| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Brandon Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Bondurant (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Mark Baron (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Holloway (fresh) C - Duane Creasy (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman inbounds the ball | 22-25 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan loses the ball out of bounds | 22-25 |
| 19:14 | Alabama | Duane Creasy hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 22-25 |
| 19:13 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant snags the defensive board | 22-25 |
| 18:53 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jerry Lee | 25-25 |
| 18:34 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson drills a 3 from straight away | 25-28 |
| 18:23 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-28 |
| 18:22 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant grabs the offensive board | 25-28 |
| 18:01 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant connects on the floater from the free throw line | 27-28 |
| 17:35 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 17:33 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant grabs the board | 27-28 |
| 17:17 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Bill Greenman, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dustin Barker (PF) James Holloway | |
| 16:53 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 16:51 | Alabama | Duane Creasy gets the offensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 16:27 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson loses the dribble to Jon Carnahan | 27-28 |
| 16:02 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Patrick Grant | 29-28 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Patrick Grant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Jon Carnahan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Brandon Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Bondurant (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Mark Baron (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dustin Barker (fresh) C - Duane Creasy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Alabama | Duane Creasy blows the layup | 29-28 |
| 15:42 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 15:27 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Bill Greenman | 31-28 |
| 15:01 | Alabama | Mark Baron clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-28 |
| 14:59 | Alabama | Duane Creasy tips it back up and in | 31-30 |
| 14:40 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan is called for traveling | 31-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Wade (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), John Jackson (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Richard Johnson, Patrick Grant, Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Schaffner (PG), Kenneth Merryman (SG), James Holloway (SF), Nicholas Crow (PF) Brandon Anderson, Robert Bondurant, Mark Baron, Duane Creasy | |
| 14:38 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner is hacked by Patrick Wade in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Wade, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| 14:09 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 14:08 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent grabs the board | 31-30 |
| 13:58 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 13:57 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman gets the rebound | 31-30 |
| 13:35 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 13:33 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 13:06 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Patrick Wade and the foul's on James Holloway - foul #1 on James Holloway, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG) Patrick Wade | |
| Subs | Alabama | Brandon Anderson (PG), Mark Baron (SF), Duane Creasy (C) Todd Schaffner, James Holloway, Dustin Barker | |
| 13:06 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the free throw | 34-30 |
| 12:49 | Alabama | Duane Creasy misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Eldridge Kent - foul #1 on Eldridge Kent, team foul #3 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (SG) Nicholas Pegg | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 12:49 | Alabama | Duane Creasy misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 12:49 | Alabama | Duane Creasy misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 12:49 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 12:24 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 12:22 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 12:01 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Duane Creasy - foul #2 on Duane Creasy, team foul #2 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jerry Lee (SF), Jon Carnahan (C) Bill Greenman, Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Bondurant (SG) Kenneth Merryman | |
| 12:01 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 12:01 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Jackson (fresh) C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Brandon Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Bondurant (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Mark Baron (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nicholas Crow (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Duane Creasy (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Alabama | Richard Johnson steps in front of the Duane Creasy pass | 35-30 |
| 11:32 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant hits the finger roll set up by Richard Johnson | 37-30 |
| 11:06 | Alabama | Mark Baron makes the fadeaway from close range | 37-32 |
| 10:42 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Jerry Lee | 39-32 |
| 10:13 | Alabama | Duane Creasy's fadeaway is rejected by Jerry Lee | 39-32 |
| 10:12 | Alabama | Mark Baron tips it in | 39-34 |
| 09:48 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 09:46 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Mark Baron | 39-34 |
| 09:25 | Alabama | Duane Creasy hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 39-34 |
| 09:24 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Baron | 39-34 |
| 08:58 | Alabama | Duane Creasy blows the dunk | 39-34 |
| 08:57 | Alabama | Duane Creasy tips it in | 39-36 |
| 08:39 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-36 |
| 08:16 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 41-36 |
| 08:15 | Alabama | Duane Creasy snags the offensive board | 41-36 |
