| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Bohn (fresh) SG - Bryan Nutter (fresh) SF - Michael Hunt (fresh) PF - Joe Madden (fresh) C - Murray Byrd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Todd Washington (fresh) SG - Charles Church (fresh) SF - Robert Tandy (fresh) PF - Mark Cora (fresh) C - Dean Sturgis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Oklahoma State | Dean Sturgis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Oklahoma State | Oklahoma State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Oklahoma State | Mark Cora scores on a floater near the basket set up by Todd Washington | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Noel Bohn and the foul's on Todd Washington - foul #1 on Todd Washington, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:20 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:55 | Oklahoma State | Todd Washington blows the layup | 3-2 |
| 18:53 | Oklahoma State | Dean Sturgis tips it back up and in | 3-4 |
| 18:31 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Michael Hunt | 5-4 |
| 18:07 | Oklahoma State | Charles Church scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Todd Washington | 5-6 |
| 17:42 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 5-6 |
| 17:40 | Oklahoma State | Dean Sturgis grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 17:18 | Oklahoma State | Mark Cora misses short on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Murray Byrd - foul #1 on Murray Byrd, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| 17:18 | Oklahoma State | Mark Cora misses the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:18 | Oklahoma State | Mark Cora makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:56 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd scores on a jumper in the paint and he's fouled by Charles Church - foul #1 on Charles Church, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Karl Johnson (C) Dean Sturgis | |
| 16:56 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd makes the free throw | 8-7 |
| 16:41 | Oklahoma State | Mark Cora hits a 3 from the right wing | 8-10 |
| 16:13 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn is fouled on the floor by Todd Washington - foul #2 on Todd Washington, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (PG), Clarence Rankin (PF) Noel Bohn, Joe Madden | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Clarence Morgan (PG), Richard Knippenberg (SF), Carl Henriques (C) Todd Washington, Robert Tandy, Mark Cora | |
| 15:59 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bryan Nutter | 11-10 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Hank Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bryan Nutter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Hunt (fresh) PF - Clarence Rankin (fresh) C - Murray Byrd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Clarence Morgan (fresh) SG - Charles Church (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Knippenberg (fresh) PF - Karl Johnson (fresh) C - Carl Henriques (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Oklahoma State | Clarence Morgan connects on the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Church and the foul's on Hank Bennett - foul #1 on Hank Bennett, team foul #2 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale (SG) Bryan Nutter | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Dean Sturgis (C) Carl Henriques | |
| 15:35 | Oklahoma State | Clarence Morgan misses the free throw | 11-12 |
| 15:35 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 15:18 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt travels with the ball | 11-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Mark Cora (SF) Charles Church | |
| 14:49 | Oklahoma State | Clarence Morgan double dribbles | 11-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Bohn (PG), Joe Madden (PF) Hank Bennett, Clarence Rankin | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Robert Tandy (SF) Karl Johnson | |
| 14:25 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 11-12 |
| 14:24 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd grabs the offensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 14:06 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Robert Tandy - foul #1 on Robert Tandy, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter (SG) Steven Carnevale | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Karl Johnson (C) Dean Sturgis | |
| 14:06 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 14:06 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 13:43 | Oklahoma State | Clarence Morgan connects on the runner in the lane set up by Robert Tandy | 13-14 |
| 13:29 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd is hacked by Karl Johnson - foul #1 on Karl Johnson, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Charles Church (SG), Carl Henriques (C) Richard Knippenberg, Mark Cora | |
| 13:14 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-14 |
| 13:13 | Oklahoma State | The rebound goes to Robert Tandy | 13-14 |
| 13:08 | Oklahoma State | Clarence Morgan is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clarence Morgan, team foul #6 | 13-14 |
| 12:45 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd misses the dunk but he's fouled by Carl Henriques - foul #1 on Carl Henriques, team foul #7 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (PG), Clarence Rankin (PF) Noel Bohn, Joe Madden | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Richard Knippenberg (SF), Dean Sturgis (C) Robert Tandy, Carl Henriques | |
| 12:45 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 12:45 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 12:23 | Oklahoma State | Karl Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 15-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Mark Cora (SF) Clarence Morgan | |
| 11:58 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd travels with the ball | 15-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Clarence Morgan (PG) Karl Johnson | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Hank Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bryan Nutter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Hunt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence Rankin (fresh) C - Murray Byrd (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Clarence Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Charles Church (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Knippenberg (fresh) PF - Mark Cora (fresh) 6 pts. C - Dean Sturgis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Oklahoma State | Richard Knippenberg misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Clarence Rankin - foul #1 on Clarence Rankin, team foul #3 | 15-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joe Madden (PF) Murray Byrd | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 11:43 | Oklahoma State | Richard Knippenberg makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 11:43 | Oklahoma State | Richard Knippenberg misses the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 11:43 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Joe Madden | 15-15 |
| 11:22 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-15 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Bohn (PG), Troy Auten (SF) Hank Bennett, Michael Hunt | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Robert Tandy (SF) Clarence Morgan | |
| 10:57 | Oklahoma State | Mark Cora is fouled on the floor by Joe Madden - foul #1 on Joe Madden, team foul #4 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale (SG) Bryan Nutter | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Clarence Morgan (PG), Carl Henriques (C) Richard Knippenberg, Dean Sturgis | |
