| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Mary (fresh) SG - Otis Langdon (fresh) SF - Stephen Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kwas Abdool (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Montgomery (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Skinner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ian Ringer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Don Roberts (fresh) PF - Maurice Mattson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Michael Davis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | Don Roberts inbounds the ball | 30-23 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:43 | Ohio State | Ian Ringer is fouled on the floor by Otis Langdon - foul #1 on Otis Langdon, team foul #1 | 30-23 |
| 19:31 | Ohio State | Ian Ringer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-23 |
| 19:29 | Ohio State | Ian Ringer snags the offensive board | 30-23 |
| 19:20 | Ohio State | Michael Davis travels with the ball | 30-23 |
| 18:58 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 30-23 |
| 18:57 | Ohio State | Ian Ringer grabs the board | 30-23 |
| 18:43 | Ohio State | Michael Davis makes the driving attempt near the basket set up by Michael Skinner | 30-25 |
| 18:24 | Kentucky | Stephen Davis makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Christopher Mary | 32-25 |
| 18:03 | Ohio State | Ian Ringer buries a shot from the right side | 32-27 |
| 17:39 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Christopher Mary | 34-27 |
| 17:18 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson can't finish the layup | 34-27 |
| 17:17 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 16:55 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery comes up short on the runner near the basket | 34-27 |
| 16:54 | Ohio State | Michael Skinner pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 16:51 | Ohio State | Otis Langdon steps in front of the Ian Ringer pass in the backcourt | 34-27 |
| 16:50 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon lays it up and in | 36-27 |
| 16:23 | Ohio State | Don Roberts is fouled on the floor by Christopher Mary - foul #1 on Christopher Mary, team foul #2 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Scott Brown (PG), Tracy Thomas (SG), Norman Pidgeon (PF), Cameron McDonald (C) Christopher Mary, Otis Langdon, Kwas Abdool, Bobby Montgomery | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Scott (SF), Earl Truong (C) Don Roberts, Michael Davis | |
| 16:07 | Ohio State | Earl Truong clanks a jump hook near the basket | 36-27 |
| 16:06 | Kentucky | Tracy Thomas snags the defensive board | 36-27 |
| 16:01 | Kentucky | Scott Brown is fouled on the floor by Earl Truong - foul #3 on Earl Truong, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Davis (C) Earl Truong | |
| 15:38 | Kentucky | Stephen Davis misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-27 |
| 15:37 | Ohio State | Michael Davis gets the rebound | 36-27 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tracy Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Pidgeon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Cameron McDonald (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Skinner (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ian Ringer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Scott (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Maurice Mattson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Michael Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Ohio State | Ian Ringer is fouled in the backcourt by Tracy Thomas - foul #3 on Tracy Thomas, team foul #3 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Roberts (SF), Frederick West (PF), Earl Truong (C) Michael Skinner, Maurice Mattson, Michael Davis | |
| 15:21 | Ohio State | Ian Ringer misses long on a jumper from the left block | 36-27 |
| 15:19 | Ohio State | Earl Truong misses the tip | 36-27 |
| 15:18 | Kentucky | Norman Pidgeon snags the defensive board | 36-27 |
| 14:50 | Kentucky | Stephen Davis can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 36-27 |
| 14:49 | Kentucky | Cameron McDonald tips it home | 38-27 |
| 14:26 | Ohio State | Frederick West misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-27 |
| 14:24 | Kentucky | Scott Brown grabs the board | 38-27 |
| 13:58 | Kentucky | Tracy Thomas is fouled on the floor by Don Roberts - foul #2 on Don Roberts, team foul #2 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Mary (PG), Otis Langdon (SG), Harold Allen (SF), Kwas Abdool (PF), Stephen Rosas (C) Scott Brown, Tracy Thomas, Stephen Davis, Norman Pidgeon, Cameron McDonald | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Skinner (PG), Michael Davis (C) Don Roberts, Frederick West | |
| 13:33 | Kentucky | Harold Allen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-27 |
| 13:31 | Kentucky | Stephen Rosas grabs the offensive rebound | 38-27 |
| 13:19 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-27 |
| 13:17 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool tips it back up and in | 40-27 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 13:04 | Ohio State | Earl Truong loses the ball out of bounds | 40-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Don Roberts (SF), Maurice Mattson (PF) Ian Ringer, Earl Truong | |
| 12:42 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool misses the dunk attempt | 40-27 |
| 12:40 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson gets the rebound | 40-27 |
| 12:25 | Ohio State | James Scott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery (C) Stephen Rosas | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ian Ringer (SG), Frederick West (C) James Scott, Michael Davis | |
