| Lineup | Florida | PG - Richard Kemp (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jack Tovar (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Allen Sanborn (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Scott Jurado (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Kenneth McMenamy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Pitts (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Aaron Arms (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Kelly (fresh) 10 pts. C - William Jeffers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Aaron Arms inbounds the ball | 41-39 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:51 | Kent State | Aaron Arms can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 19:49 | Florida | The rebound goes to Jack Tovar | 41-39 |
| 19:28 | Florida | Jack Tovar buries a driving attempt from the left block | 43-39 |
| 19:22 | Kent State | Aaron Arms's floater is knocked away by Wayne Davis | 43-39 |
| 19:21 | Kent State | Aaron Arms snags the offensive board | 43-39 |
| 19:03 | Kent State | Allen Sanborn takes the ball from Kenneth McMenamy | 43-39 |
| 18:53 | Florida | Allen Sanborn clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 18:51 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 18:34 | Kent State | Aaron Arms is fouled on the floor by Allen Sanborn - foul #2 on Allen Sanborn, team foul #1 | 43-39 |
| 18:09 | Kent State | Aaron Arms knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Pitts | 43-42 |
| 17:48 | Florida | Allen Sanborn hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Kemp | 46-42 |
| 17:35 | Kent State | William Jeffers hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Stephen Kelly | 46-44 |
| 17:20 | Florida | Jack Tovar is whistled for a carry | 46-44 |
| Subs | Florida | Harry Dyer (PF) Scott Jurado | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 16:57 | Kent State | Wayne Davis is called for the reach on William Jeffers - foul #2 on Wayne Davis, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Florida | Herman Short (PG), Floyd Odle (PF) Richard Kemp, Wayne Davis | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Banks (PG), Brian Stevens (SG), Curtis Gray (SF), Philip Buss (PF) Kenneth McMenamy, Thomas Pitts, Aaron Arms, Stephen Kelly | |
| 16:40 | Kent State | Curtis Gray misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-44 |
| 16:38 | Florida | Jack Tovar snags the defensive board | 46-44 |
| 16:22 | Florida | William Jeffers is called for the reach on Herman Short - foul #1 on William Jeffers, team foul #1 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Kent State | Roy Lydon (PF) William Jeffers | |
| 16:14 | Florida | Jack Tovar misses long on a shot near the basket but the foul's on Roy Lydon - foul #1 on Roy Lydon, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| 16:14 | Florida | Jack Tovar makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 16:14 | Florida | Jack Tovar makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 15:57 | Kent State | Curtis Gray hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 48-44 |
| 15:56 | Kent State | Philip Buss grabs the offensive board | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Herman Short (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Tovar (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Allen Sanborn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Floyd Odle (fresh) 2 pts. C - Harry Dyer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Robert Banks (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Stevens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Curtis Gray (fresh) PF - Roy Lydon (fresh) C - Philip Buss (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Kent State | Robert Banks scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Brian Stevens | 48-47 |
| 15:25 | Florida | Allen Sanborn makes the jump hook from close range and he's fouled by Curtis Gray - foul #1 on Curtis Gray, team foul #3 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Florida | James Ries (PG), Richard Kemp (SG), Scott Jurado (PF), Wayne Davis (C) Herman Short, Jack Tovar, Floyd Odle, Harry Dyer | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy (PG), Thomas Pitts (SG), Aaron Arms (SF), Stephen Kelly (PF), William Jeffers (C) Robert Banks, Brian Stevens, Curtis Gray, Roy Lydon, Philip Buss | |
| 15:25 | Florida | Allen Sanborn misses the free throw | 50-47 |
| 15:25 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 15:09 | Kent State | Thomas Pitts knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth McMenamy | 50-49 |
| 14:44 | Florida | Scott Jurado's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-49 |
| Subs | Florida | Jack Tovar (SG) Allen Sanborn | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 14:31 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Pitts | 50-52 |
| 14:08 | Florida | Scott Jurado misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 14:07 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 13:57 | Kent State | Thomas Pitts's pass is intercepted by Richard Kemp | 50-52 |
| 13:36 | Florida | Wayne Davis's fadeaway is rejected by Aaron Arms | 50-52 |
| 13:35 | Florida | Jack Tovar tips it in | 52-52 |
| 13:26 | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-55 |
