| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Tyrone Monico (fresh) SG - Edwin Blakemore (fresh) SF - George Kavanaugh (fresh) PF - Nathan Terry (fresh) C - Rhett Schlueter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fresh) SG - Roland Dixon (fresh) SF - John Howard (fresh) PF - William Dawley (fresh) C - Jesse Boyers (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Nathan Terry wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Arkansas | George Kavanaugh misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jesse Boyers - foul #1 on Jesse Boyers, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Arkansas | George Kavanaugh misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Arkansas | George Kavanaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:21 | Kentucky | Rhett Schlueter blocks the short jumper by William Dawley | 1-0 |
| 19:19 | Arkansas | George Kavanaugh pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:12 | Arkansas | Rhett Schlueter misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 1-0 |
| 19:11 | Arkansas | Tyrone Monico snags the offensive board | 1-0 |
| 18:59 | Arkansas | Edwin Blakemore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 1-0 |
| 18:35 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Howard | 1-3 |
| 18:25 | Arkansas | Jesse Boyers swats the layup by Rhett Schlueter | 1-3 |
| 18:23 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers snags the defensive board | 1-3 |
| 18:18 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson misses the dunk attempt | 1-3 |
| 18:17 | Arkansas | Edwin Blakemore grabs the defensive rebound | 1-3 |
| 17:55 | Arkansas | Rhett Schlueter travels with the ball | 1-3 |
| 17:33 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 1-5 |
| 17:07 | Arkansas | Rhett Schlueter misses long on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Jesse Boyers - foul #2 on Jesse Boyers, team foul #2 | 1-5 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker (C) Jesse Boyers | |
| 17:07 | Arkansas | Rhett Schlueter misses the 1st free throw | 1-5 |
| 17:07 | Arkansas | Rhett Schlueter makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:59 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Roland Dixon | 2-7 |
| 16:41 | Arkansas | Rhett Schlueter hits the finger roll | 4-7 |
| 16:25 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson buries a floater from the baseline set up by John Howard and he's hacked by Edwin Blakemore - foul #1 on Edwin Blakemore, team foul #1 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Adams (SF) John Howard | |
| 16:25 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson makes the free throw | 4-10 |
| 16:17 | Arkansas | Edwin Blakemore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-10 |
| 16:01 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson's layup is rejected by Rhett Schlueter | 4-10 |
| 16:00 | Arkansas | Rhett Schlueter grabs the defensive rebound | 4-10 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Tyrone Monico (fairly fresh) SG - Edwin Blakemore (fairly fresh) SF - George Kavanaugh (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Nathan Terry (fairly fresh) C - Rhett Schlueter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Roland Dixon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Adams (fresh) PF - William Dawley (fairly fresh) C - Wayne Blocker (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Arkansas | Nathan Terry drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Tyrone Monico | 7-10 |
| 15:15 | Kentucky | John Adams can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-10 |
| 15:13 | Arkansas | Nathan Terry gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| 15:06 | Arkansas | Nathan Terry is hacked by William Dawley - foul #1 on William Dawley, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG), John Howard (SF), Anton Turner (PF) Larry Johnson, Roland Dixon, William Dawley | |
| 15:01 | Arkansas | Edwin Blakemore misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 7-10 |
| 15:00 | Arkansas | Rhett Schlueter can't tip it in | 7-10 |
| 14:59 | Arkansas | Nathan Terry snags the offensive board | 7-10 |
| 14:40 | Arkansas | George Kavanaugh connects on the open shot from the right side | 9-10 |
| 14:22 | Kentucky | The jump hook by John Adams is blocked by Nathan Terry | 9-10 |
| 14:21 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker grabs the offensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 14:08 | Kentucky | Anton Turner misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 14:06 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker misses the tip | 9-10 |
| 14:04 | Arkansas | Rhett Schlueter pulls down the rebound | 9-10 |
| 13:51 | Arkansas | Tyrone Monico drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Nathan Terry | 11-10 |
| 13:25 | Kentucky | Anton Turner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edward Porto (SG), Michael Mooney (PF) Edwin Blakemore, Nathan Terry | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Johnson (PG), Roland Dixon (SG) Jeffrey Jarvis, John Adams | |
| 13:08 | Arkansas | Rhett Schlueter hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 11-10 |
| 13:07 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Roland Dixon | 11-10 |
| 12:59 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon's fadeaway is rejected by George Kavanaugh | 11-10 |
| 12:58 | Arkansas | Rhett Schlueter pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:41 | Arkansas | Rhett Schlueter comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 11-10 |
| 12:39 | Kentucky | Anton Turner gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:24 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Larry Johnson is blocked by Rhett Schlueter | 11-10 |
| 12:23 | Arkansas | Michael Mooney gets the rebound | 11-10 |
| 12:16 | Arkansas | Michael Mooney makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 13-10 |
