| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Tyrone Monico (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Shaw (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Iacovelli (fresh) PF - Geoffrey Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Wolfe (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hank Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Hunt (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Rankin (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Murray Byrd (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt inbounds the ball | 21-36 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt is fouled on the floor by William Iacovelli - foul #2 on William Iacovelli, team foul #1 | 21-36 |
| 19:16 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Hank Bennett | 21-38 |
| 18:49 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaw is denied on a layup by Michael Hunt | 21-38 |
| 18:47 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Tyrone Monico | 21-38 |
| 18:32 | Arkansas | Geoffrey Clark loses the dribble to Murray Byrd | 21-38 |
| 18:13 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt is hacked by Michael Wolfe - foul #2 on Michael Wolfe, team foul #2 | 21-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ernest Anguiano (PG), Roger Schiller (PF), Joseph Tibbs (C) Tyrone Monico, Geoffrey Clark, Michael Wolfe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:58 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-38 |
| 17:57 | Arkansas | Ernest Anguiano pulls down the rebound | 21-38 |
| 17:55 | Arkansas | Ernest Anguiano's pass is intercepted by Hank Bennett in the backcourt | 21-38 |
| 17:53 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett lays it up and in | 21-40 |
| 17:42 | Arkansas | Murray Byrd is called for the reach on Ernest Anguiano - foul #1 on Murray Byrd, team foul #1 | 21-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale (SG) Hank Bennett | |
| 17:19 | Arkansas | Ernest Anguiano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tyrone Monico (PG) Patrick Shaw | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:01 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-40 |
| 17:00 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd snags the offensive board | 21-40 |
| 16:42 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Randy Randolph | 21-42 |
| 16:17 | Arkansas | Tyrone Monico makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Joseph Tibbs and the foul's on Steven Carnevale - foul #2 on Steven Carnevale, team foul #2 | 23-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Geoffrey Clark (PF), Michael Wolfe (C) Roger Schiller, Joseph Tibbs | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (SG) Steven Carnevale | |
| 16:17 | Arkansas | Tyrone Monico makes the free throw | 24-42 |
| 15:54 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph misses the jumper from the free throw line | 24-42 |
| 15:52 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Tyrone Monico | 24-42 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Tyrone Monico (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Anguiano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Iacovelli (tiring) PF - Geoffrey Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Wolfe (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hank Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Hunt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Clarence Rankin (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Murray Byrd (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Arkansas | Tyrone Monico shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Ernest Anguiano and he's hacked by Michael Hunt - foul #1 on Michael Hunt, team foul #3 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edmund Lee (SF) William Iacovelli | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Stone (SF), Troy Auten (PF), Lewis Gregory (C) Michael Hunt, Clarence Rankin, Murray Byrd | |
| 15:31 | Arkansas | Tyrone Monico makes the free throw | 27-42 |
| 15:29 | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe picks off the pass by Lewis Gregory in the backcourt | 27-42 |
| 15:05 | Arkansas | Michael Wolfe hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-42 |
| 15:04 | Kentucky | Troy Auten snags the defensive board | 27-42 |
| 14:58 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-45 |
| 14:32 | Arkansas | Lewis Gregory swats the layup by Tyrone Monico | 27-45 |
| 14:30 | Arkansas | Edmund Lee tips it home | 29-45 |
| 14:08 | Kentucky | Robert Stone misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 29-45 |
| 14:06 | Kentucky | Robert Stone gets the offensive rebound | 29-45 |
| 13:46 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-45 |
| 13:45 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory tips it home | 29-47 |
| 13:30 | Arkansas | Ernest Anguiano is hacked by Hank Bennett - foul #3 on Hank Bennett, team foul #4 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Patrick Shaw (SG), Roger Schiller (PF), Joseph Tibbs (C) Tyrone Monico, Geoffrey Clark, Michael Wolfe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Bohn (PG), Steven Carnevale (SG), Michael Hunt (SF), Clarence Rankin (PF), Murray Byrd (C) Randy Randolph, Hank Bennett, Robert Stone, Troy Auten, Lewis Gregory | |
| 13:17 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaw connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-47 |
| 13:05 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd blows the layup | 31-47 |
| 13:03 | Arkansas | Joseph Tibbs gets the rebound | 31-47 |
| 12:44 | Arkansas | Joseph Tibbs misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Murray Byrd - foul #2 on Murray Byrd, team foul #5 | 31-47 |
| 12:44 | Arkansas | Joseph Tibbs makes the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 12:44 | Arkansas | Joseph Tibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| 12:30 | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale's pass is intercepted by Ernest Anguiano | 33-47 |
