| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joe Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Merritt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ilia Zicker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Celestine (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Fowlkes (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Stockdale (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shaun Warren (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Wurth (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dale Halley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dewayne Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | James Wurth inbounds the ball | 40-14 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:34 | North Carolina | James Wurth hits a shot from the left wing set up by Shaun Warren | 40-16 |
| 19:15 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes is whistled for traveling | 40-16 |
| 19:07 | North Carolina | Dale Halley misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-16 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes gets the rebound | 40-16 |
| 18:37 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 40-16 |
| 18:35 | North Carolina | John Stockdale grabs the board | 40-16 |
| 18:24 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 40-16 |
| 18:22 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes snags the defensive board | 40-16 |
| 18:00 | Kentucky | William Merritt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-16 |
| 17:59 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker grabs the board | 40-16 |
| 17:37 | North Carolina | John Stockdale misses the lay-in | 40-16 |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine snags the defensive board | 40-16 |
| 17:08 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon is hacked by John Stockdale - foul #1 on John Stockdale, team foul #1 | 40-16 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Arnwine (SG), Eric Clouse (PF), Calvin Sack (C) William Merritt, Robert Celestine, Keith Fowlkes | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock (PG), Scott Gray (SG) Shaun Warren, James Wurth | |
| 16:44 | Kentucky | Calvin Sack's pass is intercepted by Scott Gray | 40-16 |
| 16:39 | North Carolina | Scott Gray throws it down | 40-18 |
| 16:15 | Kentucky | Eric Clouse is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Eric Clouse, team foul #1 | 40-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Rainey (SG), Robert Celestine (PF), Keith Fowlkes (C) Joe Dixon, Eric Clouse, Calvin Sack | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Wurth (SF) John Stockdale | |
| 15:59 | North Carolina | Scott Gray clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-18 |
| 15:58 | North Carolina | Dale Halley tips it back up and in | 40-20 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Arnwine (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Rainey (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Ilia Zicker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Celestine (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Keith Fowlkes (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Rock (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Scott Gray (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wurth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Halley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dewayne Walker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:42 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes is fouled on the floor by Dale Halley - foul #1 on Dale Halley, team foul #2 | 40-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Merritt (SG) Richard Rainey | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Shaun Warren (SG), Raul Ramos (PF) Scott Gray, Dale Halley | |
| 15:21 | Kentucky | James Wurth steals the ball from William Merritt | 40-20 |
| 15:17 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by James Wurth | 40-22 |
| 14:53 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 40-22 |
| 14:51 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos grabs the defensive rebound | 40-22 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:22 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 40-22 |
| 14:20 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes grabs the board | 40-22 |
| 14:08 | Kentucky | William Merritt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-22 |
| 14:06 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine tips it back up and in | 42-22 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:42 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker loses the ball out of bounds | 42-22 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joe Dixon (PG), Richard Rainey (SG), Randall Feaster (SF), Eric Clouse (PF), Calvin Sack (C) John Arnwine, William Merritt, Ilia Zicker, Robert Celestine, Keith Fowlkes | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (PG), Scott Gray (SG), Dale Halley (SF) Jeffrey Rock, Shaun Warren, James Wurth | |
| 13:16 | Kentucky | Eric Clouse knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 44-22 |
| 13:04 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-25 |
| 12:45 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-25 |
| 12:44 | Kentucky | Calvin Sack misses the tip | 44-25 |
| 12:43 | North Carolina | John Stockdale grabs the defensive rebound | 44-25 |
| 12:39 | North Carolina | Dale Halley is hacked by Randall Feaster - foul #3 on Randall Feaster, team foul #2 | 44-25 |
| 12:32 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 44-25 |
| 12:30 | Kentucky | Eric Clouse snags the defensive board | 44-25 |
| 12:06 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon is hacked by John Stockdale - foul #2 on John Stockdale, team foul #3 | 44-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Merritt (SG), John Arnwine (SF), Robert Celestine (PF), Keith Fowlkes (C) Richard Rainey, Randall Feaster, Eric Clouse, Calvin Sack | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Shaun Warren (SG) Scott Gray | |