| 11:57 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by George Kavanaugh - foul #1 on George Kavanaugh, team foul #2 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Burns (PG), Edwin Blakemore (SG), Julio Hernandez (SF), Nathan Terry (PF) Tyrone Monico, Edward Porto, George Kavanaugh, Rhett Schlueter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Adams (SF), William Dawley (PF) John Howard, Anton Turner | |
| 11:57 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon misses the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 11:57 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Burns (fresh) SG - Edwin Blakemore (fairly fresh) SF - Julio Hernandez (fresh) PF - Nathan Terry (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Mooney (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Roland Dixon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Adams (fresh) PF - William Dawley (fresh) C - Wayne Blocker (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Arkansas | Edwin Blakemore misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Roland Dixon - foul #1 on Roland Dixon, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (SG) Roland Dixon | |
| 11:44 | Arkansas | Edwin Blakemore misses the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 11:44 | Arkansas | Edwin Blakemore makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 11:28 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Edwin Blakemore - foul #2 on Edwin Blakemore, team foul #3 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edward Porto (SG) Edwin Blakemore | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 11:28 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:28 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 11:06 | Arkansas | Michael Mooney is hacked by Wayne Blocker - foul #1 on Wayne Blocker, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roland Dixon (SG) Larry Johnson | |
| 11:01 | Arkansas | Michael Mooney loses the ball out of bounds | 14-13 |
| 10:41 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon is fouled on the floor by Julio Hernandez - foul #1 on Julio Hernandez, team foul #4 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Rhett Schlueter (C) Michael Mooney | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:24 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis is hacked by Robert Burns - foul #1 on Robert Burns, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker travels with the ball | 14-13 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Howard (SF) John Adams | |
| 09:56 | Arkansas | Edward Porto misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-13 |
| 09:54 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker grabs the board | 14-13 |
| 09:34 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 14-13 |
| 09:33 | Kentucky | William Dawley grabs the offensive board | 14-13 |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-13 |
| 09:16 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon gets the offensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 08:59 | Kentucky | William Dawley comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 14-13 |
| 08:57 | Arkansas | Edward Porto pulls down the rebound | 14-13 |
| 08:40 | Arkansas | Edward Porto comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-13 |
| 08:39 | Kentucky | William Dawley gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 08:20 | Kentucky | William Dawley jams the wide open dunk set up by Roland Dixon | 14-15 |
| 07:58 | Arkansas | Julio Hernandez is whistled for traveling | 14-15 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tyrone Monico (PG), George Kavanaugh (SF), Michael Mooney (PF) Robert Burns, Julio Hernandez, Nathan Terry | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Johnson (PG), John Adams (SF), Anton Turner (PF) Jeffrey Jarvis, John Howard, William Dawley | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Tyrone Monico (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Porto (fairly fresh) SF - George Kavanaugh (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Mooney (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rhett Schlueter (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Roland Dixon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Adams (fresh) PF - Anton Turner (fresh) C - Wayne Blocker (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 14-15 |
| 07:33 | Kentucky | John Adams grabs the offensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 07:28 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Johnson | 14-18 |
| 07:15 | Arkansas | Michael Mooney comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-18 |
| 07:14 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon pulls down the rebound | 14-18 |
| 06:56 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson scores on a jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Tyrone Monico - foul #1 on Tyrone Monico, team foul #6 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Nathan Terry (PF) Rhett Schlueter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:56 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson makes the free throw | 14-21 |
| 06:37 | Arkansas | Nathan Terry is hacked by Wayne Blocker - foul #2 on Wayne Blocker, team foul #6 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edwin Blakemore (SG) Edward Porto | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers (C) Wayne Blocker | |
| 06:24 | Arkansas | Edwin Blakemore is hacked by Jesse Boyers - foul #3 on Jesse Boyers, team foul #7 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (SG) Roland Dixon | |
| 06:24 | Arkansas | Edwin Blakemore makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 06:24 | Arkansas | Edwin Blakemore makes the 2nd free throw | 16-21 |
