| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Mary (fresh) SG - Otis Langdon (fresh) SF - Stephen Davis (fresh) PF - Kwas Abdool (fresh) C - Bobby Montgomery (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Charles Kim (fresh) SG - Walter Taylor (fresh) SF - Bruce Hinton (fresh) PF - Bryan Scott (fresh) C - Alexander Bell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wichita State | Bryan Scott wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wichita State | Wichita State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:38 | Wichita State | Bryan Scott's dunk attempt is rejected by Stephen Davis | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Kentucky | Stephen Davis snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Kentucky | Stephen Davis clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Wichita State | Bryan Scott gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Wichita State | Walter Taylor clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:49 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Wichita State | Charles Kim can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Bobby Montgomery | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Kentucky | Walter Taylor picks off the pass by Otis Langdon in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 18:10 | Wichita State | Bryan Scott is fouled on the floor by Kwas Abdool - foul #1 on Kwas Abdool, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 17:51 | Wichita State | Bruce Hinton makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Charles Kim | 0-2 |
| 17:31 | Kentucky | Stephen Davis hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 17:29 | Kentucky | Stephen Davis tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 17:11 | Wichita State | Bruce Hinton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 2-2 |
| 17:10 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 16:56 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Christopher Mary | 4-2 |
| 16:54 | Wichita State | Christopher Mary steals it from Bruce Hinton in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| 16:51 | Kentucky | Christopher Mary lays it up and in | 6-2 |
| 16:47 | Wichita State | Walter Taylor is fouled in the backcourt by Otis Langdon - foul #1 on Otis Langdon, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Scott Brown (PG), Tracy Thomas (SG), Norman Pidgeon (PF), Cameron McDonald (C) Christopher Mary, Otis Langdon, Kwas Abdool, Bobby Montgomery | |
| Subs | Wichita State | James Owens (PG), Jacob Evans (SG), Theodore Gilfillan (SF), George Adams (PF), Mark Beegle (C) Charles Kim, Walter Taylor, Bruce Hinton, Bryan Scott, Alexander Bell | |
| 16:27 | Wichita State | George Adams misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 6-2 |
| 16:25 | Wichita State | Mark Beegle can't tip it in | 6-2 |
| 16:23 | Wichita State | Theodore Gilfillan pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 16:10 | Wichita State | Mark Beegle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-2 |
| 16:08 | Kentucky | Tracy Thomas is hacked by James Owens in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Owens, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harold Allen (SF) Stephen Davis | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 15:47 | Kentucky | Norman Pidgeon is whistled for a carry | 6-2 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Mary (PG), Andre Gallo (SG), Kwas Abdool (PF), Stephen Rosas (C) Scott Brown, Tracy Thomas, Norman Pidgeon, Cameron McDonald | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Charles Kim (PG), Matthew Burchett (SF), Bryan Scott (PF) Jacob Evans, George Adams, Mark Beegle | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Mary (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andre Gallo (fresh) SF - Harold Allen (fresh) PF - Kwas Abdool (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Rosas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Charles Kim (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Owens (fairly fresh) SF - Matthew Burchett (fresh) PF - Bryan Scott (fairly fresh) C - Theodore Gilfillan (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Wichita State | Theodore Gilfillan hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Charles Kim | 6-4 |
| 15:04 | Kentucky | Harold Allen knocks in the jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Christopher Mary | 8-4 |
| 14:48 | Wichita State | Charles Kim hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 8-4 |
| 14:47 | Kentucky | Stephen Rosas gets the rebound | 8-4 |
| 14:29 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool is fouled on the floor by Theodore Gilfillan - foul #1 on Theodore Gilfillan, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Scott Brown (PG), Tracy Thomas (SG), Stephen Davis (SF), Norman Pidgeon (PF), Cameron McDonald (C) Christopher Mary, Andre Gallo, Harold Allen, Kwas Abdool, Stephen Rosas | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Walter Taylor (SG), Jacob Evans (SF), George Adams (PF), Mark Beegle (C) James Owens, Matthew Burchett, Bryan Scott, Theodore Gilfillan | |
