| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Damon Desroches (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Richard Labrecque (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. SF - Brian Bradley (fresh) PF - Maurice Ferranti (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Sappington (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Robertson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Richey (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Carl Wehner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Hopson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Herbert Bailey (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Brian Bradley inbounds the ball | 38-38 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 19:49 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches misses short on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by David Robertson - foul #1 on David Robertson, team foul #1 | 38-38 |
| 19:49 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 19:49 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 19:47 | North Carolina | Richard Labrecque is called for the reach on Frank Richey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Labrecque, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| 19:27 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Sappington | 40-38 |
| 19:25 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 19:20 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Labrecque | 43-38 |
| 19:01 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 43-38 |
| 18:59 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey gets the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 18:53 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 43-38 |
| 18:51 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 18:48 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Martin Lindsay (SG), Charles French (SF), William Stroud (PF), Kevin Griffin (C) Damon Desroches, Richard Labrecque, Brian Bradley, Maurice Ferranti, Brian Sappington | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett (PG), Raphael Lombardi (SG), Gerald Thompson (SF), Bernardo Colombo (PF), Earl Harper (C) David Robertson, Frank Richey, Carl Wehner, Donald Hopson, Herbert Bailey | |
| 18:43 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Charles French - foul #1 on Charles French, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| 18:43 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi misses the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 18:43 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 18:33 | Kentucky | William Stroud can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-39 |
| 18:32 | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 18:28 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson misses the lay-in | 43-39 |
| 18:27 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kevin Griffin | 43-39 |
| 18:11 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-39 |
| 18:06 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by Raphael Lombardi | 46-41 |
| 17:42 | Kentucky | William Stroud makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Raphael Lombardi - foul #1 on Raphael Lombardi, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (PG), Richard Labrecque (SG), Jamie Okamoto (SF), Kenneth Gilbert (C) Matthew McCleary, Martin Lindsay, Charles French, Kevin Griffin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Robertson (PG), Frank Richey (SG), Carl Wehner (SF), Donald Hopson (PF), Herbert Bailey (C) Kenneth Pruett, Raphael Lombardi, Gerald Thompson, Bernardo Colombo, Earl Harper | |
| 17:42 | Kentucky | William Stroud makes the free throw | 49-41 |
| 17:22 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner makes the wide open shot from just outside the lane set up by Frank Richey | 49-43 |
| 17:11 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-43 |
| 17:09 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque grabs the offensive board | 49-43 |
| 17:04 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches misses long on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-43 |
| 17:02 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Herbert Bailey | 49-43 |
| 16:57 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-43 |
| 16:55 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jamie Okamoto | 49-43 |
| 16:51 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches is fouled in the backcourt by David Robertson - foul #2 on David Robertson, team foul #3 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Bradley (SF), Maurice Ferranti (PF), Brian Sappington (C) Richard Labrecque, William Stroud, Kenneth Gilbert | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett (PG), Earl Harper (C) David Robertson, Herbert Bailey | |
| 16:36 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti misses the lay-in | 49-43 |
| 16:35 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 16:32 | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett loses the dribble to Brian Bradley in the backcourt | 49-43 |
| 16:21 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches is open and buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-43 |
| 16:09 | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett is fouled on the floor by Brian Sappington - foul #3 on Brian Sappington, team foul #3 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque (SG) Jamie Okamoto | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Robertson (PG), Raphael Lombardi (SG), Gerald Thompson (SF), Bernardo Colombo (PF), Herbert Bailey (C) Kenneth Pruett, Frank Richey, Carl Wehner, Donald Hopson, Earl Harper | |
