| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Juan Garcia (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Holdren (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Hurt (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Stamper (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Boehm (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Anker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Lariviere (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Trevor Billings (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Steven Anker inbounds the ball | 30-25 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:51 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere is whistled for traveling | 30-25 |
| 19:37 | Colorado | Walter Hurt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-25 |
| 19:35 | Colorado | Michael Lewis grabs the offensive board | 30-25 |
| 19:22 | Colorado | Walter Hurt makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Juan Garcia | 33-25 |
| 19:00 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Anker | 33-28 |
| 18:34 | Colorado | Brian Stamper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-28 |
| 18:14 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell loses the dribble to Walter Hurt | 33-28 |
| 18:00 | Colorado | Juan Garcia can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-28 |
| 17:59 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell gets the rebound | 33-28 |
| 17:36 | Kentucky | Michael Lewis swats the short shot by Paul Lariviere | 33-28 |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell can't tip it in | 33-28 |
| 17:33 | Colorado | The rebound goes to Walter Hurt | 33-28 |
| 17:12 | Colorado | Brian Stamper connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 35-28 |
| 16:48 | Kentucky | Steven Anker drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Lariviere | 35-31 |
| 16:26 | Colorado | Michael Lewis loses the dribble to Paul Lariviere | 35-31 |
| 16:06 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm drills a turnaround in the lane | 35-33 |
| 15:53 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 15:52 | Kentucky | Steven Anker gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Juan Garcia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Holdren (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Hurt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Stamper (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Boehm (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Anker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Lariviere (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Trevor Billings (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Kentucky | Juan Garcia picks off the pass by Thomas Boehm | 35-33 |
| 15:30 | Colorado | Juan Garcia loses the ball out of bounds | 35-33 |
| Subs | Colorado | John Hiner (PG), Jamie Jones (SG), John Thorpe (SF), David Arndt (PF) Juan Garcia, Dennis Holdren, Walter Hurt, Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Thompson (SG), Michael Burruss (SF), Paul Lavoie (PF), Chris Horton (C) Thomas Boehm, Steven Anker, Paul Lariviere, Trevor Billings | |
| 15:01 | Kentucky | Paul Lavoie drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Thompson | 35-35 |
| 14:46 | Colorado | Jamie Jones clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Joseph McConnell - foul #4 on Joseph McConnell, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm (SG) Joseph McConnell | |
| 14:46 | Colorado | Jamie Jones misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 14:46 | Colorado | Jamie Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 14:23 | Kentucky | Chris Horton connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Thompson and he's fouled by David Arndt - foul #3 on David Arndt, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Colorado | Dennis Holdren (SG) John Thorpe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:23 | Kentucky | Chris Horton misses the free throw | 36-37 |
| 14:23 | Colorado | Jamie Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 13:59 | Colorado | David Arndt lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dennis Holdren | 38-37 |
| 13:38 | Kentucky | Michael Burruss can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jamie Jones - foul #3 on Jamie Jones, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Colorado | Juan Garcia (PG) John Hiner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Trevor Billings (C) Paul Lavoie | |
| 13:38 | Kentucky | Michael Burruss misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 13:38 | Kentucky | Michael Burruss makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 13:20 | Colorado | Jamie Jones makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Dennis Holdren | 40-38 |
| 12:57 | Kentucky | Michael Burruss hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 12:55 | Colorado | Jamie Jones grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 12:50 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Arndt and he's hacked by Thomas Boehm - foul #1 on Thomas Boehm, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Colorado | Walter Hurt (SF), Michael Lewis (PF) Jamie Jones, David Arndt | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (PG), Steven Anker (SG), Paul Lariviere (PF) Thomas Boehm, Michael Burruss, Chris Horton | |
| 12:50 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren makes the free throw | 43-38 |
| 12:34 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere makes the runner from close range set up by Steven Anker | 43-40 |
| 12:10 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 12:08 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 11:49 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph McConnell and he's hacked by Juan Garcia - foul #3 on Juan Garcia, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Burruss (SF), Chris Horton (C) Robert Thompson, Trevor Billings | |
| 11:49 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere misses the free throw | 43-42 |
| 11:49 | Colorado | Michael Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Juan Garcia (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Holdren (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Hurt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Lewis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Stamper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Steven Anker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Burruss (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Lariviere (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Chris Horton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Colorado | Brian Stamper loses the dribble to Steven Anker | 43-42 |
| 11:17 | Kentucky | Michael Burruss hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steven Anker | 43-44 |
| 11:04 | Colorado | Michael Lewis banks in the layup | 45-44 |
| 10:43 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-44 |
| 10:41 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Chris Horton | 45-44 |
| 10:30 | Kentucky | Chris Horton is fouled on the floor by Brian Stamper - foul #2 on Brian Stamper, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Colorado | John Hiner (PG), Jamie Jones (SG), John Thorpe (SF), David Arndt (PF) Juan Garcia, Dennis Holdren, Walter Hurt, Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm (SG), Trevor Billings (C) Michael Burruss, Paul Lariviere | |
| 10:18 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell misses long on a shot from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 10:16 | Colorado | John Thorpe grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 10:10 | Colorado | John Hiner is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph McConnell - foul #5 on Joseph McConnell, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Lewis (PF) Brian Stamper | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Thompson (SG) Joseph McConnell | |
| 09:54 | Colorado | Jamie Jones misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-44 |
