| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Yong Chin (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Weaver (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Otero (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marlon Kapoor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ben Horne (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Bateman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Perry Sieberg (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Davis (fresh) 3 pts. C - William O'Hara (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Perry Sieberg inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Arkansas | Ben Horne travels in the backcourt | 36-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Harry Wilson (PG) Ben Horne | |
| 19:43 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor's fadeaway is rejected by William O'Hara | 36-28 |
| 19:42 | Arkansas | Harry Wilson pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 19:38 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bateman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-28 |
| 19:36 | Kentucky | Michael Otero grabs the board | 36-28 |
| 19:32 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker clanks a jump hook in the lane | 36-28 |
| 19:30 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor tips it back up and in | 38-28 |
| 19:11 | Arkansas | Yong Chin steals it from William O'Hara | 38-28 |
| 19:07 | Kentucky | Robert Weaver throws it down set up by Yong Chin | 40-28 |
| 18:44 | Arkansas | William O'Hara misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 40-28 |
| 18:43 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bateman gets the offensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 18:26 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bateman misses long on a shot from the right side | 40-28 |
| 18:25 | Arkansas | Harry Wilson grabs the offensive board | 40-28 |
| 18:03 | Arkansas | William O'Hara misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 40-28 |
| 18:01 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker grabs the board | 40-28 |
| 17:55 | Kentucky | Yong Chin hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Otero | 43-28 |
| 17:39 | Arkansas | Harry Wilson is whistled for traveling | 43-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Theodore Batista (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Stephen Baker, Yong Chin, Robert Weaver, Michael Otero, Marlon Kapoor | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Horne (PG), Paul Carrier (SF), Elmer Olson (PF), Eugene Utley (C) Harry Wilson, Perry Sieberg, Donald Davis, William O'Hara | |
| 17:19 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-28 |
| 17:17 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley pulls down the rebound | 43-28 |
| 17:12 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-28 |
| 17:10 | Kentucky | Donald Scott snags the defensive board | 43-28 |
| 16:48 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-28 |
| 16:41 | Arkansas | Theodore Batista is called for the reach on Ben Horne in the backcourt - foul #1 on Theodore Batista, team foul #1 | 45-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (PG) Jiao-Long Xue | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Harry Wilson (SG) Kenneth Bateman | |
| 16:19 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Paul Carrier | 45-30 |
| 15:55 | Kentucky | Yong Chin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Robert Weaver (SF), Peter Hudson (PF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Donald Scott, Gilbert Lombard, Theodore Batista, Patrick Pullins | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kenneth Bateman (SG), Perry Sieberg (SF), Donald Davis (PF) Harry Wilson, Paul Carrier, Elmer Olson | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Yong Chin (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Hudson (fresh) 3 pf. C - Marlon Kapoor (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ben Horne (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth Bateman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Perry Sieberg (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Davis (fresh) 3 pts. C - Eugene Utley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bateman is whistled for traveling | 45-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Paul Carrier (SF), Elmer Olson (PF) Perry Sieberg, Donald Davis | |
| 15:08 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor misses short on a fadeaway in the paint | 45-30 |
| 15:06 | Arkansas | Elmer Olson snags the defensive board | 45-30 |
| 14:46 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley's floater is knocked away by Peter Hudson | 45-30 |
| 14:45 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor pulls down the rebound | 45-30 |
| 14:41 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Ben Horne - foul #1 on Ben Horne, team foul #1 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Scott (SG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Michael Otero (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Yong Chin, Robert Weaver, Peter Hudson, Marlon Kapoor | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Harry Wilson (SG), Perry Sieberg (SF), Donald Davis (PF), William O'Hara (C) Kenneth Bateman, Paul Carrier, Elmer Olson, Eugene Utley | |
| 14:17 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins is whistled for a carry | 45-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (PG) Stephen Baker | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kenneth Bateman (SG) Ben Horne | |
| 14:04 | Arkansas | Harry Wilson clanks a driving attempt from close range | 45-30 |
| 14:02 | Arkansas | Harry Wilson hits the follow up shot | 45-32 |
| 13:41 | Kentucky | Donald Scott clanks a floater from the left side | 45-32 |
| 13:40 | Kentucky | Donald Scott misses the tip | 45-32 |
| 13:39 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Harry Wilson | 45-32 |
| 13:37 | Arkansas | Gilbert Lombard steals it from Donald Davis in the backcourt | 45-32 |