| 15:57 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey banks in the layup | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Damon Desroches (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 pf. SG - Richard Labrecque (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Brian Bradley (fairly fresh) PF - Maurice Ferranti (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Sappington (fairly fresh) 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Robertson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raphael Lombardi (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gerald Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Bernardo Colombo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. C - Herbert Bailey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Kentucky | Brian Sappington makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Labrecque and he's hacked by Raphael Lombardi - foul #2 on Raphael Lombardi, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Martin Lindsay (SG), Kenneth Gilbert (PF) Damon Desroches, Richard Labrecque, Maurice Ferranti | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 15:46 | Kentucky | Brian Sappington makes the free throw | 54-45 |
| 15:42 | North Carolina | Martin Lindsay steals it from Gerald Thompson in the backcourt | 54-45 |
| 15:28 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-45 |
| 15:26 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Gilbert | 54-45 |
| 15:10 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-45 |
| 15:08 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 15:04 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson misses the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Brian Bradley - foul #1 on Brian Bradley, team foul #4 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (PG), Richard Labrecque (SG), Charles French (SF), Maurice Ferranti (PF), Kevin Griffin (C) Matthew McCleary, Martin Lindsay, Brian Bradley, Kenneth Gilbert, Brian Sappington | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett (PG), Frank Richey (SG), Earl Harper (C) David Robertson, Raphael Lombardi, Herbert Bailey | |
| 15:04 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 15:04 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 14:49 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Richard Labrecque is blocked by Earl Harper | 54-47 |
| 14:48 | North Carolina | Earl Harper pulls down the rebound | 54-47 |
| 14:42 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo misses badly on a shot from the left side | 54-47 |
| 14:41 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque pulls down the rebound | 54-47 |
| 14:21 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-47 |
| 14:19 | Kentucky | Kevin Griffin grabs the offensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 13:54 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque lays it in set up by Damon Desroches and he's hacked by Gerald Thompson - foul #3 on Gerald Thompson, team foul #5 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Jamie Okamoto (SF), William Stroud (PF) Damon Desroches, Charles French, Maurice Ferranti | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Robertson (PG), Carl Wehner (SF), Donald Hopson (PF) Kenneth Pruett, Gerald Thompson, Bernardo Colombo | |
| 13:54 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque misses the free throw | 56-47 |
| 13:54 | North Carolina | Earl Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 13:36 | North Carolina | Frank Richey hits a wide open floater from just outside the lane set up by David Robertson | 56-49 |
| 13:17 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Richard Labrecque and the foul's on Donald Hopson - foul #1 on Donald Hopson, team foul #6 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (SG), Maurice Ferranti (PF), Kenneth Gilbert (C) Richard Labrecque, William Stroud, Kevin Griffin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi (SG), Herbert Bailey (C) Frank Richey, Earl Harper | |
| 13:17 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary makes the free throw | 59-49 |
| 12:56 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (PG), Brian Bradley (SF) Matthew McCleary, Jamie Okamoto | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 12:52 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches loses the dribble to Raphael Lombardi in the backcourt | 59-49 |
| 12:47 | North Carolina | David Robertson hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Donald Hopson | 59-52 |
| 12:42 | Kentucky | Raphael Lombardi picks off the pass by Martin Lindsay in the backcourt | 59-52 |
| 12:36 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 12:35 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner grabs the offensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 12:20 | North Carolina | David Robertson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 12:18 | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 12:02 | Kentucky | Brian Bradley is called for traveling | 59-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles French (SF), William Stroud (PF), Brian Sappington (C) Brian Bradley, Maurice Ferranti, Kenneth Gilbert | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett (PG), Frank Richey (SG), Bernardo Colombo (PF), Earl Harper (C) David Robertson, Raphael Lombardi, Donald Hopson, Herbert Bailey | |
| 11:47 | North Carolina | Frank Richey drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth Pruett | 59-54 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Damon Desroches (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Martin Lindsay (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Charles French (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Stroud (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. C - Brian Sappington (tiring) 3 pts. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Pruett (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Richey (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Wehner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bernardo Colombo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. C - Earl Harper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:31 | Kentucky | Charles French misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 59-54 |
