| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Al Noerenberg (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Cunningham (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Harry Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Utley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Elmer Olson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Yong Chin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Scott (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Theodore Batista (fresh) PF - Anthony Severson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Marlon Kapoor (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista inbounds the ball | 21-20 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:37 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor lays it in on a nice dish by Yong Chin and he's hacked by Elmer Olson - foul #1 on Elmer Olson, team foul #1 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William O'Hara (PF) Eugene Utley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 19:37 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor makes the free throw | 21-23 |
| 19:14 | Arkansas | Harry Wilson drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Cunningham | 23-23 |
| 18:54 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 23-23 |
| 18:52 | Arkansas | William O'Hara gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 18:30 | Arkansas | William O'Hara misses long on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Yong Chin - foul #2 on Yong Chin, team foul #1 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eugene Utley (PF) Elmer Olson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:30 | Arkansas | William O'Hara makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 18:30 | Arkansas | William O'Hara makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 18:11 | Kentucky | Yong Chin is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-23 |
| 18:10 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson grabs the offensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 17:54 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Donald Scott | 25-25 |
| 17:34 | Arkansas | Marlon Kapoor steals the ball from Eugene Utley | 25-25 |
| 17:08 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 25-25 |
| 17:07 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley grabs the board | 25-25 |
| 16:46 | Arkansas | Harry Wilson misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 25-25 |
| 16:45 | Arkansas | Harry Wilson can't tip it in | 25-25 |
| 16:44 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor pulls down the rebound | 25-25 |
| 16:32 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor lays it in | 25-27 |
| 16:12 | Arkansas | Joseph Cunningham makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Al Noerenberg | 28-27 |
| 15:56 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor hits the finger roll set up by Theodore Batista | 28-29 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Al Noerenberg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Cunningham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Utley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - William O'Hara (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Yong Chin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Scott (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theodore Batista (tiring) PF - Anthony Severson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Marlon Kapoor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Arkansas | Harry Wilson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 28-29 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Jones (PG), Elmer Olson (C) Al Noerenberg, Harry Wilson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Raymond Lally (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Yong Chin, Anthony Severson, Marlon Kapoor | |
| 15:36 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista makes the jumper in the lane set up by Stephen Baker | 28-31 |
| 15:34 | Arkansas | Theodore Batista is called for the reach on David Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Theodore Batista, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Stephen Junker (SG) David Jones | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:22 | Arkansas | William O'Hara drills a shot in the paint | 30-31 |
| 15:01 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-31 |
| 15:00 | Arkansas | Joseph Cunningham gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 14:42 | Arkansas | Stephen Junker loses the ball out of bounds | 30-31 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Al Noerenberg (PG), Harry Wilson (SF) Stephen Junker, Eugene Utley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:13 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Scott and the foul's on Harry Wilson - foul #2 on Harry Wilson, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eugene Utley (PF) Harry Wilson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard (PF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Raymond Lally, Patrick Pullins | |
| 14:13 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker makes the free throw | 30-34 |
| 13:54 | Arkansas | Elmer Olson travels with the ball | 30-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Harry Wilson (SF) Eugene Utley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (PG) Stephen Baker | |
| 13:28 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor loses the ball out of bounds | 30-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eugene Utley (PF) Harry Wilson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (PG), Anthony Severson (PF) Jiao-Long Xue, Theodore Batista | |
| 13:10 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley is called for a backcourt violation | 30-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Harry Wilson (SF) Eugene Utley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raymond Lally (PF) Anthony Severson | |
| 12:53 | Kentucky | Yong Chin clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-34 |
| 12:52 | Arkansas | Elmer Olson gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 12:23 | Arkansas | Gilbert Lombard is called for the reach on Harry Wilson - foul #3 on Gilbert Lombard, team foul #3 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Jones (PG), Eugene Utley (PF) Al Noerenberg, Harry Wilson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (SG), Stephen Baker (SF), Patrick Pullins (C) Donald Scott, Gilbert Lombard, Marlon Kapoor | |
