| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Virgil Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Simek (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reynaldo Escobar (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Valeri Florkowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joe Dixon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ilia Zicker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Celestine (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Keith Fowlkes (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Hawaii | Charles Simek inbounds the ball | 35-37 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Dikembe Emanuel, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Stephen Thomas (SG), Nathan Fritch (PF), Kenneth Shane (C) Dikembe Emanuel, Virgil Cooper, Reynaldo Escobar, Valeri Florkowski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 19:21 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Robert Celestine is blocked by Nathan Fritch | 35-37 |
| 19:19 | Hawaii | Stephen Thomas snags the defensive board | 35-37 |
| 19:15 | Hawaii | Ilia Zicker picks off the pass by Stephen Thomas | 35-37 |
| 18:52 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine hits a jump hook in the paint | 35-39 |
| 18:45 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Keith Fowlkes - foul #1 on Keith Fowlkes, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel (PG), Virgil Cooper (SG), William Schindler (SF), Valeri Florkowski (C) Jeffrey Puente, Stephen Thomas, Charles Simek, Nathan Fritch | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:45 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 18:45 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane makes the 2nd free throw | 37-39 |
| 18:29 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-39 |
| 18:18 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 37-39 |
| 18:16 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 17:53 | Kentucky | William Merritt knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Keith Fowlkes | 37-42 |
| 17:33 | Hawaii | Valeri Florkowski drills a floater from the left block | 39-42 |
| 17:06 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes is denied on a dunk by Valeri Florkowski | 39-42 |
| 17:04 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Kenneth Shane | 39-42 |
| 16:55 | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-42 |
| 16:40 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine connects on the runner from the right block | 42-44 |
| 16:21 | Hawaii | William Merritt steals it from Valeri Florkowski | 42-44 |
| 16:17 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon jams it set up by William Merritt | 42-46 |
| 16:02 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-46 |
| 16:00 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes grabs the board | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Virgil Cooper (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Schindler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Shane (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Valeri Florkowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joe Dixon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Merritt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ilia Zicker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Celestine (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Keith Fowlkes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-46 |
| 15:37 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes can't tip it in | 42-46 |
| 15:36 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Virgil Cooper | 42-46 |
| 15:20 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 15:18 | Hawaii | Valeri Florkowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 15:13 | Hawaii | William Schindler scores on a floater from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 14:45 | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker misses the jumper from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 14:43 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Valeri Florkowski | 44-46 |
| 14:35 | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Keith Fowlkes - foul #2 on Keith Fowlkes, team foul #2 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Charles Simek (SF), Reynaldo Escobar (PF) Dikembe Emanuel, William Schindler, Valeri Florkowski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Arnwine (PG), Richard Rainey (SG), Randall Feaster (SF), Eric Clouse (PF), Calvin Sack (C) Joe Dixon, William Merritt, Ilia Zicker, Robert Celestine, Keith Fowlkes | |
| 14:35 | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 14:35 | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 14:35 | Kentucky | Randall Feaster gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 14:08 | Kentucky | Calvin Sack misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Shane - foul #3 on Kenneth Shane, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Stephen Thomas (SG) Virgil Cooper | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:08 | Kentucky | Calvin Sack makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 14:08 | Kentucky | Calvin Sack makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 13:49 | Hawaii | Reynaldo Escobar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-48 |
| 13:23 | Kentucky | Eric Clouse hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Reynaldo Escobar - foul #1 on Reynaldo Escobar, team foul #3 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel (PG) Jeffrey Puente | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 13:23 | Kentucky | Eric Clouse makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 13:23 | Kentucky | Eric Clouse misses the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 13:23 | Hawaii | Reynaldo Escobar gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 13:11 | Hawaii | Charles Simek misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 13:09 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Eric Clouse | 45-49 |
| 13:04 | Kentucky | John Arnwine clanks a 3 from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 13:02 | Kentucky | Randall Feaster tips it in | 45-51 |
| 12:48 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 12:47 | Kentucky | Eric Clouse pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 12:21 | Kentucky | Eric Clouse hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 45-51 |
