| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Sinnott (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Bruce Michael (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Frank Lee (fresh) PF - Oswaldo Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ming-Hoa Chin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Bart Quintal (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmie Dimatteo (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Harold Ojeda (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Travis Lococo (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jack Brett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Methodist | Frank Lee inbounds the ball | 25-34 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Michael hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | Jack Brett gets the rebound | 25-34 |
| 19:16 | Kentucky | Travis Lococo double dribbles | 25-34 |
| 19:12 | Southern Methodist | Jack Brett steps in front of the Oswaldo Gallo pass in the backcourt | 25-34 |
| 18:58 | Kentucky | Bart Quintal misses the 3 from the left corner | 25-34 |
| 18:57 | Southern Methodist | Ming-Hoa Chin grabs the defensive rebound | 25-34 |
| 18:55 | Southern Methodist | John Sinnott is hacked by Bart Quintal in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bart Quintal, team foul #1 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Corey Linkous (SF) Frank Lee | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andrew Skorupski (PG), Lester Hicks (SF), Dikembe Amoroso (PF), David Toro (C) Bart Quintal, Harold Ojeda, Travis Lococo, Jack Brett | |
| 18:27 | Southern Methodist | John Sinnott drills a jumper from the free throw line | 27-34 |
| 18:23 | Kentucky | Bruce Michael picks off the pass by Dikembe Amoroso in the backcourt | 27-34 |
| 18:06 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Michael can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-34 |
| 18:04 | Southern Methodist | Oswaldo Gallo grabs the offensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 17:42 | Southern Methodist | Ming-Hoa Chin misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-34 |
| 17:41 | Kentucky | Lester Hicks grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 17:37 | Kentucky | Dikembe Amoroso's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-34 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Dema Zaneski (SG), Frank Lee (SF), Philip Gray (C) Bruce Michael, Corey Linkous, Ming-Hoa Chin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bart Quintal (PG), Ralph Harris (SG), Harold Ojeda (SF), Travis Lococo (PF), Jack Brett (C) Andrew Skorupski, Jimmie Dimatteo, Lester Hicks, Dikembe Amoroso, David Toro | |
| 17:24 | Southern Methodist | Oswaldo Gallo's fadeaway is rejected by Travis Lococo | 27-34 |
| 17:23 | Southern Methodist | Frank Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 17:10 | Southern Methodist | Dema Zaneski can't connect on a floater from the left side | 27-34 |
| 17:08 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jack Brett | 27-34 |
| 17:05 | Kentucky | Ralph Harris is fouled in the backcourt by Dema Zaneski - foul #1 on Dema Zaneski, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Kevin Cook (SF) Frank Lee | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Severson (PF) Travis Lococo | |
| 16:52 | Kentucky | Dema Zaneski is called for the reach on Ralph Harris - foul #2 on Dema Zaneski, team foul #2 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jimmy Russell (C) Oswaldo Gallo | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:35 | Kentucky | Ralph Harris misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-34 |
| 16:33 | Southern Methodist | Kevin Cook grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 16:31 | Southern Methodist | Jack Brett steals the ball from Dema Zaneski in the backcourt | 27-34 |
| 16:13 | Kentucky | Ralph Harris misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-34 |
| 16:12 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson can't tip it in | 27-34 |
| 16:11 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Jimmy Russell | 27-34 |
| 15:42 | Southern Methodist | John Sinnott hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 27-34 |
| 15:41 | Kentucky | Jack Brett pulls down the rebound | 27-34 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Sinnott (tiring) 11 pts. SG - Dema Zaneski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Cook (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip Gray (fairly fresh) C - Jimmy Russell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Bart Quintal (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ralph Harris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Harold Ojeda (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Severson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jack Brett (tiring) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | Bart Quintal misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 27-34 |
