| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Ellsworth (fresh) SG - Gerald Flowers (fresh) SF - Alan Harbison (fresh) PF - Dave Calles (fresh) C - Robert Kernan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Chester Matthews (fresh) SG - Richard Dalton (fresh) SF - Richard Bernhardt (fresh) PF - Cameron Ruffin (fresh) C - William Texeira (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Florida | Cameron Ruffin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:51 | Florida | William Texeira misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Kentucky | Dave Calles snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Kentucky | Dave Calles misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Florida | Chester Matthews grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Florida | Chester Matthews's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Kentucky | Robert Kernan hits a jumpshot from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Florida | Chester Matthews misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Kentucky | Robert Kernan snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers drills a 3 from straight away set up by Robert Kernan | 5-0 |
| 18:37 | Florida | Richard Bernhardt connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Texeira | 5-2 |
| 18:18 | Kentucky | Robert Kernan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 18:16 | Florida | Cameron Ruffin snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 18:11 | Florida | Chester Matthews knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Richard Dalton | 5-4 |
| 17:46 | Kentucky | Robert Kernan misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 17:45 | Florida | Cameron Ruffin gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:38 | Florida | Alan Harbison is called for the reach on Cameron Ruffin - foul #1 on Alan Harbison, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida | Antonio Birdsong (SG), Brian Dade (SF), Erik Rife (PF), Ruben Head (C) Richard Dalton, Richard Bernhardt, Cameron Ruffin, William Texeira | |
| 17:26 | Florida | Erik Rife comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Richard Ellsworth - foul #1 on Richard Ellsworth, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| 17:26 | Florida | Erik Rife makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:26 | Florida | Erik Rife misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:26 | Kentucky | Robert Kernan snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 17:08 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-5 |
| 17:06 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Kernan | 5-5 |
| 16:52 | Kentucky | Dave Calles makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from Richard Ellsworth | 7-5 |
| 16:27 | Florida | Chester Matthews misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Gerald Flowers - foul #1 on Gerald Flowers, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Barry Fuller (PG), William Liggins (SG), Marvin Sills (SF), Ralph Medved (PF), David Logan (C) Richard Ellsworth, Gerald Flowers, Alan Harbison, Dave Calles, Robert Kernan | |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Dalton (SG), Richard Bernhardt (SF) Antonio Birdsong, Ruben Head | |
| 16:27 | Florida | Chester Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:27 | Florida | Chester Matthews makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:08 | Kentucky | Barry Fuller misses the jumper from the right side | 7-7 |
| 16:07 | Kentucky | David Logan tips it but misses | 7-7 |
| 16:05 | Kentucky | David Logan can't tip it in | 7-7 |
| 16:03 | Florida | Richard Dalton pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:52 | Florida | Chester Matthews connects on the floater in the paint and the foul's on Barry Fuller - foul #1 on Barry Fuller, team foul #4 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida | Cameron Ruffin (PF) Erik Rife | |
| 15:52 | Florida | Chester Matthews makes the free throw | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Barry Fuller (fresh) SG - William Liggins (fresh) SF - Marvin Sills (fresh) PF - Ralph Medved (fresh) C - David Logan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Chester Matthews (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Richard Dalton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Bernhardt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cameron Ruffin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Dade (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Kentucky | Barry Fuller knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Marvin Sills | 10-10 |
| 15:20 | Florida | Brian Dade makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Bernhardt | 10-12 |
