| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - George Kemp (fresh) SG - Robert Miles (fresh) SF - Dale Connelly (fresh) PF - Stephen Jones (fresh) C - David Cianciolo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fresh) SG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) SF - Elmer Albin (fresh) PF - Robert Conley (fresh) C - Arthur Ewart (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo is fouled on the floor by Robert Conley - foul #1 on Robert Conley, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo hits the finger roll | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Kentucky | Robert Conley comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:24 | Arkansas | Leroy Haring takes the ball from George Kemp | 2-2 |
| 18:21 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Leroy Haring | 2-4 |
| 18:16 | Arkansas | Leroy Haring swats the shot by Robert Miles | 2-4 |
| 18:14 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:52 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 2-4 |
| 17:51 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:49 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Demetrius Diebold (PG), Albert Symonds (SG), Garf Spilski (SF), Ivan Dabrowski (PF), Aaron Banks (C) George Kemp, Robert Miles, Dale Connelly, Stephen Jones, David Cianciolo | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:32 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Demetrius Diebold | 4-4 |
| 17:24 | Kentucky | Robert Conley buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Hilliker | 4-6 |
| 16:58 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Arthur Ewart - foul #1 on Arthur Ewart, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| 16:58 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:58 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:43 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin is hacked by Demetrius Diebold - foul #1 on Demetrius Diebold, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Kemp (PG), Robert Miles (SG), Dale Connelly (SF), Stephen Jones (PF), David Cianciolo (C) Demetrius Diebold, Albert Symonds, Garf Spilski, Ivan Dabrowski, Aaron Banks | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:28 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 16:26 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to David Cianciolo | 6-6 |
| 16:02 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo is fouled on the floor by Arthur Ewart - foul #2 on Arthur Ewart, team foul #3 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Demetrius Diebold (PG), Albert Symonds (SG), Garf Spilski (SF), Ivan Dabrowski (PF), Aaron Banks (C) George Kemp, Robert Miles, Dale Connelly, Stephen Jones, David Cianciolo | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tom Fontes (C) Arthur Ewart | |
| 15:47 | Arkansas | Leroy Haring steps in front of the Albert Symonds pass | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Demetrius Diebold (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Albert Symonds (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Garf Spilski (fresh) PF - Ivan Dabrowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Aaron Banks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Elmer Albin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Conley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tom Fontes (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Leroy Haring | 6-9 |
| 15:08 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Ivan Dabrowski | 8-9 |
| 14:48 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Leroy Haring and he's fouled by Albert Symonds - foul #1 on Albert Symonds, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Kemp (PG), Robert Miles (SG), Dale Connelly (SF), Stephen Jones (PF), David Cianciolo (C) Demetrius Diebold, Albert Symonds, Garf Spilski, Ivan Dabrowski, Aaron Banks | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Lemansky (PG), Nathan Ryan (C) Leroy Haring, Elmer Albin | |
| 14:48 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker makes the free throw | 8-12 |
| 14:34 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jump hook from close range | 10-12 |
| 14:13 | Kentucky | Robert Conley evades the doubleteam and hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by James Lemansky and he's fouled by Stephen Jones - foul #1 on Stephen Jones, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Brown (SG) Michael Hilliker | |
| 14:13 | Kentucky | Robert Conley makes the free throw | 10-15 |
| 13:44 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Conley | 10-15 |
| 13:42 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes snags the defensive board | 10-15 |
| 13:37 | Kentucky | James Lemansky comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on George Kemp - foul #1 on George Kemp, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (PG) Robert Conley | |
| 13:37 | Kentucky | James Lemansky misses the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 13:37 | Kentucky | James Lemansky makes the 2nd free throw | 10-16 |
| 13:13 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-16 |
| 13:11 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Tom Fontes | 10-16 |
| 13:06 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring's floater is tipped away by David Cianciolo | 10-16 |
| 13:04 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes hits the follow up shot | 10-18 |
| 12:40 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 10-18 |
| 12:38 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring grabs the board | 10-18 |
