| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Damon Desroches (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Labrecque (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Maurice Ferranti (fresh) C - Brian Sappington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Richard Depasquale (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Guin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Van Mercer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marc Brummett (fresh) C - James Worley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Van Mercer inbounds the ball | 27-29 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale is fouled on the floor by Brian Sappington - foul #1 on Brian Sappington, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| 19:34 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-29 |
| 19:33 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 19:08 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches is hacked by Raymond Guin - foul #1 on Raymond Guin, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| 18:51 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 27-29 |
| 18:50 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale grabs the defensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 18:35 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-29 |
| 18:16 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Damon Desroches | 30-29 |
| 17:54 | Arkansas | Brian Sappington swats the shot by James Worley | 30-29 |
| 17:52 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Brian Sappington | 30-29 |
| 17:30 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti misses long on a runner from the baseline | 30-29 |
| 17:29 | Kentucky | Brian Sappington misses the tip | 30-29 |
| 17:27 | Arkansas | James Worley snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 17:18 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale can't finish the layup | 30-29 |
| 17:16 | Arkansas | Van Mercer pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 17:01 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale is fouled on the floor by Brian Sappington - foul #2 on Brian Sappington, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), William Stroud (PF) Damon Desroches, Maurice Ferranti | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski (PG), Alfredo Martin (SF), Tibor Zais (PF), Maynard Grandy (C) Richard Depasquale, Van Mercer, Marc Brummett, James Worley | |
| 16:56 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin is fouled on the floor by William Stroud - foul #1 on William Stroud, team foul #3 | 30-29 |
| 16:42 | Arkansas | Alfredo Martin misses the easy layup | 30-29 |
| 16:40 | Kentucky | William Stroud pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 16:21 | Kentucky | William Stroud misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 16:19 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin grabs the defensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 15:50 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-29 |
| 15:49 | Kentucky | Brian Bradley snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matthew McCleary (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Labrecque (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Bradley (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Stroud (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brian Sappington (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Swietomierz Cipkowski (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Raymond Guin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alfredo Martin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Tibor Zais (fresh) 2 reb. C - Maynard Grandy (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Kentucky | William Stroud misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 15:27 | Kentucky | Brian Sappington tips it but misses | 30-29 |
| 15:25 | Arkansas | Alfredo Martin pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 15:21 | Arkansas | Maynard Grandy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 15:19 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary snags the defensive board | 30-29 |
| 15:09 | Kentucky | William Stroud misses long on a runner from the left block | 30-29 |
| 15:07 | Arkansas | Maynard Grandy grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 14:47 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin makes the runner from the right block set up by Swietomierz Cipkowski | 30-31 |
| 14:30 | Kentucky | William Stroud's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (PG), Martin Lindsay (SG), Charles French (SF), Maurice Ferranti (PF), Kevin Griffin (C) Matthew McCleary, Richard Labrecque, Brian Bradley, William Stroud, Brian Sappington | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale (PG), Van Mercer (SF), Marc Brummett (PF), Mathew Hall (C) Swietomierz Cipkowski, Alfredo Martin, Tibor Zais, Maynard Grandy | |
| 14:13 | Arkansas | Mathew Hall blows the layup | 30-31 |
| 14:11 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti grabs the board | 30-31 |
| 13:45 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 30-31 |
| 13:44 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay tips it home | 32-31 |
| 13:42 | Arkansas | Damon Desroches steals it from Raymond Guin in the backcourt | 32-31 |
| 13:25 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Martin Lindsay | 35-31 |
| 13:11 | Arkansas | Mathew Hall scores on a floater in the lane and the foul's on Martin Lindsay - foul #1 on Martin Lindsay, team foul #4 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert (PF) Maurice Ferranti | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tibor Zais (SG), James Worley (PF) Raymond Guin, Marc Brummett | |
| 13:11 | Arkansas | Mathew Hall makes the free throw | 35-34 |
| 12:53 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay drills a turnaround from close range set up by Damon Desroches | 37-34 |
| 12:31 | Arkansas | Tibor Zais misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-34 |
| 12:29 | Arkansas | Mathew Hall hits the follow up shot | 37-36 |
| 12:07 | Kentucky | Charles French comes up short on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Mathew Hall - foul #4 on Mathew Hall, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Jamie Okamoto (SG), Maurice Ferranti (PF) Damon Desroches, Martin Lindsay, Kevin Griffin | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski (PG), Alfredo Martin (SG) Richard Depasquale, Mathew Hall | |