| 13:32 | Kentucky | Donald Scott hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jiao-Long Xue and he's hacked by Kenneth Bateman - foul #2 on Kenneth Bateman, team foul #2 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (PG), Theodore Batista (SF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Jiao-Long Xue, Gilbert Lombard, Patrick Pullins | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Horne (PG), Paul Carrier (SF), Elmer Olson (PF), Eugene Utley (C) Harry Wilson, Perry Sieberg, Donald Davis, William O'Hara | |
| 13:32 | Kentucky | Donald Scott makes the free throw | 48-32 |
| 13:11 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier is hacked by Theodore Batista - foul #2 on Theodore Batista, team foul #2 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (PG), Robert Weaver (SF) Donald Scott, Michael Otero | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Harry Wilson (SG), Perry Sieberg (SF), Donald Davis (PF) Kenneth Bateman, Paul Carrier, Elmer Olson | |
| 12:55 | Arkansas | Jiao-Long Xue takes the ball from Harry Wilson | 48-32 |
| 12:35 | Kentucky | Robert Weaver hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-32 |
| 12:34 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue gets the offensive rebound | 48-32 |
| 12:10 | Kentucky | Robert Weaver misses the 3 from the right corner | 48-32 |
| 12:08 | Arkansas | Harry Wilson snags the defensive board | 48-32 |
| 12:06 | Arkansas | Perry Sieberg's pass is intercepted by Jiao-Long Xue in the backcourt | 48-32 |
| 11:43 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue is fouled on the floor by Harry Wilson - foul #3 on Harry Wilson, team foul #3 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Michael Otero (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Jiao-Long Xue, Yong Chin, Robert Weaver, Theodore Batista, Marlon Kapoor | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dubois (PG), Kenneth Bateman (SG), Paul Carrier (SF), Elmer Olson (PF), William O'Hara (C) Ben Horne, Harry Wilson, Perry Sieberg, Donald Davis, Eugene Utley | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Lombard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Otero (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Pullins (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Dubois (fresh) SG - Kenneth Bateman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Paul Carrier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Elmer Olson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William O'Hara (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:29 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker is hacked by Paul Carrier - foul #2 on Paul Carrier, team foul #4 | 48-32 |
| 11:22 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard loses the dribble to Paul Carrier | 48-32 |
| 11:01 | Arkansas | William O'Hara lays it in on a nice dish by David Dubois | 48-34 |
| 10:35 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-34 |
| 10:34 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier gets the rebound | 48-34 |
| 10:32 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier is hacked by Donald Scott in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Scott, team foul #3 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (SG), Raymond Lally (PF), Peter Hudson (C) Donald Scott, Michael Otero, Patrick Pullins | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Horne (PG), Perry Sieberg (SF), Donald Davis (PF) David Dubois, Paul Carrier, Elmer Olson | |
| 10:22 | Arkansas | Ben Horne travels with the ball | 48-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Weaver (SF), Theodore Batista (PF) Gilbert Lombard, Raymond Lally | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 10:01 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Theodore Batista | 51-34 |
| 09:37 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bateman comes up short on the 3 from the right wing but the foul's on Theodore Batista - foul #3 on Theodore Batista, team foul #4 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (PG), Marlon Kapoor (C) Stephen Baker, Robert Weaver | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Harry Wilson (PG), Paul Carrier (SF), Elmer Olson (PF), Eugene Utley (C) Ben Horne, Perry Sieberg, Donald Davis, William O'Hara | |
| 09:37 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bateman makes the 1st free throw | 51-35 |
| 09:37 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bateman makes the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| 09:37 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bateman misses the 3rd free throw | 51-36 |
| 09:37 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier grabs the offensive rebound | 51-36 |
| 09:19 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Theodore Batista - foul #4 on Theodore Batista, team foul #5 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Scott (SG), Robert Weaver (SF), Michael Otero (PF) Jiao-Long Xue, Theodore Batista, Peter Hudson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 09:19 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier makes the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 09:19 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier makes the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 08:50 | Kentucky | Robert Weaver lays it in on a great pass from Yong Chin | 53-38 |
| 08:26 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-38 |
| 08:24 | Kentucky | Donald Scott gets the rebound | 53-38 |
| 08:22 | Kentucky | Yong Chin's pass is intercepted by Harry Wilson in the backcourt | 53-38 |
| 07:57 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley drills a floater from close range set up by Harry Wilson | 53-40 |
| 07:32 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Elmer Olson - foul #1 on Elmer Olson, team foul #5 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Jiao-Long Xue (SG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Theodore Batista (PF) Yong Chin, Donald Scott, Robert Weaver, Michael Otero | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Horne (PG), David Dubois (SG), Perry Sieberg (SF), Donald Davis (PF), William O'Hara (C) Harry Wilson, Kenneth Bateman, Paul Carrier, Elmer Olson, Eugene Utley | |