| 12:19 | Kentucky | George Kemp is called for the reach on Leroy Haring - foul #2 on George Kemp, team foul #5 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Demetrius Diebold (PG), Albert Symonds (SG), Ivan Dabrowski (PF) George Kemp, Robert Miles, Stephen Jones | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker (SG), Elmer Albin (SF), Robert Conley (PF) James Lemansky, Ernest Brown, Tom Fontes | |
| 12:04 | Kentucky | Robert Conley can't throw it down against a doubleteam | 10-18 |
| 12:03 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker gets the offensive rebound | 10-18 |
| 11:47 | Kentucky | Robert Conley buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Leroy Haring | 10-20 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Demetrius Diebold (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Albert Symonds (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dale Connelly (fresh) PF - Ivan Dabrowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Cianciolo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Albin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Conley (fresh) 7 pts. C - Nathan Ryan (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Arkansas | Demetrius Diebold is whistled for a carry | 10-20 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Miles (PG), Garf Spilski (SF), Stephen Jones (PF) Demetrius Diebold, Dale Connelly, David Cianciolo | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Lemansky (PG) Leroy Haring | |
| 11:07 | Kentucky | The pull-up jumper by James Lemansky is blocked by Stephen Jones | 10-20 |
| 11:06 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones pulls down the rebound | 10-20 |
| 10:39 | Arkansas | Michael Hilliker is called for the reach on Albert Symonds - foul #1 on Michael Hilliker, team foul #4 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dale Connelly (SF), David Cianciolo (C) Garf Spilski, Ivan Dabrowski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tom Fontes (C) Nathan Ryan | |
| 10:21 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-20 |
| 10:19 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-20 |
| 10:01 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 10-20 |
| 10:00 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones tips it home | 12-20 |
| 09:41 | Kentucky | James Lemansky misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 12-20 |
| 09:39 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin tips it but misses | 12-20 |
| 09:37 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds grabs the defensive rebound | 12-20 |
| 09:08 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Stephen Jones | 14-20 |
| 08:52 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin's fadeaway is rejected by David Cianciolo | 14-20 |
| 08:50 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly gets the rebound | 14-20 |
| 08:25 | Arkansas | Robert Miles travels with the ball | 14-20 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Demetrius Diebold (PG), Garf Spilski (SF), Ivan Dabrowski (PF), Aaron Banks (C) Robert Miles, Dale Connelly, Stephen Jones, David Cianciolo | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (PG), Nathan Ryan (PF) Elmer Albin, Robert Conley | |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | Albert Symonds is called for the reach on Leroy Haring - foul #2 on Albert Symonds, team foul #6 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Miles (SG) Albert Symonds | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Brown (SF) James Lemansky | |
| 07:54 | Kentucky | Demetrius Diebold is called for the reach on Ernest Brown - foul #2 on Demetrius Diebold, team foul #7 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dale Connelly (PG) Demetrius Diebold | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:54 | Kentucky | Ernest Brown makes the 1st free throw | 14-21 |
| 07:54 | Kentucky | Ernest Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 14-22 |
| 07:40 | Arkansas | The jumper by Ivan Dabrowski is denied by Tom Fontes | 14-22 |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes pulls down the rebound | 14-22 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Dale Connelly (fresh) SG - Robert Miles (fairly fresh) SF - Garf Spilski (fresh) PF - Ivan Dabrowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Aaron Banks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Hilliker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nathan Ryan (fresh) C - Tom Fontes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-22 |
| 07:31 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski gets the rebound | 14-22 |
| 07:06 | Arkansas | Tom Fontes denies the turnaround by Aaron Banks | 14-22 |
| 07:04 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes snags the defensive board | 14-22 |
| 07:00 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 14-22 |
| 06:59 | Arkansas | Aaron Banks snags the defensive board | 14-22 |
| 06:30 | Arkansas | Aaron Banks knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 16-22 |
| 06:09 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left side | 16-22 |
| 06:07 | Arkansas | Garf Spilski grabs the board | 16-22 |
| 05:38 | Arkansas | Aaron Banks misses the jumper from the right side | 16-22 |
| 05:37 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Tom Fontes | 16-22 |
| 05:24 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 16-22 |
| 05:22 | Arkansas | Aaron Banks snags the defensive board | 16-22 |