| 07:53 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 07:51 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee grabs the board | 41-36 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Jackson (fairly fresh) C - Jon Carnahan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Brandon Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Bondurant (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Mark Baron (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. PF - Nicholas Crow (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Duane Creasy (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-36 |
| 07:20 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee snags the offensive board | 41-36 |
| 06:57 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan is open but comes up short on the runner from the left block | 41-36 |
| 06:56 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Duane Creasy | 41-36 |
| 06:35 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Baron | 41-39 |
| 06:06 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Jerry Lee out of a doubleteam | 43-39 |
| 05:45 | Alabama | Jon Carnahan blocks the jumper by Duane Creasy | 43-39 |
| 05:44 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 05:40 | Kentucky | Brandon Anderson is called for the reach on Richard Johnson - foul #2 on Brandon Anderson, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Wade (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), Bill Greenman (SF), Eldridge Kent (C) Richard Johnson, Patrick Grant, John Jackson, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Schaffner (PG), Kenneth Merryman (SG), James Holloway (PF), Dustin Barker (C) Brandon Anderson, Robert Bondurant, Nicholas Crow, Duane Creasy | |
| 05:23 | Kentucky | Dustin Barker is called for the reach on Eldridge Kent - foul #2 on Dustin Barker, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| 05:08 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Eldridge Kent | 46-39 |
| 04:41 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee makes the contested floater from the right block on a nice dish by Nicholas Pegg | 48-42 |
| 03:52 | Alabama | Dustin Barker's pass is intercepted by Patrick Wade | 48-42 |
| 03:49 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman lays it up and in set up by Patrick Wade | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Wade (fresh) 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Lee (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (fresh) SG - Kenneth Merryman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Mark Baron (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. PF - James Holloway (fresh) C - Dustin Barker (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:35 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman clanks a 3 from straight away | 50-42 |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman pulls down the rebound | 50-42 |
| 03:04 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses the dunk | 50-42 |
| 03:02 | Alabama | James Holloway grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 02:58 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Patrick Grant (SG), Jon Carnahan (PF) Patrick Wade, Nicholas Pegg, Jerry Lee | |
| Subs | Alabama | Brandon Anderson (PG), Robert Bondurant (SG), Nicholas Crow (PF), Duane Creasy (C) Todd Schaffner, Kenneth Merryman, Mark Baron, Dustin Barker | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:43 | Alabama | Duane Creasy drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Robert Bondurant and he's fouled by Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| 02:43 | Alabama | Duane Creasy makes the free throw | 50-45 |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:04 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 50-45 |
| 02:02 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson snags the offensive board | 50-45 |
| 01:41 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 01:16 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan drills a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Patrick Grant | 52-48 |
| 01:13 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brandon Anderson, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jerry Lee (PF) Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Alabama | Mark Baron (SF) James Holloway | |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Johnson | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:45 | Alabama | The short jumper by Mark Baron is denied by Jerry Lee | 55-48 |
| 00:43 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow grabs the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 00:40 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant is hacked by Robert Bondurant in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Bondurant, team foul #6 | 55-51 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman is hacked by Mark Baron - foul #2 on Mark Baron, team foul #7 | 55-51 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:37 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow grabs the board | 56-51 |
| 00:32 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-51 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Anderson - foul #4 on Brandon Anderson, team foul #8 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:19 | Alabama | Brandon Anderson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-51 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Brandon Anderson is called for the reach on Bill Greenman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brandon Anderson, team foul #9 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman (PG) Brandon Anderson | |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:16 | Alabama | Duane Creasy snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 00:12 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman buries a 3 from the left corner | 58-54 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman is hacked by Kenneth Merryman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Merryman, team foul #10 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan (C) Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:05 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman misses the 3 from the left corner | 60-54 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan is hacked by Kenneth Merryman in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Merryman, team foul #11 | 60-54 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Kenneth Merryman misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 61-54 |