| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Rhymer (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Kissell (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Erick Riley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dragan Zurowski (fresh) 5 pts. C - Andrew Gaspard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman inbounds the ball | 29-24 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Rhymer - foul #1 on James Rhymer, team foul #1 | 29-24 |
| 19:34 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 19:34 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 19:11 | Arkansas | John Kissell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 19:09 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski snags the offensive board | 29-26 |
| 18:51 | Arkansas | John Kissell is hacked by Patrick Grant - foul #2 on Patrick Grant, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| 18:33 | Arkansas | James Rhymer misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-26 |
| 18:32 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee grabs the board | 29-26 |
| 18:07 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Bill Greenman | 29-28 |
| 17:39 | Arkansas | John Kissell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 17:38 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| 17:10 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan banks in the layup set up by Bill Greenman | 29-30 |
| 16:46 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 29-30 |
| 16:45 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard gets the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 16:29 | Arkansas | Erick Riley scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Rhymer | 32-30 |
| 16:00 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Patrick Grant | 32-32 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Rhymer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kissell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Erick Riley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dragan Zurowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Gaspard (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Arkansas | Erick Riley is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Erick Riley, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Keith Sharp (PG), Jonathan Piggott (PF), Andrew Abel (C) James Rhymer, Dragan Zurowski, Andrew Gaspard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), James Leslie (SF), John Jackson (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Gregory Gift, Patrick Grant, Bill Greenman, Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| 15:09 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-32 |
| 15:07 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Andrew Abel | 32-32 |
| 14:44 | Arkansas | Andrew Abel misses the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by James Leslie - foul #1 on James Leslie, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski (PF) Jonathan Piggott | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:44 | Arkansas | Andrew Abel makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 14:44 | Arkansas | Andrew Abel makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 14:22 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Andrew Abel - foul #4 on Andrew Abel, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Rhymer (PG), Jonathan Piggott (C) Keith Sharp, Andrew Abel | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:22 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 14:22 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 14:22 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 14:07 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 14:06 | Kentucky | John Jackson snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 13:39 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-33 |
| 13:37 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 13:09 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 36-33 |
| 12:45 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 12:44 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent hits the follow up shot | 36-35 |
| 12:27 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski misses the jumper from the baseline | 36-35 |
| 12:26 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Dragan Zurowski | 36-35 |
| 12:04 | Arkansas | Erick Riley is fouled on the floor by James Leslie - foul #2 on James Leslie, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard (C) Dragan Zurowski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG), Patrick Grant (SG), Bill Greenman (SF), Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Richard Johnson, Nicholas Pegg, James Leslie, John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| 11:45 | Arkansas | John Kissell misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 11:43 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee gets the rebound | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Rhymer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kissell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Erick Riley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jonathan Piggott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Gaspard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the floater from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 11:22 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant tips it in | 36-37 |
| 11:08 | Arkansas | Gregory Gift steps in front of the James Rhymer pass | 36-37 |
| 10:47 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman clanks a 3 from the left corner | 36-37 |
| 10:46 | Arkansas | John Kissell snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 10:23 | Arkansas | James Rhymer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Keith Sharp (PG), Justin Wilson (SG), Igor Zellmann (SF), Dragan Zurowski (PF) James Rhymer, John Kissell, Erick Riley, Jonathan Piggott | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 10:06 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 09:49 | Arkansas | Keith Sharp hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-37 |
| 09:47 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 09:29 | Kentucky | Andrew Gaspard blocks the short jumper by Patrick Grant | 36-37 |
| 09:27 | Arkansas | Justin Wilson snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 08:58 | Arkansas | Igor Zellmann misses the lay-in | 36-37 |
| 08:57 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 08:35 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Gregory Gift | 36-40 |
