| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Trammell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Congdon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Carter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SG - Jim Elliott (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Walczak (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler inbounds the ball | 36-30 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson is whistled for traveling | 36-30 |
| 19:14 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 36-30 |
| 19:12 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 18:49 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by John Nam | 36-32 |
| 18:33 | Northwestern | Henry Walczak is called for the reach on James Carter - foul #2 on Henry Walczak, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| 18:17 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Cox | 39-32 |
| 17:56 | Kentucky | John Nam hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jim Elliott | 39-35 |
| 17:36 | Northwestern | Jim Elliott steals the ball from Ernest Trammell | 39-35 |
| 17:18 | Kentucky | John Nam throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Gregory (PF), Alphonso Valdez (C) Robert Cox, James Carter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell (PF), Christopher Bennett (C) Kevin Jackson, Henry Walczak | |
| 17:05 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Congdon | 41-35 |
| 16:47 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-35 |
| 16:45 | Northwestern | James Gregory snags the defensive board | 41-35 |
| 16:17 | Northwestern | Anthony Winkler is called for the reach on Ernest Trammell - foul #1 on Anthony Winkler, team foul #2 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG), James Claar (SG), Matthew Foret (SF), Robert Cox (PF) Ernest Trammell, Jonas Richardson, John Congdon, James Gregory | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), John Kingston (SG), Noel Snow (PF) John Nam, Jim Elliott, Anthony Winkler | |
| 15:57 | Northwestern | Robert Cox's fadeaway is rejected by Noel Snow | 41-35 |
| 15:55 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett grabs the board | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mike Clark (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Claar (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Sena (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Kingston (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Phillip Truesdell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Noel Snow (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Bennett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Kentucky | Mike Clark steals it from Phillip Truesdell | 41-35 |
| 15:14 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret drills a fadeaway in the lane | 43-35 |
| 14:46 | Kentucky | James Sena is fouled on the floor by Alphonso Valdez - foul #1 on Alphonso Valdez, team foul #1 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell (PG), Jonas Richardson (SG), John Congdon (SF), James Gregory (PF), James Carter (C) Mike Clark, James Claar, Matthew Foret, Robert Cox, Alphonso Valdez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), Jim Elliott (SG), Anthony Winkler (SF), Kevin Jackson (PF), Henry Walczak (C) James Sena, John Kingston, Phillip Truesdell, Noel Snow, Christopher Bennett | |
| 14:33 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler hits a shot in the paint | 43-37 |
| 14:31 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-37 |
| 14:05 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott's pass is intercepted by John Congdon | 43-37 |
| 13:55 | Northwestern | John Congdon misses the 3 pointer from the right corner but he's hacked by Henry Walczak - foul #3 on Henry Walczak, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| 13:55 | Northwestern | John Congdon makes the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 13:55 | Northwestern | John Congdon makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 13:55 | Northwestern | John Congdon makes the 3rd free throw | 46-37 |
| 13:34 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak clanks a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by James Carter - foul #2 on James Carter, team foul #2 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Cox (PF) James Gregory | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 13:34 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak misses the 1st free throw | 46-37 |
| 13:34 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak misses the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 13:34 | Northwestern | Robert Cox snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| 13:26 | Northwestern | Kevin Jackson swats the dunk try by Robert Cox | 46-37 |
| 13:24 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott pulls down the rebound | 46-37 |
| 13:09 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 13:07 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak misses the tip | 46-37 |
| 13:05 | Kentucky | John Nam gets the offensive rebound | 46-37 |
| 12:45 | Kentucky | John Nam makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jim Elliott | 46-40 |
| 12:39 | Northwestern | Robert Cox clanks a runner in the paint | 46-40 |
| 12:37 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 12:11 | Kentucky | James Carter is called for the reach on Henry Walczak - foul #3 on James Carter, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Claar (SG), Matthew Foret (SF), Alphonso Valdez (C) Jonas Richardson, John Congdon, James Carter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), John Kingston (SG), Phillip Truesdell (SF), Christopher Bennett (C) John Nam, Jim Elliott, Anthony Winkler, Henry Walczak | |
| 12:06 | Kentucky | Robert Cox blocks the jumper by Christopher Bennett | 46-40 |
| 12:05 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 11:42 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 46-40 |
