| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) SG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) SF - Edward Bond (fresh) PF - William Rinehart (fresh) C - James Hickman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - John Damm (fresh) SG - Oscar Cruz (fresh) SF - Richard Vaillancourt (fresh) PF - Shane Easley (fresh) C - Wesley Brunetti (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | James Hickman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan | Michigan is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:58 | Kentucky | Shane Easley steps in front of the James Hickman pass in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Michigan | Richard Vaillancourt is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | James Hickman grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Michigan | John Damm is fouled on the floor by Darryl Allen - foul #1 on Darryl Allen, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Michigan | Wesley Brunetti can't connect on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Darryl Allen - foul #2 on Darryl Allen, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Jackson (PG) Darryl Allen | |
| Subs | Michigan | | |
| 18:49 | Michigan | Wesley Brunetti makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:49 | Michigan | Wesley Brunetti misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:49 | Kentucky | James Hickman gets the rebound | 0-1 |
| 18:35 | Kentucky | Shane Easley steps in front of the Jimmy Jackson pass | 0-1 |
| 18:27 | Michigan | Richard Vaillancourt is hacked by Edward Bond - foul #1 on Edward Bond, team foul #3 | 0-1 |
| 18:22 | Michigan | Wesley Brunetti knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Shane Easley | 0-3 |
| 17:53 | Kentucky | James Hickman misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Wesley Brunetti - foul #1 on Wesley Brunetti, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Michael Boughner (C) Wesley Brunetti | |
| 17:53 | Kentucky | James Hickman misses the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 17:53 | Kentucky | James Hickman makes the 2nd free throw | 1-3 |
| 17:35 | Michigan | Richard Vaillancourt drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 1-5 |
| 17:31 | Kentucky | John Damm is called for the reach on Jimmy Jackson in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Damm, team foul #2 | 1-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Edward Sheets (SF) Richard Vaillancourt | |
| 17:13 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson double dribbles | 1-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andrew Craft (SG) Samuel Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Dennis Wenner (C) Shane Easley | |
| 17:11 | Michigan | John Damm is fouled in the backcourt by Jimmy Jackson - foul #1 on Jimmy Jackson, team foul #4 | 1-5 |
| 16:57 | Michigan | Edward Sheets hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 1-5 |
| 16:55 | Michigan | Edward Sheets tips it back up and in | 1-7 |
| 16:40 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft misses short on a runner from the right block | 1-7 |
| 16:39 | Kentucky | William Rinehart tips it back up and in | 3-7 |
| 16:13 | Michigan | Edward Sheets makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from John Damm | 3-9 |
| 15:51 | Kentucky | James Hickman is hacked by Dennis Wenner - foul #1 on Dennis Wenner, team foul #3 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (SG), Micheal Pruett (PF), William Gholston (C) Edward Bond, William Rinehart, James Hickman | |
| Subs | Michigan | Richard Vaillancourt (SF), Shane Easley (PF), Wesley Brunetti (C) Edward Sheets, Michael Boughner, Dennis Wenner | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jimmy Jackson (fairly fresh) SG - Samuel Johnson (fairly fresh) SF - Andrew Craft (fresh) PF - Micheal Pruett (fresh) C - William Gholston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - John Damm (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Oscar Cruz (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Vaillancourt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shane Easley (fresh) 2 stl. C - Wesley Brunetti (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Kentucky | Micheal Pruett makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Samuel Johnson | 5-9 |
| 15:11 | Michigan | Oscar Cruz misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 15:10 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft pulls down the rebound | 5-9 |
| 15:03 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson travels in the backcourt | 5-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Hensley (SF) Samuel Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Mark McLean (PG), Jonathan Godwin (SG) John Damm, Oscar Cruz | |
| 14:45 | Michigan | William Gholston takes the ball from Jonathan Godwin | 5-9 |
| 14:16 | Kentucky | Wesley Brunetti is called for the reach on Richard Hensley - foul #2 on Wesley Brunetti, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Edward Bond (SF), William Rinehart (PF) Richard Hensley, William Gholston | |
| Subs | Michigan | Dennis Wenner (C) Wesley Brunetti | |
| 13:53 | Kentucky | Micheal Pruett scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Jimmy Jackson | 7-9 |
| 13:32 | Michigan | Jonathan Godwin is hacked by Micheal Pruett - foul #1 on Micheal Pruett, team foul #5 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (SG) Andrew Craft | |
| Subs | Michigan | Oscar Cruz (SG), Edward Sheets (SF), Michael Boughner (PF) Jonathan Godwin, Richard Vaillancourt, Shane Easley | |
| 13:15 | Michigan | Mark McLean misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-9 |
| 13:13 | Michigan | Edward Sheets snags the offensive board | 7-9 |
