| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Carter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Keech (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Prather (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harry Nolin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - George Greer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Mark Mills (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) C - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Michael Prather inbounds the ball | 39-39 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Alabama | George Greer misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Marvin Valente - foul #2 on Marvin Valente, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| 19:49 | Alabama | George Greer makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 19:49 | Alabama | George Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 19:41 | Kentucky | George Greer swats the short shot by Kenneth Brown | 41-39 |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | Mark Mills grabs the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 19:30 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 41-39 |
| 19:28 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown can't tip it in | 41-39 |
| 19:27 | Alabama | George Greer grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 19:25 | Alabama | James Keech is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Brown - foul #3 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| 19:12 | Alabama | James Keech connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Carter and the foul's on Mark Mills - foul #1 on Mark Mills, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| 19:12 | Alabama | James Keech makes the free throw | 44-39 |
| 18:55 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente lays it in on a great pass from Darryl Allen | 44-41 |
| 18:44 | Alabama | George Greer drills a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Carter and he's fouled by Ronald Raphael - foul #3 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone (SF), Thomas Good (C) Marvin Valente, Kenneth Brown | |
| 18:44 | Alabama | George Greer makes the free throw | 47-41 |
| 18:23 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Johnnie Stone, team foul #5 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer (PG), Michael Kolb (SF), Robert Cheek (PF) Richard Carter, Michael Prather, Harry Nolin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), John Jackson (SG), Huang-fu Huang (PF) Darryl Allen, Mark Mills, Ronald Raphael | |
| 18:07 | Alabama | James Keech misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-41 |
| 18:05 | Kentucky | Thomas Good snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 17:49 | Kentucky | James Keech steals the ball from Huang-fu Huang | 47-41 |
| 17:32 | Alabama | Robert Cheek throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | Lawrence Jones (SG), Emmett Smith (C) James Keech, George Greer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Valente (SF), Kenneth Brown (C) Johnnie Stone, Thomas Good | |
| 17:15 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente scores on a turnaround near the basket | 47-43 |
| 17:03 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 17:01 | Alabama | Michael Kolb grabs the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 16:48 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 16:47 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Huang-fu Huang | 47-43 |
| 16:42 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Kolb - foul #3 on Michael Kolb, team foul #1 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Carter (PG), Michael Prather (SF), Harry Nolin (PF) Glenn Shaffer, Michael Kolb, Robert Cheek | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Ronald Raphael (PF), Allen Fisk (C) Samuel Johnson, John Jackson, Huang-fu Huang, Kenneth Brown | |
| 16:42 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 16:42 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 16:23 | Alabama | Emmett Smith makes the wide open turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Richard Carter | 49-45 |
| 15:58 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Ronald Raphael | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Richard Carter (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Prather (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Harry Nolin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Emmett Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Mills (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Marvin Valente (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 3 pf. C - Allen Fisk (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 49-48 |
| 15:49 | Kentucky | Allen Fisk pulls down the rebound | 49-48 |
| 15:25 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael hits the finger roll and the foul's on Harry Nolin - foul #1 on Harry Nolin, team foul #2 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer (PG), James Keech (SG), Michael Kolb (SF), Robert Cheek (PF), George Greer (C) Richard Carter, Lawrence Jones, Michael Prather, Harry Nolin, Emmett Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Kenneth Brown (C) Mark Mills, Marvin Valente, Allen Fisk | |
| 15:25 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael makes the free throw | 49-51 |
| 15:23 | Alabama | James Keech is hacked by John Jackson in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Jackson, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Good (C) Ronald Raphael | |
| 15:12 | Alabama | Johnnie Stone is called for the reach on George Greer - foul #2 on Johnnie Stone, team foul #7 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG) Darryl Allen | |
| 15:12 | Alabama | George Greer makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 15:12 | Alabama | George Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 14:51 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Kolb - foul #4 on Michael Kolb, team foul #3 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | Martin Regner (SF) Michael Kolb | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:51 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 14:51 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 14:30 | Alabama | George Greer connects on the shot near the basket | 53-53 |
| 14:16 | Kentucky | Thomas Good hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 53-53 |
| 14:15 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone hits the follow up shot | 53-55 |
| 14:12 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer is hacked by Johnnie Stone in the backcourt - foul #3 on Johnnie Stone, team foul #8 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Huang-fu Huang (PF), Allen Fisk (C) Samuel Johnson, John Jackson, Johnnie Stone, Kenneth Brown, Thomas Good | |
| 14:12 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 14:12 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen's floater is knocked away by Martin Regner | 55-55 |
| 13:54 | Alabama | George Greer snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 13:36 | Alabama | James Keech misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 13:34 | Kentucky | Allen Fisk gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| 13:11 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente lays it in | 55-57 |
