| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Albert Zierdt (fresh) SG - Andrew Daniel (fresh) SF - Matthew Lawrence (fresh) PF - Lawrence Meidinger (fresh) C - Edwin Gann (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) SG - Mark Mills (fresh) SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) C - Huang-fu Huang (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arizona | Lawrence Meidinger wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:54 | Arizona | Matthew Lawrence's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Kentucky | Mark Mills is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from the left block | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Arizona | Lawrence Meidinger makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Daniel | 3-2 |
| 18:51 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 3-2 |
| 18:49 | Arizona | Lawrence Meidinger pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:33 | Arizona | Ronald Raphael is called for the reach on Andrew Daniel - foul #1 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:17 | Arizona | Matthew Lawrence scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Lawrence Meidinger | 5-2 |
| 18:12 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-5 |
| 18:02 | Arizona | Albert Zierdt makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Lawrence Meidinger | 7-5 |
| 17:53 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook near the basket | 7-5 |
| 17:52 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang gets the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 17:40 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Meidinger - foul #1 on Lawrence Meidinger, team foul #1 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Arizona | Dennis Kania (PG), Claud Zotos (SG), Steven Gray (SF), William Barksdale (PF), Eric Dawson (C) Albert Zierdt, Andrew Daniel, Matthew Lawrence, Lawrence Meidinger, Edwin Gann | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), John Jackson (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Kenneth Brown (PF), Thomas Good (C) Darryl Allen, Mark Mills, Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael, Huang-fu Huang | |
| 17:22 | Kentucky | John Jackson loses the dribble to Eric Dawson | 7-5 |
| 17:06 | Arizona | William Barksdale blows the wide open layup but the foul's on Kenneth Brown - foul #1 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| 17:06 | Arizona | William Barksdale misses the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:06 | Arizona | William Barksdale misses the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:06 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown grabs the board | 7-5 |
| 17:04 | Kentucky | Steven Gray is called for the reach on John Jackson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Gray, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| 16:47 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by John Jackson | 7-7 |
| 16:28 | Arizona | Dennis Kania loses the ball out of bounds | 7-7 |
| Subs | Arizona | Albert Zierdt (PG), Andrew Daniel (SG), Matthew Lawrence (SF), Lawrence Meidinger (PF) Dennis Kania, Claud Zotos, Steven Gray, William Barksdale | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF), Huang-fu Huang (C) Samuel Johnson, John Jackson, Johnnie Stone, Kenneth Brown, Thomas Good | |
| 16:09 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from close range | 7-7 |
| 16:07 | Arizona | Eric Dawson gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:46 | Arizona | Albert Zierdt is hacked by Huang-fu Huang - foul #1 on Huang-fu Huang, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Arizona | Edwin Gann (C) Eric Dawson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG) Graham Strong | |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Albert Zierdt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Daniel (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Lawrence (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Meidinger (tiring) 3 pts. C - Edwin Gann (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mark Mills (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marvin Valente (fairly fresh) PF - Ronald Raphael (fairly fresh) C - Huang-fu Huang (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Arizona | Lawrence Meidinger misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 7-7 |
| 15:36 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 15:31 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 7-9 |
| 15:08 | Arizona | Lawrence Meidinger connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Andrew Daniel | 9-9 |
| 15:03 | Kentucky | Lawrence Meidinger steps in front of the Marvin Valente pass in the backcourt | 9-9 |
| 14:42 | Arizona | Lawrence Meidinger is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Lawrence Meidinger, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Arizona | Dennis Kania (PG), Claud Zotos (SG), Steven Gray (SF), William Barksdale (PF), Eric Dawson (C) Albert Zierdt, Andrew Daniel, Matthew Lawrence, Lawrence Meidinger, Edwin Gann | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), John Jackson (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Kenneth Brown (PF), Thomas Good (C) Darryl Allen, Mark Mills, Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael, Huang-fu Huang | |
| 14:16 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Dennis Kania - foul #1 on Dennis Kania, team foul #4 | 9-9 |
| 14:16 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:16 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:58 | Arizona | Claud Zotos is hacked by John Jackson - foul #1 on John Jackson, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Arizona | Andrew Daniel (SG) Claud Zotos | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael (PF) Kenneth Brown | |
| 13:41 | Arizona | Steven Gray misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Johnnie Stone - foul #1 on Johnnie Stone, team foul #5 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Arizona | Albert Zierdt (PG), Edwin Gann (C) Dennis Kania, Eric Dawson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Mark Mills (SG) Samuel Johnson, John Jackson | |
| 13:41 | Arizona | Steven Gray makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 13:41 | Arizona | Steven Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 13:17 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone travels with the ball | 11-11 |
| Subs | Arizona | Matthew Lawrence (SF) Steven Gray | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (SF) Johnnie Stone | |
| 12:55 | Arizona | Albert Zierdt comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 11-11 |
