| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Rhodes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Wong (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Harward (fresh) PF - Clinton Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Hoggan (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Inek Ziems (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Trojan (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lee Marsden (fresh) 4 pts. C - Andrew Schroth (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | William Harward inbounds the ball | 35-26 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Kentucky | John Rhodes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Lee Marsden - foul #3 on Lee Marsden, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida | Randy Menard (PF) Lee Marsden | |
| 19:41 | Kentucky | John Rhodes misses the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 19:41 | Kentucky | John Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 19:24 | Florida | Michael Trojan throws it down on a nice dish by Randy Menard and he's fouled by John Rhodes - foul #2 on John Rhodes, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| 19:24 | Florida | Michael Trojan makes the free throw | 36-29 |
| 19:06 | Kentucky | James Hoggan misses short on a jumper from the right block | 36-29 |
| 19:04 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong tips it back up and in | 38-29 |
| 18:42 | Florida | Inek Ziems misses the floater from the right wing | 38-29 |
| 18:40 | Florida | Andrew Schroth grabs the offensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 18:30 | Florida | Randy Menard knocks in the turnaround from close range | 38-31 |
| 18:25 | Kentucky | William Harward clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Andrew Schroth - foul #2 on Andrew Schroth, team foul #2 | 38-31 |
| 18:25 | Kentucky | William Harward makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 18:25 | Kentucky | William Harward misses the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 18:25 | Florida | Andrew Schroth pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| 18:07 | Florida | William Holmes lays it in and he's fouled by William Harward - foul #3 on William Harward, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Wagoner (SF) William Harward | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 18:07 | Florida | William Holmes makes the free throw | 39-34 |
| 17:55 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-34 |
| 17:32 | Florida | Randy Menard buries a fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by Clinton Cox - foul #3 on Clinton Cox, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Richards (PF), Timothy Gordon (C) Clinton Cox, James Hoggan | |
| Subs | Florida | Gary Schutte (SF) William Holmes | |
| 17:32 | Florida | Randy Menard makes the free throw | 42-37 |
| 17:20 | Kentucky | John Rhodes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida | Donnie Scott (PG), Martin Davis (C) Inek Ziems, Andrew Schroth | |
| 17:01 | Florida | Gary Schutte misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Charles Richards - foul #1 on Charles Richards, team foul #4 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kelly Stroud (PG) John Rhodes | |
| Subs | Florida | Nathaniel Nguyen (PF) Randy Menard | |
| 17:01 | Florida | Gary Schutte makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 17:01 | Florida | Gary Schutte makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 16:50 | Kentucky | Kelly Stroud throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-39 |
| 16:32 | Florida | Michael Trojan makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Donnie Scott | 42-41 |
| 16:17 | Kentucky | Charles Richards drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Kelly Stroud and the foul's on Donnie Scott - foul #1 on Donnie Scott, team foul #3 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Hoggan (C) Kelly Stroud | |
| Subs | Florida | Inek Ziems (PG), William Holmes (SF), Andrew Schroth (C) Donnie Scott, Michael Trojan, Martin Davis | |
| 16:17 | Kentucky | Charles Richards makes the free throw | 45-41 |
| 15:55 | Florida | Andrew Schroth misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 45-41 |
| 15:54 | Kentucky | James Hoggan grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - William Wagoner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Wong (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Gordon (fresh) PF - Charles Richards (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hoggan (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Inek Ziems (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Schutte (fresh) 8 pts. SF - William Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nathaniel Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Schroth (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Wagoner | 47-41 |
| 15:43 | Florida | Inek Ziems can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joshua Wong - foul #2 on Joshua Wong, team foul #5 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Rhodes (PG), William Harward (SF), Clinton Cox (PF) Joshua Wong, Timothy Gordon, Charles Richards | |
| Subs | Florida | Lee Marsden (PF) Nathaniel Nguyen | |
| 15:43 | Florida | Inek Ziems makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 15:43 | Florida | Inek Ziems makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 15:23 | Kentucky | John Rhodes misses the jumpshot from the left side | 47-43 |
| 15:22 | Kentucky | James Hoggan can't tip it in | 47-43 |
| 15:20 | Kentucky | James Hoggan tips it back up and in | 49-43 |
| 15:13 | Florida | Gary Schutte clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-43 |
| 15:12 | Florida | William Holmes misses the tip | 49-43 |