| 11:40 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret hits the follow up shot | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Trammell (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Claar (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Cox (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Sena (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Kingston (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Phillip Truesdell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Bennett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Kentucky | Robert Cox is called for the reach on Phillip Truesdell - foul #1 on Robert Cox, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG), James Gregory (PF) Ernest Trammell, Robert Cox | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Snow (PF) Kevin Jackson | |
| 10:57 | Kentucky | John Kingston is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Kingston, team foul #4 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), Jim Elliott (SG), Anthony Winkler (SF), Henry Walczak (C) James Sena, John Kingston, Phillip Truesdell, Noel Snow | |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | James Claar is whistled for a carry | 48-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (SG), John Congdon (SF) James Claar, Matthew Foret | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:09 | Kentucky | A charge is called on Christopher Bennett - foul #2 on Christopher Bennett, team foul #5 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell (PG), Robert Cox (PF), James Carter (C) Mike Clark, James Gregory, Alphonso Valdez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 09:56 | Northwestern | John Congdon misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-40 |
| 09:54 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Christopher Bennett | 48-40 |
| 09:46 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 48-40 |
| 09:44 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to John Congdon | 48-40 |
| 09:30 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-40 |
| 09:28 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Anthony Winkler | 48-40 |
| 09:10 | Kentucky | John Nam is whistled for traveling | 48-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Kingston (SG), Phillip Truesdell (SF), Kevin Jackson (PF) Jim Elliott, Anthony Winkler, Christopher Bennett | |
| 08:48 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-40 |
| 08:46 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to John Congdon | 48-40 |
| 08:21 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 08:20 | Kentucky | John Kingston grabs the defensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell misses short on a shot from the left side | 48-40 |
| 08:04 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak tips it back up and in | 48-42 |
| 07:43 | Northwestern | John Congdon clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Henry Walczak - foul #4 on Henry Walczak, team foul #6 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Claar (SG), James Gregory (PF), Alphonso Valdez (C) Jonas Richardson, Robert Cox, James Carter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), Jim Elliott (SG), Anthony Winkler (SF), Christopher Bennett (C) John Nam, John Kingston, Phillip Truesdell, Henry Walczak | |
| 07:43 | Northwestern | John Congdon makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 07:43 | Northwestern | John Congdon makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 07:16 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Jim Elliott and he's fouled by James Gregory - foul #1 on James Gregory, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG), Matthew Foret (SF) Ernest Trammell, John Congdon | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:16 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mike Clark (fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Claar (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Gregory (fresh) C - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Sena (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jim Elliott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Bennett (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Northwestern | James Claar is fouled on the floor by Kevin Jackson - foul #2 on Kevin Jackson, team foul #7 | 50-45 |
| 06:59 | Northwestern | James Claar makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 06:59 | Northwestern | James Claar makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 06:36 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Kevin Jackson | 52-47 |
| 06:16 | Northwestern | James Gregory misses the shot near the basket | 52-47 |
| 06:15 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Christopher Bennett | 52-47 |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 05:49 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler can't tip it in | 52-47 |
| 05:48 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott can't tip it in | 52-47 |
| 05:46 | Northwestern | James Claar grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 05:24 | Northwestern | James Claar misses the floater from just outside the lane | 52-47 |
| 05:22 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez tips it back up and in | 54-47 |
| 04:54 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-47 |
| 04:53 | Kentucky | James Sena gets the offensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 04:34 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett is fouled on the floor by Alphonso Valdez - foul #2 on Alphonso Valdez, team foul #6 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell (PG), Jonas Richardson (SG), John Congdon (SF), Robert Cox (PF), James Carter (C) Mike Clark, James Claar, Matthew Foret, James Gregory, Alphonso Valdez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), John Kingston (SG), Phillip Truesdell (SF), Noel Snow (PF), Henry Walczak (C) James Sena, Jim Elliott, Anthony Winkler, Kevin Jackson, Christopher Bennett | |
| 04:19 | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell comes up short on the runner from the right block but the foul's on James Carter - foul #4 on James Carter, team foul #7 | 54-47 |
| 04:19 | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 04:19 | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 04:05 | Northwestern | Robert Cox can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-49 |
