| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Darin Ries (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brad Husk (fresh) SF - Joseph Moeller (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gary Frazier (fresh) C - Stephen Brokaw (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matthew McCleary (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Damon Desroches (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Steven Finney (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Rick Dillon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Penrose (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Steven Finney inbounds the ball | 18-25 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | Brad Husk is called for the reach on Damon Desroches - foul #1 on Brad Husk, team foul #1 | 18-25 |
| 19:21 | Kentucky | Timothy Penrose lays it in | 18-27 |
| 18:55 | Kansas | Joseph Moeller misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 18-27 |
| 18:53 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches pulls down the rebound | 18-27 |
| 18:28 | Kentucky | 3 seconds is called on Rick Dillon | 18-27 |
| 18:03 | Kansas | Darin Ries misses short on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Damon Desroches - foul #2 on Damon Desroches, team foul #1 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Kansas | Larry Lynn (SG), Larry Wadley (SF), Justin White (PF), Andy Jowers (C) Brad Husk, Joseph Moeller, Gary Frazier, Stephen Brokaw | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (PG), Jamie Okamoto (SF), Kenneth Young (PF), Kenneth Gilbert (C) Matthew McCleary, Steven Finney, Rick Dillon, Timothy Penrose | |
| 18:03 | Kansas | Darin Ries makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 18:03 | Kansas | Darin Ries misses the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 18:03 | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert grabs the board | 19-27 |
| 17:39 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-27 |
| 17:37 | Kansas | Darin Ries gets the rebound | 19-27 |
| 17:21 | Kansas | Larry Wadley is fouled on the floor by Jamie Okamoto - foul #1 on Jamie Okamoto, team foul #2 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Kansas | Shawn Irving (PG) Darin Ries | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Stroud (SG) Damon Desroches | |
| 16:59 | Kansas | Justin White is whistled for a carry | 19-27 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Steven Finney (SF), Rick Dillon (PF) Martin Lindsay, Jamie Okamoto, Kenneth Young | |
| 16:43 | Kentucky | William Stroud is called for traveling | 19-27 |
| Subs | Kansas | Brad Husk (SG), Joseph Moeller (SF) Larry Lynn, Larry Wadley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Penrose (C) Kenneth Gilbert | |
| 16:39 | Kansas | Brad Husk is fouled in the backcourt by William Stroud - foul #2 on William Stroud, team foul #3 | 19-27 |
| 16:18 | Kansas | Justin White misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 19-27 |
| 16:17 | Kentucky | Timothy Penrose snags the defensive board | 19-27 |
| 15:59 | Kentucky | William Stroud hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-27 |
| 15:58 | Kansas | Andy Jowers grabs the defensive rebound | 19-27 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Shawn Irving (fresh) SG - Brad Husk (fresh) SF - Joseph Moeller (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Justin White (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Andy Jowers (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matthew McCleary (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Stroud (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steven Finney (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Rick Dillon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Penrose (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Kansas | Justin White hits the finger roll on a great pass from Shawn Irving | 21-27 |
| 15:05 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary clanks a floater from the left wing | 21-27 |
| 15:04 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon grabs the offensive board | 21-27 |
| 14:56 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon lays it in and the foul's on Joseph Moeller - foul #3 on Joseph Moeller, team foul #2 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Kansas | Darin Ries (PG), Larry Lynn (SG), Larry Wadley (SF), Gary Frazier (PF), Stephen Brokaw (C) Shawn Irving, Brad Husk, Joseph Moeller, Justin White, Andy Jowers | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (PG), Damon Desroches (SG), Jamie Okamoto (SF), Kenneth Gilbert (C) Matthew McCleary, William Stroud, Steven Finney, Timothy Penrose | |
| 14:56 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon makes the free throw | 21-30 |
| 14:53 | Kansas | Darin Ries is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 21-30 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Young (PF) Rick Dillon | |
| 14:35 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto is hacked by Gary Frazier - foul #2 on Gary Frazier, team foul #3 | 21-30 |
| 14:10 | Kentucky | Kenneth Young misses the turnaround near the basket | 21-30 |
| 14:08 | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert hits the follow up shot | 21-32 |
| 13:47 | Kansas | Larry Lynn misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-32 |
| 13:46 | Kansas | Darin Ries tips it back up and in | 23-32 |
| 13:25 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay is hacked by Darin Ries - foul #1 on Darin Ries, team foul #4 | 23-32 |
| 12:59 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-35 |
| 12:38 | Kansas | Gary Frazier buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Darin Ries | 25-35 |
| 12:09 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-35 |
