| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Clinton Kent (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanford Vansant (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Rowley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Corey Daniel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Travis Hardwick (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Roland Dixon (fresh) SF - Erik Hand (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Dawley (fresh) C - Jesse Boyers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | William Rowley inbounds the ball | 29-27 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Clinton Kent | 31-27 |
| 19:27 | Kentucky | Erik Hand knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Larry Johnson | 31-30 |
| 19:00 | Alabama | Corey Daniel hits a floater from close range | 33-30 |
| 18:41 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers is fouled on the floor by Travis Hardwick - foul #1 on Travis Hardwick, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 18:27 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Larry Johnson, team foul #1 | 33-30 |
| 18:04 | Alabama | Corey Daniel hits a jumper from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 17:46 | Kentucky | Erik Hand misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 17:45 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers grabs the offensive board | 35-30 |
| 17:38 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 35-32 |
| 17:11 | Alabama | Clinton Kent misses the 3 from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 17:09 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 16:49 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 16:48 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson tips it back up and in | 35-34 |
| 16:42 | Alabama | Larry Johnson is called for the reach on Clinton Kent - foul #3 on Larry Johnson, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG), John Adams (SF), Wayne Blocker (C) Larry Johnson, Erik Hand, Jesse Boyers | |
| 16:25 | Alabama | William Rowley is fouled on the floor by John Adams - foul #1 on John Adams, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | David Cooper (SF), Steven Medley (C) William Rowley, Travis Hardwick | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:12 | Alabama | Clinton Kent comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 16:11 | Alabama | Corey Daniel can't tip it in | 35-34 |
| 16:09 | Alabama | Steven Medley snags the offensive board | 35-34 |
| 15:44 | Alabama | David Cooper comes up short on the floater in the paint | 35-34 |
| 15:42 | Alabama | Corey Daniel tips it back up and in | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Clinton Kent (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanford Vansant (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Cooper (fresh) PF - Corey Daniel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Medley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Jarvis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roland Dixon (fairly fresh) SF - John Adams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Dawley (fairly fresh) C - Wayne Blocker (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 15:24 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Corey Daniel | 37-34 |
| 15:18 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from the left block set up by Clinton Kent | 39-34 |
| 14:56 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 14:55 | Kentucky | John Adams hits the follow up shot | 39-36 |
| 14:26 | Alabama | Corey Daniel double dribbles | 39-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Rowley (SF), Travis Hardwick (C) David Cooper, Steven Medley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Johnson (PG), Erik Hand (SF), Anton Turner (PF), Jesse Boyers (C) Jeffrey Jarvis, John Adams, William Dawley, Wayne Blocker | |
| 14:12 | Kentucky | Anton Turner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-36 |
| 14:10 | Kentucky | Anton Turner pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 14:05 | Kentucky | Erik Hand can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-36 |
| 14:03 | Alabama | Travis Hardwick grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 13:34 | Alabama | William Rowley hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Stanford Vansant out of a doubleteam | 41-36 |
| 13:16 | Kentucky | Corey Daniel blocks the short jumper by Larry Johnson | 41-36 |
| 13:15 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Clinton Kent | 41-36 |
| 12:49 | Alabama | Anton Turner is called for the reach on Stanford Vansant - foul #4 on Anton Turner, team foul #4 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Dawley (PF) Anton Turner | |
| 12:34 | Alabama | Corey Daniel is fouled on the floor by Roland Dixon - foul #3 on Roland Dixon, team foul #5 | 41-36 |
| 12:18 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Clinton Kent | 44-36 |
| 12:09 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 44-36 |
| 12:07 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant grabs the defensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 11:42 | Alabama | William Rowley misses the shot from the left wing | 44-36 |
| 11:41 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Clinton Kent (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stanford Vansant (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Rowley (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Corey Daniel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Travis Hardwick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Roland Dixon (tiring) 3 pf. SF - Erik Hand (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Dawley (fresh) C - Jesse Boyers (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Larry Johnson | 44-39 |