| 15:11 | Kentucky | William Wagoner gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 14:43 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox makes the jumper from the right wing set up by William Wagoner | 51-43 |
| 14:31 | Florida | Gary Schutte drills a fadeaway in the lane | 51-45 |
| 14:11 | Kentucky | Gary Schutte takes the ball from William Wagoner | 51-45 |
| 13:58 | Florida | Lee Marsden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Wong (SG), Charles Richards (C) William Wagoner, James Hoggan | |
| Subs | Florida | Donnie Scott (PG), Michael Trojan (SG), Nathaniel Nguyen (SF), Randy Menard (C) Inek Ziems, Gary Schutte, William Holmes, Andrew Schroth | |
| 13:36 | Kentucky | John Rhodes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 13:34 | Florida | The rebound goes to Lee Marsden | 51-45 |
| 13:28 | Florida | Donnie Scott buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Trojan | 51-47 |
| 13:21 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 51-47 |
| 13:19 | Florida | Lee Marsden pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 12:51 | Florida | Lee Marsden misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Clinton Cox - foul #4 on Clinton Cox, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kelly Stroud (PG), Timothy Gordon (SF), Joseph Gibson (C) John Rhodes, William Harward, Clinton Cox | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 12:51 | Florida | Lee Marsden misses the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 12:51 | Florida | Lee Marsden makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 12:24 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 12:22 | Kentucky | Joseph Gibson tips it but misses | 51-48 |
| 12:21 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Gordon | 51-48 |
| 12:05 | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida | Inek Ziems (PG), Andrew Schroth (C) Donnie Scott, Lee Marsden | |
| 11:45 | Florida | Nathaniel Nguyen misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-48 |
| 11:43 | Kentucky | Joseph Gibson grabs the board | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kelly Stroud (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Wong (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Richards (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Gibson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Inek Ziems (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Trojan (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathaniel Nguyen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randy Menard (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Schroth (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Kentucky | Andrew Schroth is called for the reach on Joshua Wong - foul #3 on Andrew Schroth, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Rhodes (PG), William Harward (SF), James Hoggan (C) Kelly Stroud, Timothy Gordon, Joseph Gibson | |
| Subs | Florida | William Holmes (SF), Martin Davis (PF) Nathaniel Nguyen, Randy Menard | |
| 11:09 | Kentucky | William Harward can't finish the layup | 51-48 |
| 11:08 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Richards | 51-48 |
| 10:47 | Kentucky | Charles Richards double dribbles | 51-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon (PF) Charles Richards | |
| Subs | Florida | Gary Schutte (SG) Michael Trojan | |
| 10:29 | Florida | Gary Schutte comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-48 |
| 10:28 | Kentucky | James Hoggan gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 10:07 | Kentucky | James Hoggan misses short on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Andrew Schroth - foul #4 on Andrew Schroth, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Wagoner (SG) Joshua Wong | |
| Subs | Florida | Donnie Scott (PG), Lee Marsden (PF), Randy Menard (C) Inek Ziems, Martin Davis, Andrew Schroth | |
| 10:07 | Kentucky | James Hoggan misses the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 10:07 | Kentucky | James Hoggan makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 09:48 | Florida | John Rhodes steps in front of the Lee Marsden pass | 52-48 |
| 09:44 | Kentucky | John Rhodes lays it up and in | 54-48 |
| 09:17 | Florida | Gary Schutte is called for traveling | 54-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kelly Stroud (PG), Joshua Wong (SG), Charles Richards (PF) John Rhodes, William Harward, James Hoggan | |
| Subs | Florida | Michael Trojan (SG) William Holmes | |
| 08:48 | Kentucky | William Wagoner misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 54-48 |
| 08:46 | Florida | Michael Trojan snags the defensive board | 54-48 |
| 08:28 | Florida | William Wagoner takes the ball from Michael Trojan | 54-48 |
| 08:08 | Kentucky | William Wagoner misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-48 |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Wong | 54-48 |
| 07:56 | Kentucky | William Wagoner comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 07:55 | Florida | Donnie Scott grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 07:26 | Florida | Gary Schutte misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-48 |
| 07:24 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Timothy Gordon | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kelly Stroud (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Wong (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Wagoner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Charles Richards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Gordon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Donnie Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Trojan (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Schutte (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Lee Marsden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Randy Menard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon is denied on a layup by Randy Menard | 54-48 |
