| Lineup | Florida | PG - James Ries (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Tovar (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Sergio Villegas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Bert Boyles (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dennis Woodard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Cokley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Russell Ridlon (fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Zagorac (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Russell Ridlon inbounds the ball | 46-36 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | Sergio Villegas denies the turnaround by Kenneth Roby | 46-36 |
| 19:37 | Florida | Bert Boyles gets the rebound | 46-36 |
| 19:17 | Florida | Jack Tovar lays it in on a nice dish by Sergio Villegas | 48-36 |
| 18:58 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from William Cokley and the foul's on James Ries - foul #1 on James Ries, team foul #1 | 48-38 |
| 18:58 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard makes the free throw | 48-39 |
| 18:39 | Florida | Bert Boyles misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-39 |
| 18:37 | Florida | Michael Stewart grabs the offensive board | 48-39 |
| 18:22 | Florida | Sergio Villegas makes the floater from the left block | 50-39 |
| 18:15 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-39 |
| 18:14 | Florida | Michael Stewart snags the defensive board | 50-39 |
| 18:00 | Florida | William Cokley steals it from Michael Stewart | 50-39 |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | William Cokley misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-39 |
| 17:33 | Florida | The rebound goes to James Ries | 50-39 |
| 17:12 | Florida | John Zagorac is called for the reach on Michael Stewart - foul #3 on John Zagorac, team foul #1 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Florida | Don Schimke (PF), Scott Jurado (C) Michael Stewart, Bert Boyles | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lanny Allums (SG), Jack Fife (SF), Keith Wilson (PF), Arthur Giczewski (C) William Cokley, Russell Ridlon, John Zagorac, Kenneth Roby | |
| 16:53 | Florida | Don Schimke is hacked by Dennis Woodard - foul #3 on Dennis Woodard, team foul #2 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Kemp (PG) James Ries | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Herbert Patterson (PG) Dennis Woodard | |
| 16:37 | Florida | Scott Jurado throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-39 |
| 16:08 | Kentucky | Keith Wilson hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 50-39 |
| 16:06 | Florida | Don Schimke pulls down the rebound | 50-39 |
| 15:55 | Florida | Richard Kemp can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 15:54 | Florida | Sergio Villegas hits the follow up shot | 52-39 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Richard Kemp (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jack Tovar (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Sergio Villegas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Don Schimke (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Jurado (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Herbert Patterson (fresh) SG - Lanny Allums (fresh) SF - Jack Fife (fresh) PF - Keith Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Giczewski (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Kentucky | Jack Fife loses the dribble to Don Schimke | 52-39 |
| 15:25 | Florida | Scott Jurado makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Richard Kemp | 54-39 |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | Herbert Patterson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-39 |
| 15:14 | Kentucky | Jack Fife grabs the offensive board | 54-39 |
| 15:02 | Kentucky | Herbert Patterson hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur Giczewski | 54-42 |
| 14:39 | Florida | Sergio Villegas misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jack Fife - foul #3 on Jack Fife, team foul #3 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Florida | James Ries (PG), Michael Stewart (PF), Bert Boyles (C) Jack Tovar, Don Schimke, Scott Jurado | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard (PG), William Cokley (SG), Russell Ridlon (SF), John Zagorac (PF), Kenneth Roby (C) Herbert Patterson, Lanny Allums, Jack Fife, Keith Wilson, Arthur Giczewski | |
| 14:39 | Florida | Sergio Villegas makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 14:39 | Florida | Sergio Villegas makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 14:23 | Kentucky | John Zagorac throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-42 |
| Subs | Florida | Edward Brady (SG), Allen Sanborn (SF) Richard Kemp, Sergio Villegas | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:13 | Florida | Michael Stewart buries a 3 from the left corner | 59-42 |
| 13:57 | Kentucky | John Zagorac misses the jump hook from close range | 59-42 |
| 13:55 | Florida | The rebound goes to Bert Boyles | 59-42 |
| 13:41 | Florida | Allen Sanborn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 59-42 |
| 13:40 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby snags the defensive board | 59-42 |
| 13:14 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard is whistled for traveling | 59-42 |
| Subs | Florida | Jack Tovar (SG) Edward Brady | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 12:53 | Florida | Bert Boyles lays it up and in set up by James Ries | 61-42 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:48 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by John Zagorac | 61-45 |
