| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Buchanan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Van Mercer (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. SF - Anthony Chapman (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Harry Fearn (fresh) 5 reb. C - James Brady (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Charles French (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Brock (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Aaron Hoy (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Lindahl (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Thompson (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Anthony Chapman inbounds the ball | 24-35 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:32 | Arkansas | James Buchanan hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right corner | 24-35 |
| 19:30 | Arkansas | James Brady hits the follow up shot | 26-35 |
| 19:16 | Kentucky | Harry Fearn is called for the reach on Charles French - foul #2 on Harry Fearn, team foul #1 | 26-35 |
| 18:58 | Kentucky | Richard Lindahl hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Charles French and the foul's on Anthony Chapman - foul #3 on Anthony Chapman, team foul #2 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Gabriel Bruno (SF) Anthony Chapman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:58 | Kentucky | Richard Lindahl misses the free throw | 26-37 |
| 18:58 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Harry Fearn | 26-37 |
| 18:34 | Arkansas | Harry Fearn makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Gabriel Bruno | 28-37 |
| 18:14 | Kentucky | Richard Lindahl's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Daniel Slama (PF), Jacob Dobson (C) Harry Fearn, James Brady | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Angelo Castillo (PG), Richard Labrecque (SG), Charles Perrin (SF), Brian Sappington (C) Charles French, William Brock, Aaron Hoy, Michael Thompson | |
| 17:57 | Arkansas | James Buchanan scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Gabriel Bruno | 30-37 |
| 17:30 | Kentucky | James Buchanan steals the ball from Brian Sappington | 30-37 |
| 17:26 | Arkansas | Van Mercer dunks the ball on a great pass from James Buchanan | 32-37 |
| 17:17 | Kentucky | Daniel Slama picks off the pass by Richard Lindahl | 32-37 |
| 17:14 | Arkansas | Van Mercer is hacked by Richard Labrecque in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Labrecque, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski (PG), Ronald Williams (SG), Harry Fearn (PF) James Buchanan, Van Mercer, Daniel Slama | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Warren Brunelle (PF) Richard Lindahl | |
| 17:02 | Arkansas | Harry Fearn is called for traveling | 32-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Brady (C) Jacob Dobson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Brock (SG), Aaron Hoy (SF), Michael Thompson (C) Richard Labrecque, Charles Perrin, Brian Sappington | |
| 16:33 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Swietomierz Cipkowski - foul #1 on Swietomierz Cipkowski, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Daniel Slama (SF) Gabriel Bruno | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles French (PG) Angelo Castillo | |
| 16:33 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 16:33 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 16:33 | Arkansas | James Brady snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 16:17 | Arkansas | Daniel Slama can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Aaron Hoy - foul #2 on Aaron Hoy, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Mathew Hall (PF) Harry Fearn | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Perrin (SF), Brian Sappington (C) Aaron Hoy, Michael Thompson | |
| 16:17 | Arkansas | Daniel Slama makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 16:17 | Arkansas | Daniel Slama makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 16:05 | Kentucky | William Brock buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Perrin | 34-39 |
| 15:42 | Arkansas | Ronald Williams misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by William Brock - foul #2 on William Brock, team foul #3 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Buchanan (PG), Anthony Chapman (SF), Jacob Dobson (C) Swietomierz Cipkowski, Mathew Hall, James Brady | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque (PG), Michael Hook (SG), Richard Lindahl (PF) Charles French, William Brock, Warren Brunelle | |
| 15:42 | Arkansas | Ronald Williams makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 15:42 | Arkansas | Ronald Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Buchanan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Williams (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Anthony Chapman (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Slama (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jacob Dobson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Labrecque (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Hook (fresh) SF - Charles Perrin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Lindahl (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Sappington (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:17 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque is hacked by Daniel Slama - foul #1 on Daniel Slama, team foul #4 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Van Mercer (SG), Harry Fearn (PF) Ronald Williams, Daniel Slama | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy (SF), Michael Thompson (C) Charles Perrin, Brian Sappington | |
| 14:57 | Kentucky | Michael Hook's pass is intercepted by Van Mercer | 36-39 |
| 14:33 | Arkansas | Jacob Dobson misses the floater from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 14:32 | Arkansas | Harry Fearn grabs the offensive board | 36-39 |
| 14:08 | Arkansas | Michael Thompson picks off the pass by Jacob Dobson | 36-39 |
| 13:46 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 36-39 |
| 13:44 | Kentucky | Richard Lindahl tips it back up and in | 36-41 |
| 13:21 | Arkansas | Van Mercer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 13:20 | Arkansas | James Buchanan hits the follow up shot | 38-41 |
