| Lineup | Florida | PG - William Sawyer (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Sterns (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Aaron Valentine (fresh) 10 pts. PF - David Lachance (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Barker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adrian Mendenhall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arnold Cogan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Hampton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Henry Teachout (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Gary Howard inbounds the ball | 52-32 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Kent State | Adrian Mendenhall misses the wide open jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on David Lachance - foul #1 on David Lachance, team foul #1 | 52-32 |
| 19:50 | Kent State | Adrian Mendenhall misses the 1st free throw | 52-32 |
| 19:50 | Kent State | Adrian Mendenhall makes the 2nd free throw | 52-33 |
| 19:34 | Florida | William Sawyer misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Adrian Mendenhall - foul #1 on Adrian Mendenhall, team foul #1 | 52-33 |
| 19:34 | Florida | William Sawyer makes the 1st free throw | 53-33 |
| 19:34 | Florida | William Sawyer misses the 2nd free throw | 53-33 |
| 19:34 | Kent State | Donald Hampton pulls down the rebound | 53-33 |
| 19:23 | Kent State | Adrian Mendenhall hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 53-33 |
| 19:21 | Kent State | Arnold Cogan snags the offensive board | 53-33 |
| 18:58 | Kent State | Michael Barker denies the turnaround by Adrian Mendenhall | 53-33 |
| 18:56 | Florida | David Lachance gets the rebound | 53-33 |
| 18:51 | Florida | Aaron Valentine makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Donald Sterns | 55-33 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 18:41 | Kent State | Adrian Mendenhall clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-33 |
| 18:40 | Florida | Aaron Valentine snags the defensive board | 55-33 |
| 18:19 | Florida | William Sawyer misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-33 |
| 18:18 | Florida | David Lachance tips it back up and in | 57-33 |
| 18:04 | Kent State | Gary Howard connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-36 |
| 17:45 | Florida | Adrian Mendenhall takes the ball from Aaron Valentine | 57-36 |
| 17:30 | Kent State | Arnold Cogan is open and buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Henry Teachout | 57-39 |
| 17:11 | Florida | David Lachance lays it up and in | 59-39 |
| 16:54 | Kent State | Adrian Mendenhall's floater is tipped away by David Lachance | 59-39 |
| 16:53 | Florida | Michael Barker gets the rebound | 59-39 |
| 16:47 | Florida | Aaron Valentine misses long on a 3 from straight away | 59-39 |
| 16:45 | Kent State | Donald Hampton snags the defensive board | 59-39 |
| 16:38 | Kent State | Gary Howard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-39 |
| Subs | Florida | James Nantz (PG), Joel Tavarez (SG), Larry Morris (SF), John Dierking (PF), Abraham Orear (C) William Sawyer, Donald Sterns, Aaron Valentine, David Lachance, Michael Barker | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Purvis (PG), Kenneth Madison (SG), Ronald Orear (SF), Nelson Collins (PF), David Frank (C) Adrian Mendenhall, Arnold Cogan, Gary Howard, Donald Hampton, Henry Teachout | |
| 16:27 | Florida | Larry Morris hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-39 |
| 16:25 | Kent State | Nelson Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 59-39 |
| 16:15 | Kent State | Nelson Collins hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Madison | 59-42 |
| 16:06 | Florida | Larry Morris is whistled for traveling | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 15:49 | Kent State | Kenneth Madison misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-42 |
| 15:47 | Kent State | David Frank grabs the offensive rebound | 59-42 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - James Nantz (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joel Tavarez (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Larry Morris (fresh) PF - John Dierking (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Abraham Orear (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Purvis (fresh) SG - Kenneth Madison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Orear (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nelson Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - David Frank (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Kent State | William Purvis scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Kenneth Madison | 59-44 |
| 15:16 | Florida | Abraham Orear hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 59-44 |
