| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Craft (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 2 reb. C - Huang-fu Huang (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brandon Gentry (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcus Gaydos (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shannon Baber (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bill Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Dick Hammond (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente inbounds the ball | 33-38 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-38 |
| 19:40 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Huang-fu Huang - foul #3 on Huang-fu Huang, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| 19:40 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond misses the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 19:40 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 19:25 | Kentucky | Brandon Gentry picks off the pass by Marvin Valente | 33-39 |
| 19:10 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 19:09 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 18:51 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 33-39 |
| 18:50 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 18:31 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-39 |
| 18:30 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 18:10 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber is fouled on the floor by Marvin Valente - foul #3 on Marvin Valente, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| 18:00 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond blows the layup | 33-39 |
| 17:59 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry tips it home | 33-41 |
| 17:34 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-41 |
| 17:33 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Shannon Baber | 33-41 |
| 17:21 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond hits a floater in the lane set up by Brandon Gentry | 33-43 |
| 17:05 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Darryl Allen | 35-43 |
| 16:41 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens connects on the runner from the left block and he's hacked by Ronald Raphael - foul #2 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #3 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Kenneth Brown (PF), Thomas Good (C) Darryl Allen, Andrew Craft, Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael, Huang-fu Huang | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Johnson (PG), Scottie Southwell (SG), Steve Stewart (SF), Thomas Beal (C) Brandon Gentry, Marcus Gaydos, Shannon Baber, Dick Hammond | |
| 16:41 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens misses the free throw | 35-45 |
| 16:41 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown snags the defensive board | 35-45 |
| 16:28 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Mark Mills | 37-45 |
| 16:05 | Minnesota | Steve Stewart connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by James Johnson | 37-47 |
| 15:39 | Kentucky | Mark Mills misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 37-47 |
| 15:38 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 37-47 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mark Mills (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnnie Stone (fresh) PF - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Good (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scottie Southwell (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steve Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bill Stephens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Beal (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:13 | Kentucky | Mark Mills comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-47 |
| 15:12 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Bill Stephens | 37-47 |
| 15:08 | Minnesota | Steve Stewart knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Johnson | 37-50 |
| 14:39 | Kentucky | Mark Mills misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #1 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Marvin Valente (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF) Samuel Johnson, Johnnie Stone, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry (PG), Marcus Gaydos (SG), Shannon Baber (SF), Juan Ramirez (PF), Dick Hammond (C) James Johnson, Scottie Southwell, Steve Stewart, Bill Stephens, Thomas Beal | |
| 14:39 | Kentucky | Mark Mills misses the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 14:39 | Kentucky | Mark Mills misses the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| 14:39 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos snags the defensive board | 37-50 |
| 14:16 | Minnesota | Darryl Allen takes the ball from Juan Ramirez | 37-50 |
| 13:52 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael scores on a jump hook from the left block | 39-50 |
| 13:34 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos misses the jumpshot from the left side | 39-50 |
| 13:33 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry grabs the offensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 13:28 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Dick Hammond | 39-53 |
| 13:05 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-53 |
| 13:04 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber pulls down the rebound | 39-53 |
| 12:58 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry is hacked by Marvin Valente - foul #4 on Marvin Valente, team foul #4 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andrew Craft (SG), Huang-fu Huang (C) Mark Mills, Thomas Good | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Steve Stewart (PF) Juan Ramirez | |
| 12:45 | Minnesota | Ronald Raphael is called for the reach on Shannon Baber - foul #3 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #5 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone (SF) Marvin Valente | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 12:38 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-55 |
| 12:11 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-55 |
| 12:09 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang misses the tip | 39-55 |
| 12:08 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond gets the rebound | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:45 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber loses the ball out of bounds | 39-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Kenneth Brown (PF) Darryl Allen, Ronald Raphael | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell (SG), Thomas Beal (C) Marcus Gaydos, Dick Hammond | |
| 11:16 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-55 |
| 11:15 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Shannon Baber | 39-55 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Andrew Craft (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Johnnie Stone (fresh) PF - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Huang-fu Huang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brandon Gentry (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scottie Southwell (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shannon Baber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steve Stewart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Thomas Beal (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 10:52 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-55 |
| 10:51 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kenneth Brown | 39-55 |
| 10:22 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:10 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry misses the 3 from straight away | 42-55 |
| 10:09 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kenneth Brown | 42-55 |
| 09:54 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 42-55 |
| 09:52 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown tips it in | 44-55 |
| 09:36 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-55 |
| 09:34 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft grabs the board | 44-55 |
| 09:21 | Kentucky | Thomas Beal blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Brown | 44-55 |
| 09:19 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown snags the offensive board | 44-55 |
| 08:57 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-55 |
| 08:49 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry loses the dribble to Samuel Johnson | 46-55 |
