| Lineup | Florida | PG - Thomas Jones (fresh) SG - Robert Bennett (fresh) SF - Kurt Vaughan (fresh) PF - George Nugent (fresh) C - Loren Parrish (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Roy Haven (fresh) SG - Michael Hill (fresh) SF - Leroy Whitley (fresh) PF - Erik Garrett (fresh) C - Jesse Lane (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Jesse Lane wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:36 | Kentucky | Thomas Jones steals the ball from Leroy Whitley | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Florida | Thomas Jones works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Kentucky | Jesse Lane snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Kentucky | Kurt Vaughan steps in front of the Erik Garrett pass | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Florida | Robert Bennett can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Kentucky | Jesse Lane gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Kentucky | Jesse Lane is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | Florida | Thomas Jones is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jesse Lane - foul #1 on Jesse Lane, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | Florida | Thomas Jones makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:27 | Florida | Thomas Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:12 | Kentucky | Leroy Whitley's pass is intercepted by George Nugent | 2-0 |
| 17:57 | Florida | Robert Bennett can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 17:55 | Kentucky | Roy Haven grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:34 | Kentucky | Roy Haven travels with the ball | 2-0 |
| 17:05 | Florida | Robert Bennett hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Jones | 5-0 |
| 16:45 | Kentucky | Jesse Lane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-0 |
| Subs | Florida | James Perry (PF) George Nugent | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger (SG), Jimmie Ammon (SF), Leslie Pritts (PF), Michael Adams (C) Michael Hill, Leroy Whitley, Erik Garrett, Jesse Lane | |
| 16:43 | Florida | Roy Haven steps in front of the Thomas Jones pass in the backcourt | 5-0 |
| 16:29 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Jones - foul #1 on Thomas Jones, team foul #1 | 5-0 |
| Subs | Florida | David Davis (SF) Kurt Vaughan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Hans (PG) Roy Haven | |
| 16:29 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger makes the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 16:29 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:15 | Florida | Kenneth Messenger steps in front of the David Davis pass | 5-2 |
| 15:57 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Samuel Hans | 5-5 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Thomas Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Davis (fresh) PF - James Perry (fresh) C - Loren Parrish (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Hans (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Messenger (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jimmie Ammon (fresh) PF - Leslie Pritts (fresh) C - Michael Adams (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Florida | Thomas Jones splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 5-5 |
| 15:28 | Florida | Robert Bennett hits the follow up shot | 7-5 |
| 15:10 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | Florida | Christopher Hassel (PG), Rick Baehr (SG), Kurt Vaughan (SF), George Nugent (PF), Refugio Flores (C) Thomas Jones, Robert Bennett, David Davis, James Perry, Loren Parrish | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roy Haven (PG), Michael Hill (SG), Leroy Whitley (SF), Erik Garrett (PF), Jesse Lane (C) Samuel Hans, Kenneth Messenger, Jimmie Ammon, Leslie Pritts, Michael Adams | |
| 14:52 | Florida | Christopher Hassel can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-5 |
| 14:51 | Kentucky | Michael Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 14:45 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 7-5 |
| 14:43 | Kentucky | Michael Hill tips it home | 7-7 |
| 14:27 | Florida | Christopher Hassel misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 14:26 | Florida | Christopher Hassel can't tip it in | 7-7 |
| 14:25 | Florida | Kurt Vaughan gets the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:05 | Florida | Kurt Vaughan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 7-7 |
| 14:04 | Kentucky | Leroy Whitley snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 13:48 | Kentucky | Roy Haven is hacked by Rick Baehr - foul #1 on Rick Baehr, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Florida | Thomas Jones (PG), Robert Bennett (SG), Loren Parrish (C) Christopher Hassel, Rick Baehr, Refugio Flores | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger (SG) Michael Hill | |
| 13:33 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 13:32 | Florida | George Nugent gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 13:16 | Florida | Thomas Jones works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Loren Parrish | 10-7 |
| 12:56 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by George Nugent - foul #1 on George Nugent, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Florida | David Davis (SF), James Perry (PF) Kurt Vaughan, George Nugent | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmie Ammon (SF), Michael Adams (C) Leroy Whitley, Jesse Lane | |
| 12:56 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett misses the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 12:56 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett misses the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 12:56 | Florida | James Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 10-7 |
