| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Peres (fresh) SG - Gregory Goodfellow (fresh) SF - Louis Welcher (fresh) PF - Tom Scarborough (fresh) C - Fred Adams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Jason Eccles (fresh) SG - Mike Nolan (fresh) SF - William Byrd (fresh) PF - Daniel Christy (fresh) C - Kenneth Packard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida | Daniel Christy wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Florida | Kenneth Packard can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert Peres - foul #1 on Robert Peres, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Florida | Kenneth Packard makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:48 | Florida | Kenneth Packard makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow's floater is knocked away by Kenneth Packard | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Kentucky | Louis Welcher tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 19:23 | Florida | Mike Nolan can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 19:21 | Kentucky | Robert Peres snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Kentucky | Kenneth Packard blocks the short jumper by Fred Adams | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Florida | The rebound goes to William Byrd | 2-2 |
| 18:28 | Florida | William Byrd knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Jason Eccles | 2-4 |
| 18:05 | Kentucky | Tom Scarborough clanks a runner from the right block | 2-4 |
| 18:04 | Florida | William Byrd gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:45 | Florida | Jason Eccles misses long on a shot from the left block | 2-4 |
| 17:43 | Florida | Jason Eccles tips it home | 2-6 |
| 17:25 | Kentucky | Fred Adams clanks a jumper from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 17:24 | Florida | William Byrd snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 17:08 | Florida | William Byrd misses short on a floater from close range but the foul's on Fred Adams - foul #1 on Fred Adams, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Larabee (PG), Dikembe Abdalla (SG), Nicholas Banfield (SF), Edward Fontes (C) Robert Peres, Gregory Goodfellow, Louis Welcher, Fred Adams | |
| Subs | Florida | Kenneth Brew (PG), Jessie Gleason (SG), Louis Faulk (PF) Jason Eccles, Mike Nolan, Daniel Christy | |
| 17:08 | Florida | William Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:08 | Florida | William Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 2-8 |
| 17:05 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdalla throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-8 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida | Robert Clinton (PF) William Byrd | |
| 16:53 | Florida | Kenneth Packard is alone and drills a floater near the basket set up by Jessie Gleason | 2-10 |
| 16:45 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdalla can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 2-10 |
| 16:43 | Kentucky | Edward Fontes grabs the offensive board | 2-10 |
| 16:16 | Kentucky | Nicholas Banfield misses the fadeaway from the right side | 2-10 |
| 16:15 | Kentucky | Nicholas Banfield tips it home | 4-10 |
| 16:11 | Florida | Kenneth Packard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Peres (PG) Dikembe Abdalla | |
| Subs | Florida | Rodney Bittner (SG), Craig Whitehurst (C) Jessie Gleason, Kenneth Packard | |
| 15:52 | Kentucky | Nicholas Banfield hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Peres | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Peres (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Larabee (fairly fresh) SF - Nicholas Banfield (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tom Scarborough (tiring) C - Edward Fontes (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Kenneth Brew (fairly fresh) SG - Rodney Bittner (fresh) SF - Louis Faulk (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Clinton (fairly fresh) C - Craig Whitehurst (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Florida | Kenneth Brew misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 6-10 |
| 15:38 | Kentucky | Stephen Larabee gets the rebound | 6-10 |
| 15:14 | Kentucky | Nicholas Banfield misses short on a floater near the basket | 6-10 |
| 15:13 | Florida | The rebound goes to Louis Faulk | 6-10 |
| 15:09 | Florida | Kenneth Brew misses the 3 from the left corner | 6-10 |
| 15:07 | Florida | Louis Faulk hits the follow up shot | 6-12 |
| 15:05 | Kentucky | Nicholas Banfield is fouled in the backcourt by Louis Faulk - foul #1 on Louis Faulk, team foul #1 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raymond Massey (PG), Gregory Goodfellow (SG), Clarence Hendrix (SF), Fred Adams (C) Robert Peres, Stephen Larabee, Nicholas Banfield, Edward Fontes | |
| Subs | Florida | Jason Eccles (PG), Mike Nolan (SG), William Byrd (SF), Daniel Christy (PF), Kenneth Packard (C) Kenneth Brew, Rodney Bittner, Louis Faulk, Robert Clinton, Craig Whitehurst | |
| 14:41 | Kentucky | Fred Adams scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 8-12 |