| 14:05 | Kentucky | Tracy Thomas comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jacob Evans - foul #1 on Jacob Evans, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Bruce Hinton (SF) Walter Taylor | |
| 14:05 | Kentucky | Tracy Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 14:05 | Kentucky | Tracy Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 14:05 | Wichita State | George Adams grabs the board | 9-4 |
| 14:03 | Wichita State | Jacob Evans double dribbles in the backcourt | 9-4 |
| 13:37 | Kentucky | Norman Pidgeon hits a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Scott Brown | 11-4 |
| 13:19 | Wichita State | Mark Beegle makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Jacob Evans | 11-6 |
| 13:05 | Kentucky | Tracy Thomas can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-6 |
| 13:04 | Kentucky | Norman Pidgeon tips it home | 13-6 |
| 12:46 | Wichita State | George Adams misses the lay-in | 13-6 |
| 12:45 | Kentucky | Norman Pidgeon pulls down the rebound | 13-6 |
| 12:25 | Kentucky | Cameron McDonald misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Mark Beegle - foul #1 on Mark Beegle, team foul #4 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Mary (PG), Otis Langdon (SG), Harold Allen (SF), Kwas Abdool (PF) Scott Brown, Tracy Thomas, Stephen Davis, Norman Pidgeon | |
| Subs | Wichita State | James Owens (PG), Walter Taylor (SG), Theodore Gilfillan (SF), Bryan Scott (PF), Alexander Bell (C) Charles Kim, Jacob Evans, Bruce Hinton, George Adams, Mark Beegle | |
| 12:25 | Kentucky | Cameron McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 14-6 |
| 12:25 | Kentucky | Cameron McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 15-6 |
| 12:00 | Wichita State | James Owens buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 15-8 |
| 11:51 | Kentucky | Cameron McDonald misses the wide open driving attempt in the paint | 15-8 |
| 11:50 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool tips it home | 17-8 |
| 11:48 | Wichita State | Otis Langdon steps in front of the Theodore Gilfillan pass in the backcourt | 17-8 |
| 11:47 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool misses the easy layup | 17-8 |
| 11:46 | Wichita State | The rebound goes to Theodore Gilfillan | 17-8 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Mary (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Otis Langdon (fresh) SF - Harold Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kwas Abdool (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Cameron McDonald (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - James Owens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Walter Taylor (fairly fresh) SF - Theodore Gilfillan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bryan Scott (tiring) C - Alexander Bell (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Wichita State | Bryan Scott misses short on an open jumper from the left side | 17-8 |
| 11:24 | Wichita State | Alexander Bell pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-8 |
| 11:11 | Wichita State | Theodore Gilfillan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Christopher Mary - foul #1 on Christopher Mary, team foul #3 | 17-8 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andre Gallo (SG), Stephen Davis (SF), Bobby Montgomery (C) Otis Langdon, Harold Allen, Cameron McDonald | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Charles Kim (PG), Bruce Hinton (SF) James Owens, Bryan Scott | |
| 11:11 | Wichita State | Theodore Gilfillan makes the 1st free throw | 17-9 |
| 11:11 | Wichita State | Theodore Gilfillan makes the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 10:50 | Kentucky | Stephen Davis hits a shot near the basket | 19-10 |
| 10:26 | Wichita State | Theodore Gilfillan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Scott Brown (PG), Stephen Rosas (C) Christopher Mary, Bobby Montgomery | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Matthew Burchett (PF) Theodore Gilfillan | |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool misses short on an open shot in the paint | 19-10 |
| 10:10 | Wichita State | Alexander Bell pulls down the rebound | 19-10 |
| 10:06 | Wichita State | Andre Gallo is called for the reach on Walter Taylor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andre Gallo, team foul #4 | 19-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Norman Pidgeon (PF) Kwas Abdool | |
| Subs | Wichita State | James Owens (PG), Bryan Scott (PF) Charles Kim, Bruce Hinton | |
| 09:56 | Wichita State | Walter Taylor can't connect on an uncontested jumper from close range | 19-10 |
| 09:54 | Kentucky | Stephen Rosas gets the rebound | 19-10 |
| 09:25 | Kentucky | Scott Brown can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-10 |
| 09:23 | Wichita State | Bryan Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 19-10 |
| 08:59 | Wichita State | James Owens slams it home on a great pass from Matthew Burchett | 19-12 |
| 08:57 | Kentucky | James Owens is called for the reach on Scott Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Owens, team foul #5 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Mary (PG), Otis Langdon (SG), Tracy Thomas (SF), Kwas Abdool (PF), Bobby Montgomery (C) Scott Brown, Andre Gallo, Stephen Davis, Norman Pidgeon, Stephen Rosas | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Charles Kim (PG), Jacob Evans (SG), Bruce Hinton (SF), George Adams (PF), Mark Beegle (C) James Owens, Walter Taylor, Matthew Burchett, Bryan Scott, Alexander Bell | |