| 12:19 | Hawaii | Reynaldo Escobar snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| 12:04 | Hawaii | Kenneth Shane is hacked by Calvin Sack - foul #1 on Calvin Sack, team foul #3 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Nathan Fritch (PF) Dikembe Emanuel, Reynaldo Escobar | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joe Dixon (PG), William Merritt (SG), Robert Celestine (PF), Keith Fowlkes (C) Richard Rainey, Randall Feaster, Eric Clouse, Calvin Sack | |
| 11:57 | Hawaii | Nathan Fritch misses the easy layup | 45-51 |
| 11:55 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Jeffrey Puente (fresh) SG - Stephen Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Simek (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Fritch (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Shane (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joe Dixon (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Merritt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Arnwine (fresh) PF - Robert Celestine (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Keith Fowlkes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from Joe Dixon | 45-53 |
| 11:22 | Hawaii | Nathan Fritch hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Keith Fowlkes - foul #3 on Keith Fowlkes, team foul #4 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel (PG) Jeffrey Puente | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker (SF) John Arnwine | |
| 11:22 | Hawaii | Nathan Fritch makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 11:22 | Hawaii | Nathan Fritch misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 11:22 | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker snags the defensive board | 46-53 |
| 11:00 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Kenneth Shane - foul #4 on Kenneth Shane, team foul #4 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Reynaldo Escobar (PF), Valeri Florkowski (C) Dikembe Emanuel, Nathan Fritch, Kenneth Shane | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 11:00 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 11:00 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| 10:43 | Hawaii | Valeri Florkowski misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Keith Fowlkes - foul #4 on Keith Fowlkes, team foul #5 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel (PG), Virgil Cooper (SG) Jeffrey Puente, Stephen Thomas | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randall Feaster (SF) Ilia Zicker | |
| 10:43 | Hawaii | Valeri Florkowski makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 10:43 | Hawaii | Valeri Florkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 10:14 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Reynaldo Escobar - foul #2 on Reynaldo Escobar, team foul #5 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Stephen Thomas (SG), Nathan Fritch (PF) Dikembe Emanuel, Virgil Cooper, Reynaldo Escobar | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Arnwine (SG) William Merritt | |
| 10:14 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 10:14 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 09:56 | Hawaii | Stephen Thomas scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-57 |
| 09:37 | Kentucky | John Arnwine buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Stephen Thomas - foul #2 on Stephen Thomas, team foul #6 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel (PG), Virgil Cooper (SG), Reynaldo Escobar (PF) Jeffrey Puente, Stephen Thomas, Nathan Fritch | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eric Clouse (PF), Calvin Sack (C) Robert Celestine, Keith Fowlkes | |
| 09:37 | Kentucky | John Arnwine makes the free throw | 51-60 |
| 09:30 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Joe Dixon - foul #1 on Joe Dixon, team foul #6 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker (SF) Randall Feaster | |
| 09:30 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 09:30 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 09:07 | Kentucky | Charles Simek is called for the reach on Ilia Zicker - foul #1 on Charles Simek, team foul #7 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Stephen Thomas (SG), William Schindler (SF) Virgil Cooper, Charles Simek | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Rainey (SG) Joe Dixon | |
| 09:07 | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 09:07 | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 08:55 | Hawaii | Reynaldo Escobar steps out of bounds on the baseline | 53-62 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper (SG), Nathan Fritch (PF) Stephen Thomas, Reynaldo Escobar | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:32 | Kentucky | Richard Rainey is whistled for a carry | 53-62 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Stephen Thomas (SG), Charles Simek (SF), Reynaldo Escobar (PF) Virgil Cooper, William Schindler, Nathan Fritch | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Merritt (PG), Robert Celestine (PF), Keith Fowlkes (C) Richard Rainey, Eric Clouse, Calvin Sack | |
| 08:19 | Hawaii | Charles Simek misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Ilia Zicker - foul #1 on Ilia Zicker, team foul #7 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Virgil Cooper (SG) Dikembe Emanuel, Stephen Thomas | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Rainey (SG) John Arnwine | |
| 08:19 | Hawaii | Charles Simek misses the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 08:19 | Hawaii | Charles Simek makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 08:10 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine is fouled on the floor by Reynaldo Escobar - foul #3 on Reynaldo Escobar, team foul #8 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel (PG), Stephen Thomas (SG) Jeffrey Puente, Virgil Cooper | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joe Dixon (PG), Randall Feaster (SF) Richard Rainey, Ilia Zicker | |
| 08:10 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine misses the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 08:10 | Hawaii | Reynaldo Escobar pulls down the rebound | 54-62 |
| 07:59 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 54-62 |
