| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Logan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Walter Magner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Minard (fresh) 7 pts. C - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roland Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erik Hand (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anton Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jesse Boyers (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Erik Hand inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Kentucky | Larry Logan is called for the reach on Larry Johnson - foul #2 on Larry Logan, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 19:22 | Kentucky | John Minard is called for the reach on Erik Hand - foul #1 on John Minard, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| 19:11 | Kentucky | Erik Hand is hacked by Walter Magner - foul #2 on Walter Magner, team foul #3 | 34-29 |
| 19:03 | Kentucky | Erik Hand works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-29 |
| 19:02 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon tips it home | 34-31 |
| 18:39 | West Virginia | John Minard hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 34-31 |
| 18:38 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:32 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers travels with the ball | 34-31 |
| 18:05 | West Virginia | John Minard misses badly on a shot from the right side | 34-31 |
| 18:04 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon pulls down the rebound | 34-31 |
| 17:55 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 34-31 |
| 17:53 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers hits the follow up shot | 34-33 |
| 17:26 | West Virginia | Larry Logan comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 34-33 |
| 17:25 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon snags the defensive board | 34-33 |
| 17:00 | Kentucky | Erik Hand splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Roland Dixon | 34-36 |
| 16:46 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss's dunk attempt is rejected by Anton Turner | 34-36 |
| 16:44 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson gets the rebound | 34-36 |
| 16:26 | Kentucky | Erik Hand shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Jesse Boyers | 34-38 |
| 16:00 | West Virginia | Walter Magner splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the right wing | 37-38 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Logan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Walter Magner (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Minard (fresh) 7 pts. C - Benjamin Goss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Roland Dixon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Erik Hand (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Anton Turner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jesse Boyers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:41 | Kentucky | Erik Hand is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Goss as he's doubleteamed - foul #2 on Benjamin Goss, team foul #4 | 37-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (PG), Evan Morris (SG), Robert Harbor (SF), Thomas McCier (PF), Richard Post (C) Larry Logan, David Zollicoffer, Walter Magner, John Minard, Benjamin Goss | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG), Ernie Satterwhite (SG), John Adams (SF), William Dawley (PF), Wayne Blocker (C) Larry Johnson, Roland Dixon, Erik Hand, Anton Turner, Jesse Boyers | |
| 15:19 | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-38 |
| 15:17 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Evan Morris | 37-38 |
| 14:48 | West Virginia | Thomas McCier lays it up and in | 39-38 |
| 14:20 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 14:11 | West Virginia | Thomas McCier misses the shot from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 14:10 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 13:49 | Kentucky | John Adams blows the layup | 39-41 |
| 13:47 | West Virginia | Richard Post grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 13:19 | West Virginia | Robert Harbor is fouled on the floor by William Dawley - foul #2 on William Dawley, team foul #1 | 39-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Logan (PG), David Zollicoffer (SG), Walter Magner (SF), John Minard (PF), Benjamin Goss (C) Robert Manzi, Evan Morris, Robert Harbor, Thomas McCier, Richard Post | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Johnson (PG), Roland Dixon (SG), Erik Hand (SF), Jesse Boyers (C) Jeffrey Jarvis, Ernie Satterwhite, John Adams, Wayne Blocker | |
| 13:02 | West Virginia | John Minard drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Larry Logan | 41-41 |
| 12:41 | Kentucky | William Dawley misses the easy open layup | 41-41 |
| 12:40 | Kentucky | William Dawley grabs the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 12:29 | Kentucky | Erik Hand splits the doubleteam and buries a floater in the lane | 41-43 |
| 12:02 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by David Zollicoffer | 43-43 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Logan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Magner (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Minard (fresh) 9 pts. C - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Roland Dixon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Erik Hand (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Dawley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jesse Boyers (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:55 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-43 |
| 11:53 | Kentucky | William Dawley can't tip it in | 43-43 |
| 11:52 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 11:23 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss banks in the layup on a nice dish by Walter Magner | 45-43 |
| 10:58 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers blows the wide open layup | 45-43 |
| 10:56 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Walter Magner | 45-43 |
| 10:32 | West Virginia | John Minard scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Walter Magner | 47-43 |
| 10:15 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-43 |
| 10:14 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Larry Logan | 47-43 |
| 09:52 | West Virginia | Walter Magner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-43 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Richard Post (C) Benjamin Goss | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG), Ernie Satterwhite (SG), John Adams (SF), Anton Turner (PF), Wayne Blocker (C) Larry Johnson, Roland Dixon, Erik Hand, William Dawley, Jesse Boyers | |
| 09:30 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Post - foul #1 on Richard Post, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| 09:30 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker misses the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 09:30 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 09:06 | West Virginia | Larry Logan is fouled on the floor by Ernie Satterwhite - foul #2 on Ernie Satterwhite, team foul #2 | 47-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Evan Morris (SG), Thomas McCier (PF) David Zollicoffer, John Minard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:57 | West Virginia | Evan Morris is fouled on the floor by John Adams - foul #1 on John Adams, team foul #3 | 47-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Manzi (PG), Robert Harbor (SF) Larry Logan, Walter Magner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:36 | West Virginia | Richard Post's pass is intercepted by Ernie Satterwhite | 47-44 |
| 08:31 | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite banks in the layup | 47-46 |
| 08:03 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeffrey Jarvis - foul #2 on Jeffrey Jarvis, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer (SG), Walter Magner (SF), John Minard (PF), Benjamin Goss (C) Evan Morris, Robert Harbor, Thomas McCier, Richard Post | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Johnson (PG), Roland Dixon (SG) Jeffrey Jarvis, Ernie Satterwhite | |