| 08:34 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery misses long on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Mark Beegle - foul #2 on Mark Beegle, team foul #6 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harold Allen (SF) Christopher Mary | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Theodore Gilfillan (PF) Mark Beegle | |
| 08:34 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery misses the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 08:34 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 20-12 |
| 08:05 | Wichita State | Bruce Hinton misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-12 |
| 08:04 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery snags the defensive board | 20-12 |
| 07:41 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Tracy Thomas | 22-12 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Otis Langdon (fairly fresh) SG - Tracy Thomas (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Harold Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kwas Abdool (tiring) 6 pts. C - Bobby Montgomery (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - Charles Kim (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Jacob Evans (fairly fresh) SF - Bruce Hinton (tired) 2 pts. PF - Theodore Gilfillan (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - George Adams (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:39 | Wichita State | Kwas Abdool steps in front of the Jacob Evans pass in the backcourt | 22-12 |
| 07:27 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery is fouled on the floor by George Adams - foul #1 on George Adams, team foul #7 | 22-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Mary (PG), Stephen Davis (SF), Norman Pidgeon (PF) Tracy Thomas, Harold Allen, Kwas Abdool | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Bryan Scott (PF) Bruce Hinton | |
| 07:27 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery makes the 1st free throw | 23-12 |
| 07:27 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery makes the 2nd free throw | 24-12 |
| 07:01 | Wichita State | Bryan Scott misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 24-12 |
| 07:00 | Wichita State | Jacob Evans snags the offensive board | 24-12 |
| 06:50 | Wichita State | Norman Pidgeon denies the turnaround by Theodore Gilfillan | 24-12 |
| 06:48 | Wichita State | Bryan Scott tips it back up and in | 24-14 |
| 06:35 | Kentucky | Norman Pidgeon can't finish the uncontested layup | 24-14 |
| 06:34 | Kentucky | Norman Pidgeon gets the offensive rebound | 24-14 |
| 06:11 | Kentucky | Stephen Davis misses short on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Theodore Gilfillan - foul #2 on Theodore Gilfillan, team foul #8 | 24-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Scott Brown (PG), Andre Gallo (SG), Harold Allen (PF), Cameron McDonald (C) Christopher Mary, Otis Langdon, Norman Pidgeon, Bobby Montgomery | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Walter Taylor (SG), Bruce Hinton (SF), Alexander Bell (C) Jacob Evans, Theodore Gilfillan, George Adams | |
| 06:11 | Kentucky | Stephen Davis makes the 1st free throw | 25-14 |
| 06:11 | Kentucky | Stephen Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 26-14 |
| 06:09 | Wichita State | Wichita State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 26-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tracy Thomas (SG) Andre Gallo | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 05:58 | Wichita State | Bruce Hinton is fouled on the floor by Tracy Thomas - foul #1 on Tracy Thomas, team foul #5 | 26-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool (PF), Stephen Rosas (C) Stephen Davis, Cameron McDonald | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 05:41 | Wichita State | Charles Kim connects on the shot from the right side | 26-16 |
| 05:12 | Kentucky | Tracy Thomas drills a shot near the basket | 28-16 |
| 04:57 | Wichita State | Walter Taylor misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 28-16 |
| 04:56 | Kentucky | Harold Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 28-16 |
| 04:52 | Kentucky | Scott Brown is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 28-16 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Mary (PG), Andre Gallo (SG), Stephen Davis (SF), Norman Pidgeon (PF), Cameron McDonald (C) Scott Brown, Tracy Thomas, Harold Allen, Kwas Abdool, Stephen Rosas | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Matthew Burchett (SF), George Adams (PF) Bruce Hinton, Bryan Scott | |
| 04:29 | Wichita State | George Adams comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 28-16 |
| 04:27 | Wichita State | Alexander Bell tips it back up and in | 28-18 |
| 04:15 | Kentucky | Christopher Mary is open and buries a jumper in the paint set up by Norman Pidgeon | 30-18 |
