| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Eric Stublaski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bruno Kirtley (fresh) SF - Donald Claytor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dong Huang (fresh) 8 pts. C - Robert Mills (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Randall Carini (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Rickett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ojore Alhusseini (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roy Blaisdell (fresh) 9 pts. C - Dino Skupski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini inbounds the ball | 46-41 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 19:46 | Alabama | Dino Skupski buries a jumper in the paint | 46-43 |
| 19:28 | Kentucky | Robert Mills hits the finger roll | 48-43 |
| 19:21 | Alabama | Bruno Kirtley picks off the pass by Roy Blaisdell | 48-43 |
| 19:07 | Kentucky | Dong Huang drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Bruno Kirtley | 50-43 |
| 18:53 | Alabama | Dino Skupski is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Dino Skupski, team foul #1 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Oquendo (SF), Ivan Wisinski (C) Ojore Alhusseini, Dino Skupski | |
| 18:51 | Kentucky | Robert Mills travels in the backcourt | 50-43 |
| 18:35 | Alabama | Roy Blaisdell drills a 3 from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 18:31 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley misses short on a shot from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 18:29 | Kentucky | Robert Mills tips it but misses | 50-46 |
| 18:28 | Alabama | The rebound goes to John Rickett | 50-46 |
| 18:24 | Alabama | William Oquendo knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-49 |
| 18:12 | Kentucky | Dong Huang misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ivan Wisinski - foul #3 on Ivan Wisinski, team foul #2 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Geer (PG), Jeremiah Lauber (C) Eric Stublaski, Robert Mills | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ronald Pelley (PG), Billie Wade (SG), Marco Rizzo (PF), Yuri Bialaszewski (C) Randall Carini, John Rickett, Roy Blaisdell, Ivan Wisinski | |
| 18:12 | Kentucky | Dong Huang misses the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 18:12 | Kentucky | Dong Huang misses the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 18:12 | Alabama | Marco Rizzo snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 17:59 | Alabama | Marco Rizzo misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-49 |
| 17:58 | Kentucky | Dong Huang grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 17:47 | Kentucky | 3 seconds is called on Donald Claytor | 50-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lester Behan (PF) Dong Huang | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini (SF) William Oquendo | |
| 17:39 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Billie Wade | 50-51 |
| 17:22 | Kentucky | Ronald Pelley steps in front of the Charles Geer pass | 50-51 |
| 17:17 | Alabama | Ronald Pelley hits the finger roll | 50-53 |
| 17:13 | Kentucky | Ronald Pelley is called for the reach on Charles Geer in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Pelley, team foul #3 | 50-53 |
| 17:00 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Jeremiah Lauber is blocked by Yuri Bialaszewski | 50-53 |
| 16:58 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley grabs the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 16:53 | Kentucky | Jeremiah Lauber lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Geer and the foul's on Yuri Bialaszewski - foul #2 on Yuri Bialaszewski, team foul #4 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ryan Frei (PG), John Rickett (SG), Roy Blaisdell (PF) Ronald Pelley, Billie Wade, Marco Rizzo | |
| 16:53 | Kentucky | Jeremiah Lauber makes the free throw | 53-53 |
| 16:33 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Donald Claytor - foul #3 on Donald Claytor, team foul #1 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William McPherson (SF), Robert Mills (C) Donald Claytor, Jeremiah Lauber | |
| Subs | Alabama | Randall Carini (PG) Ryan Frei | |
| 16:33 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 16:33 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 16:20 | Kentucky | Ojore Alhusseini picks off the pass by William McPherson | 53-54 |
| 16:08 | Alabama | William McPherson is called for the reach on Randall Carini - foul #3 on William McPherson, team foul #2 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Gilcrease (PG), Donald Claytor (SF), Dong Huang (PF) Charles Geer, William McPherson, Lester Behan | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Oquendo (SF) Ojore Alhusseini | |