| 12:08 | Kansas | Stephen Brokaw pulls down the rebound | 25-35 |
| 11:47 | Kansas | Larry Wadley misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-35 |
| 11:46 | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert grabs the board | 25-35 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Darin Ries (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Lynn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Larry Wadley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gary Frazier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Brokaw (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Martin Lindsay (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Damon Desroches (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jamie Okamoto (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Young (fairly fresh) C - Kenneth Gilbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Kentucky | Kenneth Young comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Gary Frazier - foul #3 on Gary Frazier, team foul #5 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Kansas | Shawn Irving (PG), Brad Husk (SG), Joseph Moeller (SF), Justin White (PF), Andy Jowers (C) Darin Ries, Larry Lynn, Larry Wadley, Gary Frazier, Stephen Brokaw | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), William Stroud (SG), Steven Finney (SF), Timothy Penrose (C) Martin Lindsay, Damon Desroches, Jamie Okamoto, Kenneth Gilbert | |
| 11:31 | Kentucky | Kenneth Young makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 11:31 | Kentucky | Kenneth Young makes the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 11:14 | Kansas | Justin White lays it up and in set up by Joseph Moeller | 27-37 |
| 10:49 | Kentucky | William Stroud connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Timothy Penrose | 27-39 |
| 10:36 | Kansas | Joseph Moeller is hacked by Timothy Penrose - foul #1 on Timothy Penrose, team foul #4 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rick Dillon (PF) Kenneth Young | |
| 10:21 | Kansas | Shawn Irving clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-39 |
| 10:20 | Kansas | Brad Husk snags the offensive board | 27-39 |
| 10:02 | Kansas | Justin White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-39 |
| Subs | Kansas | Darin Ries (PG) Shawn Irving | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 09:42 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Matthew McCleary | 27-41 |
| 09:35 | Kansas | Justin White misses badly on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Matthew McCleary - foul #1 on Matthew McCleary, team foul #5 | 27-41 |
| Subs | Kansas | Larry Lynn (SG), Shawn Irving (SF), Stephen Brokaw (C) Brad Husk, Joseph Moeller, Andy Jowers | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (SG), Jamie Okamoto (SF), Sherman Holmes (C) William Stroud, Steven Finney, Timothy Penrose | |
| 09:35 | Kansas | Justin White misses the 1st free throw | 27-41 |
| 09:35 | Kansas | Justin White makes the 2nd free throw | 28-41 |
| 09:11 | Kentucky | Sherman Holmes comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 28-41 |
| 09:10 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary gets the offensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 08:50 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-41 |
| 08:49 | Kansas | Darin Ries gets the rebound | 28-41 |
| 08:33 | Kansas | Darin Ries hits a floater from the left wing and the foul's on Matthew McCleary - foul #2 on Matthew McCleary, team foul #6 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Kansas | Larry Wadley (SF), Gary Frazier (PF) Shawn Irving, Justin White | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (PG), William Stroud (SG), Steven Finney (SF), Kenneth Gilbert (C) Matthew McCleary, Damon Desroches, Jamie Okamoto, Rick Dillon | |
| 08:33 | Kansas | Darin Ries makes the free throw | 31-41 |
| 08:07 | Kentucky | William Stroud clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-41 |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay tips it back up and in | 31-43 |
| 08:03 | Kansas | William Stroud steals it from Larry Lynn in the backcourt | 31-43 |
| 07:45 | Kentucky | William Stroud double dribbles | 31-43 |
| Subs | Kansas | Shawn Irving (PG), Brad Husk (SG), Joseph Moeller (SF), Andy Jowers (C) Darin Ries, Larry Lynn, Gary Frazier, Stephen Brokaw | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Penrose (C) Kenneth Gilbert | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Shawn Irving (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brad Husk (fresh) SF - Joseph Moeller (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Larry Wadley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andy Jowers (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Martin Lindsay (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Stroud (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Steven Finney (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Sherman Holmes (fresh) C - Timothy Penrose (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Kansas | Joseph Moeller misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 07:31 | Kentucky | William Stroud grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 07:05 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-45 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 06:50 | Kansas | Andy Jowers's layup is rejected by Timothy Penrose | 31-45 |
| 06:48 | Kentucky | Sherman Holmes gets the rebound | 31-45 |
| 06:43 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-45 |
| 06:41 | Kansas | Brad Husk grabs the defensive rebound | 31-45 |
| 06:37 | Kansas | Andy Jowers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-45 |
| Subs | Kansas | Darin Ries (PG), Justin White (PF) Shawn Irving, Larry Wadley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Damon Desroches (SG), Jamie Okamoto (SF), Rick Dillon (PF) Martin Lindsay, William Stroud, Steven Finney, Sherman Holmes | |
