| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - John Jones (fresh) SG - Willy Walker (fresh) SF - Michael Worcester (fresh) PF - Lee Wigfall (fresh) C - Robert Basnight (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Edward Clark (fresh) SG - Alvin Kirksey (fresh) SF - Whitney Neff (fresh) PF - Max Daily (fresh) C - Tyrone Jones (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Max Daily wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico State | New Mexico State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Kentucky | Whitney Neff is hacked by Michael Worcester - foul #1 on Michael Worcester, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Kentucky | Alvin Kirksey clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Kentucky | Max Daily tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | New Mexico State | John Jones misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Whitney Neff | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Kentucky | Edward Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Robert Basnight | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | New Mexico State | John Jones clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | New Mexico State | Robert Basnight pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:31 | New Mexico State | Willy Walker misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:29 | New Mexico State | Michael Worcester pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:13 | New Mexico State | Willy Walker clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:11 | New Mexico State | Robert Basnight tips it in | 2-2 |
| 17:55 | Kentucky | Robert Basnight steals the ball from Whitney Neff | 2-2 |
| 17:41 | New Mexico State | John Jones buries a floater from the right side set up by Willy Walker | 4-2 |
| 17:34 | Kentucky | Whitney Neff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:32 | Kentucky | Max Daily snags the offensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:15 | Kentucky | Tyrone Jones hits a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Edward Clark and the foul's on Willy Walker - foul #1 on Willy Walker, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Ranallo (PG), James Turner (SG), Randy Gehlert (SF), Kirk White (PF), Robert Hicks (C) John Jones, Willy Walker, Michael Worcester, Lee Wigfall, Robert Basnight | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Sam Post (PG), Leonard Moore (SF), Lloyd Bailey (PF) Edward Clark, Whitney Neff, Max Daily | |
| 17:15 | Kentucky | Tyrone Jones makes the free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:56 | New Mexico State | Robert Hicks banks in the layup | 6-5 |
| 16:36 | Kentucky | Lloyd Bailey clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 16:35 | New Mexico State | Kirk White gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:25 | New Mexico State | Daniel Ranallo can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 16:24 | Kentucky | Tyrone Jones gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| 16:19 | Kentucky | Leonard Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-5 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Marc Scott (PG), Michael Worcester (SF), Lee Wigfall (PF) James Turner, Randy Gehlert, Kirk White | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Felts (C) Tyrone Jones | |
| 15:59 | New Mexico State | Lee Wigfall travels with the ball | 6-5 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Robert Basnight (C) Robert Hicks | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Edward Clark (PG) Sam Post | |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Marc Scott (fresh) SG - Daniel Ranallo (fresh) SF - Michael Worcester (fresh) PF - Lee Wigfall (fresh) C - Robert Basnight (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Edward Clark (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alvin Kirksey (fairly fresh) SF - Leonard Moore (fresh) PF - Lloyd Bailey (fresh) C - Timothy Felts (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Kentucky | Timothy Felts misses the dunk but he's hacked by Robert Basnight - foul #1 on Robert Basnight, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Jones (PG), Willy Walker (SG), Robert Hicks (C) Marc Scott, Daniel Ranallo, Robert Basnight | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Whitney Neff (SF), William Kincaid (PF) Leonard Moore, Lloyd Bailey | |
| 15:45 | Kentucky | Timothy Felts makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:45 | Kentucky | Timothy Felts misses the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:45 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to Lee Wigfall | 6-6 |
| 15:43 | New Mexico State | Michael Worcester's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-6 |
| 15:18 | Kentucky | Robert Hicks is called for the reach on Edward Clark - foul #1 on Robert Hicks, team foul #4 | 6-6 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Ranallo (PG), Randy Gehlert (SF), Kirk White (PF), Robert Basnight (C) John Jones, Michael Worcester, Lee Wigfall, Robert Hicks | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Chad Larios (SG) Alvin Kirksey | |
| 15:01 | Kentucky | Whitney Neff connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Clark | 6-9 |
| 14:57 | New Mexico State | Willy Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-9 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Jones (PG), Michael Worcester (SF), Lee Wigfall (PF) Willy Walker, Randy Gehlert, Kirk White | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Sam Post (PG), Tyrone Jones (C) Edward Clark, Timothy Felts | |