| 14:24 | Florida | Mike Nolan can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 14:22 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gregory Goodfellow | 8-12 |
| 14:20 | Kentucky | Raymond Massey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdalla (SG), Louis Welcher (C) Gregory Goodfellow, Fred Adams | |
| Subs | Florida | George Grinstead (C) Kenneth Packard | |
| 14:08 | Florida | Jason Eccles drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Mike Nolan | 8-14 |
| 13:48 | Kentucky | Louis Welcher knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Raymond Massey and he's hacked by George Grinstead - foul #1 on George Grinstead, team foul #2 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Peres (PG), Fred Adams (C) Raymond Massey, Clarence Hendrix | |
| Subs | Florida | Jessie Gleason (SG), Louis Faulk (SF) Mike Nolan, William Byrd | |
| 13:48 | Kentucky | Louis Welcher misses the free throw | 10-14 |
| 13:48 | Florida | Daniel Christy snags the defensive board | 10-14 |
| 13:36 | Florida | The jump hook by Jason Eccles is blocked by Louis Welcher | 10-14 |
| 13:35 | Kentucky | Tom Scarborough snags the defensive board | 10-14 |
| 13:06 | Kentucky | Louis Welcher misses short on an open floater from the left side | 10-14 |
| 13:04 | Kentucky | Fred Adams can't tip it in | 10-14 |
| 13:02 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Welcher | 10-14 |
| 12:37 | Kentucky | Tom Scarborough hits a jumper in the lane set up by Robert Peres | 12-14 |
| 12:35 | Florida | Jessie Gleason is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Abdalla - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdalla, team foul #3 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raymond Massey (PG), Gregory Goodfellow (SG), Nicholas Banfield (SF) Robert Peres, Dikembe Abdalla, Fred Adams | |
| Subs | Florida | Kenneth Brew (PG), Rodney Bittner (SG), William Byrd (SF), Craig Whitehurst (C) Jason Eccles, Jessie Gleason, Louis Faulk, George Grinstead | |
| 12:21 | Florida | William Byrd misses long on a turnaround from close range | 12-14 |
| 12:19 | Florida | Daniel Christy hits the follow up shot | 12-16 |
| 11:52 | Kentucky | Louis Welcher hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 12-16 |
| 11:51 | Florida | Daniel Christy pulls down the rebound | 12-16 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Raymond Massey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Goodfellow (fresh) SF - Nicholas Banfield (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tom Scarborough (very tired) 2 pts. C - Louis Welcher (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Kenneth Brew (fresh) SG - Rodney Bittner (fresh) SF - William Byrd (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Christy (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Craig Whitehurst (fresh) | |
| 11:46 | Florida | Rodney Bittner clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-16 |
| 11:44 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Nicholas Banfield | 12-16 |
| 11:38 | Kentucky | Craig Whitehurst blocks the jumper by Tom Scarborough | 12-16 |
| 11:36 | Florida | William Byrd snags the defensive board | 12-16 |
| 11:34 | Florida | Kenneth Brew is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 12-16 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Peres (PG), Stephen Larabee (SG), Clarence Hendrix (SF), Edward Fontes (PF) Raymond Massey, Gregory Goodfellow, Tom Scarborough, Louis Welcher | |
| Subs | Florida | Mike Nolan (SG), Robert Clinton (PF), Kenneth Packard (C) Rodney Bittner, Daniel Christy, Craig Whitehurst | |
| 11:17 | Kentucky | Nicholas Banfield is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Packard - foul #1 on Kenneth Packard, team foul #3 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Fred Adams (C) Nicholas Banfield | |
| Subs | Florida | Louis Faulk (SF) William Byrd | |
| 10:57 | Kentucky | Stephen Larabee is alone and drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Edward Fontes | 14-16 |
| 10:38 | Florida | Stephen Larabee picks off the pass by Louis Faulk | 14-16 |
| 10:35 | Kentucky | Robert Peres lays it in set up by Stephen Larabee | 16-16 |
| 10:31 | Florida | Stephen Larabee steals it from Louis Faulk in the backcourt | 16-16 |
| 10:30 | Kentucky | Stephen Larabee throws it down | 18-16 |
| 10:25 | Florida | Robert Clinton loses the dribble to Fred Adams in the backcourt | 18-16 |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | Robert Peres connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Stephen Larabee | 21-16 |
| 09:54 | Florida | Mike Nolan drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Clinton and he's fouled by Stephen Larabee - foul #1 on Stephen Larabee, team foul #4 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raymond Massey (PG), Gregory Goodfellow (SG), Nicholas Banfield (SF), Tom Scarborough (PF), Louis Welcher (C) Robert Peres, Stephen Larabee, Clarence Hendrix, Edward Fontes, Fred Adams | |
| Subs | Florida | Rodney Bittner (PG), William Byrd (SF), Daniel Christy (PF), Craig Whitehurst (C) Kenneth Brew, Louis Faulk, Robert Clinton, Kenneth Packard | |
