| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Merritt (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Archie Blosser (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Farmer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Marijan Zeh (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Chouinard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Reed (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Williams (fresh) 6 pts. C - Richard Stover (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt inbounds the ball | 25-21 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:35 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses short on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Roger Reed - foul #2 on Roger Reed, team foul #1 | 25-21 |
| 19:35 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 19:35 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 19:35 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams grabs the board | 25-21 |
| 19:17 | Alabama | Richard Stover misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Charles Farmer - foul #3 on Charles Farmer, team foul #1 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Danford (C) Charles Farmer | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 19:17 | Alabama | Richard Stover misses the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 19:17 | Alabama | Richard Stover makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 18:49 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson double dribbles | 25-22 |
| 18:24 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams hits a floater from the right block | 25-24 |
| 18:04 | Kentucky | William Chouinard picks off the pass by Cory Thompson | 25-24 |
| 17:45 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Roger Reed | 25-26 |
| 17:21 | Kentucky | Archie Blosser misses badly on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Stover - foul #1 on Richard Stover, team foul #2 | 25-26 |
| 17:21 | Kentucky | Archie Blosser makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 17:21 | Kentucky | Archie Blosser misses the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 17:21 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Richard Stover | 26-26 |
| 16:52 | Alabama | Roger Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (PF) Archie Blosser | |
| Subs | Alabama | Shelby Rice (PG), Robert Johnson (SG), Eric Stroud (PF), Ronald Emberton (C) Marijan Zeh, William Chouinard, Jonathan Williams, Richard Stover | |
| 16:31 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon is fouled on the floor by Shelby Rice - foul #1 on Shelby Rice, team foul #3 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phil Newsome (SG) Kyle Cannon | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Kyzer (PG) Roger Reed | |
| 16:05 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 26-26 |
| 16:03 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome tips it but misses | 26-26 |
| 16:01 | Alabama | Shelby Rice grabs the board | 26-26 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phil Newsome (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Merritt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Alvin Manning (fresh) C - Stephen Danford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - John Kyzer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shelby Rice (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) PF - Eric Stroud (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Emberton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Alabama | John Kyzer buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Robert Johnson | 26-28 |
| 15:30 | Kentucky | Ronald Emberton denies the turnaround by Cory Thompson | 26-28 |
| 15:28 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson tips it home | 28-28 |
| 15:04 | Alabama | Shelby Rice scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Kyzer and the foul's on Cory Thompson - foul #1 on Cory Thompson, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Kevin Cagle (SF), Archie Blosser (PF), Mathew Lawson (C) Cory Thompson, Michael Merritt, Alvin Manning, Stephen Danford | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Chouinard (SG), Roger Reed (SF), Jonathan Williams (PF), Richard Stover (C) John Kyzer, Robert Johnson, Eric Stroud, Ronald Emberton | |
| 15:04 | Alabama | Shelby Rice makes the free throw | 28-31 |
| 14:41 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon double dribbles | 28-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Marijan Zeh (PG) Shelby Rice | |
| 14:19 | Alabama | Richard Stover scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 28-33 |
| 14:00 | Kentucky | Richard Stover swats the dunk try by Archie Blosser | 28-33 |
| 13:58 | Alabama | William Chouinard pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 13:29 | Alabama | William Chouinard is whistled for a carry | 28-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (SG), Michael Merritt (SF), Charles Farmer (C) Phil Newsome, Kevin Cagle, Archie Blosser | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 13:10 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Cory Thompson | 31-33 |
| 12:44 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams's dunk attempt is rejected by Charles Farmer | 31-33 |
| 12:43 | Alabama | Richard Stover tips it back up and in | 31-35 |
| 12:20 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 12:19 | Alabama | Roger Reed grabs the board | 31-35 |
| 12:02 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Marijan Zeh and he's hacked by Mathew Lawson - foul #4 on Mathew Lawson, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Archie Blosser (PF) Mathew Lawson | |
| Subs | Alabama | Shelby Rice (SG), Ronald Emberton (C) William Chouinard, Richard Stover | |
| 12:02 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams misses the free throw | 31-37 |
| 12:02 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Merritt (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Archie Blosser (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Farmer (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Marijan Zeh (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Shelby Rice (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Williams (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Emberton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Kentucky | Archie Blosser clanks a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Jonathan Williams - foul #2 on Jonathan Williams, team foul #4 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phil Newsome (SG) Kyle Cannon | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Kyzer (PG), Robert Johnson (SF), Eric Stroud (PF) Marijan Zeh, Roger Reed, Jonathan Williams | |
| 11:41 | Kentucky | Archie Blosser misses the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 11:41 | Kentucky | Archie Blosser makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 11:22 | Alabama | Shelby Rice makes the contested jump hook from close range | 32-39 |
| 11:16 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer lays it in set up by Cory Thompson and the foul's on Eric Stroud - foul #1 on Eric Stroud, team foul #5 | 34-39 |
| 11:16 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer makes the free throw | 35-39 |
| 10:48 | Alabama | Cory Thompson steals the ball from Shelby Rice | 35-39 |
| 10:45 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson slams it home | 37-39 |
| 10:21 | Alabama | Shelby Rice shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 37-41 |
| 10:05 | Kentucky | Eric Stroud is called for the reach on Archie Blosser - foul #2 on Eric Stroud, team foul #6 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Kevin Cagle (SF), Stephen Danford (C) Phil Newsome, Michael Merritt, Archie Blosser | |
| Subs | Alabama | Marijan Zeh (PG), William Chouinard (SG), Roger Reed (SF), Richard Stover (C) John Kyzer, Shelby Rice, Robert Johnson, Ronald Emberton | |