| 07:32 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor misses the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 07:32 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor makes the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jiao-Long Xue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Gilbert Lombard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Theodore Batista (fresh) 4 pf. C - Marlon Kapoor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ben Horne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Dubois (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Perry Sieberg (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Davis (fresh) 3 pts. C - William O'Hara (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:29 | Arkansas | David Dubois throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins (C) Marlon Kapoor | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 07:13 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Perry Sieberg - foul #1 on Perry Sieberg, team foul #6 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kenneth Bateman (SG) David Dubois | |
| 07:13 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista misses the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 07:13 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista makes the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 06:58 | Arkansas | Gilbert Lombard takes the ball from Perry Sieberg | 55-40 |
| 06:31 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-40 |
| 06:29 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to William O'Hara | 55-40 |
| 06:01 | Arkansas | William O'Hara misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 55-40 |
| 05:59 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to William O'Hara | 55-40 |
| 05:40 | Arkansas | William O'Hara connects on the floater from close range set up by Ben Horne and he's hacked by Patrick Pullins - foul #3 on Patrick Pullins, team foul #6 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (SG), Robert Weaver (SF), Peter Hudson (PF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Jiao-Long Xue, Gilbert Lombard, Theodore Batista, Patrick Pullins | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Harry Wilson (SG) Kenneth Bateman | |
| 05:40 | Arkansas | William O'Hara makes the free throw | 55-43 |
| 05:11 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-43 |
| 05:10 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson snags the offensive board | 55-43 |
| 04:55 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Weaver | 58-43 |
| 04:40 | Arkansas | Ben Horne double dribbles | 58-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Scott (SG), Michael Otero (PF) Stephen Baker, Peter Hudson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kenneth Bateman (SG), Paul Carrier (SF), Elmer Olson (PF), Eugene Utley (C) Ben Horne, Perry Sieberg, Donald Davis, William O'Hara | |
| 04:22 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor buries a shot near the basket | 60-43 |
| 03:53 | Arkansas | Michael Otero steals it from Kenneth Bateman | 60-43 |
| 03:29 | Kentucky | Yong Chin connects on the 3 from straight away | 63-43 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Yong Chin (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Scott (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Weaver (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Otero (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Marlon Kapoor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Harry Wilson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Bateman (tired) 7 pts. SF - Paul Carrier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Elmer Olson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Eugene Utley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:08 | Arkansas | Paul Carrier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (PG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Theodore Batista (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Yong Chin, Robert Weaver, Michael Otero, Marlon Kapoor | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ben Horne (PG), David Dubois (SG), Perry Sieberg (SF), Donald Davis (PF), William O'Hara (C) Harry Wilson, Kenneth Bateman, Paul Carrier, Elmer Olson, Eugene Utley | |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard clanks a shot from the right side | 63-43 |
| 02:51 | Arkansas | David Dubois grabs the defensive rebound | 63-43 |
| 02:26 | Arkansas | William O'Hara misses the dunk | 63-43 |
| 02:25 | Arkansas | Donald Davis tips it home | 63-45 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:01 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 63-45 |
| 02:00 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista snags the offensive board | 63-45 |
| 01:31 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Yong Chin (SG), Robert Weaver (SF), Michael Otero (PF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Jiao-Long Xue, Donald Scott, Gilbert Lombard, Theodore Batista, Patrick Pullins | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kenneth Bateman (SG) David Dubois | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:18 | Arkansas | Ben Horne is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by Robert Weaver - foul #2 on Robert Weaver, team foul #7 | 63-47 |
| 01:18 | Arkansas | Ben Horne makes the free throw | 63-48 |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | Yong Chin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-48 |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor can't tip it in | 63-48 |
| 00:49 | Arkansas | Perry Sieberg gets the rebound | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:44 | Arkansas | William O'Hara drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Ben Horne | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker banks in the layup set up by Robert Weaver | 65-50 |
| 00:16 | Arkansas | Kenneth Bateman scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Davis | 65-52 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker runs out the clock | 65-52 |