| 11:43 | Kentucky | John Arnwine can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-25 |
| 11:41 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine tips it but misses | 44-25 |
| 11:39 | North Carolina | John Stockdale grabs the defensive rebound | 44-25 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joe Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Merritt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Arnwine (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Celestine (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Keith Fowlkes (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Stockdale (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shaun Warren (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Halley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raul Ramos (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dewayne Walker (tiring) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:33 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Celestine - foul #2 on Robert Celestine, team foul #3 | 44-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker (SF) John Arnwine | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Wurth (SF) Dale Halley | |
| 11:33 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos makes the 1st free throw | 44-26 |
| 11:33 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos makes the 2nd free throw | 44-27 |
| 11:15 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine hits a driving attempt in the paint | 46-27 |
| 11:13 | North Carolina | John Stockdale throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-27 |
| 10:52 | Kentucky | William Merritt misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 46-27 |
| 10:50 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon can't tip it in | 46-27 |
| 10:49 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 46-27 |
| 10:37 | North Carolina | Ilia Zicker is called for the reach on Dewayne Walker - foul #1 on Ilia Zicker, team foul #4 | 46-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Arnwine (PG) Joe Dixon | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:16 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker can't connect on a shot from the right side | 46-27 |
| 10:15 | North Carolina | John Stockdale gets the offensive rebound | 46-27 |
| 10:06 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Raul Ramos | 46-29 |
| 09:44 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes drills a turnaround in the paint | 48-29 |
| 09:26 | North Carolina | William Merritt is called for the reach on Shaun Warren - foul #2 on William Merritt, team foul #5 | 48-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joe Dixon (PG), Randall Feaster (SF), Eric Clouse (PF), Calvin Sack (C) William Merritt, Ilia Zicker, Robert Celestine, Keith Fowlkes | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock (PG), Scott Gray (SG), Dale Halley (SF) John Stockdale, Shaun Warren, James Wurth | |
| 09:21 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 48-29 |
| 09:19 | North Carolina | Scott Gray snags the offensive board | 48-29 |
| 09:07 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker lays it up and in | 48-31 |
| 08:38 | Kentucky | Eric Clouse can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Raul Ramos - foul #4 on Raul Ramos, team foul #4 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Wurth (SF) Raul Ramos | |
| 08:38 | Kentucky | Eric Clouse misses the 1st free throw | 48-31 |
| 08:38 | Kentucky | Eric Clouse makes the 2nd free throw | 49-31 |
| 08:17 | North Carolina | Scott Gray connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-34 |
| 07:48 | Kentucky | John Arnwine lays it up and in | 51-34 |
| 07:30 | North Carolina | James Wurth misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-34 |
| 07:29 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock grabs the offensive rebound | 51-34 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joe Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Arnwine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Randall Feaster (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Eric Clouse (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Calvin Sack (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Jeffrey Rock (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Scott Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wurth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Halley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dewayne Walker (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | North Carolina | Calvin Sack swats the short shot by James Wurth | 51-34 |
| 07:19 | Kentucky | Calvin Sack gets the rebound | 51-34 |
| 06:50 | Kentucky | Calvin Sack's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Merritt (SG), Ilia Zicker (SF), Robert Celestine (PF), Keith Fowlkes (C) John Arnwine, Randall Feaster, Eric Clouse, Calvin Sack | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (PG), Shaun Warren (SG), Raul Ramos (PF) Jeffrey Rock, Scott Gray, James Wurth | |
| 06:34 | North Carolina | Dale Halley misses the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Ilia Zicker - foul #2 on Ilia Zicker, team foul #6 | 51-34 |
| 06:34 | North Carolina | Dale Halley makes the 1st free throw | 51-35 |
| 06:34 | North Carolina | Dale Halley makes the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| 06:19 | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker is called for 5 seconds | 51-36 |
| 06:08 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker's fadeaway is rejected by Keith Fowlkes | 51-36 |
| 06:06 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos gets the offensive rebound | 51-36 |
| 05:59 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-36 |
| 05:44 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 51-36 |
| 05:42 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren pulls down the rebound | 51-36 |
