| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ronald Foley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy White (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luis Lopez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Czeslaw Gostomski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Reuben Lawler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Chester Matthews (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Dalton (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Richard Bernhardt (fresh) PF - Cameron Ruffin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - William Texeira (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Florida | Richard Bernhardt inbounds the ball | 28-39 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee 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) | |
| 19:44 | Florida | Czeslaw Gostomski steals it from Chester Matthews | 28-39 |
| 19:38 | Tennessee | Czeslaw Gostomski can't finish the layup | 28-39 |
| 19:37 | Tennessee | Reuben Lawler tips it back up and in | 30-39 |
| 19:24 | Florida | Reuben Lawler blocks the jumper by Chester Matthews | 30-39 |
| 19:22 | Florida | William Texeira tips it but misses | 30-39 |
| 19:21 | Florida | Richard Dalton hits the follow up shot | 30-41 |
| 19:03 | Tennessee | Ronald Foley clanks a 3 from the left corner | 30-41 |
| 19:02 | Tennessee | Reuben Lawler grabs the offensive board | 30-41 |
| 18:52 | Tennessee | William Texeira is called for the reach on Czeslaw Gostomski - foul #2 on William Texeira, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| 18:44 | Tennessee | Ronald Foley makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Billy White | 33-41 |
| 18:20 | Florida | William Texeira is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on William Texeira, team foul #2 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Florida | Brian Dade (C) William Texeira | |
| 18:07 | Tennessee | Reuben Lawler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-41 |
| 17:46 | Florida | Reuben Lawler is called for the reach on Richard Dalton - foul #2 on Reuben Lawler, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| 17:36 | Florida | Richard Dalton loses the dribble to Ronald Foley | 33-41 |
| 17:13 | Tennessee | Billy White is hacked by Cameron Ruffin - foul #1 on Cameron Ruffin, team foul #3 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerome Holland (SG), Dale Williams (SF) Billy White, Luis Lopez | |
| Subs | Florida | Antonio Birdsong (SG), Erik Rife (C) Richard Dalton, Cameron Ruffin | |
| 16:57 | Tennessee | Dale Williams scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-41 |
| 16:44 | Florida | Brian Dade scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Erik Rife | 35-43 |
| 16:18 | Tennessee | Reuben Lawler drills a turnaround in the lane | 37-43 |
| 16:07 | Florida | Erik Rife blows the layup but he's fouled by Reuben Lawler - foul #3 on Reuben Lawler, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Rick Folkerts (SG), Luis Lopez (SF), Milton Schwebke (C) Ronald Foley, Czeslaw Gostomski, Reuben Lawler | |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Dalton (SG), Cameron Ruffin (PF) Chester Matthews, Richard Bernhardt | |
| 16:07 | Florida | Erik Rife makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 16:07 | Florida | Erik Rife makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 15:51 | Tennessee | Dale Williams blows the layup | 37-45 |
| 15:49 | Florida | Erik Rife pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jerome Holland (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SG - Rick Folkerts (fresh) SF - Luis Lopez (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Milton Schwebke (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Antonio Birdsong (fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. SG - Richard Dalton (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Erik Rife (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cameron Ruffin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Brian Dade (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Florida | Brian Dade is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Brian Dade, team foul #4 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Billy White (SG) Rick Folkerts | |
| Subs | Florida | William Texeira (C) Brian Dade | |
| 15:17 | Tennessee | Milton Schwebke hits a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Luis Lopez | 39-45 |
| 14:54 | Florida | Antonio Birdsong misses the lay-in | 39-45 |
| 14:52 | Tennessee | Jerome Holland snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 14:34 | Tennessee | Luis Lopez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronald Foley (PG), Czeslaw Gostomski (PF), Reuben Lawler (C) Jerome Holland, Luis Lopez, Milton Schwebke | |
| Subs | Florida | Chester Matthews (PG), Richard Bernhardt (SF), Ruben Head (PF) Antonio Birdsong, Erik Rife, Cameron Ruffin | |
| 14:13 | Florida | Billy White steals the ball from Ruben Head | 39-45 |