| 11:29 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| 11:23 | North Carolina | Charles French steps in front of the Frank Richey pass | 59-54 |
| 11:21 | Kentucky | Kenneth Pruett takes the ball from Damon Desroches in the backcourt | 59-54 |
| 11:19 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner lays it in set up by Kenneth Pruett | 59-56 |
| 11:04 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 59-56 |
| 11:02 | North Carolina | Frank Richey pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 10:59 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner is fouled in the backcourt by Damon Desroches - foul #4 on Damon Desroches, team foul #5 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Jamie Okamoto (SG), Brian Bradley (SF), Kevin Griffin (C) Damon Desroches, Martin Lindsay, Charles French, Brian Sappington | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi (SG), Gerald Thompson (SF), Herbert Bailey (C) Frank Richey, Carl Wehner, Earl Harper | |
| 10:49 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo can't connect on a floater from the right side | 59-56 |
| 10:48 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jamie Okamoto | 59-56 |
| 10:35 | Kentucky | William Stroud misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Herbert Bailey - foul #2 on Herbert Bailey, team foul #7 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque (SG) Brian Bradley | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Robertson (PG) Kenneth Pruett | |
| 10:35 | Kentucky | William Stroud makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 10:35 | Kentucky | William Stroud makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 10:27 | North Carolina | Richard Labrecque steps in front of the Gerald Thompson pass | 61-56 |
| 10:06 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto is hacked by Herbert Bailey - foul #3 on Herbert Bailey, team foul #8 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti (PF) William Stroud | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Richey (SG), Carl Wehner (SF), Donald Hopson (PF), Earl Harper (C) Raphael Lombardi, Gerald Thompson, Bernardo Colombo, Herbert Bailey | |
| 10:06 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto misses the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 10:06 | North Carolina | Earl Harper grabs the board | 61-56 |
| 09:49 | North Carolina | David Robertson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's hacked by Matthew McCleary - foul #2 on Matthew McCleary, team foul #6 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (PG), Brian Bradley (SF), Kenneth Gilbert (C) Matthew McCleary, Jamie Okamoto, Kevin Griffin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 09:49 | North Carolina | David Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 09:49 | North Carolina | David Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 09:49 | North Carolina | David Robertson makes the 3rd free throw | 61-59 |
| 09:29 | Kentucky | Brian Bradley comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 61-59 |
| 09:27 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches grabs the offensive board | 61-59 |
| 09:18 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 61-59 |
| 09:16 | North Carolina | Earl Harper grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 09:11 | North Carolina | Carl Wehner's fadeaway is rejected by Maurice Ferranti | 61-59 |
| 09:09 | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert snags the defensive board | 61-59 |
| 09:05 | Kentucky | David Robertson is called for the reach on Damon Desroches in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Robertson, team foul #9 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto (SG), Charles French (SF), Brian Sappington (C) Richard Labrecque, Brian Bradley, Kenneth Gilbert | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett (PG), Raphael Lombardi (SG), Gerald Thompson (SF), Bernardo Colombo (PF) David Robertson, Frank Richey, Carl Wehner, Donald Hopson | |
| 09:05 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 09:05 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 08:58 | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Maurice Ferranti - foul #3 on Maurice Ferranti, team foul #7 | 63-59 |
| 08:58 | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 08:58 | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett makes the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto is fouled on the floor by Raphael Lombardi - foul #3 on Raphael Lombardi, team foul #10 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), William Stroud (PF), Kevin Griffin (C) Damon Desroches, Maurice Ferranti, Brian Sappington | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey (C) Earl Harper | |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 08:19 | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett misses the 3 from the right wing | 65-61 |
| 08:18 | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi can't tip it in | 65-61 |
| 08:16 | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo grabs the offensive board | 65-61 |
| 08:07 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Kenneth Pruett | 65-63 |
| 07:57 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-63 |
| 07:56 | Kentucky | William Stroud tips it but misses | 65-63 |
| 07:55 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Gerald Thompson | 65-63 |