| 05:23 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dale Halley | 51-39 |
| 04:58 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Dale Halley - foul #2 on Dale Halley, team foul #5 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Arnwine (SF) Ilia Zicker | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Wurth (SF) Dale Halley | |
| 04:58 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon misses the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 04:58 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon misses the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 04:58 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos pulls down the rebound | 51-39 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:39 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-39 |
| 04:38 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to James Wurth | 51-39 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:29 | North Carolina | Joe Dixon is called for the reach on John Stockdale - foul #1 on Joe Dixon, team foul #7 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randall Feaster (SF) Joe Dixon | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 04:29 | North Carolina | John Stockdale makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 04:29 | North Carolina | John Stockdale makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 04:06 | Kentucky | William Merritt misses badly on a floater from the left side | 51-41 |
| 04:04 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren gets the rebound | 51-41 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:49 | North Carolina | James Wurth misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-41 |
| 03:47 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Randall Feaster | 51-41 |
| 03:20 | Kentucky | John Arnwine misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on John Stockdale - foul #3 on John Stockdale, team foul #6 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Rainey (SG), Ilia Zicker (SF), Eric Clouse (PF), Calvin Sack (C) William Merritt, Randall Feaster, Robert Celestine, Keith Fowlkes | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Scott Gray (SG), Dale Halley (PF) Shaun Warren, Dewayne Walker | |
| 03:20 | Kentucky | John Arnwine makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 03:20 | Kentucky | John Arnwine misses the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 03:20 | North Carolina | James Wurth grabs the board | 52-41 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Arnwine (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Richard Rainey (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Ilia Zicker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Clouse (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Calvin Sack (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - John Stockdale (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Scott Gray (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Wurth (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dale Halley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Raul Ramos (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:01 | North Carolina | Scott Gray misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-41 |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | Calvin Sack grabs the board | 52-41 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:54 | Kentucky | John Arnwine drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ilia Zicker | 54-41 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:39 | North Carolina | James Wurth scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by John Stockdale and the foul's on Ilia Zicker - foul #3 on Ilia Zicker, team foul #8 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock (PG) John Stockdale | |
| 02:39 | North Carolina | James Wurth makes the free throw | 54-44 |
| 02:21 | Kentucky | Eric Clouse misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 02:19 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Rock | 54-44 |
| 01:58 | North Carolina | Jeffrey Rock scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Dale Halley | 54-47 |
| 01:58 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joe Dixon (PG), William Merritt (SG), Robert Celestine (PF), Keith Fowlkes (C) John Arnwine, Richard Rainey, Eric Clouse, Calvin Sack | |
| Subs | North Carolina | John Stockdale (PG), Shaun Warren (SG), Dewayne Walker (C) Jeffrey Rock, Scott Gray, James Wurth | |
| 01:56 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes is fouled in the backcourt by Dewayne Walker - foul #4 on Dewayne Walker, team foul #7 | 54-47 |
| 01:56 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes misses the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 01:56 | North Carolina | Dewayne Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:39 | North Carolina | Raul Ramos comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 54-47 |
| 01:37 | North Carolina | John Stockdale tips it in | 54-49 |
| 01:33 | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-49 |
| 01:22 | North Carolina | John Stockdale lays it in and he's hacked by Ilia Zicker - foul #4 on Ilia Zicker, team foul #9 | 54-51 |
| 01:22 | North Carolina | John Stockdale makes the free throw | 54-52 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Raul Ramos - foul #5 on Raul Ramos, team foul #8 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | James Wurth (SF) Raul Ramos | |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | North Carolina | Shaun Warren makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John Stockdale | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon's fadeaway is rejected by James Wurth | 55-55 |
| 00:08 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to John Stockdale | 55-55 |
| 00:08 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 55-55 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | North Carolina | Dale Halley makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-57 |