| Lineup | Florida | PG - Josh Dover (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Moore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Crowe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - William Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Leonard (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Henry Ernest (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Duane Brown (fresh) PF - James Czapla (fresh) C - Gary Stith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida | Edward Moore inbounds the ball | 31-28 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Florida | William Lee misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-28 |
| 19:41 | Florida | Josh Dover pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 19:28 | Florida | William Lee buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Josh Dover and he's fouled by James Czapla - foul #1 on James Czapla, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| 19:28 | Florida | William Lee makes the free throw | 34-28 |
| 19:25 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest's pass is intercepted by Josh Dover in the backcourt | 34-28 |
| 19:05 | Florida | Richard Bennett double dribbles | 34-28 |
| 18:52 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard blows the dunk | 34-28 |
| 18:50 | Florida | William Lee gets the rebound | 34-28 |
| 18:37 | Florida | Richard Bennett misses the dunk but he's hacked by Gary Stith - foul #2 on Gary Stith, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| 18:37 | Florida | Richard Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 18:37 | Florida | Richard Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 18:19 | Kentucky | Gary Stith connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Robert Leonard | 36-30 |
| 17:59 | Florida | Richard Bennett misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 17:58 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Duane Brown | 36-30 |
| 17:38 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Bennett - foul #2 on Richard Bennett, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Hoose (SG), Charles Kirschbaum (SF), Kerry Hayes (PF), David Scott (C) Henry Ernest, Duane Brown, James Czapla, Gary Stith | |
| 17:38 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 17:38 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard misses the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 17:38 | Florida | William Lee gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| 17:25 | Florida | Donald Crowe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-31 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Simon (PG) Robert Leonard | |
| 17:23 | Kentucky | James Simon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-31 |
| 17:06 | Florida | Edward Moore drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Bennett | 39-31 |
| 16:41 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes lays it up and in | 39-33 |
| 16:24 | Florida | Edward Moore scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 16:22 | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum is hacked by William Lee in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Lee, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Florida | Ronald Soules (SG), Michael Buchanan (SF), Ralph Battle (C) Josh Dover, Edward Moore, William Lee | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:00 | Kentucky | George Hoose connects on the open 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Kirschbaum | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Richard Bennett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Soules (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Buchanan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Crowe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph Battle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Simon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Hoose (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Kirschbaum (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kerry Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Scott (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Florida | Michael Buchanan misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 15:45 | Kentucky | James Simon grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 15:40 | Kentucky | James Simon misses short on a shot from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 15:39 | Florida | Ralph Battle snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 15:34 | Florida | Ralph Battle is fouled on the floor by David Scott - foul #3 on David Scott, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Florida | David Palmer (SG), William Lee (C) Richard Bennett, Ralph Battle | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Leonard (PG), Henry Ernest (SG), Duane Brown (SF), James Czapla (PF), Gary Stith (C) James Simon, George Hoose, Charles Kirschbaum, Kerry Hayes, David Scott | |
| 15:18 | Florida | Michael Buchanan loses the dribble to Henry Ernest | 41-36 |
| 15:15 | Kentucky | Ronald Soules is called for the reach on Gary Stith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Soules, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Florida | Josh Dover (PG), Edward Moore (SF) Ronald Soules, Donald Crowe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:56 | Kentucky | Duane Brown makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Henry Ernest | 41-38 |
| 14:50 | Florida | Josh Dover banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Buchanan | 43-38 |
| 14:26 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-40 |
| 14:05 | Florida | Gary Stith denies the turnaround by William Lee | 43-40 |
| 14:04 | Florida | Edward Moore grabs the offensive board | 43-40 |
| 13:51 | Florida | Gary Stith denies the turnaround by William Lee | 43-40 |
| 13:50 | Kentucky | Gary Stith gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 13:25 | Kentucky | Duane Brown misses short on an open shot from the right side | 43-40 |
| 13:23 | Florida | Edward Moore gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 13:04 | Florida | William Lee comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Gary Stith - foul #3 on Gary Stith, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Bennett (PG), Donald Crowe (PF) Josh Dover, Edward Moore | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Simon (PG), George Hoose (SG), Charles Kirschbaum (SF), Kerry Hayes (PF), David Scott (C) Robert Leonard, Henry Ernest, Duane Brown, James Czapla, Gary Stith | |
