| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Levi Demott (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Bondurant (fresh) SF - Mark Baron (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Holloway (fresh) 4 pts. C - Duane Creasy (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Mark Baron inbounds the ball | 30-24 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Alabama | Gregory Gift steps in front of the Levi Demott pass in the backcourt | 30-24 |
| 19:29 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-24 |
| 19:27 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan tips it home | 30-26 |
| 19:08 | Alabama | Levi Demott drills a 3 from the left wing | 33-26 |
| 18:52 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-26 |
| 18:51 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee tips it but misses | 33-26 |
| 18:50 | Alabama | Duane Creasy pulls down the rebound | 33-26 |
| 18:45 | Alabama | Levi Demott hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-26 |
| 18:44 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant snags the defensive board | 33-26 |
| 18:20 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee lays it in uncontested set up by Gregory Gift | 33-28 |
| 18:02 | Alabama | Levi Demott clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 18:00 | Alabama | James Holloway can't tip it in | 33-28 |
| 17:59 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jon Carnahan | 33-28 |
| 17:46 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift is fouled on the floor by Levi Demott - foul #2 on Levi Demott, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| 17:19 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses short on an open jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Mark Baron - foul #2 on Mark Baron, team foul #2 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Alabama | Nicholas Crow (PF) James Holloway | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent (C) Jon Carnahan | |
| 17:19 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee makes the 1st free throw | 33-29 |
| 17:19 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 17:19 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 17:14 | Alabama | Levi Demott misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 17:12 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 16:53 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gregory Gift and he's fouled by Duane Creasy - foul #1 on Duane Creasy, team foul #3 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | Brandon Anderson (SG) Robert Bondurant | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), James Leslie (SF), John Jackson (PF) Gregory Gift, Bill Greenman, Jerry Lee | |
| 16:53 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the free throw | 33-32 |
| 16:33 | Alabama | Levi Demott drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 16:05 | Kentucky | James Leslie is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on James Leslie, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman (SF), Bruno Addison (PF) Mark Baron, Duane Creasy | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG), Jon Carnahan (C) Patrick Grant, Eldridge Kent | |
| 15:38 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 36-32 |
| 15:36 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Levi Demott (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Merryman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Bruno Addison (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nicholas Crow (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) SF - James Leslie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:07 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Nicholas Pegg | 36-34 |
| 14:50 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Pegg - foul #1 on Nicholas Pegg, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Bondurant (SG), Mark Baron (SF), James Holloway (PF), Duane Creasy (C) Brandon Anderson, Kenneth Merryman, Bruno Addison, Nicholas Crow | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG), Bill Greenman (SF), Jerry Lee (PF) Richard Johnson, James Leslie, John Jackson | |
| 14:34 | Alabama | Levi Demott knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 14:13 | Kentucky | Robert Bondurant is called for the reach on Nicholas Pegg - foul #3 on Robert Bondurant, team foul #4 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (SG), Eldridge Kent (C) Nicholas Pegg, Jon Carnahan | |
| 13:58 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee tips it in | 39-36 |
| 13:27 | Alabama | Patrick Grant takes the ball from Levi Demott | 39-36 |
| 13:24 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift hits the finger roll set up by Patrick Grant | 39-38 |
| 13:01 | Alabama | Duane Creasy buries a floater in the paint | 41-38 |
| 12:34 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a great pass from Bill Greenman and the foul's on James Holloway - foul #1 on James Holloway, team foul #5 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman (SF), Nicholas Crow (C) Mark Baron, Duane Creasy | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG), John Jackson (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Patrick Grant, Jerry Lee, Eldridge Kent | |
| 12:34 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift misses the free throw | 41-40 |
| 12:34 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 12:05 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow misses short on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Bill Greenman - foul #3 on Bill Greenman, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | Brandon Anderson (SG), Bruno Addison (PF) Robert Bondurant, James Holloway | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 12:05 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow misses the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 12:05 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 11:36 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Bill Greenman, team foul #4 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | Mark Baron (SF), Duane Creasy (C) Levi Demott, Bruno Addison | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), James Leslie (SF) Gregory Gift, Bill Greenman | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Brandon Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Merryman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mark Baron (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Crow (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Duane Creasy (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Leslie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-40 |
| 11:15 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Nicholas Pegg | 42-40 |
| 10:50 | Kentucky | John Jackson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 10:48 | Alabama | Mark Baron pulls down the rebound | 42-40 |
| 10:30 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-40 |
| 10:28 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 09:59 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 09:30 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 09:28 | Alabama | Duane Creasy grabs the offensive board | 42-42 |
| 09:08 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 42-42 |
| 09:06 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow hits the follow up shot | 44-42 |
| 08:40 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson's pass is intercepted by Duane Creasy | 44-42 |