| 09:54 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 09:25 | Alabama | Marijan Zeh comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 40-41 |
| 09:23 | Kentucky | Stephen Danford gets the rebound | 40-41 |
| 08:59 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-41 |
| 08:38 | Alabama | Marijan Zeh is whistled for traveling | 42-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phil Newsome (SG), Michael Merritt (SF), Alvin Manning (PF) Cory Thompson, Kevin Cagle, Charles Farmer | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jonathan Williams (PF) Eric Stroud | |
| 08:10 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 08:08 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt can't tip it in | 42-41 |
| 08:07 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt hits the follow up shot | 44-41 |
| 07:54 | Alabama | Richard Stover hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 44-41 |
| 07:52 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phil Newsome (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Merritt (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Alvin Manning (fresh) C - Stephen Danford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Marijan Zeh (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Chouinard (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Stover (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 07:29 | Alabama | Richard Stover grabs the board | 44-41 |
| 07:14 | Alabama | Richard Stover throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (SG), Archie Blosser (PF), Mathew Lawson (C) Phil Newsome, Alvin Manning, Stephen Danford | |
| Subs | Alabama | Shelby Rice (PG), Ronald Emberton (C) Marijan Zeh, Richard Stover | |
| 06:45 | Kentucky | Archie Blosser knocks in the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Cory Thompson | 46-41 |
| 06:21 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phil Newsome (SG) Kyle Cannon | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Kyzer (PG), Robert Johnson (SF) William Chouinard, Roger Reed | |
| 05:56 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-41 |
| 05:55 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson tips it back up and in | 48-41 |
| 05:26 | Alabama | Mathew Lawson takes the ball from Jonathan Williams | 48-41 |
| 05:02 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson is hacked by John Kyzer - foul #1 on John Kyzer, team foul #7 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Kevin Cagle (SF) Phil Newsome, Michael Merritt | |
| Subs | Alabama | Marijan Zeh (PG), Roger Reed (SF), Eric Stroud (PF), Richard Stover (C) John Kyzer, Robert Johnson, Jonathan Williams, Ronald Emberton | |
| 05:02 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 05:02 | Alabama | Eric Stroud grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 04:36 | Alabama | Richard Stover lays it up and in | 48-43 |
| 04:31 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson misses long on a runner from the right block | 48-43 |
| 04:29 | Alabama | Shelby Rice gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 04:06 | Alabama | Shelby Rice comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-43 |
| 04:05 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Mathew Lawson | 48-43 |
| 04:03 | Kentucky | Marijan Zeh is called for the reach on Kyle Cannon in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marijan Zeh, team foul #8 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Farmer (PF), Stephen Danford (C) Archie Blosser, Mathew Lawson | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Chouinard (SG) Shelby Rice | |
| 04:03 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 04:03 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Danford | 48-43 |
| 03:41 | Kentucky | Marijan Zeh steps in front of the Charles Farmer pass | 48-43 |
| 03:36 | Alabama | William Chouinard lays it in set up by Marijan Zeh | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kevin Cagle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Farmer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Stephen Danford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Marijan Zeh (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Chouinard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Stroud (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Stover (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon is hacked by William Chouinard - foul #1 on William Chouinard, team foul #9 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (SF) Kevin Cagle | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jonathan Williams (PF) Eric Stroud | |
| 03:23 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon misses the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 03:23 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 02:58 | Alabama | Richard Stover hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 02:57 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams tips it home | 48-47 |
| 02:57 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Archie Blosser (PF), Mathew Lawson (C) Charles Farmer, Stephen Danford | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 02:29 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Kyle Cannon | 50-47 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:01 | Alabama | William Chouinard misses the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Mathew Lawson - foul #5 on Mathew Lawson, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Farmer (C) Mathew Lawson | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 02:01 | Alabama | William Chouinard misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 02:01 | Alabama | William Chouinard makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 01:39 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 01:38 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt snags the offensive board | 50-48 |
| 01:19 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt buries a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Cory Thompson | 52-48 |
| 01:05 | Alabama | William Chouinard is hacked by Cory Thompson - foul #2 on Cory Thompson, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| 00:42 | Alabama | Richard Stover's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | William Chouinard is called for the reach on Michael Merritt in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Chouinard, team foul #10 | 52-48 |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 00:39 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Richard Stover | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:32 | Alabama | Roger Reed loses the dribble to Kyle Cannon | 53-48 |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer is hacked by Marijan Zeh in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marijan Zeh, team foul #11 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (PF) Archie Blosser | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer misses the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:25 | Alabama | Marijan Zeh is hacked by Kyle Cannon - foul #2 on Kyle Cannon, team foul #6 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Archie Blosser (PF) Alvin Manning | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:21 | Alabama | Marijan Zeh misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-48 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Marijan Zeh - foul #3 on Marijan Zeh, team foul #12 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (PF) Archie Blosser | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:13 | Alabama | Jonathan Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 00:11 | Alabama | Marijan Zeh snags the offensive board | 55-48 |
| 00:09 | Alabama | Roger Reed clanks a 3 from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Archie Blosser (PF) Kyle Cannon | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning runs out the clock | 55-48 |