| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gaston Jolin (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Willie Robertson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Coy Patrick (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Buckles (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Holl (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - King Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Peter Bottoms (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Dilworth (fresh) PF - Robert Mueller (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Willie Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Coy Patrick inbounds the ball | 28-23 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Kentucky | Willie Robertson drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Gaston Jolin | 30-23 |
| 19:34 | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-23 |
| 19:15 | Kentucky | Gaston Jolin is fouled on the floor by King Brown - foul #1 on King Brown, team foul #1 | 30-23 |
| 18:51 | Kentucky | Gary Holl lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gaston Jolin | 32-23 |
| 18:33 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Dilworth comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-23 |
| 18:31 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Mueller misses the tip | 32-23 |
| 18:29 | Louisiana Tech | King Brown hits the follow up shot | 32-25 |
| 18:01 | Kentucky | Robert Buckles connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Gaston Jolin and the foul's on Robert Mueller - foul #1 on Robert Mueller, team foul #2 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dean Reed (PG), Jeremy Dominquez (SG), Robert Mooneyhan (PF), Charles Williams (C) Gaston Jolin, Willie Robertson, Coy Patrick, Gary Holl | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Williams (C) Willie Wilson | |
| 18:01 | Kentucky | Robert Buckles makes the free throw | 35-25 |
| 17:37 | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms lays it up and in and he's hacked by Jeremy Dominquez - foul #2 on Jeremy Dominquez, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ramiro Martinez (SF) Robert Buckles | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Branch (PG) King Brown | |
| 17:37 | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms makes the free throw | 35-28 |
| 17:12 | Kentucky | Jeremy Dominquez's pass is intercepted by Peter Bottoms | 35-28 |
| 17:07 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Dilworth throws it down on a nice dish by Peter Bottoms | 35-30 |
| 16:38 | Kentucky | Robert Mooneyhan misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Mueller - foul #2 on Robert Mueller, team foul #3 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gaston Jolin (PG), Willie Robertson (SG), Gary Holl (C) Dean Reed, Jeremy Dominquez, Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | King Brown (PG), Allen Banks (SG), Scott Gordon (SF), Willie Wilson (C) James Branch, Peter Bottoms, Donald Dilworth, Robert Mueller | |
| 16:38 | Kentucky | Robert Mooneyhan misses the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 16:38 | Kentucky | Robert Mooneyhan makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 16:17 | Louisiana Tech | Gaston Jolin steps in front of the Allen Banks pass | 36-30 |
| 15:52 | Kentucky | Gary Holl buries a turnaround near the basket | 38-30 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gaston Jolin (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Willie Robertson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ramiro Martinez (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Mooneyhan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Gary Holl (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - King Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Allen Banks (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Scott Gordon (fresh) PF - John Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Willie Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Gordon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dean Reed (PG), Jeremy Dominquez (SG), Coy Patrick (SF), Robert Buckles (PF), Michael Wolfe (C) Gaston Jolin, Willie Robertson, Ramiro Martinez, Robert Mooneyhan, Gary Holl | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Randy Halloway (PF) John Williams | |
| 15:12 | Kentucky | Coy Patrick banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dean Reed | 40-30 |
| 15:10 | Louisiana Tech | Dean Reed steps in front of the Willie Wilson pass in the backcourt | 40-30 |
| 15:09 | Kentucky | Coy Patrick banks in the layup on a great pass from Dean Reed | 42-30 |
| 14:48 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Wilson's pass is intercepted by Coy Patrick | 42-30 |
| 14:22 | Kentucky | Coy Patrick drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Dean Reed | 44-30 |
| 14:08 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Halloway comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 44-30 |
| 14:06 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Buckles | 44-30 |
| 13:44 | Kentucky | King Brown steps in front of the Dean Reed pass | 44-30 |
| 13:39 | Louisiana Tech | King Brown can't finish the layup | 44-30 |
| 13:37 | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe gets the rebound | 44-30 |
| 13:10 | Kentucky | Coy Patrick comes up short on the shot in the paint | 44-30 |
| 13:08 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Banks pulls down the rebound | 44-30 |
| 13:06 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Banks double dribbles in the backcourt | 44-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gaston Jolin (PG), Willie Robertson (SG), Ramiro Martinez (SF), Robert Mooneyhan (PF), Gary Holl (C) Dean Reed, Jeremy Dominquez, Coy Patrick, Robert Buckles, Michael Wolfe | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Branch (PG), Peter Bottoms (SG), Donald Dilworth (SF), Robert Mueller (PF), John Williams (C) King Brown, Allen Banks, Scott Gordon, Randy Halloway, Willie Wilson | |
| 12:47 | Kentucky | Gaston Jolin is fouled on the floor by James Branch - foul #3 on James Branch, team foul #4 | 44-30 |
| 12:28 | Kentucky | Gary Holl buries a turnaround in the lane | 46-30 |
| 12:26 | Louisiana Tech | Willie Robertson is called for the reach on James Branch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willie Robertson, team foul #2 | 46-30 |
| 12:19 | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 46-30 |
