| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Lance (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brett McLean (fresh) SF - Stuart Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Moline (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Brooks (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Carlson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Ramey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leo Agustin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant inbounds the ball | 24-36 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:37 | New Mexico | Brett McLean comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Leo Agustin - foul #1 on Leo Agustin, team foul #1 | 24-36 |
| 19:37 | New Mexico | Brett McLean misses the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 19:37 | New Mexico | Brett McLean makes the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 19:23 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion misses the shot from the left side | 25-36 |
| 19:21 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson grabs the offensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 18:58 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion is whistled for a carry | 25-36 |
| 18:31 | New Mexico | Larry Moline misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Raymond Marion - foul #1 on Raymond Marion, team foul #2 | 25-36 |
| 18:31 | New Mexico | Larry Moline makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 18:31 | New Mexico | Larry Moline makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 18:12 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey misses long on a 3 from straight away | 27-36 |
| 18:11 | New Mexico | Larry Moline pulls down the rebound | 27-36 |
| 17:49 | New Mexico | Brett McLean hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-36 |
| 17:48 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson grabs the board | 27-36 |
| 17:29 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-36 |
| 17:27 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey can't tip it in | 27-36 |
| 17:25 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion tips it but misses | 27-36 |
| 17:23 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion snags the offensive board | 27-36 |
| 17:06 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Brian Carlson and he's fouled by John Lance - foul #1 on John Lance, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle (SG), Carl Odebralski (SF), Bernard Green (PF), Dana Zarrineh (C) Brett McLean, Stuart Bryant, Larry Moline, Raymond Morgan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards (SF), Lars Zwickl (C) Jimmy Ramey, Raymond Marion | |
| 17:06 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks makes the free throw | 27-39 |
| 16:37 | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle is hacked by Lars Zwickl - foul #2 on Lars Zwickl, team foul #3 | 27-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Sherrard (SF), Paul Marks (C) Brian Carlson, Leo Agustin | |
| 16:22 | New Mexico | Carl Odebralski buries a floater from the free throw line | 29-39 |
| 16:05 | Kentucky | Carl Odebralski is called for the reach on Ernest Sherrard - foul #1 on Carl Odebralski, team foul #2 | 29-39 |
| 15:44 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 29-39 |
| 15:43 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Dana Zarrineh | 29-39 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Lance (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Riffle (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Carl Odebralski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Bernard Green (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Dana Zarrineh (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Brooks (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Sherrard (fresh) PF - Lars Zwickl (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Marks (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | New Mexico | Carl Odebralski hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Brooks - foul #2 on Kenneth Brooks, team foul #4 | 29-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brett McLean (SG), Larry Moline (PF), Raymond Morgan (C) Wayne Riffle, Bernard Green, Dana Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walter Holesovsky (PG), Brian Carlson (SG), Jimmy Ramey (SF), Leo Agustin (PF), Raymond Marion (C) Kenneth Brooks, Thomas Edwards, Ernest Sherrard, Lars Zwickl, Paul Marks | |
| 15:22 | New Mexico | Carl Odebralski misses the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 15:22 | New Mexico | Carl Odebralski misses the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 15:22 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion grabs the defensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 15:04 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey throws it down | 29-41 |
| 14:49 | New Mexico | Raymond Marion swats the dunk try by Carl Odebralski | 29-41 |
| 14:47 | New Mexico | John Lance tips it back up and in | 31-41 |
| 14:34 | Kentucky | Walter Holesovsky can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-41 |
| 14:32 | New Mexico | Raymond Morgan pulls down the rebound | 31-41 |
| 14:03 | New Mexico | Larry Moline misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-41 |
| 14:01 | New Mexico | Larry Moline gets the offensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 13:43 | New Mexico | Leo Agustin blocks the short jumper by Carl Odebralski | 31-41 |
| 13:41 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion grabs the board | 31-41 |
| 13:28 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 31-41 |
| 13:26 | New Mexico | Larry Moline snags the defensive board | 31-41 |
| 13:07 | New Mexico | Larry Moline is fouled on the floor by Leo Agustin - foul #2 on Leo Agustin, team foul #5 | 31-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle (SG), Stuart Bryant (SF), Bernard Green (PF), Dana Zarrineh (C) Brett McLean, Carl Odebralski, Larry Moline, Raymond Morgan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks (PG), Thomas Edwards (SG), Ernest Sherrard (SF), Lars Zwickl (PF), Paul Marks (C) Walter Holesovsky, Brian Carlson, Jimmy Ramey, Leo Agustin, Raymond Marion | |