| 15:05 | Kentucky | Richard Dalton is called for the reach on Marvin Sills - foul #1 on Richard Dalton, team foul #1 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Ellsworth (PG), Gerald Flowers (SG), Alan Harbison (SF), Dave Calles (PF), Robert Kernan (C) Barry Fuller, William Liggins, Marvin Sills, Ralph Medved, David Logan | |
| Subs | Florida | Antonio Birdsong (PG), Robert Perry (SG), William Texeira (C) Chester Matthews, Richard Dalton, Brian Dade | |
| 14:53 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 14:52 | Kentucky | Robert Kernan tips it back up and in | 12-12 |
| 14:39 | Florida | William Texeira hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Cameron Ruffin | 12-14 |
| 14:21 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison is fouled on the floor by Antonio Birdsong - foul #1 on Antonio Birdsong, team foul #2 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida | Erik Rife (SF) Richard Bernhardt | |
| 14:01 | Kentucky | Dave Calles misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-14 |
| 14:00 | Florida | Cameron Ruffin gets the rebound | 12-14 |
| 13:49 | Florida | Cameron Ruffin scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 12-16 |
| 13:37 | Kentucky | Robert Kernan clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-16 |
| 13:36 | Kentucky | Dave Calles tips it home | 14-16 |
| 13:32 | Florida | Dave Calles steals it from Antonio Birdsong | 14-16 |
| 13:14 | Kentucky | Robert Kernan lays it in on a great pass from Alan Harbison and the foul's on William Texeira - foul #1 on William Texeira, team foul #3 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Barry Fuller (PG), William Liggins (SG) Richard Ellsworth, Gerald Flowers | |
| Subs | Florida | Chester Matthews (PG), Richard Dalton (SG), Brian Dade (SF), Ruben Head (C) Antonio Birdsong, Robert Perry, Cameron Ruffin, William Texeira | |
| 13:14 | Kentucky | Robert Kernan misses the free throw | 16-16 |
| 13:14 | Florida | Ruben Head gets the rebound | 16-16 |
| 13:00 | Florida | Ruben Head misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-16 |
| 12:59 | Kentucky | William Liggins grabs the defensive rebound | 16-16 |
| 12:36 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison buries a floater from the right side | 18-16 |
| 12:24 | Florida | William Liggins is called for the reach on Richard Dalton - foul #1 on William Liggins, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Sills (SF), Ralph Medved (PF), David Logan (C) Alan Harbison, Dave Calles, Robert Kernan | |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Bernhardt (SF) Erik Rife | |
| 12:04 | Florida | The pull-up jumper by Ruben Head is blocked by William Liggins | 18-16 |
| 12:02 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ralph Medved | 18-16 |
| 11:45 | Kentucky | Marvin Sills clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 18-16 |
| 11:43 | Florida | Richard Dalton grabs the board | 18-16 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Barry Fuller (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Liggins (fresh) SF - Marvin Sills (fresh) PF - Ralph Medved (fresh) C - David Logan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Chester Matthews (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Richard Dalton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Bernhardt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Dade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ruben Head (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Florida | Chester Matthews drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 18-18 |
| 11:17 | Kentucky | David Logan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-18 |
| 11:15 | Florida | Brian Dade gets the rebound | 18-18 |
| 11:03 | Florida | Ruben Head throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Ellsworth (PG), Gerald Flowers (SG), Alan Harbison (SF), Dave Calles (PF), Robert Kernan (C) Barry Fuller, William Liggins, Marvin Sills, Ralph Medved, David Logan | |
| Subs | Florida | Cameron Ruffin (PF), William Texeira (C) Brian Dade, Ruben Head | |
| 10:45 | Kentucky | Richard Ellsworth hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-18 |
| 10:43 | Florida | Cameron Ruffin grabs the board | 18-18 |
| 10:23 | Florida | Chester Matthews clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-18 |
| 10:22 | Florida | Richard Dalton hits the follow up shot | 18-20 |
| 10:04 | Kentucky | Robert Kernan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-20 |
| 10:03 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison grabs the offensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 09:44 | Kentucky | Dave Calles misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Cameron Ruffin - foul #1 on Cameron Ruffin, team foul #4 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida | Antonio Birdsong (PG), Robert Perry (SG), Erik Rife (SF) Chester Matthews, Richard Dalton, Richard Bernhardt | |
