| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) SG - John Kingston (fresh) SF - Jim Elliott (fresh) PF - Kevin Jackson (fresh) C - Henry Walczak (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Perry Castle (fresh) SG - Sam Greene (fresh) SF - Chris Gates (fresh) PF - Charles Lajoie (fresh) C - Carl Black (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:58 | Kentucky | Sam Greene is called for the reach on John Kingston in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sam Greene, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Kentucky | John Kingston drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Nam | 3-0 |
| 19:31 | NC State | The pull-up jumper by Perry Castle is blocked by Kevin Jackson | 3-0 |
| 19:29 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott gets the rebound | 3-0 |
| 19:24 | Kentucky | Sam Greene steals it from Kevin Jackson | 3-0 |
| 19:20 | NC State | Perry Castle lays it in set up by Sam Greene | 3-2 |
| 19:17 | Kentucky | Carl Black is called for the reach on John Nam in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carl Black, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 18:57 | Kentucky | John Nam misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:56 | NC State | Chris Gates pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:35 | NC State | Charles Lajoie blows the layup | 3-2 |
| 18:34 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:10 | Kentucky | John Kingston misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Charles Lajoie - foul #1 on Charles Lajoie, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| 18:10 | Kentucky | John Kingston misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:10 | Kentucky | John Kingston makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:53 | NC State | Carl Black's dunk attempt is rejected by Jim Elliott | 4-2 |
| 17:51 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:30 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 4-2 |
| 17:29 | NC State | Perry Castle grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 17:11 | NC State | Charles Lajoie can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 4-2 |
| 17:10 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:07 | Kentucky | John Kingston double dribbles in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), Noel Snow (SG), Anthony Winkler (SF), Phillip Truesdell (PF), Christopher Bennett (C) John Nam, John Kingston, Jim Elliott, Kevin Jackson, Henry Walczak | |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG), David Howard (SG), David Cherry (SF), Louis Willbanks (PF), Robert Andrews (C) Perry Castle, Sam Greene, Chris Gates, Charles Lajoie, Carl Black | |
| 16:47 | NC State | David Howard misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 4-2 |
| 16:45 | NC State | Robert Andrews tips it home | 4-4 |
| 16:26 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Andrews - foul #1 on Robert Andrews, team foul #4 | 4-4 |
| 16:26 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:26 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:03 | NC State | Robert Andrews misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 16:01 | NC State | Joe Moore tips it but misses | 5-4 |
| 15:59 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Christopher Bennett | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Sena (fresh) SG - Noel Snow (fresh) SF - Anthony Winkler (fresh) PF - Phillip Truesdell (fresh) C - Christopher Bennett (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joe Moore (fresh) SG - David Howard (fresh) SF - David Cherry (fresh) PF - Louis Willbanks (fresh) C - Robert Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:57 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett travels in the backcourt | 5-4 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Lajoie (PF), Carl Black (C) Louis Willbanks, Robert Andrews | |
| 15:36 | NC State | Carl Black splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 5-4 |
| 15:34 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Anthony Winkler | 5-4 |
| 15:10 | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-4 |
| 15:09 | NC State | David Cherry grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 14:45 | NC State | Carl Black splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Joe Moore and the foul's on Noel Snow - foul #1 on Noel Snow, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), John Kingston (SG), Jim Elliott (SF), Kevin Jackson (PF), Henry Walczak (C) James Sena, Noel Snow, Anthony Winkler, Phillip Truesdell, Christopher Bennett | |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), Sam Greene (SG), Chris Gates (SF), Louis Willbanks (PF) Joe Moore, David Howard, David Cherry, Charles Lajoie | |
| 14:45 | NC State | Carl Black makes the free throw | 5-7 |
| 14:16 | Kentucky | Louis Willbanks is called for the reach on Henry Walczak - foul #1 on Louis Willbanks, team foul #5 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Andrews (C) Carl Black | |
| 13:55 | Kentucky | John Nam connects on the open 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Kingston | 8-7 |
| 13:35 | NC State | Louis Willbanks misses badly on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Kevin Jackson - foul #1 on Kevin Jackson, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Lajoie (PF) Robert Andrews | |
| 13:35 | NC State | Louis Willbanks misses the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 13:35 | NC State | Louis Willbanks makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 13:06 | Kentucky | Chris Gates steps in front of the Henry Walczak pass | 8-8 |
