| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Danford (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Robert Doughty (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brent Mancini (fresh) PF - Mark Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Garrett (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Yong Chin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Scott (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Theodore Batista (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Lally (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marlon Kapoor (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Methodist | Brent Mancini inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Southern Methodist | John Danford misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 19:36 | Southern Methodist | Brent Mancini hits the follow up shot | 33-29 |
| 19:11 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 19:10 | Southern Methodist | Mark Roberts gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 18:45 | Southern Methodist | Mark Roberts misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Raymond Lally - foul #3 on Raymond Lally, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | William Howard (SG) Robert Doughty | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:45 | Southern Methodist | Mark Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 18:45 | Southern Methodist | Mark Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 18:20 | Kentucky | Yong Chin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-29 |
| 18:19 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista tips it in | 35-31 |
| 17:55 | Southern Methodist | Theodore Batista takes the ball from Michael Garrett | 35-31 |
| 17:30 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor misses long on a jumper from the left block | 35-31 |
| 17:28 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally tips it home | 35-33 |
| 17:06 | Southern Methodist | Mark Roberts makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by John Danford | 37-33 |
| 16:43 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-33 |
| 16:42 | Southern Methodist | Brent Mancini gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 16:36 | Southern Methodist | Mark Roberts can't connect on a runner near the basket | 37-33 |
| 16:34 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally gets the rebound | 37-33 |
| 16:29 | Kentucky | Yong Chin scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Theodore Batista | 37-36 |
| 16:03 | Southern Methodist | Mark Roberts hits a floater from the baseline | 39-36 |
| 15:59 | Kentucky | Donald Scott is hacked by William Howard in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Howard, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Doughty (PG), Carlo Molina (SG), Idi Abdelaziz (PF), Ray Landis (C) John Danford, William Howard, Mark Roberts, Michael Garrett | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Jiao-Long Xue (SG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Anthony Severson (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Yong Chin, Donald Scott, Theodore Batista, Raymond Lally, Marlon Kapoor | |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - Robert Doughty (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlo Molina (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Brent Mancini (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Idi Abdelaziz (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ray Landis (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jiao-Long Xue (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Lombard (fresh) PF - Anthony Severson (fresh) C - Patrick Pullins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Jiao-Long Xue, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| 15:18 | Southern Methodist | Ray Landis steps out of bounds on the sideline | 39-36 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Danford (PG) Brent Mancini | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:57 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 14:56 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Idi Abdelaziz | 39-36 |
| 14:34 | Southern Methodist | John Danford makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 14:18 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Stephen Baker | 42-38 |
| 13:53 | Southern Methodist | Ray Landis misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Patrick Pullins - foul #1 on Patrick Pullins, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Brent Mancini (SF), Matthew Occhipinti (PF) Robert Doughty, Idi Abdelaziz | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Theodore Batista (SF), Raymond Lally (PF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Stephen Baker, Jiao-Long Xue, Gilbert Lombard, Anthony Severson, Patrick Pullins | |
| 13:53 | Southern Methodist | Ray Landis makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 13:53 | Southern Methodist | Ray Landis makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 13:29 | Kentucky | Donald Scott connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Raymond Lally | 44-40 |
| 13:05 | Southern Methodist | Matthew Occhipinti comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 44-40 |
| 13:04 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor grabs the board | 44-40 |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor lays it up and in on a nice dish by Yong Chin | 44-42 |
| 12:25 | Southern Methodist | Donald Scott is called for the reach on John Danford - foul #1 on Donald Scott, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | William Howard (SF), Mark Roberts (PF), Michael Garrett (C) Brent Mancini, Matthew Occhipinti, Ray Landis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Anthony Severson (PF) Yong Chin, Raymond Lally | |
| 12:04 | Southern Methodist | Michael Garrett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Donald Scott - foul #2 on Donald Scott, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (SG), Gilbert Lombard (SF) Donald Scott, Theodore Batista | |
| 12:04 | Southern Methodist | Michael Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 12:04 | Southern Methodist | Michael Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 11:38 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 46-42 |