| 08:11 | Arkansas | Jon Carnahan is called for the reach on Dragan Zurowski - foul #1 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #4 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Rhymer (PG), John Kissell (SG), Erick Riley (SF), Jonathan Piggott (C) Keith Sharp, Justin Wilson, Igor Zellmann, Andrew Gaspard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), James Leslie (SF), John Jackson (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Gregory Gift, Patrick Grant, Bill Greenman, Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| 07:57 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski scores on a shot in the paint set up by John Kissell | 38-40 |
| 07:37 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson is hacked by James Rhymer - foul #2 on James Rhymer, team foul #4 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Andrew Abel (C) Jonathan Piggott | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Rhymer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kissell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Erick Riley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dragan Zurowski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Abel (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Leslie (fresh) PF - John Jackson (fresh) C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent misses the floater from close range | 38-40 |
| 07:22 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg tips it home | 38-42 |
| 07:02 | Arkansas | Erick Riley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-42 |
| 07:01 | Arkansas | Andrew Abel hits the follow up shot | 40-42 |
| 06:44 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Johnson | 40-45 |
| 06:21 | Arkansas | James Rhymer drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from John Kissell | 42-45 |
| 06:17 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson misses the lay-in | 42-45 |
| 06:15 | Kentucky | James Leslie snags the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 05:56 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson hits the finger roll set up by James Leslie | 42-47 |
| 05:39 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski comes up short on the shot from close range but the foul's on John Jackson - foul #1 on John Jackson, team foul #5 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG), Patrick Grant (SG), Bill Greenman (SF), Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Richard Johnson, Nicholas Pegg, James Leslie, John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| 05:39 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 05:39 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 05:19 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Bill Greenman and he's fouled by John Kissell - foul #1 on John Kissell, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard (PF) Dragan Zurowski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:19 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the free throw | 44-50 |
| 05:19 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Andrew Abel | 44-50 |
| 04:59 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 04:58 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jon Carnahan | 44-50 |
| 04:39 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 04:37 | Arkansas | Erick Riley gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 04:20 | Arkansas | Andrew Abel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Keith Sharp (PG), Igor Zellmann (SF) James Rhymer, Erick Riley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:01 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee connects on the floater in the lane set up by Gregory Gift | 44-52 |
| 03:40 | Arkansas | Igor Zellmann hits a floater in the lane and he's fouled by Jon Carnahan - foul #2 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #6 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski (PF) Andrew Abel | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:40 | Arkansas | Igor Zellmann makes the free throw | 47-52 |
| 03:22 | Kentucky | Igor Zellmann blocks the short jumper by Jon Carnahan | 47-52 |
| 03:21 | Arkansas | Keith Sharp pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Keith Sharp (fresh) SG - John Kissell (tiring) 10 pts. 6 ast. SF - Igor Zellmann (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dragan Zurowski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Gaspard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Arkansas | Igor Zellmann misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 47-52 |
| 02:56 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant blows the layup | 47-52 |
| 02:28 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift snags the offensive board | 47-52 |
| 02:02 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift clanks a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Andrew Gaspard - foul #1 on Andrew Gaspard, team foul #6 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Rhymer (PG), Justin Wilson (SG), Erick Riley (SF), Andrew Abel (C) Keith Sharp, John Kissell, Igor Zellmann, Andrew Gaspard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG), James Leslie (SF), John Jackson (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Patrick Grant, Bill Greenman, Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| 02:02 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift misses the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 02:02 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift misses the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 02:02 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 01:33 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski drills a jumper in the lane | 49-52 |
| 01:33 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Kissell (SG) Justin Wilson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (SG), Bill Greenman (SF), Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Nicholas Pegg, James Leslie, John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| 01:04 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-52 |
| 01:03 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift can't tip it in | 49-52 |
| 01:01 | Arkansas | Erick Riley gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 00:40 | Arkansas | Erick Riley makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-52 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jon Carnahan | 52-54 |
| 00:05 | Arkansas | Andrew Abel hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane | 52-54 |
| 00:03 | Arkansas | Dragan Zurowski grabs the offensive rebound | 52-54 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Arkansas | Erick Riley makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-54 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 55-54 |