| 14:08 | Tennessee | Ronald Foley makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Billy White | 42-45 |
| 13:54 | Florida | Richard Bernhardt can't connect on a floater from close range | 42-45 |
| 13:52 | Florida | Ruben Head pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 13:32 | Florida | William Texeira misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-45 |
| 13:31 | Tennessee | Czeslaw Gostomski grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 13:17 | Tennessee | Dale Williams hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ronald Foley | 44-45 |
| 13:14 | Florida | Chester Matthews throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Rick Folkerts (SG), Luis Lopez (SF) Billy White, Dale Williams | |
| Subs | Florida | Antonio Birdsong (SG), Cameron Ruffin (PF) Richard Dalton, Ruben Head | |
| 12:50 | Tennessee | Rick Folkerts scores on a shot from the right side | 46-45 |
| 12:23 | Florida | Chester Matthews buries a turnaround in the paint | 46-47 |
| 12:11 | Tennessee | Chester Matthews is called for the reach on Ronald Foley - foul #3 on Chester Matthews, team foul #5 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerome Holland (SG), Milton Schwebke (C) Rick Folkerts, Reuben Lawler | |
| Subs | Florida | Brian Dade (SF), Erik Rife (C) Richard Bernhardt, William Texeira | |
| 11:51 | Tennessee | Milton Schwebke misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Erik Rife - foul #2 on Erik Rife, team foul #6 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dale Williams (SF) Luis Lopez | |
| Subs | Florida | | |
| 11:51 | Tennessee | Milton Schwebke makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 11:51 | Tennessee | Milton Schwebke makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ronald Foley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerome Holland (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. SF - Dale Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Czeslaw Gostomski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Milton Schwebke (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Chester Matthews (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Antonio Birdsong (fresh) 1 pts. 6 ast. SF - Brian Dade (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Cameron Ruffin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Erik Rife (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Florida | Antonio Birdsong hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 48-47 |
| 11:41 | Tennessee | Dale Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 11:34 | Tennessee | Milton Schwebke connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Foley | 50-47 |
| 11:13 | Florida | Antonio Birdsong can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Czeslaw Gostomski - foul #3 on Czeslaw Gostomski, team foul #3 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Billy White (SG) Ronald Foley | |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Dalton (SG), Ruben Head (C) Chester Matthews, Cameron Ruffin | |
| 11:13 | Florida | Antonio Birdsong makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 11:13 | Florida | Antonio Birdsong makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 11:06 | Tennessee | Milton Schwebke clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-49 |
| 11:05 | Florida | Brian Dade gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| 10:45 | Florida | Brian Dade is fouled on the floor by Dale Williams - foul #1 on Dale Williams, team foul #4 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Luis Lopez (SF), Reuben Lawler (C) Czeslaw Gostomski, Milton Schwebke | |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Bernhardt (SF) Ruben Head | |
| 10:30 | Florida | Erik Rife is fouled on the floor by Dale Williams - foul #2 on Dale Williams, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Florida | Chester Matthews (PG) Antonio Birdsong | |
| 10:20 | Florida | Richard Dalton can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Jerome Holland - foul #2 on Jerome Holland, team foul #6 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronald Foley (PG) Jerome Holland | |
| Subs | Florida | William Texeira (C) Erik Rife | |
| 10:20 | Florida | Richard Dalton misses the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 10:20 | Florida | Richard Dalton makes the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 09:58 | Tennessee | Billy White connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Reuben Lawler | 52-50 |
| 09:40 | Florida | Dale Williams is called for the reach on Brian Dade - foul #3 on Dale Williams, team foul #7 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Czeslaw Gostomski (PF) Dale Williams | |
| Subs | Florida | Cameron Ruffin (PF) Richard Bernhardt | |
| 09:40 | Florida | Brian Dade makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 09:40 | Florida | Brian Dade misses the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 09:40 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Reuben Lawler | 52-51 |