| 12:53 | Alabama | George Greer misses the easy layup | 55-57 |
| 12:52 | Alabama | George Greer grabs the offensive board | 55-57 |
| 12:37 | Alabama | Marvin Valente takes the ball from James Keech | 55-57 |
| 12:15 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang loses the dribble to Glenn Shaffer | 55-57 |
| 12:11 | Alabama | James Keech banks in the layup on a great pass from Glenn Shaffer | 57-57 |
| 11:51 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 57-57 |
| 11:49 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Robert Cheek | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Glenn Shaffer (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Keech (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Martin Regner (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Cheek (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - George Greer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Mills (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Marvin Valente (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Huang-fu Huang (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Allen Fisk (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-57 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Carter (PG), Lawrence Jones (SG), Michael Prather (SF), Harry Nolin (PF), Emmett Smith (C) Glenn Shaffer, James Keech, Martin Regner, Robert Cheek, George Greer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), John Jackson (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF), Kenneth Brown (C) Darryl Allen, Mark Mills, Marvin Valente, Huang-fu Huang, Allen Fisk | |
| 11:37 | Kentucky | Richard Carter is called for the reach on Samuel Johnson - foul #2 on Richard Carter, team foul #4 | 57-57 |
| 11:08 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-57 |
| 11:06 | Alabama | Emmett Smith gets the rebound | 57-57 |
| 10:49 | Alabama | Michael Prather can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 57-57 |
| 10:48 | Alabama | Emmett Smith tips it back up and in | 59-57 |
| 10:21 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #9 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Thomas Good (C) Samuel Johnson, John Jackson, Kenneth Brown | |
| 10:04 | Alabama | Emmett Smith comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Thomas Good - foul #1 on Thomas Good, team foul #10 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Keech (SG) Lawrence Jones | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:04 | Alabama | Emmett Smith misses the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 10:04 | Alabama | Emmett Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 09:41 | Kentucky | Mark Mills misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 09:40 | Alabama | Emmett Smith grabs the board | 60-57 |
| 09:24 | Alabama | James Keech can't finish the layup | 60-57 |
| 09:23 | Kentucky | Mark Mills snags the defensive board | 60-57 |
| 09:09 | Kentucky | Mark Mills can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 60-57 |
| 09:08 | Alabama | Emmett Smith gets the rebound | 60-57 |
| 08:57 | Alabama | Michael Prather connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Harry Nolin | 62-57 |
| 08:44 | Kentucky | Mark Mills misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 08:42 | Alabama | Emmett Smith snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| 08:39 | Alabama | Michael Prather is hacked by Johnnie Stone in the backcourt - foul #4 on Johnnie Stone, team foul #11 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Alabama | Lawrence Jones (SG), Robert Cheek (PF), George Greer (C) James Keech, Harry Nolin, Emmett Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), John Jackson (SG), Darryl Allen (SF), Kenneth Brown (C) Graham Strong, Mark Mills, Johnnie Stone, Thomas Good | |
| 08:39 | Alabama | Michael Prather makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 08:39 | Alabama | Michael Prather misses the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 08:39 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown grabs the board | 63-57 |
| 08:29 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Lawrence Jones - foul #1 on Lawrence Jones, team foul #5 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Alabama | Martin Regner (SF) Michael Prather | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:29 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown misses the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 08:29 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 08:17 | Alabama | George Greer blows the wide open layup | 63-58 |
| 08:15 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 08:10 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones is fouled on the floor by John Jackson - foul #4 on John Jackson, team foul #12 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer (PG) Richard Carter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:10 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 08:10 | Alabama | Lawrence Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 07:52 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-58 |
| 07:51 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown hits the follow up shot | 65-60 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Glenn Shaffer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin Regner (fresh) PF - Robert Cheek (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - George Greer (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Darryl Allen (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Ronald Raphael (tiring) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Alabama | Martin Regner clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Darryl Allen - foul #3 on Darryl Allen, team foul #13 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang (PF), Allen Fisk (C) Ronald Raphael, Kenneth Brown | |
| 07:29 | Alabama | Martin Regner makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 07:29 | Alabama | Martin Regner makes the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 07:11 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 67-62 |
| 07:07 | Alabama | Robert Cheek is fouled in the backcourt by Huang-fu Huang - foul #1 on Huang-fu Huang, team foul #14 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Keech (SG), Michael Kolb (SF) Lawrence Jones, Martin Regner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Marvin Valente (SF) Samuel Johnson, John Jackson, Darryl Allen | |
| 07:07 | Alabama | Robert Cheek misses the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 07:07 | Alabama | Robert Cheek misses the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 07:07 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang gets the rebound | 67-62 |
| 06:44 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 67-64 |
| 06:37 | Alabama | James Keech throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-64 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Carter (PG), Harry Nolin (PF) Glenn Shaffer, Robert Cheek | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Good (C) Allen Fisk | |
| 06:19 | Kentucky | Mark Mills's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-64 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Kenneth Brown (PF) Graham Strong, Huang-fu Huang | |