| 12:36 | Florida | James Perry is open but misses the lay-in | 10-7 |
| 12:35 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Erik Garrett | 10-7 |
| 12:06 | Kentucky | Jimmie Ammon's floater is tipped away by James Perry | 10-7 |
| 12:05 | Florida | Loren Parrish snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| 11:43 | Florida | Loren Parrish clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-7 |
| 11:42 | Florida | James Perry grabs the offensive board | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Thomas Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Davis (fresh) PF - James Perry (fresh) 2 reb. C - Loren Parrish (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Roy Haven (fresh) SG - Kenneth Messenger (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jimmie Ammon (fresh) PF - Erik Garrett (fairly fresh) C - Michael Adams (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | Florida | Thomas Jones buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-7 |
| 11:00 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett can't finish the layup | 13-7 |
| 10:59 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Erik Garrett | 13-7 |
| 10:54 | Kentucky | Jimmie Ammon misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-7 |
| 10:53 | Florida | The rebound goes to Robert Bennett | 13-7 |
| 10:43 | Florida | Robert Bennett knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Perry | 16-7 |
| 10:18 | Kentucky | Michael Adams can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 16-7 |
| 10:17 | Florida | Robert Bennett gets the rebound | 16-7 |
| 10:07 | Florida | Kenneth Messenger is called for the reach on Thomas Jones - foul #1 on Kenneth Messenger, team foul #2 | 16-7 |
| Subs | Florida | Christopher Hassel (PG), Rick Baehr (SG), Kurt Vaughan (SF), George Nugent (PF), Refugio Flores (C) Thomas Jones, Robert Bennett, David Davis, James Perry, Loren Parrish | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Hans (PG), Michael Hill (SG), Leroy Whitley (SF), Leslie Pritts (PF), Jesse Lane (C) Roy Haven, Kenneth Messenger, Jimmie Ammon, Erik Garrett, Michael Adams | |
| 09:57 | Florida | Christopher Hassel buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Rick Baehr | 18-7 |
| 09:41 | Kentucky | Samuel Hans banks in the layup | 18-9 |
| 09:33 | Florida | Rick Baehr scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Hassel and he's fouled by Jesse Lane - foul #2 on Jesse Lane, team foul #3 | 20-9 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Scott (C) Jesse Lane | |
| 09:33 | Florida | Rick Baehr misses the free throw | 20-9 |
| 09:33 | Kentucky | James Scott snags the defensive board | 20-9 |
| 09:26 | Kentucky | Leroy Whitley is hacked by Christopher Hassel - foul #1 on Christopher Hassel, team foul #4 | 20-9 |
| 09:14 | Kentucky | Michael Hill hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 20-11 |
| 08:50 | Florida | Christopher Hassel misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Leroy Whitley - foul #1 on Leroy Whitley, team foul #4 | 20-11 |
| Subs | Florida | Robert Bennett (SG) Rick Baehr | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roy Haven (PG), Michael Adams (C) Samuel Hans, James Scott | |
| 08:50 | Florida | Christopher Hassel makes the 1st free throw | 21-11 |
| 08:50 | Florida | Christopher Hassel misses the 2nd free throw | 21-11 |
| 08:50 | Kentucky | Leroy Whitley pulls down the rebound | 21-11 |
| 08:46 | Kentucky | Roy Haven throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-11 |
| 08:35 | Florida | Christopher Hassel connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 24-11 |
| 08:22 | Kentucky | Refugio Flores is called for the reach on Michael Adams - foul #1 on Refugio Flores, team foul #5 | 24-11 |
| Subs | Florida | Thomas Jones (PG), Loren Parrish (C) Christopher Hassel, Refugio Flores | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:17 | Kentucky | Michael Adams hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from close range | 24-11 |
| 08:16 | Florida | The rebound goes to Robert Bennett | 24-11 |
| 07:52 | Florida | Leslie Pritts takes the ball from Robert Bennett after a doubleteam | 24-11 |
| 07:36 | Kentucky | Michael Adams buries a driving attempt in the paint set up by Roy Haven and he's fouled by Kurt Vaughan - foul #1 on Kurt Vaughan, team foul #6 | 24-13 |
| Subs | Florida | James Perry (PF) George Nugent | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger (SG), James Scott (PF) Michael Hill, Leslie Pritts | |
| 07:36 | Kentucky | Michael Adams misses the free throw | 24-13 |
| 07:36 | Kentucky | Michael Adams grabs the offensive board | 24-13 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Thomas Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kurt Vaughan (fresh) PF - James Perry (fresh) 2 reb. C - Loren Parrish (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Roy Haven (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Messenger (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Leroy Whitley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Scott (fresh) C - Michael Adams (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Kentucky | Roy Haven hits a floater from the right side | 24-15 |
| 07:06 | Florida | Robert Bennett misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 24-15 |
| 07:05 | Kentucky | Michael Adams pulls down the rebound | 24-15 |
| 06:42 | Kentucky | Michael Adams misses the turnaround near the basket | 24-15 |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | Leroy Whitley hits the follow up shot | 24-17 |
| 06:28 | Florida | James Perry travels with the ball | 24-17 |
