| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Donald Claytor (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Bruno Kirtley (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Hua (fresh) PF - James Roberson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Marvin Box (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Corey Crane (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Giardina (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bart Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Griffin (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Kyle Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Richard Hua inbounds the ball | 30-31 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor makes the fadeaway from the left block | 32-31 |
| 19:14 | Houston | Bruno Kirtley picks off the pass by Donald Giardina | 32-31 |
| 18:55 | Kentucky | James Roberson connects on the shot from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 18:44 | Houston | Bart Brown can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 34-31 |
| 18:42 | Kentucky | James Roberson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:18 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Corey Crane - foul #1 on Corey Crane, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| 18:18 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 18:18 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:06 | Houston | Harold Griffin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-31 |
| 18:05 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 17:45 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bruno Kirtley | 39-31 |
| 17:29 | Houston | Bruno Kirtley picks off the pass by Corey Crane | 39-31 |
| 17:26 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley lays it up and in | 41-31 |
| 17:06 | Houston | Bart Brown double dribbles | 41-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jim Wyatt (C) Marvin Box | |
| Subs | Houston | Charles Silver (SG) Donald Giardina | |
| 16:48 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-31 |
| 16:46 | Kentucky | Jim Wyatt pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 16:26 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-31 |
| 16:24 | Houston | Bart Brown snags the defensive board | 41-31 |
| 16:01 | Houston | Harold Griffin misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 41-31 |
| 15:59 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley snags the defensive board | 41-31 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Donald Claytor (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SG - Bruno Kirtley (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Richard Hua (fairly fresh) PF - James Roberson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jim Wyatt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Corey Crane (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Silver (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bart Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harold Griffin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Kyle Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-31 |
| 15:30 | Houston | Bart Brown grabs the board | 41-31 |
| 15:09 | Houston | Charles Silver drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Corey Crane | 41-33 |
| 14:51 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Vincente Marino (PG), James Zeiner (SG), David Hower (SF), Marvin Box (C) Donald Claytor, Bruno Kirtley, Richard Hua, James Roberson | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Darrell Kuhn (PF), John Rouleau (C) Corey Crane, Bart Brown, Harold Griffin, Kyle Bell | |
| 14:32 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-33 |
| 14:30 | Houston | Donald Giardina tips it in | 41-35 |
| 14:05 | Kentucky | Marvin Box travels with the ball | 41-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Houston | Corey Crane (PG) Charles Silver | |
| 13:39 | Houston | Kevin Tyler misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 41-35 |
| 13:37 | Kentucky | Jim Wyatt pulls down the rebound | 41-35 |
| 13:30 | Kentucky | Marvin Box misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-35 |
| 13:29 | Kentucky | Jim Wyatt hits the follow up shot | 43-35 |
| 13:10 | Houston | Donald Giardina clanks a 3 from the left wing | 43-35 |
| 13:08 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn gets the offensive rebound | 43-35 |
| 12:55 | Houston | Donald Giardina connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Darrell Kuhn | 43-38 |
| 12:35 | Kentucky | John Rouleau is called for the reach on David Hower - foul #1 on John Rouleau, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Claytor (PG), Bruno Kirtley (SG), Richard Hua (SF), James Roberson (PF) James Zeiner, David Hower, Jim Wyatt, Marvin Box | |
| Subs | Houston | Bart Brown (SF), Kyle Bell (C) Kevin Tyler, John Rouleau | |
| 12:22 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor loses the ball out of bounds | 43-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Houston | Harold Griffin (PF) Darrell Kuhn | |