| 09:44 | Kentucky | Dave Calles makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 09:44 | Kentucky | Dave Calles makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 09:26 | Florida | Antonio Birdsong can't throw it down but he's hacked by Alan Harbison - foul #2 on Alan Harbison, team foul #6 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Sills (SF) Alan Harbison | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 09:26 | Florida | Antonio Birdsong misses the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 09:26 | Florida | Antonio Birdsong makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 09:12 | Kentucky | Robert Kernan misses long on a floater from the left side | 20-21 |
| 09:11 | Florida | William Texeira grabs the board | 20-21 |
| 08:56 | Florida | Erik Rife misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-21 |
| 08:54 | Florida | William Texeira hits the follow up shot | 20-23 |
| 08:34 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Ellsworth | 22-23 |
| 08:23 | Florida | William Texeira clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-23 |
| 08:21 | Kentucky | Dave Calles snags the defensive board | 22-23 |
| 08:17 | Kentucky | Marvin Sills comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Erik Rife - foul #1 on Erik Rife, team foul #5 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Barry Fuller (PG), William Liggins (SG), Ralph Medved (PF), David Logan (C) Richard Ellsworth, Gerald Flowers, Dave Calles, Robert Kernan | |
| Subs | Florida | Chester Matthews (PG), Richard Bernhardt (SF), Brian Dade (PF) Robert Perry, Cameron Ruffin, William Texeira | |
| 08:17 | Kentucky | Marvin Sills makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 08:17 | Kentucky | Marvin Sills misses the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 08:17 | Florida | The rebound goes to Erik Rife | 23-23 |
| 08:03 | Florida | Chester Matthews scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Erik Rife and he's hacked by Marvin Sills - foul #1 on Marvin Sills, team foul #7 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Dalton (SG) Antonio Birdsong | |
| 08:03 | Florida | Chester Matthews makes the free throw | 23-26 |
| 07:51 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved dunks the ball set up by Marvin Sills | 25-26 |
| 07:31 | Florida | Chester Matthews blows the layup | 25-26 |
| 07:29 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Logan | 25-26 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Barry Fuller (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Liggins (fresh) SF - Marvin Sills (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ralph Medved (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Logan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Chester Matthews (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Richard Dalton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Bernhardt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Dade (fresh) 2 pts. C - Erik Rife (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Kentucky | Brian Dade takes the ball from Marvin Sills | 25-26 |
| 06:59 | Florida | Barry Fuller steals it from Richard Dalton | 25-26 |
| 06:50 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 25-26 |
| 06:48 | Florida | The rebound goes to Richard Dalton | 25-26 |
| 06:28 | Florida | Brian Dade drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Richard Dalton and the foul's on Ralph Medved - foul #1 on Ralph Medved, team foul #8 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Ellsworth (PG), Gerald Flowers (SG), Nathan Mueller (SF), Dave Calles (PF), Robert Kernan (C) Barry Fuller, William Liggins, Marvin Sills, Ralph Medved, David Logan | |
| Subs | Florida | Antonio Birdsong (SG), Cameron Ruffin (PF), William Texeira (C) Richard Dalton, Richard Bernhardt, Erik Rife | |
| 06:28 | Florida | Brian Dade makes the free throw | 25-29 |
| 06:03 | Kentucky | Dave Calles blows the dunk | 25-29 |
| 06:01 | Kentucky | Robert Kernan pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 05:50 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers is called for 5 seconds | 25-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Bernhardt (SF) Brian Dade | |
| 05:31 | Florida | Richard Ellsworth is called for the reach on Antonio Birdsong - foul #2 on Richard Ellsworth, team foul #9 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Barry Fuller (PG) Richard Ellsworth | |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Dalton (SG) Chester Matthews | |
| 05:31 | Florida | Antonio Birdsong makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 05:31 | Florida | Antonio Birdsong misses the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 05:31 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Dave Calles | 25-30 |
| 05:22 | Kentucky | Dave Calles loses the dribble to Cameron Ruffin | 25-30 |
