| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Dennis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Howard (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Joseph Baine (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Reichert (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Papineau (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Mills (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mathew Lawson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Craig Hartley (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Arkansas | Donald Howard connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by David Dennis | 32-32 |
| 19:18 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 32-32 |
| 19:16 | Arkansas | Donald Howard gets the rebound | 32-32 |
| 19:01 | Arkansas | Michael Merritt is called for the reach on Donald Howard - foul #1 on Michael Merritt, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| 18:50 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 18:48 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau grabs the offensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 18:35 | Arkansas | Donald Howard misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Craig Hartley - foul #3 on Craig Hartley, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Morgan (C) Craig Hartley | |
| 18:35 | Arkansas | Donald Howard makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 18:35 | Arkansas | Donald Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 18:17 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt is fouled on the floor by Donald Howard - foul #2 on Donald Howard, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| 17:59 | Kentucky | Frank Reichert blocks the short jumper by Mathew Lawson | 34-32 |
| 17:58 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 17:47 | Arkansas | Michael Merritt blocks the jumper by Douglas Papineau | 34-32 |
| 17:45 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 17:17 | Kentucky | David Dennis picks off the pass by Mathew Lawson | 34-32 |
| 17:00 | Arkansas | Donald Howard buries a floater from the right side | 36-32 |
| 16:42 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt connects on the runner near the basket set up by Kyle Cannon | 36-34 |
| 16:37 | Arkansas | David Dennis is fouled on the floor by Kyle Cannon - foul #1 on Kyle Cannon, team foul #3 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Larson (PG), Jason Bedford (SF), Carl Lewis (PF), Robert Lamothe (C) David Dennis, Joseph Baine, Frank Reichert, Douglas Papineau | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG), Cory Thompson (SG), Phil Newsome (SF) Kyle Cannon, Michael Merritt, James Mills | |
| 16:24 | Arkansas | Donald Howard connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 15:57 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome is fouled on the floor by Jason Bedford - foul #1 on Jason Bedford, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Farmer (PF), Craig Hartley (C) Mathew Lawson, Robert Morgan | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Billy Larson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Howard (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SF - Jason Bedford (fresh) PF - Carl Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Lamothe (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Harry Bucy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Phil Newsome (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Farmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Craig Hartley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:46 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Lamothe - foul #3 on Robert Lamothe, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| 15:46 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome misses the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 15:46 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome misses the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 15:46 | Arkansas | Carl Lewis pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 15:19 | Arkansas | Donald Howard misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Craig Hartley - foul #4 on Craig Hartley, team foul #4 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dennis (PG), Joseph Baine (SF), Frank Reichert (PF), Douglas Papineau (C) Billy Larson, Jason Bedford, Carl Lewis, Robert Lamothe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Michael Merritt (SG), James Mills (SF), Robert Morgan (C) Harry Bucy, Cory Thompson, Phil Newsome, Craig Hartley | |
| 15:19 | Arkansas | Donald Howard makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 15:19 | Arkansas | Donald Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 15:19 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer grabs the board | 40-34 |
| 14:55 | Kentucky | James Mills hits a jump hook in the lane | 40-36 |
| 14:32 | Arkansas | Donald Howard is hacked by Michael Merritt - foul #2 on Michael Merritt, team foul #5 | 40-36 |
| 14:14 | Arkansas | Donald Howard's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Morgan | 40-36 |
| 14:13 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer grabs the defensive rebound | 40-36 |
| 13:54 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 13:52 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Douglas Papineau | 40-36 |
| 13:27 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Larson (PG) David Dennis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (SG), Phil Newsome (SF), Mathew Lawson (PF) Kyle Cannon, James Mills, Charles Farmer | |
| 13:09 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Mathew Lawson | 40-39 |
| 12:47 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Howard and he's fouled by Phil Newsome - foul #1 on Phil Newsome, team foul #6 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jason Bedford (SF), Robert Lamothe (C) Joseph Baine, Douglas Papineau | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG), Charles Farmer (C) Michael Merritt, Robert Morgan | |
| 12:47 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert makes the free throw | 43-39 |
| 12:27 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Lamothe - foul #4 on Robert Lamothe, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Carl Lewis (PF), Douglas Papineau (C) Frank Reichert, Robert Lamothe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), James Mills (SF) Harry Bucy, Phil Newsome | |
| 12:27 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 12:27 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer misses the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 12:27 | Arkansas | Carl Lewis pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 12:07 | Arkansas | Kyle Cannon steals the ball from Billy Larson | 43-40 |
| 12:02 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kyle Cannon | 43-42 |
| 11:53 | Arkansas | Donald Howard knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Jason Bedford | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Billy Larson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Howard (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Bedford (fresh) PF - Carl Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Papineau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Mills (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mathew Lawson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Farmer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Cory Thompson | 45-44 |
| 11:11 | Arkansas | Charles Farmer picks off the pass by Douglas Papineau | 45-44 |
| 10:51 | Kentucky | Jason Bedford takes the ball from Cory Thompson | 45-44 |
| 10:41 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau is fouled on the floor by Charles Farmer - foul #4 on Charles Farmer, team foul #7 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dennis (PG), Roger Walker (SG), Joseph Baine (SF), Frank Reichert (PF) Billy Larson, Donald Howard, Jason Bedford, Carl Lewis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (PG), Phil Newsome (SF), Robert Morgan (C) Kyle Cannon, James Mills, Charles Farmer | |
| 10:41 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau misses the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 10:41 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 10:20 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Dennis - foul #1 on David Dennis, team foul #5 | 45-44 |
| 10:20 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 10:20 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 09:59 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert misses badly on a floater from the right side | 45-46 |