| 08:21 | Alabama | Duane Creasy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | Levi Demott (PG), Robert Bondurant (SF), James Holloway (PF), Bruno Addison (C) Kenneth Merryman, Mark Baron, Nicholas Crow, Duane Creasy | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG), Patrick Grant (SG), Jerry Lee (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Richard Johnson, Nicholas Pegg, John Jackson, Jon Carnahan | |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee is whistled for a carry | 44-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | Mark Baron (SF) Brandon Anderson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:48 | Alabama | Jerry Lee is called for the reach on Robert Bondurant - foul #2 on Jerry Lee, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (SF) James Leslie | |
| 07:32 | Alabama | Bruno Addison's layup is rejected by Eldridge Kent | 44-42 |
| 07:31 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Levi Demott (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Bondurant (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Mark Baron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Holloway (fresh) 4 pts. C - Bruno Addison (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee's floater is tipped away by Bruno Addison | 44-42 |
| 07:09 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman grabs the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 07:00 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eldridge Kent | 44-44 |
| 06:35 | Alabama | Mark Baron is denied on a layup by Eldridge Kent | 44-44 |
| 06:33 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| 06:04 | Kentucky | Robert Bondurant is called for the reach on Gregory Gift - foul #4 on Robert Bondurant, team foul #6 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman (SF), Duane Creasy (C) Mark Baron, Bruno Addison | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:40 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Gregory Gift | 44-46 |
| 05:17 | Alabama | Levi Demott misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 05:15 | Alabama | Levi Demott grabs the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 04:59 | Alabama | Levi Demott can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Patrick Grant - foul #2 on Patrick Grant, team foul #6 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Alabama | Brandon Anderson (SG), Nicholas Crow (PF) Robert Bondurant, James Holloway | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), John Jackson (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Gregory Gift, Patrick Grant, Jerry Lee, Eldridge Kent | |
| 04:59 | Alabama | Levi Demott makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 04:59 | Alabama | Levi Demott makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 04:45 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 46-46 |
| 04:43 | Alabama | Duane Creasy gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 04:37 | Alabama | Levi Demott clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-46 |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 04:08 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Nicholas Pegg | 46-49 |
| 03:41 | Alabama | Levi Demott misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-49 |
| 03:39 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow can't tip it in | 46-49 |
| 03:38 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Bill Greenman | 46-49 |
| 03:20 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg's pass is intercepted by Brandon Anderson | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Levi Demott (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brandon Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Merryman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Nicholas Crow (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Duane Creasy (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 46-49 |
| 02:51 | Alabama | Duane Creasy pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 02:51 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Bondurant (SG), Mark Baron (SF), James Holloway (PF) Brandon Anderson, Kenneth Merryman, Nicholas Crow | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG), Patrick Grant (SG), James Leslie (SF), Jerry Lee (PF) Richard Johnson, Nicholas Pegg, Bill Greenman, John Jackson | |
| 02:24 | Alabama | Duane Creasy comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 46-49 |
| 02:23 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 01:55 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 46-51 |
| 01:35 | Alabama | James Holloway buries a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Levi Demott | 48-51 |
| 01:17 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift is hacked by Levi Demott - foul #3 on Levi Demott, team foul #7 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (SF) James Leslie | |
| 01:17 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 01:17 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:59 | Alabama | Jerry Lee steps in front of the Levi Demott pass | 48-53 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Patrick Grant | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Alabama | Jerry Lee is called for the reach on Robert Bondurant - foul #3 on Jerry Lee, team foul #7 | 48-55 |
| 00:32 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:32 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant makes the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman is fouled in the backcourt by Levi Demott - foul #4 on Levi Demott, team foul #8 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), John Jackson (PF) Gregory Gift, Jerry Lee | |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:26 | Alabama | Levi Demott misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-57 |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | John Jackson pulls down the rebound | 50-57 |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-57 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Leslie (SF) John Jackson | |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | James Leslie is fouled in the backcourt by Levi Demott - foul #5 on Levi Demott, team foul #9 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Alabama | Brandon Anderson (PG) Levi Demott | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | James Leslie makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | James Leslie makes the 2nd free throw | 50-59 |
| 00:17 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 50-59 |
| 00:15 | Alabama | Mark Baron grabs the offensive board | 50-59 |
| 00:12 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson's pass is intercepted by James Leslie | 50-59 |
| 00:12 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-59 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | James Leslie is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Anderson - foul #1 on Brandon Anderson, team foul #10 | 50-59 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | James Leslie makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | James Leslie makes the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:04 | Alabama | Mark Baron misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-61 |
| 00:02 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant gets the offensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | The clock runs out | 50-61 |