| Lineup | Florida | PG - Antonio Christianson (fresh) SG - Richard Greathouse (fresh) SF - David Showalter (fresh) PF - James Locklear (fresh) C - Leo Gardner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Smith (fresh) SG - Jonathon French (fresh) SF - Xing-Fu Yen (fresh) PF - Robert Larsen (fresh) C - Phillip Mercer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida | Leo Gardner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:53 | Florida | James Locklear misses the turnaround in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:52 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen misses the runner from close range but he's hacked by James Locklear - foul #1 on James Locklear, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:31 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:31 | Florida | James Locklear snags the defensive board | 0-1 |
| 19:22 | Florida | David Showalter knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Locklear | 3-1 |
| 19:17 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen travels with the ball | 3-1 |
| 19:04 | Florida | Xing-Fu Yen picks off the pass by David Showalter | 3-1 |
| 18:40 | Kentucky | Jonathon French connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from James Smith | 3-3 |
| 18:20 | Florida | Antonio Christianson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 18:19 | Kentucky | James Smith gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:05 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 3-3 |
| 18:04 | Florida | David Showalter gets the rebound | 3-3 |
| 17:57 | Florida | Richard Greathouse is hacked by Jonathon French - foul #1 on Jonathon French, team foul #1 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Florida | Jon Nieto (SF), Raymond Casselman (PF) David Showalter, James Locklear | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:38 | Florida | Richard Greathouse misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 3-3 |
| 17:36 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Smith | 3-3 |
| 17:32 | Kentucky | Jonathon French lays it in on a nice dish by Robert Larsen | 3-5 |
| 17:11 | Florida | Raymond Casselman drills a driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Robert Larsen - foul #1 on Robert Larsen, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Florida | Ryan Kelley (PG), Roland Gallucci (SG), Chioke Abdalla (SF) Antonio Christianson, Richard Greathouse, Leo Gardner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Mapp (PF) Robert Larsen | |
| 17:11 | Florida | Raymond Casselman makes the free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:54 | Kentucky | Jonathon French can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Chioke Abdalla - foul #1 on Chioke Abdalla, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Valerio (C) Phillip Mercer | |
| 16:54 | Kentucky | Jonathon French makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:54 | Kentucky | Jonathon French makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 16:40 | Florida | Gary Valerio swats the shot by Jon Nieto | 6-7 |
| 16:39 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Xing-Fu Yen | 6-7 |
| 16:23 | Kentucky | James Smith buries a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Jonathon French | 6-9 |
| 16:17 | Florida | The short jumper by Raymond Casselman is denied by Gary Valerio | 6-9 |
| 16:16 | Florida | Roland Gallucci tips it in | 8-9 |
| 16:02 | Kentucky | James Smith misses the runner near the basket | 8-9 |
| 16:01 | Florida | Ryan Kelley gets the rebound | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Ryan Kelley (fresh) SG - Roland Gallucci (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chioke Abdalla (fresh) PF - Jon Nieto (fresh) C - Raymond Casselman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathon French (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Xing-Fu Yen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Mapp (fresh) C - Gary Valerio (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:41 | Florida | Raymond Casselman misses the easy layup | 8-9 |
| 15:39 | Florida | Chioke Abdalla grabs the offensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 15:28 | Florida | Ryan Kelley misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 8-9 |
| 15:27 | Florida | Ryan Kelley tips it home | 10-9 |
| 15:17 | Kentucky | James Smith buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jonathon French | 10-12 |
| 15:09 | Florida | Roland Gallucci drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 14:51 | Kentucky | Raymond Casselman denies the turnaround by Michael Mapp | 12-12 |
| 14:50 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to James Smith | 12-12 |
| 14:33 | Kentucky | Jon Nieto is called for the reach on James Smith - foul #1 on Jon Nieto, team foul #3 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Florida | Antonio Christianson (PG), Richard Greathouse (SG), David Showalter (SF), James Locklear (PF), Leo Gardner (C) Ryan Kelley, Roland Gallucci, Chioke Abdalla, Jon Nieto, Raymond Casselman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Billy Mier (PG), Erik Drain (SG), Ian Roberts (SF), Robert Larsen (PF), Phillip Mercer (C) James Smith, Jonathon French, Xing-Fu Yen, Michael Mapp, Gary Valerio | |
