| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (fresh) SG - Robert Bondurant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mark Baron (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nicholas Crow (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jack Kish (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman inbounds the ball | 21-16 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg's floater is knocked away by Nicholas Crow | 21-16 |
| 19:36 | Alabama | Mark Baron pulls down the rebound | 21-16 |
| 19:15 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-16 |
| 19:13 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant pulls down the rebound | 21-16 |
| 19:07 | Kentucky | Jack Kish blocks the short jumper by Jerry Lee | 21-16 |
| 19:06 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee snags the offensive board | 21-16 |
| 18:51 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-16 |
| 18:49 | Alabama | Jack Kish gets the rebound | 21-16 |
| 18:35 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow drills a fadeaway from the left block | 21-18 |
| 18:06 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-18 |
| 18:04 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Robert Bondurant | 21-18 |
| 17:37 | Alabama | Mark Baron loses the dribble to Jerry Lee | 21-18 |
| 17:20 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 21-18 |
| 17:19 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Nicholas Crow | 21-18 |
| 16:58 | Alabama | Jack Kish travels with the ball | 21-18 |
| 16:39 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman is whistled for a carry | 21-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Dustin Barker (C) Jack Kish | |
| 16:20 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant can't finish the layup | 21-18 |
| 16:18 | Alabama | Dustin Barker hits the follow up shot | 21-20 |
| 15:55 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg banks in the layup on a great pass from Jerry Lee | 23-20 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Todd Schaffner (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Bondurant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Mark Baron (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nicholas Crow (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Dustin Barker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Alabama | Mark Baron is denied on a layup by Jon Carnahan | 23-20 |
| 15:31 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman gets the rebound | 23-20 |
| 15:06 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Jon Carnahan | 26-20 |
| 14:43 | Alabama | Mark Baron comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Bill Greenman - foul #2 on Bill Greenman, team foul #1 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG), John Jackson (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Patrick Grant, Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Alabama | Joseph Newman (PG), Jack Kish (C) Todd Schaffner, Nicholas Crow | |
| 14:43 | Alabama | Mark Baron makes the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 14:43 | Alabama | Mark Baron makes the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 14:25 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eldridge Kent | 28-22 |
| 14:14 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 28-22 |
| 14:12 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg snags the defensive board | 28-22 |
| 13:43 | Kentucky | The jumper by John Jackson is denied by Jack Kish | 28-22 |
| 13:41 | Alabama | Dustin Barker grabs the board | 28-22 |
| 13:21 | Alabama | Bill Greenman blocks the jumper by Mark Baron | 28-22 |
| 13:20 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg snags the defensive board | 28-22 |
| 12:54 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-22 |
| 12:53 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Mark Baron | 28-22 |
| 12:26 | Alabama | Mark Baron misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Bill Greenman - foul #3 on Bill Greenman, team foul #2 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), Jerry Lee (SF), Jon Carnahan (C) Nicholas Pegg, Bill Greenman, Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Alabama | Nicholas Crow (PF) Dustin Barker | |
| 12:26 | Alabama | Mark Baron makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 12:26 | Alabama | Mark Baron misses the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 12:26 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant pulls down the rebound | 28-23 |
| 12:10 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee is hacked by Mark Baron - foul #1 on Mark Baron, team foul #1 | 28-23 |
| 11:45 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-23 |
| 11:43 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee tips it back up and in | 30-23 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harry Bucy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Jackson (fresh) C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Joseph Newman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Bondurant (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Mark Baron (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Nicholas Crow (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jack Kish (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:15 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow can't connect on a floater from the right side | 30-23 |
| 11:14 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant pulls down the rebound | 30-23 |
| 10:48 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy is denied on a layup by Nicholas Crow | 30-23 |
| 10:47 | Alabama | Jack Kish grabs the defensive rebound | 30-23 |
| 10:28 | Alabama | Mark Baron hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 30-25 |
| 09:59 | Kentucky | Nicholas Crow denies the turnaround by Jerry Lee | 30-25 |
| 09:57 | Alabama | Jack Kish gets the rebound | 30-25 |
| 09:31 | Alabama | Mark Baron misses the driving attempt from the right block | 30-25 |
| 09:29 | Kentucky | John Jackson snags the defensive board | 30-25 |
| 09:03 | Kentucky | John Jackson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-25 |
| 09:02 | Alabama | Jack Kish grabs the defensive rebound | 30-25 |
| 08:38 | Alabama | Jack Kish knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Mark Baron | 30-27 |
| 08:18 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant blows the layup but the foul's on Joseph Newman - foul #4 on Joseph Newman, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG), Bill Greenman (SF), Eldridge Kent (C) Harry Bucy, John Jackson, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Schaffner (PG), Dustin Barker (C) Joseph Newman, Jack Kish | |