| 06:19 | Kentucky | Darin Ries takes the ball from Jamie Okamoto | 31-45 |
| 06:16 | Kansas | Darin Ries banks in the layup | 33-45 |
| 05:49 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-45 |
| 05:48 | Kansas | Justin White grabs the board | 33-45 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:35 | Kansas | Darin Ries comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-45 |
| 05:34 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto pulls down the rebound | 33-45 |
| 05:05 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon misses the easy layup | 33-45 |
| 05:04 | Kansas | Brad Husk grabs the defensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 04:57 | Kansas | Darin Ries throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-45 |
| Subs | Kansas | Shawn Irving (PG), Larry Lynn (SG), Larry Wadley (SF), Gary Frazier (PF), Stephen Brokaw (C) Darin Ries, Brad Husk, Joseph Moeller, Justin White, Andy Jowers | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Stroud (PG), Kenneth Gilbert (C) Matthew McCleary, Timothy Penrose | |
| 04:38 | Kentucky | Stephen Brokaw blocks the short jumper by Rick Dillon | 33-45 |
| 04:37 | Kansas | Stephen Brokaw grabs the defensive rebound | 33-45 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 04:26 | Kansas | Larry Wadley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-45 |
| 04:24 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches grabs the defensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 03:56 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon lays it in on a great pass from William Stroud and he's hacked by Gary Frazier - foul #4 on Gary Frazier, team foul #6 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Kansas | Darin Ries (PG) Shawn Irving | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (PG), Steven Finney (SF) Damon Desroches, Jamie Okamoto | |
| 03:56 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon makes the free throw | 33-48 |
| 03:47 | Kansas | Darin Ries hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-48 |
| 03:45 | Kansas | Larry Wadley hits the follow up shot | 35-48 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Darin Ries (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Lynn (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Larry Wadley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Frazier (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Stephen Brokaw (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Martin Lindsay (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Stroud (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Finney (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Rick Dillon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Kentucky | William Stroud clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-48 |
| 03:16 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon grabs the offensive board | 35-48 |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steven Finney | 35-50 |
| 02:40 | Kansas | Gary Frazier lays it up and in and he's hacked by Martin Lindsay - foul #1 on Martin Lindsay, team foul #7 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Kansas | Shawn Irving (SF), Justin White (C) Larry Wadley, Stephen Brokaw | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Kenneth Young (PF), Sherman Holmes (C) William Stroud, Rick Dillon, Kenneth Gilbert | |
| 02:40 | Kansas | Gary Frazier makes the free throw | 38-50 |
| 02:28 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay's pass is intercepted by Darin Ries | 38-50 |
| 02:20 | Kansas | Justin White misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 38-50 |
| 02:18 | Kentucky | Sherman Holmes gets the rebound | 38-50 |
| 02:03 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Matthew McCleary | 38-52 |
| 01:59 | Kansas | Larry Lynn is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Lindsay - foul #2 on Martin Lindsay, team foul #8 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Kansas | Joseph Moeller (SF), Stephen Brokaw (C) Shawn Irving, Justin White | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (SG), Rick Dillon (PF), Timothy Penrose (C) Martin Lindsay, Kenneth Young, Sherman Holmes | |
| 01:59 | Kansas | Larry Lynn makes the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 01:59 | Kansas | Larry Lynn makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:46 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Timothy Penrose | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:28 | Kansas | Stephen Brokaw is fouled on the floor by Steven Finney - foul #2 on Steven Finney, team foul #9 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Kansas | Brad Husk (SG) Larry Lynn | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:28 | Kansas | Stephen Brokaw makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 01:28 | Kansas | Stephen Brokaw makes the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 01:13 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches is whistled for traveling | 42-54 |
| 00:58 | Kansas | The short jumper by Darin Ries is denied by Rick Dillon | 42-54 |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary grabs the defensive rebound | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary misses the lay-in | 42-54 |
| 00:25 | Kansas | Gary Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Kansas | Joseph Moeller is hacked by Matthew McCleary - foul #3 on Matthew McCleary, team foul #10 | 42-54 |
| 00:21 | Kansas | Joseph Moeller makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 00:21 | Kansas | Joseph Moeller makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary runs out the clock | 44-54 |