| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Tony Michaelson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Echevarria (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Michael Fisher (fresh) PF - John Hultgren (fresh) C - George Whaley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - James Belmont (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SG - Marion Rustin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Marlon Rayford (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bryan Sande (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Michael Fisher inbounds the ball | 24-31 |
| 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 and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 19:25 | Florida | Tony Michaelson picks off the pass by Marlon Rayford | 27-31 |
| 19:21 | Kentucky | Michael Fisher lays it in on a great pass from Tony Michaelson | 29-31 |
| 19:18 | Florida | James Belmont is hacked by Tony Michaelson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tony Michaelson, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 19:03 | Florida | James Belmont misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-31 |
| 19:02 | Kentucky | John Hultgren gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| 19:00 | Kentucky | Robert Jones picks off the pass by James Echevarria in the backcourt | 29-31 |
| 18:49 | Florida | Robert Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida | Michael Winkowski (SF) Robert Jones | |
| 18:30 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson throws it down | 31-31 |
| 18:19 | Florida | Michael Fisher steps in front of the Marlon Rayford pass | 31-31 |
| 17:55 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 17:53 | Florida | Michael Winkowski snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 17:34 | Florida | Marlon Rayford buries a fadeaway in the paint | 31-33 |
| 17:21 | Kentucky | Michael Fisher misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 31-33 |
| 17:20 | Kentucky | Michael Fisher snags the offensive board | 31-33 |
| 16:58 | Kentucky | James Echevarria knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by George Whaley | 33-33 |
| 16:41 | Florida | Michael Winkowski misses long on a runner near the basket | 33-33 |
| 16:40 | Kentucky | George Whaley pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 16:21 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Marion Rustin - foul #1 on Marion Rustin, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle (SG) John Hultgren | |
| Subs | Florida | James Baker (PG), William Dye (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Randall Coburn (PF) James Belmont, Marion Rustin, Michael Winkowski, Marlon Rayford | |
| 16:21 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson makes the free throw | 36-33 |
| 16:04 | Florida | Robert Jones's pass is intercepted by Tony Michaelson | 36-33 |
| 16:01 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson lays it up and in | 38-33 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Tony Michaelson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ralph Tindle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Echevarria (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - George Whaley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - James Baker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Dye (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Jones (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Randall Coburn (fresh) 2 pts. C - Bryan Sande (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Florida | Michael Fisher is called for the reach on James Baker - foul #2 on Michael Fisher, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Crickenberger (PG), Joshua Anderson (C) Tony Michaelson, James Echevarria | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 15:23 | Florida | Randall Coburn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 15:21 | Kentucky | David Crickenberger snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 15:19 | Kentucky | Michael Fisher is hacked by Robert Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Jones, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida | Eugene Sanders (C) Bryan Sande | |
| 15:02 | Kentucky | Eugene Sanders is called for the reach on Joshua Anderson - foul #1 on Eugene Sanders, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida | James Belmont (PG), Stephen Williams (PF) James Baker, Robert Jones | |
| 14:41 | Kentucky | Michael Fisher comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-33 |
| 14:40 | Florida | The rebound goes to William Dye | 38-33 |
| 14:19 | Florida | Stephen Williams lays it in and he's fouled by Joshua Anderson - foul #4 on Joshua Anderson, team foul #3 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Echevarria (SG), John Hultgren (PF) Ralph Tindle, Joshua Anderson | |
| Subs | Florida | Michael Winkowski (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Bryan Sande (C) William Dye, Randall Coburn, Eugene Sanders | |
| 14:19 | Florida | Stephen Williams misses the free throw | 38-35 |
| 14:19 | Kentucky | George Whaley grabs the defensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 13:55 | Kentucky | James Echevarria misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Jones - foul #3 on Robert Jones, team foul #4 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson (SF) John Hultgren | |
| Subs | Florida | James Baker (PG) James Belmont | |
| 13:55 | Kentucky | James Echevarria makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 13:55 | Kentucky | James Echevarria makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 13:36 | Florida | James Baker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 13:35 | Florida | James Baker gets the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 13:19 | Florida | Michael Winkowski makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Baker | 40-38 |
| 12:50 | Kentucky | James Echevarria scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Tony Michaelson | 42-38 |
