| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Miller (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Wilcoxon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dwayne Haynes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - William Eddy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Vincenzo Lombardi (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Campana (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Philip Mance (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Gregory King (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana inbounds the ball | 28-24 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana jams it set up by Vincenzo Lombardi | 28-26 |
| 19:16 | Kentucky | William Eddy makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 19:02 | Ohio State | Gregory King clanks a floater from the right side | 30-26 |
| 19:00 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 18:37 | Kentucky | William Eddy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 18:36 | Ohio State | Gregory King gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 18:13 | Ohio State | Gregory King banks in the layup set up by Andrew Campana | 30-28 |
| 17:44 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon is fouled on the floor by Philip Mance - foul #2 on Philip Mance, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| 17:31 | Kentucky | James Brown takes the ball from Dwayne Haynes | 30-28 |
| 17:27 | Ohio State | Robert Wilcoxon is called for the reach on Andrew Campana - foul #1 on Robert Wilcoxon, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Micheal Brown (PF) Dwayne Haynes | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 17:07 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-28 |
| 17:05 | Kentucky | William Eddy pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| 16:41 | Kentucky | William Eddy misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gregory King - foul #2 on Gregory King, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes (SG), Daniel Vanscyoc (SF) Eugene Miller, Robert Wilcoxon | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo (PF), Robert Tandy (C) Andrew Campana, Gregory King | |
| 16:41 | Kentucky | William Eddy makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 16:41 | Kentucky | William Eddy misses the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 16:41 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Thomas Gordillo | 31-28 |
| 16:17 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Lincoln (PG), James Black (PF) Willie Frank, William Eddy | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Proffitt (SG) Vincenzo Lombardi | |
| 15:58 | Kentucky | Robert Tandy is called for the reach on Daniel Vanscyoc - foul #2 on Robert Tandy, team foul #3 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes (PF) James Black | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Donald Lincoln (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jacob Cortes (fresh) SF - Daniel Vanscyoc (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwayne Haynes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Micheal Brown (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Proffitt (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Philip Mance (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Thomas Gordillo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Tandy (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 31-28 |
| 15:43 | Ohio State | James Brown snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 15:23 | Ohio State | James Proffitt misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-28 |
| 15:22 | Kentucky | Donald Lincoln grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | Robert Tandy swats the layup by Dwayne Haynes | 31-28 |
| 15:15 | Ohio State | Philip Mance grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 14:49 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo is fouled on the floor by Dwayne Haynes - foul #2 on Dwayne Haynes, team foul #2 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Frank (PG), Eugene Miller (SG), Robert Wilcoxon (SF), William Eddy (C) Donald Lincoln, Jacob Cortes, Daniel Vanscyoc, Micheal Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi (SG), Andrew Campana (SF), Gregory King (C) James Proffitt, Thomas Gordillo, Robert Tandy | |
| 14:37 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana buries a shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Robert Wilcoxon - foul #2 on Robert Wilcoxon, team foul #3 | 31-30 |
| 14:37 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana makes the free throw | 31-31 |
| 14:14 | Kentucky | Willie Frank hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 31-31 |
| 14:13 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Gregory King | 31-31 |
| 14:08 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Philip Mance | 31-34 |
| 13:46 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-34 |
| 13:44 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana grabs the defensive rebound | 31-34 |
| 13:21 | Ohio State | Gregory King misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by William Eddy - foul #3 on William Eddy, team foul #4 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Micheal Brown (PF) Dwayne Haynes | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Proffitt (PG), Thomas Gordillo (PF) James Brown, Philip Mance | |
| 13:21 | Ohio State | Gregory King misses the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 13:21 | Ohio State | Gregory King makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 13:01 | Kentucky | Willie Frank comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-35 |
| 13:00 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon snags the offensive board | 31-35 |
| 12:42 | Kentucky | William Eddy loses the ball out of bounds | 31-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Black (PF) William Eddy | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 12:24 | Ohio State | Gregory King lays it in set up by James Proffitt | 31-37 |
| 12:09 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 12:07 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 11:43 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes (SG), William Eddy (C) Eugene Miller, James Black | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (PG), Philip Mance (SF), Robert Tandy (C) James Proffitt, Andrew Campana, Gregory King | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jacob Cortes (fresh) SF - Robert Wilcoxon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Micheal Brown (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Eddy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Vincenzo Lombardi (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Mance (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Thomas Gordillo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Tandy (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:18 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown comes up short on the shot from the left block | 31-37 |
| 11:17 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Robert Tandy | 31-37 |
| 10:56 | Ohio State | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 31-37 |
| 10:55 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi grabs the offensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 10:38 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 10:36 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy snags the offensive board | 31-37 |
| 10:13 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo can't finish the layup | 31-37 |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Micheal Brown | 31-37 |
| 10:01 | Kentucky | Thomas Gordillo is called for the reach on Jacob Cortes - foul #1 on Thomas Gordillo, team foul #4 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eugene Miller (PG), Daniel Vanscyoc (SF), Dwayne Haynes (PF) Willie Frank, Robert Wilcoxon, William Eddy | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Proffitt (SG), Andrew Campana (SF), Gregory King (C) Vincenzo Lombardi, Thomas Gordillo, Robert Tandy | |
| 09:46 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #5 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Robert Tandy (PF) Philip Mance | |
| 09:46 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller makes the 1st free throw | 32-37 |
| 09:46 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 09:32 | Ohio State | Gregory King is fouled on the floor by Daniel Vanscyoc - foul #1 on Daniel Vanscyoc, team foul #5 | 33-37 |
| 09:16 | Ohio State | Dwayne Haynes denies the turnaround by Gregory King | 33-37 |
| 09:14 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy snags the offensive board | 33-37 |
| 08:55 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana connects on the jumper from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 08:35 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 08:34 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 08:09 | Ohio State | Dwayne Haynes blocks the short jumper by Andrew Campana | 33-39 |
| 08:07 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller grabs the board | 33-39 |
