| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Richard Depasquale (fresh) SG - Raymond Guin (fresh) SF - Van Mercer (fresh) PF - James Swinehart (fresh) C - Steven Mayle (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matthew McCleary (fresh) SG - Damon Desroches (fresh) SF - William Stroud (fresh) PF - Rick Dillon (fresh) C - Timothy Penrose (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Timothy Penrose wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to James Swinehart | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Arkansas | William Stroud steps in front of the Steven Mayle pass | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Kentucky | Richard Depasquale steals it from Timothy Penrose | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | Arkansas | James Swinehart makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Depasquale | 2-0 |
| 18:07 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches is fouled on the floor by James Swinehart - foul #1 on James Swinehart, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 17:42 | Kentucky | William Stroud knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Matthew McCleary | 2-2 |
| 17:22 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Richard Depasquale | 4-2 |
| 17:04 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 4-2 |
| 17:03 | Kentucky | Timothy Penrose tips it in | 4-4 |
| 16:58 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (PG), Steven Finney (SG), Jamie Okamoto (SF), Kenneth Young (PF), Kenneth Gilbert (C) Matthew McCleary, Damon Desroches, William Stroud, Rick Dillon, Timothy Penrose | |
| 16:35 | Kentucky | Kenneth Young drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Steven Finney | 4-6 |
| 16:30 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin banks in the layup and he's fouled by Kenneth Young - foul #1 on Kenneth Young, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tibor Zais (SF) Van Mercer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:30 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin makes the free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:05 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-6 |
| 16:04 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay hits the follow up shot | 7-8 |
| 16:02 | Arkansas | Martin Lindsay takes the ball from Tibor Zais in the backcourt | 7-8 |
| 15:36 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 7-8 |
| 15:35 | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert snags the offensive board | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Richard Depasquale (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Raymond Guin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tibor Zais (fresh) PF - James Swinehart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Mayle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Martin Lindsay (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Finney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jamie Okamoto (fresh) PF - Kenneth Young (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Gilbert (fresh) | |
| 15:20 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Young and he's hacked by Tibor Zais - foul #1 on Tibor Zais, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alfredo Martin (PG), Michael Beaupre (SG), Ed Gilmore (PF), Willie Green (C) Richard Depasquale, Raymond Guin, James Swinehart, Steven Mayle | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Stroud (PG), Damon Desroches (SG), Rick Dillon (PF) Martin Lindsay, Steven Finney, Kenneth Young | |
| 15:20 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto misses the free throw | 7-10 |
| 15:20 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Ed Gilmore | 7-10 |
| 14:59 | Arkansas | Willie Green knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Tibor Zais | 9-10 |
| 14:37 | Kentucky | Ed Gilmore steals the ball from Damon Desroches | 9-10 |
| 14:16 | Arkansas | Michael Beaupre drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Ed Gilmore and he's fouled by Damon Desroches - foul #1 on Damon Desroches, team foul #2 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Van Mercer (SF) Tibor Zais | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Steven Finney (SF), Timothy Penrose (C) William Stroud, Jamie Okamoto, Kenneth Gilbert | |
| 14:16 | Arkansas | Michael Beaupre makes the free throw | 12-10 |
| 13:52 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 12-10 |
| 13:51 | Arkansas | Willie Green pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| 13:26 | Arkansas | Damon Desroches takes the ball from Willie Green | 12-10 |
| 13:01 | Kentucky | Timothy Penrose is hacked by Willie Green - foul #1 on Willie Green, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale (PG), Raymond Guin (SG), James Swinehart (PF), Steven Mayle (C) Alfredo Martin, Michael Beaupre, Ed Gilmore, Willie Green | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Stroud (SF), Kenneth Young (PF), Sherman Holmes (C) Damon Desroches, Rick Dillon, Timothy Penrose | |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary loses the dribble to Raymond Guin | 12-10 |
| 12:21 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Depasquale | 14-10 |
| 12:01 | Kentucky | William Stroud is fouled on the floor by Steven Mayle - foul #1 on Steven Mayle, team foul #4 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tibor Zais (SF) Van Mercer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (PG), Jamie Okamoto (SG), Timothy Penrose (C) Matthew McCleary, Steven Finney, Sherman Holmes | |
| 11:43 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay loses the dribble to Richard Depasquale | 14-10 |
| 11:41 | Arkansas | Tibor Zais is hacked by Jamie Okamoto in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jamie Okamoto, team foul #3 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (SG) William Stroud | |