| 11:37 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Mark Roberts | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Danford (tired) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Carlo Molina (tiring) 7 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Mark Roberts (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Garrett (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jiao-Long Xue (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Lombard (fresh) PF - Anthony Severson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Marlon Kapoor (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Southern Methodist | Mark Roberts comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Marlon Kapoor - foul #2 on Marlon Kapoor, team foul #6 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Brent Mancini (SF) John Danford | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (PG), Patrick Pullins (C) Stephen Baker, Marlon Kapoor | |
| 11:17 | Southern Methodist | Mark Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 11:17 | Southern Methodist | Mark Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 11:17 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 10:51 | Kentucky | Brent Mancini is called for the reach on Patrick Pullins - foul #1 on Brent Mancini, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Doughty (SG) Carlo Molina | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Scott (SG), Raymond Lally (PF) Jiao-Long Xue, Anthony Severson | |
| 10:32 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses the 3 from straight away | 46-42 |
| 10:30 | Southern Methodist | Mark Roberts snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 10:17 | Southern Methodist | Michael Garrett is called for traveling | 46-42 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Idi Abdelaziz (PF), Matthew Occhipinti (C) Mark Roberts, Michael Garrett | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Theodore Batista (SF) Yong Chin, Gilbert Lombard | |
| 09:58 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker clanks a jumper from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 09:57 | Southern Methodist | The rebound goes to Robert Doughty | 46-42 |
| 09:28 | Southern Methodist | Idi Abdelaziz lays it up and in | 48-42 |
| 09:03 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker misses the lay-in | 48-42 |
| 09:02 | Southern Methodist | Brent Mancini grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 09:00 | Southern Methodist | Donald Scott picks off the pass by William Howard in the backcourt | 48-42 |
| 08:53 | Kentucky | Brent Mancini is called for the reach on Stephen Baker - foul #2 on Brent Mancini, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Danford (PG), Carlo Molina (SG), Mark Roberts (PF), Michael Garrett (C) William Howard, Robert Doughty, Idi Abdelaziz, Matthew Occhipinti | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (PG), Jiao-Long Xue (SG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Anthony Severson (PF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Stephen Baker, Donald Scott, Theodore Batista, Raymond Lally, Patrick Pullins | |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Yong Chin | 48-44 |
| 08:23 | Southern Methodist | Mark Roberts hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Carlo Molina | 51-44 |
| 08:02 | Kentucky | Yong Chin scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 07:47 | Southern Methodist | John Danford clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-47 |
| 07:46 | Southern Methodist | Mark Roberts snags the offensive board | 51-47 |
| 07:22 | Southern Methodist | Brent Mancini buries a jumper from the baseline | 53-47 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Danford (tired) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Carlo Molina (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Brent Mancini (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Roberts (tiring) 15 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Garrett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Yong Chin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jiao-Long Xue (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Lombard (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Severson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marlon Kapoor (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard is wide open but clanks a jumper from the baseline | 53-47 |
| 07:09 | Southern Methodist | Mark Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 07:05 | Southern Methodist | Mark Roberts misses the dunk attempt | 53-47 |
| 07:03 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 06:44 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor misses the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-47 |
| 06:42 | Southern Methodist | Michael Garrett grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 06:22 | Southern Methodist | John Danford misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-47 |
| 06:21 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 05:59 | Kentucky | Yong Chin connects on the open 3 from the left corner | 53-50 |
| 05:59 | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-50 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Doughty (PG), William Howard (SF), Idi Abdelaziz (PF), Ray Landis (C) John Danford, Brent Mancini, Mark Roberts, Michael Garrett | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Theodore Batista (SF), Raymond Lally (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Yong Chin, Jiao-Long Xue, Gilbert Lombard, Anthony Severson, Marlon Kapoor | |
| 05:37 | Southern Methodist | Idi Abdelaziz clanks a jumper from close range | 53-50 |
| 05:36 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 05:33 | Kentucky | Robert Doughty is called for the reach on Stephen Baker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Doughty, team foul #4 | 53-50 |
| 05:18 | Kentucky | Donald Scott blows the layup | 53-50 |
| 05:17 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins snags the offensive board | 53-50 |
| 05:00 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista hits a jumper from the baseline | 53-52 |
| 04:43 | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 53-52 |
| 04:41 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 04:39 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista travels in the backcourt | 53-52 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Danford (PG), Matthew Occhipinti (PF) Robert Doughty, Idi Abdelaziz | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (PG), Jiao-Long Xue (SG), Marlon Kapoor (C) Donald Scott, Theodore Batista, Patrick Pullins | |