| 12:24 | Florida | James Ries misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-45 |
| 12:22 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kenneth Roby | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:18 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 61-45 |
| 12:16 | Florida | Bert Boyles pulls down the rebound | 61-45 |
| 11:51 | Florida | Allen Sanborn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-45 |
| Subs | Florida | Sergio Villegas (SF), Don Schimke (PF), Scott Jurado (C) Allen Sanborn, Michael Stewart, Bert Boyles | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lanny Allums (SG), Keith Wilson (SF), Arthur Giczewski (C) William Cokley, Russell Ridlon, Kenneth Roby | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - James Ries (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jack Tovar (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Sergio Villegas (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Don Schimke (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Jurado (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dennis Woodard (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lanny Allums (fresh) SF - Keith Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Zagorac (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Arthur Giczewski (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-47 |
| 11:07 | Florida | Jack Tovar comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Arthur Giczewski - foul #2 on Arthur Giczewski, team foul #4 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Kemp (PG) James Ries | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Herbert Patterson (PG), Jack Fife (SF) Dennis Woodard, John Zagorac | |
| 11:07 | Florida | Jack Tovar makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 11:07 | Florida | Jack Tovar makes the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 10:49 | Kentucky | Scott Jurado steals it from Keith Wilson | 63-47 |
| 10:34 | Florida | Jack Tovar banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Kemp | 65-47 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:20 | Kentucky | Herbert Patterson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-47 |
| 10:18 | Kentucky | Herbert Patterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-47 |
| 09:58 | Kentucky | Arthur Giczewski is fouled on the floor by Scott Jurado - foul #1 on Scott Jurado, team foul #2 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Florida | James Ries (PG), Michael Stewart (PF), Bert Boyles (C) Jack Tovar, Don Schimke, Scott Jurado | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard (PG), William Cokley (SG), Russell Ridlon (SF), John Zagorac (PF), Kenneth Roby (C) Herbert Patterson, Lanny Allums, Jack Fife, Keith Wilson, Arthur Giczewski | |
| 09:34 | Kentucky | Russell Ridlon buries a jumper from the left block set up by Dennis Woodard and he's fouled by James Ries - foul #2 on James Ries, team foul #3 | 65-49 |
| 09:34 | Kentucky | Russell Ridlon makes the free throw | 65-50 |
| 09:16 | Florida | Richard Kemp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:03 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-50 |
| 09:02 | Florida | Michael Stewart grabs the board | 65-50 |
| 08:52 | Florida | Bert Boyles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-50 |
| 08:36 | Kentucky | Russell Ridlon clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 65-50 |
| 08:34 | Florida | Michael Stewart gets the rebound | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:05 | Florida | James Ries misses badly on a floater from the left side | 65-50 |
| 08:03 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby grabs the defensive rebound | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:45 | Kentucky | Bert Boyles picks off the pass by Dennis Woodard | 65-50 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - James Ries (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Kemp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SF - Sergio Villegas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Michael Stewart (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Bert Boyles (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dennis Woodard (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Cokley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Ridlon (fresh) 13 pts. PF - John Zagorac (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Florida | Richard Kemp makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Sergio Villegas and he's hacked by William Cokley - foul #1 on William Cokley, team foul #5 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Florida | Jack Tovar (SG), Allen Sanborn (SF), Don Schimke (PF) James Ries, Sergio Villegas, Michael Stewart | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Herbert Patterson (PG), Lanny Allums (SG), Jack Fife (SF), Keith Wilson (PF), Arthur Giczewski (C) Dennis Woodard, William Cokley, Russell Ridlon, John Zagorac, Kenneth Roby | |
| 07:27 | Florida | Richard Kemp misses the free throw | 67-50 |
| 07:27 | Kentucky | Arthur Giczewski snags the defensive board | 67-50 |
| 07:07 | Kentucky | Bert Boyles swats the short shot by Arthur Giczewski | 67-50 |
| 07:06 | Florida | Allen Sanborn snags the defensive board | 67-50 |
| 06:59 | Florida | Bert Boyles lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jack Tovar | 69-50 |
| 06:46 | Kentucky | Jack Fife misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Allen Sanborn - foul #2 on Allen Sanborn, team foul #4 | 69-50 |
| Subs | Florida | Herman Short (PG), Scott Jurado (C) Richard Kemp, Bert Boyles | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:46 | Kentucky | Jack Fife misses the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 06:46 | Kentucky | Jack Fife makes the 2nd free throw | 69-51 |