| 12:07 | Kentucky | Charles French makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 12:07 | Kentucky | Charles French makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 11:47 | Arkansas | Van Mercer scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by James Worley | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matthew McCleary (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jamie Okamoto (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles French (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Maurice Ferranti (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Gilbert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Swietomierz Cipkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfredo Martin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Van Mercer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tibor Zais (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Worley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:18 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary blows the layup but he's fouled by Swietomierz Cipkowski - foul #1 on Swietomierz Cipkowski, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque (SG), Brian Sappington (C) Charles French, Kenneth Gilbert | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Marc Brummett (PF), Maynard Grandy (C) Tibor Zais, James Worley | |
| 11:18 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 11:18 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary misses the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 11:18 | Arkansas | Marc Brummett gets the rebound | 40-39 |
| 10:54 | Arkansas | Maynard Grandy banks in the layup | 40-41 |
| 10:35 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Maurice Ferranti | 42-41 |
| 10:32 | Arkansas | Matthew McCleary takes the ball from Maynard Grandy in the backcourt | 42-41 |
| 10:30 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary hits the finger roll | 44-41 |
| 10:28 | Arkansas | Alfredo Martin is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Labrecque - foul #1 on Richard Labrecque, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (PG), Brian Bradley (SF), William Stroud (PF) Matthew McCleary, Jamie Okamoto, Maurice Ferranti | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale (PG) Alfredo Martin | |
| 10:15 | Arkansas | Marc Brummett is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Marc Brummett, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Griffin (C) Brian Sappington | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Raymond Guin (SG), Tibor Zais (PF), James Worley (C) Swietomierz Cipkowski, Marc Brummett, Maynard Grandy | |
| 09:52 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Damon Desroches and he's fouled by Raymond Guin - foul #2 on Raymond Guin, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| 09:52 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque makes the free throw | 47-41 |
| 09:38 | Arkansas | James Worley buries a jump hook near the basket | 47-43 |
| 09:20 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 09:05 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale lays it in on a great pass from Raymond Guin | 50-45 |
| 08:45 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches clanks a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Raymond Guin - foul #3 on Raymond Guin, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (SG), Jamie Okamoto (SF), Maurice Ferranti (PF), Kenneth Gilbert (C) Richard Labrecque, Brian Bradley, William Stroud, Kevin Griffin | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronald Williams (PG), Alfredo Martin (SG), Swietomierz Cipkowski (SF), Marc Brummett (PF), Maynard Grandy (C) Richard Depasquale, Raymond Guin, Van Mercer, Tibor Zais, James Worley | |
| 08:45 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 08:45 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 08:45 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Alfredo Martin | 50-45 |
| 08:24 | Arkansas | Maynard Grandy comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 50-45 |
| 08:22 | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 08:05 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti is hacked by Marc Brummett - foul #4 on Marc Brummett, team foul #7 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG) Damon Desroches | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tibor Zais (PF) Marc Brummett | |
| 08:05 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 08:05 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 07:54 | Arkansas | Alfredo Martin's layup is rejected by Maurice Ferranti | 52-45 |
| 07:53 | Arkansas | Alfredo Martin grabs the offensive board | 52-45 |
| 07:39 | Arkansas | Ronald Williams can't connect on a shot from the right side | 52-45 |
| 07:37 | Arkansas | Tibor Zais tips it in | 52-47 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matthew McCleary (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Martin Lindsay (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jamie Okamoto (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Maurice Ferranti (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Gilbert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ronald Williams (fresh) SG - Alfredo Martin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Swietomierz Cipkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tibor Zais (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Maynard Grandy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Matthew McCleary | 54-47 |
| 07:04 | Arkansas | Maynard Grandy clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-47 |
| 07:02 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 06:41 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Maurice Ferranti, team foul #6 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (PG), Charles French (SG), Brian Bradley (SF), William Stroud (PF), Brian Sappington (C) Matthew McCleary, Martin Lindsay, Jamie Okamoto, Maurice Ferranti, Kenneth Gilbert | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale (PG), Raymond Guin (SG), Van Mercer (SF), Marc Brummett (PF), Mathew Hall (C) Ronald Williams, Alfredo Martin, Swietomierz Cipkowski, Tibor Zais, Maynard Grandy | |
| 06:31 | Arkansas | Mathew Hall hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 54-47 |
| 06:29 | Kentucky | Brian Sappington pulls down the rebound | 54-47 |