| 07:52 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey is called for traveling in the backcourt | 65-63 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (PG), Martin Lindsay (SG), Brian Bradley (SF), Kenneth Gilbert (PF), Brian Sappington (C) Matthew McCleary, Jamie Okamoto, Charles French, William Stroud, Kevin Griffin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Richey (SG), Carl Wehner (SF), Donald Hopson (PF), Earl Harper (C) Raphael Lombardi, Gerald Thompson, Bernardo Colombo, Herbert Bailey | |
| 07:41 | Kentucky | Earl Harper blocks the short jumper by Brian Bradley | 65-63 |
| 07:39 | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert tips it home | 67-63 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Damon Desroches (tiring) 19 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Martin Lindsay (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Brian Bradley (tiring) PF - Kenneth Gilbert (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. C - Brian Sappington (tiring) 3 pts. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kenneth Pruett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Richey (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Wehner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Donald Hopson (tired) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Harper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:20 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Pruett | 67-65 |
| 07:00 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Martin Lindsay | 70-65 |
| 06:52 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque (SG), Charles French (SF), Maurice Ferranti (PF), Kevin Griffin (C) Martin Lindsay, Brian Bradley, Kenneth Gilbert, Brian Sappington | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Robertson (PG), Bernardo Colombo (PF), Herbert Bailey (C) Kenneth Pruett, Donald Hopson, Earl Harper | |
| 06:38 | Kentucky | Charles French knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 72-65 |
| 06:29 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey misses long on an open shot from the left block | 72-65 |
| 06:27 | Kentucky | Charles French gets the rebound | 72-65 |
| 06:09 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti throws it down | 74-65 |
| 06:00 | North Carolina | Frank Richey misses long on an open floater from the free throw line | 74-65 |
| 05:58 | Kentucky | Kevin Griffin grabs the defensive rebound | 74-65 |
| 05:58 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 74-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Jamie Okamoto (SF), William Stroud (PF), Kenneth Gilbert (C) Damon Desroches, Charles French, Maurice Ferranti, Kevin Griffin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Raphael Lombardi (SG), Gerald Thompson (SF), Earl Harper (C) Frank Richey, Carl Wehner, Herbert Bailey | |
| 05:46 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary misses the easy open layup | 74-65 |
| 05:44 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson grabs the board | 74-65 |
| 05:37 | North Carolina | Earl Harper comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Gilbert - foul #1 on Kenneth Gilbert, team foul #8 | 74-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (SG) Richard Labrecque | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett (PG) David Robertson | |
| 05:37 | North Carolina | Earl Harper misses the 1st free throw | 74-65 |
| 05:37 | North Carolina | Earl Harper makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 05:22 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay is open and buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jamie Okamoto | 76-66 |
| 05:14 | North Carolina | Gerald Thompson misses badly on the uncontested jumper from just outside the lane | 76-66 |
| 05:13 | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert gets the rebound | 76-66 |
| 05:11 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary is hacked by Kenneth Pruett in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Pruett, team foul #11 | 76-66 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Bradley (SF), Maurice Ferranti (PF), Brian Sappington (C) Martin Lindsay, William Stroud, Kenneth Gilbert | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Donald Hopson (PF) Bernardo Colombo | |
| 05:11 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary makes the 1st free throw | 77-66 |
| 05:11 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary makes the 2nd free throw | 78-66 |
| 04:57 | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett is alone and drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Earl Harper | 78-69 |
| 04:42 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti travels with the ball | 78-69 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (PG), Martin Lindsay (SG), Kevin Griffin (C) Matthew McCleary, Jamie Okamoto, Brian Sappington | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Robertson (PG), Carl Wehner (SF), Herbert Bailey (C) Raphael Lombardi, Gerald Thompson, Earl Harper | |
| 04:28 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey is fouled on the floor by Kevin Griffin - foul #2 on Kevin Griffin, team foul #9 | 78-69 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles French (SF), William Stroud (PF) Brian Bradley, Maurice Ferranti | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Bernardo Colombo (PF) Donald Hopson | |
| 04:28 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 04:28 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 78-71 |
| 04:07 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 78-71 |
| 04:06 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey pulls down the rebound | 78-71 |
| 04:00 | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Bernardo Colombo | 78-74 |
| 03:48 | Kentucky | William Stroud misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 78-74 |