| 03:58 | Wichita State | Charles Kim is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Charles Kim, team foul #9 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool (PF) Norman Pidgeon | |
| Subs | Wichita State | James Owens (PG), Jacob Evans (SG), Theodore Gilfillan (SF), Bryan Scott (PF), Mark Beegle (C) Charles Kim, Walter Taylor, Matthew Burchett, George Adams, Alexander Bell | |
| 03:54 | Kentucky | Theodore Gilfillan is called for the reach on Stephen Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Theodore Gilfillan, team foul #10 | 30-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Bruce Hinton (SF) Theodore Gilfillan | |
| 03:54 | Kentucky | Stephen Davis makes the 1st free throw | 31-18 |
| 03:54 | Kentucky | Stephen Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 32-18 |
| 03:33 | Wichita State | Bryan Scott is hacked by Christopher Mary - foul #2 on Christopher Mary, team foul #6 | 32-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Scott Brown (PG), Otis Langdon (SG), Bobby Montgomery (C) Christopher Mary, Andre Gallo, Cameron McDonald | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Scott Brown (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Otis Langdon (fresh) SF - Stephen Davis (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kwas Abdool (tiring) 6 pts. C - Bobby Montgomery (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wichita State | PG - James Owens (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jacob Evans (fairly fresh) SF - Bruce Hinton (tired) 2 pts. PF - Bryan Scott (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Beegle (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:21 | Wichita State | Jacob Evans is called for traveling | 32-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harold Allen (SF) Stephen Davis | |
| Subs | Wichita State | | |
| 03:01 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool misses long on an open driving attempt in the lane | 32-18 |
| 02:59 | Wichita State | Bruce Hinton grabs the defensive rebound | 32-18 |
| 02:55 | Wichita State | Bruce Hinton comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Otis Langdon - foul #2 on Otis Langdon, team foul #7 | 32-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tracy Thomas (SG), Stephen Davis (SF) Otis Langdon, Kwas Abdool | |
| Subs | Wichita State | George Adams (PF) Bryan Scott | |
| 02:55 | Wichita State | Bruce Hinton makes the 1st free throw | 32-19 |
| 02:55 | Wichita State | Bruce Hinton misses the 2nd free throw | 32-19 |
| 02:55 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Bobby Montgomery | 32-19 |
| 02:51 | Kentucky | Tracy Thomas is hacked by James Owens in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Owens, team foul #11 | 32-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Mary (PG), Stephen Rosas (C) Scott Brown, Bobby Montgomery | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Charles Kim (PG), Walter Taylor (SG) James Owens, Bruce Hinton | |
| 02:51 | Kentucky | Tracy Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 33-19 |
| 02:51 | Kentucky | Tracy Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 34-19 |
| 02:48 | Wichita State | Jacob Evans's pass is intercepted by Stephen Davis in the backcourt | 34-19 |
| 02:47 | Kentucky | Stephen Davis throws it down | 36-19 |
| 02:28 | Wichita State | Mark Beegle scores on a shot near the basket | 36-21 |
| 02:13 | Kentucky | Tracy Thomas connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Christopher Mary | 39-21 |
| 01:59 | Wichita State | Harold Allen steals it from Charles Kim | 39-21 |
| 01:38 | Kentucky | Harold Allen knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Stephen Davis | 41-21 |
| 01:19 | Wichita State | Walter Taylor slams it home on a nice dish by Jacob Evans | 41-23 |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | George Adams steals it from Harold Allen | 41-23 |
| 00:35 | Wichita State | Walter Taylor connects on the 3 from the right wing | 41-26 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Stephen Rosas is hacked by Charles Kim in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Kim, team foul #12 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Scott Brown (PG), Otis Langdon (SG), Norman Pidgeon (PF) Christopher Mary, Tracy Thomas, Harold Allen | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Matthew Burchett (SF), Bryan Scott (PF), Alexander Bell (C) Jacob Evans, George Adams, Mark Beegle | |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Stephen Rosas misses the 1st free throw | 41-26 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Stephen Rosas makes the 2nd free throw | 42-26 |
| 00:05 | Wichita State | Alexander Bell drills a floater from close range | 42-28 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon is hacked by Walter Taylor in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter Taylor, team foul #13 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cameron McDonald (C) Stephen Rosas | |
| Subs | Wichita State | Jacob Evans (SG) Walter Taylor | |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon misses the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon makes the 2nd free throw | 43-28 |
| 00:00 | Wichita State | Jacob Evans misses the halfcourt shot | 43-28 |