| 13:04 | Florida | Richard Kemp knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jack Tovar | 55-55 |
| 12:50 | Kent State | William Jeffers makes the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Kenneth McMenamy | 55-57 |
| 12:26 | Florida | Scott Jurado misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-57 |
| 12:25 | Kent State | William Jeffers grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 12:05 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-57 |
| 12:03 | Kent State | Thomas Pitts tips it in | 55-59 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - James Ries (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jack Tovar (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Kemp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Scott Jurado (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Kenneth McMenamy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Pitts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Arms (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Kelly (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - William Jeffers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Florida | Richard Kemp hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-59 |
| 11:44 | Florida | Wayne Davis tips it back up and in | 57-59 |
| 11:24 | Kent State | Thomas Pitts comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 57-59 |
| 11:22 | Florida | Jack Tovar pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 11:03 | Florida | Jack Tovar misses the lay-in but the foul's on Thomas Pitts - foul #3 on Thomas Pitts, team foul #4 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Florida | Herman Short (PG), Allen Sanborn (SF), Floyd Odle (PF), Harry Dyer (C) James Ries, Richard Kemp, Scott Jurado, Wayne Davis | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Banks (PG), Brian Stevens (SG), Curtis Gray (SF), Roy Lydon (PF), Philip Buss (C) Kenneth McMenamy, Thomas Pitts, Aaron Arms, Stephen Kelly, William Jeffers | |
| 11:03 | Florida | Jack Tovar misses the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 11:03 | Florida | Jack Tovar misses the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 11:03 | Kent State | Roy Lydon pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 10:51 | Kent State | Roy Lydon can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 57-59 |
| 10:50 | Kent State | Philip Buss snags the offensive board | 57-59 |
| 10:36 | Kent State | Philip Buss misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Harry Dyer - foul #1 on Harry Dyer, team foul #3 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Florida | Edward Brady (SG) Jack Tovar | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 10:36 | Kent State | Philip Buss makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 10:36 | Kent State | Philip Buss makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 10:16 | Florida | Edward Brady can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 57-61 |
| 10:14 | Kent State | Roy Lydon grabs the board | 57-61 |
| 10:00 | Kent State | Philip Buss is denied on a layup by Allen Sanborn | 57-61 |
| 09:58 | Florida | Floyd Odle pulls down the rebound | 57-61 |
| 09:39 | Florida | Philip Buss steps in front of the Allen Sanborn pass | 57-61 |
| 09:15 | Kent State | Robert Banks double dribbles | 57-61 |
| Subs | Florida | James Ries (PG), Jack Tovar (SG) Herman Short, Edward Brady | |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| 08:52 | Florida | Harry Dyer is fouled on the floor by Robert Banks - foul #1 on Robert Banks, team foul #5 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Florida | Wayne Davis (C) Floyd Odle | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy (PG), Thomas Pitts (SG), Aaron Arms (SF), William Jeffers (C) Robert Banks, Brian Stevens, Curtis Gray, Roy Lydon | |
| 08:42 | Florida | James Ries misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Philip Buss - foul #3 on Philip Buss, team foul #6 | 57-61 |
| 08:42 | Florida | James Ries makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 08:42 | Florida | James Ries makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 08:19 | Kent State | Thomas Pitts misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-61 |
| 08:17 | Florida | Wayne Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 08:02 | Florida | Jack Tovar misses the easy layup | 59-61 |
| 08:00 | Florida | Harry Dyer misses the tip | 59-61 |
| 07:58 | Kent State | Aaron Arms pulls down the rebound | 59-61 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - James Ries (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jack Tovar (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Allen Sanborn (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Harry Dyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Wayne Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Kenneth McMenamy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Pitts (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Aaron Arms (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Philip Buss (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - William Jeffers (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Kent State | James Ries steals it from Kenneth McMenamy | 59-61 |