| 14:15 | Kentucky | James Locklear denies the turnaround by Erik Drain | 12-12 |
| 14:13 | Florida | The rebound goes to Leo Gardner | 12-12 |
| 13:51 | Florida | Leo Gardner comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 12-12 |
| 13:50 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 13:29 | Kentucky | Billy Mier misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 13:27 | Kentucky | Ian Roberts hits the follow up shot | 12-14 |
| 13:10 | Florida | Antonio Christianson is hacked by Billy Mier - foul #1 on Billy Mier, team foul #3 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Valerio (SF) Ian Roberts | |
| 12:58 | Florida | Richard Greathouse drills a 3 from the right corner set up by James Locklear | 15-14 |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | Gary Valerio is hacked by David Showalter - foul #1 on David Showalter, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen (SF) Gary Valerio | |
| 12:26 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Billy Mier | 15-17 |
| 12:04 | Florida | Billy Mier takes the ball from Richard Greathouse | 15-17 |
| 11:59 | Kentucky | Billy Mier misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Leo Gardner - foul #1 on Leo Gardner, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Florida | Chioke Abdalla (SF) David Showalter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Mapp (PF) Robert Larsen | |
| 11:59 | Kentucky | Billy Mier makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 11:59 | Kentucky | Billy Mier makes the 2nd free throw | 15-19 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Antonio Christianson (fresh) SG - Richard Greathouse (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chioke Abdalla (fresh) PF - James Locklear (fairly fresh) C - Leo Gardner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Billy Mier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Erik Drain (fresh) SF - Xing-Fu Yen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Mapp (fresh) C - Phillip Mercer (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Florida | Leo Gardner misses the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Phillip Mercer - foul #1 on Phillip Mercer, team foul #4 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Florida | Ryan Kelley (SG), Jon Nieto (PF) Richard Greathouse, James Locklear | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Smith (PG), Gary Valerio (C) Erik Drain, Phillip Mercer | |
| 11:40 | Florida | Leo Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 11:40 | Florida | Leo Gardner makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 11:19 | Kentucky | James Smith hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Billy Mier | 17-22 |
| 11:01 | Florida | Chioke Abdalla throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-22 |
| Subs | Florida | Roland Gallucci (SG), Raymond Casselman (C) Antonio Christianson, Leo Gardner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jonathon French (SG) Billy Mier | |
| 10:43 | Kentucky | James Smith misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-22 |
| 10:42 | Florida | Roland Gallucci gets the rebound | 17-22 |
| 10:37 | Florida | Ryan Kelley misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 17-22 |
| 10:35 | Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Casselman | 17-22 |
| 10:29 | Florida | Chioke Abdalla throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-22 |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Greathouse (SG), David Showalter (SF) Roland Gallucci, Chioke Abdalla | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Larsen (PF), Phillip Mercer (C) Xing-Fu Yen, Michael Mapp | |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Jonathon French and the foul's on Raymond Casselman - foul #1 on Raymond Casselman, team foul #6 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Florida | Antonio Christianson (PG), Scott Brandt (C) Ryan Kelley, Jon Nieto | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer misses the free throw | 17-24 |
| 10:08 | Florida | Scott Brandt grabs the defensive rebound | 17-24 |
| 10:03 | Florida | Richard Greathouse misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-24 |
| 10:02 | Kentucky | James Smith gets the rebound | 17-24 |
| 09:47 | Kentucky | James Smith knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Jonathon French | 17-26 |
| 09:28 | Florida | Scott Brandt scores on a floater from close range | 19-26 |
| 09:12 | Kentucky | James Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-26 |
| Subs | Florida | Chioke Abdalla (SF), James Locklear (PF), Leo Gardner (C) David Showalter, Raymond Casselman, Scott Brandt | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen (SF) Gary Valerio | |