| 06:23 | Florida | Scott Jurado blows the dunk | 69-51 |
| 06:21 | Florida | Allen Sanborn snags the offensive board | 69-51 |
| 06:01 | Florida | Herman Short comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 69-51 |
| 06:00 | Kentucky | Keith Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 69-51 |
| 05:47 | Kentucky | Lanny Allums comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 69-51 |
| 05:45 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Fife | 69-51 |
| 05:32 | Kentucky | Jack Fife knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 69-53 |
| 05:32 | Florida | Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-53 |
| Subs | Florida | James Ries (PG), Sergio Villegas (SF), Michael Stewart (PF), Bert Boyles (C) Herman Short, Allen Sanborn, Don Schimke, Scott Jurado | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard (PG), William Cokley (SG), Russell Ridlon (SF), John Zagorac (PF), Kenneth Roby (C) Herbert Patterson, Lanny Allums, Jack Fife, Keith Wilson, Arthur Giczewski | |
| 05:17 | Florida | Sergio Villegas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 69-53 |
| 05:15 | Kentucky | John Zagorac grabs the defensive rebound | 69-53 |
| 04:55 | Kentucky | John Zagorac lays it in set up by Dennis Woodard and the foul's on Michael Stewart - foul #2 on Michael Stewart, team foul #5 | 69-55 |
| 04:55 | Kentucky | John Zagorac makes the free throw | 69-56 |
| 04:40 | Florida | Bert Boyles misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Dennis Woodard - foul #4 on Dennis Woodard, team foul #6 | 69-56 |
| 04:40 | Florida | Bert Boyles makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 04:40 | Florida | Bert Boyles makes the 2nd free throw | 71-56 |
| 04:18 | Kentucky | William Cokley misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-56 |
| 04:16 | Florida | Michael Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 71-56 |
| 03:59 | Florida | Jack Tovar connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from James Ries | 73-56 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:54 | Kentucky | James Ries steps in front of the Kenneth Roby pass | 73-56 |
| 03:50 | Florida | Jack Tovar slams it home set up by James Ries | 75-56 |
| 03:41 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-56 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Kemp (PG), Edward Brady (SG), Allen Sanborn (SF), Don Schimke (PF), Scott Jurado (C) James Ries, Jack Tovar, Sergio Villegas, Michael Stewart, Bert Boyles | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Herbert Patterson (PG), Lanny Allums (SG), Jack Fife (SF), Keith Wilson (PF), Arthur Giczewski (C) Dennis Woodard, William Cokley, Russell Ridlon, John Zagorac, Kenneth Roby | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Richard Kemp (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Edward Brady (fresh) SF - Allen Sanborn (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Don Schimke (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Scott Jurado (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Herbert Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Lanny Allums (fresh) SF - Jack Fife (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Keith Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Giczewski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:16 | Florida | Allen Sanborn hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Kemp | 77-56 |
| 03:05 | Kentucky | Arthur Giczewski can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Scott Jurado - foul #2 on Scott Jurado, team foul #6 | 77-56 |
| 03:05 | Kentucky | Arthur Giczewski makes the 1st free throw | 77-57 |
| 03:05 | Kentucky | Arthur Giczewski makes the 2nd free throw | 77-58 |
| 02:41 | Florida | Don Schimke scores on a runner from close range | 79-58 |
| 02:31 | Kentucky | Herbert Patterson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 79-58 |
| 02:29 | Kentucky | Jack Fife grabs the offensive board | 79-58 |
| 02:19 | Kentucky | Herbert Patterson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 79-58 |
| 02:17 | Florida | Allen Sanborn pulls down the rebound | 79-58 |
| 01:55 | Florida | Richard Kemp knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Scott Jurado | 81-58 |
| 01:40 | Kentucky | Don Schimke steals the ball from Jack Fife | 81-58 |
| 01:25 | Florida | Richard Kemp scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 84-58 |
| 01:07 | Kentucky | Herbert Patterson misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 84-58 |
| 01:06 | Kentucky | Arthur Giczewski tips it home | 84-60 |
| 01:01 | Florida | Richard Kemp comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 84-60 |
| 00:59 | Florida | Allen Sanborn tips it back up and in | 86-60 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | Jack Fife is fouled on the floor by Richard Kemp - foul #1 on Richard Kemp, team foul #7 | 86-60 |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | Jack Fife misses the 1st free throw | 86-60 |
| 00:54 | Florida | Allen Sanborn grabs the board | 86-60 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Florida | Allen Sanborn misses short on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Keith Wilson - foul #1 on Keith Wilson, team foul #7 | 86-60 |
| 00:29 | Florida | Allen Sanborn makes the 1st free throw | 87-60 |
| 00:29 | Florida | Allen Sanborn makes the 2nd free throw | 88-60 |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Arthur Giczewski buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 88-63 |
| 00:00 | Florida | Richard Kemp runs out the clock | 88-63 |