| 15:14 | Kentucky | Jack Brett snags the offensive board | 27-34 |
| 14:46 | Kentucky | Harold Ojeda misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-34 |
| 14:45 | Southern Methodist | Jimmy Russell snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| 14:20 | Southern Methodist | Kevin Cook's pass is intercepted by Bart Quintal | 27-34 |
| 13:51 | Kentucky | Harold Ojeda throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-34 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Charley Fulp (PG), Bruce Michael (SG), Frank Lee (SF), Oswaldo Gallo (PF), Ming-Hoa Chin (C) John Sinnott, Dema Zaneski, Kevin Cook, Philip Gray, Jimmy Russell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andrew Skorupski (PG), Jimmie Dimatteo (SG), Lester Hicks (SF), Travis Lococo (PF), David Toro (C) Bart Quintal, Ralph Harris, Harold Ojeda, Anthony Severson, Jack Brett | |
| 13:49 | Southern Methodist | Charley Fulp is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 27-34 |
| 13:37 | Kentucky | David Toro is hacked by Ming-Hoa Chin - foul #2 on Ming-Hoa Chin, team foul #3 | 27-34 |
| 13:10 | Kentucky | Lester Hicks can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-34 |
| 13:09 | Southern Methodist | Frank Lee pulls down the rebound | 27-34 |
| 12:42 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Michael hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 27-34 |
| 12:41 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Travis Lococo | 27-34 |
| 12:15 | Kentucky | David Toro lays it in on a nice dish by Jimmie Dimatteo | 27-36 |
| 11:54 | Southern Methodist | Ming-Hoa Chin's layup is rejected by David Toro | 27-36 |
| 11:52 | Southern Methodist | Frank Lee pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-36 |
| 11:31 | Southern Methodist | Charley Fulp hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-36 |
| 11:29 | Kentucky | Travis Lococo grabs the board | 27-36 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Charley Fulp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Bruce Michael (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Frank Lee (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Oswaldo Gallo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ming-Hoa Chin (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Andrew Skorupski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jimmie Dimatteo (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Lester Hicks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Travis Lococo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Toro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:07 | Kentucky | Travis Lococo connects on the runner from the left block set up by Andrew Skorupski and the foul's on Ming-Hoa Chin - foul #3 on Ming-Hoa Chin, team foul #4 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Sinnott (PG), Dema Zaneski (SG), Corey Linkous (SF) Charley Fulp, Bruce Michael, Frank Lee | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bart Quintal (PG), Harold Ojeda (SF), Dikembe Amoroso (C) Andrew Skorupski, Lester Hicks, David Toro | |
| 11:07 | Kentucky | Travis Lococo makes the free throw | 27-39 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 10:44 | Southern Methodist | Travis Lococo picks off the pass by Ming-Hoa Chin | 27-39 |
| 10:24 | Kentucky | Bart Quintal comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 27-39 |
| 10:23 | Kentucky | Dikembe Amoroso gets the offensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 10:04 | Kentucky | Jimmie Dimatteo misses the lay-in | 27-39 |
| 10:03 | Southern Methodist | Ming-Hoa Chin gets the rebound | 27-39 |
| 09:45 | Southern Methodist | Ming-Hoa Chin hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Dema Zaneski and the foul's on Harold Ojeda - foul #4 on Harold Ojeda, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Bruce Michael (SG), Frank Lee (SF) Dema Zaneski, Corey Linkous | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andrew Skorupski (PG), Ralph Harris (SG), Lester Hicks (SF), David Toro (C) Bart Quintal, Jimmie Dimatteo, Harold Ojeda, Travis Lococo | |
| 09:45 | Southern Methodist | Ming-Hoa Chin makes the free throw | 30-39 |
| 09:22 | Kentucky | Dikembe Amoroso scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Toro | 30-41 |
| 09:20 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Michael's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-41 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Kevin Cook (SF), Philip Gray (C) Frank Lee, Ming-Hoa Chin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 09:03 | Kentucky | Ralph Harris can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Philip Gray - foul #1 on Philip Gray, team foul #5 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jack Brett (C) David Toro | |