| 12:26 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaw blows the dunk | 33-47 |
| 12:24 | Arkansas | Roger Schiller tips it in | 35-47 |
| 12:01 | Kentucky | Edmund Lee is called for the reach on Michael Hunt - foul #4 on Edmund Lee, team foul #3 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tyrone Monico (PG), William Iacovelli (SF), Geoffrey Clark (PF), Michael Wolfe (C) Ernest Anguiano, Edmund Lee, Roger Schiller, Joseph Tibbs | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (SG), Troy Auten (PF), Lewis Gregory (C) Steven Carnevale, Clarence Rankin, Murray Byrd | |
| 11:43 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt misses long on a floater from the left wing | 35-47 |
| 11:41 | Arkansas | Tyrone Monico grabs the board | 35-47 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Tyrone Monico (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Shaw (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - William Iacovelli (fairly fresh) PF - Geoffrey Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Wolfe (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Bohn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hank Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Hunt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Troy Auten (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Lewis Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Arkansas | Tyrone Monico scores on a shot from close range | 37-47 |
| 11:14 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn is hacked by Patrick Shaw in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Shaw, team foul #4 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (PG), Robert Stone (SF) Noel Bohn, Michael Hunt | |
| 10:55 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph misses badly on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Michael Wolfe - foul #3 on Michael Wolfe, team foul #5 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joseph Tibbs (PF) Geoffrey Clark | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Murray Byrd (C) Lewis Gregory | |
| 10:55 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph misses the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 10:55 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph misses the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 10:55 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 10:43 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Stone | 37-50 |
| 10:19 | Arkansas | Michael Wolfe connects on the fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by Hank Bennett - foul #4 on Hank Bennett, team foul #6 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ernest Anguiano (PG), Roger Schiller (PF) Tyrone Monico, Joseph Tibbs | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale (SG), Clarence Rankin (PF) Hank Bennett, Troy Auten | |
| 10:19 | Arkansas | Michael Wolfe makes the free throw | 40-50 |
| 10:17 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Murray Byrd, team foul #7 | 40-50 |
| 10:00 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaw misses badly on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Steven Carnevale - foul #3 on Steven Carnevale, team foul #8 | 40-50 |
| 10:00 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaw makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 10:00 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 09:38 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Clarence Rankin | 42-53 |
| 09:11 | Arkansas | Ernest Anguiano misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 42-53 |
| 09:10 | Arkansas | Michael Wolfe snags the offensive board | 42-53 |
| 08:52 | Arkansas | Ernest Anguiano clanks a jumper from the left wing | 42-53 |
| 08:50 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin gets the rebound | 42-53 |
| 08:47 | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale is hacked by Patrick Shaw in the backcourt - foul #3 on Patrick Shaw, team foul #6 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Geoffrey Clark (PF), Joseph Tibbs (C) Roger Schiller, Michael Wolfe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Bohn (PG), Michael Hunt (SF), Troy Auten (PF), Lewis Gregory (C) Randy Randolph, Robert Stone, Clarence Rankin, Murray Byrd | |
| 08:27 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt clanks a turnaround from the left block | 42-53 |
| 08:26 | Arkansas | Joseph Tibbs pulls down the rebound | 42-53 |
| 08:07 | Arkansas | William Iacovelli is hacked by Steven Carnevale - foul #4 on Steven Carnevale, team foul #9 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tyrone Monico (PG) Ernest Anguiano | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (SG) Steven Carnevale | |
| 08:07 | Arkansas | William Iacovelli makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 08:07 | Arkansas | William Iacovelli misses the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 08:07 | Kentucky | Troy Auten snags the defensive board | 43-53 |
| 07:48 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-53 |
| 07:47 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn grabs the offensive board | 43-53 |
| 07:35 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory is open and scores on a shot in the paint | 43-55 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Tyrone Monico (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Shaw (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Iacovelli (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Geoffrey Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Tibbs (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Bohn (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hank Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Michael Hunt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Troy Auten (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Lewis Gregory (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Arkansas | Geoffrey Clark hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-55 |
