| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Charles Geer (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Bruno Kirtley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Claytor (fresh) PF - Dong Huang (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Mills (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Rodney Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dean Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bobby Stowe (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steven Cooper (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Brigance (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor inbounds the ball | 27-37 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Kentucky | Rodney Williams takes the ball from Bruno Kirtley | 27-37 |
| 19:24 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper misses the lay-in | 27-37 |
| 19:23 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 19:17 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-37 |
| 19:16 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Steven Cooper | 27-37 |
| 19:05 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-37 |
| 19:04 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Donald Claytor | 27-37 |
| 18:58 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-37 |
| 18:39 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper hits the finger roll set up by Dean Stewart and the foul's on Charles Geer - foul #2 on Charles Geer, team foul #1 | 30-39 |
| 18:39 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper makes the free throw | 30-40 |
| 18:18 | Kentucky | Charles Geer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Mark Brigance - foul #2 on Mark Brigance, team foul #1 | 30-40 |
| 18:18 | Kentucky | Charles Geer makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 18:18 | Kentucky | Charles Geer makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 18:06 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper misses the shot from the right side | 32-40 |
| 18:04 | Minnesota | Mark Brigance tips it home | 32-42 |
| 17:47 | Kentucky | Charles Geer shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 17:46 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor grabs the offensive board | 32-42 |
| 17:38 | Kentucky | Robert Mills hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Mark Brigance - foul #3 on Mark Brigance, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lester Behan (PF) Dong Huang | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Vassar (PG), Bradley Mullen (SG), James Bryant (PF), Micheal Fifield (C) Rodney Williams, Dean Stewart, Steven Cooper, Mark Brigance | |
| 17:38 | Kentucky | Robert Mills makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 17:38 | Kentucky | Robert Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 17:18 | Minnesota | Bruno Kirtley steals the ball from Bobby Stowe | 34-42 |
| 17:06 | Kentucky | Robert Mills's pass is intercepted by James Bryant | 34-42 |
| 16:44 | Minnesota | James Bryant misses the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Bruno Kirtley - foul #3 on Bruno Kirtley, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eric Stublaski (PG), Jeremiah Lauber (C) Charles Geer, Robert Mills | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Goran Lijewski (SF) Bobby Stowe | |
| 16:44 | Minnesota | James Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 16:44 | Minnesota | James Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 16:33 | Kentucky | Eric Stublaski misses the jumper from the right side | 34-44 |
| 16:32 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Bradley Mullen | 34-44 |
| 16:27 | Minnesota | Bradley Mullen drills a shot from the left wing set up by James Bryant | 34-46 |
| 16:06 | Kentucky | Bradley Mullen takes the ball from Lester Behan | 34-46 |
| 15:54 | Minnesota | The short jumper by James Bryant is denied by Jeremiah Lauber | 34-46 |
| 15:53 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley pulls down the rebound | 34-46 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Eric Stublaski (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bruno Kirtley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Claytor (fairly fresh) PF - Lester Behan (fresh) C - Jeremiah Lauber (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Walter Vassar (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bradley Mullen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Goran Lijewski (fresh) PF - James Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Micheal Fifield (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Kentucky | James Bryant takes the ball from Lester Behan | 34-46 |
| 15:43 | Minnesota | Goran Lijewski's layup is rejected by Donald Claytor | 34-46 |
| 15:42 | Kentucky | Jeremiah Lauber snags the defensive board | 34-46 |
| 15:28 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor misses short on a floater from the left side | 34-46 |
| 15:26 | Minnesota | Bradley Mullen grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 15:08 | Minnesota | Walter Vassar makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-49 |
| 14:53 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor is fouled on the floor by Goran Lijewski - foul #2 on Goran Lijewski, team foul #3 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Geer (PG), Dong Huang (PF) Eric Stublaski, Lester Behan | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rodney Williams (PG), Dean Stewart (SG), Bobby Stowe (SF), Steven Cooper (PF), Mark Brigance (C) Walter Vassar, Bradley Mullen, Goran Lijewski, James Bryant, Micheal Fifield | |
| 14:40 | Kentucky | Charles Geer shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the left side | 34-49 |
| 14:38 | Kentucky | Dong Huang tips it in | 36-49 |
| 14:24 | Minnesota | Charles Geer steps in front of the Dean Stewart pass | 36-49 |
| 14:19 | Kentucky | Charles Geer banks in the layup | 38-49 |
| 14:01 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Donald Claytor - foul #1 on Donald Claytor, team foul #3 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William McPherson (SF), Robert Mills (C) Donald Claytor, Jeremiah Lauber | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 14:01 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 14:01 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe misses the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 14:01 | Kentucky | Robert Mills snags the defensive board | 38-50 |
| 13:44 | Kentucky | Robert Mills scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Charles Geer | 40-50 |
| 13:34 | Minnesota | Mark Brigance loses the ball out of bounds | 40-50 |