| 15:54 | Alabama | Bruno Kirtley picks off the pass by William Oquendo | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Gilcrease (fresh) SG - Bruno Kirtley (tiring) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Claytor (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dong Huang (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Mills (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Randall Carini (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Rickett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Oquendo (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Roy Blaisdell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. C - Yuri Bialaszewski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Kentucky | Robert Mills misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-54 |
| 15:33 | Alabama | Randall Carini snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 15:29 | Alabama | Roy Blaisdell loses the dribble to Donald Claytor | 53-54 |
| 15:26 | Kentucky | William Oquendo is called for the reach on Richard Gilcrease in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Oquendo, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eric Stublaski (PG), William McPherson (SF) Richard Gilcrease, Donald Claytor | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ronald Pelley (PG), Billie Wade (SG), Marco Rizzo (PF), Dino Skupski (C) Randall Carini, John Rickett, Roy Blaisdell, Yuri Bialaszewski | |
| 15:21 | Kentucky | Robert Mills is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Bruno Kirtley | 55-54 |
| 15:11 | Alabama | Dino Skupski drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Billie Wade | 55-56 |
| 14:54 | Kentucky | Robert Mills is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Bruno Kirtley | 57-56 |
| 14:34 | Alabama | Marco Rizzo misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Bruno Kirtley - foul #3 on Bruno Kirtley, team foul #3 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Geer (PG), Richard Gilcrease (SG), Lester Behan (PF), Jeremiah Lauber (C) Eric Stublaski, Bruno Kirtley, Dong Huang, Robert Mills | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ryan Frei (PG), Ojore Alhusseini (SF) Billie Wade, William Oquendo | |
| 14:34 | Alabama | Marco Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 14:34 | Alabama | Marco Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 14:34 | Kentucky | Lester Behan grabs the defensive rebound | 57-57 |
| 14:32 | Kentucky | Charles Geer is hacked by Ronald Pelley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Pelley, team foul #6 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Roy Blaisdell (PF) Marco Rizzo | |
| 14:22 | Kentucky | Lester Behan lays it up and in set up by Charles Geer and he's hacked by Ronald Pelley - foul #4 on Ronald Pelley, team foul #7 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Rickett (SG) Ronald Pelley | |
| 14:22 | Kentucky | Lester Behan makes the free throw | 60-57 |
| 14:12 | Alabama | Jeremiah Lauber is called for the reach on Dino Skupski - foul #2 on Jeremiah Lauber, team foul #4 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ivan Wisinski (C) Dino Skupski | |
| 13:52 | Alabama | Roy Blaisdell hits the finger roll set up by Ojore Alhusseini | 60-59 |
| 13:35 | Kentucky | Jeremiah Lauber misses the wide open driving attempt from the left block | 60-59 |
| 13:34 | Alabama | Roy Blaisdell grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 13:28 | Alabama | Ryan Frei is fouled on the floor by William McPherson - foul #4 on William McPherson, team foul #5 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eric Stublaski (PG), Bruno Kirtley (SG), Donald Claytor (SF), Dong Huang (PF), Robert Mills (C) Charles Geer, Richard Gilcrease, William McPherson, Lester Behan, Jeremiah Lauber | |
| Subs | Alabama | Randall Carini (PG), Billie Wade (SG) Ryan Frei, John Rickett | |
| 13:16 | Alabama | Roy Blaisdell comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 60-59 |
| 13:14 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor grabs the board | 60-59 |
| 13:10 | Kentucky | Dong Huang misses the wide open floater from close range | 60-59 |
| 13:09 | Alabama | Roy Blaisdell grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 13:01 | Alabama | Roy Blaisdell can't finish the layup | 60-59 |
| 13:00 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 12:53 | Kentucky | Dong Huang connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Eric Stublaski | 62-59 |
| 12:48 | Alabama | Roy Blaisdell can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-59 |
| 12:47 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor grabs the board | 62-59 |
| 12:39 | Kentucky | Dong Huang clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 62-59 |
| 12:38 | Alabama | Roy Blaisdell grabs the board | 62-59 |
| 12:32 | Alabama | Roy Blaisdell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 12:30 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| 12:25 | Kentucky | Dong Huang is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bruno Kirtley | 64-59 |
| 12:16 | Alabama | Roy Blaisdell blows the layup | 64-59 |
| 12:15 | Alabama | Randall Carini snags the offensive board | 64-59 |