| 09:03 | Kentucky | Ralph Harris makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 09:03 | Kentucky | Ralph Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 30-43 |
| 09:01 | Southern Methodist | Bruce Michael is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Harris - foul #1 on Ralph Harris, team foul #3 | 30-43 |
| 08:45 | Southern Methodist | John Sinnott misses short on a floater from the right side | 30-43 |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Dikembe Amoroso pulls down the rebound | 30-43 |
| 08:21 | Kentucky | Ralph Harris makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-46 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:04 | Southern Methodist | John Sinnott can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-46 |
| 08:02 | Kentucky | Dikembe Amoroso grabs the defensive rebound | 30-46 |
| 07:37 | Kentucky | Oswaldo Gallo steals it from Lester Hicks | 30-46 |
| 07:10 | Southern Methodist | Oswaldo Gallo dunks the ball | 32-46 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Sinnott (tired) 11 pts. SG - Bruce Michael (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Cook (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oswaldo Gallo (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Philip Gray (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Andrew Skorupski (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Harris (tiring) 12 pts. SF - Lester Hicks (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Dikembe Amoroso (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jack Brett (tired) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 06:52 | Kentucky | Andrew Skorupski makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jack Brett | 32-49 |
| 06:47 | Southern Methodist | Oswaldo Gallo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-49 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Charley Fulp (PG), Dema Zaneski (SG), Corey Linkous (SF), Jimmy Russell (PF), Ming-Hoa Chin (C) John Sinnott, Bruce Michael, Kevin Cook, Oswaldo Gallo, Philip Gray | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bart Quintal (PG), Jimmie Dimatteo (SG), Harold Ojeda (SF), Anthony Severson (PF), David Toro (C) Andrew Skorupski, Ralph Harris, Lester Hicks, Dikembe Amoroso, Jack Brett | |
| 06:28 | Kentucky | Harold Ojeda's pass is intercepted by Charley Fulp | 32-49 |
| 06:22 | Southern Methodist | Dema Zaneski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-49 |
| 06:21 | Kentucky | David Toro snags the defensive board | 32-49 |
| 06:00 | Kentucky | Jimmie Dimatteo misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-49 |
| 05:59 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson tips it in | 32-51 |
| 05:41 | Southern Methodist | Dema Zaneski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-51 |
| 05:40 | Southern Methodist | Ming-Hoa Chin snags the offensive board | 32-51 |
| 05:28 | Southern Methodist | Charley Fulp knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line and the foul's on Bart Quintal - foul #4 on Bart Quintal, team foul #4 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Philip Gray (C) Ming-Hoa Chin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Travis Lococo (PF) Anthony Severson | |
| 05:28 | Southern Methodist | Charley Fulp makes the free throw | 35-51 |
| 05:13 | Kentucky | David Toro misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-51 |
| 05:11 | Kentucky | Harold Ojeda grabs the offensive rebound | 35-51 |
| 04:52 | Kentucky | Jimmie Dimatteo makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Harold Ojeda and the foul's on Dema Zaneski - foul #3 on Dema Zaneski, team foul #6 | 35-53 |
| 04:52 | Kentucky | Jimmie Dimatteo makes the free throw | 35-54 |
| 04:43 | Southern Methodist | Philip Gray hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-54 |
| 04:41 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Toro | 35-54 |
| 04:12 | Kentucky | Travis Lococo knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Jimmie Dimatteo | 35-56 |
| 04:10 | Southern Methodist | Dema Zaneski is fouled in the backcourt by David Toro - foul #1 on David Toro, team foul #5 | 35-56 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andrew Skorupski (PG), Ralph Harris (SG), Lester Hicks (SF) Bart Quintal, Jimmie Dimatteo, Harold Ojeda | |
| 03:55 | Southern Methodist | Dema Zaneski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-56 |
| 03:53 | Kentucky | Travis Lococo snags the defensive board | 35-56 |
| 03:51 | Kentucky | Andrew Skorupski is fouled in the backcourt by Charley Fulp - foul #4 on Charley Fulp, team foul #7 | 35-56 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Kevin Cook (PF) Jimmy Russell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Severson (PF), Jack Brett (C) Travis Lococo, David Toro | |