| 05:07 | Florida | Cameron Ruffin throws it down | 25-32 |
| 05:00 | Kentucky | Barry Fuller scores on a runner from the baseline | 27-32 |
| 04:37 | Florida | Cameron Ruffin misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Dave Calles - foul #1 on Dave Calles, team foul #10 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Sills (SF) Nathan Mueller | |
| Subs | Florida | Chester Matthews (PG), Ruben Head (C) Antonio Birdsong, William Texeira | |
| 04:37 | Florida | Cameron Ruffin misses the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 04:37 | Florida | Cameron Ruffin misses the 2nd free throw | 27-32 |
| 04:37 | Kentucky | Dave Calles grabs the defensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 04:24 | Kentucky | Robert Kernan misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 04:23 | Florida | Chester Matthews gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 04:17 | Florida | Richard Bernhardt's floater is tipped away by Robert Kernan | 27-32 |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | Robert Kernan gets the rebound | 27-32 |
| 03:48 | Kentucky | Dave Calles is hacked by Chester Matthews - foul #1 on Chester Matthews, team foul #6 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Ellsworth (PG), Alan Harbison (SF), Ralph Medved (PF) Barry Fuller, Dave Calles, Robert Kernan | |
| Subs | Florida | Antonio Birdsong (SG), Brian Dade (SF), Erik Rife (PF) Richard Dalton, Richard Bernhardt, Cameron Ruffin | |
| 03:36 | Kentucky | 3 seconds is called on Alan Harbison | 27-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Liggins (SG) Gerald Flowers | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 03:18 | Florida | Chester Matthews scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Antonio Birdsong | 27-35 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Ellsworth (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Liggins (fresh) SF - Alan Harbison (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Medved (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marvin Sills (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Chester Matthews (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Antonio Birdsong (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Dade (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Erik Rife (fresh) 1 pts. C - Ruben Head (fresh) | |
| 03:07 | Kentucky | Richard Ellsworth hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 27-35 |
| 03:05 | Florida | Erik Rife grabs the defensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 02:44 | Florida | Brian Dade comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 27-35 |
| 02:42 | Florida | Erik Rife gets the offensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 02:24 | Florida | Marvin Sills takes the ball from Erik Rife | 27-35 |
| 02:08 | Kentucky | William Liggins misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-35 |
| 02:07 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved grabs the offensive board | 27-35 |
| 01:55 | Kentucky | William Liggins scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Richard Ellsworth | 29-35 |
| 01:49 | Florida | Antonio Birdsong misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-35 |
| 01:48 | Kentucky | William Liggins gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 01:43 | Kentucky | Richard Ellsworth connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Marvin Sills | 32-35 |
| 01:22 | Florida | Brian Dade misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 32-35 |
| 01:20 | Florida | Erik Rife tips it home | 32-37 |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Chester Matthews takes the ball from Alan Harbison | 32-37 |
| 00:55 | Florida | Antonio Birdsong misses the lay-in | 32-37 |
| 00:54 | Florida | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Dade | 32-37 |
| 00:43 | Florida | Brian Dade can't finish the layup | 32-37 |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | Marvin Sills gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Erik Rife is called for the reach on Richard Ellsworth - foul #2 on Erik Rife, team foul #7 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers (SG), Nathan Mueller (SF), Dave Calles (PF), Robert Kernan (C) William Liggins, Alan Harbison, Ralph Medved, Marvin Sills | |
| Subs | Florida | Robert Perry (PG), Richard Dalton (SG), Richard Bernhardt (SF), Cameron Ruffin (PF), William Texeira (C) Chester Matthews, Antonio Birdsong, Brian Dade, Erik Rife, Ruben Head | |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Richard Ellsworth makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Richard Ellsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 00:01 | Florida | Cameron Ruffin misses the 3 from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Richard Ellsworth gets the rebound | 34-37 |