| 10:38 | Oklahoma State | Mark Cora makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Clarence Morgan and he's fouled by Clarence Rankin - foul #2 on Clarence Rankin, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Murray Byrd (C) Clarence Rankin | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Karl Johnson (C) Carl Henriques | |
| 10:38 | Oklahoma State | Mark Cora misses the free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:38 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| 10:19 | Kentucky | Joe Madden loses the dribble to Clarence Morgan | 15-17 |
| 10:00 | Oklahoma State | Charles Church makes the floater from the free throw line | 15-19 |
| 09:35 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn is fouled on the floor by Karl Johnson - foul #2 on Karl Johnson, team foul #8 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter (SG), Michael Hunt (SF), Lewis Gregory (PF) Steven Carnevale, Troy Auten, Joe Madden | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Richard Knippenberg (SG), Carl Henriques (PF), Dean Sturgis (C) Charles Church, Mark Cora, Karl Johnson | |
| 09:35 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 09:35 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn misses the 2nd free throw | 16-19 |
| 09:35 | Oklahoma State | Dean Sturgis grabs the defensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 09:11 | Oklahoma State | Michael Hunt is called for the reach on Clarence Morgan - foul #1 on Michael Hunt, team foul #6 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (PG) Noel Bohn | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 09:00 | Oklahoma State | Richard Knippenberg comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-19 |
| 08:58 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 16-19 |
| 08:38 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 16-19 |
| 08:37 | Oklahoma State | Richard Knippenberg snags the defensive board | 16-19 |
| 08:08 | Oklahoma State | Dean Sturgis comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 16-19 |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd snags the defensive board | 16-19 |
| 07:40 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-19 |
| 07:38 | Oklahoma State | Dean Sturgis grabs the board | 16-19 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Hank Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bryan Nutter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Hunt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lewis Gregory (fresh) C - Murray Byrd (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Clarence Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Knippenberg (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Tandy (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Carl Henriques (fresh) C - Dean Sturgis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Oklahoma State | Richard Knippenberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Bohn (PG), Joe Madden (PF) Hank Bennett, Murray Byrd | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Charles Church (SG), Mark Cora (PF) Richard Knippenberg, Dean Sturgis | |
| 07:07 | Kentucky | Clarence Morgan picks off the pass by Noel Bohn in the backcourt | 16-19 |
| 06:48 | Oklahoma State | Mark Cora connects on the 3 from the left corner | 16-22 |
| 06:24 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Lewis Gregory and he's hacked by Carl Henriques - foul #2 on Carl Henriques, team foul #9 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale (SG), Clarence Rankin (C) Bryan Nutter, Lewis Gregory | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Todd Washington (PG), Karl Johnson (C) Clarence Morgan, Carl Henriques | |
| 06:24 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt misses the free throw | 18-22 |
| 06:24 | Oklahoma State | Karl Johnson pulls down the rebound | 18-22 |
| 05:58 | Oklahoma State | Mark Cora connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Todd Washington | 18-24 |
| 05:34 | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale loses the dribble to Todd Washington | 18-24 |
| 05:12 | Oklahoma State | Mark Cora can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-24 |
| 05:11 | Oklahoma State | Karl Johnson grabs the offensive board | 18-24 |
| 04:49 | Oklahoma State | Charles Church double dribbles | 18-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter (SG), Troy Auten (SF), Murray Byrd (C) Steven Carnevale, Michael Hunt, Clarence Rankin | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Dean Sturgis (C) Robert Tandy | |
| 04:27 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 18-24 |
| 04:25 | Kentucky | Joe Madden tips it in | 20-24 |
| 03:56 | Oklahoma State | Murray Byrd is called for the reach on Mark Cora - foul #2 on Murray Byrd, team foul #7 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (PG), Clarence Rankin (PF) Noel Bohn, Joe Madden | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 03:56 | Oklahoma State | Mark Cora makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 03:56 | Oklahoma State | Mark Cora makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 03:30 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin misses short on a 3 from straight away | 20-26 |
| 03:28 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd gets the offensive rebound | 20-26 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Hank Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bryan Nutter (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Troy Auten (fresh) PF - Clarence Rankin (fresh) C - Murray Byrd (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Oklahoma State | PG - Todd Washington (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Charles Church (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Cora (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - Karl Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dean Sturgis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Bryan Nutter | 22-26 |
| 02:47 | Oklahoma State | Karl Johnson comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 22-26 |
| 02:46 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett pulls down the rebound | 22-26 |
| 02:24 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-26 |
| 02:22 | Oklahoma State | Dean Sturgis grabs the defensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 02:05 | Oklahoma State | Mark Cora loses the dribble to Hank Bennett | 22-26 |
| 02:02 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter lays it in set up by Hank Bennett | 24-26 |
| 01:35 | Oklahoma State | Mark Cora is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Mark Cora, team foul #10 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Bohn (PG), Steven Carnevale (SG), Michael Hunt (SF), Joe Madden (PF) Hank Bennett, Bryan Nutter, Troy Auten, Murray Byrd | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Clarence Morgan (SG), Richard Knippenberg (SF), Carl Henriques (PF) Charles Church, Mark Cora, Karl Johnson | |
| 01:12 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin drills a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Steven Carnevale | 26-26 |
| 00:48 | Oklahoma State | Joe Madden is called for the reach on Carl Henriques - foul #2 on Joe Madden, team foul #8 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | Robert Tandy (SF), Mark Cora (PF) Todd Washington, Dean Sturgis | |
| 00:48 | Oklahoma State | Carl Henriques misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn is hacked by Mark Cora - foul #2 on Mark Cora, team foul #11 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter (SG) Steven Carnevale | |
| Subs | Oklahoma State | | |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 00:02 | Oklahoma State | Mark Cora buries a runner from the left block | 27-28 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 27-28 |