| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Luis Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy Lal (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Fitch (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Sean Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Damico (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brandon Clayton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harold Allen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kwas Abdool (fresh) 6 pts. C - Gregg Bentley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Harold Allen inbounds the ball | 37-42 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool drills a jump hook from close range and he's hacked by Sean Price - foul #1 on Sean Price, team foul #1 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (SF) Harold Allen | |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool makes the free throw | 37-45 |
| 19:26 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch is called for traveling | 37-45 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (SG), Bobby Montgomery (PF) Rodney Remick, Kwas Abdool | |
| 19:01 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery hits a turnaround from the right block | 37-47 |
| 18:42 | Arkansas | Robert Fitch misses the easy open layup | 37-47 |
| 18:41 | Arkansas | Sean Price grabs the offensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 18:24 | Arkansas | Sean Price makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-47 |
| 18:00 | Kentucky | Walker King is whistled for traveling | 39-47 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson (PG), Thomas Cintron (SG), Jim Russell (SF), Rafael Stansbury (C) Luis Powell, Billy Lal, Robert Fitch, John Damico | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodney Remick (SG), Kwas Abdool (PF) Walker King, Bobby Montgomery | |
| 17:58 | Arkansas | Jim Russell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-47 |
| 17:40 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool's fadeaway is rejected by Sean Price | 39-47 |
| 17:38 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton tips it home | 39-49 |
| 17:25 | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson lays it in set up by Thomas Cintron | 41-49 |
| 17:03 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Joshua Hensel | 41-51 |
| 16:48 | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury misses the jumper from the right block | 41-51 |
| 16:46 | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson grabs the offensive board | 41-51 |
| 16:34 | Arkansas | Sean Price misses the runner near the basket | 41-51 |
| 16:32 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley grabs the board | 41-51 |
| 16:09 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Cintron - foul #1 on Thomas Cintron, team foul #2 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Luis Powell (PG), Ronnie Hester (SG), Ernest Benjamin (PF), John Damico (C) Dennis Wilson, Jim Russell, Sean Price, Rafael Stansbury | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (SG), Harold Allen (SF), Bobby Montgomery (PF) Rodney Remick, Joshua Hensel, Kwas Abdool | |
| 16:09 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 16:09 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 15:55 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Luis Powell | 43-53 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Luis Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronnie Hester (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Cintron (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ernest Benjamin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - John Damico (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brandon Clayton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walker King (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Allen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bobby Montgomery (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gregg Bentley (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley is whistled for a carry | 43-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Lal (SG), Robert Fitch (SF) Ronnie Hester, Thomas Cintron | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Otis Langdon (SG), Herbert McCullick (SF), Kwas Abdool (PF) Brandon Clayton, Walker King, Harold Allen, Gregg Bentley | |
| 15:01 | Arkansas | Billy Lal hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Otis Langdon - foul #4 on Otis Langdon, team foul #1 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson (PG) Luis Powell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Gregg Bentley (C) Joshua Hensel, Otis Langdon, Bobby Montgomery | |
| 15:01 | Arkansas | Billy Lal makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 15:01 | Arkansas | Billy Lal makes the 2nd free throw | 45-53 |
| 14:37 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 14:35 | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| 14:33 | Arkansas | Brandon Clayton is called for the reach on Dennis Wilson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brandon Clayton, team foul #2 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Dale Bhatt (C) Brandon Clayton, Gregg Bentley | |
| 14:17 | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson scores on a shot from the left side set up by Billy Lal | 47-53 |
| 13:55 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-53 |
| 13:54 | Arkansas | John Damico snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 13:41 | Arkansas | Herbert McCullick takes the ball from Ernest Benjamin | 47-53 |
| 13:21 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 47-53 |
| 13:19 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Robert Fitch | 47-53 |
| 13:02 | Arkansas | Dale Bhatt is called for the reach on Dennis Wilson - foul #1 on Dale Bhatt, team foul #3 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Luis Powell (PG), Thomas Cintron (SG), Jim Russell (SF), Sean Price (PF), Rafael Stansbury (C) Dennis Wilson, Billy Lal, Robert Fitch, Ernest Benjamin, John Damico | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Walker King (SG), Bobby Montgomery (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Joshua Hensel, Rodney Remick, Kwas Abdool, Dale Bhatt | |