| 13:03 | NC State | Perry Castle lays it up and in set up by Chris Gates | 8-10 |
| 12:44 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson can't finish the layup but the foul's on Louis Willbanks - foul #2 on Louis Willbanks, team foul #6 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler (SF), Noel Snow (C) Jim Elliott, Henry Walczak | |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG), Carl Black (C) Perry Castle, Louis Willbanks | |
| 12:44 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 12:44 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 12:44 | NC State | Charles Lajoie grabs the board | 9-10 |
| 12:18 | NC State | Sam Greene is hacked by Kevin Jackson - foul #2 on Kevin Jackson, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), Phillip Truesdell (PF), Christopher Bennett (C) John Nam, John Kingston, Kevin Jackson | |
| Subs | NC State | David Cherry (SG) Sam Greene | |
| 11:55 | NC State | Carl Black is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Carl Black, team foul #7 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Andrews (C) Carl Black | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Sena (fresh) SG - Noel Snow (fresh) SF - Anthony Winkler (fresh) PF - Phillip Truesdell (fresh) C - Christopher Bennett (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Joe Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Cherry (fresh) SF - Chris Gates (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Lajoie (fresh) C - Robert Andrews (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:53 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Winkler, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| 11:41 | NC State | Robert Andrews's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jim Elliott (SF) Phillip Truesdell | |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), David Howard (SG) Joe Moore, Chris Gates | |
| 11:12 | Kentucky | Robert Andrews is called for the reach on Anthony Winkler - foul #2 on Robert Andrews, team foul #8 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), John Kingston (SG) James Sena, Noel Snow | |
| Subs | NC State | Sam Greene (SG), Carl Black (C) David Cherry, Robert Andrews | |
| 11:12 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 11:12 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 10:46 | NC State | Charles Lajoie loses the ball out of bounds | 11-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell (PF), Henry Walczak (C) Anthony Winkler, Christopher Bennett | |
| Subs | NC State | Chris Gates (SF) David Howard | |
| 10:29 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 11-10 |
| 10:28 | NC State | Chris Gates grabs the board | 11-10 |
| 09:59 | NC State | Carl Black hits the finger roll against a doubleteam | 11-12 |
| 09:54 | Kentucky | Charles Lajoie is called for the reach on Jim Elliott - foul #2 on Charles Lajoie, team foul #9 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (SG), Noel Snow (C) John Kingston, Henry Walczak | |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG), David Cherry (SF), Louis Willbanks (PF) Perry Castle, Chris Gates, Charles Lajoie | |
| 09:54 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott misses the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 09:54 | NC State | Carl Black grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 09:33 | NC State | Carl Black steps out of bounds on the sideline | 11-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harold Hendricks (SF), Anthony Winkler (PF), Henry Walczak (C) John Nam, Jim Elliott, Phillip Truesdell | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 09:12 | Kentucky | James Sena makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Anthony Winkler | 14-12 |
| 08:58 | NC State | Sam Greene clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-12 |
| 08:57 | NC State | Louis Willbanks grabs the offensive board | 14-12 |
| 08:42 | NC State | Carl Black banks in the layup over the doubleteam and the foul's on Henry Walczak - foul #1 on Henry Walczak, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), John Kingston (SG), Christopher Bennett (PF) James Sena, Noel Snow, Harold Hendricks | |
| Subs | NC State | David Howard (SG), Chris Gates (SF), Robert Andrews (PF) Sam Greene, David Cherry, Louis Willbanks | |
| 08:42 | NC State | Carl Black makes the free throw | 14-15 |
| 08:40 | Kentucky | Robert Andrews is called for the reach on John Nam in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Andrews, team foul #10 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | NC State | Charles Lajoie (PF) Robert Andrews | |
| 08:40 | Kentucky | John Nam makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 08:40 | Kentucky | John Nam makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 08:24 | NC State | Carl Black works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 16-15 |
| 08:23 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak grabs the defensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 08:11 | Kentucky | John Kingston is fouled on the floor by David Howard - foul #1 on David Howard, team foul #11 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell (PF) Henry Walczak | |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG) Joe Moore | |