| 12:29 | Florida | Robert Jones drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Winkowski | 42-41 |
| 12:27 | Kentucky | James Baker is called for the reach on David Crickenberger in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Baker, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Peter Gain (PG), Ralph Tindle (SG), John Hultgren (PF) David Crickenberger, James Echevarria, Tony Michaelson | |
| Subs | Florida | James Belmont (PG), William Dye (SG), Randall Coburn (SF), Marlon Rayford (PF), Eugene Sanders (C) James Baker, Michael Winkowski, Robert Jones, Stephen Williams, Bryan Sande | |
| 12:04 | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida | Marion Rustin (SG) William Dye | |
| 11:43 | Florida | Marion Rustin drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Randall Coburn | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Peter Gain (fresh) SG - Ralph Tindle (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Fisher (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Hultgren (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - George Whaley (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - James Belmont (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SG - Marion Rustin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Randall Coburn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marlon Rayford (fresh) 5 pts. C - Eugene Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Kentucky | Michael Fisher throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson (PG) Peter Gain | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 11:27 | Florida | Marlon Rayford can't finish the layup | 42-43 |
| 11:25 | Florida | Marion Rustin grabs the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 11:16 | Florida | Marlon Rayford scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by James Belmont and he's fouled by John Hultgren - foul #3 on John Hultgren, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida | Michael Winkowski (SF), Bryan Sande (C) Randall Coburn, Eugene Sanders | |
| 11:16 | Florida | Marlon Rayford makes the free throw | 42-46 |
| 10:50 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 10:27 | Florida | Marlon Rayford misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by John Hultgren - foul #4 on John Hultgren, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Crickenberger (PG), James Echevarria (SG) Ralph Tindle, John Hultgren | |
| Subs | Florida | James Baker (PG), William Dye (SF) James Belmont, Marion Rustin | |
| 10:27 | Florida | Marlon Rayford misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 10:27 | Florida | Marlon Rayford makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 09:58 | Kentucky | James Echevarria misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-47 |
| 09:57 | Kentucky | George Whaley tips it home | 47-47 |
| 09:39 | Florida | Marlon Rayford misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 47-47 |
| 09:38 | Florida | William Dye pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 09:16 | Florida | Bryan Sande lays it in on a great pass from Michael Winkowski and he's hacked by Michael Fisher - foul #3 on Michael Fisher, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle (SG) Tony Michaelson | |
| Subs | Florida | James Belmont (PG), Randall Coburn (SF), Stephen Williams (PF) James Baker, Michael Winkowski, Marlon Rayford | |
| 09:16 | Florida | Bryan Sande makes the free throw | 47-50 |
| 08:54 | Kentucky | Bryan Sande swats the layup by George Whaley | 47-50 |
| 08:52 | Florida | The rebound goes to William Dye | 47-50 |
| 08:45 | Florida | William Dye is fouled on the floor by George Whaley - foul #1 on George Whaley, team foul #7 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida | Eugene Sanders (C) Bryan Sande | |
| 08:45 | Florida | William Dye makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 08:45 | Florida | William Dye makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 08:21 | Kentucky | George Whaley misses long on an open jumper from the right side | 47-52 |
| 08:19 | Kentucky | David Crickenberger grabs the offensive board | 47-52 |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | Stephen Williams denies the turnaround by David Crickenberger | 47-52 |
| 08:08 | Florida | Randall Coburn snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 08:04 | Florida | William Dye makes the driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Ralph Tindle - foul #2 on Ralph Tindle, team foul #8 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Peter Gain (PG), Tony Michaelson (SF) David Crickenberger, James Echevarria | |
| Subs | Florida | James Baker (PG), Marion Rustin (SG) James Belmont, Stephen Williams | |
| 08:04 | Florida | William Dye makes the free throw | 47-55 |
| 07:43 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson connects on the open 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Peter Gain (fresh) SG - Ralph Tindle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Michaelson (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - George Whaley (tired) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Fisher (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - James Baker (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marion Rustin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Dye (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Randall Coburn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Eugene Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Florida | William Dye misses short on a floater from the left wing | 50-55 |
| 07:36 | Florida | Randall Coburn tips it in | 50-57 |
| 07:16 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Tony Michaelson is denied by William Dye | 50-57 |
| 07:14 | Kentucky | George Whaley snags the offensive board | 50-57 |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | Michael Fisher's fadeaway is rejected by Eugene Sanders | 50-57 |
| 06:57 | Kentucky | George Whaley tips it home | 52-57 |