| 14:34 | Kentucky | Tyrone Jones can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 6-9 |
| 14:33 | New Mexico State | The rebound goes to John Jones | 6-9 |
| 14:18 | New Mexico State | Lee Wigfall misses long on a jumper near the basket | 6-9 |
| 14:16 | Kentucky | Chad Larios grabs the defensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:12 | Kentucky | Sam Post connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Chad Larios | 6-12 |
| 14:09 | New Mexico State | John Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Sam Post - foul #1 on Sam Post, team foul #1 | 6-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Marc Scott (PG), Willy Walker (SG), Robert Hicks (C) John Jones, Daniel Ranallo, Robert Basnight | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Kirksey (SG), Leonard Moore (SF), Max Daily (PF), Lloyd Bailey (C) Chad Larios, Whitney Neff, William Kincaid, Tyrone Jones | |
| 13:45 | New Mexico State | Lee Wigfall can't throw it down but he's fouled by Max Daily - foul #1 on Max Daily, team foul #2 | 6-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Jones (PG), Randy Gehlert (SF), Robert Basnight (C) Marc Scott, Michael Worcester, Robert Hicks | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Edward Clark (PG) Sam Post | |
| 13:45 | New Mexico State | Lee Wigfall makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:45 | New Mexico State | Lee Wigfall makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:28 | Kentucky | Edward Clark misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 13:26 | New Mexico State | Robert Basnight grabs the board | 8-12 |
| 13:20 | New Mexico State | John Jones misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 8-12 |
| 13:18 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Lloyd Bailey | 8-12 |
| 12:58 | Kentucky | John Jones is called for the reach on Alvin Kirksey - foul #1 on John Jones, team foul #5 | 8-12 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Ranallo (PG), Michael Worcester (SF), Kirk White (PF), Robert Hicks (C) John Jones, Randy Gehlert, Lee Wigfall, Robert Basnight | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Chad Larios (SG), Whitney Neff (SF), Timothy Felts (C) Alvin Kirksey, Leonard Moore, Lloyd Bailey | |
| 12:41 | Kentucky | Whitney Neff scores on a floater from the left side set up by Chad Larios | 8-14 |
| 12:19 | New Mexico State | Daniel Ranallo makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Michael Worcester | 11-14 |
| 12:06 | Kentucky | Whitney Neff connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Clark | 11-17 |
| 12:02 | New Mexico State | Willy Walker loses the dribble to Edward Clark in the backcourt | 11-17 |
| 11:42 | Kentucky | Edward Clark makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-20 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Daniel Ranallo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Willy Walker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Worcester (fresh) PF - Kirk White (fresh) C - Robert Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Edward Clark (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Larios (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Whitney Neff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Max Daily (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Felts (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:40 | New Mexico State | Michael Worcester is hacked by Timothy Felts in the backcourt - foul #1 on Timothy Felts, team foul #3 | 11-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Jones (PG), James Turner (SG), Lee Wigfall (PF), Robert Basnight (C) Daniel Ranallo, Willy Walker, Kirk White, Robert Hicks | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Sam Post (PG), Alvin Kirksey (SG), Leonard Moore (SF), Lloyd Bailey (PF), Tyrone Jones (C) Edward Clark, Chad Larios, Whitney Neff, Max Daily, Timothy Felts | |
| 11:22 | New Mexico State | Tyrone Jones is called for the reach on Lee Wigfall - foul #1 on Tyrone Jones, team foul #4 | 11-20 |
| 11:06 | New Mexico State | Michael Worcester misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 11-20 |
| 11:05 | Kentucky | Tyrone Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 11-20 |
| 10:38 | Kentucky | Tyrone Jones comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by John Jones - foul #2 on John Jones, team foul #6 | 11-20 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Marc Scott (PG), Willy Walker (SG) John Jones, James Turner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Whitney Neff (SF), William Kincaid (PF) Leonard Moore, Lloyd Bailey | |
| 10:38 | Kentucky | Tyrone Jones makes the 1st free throw | 11-21 |
| 10:38 | Kentucky | Tyrone Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 11-21 |
| 10:38 | New Mexico State | Lee Wigfall pulls down the rebound | 11-21 |
| 10:13 | New Mexico State | Willy Walker is hacked by William Kincaid - foul #1 on William Kincaid, team foul #5 | 11-21 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Ranallo (PG) Marc Scott | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Edward Clark (PG), Timothy Felts (C) Sam Post, Tyrone Jones | |
| 10:04 | New Mexico State | Lee Wigfall hits a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Willy Walker | 13-21 |
| 09:58 | Kentucky | Edward Clark buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Whitney Neff | 13-24 |