| 12:53 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:41 | Kentucky | Thomas Good is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Thomas Good, team foul #6 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Arizona | Dennis Kania (PG), Claud Zotos (SG), Eric Dawson (C) Albert Zierdt, Andrew Daniel, William Barksdale | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Kenneth Brown (PF), Huang-fu Huang (C) Graham Strong, Mark Mills, Ronald Raphael, Thomas Good | |
| 12:19 | Arizona | Claud Zotos misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 11-11 |
| 12:18 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 11:49 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen misses long on a floater from the left side | 11-11 |
| 11:47 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente tips it back up and in | 11-13 |
| 11:45 | Arizona | Marvin Valente takes the ball from Eric Dawson in the backcourt | 11-13 |
| 11:42 | Kentucky | John Jackson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Marvin Valente | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Dennis Kania (fairly fresh) SG - Claud Zotos (fairly fresh) SF - Matthew Lawrence (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Edwin Gann (tiring) C - Eric Dawson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Valente (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Huang-fu Huang (tiring) | |
| 11:38 | Arizona | Claud Zotos is hacked by John Jackson in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Jackson, team foul #7 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Arizona | Albert Zierdt (PG), Steven Gray (SF), William Barksdale (PF) Dennis Kania, Matthew Lawrence, Edwin Gann | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Samuel Johnson (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF) Darryl Allen, John Jackson, Marvin Valente, Kenneth Brown | |
| 11:38 | Arizona | Claud Zotos makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 11:38 | Arizona | Claud Zotos makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 11:34 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-15 |
| Subs | Arizona | Andrew Daniel (SG) Claud Zotos | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Good (C) Huang-fu Huang | |
| 11:12 | Arizona | Albert Zierdt loses the ball out of bounds | 13-15 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Mills (SG) Graham Strong | |
| 10:43 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 13-15 |
| 10:41 | Kentucky | Thomas Good grabs the offensive rebound | 13-15 |
| 10:36 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 13-15 |
| 10:35 | Arizona | William Barksdale snags the defensive board | 13-15 |
| 10:30 | Arizona | Albert Zierdt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-15 |
| 10:29 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ronald Raphael | 13-15 |
| 10:07 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 13-15 |
| 10:06 | Arizona | Andrew Daniel grabs the board | 13-15 |
| 09:53 | Arizona | Eric Dawson makes the fadeaway from the left block | 15-15 |
| 09:25 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-15 |
| Subs | Arizona | Dennis Kania (PG), Claud Zotos (SG), Matthew Lawrence (SF), Edwin Gann (PF) Albert Zierdt, Andrew Daniel, Steven Gray, William Barksdale | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Marvin Valente (SF), Kenneth Brown (PF), Huang-fu Huang (C) Samuel Johnson, Johnnie Stone, Ronald Raphael, Thomas Good | |
| 09:11 | Arizona | Eric Dawson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-15 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG) Graham Strong | |
| 09:08 | Kentucky | Dennis Kania steals it from Mark Mills in the backcourt | 15-15 |
| 09:07 | Arizona | Matthew Lawrence dunks the ball on a nice dish by Dennis Kania | 17-15 |
| 08:40 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen hits a wide open shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Brown | 17-17 |
| 08:38 | Arizona | Claud Zotos is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Mills - foul #1 on Mark Mills, team foul #8 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Arizona | William Barksdale (PF) Eric Dawson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG) Marvin Valente | |
| 08:38 | Arizona | Claud Zotos makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:38 | Arizona | Claud Zotos misses the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| 08:38 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang pulls down the rebound | 18-17 |
| 08:36 | Kentucky | William Barksdale is called for the reach on Darryl Allen in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Barksdale, team foul #5 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Arizona | Albert Zierdt (PG) Claud Zotos | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Valente (SF) Darryl Allen | |
| 08:19 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown drills a runner near the basket | 18-19 |
| 07:59 | Arizona | Dennis Kania hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kenneth Brown - foul #2 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #9 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Arizona | Andrew Daniel (SG) Albert Zierdt | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael (PF) Kenneth Brown | |
| 07:59 | Arizona | Dennis Kania misses the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:59 | Arizona | Dennis Kania makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 07:40 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang misses long on a shot in the lane | 19-19 |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Raphael | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Dennis Kania (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Daniel (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Matthew Lawrence (tired) 4 pts. PF - William Barksdale (tired) C - Edwin Gann (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Graham Strong (fresh) SG - Mark Mills (tired) 2 pts. SF - Marvin Valente (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Raphael (tiring) 4 reb. C - Huang-fu Huang (tired) 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Kentucky | Mark Mills hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-19 |
| 07:22 | Arizona | Matthew Lawrence snags the defensive board | 19-19 |
| 07:01 | Arizona | Andrew Daniel can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 19-19 |
| 07:00 | Arizona | William Barksdale misses the tip | 19-19 |
| 06:58 | Arizona | William Barksdale tips it back up and in | 21-19 |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 21-19 |
| Subs | Arizona | Albert Zierdt (PG), Claud Zotos (SG), Steven Gray (SF), Eric Dawson (C) Dennis Kania, Andrew Daniel, Matthew Lawrence, William Barksdale | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (SG), Darryl Allen (SF), Thomas Good (C) Mark Mills, Marvin Valente, Huang-fu Huang | |
| 06:37 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Graham Strong | 21-21 |
| 06:35 | Arizona | Samuel Johnson steals it from Edwin Gann in the backcourt | 21-21 |
