| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Chris Cunningham (fresh) SG - Garf Demski (fresh) SF - Brian Southworth (fresh) PF - James Swanson (fresh) C - David Simmons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) SG - John Kingston (fresh) SF - Jim Elliott (fresh) PF - Kevin Jackson (fresh) C - Henry Walczak (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | David Simmons wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Arkansas | James Swanson can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Arkansas | David Simmons pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Arkansas | Garf Demski makes the contested 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by David Simmons | 3-0 |
| 18:58 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson is whistled for traveling | 3-0 |
| 18:34 | Arkansas | Garf Demski misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 18:33 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Henry Walczak | 3-0 |
| 18:10 | Kentucky | John Nam buries a shot from the left side set up by Henry Walczak | 3-2 |
| 17:49 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 17:47 | Kentucky | John Kingston gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:20 | Kentucky | John Kingston can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 3-2 |
| 17:18 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott grabs the offensive board | 3-2 |
| 16:53 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak clanks a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Garf Demski - foul #1 on Garf Demski, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edwin Mason (SG), Donald Jones (SF), Bruce Rosemond (PF), Dwayne Lisenby (C) Garf Demski, Brian Southworth, James Swanson, David Simmons | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:53 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 16:53 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 16:53 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Dwayne Lisenby | 3-2 |
| 16:24 | Arkansas | Bruce Rosemond misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 3-2 |
| 16:22 | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby hits the follow up shot | 5-2 |
| 16:06 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-2 |
| 16:04 | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Chris Cunningham (fairly fresh) SG - Edwin Mason (fresh) SF - Donald Jones (fresh) PF - Bruce Rosemond (fresh) C - Dwayne Lisenby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Kingston (fresh) SF - Jim Elliott (fresh) PF - Kevin Jackson (fresh) C - Henry Walczak (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Arkansas | The jump hook by Dwayne Lisenby is blocked by Jim Elliott | 5-2 |
| 15:42 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Nam | 5-2 |
| 15:22 | Kentucky | John Nam buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Jackson | 5-5 |
| 14:55 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 5-5 |
| 14:54 | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby can't tip it in | 5-5 |
| 14:52 | Kentucky | John Kingston gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 14:49 | Kentucky | John Nam is hacked by Chris Cunningham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chris Cunningham, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Garf Demski (SG), Brian Southworth (SF), James Swanson (PF), David Simmons (C) Chris Cunningham, Edwin Mason, Donald Jones, Bruce Rosemond, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), Noel Snow (SG), Phillip Truesdell (SF), Anthony Winkler (PF), Christopher Bennett (C) John Nam, John Kingston, Jim Elliott, Kevin Jackson, Henry Walczak | |
| 14:26 | Kentucky | James Sena scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 14:20 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-8 |
| 14:19 | Kentucky | James Sena gets the rebound | 5-8 |
| 13:55 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG) Noel Snow | |
| 13:37 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth is hacked by Christopher Bennett - foul #1 on Christopher Bennett, team foul #1 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Kingston (SG), Jim Elliott (SF) James Sena, Phillip Truesdell | |
| 13:13 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-8 |
| 13:11 | Kentucky | Garf Demski picks off the pass by Jim Elliott in the backcourt | 8-8 |
| 13:10 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow hits the finger roll on a great pass from Garf Demski | 10-8 |
| 12:45 | Kentucky | John Kingston loses the ball out of bounds | 10-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham (PG), Dwayne Lisenby (C) Brian Bigelow, David Simmons | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson (PF), Henry Walczak (C) Anthony Winkler, Christopher Bennett | |
| 12:17 | Arkansas | James Swanson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edwin Mason (SG), Donald Jones (SF), Bruce Rosemond (PF) Garf Demski, Brian Southworth, James Swanson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG) John Nam | |
| 12:15 | Kentucky | James Sena is hacked by Edwin Mason in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edwin Mason, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| 11:50 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak clanks a shot in the paint | 10-8 |
| 11:49 | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby pulls down the rebound | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Chris Cunningham (fresh) SG - Edwin Mason (fresh) SF - Donald Jones (fresh) PF - Bruce Rosemond (fresh) C - Dwayne Lisenby (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Sena (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Kingston (fresh) SF - Jim Elliott (fairly fresh) PF - Kevin Jackson (fresh) C - Henry Walczak (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), Anthony Winkler (SF) John Kingston, Jim Elliott | |
| 11:13 | Kentucky | John Nam is called for 10 seconds | 10-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG) Chris Cunningham | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett (C) Henry Walczak | |
| 10:51 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 10-8 |
| 10:50 | Arkansas | Edwin Mason snags the offensive board | 10-8 |
| 10:36 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow is whistled for a carry | 10-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Garf Demski (SG), Brian Southworth (SF), James Swanson (PF), David Simmons (C) Edwin Mason, Donald Jones, Bruce Rosemond, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell (SF) Kevin Jackson | |
| 10:15 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler misses the dunk but he's hacked by David Simmons - foul #1 on David Simmons, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham (PG) Brian Bigelow | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Kingston (SG) James Sena | |
| 10:15 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler misses the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 10:15 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler makes the 2nd free throw | 10-9 |
| 09:47 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-9 |
| 09:29 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett drills a jumper near the basket set up by John Nam and he's fouled by Garf Demski - foul #2 on Garf Demski, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edwin Mason (SG), Dwayne Lisenby (C) Garf Demski, David Simmons | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), Jim Elliott (SF), Henry Walczak (C) John Nam, Phillip Truesdell, Anthony Winkler | |
