| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Leonard (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Henry Ernest (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Duane Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Czapla (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Stith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Josh Dover (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Palmer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Moore (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Crowe (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Duane Brown inbounds the ball | 26-30 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard is fouled on the floor by Donald Crowe - foul #2 on Donald Crowe, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| 19:26 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest lays it in set up by James Czapla | 28-30 |
| 19:01 | Florida | William Lee can't connect on a shot in the paint | 28-30 |
| 18:59 | Kentucky | Gary Stith grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 18:55 | Kentucky | David Palmer is called for the reach on Henry Ernest in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Palmer, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| 18:34 | Kentucky | Donald Crowe swats the short shot by Gary Stith | 28-30 |
| 18:33 | Florida | Donald Crowe grabs the defensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 18:09 | Florida | Robert Leonard takes the ball from Donald Crowe | 28-30 |
| 17:46 | Kentucky | Gary Stith lays it up and in | 30-30 |
| 17:17 | Florida | Donald Crowe comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by James Czapla - foul #2 on James Czapla, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 17:17 | Florida | Donald Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 17:17 | Florida | Donald Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 16:51 | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum is hacked by David Palmer - foul #2 on David Palmer, team foul #3 | 30-32 |
| 16:29 | Kentucky | James Simon hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Kirschbaum | 32-32 |
| 16:01 | Florida | James Simon picks off the pass by Josh Dover | 32-32 |
| 15:58 | Kentucky | George Hoose throws it down set up by James Simon | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Simon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Hoose (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Kirschbaum (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kerry Hayes (fresh) 3 pf. C - David Scott (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Josh Dover (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Palmer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Crowe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Florida | David Scott denies the turnaround by Edward Moore | 34-32 |
| 15:36 | Florida | Donald Crowe grabs the offensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 15:21 | Florida | Edward Moore scores on a jumper from close range and the foul's on Kerry Hayes - foul #4 on Kerry Hayes, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Bennett (PG) Josh Dover | |
| 15:21 | Florida | Edward Moore makes the free throw | 34-35 |
| 14:55 | Kentucky | David Palmer steals it from Robert Leonard | 34-35 |
| 14:37 | Florida | Richard Bennett banks in the layup and he's fouled by Gary Stith - foul #3 on Gary Stith, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida | Ronald Soules (SG), Michael Buchanan (SF) David Palmer, Edward Moore | |
| 14:37 | Florida | Richard Bennett makes the free throw | 34-38 |
| 14:15 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on William Lee - foul #1 on William Lee, team foul #4 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Scott (C) Gary Stith | |
| Subs | Florida | Josh Dover (PG) Ronald Soules | |
| 14:15 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest misses the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 14:15 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 13:53 | Florida | William Lee hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 35-38 |
| 13:51 | Kentucky | David Scott snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 13:47 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard is hacked by Josh Dover in the backcourt - foul #2 on Josh Dover, team foul #5 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum (SF) Duane Brown | |
| Subs | Florida | Ronald Soules (SF), Ralph Battle (C) Donald Crowe, William Lee | |
| 13:27 | Kentucky | Ralph Battle is called for the reach on David Scott - foul #2 on Ralph Battle, team foul #6 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Hoose (SG) Henry Ernest | |
| Subs | Florida | David Palmer (SG) Richard Bennett | |
| 13:09 | Kentucky | David Scott connects on the shot in the lane set up by James Czapla and he's fouled by Ralph Battle - foul #3 on Ralph Battle, team foul #7 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Stith (C) James Czapla | |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Bennett (PG) Josh Dover | |
| 13:09 | Kentucky | David Scott makes the free throw | 38-38 |
| 12:50 | Florida | Richard Bennett clanks a jump hook from the right block | 38-38 |
| 12:48 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to George Hoose | 38-38 |
| 12:46 | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Kirschbaum, team foul #4 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Simon (PG), Kerry Hayes (PF) Robert Leonard, David Scott | |
| Subs | Florida | Edward Moore (SF), Donald Crowe (PF), William Lee (C) Ronald Soules, Michael Buchanan, Ralph Battle | |
| 12:23 | Florida | Edward Moore misses the 3 from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 12:22 | Florida | David Palmer grabs the offensive board | 38-38 |
| 12:05 | Florida | William Lee misses the shot from the left wing | 38-38 |
| 12:04 | Kentucky | Gary Stith grabs the board | 38-38 |
