| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fresh) SG - Hank Bennett (fresh) SF - Michael Hunt (fresh) PF - Clarence Rankin (fresh) C - Murray Byrd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Jordan Townsend (fresh) SG - Gabriel Romano (fresh) SF - Ricardo Ramirez (fresh) PF - Daniel Nauman (fresh) C - Joseph Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Utah | Ricardo Ramirez wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Utah | Utah is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Utah | Joseph Johnson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Murray Byrd - foul #1 on Murray Byrd, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Utah | Joseph Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:46 | Utah | Joseph Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:36 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-2 |
| 19:08 | Utah | Daniel Nauman scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Gabriel Romano | 3-5 |
| 19:00 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Johnson - foul #1 on Joseph Johnson, team foul #1 | 3-5 |
| 19:00 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 19:00 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt misses the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 19:00 | Utah | Daniel Nauman pulls down the rebound | 4-5 |
| 18:38 | Utah | Gabriel Romano hits a 3 from straight away | 4-8 |
| 18:30 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett is fouled on the floor by Joseph Johnson - foul #2 on Joseph Johnson, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Utah | John Wilson (C) Joseph Johnson | |
| 18:19 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt loses the ball out of bounds | 4-8 |
| 17:52 | Utah | John Wilson knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Jordan Townsend | 4-10 |
| 17:23 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-10 |
| 17:21 | Utah | Daniel Nauman grabs the board | 4-10 |
| 16:53 | Utah | Gabriel Romano hits a 3 from the left wing | 4-13 |
| 16:45 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-13 |
| 16:44 | Utah | Ricardo Ramirez grabs the defensive rebound | 4-13 |
| 16:23 | Utah | Murray Byrd is called for the reach on John Wilson - foul #2 on Murray Byrd, team foul #2 | 4-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale (SG), Lewis Gregory (C) Hank Bennett, Murray Byrd | |
| Subs | Utah | Alva Porowski (PG), Michael Sorenson (SG), Anthony Brooks (SF), Robert Murphy (PF) Jordan Townsend, Gabriel Romano, Ricardo Ramirez, Daniel Nauman | |
| 16:06 | Utah | Anthony Brooks blows the layup | 4-13 |
| 16:05 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt grabs the board | 4-13 |
| 15:50 | Kentucky | John Wilson is called for the reach on Michael Hunt - foul #1 on John Wilson, team foul #3 | 4-13 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Carnevale (fresh) SF - Michael Hunt (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Clarence Rankin (fairly fresh) C - Lewis Gregory (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Alva Porowski (fresh) SG - Michael Sorenson (fresh) SF - Anthony Brooks (fresh) PF - Robert Murphy (fresh) C - John Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:45 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin clanks a jumper from the left side | 4-13 |
| 15:44 | Utah | Anthony Brooks snags the defensive board | 4-13 |
| 15:22 | Utah | John Wilson scores on a floater in the lane | 4-15 |
| 15:09 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-15 |
| 15:07 | Utah | John Wilson grabs the board | 4-15 |
| 14:47 | Utah | John Wilson blows the layup but he's hacked by Lewis Gregory - foul #1 on Lewis Gregory, team foul #3 | 4-15 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (SG) Steven Carnevale | |
| Subs | Utah | Jordan Townsend (PG), Gabriel Romano (SG) Alva Porowski, Michael Sorenson | |
| 14:47 | Utah | John Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 4-16 |
| 14:47 | Utah | John Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-17 |
| 14:33 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Randy Randolph | 7-17 |
| 14:09 | Utah | Gabriel Romano misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-17 |
| 14:08 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory pulls down the rebound | 7-17 |
| 13:49 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph misses short on a jumper from the right side | 7-17 |
| 13:48 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett hits the follow up shot | 9-17 |
| 13:25 | Utah | Gabriel Romano loses the ball out of bounds | 9-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Troy Auten (PF) Clarence Rankin | |
| Subs | Utah | Daniel Nauman (PF), Ricardo Ramirez (C) Robert Murphy, John Wilson | |
| 13:12 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt misses the floater from the right wing | 9-17 |
| 13:10 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett can't tip it in | 9-17 |