| 09:29 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett makes the free throw | 13-12 |
| 09:00 | Arkansas | James Swanson comes up short on the runner from the left block | 13-12 |
| 08:58 | Kentucky | James Sena snags the defensive board | 13-12 |
| 08:29 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett is hacked by Edwin Mason - foul #2 on Edwin Mason, team foul #6 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Billy Jones (SG), Donald Jones (SF), Bruce Rosemond (PF) Chris Cunningham, Edwin Mason, Brian Southworth, James Swanson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Snow (SG), Kevin Jackson (PF) John Kingston, Christopher Bennett | |
| 08:00 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson connects on the turnaround from close range set up by Jim Elliott | 13-14 |
| 07:31 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 07:29 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott pulls down the rebound | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Brian Bigelow (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Billy Jones (fresh) SF - Donald Jones (fresh) PF - Bruce Rosemond (fresh) C - Dwayne Lisenby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Sena (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Noel Snow (fresh) SF - Jim Elliott (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Walczak (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:25 | Kentucky | Billy Jones is called for the reach on Noel Snow in the backcourt - foul #1 on Billy Jones, team foul #7 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham (PG), David Simmons (C) Brian Bigelow, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), Anthony Winkler (C) James Sena, Henry Walczak | |
| 07:25 | Kentucky | Noel Snow misses the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 07:25 | Arkansas | David Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 06:56 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from straight away | 13-14 |
| 06:55 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 06:30 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Kevin Jackson | 13-16 |
| 06:18 | Arkansas | David Simmons lays it in uncontested set up by Chris Cunningham out of the doubleteam | 15-16 |
| 06:16 | Kentucky | John Nam throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-16 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Brian Southworth (SF), James Swanson (PF) Chris Cunningham, Donald Jones, Bruce Rosemond | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Kingston (SG), Christopher Bennett (C) Noel Snow, Jim Elliott | |
| 05:56 | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow is hacked by John Kingston - foul #1 on John Kingston, team foul #2 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby (C) David Simmons | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Henry Walczak (C) Kevin Jackson | |
| 05:38 | Arkansas | James Swanson connects on the jump hook from the right block set up by Brian Bigelow and he's fouled by Christopher Bennett - foul #2 on Christopher Bennett, team foul #3 | 17-16 |
| 05:38 | Arkansas | James Swanson makes the free throw | 18-16 |
| 05:10 | Kentucky | John Kingston can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-16 |
| 05:09 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett can't tip it in | 18-16 |
| 05:07 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth snags the defensive board | 18-16 |
| 04:51 | Arkansas | James Swanson is whistled for a carry | 18-16 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham (PG), Donald Jones (SG) Brian Bigelow, Billy Jones | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jim Elliott (SF) Anthony Winkler | |
| 04:22 | Kentucky | John Nam is fouled on the floor by Chris Cunningham - foul #2 on Chris Cunningham, team foul #8 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG), Ellis Reynolds (SF), David Simmons (C) Chris Cunningham, Brian Southworth, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson (PF), Noel Snow (C) Christopher Bennett, Henry Walczak | |
| 04:22 | Kentucky | John Nam misses the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 04:22 | Arkansas | James Swanson gets the rebound | 18-16 |
| 04:20 | Arkansas | John Kingston takes the ball from Brian Bigelow in the backcourt | 18-16 |
| 03:59 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson connects on the open 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Nam | 18-19 |
| 03:39 | Arkansas | David Simmons misses the lay-in | 18-19 |
| 03:38 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott grabs the defensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 03:20 | Kentucky | Donald Jones picks off the pass by John Nam | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Brian Bigelow (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Jones (fairly fresh) SF - Ellis Reynolds (fresh) PF - James Swanson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - David Simmons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Kingston (fairly fresh) SF - Jim Elliott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Noel Snow (fresh) | |
| 03:04 | Arkansas | David Simmons buries a shot near the basket and he's hacked by Kevin Jackson - foul #1 on Kevin Jackson, team foul #4 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham (PG), Garf Demski (SG), Brian Southworth (SF), Bruce Rosemond (PF) Brian Bigelow, Donald Jones, Ellis Reynolds, James Swanson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), Anthony Winkler (SF), Henry Walczak (C) John Nam, John Kingston, Jim Elliott | |
| 03:04 | Arkansas | David Simmons makes the free throw | 21-19 |
| 02:51 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler is called for a charge - foul #1 on Anthony Winkler, team foul #5 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dwayne Lisenby (C) David Simmons | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:32 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-19 |
| 02:31 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak grabs the board | 21-19 |
| 02:11 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler is by himself and knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Henry Walczak | 21-21 |
| 01:47 | Arkansas | Brian Southworth is fouled on the floor by Henry Walczak - foul #1 on Henry Walczak, team foul #6 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Kingston (SG), Jim Elliott (SF), Christopher Bennett (C) Noel Snow, Kevin Jackson, Henry Walczak | |
| 01:39 | Arkansas | Garf Demski works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-21 |
| 01:37 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett pulls down the rebound | 21-21 |
| 01:08 | Kentucky | Dwayne Lisenby is called for the reach on Jim Elliott - foul #1 on Dwayne Lisenby, team foul #9 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edwin Mason (SG), Donald Jones (SF), James Swanson (PF), David Simmons (C) Garf Demski, Brian Southworth, Bruce Rosemond, Dwayne Lisenby | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG) James Sena | |
| 01:08 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 01:08 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 00:51 | Arkansas | Chris Cunningham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-23 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Brian Bigelow (PG) Chris Cunningham | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Nam | 21-25 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas | James Swanson misses the easy layup | 21-25 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | John Nam grabs the board | 21-25 |