| 12:43 | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Brandon Clayton - foul #2 on Brandon Clayton, team foul #4 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harold Allen (PF) Bobby Montgomery | |
| 12:43 | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 12:43 | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 12:27 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Brandon Clayton | 49-55 |
| 12:12 | Arkansas | Sean Price is wide open but clanks a turnaround in the lane | 49-55 |
| 12:10 | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury tips it back up and in | 51-55 |
| 11:47 | Kentucky | Harold Allen clanks a floater from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 11:46 | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Luis Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Cintron (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jim Russell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Price (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Rafael Stansbury (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brandon Clayton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Walker King (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Herbert McCullick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Harold Allen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregg Bentley (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Arkansas | Jim Russell misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Herbert McCullick - foul #4 on Herbert McCullick, team foul #5 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson (PG), John Damico (C) Luis Powell, Rafael Stansbury | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodney Remick (SG), Bobby Montgomery (PF), Kwas Abdool (C) Walker King, Herbert McCullick, Gregg Bentley | |
| 11:20 | Arkansas | Jim Russell misses the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 11:20 | Arkansas | Jim Russell makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 10:59 | Kentucky | Sean Price denies the turnaround by Kwas Abdool | 52-55 |
| 10:58 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to John Damico | 52-55 |
| 10:29 | Arkansas | Jim Russell is hacked by Harold Allen - foul #2 on Harold Allen, team foul #6 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester (SG), Robert Fitch (SF), Ernest Benjamin (PF) Thomas Cintron, Jim Russell, Sean Price | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (PG), Joshua Hensel (SF), Gregg Bentley (C) Brandon Clayton, Harold Allen, Bobby Montgomery | |
| 10:13 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 52-55 |
| 10:12 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 09:44 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool hits a jump hook in the lane and the foul's on Ernest Benjamin - foul #4 on Ernest Benjamin, team foul #3 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Luis Powell (PG), Billy Lal (SG), Sean Price (PF) Dennis Wilson, Ronnie Hester, John Damico | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG) Walker King | |
| 09:44 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool makes the free throw | 52-58 |
| 09:32 | Arkansas | Luis Powell misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 09:31 | Arkansas | Sean Price tips it back up and in | 54-58 |
| 09:05 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 09:04 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool tips it but misses | 54-58 |
| 09:02 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick tips it but misses | 54-58 |
| 09:00 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton grabs the offensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 08:44 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Rodney Remick | 54-61 |
| 08:24 | Arkansas | Sean Price is whistled for a carry | 54-61 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson (PG), Ronnie Hester (SG), Thomas Cintron (SF), Rafael Stansbury (C) Luis Powell, Billy Lal, Robert Fitch, Ernest Benjamin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (SG), Harold Allen (SF), Bobby Montgomery (PF) Rodney Remick, Joshua Hensel, Kwas Abdool | |
| 07:59 | Kentucky | Rafael Stansbury takes the ball from Brandon Clayton | 54-61 |
| 07:32 | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson's pass is intercepted by Harold Allen | 54-61 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dennis Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ronnie Hester (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Cintron (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Sean Price (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Rafael Stansbury (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brandon Clayton (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Walker King (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Allen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bobby Montgomery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Gregg Bentley (tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-61 |
| 07:10 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton hits the follow up shot | 54-63 |
| 07:08 | Arkansas | Brandon Clayton is called for the reach on Dennis Wilson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brandon Clayton, team foul #7 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Lal (SG), Jim Russell (PF), John Damico (C) Ronnie Hester, Sean Price, Rafael Stansbury | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Otis Langdon (SG), Herbert McCullick (SF), Kwas Abdool (PF) Brandon Clayton, Walker King, Harold Allen, Gregg Bentley | |
| 07:08 | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 07:08 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool grabs the defensive rebound | 54-63 |
| 06:42 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool misses the easy layup | 54-63 |
| 06:41 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to John Damico | 54-63 |
| 06:14 | Arkansas | John Damico can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 54-63 |