| Subs | Florida | David Davis (SF), George Nugent (PF), Refugio Flores (C) Kurt Vaughan, James Perry, Loren Parrish | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Hans (PG), Michael Hill (SG), Jimmie Ammon (SF), Erik Garrett (PF) Roy Haven, Kenneth Messenger, Leroy Whitley, Michael Adams | |
| 06:15 | Kentucky | Samuel Hans is denied on a layup by George Nugent | 24-17 |
| 06:13 | Florida | George Nugent gets the rebound | 24-17 |
| 05:56 | Florida | George Nugent connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Thomas Jones | 26-17 |
| 05:42 | Kentucky | James Scott misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 26-17 |
| 05:40 | Florida | Robert Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 26-17 |
| 05:26 | Florida | Thomas Jones is whistled for a carry | 26-17 |
| Subs | Florida | Christopher Hassel (PG), Rick Baehr (SG), Loren Parrish (C) Thomas Jones, Robert Bennett, Refugio Flores | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roy Haven (PG), Michael Adams (C) Samuel Hans, James Scott | |
| 05:15 | Kentucky | Roy Haven can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-17 |
| 05:13 | Florida | David Davis pulls down the rebound | 26-17 |
| 05:08 | Florida | Rick Baehr buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Davis | 28-17 |
| 04:48 | Kentucky | George Nugent denies the turnaround by Michael Adams | 28-17 |
| 04:47 | Kentucky | Roy Haven tips it in | 28-19 |
| 04:26 | Florida | Christopher Hassel misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-19 |
| 04:25 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Roy Haven | 28-19 |
| 04:09 | Kentucky | Michael Adams scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Roy Haven | 28-21 |
| 03:45 | Florida | Loren Parrish misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-21 |
| 03:43 | Kentucky | Jimmie Ammon grabs the board | 28-21 |
| 03:39 | Kentucky | Roy Haven misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Rick Baehr - foul #2 on Rick Baehr, team foul #7 | 28-21 |
| Subs | Florida | Thomas Jones (PG), Robert Bennett (SG), Kurt Vaughan (SF), James Perry (PF) Christopher Hassel, Rick Baehr, David Davis, George Nugent | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger (SG), Leroy Whitley (SF), Leslie Pritts (PF), Jesse Lane (C) Michael Hill, Jimmie Ammon, Erik Garrett, Michael Adams | |
| 03:39 | Kentucky | Roy Haven makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 03:39 | Kentucky | Roy Haven makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 03:30 | Florida | Leroy Whitley is called for the reach on Kurt Vaughan - foul #2 on Leroy Whitley, team foul #5 | 28-23 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Thomas Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kurt Vaughan (fresh) PF - James Perry (fresh) 2 reb. C - Loren Parrish (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Roy Haven (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Messenger (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Leroy Whitley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leslie Pritts (fresh) C - Jesse Lane (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Florida | James Perry misses short on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Leslie Pritts - foul #1 on Leslie Pritts, team foul #6 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Florida | Refugio Flores (C) Loren Parrish | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:17 | Florida | James Perry makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 03:17 | Florida | James Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 02:52 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-26 |
| 02:34 | Florida | Robert Bennett evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-26 |
| 02:32 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Leroy Whitley | 30-26 |
| 02:18 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Roy Haven | 30-28 |
| 01:59 | Florida | Thomas Jones's floater is knocked away by Kenneth Messenger | 30-28 |
| 01:57 | Kentucky | Jesse Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 01:51 | Kentucky | Refugio Flores denies the turnaround by Leslie Pritts | 30-28 |
| 01:49 | Florida | Kurt Vaughan gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 01:31 | Florida | Leroy Whitley takes the ball from Kurt Vaughan | 30-28 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Roy Haven banks in the layup on a great pass from Leroy Whitley | 30-30 |
| 01:10 | Florida | James Perry connects on the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Kurt Vaughan | 32-30 |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-30 |
| 00:57 | Florida | Refugio Flores gets the rebound | 32-30 |
| 00:40 | Florida | Robert Bennett buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Kurt Vaughan | 35-30 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Roy Haven misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Kurt Vaughan - foul #2 on Kurt Vaughan, team foul #8 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Florida | Christopher Hassel (PG), David Davis (SF), George Nugent (PF), Loren Parrish (C) Thomas Jones, Kurt Vaughan, James Perry, Refugio Flores | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hill (SG), Jimmie Ammon (SF), Erik Garrett (PF), Michael Adams (C) Kenneth Messenger, Leroy Whitley, Leslie Pritts, Jesse Lane | |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Roy Haven misses the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Roy Haven makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 00:04 | Florida | George Nugent can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 35-31 |
| 00:03 | Florida | Robert Bennett grabs the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 00:01 | Florida | Christopher Hassel comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 00:00 | Florida | The clock runs out | 35-31 |