| 08:45 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone lays it in on a great pass from Samuel Johnson | 48-55 |
| 08:31 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Scottie Southwell | 48-58 |
| 08:11 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Samuel Johnson | 51-58 |
| 07:55 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 51-58 |
| 07:54 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown gets the rebound | 51-58 |
| 07:35 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF), Thomas Good (C) Samuel Johnson, Andrew Craft, Johnnie Stone, Kenneth Brown, Huang-fu Huang | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Johnson (PG), Marcus Gaydos (SG), Bill Stephens (PF), Dick Hammond (C) Brandon Gentry, Scottie Southwell, Steve Stewart, Thomas Beal | |
| 07:15 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 51-58 |
| 07:14 | Kentucky | Thomas Good snags the defensive board | 51-58 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Mills (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Good (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Marcus Gaydos (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shannon Baber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bill Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Dick Hammond (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Kentucky | Mark Mills makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Darryl Allen | 54-58 |
| 06:58 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Johnson | 54-61 |
| 06:35 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente buries a turnaround from the right block | 56-61 |
| 06:19 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber clanks a 3 from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 06:18 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Mark Mills | 56-61 |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Mills | 59-61 |
| 05:32 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Shannon Baber | 59-63 |
| 05:18 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Mark Mills | 61-63 |
| 04:58 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond is fouled on the floor by Thomas Good - foul #1 on Thomas Good, team foul #6 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Andrew Craft (SG), Huang-fu Huang (C) Darryl Allen, Mark Mills, Thomas Good | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry (SF), Juan Ramirez (PF) Shannon Baber, Bill Stephens | |
| 04:44 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by James Johnson | 61-65 |
| 04:30 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 63-65 |
| 04:18 | Minnesota | Huang-fu Huang steps in front of the Marcus Gaydos pass | 63-65 |
| 03:59 | Kentucky | Marcus Gaydos takes the ball from Marvin Valente | 63-65 |
| 03:44 | Minnesota | Ronald Raphael is called for the reach on James Johnson - foul #4 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #7 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Kenneth Brown (PF) Samuel Johnson, Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell (SG), Thomas Beal (C) Marcus Gaydos, Dick Hammond | |
| 03:44 | Minnesota | James Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 03:44 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang snags the defensive board | 63-65 |
| 03:20 | Kentucky | Thomas Beal steps in front of the Johnnie Stone pass | 63-65 |
| 03:12 | Minnesota | Kenneth Brown blocks the jumper by James Johnson | 63-65 |
| 03:10 | Minnesota | Thomas Beal snags the offensive board | 63-65 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Craft (fresh) 21 pts. SF - Johnnie Stone (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. C - Huang-fu Huang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Scottie Southwell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Gentry (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - Juan Ramirez (fresh) C - Thomas Beal (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:47 | Minnesota | Johnnie Stone is called for the reach on Thomas Beal - foul #1 on Johnnie Stone, team foul #8 | 63-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Good (C) Huang-fu Huang | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Shannon Baber (SF), Bill Stephens (PF) James Johnson, Juan Ramirez | |
| 02:47 | Minnesota | Thomas Beal misses the 1st free throw | 63-65 |
| 02:47 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown snags the defensive board | 63-65 |
| 02:47 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-65 |
| 02:31 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Valente (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF) Johnnie Stone, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos (SG), Dick Hammond (C) Scottie Southwell, Thomas Beal | |
| 02:20 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Brandon Gentry, team foul #2 | 63-65 |
| 01:58 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente can't connect on a floater from the left side | 63-65 |
| 01:57 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber gets the rebound | 63-65 |
| 01:50 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Marcus Gaydos | 63-68 |
| 01:22 | Kentucky | Dick Hammond blocks the jumper by Darryl Allen | 63-68 |
| 01:20 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond grabs the board | 63-68 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Andrew Craft - foul #2 on Andrew Craft, team foul #9 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang (C) Thomas Good | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:51 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos misses the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 00:51 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos makes the 2nd free throw | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-69 |
| 00:43 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Bill Stephens | 63-69 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens is hacked by Darryl Allen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Darryl Allen, team foul #10 | 63-69 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell (SG) Marcus Gaydos | |
| 00:42 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:42 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens misses the 2nd free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang pulls down the rebound | 63-70 |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Darryl Allen | 66-70 |
| 00:33 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber is hacked by Darryl Allen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Darryl Allen, team foul #11 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Steve Stewart (PF) Bill Stephens | |
| 00:33 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber makes the 1st free throw | 66-71 |
| 00:33 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber makes the 2nd free throw | 66-72 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-72 |
| 00:25 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Shannon Baber | 66-72 |
| 00:25 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-72 |
| 00:23 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry is hacked by Darryl Allen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Darryl Allen, team foul #12 | 66-72 |
| 00:23 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry makes the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:23 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry makes the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 66-74 |
| 00:15 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Brandon Gentry | 66-74 |
| 00:15 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-74 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bill Stephens (PF) Steve Stewart | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Minnesota | Darryl Allen is called for the reach on Scottie Southwell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Darryl Allen, team foul #13 | 66-74 |
| 00:14 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell makes the 1st free throw | 66-75 |
| 00:14 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell makes the 2nd free throw | 66-76 |
| 00:08 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-76 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Johnson (PG), Steve Stewart (SF), Juan Ramirez (PF), Thomas Beal (C) Brandon Gentry, Shannon Baber, Bill Stephens, Dick Hammond | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | James Johnson runs out the clock | 66-76 |