| 03:51 | Kentucky | Andrew Skorupski misses the 1st free throw | 35-56 |
| 03:51 | Kentucky | Jack Brett pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-56 |
| 03:31 | Kentucky | Andrew Skorupski scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Lester Hicks | 35-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:16 | Southern Methodist | Charley Fulp misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 35-58 |
| 03:15 | Kentucky | Jack Brett grabs the defensive rebound | 35-58 |
| 02:46 | Kentucky | Ralph Harris misses the shot from the free throw line | 35-58 |
| 02:45 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Corey Linkous | 35-58 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Charley Fulp (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Dema Zaneski (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Corey Linkous (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Cook (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Philip Gray (tired) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Andrew Skorupski (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Harris (tiring) 12 pts. SF - Lester Hicks (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anthony Severson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jack Brett (tired) 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:43 | Southern Methodist | Corey Linkous double dribbles in the backcourt | 35-58 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Jimmy Russell (PF) Corey Linkous | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bart Quintal (PG), Jimmie Dimatteo (SG), Harold Ojeda (SF), Dikembe Amoroso (PF), David Toro (C) Andrew Skorupski, Ralph Harris, Lester Hicks, Anthony Severson, Jack Brett | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:18 | Kentucky | Bart Quintal hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 35-58 |
| 02:17 | Southern Methodist | Philip Gray gets the rebound | 35-58 |
| 02:14 | Southern Methodist | Dema Zaneski is fouled in the backcourt by Bart Quintal - foul #5 on Bart Quintal, team foul #6 | 35-58 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Corey Linkous (SF) Philip Gray | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andrew Skorupski (PG) Bart Quintal | |
| 02:00 | Southern Methodist | The short jumper by Jimmy Russell is denied by David Toro | 35-58 |
| 01:59 | Kentucky | Dikembe Amoroso grabs the board | 35-58 |
| 01:38 | Kentucky | David Toro hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Andrew Skorupski and the foul's on Kevin Cook - foul #1 on Kevin Cook, team foul #8 | 35-60 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Philip Gray (PF) Kevin Cook | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Travis Lococo (PF) Dikembe Amoroso | |
| 01:38 | Kentucky | David Toro makes the free throw | 35-61 |
| 01:23 | Southern Methodist | Travis Lococo blocks the jumper by Charley Fulp | 35-61 |
| 01:21 | Kentucky | David Toro grabs the defensive rebound | 35-61 |
| 01:18 | Kentucky | Charley Fulp is called for the reach on Andrew Skorupski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charley Fulp, team foul #9 | 35-61 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Kevin Cook (SF) Charley Fulp | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jack Brett (C) David Toro | |
| 01:18 | Kentucky | Andrew Skorupski makes the 1st free throw | 35-62 |
| 01:18 | Kentucky | Andrew Skorupski makes the 2nd free throw | 35-63 |
| 01:00 | Southern Methodist | Jimmy Russell makes the fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by Jack Brett - foul #1 on Jack Brett, team foul #7 | 37-63 |
| 01:00 | Southern Methodist | Jimmy Russell makes the free throw | 38-63 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Jack Brett is hacked by Philip Gray - foul #2 on Philip Gray, team foul #10 | 38-63 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Jack Brett makes the 1st free throw | 38-64 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Jack Brett misses the 2nd free throw | 38-64 |
| 00:40 | Southern Methodist | Philip Gray pulls down the rebound | 38-64 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Southern Methodist | Corey Linkous is hacked by Andrew Skorupski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andrew Skorupski, team foul #8 | 38-64 |
| 00:38 | Southern Methodist | Corey Linkous makes the 1st free throw | 39-64 |
| 00:38 | Southern Methodist | Corey Linkous makes the 2nd free throw | 40-64 |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | Travis Lococo blows the layup | 40-64 |
| 00:17 | Southern Methodist | Kevin Cook grabs the board | 40-64 |
| 00:13 | Southern Methodist | Dema Zaneski is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Dema Zaneski, team foul #11 | 40-64 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Andrew Skorupski runs out the clock | 40-64 |