| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Rao (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Guy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Upshaw (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Samuel Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Sjogren (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matthew McCleary (fresh) SG - Damon Desroches (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Stroud (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Rick Dillon (fresh) 5 pts. C - Timothy Penrose (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Scott Upshaw inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:56 | Alabama | Robert Rao is hacked by Matthew McCleary in the backcourt - foul #2 on Matthew McCleary, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| 19:33 | Alabama | Lee Guy loses the ball out of bounds | 29-32 |
| 19:12 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches is hacked by Lee Guy - foul #2 on Lee Guy, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| 18:59 | Kentucky | William Stroud drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Matthew McCleary | 29-35 |
| 18:38 | Alabama | Scott Upshaw is fouled on the floor by Rick Dillon - foul #1 on Rick Dillon, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| 18:23 | Alabama | Scott Upshaw scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Lee Guy and the foul's on William Stroud - foul #1 on William Stroud, team foul #3 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (PG), Kenneth Gilbert (C) Matthew McCleary, Timothy Penrose | |
| 18:23 | Alabama | Scott Upshaw makes the free throw | 32-35 |
| 17:59 | Kentucky | William Stroud knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Rick Dillon | 32-38 |
| 17:30 | Alabama | Kenneth Gilbert swats the shot by Scott Upshaw | 32-38 |
| 17:29 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kenneth Gilbert | 32-38 |
| 17:08 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon misses badly on a jumper from close range | 32-38 |
| 17:06 | Alabama | Robert Rao gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 17:01 | Alabama | Robert Rao's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Martz (PG), Stephen Dean (SG), Todd Moscato (SF), David Weber (PF) Robert Rao, Lee Guy, Scott Upshaw, Samuel Walker | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Jamie Okamoto (SF), Kenneth Young (PF), Timothy Penrose (C) Damon Desroches, William Stroud, Rick Dillon, Kenneth Gilbert | |
| 16:43 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Martin Lindsay | 32-40 |
| 16:38 | Alabama | Stephen Dean is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 32-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Finney (SG) Martin Lindsay | |
| 16:13 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 16:12 | Kentucky | Kenneth Young grabs the offensive board | 32-40 |
| 15:51 | Kentucky | Timothy Penrose lays it in on a great pass from Jamie Okamoto | 32-42 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Michael Martz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Dean (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Todd Moscato (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Weber (fresh) C - Timothy Sjogren (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matthew McCleary (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Finney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jamie Okamoto (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Kenneth Young (fresh) 3 pts. C - Timothy Penrose (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Alabama | Michael Martz scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Timothy Sjogren and he's fouled by Matthew McCleary - foul #3 on Matthew McCleary, team foul #4 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | Lee Guy (SG), Anthony Tavares (C) Stephen Dean, Timothy Sjogren | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (SG), Kenneth Gilbert (C) Steven Finney, Timothy Penrose | |
| 15:30 | Alabama | Michael Martz misses the free throw | 34-42 |
| 15:30 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto gets the rebound | 34-42 |
| 15:04 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Michael Martz - foul #2 on Michael Martz, team foul #2 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Rao (PG), Scott Upshaw (SF), Samuel Walker (PF) Michael Martz, Todd Moscato, David Weber | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Finney (SF), Rick Dillon (PF) Jamie Okamoto, Kenneth Young | |
| 15:04 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 15:04 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary misses the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 15:04 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon snags the offensive board | 34-43 |
| 14:51 | Kentucky | Steven Finney is hacked by Lee Guy - foul #3 on Lee Guy, team foul #3 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (PG), William Stroud (SF) Matthew McCleary, Steven Finney | |
| 14:39 | Kentucky | William Stroud hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-43 |
| 14:37 | Alabama | Samuel Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 34-43 |
| 14:12 | Alabama | Damon Desroches takes the ball from Lee Guy | 34-43 |
| 14:09 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches lays it in | 34-45 |
| 13:53 | Alabama | Scott Upshaw blows the layup but he's hacked by William Stroud - foul #2 on William Stroud, team foul #5 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | Stephen Dean (SG) Lee Guy | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Finney (SG), Timothy Penrose (C) Damon Desroches, Kenneth Gilbert | |
| 13:53 | Alabama | Scott Upshaw misses the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 13:53 | Alabama | Scott Upshaw makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 13:29 | Kentucky | William Stroud double dribbles | 35-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Moscato (SF), David Weber (PF) Scott Upshaw, Samuel Walker | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Jamie Okamoto (SF), Kenneth Young (PF) Martin Lindsay, William Stroud, Rick Dillon | |