| 13:04 | Florida | William Lee makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 13:04 | Florida | William Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 13:02 | Kentucky | James Simon is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Bennett - foul #3 on Richard Bennett, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Florida | Ralph Battle (C) William Lee | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 12:34 | Kentucky | James Simon knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 12:27 | Florida | Donald Crowe misses badly on a runner from close range | 45-42 |
| 12:26 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 12:05 | Kentucky | David Scott knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Charles Kirschbaum | 45-44 |
| 12:01 | Florida | James Simon picks off the pass by Richard Bennett in the backcourt | 45-44 |
| 11:47 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Charles Kirschbaum | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Richard Bennett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Palmer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Michael Buchanan (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Crowe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph Battle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Simon (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Hoose (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Kirschbaum (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Kerry Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. C - David Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Florida | Michael Buchanan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by George Hoose - foul #2 on George Hoose, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Florida | Ronald Soules (SG), William Lee (C) David Palmer, Ralph Battle | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Leonard (PG) James Simon | |
| 11:28 | Florida | Michael Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 11:28 | Florida | Michael Buchanan makes the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 10:59 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard misses short on an open jumper from the free throw line | 47-46 |
| 10:58 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes snags the offensive board | 47-46 |
| 10:49 | Kentucky | David Scott drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Charles Kirschbaum | 47-48 |
| 10:35 | Florida | Ronald Soules is called for traveling | 47-48 |
| Subs | Florida | Josh Dover (PG), David Palmer (SG), Edward Moore (SF) Richard Bennett, Ronald Soules, Michael Buchanan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Henry Ernest (SG), Duane Brown (SF), James Czapla (PF), Gary Stith (C) George Hoose, Charles Kirschbaum, Kerry Hayes, David Scott | |
| 10:15 | Kentucky | Gary Stith clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 47-48 |
| 10:13 | Florida | William Lee pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 09:55 | Florida | Edward Moore comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-48 |
| 09:53 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard grabs the defensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 09:51 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest is hacked by David Palmer in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Palmer, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Florida | Ronald Soules (SG), Ralph Battle (C) David Palmer, Donald Crowe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Simon (PG) Robert Leonard | |
| 09:27 | Kentucky | James Simon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Ronald Soules - foul #3 on Ronald Soules, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Bennett (PG) Josh Dover | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 09:27 | Kentucky | James Simon makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 09:27 | Kentucky | James Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 09:11 | Florida | Edward Moore comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 47-50 |
| 09:09 | Kentucky | James Czapla snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 08:45 | Kentucky | James Simon connects on the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Duane Brown | 47-52 |
| 08:24 | Florida | Edward Moore misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 47-52 |
| 08:23 | Kentucky | Gary Stith gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | James Simon can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-52 |
| 08:05 | Florida | Ralph Battle snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 07:57 | Florida | Richard Bennett misses short on a shot from the left block | 47-52 |
| 07:55 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 07:51 | Kentucky | James Simon jams it on a nice dish by James Czapla and the foul's on Richard Bennett - foul #4 on Richard Bennett, team foul #7 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Florida | Josh Dover (PG), David Palmer (SG), Donald Crowe (PF) Richard Bennett, Edward Moore, William Lee | |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Hoose (SG), Charles Kirschbaum (SF), Kerry Hayes (PF), David Scott (C) Henry Ernest, Duane Brown, James Czapla, Gary Stith | |
| 07:51 | Kentucky | James Simon makes the free throw | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Josh Dover (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Palmer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Ronald Soules (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Donald Crowe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph Battle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Simon (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Hoose (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Kirschbaum (fresh) 4 ast. PF - Kerry Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Florida | George Hoose steps in front of the Josh Dover pass | 47-55 |
| 07:30 | Kentucky | George Hoose throws it down | 47-57 |
| 07:12 | Florida | Donald Crowe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-57 |
| Subs | Florida | Michael Buchanan (SF) Ronald Soules | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Leonard (PG) James Simon | |
| 06:48 | Kentucky | George Hoose misses short on an open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-57 |
| 06:47 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard tips it home | 47-59 |
| 06:20 | Florida | Michael Buchanan lays it in and he's hacked by Kerry Hayes - foul #2 on Kerry Hayes, team foul #6 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Bennett (PG), William Lee (C) Josh Dover, Ralph Battle | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:20 | Florida | Michael Buchanan makes the free throw | 50-59 |