| 04:04 | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell pulls down the rebound | 54-49 |
| 03:49 | Kentucky | John Nam misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-49 |
| 03:47 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell grabs the board | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:33 | Northwestern | Robert Cox hits a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Congdon and he's hacked by Noel Snow - foul #2 on Noel Snow, team foul #8 | 56-49 |
| 03:33 | Northwestern | Robert Cox makes the free throw | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:18 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Henry Walczak is denied by James Carter | 57-49 |
| 03:17 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak tips it back up and in | 57-51 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Trammell (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Congdon (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Cox (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - James Carter (fresh) 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Kingston (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Phillip Truesdell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Noel Snow (fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Walczak (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:59 | Northwestern | Robert Cox is hacked by John Kingston - foul #2 on John Kingston, team foul #9 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jim Elliott (SG), Anthony Winkler (SF) John Kingston, Noel Snow | |
| 02:59 | Northwestern | Robert Cox misses the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:40 | Kentucky | John Nam's fadeaway is rejected by James Carter | 57-51 |
| 02:38 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson gets the rebound | 57-51 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:22 | Northwestern | John Congdon makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Ernest Trammell | 60-51 |
| 02:10 | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Anthony Winkler and he's hacked by Robert Cox - foul #2 on Robert Cox, team foul #8 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez (C) James Carter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett (C) Henry Walczak | |
| 02:10 | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell makes the free throw | 60-54 |
| 01:44 | Northwestern | Robert Cox scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by John Congdon | 62-54 |
| 01:44 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Carter (C) Alphonso Valdez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson (PF), Henry Walczak (C) Phillip Truesdell, Christopher Bennett | |
| 01:32 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jonas Richardson - foul #3 on Jonas Richardson, team foul #9 | 62-54 |
| 01:32 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 62-55 |
| 01:32 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott misses the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 01:32 | Northwestern | Robert Cox snags the defensive board | 62-55 |
| 01:07 | Northwestern | Robert Cox is called for a backcourt violation | 62-55 |
| 01:00 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Nam and the foul's on James Carter - foul #5 on James Carter, team foul #10 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez (C) James Carter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:00 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson misses the free throw | 62-57 |
| 01:00 | Northwestern | Robert Cox gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:59 | Northwestern | Robert Cox is fouled in the backcourt by Jim Elliott - foul #1 on Jim Elliott, team foul #10 | 62-57 |
| 00:59 | Northwestern | Robert Cox makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:59 | Northwestern | Robert Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak makes the floater from close range and the foul's on Alphonso Valdez - foul #3 on Alphonso Valdez, team foul #11 | 64-59 |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak misses the free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler grabs the offensive board | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | John Congdon steals the ball from Kevin Jackson | 64-59 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | John Congdon banks in the layup | 66-59 |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Henry Walczak | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez is hacked by John Nam in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Nam, team foul #11 | 66-62 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-62 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Ernest Trammell | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Jim Elliott is called for the reach on Ernest Trammell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jim Elliott, team foul #12 | 68-62 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell misses the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez grabs the offensive rebound | 69-62 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez is hacked by Henry Walczak - foul #5 on Henry Walczak, team foul #13 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett (C) Henry Walczak | |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez misses the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 70-65 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson is fouled in the backcourt by Jim Elliott - foul #3 on Jim Elliott, team foul #14 | 70-65 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:08 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Christopher Bennett | 70-65 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | John Nam's pass is intercepted by Jonas Richardson | 70-65 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell is fouled in the backcourt by John Nam - foul #2 on John Nam, team foul #15 | 70-65 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell misses the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell misses the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson gets the rebound | 70-65 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson misses the fullcourt shot | 70-65 |