| 11:46 | Kentucky | Gary Stith can't finish the uncontested layup but he's fouled by Edward Moore - foul #1 on Edward Moore, team foul #8 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Leonard (PG), Henry Ernest (SG), Duane Brown (SF) James Simon, George Hoose, Charles Kirschbaum | |
| Subs | Florida | Josh Dover (PG) David Palmer | |
| 11:46 | Kentucky | Gary Stith misses the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 11:46 | Kentucky | Gary Stith makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Leonard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Henry Ernest (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Duane Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kerry Hayes (fresh) 4 pf. C - Gary Stith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Josh Dover (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Bennett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Donald Crowe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Florida | Josh Dover hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 39-38 |
| 11:18 | Florida | William Lee misses the tip | 39-38 |
| 11:16 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kerry Hayes | 39-38 |
| 10:53 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Richard Bennett - foul #2 on Richard Bennett, team foul #9 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Czapla (PF), David Scott (C) Kerry Hayes, Gary Stith | |
| Subs | Florida | Michael Buchanan (SF), Ralph Battle (C) Edward Moore, Donald Crowe | |
| 10:53 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 10:53 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 10:27 | Florida | Henry Ernest is called for the reach on Josh Dover - foul #2 on Henry Ernest, team foul #5 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida | David Palmer (SG), Ronald Soules (SF) Richard Bennett, William Lee | |
| 10:22 | Florida | Michael Buchanan loses the dribble to James Czapla | 41-38 |
| 10:19 | Kentucky | David Scott is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Scott, team foul #6 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Simon (PG) Robert Leonard | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 09:55 | Florida | Josh Dover can't connect on a shot from the right side | 41-38 |
| 09:53 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Scott | 41-38 |
| 09:33 | Kentucky | Duane Brown scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by James Czapla | 43-38 |
| 09:14 | Florida | Ralph Battle double dribbles | 43-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Leonard (PG), George Hoose (SG), Charles Kirschbaum (SF), Kerry Hayes (PF) James Simon, Henry Ernest, Duane Brown, James Czapla | |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Bennett (PG), Edward Moore (SF), Donald Crowe (PF), William Lee (C) Josh Dover, Ronald Soules, Michael Buchanan, Ralph Battle | |
| 09:10 | Kentucky | George Hoose throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-38 |
| 08:53 | Florida | William Lee comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 43-38 |
| 08:51 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 08:33 | Kentucky | David Scott is whistled for traveling | 43-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Stith (C) David Scott | |
| Subs | Florida | Ronald Soules (SG) David Palmer | |
| 08:08 | Florida | Richard Bennett misses the shot in the paint | 43-38 |
| 08:07 | Kentucky | Gary Stith gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 07:42 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes misses long on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Donald Crowe - foul #3 on Donald Crowe, team foul #10 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Henry Ernest (SG), Duane Brown (SF) George Hoose, Charles Kirschbaum | |
| Subs | Florida | Michael Buchanan (SF) Edward Moore | |
| 07:42 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 07:42 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Leonard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Henry Ernest (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Duane Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kerry Hayes (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Gary Stith (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Richard Bennett (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Soules (fresh) SF - Michael Buchanan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Crowe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Florida | Richard Bennett misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 44-38 |
| 07:21 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 06:59 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes loses the ball out of bounds | 44-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Simon (PG), James Czapla (PF), David Scott (C) Robert Leonard, Kerry Hayes, Gary Stith | |
| Subs | Florida | Josh Dover (PG), David Palmer (SG), Ralph Battle (C) Richard Bennett, Ronald Soules, William Lee | |
| 06:40 | Florida | Josh Dover misses the jumpshot from the left side | 44-38 |
| 06:39 | Florida | Michael Buchanan gets the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 06:28 | Florida | Josh Dover knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Buchanan | 44-40 |
| 06:26 | Kentucky | James Czapla is fouled in the backcourt by David Palmer - foul #3 on David Palmer, team foul #11 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum (SF) Duane Brown | |
| Subs | Florida | Edward Moore (SF) Donald Crowe | |
| 06:26 | Kentucky | James Czapla makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 06:26 | Kentucky | James Czapla makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 06:04 | Florida | James Czapla blocks the short jumper by Michael Buchanan | 46-40 |