| 12:17 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Dilworth hits the follow up shot | 46-32 |
| 11:53 | Kentucky | Gaston Jolin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-32 |
| 11:52 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Dilworth pulls down the rebound | 46-32 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gaston Jolin (fresh) 7 ast. SG - Willie Robertson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ramiro Martinez (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Mooneyhan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Gary Holl (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - James Branch (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Peter Bottoms (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Dilworth (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Mueller (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - John Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Louisiana Tech | Gaston Jolin picks off the pass by Robert Mueller | 46-32 |
| 11:08 | Kentucky | Ramiro Martinez is hacked by Robert Mueller - foul #3 on Robert Mueller, team foul #5 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dean Reed (PG), Coy Patrick (SF), Robert Buckles (PF), Charles Williams (C) Gaston Jolin, Ramiro Martinez, Robert Mooneyhan, Gary Holl | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Allen Banks (PG), Randy Halloway (C) James Branch, John Williams | |
| 10:58 | Kentucky | Robert Buckles buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Dean Reed | 48-32 |
| 10:37 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Halloway misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Charles Williams - foul #2 on Charles Williams, team foul #3 | 48-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | King Brown (PG), Ernest Taylor (C) Peter Bottoms, Robert Mueller | |
| 10:37 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Halloway makes the 1st free throw | 48-33 |
| 10:37 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Halloway makes the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 10:15 | Kentucky | Coy Patrick is hacked by Donald Dilworth - foul #3 on Donald Dilworth, team foul #6 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe (PF) Robert Buckles | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 10:00 | Kentucky | Willie Robertson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Coy Patrick | 51-34 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:51 | Louisiana Tech | Ernest Taylor is fouled on the floor by Coy Patrick - foul #2 on Coy Patrick, team foul #4 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gaston Jolin (PG), Jeremy Dominquez (SG), Ramiro Martinez (SF) Dean Reed, Willie Robertson, Coy Patrick | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Branch (SG), John Williams (PF) Donald Dilworth, Ernest Taylor | |
| 09:46 | Louisiana Tech | James Branch can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-34 |
| 09:44 | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe gets the rebound | 51-34 |
| 09:38 | Kentucky | Jeremy Dominquez comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-34 |
| 09:37 | Kentucky | Gaston Jolin grabs the offensive rebound | 51-34 |
| 09:16 | Kentucky | James Branch is called for the reach on Gaston Jolin - foul #4 on James Branch, team foul #7 | 51-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Buckles (PF), Gary Holl (C) Michael Wolfe, Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms (SG), Robert Mueller (PF), Willie Wilson (C) James Branch, John Williams, Randy Halloway | |
| 09:16 | Kentucky | Gaston Jolin makes the 1st free throw | 52-34 |
| 09:16 | Kentucky | Gaston Jolin makes the 2nd free throw | 53-34 |
| 09:14 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Mueller is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Buckles - foul #3 on Robert Buckles, team foul #5 | 53-34 |
| 08:56 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Banks clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-34 |
| 08:55 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Mueller gets the offensive rebound | 53-34 |
| 08:47 | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms clanks a runner from the baseline | 53-34 |
| 08:45 | Louisiana Tech | King Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-34 |
| 08:26 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Banks can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-34 |
| 08:25 | Louisiana Tech | King Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-34 |
| 08:13 | Louisiana Tech | Peter Bottoms drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Mueller | 53-36 |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | Peter Bottoms picks off the pass by Gaston Jolin in the backcourt | 53-36 |
| 08:08 | Louisiana Tech | King Brown lays it in on a great pass from Peter Bottoms | 53-38 |
| 07:53 | Kentucky | Robert Mueller blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Jeremy Dominquez | 53-38 |
| 07:51 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Banks gets the rebound | 53-38 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gaston Jolin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Dominquez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ramiro Martinez (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Buckles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Holl (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - King Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Peter Bottoms (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Allen Banks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Mueller (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Willie Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:44 | Louisiana Tech | King Brown scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 53-40 |
| 07:18 | Kentucky | Jeremy Dominquez misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 53-40 |
| 07:16 | Louisiana Tech | King Brown gets the rebound | 53-40 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:54 | Louisiana Tech | Robert Mueller can't connect on a runner in the paint | 53-40 |
| 06:53 | Kentucky | Ramiro Martinez pulls down the rebound | 53-40 |