| 13:05 | Michigan | Oscar Cruz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 13:04 | Michigan | Dennis Wenner snags the offensive board | 7-9 |
| 12:56 | Michigan | Oscar Cruz clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 12:55 | Kentucky | William Rinehart snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 12:36 | Kentucky | The jump hook by William Rinehart is blocked by Dennis Wenner | 7-9 |
| 12:34 | Michigan | Edward Sheets grabs the board | 7-9 |
| 12:20 | Michigan | Michael Boughner banks in the layup on a great pass from Oscar Cruz and he's hacked by William Rinehart - foul #1 on William Rinehart, team foul #6 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andrew Craft (SG), Richard Hensley (SF), James Hickman (C) Samuel Johnson, Edward Bond, William Rinehart | |
| Subs | Michigan | John Damm (PG), Jonathan Godwin (SG), Richard Vaillancourt (SF), Shane Easley (PF) Mark McLean, Oscar Cruz, Edward Sheets, Dennis Wenner | |
| 12:20 | Michigan | Michael Boughner makes the free throw | 7-12 |
| 11:51 | Kentucky | James Hickman drills a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Hensley | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jimmy Jackson (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Craft (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Hensley (fresh) PF - Micheal Pruett (tiring) 4 pts. C - James Hickman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - John Damm (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Godwin (fresh) SF - Richard Vaillancourt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shane Easley (fresh) 2 stl. C - Michael Boughner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Michigan | Shane Easley misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 9-12 |
| 11:30 | Michigan | Michael Boughner grabs the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 11:10 | Michigan | James Hickman steals it from Shane Easley | 9-12 |
| 10:55 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Damm - foul #2 on John Damm, team foul #5 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (SG), Edward Bond (SF) Jimmy Jackson, Richard Hensley | |
| Subs | Michigan | Mark McLean (PG), Oscar Cruz (SG) John Damm, Jonathan Godwin | |
| 10:55 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft misses the 1st free throw | 9-12 |
| 10:55 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft makes the 2nd free throw | 10-12 |
| 10:34 | Michigan | Mark McLean connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Oscar Cruz | 10-14 |
| 10:13 | Kentucky | Micheal Pruett is hacked by Oscar Cruz - foul #1 on Oscar Cruz, team foul #6 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Rinehart (PF) James Hickman | |
| Subs | Michigan | Edward Sheets (SF), James Busby (PF) Richard Vaillancourt, Shane Easley | |
| 09:57 | Kentucky | James Busby denies the turnaround by Micheal Pruett | 10-14 |
| 09:55 | Kentucky | Micheal Pruett gets the offensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 09:39 | Kentucky | The jumper by William Rinehart is denied by Michael Boughner | 10-14 |
| 09:38 | Michigan | Mark McLean grabs the board | 10-14 |
| 09:12 | Michigan | Michael Boughner misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 10-14 |
| 09:10 | Kentucky | Edward Bond gets the rebound | 10-14 |
| 09:06 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson travels in the backcourt | 10-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Jackson (PG), James Hickman (C) Edward Bond, Samuel Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jonathan Godwin (SG), Shane Easley (PF), Dennis Wenner (C) Oscar Cruz, James Busby, Michael Boughner | |
| 08:44 | Michigan | Mark McLean can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-14 |
| 08:43 | Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Sheets | 10-14 |
| 08:31 | Michigan | Mark McLean banks in the layup on a great pass from Jonathan Godwin | 10-16 |
| 08:14 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Mark McLean - foul #1 on Mark McLean, team foul #7 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Edward Bond (SF), William Gholston (PF) William Rinehart, Micheal Pruett | |
| Subs | Michigan | Richard Vaillancourt (SF) Edward Sheets | |
| 08:14 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft misses the 1st free throw | 10-16 |
| 08:14 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft makes the 2nd free throw | 11-16 |
| 08:03 | Michigan | Richard Vaillancourt connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 11-18 |
| 07:34 | Kentucky | Edward Bond misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 11-18 |
| 07:33 | Michigan | Richard Vaillancourt grabs the defensive rebound | 11-18 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jimmy Jackson (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Craft (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Edward Bond (fairly fresh) PF - William Gholston (fresh) C - James Hickman (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - Mark McLean (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Jonathan Godwin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Vaillancourt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Shane Easley (fresh) 2 stl. C - Dennis Wenner (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Michigan | Mark McLean can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jimmy Jackson - foul #2 on Jimmy Jackson, team foul #7 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Hensley (SF), Taylor Conklin (C) Jimmy Jackson, James Hickman | |
| Subs | Michigan | Oscar Cruz (SG), Michael Boughner (C) Jonathan Godwin, Dennis Wenner | |
| 07:14 | Michigan | Mark McLean makes the 1st free throw | 11-19 |
| 07:14 | Michigan | Mark McLean makes the 2nd free throw | 11-20 |