| 13:16 | Kentucky | Dong Huang hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-50 |
| 13:14 | Kentucky | Dong Huang grabs the offensive board | 40-50 |
| 13:00 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley is fouled on the floor by Dean Stewart - foul #2 on Dean Stewart, team foul #4 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bradley Mullen (SG) Dean Stewart | |
| 12:47 | Kentucky | Robert Mills clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Mark Brigance - foul #4 on Mark Brigance, team foul #5 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lester Behan (PF) Dong Huang | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Vassar (PG), Micheal Fifield (C) Rodney Williams, Mark Brigance | |
| 12:47 | Kentucky | Robert Mills makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 12:47 | Kentucky | Robert Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 12:32 | Minnesota | Micheal Fifield clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Bruno Kirtley - foul #4 on Bruno Kirtley, team foul #4 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Bryant (PF) Steven Cooper | |
| 12:32 | Minnesota | Micheal Fifield misses the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 12:32 | Minnesota | Micheal Fifield misses the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 12:32 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Lester Behan | 42-50 |
| 12:22 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-50 |
| 12:20 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe snags the defensive board | 42-50 |
| 12:00 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from James Bryant | 42-52 |
| 11:53 | Kentucky | Robert Mills connects on the open shot from the left block on a great pass from William McPherson | 44-52 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Charles Geer (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruno Kirtley (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - William McPherson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Lester Behan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Mills (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Walter Vassar (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradley Mullen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bobby Stowe (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Micheal Fifield (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Minnesota | Bradley Mullen drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Bryant | 44-55 |
| 11:25 | Kentucky | Charles Geer is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-55 |
| 11:23 | Minnesota | James Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 11:10 | Minnesota | Bradley Mullen misses the lay-in | 44-55 |
| 11:09 | Minnesota | Micheal Fifield pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 10:57 | Minnesota | Bradley Mullen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-55 |
| 10:56 | Minnesota | Micheal Fifield grabs the offensive rebound | 44-55 |
| 10:44 | Minnesota | Walter Vassar clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-55 |
| 10:43 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley pulls down the rebound | 44-55 |
| 10:30 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-55 |
| 10:26 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe clanks a jumper from the baseline | 47-55 |
| 10:25 | Minnesota | James Bryant pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 10:14 | Minnesota | Robert Mills steps in front of the James Bryant pass | 47-55 |
| 09:58 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eric Stublaski (PG), Richard Gilcrease (SG), Donald Claytor (SF), Dong Huang (PF), Jeremiah Lauber (C) Charles Geer, Bruno Kirtley, William McPherson, Lester Behan, Robert Mills | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rodney Williams (PG), Dean Stewart (SG), Goran Lijewski (SF), Steven Cooper (PF), Leopoldo Yazzie (C) Walter Vassar, Bradley Mullen, Bobby Stowe, James Bryant, Micheal Fifield | |
| 09:33 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Leopoldo Yazzie | 47-57 |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | Dean Stewart is called for the reach on Richard Gilcrease - foul #3 on Dean Stewart, team foul #6 | 47-57 |
| 09:10 | Kentucky | Richard Gilcrease knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-57 |
| 08:45 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 49-57 |
| 08:44 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor grabs the defensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 08:32 | Kentucky | Dong Huang is fouled on the floor by Goran Lijewski - foul #3 on Goran Lijewski, team foul #7 | 49-57 |
| 08:32 | Kentucky | Dong Huang misses the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 08:32 | Minnesota | Leopoldo Yazzie gets the rebound | 49-57 |
| 08:03 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-57 |
| 08:02 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor grabs the defensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 07:49 | Kentucky | Richard Gilcrease misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 49-57 |
| 07:48 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor can't tip it in | 49-57 |
| 07:47 | Minnesota | Leopoldo Yazzie grabs the board | 49-57 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Eric Stublaski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Gilcrease (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Claytor (fairly fresh) PF - Dong Huang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremiah Lauber (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Rodney Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dean Stewart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Goran Lijewski (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Steven Cooper (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Leopoldo Yazzie (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Dong Huang - foul #2 on Dong Huang, team foul #5 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Geer (PG), Bruno Kirtley (SG), Lester Behan (PF), Robert Mills (C) Eric Stublaski, Richard Gilcrease, Dong Huang, Jeremiah Lauber | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Vassar (PG), Bradley Mullen (SG), Bobby Stowe (SF), Mark Brigance (C) Rodney Williams, Dean Stewart, Goran Lijewski, Leopoldo Yazzie | |
| 07:27 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 07:27 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 07:18 | Kentucky | Charles Geer buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Lester Behan | 51-59 |
