| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - John Kissell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Sharp (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Juan Martinez (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andrew Gaspard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Piggott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez inbounds the ball | 20-27 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard buries a floater from the left wing and the foul's on Jerry Lee - foul #2 on Jerry Lee, team foul #1 | 22-27 |
| 19:51 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard misses the free throw | 22-27 |
| 19:51 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg grabs the board | 22-27 |
| 19:31 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-27 |
| 19:20 | Arkansas | Keith Sharp can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-27 |
| 19:18 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman grabs the defensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 19:01 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Patrick Grant | 22-29 |
| 18:45 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard buries a turnaround from the left block | 24-29 |
| 18:22 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee can't finish the layup but the foul's on Andrew Gaspard - foul #3 on Andrew Gaspard, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau (PF) Andrew Gaspard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:22 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 18:22 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 18:22 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Douglas Papineau | 24-30 |
| 18:08 | Arkansas | Keith Sharp misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 24-30 |
| 18:07 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg snags the defensive board | 24-30 |
| 17:40 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Lee | 24-32 |
| 17:20 | Arkansas | Keith Sharp double dribbles | 24-32 |
| 17:00 | Kentucky | Jonathan Piggott steals it from Patrick Grant | 24-32 |
| 16:47 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Jon Carnahan - foul #1 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #2 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Raymond Wright (SF) Juan Martinez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (SG), John Jackson (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Nicholas Pegg, Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| 16:47 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 16:47 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott misses the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 16:47 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent grabs the defensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 16:23 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-32 |
| 16:22 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Jonathan Piggott | 25-32 |
| 16:16 | Arkansas | The jump hook by Douglas Papineau is blocked by John Jackson | 25-32 |
| 16:14 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 15:47 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-32 |
| 15:45 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott snags the defensive board | 25-32 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - John Kissell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Sharp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Raymond Wright (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Papineau (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jonathan Piggott (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harry Bucy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:16 | Arkansas | Keith Sharp makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Kissell | 28-32 |
| 14:54 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on John Kissell - foul #3 on John Kissell, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Moses (PG), Donald Howard (SG), Juan Martinez (SF), Andrew Gaspard (PF), Ralph Howland (C) John Kissell, Keith Sharp, Raymond Wright, Douglas Papineau, Jonathan Piggott | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG), Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Patrick Grant, John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| 14:54 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 14:54 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 14:34 | Arkansas | Jon Carnahan steps in front of the Juan Martinez pass | 28-34 |
| 14:06 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan dunks the ball on a great pass from Nicholas Pegg | 28-36 |
| 13:58 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-36 |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan snags the defensive board | 28-36 |
| 13:27 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-36 |
| 13:25 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan snags the offensive board | 28-36 |
| 13:04 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-36 |
| 13:03 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 12:37 | Arkansas | Harry Bucy picks off the pass by Ralph Howland | 28-36 |
| 12:33 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy throws it down | 28-38 |
| 12:11 | Arkansas | Richard Moses misses badly on a shot from the right block | 28-38 |
| 12:10 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 11:53 | Arkansas | Donald Howard is whistled for traveling | 28-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Kissell (PG), Keith Sharp (SG), Jonathan Piggott (C) Richard Moses, Donald Howard, Ralph Howland | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), John Jackson (SG), Eldridge Kent (SF) Harry Bucy, Nicholas Pegg, Bill Greenman | |
| 11:41 | Kentucky | John Jackson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-38 |
| 11:39 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent tips it back up and in | 28-40 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - John Kissell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Sharp (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Juan Martinez (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andrew Gaspard (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Piggott (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Arkansas | Keith Sharp misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-40 |
| 11:14 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 10:57 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard clanks a shot from the right wing | 28-40 |
| 10:56 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard gets the offensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 10:38 | Arkansas | Keith Sharp connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jonathan Piggott | 31-40 |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant is hacked by John Kissell - foul #4 on John Kissell, team foul #3 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Moses (PG), Raymond Wright (SF), Douglas Papineau (PF), Ralph Howland (C) John Kissell, Juan Martinez, Andrew Gaspard, Jonathan Piggott | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG), Bill Greenman (SF) Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| 09:57 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg misses the jumpshot from the right side | 31-40 |