| 12:03 | Alabama | Roy Blaisdell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-59 |
| 12:02 | Alabama | Billie Wade pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 11:48 | Alabama | Dong Huang steals the ball from Roy Blaisdell | 64-59 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Eric Stublaski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bruno Kirtley (tired) 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Donald Claytor (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Dong Huang (tiring) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Mills (tiring) 14 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Randall Carini (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Billie Wade (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ojore Alhusseini (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Roy Blaisdell (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Ivan Wisinski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:43 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-59 |
| 11:42 | Alabama | Ivan Wisinski grabs the board | 64-59 |
| 11:37 | Alabama | Randall Carini comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 64-59 |
| 11:35 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor grabs the board | 64-59 |
| 11:22 | Kentucky | Robert Mills makes the wide open runner from the right block on a great pass from Donald Claytor and the foul's on Ivan Wisinski - foul #4 on Ivan Wisinski, team foul #8 | 66-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Geer (PG), Richard Gilcrease (SG), Lester Behan (PF) Eric Stublaski, Bruno Kirtley, Dong Huang | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ryan Frei (PG), John Rickett (SG), William Oquendo (SF), Marco Rizzo (PF), Dino Skupski (C) Randall Carini, Billie Wade, Ojore Alhusseini, Roy Blaisdell, Ivan Wisinski | |
| 11:22 | Kentucky | Robert Mills misses the free throw | 66-59 |
| 11:22 | Alabama | Dino Skupski snags the defensive board | 66-59 |
| 11:18 | Alabama | William Oquendo knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-62 |
| 11:14 | Kentucky | Charles Geer is hacked by Ryan Frei in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ryan Frei, team foul #9 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeremiah Lauber (C) Robert Mills | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 11:14 | Kentucky | Charles Geer makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 11:14 | Kentucky | Charles Geer misses the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 11:14 | Alabama | Dino Skupski snags the defensive board | 67-62 |
| 11:09 | Alabama | William Oquendo hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ryan Frei | 67-64 |
| 10:59 | Kentucky | Jeremiah Lauber drills a shot from close range | 69-64 |
| 10:30 | Alabama | John Rickett misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-64 |
| 10:29 | Alabama | Marco Rizzo gets the offensive rebound | 69-64 |
| 10:19 | Alabama | Marco Rizzo misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 69-64 |
| 10:17 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jeremiah Lauber | 69-64 |
| 10:12 | Kentucky | Charles Geer is hacked by Dino Skupski - foul #4 on Dino Skupski, team foul #10 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Randall Carini (PG), Yuri Bialaszewski (C) Ryan Frei, Dino Skupski | |
| 10:12 | Kentucky | Charles Geer makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 10:12 | Kentucky | Charles Geer makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 10:03 | Alabama | William Oquendo misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 71-64 |
| 10:01 | Alabama | Randall Carini tips it home | 71-66 |
| 09:52 | Kentucky | Lester Behan connects on the driving attempt in the paint | 73-66 |
| 09:45 | Alabama | John Rickett buries a jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Donald Claytor - foul #4 on Donald Claytor, team foul #6 | 73-68 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley (SG), Dong Huang (PF) Richard Gilcrease, Lester Behan | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 09:45 | Alabama | John Rickett misses the free throw | 73-68 |
| 09:45 | Kentucky | Dong Huang grabs the defensive rebound | 73-68 |
| 09:42 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley travels in the backcourt | 73-68 |
| 09:30 | Alabama | Yuri Bialaszewski misses the jumper from the right block | 73-68 |
| 09:29 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Dong Huang | 73-68 |
| 09:27 | Kentucky | Marco Rizzo picks off the pass by Charles Geer in the backcourt | 73-68 |
| 09:18 | Alabama | William Oquendo misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 73-68 |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Dong Huang | 73-68 |
| 09:11 | Kentucky | Dong Huang hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Bruno Kirtley | 75-68 |