| 11:58 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery connects on the fadeaway from the left block | 42-27 |
| 11:41 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson loses the dribble to Harold Allen | 42-27 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Mary (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Otis Langdon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kwas Abdool (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Montgomery (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Skinner (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ian Ringer (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Don Roberts (tiring) PF - Maurice Mattson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Frederick West (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:18 | Kentucky | Harold Allen buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Christopher Mary | 44-27 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 11:15 | Ohio State | Christopher Mary is called for the reach on Michael Skinner in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Mary, team foul #4 | 44-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Scott Brown (PG), Tracy Thomas (SG), Stephen Davis (SF), Norman Pidgeon (PF), Cameron McDonald (C) Christopher Mary, Otis Langdon, Harold Allen, Kwas Abdool, Bobby Montgomery | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Scott (SF), Michael Davis (C) Don Roberts, Frederick West | |
| 11:06 | Ohio State | Ian Ringer lays it up and in set up by Michael Skinner | 44-29 |
| 10:42 | Kentucky | Stephen Davis misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 44-29 |
| 10:40 | Ohio State | Michael Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 44-29 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 10:29 | Ohio State | Michael Skinner drills a floater from the left side set up by James Scott | 44-31 |
| 10:12 | Kentucky | Maurice Mattson swats the short shot by Stephen Davis | 44-31 |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | Cameron McDonald pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 09:51 | Kentucky | Tracy Thomas is hacked by Michael Skinner - foul #2 on Michael Skinner, team foul #3 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Rosas (C) Cameron McDonald | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Frederick West (SF), Earl Truong (PF) Ian Ringer, Maurice Mattson | |
| 09:23 | Kentucky | Norman Pidgeon misses short on a floater from close range | 44-31 |
| 09:21 | Ohio State | James Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 09:05 | Ohio State | Frederick West is hacked by Stephen Rosas - foul #2 on Stephen Rosas, team foul #5 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Mary (PG), Otis Langdon (SG), Harold Allen (PF) Scott Brown, Tracy Thomas, Norman Pidgeon | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ian Ringer (SG), Don Roberts (SF) Michael Skinner, Michael Davis | |
| 08:49 | Ohio State | Ian Ringer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-31 |
| 08:48 | Ohio State | Earl Truong tips it in | 44-33 |
| 08:29 | Kentucky | Harold Allen knocks in the floater from the left wing and the foul's on Frederick West - foul #4 on Frederick West, team foul #4 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool (PF), Cameron McDonald (C) Stephen Davis, Stephen Rosas | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson (PF) Frederick West | |
| 08:29 | Kentucky | Harold Allen makes the free throw | 47-33 |
| 08:16 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Otis Langdon - foul #2 on Otis Langdon, team foul #6 | 47-33 |
| 08:16 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson makes the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 08:16 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-35 |
| 07:55 | Kentucky | Cameron McDonald misses long on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Earl Truong - foul #4 on Earl Truong, team foul #5 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Davis (SF) Harold Allen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Skinner (PG), Michael Davis (C) James Scott, Earl Truong | |
| 07:55 | Kentucky | Cameron McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 07:55 | Kentucky | Cameron McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 49-35 |
| 07:35 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 49-35 |
| 07:34 | Kentucky | Christopher Mary grabs the board | 49-35 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Mary (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Otis Langdon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kwas Abdool (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Cameron McDonald (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Michael Skinner (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ian Ringer (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Don Roberts (tiring) PF - Maurice Mattson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - Michael Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool buries a turnaround in the lane | 51-35 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 07:00 | Ohio State | Christopher Mary steals it from Ian Ringer | 51-35 |
| 06:55 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool throws it down on a great pass from Christopher Mary | 53-35 |
| 06:38 | Ohio State | Ian Ringer misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 53-35 |
| 06:37 | Kentucky | Christopher Mary grabs the defensive rebound | 53-35 |