| 11:14 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 11:13 | Alabama | Travis Hardwick can't tip it in | 44-39 |
| 11:12 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers grabs the board | 44-39 |
| 11:05 | Kentucky | Erik Hand connects on the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Larry Johnson and he's hacked by Travis Hardwick - foul #2 on Travis Hardwick, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Alabama | Dale Bible (PG), Javier Lopez (PF) Clinton Kent, Corey Daniel | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite (SG), Wayne Blocker (C) Roland Dixon, Jesse Boyers | |
| 11:05 | Kentucky | Erik Hand makes the free throw | 44-42 |
| 10:42 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 10:40 | Kentucky | William Dawley grabs the board | 44-42 |
| 10:35 | Kentucky | Travis Hardwick swats the short shot by Erik Hand | 44-42 |
| 10:33 | Alabama | Javier Lopez snags the defensive board | 44-42 |
| 10:04 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by William Dawley - foul #1 on William Dawley, team foul #6 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | Clinton Kent (PG), David Cooper (SF), Steven Medley (C) Dale Bible, William Rowley, Travis Hardwick | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG), John Adams (SF) Larry Johnson, Erik Hand | |
| 10:04 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 10:04 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 09:49 | Kentucky | William Dawley scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-44 |
| 09:24 | Alabama | Javier Lopez misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Jeffrey Jarvis - foul #1 on Jeffrey Jarvis, team foul #7 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kim Hastings (SG) Stanford Vansant | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roland Dixon (SG), Jesse Boyers (C) Ernie Satterwhite, Wayne Blocker | |
| 09:24 | Alabama | Javier Lopez makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 09:24 | Alabama | Javier Lopez makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 09:21 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis is hacked by Clinton Kent in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clinton Kent, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | Corey Daniel (PF) Javier Lopez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 09:04 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Roland Dixon and he's hacked by Kim Hastings - foul #1 on Kim Hastings, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| 09:04 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers makes the free throw | 48-47 |
| 08:38 | Alabama | Corey Daniel clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 48-47 |
| 08:37 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 08:28 | Kentucky | John Adams buries a jumper from the free throw line | 48-49 |
| 08:12 | Alabama | Clinton Kent hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jeffrey Jarvis - foul #2 on Jeffrey Jarvis, team foul #8 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | William Rowley (SF), Travis Hardwick (C) David Cooper, Steven Medley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Johnson (PG), Erik Hand (SF) Jeffrey Jarvis, John Adams | |
| 08:12 | Alabama | Clinton Kent makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 08:12 | Alabama | Clinton Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 08:00 | Kentucky | Erik Hand buries a floater from the right wing and he's hacked by William Rowley - foul #1 on William Rowley, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | Stanford Vansant (SG) Kim Hastings | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anton Turner (PF) William Dawley | |
| 08:00 | Kentucky | Erik Hand misses the free throw | 50-51 |
| 08:00 | Alabama | Corey Daniel grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 07:31 | Alabama | Jesse Boyers swats the layup by Stanford Vansant | 50-51 |
| 07:29 | Alabama | Corey Daniel tips it home | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Clinton Kent (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stanford Vansant (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Rowley (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Corey Daniel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Travis Hardwick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Roland Dixon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Erik Hand (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Anton Turner (fresh) 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Jesse Boyers (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-51 |
| 07:09 | Alabama | Travis Hardwick pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 07:05 | Alabama | Clinton Kent throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | Dale Bible (PG) Clinton Kent | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite (SG), Wayne Blocker (C) Roland Dixon, Jesse Boyers | |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | Erik Hand misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 06:38 | Kentucky | Anton Turner tips it home | 52-53 |
| 06:21 | Alabama | Travis Hardwick is open but comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 52-53 |