| 06:07 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Charles French | 57-47 |
| 06:03 | Arkansas | Raymond Guin loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque (SG) Charles French | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 05:40 | Kentucky | Brian Bradley's fadeaway is rejected by Mathew Hall | 57-47 |
| 05:38 | Arkansas | Richard Depasquale pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| 05:28 | Arkansas | Mathew Hall clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-47 |
| 05:27 | Kentucky | Brian Sappington gets the rebound | 57-47 |
| 05:07 | Kentucky | William Stroud drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Damon Desroches | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:46 | Arkansas | Van Mercer misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Brian Bradley - foul #1 on Brian Bradley, team foul #7 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (SG), Charles French (SF), Maurice Ferranti (PF), Kevin Griffin (C) Richard Labrecque, Brian Bradley, William Stroud, Brian Sappington | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski (PG), Tibor Zais (PF), James Worley (C) Richard Depasquale, Marc Brummett, Mathew Hall | |
| 04:46 | Arkansas | Van Mercer misses the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 04:46 | Arkansas | Van Mercer makes the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 04:22 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Damon Desroches | 63-48 |
| 04:14 | Arkansas | Van Mercer can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 63-48 |
| 04:12 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Tibor Zais | 63-48 |
| 04:01 | Arkansas | The jump hook by James Worley is blocked by Maurice Ferranti | 63-48 |
| 04:00 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti snags the defensive board | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Kentucky | Charles French comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Van Mercer - foul #2 on Van Mercer, team foul #8 | 63-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Jamie Okamoto (SG), William Stroud (PF) Damon Desroches, Martin Lindsay, Maurice Ferranti | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronald Williams (PG), Alfredo Martin (SG) Raymond Guin, Van Mercer | |
| 03:34 | Kentucky | Charles French makes the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 03:34 | Kentucky | Charles French makes the 2nd free throw | 65-48 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matthew McCleary (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jamie Okamoto (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles French (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Stroud (fresh) 6 pts. C - Kevin Griffin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ronald Williams (fresh) SG - Alfredo Martin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Swietomierz Cipkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tibor Zais (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Worley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:25 | Arkansas | Ronald Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque (SG) Jamie Okamoto | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 02:56 | Kentucky | William Stroud misses badly on a 3 from the left wing but he's fouled by Alfredo Martin - foul #1 on Alfredo Martin, team foul #9 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto (SF), Kenneth Gilbert (C) Charles French, Kevin Griffin | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Maynard Grandy (PF) Swietomierz Cipkowski | |
| 02:56 | Kentucky | William Stroud misses the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 02:56 | Kentucky | William Stroud makes the 2nd free throw | 66-48 |
| 02:56 | Kentucky | William Stroud makes the 3rd free throw | 67-48 |
| 02:53 | Arkansas | Matthew McCleary takes the ball from Ronald Williams in the backcourt | 67-48 |
| 02:32 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary is hacked by Maynard Grandy - foul #1 on Maynard Grandy, team foul #10 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Bradley (SF), Maurice Ferranti (PF) Richard Labrecque, William Stroud | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 02:32 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary makes the 1st free throw | 68-48 |
| 02:32 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary makes the 2nd free throw | 69-48 |
| 02:23 | Arkansas | James Worley comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Kenneth Gilbert - foul #1 on Kenneth Gilbert, team foul #8 | 69-48 |
| 02:23 | Arkansas | James Worley makes the 1st free throw | 69-49 |
| 02:23 | Arkansas | James Worley makes the 2nd free throw | 69-50 |
| 02:07 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 69-50 |
| 02:05 | Arkansas | James Worley snags the defensive board | 69-50 |
| 02:02 | Arkansas | Kenneth Gilbert steals it from Alfredo Martin in the backcourt | 69-50 |
| 01:48 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary misses the floater from the left block but the foul's on Maynard Grandy - foul #2 on Maynard Grandy, team foul #11 | 69-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque (SG), Brian Sappington (C) Jamie Okamoto, Kenneth Gilbert | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski (PG) Ronald Williams | |
| 01:48 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary makes the 1st free throw | 70-50 |
| 01:48 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary makes the 2nd free throw | 71-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:39 | Arkansas | Brian Sappington swats the short shot by James Worley | 71-50 |
| 01:38 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti gets the rebound | 71-50 |
| 01:12 | Kentucky | James Worley blocks the short jumper by Maurice Ferranti | 71-50 |
| 01:10 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti tips it in | 73-50 |
| 00:55 | Arkansas | Brian Bradley steals it from Tibor Zais | 73-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Richard Labrecque | 75-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Arkansas | Swietomierz Cipkowski can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 75-50 |
| 00:27 | Arkansas | James Worley snags the offensive board | 75-50 |
| 00:23 | Arkansas | Alfredo Martin drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Tibor Zais | 75-53 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary runs out the clock | 75-53 |