| 06:04 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 50-59 |
| 06:03 | Florida | Michael Buchanan pulls down the rebound | 50-59 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:49 | Florida | Michael Buchanan misses short on a runner in the paint | 50-59 |
| 05:48 | Florida | William Lee snags the offensive board | 50-59 |
| 05:32 | Florida | Michael Buchanan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-59 |
| 05:31 | Florida | Richard Bennett hits the follow up shot | 52-59 |
| 05:12 | Kentucky | George Hoose makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-62 |
| 05:03 | Florida | David Scott swats the dunk try by William Lee | 52-62 |
| 05:02 | Florida | William Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 04:50 | Florida | Michael Buchanan misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-62 |
| 04:48 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kerry Hayes | 52-62 |
| 04:32 | Kentucky | David Scott misses long on a shot from the baseline | 52-62 |
| 04:31 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard grabs the offensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 04:11 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Lee - foul #4 on William Lee, team foul #8 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Florida | Josh Dover (PG), Ronald Soules (SG), Edward Moore (SF), Ralph Battle (C) Richard Bennett, David Palmer, Michael Buchanan, William Lee | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Henry Ernest (SG), Duane Brown (SF), James Czapla (PF), Gary Stith (C) George Hoose, Charles Kirschbaum, Kerry Hayes, David Scott | |
| 04:11 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 04:11 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 04:02 | Florida | Donald Crowe throws it down | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Henry Ernest | 54-66 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Josh Dover (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Soules (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Edward Moore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Crowe (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Ralph Battle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Leonard (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Ernest (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Duane Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Czapla (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gary Stith (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Florida | Donald Crowe misses the easy layup | 54-66 |
| 03:25 | Florida | Josh Dover tips it in | 56-66 |
| 03:02 | Kentucky | Gary Stith scores on a shot from the left block | 56-68 |
| 03:00 | Florida | Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-68 |
| Subs | Florida | David Palmer (SG), William Lee (PF) Ronald Soules, Donald Crowe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Simon (PG) Robert Leonard | |
| 02:51 | Florida | James Czapla steals the ball from David Palmer | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | Gary Stith is fouled in the backcourt by Josh Dover - foul #2 on Josh Dover, team foul #9 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Leonard (PG) James Simon | |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | Gary Stith misses the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 02:50 | Florida | Josh Dover gets the rebound | 56-68 |
| 02:25 | Florida | Henry Ernest takes the ball from William Lee | 56-68 |
| 02:22 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard dunks the ball set up by Henry Ernest | 56-70 |
| 02:11 | Florida | Ralph Battle is whistled for a carry | 56-70 |
| Subs | Florida | Donald Crowe (PF) Ralph Battle | |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Hoose (SF), Kerry Hayes (PF) Duane Brown, James Czapla | |
| 02:09 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest is fouled in the backcourt by David Palmer - foul #5 on David Palmer, team foul #10 | 56-70 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Bennett (SG) David Palmer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:09 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest makes the 1st free throw | 56-71 |
| 02:09 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest makes the 2nd free throw | 56-72 |
| 01:57 | Florida | William Lee buries a fadeaway from the left block | 58-72 |
| 01:55 | Kentucky | Josh Dover is called for the reach on Robert Leonard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Josh Dover, team foul #11 | 58-72 |
| 01:55 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 58-73 |
| 01:55 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 58-74 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:43 | Florida | William Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-74 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:19 | Kentucky | William Lee steals the ball from Gary Stith | 58-74 |
| 01:03 | Florida | George Hoose is called for the reach on Richard Bennett - foul #3 on George Hoose, team foul #7 | 58-74 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Duane Brown (SF), James Czapla (PF) George Hoose, Kerry Hayes | |
| 01:03 | Florida | Richard Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 59-74 |
| 01:03 | Florida | Richard Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 59-74 |
| 01:03 | Kentucky | James Czapla pulls down the rebound | 59-74 |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | Gary Stith clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by William Lee - foul #5 on William Lee, team foul #12 | 59-74 |
| Subs | Florida | Ralph Battle (C) William Lee | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | Gary Stith makes the 1st free throw | 59-75 |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | Gary Stith makes the 2nd free throw | 59-76 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Florida | Josh Dover misses the easy layup but the foul's on Gary Stith - foul #4 on Gary Stith, team foul #8 | 59-76 |
| 00:40 | Florida | Josh Dover makes the 1st free throw | 60-76 |
| 00:40 | Florida | Josh Dover makes the 2nd free throw | 61-76 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | Donald Crowe blocks the short jumper by Robert Leonard | 61-76 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Gary Stith tips it but misses | 61-76 |
| 00:13 | Florida | Donald Crowe grabs the defensive rebound | 61-76 |
| 00:06 | Florida | Josh Dover misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 61-76 |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | James Czapla gets the rebound | 61-76 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard runs out the clock | 61-76 |