| 03:46 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay tips it in | 80-74 |
| 03:26 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey is open but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 80-74 |
| 03:25 | Kentucky | Charles French grabs the board | 80-74 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Damon Desroches (tired) 22 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Martin Lindsay (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles French (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Stroud (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. C - Kevin Griffin (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - David Robertson (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Pruett (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Carl Wehner (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Bernardo Colombo (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. C - Herbert Bailey (tired) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Kentucky | David Robertson takes the ball from William Stroud | 80-74 |
| 02:58 | North Carolina | David Robertson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 80-74 |
| 02:56 | Kentucky | Charles French grabs the defensive rebound | 80-74 |
| 02:56 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 80-74 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Richard Labrecque (SG), Jamie Okamoto (SF), Maurice Ferranti (PF), Kenneth Gilbert (C) Damon Desroches, Martin Lindsay, Charles French, William Stroud, Kevin Griffin | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Frank Richey (SG), Gerald Thompson (SF), Donald Hopson (PF), Earl Harper (C) Kenneth Pruett, Carl Wehner, Bernardo Colombo, Herbert Bailey | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the right wing | 80-74 |
| 02:32 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti tips it home | 82-74 |
| 02:25 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Maurice Ferranti - foul #4 on Maurice Ferranti, team foul #10 | 82-74 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett (PG) David Robertson | |
| 02:25 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson makes the 1st free throw | 82-75 |
| 02:25 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson misses the 2nd free throw | 82-75 |
| 02:25 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti grabs the board | 82-75 |
| 02:20 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Labrecque | 84-75 |
| 02:07 | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 84-75 |
| 02:06 | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 84-75 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 01:45 | Kentucky | Gerald Thompson picks off the pass by Jamie Okamoto | 84-75 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 01:41 | North Carolina | Frank Richey misses long on a 3 from straight away | 84-75 |
| 01:40 | North Carolina | Donald Hopson can't tip it in | 84-75 |
| 01:38 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Maurice Ferranti | 84-75 |
| 01:17 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Matthew McCleary | 86-75 |
| 01:06 | North Carolina | Frank Richey is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 86-78 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Donald Hopson - foul #2 on Donald Hopson, team foul #12 | 86-78 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (PG), Brian Bradley (SF), Brian Sappington (C) Matthew McCleary, Jamie Okamoto, Kenneth Gilbert | |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Robertson (PG), Carl Wehner (SF), Herbert Bailey (C) Kenneth Pruett, Gerald Thompson, Earl Harper | |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti makes the 1st free throw | 87-78 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti makes the 2nd free throw | 88-78 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:44 | North Carolina | Maurice Ferranti steals the ball from Frank Richey in the backcourt | 88-78 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Donald Hopson is called for the reach on Damon Desroches - foul #3 on Donald Hopson, team foul #13 | 88-78 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (SG), Charles French (SF), William Stroud (PF) Richard Labrecque, Brian Bradley, Maurice Ferranti | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches misses the 1st free throw | 88-78 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches makes the 2nd free throw | 89-78 |
| 00:38 | North Carolina | Herbert Bailey knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by David Robertson | 89-80 |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | David Robertson is called for the reach on William Stroud in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Robertson, team foul #14 | 89-80 |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | William Stroud makes the 1st free throw | 90-80 |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | William Stroud makes the 2nd free throw | 91-80 |
| 00:29 | North Carolina | Frank Richey is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Carl Wehner | 91-82 |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay is hacked by David Robertson in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Robertson, team foul #15 | 91-82 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kenneth Pruett (PG) David Robertson | |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay misses the 1st free throw | 91-82 |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay makes the 2nd free throw | 92-82 |
| 00:23 | North Carolina | Frank Richey misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 92-82 |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay grabs the defensive rebound | 92-82 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches runs out the clock | 92-82 |