| 12:51 | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh is denied on a layup by Lars Zwickl | 31-41 |
| 12:49 | Kentucky | Paul Marks grabs the board | 31-41 |
| 12:45 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks scores on a turnaround from close range | 31-43 |
| 12:16 | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh is hacked by Paul Marks - foul #1 on Paul Marks, team foul #6 | 31-43 |
| 11:51 | New Mexico | Bernard Green comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 31-43 |
| 11:50 | Kentucky | Lars Zwickl grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 11:31 | Kentucky | John Lance steals the ball from Lars Zwickl | 31-43 |
| 11:28 | New Mexico | John Lance banks in the layup | 33-43 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Lance (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Riffle (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stuart Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bernard Green (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Dana Zarrineh (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Brooks (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Sherrard (fresh) PF - Lars Zwickl (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Marks (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Kentucky | Ernest Sherrard connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Marks | 33-46 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 11:03 | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle double dribbles | 33-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brett McLean (SG), Larry Moline (PF), Raymond Morgan (C) Wayne Riffle, Bernard Green, Dana Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Carlson (SG), Jimmy Ramey (SF), Leo Agustin (PF), Raymond Marion (C) Thomas Edwards, Ernest Sherrard, Lars Zwickl, Paul Marks | |
| 10:37 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-46 |
| 10:36 | New Mexico | Brett McLean pulls down the rebound | 33-46 |
| 10:29 | New Mexico | Raymond Morgan misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 33-46 |
| 10:28 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson pulls down the rebound | 33-46 |
| 10:12 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks connects on the 3 from the right wing | 33-49 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 09:54 | New Mexico | John Lance connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Raymond Morgan | 36-49 |
| 09:31 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 36-51 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 09:26 | New Mexico | Brian Carlson denies the turnaround by John Lance | 36-51 |
| 09:24 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey pulls down the rebound | 36-51 |
| 09:08 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey is hacked by Stuart Bryant - foul #1 on Stuart Bryant, team foul #3 | 36-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh (PG), Wayne Riffle (SF), Bernard Green (C) John Lance, Stuart Bryant, Raymond Morgan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards (SF) Jimmy Ramey | |
| 09:03 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks is fouled on the floor by Brett McLean - foul #1 on Brett McLean, team foul #4 | 36-51 |
| 08:47 | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards is called for traveling | 36-51 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 08:40 | New Mexico | Larry Moline knocks in the floater from just outside the lane and the foul's on Leo Agustin - foul #3 on Leo Agustin, team foul #7 | 38-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walter Holesovsky (PG) Kenneth Brooks | |
| 08:40 | New Mexico | Larry Moline misses the free throw | 38-51 |
| 08:40 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion snags the defensive board | 38-51 |
| 08:32 | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-51 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 08:12 | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-51 |
| 08:10 | New Mexico | Larry Moline tips it back up and in | 40-51 |
| 07:51 | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards hits the finger roll | 40-53 |
| 07:35 | New Mexico | Larry Moline comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 40-53 |
| 07:34 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-53 |
| 07:13 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion connects on the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Leo Agustin | 40-55 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Dana Zarrineh (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Brett McLean (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Wayne Riffle (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Larry Moline (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Bernard Green (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Walter Holesovsky (fresh) SG - Brian Carlson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Leo Agustin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Marion (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 07:04 | New Mexico | Larry Moline buries a jump hook near the basket | 42-55 |
| 06:43 | Kentucky | Larry Moline denies the turnaround by Thomas Edwards | 42-55 |
| 06:42 | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle pulls down the rebound | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:13 | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Walter Holesovsky - foul #2 on Walter Holesovsky, team foul #8 | 42-55 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Lance (PG), Charles Parker (SG), Stuart Bryant (SF), Raymond Morgan (C) Dana Zarrineh, Brett McLean, Larry Moline, Bernard Green | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks (PG), Jimmy Ramey (SF), Lars Zwickl (PF), Paul Marks (C) Walter Holesovsky, Brian Carlson, Leo Agustin, Raymond Marion | |