| 07:52 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Eugene Miller | 35-39 |
| 07:24 | Ohio State | Gregory King scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Eugene Miller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jacob Cortes (fairly fresh) SF - Daniel Vanscyoc (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwayne Haynes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Micheal Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (tiring) 2 ast. SG - James Proffitt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Campana (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Tandy (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Gregory King (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller travels in the backcourt | 35-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Frank (PG), Robert Wilcoxon (SG), James Black (PF), William Eddy (C) Eugene Miller, Jacob Cortes, Dwayne Haynes, Micheal Brown | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi (SG), Philip Mance (PF), Thomas Gordillo (C) James Brown, Robert Tandy, Gregory King | |
| 06:56 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 35-41 |
| 06:54 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Wilcoxon | 35-41 |
| 06:37 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon drills a jumper in the paint | 37-41 |
| 06:21 | Ohio State | Philip Mance is hacked by Daniel Vanscyoc - foul #2 on Daniel Vanscyoc, team foul #6 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Lincoln (SG) Daniel Vanscyoc | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Gregory King (C) Andrew Campana | |
| 05:56 | Ohio State | William Eddy is called for the reach on Gregory King - foul #4 on William Eddy, team foul #7 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eugene Miller (SG), Dwayne Haynes (PF) Donald Lincoln, James Black | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (PG) James Proffitt | |
| 05:56 | Ohio State | Gregory King makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 05:56 | Ohio State | Gregory King makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 05:36 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes misses the dunk | 37-43 |
| 05:34 | Ohio State | Philip Mance grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 05:16 | Ohio State | Gregory King misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 37-43 |
| 05:14 | Ohio State | Gregory King tips it in | 37-45 |
| 04:55 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-45 |
| 04:53 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to William Eddy | 37-45 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | Willie Frank scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Dwayne Haynes | 40-45 |
| 04:12 | Ohio State | Philip Mance's pass is intercepted by Willie Frank | 40-45 |
| 04:08 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller lays it up and in on a great pass from Willie Frank | 42-45 |
| 03:58 | Ohio State | Gregory King makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from James Brown | 42-47 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:38 | Kentucky | Willie Frank loses the dribble to James Brown | 42-47 |
| 03:18 | Ohio State | Gregory King makes the jumper from close range set up by James Brown | 42-49 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Miller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wilcoxon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dwayne Haynes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - William Eddy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (tiring) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vincenzo Lombardi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Mance (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. PF - Thomas Gordillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Gregory King (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:07 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 03:06 | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Gregory King clanks a runner in the paint but the foul's on William Eddy - foul #5 on William Eddy, team foul #8 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Lincoln (PG), Jacob Cortes (SG), Daniel Vanscyoc (SF), James Black (PF), Micheal Brown (C) Willie Frank, Eugene Miller, Robert Wilcoxon, Dwayne Haynes, William Eddy | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Proffitt (PG), Andrew Campana (SF), Robert Tandy (PF) James Brown, Philip Mance, Thomas Gordillo | |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Gregory King makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Gregory King makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 02:43 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Frank (PG) Donald Lincoln | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Gordillo (PF) Gregory King | |
| 02:34 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 02:34 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eugene Miller (SG), Robert Wilcoxon (SF), Dwayne Haynes (PF) Jacob Cortes, Daniel Vanscyoc, James Black | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Philip Mance (PF), Gregory King (C) Thomas Gordillo, Robert Tandy | |
| 02:09 | Ohio State | Gregory King misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 44-51 |
| 02:08 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown snags the defensive board | 44-51 |
| 01:45 | Kentucky | Willie Frank misses long on a 3 from straight away | 44-51 |
| 01:43 | Ohio State | Gregory King pulls down the rebound | 44-51 |
| 01:18 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi misses the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Wilcoxon - foul #3 on Robert Wilcoxon, team foul #9 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (PG) James Proffitt | |
| 01:18 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 01:18 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi misses the 2nd free throw | 44-52 |
| 01:18 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon grabs the board | 44-52 |
| 01:00 | Kentucky | Willie Frank drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-52 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:59 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Frank - foul #1 on Willie Frank, team foul #10 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Proffitt (PG) James Brown | |
| 00:59 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 00:59 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Dwayne Haynes | 49-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana is hacked by Willie Frank in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willie Frank, team foul #11 | 49-54 |
| 00:52 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana misses the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:52 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-55 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown tips it home | 51-55 |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | Eugene Miller is called for the reach on Andrew Campana in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eugene Miller, team foul #12 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (PG) James Proffitt | |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:43 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | Willie Frank misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-57 |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller gets the offensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-57 |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Gregory King | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Gregory King is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Frank - foul #3 on Willie Frank, team foul #13 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Proffitt (PG) James Brown | |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Gregory King misses the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Gregory King makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Willie Frank drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Eugene Miller | 54-58 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana is hacked by Willie Frank in the backcourt - foul #4 on Willie Frank, team foul #14 | 54-58 |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | Andrew Campana misses the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Willie Frank clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-59 |
| 00:13 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi grabs the board | 54-59 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi is fouled in the backcourt by Eugene Miller - foul #2 on Eugene Miller, team foul #15 | 54-59 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | Vincenzo Lombardi misses the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown pulls down the rebound | 54-60 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 54-60 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes grabs the offensive board | 54-60 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | The clock runs out | 54-60 |