| 06:10 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-21 |
| 06:09 | Kentucky | Thomas Good grabs the offensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael is open but misses the lay-in | 21-21 |
| 05:52 | Arizona | Eric Dawson pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 05:24 | Arizona | Albert Zierdt is fouled on the floor by Darryl Allen - foul #1 on Darryl Allen, team foul #10 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Arizona | Andrew Daniel (SG), Matthew Lawrence (SF), Lawrence Meidinger (PF) Claud Zotos, Steven Gray, Eric Dawson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Kenneth Brown (PF), Huang-fu Huang (C) Graham Strong, Samuel Johnson, Ronald Raphael, Thomas Good | |
| 05:24 | Arizona | Albert Zierdt misses the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 05:24 | Arizona | Albert Zierdt makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 04:55 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 22-23 |
| 04:37 | Arizona | Andrew Daniel is wide open but clanks a 3 from straight away | 22-23 |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 04:15 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Johnnie Stone | 22-25 |
| 04:15 | Arizona | Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 22-25 |
| Subs | Arizona | Dennis Kania (PG), Claud Zotos (SG), Steven Gray (SF), Eric Dawson (C) Albert Zierdt, Andrew Daniel, Matthew Lawrence, Edwin Gann | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Thomas Good (C) Darryl Allen, Huang-fu Huang | |
| 04:04 | Arizona | Dennis Kania clanks a jump hook from the left block | 22-25 |
| 04:03 | Arizona | Lawrence Meidinger grabs the offensive board | 22-25 |
| 03:52 | Arizona | Claud Zotos misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-25 |
| 03:51 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kenneth Brown | 22-25 |
| 03:26 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone hits the finger roll set up by Graham Strong | 22-27 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Dennis Kania (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claud Zotos (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Gray (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Meidinger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Dawson (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Graham Strong (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnnie Stone (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kenneth Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Good (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Arizona | Dennis Kania misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on John Jackson - foul #3 on John Jackson, team foul #11 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Arizona | Andrew Daniel (SG), Matthew Lawrence (SF), Edwin Gann (C) Claud Zotos, Steven Gray, Eric Dawson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Huang-fu Huang (C) Graham Strong, John Jackson, Johnnie Stone, Thomas Good | |
| 03:04 | Arizona | Dennis Kania misses the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 03:04 | Arizona | Dennis Kania misses the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 03:04 | Arizona | Edwin Gann grabs the offensive board | 22-27 |
| 02:39 | Arizona | Lawrence Meidinger misses long on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Kenneth Brown - foul #3 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #12 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael (PF) Kenneth Brown | |
| 02:39 | Arizona | Lawrence Meidinger makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 02:39 | Arizona | Lawrence Meidinger makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 02:37 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang is called for traveling in the backcourt | 24-27 |
| 02:21 | Arizona | Dennis Kania hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-27 |
| 01:54 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Matthew Lawrence - foul #1 on Matthew Lawrence, team foul #6 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Arizona | Albert Zierdt (PG), Steven Gray (SF), William Barksdale (C) Dennis Kania, Matthew Lawrence, Edwin Gann | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Thomas Good (C) Samuel Johnson, Huang-fu Huang | |
| 01:54 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 01:54 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 01:38 | Arizona | Albert Zierdt drills a runner from close range and he's hacked by Ronald Raphael - foul #2 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #13 | 29-29 |
| 01:38 | Arizona | Albert Zierdt makes the free throw | 30-29 |
| 01:15 | Kentucky | Mark Mills is whistled for a carry | 30-29 |
| Subs | Arizona | Matthew Lawrence (SF), Eric Dawson (C) Steven Gray, William Barksdale | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Johnnie Stone (SF) Darryl Allen, Marvin Valente | |
| 01:13 | Arizona | Matthew Lawrence loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-29 |
| 00:53 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael clanks a shot from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 00:51 | Arizona | Matthew Lawrence gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| 00:35 | Arizona | Matthew Lawrence misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Graham Strong - foul #1 on Graham Strong, team foul #14 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Arizona | Claud Zotos (SG), Edwin Gann (C) Andrew Daniel, Eric Dawson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang (C) Thomas Good | |
| 00:35 | Arizona | Matthew Lawrence misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 00:35 | Arizona | Matthew Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Mark Mills throws it down | 31-31 |
| 00:19 | Arizona | Ronald Raphael takes the ball from Matthew Lawrence in the backcourt | 31-31 |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Mark Mills is fouled on the floor by Albert Zierdt - foul #1 on Albert Zierdt, team foul #7 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Arizona | Dennis Kania (PG), Steven Gray (SF) Albert Zierdt, Matthew Lawrence | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Darryl Allen (SF) Graham Strong, Johnnie Stone | |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Mark Mills makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Mark Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 00:02 | Arizona | Mark Mills is called for the reach on Claud Zotos in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Mills, team foul #15 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Valente (SF) Mark Mills | |
| 00:02 | Arizona | Claud Zotos makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 00:02 | Arizona | Claud Zotos makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 33-33 |