| 15:14 | Florida | Joel Tavarez tips it back up and in | 61-44 |
| 15:04 | Kent State | Nelson Collins loses the ball out of bounds | 61-44 |
| Subs | Florida | William Sawyer (PG), Donald Sterns (SG), Aaron Valentine (SF), Michael Barker (C) James Nantz, Joel Tavarez, Larry Morris, Abraham Orear | |
| Subs | Kent State | Gary Howard (SF), Luke Ragland (PF), Henry Teachout (C) Ronald Orear, Nelson Collins, David Frank | |
| 14:51 | Florida | Aaron Valentine can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-44 |
| 14:49 | Florida | The offensive rebound goes to William Sawyer | 61-44 |
| 14:42 | Florida | William Sawyer misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 61-44 |
| 14:41 | Kent State | Gary Howard gets the rebound | 61-44 |
| 14:19 | Kent State | Henry Teachout hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Sawyer - foul #1 on William Sawyer, team foul #2 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Florida | David Lachance (PF) John Dierking | |
| Subs | Kent State | Adrian Mendenhall (PG) Kenneth Madison | |
| 14:19 | Kent State | Henry Teachout makes the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 14:19 | Kent State | Henry Teachout makes the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 14:10 | Florida | David Lachance loses the dribble to William Purvis | 61-46 |
| 14:07 | Kent State | Adrian Mendenhall banks in the layup on a great pass from William Purvis | 61-48 |
| 13:48 | Florida | Donald Sterns misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 61-48 |
| 13:46 | Kent State | Adrian Mendenhall grabs the defensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 13:30 | Kent State | Gary Howard is fouled on the floor by Aaron Valentine - foul #1 on Aaron Valentine, team foul #3 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Florida | Larry Morris (SF) Aaron Valentine | |
| Subs | Kent State | Arnold Cogan (SG), Ronald Orear (SF) William Purvis, Gary Howard | |
| 13:15 | Kent State | Michael Barker picks off the pass by Henry Teachout out of a doubleteam | 61-48 |
| 13:00 | Florida | Donald Sterns misses the 3 from the left corner | 61-48 |
| 12:59 | Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Morris | 61-48 |
| 12:51 | Florida | Henry Teachout steals it from David Lachance | 61-48 |
| 12:43 | Kent State | Adrian Mendenhall misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 61-48 |
| 12:42 | Florida | David Lachance gets the rebound | 61-48 |
| 12:29 | Florida | Donald Sterns loses the ball out of bounds | 61-48 |
| Subs | Florida | James Nantz (PG), Joel Tavarez (SG), John Dierking (PF), Abraham Orear (C) William Sawyer, Donald Sterns, David Lachance, Michael Barker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth Madison (PG), Gary Howard (SF), Donald Hampton (PF) Adrian Mendenhall, Ronald Orear, Luke Ragland | |
| 12:10 | Kent State | Henry Teachout can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 61-48 |
| 12:08 | Florida | Larry Morris grabs the defensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 11:59 | Florida | James Nantz's layup is rejected by Donald Hampton | 61-48 |
| 11:57 | Florida | John Dierking pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 11:51 | Florida | Gary Howard picks off the pass by Larry Morris | 61-48 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - James Nantz (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joel Tavarez (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Larry Morris (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Dierking (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Abraham Orear (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Kenneth Madison (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arnold Cogan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Howard (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Hampton (fresh) 4 reb. C - Henry Teachout (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:22 | Kent State | Donald Hampton clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by John Dierking - foul #3 on John Dierking, team foul #4 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Florida | Donald Sterns (SG), Aaron Valentine (SF) Joel Tavarez, Larry Morris | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Purvis (PG), Nelson Collins (C) Arnold Cogan, Henry Teachout | |
| 11:22 | Kent State | Donald Hampton makes the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 11:22 | Kent State | Donald Hampton makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 11:04 | Florida | Donald Sterns misses short on a 3 from straight away | 61-50 |
| 11:02 | Florida | Aaron Valentine tips it in | 63-50 |
| 10:42 | Kent State | William Purvis's pass is intercepted by Donald Sterns | 63-50 |
