| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ethan Wren (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Salisbury (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Dyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roland Smith (fresh) 3 pts. C - Henry Bryant (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Bond (fresh) PF - William Rinehart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hickman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Edward Bond inbounds the ball | 25-26 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Kentucky | William Rinehart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-26 |
| 19:25 | West Virginia | Paul Salisbury is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to William Rinehart | 25-26 |
| 19:16 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-26 |
| 19:14 | Kentucky | William Rinehart snags the offensive board | 25-26 |
| 18:53 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen travels with the ball | 25-26 |
| 18:31 | West Virginia | Ethan Wren is hacked by Darryl Allen - foul #3 on Darryl Allen, team foul #1 | 25-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Jackson (PG) Darryl Allen | |
| 18:15 | West Virginia | Paul Salisbury works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Ethan Wren | 28-26 |
| 17:53 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 28-26 |
| 17:51 | West Virginia | Paul Salisbury pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 17:25 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 17:23 | Kentucky | William Rinehart gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 17:10 | Kentucky | Edward Bond hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Paul Dyer - foul #2 on Paul Dyer, team foul #1 | 28-26 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Baumeister (SF), Raymond Paulsen (PF), Jason Sheldon (C) Paul Dyer, Roland Smith, Henry Bryant | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:10 | Kentucky | Edward Bond makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 17:10 | Kentucky | Edward Bond makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 16:53 | West Virginia | Jason Sheldon misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jimmy Jackson - foul #2 on Jimmy Jackson, team foul #2 | 28-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle (PG) Ethan Wren | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:53 | West Virginia | Jason Sheldon makes the 1st free throw | 29-28 |
| 16:53 | West Virginia | Jason Sheldon makes the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 16:46 | Kentucky | Edward Bond connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 16:43 | West Virginia | Jimmy Jackson is called for the reach on Robert Vanwinkle in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jimmy Jackson, team foul #3 | 30-31 |
| 16:23 | West Virginia | Paul Salisbury comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Samuel Johnson - foul #2 on Samuel Johnson, team foul #4 | 30-31 |
| 16:23 | West Virginia | Paul Salisbury misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 16:23 | West Virginia | Paul Salisbury makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 16:11 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Jimmy Jackson | 31-33 |
| 15:42 | West Virginia | Paul Salisbury splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Sheldon | 34-33 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Vanwinkle (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Paul Salisbury (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Baumeister (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Raymond Paulsen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Sheldon (fresh) 12 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jimmy Jackson (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Bond (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Rinehart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - James Hickman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:25 | Kentucky | James Hickman splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right side | 34-33 |
| 15:24 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson tips it home | 34-35 |
| 14:58 | West Virginia | Paul Salisbury is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-35 |
| 14:57 | Kentucky | James Hickman grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 14:39 | Kentucky | James Hickman shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Jimmy Jackson | 34-37 |
| 14:21 | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Baumeister | 37-37 |
| 14:00 | Kentucky | William Rinehart can't throw it down but he's fouled by Robert Baumeister - foul #1 on Robert Baumeister, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ethan Wren (PG), Paul Dyer (SG), Roland Smith (PF), Henry Bryant (C) Robert Vanwinkle, Paul Salisbury, Robert Baumeister, Jason Sheldon | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Andrew Craft (SG) Jimmy Jackson, Samuel Johnson | |
| 14:00 | Kentucky | William Rinehart makes the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 14:00 | Kentucky | William Rinehart makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 13:39 | West Virginia | Roland Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-39 |
| 13:37 | West Virginia | Roland Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 13:27 | West Virginia | Paul Dyer loses the dribble to Andrew Craft | 37-39 |
| 13:23 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft blows the dunk | 37-39 |
| 13:22 | Kentucky | James Hickman tips it home | 37-41 |
| 13:02 | West Virginia | Raymond Paulsen misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 13:01 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant can't tip it in | 37-41 |
| 12:59 | West Virginia | Roland Smith tips it back up and in | 39-41 |
| 12:54 | Kentucky | Paul Dyer steals the ball from Darryl Allen | 39-41 |
| 12:26 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-41 |
| 12:24 | West Virginia | Roland Smith misses the tip | 39-41 |
| 12:23 | Kentucky | James Hickman gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 11:58 | Kentucky | William Rinehart hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Ethan Wren - foul #1 on Ethan Wren, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle (SG), Jason Sheldon (PF) Raymond Paulsen, Roland Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (SG), Micheal Pruett (C) Edward Bond, James Hickman | |
| 11:58 | Kentucky | William Rinehart misses the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 11:58 | Kentucky | William Rinehart makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 11:29 | West Virginia | Samuel Johnson is called for the reach on Robert Vanwinkle - foul #3 on Samuel Johnson, team foul #5 | 39-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Gholston (C) William Rinehart | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ethan Wren (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Vanwinkle (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Paul Dyer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jason Sheldon (fresh) 12 pts. C - Henry Bryant (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Craft (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Micheal Pruett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Gholston (fresh) | |
| 11:12 | West Virginia | Jason Sheldon is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 39-42 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Salisbury (SG), Robert Baumeister (SF) Robert Vanwinkle, Paul Dyer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:57 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Samuel Johnson | 39-45 |
| 10:33 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant lays it in uncontested | 41-45 |
| 10:10 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Darryl Allen | 41-48 |
| 09:47 | West Virginia | Paul Salisbury shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right side | 41-48 |