| 06:15 | Kentucky | Stephen Davis misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Don Roberts - foul #3 on Don Roberts, team foul #6 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Scott Brown (PG), Tracy Thomas (SG), Norman Pidgeon (PF), Bobby Montgomery (C) Christopher Mary, Otis Langdon, Kwas Abdool, Cameron McDonald | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Scott (SG), Frederick West (SF), Earl Truong (C) Ian Ringer, Don Roberts, Michael Davis | |
| 06:15 | Kentucky | Stephen Davis misses the 1st free throw | 53-35 |
| 06:15 | Kentucky | Stephen Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 54-35 |
| 05:48 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-35 |
| 05:46 | Ohio State | The offensive rebound goes to Maurice Mattson | 54-35 |
| 05:33 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-35 |
| 05:32 | Kentucky | Stephen Davis pulls down the rebound | 54-35 |
| 05:07 | Kentucky | Norman Pidgeon can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Maurice Mattson - foul #3 on Maurice Mattson, team foul #7 | 54-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harold Allen (SF) Stephen Davis | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ian Ringer (SG), Michael Davis (C) Michael Skinner, Maurice Mattson | |
| 05:07 | Kentucky | Norman Pidgeon misses the 1st free throw | 54-35 |
| 05:07 | Kentucky | Norman Pidgeon misses the 2nd free throw | 54-35 |
| 05:07 | Ohio State | Earl Truong gets the rebound | 54-35 |
| 05:05 | Ohio State | Scott Brown takes the ball from Frederick West in the backcourt | 54-35 |
| 05:02 | Kentucky | Scott Brown jams it | 56-35 |
| 04:48 | Ohio State | Earl Truong misses the easy layup | 56-35 |
| 04:47 | Kentucky | Scott Brown grabs the board | 56-35 |
| 04:23 | Kentucky | Frederick West picks off the pass by Harold Allen | 56-35 |
| 04:06 | Ohio State | Earl Truong is whistled for traveling | 56-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Mary (PG), Otis Langdon (SG), Kwas Abdool (PF), Stephen Rosas (C) Scott Brown, Tracy Thomas, Norman Pidgeon, Bobby Montgomery | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 03:37 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool lays it up and in set up by Stephen Rosas | 58-35 |
| 03:28 | Ohio State | Harold Allen picks off the pass by Ian Ringer | 58-35 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Mary (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Otis Langdon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kwas Abdool (fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Rosas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Scott (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ian Ringer (tired) 9 pts. SF - Frederick West (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Earl Truong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Davis (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:07 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Otis Langdon | 60-35 |
| 03:04 | Ohio State | Michael Davis travels in the backcourt | 60-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Davis (SF), Cameron McDonald (C) Harold Allen, Stephen Rosas | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Skinner (PG), Don Roberts (SF) Ian Ringer, Michael Davis | |
| 02:48 | Kentucky | Stephen Davis hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Cameron McDonald | 62-35 |
| 02:31 | Ohio State | Earl Truong connects on the runner near the basket | 62-37 |
| 02:27 | Kentucky | Christopher Mary is hacked by Michael Skinner in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Skinner, team foul #8 | 62-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tracy Thomas (SG) Otis Langdon | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson (PF) Don Roberts | |
| 02:27 | Kentucky | Christopher Mary misses the 1st free throw | 62-37 |
| 02:27 | Ohio State | Earl Truong gets the rebound | 62-37 |
| 02:21 | Ohio State | Maurice Mattson misses the lay-in | 62-37 |
| 02:19 | Kentucky | Tracy Thomas grabs the board | 62-37 |
| 01:58 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Christopher Mary and he's hacked by James Scott - foul #1 on James Scott, team foul #9 | 64-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Otis Langdon (SG), Bobby Montgomery (C) Tracy Thomas, Cameron McDonald | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Ian Ringer (SG), Don Roberts (SF) Michael Skinner, Maurice Mattson | |
| 01:58 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool makes the free throw | 65-37 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:50 | Ohio State | James Scott loses the dribble to Kwas Abdool | 65-37 |
| 01:26 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery drills a runner in the paint set up by Christopher Mary and he's hacked by Earl Truong - foul #5 on Earl Truong, team foul #10 | 67-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Michael Davis (C) Earl Truong | |
| 01:26 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery makes the free throw | 68-37 |
| 01:13 | Ohio State | Michael Davis's pass is intercepted by Bobby Montgomery | 68-37 |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-37 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Ohio State | Michael Davis jams it | 68-39 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon misses long on a shot in the paint | 68-39 |
| 00:16 | Ohio State | James Scott gets the rebound | 68-39 |
| 00:09 | Ohio State | Michael Davis misses the lay-in | 68-39 |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool pulls down the rebound | 68-39 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Christopher Mary runs out the clock | 68-39 |