| 12:09 | Houston | Corey Crane drills a floater from close range set up by Donald Giardina and the foul's on Richard Hua - foul #2 on Richard Hua, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| 12:09 | Houston | Corey Crane makes the free throw | 43-41 |
| 11:40 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Roberson | 46-41 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Donald Claytor (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Bruno Kirtley (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Richard Hua (fresh) PF - James Roberson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Vincente Marino (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Corey Crane (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Giardina (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bart Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Harold Griffin (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Kyle Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Houston | Harold Griffin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 11:22 | Houston | Bart Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 11:10 | Houston | Kyle Bell can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 46-41 |
| 11:09 | Houston | Kyle Bell tips it but misses | 46-41 |
| 11:08 | Kentucky | James Roberson grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 10:39 | Kentucky | Harold Griffin picks off the pass by Bruno Kirtley | 46-41 |
| 10:20 | Houston | Richard Hua steals the ball from Kyle Bell | 46-41 |
| 10:16 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley can't finish the layup | 46-41 |
| 10:15 | Kentucky | James Roberson tips it back up and in | 48-41 |
| 10:02 | Houston | Harold Griffin misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-41 |
| 10:00 | Kentucky | Richard Hua pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 09:41 | Kentucky | James Roberson misses long on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Corey Crane - foul #2 on Corey Crane, team foul #3 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Hower (SF), Marvin Box (C) Richard Hua, Vincente Marino | |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Mahoney (PG), Charles Silver (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Darrell Kuhn (PF) Corey Crane, Donald Giardina, Bart Brown, Harold Griffin | |
| 09:41 | Kentucky | James Roberson makes the 1st free throw | 49-41 |
| 09:41 | Kentucky | James Roberson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 09:22 | Houston | Kevin Tyler misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-41 |
| 09:21 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Bruno Kirtley | 50-41 |
| 09:15 | Kentucky | Marvin Box is fouled on the floor by Larry Mahoney - foul #1 on Larry Mahoney, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Zeiner (SG), Jim Wyatt (PF) Donald Claytor, James Roberson | |
| Subs | Houston | John Rouleau (C) Kyle Bell | |
| 08:59 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Jim Wyatt | 53-41 |
| 08:43 | Houston | John Rouleau is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on John Rouleau, team foul #5 | 53-41 |
| 08:14 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-41 |
| 08:13 | Kentucky | Marvin Box tips it home | 55-41 |
| 08:02 | Houston | Larry Mahoney hits a shot from the right side on a great pass from Charles Silver | 55-43 |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley misses the turnaround from the right block | 55-43 |
| 07:37 | Houston | Larry Mahoney gets the rebound | 55-43 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Bruno Kirtley (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SG - James Zeiner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Hower (fresh) PF - Jim Wyatt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Marvin Box (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Larry Mahoney (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Silver (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Tyler (fresh) PF - Darrell Kuhn (fresh) C - John Rouleau (fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Houston | Charles Silver misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-43 |
| 07:31 | Kentucky | Marvin Box pulls down the rebound | 55-43 |
| 07:08 | Kentucky | James Zeiner is fouled on the floor by Darrell Kuhn - foul #2 on Darrell Kuhn, team foul #6 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Claytor (PG), Richard Hua (SF), James Roberson (PF) Bruno Kirtley, David Hower, Marvin Box | |
| Subs | Houston | Corey Crane (PG), Bart Brown (SF), Harold Griffin (PF), Kyle Bell (C) Larry Mahoney, Kevin Tyler, Darrell Kuhn, John Rouleau | |
| 06:51 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Zeiner | 58-43 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:46 | Houston | Corey Crane clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-43 |
| 06:44 | Kentucky | James Roberson gets the rebound | 58-43 |
| 06:39 | Kentucky | Richard Hua buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Claytor and he's hacked by Bart Brown - foul #1 on Bart Brown, team foul #7 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Houston | Donald Giardina (SG) Charles Silver | |
| 06:39 | Kentucky | Richard Hua makes the free throw | 61-43 |
