| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Craft (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) C - Huang-fu Huang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Keech (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Prather (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Cheek (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George Greer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente inbounds the ball | 34-26 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-26 |
| 19:31 | Alabama | Robert Cheek is hacked by Ronald Raphael - foul #1 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| 19:20 | Alabama | James Keech connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Cheek | 37-28 |
| 18:59 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-28 |
| 18:58 | Alabama | George Greer gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 18:55 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-28 |
| 18:28 | Kentucky | George Greer is called for the reach on Ronald Raphael - foul #1 on George Greer, team foul #1 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone (SF), Thomas Good (C) Marvin Valente, Huang-fu Huang | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 18:15 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael knocks in the floater near the basket | 39-28 |
| 18:09 | Alabama | Darryl Allen steals it from James Keech in the backcourt | 39-28 |
| 17:56 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Cheek - foul #2 on Robert Cheek, team foul #2 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Mills (SG), Kenneth Brown (PF) Andrew Craft, Ronald Raphael | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jordan Graves (PG), Richard Wallace (SG), Martin Regner (SF), Emmett Smith (PF) James Keech, Lawrence Jones, Michael Prather, Robert Cheek | |
| 17:56 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen makes the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 17:56 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 41-28 |
| 17:54 | Alabama | Richard Wallace is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Brown - foul #2 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #2 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG) Darryl Allen | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 17:33 | Alabama | Richard Wallace misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 41-28 |
| 17:32 | Alabama | George Greer tips it back up and in | 41-30 |
| 17:18 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 41-30 |
| 17:17 | Alabama | George Greer grabs the board | 41-30 |
| 17:12 | Alabama | Richard Wallace is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-30 |
| 17:10 | Alabama | George Greer pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 16:55 | Alabama | Richard Wallace misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Brown - foul #3 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #3 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andrew Craft (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Huang-fu Huang (C) Mark Mills, Johnnie Stone, Thomas Good | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Keech (PG), Robert Cheek (PF), Roger Fenton (C) Jordan Graves, Emmett Smith, George Greer | |
| 16:55 | Alabama | Richard Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 16:55 | Alabama | Richard Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 41-32 |
| 16:30 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-32 |
| 16:28 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang gets the offensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 16:09 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft double dribbles | 41-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Ronald Raphael (PF) Samuel Johnson, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Alabama | Lawrence Jones (SG), Michael Prather (SF) Richard Wallace, Martin Regner | |
| 15:41 | Alabama | Robert Cheek banks in the layup set up by Michael Prather | 41-34 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Craft (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Valente (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 2 pts. C - Huang-fu Huang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Keech (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Prather (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Cheek (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Fenton (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:22 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Mills (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Thomas Good (C) Andrew Craft, Marvin Valente, Huang-fu Huang | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jordan Graves (PG), Emmett Smith (PF), George Greer (C) James Keech, Robert Cheek, Roger Fenton | |
| 15:00 | Alabama | Michael Prather connects on the open shot from close range | 41-36 |
| 14:43 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-36 |
| 14:23 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-36 |
| 14:21 | Kentucky | Thomas Good grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | Mark Mills's pass is intercepted by Emmett Smith | 43-36 |
| 13:50 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Andrew Craft (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Kenneth Brown (PF), Huang-fu Huang (C) Darryl Allen, Mark Mills, Johnnie Stone, Ronald Raphael, Thomas Good | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Keech (PG), Richard Wallace (SG), Martin Regner (SF), Robert Cheek (PF) Jordan Graves, Lawrence Jones, Michael Prather, Emmett Smith | |
| 13:40 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Brown | 45-36 |
| 13:22 | Alabama | Huang-fu Huang is called for the reach on Martin Regner - foul #3 on Huang-fu Huang, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Roger Fenton (C) George Greer | |
| 13:09 | Alabama | Huang-fu Huang denies the turnaround by James Keech | 45-36 |
| 13:08 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang snags the defensive board | 45-36 |
| 12:42 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Mills (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF) Marvin Valente, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Alabama | Lawrence Jones (SG) Richard Wallace | |
| 12:27 | Alabama | Robert Cheek hits a wide open floater from close range on a nice dish by James Keech | 45-38 |
| 12:02 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Cheek - foul #3 on Robert Cheek, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone (SF) Samuel Johnson | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jordan Graves (PG), George Greer (C) James Keech, Roger Fenton | |
| 12:02 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 12:02 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft misses the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 12:02 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 11:46 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 11:45 | Alabama | Robert Cheek grabs the board | 46-38 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Andrew Craft (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Mills (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Johnnie Stone (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Raphael (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Huang-fu Huang (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jordan Graves (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Martin Regner (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Cheek (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - George Greer (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jordan Graves | 46-41 |
| 10:47 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone is called for a charge - foul #2 on Johnnie Stone, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Marvin Valente (SF), Kenneth Brown (PF), Thomas Good (C) Mark Mills, Johnnie Stone, Ronald Raphael, Huang-fu Huang | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Keech (PG), Richard Wallace (SG), Michael Prather (SF), Emmett Smith (PF) Jordan Graves, Lawrence Jones, Martin Regner, Robert Cheek | |
| 10:31 | Alabama | James Keech misses the jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Darryl Allen - foul #4 on Darryl Allen, team foul #6 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (SG) Andrew Craft | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 10:31 | Alabama | James Keech misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 10:31 | Alabama | James Keech makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 10:05 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Marvin Valente | 48-42 |