| 11:21 | Arkansas | Martin Lindsay swats the short shot by James Swinehart | 14-10 |
| 11:20 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin tips it but misses | 14-10 |
| 11:18 | Arkansas | James Swinehart pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-10 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Richard Depasquale (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Guin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tibor Zais (fresh) PF - James Swinehart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Mayle (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Martin Lindsay (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Damon Desroches (fresh) SF - Jamie Okamoto (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Young (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Penrose (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:10 | Arkansas | Timothy Penrose swats the short shot by Steven Mayle | 14-10 |
| 11:09 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jamie Okamoto | 14-10 |
| 10:45 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 14-10 |
| 10:43 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle pulls down the rebound | 14-10 |
| 10:21 | Arkansas | James Swinehart knocks in the runner in the paint and he's fouled by Timothy Penrose - foul #1 on Timothy Penrose, team foul #4 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alfredo Martin (PG), Michael Beaupre (SG), Willie Green (C) Richard Depasquale, Raymond Guin, Steven Mayle | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Stroud (PG), Steven Finney (SG), Rick Dillon (PF), Kenneth Gilbert (C) Martin Lindsay, Damon Desroches, Kenneth Young, Timothy Penrose | |
| 10:21 | Arkansas | James Swinehart makes the free throw | 17-10 |
| 09:52 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon misses the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Willie Green - foul #2 on Willie Green, team foul #5 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Van Mercer (SF), Ed Gilmore (PF), Joseph Smith (C) Tibor Zais, James Swinehart, Willie Green | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG) Jamie Okamoto | |
| 09:52 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 09:52 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon misses the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 09:52 | Arkansas | Michael Beaupre grabs the defensive rebound | 17-11 |
| 09:27 | Arkansas | Michael Beaupre misses the floater from just outside the lane | 17-11 |
| 09:25 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon gets the rebound | 17-11 |
| 09:11 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon's pass is intercepted by Ed Gilmore | 17-11 |
| 09:09 | Arkansas | Michael Beaupre is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Finney - foul #1 on Steven Finney, team foul #5 | 17-11 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Raymond Guin (SG) Michael Beaupre | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (SG) Steven Finney | |
| 08:49 | Arkansas | Alfredo Martin misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 17-11 |
| 08:48 | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 17-11 |
| 08:28 | Kentucky | William Stroud buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew McCleary | 17-13 |
| 08:26 | Arkansas | Alfredo Martin is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 17-13 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale (PG), Tibor Zais (SF), Steven Mayle (C) Alfredo Martin, Van Mercer, Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (PG), Jamie Okamoto (SF), Kenneth Young (PF), Sherman Holmes (C) Matthew McCleary, William Stroud, Rick Dillon, Kenneth Gilbert | |
| 08:00 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Depasquale - foul #1 on Richard Depasquale, team foul #6 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Swinehart (PF) Ed Gilmore | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Penrose (C) Sherman Holmes | |
| 08:00 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches misses the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 08:00 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches makes the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 07:40 | Arkansas | James Swinehart comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 17-14 |
| 07:39 | Arkansas | Tibor Zais snags the offensive board | 17-14 |
| 07:24 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-14 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Beaupre (PG), Swietomierz Cipkowski (SG) Richard Depasquale, Raymond Guin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Finney (SG), Rick Dillon (PF) Damon Desroches, Kenneth Young | |
| 06:57 | Kentucky | Swietomierz Cipkowski is called for the reach on Steven Finney - foul #1 on Swietomierz Cipkowski, team foul #7 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alfredo Martin (PG), Joseph Smith (PF) Swietomierz Cipkowski, James Swinehart | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), William Stroud (SF) Martin Lindsay, Jamie Okamoto | |
| 06:57 | Kentucky | Steven Finney makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 06:57 | Kentucky | Steven Finney makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Alfredo Martin (fresh) SG - Michael Beaupre (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tibor Zais (fresh) PF - Joseph Smith (fresh) C - Steven Mayle (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matthew McCleary (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Finney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Stroud (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rick Dillon (fresh) 1 pts. C - Timothy Penrose (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 06:35 | Arkansas | Michael Beaupre can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 17-16 |