| 06:12 | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel gets the rebound | 54-63 |
| 05:46 | Kentucky | Billy Lal is called for the reach on Herbert McCullick - foul #1 on Billy Lal, team foul #4 | 54-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Luis Powell (PG), Ronnie Hester (SG), Ernest Benjamin (PF) Dennis Wilson, Billy Lal, Thomas Cintron | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Dale Bhatt (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Joshua Hensel, Kwas Abdool, Bobby Montgomery | |
| 05:30 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Herbert McCullick | 54-65 |
| 05:14 | Arkansas | Ernest Benjamin travels with the ball | 54-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Fitch (SF), Sean Price (PF) Jim Russell, Ernest Benjamin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (PG), Kwas Abdool (PF) Brandon Clayton, Dale Bhatt | |
| 05:03 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 54-65 |
| 05:02 | Arkansas | Sean Price snags the defensive board | 54-65 |
| 04:46 | Arkansas | Sean Price misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Kwas Abdool - foul #2 on Kwas Abdool, team foul #8 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury (C) John Damico | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG) Walker King | |
| 04:46 | Arkansas | Sean Price misses the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 04:46 | Arkansas | Sean Price misses the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 04:46 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool gets the rebound | 54-65 |
| 04:17 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool is fouled on the floor by Luis Powell - foul #1 on Luis Powell, team foul #5 | 54-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Cintron (SF) Robert Fitch | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Bobby Montgomery (PF), Dale Bhatt (C) Brandon Clayton, Otis Langdon, Kwas Abdool, Gregg Bentley | |
| 03:57 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick is whistled for a carry | 54-65 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Billy Lal (SG) Ronnie Hester | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Otis Langdon (SG), Kwas Abdool (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Walker King, Rodney Remick, Bobby Montgomery, Dale Bhatt | |
| 03:31 | Arkansas | Billy Lal misses short on a shot from close range | 54-65 |
| 03:29 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool grabs the board | 54-65 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Luis Powell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Billy Lal (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Cintron (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Sean Price (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Rafael Stansbury (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brandon Clayton (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Otis Langdon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Herbert McCullick (tiring) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Kwas Abdool (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregg Bentley (tired) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:08 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 54-65 |
| 03:06 | Arkansas | Rafael Stansbury pulls down the rebound | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:03 | Arkansas | Brandon Clayton picks off the pass by Billy Lal in the backcourt | 54-65 |
| 03:02 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton lays it up and in | 54-67 |
| 02:44 | Arkansas | Sean Price can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Gregg Bentley - foul #3 on Gregg Bentley, team foul #9 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dennis Wilson (PG), Robert Fitch (SF), John Damico (C) Luis Powell, Billy Lal, Rafael Stansbury | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Harold Allen (PF), Dale Bhatt (C) Brandon Clayton, Otis Langdon, Kwas Abdool, Gregg Bentley | |
| 02:44 | Arkansas | Sean Price misses the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 02:44 | Arkansas | Sean Price makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 02:17 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-67 |
| 02:15 | Arkansas | John Damico grabs the board | 55-67 |
| 02:13 | Arkansas | Joshua Hensel is called for the reach on Sean Price in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Hensel, team foul #10 | 55-67 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester (SG) Thomas Cintron | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (PG), Bobby Montgomery (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Joshua Hensel, Harold Allen, Dale Bhatt | |
| 02:13 | Arkansas | Sean Price misses the 1st free throw | 55-67 |
| 02:13 | Arkansas | Sean Price makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 01:50 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-67 |
| 01:48 | Arkansas | Sean Price snags the defensive board | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:33 | Arkansas | Ronnie Hester misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 56-67 |
| 01:32 | Kentucky | Walker King grabs the defensive rebound | 56-67 |
| 01:15 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 56-67 |
| 01:14 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-67 |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery travels with the ball | 56-67 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Luis Powell (PG), Billy Lal (SG) Dennis Wilson, Ronnie Hester | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Kwas Abdool (PF) Walker King, Bobby Montgomery | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Arkansas | Luis Powell can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-67 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley pulls down the rebound | 56-67 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley is fouled on the floor by John Damico - foul #1 on John Damico, team foul #6 | 56-67 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton runs out the clock | 56-67 |