| 07:18 | Florida | Allen Sanborn misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 59-61 |
| 07:16 | Kent State | William Jeffers gets the rebound | 59-61 |
| 06:59 | Kent State | Aaron Arms hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-61 |
| 06:57 | Kent State | Philip Buss grabs the offensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 06:33 | Kent State | Philip Buss can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 59-61 |
| 06:32 | Kent State | William Jeffers gets the offensive rebound | 59-61 |
| 06:07 | Kent State | Philip Buss loses the ball out of bounds | 59-61 |
| Subs | Florida | Edward Brady (SG), Richard Kemp (SF), Scott Jurado (PF), Herman Short (C) Jack Tovar, Allen Sanborn, Harry Dyer, Wayne Davis | |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Banks (PG), Brian Stevens (SG), Roy Lydon (SF), Stephen Kelly (PF), Curtis Gray (C) Kenneth McMenamy, Thomas Pitts, Aaron Arms, Philip Buss, William Jeffers | |
| 05:46 | Florida | Herman Short knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Kemp | 61-61 |
| 05:29 | Kent State | Roy Lydon clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-61 |
| 05:27 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly hits the follow up shot | 61-63 |
| 05:05 | Florida | Richard Kemp clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-63 |
| 05:04 | Florida | Herman Short hits the follow up shot | 63-63 |
| 04:41 | Kent State | The jumper by Robert Banks is denied by Richard Kemp | 63-63 |
| 04:39 | Florida | Scott Jurado snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| 04:29 | Florida | Herman Short hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 63-63 |
| 04:27 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly pulls down the rebound | 63-63 |
| 04:09 | Kent State | Robert Banks misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-63 |
| 04:08 | Florida | Edward Brady gets the rebound | 63-63 |
| 04:08 | Florida | Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Subs | Florida | Jack Tovar (SG), Allen Sanborn (SF), Wayne Davis (C) Edward Brady, Richard Kemp, Herman Short | |
| Subs | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy (PG), Thomas Pitts (SG), Aaron Arms (SF), William Jeffers (C) Robert Banks, Brian Stevens, Roy Lydon, Curtis Gray | |
| 03:46 | Florida | James Ries hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Jurado | 65-63 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - James Ries (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jack Tovar (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Allen Sanborn (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Scott Jurado (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Kenneth McMenamy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Pitts (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Aaron Arms (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stephen Kelly (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - William Jeffers (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 65-63 |
| 03:34 | Florida | Jack Tovar grabs the board | 65-63 |
| 03:12 | Florida | James Ries's fadeaway is rejected by William Jeffers | 65-63 |
| 03:11 | Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Tovar | 65-63 |
| 02:53 | Florida | The pull-up jumper by Scott Jurado is blocked by William Jeffers | 65-63 |
| 02:51 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly gets the rebound | 65-63 |
| 02:36 | Kent State | Aaron Arms hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-63 |
| 02:35 | Florida | Scott Jurado grabs the defensive rebound | 65-63 |
| 02:26 | Florida | William Jeffers steals it from Allen Sanborn | 65-63 |
| 02:05 | Kent State | James Ries steals the ball from William Jeffers | 65-63 |
| 01:45 | Florida | James Ries comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-63 |
| 01:43 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Aaron Arms | 65-63 |
| 01:14 | Kent State | William Jeffers connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-66 |
| 00:48 | Florida | Jack Tovar dunks the ball on a great pass from James Ries | 67-66 |
| 00:31 | Kent State | William Jeffers clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 67-66 |
| 00:30 | Florida | The rebound goes to Scott Jurado | 67-66 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Florida | Scott Jurado is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth McMenamy - foul #3 on Kenneth McMenamy, team foul #7 | 67-66 |
| 00:28 | Florida | Scott Jurado misses the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:28 | Kent State | Stephen Kelly snags the defensive board | 67-66 |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Wayne Davis - foul #3 on Wayne Davis, team foul #4 | 67-66 |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy misses the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:21 | Kent State | Kenneth McMenamy makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Florida | William Jeffers swats the short shot by Wayne Davis | 67-67 |
| 00:02 | Florida | Scott Jurado tips it in | 69-67 |
| 00:02 | Kent State | Kent State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kent State | Aaron Arms clanks a halfcourt shot | 69-67 |