| 06:34 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 06:21 | Kentucky | Steven Finney's pass is intercepted by Alfredo Martin | 17-16 |
| 06:00 | Arkansas | Michael Beaupre misses the 3 from straight away | 17-16 |
| 05:58 | Kentucky | William Stroud snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| 05:29 | Kentucky | William Stroud loses the dribble to Alfredo Martin | 17-16 |
| 05:07 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle clanks a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Rick Dillon - foul #1 on Rick Dillon, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale (PG), Raymond Guin (SG), Van Mercer (SF), James Swinehart (PF) Alfredo Martin, Michael Beaupre, Tibor Zais, Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (PG), Damon Desroches (SG), Jamie Okamoto (SF), Kenneth Young (PF), Kenneth Gilbert (C) Matthew McCleary, Steven Finney, William Stroud, Rick Dillon, Timothy Penrose | |
| 05:07 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle misses the 1st free throw | 17-16 |
| 05:07 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 04:41 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay drills a 3 from straight away set up by Kenneth Gilbert | 18-19 |
| 04:12 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 18-19 |
| 04:11 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches grabs the board | 18-19 |
| 04:01 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches misses long on a shot from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 03:59 | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 03:43 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 18-19 |
| 03:41 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Steven Mayle | 18-19 |
| 03:14 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-19 |
| 03:13 | Arkansas | Steven Mayle tips it in | 20-19 |
| 02:56 | Kentucky | Kenneth Young can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-19 |
| 02:54 | Arkansas | James Swinehart pulls down the rebound | 20-19 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Richard Depasquale (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Guin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Van Mercer (fairly fresh) PF - James Swinehart (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Mayle (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Martin Lindsay (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Damon Desroches (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jamie Okamoto (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Kenneth Gilbert (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Lindsay - foul #1 on Martin Lindsay, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Beaupre (SG), Tibor Zais (SF), Ed Gilmore (PF), Willie Green (C) Raymond Guin, Van Mercer, James Swinehart, Steven Mayle | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Steven Finney (SG), William Stroud (SF), Rick Dillon (PF), Sherman Holmes (C) Martin Lindsay, Damon Desroches, Jamie Okamoto, Kenneth Young, Kenneth Gilbert | |
| 02:52 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale misses the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 02:52 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Rick Dillon | 20-19 |
| 02:32 | Kentucky | Willie Green is called for the reach on William Stroud - foul #3 on Willie Green, team foul #8 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alfredo Martin (PG), Joseph Smith (C) Richard Depasquale, Willie Green | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:32 | Kentucky | William Stroud misses the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 02:32 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Joseph Smith | 20-19 |
| 02:04 | Arkansas | Michael Beaupre is by himself and knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 22-19 |
| 01:41 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Ed Gilmore - foul #1 on Ed Gilmore, team foul #9 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Raymond Guin (SG), James Swinehart (PF) Michael Beaupre, Joseph Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (SG), Timothy Penrose (C) Steven Finney, Sherman Holmes | |
| 01:41 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 01:41 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary misses the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 01:41 | Arkansas | James Swinehart gets the rebound | 22-20 |
| 01:28 | Arkansas | James Swinehart is fouled on the floor by Timothy Penrose - foul #2 on Timothy Penrose, team foul #8 | 22-20 |
| 01:28 | Arkansas | James Swinehart makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 01:28 | Arkansas | James Swinehart makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | William Stroud comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 24-20 |
| 01:00 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary tips it but misses | 24-20 |
| 00:58 | Arkansas | Ed Gilmore gets the rebound | 24-20 |
| 00:54 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin is hacked by Damon Desroches in the backcourt - foul #2 on Damon Desroches, team foul #9 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale (PG), Van Mercer (SF), Joseph Smith (C) Alfredo Martin, Tibor Zais, Ed Gilmore | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (PG), Jamie Okamoto (SF), Kenneth Young (PF) Matthew McCleary, William Stroud, Rick Dillon | |
| 00:54 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 00:54 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Kenneth Young hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Jamie Okamoto | 26-22 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-22 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Timothy Penrose | 26-22 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Timothy Penrose clanks a fullcourt shot | 26-22 |