| 06:33 | Florida | James Baker hits a jumper near the basket set up by Randall Coburn and the foul's on Peter Gain - foul #1 on Peter Gain, team foul #9 | 52-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Crickenberger (PG), James Echevarria (SG), John Hultgren (PF), Joshua Anderson (C) Peter Gain, Ralph Tindle, George Whaley, Michael Fisher | |
| Subs | Florida | Michael Winkowski (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Marlon Rayford (PF), Bryan Sande (C) Marion Rustin, William Dye, Randall Coburn, Eugene Sanders | |
| 06:33 | Florida | James Baker makes the free throw | 52-60 |
| 06:07 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson is alone and drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Crickenberger | 54-60 |
| 05:54 | Florida | James Baker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 54-60 |
| 05:52 | Florida | Bryan Sande tips it but misses | 54-60 |
| 05:50 | Kentucky | James Echevarria grabs the board | 54-60 |
| 05:22 | Kentucky | James Echevarria is hacked by James Baker - foul #4 on James Baker, team foul #6 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida | James Belmont (PG), Stephen Williams (PF) James Baker, Marlon Rayford | |
| 04:58 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by David Crickenberger and he's hacked by Bryan Sande - foul #1 on Bryan Sande, team foul #7 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle (SG) Tony Michaelson | |
| Subs | Florida | Marion Rustin (SG) Robert Jones | |
| 04:58 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson makes the free throw | 57-60 |
| 04:44 | Florida | Michael Winkowski drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from James Belmont | 57-62 |
| 04:26 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 57-62 |
| 04:24 | Florida | Bryan Sande gets the rebound | 57-62 |
| 04:10 | Florida | Bryan Sande hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by James Belmont | 57-64 |
| 04:05 | Kentucky | James Belmont picks off the pass by Joshua Anderson in the backcourt | 57-64 |
| 04:03 | Florida | Stephen Williams lays it up and in on a great pass from James Belmont | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:57 | Kentucky | David Crickenberger travels in the backcourt | 57-66 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Peter Gain (PG), Tony Michaelson (SF), George Whaley (PF) David Crickenberger, James Echevarria, John Hultgren | |
| Subs | Florida | Robert Jones (SF), Marlon Rayford (PF), Eugene Sanders (C) Michael Winkowski, Stephen Williams, Bryan Sande | |
| 03:37 | Florida | James Belmont connects on the shot in the lane set up by Robert Jones | 57-68 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Peter Gain (fresh) SG - Ralph Tindle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Michaelson (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - George Whaley (tired) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Joshua Anderson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - James Belmont (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marion Rustin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Marlon Rayford (fresh) 9 pts. C - Eugene Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Kentucky | James Belmont is called for the reach on Tony Michaelson in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Belmont, team foul #8 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida | Randall Coburn (SF) Robert Jones | |
| 03:34 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 03:34 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| 03:16 | Florida | Marion Rustin makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Randall Coburn | 59-71 |
| 03:12 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson misses the easy layup | 59-71 |
| 03:11 | Florida | Marlon Rayford grabs the board | 59-71 |
| 03:05 | Florida | James Belmont scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-74 |
| 02:49 | Kentucky | James Belmont takes the ball from George Whaley | 59-74 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:33 | Florida | Eugene Sanders drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-76 |
| 02:29 | Kentucky | Peter Gain is hacked by Marion Rustin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marion Rustin, team foul #9 | 59-76 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Crickenberger (SG), James Echevarria (SF) Ralph Tindle, Tony Michaelson | |
| Subs | Florida | Michael Winkowski (SG), Robert Jones (SF), Stephen Williams (PF), Bryan Sande (C) Marion Rustin, Randall Coburn, Marlon Rayford, Eugene Sanders | |
| 02:29 | Kentucky | Peter Gain makes the 1st free throw | 60-76 |
| 02:29 | Kentucky | Peter Gain misses the 2nd free throw | 60-76 |
| 02:29 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 60-76 |
| 02:21 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 60-76 |
| 02:20 | Florida | Bryan Sande snags the defensive board | 60-76 |
| 02:04 | Florida | Bryan Sande connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by James Belmont | 60-79 |
| 01:45 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 60-79 |
| 01:44 | Florida | Robert Jones snags the defensive board | 60-79 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:24 | Florida | Bryan Sande drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by James Belmont | 60-81 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 01:12 | Kentucky | George Whaley's fadeaway is rejected by Bryan Sande | 60-81 |
| 01:11 | Florida | Robert Jones snags the defensive board | 60-81 |
| 00:49 | Florida | Michael Winkowski makes the jumpshot from the left side | 60-83 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-83 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson (PG), Michael Fisher (SF) Peter Gain, David Crickenberger | |
| Subs | Florida | Marion Rustin (SG), Marlon Rayford (PF) Michael Winkowski, Stephen Williams | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:21 | Florida | Marion Rustin travels with the ball | 60-83 |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 62-83 |
| 00:00 | Florida | James Belmont runs out the clock | 62-83 |