| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) SG - Darrell Estes (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Felix Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Howell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Haring (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Hua (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marvin Box (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Conley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Richard Hua inbounds the ball | 23-16 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:50 | Kentucky | Robert Howell buries a shot from the left block | 23-18 |
| 19:29 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Chas Reimann | 25-18 |
| 19:15 | Kentucky | Richard Hua hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 25-18 |
| 19:14 | Kentucky | Robert Conley tips it back up and in | 25-20 |
| 18:52 | Northwestern | Robert Conley is called for the reach on Felix Cole - foul #3 on Robert Conley, team foul #1 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (SG), Steven Coulter (PF) Darrell Estes, Chas Reimann | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:31 | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-20 |
| 18:29 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter tips it in | 27-20 |
| 18:07 | Kentucky | Marvin Box buries a jump hook from the right block | 27-22 |
| 17:50 | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffery Brannen | 30-22 |
| 17:21 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-24 |
| 16:58 | Northwestern | Robert Conley blocks the short jumper by Orville Lange | 30-24 |
| 16:56 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen tips it back up and in | 32-24 |
| 16:37 | Kentucky | Robert Howell's layup is rejected by Felix Cole | 32-24 |
| 16:36 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter grabs the board | 32-24 |
| 16:15 | Northwestern | Leroy Haring is called for the reach on Jeffery Brannen - foul #3 on Leroy Haring, team foul #2 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Zeiner (PG), Nathan Ryan (C) Robert Howell, Robert Conley | |
| 15:53 | Northwestern | Orville Lange drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Jeffery Brannen | 34-24 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Mayes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Steven Coulter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Felix Cole (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Zeiner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leroy Haring (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Hua (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marvin Box (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathan Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Kentucky | Marvin Box buries a shot from the left wing and the foul's on Timothy Mayes - foul #1 on Timothy Mayes, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Hower (SF) Richard Hua | |
| 15:28 | Kentucky | Marvin Box makes the free throw | 34-27 |
| 14:59 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 34-27 |
| 14:57 | Kentucky | David Hower snags the defensive board | 34-27 |
| 14:34 | Kentucky | Marvin Box misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-27 |
| 14:32 | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes pulls down the rebound | 34-27 |
| 14:11 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen clanks a shot from the right wing | 34-27 |
| 14:09 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan grabs the board | 34-27 |
| 13:49 | Kentucky | Marvin Box buries a jumper from the left side | 34-29 |
| 13:27 | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-29 |
| 13:26 | Kentucky | James Zeiner grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 13:20 | Kentucky | David Hower comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 13:18 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring can't tip it in | 34-29 |
| 13:17 | Northwestern | Orville Lange grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 13:10 | Northwestern | Orville Lange misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-29 |
| 13:08 | Northwestern | Orville Lange can't tip it in | 34-29 |
| 13:06 | Kentucky | Marvin Box pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 12:38 | Kentucky | Marvin Box hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 34-29 |
| 12:36 | Northwestern | Felix Cole grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 12:18 | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 12:16 | Northwestern | Felix Cole snags the offensive board | 34-29 |
| 11:53 | Northwestern | Felix Cole hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 34-29 |
| 11:51 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter grabs the offensive rebound | 34-29 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Mayes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Orville Lange (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Coulter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Felix Cole (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Zeiner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leroy Haring (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Hower (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marvin Box (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathan Ryan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Northwestern | Felix Cole drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Jeffery Brannen | 36-29 |
| 11:16 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan loses the ball out of bounds | 36-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darrell Estes (SG), Chas Reimann (PF) Timothy Mayes, Steven Coulter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Howell (PG), Richard Hua (SF), Robert Conley (C) James Zeiner, David Hower, Nathan Ryan | |
| 10:54 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann misses the lay-in | 36-29 |
| 10:52 | Kentucky | Richard Hua pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 10:23 | Kentucky | Robert Howell scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Leroy Haring | 36-31 |
| 09:56 | Northwestern | Orville Lange is called for traveling | 36-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chuck Moore (SG), Thomas Combs (C) Darrell Estes, Chas Reimann | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Hower (SG), Nathan Ryan (PF) Leroy Haring, Marvin Box | |
| 09:30 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Chuck Moore - foul #1 on Chuck Moore, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| 09:30 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 09:30 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan misses the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 09:30 | Northwestern | Felix Cole snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 09:03 | Northwestern | Orville Lange misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-32 |
| 09:01 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan snags the defensive board | 36-32 |
| 08:42 | Kentucky | Robert Howell makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Hua | 36-35 |
| 08:17 | Northwestern | Orville Lange is hacked by Robert Conley - foul #4 on Robert Conley, team foul #3 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG), Darrell Estes (SG), Chas Reimann (PF) Jeffery Brannen, Chuck Moore, Felix Cole | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Zeiner (PG) Nathan Ryan | |