| 07:58 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes snags the defensive board | 54-62 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Simek (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reynaldo Escobar (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Valeri Florkowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joe Dixon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Merritt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randall Feaster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Celestine (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Keith Fowlkes (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Emanuel - foul #2 on Dikembe Emanuel, team foul #9 | 54-62 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Virgil Cooper (SG), William Schindler (SF), Nathan Fritch (PF), Kenneth Shane (C) Dikembe Emanuel, Stephen Thomas, Charles Simek, Reynaldo Escobar, Valeri Florkowski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Arnwine (SF) Randall Feaster | |
| 07:29 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 07:29 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 07:08 | Hawaii | Nathan Fritch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-64 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel (PG) Jeffrey Puente | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:42 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Arnwine | 54-67 |
| 06:24 | Hawaii | William Schindler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-67 |
| 06:22 | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper tips it back up and in | 56-67 |
| 05:55 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes's pass is intercepted by Nathan Fritch | 56-67 |
| 05:46 | Hawaii | William Schindler makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Virgil Cooper | 59-67 |
| 05:25 | Kentucky | William Schindler steals the ball from John Arnwine | 59-67 |
| 05:16 | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper is denied on a layup by Robert Celestine | 59-67 |
| 05:15 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes pulls down the rebound | 59-67 |
| 04:46 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-67 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente (PG), Stephen Thomas (SG), Charles Simek (SF), Reynaldo Escobar (PF) Dikembe Emanuel, Virgil Cooper, William Schindler, Nathan Fritch | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randall Feaster (PG), Richard Rainey (SG), Ilia Zicker (SF), Eric Clouse (PF), Calvin Sack (C) Joe Dixon, William Merritt, John Arnwine, Robert Celestine, Keith Fowlkes | |
| 04:24 | Hawaii | Stephen Thomas comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-67 |
| 04:22 | Kentucky | Richard Rainey grabs the defensive rebound | 59-67 |
| 04:05 | Kentucky | Eric Clouse comes up short on the shot in the paint | 59-67 |
| 04:04 | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker grabs the offensive rebound | 59-67 |
| 03:49 | Kentucky | Eric Clouse can't finish the layup but the foul's on Kenneth Shane - foul #5 on Kenneth Shane, team foul #10 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Valeri Florkowski (C) Kenneth Shane | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:49 | Kentucky | Eric Clouse misses the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 03:49 | Kentucky | Eric Clouse makes the 2nd free throw | 59-68 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Jeffrey Puente (fresh) SG - Stephen Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Simek (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reynaldo Escobar (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Valeri Florkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randall Feaster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Richard Rainey (fresh) SF - Ilia Zicker (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Eric Clouse (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Calvin Sack (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 03:36 | Hawaii | Calvin Sack blocks the jumper by Charles Simek | 59-68 |
| 03:35 | Hawaii | Reynaldo Escobar pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-68 |
| 03:27 | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente is hacked by Richard Rainey - foul #2 on Richard Rainey, team foul #8 | 59-68 |
| 03:27 | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente makes the 1st free throw | 60-68 |
| 03:27 | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente makes the 2nd free throw | 61-68 |
| 03:08 | Kentucky | Calvin Sack is whistled for traveling | 61-68 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel (PG) Jeffrey Puente | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Arnwine (PG) Randall Feaster | |
| 02:53 | Hawaii | Charles Simek is hacked by Ilia Zicker - foul #2 on Ilia Zicker, team foul #9 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper (SG) Stephen Thomas | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joe Dixon (PG) Richard Rainey | |
| 02:53 | Hawaii | Charles Simek makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 02:53 | Hawaii | Charles Simek makes the 2nd free throw | 63-68 |
| 02:49 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-68 |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Merritt (SG), Robert Celestine (PF), Keith Fowlkes (C) John Arnwine, Eric Clouse, Calvin Sack | |
| 02:35 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine misses the runner in the lane | 63-68 |
| 02:33 | Hawaii | The rebound goes to Valeri Florkowski | 63-68 |
| 02:15 | Hawaii | Robert Celestine is called for the reach on Dikembe Emanuel - foul #1 on Robert Celestine, team foul #10 | 63-68 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Stephen Thomas (SG) Virgil Cooper | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:15 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel misses the 1st free throw | 63-68 |
| 02:15 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel makes the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 01:52 | Kentucky | Valeri Florkowski picks off the pass by Robert Celestine | 64-68 |
| 01:38 | Hawaii | Reynaldo Escobar is by himself and knocks in the runner near the basket | 66-68 |
| 01:12 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 66-68 |
| 01:10 | Hawaii | Stephen Thomas grabs the board | 66-68 |
| 01:04 | Hawaii | Charles Simek connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Thomas | 69-68 |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Valeri Florkowski swats the shot by Keith Fowlkes | 69-68 |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-68 |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon can't finish the layup | 69-68 |