| 08:03 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi misses the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 08:03 | West Virginia | Robert Manzi makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 07:54 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker clanks a shot from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 07:53 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Manzi (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Zollicoffer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Magner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Minard (fresh) 11 pts. C - Benjamin Goss (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Roland Dixon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Anton Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Blocker (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:26 | West Virginia | John Minard connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Robert Manzi | 50-46 |
| 07:03 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson is hacked by Benjamin Goss - foul #3 on Benjamin Goss, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Logan (PG) Robert Manzi | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Erik Hand (SF), William Dawley (PF), Jesse Boyers (C) John Adams, Anton Turner, Wayne Blocker | |
| 06:42 | Kentucky | Erik Hand works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by John Minard - foul #2 on John Minard, team foul #7 | 50-46 |
| 06:42 | Kentucky | Erik Hand makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 06:42 | Kentucky | Erik Hand makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 06:15 | West Virginia | John Minard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-48 |
| 06:02 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the free throw line | 50-48 |
| 06:01 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 05:43 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Walter Magner | 53-48 |
| 05:14 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Erik Hand | 53-51 |
| 04:52 | West Virginia | Walter Magner scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Benjamin Goss | 55-51 |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | Walter Magner steals the ball from Roland Dixon | 55-51 |
| 04:10 | West Virginia | Jesse Boyers blocks the short jumper by John Minard | 55-51 |
| 04:08 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer can't tip it in | 55-51 |
| 04:07 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss can't tip it in | 55-51 |
| 04:06 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 03:56 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 55-51 |
| 03:55 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to John Minard | 55-51 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Larry Logan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Zollicoffer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Magner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Minard (fairly fresh) 13 pts. C - Benjamin Goss (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Roland Dixon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Erik Hand (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Dawley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Jesse Boyers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:26 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss is fouled on the floor by Jesse Boyers - foul #2 on Jesse Boyers, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Evan Morris (SG), Robert Harbor (SF), Thomas McCier (PF), Richard Post (C) David Zollicoffer, Walter Magner, John Minard, Benjamin Goss | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG), Ernie Satterwhite (SG), John Adams (SF), Anton Turner (PF), Wayne Blocker (C) Larry Johnson, Roland Dixon, Erik Hand, William Dawley, Jesse Boyers | |
| 03:11 | West Virginia | Larry Logan's fadeaway is rejected by Anton Turner | 55-51 |
| 03:10 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 55-51 |
| 02:57 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Jarvis | 55-51 |
| 02:57 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer (SG), Walter Magner (SF), John Minard (PF), Benjamin Goss (C) Evan Morris, Robert Harbor, Thomas McCier, Richard Post | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Erik Hand (SF) John Adams | |
| 02:35 | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Johnson (PG) Jeffrey Jarvis | |
| 02:17 | West Virginia | Walter Magner evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 02:15 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 02:15 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roland Dixon (SG), Jesse Boyers (C) Ernie Satterwhite, Wayne Blocker | |
| 02:02 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 55-51 |
| 02:00 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 01:48 | West Virginia | John Minard is fouled on the floor by Roland Dixon - foul #2 on Roland Dixon, team foul #6 | 55-51 |
| 01:31 | West Virginia | John Minard can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 55-51 |
| 01:30 | West Virginia | Walter Magner tips it home | 57-51 |
| 01:18 | Kentucky | Erik Hand misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 57-51 |
| 01:17 | Kentucky | Anton Turner can't tip it in | 57-51 |
| 01:16 | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss grabs the defensive rebound | 57-51 |
| 00:50 | West Virginia | Jesse Boyers swats the short shot by Benjamin Goss | 57-51 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Anton Turner gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Anton Turner misses long on an open jumpshot from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to John Minard | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:39 | West Virginia | John Minard is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Johnson - foul #2 on Larry Johnson, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Peter Vanhorn (C) Benjamin Goss | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:39 | West Virginia | John Minard makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:39 | West Virginia | John Minard makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson is hacked by Walter Magner - foul #3 on Walter Magner, team foul #8 | 59-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Benjamin Goss (C) Peter Vanhorn | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:32 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer grabs the defensive rebound | 59-51 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer is fouled in the backcourt by Roland Dixon - foul #3 on Roland Dixon, team foul #8 | 59-51 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Peter Vanhorn (C) Benjamin Goss | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:29 | West Virginia | David Zollicoffer misses the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Anton Turner snags the defensive board | 60-51 |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Anton Turner | 60-54 |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | John Minard is hacked by Larry Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Johnson, team foul #9 | 60-54 |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | John Minard makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:18 | West Virginia | John Minard makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 62-54 |
| 00:13 | West Virginia | John Minard pulls down the rebound | 62-54 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | John Minard is hacked by Larry Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Johnson, team foul #10 | 62-54 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | John Minard makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:10 | West Virginia | John Minard makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | David Zollicoffer steps in front of the Roland Dixon pass | 64-54 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | Larry Logan blows the layup | 64-54 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon grabs the board | 64-54 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon misses long on a fullcourt shot | 64-54 |