| 07:04 | Florida | Donnie Scott pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| 07:02 | Florida | Kelly Stroud picks off the pass by Donnie Scott in the backcourt | 54-48 |
| 07:01 | Kentucky | Kelly Stroud banks in the layup | 56-48 |
| 06:49 | Florida | Donnie Scott misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 56-48 |
| 06:47 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Timothy Gordon | 56-48 |
| 06:30 | Kentucky | William Wagoner buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kelly Stroud | 58-48 |
| 06:15 | Florida | Gary Schutte hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-48 |
| 06:14 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong gets the rebound | 58-48 |
| 06:09 | Kentucky | Kelly Stroud scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Joshua Wong | 60-48 |
| 05:47 | Florida | Randy Menard makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Michael Trojan | 60-50 |
| 05:47 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Rhodes (PG), William Harward (SF), Clinton Cox (PF), James Hoggan (C) Kelly Stroud, William Wagoner, Charles Richards, Timothy Gordon | |
| Subs | Florida | Inek Ziems (PG), William Holmes (SF), Nathaniel Nguyen (PF), Andrew Schroth (C) Donnie Scott, Gary Schutte, Lee Marsden, Randy Menard | |
| 05:27 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox is whistled for traveling | 60-50 |
| 05:12 | Florida | Michael Trojan is whistled for a carry | 60-50 |
| 04:53 | Kentucky | William Harward is hacked by William Holmes - foul #1 on William Holmes, team foul #6 | 60-50 |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | Michael Trojan picks off the pass by Joshua Wong | 60-50 |
| 04:32 | Florida | Inek Ziems slams it home on a great pass from Michael Trojan | 60-52 |
| 04:13 | Kentucky | John Rhodes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-52 |
| 03:50 | Florida | Nathaniel Nguyen makes the runner in the paint | 60-54 |
| 03:26 | Kentucky | William Harward blows the layup but he's fouled by Michael Trojan - foul #2 on Michael Trojan, team foul #7 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Richards (C) James Hoggan | |
| Subs | Florida | Gary Schutte (SF), Lee Marsden (PF) William Holmes, Nathaniel Nguyen | |
| 03:26 | Kentucky | William Harward makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 03:26 | Kentucky | William Harward makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Rhodes (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Wong (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Harward (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Clinton Cox (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Charles Richards (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Inek Ziems (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Trojan (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gary Schutte (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Lee Marsden (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Schroth (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Florida | Inek Ziems knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Schutte | 62-57 |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox is hacked by Lee Marsden - foul #4 on Lee Marsden, team foul #8 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Wagoner (PG), Timothy Gordon (SF) John Rhodes, William Harward | |
| Subs | Florida | Donnie Scott (PG), Jerrell Butler (SF), Randy Menard (C) Inek Ziems, Michael Trojan, Andrew Schroth | |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 02:53 | Florida | Lee Marsden grabs the board | 63-57 |
| 02:53 | Florida | Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:38 | Florida | Randy Menard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Rhodes (PG), William Harward (SF), James Hoggan (C) William Wagoner, Timothy Gordon, Charles Richards | |
| Subs | Florida | Inek Ziems (PG), Michael Trojan (SG), William Holmes (SF), Andrew Schroth (C) Donnie Scott, Gary Schutte, Jerrell Butler, Randy Menard | |
| 02:19 | Kentucky | James Hoggan makes the driving attempt from the right block | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:59 | Florida | William Holmes connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Trojan | 65-60 |
| 01:48 | Kentucky | Lee Marsden blocks the short jumper by William Harward | 65-60 |
| 01:47 | Florida | William Holmes gets the rebound | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:28 | Florida | Andrew Schroth scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Inek Ziems | 65-62 |
| 01:13 | Kentucky | John Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-62 |
| 01:11 | Florida | Lee Marsden gets the rebound | 65-62 |
| 00:57 | Florida | Andrew Schroth comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 65-62 |
| 00:55 | Florida | Andrew Schroth tips it back up and in | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | William Holmes steals the ball from Clinton Cox | 65-64 |
| 00:16 | Florida | William Holmes comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on William Harward - foul #4 on William Harward, team foul #7 | 65-64 |
| 00:16 | Florida | William Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 00:16 | Florida | William Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | John Rhodes lays it in and the foul's on Inek Ziems - foul #2 on Inek Ziems, team foul #9 | 67-66 |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | John Rhodes makes the free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:06 | Florida | Florida calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-66 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Florida | Andrew Schroth's floater is tipped away by Clinton Cox | 68-66 |
| 00:00 | Florida | Andrew Schroth snags the offensive board | 68-66 |