| 07:04 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Geer - foul #3 on Charles Geer, team foul #6 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William McPherson (SF) Bruno Kirtley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Bryant (PF) Steven Cooper | |
| 07:04 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe misses the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 07:04 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 06:44 | Kentucky | Robert Mills hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 51-60 |
| 06:42 | Minnesota | Mark Brigance pulls down the rebound | 51-60 |
| 06:23 | Minnesota | Walter Vassar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-60 |
| 06:21 | Minnesota | Bradley Mullen pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 06:08 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe is fouled on the floor by William McPherson - foul #2 on William McPherson, team foul #7 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Gilcrease (SG), Jeremiah Lauber (C) William McPherson, Robert Mills | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rodney Williams (PG) Walter Vassar | |
| 06:08 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 06:08 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 06:01 | Kentucky | Jeremiah Lauber's layup is rejected by Mark Brigance | 51-62 |
| 05:59 | Minnesota | Mark Brigance snags the defensive board | 51-62 |
| 05:34 | Minnesota | James Bryant hits the finger roll on a great pass from Bobby Stowe | 51-64 |
| 05:13 | Kentucky | Charles Geer makes the contested 3 from straight away | 54-64 |
| 04:50 | Minnesota | Bradley Mullen is denied on a layup by Jeremiah Lauber | 54-64 |
| 04:48 | Kentucky | Jeremiah Lauber snags the defensive board | 54-64 |
| 04:43 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-64 |
| 04:41 | Minnesota | Bradley Mullen gets the rebound | 54-64 |
| 04:41 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-64 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley (SG), Dong Huang (PF), Robert Mills (C) Richard Gilcrease, Lester Behan, Jeremiah Lauber | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dean Stewart (SG), Steven Cooper (PF) Bradley Mullen, James Bryant | |
| 04:22 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe makes the fadeaway from close range set up by Rodney Williams | 54-66 |
| 04:14 | Kentucky | Mark Brigance denies the turnaround by Robert Mills | 54-66 |
| 04:12 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe grabs the board | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:48 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe's fadeaway is rejected by Dong Huang | 54-66 |
| 03:47 | Kentucky | Robert Mills grabs the board | 54-66 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Charles Geer (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bruno Kirtley (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Donald Claytor (tiring) PF - Dong Huang (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Mills (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Rodney Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dean Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bobby Stowe (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steven Cooper (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Mark Brigance (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:29 | Kentucky | Robert Mills misses the jump hook in the paint | 54-66 |
| 03:27 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper snags the defensive board | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:18 | Minnesota | Steven Cooper is whistled for traveling | 54-66 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William McPherson (SF), Jeremiah Lauber (C) Donald Claytor, Robert Mills | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Vassar (PG), Micheal Fifield (C) Rodney Williams, Mark Brigance | |
| 03:03 | Kentucky | Dong Huang clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-66 |
| 03:02 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-66 |
| 02:57 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-66 |
| 02:55 | Minnesota | Micheal Fifield snags the defensive board | 54-66 |
| 02:55 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-66 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Mills (C) Jeremiah Lauber | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rodney Williams (PG), Mark Brigance (C) Walter Vassar, Micheal Fifield | |
| 02:26 | Minnesota | William McPherson takes the ball from Mark Brigance | 54-66 |
| 02:22 | Kentucky | Charles Geer scores on a shot from the right wing | 56-66 |
| 02:00 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe dunks the ball on a nice dish by Steven Cooper | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:48 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Dong Huang is denied by Mark Brigance | 56-68 |
| 01:47 | Minnesota | Bobby Stowe gets the rebound | 56-68 |
| 01:20 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Bruno Kirtley - foul #5 on Bruno Kirtley, team foul #8 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eric Stublaski (PG), Richard Gilcrease (SG), Lester Behan (PF), Jeremiah Lauber (C) Charles Geer, Bruno Kirtley, Dong Huang, Robert Mills | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Vassar (PG), Goran Lijewski (SF), James Bryant (PF), Micheal Fifield (C) Rodney Williams, Bobby Stowe, Steven Cooper, Mark Brigance | |
| 01:20 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 56-68 |
| 01:20 | Minnesota | Dean Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 56-69 |
| 01:02 | Kentucky | Richard Gilcrease is fouled on the floor by Micheal Fifield - foul #3 on Micheal Fifield, team foul #8 | 56-69 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bradley Mullen (SG) Dean Stewart | |
| 01:02 | Kentucky | Richard Gilcrease makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 01:02 | Kentucky | Richard Gilcrease makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Minnesota | Bradley Mullen is fouled on the floor by Jeremiah Lauber - foul #2 on Jeremiah Lauber, team foul #9 | 58-69 |
| 00:57 | Minnesota | Bradley Mullen makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:57 | Minnesota | Bradley Mullen makes the 2nd free throw | 58-71 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Richard Gilcrease connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by William McPherson | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Minnesota | Richard Gilcrease picks off the pass by Walter Vassar | 60-71 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Eric Stublaski is whistled for traveling | 60-71 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Walter Vassar runs out the clock | 60-71 |