| 13:08 | Utah | Anthony Brooks gets the rebound | 9-17 |
| 12:44 | Utah | Gabriel Romano misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 9-17 |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett gets the rebound | 9-17 |
| 12:26 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph misses short on a jumper from the right side | 9-17 |
| 12:24 | Utah | Daniel Nauman gets the rebound | 9-17 |
| 12:02 | Utah | Randy Randolph steals the ball from Jordan Townsend | 9-17 |
| 11:58 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph lays it in | 11-17 |
| 11:44 | Utah | Jordan Townsend's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Bohn (PG), Steven Carnevale (SG), Robert Stone (SF), Clarence Rankin (PF) Randy Randolph, Hank Bennett, Michael Hunt, Troy Auten | |
| Subs | Utah | Alva Porowski (PG), Michael Sorenson (SG), John Wilson (C) Jordan Townsend, Gabriel Romano, Anthony Brooks | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Bohn (fresh) SG - Steven Carnevale (fresh) SF - Robert Stone (fresh) PF - Clarence Rankin (fairly fresh) C - Lewis Gregory (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Alva Porowski (fresh) SG - Michael Sorenson (fresh) SF - Ricardo Ramirez (fairly fresh) PF - Daniel Nauman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Wilson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Kentucky | Robert Stone misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 11-17 |
| 11:32 | Utah | John Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 11:10 | Utah | Ricardo Ramirez comes up short on the runner in the paint | 11-17 |
| 11:09 | Utah | John Wilson hits the follow up shot | 11-19 |
| 10:44 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory scores on a driving attempt from the right block | 13-19 |
| 10:21 | Utah | Alva Porowski is fouled on the floor by Steven Carnevale - foul #1 on Steven Carnevale, team foul #4 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (PG), Hank Bennett (SG) Noel Bohn, Steven Carnevale | |
| Subs | Utah | Jordan Townsend (PG), Gabriel Romano (SG), Anthony Brooks (SF), Robert Murphy (PF) Alva Porowski, Michael Sorenson, Ricardo Ramirez, Daniel Nauman | |
| 09:59 | Utah | Gabriel Romano misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-19 |
| 09:57 | Kentucky | Robert Stone gets the rebound | 13-19 |
| 09:38 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 13-19 |
| 09:36 | Utah | John Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 09:30 | Utah | Randy Randolph takes the ball from John Wilson | 13-19 |
| 09:27 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett hits the finger roll on a great pass from Randy Randolph | 15-19 |
| 09:10 | Utah | John Wilson blows the layup but he's fouled by Lewis Gregory - foul #2 on Lewis Gregory, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hunt (SF), Troy Auten (PF), Murray Byrd (C) Robert Stone, Clarence Rankin, Lewis Gregory | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 09:10 | Utah | John Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 09:10 | Utah | John Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-21 |
| 08:58 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 15-21 |
| 08:57 | Utah | Gabriel Romano gets the rebound | 15-21 |
| 08:37 | Utah | Jordan Townsend connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 15-23 |
| 08:17 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd blows the dunk | 15-23 |
| 08:16 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph gets the offensive rebound | 15-23 |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | John Wilson steals the ball from Randy Randolph | 15-23 |
| 07:33 | Utah | Jordan Townsend misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-23 |
| 07:31 | Utah | Robert Murphy grabs the offensive rebound | 15-23 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hank Bennett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Michael Hunt (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Troy Auten (fresh) C - Murray Byrd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Jordan Townsend (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gabriel Romano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Brooks (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Murphy (fairly fresh) C - John Wilson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Utah | Jordan Townsend throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Bohn (PG), Steven Carnevale (SG), Clarence Rankin (PF) Randy Randolph, Hank Bennett, Troy Auten | |
| Subs | Utah | Alva Porowski (PG), Michael Sorenson (SG), Ricardo Ramirez (SF), Daniel Nauman (PF) Jordan Townsend, Gabriel Romano, Anthony Brooks, Robert Murphy | |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Clarence Rankin is denied by Ricardo Ramirez | 15-23 |
| 06:57 | Utah | Alva Porowski grabs the board | 15-23 |
| 06:33 | Utah | John Wilson scores on a floater from the right wing | 15-25 |