| 09:58 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 09:51 | Kentucky | Douglas Papineau is called for the reach on Michael Merritt - foul #1 on Douglas Papineau, team foul #6 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Howard (SG), Carl Lewis (PF) Roger Walker, Douglas Papineau | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG) Cory Thompson | |
| 09:34 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan is fouled on the floor by Joseph Baine - foul #2 on Joseph Baine, team foul #7 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), James Mills (SF) Harry Bucy, Phil Newsome | |
| 09:34 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 09:34 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 09:15 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-48 |
| 08:51 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon misses the lay-in but he's hacked by David Dennis - foul #2 on David Dennis, team foul #8 | 45-48 |
| 08:51 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon misses the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 08:51 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 08:23 | Arkansas | Michael Merritt steals the ball from Carl Lewis | 45-49 |
| 08:19 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt can't finish the layup | 45-49 |
| 08:18 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 08:13 | Arkansas | Michael Merritt steals it from David Dennis | 45-49 |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | James Mills is fouled on the floor by David Dennis - foul #3 on David Dennis, team foul #9 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau (C) Carl Lewis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (SG) Kyle Cannon | |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | James Mills misses the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 08:01 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 07:40 | Arkansas | Donald Howard misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 45-49 |
| 07:38 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau grabs the offensive board | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Dennis (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Howard (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Baine (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Reichert (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Douglas Papineau (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Mills (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mathew Lawson (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Arkansas | Donald Howard misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 07:19 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 06:59 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-49 |
| 06:58 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 06:40 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Larson (PG), Roger Walker (SG), Jason Bedford (SF), Robert Lamothe (C) David Dennis, Donald Howard, Joseph Baine, Douglas Papineau | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Phil Newsome (SF), Charles Farmer (PF), Craig Hartley (C) Michael Merritt, James Mills, Mathew Lawson, Robert Morgan | |
| 06:20 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 06:18 | Arkansas | Jason Bedford pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 05:57 | Arkansas | Roger Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Carl Lewis (PF) Frank Reichert | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:36 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer buries a jump hook in the lane and he's fouled by Robert Lamothe - foul #5 on Robert Lamothe, team foul #10 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau (C) Robert Lamothe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:36 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer makes the free throw | 45-52 |
| 05:23 | Arkansas | Carl Lewis connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Billy Larson | 47-52 |
| 05:04 | Kentucky | A charge is called on Kyle Cannon - foul #2 on Kyle Cannon, team foul #8 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Donald Howard (SG), Joseph Baine (SF) Roger Walker, Jason Bedford | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (SG) Cory Thompson | |
| 04:44 | Arkansas | Donald Howard connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Billy Larson | 49-52 |
| 04:25 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 04:23 | Arkansas | Carl Lewis pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 03:58 | Arkansas | Donald Howard drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Billy Larson | 51-52 |
| 03:29 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph Baine - foul #3 on Joseph Baine, team foul #11 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dennis (PG), Frank Reichert (PF) Billy Larson, Carl Lewis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (SG), James Mills (SF), Robert Morgan (C) Kyle Cannon, Phil Newsome, Charles Farmer | |
| 03:29 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 03:29 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley misses the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 03:29 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Dennis (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Howard (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Baine (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Frank Reichert (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Douglas Papineau (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Mills (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Hartley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - Robert Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Arkansas | David Dennis makes the 3 from the left corner | 54-53 |
| 02:57 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan scores on a runner in the paint set up by Craig Hartley and he's hacked by Donald Howard - foul #3 on Donald Howard, team foul #12 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson (PF) Craig Hartley | |
| 02:57 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan misses the free throw | 54-55 |
| 02:57 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:42 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert misses the 3 from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 02:41 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Howard | 54-55 |
| 02:23 | Arkansas | Douglas Papineau hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 02:22 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan snags the defensive board | 54-55 |
| 02:22 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Craig Hartley (C) Cory Thompson, Robert Morgan | |
| 01:57 | Kentucky | Joseph Baine steps in front of the James Mills pass | 54-55 |
| 01:38 | Arkansas | Donald Howard clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Merritt - foul #3 on Michael Merritt, team foul #9 | 54-55 |
| 01:38 | Arkansas | Donald Howard makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 01:38 | Arkansas | Donald Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Kyle Cannon | 56-57 |
| 01:05 | Arkansas | Frank Reichert misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 56-57 |
| 01:03 | Arkansas | David Dennis tips it home | 58-57 |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | James Mills makes the floater in the paint set up by Mathew Lawson | 58-59 |
| 00:33 | Arkansas | Donald Howard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | David Dennis is called for the reach on Michael Merritt in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Dennis, team foul #13 | 58-59 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:16 | Arkansas | David Dennis is fouled on the floor by Kyle Cannon - foul #3 on Kyle Cannon, team foul #10 | 58-61 |
| 00:16 | Arkansas | David Dennis misses the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:16 | Arkansas | David Dennis misses the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Howard - foul #4 on Donald Howard, team foul #14 | 58-61 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 58-62 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Arkansas | Joseph Baine drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from David Dennis | 61-63 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Donald Howard is called for the reach on Michael Merritt in the backcourt - foul #5 on Donald Howard, team foul #15 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Roger Walker (SG) Donald Howard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Roger Walker misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 61-65 |