| 08:11 | Kentucky | John Kingston makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 08:11 | Kentucky | John Kingston misses the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 08:11 | NC State | Carl Black gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 07:44 | NC State | Chris Gates is fouled on the floor by John Kingston - foul #1 on John Kingston, team foul #6 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jim Elliott (SF), Noel Snow (C) Anthony Winkler, Phillip Truesdell | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kingston (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Elliott (fresh) PF - Christopher Bennett (fresh) 1 pts. C - Noel Snow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Perry Castle (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Howard (fresh) SF - Chris Gates (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Lajoie (fairly fresh) C - Carl Black (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | NC State | Christopher Bennett swats the short shot by Carl Black | 17-15 |
| 07:21 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 07:04 | Kentucky | John Kingston knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by John Nam | 20-15 |
| 06:46 | NC State | Carl Black works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 20-15 |
| 06:45 | NC State | David Howard tips it home | 20-17 |
| 06:43 | Kentucky | John Kingston throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), Phillip Truesdell (PF), Henry Walczak (C) John Nam, Christopher Bennett, Noel Snow | |
| Subs | NC State | Joe Moore (PG), Sam Greene (SG), David Cherry (SF), Louis Willbanks (C) Perry Castle, David Howard, Chris Gates, Carl Black | |
| 06:25 | NC State | Sam Greene can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 06:23 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Phillip Truesdell | 20-17 |
| 06:21 | Kentucky | David Cherry is called for the reach on Jim Elliott in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Cherry, team foul #12 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson (PF), Anthony Winkler (C) John Kingston, Henry Walczak | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 06:21 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott misses the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 06:21 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 05:52 | NC State | David Cherry is fouled on the floor by James Sena - foul #1 on James Sena, team foul #7 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Henry Walczak (C) Jim Elliott | |
| Subs | NC State | Chris Gates (SF) Charles Lajoie | |
| 05:52 | NC State | David Cherry makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 05:52 | NC State | David Cherry makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 05:37 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler misses the easy layup | 21-19 |
| 05:35 | Kentucky | James Sena hits the follow up shot | 23-19 |
| 05:15 | NC State | Sam Greene connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Joe Moore | 23-21 |
| 04:57 | Kentucky | James Sena is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Henry Walczak | 26-21 |
| 04:36 | NC State | Sam Greene scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak loses the ball out of bounds | 26-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), John Kingston (SG), Jim Elliott (SF), Christopher Bennett (PF), Noel Snow (C) James Sena, Phillip Truesdell, Anthony Winkler, Kevin Jackson, Henry Walczak | |
| Subs | NC State | Perry Castle (PG), Charles Lajoie (PF), Carl Black (C) Joe Moore, David Cherry, Louis Willbanks | |
| 03:47 | NC State | Chris Gates comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-24 |
| 03:45 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett grabs the board | 26-24 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Kingston (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Elliott (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Christopher Bennett (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Noel Snow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Perry Castle (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Sam Greene (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Chris Gates (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Lajoie (fairly fresh) C - Carl Black (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Kentucky | Noel Snow makes the runner from close range | 28-24 |
| 03:02 | NC State | Charles Lajoie hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Carl Black | 28-26 |
| 03:00 | Kentucky | Perry Castle is called for the reach on John Nam in the backcourt - foul #1 on Perry Castle, team foul #13 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson (PF) Noel Snow | |
| Subs | NC State | David Howard (SG) Sam Greene | |
| 03:00 | Kentucky | John Nam makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 03:00 | Kentucky | John Nam makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 02:40 | NC State | Carl Black slams it home | 30-28 |
| 02:18 | Kentucky | John Nam connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Kevin Jackson | 33-28 |
| 01:49 | NC State | Carl Black splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Perry Castle | 33-30 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from John Nam | 35-30 |
| 01:02 | NC State | Chris Gates splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 00:49 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson banks in the wide open layup | 37-30 |
| 00:22 | NC State | Perry Castle comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-30 |
| 00:20 | NC State | Carl Black gets the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 00:03 | NC State | David Howard misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett clanks a fullcourt shot | 37-30 |