| 09:37 | New Mexico State | Robert Basnight misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Timothy Felts - foul #2 on Timothy Felts, team foul #6 | 13-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Marc Scott (PG), Randy Gehlert (SF) Daniel Ranallo, Michael Worcester | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tyrone Jones (C) Timothy Felts | |
| 09:37 | New Mexico State | Robert Basnight makes the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 09:37 | New Mexico State | Robert Basnight makes the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 09:28 | Kentucky | Robert Basnight is called for the reach on Tyrone Jones - foul #2 on Robert Basnight, team foul #7 | 15-24 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Michael Worcester (SF), Robert Hicks (C) Randy Gehlert, Robert Basnight | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Chad Larios (SG) Alvin Kirksey | |
| 09:28 | Kentucky | Tyrone Jones makes the 1st free throw | 15-25 |
| 09:28 | Kentucky | Tyrone Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 15-25 |
| 09:28 | New Mexico State | Robert Hicks gets the rebound | 15-25 |
| 09:12 | New Mexico State | Willy Walker drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-25 |
| 09:05 | Kentucky | Edward Clark misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-25 |
| 09:03 | New Mexico State | Robert Hicks pulls down the rebound | 18-25 |
| 08:35 | New Mexico State | Lee Wigfall misses long on a jumper from the right side | 18-25 |
| 08:34 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Tyrone Jones | 18-25 |
| 08:19 | Kentucky | Edward Clark buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Chad Larios | 18-28 |
| 08:02 | New Mexico State | Willy Walker can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Chad Larios - foul #1 on Chad Larios, team foul #7 | 18-28 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Daniel Ranallo (PG), Randy Gehlert (SF) Marc Scott, Michael Worcester | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Sam Post (PG), Alvin Kirksey (SG), Leonard Moore (SF), Lloyd Bailey (PF) Edward Clark, Chad Larios, Whitney Neff, William Kincaid | |
| 08:02 | New Mexico State | Willy Walker makes the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 08:02 | New Mexico State | Willy Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 07:45 | Kentucky | Alvin Kirksey makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Leonard Moore | 20-30 |
| 07:40 | New Mexico State | Sam Post steals the ball from Randy Gehlert in the backcourt | 20-30 |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | Alvin Kirksey lays it up and in on a nice dish by Sam Post | 20-32 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Daniel Ranallo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Willy Walker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Gehlert (fresh) PF - Lee Wigfall (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Hicks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Sam Post (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Kirksey (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Leonard Moore (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Lloyd Bailey (fresh) C - Tyrone Jones (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | New Mexico State | Randy Gehlert loses the ball out of bounds | 20-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Turner (SG), Michael Worcester (SF), Kirk White (PF) Willy Walker, Randy Gehlert, Lee Wigfall | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:05 | Kentucky | Leonard Moore is fouled on the floor by Daniel Ranallo - foul #1 on Daniel Ranallo, team foul #8 | 20-32 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Lee Wigfall (PF), Robert Basnight (C) Kirk White, Robert Hicks | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:05 | Kentucky | Leonard Moore makes the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 07:05 | Kentucky | Leonard Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 07:05 | New Mexico State | Robert Basnight pulls down the rebound | 20-33 |
| 06:56 | New Mexico State | Leonard Moore takes the ball from Robert Basnight | 20-33 |
| 06:51 | Kentucky | Alvin Kirksey lays it in on a great pass from Leonard Moore | 20-35 |
| 06:35 | New Mexico State | Robert Basnight can't connect on a runner in the paint | 20-35 |
| 06:34 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Tyrone Jones | 20-35 |
| 06:26 | Kentucky | Robert Basnight is called for the reach on Tyrone Jones - foul #3 on Robert Basnight, team foul #9 | 20-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Willy Walker (SG), Robert Hicks (C) James Turner, Robert Basnight | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Edward Clark (PG), Max Daily (PF) Sam Post, Lloyd Bailey | |
| 06:26 | Kentucky | Tyrone Jones makes the 1st free throw | 20-36 |
| 06:26 | Kentucky | Tyrone Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 20-37 |
| 06:08 | New Mexico State | Robert Hicks buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Daniel Ranallo | 22-37 |
| 05:59 | Kentucky | Edward Clark is hacked by Daniel Ranallo - foul #2 on Daniel Ranallo, team foul #10 | 22-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Marc Scott (PG), Randy Gehlert (SF), Kirk White (PF) Daniel Ranallo, Michael Worcester, Lee Wigfall | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Chad Larios (SG), Timothy Felts (C) Alvin Kirksey, Tyrone Jones | |
