| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Brooks (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Brian Carlson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Ramey (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Leo Agustin (fresh) 3 pf. C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Lanski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Owens (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Willson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Navarette (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey inbounds the ball | 25-38 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 25-38 |
| 19:34 | Ohio State | Charles Owens snags the defensive board | 25-38 |
| 19:28 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat loses the dribble to Kenneth Brooks | 25-38 |
| 19:10 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-38 |
| 19:08 | Ohio State | James Willson gets the rebound | 25-38 |
| 18:41 | Ohio State | James Willson scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Samuel Navarette | 25-41 |
| 18:28 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-41 |
| 18:26 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-41 |
| 18:21 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion misses the floater from the left wing | 25-41 |
| 18:20 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks tips it home | 27-41 |
| 18:01 | Ohio State | Charles Owens misses the easy layup | 27-41 |
| 18:00 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion gets the rebound | 27-41 |
| 17:38 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson buries a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Kenneth Brooks | 29-41 |
| 17:09 | Ohio State | James Willson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 29-41 |
| 17:07 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin gets the rebound | 29-41 |
| 17:02 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Charles Owens | 29-41 |
| 16:38 | Ohio State | Charles Owens hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Leroy Wheat | 29-44 |
| 16:27 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Leroy Wheat - foul #3 on Leroy Wheat, team foul #1 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards (SG), Ernest Sherrard (SF), Lars Zwickl (PF), Paul Marks (C) Brian Carlson, Jimmy Ramey, Leo Agustin, Raymond Marion | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Austin (SF), Carlos Simone (PF) Charles Owens, James Willson | |
| 16:27 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 30-44 |
| 16:27 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 16:03 | Ohio State | Samuel Navarette comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 31-44 |
| 16:01 | Kentucky | Ernest Sherrard grabs the defensive rebound | 31-44 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Brooks (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Sherrard (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lars Zwickl (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Marks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Austin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carlos Simone (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Navarette (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Kentucky | Lars Zwickl hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 31-44 |
| 15:45 | Ohio State | Carlos Simone snags the defensive board | 31-44 |
| 15:31 | Ohio State | Carlos Simone misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-44 |
| 15:30 | Kentucky | Ernest Sherrard pulls down the rebound | 31-44 |
| 15:09 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks is whistled for traveling | 31-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walter Holesovsky (PG) Kenneth Brooks | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Willson (PF) Samuel Navarette | |
| 14:42 | Ohio State | Paul Marks takes the ball from Thomas Lanski | 31-44 |
| 14:27 | Kentucky | Lars Zwickl misses the dunk | 31-44 |
| 14:26 | Kentucky | Lars Zwickl gets the offensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 14:03 | Kentucky | Lars Zwickl hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Walter Holesovsky | 33-44 |
| 13:35 | Ohio State | Carlos Simone is hacked by Paul Marks - foul #2 on Paul Marks, team foul #1 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks (PG), Brian Carlson (SG), Jimmy Ramey (SF), Leo Agustin (PF), Raymond Marion (C) Walter Holesovsky, Thomas Edwards, Ernest Sherrard, Lars Zwickl, Paul Marks | |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Graves (SG), Charles Owens (SF) Thomas Lanski, Richard Austin | |
| 13:09 | Ohio State | George Graves misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 33-44 |
| 13:08 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks grabs the board | 33-44 |
| 13:04 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks's pass is intercepted by George Graves | 33-44 |
| 13:01 | Ohio State | George Graves banks in the layup | 33-46 |
| 12:50 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brian Carlson | 35-46 |
| 12:34 | Ohio State | James Willson misses badly on a floater from the right block | 35-46 |
| 12:32 | Ohio State | Carlos Simone hits the follow up shot | 35-48 |
| 12:09 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-48 |
| 12:07 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey grabs the offensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 11:43 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards (SF) Jimmy Ramey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (PG), Samuel Navarette (C) Leroy Wheat, James Willson | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Brooks (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Edwards (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leo Agustin (fresh) 3 pf. C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Wesley Boyd (fresh) SG - George Graves (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Owens (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Simone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Samuel Navarette (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Ohio State | George Graves buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Owens | 35-51 |
| 11:02 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-51 |
| 10:34 | Ohio State | Charles Owens misses long on a floater from the right wing | 38-51 |
| 10:32 | Ohio State | Charles Owens pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-51 |
| 10:07 | Ohio State | George Graves misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-51 |
| 10:06 | Ohio State | Carlos Simone hits the follow up shot | 38-53 |
| 09:49 | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey (SF), Lars Zwickl (PF), Paul Marks (C) Brian Carlson, Leo Agustin, Raymond Marion | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat (PG), Thomas Lanski (SG), Richard Austin (SF) Wesley Boyd, George Graves, Charles Owens | |
| 09:26 | Ohio State | A charge is called on Samuel Navarette - foul #1 on Samuel Navarette, team foul #2 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walter Holesovsky (PG) Kenneth Brooks | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 09:14 | Kentucky | Samuel Navarette swats the layup by Paul Marks | 38-53 |
| 09:13 | Ohio State | Richard Austin gets the rebound | 38-53 |
| 09:00 | Ohio State | Richard Austin misses the 3 from the left corner | 38-53 |
| 08:58 | Kentucky | Lars Zwickl pulls down the rebound | 38-53 |