| 09:18 | Tennessee | Billy White misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 52-51 |
| 09:16 | Tennessee | Luis Lopez grabs the offensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 09:00 | Tennessee | Billy White clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 52-51 |
| 08:58 | Florida | Cameron Ruffin gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| 08:38 | Florida | Chester Matthews banks in the layup | 52-53 |
| 08:16 | Tennessee | Cameron Ruffin swats the layup by Billy White | 52-53 |
| 08:14 | Tennessee | Ronald Foley gets the offensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 08:02 | Tennessee | Luis Lopez lays it up and in | 54-53 |
| 07:57 | Florida | Chester Matthews drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 54-55 |
| 07:36 | Tennessee | Reuben Lawler hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-55 |
| 07:34 | Florida | Chester Matthews gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ronald Foley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Luis Lopez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Czeslaw Gostomski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Reuben Lawler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Chester Matthews (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Dalton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Brian Dade (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cameron Ruffin (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - William Texeira (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Florida | Chester Matthews makes the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Dalton | 54-57 |
| 07:11 | Tennessee | Reuben Lawler hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-57 |
| 07:10 | Florida | The rebound goes to Chester Matthews | 54-57 |
| 06:49 | Florida | Chester Matthews is fouled on the floor by Ronald Foley - foul #3 on Ronald Foley, team foul #8 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerome Holland (PG), Rick Folkerts (SG), Dale Williams (SF), Milton Schwebke (C) Ronald Foley, Billy White, Luis Lopez, Reuben Lawler | |
| Subs | Florida | Antonio Birdsong (SG), Richard Bernhardt (SF), Erik Rife (PF), Ruben Head (C) Richard Dalton, Brian Dade, Cameron Ruffin, William Texeira | |
| 06:49 | Florida | Chester Matthews misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 06:49 | Tennessee | Czeslaw Gostomski grabs the board | 54-57 |
| 06:34 | Tennessee | Dale Williams misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-57 |
| 06:33 | Tennessee | Jerome Holland hits the follow up shot | 56-57 |
| 06:25 | Florida | Dale Williams is called for the reach on Richard Bernhardt - foul #4 on Dale Williams, team foul #9 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Florida | Robert Perry (SG) Chester Matthews | |
| 06:25 | Florida | Richard Bernhardt misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 06:25 | Tennessee | Czeslaw Gostomski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 05:59 | Tennessee | Jerome Holland blows the layup | 56-57 |
| 05:58 | Tennessee | Dale Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 05:37 | Tennessee | Erik Rife takes the ball from Rick Folkerts | 56-57 |
| 05:16 | Florida | Erik Rife is hacked by Milton Schwebke - foul #1 on Milton Schwebke, team foul #10 | 56-57 |
| 05:16 | Tennessee | The refs have stopped play. Jerome Holland is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 56-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronald Foley (PG) Jerome Holland | |
| Subs | Florida | Cameron Ruffin (PF) Ruben Head | |
| 05:16 | Florida | Erik Rife misses the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 05:16 | Florida | Erik Rife misses the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 05:16 | Tennessee | Milton Schwebke grabs the board | 56-57 |
| 05:01 | Tennessee | Rick Folkerts can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 56-57 |
| 04:59 | Florida | Antonio Birdsong pulls down the rebound | 56-57 |
| 04:37 | Florida | Czeslaw Gostomski steals the ball from Erik Rife | 56-57 |
| 04:24 | Tennessee | Erik Rife steps in front of the Milton Schwebke pass | 56-57 |
| 04:15 | Florida | Cameron Ruffin connects on the fadeaway near the basket | 56-59 |
| 04:11 | Tennessee | Richard Bernhardt denies the turnaround by Rick Folkerts | 56-59 |
| 04:10 | Florida | Erik Rife gets the rebound | 56-59 |
| 03:57 | Florida | Richard Bernhardt knocks in the shot from the left block and he's hacked by Czeslaw Gostomski - foul #4 on Czeslaw Gostomski, team foul #11 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Billy White (SG), Luis Lopez (SF), Reuben Lawler (C) Rick Folkerts, Czeslaw Gostomski, Milton Schwebke | |
| Subs | Florida | Chester Matthews (PG), Richard Dalton (SG), William Texeira (C) Antonio Birdsong, Robert Perry, Erik Rife | |
| 03:57 | Florida | Richard Bernhardt makes the free throw | 56-62 |
