresh) PF - Marvin Box (fresh) C - Robert Conley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Earl Wilkins (fresh) SG - Richard Jackson (fresh) SF - Jose Olivares (fresh) PF - Emanuel Carter (fresh) C - Bruce Conley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida | Bruce Conley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Florida | Richard Jackson clanks a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Leroy Haring - foul #1 on Leroy Haring, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Florida | Richard Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:42 | Florida | Richard Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Marvin Box | 0-1 |
| 19:18 | Kentucky | Robert Howell buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Marvin Box | 2-1 |
| 19:14 | Florida | Richard Jackson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Conley - foul #1 on Robert Conley, team foul #2 | 2-1 |
| 19:14 | Florida | Richard Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:14 | Florida | Richard Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:56 | Kentucky | Marvin Box hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 2-3 |
| 18:55 | Florida | Jose Olivares snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:40 | Florida | Marvin Box steals the ball from Richard Jackson | 2-3 |
| 18:11 | Kentucky | Richard Hua misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 18:10 | Florida | Bruce Conley pulls down the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:52 | Florida | Richard Jackson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 2-3 |
| 17:51 | Florida | Emanuel Carter tips it but misses | 2-3 |
| 17:50 | Kentucky | Robert Howell grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 17:28 | Kentucky | Richard Hua hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Robert Howell and the foul's on Jose Olivares - foul #1 on Jose Olivares, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 17:28 | Kentucky | Richard Hua makes the free throw | 5-3 |
| 17:17 | Florida | Earl Wilkins misses the 3 from the right wing | 5-3 |
| 17:16 | Florida | Emanuel Carter misses the tip | 5-3 |
| 17:14 | Kentucky | Robert Howell gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 16:45 | Kentucky | Marvin Box misses short on a jumper from the left block | 5-3 |
| 16:43 | Florida | The rebound goes to Richard Jackson | 5-3 |
| 16:25 | Florida | Bruce Conley hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Robert Conley - foul #2 on Robert Conley, team foul #3 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Zeiner (PG), Nathan Ryan (PF) Marvin Box, Robert Conley | |
| Subs | Florida | Felix Jimenez (SF), Kory Kendall (PF) Jose Olivares, Emanuel Carter | |
| 16:25 | Florida | Bruce Conley misses the 1st free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:25 | Florida | Bruce Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:07 | Kentucky | James Zeiner hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 15:55 | Florida | Earl Wilkins scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Jackson | 8-7 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Zeiner (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Leroy Haring (fresh) SF - Richard Hua (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nathan Ryan (fresh) C - Robert Howell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Earl Wilkins (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Felix Jimenez (fresh) PF - Kory Kendall (fresh) C - Bruce Conley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Kentucky | Richard Hua's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-7 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Hower (SF), Marvin Box (PF) Richard Hua, Robert Howell | |
| Subs | Florida | Kurt Best (PG), Jerry Ingram (SG), Tomas Morphis (C) Earl Wilkins, Richard Jackson, Bruce Conley | |
| 15:01 | Florida | Kory Kendall lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kurt Best | 8-9 |
| 14:39 | Kentucky | Marvin Box's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Hua (SF) Leroy Haring | |
| Subs | Florida | Earl Wilkins (PG), Jose Olivares (SF), Emanuel Carter (PF) Kurt Best, Felix Jimenez, Kory Kendall | |
| 14:28 | Florida | James Zeiner steps in front of the Jerry Ingram pass | 8-9 |
| 14:24 | Kentucky | James Zeiner dunks the ball | 10-9 |
| 13:59 | Florida | Jose Olivares connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 10-12 |
| 13:30 | Kentucky | Marvin Box clanks a jumper from the right side | 10-12 |
| 13:29 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Nathan Ryan | 10-12 |
| 13:01 | Kentucky | James Zeiner comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Earl Wilkins - foul #1 on Earl Wilkins, team foul #2 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (SG), Robert Howell (C) Richard Hua, Nathan Ryan | |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Jackson (SG), Kory Kendall (PF), Bruce Conley (C) Jerry Ingram, Emanuel Carter, Tomas Morphis | |