| 10:38 | Florida | Donald Sterns banks in the layup | 65-50 |
| 10:16 | Kent State | Nelson Collins is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 65-50 |
| 10:14 | Kent State | Donald Hampton can't tip it in | 65-50 |
| 10:13 | Florida | The rebound goes to Abraham Orear | 65-50 |
| 09:59 | Florida | John Dierking makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from James Nantz | 67-50 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:44 | Kent State | Kenneth Madison buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-53 |
| 09:30 | Florida | Donald Sterns makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Nantz | 70-53 |
| 09:24 | Kent State | James Nantz picks off the pass by William Purvis | 70-53 |
| 09:18 | Florida | Donald Sterns misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 70-53 |
| 09:16 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Donald Hampton | 70-53 |
| 09:06 | Kent State | Donald Hampton is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Donald Hampton, team foul #2 | 70-53 |
| Subs | Florida | William Sawyer (PG), Joel Tavarez (SG), David Lachance (PF), Michael Barker (C) James Nantz, Donald Sterns, John Dierking, Abraham Orear | |
| Subs | Kent State | Adrian Mendenhall (PG), Arnold Cogan (SG), Ronald Orear (SF), Luke Ragland (PF), Henry Teachout (C) William Purvis, Kenneth Madison, Gary Howard, Donald Hampton, Nelson Collins | |
| 08:43 | Florida | William Sawyer is fouled on the floor by Adrian Mendenhall - foul #2 on Adrian Mendenhall, team foul #3 | 70-53 |
| Subs | Florida | Larry Morris (SF) Aaron Valentine | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 08:33 | Florida | Adrian Mendenhall steals the ball from William Sawyer | 70-53 |
| 08:21 | Kent State | Arnold Cogan can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 70-53 |
| 08:19 | Kent State | Henry Teachout tips it back up and in | 70-55 |
| 08:17 | Florida | Adrian Mendenhall picks off the pass by William Sawyer in the backcourt | 70-55 |
| 08:12 | Kent State | Luke Ragland misses long on a floater from the right block | 70-55 |
| 08:10 | Florida | Larry Morris grabs the board | 70-55 |
| 08:06 | Florida | William Sawyer buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Joel Tavarez | 73-55 |
| 07:56 | Kent State | Luke Ragland buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 73-57 |
| 07:33 | Florida | David Lachance can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Luke Ragland - foul #4 on Luke Ragland, team foul #4 | 73-57 |
| Subs | Florida | Donald Sterns (SG), Aaron Valentine (SF) Joel Tavarez, Larry Morris | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Purvis (SG) Arnold Cogan | |
| 07:33 | Florida | David Lachance makes the 1st free throw | 74-57 |
| 07:33 | Florida | David Lachance misses the 2nd free throw | 74-57 |
| 07:33 | Kent State | Henry Teachout grabs the defensive rebound | 74-57 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - William Sawyer (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Sterns (fresh) 22 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Aaron Valentine (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Lachance (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Barker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Adrian Mendenhall (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SG - William Purvis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Orear (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Luke Ragland (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - Henry Teachout (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:07 | Kent State | William Purvis connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-60 |
| 06:48 | Florida | Donald Sterns buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from William Sawyer | 77-60 |
| 06:34 | Kent State | William Purvis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 77-60 |
| Subs | Florida | James Nantz (PG), John Dierking (PF) William Sawyer, David Lachance | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth Madison (SG), Gary Howard (SF), Donald Hampton (PF) Adrian Mendenhall, Ronald Orear, Luke Ragland | |
| 06:14 | Florida | Aaron Valentine makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Sterns | 80-60 |
| 05:59 | Kent State | Kenneth Madison clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 80-60 |
| 05:58 | Florida | The rebound goes to Michael Barker | 80-60 |
| 05:44 | Florida | John Dierking can't finish the layup but the foul's on Kenneth Madison - foul #3 on Kenneth Madison, team foul #5 | 80-60 |
| Subs | Florida | William Sawyer (PG), Larry Morris (SF), Abraham Orear (C) James Nantz, Aaron Valentine, Michael Barker | |
| Subs | Kent State | Arnold Cogan (SG), Nelson Collins (C) Kenneth Madison, Henry Teachout | |