| 09:06 | Alabama | Randall Carini can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dong Huang - foul #1 on Dong Huang, team foul #7 | 75-68 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eric Stublaski (PG), Robert Mills (C) Charles Geer, Jeremiah Lauber | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini (SF), Roy Blaisdell (PF) William Oquendo, Marco Rizzo | |
| 09:06 | Alabama | Randall Carini makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 09:06 | Alabama | Randall Carini makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 09:04 | Kentucky | Eric Stublaski is hacked by Roy Blaisdell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roy Blaisdell, team foul #11 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ryan Frei (PG) Randall Carini | |
| 09:04 | Kentucky | Eric Stublaski makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 09:04 | Kentucky | Eric Stublaski misses the 2nd free throw | 76-70 |
| 09:04 | Alabama | Roy Blaisdell grabs the board | 76-70 |
| 08:58 | Alabama | Roy Blaisdell can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Robert Mills - foul #3 on Robert Mills, team foul #8 | 76-70 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lester Behan (PF) Dong Huang | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 08:58 | Alabama | Roy Blaisdell makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 08:58 | Alabama | Roy Blaisdell makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 08:44 | Kentucky | Lester Behan comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 76-72 |
| 08:42 | Kentucky | Robert Mills grabs the offensive board | 76-72 |
| 08:32 | Kentucky | Robert Mills misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Ojore Alhusseini - foul #3 on Ojore Alhusseini, team foul #12 | 76-72 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Gilcrease (SG) Bruno Kirtley | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 08:32 | Kentucky | Robert Mills makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 08:32 | Kentucky | Robert Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 08:14 | Alabama | Ryan Frei can't connect on a floater from the right side | 78-72 |
| 08:13 | Alabama | Roy Blaisdell gets the offensive rebound | 78-72 |
| 08:08 | Alabama | Roy Blaisdell hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but he's hacked by Donald Claytor - foul #5 on Donald Claytor, team foul #9 | 78-72 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley (SF), Dong Huang (PF), Jeremiah Lauber (C) Donald Claytor, Lester Behan, Robert Mills | |
| Subs | Alabama | Randall Carini (PG), Billie Wade (SG), William Oquendo (SF) Ryan Frei, John Rickett, Ojore Alhusseini | |
| 08:08 | Alabama | Roy Blaisdell makes the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 08:08 | Alabama | Roy Blaisdell makes the 2nd free throw | 78-74 |
| 07:57 | Kentucky | Jeremiah Lauber scores on a fadeaway in the paint set up by Richard Gilcrease and the foul's on Yuri Bialaszewski - foul #3 on Yuri Bialaszewski, team foul #13 | 80-74 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Geer (PG), William McPherson (SF) Eric Stublaski, Bruno Kirtley | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ronald Pelley (PG), Marco Rizzo (PF), Dino Skupski (C) Randall Carini, Roy Blaisdell, Yuri Bialaszewski | |
| 07:57 | Kentucky | Jeremiah Lauber makes the free throw | 81-74 |
| 07:43 | Alabama | Dino Skupski loses the dribble to Richard Gilcrease | 81-74 |
| 07:40 | Kentucky | Richard Gilcrease blows the dunk | 81-74 |
| 07:39 | Alabama | Dino Skupski grabs the board | 81-74 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Charles Geer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Gilcrease (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William McPherson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Dong Huang (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeremiah Lauber (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Ronald Pelley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Billie Wade (fresh) 3 ast. SF - William Oquendo (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Marco Rizzo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dino Skupski (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Alabama | William Oquendo connects on the jumper from the right wing | 81-76 |
| 07:31 | Kentucky | Charles Geer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 81-76 |
| 07:25 | Alabama | Dino Skupski is denied on a layup by Jeremiah Lauber | 81-76 |
| 07:23 | Kentucky | Charles Geer grabs the defensive rebound | 81-76 |
| 07:19 | Kentucky | Charles Geer lays it up and in on a great pass from William McPherson | 83-76 |
| 07:14 | Alabama | William Oquendo misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 83-76 |
| 07:12 | Kentucky | Charles Geer grabs the defensive rebound | 83-76 |
| 07:09 | Kentucky | William Oquendo is called for the reach on William McPherson in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Oquendo, team foul #14 | 83-76 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley (SG), Lester Behan (PF), Robert Mills (C) Richard Gilcrease, Dong Huang, Jeremiah Lauber | |