| 13:02 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Buchanan - foul #2 on James Buchanan, team foul #5 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski (PG), Ronald Williams (SG), Gabriel Bruno (SF), Daniel Slama (PF), James Brady (C) James Buchanan, Van Mercer, Anthony Chapman, Harry Fearn, Jacob Dobson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles French (PG), William Brock (SG), Warren Brunelle (PF), Brian Sappington (C) Richard Labrecque, Michael Hook, Richard Lindahl, Michael Thompson | |
| 13:02 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 13:02 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy misses the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 13:02 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to James Brady | 38-42 |
| 12:33 | Arkansas | Warren Brunelle swats the short shot by Daniel Slama | 38-42 |
| 12:32 | Kentucky | Warren Brunelle grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 12:10 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Brian Sappington | 38-44 |
| 11:47 | Arkansas | Gabriel Bruno makes the wide open fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Swietomierz Cipkowski and he's hacked by William Brock - foul #3 on William Brock, team foul #4 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Van Mercer (SG) Ronald Williams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Perrin (SF), Richard Lindahl (PF) Aaron Hoy, Warren Brunelle | |
| 11:47 | Arkansas | Gabriel Bruno makes the free throw | 41-44 |
| 11:31 | Kentucky | Richard Lindahl knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Perrin | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Swietomierz Cipkowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Van Mercer (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gabriel Bruno (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Slama (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Brady (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Charles French (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Brock (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Perrin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Lindahl (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Sappington (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Arkansas | William Brock is called for the reach on Gabriel Bruno in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Brock, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Buchanan (PG) Swietomierz Cipkowski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Angelo Castillo (PG), Brian Bradley (C) Charles French, Brian Sappington | |
| 10:59 | Arkansas | Van Mercer knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Daniel Slama | 43-46 |
| 10:43 | Kentucky | Charles Perrin drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Angelo Castillo | 43-49 |
| 10:20 | Arkansas | James Brady misses the easy layup but the foul's on William Brock - foul #5 on William Brock, team foul #6 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Anthony Chapman (SF), Harry Fearn (PF) Gabriel Bruno, Daniel Slama | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque (SG), Warren Brunelle (PF), Michael Thompson (C) William Brock, Richard Lindahl, Brian Bradley | |
| 10:20 | Arkansas | James Brady misses the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 10:20 | Arkansas | James Brady makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 10:04 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque comes up short on the 3 from the right corner but he's fouled by Van Mercer - foul #1 on Van Mercer, team foul #6 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski (PG), Jacob Dobson (C) James Buchanan, James Brady | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles French (PG), Michael Hook (SF) Angelo Castillo, Charles Perrin | |
| 10:04 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 10:04 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 10:04 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque makes the 3rd free throw | 44-52 |
| 09:43 | Arkansas | Van Mercer connects on the 3 from the left corner | 47-52 |
| 09:25 | Kentucky | Charles French hits a jumpshot from the left wing and he's fouled by Swietomierz Cipkowski - foul #2 on Swietomierz Cipkowski, team foul #7 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronald Williams (SG) Van Mercer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Lindahl (PF) Warren Brunelle | |
| 09:25 | Kentucky | Charles French makes the free throw | 47-55 |
| 09:23 | Arkansas | Richard Labrecque steals it from Swietomierz Cipkowski in the backcourt | 47-55 |
| 09:08 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-57 |
| 08:46 | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski knocks in the 3 from straight away | 50-57 |
| 08:29 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-60 |
| 08:10 | Arkansas | Ronald Williams hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Swietomierz Cipkowski | 53-60 |
| 07:47 | Kentucky | Richard Lindahl makes the floater from the right side | 53-62 |
| 07:45 | Arkansas | Michael Hook is called for the reach on Anthony Chapman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Hook, team foul #7 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Buchanan (PG), Van Mercer (SG), Daniel Slama (PF) Swietomierz Cipkowski, Ronald Williams, Harry Fearn | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Angelo Castillo (PG), Charles Perrin (SG), Aaron Hoy (SF), Warren Brunelle (PF), Brian Sappington (C) Charles French, Richard Labrecque, Michael Hook, Richard Lindahl, Michael Thompson | |
| 07:45 | Arkansas | Anthony Chapman misses the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 07:45 | Kentucky | Warren Brunelle grabs the board | 53-62 |
| 07:34 | Kentucky | Charles Perrin buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Aaron Hoy | 53-64 |
| 07:13 | Arkansas | Van Mercer makes the 3 from the right corner set up by James Buchanan | 56-64 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - James Buchanan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Van Mercer (fresh) 24 pts. 2 reb. SF - Anthony Chapman (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Daniel Slama (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jacob Dobson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Angelo Castillo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Perrin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Aaron Hoy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Warren Brunelle (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Sappington (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 06:47 | Kentucky | Charles Perrin connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Angelo Castillo | 56-67 |