| 09:37 | Alabama | James Keech dunks the ball on a great pass from Michael Prather | 48-44 |
| 09:08 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Keech - foul #1 on James Keech, team foul #4 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andrew Craft (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF) Darryl Allen, Marvin Valente, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Alabama | Lawrence Jones (SG), Robert Cheek (PF), Roger Fenton (C) Richard Wallace, Emmett Smith, George Greer | |
| 09:08 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 09:08 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 09:00 | Alabama | James Keech clanks a jumper from the left wing | 50-44 |
| 08:58 | Alabama | Michael Prather hits the follow up shot | 50-46 |
| 08:37 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Good | 53-46 |
| 08:16 | Alabama | James Keech connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Roger Fenton | 53-49 |
| 08:07 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 53-49 |
| 08:05 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael can't tip it in | 53-49 |
| 08:04 | Alabama | James Keech grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 07:43 | Alabama | James Keech hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Andrew Craft - foul #2 on Andrew Craft, team foul #7 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Huang-fu Huang (C) Samuel Johnson, Andrew Craft, Johnnie Stone, Thomas Good | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Wallace (SG), Martin Regner (SF), Emmett Smith (PF), George Greer (C) Lawrence Jones, Michael Prather, Robert Cheek, Roger Fenton | |
| 07:43 | Alabama | James Keech makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 07:43 | Alabama | James Keech makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Mark Mills (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Raphael (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Huang-fu Huang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Keech (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Wallace (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Martin Regner (fresh) PF - Emmett Smith (fresh) 4 pts. C - George Greer (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente comes up short on the runner in the paint | 53-51 |
| 07:12 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang grabs the offensive board | 53-51 |
| 06:59 | Kentucky | Mark Mills misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 06:58 | Alabama | George Greer gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 06:45 | Alabama | Richard Wallace scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 53-53 |
| 06:16 | Kentucky | Emmett Smith swats the layup by Ronald Raphael | 53-53 |
| 06:15 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Richard Wallace | 53-53 |
| 06:13 | Alabama | George Greer loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown (PF) Ronald Raphael | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jordan Graves (PG), Lawrence Jones (SG), Robert Cheek (PF), Roger Fenton (C) James Keech, Richard Wallace, Emmett Smith, George Greer | |
| 05:56 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-53 |
| 05:54 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Robert Cheek | 53-53 |
| 05:52 | Alabama | Robert Cheek's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andrew Craft (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF) Mark Mills, Marvin Valente | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 05:32 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 05:30 | Alabama | Roger Fenton grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 05:15 | Alabama | Martin Regner is hacked by Johnnie Stone - foul #3 on Johnnie Stone, team foul #8 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Good (C) Huang-fu Huang | |
| Subs | Alabama | George Greer (C) Roger Fenton | |
| 05:15 | Alabama | Martin Regner misses the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 05:15 | Alabama | George Greer grabs the offensive board | 53-53 |
| 04:49 | Alabama | Andrew Craft takes the ball from Robert Cheek | 53-53 |
| 04:23 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 04:21 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Martin Regner | 53-53 |
| 04:00 | Alabama | George Greer dunks the ball set up by Martin Regner | 53-55 |
| 03:40 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft's pass is intercepted by Robert Cheek | 53-55 |
| 03:19 | Alabama | Robert Cheek comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Kenneth Brown - foul #4 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #9 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF), Huang-fu Huang (C) Darryl Allen, Andrew Craft, Johnnie Stone, Kenneth Brown, Thomas Good | |
| Subs | Alabama | James Keech (PG), Richard Wallace (SG), Michael Prather (SF), Roger Fenton (C) Jordan Graves, Lawrence Jones, Martin Regner, George Greer | |
| 03:19 | Alabama | Robert Cheek misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 03:19 | Alabama | Robert Cheek makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mark Mills (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Raphael (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Huang-fu Huang (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Keech (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Wallace (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Michael Prather (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Cheek (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Roger Fenton (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 02:56 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Emmett Smith (PF) Robert Cheek | |
| 02:53 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Alabama | George Greer (C) Roger Fenton | |
| 02:42 | Alabama | George Greer misses short on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Ronald Raphael - foul #2 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #10 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Lawrence Jones (SG) Richard Wallace | |
| 02:42 | Alabama | George Greer makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 02:42 | Alabama | George Greer misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 02:42 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang grabs the board | 53-57 |
| 02:42 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:19 | Kentucky | Lawrence Jones is called for the reach on Ronald Raphael - foul #1 on Lawrence Jones, team foul #5 | 53-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andrew Craft (SG), Kenneth Brown (C) Mark Mills, Huang-fu Huang | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Cheek (PF) Emmett Smith | |
| 02:03 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Andrew Craft | 55-57 |
| 01:43 | Alabama | James Keech buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Prather | 55-60 |
| 01:14 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Huang-fu Huang (C) Samuel Johnson, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Alabama | George Greer knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Lawrence Jones and the foul's on Huang-fu Huang - foul #4 on Huang-fu Huang, team foul #11 | 55-62 |
| 00:56 | Alabama | George Greer makes the free throw | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-63 |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang grabs the offensive board | 55-63 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen double dribbles | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Craft - foul #3 on Andrew Craft, team foul #12 | 55-63 |
| 00:43 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones misses the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:43 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-64 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Alabama | James Keech is hacked by Darryl Allen in the backcourt - foul #5 on Darryl Allen, team foul #13 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG) Darryl Allen | |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Wallace (SG), Emmett Smith (PF) Lawrence Jones, Robert Cheek | |
| 00:34 | Alabama | James Keech makes the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:34 | Alabama | James Keech makes the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Richard Wallace steals it from Andrew Craft | 58-66 |
| 00:26 | Alabama | Richard Wallace lays it in | 58-68 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente's pass is intercepted by George Greer | 58-68 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Alabama | James Keech runs out the clock | 58-68 |