| 06:45 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft is fouled on the floor by Oscar Cruz - foul #2 on Oscar Cruz, team foul #8 | 11-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (SG), William Rinehart (PF) Edward Bond, Taylor Conklin | |
| Subs | Michigan | John Dunham (SG), James Busby (PF) Oscar Cruz, Shane Easley | |
| 06:45 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft misses the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 06:45 | Michigan | The rebound goes to James Busby | 11-20 |
| 06:31 | Michigan | Michael Boughner's floater is tipped away by Richard Hensley | 11-20 |
| 06:29 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson pulls down the rebound | 11-20 |
| 06:02 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-20 |
| 06:00 | Michigan | The rebound goes to Richard Vaillancourt | 11-20 |
| 05:37 | Michigan | Mark McLean works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Busby | 11-23 |
| 05:08 | Kentucky | William Rinehart throws it down set up by Richard Hensley | 13-23 |
| 04:39 | Michigan | Michael Boughner can't connect on a runner from the right block | 13-23 |
| 04:38 | Michigan | Richard Vaillancourt can't tip it in | 13-23 |
| 04:37 | Kentucky | William Gholston grabs the board | 13-23 |
| 04:12 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's fouled by John Dunham - foul #1 on John Dunham, team foul #9 | 13-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Jackson (PG), Edward Bond (SF), Micheal Pruett (PF), James Hickman (C) Samuel Johnson, Richard Hensley, William Rinehart, William Gholston | |
| Subs | Michigan | John Damm (PG), Oscar Cruz (SG), Edward Sheets (SF), Shane Easley (PF), Dennis Wenner (C) Mark McLean, John Dunham, Richard Vaillancourt, James Busby, Michael Boughner | |
| 04:12 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft misses the 1st free throw | 13-23 |
| 04:12 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft makes the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 04:12 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft makes the 3rd free throw | 15-23 |
| 03:57 | Michigan | John Damm blows the layup but the foul's on Edward Bond - foul #2 on Edward Bond, team foul #8 | 15-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG) Andrew Craft | |
| Subs | Michigan | Wesley Brunetti (C) Dennis Wenner | |
| 03:57 | Michigan | John Damm makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 03:57 | Michigan | John Damm makes the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 03:36 | Kentucky | Micheal Pruett is denied on a layup by Wesley Brunetti | 15-25 |
| 03:34 | Michigan | Oscar Cruz grabs the defensive rebound | 15-25 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) SG - Jimmy Jackson (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Edward Bond (fairly fresh) PF - Micheal Pruett (tiring) 4 pts. C - James Hickman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan | PG - John Damm (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Cruz (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edward Sheets (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shane Easley (fresh) 2 stl. C - Wesley Brunetti (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:10 | Michigan | John Damm buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Oscar Cruz | 15-27 |
| 03:04 | Kentucky | Jimmy Jackson is hacked by Oscar Cruz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Oscar Cruz, team foul #10 | 15-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Michigan | Jonathan Godwin (SG) Oscar Cruz | |
| 03:04 | Kentucky | Jimmy Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 16-27 |
| 03:04 | Kentucky | Jimmy Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-27 |
| 02:49 | Michigan | Shane Easley misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Micheal Pruett - foul #2 on Micheal Pruett, team foul #9 | 17-27 |
| 02:49 | Michigan | Shane Easley misses the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 02:49 | Michigan | Shane Easley makes the 2nd free throw | 17-28 |
| 02:47 | Kentucky | John Damm takes the ball from Micheal Pruett in the backcourt | 17-28 |
| 02:46 | Michigan | John Damm banks in the layup | 17-30 |
| 02:18 | Kentucky | Shane Easley denies the turnaround by Jimmy Jackson | 17-30 |
| 02:17 | Michigan | Wesley Brunetti pulls down the rebound | 17-30 |
| 02:07 | Michigan | Edward Sheets can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Jimmy Jackson - foul #3 on Jimmy Jackson, team foul #10 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (SG), William Rinehart (PF) Jimmy Jackson, James Hickman | |
| Subs | Michigan | Dennis Wenner (C) Wesley Brunetti | |
| 02:07 | Michigan | Edward Sheets misses the 1st free throw | 17-30 |
| 02:07 | Michigan | Edward Sheets makes the 2nd free throw | 17-31 |
| 01:51 | Kentucky | Micheal Pruett lays it up and in on a nice dish by Darryl Allen | 19-31 |
| 01:34 | Michigan | Shane Easley makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Jonathan Godwin | 19-33 |
| 01:32 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andrew Craft (SG), William Gholston (C) Samuel Johnson, Micheal Pruett | |
| Subs | Michigan | Richard Vaillancourt (SF), James Busby (PF) Edward Sheets, Shane Easley | |
| 01:21 | Michigan | William Gholston takes the ball from Richard Vaillancourt | 19-33 |
| 01:02 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-33 |
| 00:40 | Michigan | John Damm loses the dribble to Edward Bond | 22-33 |
| 00:38 | Kentucky | John Damm steals the ball from William Rinehart in the backcourt | 22-33 |
| 00:37 | Michigan | Richard Vaillancourt lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Damm | 22-35 |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 00:01 | Michigan | John Damm hits a jumpshot from the left side | 25-37 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 25-37 |