| 07:11 | Kentucky | Troy Auten grabs the defensive rebound | 43-55 |
| 06:53 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Hank Bennett | 43-57 |
| 06:29 | Arkansas | Tyrone Monico misses the layup against the doubleteam | 43-57 |
| 06:27 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory pulls down the rebound | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:03 | Kentucky | Troy Auten's floater is tipped away by William Iacovelli | 43-57 |
| 06:01 | Arkansas | Geoffrey Clark grabs the board | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:45 | Arkansas | Tyrone Monico splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-57 |
| 05:44 | Kentucky | Troy Auten gets the rebound | 43-57 |
| 05:44 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ernest Anguiano (PG), Edmund Lee (SF), Roger Schiller (PF), Michael Wolfe (C) Patrick Shaw, William Iacovelli, Geoffrey Clark, Joseph Tibbs | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (PG), Clarence Rankin (PF), Murray Byrd (C) Noel Bohn, Troy Auten, Lewis Gregory | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:28 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd travels with the ball | 43-57 |
| 05:14 | Arkansas | Michael Hunt is called for the reach on Ernest Anguiano - foul #2 on Michael Hunt, team foul #10 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Stone (SF) Michael Hunt | |
| 05:14 | Arkansas | Ernest Anguiano misses the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 05:14 | Arkansas | Ernest Anguiano makes the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 04:46 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-57 |
| 04:44 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett hits the follow up shot | 44-59 |
| 04:26 | Arkansas | Ernest Anguiano connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Tyrone Monico out of the doubleteam | 47-59 |
| 04:11 | Kentucky | Ernest Anguiano steps in front of the Hank Bennett pass | 47-59 |
| 04:08 | Arkansas | Ernest Anguiano lays it up and in | 49-59 |
| 03:50 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph misses long on a floater from the left side | 49-59 |
| 03:48 | Arkansas | Michael Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:28 | Arkansas | Tyrone Monico splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-59 |
| 03:27 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Murray Byrd | 49-59 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ernest Anguiano (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tyrone Monico (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edmund Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Roger Schiller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Wolfe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hank Bennett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Robert Stone (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clarence Rankin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Murray Byrd (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:01 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-59 |
| 03:00 | Arkansas | Roger Schiller gets the rebound | 49-59 |
| 02:56 | Arkansas | Ernest Anguiano is fouled on the floor by Murray Byrd - foul #4 on Murray Byrd, team foul #11 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Patrick Shaw (SG), Geoffrey Clark (PF), Joseph Tibbs (C) Tyrone Monico, Roger Schiller, Michael Wolfe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale (SG), Michael Hunt (SF) Hank Bennett, Robert Stone | |
| 02:56 | Arkansas | Ernest Anguiano makes the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 02:56 | Arkansas | Ernest Anguiano makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 02:34 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Ernest Anguiano - foul #3 on Ernest Anguiano, team foul #7 | 51-59 |
| 02:34 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin misses the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 02:34 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 02:15 | Arkansas | Randy Randolph takes the ball from Ernest Anguiano | 51-60 |
| 02:10 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph banks in the layup | 51-62 |
| 01:51 | Arkansas | Joseph Tibbs misses the floater from the baseline | 51-62 |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin pulls down the rebound | 51-62 |
| 01:29 | Kentucky | Ernest Anguiano steps in front of the Steven Carnevale pass | 51-62 |
| 01:18 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaw blows the layup | 51-62 |
| 01:16 | Arkansas | Geoffrey Clark grabs the offensive board | 51-62 |
| 01:05 | Arkansas | Clarence Rankin steps in front of the Ernest Anguiano pass | 51-62 |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Joseph Tibbs is called for the reach on Clarence Rankin - foul #2 on Joseph Tibbs, team foul #8 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Iacovelli (SF), Roger Schiller (PF) Edmund Lee, Geoffrey Clark | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Bohn (PG), Robert Stone (SF), Lewis Gregory (C) Randy Randolph, Michael Hunt, Murray Byrd | |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin makes the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:43 | Arkansas | Ernest Anguiano's layup is rejected by Clarence Rankin | 51-64 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin snags the defensive board | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Noel Bohn | 51-66 |
| 00:10 | Arkansas | Ernest Anguiano can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-66 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Noel Bohn | 51-66 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn runs out the clock | 51-66 |