| 08:18 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 08:18 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 07:57 | Alabama | Bill Greenman is called for the reach on Mark Baron - foul #4 on Bill Greenman, team foul #3 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Joseph Newman (PG), George Mole (C) Todd Schaffner, Nicholas Crow | |
| 07:38 | Alabama | Mark Baron hits the finger roll | 32-29 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. PF - Jerry Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Joseph Newman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Bondurant (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Mark Baron (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dustin Barker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Mole (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 32-29 |
| 07:15 | Alabama | Mark Baron grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 06:53 | Alabama | Jerry Lee picks off the pass by Joseph Newman | 32-29 |
| 06:42 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee lays it in set up by Bill Greenman and the foul's on Robert Bondurant - foul #2 on Robert Bondurant, team foul #3 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan (C) Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Alabama | Nicholas Crow (PF) George Mole | |
| 06:42 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee makes the free throw | 35-29 |
| 06:20 | Alabama | Jon Carnahan swats the shot by Mark Baron | 35-29 |
| 06:18 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 05:49 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg is fouled on the floor by Dustin Barker - foul #1 on Dustin Barker, team foul #4 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PF) Jerry Lee | |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Schaffner (SG) Robert Bondurant | |
| 05:31 | Kentucky | John Jackson blows the layup but he's fouled by Nicholas Crow - foul #3 on Nicholas Crow, team foul #5 | 35-29 |
| 05:31 | Kentucky | John Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 05:31 | Kentucky | John Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 05:09 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jon Carnahan - foul #1 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #4 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG) Patrick Grant | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 05:09 | Alabama | Joseph Newman makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 05:09 | Alabama | Joseph Newman makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 04:43 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Nicholas Pegg | 39-31 |
| 04:21 | Alabama | Todd Schaffner is fouled on the floor by Jon Carnahan - foul #2 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #5 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Bondurant (SG), Jack Kish (C) Todd Schaffner, Dustin Barker | |
| 03:54 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Jon Carnahan - foul #3 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #6 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent (SF) Bill Greenman | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 03:54 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 03:54 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow misses the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 03:54 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 03:50 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Harry Bucy | 41-32 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 03:38 | Alabama | Mark Baron knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Joseph Newman | 41-34 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Harry Bucy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Joseph Newman (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Bondurant (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Mark Baron (tiring) 15 pts. 7 reb. PF - Nicholas Crow (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Jack Kish (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:11 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent is called for traveling | 41-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), Jerry Lee (PF) Harry Bucy, John Jackson | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:42 | Alabama | Jack Kish can't throw it down | 41-34 |
| 02:41 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| 02:17 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-34 |
| 02:15 | Alabama | Joseph Newman pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:46 | Alabama | Mark Baron hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Newman | 41-36 |
| 01:32 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Nicholas Crow - foul #4 on Nicholas Crow, team foul #6 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (SF) Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 01:32 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 01:32 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 01:32 | Alabama | Jack Kish pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 01:03 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 42-36 |
| 01:02 | Alabama | Mark Baron tips it in | 42-38 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Grant | 44-38 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:31 | Alabama | Joseph Newman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | Robert Bondurant is called for the reach on Nicholas Pegg in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Bondurant, team foul #7 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Jerry Lee, Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg misses the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 00:28 | Alabama | Mark Baron grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 00:21 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 00:20 | Alabama | Nicholas Crow pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 00:17 | Alabama | Robert Bondurant misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Joseph Newman is called for the reach on Bill Greenman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joseph Newman, team foul #8 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Todd Schaffner (PG) Joseph Newman | |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 00:14 | Alabama | Jack Kish gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| 00:08 | Alabama | Mark Baron misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant runs out the clock | 45-38 |