| 04:22 | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-52 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Michael Garrett (C) Ray Landis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:17 | Kentucky | Yong Chin is fouled in the backcourt by John Danford - foul #3 on John Danford, team foul #5 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Theodore Batista (SF) Stephen Baker | |
| 04:02 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Yong Chin | 53-54 |
| 03:47 | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina loses the dribble to Yong Chin | 53-54 |
| 03:44 | Kentucky | Yong Chin lays it in | 53-56 |
| 03:21 | Southern Methodist | Yong Chin takes the ball from Michael Garrett | 53-56 |
| Lineup | Southern Methodist | PG - John Danford (tired) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carlo Molina (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - William Howard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Occhipinti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Garrett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Yong Chin (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jiao-Long Xue (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theodore Batista (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Lally (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Marlon Kapoor (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Kentucky | Yong Chin is hacked by John Danford - foul #4 on John Danford, team foul #6 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Doughty (SG), Brent Mancini (SF), Idi Abdelaziz (PF), Ray Landis (C) Carlo Molina, William Howard, Matthew Occhipinti, Michael Garrett | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Anthony Severson (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Yong Chin, Jiao-Long Xue, Theodore Batista, Raymond Lally, Marlon Kapoor | |
| 02:43 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Gilbert Lombard | 53-58 |
| 02:16 | Southern Methodist | Idi Abdelaziz is hacked by Patrick Pullins - foul #2 on Patrick Pullins, team foul #7 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | William Howard (PG) John Danford | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:16 | Southern Methodist | Idi Abdelaziz makes the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 02:16 | Southern Methodist | Idi Abdelaziz misses the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 02:16 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| 01:54 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Idi Abdelaziz - foul #2 on Idi Abdelaziz, team foul #7 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | John Danford (PG), Carlo Molina (SG), Mark Roberts (PF), Michael Garrett (C) William Howard, Robert Doughty, Idi Abdelaziz, Ray Landis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (PG), Theodore Batista (SF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Stephen Baker, Gilbert Lombard, Patrick Pullins | |
| 01:54 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 01:54 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson misses the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 01:54 | Southern Methodist | Mark Roberts snags the defensive board | 54-59 |
| 01:33 | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-59 |
| 01:31 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista pulls down the rebound | 54-59 |
| 01:02 | Kentucky | Yong Chin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-59 |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista grabs the offensive board | 54-59 |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson is whistled for a carry | 54-59 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raymond Lally (PF) Anthony Severson | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:35 | Southern Methodist | John Danford misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-59 |
| 00:34 | Southern Methodist | Brent Mancini tips it back up and in | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | John Danford is called for the reach on Theodore Batista in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Danford, team foul #8 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | William Howard (PG) John Danford | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (SG), Anthony Severson (PF) Donald Scott, Raymond Lally | |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:23 | Southern Methodist | William Howard misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-61 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Marlon Kapoor | 56-61 |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | William Howard is called for the reach on Marlon Kapoor in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Howard, team foul #9 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (SF), Patrick Pullins (C) Theodore Batista, Anthony Severson | |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor misses the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:21 | Southern Methodist | Michael Garrett pulls down the rebound | 56-62 |
| 00:14 | Southern Methodist | Carlo Molina's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-62 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Severson (PF) Marlon Kapoor | |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker is hacked by William Howard in the backcourt - foul #5 on William Howard, team foul #10 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | Robert Doughty (PG) William Howard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker misses the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:13 | Southern Methodist | Michael Garrett snags the defensive board | 56-62 |
| 00:07 | Southern Methodist | Robert Doughty buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Southern Methodist | Southern Methodist is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | Robert Doughty is called for the reach on Stephen Baker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Doughty, team foul #11 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Southern Methodist | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor (C) Patrick Pullins | |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:06 | Southern Methodist | Michael Garrett gets the rebound | 59-63 |
| 00:00 | Southern Methodist | Robert Doughty can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-63 |