| 06:15 | Alabama | Richard Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-64 |
| 05:58 | Kentucky | Mark Mills comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-64 |
| 05:57 | Alabama | Harry Nolin grabs the board | 67-64 |
| 05:53 | Alabama | Mark Mills steals it from Richard Carter in the backcourt | 67-64 |
| 05:37 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Mark Mills | 67-66 |
| 05:19 | Alabama | Harry Nolin knocks in the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Carter and the foul's on Kenneth Brown - foul #4 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #15 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer (PG), Lawrence Jones (SG), Martin Regner (SF), Emmett Smith (C) Richard Carter, James Keech, Michael Kolb, George Greer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), John Jackson (SG), Ronald Raphael (PF), Allen Fisk (C) Darryl Allen, Mark Mills, Kenneth Brown, Thomas Good | |
| 05:19 | Alabama | Harry Nolin misses the free throw | 69-66 |
| 05:19 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ronald Raphael | 69-66 |
| 05:05 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Lawrence Jones - foul #2 on Lawrence Jones, team foul #6 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Cheek (PF) Harry Nolin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:05 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 05:05 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 69-66 |
| 05:05 | Alabama | Robert Cheek pulls down the rebound | 69-66 |
| 04:46 | Alabama | Marvin Valente steals the ball from Lawrence Jones | 69-66 |
| 04:28 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Glenn Shaffer - foul #2 on Glenn Shaffer, team foul #7 | 69-66 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Prather (SF) Martin Regner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone (SF), Kenneth Brown (C) Marvin Valente, Allen Fisk | |
| 04:28 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael misses the 1st free throw | 69-66 |
| 04:28 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael makes the 2nd free throw | 69-67 |
| 04:10 | Alabama | Michael Prather misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 69-67 |
| 04:08 | Alabama | Robert Cheek tips it in | 71-67 |
| 03:54 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from John Jackson | 71-69 |
| 03:37 | Alabama | Michael Prather hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-69 |
| 03:35 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 71-69 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Glenn Shaffer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lawrence Jones (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Prather (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Cheek (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Emmett Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Johnnie Stone (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Ronald Raphael (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Kenneth Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Kentucky | John Jackson is hacked by Lawrence Jones - foul #3 on Lawrence Jones, team foul #8 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Carter (PG), James Keech (SG), Michael Kolb (SF), Harry Nolin (PF), George Greer (C) Glenn Shaffer, Lawrence Jones, Michael Prather, Robert Cheek, Emmett Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Darryl Allen (SF), Huang-fu Huang (PF), Thomas Good (C) Samuel Johnson, Johnnie Stone, Ronald Raphael, Kenneth Brown | |
| 03:07 | Kentucky | John Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 71-70 |
| 03:07 | Kentucky | John Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-71 |
| 02:50 | Alabama | Harry Nolin hits the easy wide open finger roll | 73-71 |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-71 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Cheek (PF) Harry Nolin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Mills (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF) Graham Strong, John Jackson | |
| 02:31 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone is hacked by Michael Kolb - foul #5 on Michael Kolb, team foul #9 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Prather (SF) Michael Kolb | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:31 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 02:31 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 02:10 | Alabama | Richard Carter can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-73 |
| 02:09 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang gets the rebound | 73-73 |
| 02:09 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-73 |
| Subs | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer (PG), Harry Nolin (PF) Richard Carter, Robert Cheek | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Valente (SF), Kenneth Brown (C) Johnnie Stone, Thomas Good | |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-73 |
| 01:47 | Alabama | Harry Nolin pulls down the rebound | 73-73 |
| 01:42 | Alabama | Michael Prather misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-73 |
| 01:41 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Nolin | 73-73 |
| 01:36 | Alabama | James Keech drills a runner from the baseline | 75-73 |
| 01:13 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Huang-fu Huang | 75-76 |
| 00:49 | Alabama | Harry Nolin clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 75-76 |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown gets the rebound | 75-76 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen connects on the driving attempt from the right block | 75-78 |
| 00:20 | Alabama | Glenn Shaffer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-78 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Carter (PG) Glenn Shaffer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF) Marvin Valente, Huang-fu Huang | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Mark Mills is fouled on the floor by George Greer - foul #2 on George Greer, team foul #10 | 75-78 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Mark Mills makes the 1st free throw | 75-79 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Mark Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 75-80 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Alabama | James Keech is hacked by Mark Mills - foul #2 on Mark Mills, team foul #16 | 75-80 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Valente (SF) Johnnie Stone | |
| 00:11 | Alabama | James Keech makes the 1st free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:11 | Alabama | James Keech misses the 2nd free throw | 76-80 |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown gets the rebound | 76-80 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown is hacked by Richard Carter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Carter, team foul #11 | 76-80 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone (SF) Marvin Valente | |
| 00:08 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown makes the 1st free throw | 76-81 |
| 00:08 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 76-82 |
| 00:02 | Alabama | Richard Carter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-82 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone pulls down the rebound | 76-82 |