| 06:23 | Houston | Corey Crane hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 61-43 |
| 06:21 | Kentucky | James Zeiner snags the defensive board | 61-43 |
| 06:02 | Kentucky | James Roberson knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Jim Wyatt | 63-43 |
| 05:53 | Houston | Corey Crane drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Donald Giardina and he's hacked by Jim Wyatt - foul #1 on Jim Wyatt, team foul #2 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley (SG), Marvin Box (C) James Zeiner, Jim Wyatt | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 05:53 | Houston | Corey Crane misses the free throw | 63-45 |
| 05:53 | Kentucky | Marvin Box gets the rebound | 63-45 |
| 05:27 | Kentucky | James Roberson comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's fouled by Kyle Bell - foul #2 on Kyle Bell, team foul #8 | 63-45 |
| 05:27 | Kentucky | James Roberson misses the 1st free throw | 63-45 |
| 05:27 | Kentucky | James Roberson misses the 2nd free throw | 63-45 |
| 05:27 | Kentucky | Richard Hua snags the offensive board | 63-45 |
| 04:59 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 63-45 |
| 04:57 | Kentucky | Marvin Box pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-45 |
| 04:40 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Roberson | 66-45 |
| 04:29 | Houston | Corey Crane clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-45 |
| 04:28 | Houston | Bart Brown tips it home | 66-47 |
| 04:09 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor is fouled on the floor by Kyle Bell - foul #3 on Kyle Bell, team foul #9 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Zeiner (SG), David Hower (SF), Jim Wyatt (PF), Vincente Marino (C) Bruno Kirtley, Richard Hua, James Roberson, Marvin Box | |
| Subs | Houston | Larry Mahoney (PG), Charles Silver (SG), Kevin Tyler (SF), Darrell Kuhn (PF), John Rouleau (C) Corey Crane, Donald Giardina, Bart Brown, Harold Griffin, Kyle Bell | |
| 04:09 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor makes the 1st free throw | 67-47 |
| 04:09 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor makes the 2nd free throw | 68-47 |
| 03:52 | Houston | Larry Mahoney is hacked by Donald Claytor - foul #2 on Donald Claytor, team foul #3 | 68-47 |
| 03:42 | Houston | Charles Silver knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Larry Mahoney | 68-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-50 |
| 03:20 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kevin Tyler | 68-50 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Donald Claytor (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Zeiner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Hower (fresh) PF - Jim Wyatt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Vincente Marino (fresh) 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Larry Mahoney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Silver (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Tyler (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Darrell Kuhn (fresh) C - John Rouleau (fresh) | |
| 03:11 | Houston | Kevin Tyler clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 68-50 |
| 03:09 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor grabs the defensive rebound | 68-50 |
| 03:05 | Kentucky | David Hower double dribbles | 68-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Roberson (PF) Donald Claytor | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 02:41 | Houston | Charles Silver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-50 |
| 02:40 | Kentucky | Vincente Marino gets the rebound | 68-50 |
| 02:22 | Kentucky | James Roberson loses the dribble to John Rouleau | 68-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:03 | Houston | Darrell Kuhn blows the layup | 68-50 |
| 02:01 | Kentucky | James Roberson gets the rebound | 68-50 |
| 01:43 | Kentucky | James Roberson connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jim Wyatt | 70-50 |
| 01:31 | Houston | Charles Silver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-50 |
| 01:29 | Kentucky | David Hower pulls down the rebound | 70-50 |
| 01:04 | Kentucky | James Roberson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Rouleau - foul #3 on John Rouleau, team foul #10 | 70-50 |
| 01:04 | Kentucky | James Roberson misses the 1st free throw | 70-50 |
| 01:04 | Kentucky | James Roberson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-50 |
| 00:46 | Houston | John Rouleau comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 71-50 |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Jim Wyatt grabs the defensive rebound | 71-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | James Zeiner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Box (C) James Roberson | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Houston | Kevin Tyler hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David Hower - foul #1 on David Hower, team foul #4 | 71-50 |
| 00:17 | Houston | Kevin Tyler makes the 1st free throw | 71-51 |
| 00:17 | Houston | Kevin Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 71-52 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Vincente Marino runs out the clock | 71-52 |