| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bernard Reiley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dean Lucero (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Inglis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Willie Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Hogsett (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Raymond Virgil (fresh) C - Elwood Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero inbounds the ball | 22-23 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Inglis | 25-23 |
| 19:19 | Arkansas | Elwood Johnson misses short on a jumper from the right block | 25-23 |
| 19:17 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Inglis | 25-23 |
| 19:02 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion lays it up and in | 27-23 |
| 18:41 | Arkansas | Elwood Johnson's pass is intercepted by Bernard Reiley | 27-23 |
| 18:17 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Raymond Virgil - foul #2 on Raymond Virgil, team foul #1 | 27-23 |
| 18:17 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion misses the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 18:17 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 17:52 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-23 |
| 17:51 | Kentucky | James Inglis pulls down the rebound | 28-23 |
| 17:42 | Kentucky | Bernard Reiley clanks a shot from the right wing | 28-23 |
| 17:40 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero grabs the offensive board | 28-23 |
| 17:24 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-23 |
| 17:06 | Arkansas | James Inglis denies the turnaround by Raymond Virgil | 31-23 |
| 17:05 | Kentucky | James Inglis pulls down the rebound | 31-23 |
| 16:58 | Kentucky | Scott Hogsett steals it from Raymond Marion | 31-23 |
| 16:38 | Arkansas | Dean Lucero takes the ball from Scott Hogsett | 31-23 |
| 16:33 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson banks in the layup set up by Dean Lucero | 33-23 |
| 16:14 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher is whistled for traveling | 33-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (SG), Jimmy Ramey (SF), Johnny Johnson (PF), Leo Agustin (C) Bernard Reiley, Dean Lucero, James Inglis, Raymond Marion | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra (PF), Bill Cunningham (C) Raymond Virgil, Elwood Johnson | |
| 16:05 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson makes the contested jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Johnny Johnson | 35-23 |
| 15:40 | Arkansas | Willie Brown comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-23 |
| 15:38 | Arkansas | Bill Cunningham gets the offensive rebound | 35-23 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Early (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Ramey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Johnny Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Leo Agustin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Willie Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Hogsett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - Hassan Saavedra (fresh) C - Bill Cunningham (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:11 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher is whistled for a carry | 35-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Edgell (SF) Brian Carlson | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Kennedy (C) Bill Cunningham | |
| 14:51 | Kentucky | Hassan Saavedra steals the ball from Jimmy Ramey | 35-23 |
| 14:32 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett lays it up and in set up by William Kennedy | 35-25 |
| 14:06 | Kentucky | Joshua Edgell double dribbles | 35-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Carlson (PG), Bernard Reiley (SG), Dean Lucero (SF), James Inglis (PF), Raymond Marion (C) Kenneth Early, Jimmy Ramey, Joshua Edgell, Johnny Johnson, Leo Agustin | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Raymond Virgil (PF) Hassan Saavedra | |
| 14:03 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-25 |
| 13:50 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brian Carlson | 37-25 |
| 13:30 | Arkansas | The pull-up jumper by Raymond Virgil is blocked by James Inglis | 37-25 |
| 13:28 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson grabs the board | 37-25 |
| 13:20 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion is whistled for traveling | 37-25 |
| 12:55 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett lays it in set up by Raymond Virgil and he's fouled by Dean Lucero - foul #1 on Dean Lucero, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| 12:55 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett misses the free throw | 37-27 |
| 12:55 | Kentucky | James Inglis snags the defensive board | 37-27 |
| 12:37 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Brian Carlson | 39-27 |
| 12:33 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Willie Brown | 39-29 |
| 12:13 | Kentucky | James Inglis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-29 |
| 12:12 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion snags the offensive board | 39-29 |
| 11:55 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero is fouled on the floor by Scott Hogsett - foul #1 on Scott Hogsett, team foul #2 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey (SF), Johnny Johnson (PF) Dean Lucero, James Inglis | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Justin Menefee (SG), Hassan Saavedra (PF), Elwood Johnson (C) Willie Brown, Raymond Virgil, William Kennedy | |
| 11:35 | Kentucky | Bernard Reiley is hacked by Justin Menefee - foul #1 on Justin Menefee, team foul #3 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leo Agustin (C) Raymond Marion | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Reiley (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jimmy Ramey (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Johnny Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Leo Agustin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Justin Menefee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Hogsett (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. PF - Hassan Saavedra (fresh) C - Elwood Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson misses the dunk | 39-29 |
| 11:17 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Scott Hogsett | 39-29 |
| 10:48 | Arkansas | Brian Carlson is called for the reach on Justin Menefee - foul #1 on Brian Carlson, team foul #2 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (PG), Dean Lucero (SF) Brian Carlson, Bernard Reiley | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willie Brown (SG), Raymond Virgil (PF), William Kennedy (C) Robert Fisher, Hassan Saavedra, Elwood Johnson | |
| 10:20 | Arkansas | Willie Brown misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 39-29 |
| 10:18 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin gets the rebound | 39-29 |
| 09:55 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-29 |
| 09:54 | Arkansas | William Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 39-29 |
| 09:29 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett can't finish the layup | 39-29 |
| 09:28 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett gets the offensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 09:19 | Arkansas | William Kennedy blows the dunk | 39-29 |
| 09:18 | Arkansas | William Kennedy pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 08:56 | Arkansas | Raymond Virgil throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Carlson (PG), Bernard Reiley (SG), Joshua Edgell (SF), James Inglis (PF), Raymond Marion (C) Kenneth Early, Jimmy Ramey, Dean Lucero, Johnny Johnson, Leo Agustin | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Fisher (PG), George Lukaszewski (SF), Hassan Saavedra (PF) Willie Brown, Scott Hogsett, Raymond Virgil | |