| 00:28 | Hawaii | Reynaldo Escobar snags the defensive board | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Hawaii | Reynaldo Escobar is hacked by William Merritt in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Merritt, team foul #11 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper (SG) Stephen Thomas | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:26 | Hawaii | Reynaldo Escobar makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:26 | Hawaii | Reynaldo Escobar makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 71-68 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Celestine | 71-68 |
| 00:08 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-71 |
| 00:08 | Hawaii | Hawaii calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Hawaii | Charles Simek misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-71 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | William Merritt gets the rebound | 71-71 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon misses short on a halfcourt shot | 71-71 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Virgil Cooper (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Simek (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reynaldo Escobar (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Valeri Florkowski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joe Dixon (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Merritt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ilia Zicker (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Celestine (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Keith Fowlkes (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes wins the tip | 71-71 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:32 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes's layup is rejected by Reynaldo Escobar | 71-71 |
| 04:30 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Fowlkes | 71-71 |
| 04:23 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-71 |
| 04:21 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel pulls down the rebound | 71-71 |
| 04:16 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel is whistled for a carry | 71-71 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Jeffrey Puente (PG), William Schindler (SF), Nathan Fritch (PF) Dikembe Emanuel, Charles Simek, Reynaldo Escobar | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:55 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Joe Dixon | 71-73 |
| 03:48 | Hawaii | William Schindler's dunk attempt is rejected by Robert Celestine | 71-73 |
| 03:47 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes grabs the board | 71-73 |
| 03:31 | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-73 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Stephen Thomas (SG) Virgil Cooper | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:15 | Hawaii | Nathan Fritch misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Ilia Zicker - foul #3 on Ilia Zicker, team foul #12 | 71-73 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper (SG) Stephen Thomas | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:15 | Hawaii | Nathan Fritch makes the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 03:15 | Hawaii | Nathan Fritch makes the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 02:58 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Keith Fowlkes | 73-75 |
| 02:35 | Hawaii | Valeri Florkowski's floater is tipped away by Robert Celestine | 73-75 |
| 02:34 | Hawaii | The offensive rebound goes to Virgil Cooper | 73-75 |
| 02:18 | Hawaii | Valeri Florkowski hits a driving attempt near the basket | 75-75 |
| 01:55 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Celestine, team foul #13 | 75-75 |
| Subs | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel (PG), Charles Simek (SF), Reynaldo Escobar (PF) Jeffrey Puente, William Schindler, Nathan Fritch | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:38 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Virgil Cooper | 77-75 |
| 01:32 | Kentucky | Valeri Florkowski swats the dunk try by William Merritt | 77-75 |
| 01:31 | Hawaii | Valeri Florkowski snags the defensive board | 77-75 |
| 01:22 | Hawaii | Joe Dixon takes the ball from Reynaldo Escobar | 77-75 |
| 01:03 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Robert Celestine is blocked by Valeri Florkowski | 77-75 |
| 01:01 | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 77-75 |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Dikembe Emanuel (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Virgil Cooper (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Simek (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reynaldo Escobar (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Valeri Florkowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 5 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joe Dixon (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Merritt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ilia Zicker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Celestine (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Keith Fowlkes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel is fouled on the floor by Ilia Zicker - foul #4 on Ilia Zicker, team foul #14 | 77-75 |
| 00:57 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel misses the 1st free throw | 77-75 |
| 00:57 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel makes the 2nd free throw | 78-75 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine connects on the shot in the paint | 78-77 |
| 00:34 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel is hacked by Joe Dixon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joe Dixon, team foul #15 | 78-77 |
| 00:34 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel misses the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 00:34 | Hawaii | Dikembe Emanuel makes the 2nd free throw | 79-77 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Kentucky | Dikembe Emanuel picks off the pass by Joe Dixon | 79-77 |
| 00:08 | Hawaii | Virgil Cooper jams it on a nice dish by Dikembe Emanuel | 81-77 |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 81-77 |
| 00:00 | Hawaii | Valeri Florkowski grabs the board | 81-77 |