| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kingston (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jim Elliott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - John McGrath (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert McGuirt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Robert Diamond (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jason Kirwin (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bruce Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Franklin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Kentucky | John Nam comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 19:42 | Kansas | Jason Kirwin pulls down the rebound | 28-26 |
| 19:20 | Kansas | John Franklin connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Bruce Moore | 28-28 |
| 18:58 | Kentucky | John Nam clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 18:57 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Robert Diamond | 28-28 |
| 18:40 | Kansas | Robert McGuirt steals it from Robert Diamond | 28-28 |
| 18:19 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 28-28 |
| 18:17 | Kentucky | John Kingston snags the offensive board | 28-28 |
| 18:01 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Robert McGuirt is denied by Edward Murray | 28-28 |
| 17:59 | Kentucky | John Kingston hits the follow up shot | 30-28 |
| 17:39 | Kansas | John Franklin scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Jason Kirwin | 30-30 |
| 17:22 | Kentucky | Edward Murray steals it from John McGrath | 30-30 |
| 17:02 | Kansas | Jason Kirwin can't finish the layup | 30-30 |
| 17:00 | Kansas | Edward Murray gets the offensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 16:50 | Kansas | John Franklin scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Robert Diamond | 30-32 |
| 16:48 | Kentucky | John Nam is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Nam, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), Anthony Winkler (SG), Noel Snow (SF), Phillip Truesdell (PF), Christopher Bennett (C) John Nam, John Kingston, Jim Elliott, John McGrath, Robert McGuirt | |
| Subs | Kansas | James Huss (SG), Tom Baker (SF), Nicholas Ringer (PF), Charles Clayton (C) Jason Kirwin, Bruce Moore, Edward Murray, John Franklin | |
| 16:25 | Kansas | Robert Diamond misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-32 |
| 16:23 | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 16:02 | Kentucky | James Sena can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 16:00 | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell grabs the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Sena (fresh) SG - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Noel Snow (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Phillip Truesdell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Robert Diamond (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Huss (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tom Baker (fresh) PF - Nicholas Ringer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Clayton (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Kentucky | Noel Snow misses short on a jumper in the paint | 30-32 |
| 15:38 | Kansas | Tom Baker grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 15:22 | Kansas | Nicholas Ringer misses long on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Phillip Truesdell - foul #1 on Phillip Truesdell, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), Jim Elliott (SF), John McGrath (PF), Robert McGuirt (C) James Sena, Noel Snow, Phillip Truesdell, Christopher Bennett | |
| Subs | Kansas | Bruce Moore (SF), John Franklin (C) Tom Baker, Charles Clayton | |
| 15:22 | Kansas | Nicholas Ringer makes the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 15:22 | Kansas | Nicholas Ringer makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 15:02 | Kentucky | John McGrath comes up short on the shot from the left side | 30-34 |
| 15:00 | Kansas | John Franklin snags the defensive board | 30-34 |
| 14:52 | Kansas | Nicholas Ringer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 14:51 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Nam | 30-34 |
| 14:36 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Bruce Moore - foul #2 on Bruce Moore, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Kingston (SG) Anthony Winkler | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jason Kirwin (PG) Robert Diamond | |
| 14:36 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 14:36 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 14:19 | Kansas | Nicholas Ringer is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Nicholas Ringer, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Tom Baker (PF) Nicholas Ringer | |
| 14:00 | Kentucky | John Nam hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John McGrath | 35-34 |
| 13:53 | Kansas | John Franklin connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jason Kirwin | 35-36 |
| 13:28 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt clanks a jumper from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 13:26 | Kansas | John Franklin grabs the board | 35-36 |
| 13:04 | Kansas | Jim Elliott steals it from James Huss | 35-36 |
| 13:01 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott lays it up and in | 37-36 |
| 12:41 | Kansas | John Franklin is whistled for a carry | 37-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), Noel Snow (SF), Christopher Bennett (PF), Anthony Winkler (C) John Nam, Jim Elliott, John McGrath, Robert McGuirt | |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Diamond (PG), Nicholas Ringer (SF), Edward Murray (PF) James Huss, Bruce Moore, John Franklin | |
| 12:21 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Diamond - foul #1 on Robert Diamond, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell (PF) John Kingston | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 12:21 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 12:21 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 11:52 | Kansas | Robert Diamond hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Phillip Truesdell - foul #2 on Phillip Truesdell, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| 11:52 | Kansas | Robert Diamond misses the free throw | 39-38 |