| 08:39 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-29 |
| 08:38 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra grabs the defensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 08:33 | Arkansas | Justin Menefee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-29 |
| 08:26 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion blows the wide open layup | 39-29 |
| 08:24 | Arkansas | William Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 39-29 |
| 08:04 | Arkansas | Justin Menefee knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 07:47 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 07:45 | Kentucky | Bernard Reiley hits the follow up shot | 41-32 |
| 07:24 | Arkansas | Raymond Marion steals the ball from William Kennedy | 41-32 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bernard Reiley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Edgell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Inglis (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Justin Menefee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Lukaszewski (fresh) PF - Hassan Saavedra (fresh) C - William Kennedy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:06 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-32 |
| 07:05 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 06:43 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Brian Carlson | 43-32 |
| 06:25 | Arkansas | Hassan Saavedra blows the layup | 43-32 |
| 06:23 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion snags the defensive board | 43-32 |
| 06:19 | Kentucky | Robert Fisher steps in front of the Brian Carlson pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 43-32 |
| 06:16 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher hits the finger roll | 43-34 |
| 05:52 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson is fouled on the floor by Justin Menefee - foul #2 on Justin Menefee, team foul #4 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dean Lucero (SF), Johnny Johnson (PF), Leo Agustin (C) Joshua Edgell, James Inglis, Raymond Marion | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willie Brown (SG), Scott Hogsett (SF), Raymond Virgil (PF), Elwood Johnson (C) Justin Menefee, George Lukaszewski, Hassan Saavedra, William Kennedy | |
| 05:31 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 05:29 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Dean Lucero | 43-34 |
| 05:10 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-34 |
| 05:09 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Scott Hogsett | 43-34 |
| 04:46 | Arkansas | Johnny Johnson picks off the pass by Scott Hogsett | 43-34 |
| 04:28 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero's pass is intercepted by Raymond Virgil | 43-34 |
| 04:13 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher scores on a 3 from the right corner | 43-37 |
| 03:58 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-37 |
| 03:56 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson tips it back up and in | 45-37 |
| 03:31 | Arkansas | Willie Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-37 |
| 03:29 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson pulls down the rebound | 45-37 |
| 03:05 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson loses the dribble to Scott Hogsett | 45-37 |
| 03:00 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett blows the dunk | 45-37 |
| 02:58 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett gets the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bernard Reiley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dean Lucero (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Johnny Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Leo Agustin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Fisher (tiring) 7 pts. SG - Willie Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Hogsett (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - Raymond Virgil (fresh) C - Elwood Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:50 | Arkansas | Johnny Johnson picks off the pass by Robert Fisher | 45-37 |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (SG), James Inglis (PF), Raymond Marion (C) Bernard Reiley, Johnny Johnson, Leo Agustin | |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Kennedy (C) Elwood Johnson | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion's floater is tipped away by Raymond Virgil | 45-37 |
| 02:28 | Arkansas | Willie Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 02:15 | Arkansas | Willie Brown loses the dribble to Brian Carlson | 45-37 |
| 02:12 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero lays it in on a great pass from Brian Carlson | 47-37 |
| 01:57 | Arkansas | James Inglis swats the short shot by Scott Hogsett | 47-37 |
| 01:56 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett gets the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| 01:30 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Kenneth Early - foul #2 on Kenneth Early, team foul #3 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bernard Reiley (SG) Kenneth Early | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Justin Menefee (PG), George Lukaszewski (SG), Hassan Saavedra (PF), Elwood Johnson (C) Robert Fisher, Willie Brown, Raymond Virgil, William Kennedy | |
| 01:30 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 01:30 | Arkansas | Scott Hogsett makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:29 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson is hacked by Justin Menefee in the backcourt - foul #3 on Justin Menefee, team foul #5 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (SG), Joshua Edgell (SF) Bernard Reiley, Dean Lucero | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Fisher (PG), Willie Brown (SG), Raymond Virgil (PF), William Kennedy (C) Justin Menefee, George Lukaszewski, Hassan Saavedra, Elwood Johnson | |
| 01:26 | Kentucky | Willie Brown is called for the reach on Kenneth Early - foul #2 on Willie Brown, team foul #6 | 47-39 |
| 01:25 | Kentucky | Raymond Virgil is called for the reach on Kenneth Early - foul #3 on Raymond Virgil, team foul #7 | 47-39 |
| 01:25 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 01:25 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early makes the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 01:13 | Arkansas | William Kennedy comes up short on the floater in the lane | 49-39 |
| 01:12 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 01:05 | Arkansas | Kenneth Early picks off the pass by Raymond Virgil | 49-39 |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | Joshua Edgell lays it up and in set up by Kenneth Early | 51-39 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:56 | Arkansas | Robert Fisher loses the ball out of bounds | 51-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Justin Menefee (PG), Joe Singletary (SG), George Lukaszewski (SF), Hassan Saavedra (PF), Elwood Johnson (C) Robert Fisher, Willie Brown, Scott Hogsett, Raymond Virgil, William Kennedy | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | James Inglis can't connect on an uncontested turnaround in the paint | 51-39 |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | James Inglis tips it home | 53-39 |
| 00:28 | Arkansas | Elwood Johnson knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Joe Singletary | 53-41 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson runs out the clock | 53-41 |