| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Levi Demott (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Bondurant (fresh) SF - Mark Baron (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Holloway (fresh) 8 pts. C - Duane Creasy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman inbounds the ball | 26-24 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama 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 (0) | |
| 19:43 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Bondurant - foul #1 on Robert Bondurant, team foul #1 | 26-24 |
| 19:43 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the 1st free throw | 26-24 |
| 19:43 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 19:21 | Alabama | Duane Creasy lays it in set up by Mark Baron and he's fouled by Jon Carnahan - foul #1 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #1 | 28-25 |
| 19:21 | Alabama | Duane Creasy misses the free throw | 28-25 |
| 19:21 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee pulls down the rebound | 28-25 |
| 18:57 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 28-25 |
| 18:56 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman hits the follow up shot | 28-27 |
| 18:28 | Alabama | Jerry Lee steals it from Duane Creasy | 28-27 |
| 18:06 | Kentucky | James Holloway is called for the reach on Jerry Lee - foul #1 on James Holloway, team foul #2 | 28-27 |
| 17:51 | Kentucky | James Holloway is called for the reach on Gregory Gift - foul #2 on James Holloway, team foul #3 | 28-27 |
| 17:26 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman loses the dribble to Mark Baron | 28-27 |
| 17:02 | Alabama | Mark Baron buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-27 |
| 16:35 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses long on a shot from the baseline | 30-27 |
| 16:34 | Alabama | Duane Creasy grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 16:13 | Alabama | Jon Carnahan steals the ball from James Holloway | 30-27 |
| 15:47 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Levi Demott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Bondurant (fairly fresh) SF - Mark Baron (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Holloway (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Duane Creasy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Patrick Grant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jerry Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Jon Carnahan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Alabama | Levi Demott can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Jon Carnahan - foul #2 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Alabama | Brandon Anderson (SG), Kenneth Merryman (SF), Bruno Addison (PF), Nicholas Crow (C) Robert Bondurant, Mark Baron, James Holloway, Duane Creasy | |
| 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 | |
| 15:22 | Alabama | Levi Demott makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 15:22 | Alabama | Levi Demott misses the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 15:22 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 14:53 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg's pass is intercepted by Brandon Anderson | 31-29 |
| 14:31 | Alabama | Levi Demott hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 14:29 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 14:06 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Eldridge Kent, team foul #3 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Alabama | Mark Baron (SF), Duane Creasy (C) Kenneth Merryman, Bruno Addison | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG) Richard Johnson | |
| 13:43 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Levi Demott | 34-29 |
| 13:26 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent's pass is intercepted by Duane Creasy | 34-29 |
| 13:05 | Alabama | Levi Demott misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 13:03 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 12:48 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-29 |
| 12:46 | Alabama | Duane Creasy grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 12:19 | Alabama | Mark Baron comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 34-29 |
| 12:17 | Alabama | Levi Demott grabs the offensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 11:57 | Alabama | Levi Demott misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-29 |
| 11:56 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 11:31 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gregory Gift | 34-31 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Levi Demott (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Mark Baron (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Nicholas Crow (fresh) C - Duane Creasy (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Leslie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Eldridge Kent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Alabama | Levi Demott misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-31 |
| 11:08 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 11:05 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift is fouled in the backcourt by Levi Demott - foul #3 on Levi Demott, team foul #4 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Bondurant (SG), Kenneth Merryman (SF), James Holloway (PF), Bruno Addison (C) Brandon Anderson, Mark Baron, Nicholas Crow, Duane Creasy | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Patrick Grant (SG), Bill Greenman (SF), Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Gregory Gift, Nicholas Pegg, James Leslie, John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| 10:50 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Bill Greenman, team foul #4 | 34-31 |
| 10:27 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Levi Demott | 37-31 |
| 10:12 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman clanks a 3 from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman gets the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 09:52 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Bondurant - foul #2 on Robert Bondurant, team foul #5 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | Brandon Anderson (PG), Mark Baron (SF), Duane Creasy (C) Levi Demott, Kenneth Merryman, Bruno Addison | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 09:52 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan makes the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 09:52 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 09:36 | Alabama | The jumper by Brandon Anderson is denied by Jerry Lee | 37-33 |
| 09:35 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-33 |
| 09:16 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Robert Bondurant | 37-33 |
| 08:47 | Alabama | Jon Carnahan is called for the reach on Brandon Anderson - foul #3 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #5 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG) Richard Johnson | |
| 08:24 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson hits a shot from the free throw line | 39-33 |
| 08:03 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 39-35 |
| 07:34 | Alabama | Mark Baron can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 39-35 |