| 08:01 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Howell - foul #1 on Robert Howell, team foul #4 | 36-35 |
| 08:01 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 08:01 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 07:35 | Kentucky | Robert Conley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 38-35 |
| 07:33 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Timothy Mayes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Darrell Estes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Orville Lange (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Zeiner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Hower (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Hua (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Howell (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. C - Robert Conley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Northwestern | Orville Lange clanks a shot from the right block | 38-35 |
| 07:23 | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 06:58 | Northwestern | Orville Lange drills a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Darrell Estes | 40-35 |
| 06:53 | Kentucky | James Zeiner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), Felix Cole (PF) Timothy Mayes, Darrell Estes, Chas Reimann | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (SG), Nathan Ryan (PF) David Hower, Robert Howell | |
| 06:35 | Northwestern | Felix Cole comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Nathan Ryan - foul #1 on Nathan Ryan, team foul #5 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darrell Estes (SG) Chuck Moore | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:35 | Northwestern | Felix Cole makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 06:35 | Northwestern | Felix Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 06:35 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 06:07 | Kentucky | James Zeiner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-35 |
| 06:06 | Kentucky | Robert Conley snags the offensive board | 41-35 |
| 05:46 | Kentucky | Felix Cole is called for the reach on James Zeiner - foul #3 on Felix Cole, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chuck Moore (SG), Chas Reimann (PF) Darrell Estes, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Hower (SF), Marvin Box (PF) Richard Hua, Robert Conley | |
| 05:28 | Kentucky | David Hower knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-38 |
| 05:03 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen loses the dribble to Marvin Box | 41-38 |
| 04:46 | Kentucky | Marvin Box buries a turnaround from close range and he's fouled by Chas Reimann - foul #2 on Chas Reimann, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darrell Estes (SG), Steven Coulter (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Chuck Moore, Chas Reimann, Felix Cole | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Howell (PG), Robert Conley (C) Leroy Haring, Nathan Ryan | |
| 04:46 | Kentucky | Marvin Box misses the free throw | 41-40 |
| 04:46 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 04:19 | Northwestern | Orville Lange is hacked by James Zeiner - foul #1 on James Zeiner, team foul #6 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG), Chas Reimann (PF), Felix Cole (C) Jeffery Brannen, Steven Coulter, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Hua (SF) James Zeiner | |
| 04:04 | Northwestern | Orville Lange misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 04:02 | Kentucky | Marvin Box pulls down the rebound | 41-40 |
| 03:34 | Kentucky | Marvin Box clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-40 |
| 03:33 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Chas Reimann | 41-40 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Timothy Mayes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Darrell Estes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Orville Lange (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Felix Cole (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Howell (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Hower (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Hua (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Marvin Box (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Conley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Northwestern | Felix Cole drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Orville Lange | 43-40 |
| 02:43 | Kentucky | Richard Hua knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Robert Howell | 43-42 |
| 02:16 | Northwestern | The jumper by Darrell Estes is denied by Marvin Box | 43-42 |
| 02:15 | Kentucky | Richard Hua gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 01:58 | Kentucky | Darrell Estes is called for the reach on David Hower - foul #1 on Darrell Estes, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG) Timothy Mayes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (SG) David Hower | |
| 01:32 | Kentucky | Marvin Box misses the fadeaway in the lane | 43-42 |
| 01:30 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jeffery Brannen | 43-42 |
| 01:10 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann is whistled for traveling | 43-42 |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | Marvin Box can't finish the layup | 43-42 |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Robert Howell is called for the reach on Jeffery Brannen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Howell, team foul #7 | 43-42 |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 00:47 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | Robert Howell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Felix Cole - foul #4 on Felix Cole, team foul #6 | 45-42 |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | Robert Howell makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | Robert Howell misses the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann grabs the board | 45-43 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Howell - foul #3 on Robert Howell, team foul #8 | 45-43 |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Jeffery Brannen is called for the reach on Leroy Haring - foul #1 on Jeffery Brannen, team foul #7 | 47-43 |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | Leroy Haring is called for the reach on Orville Lange in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leroy Haring, team foul #9 | 47-45 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | Orville Lange makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | Orville Lange makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Robert Howell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Marvin Box pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Robert Howell knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Leroy Haring | 49-48 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen is hacked by Robert Howell in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Howell, team foul #10 | 49-48 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen misses the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Marvin Box grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 50-48 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Robert Howell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-48 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Robert Howell gets the offensive rebound | 50-48 |