| Subs | Alabama | Randall Carini (PG), Ojore Alhusseini (SF), Roy Blaisdell (PF) Billie Wade, William Oquendo, Marco Rizzo | |
| 07:09 | Kentucky | William McPherson makes the 1st free throw | 84-76 |
| 07:09 | Kentucky | William McPherson makes the 2nd free throw | 85-76 |
| 06:56 | Alabama | Roy Blaisdell buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 85-79 |
| 06:51 | Kentucky | Lester Behan blows the layup | 85-79 |
| 06:49 | Alabama | Dino Skupski grabs the defensive rebound | 85-79 |
| 06:43 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 85-79 |
| 06:41 | Kentucky | Charles Geer grabs the defensive rebound | 85-79 |
| 06:32 | Kentucky | William McPherson is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Mills | 87-79 |
| 06:20 | Alabama | Randall Carini connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Roy Blaisdell | 87-82 |
| 06:14 | Kentucky | William McPherson can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway near the basket | 87-82 |
| 06:12 | Kentucky | Charles Geer gets the offensive rebound | 87-82 |
| 06:03 | Kentucky | Lester Behan misses the jump hook from close range | 87-82 |
| 06:01 | Kentucky | William McPherson can't tip it in | 87-82 |
| 05:59 | Kentucky | Lester Behan pulls down the offensive rebound | 87-82 |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Charles Geer is fouled on the floor by Ronald Pelley - foul #5 on Ronald Pelley, team foul #15 | 87-82 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Gilcrease (SG), Dong Huang (PF), Jeremiah Lauber (C) Bruno Kirtley, Lester Behan, Robert Mills | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ryan Frei (PG), Billie Wade (SG), William Oquendo (SF), Marco Rizzo (PF), Ivan Wisinski (C) Randall Carini, Ronald Pelley, Ojore Alhusseini, Roy Blaisdell, Dino Skupski | |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Charles Geer makes the 1st free throw | 88-82 |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Charles Geer makes the 2nd free throw | 89-82 |
| 05:45 | Alabama | Ivan Wisinski is hacked by Jeremiah Lauber - foul #3 on Jeremiah Lauber, team foul #10 | 89-82 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eric Stublaski (PG) Charles Geer | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 05:45 | Alabama | Ivan Wisinski makes the 1st free throw | 89-83 |
| 05:45 | Alabama | Ivan Wisinski makes the 2nd free throw | 89-84 |
| 05:42 | Kentucky | Richard Gilcrease is called for traveling in the backcourt | 89-84 |
| 05:22 | Alabama | Billie Wade is hacked by Eric Stublaski - foul #1 on Eric Stublaski, team foul #11 | 89-84 |
| 05:22 | Alabama | Billie Wade misses the 1st free throw | 89-84 |
| 05:22 | Alabama | Billie Wade misses the 2nd free throw | 89-84 |
| 05:22 | Kentucky | William McPherson gets the rebound | 89-84 |
| 05:15 | Kentucky | Dong Huang misses the wide open turnaround from the right block | 89-84 |
| 05:14 | Alabama | Marco Rizzo snags the defensive board | 89-84 |
| 04:59 | Alabama | Marco Rizzo is hacked by Eric Stublaski - foul #2 on Eric Stublaski, team foul #12 | 89-84 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Randall Carini (PG), John Rickett (SG), Ojore Alhusseini (SF) Ryan Frei, Billie Wade, William Oquendo | |
| 04:59 | Alabama | Marco Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 89-85 |
| 04:59 | Alabama | Marco Rizzo misses the 2nd free throw | 89-85 |
| 04:59 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jeremiah Lauber | 89-85 |
| 04:54 | Kentucky | Eric Stublaski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 89-85 |
| 04:53 | Alabama | Ivan Wisinski pulls down the rebound | 89-85 |
| 04:48 | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Randall Carini | 89-87 |
| 04:44 | Kentucky | John Rickett is called for the reach on Richard Gilcrease in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Rickett, team foul #16 | 89-87 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lester Behan (PF), Robert Mills (C) Dong Huang, Jeremiah Lauber | |
| Subs | Alabama | Roy Blaisdell (PF), Dino Skupski (C) Marco Rizzo, Ivan Wisinski | |
| 04:44 | Kentucky | Richard Gilcrease makes the 1st free throw | 90-87 |
| 04:44 | Kentucky | Richard Gilcrease makes the 2nd free throw | 91-87 |
| 04:28 | Alabama | Dino Skupski misses long on a jumper in the paint | 91-87 |
| 04:26 | Kentucky | William McPherson gets the rebound | 91-87 |
| 04:21 | Kentucky | Robert Mills scores on a runner in the lane set up by Richard Gilcrease | 93-87 |
| 04:12 | Alabama | Eric Stublaski steals it from Randall Carini | 93-87 |
| 04:08 | Kentucky | Eric Stublaski hits the finger roll | 95-87 |
| 03:44 | Alabama | Lester Behan swats the layup by Dino Skupski | 95-87 |
| 03:42 | Alabama | Randall Carini grabs the offensive rebound | 95-87 |