| 07:33 | Alabama | James Holloway gets the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 07:16 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 07:14 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Brandon Anderson (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Robert Bondurant (fairly fresh) SF - Mark Baron (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Holloway (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Duane Creasy (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Jon Carnahan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:54 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant is fouled on the floor by Robert Bondurant - foul #3 on Robert Bondurant, team foul #6 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Alabama | Levi Demott (PG), Nicholas Crow (PF) Robert Bondurant, James Holloway | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG), James Leslie (SF), John Jackson (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Patrick Grant, Bill Greenman, Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| 06:28 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent blows the dunk but he's fouled by Duane Creasy - foul #1 on Duane Creasy, team foul #7 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman (SF), Bruno Addison (PF) Mark Baron, Duane Creasy | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:28 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent misses the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 06:28 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 06:07 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-36 |
| 06:05 | Kentucky | John Jackson grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 05:44 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Brandon Anderson - foul #1 on Brandon Anderson, team foul #8 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Bondurant (SG) Brandon Anderson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:44 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift misses the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 05:44 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 05:17 | Alabama | Levi Demott hits a 3 from straight away | 42-37 |
| 04:58 | Kentucky | John Jackson misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Bruno Addison - foul #1 on Bruno Addison, team foul #9 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Alabama | Mark Baron (SF), Duane Creasy (C) Kenneth Merryman, Bruno Addison | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Patrick Grant (SG), Bill Greenman (SF), Jon Carnahan (C) Gregory Gift, Nicholas Pegg, James Leslie, Eldridge Kent | |
| 04:58 | Kentucky | John Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 04:58 | Kentucky | John Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 04:43 | Alabama | Levi Demott misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #6 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Alabama | Brandon Anderson (SG), James Holloway (PF) Robert Bondurant, Nicholas Crow | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jerry Lee (PF) John Jackson | |
| 04:43 | Alabama | Levi Demott makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 04:43 | Alabama | Levi Demott makes the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 04:22 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Mark Baron - foul #3 on Mark Baron, team foul #10 | 44-39 |
| 04:22 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 04:22 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 04:02 | Alabama | Levi Demott is called for traveling | 44-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG) Richard Johnson | |
| 03:42 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift is hacked by Levi Demott - foul #4 on Levi Demott, team foul #11 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Bondurant (SG) Brandon Anderson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:42 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 03:42 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 03:13 | Alabama | Patrick Grant is called for the reach on Robert Bondurant - foul #2 on Patrick Grant, team foul #7 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | Nicholas Crow (PF) James Holloway | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:13 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 03:13 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant misses the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 03:13 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Levi Demott (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Bondurant (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mark Baron (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Nicholas Crow (fresh) C - Duane Creasy (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 45-43 |
| 02:51 | Alabama | Mark Baron grabs the board | 45-43 |
| 02:26 | Alabama | Levi Demott drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Bondurant | 48-43 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:59 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 48-43 |
| 01:57 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 01:28 | Alabama | Levi Demott comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 01:26 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow tips it in | 50-43 |
| 01:14 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee's floater is tipped away by Duane Creasy | 50-43 |
| 01:13 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Duane Creasy | 50-43 |
| 00:51 | Alabama | Levi Demott hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's hacked by Bill Greenman - foul #3 on Bill Greenman, team foul #8 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Holloway (PF) Nicholas Crow | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:51 | Alabama | Levi Demott makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 00:51 | Alabama | Levi Demott makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 52-43 |
| 00:45 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant grabs the board | 52-43 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:42 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant is hacked by Patrick Grant in the backcourt - foul #3 on Patrick Grant, team foul #9 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | Nicholas Crow (C) Duane Creasy | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:42 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 00:42 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant misses the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee grabs the board | 53-43 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Gregory Gift | 53-46 |
| 00:34 | Alabama | Gregory Gift is called for the reach on Nicholas Crow in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Gift, team foul #10 | 53-46 |
| 00:34 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 00:34 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow misses the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 54-46 |
| 00:26 | Alabama | Mark Baron grabs the defensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 00:25 | Alabama | Patrick Grant is called for the reach on Mark Baron in the backcourt - foul #4 on Patrick Grant, team foul #11 | 54-46 |
| 00:25 | Alabama | Mark Baron makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 00:25 | Alabama | Mark Baron makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Gift | 56-48 |
| 00:17 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Gift - foul #2 on Gregory Gift, team foul #12 | 56-48 |
| 00:17 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:17 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan's floater is tipped away by Nicholas Crow | 58-48 |
| 00:07 | Alabama | Levi Demott grabs the board | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Levi Demott runs out the clock | 58-48 |