| 11:55 | Arkansas | William O'Hara misses the jumper from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 11:53 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins grabs the board | 30-34 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Jones (fresh) SG - Joseph Cunningham (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William O'Hara (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Eugene Utley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Elmer Olson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Yong Chin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jiao-Long Xue (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Lally (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Pullins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Kentucky | Yong Chin makes the contested 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jiao-Long Xue | 30-37 |
| 11:45 | Arkansas | David Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Al Noerenberg (PG) David Jones | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Theodore Batista (SF), Anthony Severson (PF) Yong Chin, Raymond Lally | |
| 11:24 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Joseph Cunningham - foul #2 on Joseph Cunningham, team foul #3 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Harry Wilson (SF) Eugene Utley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 11:24 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue makes the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 11:24 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 10:56 | Arkansas | Patrick Pullins picks off the pass by Harry Wilson | 30-39 |
| 10:35 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 30-39 |
| 10:33 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Jiao-Long Xue | 30-39 |
| 10:14 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 30-39 |
| 10:12 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to William O'Hara | 30-39 |
| 09:47 | Arkansas | Al Noerenberg can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 30-39 |
| 09:45 | Arkansas | Harry Wilson misses the tip | 30-39 |
| 09:43 | Arkansas | Elmer Olson tips it back up and in | 32-39 |
| 09:26 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista's fadeaway is rejected by William O'Hara | 32-39 |
| 09:25 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Elmer Olson | 32-39 |
| 09:20 | Arkansas | Al Noerenberg is fouled in the backcourt by Theodore Batista - foul #3 on Theodore Batista, team foul #4 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Jones (PG), Stephen Junker (SG), Eugene Utley (PF) Al Noerenberg, Joseph Cunningham, Elmer Olson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Raymond Lally (PF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Stephen Baker, Jiao-Long Xue, Theodore Batista, Anthony Severson, Patrick Pullins | |
| 09:01 | Arkansas | William O'Hara misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-39 |
| 09:00 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor pulls down the rebound | 32-39 |
| 08:31 | Kentucky | Donald Scott lays it up and in on a nice dish by Marlon Kapoor and he's fouled by Stephen Junker - foul #1 on Stephen Junker, team foul #4 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Al Noerenberg (PG), Joseph Cunningham (SG), Elmer Olson (C) David Jones, Stephen Junker, Harry Wilson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:31 | Kentucky | Donald Scott misses the free throw | 32-41 |
| 08:31 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 08:11 | Arkansas | Joseph Cunningham is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-41 |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor gets the rebound | 32-41 |
| 07:47 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 32-41 |
| 07:45 | Arkansas | Al Noerenberg grabs the board | 32-41 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Al Noerenberg (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Cunningham (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William O'Hara (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Eugene Utley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Elmer Olson (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Yong Chin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Scott (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gilbert Lombard (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Lally (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marlon Kapoor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Arkansas | Gilbert Lombard steps in front of the Al Noerenberg pass in the backcourt | 32-41 |
| 07:18 | Kentucky | Yong Chin makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-44 |
| 06:53 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley dunks the ball on a nice dish by Al Noerenberg | 34-44 |
| 06:48 | Kentucky | Yong Chin's pass is intercepted by Joseph Cunningham in the backcourt | 34-44 |
| 06:23 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley hits a runner in the paint and he's hacked by Marlon Kapoor - foul #3 on Marlon Kapoor, team foul #5 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Harry Wilson (SF) Elmer Olson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Jiao-Long Xue (SG), Theodore Batista (SF), Anthony Severson (PF) Yong Chin, Donald Scott, Gilbert Lombard, Raymond Lally | |
| 06:23 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley misses the free throw | 36-44 |
| 06:23 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor gets the rebound | 36-44 |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-44 |
| 05:33 | Arkansas | Al Noerenberg hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Stephen Baker - foul #1 on Stephen Baker, team foul #6 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins (C) Marlon Kapoor | |
| 05:33 | Arkansas | Al Noerenberg makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 05:33 | Arkansas | Al Noerenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 05:13 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson makes the jumpshot from the right side | 38-46 |