| 11:52 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Sena (fresh) SG - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Noel Snow (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Phillip Truesdell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Robert Diamond (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Kirwin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nicholas Ringer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Edward Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Tom Baker (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler misses short on a jumper from the right side | 39-38 |
| 11:43 | Kansas | Tom Baker grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 11:24 | Kansas | Tom Baker is hacked by Christopher Bennett - foul #2 on Christopher Bennett, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), John McGrath (PF), Robert McGuirt (C) James Sena, Phillip Truesdell, Christopher Bennett | |
| Subs | Kansas | John Franklin (C) Tom Baker | |
| 11:05 | Kansas | Robert Diamond hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 11:04 | Kansas | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Kirwin | 39-38 |
| 10:41 | Kansas | Robert Diamond misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 10:40 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | John McGrath comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-38 |
| 10:09 | Kansas | Jason Kirwin pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 09:47 | Kansas | John McGrath is called for the reach on Edward Murray - foul #1 on John McGrath, team foul #5 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Kingston (SG), Jim Elliott (SF) Anthony Winkler, Noel Snow | |
| Subs | Kansas | James Huss (SG), Bruce Moore (SF), Tom Baker (C) Jason Kirwin, Nicholas Ringer, John Franklin | |
| 09:42 | Kansas | Bruce Moore misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-38 |
| 09:40 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert McGuirt | 39-38 |
| 09:12 | Kentucky | John Kingston misses the 3 from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 09:11 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 08:56 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 08:54 | Kansas | Edward Murray grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 08:30 | Kansas | Robert Diamond clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 08:29 | Kentucky | John McGrath grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | James Huss steps in front of the Robert McGuirt pass | 39-38 |
| 07:37 | Kansas | Robert Diamond scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kingston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Elliott (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - John McGrath (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert McGuirt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Robert Diamond (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Huss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Murray (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Tom Baker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edward Murray - foul #2 on Edward Murray, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), Anthony Winkler (SG), Phillip Truesdell (PF), Christopher Bennett (C) John Nam, John Kingston, John McGrath, Robert McGuirt | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jason Kirwin (SG), Tyrone Bishop (SF), Nicholas Ringer (PF), John Franklin (C) James Huss, Bruce Moore, Edward Murray, Tom Baker | |
| 07:09 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 07:09 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott misses the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 07:09 | Kansas | John Franklin pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 06:51 | Kansas | John Franklin misses the lay-in | 40-41 |
| 06:49 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett snags the defensive board | 40-41 |
| 06:20 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett connects on the floater in the lane set up by Anthony Winkler | 42-41 |
| 06:01 | Kansas | John Franklin knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Tyrone Bishop | 42-43 |
| 05:37 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 05:35 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett tips it back up and in | 44-43 |
| 05:19 | Kansas | Jason Kirwin drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Robert Diamond and he's fouled by Christopher Bennett - foul #3 on Christopher Bennett, team foul #6 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Kingston (SG), Noel Snow (SF) Jim Elliott, Phillip Truesdell | |
| Subs | Kansas | James Huss (SG), Bruce Moore (SF) Robert Diamond, Tyrone Bishop | |
| 05:19 | Kansas | Jason Kirwin misses the free throw | 44-45 |
| 05:19 | Kansas | Nicholas Ringer snags the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 04:57 | Kansas | John Franklin misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Bennett - foul #4 on Christopher Bennett, team foul #7 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), Robert McGuirt (C) James Sena, Anthony Winkler | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 04:57 | Kansas | John Franklin misses the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 04:57 | Kansas | John Franklin misses the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 04:57 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 04:41 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt loses the dribble to Nicholas Ringer | 44-45 |
| 04:22 | Kansas | John Franklin is denied on a layup by Christopher Bennett | 44-45 |
| 04:20 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 03:56 | Kentucky | Nicholas Ringer is called for the reach on Christopher Bennett - foul #3 on Nicholas Ringer, team foul #5 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John McGrath (PF) Christopher Bennett | |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Diamond (PG), Edward Murray (PF), Tom Baker (C) Jason Kirwin, Nicholas Ringer, John Franklin | |