| 08:59 | Florida | Antonio Christianson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 19-26 |
| 08:58 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jonathon French | 19-26 |
| 08:44 | Kentucky | Jonathon French clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Greathouse - foul #1 on Richard Greathouse, team foul #7 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Florida | Jon Nieto (SF) Chioke Abdalla | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Billy Mier (PG), Michael Mapp (C) James Smith, Phillip Mercer | |
| 08:44 | Kentucky | Jonathon French makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 08:44 | Kentucky | Jonathon French misses the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 08:44 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp snags the offensive board | 19-27 |
| 08:25 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-27 |
| 08:24 | Florida | James Locklear grabs the board | 19-27 |
| 08:17 | Florida | Jon Nieto's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-27 |
| Subs | Florida | Ryan Kelley (SG) Richard Greathouse | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Erik Drain (SG), Gary Valerio (C) Jonathon French, Robert Larsen | |
| 07:52 | Kentucky | Gary Valerio is fouled on the floor by Leo Gardner - foul #2 on Leo Gardner, team foul #8 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Florida | Roland Gallucci (SG), David Showalter (SF) Antonio Christianson, Leo Gardner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:52 | Kentucky | Gary Valerio makes the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 07:52 | Kentucky | Gary Valerio makes the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Ryan Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roland Gallucci (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Showalter (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Locklear (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jon Nieto (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Billy Mier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erik Drain (fresh) SF - Xing-Fu Yen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Valerio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Michael Mapp (fresh) | |
| 07:35 | Florida | Roland Gallucci blows the dunk | 19-29 |
| 07:34 | Kentucky | Gary Valerio gets the rebound | 19-29 |
| 07:24 | Kentucky | Erik Drain misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-29 |
| 07:23 | Florida | Jon Nieto pulls down the rebound | 19-29 |
| 07:10 | Florida | David Showalter makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Ryan Kelley | 21-29 |
| 06:50 | Kentucky | Gary Valerio knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 21-31 |
| 06:37 | Florida | James Locklear buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from David Showalter and he's fouled by Gary Valerio - foul #1 on Gary Valerio, team foul #5 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Florida | Antonio Christianson (PG), Richard Greathouse (SG), Chioke Abdalla (SF), Raymond Casselman (C) Ryan Kelley, Roland Gallucci, David Showalter, Jon Nieto | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Smith (PG), Jonathon French (SG), Robert Larsen (PF), Phillip Mercer (C) Billy Mier, Erik Drain, Gary Valerio, Michael Mapp | |
| 06:37 | Florida | James Locklear misses the free throw | 23-31 |
| 06:37 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen grabs the defensive rebound | 23-31 |
| 06:27 | Kentucky | James Smith hits a driving attempt near the basket | 23-33 |
| 06:11 | Florida | James Locklear scores on a driving attempt in the lane | 25-33 |
| 05:46 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Smith | 25-36 |
| 05:31 | Florida | Chioke Abdalla can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Xing-Fu Yen - foul #1 on Xing-Fu Yen, team foul #6 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Florida | David Showalter (SF) James Locklear | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ian Roberts (SF) Xing-Fu Yen | |
| 05:31 | Florida | Chioke Abdalla makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 05:31 | Florida | Chioke Abdalla makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 05:09 | Kentucky | James Smith is hacked by Antonio Christianson - foul #1 on Antonio Christianson, team foul #9 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Florida | Scott Brandt (C) Raymond Casselman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Valerio (SF) Ian Roberts | |
| 05:09 | Kentucky | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 05:09 | Kentucky | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 04:58 | Florida | Antonio Christianson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 27-38 |
| 04:57 | Florida | The offensive rebound goes to David Showalter | 27-38 |