| 04:51 | Arkansas | Joseph Cunningham can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 38-46 |
| 04:50 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 04:31 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue is hacked by William O'Hara - foul #3 on William O'Hara, team foul #5 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Jones (PG), Elmer Olson (C) Al Noerenberg, Eugene Utley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Marlon Kapoor (C) Stephen Baker, Jiao-Long Xue, Patrick Pullins | |
| 04:03 | Kentucky | Yong Chin is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #3 on Yong Chin, team foul #7 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Al Noerenberg (PG), Eugene Utley (PF) David Jones, Harry Wilson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard (SF) Theodore Batista | |
| 03:56 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 38-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raymond Lally (C) Marlon Kapoor | |
| 03:38 | Arkansas | Joseph Cunningham clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 03:36 | Arkansas | Eugene Utley gets the offensive rebound | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Al Noerenberg (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Cunningham (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William O'Hara (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - Eugene Utley (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Elmer Olson (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Yong Chin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Scott (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gilbert Lombard (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Severson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Lally (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Arkansas | William O'Hara is hacked by Gilbert Lombard - foul #4 on Gilbert Lombard, team foul #8 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Harry Wilson (SF) Eugene Utley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (SG), Patrick Pullins (C) Donald Scott, Anthony Severson | |
| 03:08 | Arkansas | William O'Hara misses the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 03:08 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 02:43 | Kentucky | Harry Wilson picks off the pass by Gilbert Lombard | 38-46 |
| 02:40 | Arkansas | Patrick Pullins is called for the reach on Joseph Cunningham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Pullins, team foul #9 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eugene Utley (PF) Elmer Olson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:40 | Arkansas | Joseph Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 02:40 | Arkansas | Joseph Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 40-46 |
| 02:38 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Scott (SG), Anthony Severson (PF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Jiao-Long Xue, Raymond Lally, Patrick Pullins | |
| 02:18 | Kentucky | Yong Chin travels with the ball | 40-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Elmer Olson (C) Eugene Utley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:15 | Arkansas | Al Noerenberg is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Al Noerenberg, team foul #6 | 40-46 |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joseph Cunningham - foul #3 on Joseph Cunningham, team foul #7 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eugene Utley (PF) William O'Hara | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Theodore Batista (SF) Gilbert Lombard | |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson makes the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:46 | Arkansas | Yong Chin steals it from Harry Wilson in the backcourt | 40-48 |
| 01:44 | Kentucky | Donald Scott blows the dunk | 40-48 |
| 01:42 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Eugene Utley | 40-48 |
| 01:28 | Arkansas | Al Noerenberg is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-48 |
| 01:26 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor gets the rebound | 40-48 |
| 01:19 | Kentucky | Yong Chin double dribbles | 40-48 |
| 01:04 | Arkansas | Al Noerenberg hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-48 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Al Noerenberg is called for the reach on Yong Chin - foul #3 on Al Noerenberg, team foul #8 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (SG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Patrick Pullins (C) Donald Scott, Theodore Batista, Marlon Kapoor | |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Yong Chin makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Yong Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:50 | Arkansas | Joseph Cunningham misses the 3 from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins pulls down the rebound | 42-50 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 42-50 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG) Yong Chin | |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard is hacked by Al Noerenberg in the backcourt - foul #4 on Al Noerenberg, team foul #9 | 42-50 |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard misses the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 00:46 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Elmer Olson | 42-51 |
| 00:38 | Arkansas | Joseph Cunningham misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-51 |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins pulls down the rebound | 42-51 |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Cunningham - foul #4 on Joseph Cunningham, team foul #10 | 42-51 |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins makes the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Arkansas | Gilbert Lombard steps in front of the Al Noerenberg pass in the backcourt | 42-53 |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue banks in the layup set up by Gilbert Lombard | 42-55 |
| 00:25 | Arkansas | Al Noerenberg comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 42-55 |
| 00:24 | Arkansas | Joseph Cunningham gets the offensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 00:20 | Arkansas | Joseph Cunningham is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker runs out the clock | 45-55 |