| 13:26 | Alabama | Anthony Tavares's pass is intercepted by Timothy Penrose in the backcourt | 35-45 |
| 13:12 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 35-45 |
| 13:11 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Anthony Tavares | 35-45 |
| 12:49 | Alabama | Robert Rao connects on the floater from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 12:27 | Kentucky | Robert Rao steps in front of the Kenneth Young pass | 37-45 |
| 12:08 | Alabama | Robert Rao comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-45 |
| 12:06 | Alabama | Todd Moscato hits the follow up shot | 39-45 |
| 11:43 | Kentucky | Timothy Penrose travels with the ball | 39-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Martz (PG), Lee Guy (SG), Scott Upshaw (SF), Samuel Walker (PF), Timothy Sjogren (C) Robert Rao, Stephen Dean, Todd Moscato, David Weber, Anthony Tavares | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (PG), Damon Desroches (SG), William Stroud (SF), Rick Dillon (PF), Kenneth Gilbert (C) Matthew McCleary, Steven Finney, Jamie Okamoto, Kenneth Young, Timothy Penrose | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Michael Martz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lee Guy (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Scott Upshaw (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Samuel Walker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Sjogren (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Martin Lindsay (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Damon Desroches (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Stroud (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Rick Dillon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Alabama | Samuel Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-45 |
| 11:04 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Martin Lindsay | 39-47 |
| 10:53 | Alabama | Lee Guy is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 10:39 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 10:38 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Scott Upshaw | 42-47 |
| 10:33 | Alabama | Lee Guy comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 10:31 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kenneth Gilbert | 42-47 |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon drills a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Samuel Walker - foul #1 on Samuel Walker, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Mark Mason (SF), Anthony Tavares (C) Scott Upshaw, Timothy Sjogren | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto (SF) Martin Lindsay | |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon makes the free throw | 42-50 |
| 10:09 | Alabama | William Stroud steals it from Lee Guy in the backcourt | 42-50 |
| 09:50 | Kentucky | Anthony Tavares picks off the pass by Damon Desroches | 42-50 |
| 09:48 | Alabama | Michael Martz throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-50 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Rao (PG), Todd Moscato (SF), David Weber (PF) Michael Martz, Mark Mason, Samuel Walker | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Kenneth Young (PF), Sherman Holmes (C) William Stroud, Rick Dillon, Kenneth Gilbert | |
| 09:23 | Kentucky | Kenneth Young misses the turnaround from the right block | 42-50 |
| 09:22 | Kentucky | Sherman Holmes gets the offensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 08:54 | Kentucky | David Weber is called for the reach on Jamie Okamoto - foul #2 on David Weber, team foul #5 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Alabama | Stephen Dean (SG), Scott Upshaw (SF), Samuel Walker (PF) Lee Guy, Todd Moscato, David Weber | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (PG), Steven Finney (SG), Rick Dillon (PF), Timothy Penrose (C) Matthew McCleary, Damon Desroches, Kenneth Young, Sherman Holmes | |
| 08:41 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon misses the jumper from the left wing | 42-50 |
| 08:40 | Alabama | Samuel Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 08:18 | Alabama | Anthony Tavares is whistled for traveling | 42-50 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Martz (PG), Timothy Sjogren (C) Robert Rao, Anthony Tavares | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Stroud (SF) Jamie Okamoto | |
| 07:51 | Kentucky | William Stroud lays it up and in | 42-52 |
| 07:24 | Alabama | Samuel Walker misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 42-52 |
| 07:23 | Kentucky | William Stroud gets the rebound | 42-52 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Michael Martz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Dean (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Scott Upshaw (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Samuel Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Sjogren (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Martin Lindsay (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Finney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Stroud (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - Rick Dillon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Penrose (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Kentucky | Stephen Dean is called for the reach on Steven Finney - foul #3 on Stephen Dean, team foul #6 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Rao (PG), Lee Guy (SG), Todd Moscato (SF), David Weber (PF) Michael Martz, Stephen Dean, Scott Upshaw, Samuel Walker | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Damon Desroches (SG), Jamie Okamoto (SF), Kenneth Young (PF), Kenneth Gilbert (C) Martin Lindsay, Steven Finney, William Stroud, Rick Dillon, Timothy Penrose | |
| 06:42 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary lays it in | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 06:23 | Alabama | Robert Rao hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 42-54 |
| 06:22 | Kentucky | Kenneth Young grabs the defensive rebound | 42-54 |