| 06:13 | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle misses the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 06:13 | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-55 |
| 05:53 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Ramey | 43-55 |
| 05:40 | Kentucky | Lars Zwickl banks in the layup on a great pass from Kenneth Brooks | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 05:19 | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-57 |
| 05:18 | Kentucky | Lars Zwickl gets the rebound | 43-57 |
| 05:09 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks's pass is intercepted by Wayne Riffle | 43-57 |
| 04:58 | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-57 |
| 04:57 | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards snags the defensive board | 43-57 |
| 04:46 | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Stuart Bryant - foul #2 on Stuart Bryant, team foul #5 | 43-57 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Bernard Green (PF) Wayne Riffle | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:46 | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 04:46 | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 04:32 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant is hacked by Jimmy Ramey - foul #2 on Jimmy Ramey, team foul #9 | 43-58 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Sherrard (SG) Thomas Edwards | |
| 04:32 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 04:32 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 04:12 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-61 |
| 04:03 | New Mexico | John Lance misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Lars Zwickl - foul #3 on Lars Zwickl, team foul #10 | 45-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Carlson (SG), Leo Agustin (PF) Ernest Sherrard, Paul Marks | |
| 04:03 | New Mexico | John Lance makes the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 04:03 | New Mexico | John Lance makes the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:44 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks is whistled for traveling | 47-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Carl Odebralski (SG), Dana Zarrineh (C) Charles Parker, Raymond Morgan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Sherrard (SF) Jimmy Ramey | |
| 03:25 | New Mexico | Carl Odebralski misses long on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Brian Carlson - foul #3 on Brian Carlson, team foul #11 | 47-61 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brett McLean (SG), Larry Moline (PF) Stuart Bryant, Bernard Green | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards (SF), Raymond Marion (C) Ernest Sherrard, Lars Zwickl | |
| 03:25 | New Mexico | Carl Odebralski makes the 1st free throw | 48-61 |
| 03:25 | New Mexico | Carl Odebralski misses the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 03:25 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Leo Agustin | 48-61 |
| 03:22 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson's pass is intercepted by John Lance in the backcourt | 48-61 |
| 03:20 | New Mexico | Brett McLean misses the lay-in | 48-61 |
| 03:18 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson pulls down the rebound | 48-61 |
| 03:13 | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth Brooks | 48-63 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Lance (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brett McLean (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Carl Odebralski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Moline (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Dana Zarrineh (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Brooks (fresh) 23 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Carlson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Edwards (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Leo Agustin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:54 | New Mexico | Larry Moline double dribbles | 48-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Wayne Riffle (SF), David Alejo (C) Carl Odebralski, Dana Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Sherrard (SF), Ricardo Hernandez (PF) Brian Carlson, Leo Agustin | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:52 | Kentucky | Brett McLean is called for the reach on Thomas Edwards in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brett McLean, team foul #6 | 48-63 |
| 02:35 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks misses the 3 from the left corner | 48-63 |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Ricardo Hernandez | 48-63 |
| 02:09 | Kentucky | Thomas Edwards misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 48-63 |
| 02:07 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Larry Moline | 48-63 |
| 02:01 | New Mexico | John Lance is denied on a layup by Ricardo Hernandez | 48-63 |
| 01:59 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion pulls down the rebound | 48-63 |
| 01:31 | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez's fadeaway is rejected by David Alejo | 48-63 |
| 01:29 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Wayne Riffle | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:17 | New Mexico | Brett McLean throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-63 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant (SF), Raymond Morgan (C) Wayne Riffle, David Alejo | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Carlson (SG), Jimmy Ramey (SF), Leo Agustin (PF) Thomas Edwards, Ernest Sherrard, Ricardo Hernandez | |
| 00:53 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Leo Agustin | 48-66 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | New Mexico | Raymond Morgan hits a jumper from the free throw line | 50-66 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Raymond Marion | 50-68 |
| 00:16 | New Mexico | John Lance misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 50-68 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin grabs the defensive rebound | 50-68 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brooks runs out the clock | 50-68 |