| 05:44 | Florida | John Dierking makes the 1st free throw | 81-60 |
| 05:44 | Florida | John Dierking makes the 2nd free throw | 82-60 |
| 05:26 | Kent State | Gary Howard shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by William Purvis | 82-63 |
| 05:08 | Florida | Donald Sterns misses the floater from the right side | 82-63 |
| 05:07 | Kent State | Gary Howard pulls down the rebound | 82-63 |
| 05:02 | Kent State | Arnold Cogan's fadeaway is rejected by John Dierking | 82-63 |
| 05:00 | Florida | Larry Morris snags the defensive board | 82-63 |
| 04:41 | Florida | Donald Sterns drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Larry Morris | 85-63 |
| 04:26 | Kent State | William Purvis can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 85-63 |
| 04:24 | Florida | The rebound goes to Abraham Orear | 85-63 |
| 04:18 | Florida | William Sawyer hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Sterns | 88-63 |
| 04:02 | Kent State | Arnold Cogan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 88-63 |
| 04:01 | Florida | Abraham Orear snags the defensive board | 88-63 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Florida | William Sawyer clanks a 3 from the left wing | 88-63 |
| 03:44 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Arnold Cogan | 88-63 |
| 03:31 | Kent State | John Dierking picks off the pass by Donald Hampton | 88-63 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - William Sawyer (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Sterns (fairly fresh) 28 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Larry Morris (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - John Dierking (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Abraham Orear (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - William Purvis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arnold Cogan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Howard (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Hampton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Nelson Collins (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Florida | John Dierking comes up short on the shot from the right side | 88-63 |
| 03:12 | Florida | Abraham Orear tips it home | 90-63 |
| 03:05 | Kent State | William Purvis is hacked by Larry Morris - foul #2 on Larry Morris, team foul #5 | 90-63 |
| Subs | Florida | James Nantz (PG), Joel Tavarez (SG), Aaron Valentine (SF), David Lachance (PF), Michael Barker (C) William Sawyer, Donald Sterns, Larry Morris, John Dierking, Abraham Orear | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth Madison (PG), Michael Greaney (SG), Ronald Orear (SF), David Frank (C) William Purvis, Arnold Cogan, Gary Howard, Nelson Collins | |
| 02:48 | Kent State | David Frank makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Madison | 90-66 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:29 | Florida | David Lachance buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by James Nantz | 92-66 |
| 02:19 | Kent State | David Frank can't finish the layup | 92-66 |
| 02:18 | Florida | Aaron Valentine grabs the defensive rebound | 92-66 |
| 01:59 | Florida | Joel Tavarez is hacked by David Frank - foul #1 on David Frank, team foul #6 | 92-66 |
| Subs | Florida | William Sawyer (PG), Donald Sterns (SG) James Nantz, Joel Tavarez | |
| Subs | Kent State | William Purvis (PG), Nelson Collins (C) Michael Greaney, David Frank | |
| 01:45 | Florida | William Sawyer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 92-66 |
| 01:43 | Kent State | Nelson Collins pulls down the rebound | 92-66 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:38 | Kent State | William Purvis hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 92-66 |
| 01:36 | Kent State | Nelson Collins tips it back up and in | 92-68 |
| 01:13 | Florida | Donald Hampton swats the layup by David Lachance | 92-68 |
| 01:11 | Florida | Michael Barker tips it back up and in | 94-68 |
| 01:05 | Kent State | Aaron Valentine steals it from Kenneth Madison | 94-68 |
| 00:45 | Florida | Donald Sterns hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 94-68 |
| 00:43 | Kent State | Donald Hampton pulls down the rebound | 94-68 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Kent State | Ronald Orear is whistled for traveling | 94-68 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Florida | William Sawyer hits the finger roll set up by Aaron Valentine and he's fouled by William Purvis - foul #3 on William Purvis, team foul #7 | 96-68 |
| 00:15 | Florida | William Sawyer makes the free throw | 97-68 |
| 00:08 | Kent State | Aaron Valentine picks off the pass by William Purvis | 97-68 |
| 00:00 | Florida | William Sawyer runs out the clock | 97-68 |