| 06:45 | Arkansas | James Buchanan is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Buchanan, team foul #8 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Gabriel Bruno (SF), James Brady (C) Anthony Chapman, Jacob Dobson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque (SG), Richard Lindahl (PF) Aaron Hoy, Warren Brunelle | |
| 06:26 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-67 |
| 06:24 | Arkansas | Daniel Slama gets the rebound | 56-67 |
| 06:03 | Arkansas | Van Mercer misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Brian Sappington - foul #1 on Brian Sappington, team foul #8 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles French (PG), Aaron Hoy (SF), Brian Bradley (C) Angelo Castillo, Charles Perrin, Brian Sappington | |
| 06:03 | Arkansas | Van Mercer makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 06:03 | Arkansas | Van Mercer misses the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 06:03 | Kentucky | Brian Bradley grabs the board | 57-67 |
| 05:46 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Charles French | 57-69 |
| 05:30 | Arkansas | Van Mercer misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-69 |
| 05:29 | Kentucky | Charles French snags the defensive board | 57-69 |
| 05:25 | Kentucky | James Buchanan steps in front of the Aaron Hoy pass | 57-69 |
| 05:21 | Arkansas | Gabriel Bruno hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Buchanan | 59-69 |
| 05:09 | Kentucky | Richard Lindahl comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Daniel Slama - foul #2 on Daniel Slama, team foul #9 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski (PG), Ronald Williams (SG), Harry Fearn (PF), Jacob Dobson (C) James Buchanan, Van Mercer, Daniel Slama, James Brady | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hook (SG) Richard Labrecque | |
| 05:09 | Kentucky | Richard Lindahl makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 05:09 | Kentucky | Richard Lindahl makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 04:53 | Arkansas | Gabriel Bruno misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 59-71 |
| 04:52 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Brian Bradley | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:50 | Kentucky | Charles French throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-71 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Perrin (SF), Warren Brunelle (PF), Michael Thompson (C) Aaron Hoy, Richard Lindahl, Brian Bradley | |
| 04:34 | Arkansas | Michael Hook takes the ball from Swietomierz Cipkowski | 59-71 |
| 04:18 | Kentucky | Charles Perrin makes the driving attempt from the baseline | 59-73 |
| 03:59 | Arkansas | Gabriel Bruno can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-73 |
| 03:57 | Kentucky | Michael Hook gets the rebound | 59-73 |
| 03:43 | Kentucky | Charles French lays it in | 59-75 |
| 03:20 | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-75 |
| 03:18 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson snags the defensive board | 59-75 |
| 02:57 | Kentucky | Charles French drills a jumpshot from the left side | 59-77 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Swietomierz Cipkowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gabriel Bruno (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Harry Fearn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Jacob Dobson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Charles French (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Hook (fairly fresh) SF - Charles Perrin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Warren Brunelle (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:51 | Arkansas | Gabriel Bruno banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Harry Fearn and he's fouled by Michael Hook - foul #2 on Michael Hook, team foul #9 | 61-77 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Buchanan (PG), Van Mercer (SG), Daniel Slama (PF), James Brady (C) Swietomierz Cipkowski, Ronald Williams, Harry Fearn, Jacob Dobson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Angelo Castillo (PG), Richard Labrecque (SG), Aaron Hoy (SF), Richard Lindahl (PF), Brian Sappington (C) Charles French, Michael Hook, Charles Perrin, Warren Brunelle, Michael Thompson | |
| 02:51 | Arkansas | Gabriel Bruno makes the free throw | 62-77 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:27 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque is denied on a layup by James Brady | 62-77 |
| 02:26 | Arkansas | James Brady pulls down the rebound | 62-77 |
| 02:10 | Arkansas | James Buchanan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-77 |
| 02:08 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Richard Labrecque | 62-77 |
| 01:39 | Kentucky | Van Mercer is called for the reach on Richard Labrecque - foul #2 on Van Mercer, team foul #10 | 62-77 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Anthony Chapman (SF), Harry Fearn (PF) Gabriel Bruno, Daniel Slama | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles French (PG), Michael Thompson (C) Angelo Castillo, Brian Sappington | |
| 01:39 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque misses the 1st free throw | 62-77 |
| 01:39 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque makes the 2nd free throw | 62-78 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:18 | Arkansas | James Buchanan hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-78 |
| 01:17 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy pulls down the rebound | 62-78 |
| 00:53 | Kentucky | Richard Lindahl lays it in | 62-80 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Arkansas | Van Mercer's pass is intercepted by Charles French | 62-80 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 62-80 |
| 00:21 | Arkansas | Harry Fearn pulls down the rebound | 62-80 |
| 00:19 | Arkansas | James Brady's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-80 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Charles French runs out the clock | 62-80 |