| 03:30 | Alabama | William McPherson picks off the pass by Roy Blaisdell | 95-87 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Eric Stublaski (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Gilcrease (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William McPherson (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Lester Behan (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Mills (tiring) 20 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Randall Carini (tiring) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Rickett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ojore Alhusseini (tired) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Roy Blaisdell (tiring) 21 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Dino Skupski (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Kentucky | William McPherson clanks a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Ojore Alhusseini - foul #4 on Ojore Alhusseini, team foul #17 | 95-87 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Geer (PG), Bruno Kirtley (SG), Dong Huang (PF), Jeremiah Lauber (C) Eric Stublaski, Richard Gilcrease, Lester Behan, Robert Mills | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ryan Frei (PG), Billie Wade (SG), William Oquendo (SF), Yuri Bialaszewski (PF), Ivan Wisinski (C) Randall Carini, John Rickett, Ojore Alhusseini, Roy Blaisdell, Dino Skupski | |
| 03:16 | Kentucky | William McPherson misses the 1st free throw | 95-87 |
| 03:16 | Kentucky | William McPherson makes the 2nd free throw | 96-87 |
| 03:05 | Alabama | Ivan Wisinski loses the ball out of bounds | 96-87 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 02:48 | Kentucky | Ryan Frei is called for the reach on Jeremiah Lauber - foul #3 on Ryan Frei, team foul #18 | 96-87 |
| 02:48 | Kentucky | Jeremiah Lauber makes the 1st free throw | 97-87 |
| 02:48 | Kentucky | Jeremiah Lauber misses the 2nd free throw | 97-87 |
| 02:48 | Alabama | Ivan Wisinski grabs the defensive rebound | 97-87 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 02:38 | Alabama | Jeremiah Lauber is called for the reach on William Oquendo - foul #4 on Jeremiah Lauber, team foul #13 | 97-87 |
| 02:38 | Alabama | William Oquendo makes the 1st free throw | 97-88 |
| 02:38 | Alabama | William Oquendo makes the 2nd free throw | 97-89 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 02:27 | Kentucky | William McPherson knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Bruno Kirtley | 99-89 |
| 02:22 | Alabama | William Oquendo hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 99-89 |
| 02:20 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jeremiah Lauber | 99-89 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 02:18 | Kentucky | Charles Geer is fouled in the backcourt by Ryan Frei - foul #4 on Ryan Frei, team foul #19 | 99-89 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Randall Carini (PG), John Rickett (SG), Marco Rizzo (PF), Dino Skupski (C) Ryan Frei, Billie Wade, Yuri Bialaszewski, Ivan Wisinski | |
| 02:18 | Kentucky | Charles Geer makes the 1st free throw | 100-89 |
| 02:18 | Kentucky | Charles Geer makes the 2nd free throw | 101-89 |
| 01:57 | Alabama | William Oquendo can't throw it down | 101-89 |
| 01:55 | Alabama | Dino Skupski tips it in | 101-91 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | John Rickett steals the ball from Jeremiah Lauber | 101-91 |
| 01:09 | Alabama | Randall Carini hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from John Rickett | 101-93 |
| 01:09 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 101-93 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eric Stublaski (PG), Robert Mills (C) Charles Geer, Jeremiah Lauber | |
| Subs | Alabama | Ojore Alhusseini (SF), Roy Blaisdell (PF) William Oquendo, Marco Rizzo | |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Dong Huang lays it in set up by Robert Mills | 103-93 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Alabama | John Rickett makes the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Roy Blaisdell | 103-95 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Randall Carini is called for the reach on Eric Stublaski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Randall Carini, team foul #20 | 103-95 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Gilcrease (SG), Lester Behan (C) Bruno Kirtley, Robert Mills | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Eric Stublaski makes the 1st free throw | 104-95 |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Eric Stublaski makes the 2nd free throw | 105-95 |
| 00:32 | Alabama | Roy Blaisdell is whistled for a carry | 105-95 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Geer (PG), Jeremiah Lauber (C) Eric Stublaski, Dong Huang | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | Jeremiah Lauber drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Gilcrease | 107-95 |
| 00:01 | Alabama | Dino Skupski misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 107-95 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Lester Behan grabs the board | 107-95 |