| 13:01 | Kentucky | James Zeiner makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 13:01 | Kentucky | James Zeiner makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:45 | Florida | Bruce Conley is hacked by James Zeiner - foul #1 on James Zeiner, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan (C) James Zeiner | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 12:36 | Florida | Kory Kendall hits the finger roll and the foul's on Marvin Box - foul #1 on Marvin Box, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida | Kurt Best (PG) Earl Wilkins | |
| 12:36 | Florida | Kory Kendall makes the free throw | 12-15 |
| 12:13 | Kentucky | Robert Howell misses the shot near the basket | 12-15 |
| 12:12 | Florida | The rebound goes to Richard Jackson | 12-15 |
| 11:56 | Florida | Bruce Conley lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by Kurt Best | 12-17 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Haring (fresh) SF - David Hower (fairly fresh) PF - Marvin Box (fairly fresh) C - Nathan Ryan (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Kurt Best (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jose Olivares (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kory Kendall (fresh) 5 pts. C - Bruce Conley (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Kentucky | Bruce Conley takes the ball from Robert Howell | 12-17 |
| 11:19 | Florida | Robert Howell is called for the reach on Richard Jackson - foul #1 on Robert Howell, team foul #6 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Zeiner (PG), Richard Hua (SF) David Hower, Nathan Ryan | |
| Subs | Florida | Earl Wilkins (PG), Felix Jimenez (SF), Emanuel Carter (PF) Kurt Best, Jose Olivares, Kory Kendall | |
| 10:59 | Florida | Richard Jackson makes the contested fadeaway from the right block set up by Bruce Conley | 12-19 |
| 10:51 | Kentucky | Richard Jackson takes the ball from Leroy Haring | 12-19 |
| 10:48 | Florida | Richard Jackson dunks the ball | 12-21 |
| 10:20 | Kentucky | Marvin Box throws it down and he's hacked by Earl Wilkins - foul #2 on Earl Wilkins, team foul #3 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida | Kurt Best (PG), Tomas Morphis (C) Earl Wilkins, Bruce Conley | |
| 10:20 | Kentucky | Marvin Box makes the free throw | 15-21 |
| 09:58 | Florida | Kurt Best is fouled on the floor by Leroy Haring - foul #2 on Leroy Haring, team foul #7 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Hower (SG), Nathan Ryan (C) Leroy Haring, Robert Howell | |
| Subs | Florida | Jose Olivares (SF) Felix Jimenez | |
| 09:58 | Florida | Kurt Best makes the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 09:58 | Florida | Kurt Best makes the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 09:32 | Kentucky | Marvin Box hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Emanuel Carter - foul #1 on Emanuel Carter, team foul #4 | 17-23 |
| 09:32 | Kentucky | Marvin Box makes the free throw | 18-23 |
| 09:11 | Florida | Richard Jackson drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Jose Olivares | 18-25 |
| 08:52 | Kentucky | Richard Jackson takes the ball from David Hower | 18-25 |
| 08:39 | Florida | Richard Jackson's floater is tipped away by Nathan Ryan | 18-25 |
| 08:38 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan pulls down the rebound | 18-25 |
| 08:11 | Kentucky | David Hower misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 18-25 |
| 08:10 | Florida | Tomas Morphis pulls down the rebound | 18-25 |
| 07:56 | Florida | James Zeiner is called for the reach on Kurt Best - foul #2 on James Zeiner, team foul #8 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Howell (PG) James Zeiner | |
| Subs | Florida | Jerry Ingram (SG), Kory Kendall (PF), Bruce Conley (C) Richard Jackson, Emanuel Carter, Tomas Morphis | |
| 07:56 | Florida | Kurt Best makes the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 07:56 | Florida | Kurt Best misses the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 07:56 | Florida | Bruce Conley pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-26 |
| 07:48 | Florida | Bruce Conley knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Kurt Best | 18-28 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Hower (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Hua (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Marvin Box (tiring) 6 pts. C - Nathan Ryan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Kurt Best (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Ingram (fresh) SF - Jose Olivares (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kory Kendall (fresh) 5 pts. C - Bruce Conley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Kentucky | David Hower buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Howell | 20-28 |
| 07:08 | Florida | Bruce Conley clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 20-28 |
| 07:07 | Florida | Bruce Conley tips it back up and in | 20-30 |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | Richard Hua is hacked by Kurt Best - foul #1 on Kurt Best, team foul #5 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (SG), Robert Conley (C) David Hower, Marvin Box | |