| 06:25 | Kentucky | Robert Buckles knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Gaston Jolin | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:21 | Louisiana Tech | King Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dean Reed (PG), Willie Robertson (SG), Coy Patrick (SF), Robert Mooneyhan (PF), Charles Williams (C) Gaston Jolin, Jeremy Dominquez, Ramiro Martinez, Robert Buckles, Gary Holl | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Branch (PG), Scott Gordon (SG), Donald Dilworth (SF), John Williams (PF), Randy Halloway (C) King Brown, Peter Bottoms, Allen Banks, Robert Mueller, Willie Wilson | |
| 06:13 | Kentucky | Coy Patrick misses short on a floater from the left side | 55-40 |
| 06:11 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Gordon pulls down the rebound | 55-40 |
| 06:06 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Gordon misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 55-40 |
| 06:05 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Willie Robertson | 55-40 |
| 05:42 | Kentucky | Robert Mooneyhan scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Coy Patrick | 57-40 |
| 05:31 | Louisiana Tech | Donald Dilworth can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 57-40 |
| 05:29 | Louisiana Tech | The offensive rebound goes to John Williams | 57-40 |
| 05:09 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Gordon loses the dribble to Robert Mooneyhan | 57-40 |
| 04:47 | Kentucky | Willie Robertson double dribbles | 57-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe (PF), Gary Holl (C) Robert Mooneyhan, Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | John Shields (PG), Ernest Taylor (SF) Scott Gordon, Donald Dilworth | |
| 04:36 | Louisiana Tech | Ernest Taylor comes up short on the shot from the right side | 57-40 |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | Willie Robertson pulls down the rebound | 57-40 |
| 04:18 | Kentucky | Coy Patrick makes the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Dean Reed and he's fouled by Ernest Taylor - foul #2 on Ernest Taylor, team foul #8 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gaston Jolin (PG) Dean Reed | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Allen Banks (SG) James Branch | |
| 04:18 | Kentucky | Coy Patrick makes the free throw | 60-40 |
| 04:15 | Louisiana Tech | John Williams loses the dribble to Gary Holl in the backcourt | 60-40 |
| 03:58 | Kentucky | Gaston Jolin hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Willie Robertson | 63-40 |
| 03:39 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Banks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-40 |
| 03:38 | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe grabs the board | 63-40 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gaston Jolin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willie Robertson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Coy Patrick (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Wolfe (fresh) 4 reb. C - Gary Holl (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisiana Tech | PG - John Shields (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Allen Banks (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ernest Taylor (fresh) PF - Randy Halloway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - John Williams (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | Ernest Taylor takes the ball from Willie Robertson | 63-40 |
| 03:20 | Louisiana Tech | John Shields misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-40 |
| 03:19 | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe grabs the board | 63-40 |
| 03:14 | Kentucky | Willie Robertson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-40 |
| 03:12 | Louisiana Tech | John Williams pulls down the rebound | 63-40 |
| 03:00 | Louisiana Tech | Gaston Jolin is called for the reach on Allen Banks - foul #1 on Gaston Jolin, team foul #6 | 63-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dean Reed (PG), Robert Mooneyhan (PF), Charles Williams (C) Gaston Jolin, Michael Wolfe, Gary Holl | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | James Branch (SG), Scott Gordon (SF) Allen Banks, Ernest Taylor | |
| 02:50 | Louisiana Tech | Randy Halloway clanks a jumper from the right wing | 63-40 |
| 02:48 | Louisiana Tech | John Shields pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-40 |
| 02:40 | Louisiana Tech | John Williams loses the dribble to Charles Williams | 63-40 |
| 02:22 | Kentucky | Robert Mooneyhan knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Dean Reed and the foul's on John Williams - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #9 | 65-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeremy Dominquez (SG), Ramiro Martinez (SF) Willie Robertson, Coy Patrick | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | Allen Banks (SG) John Shields | |
| 02:22 | Kentucky | Robert Mooneyhan makes the free throw | 66-40 |
| 02:14 | Louisiana Tech | James Branch scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-42 |
| 01:51 | Kentucky | Dean Reed can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-42 |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Charles Williams tips it but misses | 66-42 |
| 01:47 | Louisiana Tech | John Williams snags the defensive board | 66-42 |
| 01:33 | Louisiana Tech | Scott Gordon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-42 |
| 01:31 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Banks tips it home | 66-44 |
| 01:05 | Kentucky | Ramiro Martinez is hacked by Scott Gordon - foul #1 on Scott Gordon, team foul #10 | 66-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gaston Jolin (PG), Willie Robertson (SG), Robert Buckles (PF), Gary Holl (C) Dean Reed, Jeremy Dominquez, Robert Mooneyhan, Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Louisiana Tech | | |
| 01:05 | Kentucky | Ramiro Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 67-44 |
| 01:05 | Kentucky | Ramiro Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 68-44 |
| 00:49 | Louisiana Tech | James Branch buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Allen Banks | 68-47 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Willie Robertson clanks a 3 from the right corner | 68-47 |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Robert Buckles tips it home | 70-47 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Louisiana Tech | Louisiana Tech is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Louisiana Tech | Allen Banks misses short on an open jumper from the right side | 70-47 |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gary Holl | 70-47 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Gaston Jolin runs out the clock | 70-47 |