| 03:41 | Tennessee | Reuben Lawler can't finish the layup | 56-62 |
| 03:40 | Florida | Cameron Ruffin pulls down the rebound | 56-62 |
| 03:26 | Florida | Cameron Ruffin jams it set up by Richard Bernhardt | 56-64 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Ronald Foley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Billy White (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Luis Lopez (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dale Williams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Reuben Lawler (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Florida | PG - Chester Matthews (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Dalton (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Bernhardt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Cameron Ruffin (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - William Texeira (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:14 | Tennessee | Billy White clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-64 |
| 03:12 | Florida | The rebound goes to Cameron Ruffin | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:53 | Florida | William Texeira is whistled for traveling | 56-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerome Holland (PG), Czeslaw Gostomski (PF) Ronald Foley, Dale Williams | |
| Subs | Florida | Brian Dade (SF), Ruben Head (PF) Richard Bernhardt, Cameron Ruffin | |
| 02:36 | Tennessee | Reuben Lawler clanks a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Ruben Head - foul #3 on Ruben Head, team foul #7 | 56-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Florida | Erik Rife (PF) William Texeira | |
| 02:36 | Tennessee | Reuben Lawler makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 02:36 | Tennessee | Reuben Lawler makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:34 | Florida | Florida calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronald Foley (PG) Jerome Holland | |
| Subs | Florida | Richard Bernhardt (SF), Cameron Ruffin (PF), William Texeira (C) Brian Dade, Erik Rife, Ruben Head | |
| 02:26 | Florida | Chester Matthews can't connect on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Luis Lopez - foul #1 on Luis Lopez, team foul #12 | 58-64 |
| 02:26 | Florida | Chester Matthews makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 02:26 | Florida | Chester Matthews misses the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 02:26 | Tennessee | Reuben Lawler grabs the defensive rebound | 58-65 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee 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) | |
| 02:08 | Tennessee | Reuben Lawler can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 58-65 |
| 02:06 | Florida | Cameron Ruffin gets the rebound | 58-65 |
| 01:49 | Florida | Richard Dalton hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Chester Matthews | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:35 | Tennessee | Ronald Foley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 58-67 |
| 01:34 | Tennessee | Czeslaw Gostomski tips it in | 60-67 |
| 01:15 | Florida | Chester Matthews knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Dalton | 60-70 |
| 01:08 | Tennessee | Reuben Lawler drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Florida | Richard Bernhardt connects on the floater from the baseline | 62-72 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Tennessee | Richard Dalton picks off the pass by Billy White | 62-72 |
| 00:37 | Florida | Richard Dalton can't finish the layup | 62-72 |
| 00:35 | Florida | Chester Matthews can't tip it in | 62-72 |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Reuben Lawler grabs the defensive rebound | 62-72 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Ronald Foley misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-72 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | Reuben Lawler grabs the offensive rebound | 62-72 |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | Reuben Lawler comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-72 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Reuben Lawler pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-72 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | Ronald Foley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 62-72 |
| 00:22 | Tennessee | Reuben Lawler grabs the offensive rebound | 62-72 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | Luis Lopez misses the easy layup | 62-72 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee | Luis Lopez grabs the offensive rebound | 62-72 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Cameron Ruffin blocks the short jumper by Ronald Foley | 62-72 |
| 00:15 | Florida | William Texeira pulls down the rebound | 62-72 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Florida | Florida is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Florida | Chester Matthews runs out the clock | 62-72 |