| 03:41 | Kentucky | John Kingston misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-45 |
| 03:39 | Kansas | Bruce Moore snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kingston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Noel Snow (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John McGrath (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert McGuirt (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Robert Diamond (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Huss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Murray (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Tom Baker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Kansas | Robert Diamond misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Kingston - foul #3 on John Kingston, team foul #8 | 44-45 |
| 03:34 | Kansas | Robert Diamond misses the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 03:34 | Kansas | Robert Diamond makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 03:11 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt clanks a turnaround from the right block | 44-46 |
| 03:09 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt can't tip it in | 44-46 |
| 03:08 | Kansas | Tom Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 02:59 | Kansas | James Huss is hacked by Noel Snow - foul #1 on Noel Snow, team foul #9 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), Jim Elliott (SF) John Nam, Noel Snow | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 02:59 | Kansas | James Huss makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 02:59 | Kansas | James Huss makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | John Kingston misses the runner from close range | 44-48 |
| 02:29 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Edward Murray | 44-48 |
| 02:29 | Kansas | Kansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG) James Sena | |
| Subs | Kansas | Nicholas Ringer (PF), John Franklin (C) Edward Murray, Tom Baker | |
| 02:10 | Kansas | John Franklin slams it home on a great pass from Robert Diamond and he's hacked by John McGrath - foul #2 on John McGrath, team foul #10 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jason Kirwin (PG) Robert Diamond | |
| 02:10 | Kansas | John Franklin misses the free throw | 44-50 |
| 02:10 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:54 | Kentucky | John Nam misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 01:53 | Kentucky | John McGrath grabs the offensive rebound | 44-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:46 | Kentucky | John Kingston buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Nam | 47-50 |
| 01:46 | Kansas | Kansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Robert Diamond (PG), Edward Murray (PF) James Huss, Nicholas Ringer | |
| 01:20 | Kansas | Bruce Moore hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by John Franklin and he's hacked by Jim Elliott - foul #3 on Jim Elliott, team foul #11 | 47-52 |
| 01:20 | Kansas | Bruce Moore misses the free throw | 47-52 |
| 01:20 | Kentucky | John McGrath snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 01:15 | Kentucky | John Nam misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 01:14 | Kansas | Edward Murray grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 00:51 | Kansas | John Franklin's fadeaway is rejected by John McGrath | 47-52 |
| 00:50 | Kansas | Edward Murray tips it in | 47-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by John Kingston | 50-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Kansas | Jason Kirwin is fouled in the backcourt by John Kingston - foul #4 on John Kingston, team foul #12 | 50-54 |
| 00:43 | Kansas | Jason Kirwin makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 00:43 | Kansas | Jason Kirwin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | John Nam scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Kingston | 52-56 |
| 00:34 | Kansas | Jason Kirwin is fouled in the backcourt by John Nam - foul #2 on John Nam, team foul #13 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Nicholas Ringer (PF) Edward Murray | |
| 00:34 | Kansas | Jason Kirwin makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:34 | Kansas | Jason Kirwin makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | John Nam misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott snags the offensive board | 52-58 |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | John Nam misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Diamond - foul #2 on Robert Diamond, team foul #6 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Edward Murray (PF) Nicholas Ringer | |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | John Nam makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | John Nam misses the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | John Nam makes the 3rd free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:20 | Kansas | Robert Diamond is fouled in the backcourt by John Nam - foul #3 on John Nam, team foul #14 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Nicholas Ringer (PF) Edward Murray | |
| 00:20 | Kansas | Robert Diamond makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:20 | Kansas | Robert Diamond makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-60 |
| 00:12 | Kentucky | John Kingston pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 54-60 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | John McGrath grabs the offensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | John Nam can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-60 |
| 00:05 | Kansas | John Franklin grabs the defensive rebound | 54-60 |
| 00:02 | Kansas | John Kingston is called for the reach on John Franklin in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Kingston, team foul #15 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler (SG) John Kingston | |
| Subs | Kansas | Tyrone Bishop (SF) Bruce Moore | |
| 00:02 | Kansas | John Franklin makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:02 | Kansas | John Franklin makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 54-62 |