| 09:53 | Colorado | Michael Lewis grabs the offensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 09:34 | Colorado | David Arndt clanks a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Chris Horton - foul #2 on Chris Horton, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Colorado | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Burruss (SF), Paul Lavoie (PF) Steven Anker, Chris Horton | |
| 09:34 | Colorado | David Arndt makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 09:34 | Colorado | David Arndt makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 09:18 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Thompson | 47-46 |
| 08:51 | Colorado | Paul Lavoie swats the short shot by David Arndt | 47-46 |
| 08:49 | Kentucky | Paul Lavoie gets the rebound | 47-46 |
| 08:42 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings is denied on a layup by David Arndt | 47-46 |
| 08:40 | Colorado | John Hiner snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 08:28 | Colorado | Michael Burruss steals the ball from Michael Lewis | 47-46 |
| 08:24 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Burruss | 47-48 |
| 07:58 | Colorado | The short jumper by John Thorpe is denied by Michael Burruss | 47-48 |
| 07:56 | Colorado | John Thorpe grabs the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 07:33 | Colorado | John Thorpe misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-48 |
| 07:32 | Colorado | Jamie Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - John Hiner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jamie Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - John Thorpe (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - David Arndt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Boehm (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Burruss (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Lavoie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Trevor Billings (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Colorado | Michael Burruss is called for the reach on John Hiner - foul #1 on Michael Burruss, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Colorado | Juan Garcia (PG), Dennis Holdren (SG), Walter Hurt (SF), Brian Stamper (C) John Hiner, Jamie Jones, John Thorpe, Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Anker (SG), Paul Lariviere (PF), Chris Horton (C) Robert Thompson, Paul Lavoie, Trevor Billings | |
| 07:06 | Colorado | David Arndt is whistled for a carry | 47-48 |
| Subs | Colorado | Michael Lewis (PF) David Arndt | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Thompson (SF) Michael Burruss | |
| 06:47 | Kentucky | Chris Horton is whistled for a carry | 47-48 |
| 06:31 | Colorado | Michael Lewis misses badly on a jumper from close range | 47-48 |
| 06:30 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 06:03 | Kentucky | Steven Anker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 06:01 | Colorado | Brian Stamper grabs the board | 47-48 |
| 05:36 | Colorado | Walter Hurt loses the dribble to Robert Thompson | 47-48 |
| 05:15 | Kentucky | Steven Anker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 05:13 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson tips it home | 47-50 |
| 05:02 | Colorado | Walter Hurt misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-50 |
| 05:00 | Colorado | Brian Stamper snags the offensive board | 47-50 |
| 04:39 | Colorado | Juan Garcia makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 04:39 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-50 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Arndt (PF) Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Burruss (SF), Trevor Billings (C) Robert Thompson, Chris Horton | |
| 04:17 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings dunks the ball on a nice dish by Steven Anker | 50-52 |
| 04:05 | Colorado | Walter Hurt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-52 |
| 04:03 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings pulls down the rebound | 50-52 |
| 03:43 | Kentucky | Michael Burruss misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-52 |
| 03:42 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere tips it home | 50-54 |
| 03:24 | Colorado | Dennis Holdren buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Juan Garcia | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Colorado | PG - Juan Garcia (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Holdren (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Hurt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Arndt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Brian Stamper (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Boehm (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Anker (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Michael Burruss (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Lariviere (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Trevor Billings (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings misses the dunk but he's hacked by Dennis Holdren - foul #2 on Dennis Holdren, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jamie Jones (SF) Walter Hurt | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Thompson (SG) Thomas Boehm | |
| 03:00 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 03:00 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 02:58 | Colorado | Colorado calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-56 |
| Subs | Colorado | Walter Hurt (SF), Michael Lewis (PF) Jamie Jones, David Arndt | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm (PG) Michael Burruss | |
| 02:37 | Colorado | Walter Hurt scores on a turnaround near the basket | 55-56 |
| 02:13 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson loses the dribble to Dennis Holdren | 55-56 |
| 01:51 | Colorado | Juan Garcia hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Robert Thompson - foul #1 on Robert Thompson, team foul #6 | 55-56 |
| 01:51 | Colorado | Juan Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 01:51 | Colorado | Juan Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 01:24 | Kentucky | Walter Hurt steps in front of the Paul Lariviere pass | 57-56 |
| 01:10 | Colorado | Michael Lewis makes the shot in the lane | 59-56 |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Brian Stamper is called for the reach on Trevor Billings - foul #3 on Brian Stamper, team foul #6 | 59-56 |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Trevor Billings is blocked by Brian Stamper | 59-56 |
| 00:22 | Colorado | Juan Garcia snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Colorado | Juan Garcia is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Boehm - foul #2 on Thomas Boehm, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Colorado | Jamie Jones (SF) Michael Lewis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:20 | Colorado | Juan Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:20 | Colorado | Juan Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado 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 intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Kentucky | Walter Hurt steals the ball from Paul Lariviere | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado 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 intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:09 | Colorado | Walter Hurt is hacked by Thomas Boehm in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Boehm, team foul #8 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Colorado | David Arndt (PF) Jamie Jones | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:09 | Colorado | Walter Hurt makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:09 | Colorado | Walter Hurt makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 00:01 | Colorado | David Arndt gets the rebound | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Colorado | Colorado 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 fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Colorado | David Arndt runs out the clock | 63-56 |