| 06:20 | Kentucky | Erik Hand gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 06:05 | Kentucky | Anton Turner is fouled on the floor by Corey Daniel - foul #1 on Corey Daniel, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | Javier Lopez (PF) Corey Daniel | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Adams (SF), Jesse Boyers (C) Erik Hand, Wayne Blocker | |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 05:50 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers tips it but misses | 52-53 |
| 05:48 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 05:32 | Alabama | William Rowley is fouled on the floor by Larry Johnson - foul #4 on Larry Johnson, team foul #9 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | Clinton Kent (PG), Kim Hastings (SG) Dale Bible, Stanford Vansant | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roland Dixon (SG) Ernie Satterwhite | |
| 05:32 | Alabama | William Rowley makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 05:32 | Alabama | William Rowley makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 05:10 | Kentucky | Javier Lopez steps in front of the Jesse Boyers pass | 54-53 |
| 04:50 | Alabama | William Rowley can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 04:49 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 04:43 | Kentucky | Javier Lopez steps in front of the Roland Dixon pass | 54-53 |
| 04:22 | Alabama | Anton Turner swats the short shot by William Rowley | 54-53 |
| 04:20 | Alabama | Travis Hardwick hits the follow up shot | 56-53 |
| 04:11 | Kentucky | Anton Turner hits a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jesse Boyers | 56-55 |
| 03:46 | Alabama | Kim Hastings is hacked by Roland Dixon - foul #4 on Roland Dixon, team foul #10 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Alabama | David Cooper (SF), Corey Daniel (PF), Steven Medley (C) William Rowley, Javier Lopez, Travis Hardwick | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG), Erik Hand (SF), William Dawley (PF), Wayne Blocker (C) Larry Johnson, John Adams, Anton Turner, Jesse Boyers | |
| 03:46 | Alabama | Kim Hastings makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 03:46 | Alabama | Kim Hastings makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 03:23 | Kentucky | Erik Hand can't finish the layup | 58-55 |
| 03:22 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Corey Daniel | 58-55 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Clinton Kent (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kim Hastings (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Cooper (fresh) PF - Corey Daniel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Steven Medley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Jarvis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roland Dixon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Erik Hand (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Dawley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Blocker (fresh) | |
| 03:03 | Alabama | Kim Hastings can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 58-55 |
| 03:01 | Kentucky | Erik Hand snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-55 |
| Subs | Alabama | Stanford Vansant (SG), William Rowley (SF), Travis Hardwick (C) Kim Hastings, David Cooper, Steven Medley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Johnson (PG), Anton Turner (PF), Jesse Boyers (C) Jeffrey Jarvis, William Dawley, Wayne Blocker | |
| 02:51 | Kentucky | Anton Turner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Stanford Vansant - foul #1 on Stanford Vansant, team foul #7 | 58-55 |
| 02:51 | Kentucky | Anton Turner makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 02:51 | Kentucky | Anton Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 02:51 | Alabama | Travis Hardwick gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 02:29 | Alabama | Jesse Boyers swats the short shot by Clinton Kent | 58-56 |
| 02:27 | Alabama | Corey Daniel gets the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 02:08 | Alabama | Jesse Boyers blocks the short jumper by Corey Daniel | 58-56 |
| 02:06 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 01:56 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson scores on a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Jesse Boyers | 58-58 |
| 01:33 | Alabama | William Rowley is hacked by Roland Dixon - foul #5 on Roland Dixon, team foul #11 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite (SG) Roland Dixon | |
| 01:33 | Alabama | William Rowley misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 01:33 | Alabama | William Rowley misses the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 01:33 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 01:15 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson makes the shot from the left block | 58-60 |
| 00:53 | Alabama | Clinton Kent hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Corey Daniel and he's hacked by Anton Turner - foul #5 on Anton Turner, team foul #12 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Dawley (PF) Anton Turner | |
| 00:53 | Alabama | Clinton Kent misses the free throw | 60-60 |
| 00:53 | Kentucky | William Dawley grabs the board | 60-60 |
| 00:53 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 60-62 |
| 00:04 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant blows the layup over the doubleteam | 60-62 |
| 00:02 | Alabama | Stanford Vansant misses the tip | 60-62 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers gets the rebound | 60-62 |