| 05:59 | Kentucky | Edward Clark makes the 1st free throw | 22-38 |
| 05:59 | Kentucky | Edward Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 22-39 |
| 05:38 | New Mexico State | Willy Walker can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Chad Larios - foul #2 on Chad Larios, team foul #8 | 22-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | James Turner (SG), Michael Worcester (SF), Lee Wigfall (PF) Randy Gehlert, Kirk White, Robert Hicks | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Sam Post (PG), Alvin Kirksey (SG), Whitney Neff (SF) Edward Clark, Chad Larios, Leonard Moore | |
| 05:38 | New Mexico State | Willy Walker makes the 1st free throw | 23-39 |
| 05:38 | New Mexico State | Willy Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 23-39 |
| 05:38 | Kentucky | Timothy Felts pulls down the rebound | 23-39 |
| 05:11 | Kentucky | Alvin Kirksey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-39 |
| 05:10 | New Mexico State | Willy Walker pulls down the rebound | 23-39 |
| 05:08 | New Mexico State | Marc Scott's pass is intercepted by Sam Post in the backcourt | 23-39 |
| 05:07 | Kentucky | Whitney Neff blows the layup | 23-39 |
| 05:05 | Kentucky | Max Daily hits the follow up shot | 23-41 |
| 04:46 | New Mexico State | Max Daily steps in front of the Marc Scott pass | 23-41 |
| 04:34 | Kentucky | Timothy Felts is whistled for a carry | 23-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Kirk White (PF), Robert Hicks (C) James Turner, Lee Wigfall | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Edward Clark (PG), Leonard Moore (SF), Lloyd Bailey (PF) Sam Post, Whitney Neff, Max Daily | |
| 04:29 | New Mexico State | Marc Scott's pass is intercepted by Lloyd Bailey in the backcourt | 23-41 |
| 04:12 | Kentucky | Lloyd Bailey drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Felts | 23-43 |
| 04:05 | New Mexico State | Willy Walker misses badly on the uncontested jumper from just outside the lane | 23-43 |
| 04:03 | New Mexico State | Robert Hicks grabs the offensive rebound | 23-43 |
| 03:53 | New Mexico State | Michael Worcester hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-43 |
| 03:52 | Kentucky | Lloyd Bailey grabs the defensive rebound | 23-43 |
| 03:38 | Kentucky | Edward Clark clanks a 3 from the left corner | 23-43 |
| 03:36 | New Mexico State | Robert Hicks snags the defensive board | 23-43 |
| Lineup | New Mexico State | PG - Marc Scott (fairly fresh) SG - Willy Walker (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Worcester (tiring) PF - Kirk White (fresh) C - Robert Hicks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Edward Clark (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alvin Kirksey (tired) 6 pts. SF - Leonard Moore (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lloyd Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Felts (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 03:22 | New Mexico State | Michael Worcester scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-43 |
| 02:57 | Kentucky | Edward Clark buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Alvin Kirksey | 26-46 |
| 02:36 | New Mexico State | Willy Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-46 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | John Jones (PG), Daniel Ranallo (SG), Randy Gehlert (SF), Lee Wigfall (PF), Robert Basnight (C) Marc Scott, Willy Walker, Michael Worcester, Kirk White, Robert Hicks | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Sam Post (PG), Chad Larios (SG), Whitney Neff (SF), William Kincaid (PF), Tyrone Jones (C) Edward Clark, Alvin Kirksey, Leonard Moore, Lloyd Bailey, Timothy Felts | |
| 02:15 | Kentucky | Sam Post makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Chad Larios | 26-49 |
| 02:10 | New Mexico State | Daniel Ranallo double dribbles | 26-49 |
| 01:46 | Kentucky | Whitney Neff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-49 |
| 01:45 | New Mexico State | Robert Basnight pulls down the rebound | 26-49 |
| 01:31 | New Mexico State | Daniel Ranallo hits a wide open shot from the right wing | 28-49 |
| 01:11 | Kentucky | Whitney Neff misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 28-49 |
| 01:09 | New Mexico State | Robert Basnight pulls down the rebound | 28-49 |
| 00:50 | New Mexico State | Lee Wigfall misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 28-49 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to William Kincaid | 28-49 |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Whitney Neff hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Daniel Ranallo - foul #3 on Daniel Ranallo, team foul #11 | 28-49 |
| Subs | New Mexico State | Willy Walker (SG), Michael Worcester (SF), Robert Hicks (C) Daniel Ranallo, Randy Gehlert, Robert Basnight | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Edward Clark (PG), Max Daily (PF), Timothy Felts (C) Sam Post, William Kincaid, Tyrone Jones | |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Whitney Neff misses the 1st free throw | 28-49 |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Whitney Neff makes the 2nd free throw | 28-50 |
| 00:27 | New Mexico State | Edward Clark picks off the pass by Robert Hicks in the backcourt | 28-50 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Whitney Neff hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-53 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico State | John Jones can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 28-53 |