| 06:03 | Kentucky | David Scott gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 05:43 | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 05:41 | Florida | Michael Buchanan gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 05:22 | Florida | Edward Moore can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by James Czapla - foul #3 on James Czapla, team foul #7 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Leonard (PG), George Hoose (SG), Gary Stith (C) James Simon, Henry Ernest, David Scott | |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Bennett (PG), Donald Crowe (PF), William Lee (C) Josh Dover, Michael Buchanan, Ralph Battle | |
| 05:22 | Florida | Edward Moore makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 05:22 | Florida | Edward Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 05:22 | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 05:19 | Kentucky | George Hoose is fouled in the backcourt by David Palmer - foul #4 on David Palmer, team foul #12 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Duane Brown (SF) Charles Kirschbaum | |
| Subs | Florida | Michael Buchanan (SF) Edward Moore | |
| 05:19 | Kentucky | George Hoose misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 05:19 | Kentucky | George Hoose makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 05:02 | Florida | William Lee lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Crowe and he's fouled by Duane Brown - foul #1 on Duane Brown, team foul #8 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes (PF) James Czapla | |
| Subs | Florida | Ronald Soules (SG) David Palmer | |
| 05:02 | Florida | William Lee makes the free throw | 47-44 |
| 05:00 | Kentucky | George Hoose loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-44 |
| 04:38 | Florida | Michael Buchanan clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Duane Brown - foul #2 on Duane Brown, team foul #9 | 47-44 |
| 04:38 | Florida | Michael Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 04:38 | Florida | Michael Buchanan misses the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 04:38 | Kentucky | Gary Stith grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 04:17 | Kentucky | Gary Stith travels with the ball | 47-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum (SF), David Scott (C) Duane Brown, Gary Stith | |
| Subs | Florida | Edward Moore (SF) Michael Buchanan | |
| 03:48 | Florida | Donald Crowe is whistled for a carry | 47-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Czapla (PF) Kerry Hayes | |
| Subs | Florida | Josh Dover (PG), David Palmer (SG) Richard Bennett, Ronald Soules | |
| 03:30 | Kentucky | George Hoose comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 47-45 |
| 03:29 | Florida | William Lee grabs the board | 47-45 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Leonard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - George Hoose (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Kirschbaum (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Czapla (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - David Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Josh Dover (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Palmer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Edward Moore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Donald Crowe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Florida | Josh Dover can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Leonard - foul #2 on Robert Leonard, team foul #10 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Simon (PG), Henry Ernest (SG), Duane Brown (SF), Gary Stith (C) Robert Leonard, George Hoose, Charles Kirschbaum, David Scott | |
| Subs | Florida | Michael Buchanan (SF), Ralph Battle (C) Edward Moore, Donald Crowe | |
| 03:10 | Florida | Josh Dover makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 03:10 | Florida | Josh Dover misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 03:10 | Kentucky | Gary Stith grabs the board | 47-46 |
| 03:06 | Kentucky | James Simon double dribbles in the backcourt | 47-46 |
| 02:43 | Florida | Ralph Battle misses long on a runner from the left block | 47-46 |
| 02:42 | Florida | Ralph Battle grabs the offensive board | 47-46 |
| 02:42 | Florida | Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Leonard (PG) James Simon | |
| Subs | Florida | Edward Moore (SF), Donald Crowe (PF) Michael Buchanan, Ralph Battle | |
| 02:32 | Florida | Edward Moore knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 47-48 |
| 02:03 | Kentucky | Gary Stith lays it in set up by Henry Ernest | 49-48 |
| 01:42 | Florida | Donald Crowe is hacked by James Czapla - foul #4 on James Czapla, team foul #11 | 49-48 |
| 01:42 | Florida | Donald Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 01:42 | Florida | Donald Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 01:39 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-50 |
| 01:22 | Florida | William Lee comes up short on the shot in the lane | 49-50 |
| 01:21 | Kentucky | Gary Stith snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 01:04 | Kentucky | Duane Brown is open and buries a shot from the free throw line | 51-50 |
| 00:59 | Florida | Josh Dover misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Henry Ernest - foul #3 on Henry Ernest, team foul #12 | 51-50 |
| 00:59 | Florida | Josh Dover misses the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 00:59 | Florida | Josh Dover makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Donald Crowe swats the layup by Henry Ernest | 51-51 |
| 00:36 | Florida | Josh Dover grabs the board | 51-51 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:09 | Florida | James Czapla picks off the pass by Edward Moore | 51-51 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 51-51 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | James Czapla buries a runner in the lane | 53-51 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Florida | Edward Moore misses long on a fullcourt shot | 53-51 |