| 06:21 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd's floater is tipped away by Ricardo Ramirez | 15-25 |
| 06:19 | Utah | The rebound goes to Daniel Nauman | 15-25 |
| 05:58 | Utah | Noel Bohn steals the ball from Ricardo Ramirez | 15-25 |
| 05:55 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt banks in the layup on a nice dish by Noel Bohn | 17-25 |
| 05:44 | Utah | Ricardo Ramirez misses the easy layup | 17-25 |
| 05:42 | Utah | John Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 05:21 | Utah | Alva Porowski is fouled on the floor by Noel Bohn - foul #1 on Noel Bohn, team foul #6 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (PG), Hank Bennett (SG), Robert Stone (SF), Troy Auten (PF) Noel Bohn, Steven Carnevale, Michael Hunt, Clarence Rankin | |
| Subs | Utah | Jordan Townsend (PG), Gabriel Romano (SG), Anthony Brooks (SF) Alva Porowski, Michael Sorenson, John Wilson | |
| 05:00 | Utah | Gabriel Romano is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Gabriel Romano, team foul #4 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Utah | Robert Murphy (PF) Daniel Nauman | |
| 04:45 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Hank Bennett | 20-25 |
| 04:22 | Utah | Gabriel Romano misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-25 |
| 04:21 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd gets the rebound | 20-25 |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-25 |
| 04:14 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd tips it in | 22-25 |
| 03:57 | Utah | Jordan Townsend clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-25 |
| 03:56 | Utah | Jordan Townsend grabs the offensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 03:38 | Utah | Gabriel Romano comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 22-25 |
| 03:36 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 03:32 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gabriel Romano - foul #2 on Gabriel Romano, team foul #5 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin (PF) Troy Auten | |
| Subs | Utah | Alva Porowski (SG), Daniel Nauman (PF), Joseph Johnson (C) Gabriel Romano, Robert Murphy, Ricardo Ramirez | |
| 03:32 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 03:32 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 03:32 | Utah | Joseph Johnson gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Hank Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Stone (fresh) PF - Clarence Rankin (fairly fresh) C - Murray Byrd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Utah | PG - Jordan Townsend (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alva Porowski (fresh) SF - Anthony Brooks (fresh) PF - Daniel Nauman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:06 | Utah | Alva Porowski is hacked by Hank Bennett - foul #1 on Hank Bennett, team foul #7 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale (SG), Michael Hunt (SF), Lewis Gregory (C) Hank Bennett, Robert Stone, Murray Byrd | |
| Subs | Utah | | |
| 03:06 | Utah | Alva Porowski misses the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 03:06 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-25 |
| 02:57 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory gets the offensive rebound | 23-25 |
| 02:46 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Clarence Rankin | 26-25 |
| 02:24 | Utah | Jordan Townsend knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Nauman | 26-28 |
| 02:16 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-28 |
| 02:14 | Utah | Joseph Johnson snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 01:45 | Utah | Alva Porowski loses the dribble to Randy Randolph | 26-28 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | A charge is called on Randy Randolph - foul #1 on Randy Randolph, team foul #8 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Bohn (PG), Hank Bennett (SG), Robert Stone (SF), Troy Auten (PF), Murray Byrd (C) Randy Randolph, Steven Carnevale, Michael Hunt, Clarence Rankin, Lewis Gregory | |
| Subs | Utah | Gabriel Romano (SG), Ricardo Ramirez (SF), Robert Murphy (PF) Jordan Townsend, Anthony Brooks, Daniel Nauman | |
| 01:02 | Utah | Ricardo Ramirez is hacked by Robert Stone - foul #1 on Robert Stone, team foul #9 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Utah | John Wilson (PF) Robert Murphy | |
| 01:02 | Utah | Ricardo Ramirez makes the 1st free throw | 26-29 |
| 01:02 | Utah | Ricardo Ramirez makes the 2nd free throw | 26-30 |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Gabriel Romano steals it from Murray Byrd | 26-30 |
| 00:40 | Utah | Alva Porowski jams it on a nice dish by Gabriel Romano | 26-32 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd misses the floater from just outside the lane | 26-32 |
| 00:24 | Utah | Gabriel Romano gets the rebound | 26-32 |
| 00:02 | Utah | Joseph Johnson buries a jump hook from the left block | 26-34 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 26-34 |