| Subs | Florida | Earl Wilkins (PG), Richard Jackson (SG), Felix Jimenez (SF) Kurt Best, Jerry Ingram, Jose Olivares | |
| 06:22 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan's pass is intercepted by Earl Wilkins | 20-30 |
| 06:19 | Florida | Earl Wilkins hits the finger roll | 20-32 |
| 05:53 | Kentucky | Robert Howell hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side and the foul's on Felix Jimenez - foul #1 on Felix Jimenez, team foul #6 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Zeiner (PG) Nathan Ryan | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 05:53 | Kentucky | Robert Howell makes the free throw | 23-32 |
| 05:41 | Florida | Kory Kendall misses the jump hook from the left block | 23-32 |
| 05:39 | Kentucky | Robert Conley snags the defensive board | 23-32 |
| 05:14 | Kentucky | James Zeiner evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-32 |
| 05:13 | Kentucky | Robert Howell tips it in | 25-32 |
| 04:58 | Florida | Richard Jackson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but the foul's on Robert Howell - foul #2 on Robert Howell, team foul #9 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Hower (SF), Nathan Ryan (PF) Richard Hua, Robert Howell | |
| Subs | Florida | Jose Olivares (SF), Emanuel Carter (PF), Tomas Morphis (C) Felix Jimenez, Kory Kendall, Bruce Conley | |
| 04:58 | Florida | Richard Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 04:58 | Florida | Richard Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 04:37 | Kentucky | David Hower can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 04:35 | Florida | Tomas Morphis pulls down the rebound | 25-34 |
| 04:31 | Florida | Earl Wilkins misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-34 |
| 04:30 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring pulls down the rebound | 25-34 |
| 04:10 | Kentucky | James Zeiner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Box (PF) Nathan Ryan | |
| Subs | Florida | Jerry Ingram (SG) Richard Jackson | |
| 03:51 | Florida | Earl Wilkins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-34 |
| 03:50 | Florida | Tomas Morphis tips it in | 25-36 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Zeiner (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Leroy Haring (fresh) SF - David Hower (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marvin Box (tiring) 6 pts. C - Robert Conley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Earl Wilkins (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jerry Ingram (fresh) SF - Jose Olivares (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Emanuel Carter (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tomas Morphis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Kentucky | David Hower connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Leroy Haring | 28-36 |
| 03:08 | Florida | Earl Wilkins makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Emanuel Carter | 28-39 |
| 02:44 | Kentucky | James Zeiner shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-39 |
| 02:43 | Florida | The rebound goes to Tomas Morphis | 28-39 |
| 02:36 | Florida | Earl Wilkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-39 |
| 02:34 | Florida | Tomas Morphis tips it home | 28-41 |
| 02:07 | Kentucky | David Hower hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Leroy Haring | 31-41 |
| 01:52 | Florida | Earl Wilkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Howell (PG), Richard Hua (SF), Nathan Ryan (PF) James Zeiner, David Hower, Marvin Box | |
| Subs | Florida | Kurt Best (PG), Richard Jackson (SG), Felix Jimenez (SF), Kory Kendall (PF), Bruce Conley (C) Earl Wilkins, Jerry Ingram, Jose Olivares, Emanuel Carter, Tomas Morphis | |
| 01:34 | Kentucky | Robert Howell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-41 |
| 01:32 | Florida | Kory Kendall pulls down the rebound | 31-41 |
| 01:18 | Florida | Bruce Conley misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 31-41 |
| 01:17 | Kentucky | Richard Hua grabs the board | 31-41 |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | Robert Howell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Kurt Best - foul #2 on Kurt Best, team foul #7 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida | Earl Wilkins (PG) Kurt Best | |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | Robert Howell makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | Robert Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 00:39 | Florida | Richard Jackson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 00:38 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Howell | 33-41 |
| 00:12 | Kentucky | Richard Hua hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 33-41 |
| 00:10 | Florida | The rebound goes to Bruce Conley | 33-41 |
| 00:03 | Florida | Bruce Conley can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Howell | 33-41 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Robert Howell misses short on a fullcourt shot | 33-41 |