| 08:32 | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 38-53 |
| 08:31 | Ohio State | Carlos Simone gets the rebound | 38-53 |
| 08:16 | Ohio State | Samuel Navarette misses long on a shot from the right block | 38-53 |
| 08:14 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jimmy Ramey | 38-53 |
| 08:03 | Kentucky | Lars Zwickl can't connect on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Thomas Lanski - foul #1 on Thomas Lanski, team foul #3 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks (PG), Brian Carlson (SG), Leo Agustin (PF) Walter Holesovsky, Thomas Edwards, Paul Marks | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (PG), James Willson (PF) Leroy Wheat, Carlos Simone | |
| 08:03 | Kentucky | Lars Zwickl misses the 1st free throw | 38-53 |
| 08:03 | Kentucky | Lars Zwickl makes the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 07:37 | Ohio State | Samuel Navarette can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-53 |
| 07:36 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Lars Zwickl | 39-53 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Brooks (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Ramey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leo Agustin (fresh) 3 pf. C - Lars Zwickl (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Wesley Boyd (fresh) SG - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Austin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Willson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Navarette (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-53 |
| 07:14 | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd pulls down the rebound | 39-53 |
| 06:56 | Ohio State | James Willson can't connect on a runner from the right block | 39-53 |
| 06:55 | Ohio State | Richard Austin can't tip it in | 39-53 |
| 06:53 | Kentucky | Lars Zwickl pulls down the rebound | 39-53 |
| 06:27 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson is fouled on the floor by Wesley Boyd - foul #2 on Wesley Boyd, team foul #4 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards (SG), Ernest Sherrard (SF), Raymond Marion (C) Brian Carlson, Jimmy Ramey, Lars Zwickl | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat (PG), George Graves (SG), Charles Owens (SF), Carlos Simone (C) Wesley Boyd, Thomas Lanski, Richard Austin, Samuel Navarette | |
| 06:20 | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Ernest Sherrard | 42-53 |
| 05:52 | Ohio State | James Willson's pass is intercepted by Thomas Edwards | 42-53 |
| 05:37 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-53 |
| 05:15 | Ohio State | George Graves buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-56 |
| 05:04 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on James Willson - foul #2 on James Willson, team foul #5 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Carlson (SG) Ernest Sherrard | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 05:04 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 05:04 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 04:35 | Ohio State | Charles Owens's pass is intercepted by Leo Agustin | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:29 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson loses the ball out of bounds | 47-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lars Zwickl (PF) Leo Agustin | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski (SG), Richard Austin (PF) George Graves, James Willson | |
| 04:06 | Ohio State | Carlos Simone misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-56 |
| 04:05 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 47-56 |
| 03:47 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Raymond Marion, team foul #2 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walter Holesovsky (PG), Jimmy Ramey (SF), Paul Marks (C) Kenneth Brooks, Thomas Edwards, Raymond Marion | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (PG), Samuel Navarette (C) Leroy Wheat, Charles Owens | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:28 | Ohio State | Carlos Simone clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 47-56 |
| 03:26 | Ohio State | Samuel Navarette tips it in | 47-58 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Walter Holesovsky (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Ramey (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lars Zwickl (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Marks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Wesley Boyd (fresh) SG - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Austin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carlos Simone (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Samuel Navarette (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:17 | Kentucky | Paul Marks is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Paul Marks, team foul #3 | 47-58 |
| 03:13 | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd is fouled in the backcourt by Walter Holesovsky - foul #1 on Walter Holesovsky, team foul #4 | 47-58 |
| 02:53 | Ohio State | Carlos Simone drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Wesley Boyd | 47-60 |
| 02:36 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-60 |
| 02:35 | Ohio State | Samuel Navarette grabs the defensive rebound | 47-60 |
| 02:06 | Ohio State | Carlos Simone comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 47-60 |
| 02:05 | Ohio State | Samuel Navarette tips it in | 47-62 |
| 01:43 | Kentucky | Walter Holesovsky makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Jimmy Ramey | 49-62 |
| 01:16 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski is hacked by Paul Marks - foul #4 on Paul Marks, team foul #5 | 49-62 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks (PG), Leo Agustin (PF), Raymond Marion (C) Walter Holesovsky, Lars Zwickl, Paul Marks | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat (PG), Charles Owens (SF), James Willson (PF) Wesley Boyd, Richard Austin, Carlos Simone | |
| 00:57 | Ohio State | James Willson misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 49-62 |
| 00:55 | Ohio State | Charles Owens can't tip it in | 49-62 |
| 00:53 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion grabs the defensive rebound | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion hits a jumper from the left wing | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Ohio State | James Willson misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-62 |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 51-62 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion knocks in the fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Samuel Navarette - foul #2 on Samuel Navarette, team foul #6 | 53-62 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion makes the free throw | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Brian Carlson is called for the reach on Leroy Wheat in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Carlson, team foul #6 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Graves (SG) Thomas Lanski | |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Leo Agustin is called for the reach on James Willson - foul #4 on Leo Agustin, team foul #7 | 54-62 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | James Willson makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | James Willson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 54-64 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James Willson | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat runs out the clock | 54-64 |