| 09:56 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland snags the defensive board | 31-40 |
| 09:27 | Arkansas | Keith Sharp buries a floater from the free throw line | 33-40 |
| 09:04 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses badly on a floater from the right side | 33-40 |
| 09:03 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 08:35 | Arkansas | Raymond Wright buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 08:07 | Kentucky | John Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 08:05 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant tips it in | 35-42 |
| 07:54 | Arkansas | John Jackson blocks the short jumper by Richard Moses | 35-42 |
| 07:53 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 07:34 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-44 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Richard Moses (fresh) SG - Keith Sharp (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Raymond Wright (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Douglas Papineau (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ralph Howland (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Eldridge Kent (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Arkansas | Keith Sharp buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 37-44 |
| 06:53 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Jackson | 37-47 |
| 06:35 | Arkansas | Keith Sharp misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 37-47 |
| 06:34 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman gets the rebound | 37-47 |
| 06:11 | Kentucky | Ralph Howland swats the layup by John Jackson | 37-47 |
| 06:10 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau grabs the board | 37-47 |
| 05:41 | Arkansas | Keith Sharp clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-47 |
| 05:39 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman snags the defensive board | 37-47 |
| 05:39 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 37-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Kissell (PG), Donald Howard (SG), Juan Martinez (SF), Andrew Gaspard (PF), Jonathan Piggott (C) Richard Moses, Keith Sharp, Raymond Wright, Douglas Papineau, Ralph Howland | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG), Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Patrick Grant, John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| 05:14 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 37-47 |
| 05:13 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan gets the offensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 04:48 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerry Lee | 37-50 |
| 04:29 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott knocks in the jumper near the basket and he's fouled by Bill Greenman - foul #2 on Bill Greenman, team foul #3 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Keith Sharp (SG) Donald Howard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG) Nicholas Pegg | |
| 04:29 | Arkansas | Jonathan Piggott makes the free throw | 40-50 |
| 04:06 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Patrick Grant | 40-53 |
| 03:42 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard is fouled on the floor by Patrick Grant - foul #1 on Patrick Grant, team foul #4 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PF) Bill Greenman | |
| 03:26 | Arkansas | Keith Sharp makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-53 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - John Kissell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Keith Sharp (fresh) 21 pts. SF - Juan Martinez (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Andrew Gaspard (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Piggott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Bucy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan is called for traveling | 43-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ralph Howland (C) Jonathan Piggott | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG) Harry Bucy | |
| 02:52 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard clanks a floater from close range but he's hacked by John Jackson - foul #1 on John Jackson, team foul #5 | 43-53 |
| 02:52 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 02:52 | Arkansas | Andrew Gaspard misses the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 02:52 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 02:26 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg is fouled on the floor by Keith Sharp - foul #2 on Keith Sharp, team foul #4 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent (SF) Jerry Lee | |
| 01:57 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Ralph Howland - foul #4 on Ralph Howland, team foul #5 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (SF), Jerry Lee (PF) Eldridge Kent, John Jackson | |
| 01:57 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan misses the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 01:57 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:46 | Arkansas | Jerry Lee is called for the reach on Andrew Gaspard - foul #3 on Jerry Lee, team foul #6 | 44-54 |
| 01:33 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 01:31 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Grant | 44-56 |
| 01:09 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by John Kissell and he's fouled by Jerry Lee - foul #4 on Jerry Lee, team foul #7 | 46-56 |
| 01:09 | Arkansas | Juan Martinez misses the free throw | 46-56 |
| 01:09 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the floater from close range on a nice dish by Patrick Grant and he's fouled by John Kissell - foul #5 on John Kissell, team foul #6 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Moses (PG) John Kissell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses the free throw | 46-58 |
| 00:50 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland gets the rebound | 46-58 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Arkansas | Keith Sharp can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-58 |
| 00:43 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan snags the defensive board | 46-58 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 46-58 |
| 00:12 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland pulls down the rebound | 46-58 |
| 00:06 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Moses and he's hacked by Patrick Grant - foul #2 on Patrick Grant, team foul #8 | 48-58 |
| 00:06 | Arkansas | Ralph Howland makes the free throw | 49-58 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant runs out the clock | 49-58 |