| 06:14 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers is open and buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Anton Turner | 16-23 |
| 05:48 | Arkansas | George Kavanaugh clanks a shot from the left wing | 16-23 |
| 05:46 | Arkansas | Michael Mooney snags the offensive board | 16-23 |
| 05:32 | Arkansas | Nathan Terry shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-23 |
| 05:13 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson can't connect on a shot in the lane | 19-23 |
| 05:11 | Kentucky | Anton Turner tips it in | 19-25 |
| 04:56 | Arkansas | Michael Mooney misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 19-25 |
| 04:54 | Kentucky | John Adams gets the rebound | 19-25 |
| 04:36 | Kentucky | John Adams knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jesse Boyers | 19-28 |
| 04:19 | Arkansas | Tyrone Monico misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by John Adams - foul #1 on John Adams, team foul #8 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Julio Hernandez (PF), Rhett Schlueter (C) Nathan Terry, Michael Mooney | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roland Dixon (SG), John Howard (SF), William Dawley (PF) Jeffrey Jarvis, John Adams, Anton Turner | |
| 04:19 | Arkansas | Tyrone Monico misses the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 04:19 | Arkansas | Tyrone Monico makes the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 04:07 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson makes the contested fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Roland Dixon | 20-30 |
| 03:42 | Arkansas | George Kavanaugh can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-30 |
| 03:41 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to William Dawley | 20-30 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Tyrone Monico (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edwin Blakemore (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Kavanaugh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Julio Hernandez (fresh) C - Rhett Schlueter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Roland Dixon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Howard (fresh) 2 ast. PF - William Dawley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jesse Boyers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:28 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-30 |
| 03:26 | Arkansas | Julio Hernandez grabs the board | 20-30 |
| 03:10 | Arkansas | Tyrone Monico travels with the ball | 20-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Burns (SF) George Kavanaugh | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker (C) Jesse Boyers | |
| 02:49 | Kentucky | John Howard is fouled on the floor by Robert Burns - foul #2 on Robert Burns, team foul #7 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Mooney (PF) Tyrone Monico | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG), John Adams (SG) Larry Johnson, Roland Dixon | |
| 02:49 | Kentucky | John Howard misses the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 02:49 | Kentucky | William Dawley grabs the offensive rebound | 20-30 |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | William Dawley is fouled on the floor by Edwin Blakemore - foul #3 on Edwin Blakemore, team foul #8 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edward Porto (SG) Edwin Blakemore | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | William Dawley misses the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 02:33 | Arkansas | Rhett Schlueter grabs the defensive rebound | 20-30 |
| 02:29 | Arkansas | Robert Burns drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-30 |
| 02:16 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-30 |
| 02:15 | Kentucky | John Adams pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 01:58 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Adams | 23-32 |
| 01:42 | Arkansas | John Howard is called for the reach on Julio Hernandez - foul #1 on John Howard, team foul #9 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tyrone Monico (PG), George Kavanaugh (SF) Robert Burns, Rhett Schlueter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Johnson (PG) John Howard | |
| 01:42 | Arkansas | Julio Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 01:42 | Arkansas | Julio Hernandez misses the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 01:42 | Arkansas | Michael Mooney snags the offensive board | 24-32 |
| 01:37 | Arkansas | Wayne Blocker steals it from Julio Hernandez | 24-32 |
| 01:21 | Kentucky | William Dawley lays it in on a great pass from John Adams and he's hacked by Julio Hernandez - foul #2 on Julio Hernandez, team foul #9 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Nathan Terry (PF) Julio Hernandez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:21 | Kentucky | William Dawley misses the free throw | 24-34 |
| 01:21 | Arkansas | Nathan Terry grabs the board | 24-34 |
| 01:11 | Arkansas | Nathan Terry works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Tyrone Monico | 26-34 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Johnson | 26-37 |
| 00:31 | Arkansas | John Adams is called for the reach on Michael Mooney - foul #2 on John Adams, team foul #10 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roland Dixon (SG), John Howard (SF), Anton Turner (PF) Jeffrey Jarvis, John Adams, William Dawley | |
| 00:31 | Arkansas | Michael Mooney makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 00:31 | Arkansas | Michael Mooney misses the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Anton Turner pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Anton Turner | 27-39 |
| 00:03 | Arkansas | Michael Mooney comes up short on the floater from the left side | 27-39 |
| 00:02 | Arkansas | Nathan Terry tips it home | 29-39 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | John Howard hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 29-39 |