| 05:15 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Tom Fontes - foul #1 on Tom Fontes, team foul #5 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Stephen Jones (PF), David Cianciolo (C) Garf Spilski, Aaron Banks | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Lemansky (SG), Elmer Albin (SF), Robert Conley (PF), Arthur Ewart (C) Michael Hilliker, Ernest Brown, Nathan Ryan, Tom Fontes | |
| 05:15 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski misses the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 05:15 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski misses the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 05:15 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 05:10 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 16-22 |
| 05:09 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones snags the offensive board | 16-22 |
| 04:56 | Arkansas | James Lemansky steals it from David Cianciolo | 16-22 |
| 04:51 | Kentucky | David Cianciolo takes the ball from James Lemansky | 16-22 |
| 04:34 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones hits a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Dale Connelly and he's hacked by Robert Conley - foul #2 on Robert Conley, team foul #6 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Brown (SG) Leroy Haring | |
| 04:34 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones misses the free throw | 18-22 |
| 04:34 | Kentucky | Robert Conley snags the defensive board | 18-22 |
| 04:11 | Kentucky | Ernest Brown is fouled on the floor by Ivan Dabrowski - foul #1 on Ivan Dabrowski, team foul #8 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Kemp (PG) Ivan Dabrowski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:11 | Kentucky | Ernest Brown misses the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 04:11 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo pulls down the rebound | 18-22 |
| 03:56 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Miles | 21-22 |
| 03:32 | Kentucky | Ernest Brown misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-22 |
| 03:30 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin tips it but misses | 21-22 |
| 03:29 | Arkansas | Robert Miles pulls down the rebound | 21-22 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - George Kemp (fresh) SG - Robert Miles (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Dale Connelly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Stephen Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Cianciolo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Lemansky (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Elmer Albin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Conley (fresh) 7 pts. C - Arthur Ewart (fresh) | |
| 03:11 | Arkansas | George Kemp misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-22 |
| 03:10 | Arkansas | Robert Miles gets the offensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 02:48 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Conley - foul #3 on Robert Conley, team foul #7 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Demetrius Diebold (SG), Albert Symonds (SF) Robert Miles, Dale Connelly | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (PG), Michael Hilliker (SG), Nathan Ryan (PF) James Lemansky, Ernest Brown, Robert Conley | |
| 02:48 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 02:48 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan is fouled on the floor by Demetrius Diebold - foul #3 on Demetrius Diebold, team foul #9 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Garf Spilski (SF) Demetrius Diebold | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 02:33 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo gets the rebound | 23-22 |
| 02:10 | Arkansas | George Kemp hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-22 |
| 02:09 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan grabs the defensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 01:45 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-22 |
| 01:44 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan grabs the offensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 01:36 | Kentucky | Garf Spilski picks off the pass by Michael Hilliker | 23-22 |
| 01:25 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones loses the dribble to Arthur Ewart | 23-22 |
| 01:07 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Stephen Jones - foul #2 on Stephen Jones, team foul #10 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Dale Connelly (SF) Garf Spilski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Lemansky (SF) Elmer Albin | |
| 01:07 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 01:07 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 00:47 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 23-24 |
| 00:45 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly can't tip it in | 23-24 |
| 00:43 | Kentucky | James Lemansky grabs the defensive rebound | 23-24 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | James Lemansky misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-24 |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Leroy Haring | 23-24 |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-24 |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan hits the follow up shot | 23-26 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas | Arthur Ewart swats the short shot by Stephen Jones | 23-26 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Nathan Ryan | 23-26 |