| 05:59 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Todd Moscato - foul #2 on Todd Moscato, team foul #7 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Alabama | Anthony Tavares (C) Timothy Sjogren | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Stroud (PG) Matthew McCleary | |
| 05:59 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 05:59 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto misses the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 05:59 | Alabama | Anthony Tavares grabs the board | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:41 | Alabama | Lee Guy drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Todd Moscato | 45-55 |
| 05:24 | Kentucky | Anthony Tavares is called for the reach on Jamie Okamoto - foul #4 on Anthony Tavares, team foul #8 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Martz (PG), Scott Upshaw (SF), Samuel Walker (PF) Robert Rao, Todd Moscato, David Weber | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rick Dillon (PF) Kenneth Young | |
| 05:24 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 05:24 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:03 | Alabama | Lee Guy knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-57 |
| 04:40 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Anthony Tavares - foul #5 on Anthony Tavares, team foul #9 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Alabama | Stephen Dean (SG), Timothy Sjogren (C) Lee Guy, Anthony Tavares | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Steven Finney (SF), Timothy Penrose (C) William Stroud, Jamie Okamoto, Kenneth Gilbert | |
| 04:40 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 04:40 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 04:21 | Alabama | Samuel Walker is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-59 |
| 03:54 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-59 |
| 03:53 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Samuel Walker | 50-59 |
| 03:38 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren is whistled for a carry | 50-59 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Rao (PG), Todd Moscato (SF), David Weber (PF) Michael Martz, Scott Upshaw, Samuel Walker | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (SG), Kenneth Young (PF), Sherman Holmes (C) Damon Desroches, Rick Dillon, Timothy Penrose | |
| 03:19 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert Rao - foul #1 on Robert Rao, team foul #10 | 50-59 |
| Subs | Alabama | Lee Guy (SG) Stephen Dean | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Stroud (SF) Steven Finney | |
| 03:19 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary misses the 1st free throw | 50-59 |
| 03:19 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary makes the 2nd free throw | 50-60 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Robert Rao (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Guy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Todd Moscato (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Weber (fresh) C - Timothy Sjogren (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matthew McCleary (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Martin Lindsay (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Stroud (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Young (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Sherman Holmes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren misses the lay-in | 50-60 |
| 02:55 | Kentucky | William Stroud snags the defensive board | 50-60 |
| 02:55 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-60 |
| Subs | Alabama | Scott Upshaw (SF) Todd Moscato | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rick Dillon (PF), Timothy Penrose (C) Kenneth Young, Sherman Holmes | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:32 | Kentucky | William Stroud misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Scott Upshaw - foul #1 on Scott Upshaw, team foul #11 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (SG) Martin Lindsay | |
| 02:32 | Kentucky | William Stroud makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 02:32 | Kentucky | William Stroud misses the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 02:32 | Alabama | David Weber gets the rebound | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:16 | Alabama | Lee Guy misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 50-61 |
| 02:14 | Kentucky | Timothy Penrose grabs the defensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 01:54 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-61 |
| Subs | Alabama | Michael Martz (PG), Stephen Dean (SG), Todd Moscato (SF) Robert Rao, Lee Guy, Scott Upshaw | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:52 | Alabama | David Weber is called for traveling in the backcourt | 50-61 |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Timothy Sjogren - foul #1 on Timothy Sjogren, team foul #12 | 50-61 |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches misses the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 01:23 | Alabama | David Weber gets the rebound | 50-62 |
| 01:20 | Alabama | Michael Martz is fouled in the backcourt by Damon Desroches - foul #3 on Damon Desroches, team foul #6 | 50-62 |
| 01:15 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-62 |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Alabama | Timothy Sjogren is open but comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 50-64 |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | Timothy Penrose grabs the board | 50-64 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary can't connect on a shot from the right side | 50-64 |
| 00:24 | Alabama | Todd Moscato snags the defensive board | 50-64 |
| 00:17 | Alabama | Michael Martz can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 50-64 |
| 00:15 | Alabama | Stephen Dean misses the tip | 50-64 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | William Stroud grabs the board | 50-64 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary runs out the clock | 50-64 |