| 09:54 | Florida | Mike Nolan makes the free throw | 21-19 |
| 09:33 | Kentucky | Tom Scarborough's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida | Jessie Gleason (SG) Mike Nolan | |
| 09:10 | Florida | William Byrd's floater is tipped away by Louis Welcher | 21-19 |
| 09:08 | Florida | Craig Whitehurst tips it back up and in | 21-21 |
| 08:39 | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-21 |
| 08:38 | Florida | Daniel Christy pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 08:29 | Florida | Craig Whitehurst blows the layup | 21-21 |
| 08:27 | Florida | William Byrd tips it home | 21-23 |
| 08:21 | Kentucky | Rodney Bittner picks off the pass by Raymond Massey in the backcourt | 21-23 |
| 08:06 | Florida | The short jumper by Daniel Christy is denied by Louis Welcher | 21-23 |
| 08:05 | Kentucky | Louis Welcher grabs the defensive rebound | 21-23 |
| 07:42 | Kentucky | Nicholas Banfield is open but comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 21-23 |
| 07:40 | Florida | Daniel Christy snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Raymond Massey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Goodfellow (tiring) SF - Nicholas Banfield (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tom Scarborough (very tired) 2 pts. C - Louis Welcher (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Rodney Bittner (tiring) SG - Jessie Gleason (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Byrd (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Christy (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Craig Whitehurst (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Florida | Daniel Christy is whistled for a carry | 21-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Peres (PG), Stephen Larabee (SG), Dikembe Abdalla (SF), Edward Fontes (PF), Fred Adams (C) Raymond Massey, Gregory Goodfellow, Nicholas Banfield, Tom Scarborough, Louis Welcher | |
| Subs | Florida | Jason Eccles (PG), Mike Nolan (SG), Louis Faulk (SF), Robert Clinton (PF), George Grinstead (C) Rodney Bittner, Jessie Gleason, William Byrd, Daniel Christy, Craig Whitehurst | |
| 07:05 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdalla can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 21-23 |
| 07:03 | Florida | Robert Clinton snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| 06:48 | Florida | Jason Eccles misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dikembe Abdalla - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdalla, team foul #5 | 21-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Clarence Hendrix (SF) Dikembe Abdalla | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 06:48 | Florida | Jason Eccles makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 06:48 | Florida | Jason Eccles makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 06:24 | Kentucky | Robert Peres hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 21-25 |
| 06:22 | Florida | Mike Nolan snags the defensive board | 21-25 |
| 06:19 | Florida | Mike Nolan is hacked by Stephen Larabee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Stephen Larabee, team foul #6 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdalla (SG), Tom Scarborough (PF) Stephen Larabee, Fred Adams | |
| Subs | Florida | Kenneth Brew (SF), Kenneth Packard (C) Robert Clinton, George Grinstead | |
| 06:01 | Florida | Kenneth Packard can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 21-25 |
| 05:59 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Peres | 21-25 |
| 05:57 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdalla is hacked by Mike Nolan in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mike Nolan, team foul #4 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida | Daniel Christy (PF) Louis Faulk | |
| 05:36 | Kentucky | Robert Peres hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-25 |
| 05:34 | Florida | Kenneth Packard gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 05:29 | Florida | Jason Eccles buries a shot from the left block and he's hacked by Tom Scarborough - foul #1 on Tom Scarborough, team foul #7 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow (SG), Nicholas Banfield (SF), Fred Adams (C) Dikembe Abdalla, Clarence Hendrix, Edward Fontes | |
| Subs | Florida | William Byrd (SF), George Grinstead (C) Kenneth Brew, Kenneth Packard | |
| 05:29 | Florida | Jason Eccles makes the free throw | 21-28 |
| 05:01 | Kentucky | Nicholas Banfield hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by William Byrd - foul #1 on William Byrd, team foul #5 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida | Kenneth Brew (PG), Jessie Gleason (SG), Robert Clinton (PF) Jason Eccles, Mike Nolan, Daniel Christy | |
| 05:01 | Kentucky | Nicholas Banfield makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 05:01 | Kentucky | Nicholas Banfield misses the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 05:01 | Florida | George Grinstead grabs the board | 22-28 |
| 04:59 | Florida | Jessie Gleason is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jessie Gleason, team foul #6 | 22-28 |