| 04:35 | Florida | Antonio Christianson is fouled on the floor by Robert Larsen - foul #2 on Robert Larsen, team foul #7 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Florida | Jon Nieto (PF) Chioke Abdalla | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Erik Drain (SG), Michael Mapp (PF) Jonathon French, Robert Larsen | |
| 04:35 | Florida | Antonio Christianson makes the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 04:35 | Florida | Antonio Christianson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 04:15 | Kentucky | James Smith is fouled on the floor by Richard Greathouse - foul #2 on Richard Greathouse, team foul #10 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Florida | Ryan Kelley (SG) Richard Greathouse | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen (SF) Gary Valerio | |
| 04:15 | Kentucky | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 04:15 | Kentucky | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 03:54 | Florida | David Showalter's pass is intercepted by Xing-Fu Yen | 29-40 |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Antonio Christianson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ryan Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Showalter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jon Nieto (fresh) C - Scott Brandt (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Smith (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Erik Drain (fresh) SF - Xing-Fu Yen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Mapp (fresh) C - Phillip Mercer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:45 | Kentucky | Erik Drain is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Erik Drain, team foul #8 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Florida | Roland Gallucci (SG), Raymond Casselman (PF), Leo Gardner (C) Antonio Christianson, David Showalter, Scott Brandt | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Billy Mier (PG), Gary Valerio (C) James Smith, Phillip Mercer | |
| 03:25 | Florida | Roland Gallucci clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-40 |
| 03:24 | Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Leo Gardner | 29-40 |
| 03:08 | Florida | Raymond Casselman buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Jon Nieto | 31-40 |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | Billy Mier hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-42 |
| 02:34 | Florida | Raymond Casselman makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 02:19 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Roland Gallucci - foul #1 on Roland Gallucci, team foul #11 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Florida | Antonio Christianson (PG), Richard Greathouse (SG), Chioke Abdalla (SF), James Locklear (PF) Ryan Kelley, Roland Gallucci, Jon Nieto, Raymond Casselman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Smith (PG), Jonathon French (SG), Ian Roberts (SF), Phillip Mercer (C) Billy Mier, Erik Drain, Xing-Fu Yen, Gary Valerio | |
| 02:19 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 02:19 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp misses the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 02:19 | Florida | The rebound goes to Leo Gardner | 34-43 |
| 01:56 | Florida | Michael Mapp is called for the reach on James Locklear - foul #1 on Michael Mapp, team foul #9 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Florida | David Showalter (SF) Chioke Abdalla | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Larsen (PF) Michael Mapp | |
| 01:56 | Florida | James Locklear makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 01:56 | Florida | James Locklear makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 01:46 | Kentucky | Jonathon French is fouled on the floor by James Locklear - foul #2 on James Locklear, team foul #12 | 36-43 |
| 01:46 | Kentucky | Jonathon French misses the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 01:46 | Kentucky | Jonathon French misses the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 01:46 | Florida | Leo Gardner grabs the board | 36-43 |
| 01:23 | Florida | David Showalter connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Antonio Christianson | 39-43 |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Ian Roberts is called for a charge - foul #1 on Ian Roberts, team foul #10 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Florida | Chioke Abdalla (PF), Scott Brandt (C) James Locklear, Leo Gardner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen (SF) Ian Roberts | |
| 00:32 | Florida | The jump hook by Chioke Abdalla is blocked by Xing-Fu Yen | 39-43 |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Xing-Fu Yen | 39-43 |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | Scott Brandt is called for the reach on Phillip Mercer - foul #1 on Scott Brandt, team foul #13 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Florida | Jon Nieto (PF), Raymond Casselman (C) David Showalter, Scott Brandt | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 00:00 | Florida | Richard Greathouse misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-45 |