| 09:46 | Kentucky | William Gholston gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 09:40 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Micheal Pruett is denied by Henry Bryant | 41-48 |
| 09:38 | Kentucky | Micheal Pruett grabs the offensive board | 41-48 |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-48 |
| 09:16 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 08:51 | West Virginia | Jason Sheldon lays it in | 43-48 |
| 08:30 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft scores on a floater from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 08:19 | West Virginia | Jason Sheldon comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 43-50 |
| 08:17 | Kentucky | William Gholston pulls down the rebound | 43-50 |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Micheal Pruett is blocked by Henry Bryant | 43-50 |
| 08:00 | West Virginia | Jason Sheldon grabs the board | 43-50 |
| 07:31 | West Virginia | Paul Salisbury misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-50 |
| 07:29 | West Virginia | Jason Sheldon snags the offensive board | 43-50 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Ethan Wren (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Salisbury (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Baumeister (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jason Sheldon (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Bryant (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Johnson (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Craft (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Micheal Pruett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Gholston (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:07 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Salisbury and he's hacked by Samuel Johnson - foul #4 on Samuel Johnson, team foul #6 | 45-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Vanwinkle (PG), Paul Dyer (SG), Raymond Paulsen (SF), Roland Smith (PF) Ethan Wren, Paul Salisbury, Robert Baumeister, Jason Sheldon | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Jackson (PG), Edward Bond (SF), William Rinehart (PF), James Hickman (C) Darryl Allen, Samuel Johnson, Micheal Pruett, William Gholston | |
| 07:07 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant misses the free throw | 45-50 |
| 07:07 | Kentucky | William Rinehart grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 06:49 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft double dribbles | 45-50 |
| 06:27 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 45-50 |
| 06:26 | West Virginia | Paul Dyer tips it home | 47-50 |
| 06:12 | Kentucky | The short jumper by William Rinehart is denied by Roland Smith | 47-50 |
| 06:10 | West Virginia | Paul Dyer pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 05:44 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant throws it down set up by Raymond Paulsen and he's fouled by Jimmy Jackson - foul #4 on Jimmy Jackson, team foul #7 | 49-50 |
| 05:44 | West Virginia | Henry Bryant misses the free throw | 49-50 |
| 05:44 | Kentucky | William Rinehart gets the rebound | 49-50 |
| 05:35 | Kentucky | William Rinehart's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Bryant | 49-50 |
| 05:33 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Raymond Paulsen | 49-50 |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | Roland Smith comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Andrew Craft - foul #1 on Andrew Craft, team foul #8 | 49-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Baumeister (SG) Henry Bryant | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | Roland Smith makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 05:07 | West Virginia | Roland Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 05:07 | Kentucky | James Hickman grabs the defensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 04:40 | Kentucky | William Rinehart clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-50 |
| 04:38 | West Virginia | Roland Smith gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 04:18 | West Virginia | Roland Smith makes the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Vanwinkle | 52-50 |
| 03:55 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by William Rinehart | 52-52 |
| 03:30 | West Virginia | Raymond Paulsen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 03:29 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Andrew Craft | 52-52 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Vanwinkle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Baumeister (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Dyer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Paulsen (fresh) 3 reb. C - Roland Smith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jimmy Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Andrew Craft (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Bond (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Rinehart (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - James Hickman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:25 | Kentucky | James Hickman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Roland Smith - foul #1 on Roland Smith, team foul #4 | 52-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Ethan Wren (PG), Paul Salisbury (SG), Jason Sheldon (C) Robert Vanwinkle, Paul Dyer, Roland Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG) Jimmy Jackson | |
| 03:25 | Kentucky | James Hickman makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 03:25 | Kentucky | James Hickman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 02:56 | West Virginia | Robert Baumeister comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-54 |
| 02:55 | Kentucky | William Rinehart grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:37 | Kentucky | William Rinehart misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 52-54 |
| 02:35 | West Virginia | Ethan Wren grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 02:35 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Paul Dyer (SF) Robert Baumeister | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (SG) Andrew Craft | |
| 02:12 | West Virginia | Jason Sheldon is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 52-54 |
| 02:10 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen grabs the board | 52-54 |
| 01:48 | Kentucky | William Rinehart knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Darryl Allen | 52-56 |
| 01:48 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-56 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Roland Smith (PF), Henry Bryant (C) Raymond Paulsen, Jason Sheldon | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:31 | West Virginia | Paul Salisbury works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from straight away | 55-56 |
| 01:02 | Kentucky | James Hickman can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-56 |
| 01:00 | West Virginia | Ethan Wren pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 00:39 | West Virginia | Roland Smith is denied on a layup by James Hickman | 55-56 |
| 00:37 | West Virginia | Roland Smith tips it home | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-56 |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | James Hickman pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Paul Dyer swats the layup by James Hickman | 57-56 |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | Paul Dyer snags the defensive board | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Darryl Allen is called for the reach on Paul Dyer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Darryl Allen, team foul #9 | 57-56 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Paul Dyer misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Hickman | 57-56 |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Edward Bond is hacked by Paul Salisbury - foul #2 on Paul Salisbury, team foul #5 | 57-56 |