| 04:42 | Kentucky | Tom Scarborough can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Brew - foul #1 on Kenneth Brew, team foul #7 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Larabee (SG), Edward Fontes (C) Gregory Goodfellow, Fred Adams | |
| Subs | Florida | Kenneth Packard (C) George Grinstead | |
| 04:42 | Kentucky | Tom Scarborough makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:42 | Kentucky | Tom Scarborough misses the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 04:42 | Florida | The rebound goes to Robert Clinton | 23-28 |
| 04:26 | Florida | Kenneth Brew buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jessie Gleason | 23-31 |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | Nicholas Banfield is called for 10 seconds | 23-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raymond Massey (PG), Louis Welcher (C) Robert Peres, Edward Fontes | |
| Subs | Florida | Mike Nolan (SG), Louis Faulk (SF) Jessie Gleason, William Byrd | |
| 03:58 | Florida | Louis Faulk is whistled for a carry | 23-31 |
| 03:58 | Florida | Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 23-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdalla (SF) Nicholas Banfield | |
| Subs | Florida | Daniel Christy (PF), George Grinstead (C) Robert Clinton, Kenneth Packard | |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | Louis Welcher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 23-31 |
| 03:32 | Kentucky | Louis Welcher pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-31 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Raymond Massey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Stephen Larabee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Abdalla (fresh) PF - Tom Scarborough (very tired) 3 pts. C - Louis Welcher (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Kenneth Brew (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mike Nolan (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Faulk (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Christy (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - George Grinstead (fresh) | |
| 03:12 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdalla's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Peres (PG), Clarence Hendrix (SF), Edward Fontes (C) Stephen Larabee, Dikembe Abdalla, Louis Welcher | |
| Subs | Florida | Jason Eccles (PG), Jessie Gleason (SG), William Byrd (SF), Craig Whitehurst (C) Kenneth Brew, Mike Nolan, Louis Faulk, George Grinstead | |
| 02:55 | Florida | Edward Fontes picks off the pass by Daniel Christy | 23-31 |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Raymond Massey loses the dribble to Jessie Gleason in the backcourt | 23-31 |
| 02:39 | Florida | Craig Whitehurst can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-31 |
| 02:37 | Florida | Craig Whitehurst tips it back up and in | 23-33 |
| 02:10 | Kentucky | Robert Peres misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-33 |
| 02:08 | Florida | Daniel Christy gets the rebound | 23-33 |
| 02:02 | Florida | Daniel Christy is fouled on the floor by Tom Scarborough - foul #2 on Tom Scarborough, team foul #8 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow (SG), Nicholas Banfield (SF), Fred Adams (C) Raymond Massey, Clarence Hendrix, Edward Fontes | |
| Subs | Florida | Mike Nolan (SG), Louis Faulk (SF), George Grinstead (C) Jessie Gleason, William Byrd, Craig Whitehurst | |
| 02:02 | Florida | Daniel Christy misses the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 02:02 | Florida | Jason Eccles grabs the offensive board | 23-33 |
| 01:50 | Florida | Jason Eccles hits the finger roll set up by George Grinstead | 23-35 |
| 01:21 | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 23-35 |
| 01:19 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Adams | 23-35 |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Nicholas Banfield buries a floater from the right block set up by Gregory Goodfellow | 25-35 |
| 00:43 | Florida | Daniel Christy misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Tom Scarborough - foul #3 on Tom Scarborough, team foul #9 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Larabee (PG), Dikembe Abdalla (SF), Edward Fontes (PF), Louis Welcher (C) Robert Peres, Nicholas Banfield, Tom Scarborough, Fred Adams | |
| Subs | Florida | Kenneth Brew (PG), Rodney Bittner (SG), William Byrd (SF), Kenneth Packard (C) Jason Eccles, Mike Nolan, Louis Faulk, George Grinstead | |
| 00:43 | Florida | Daniel Christy misses the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 00:43 | Florida | Daniel Christy misses the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 00:43 | Kentucky | Edward Fontes grabs the board | 25-35 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Louis Welcher hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Stephen Larabee | 27-35 |
| 00:01 | Florida | William Byrd misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 27-35 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow grabs the board | 27-35 |