| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Liu (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Anthony (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Larry Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Follis (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Fudge (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Elmer Albin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Ewart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Conley (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Larry Harris inbounds the ball | 30-42 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama 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 (0) | |
| 19:46 | Alabama | Arthur Ewart picks off the pass by James Liu | 30-42 |
| 19:29 | Kentucky | Robert Conley misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 30-42 |
| 19:27 | Kentucky | Robert Conley gets the offensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 19:12 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 30-42 |
| 19:10 | Alabama | Richard Anthony grabs the board | 30-42 |
| 18:55 | Alabama | Larry Harris misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-42 |
| 18:54 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Leroy Haring | 30-42 |
| 18:36 | Kentucky | Robert Conley makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Elmer Albin and the foul's on John Fudge - foul #3 on John Fudge, team foul #1 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Nakagawa (C) John Fudge | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:36 | Kentucky | Robert Conley makes the free throw | 30-45 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 18:21 | Alabama | James Liu misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Arthur Ewart - foul #3 on Arthur Ewart, team foul #1 | 30-45 |
| 18:21 | Alabama | James Liu misses the 1st free throw | 30-45 |
| 18:21 | Alabama | James Liu makes the 2nd free throw | 31-45 |
| 18:05 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker makes the 3 from straight away set up by Leroy Haring | 31-48 |
| 17:47 | Alabama | Larry Harris is called for traveling | 31-48 |
| 17:29 | Kentucky | Robert Conley is fouled on the floor by Larry Harris - foul #2 on Larry Harris, team foul #2 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan (PF) Arthur Ewart | |
| 17:22 | Kentucky | Robert Conley misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Larry Harris - foul #3 on Larry Harris, team foul #3 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Alabama | Ray McGuire (SF) Larry Harris | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Lemansky (SF) Elmer Albin | |
| 17:22 | Kentucky | Robert Conley makes the 1st free throw | 31-49 |
| 17:22 | Kentucky | Robert Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 31-50 |
| 17:02 | Alabama | James Liu clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-50 |
| 17:00 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Nathan Ryan | 31-50 |
| 16:33 | Kentucky | James Liu is called for the reach on Nathan Ryan - foul #1 on James Liu, team foul #4 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Bowden (SF) Richard Anthony | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Brown (SF), Tom Fontes (C) Leroy Haring, Robert Conley | |
| 16:11 | Kentucky | Ernest Brown is fouled on the floor by James Liu - foul #2 on James Liu, team foul #5 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Elmer Albin (SF), Arthur Ewart (PF) Michael Hilliker, Nathan Ryan | |
| 15:58 | Kentucky | James Lemansky clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-50 |
| 15:56 | Kentucky | James Lemansky grabs the offensive rebound | 31-50 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Liu (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray McGuire (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Bowden (fresh) PF - John Follis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Nakagawa (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Lemansky (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Elmer Albin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Arthur Ewart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Tom Fontes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Kentucky | Matthew Bowden steals it from Elmer Albin | 31-50 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 15:20 | Alabama | Matthew Bowden misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-50 |
| 15:18 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin grabs the defensive rebound | 31-50 |
| 14:59 | Kentucky | James Lemansky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-50 |
| 14:58 | Alabama | Ray McGuire gets the rebound | 31-50 |
| 14:37 | Alabama | James Liu connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 33-50 |
| 14:25 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by James Lemansky | 33-52 |
| 14:11 | Alabama | James Liu misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-52 |
| 14:10 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Ray McGuire | 33-52 |
| 13:57 | Alabama | John Follis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-52 |
| 13:55 | Alabama | James Liu grabs the offensive board | 33-52 |
| 13:50 | Alabama | Matthew Bowden connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-52 |
| 13:35 | Kentucky | James Lemansky buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ernest Brown | 36-55 |
| 13:19 | Alabama | James Liu clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-55 |
| 13:17 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin snags the defensive board | 36-55 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 13:10 | Kentucky | John Follis takes the ball from James Lemansky | 36-55 |
| 12:54 | Alabama | Matthew Bowden hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 12:32 | Kentucky | James Lemansky comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-55 |
| 12:31 | Alabama | The rebound goes to James Liu | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 12:14 | Alabama | Tom Fontes swats the short shot by James Liu | 39-55 |
| 12:13 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin gets the rebound | 39-55 |
| 11:55 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes loses the dribble to John Follis | 39-55 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - James Liu (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray McGuire (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Matthew Bowden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Follis (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Richard Nakagawa (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Lemansky (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Brown (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Elmer Albin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Arthur Ewart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Tom Fontes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:36 | Alabama | John Follis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-55 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Anthony (SG), Larry Harris (SF), Stephen Graziano (PF), John Fudge (C) Ray McGuire, Matthew Bowden, John Follis, Richard Nakagawa | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (PG), Michael Hilliker (SG), Nathan Ryan (PF), Robert Conley (C) James Lemansky, Ernest Brown, Arthur Ewart, Tom Fontes | |
| 11:09 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 39-55 |
| 11:07 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano gets the rebound | 39-55 |
| 10:51 | Alabama | James Liu loses the dribble to Robert Conley | 39-55 |
| 10:34 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin's pass is intercepted by John Fudge | 39-55 |
| 10:21 | Alabama | Nathan Ryan steals it from John Fudge | 39-55 |
| 10:07 | Kentucky | Robert Conley misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-55 |
| 10:06 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan snags the offensive board | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 09:43 | Kentucky | Robert Conley misses the lay-in | 39-55 |
| 09:42 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan can't tip it in | 39-55 |
| 09:40 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano grabs the defensive rebound | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 09:35 | Alabama | James Liu clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-55 |
| 09:34 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan gets the rebound | 39-55 |
| 09:13 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-55 |
| 09:12 | Alabama | Larry Harris snags the defensive board | 39-55 |
| 08:50 | Alabama | Leroy Haring picks off the pass by Stephen Graziano | 39-55 |
| 08:21 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-55 |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Bowden (PG), Ray McGuire (SG) James Liu, Richard Anthony | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Lemansky (PG), Ernest Brown (SF), Tom Fontes (C) Leroy Haring, Elmer Albin, Robert Conley | |
| 08:04 | Alabama | Ray McGuire makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Matthew Bowden | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 07:40 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-55 |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan tips it in | 42-57 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Matthew Bowden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray McGuire (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Larry Harris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Graziano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Fudge (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Lemansky (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Hilliker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ernest Brown (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Nathan Ryan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. C - Tom Fontes (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano clanks a shot from the left block | 42-57 |
| 07:20 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-57 |
| 07:12 | Alabama | John Fudge connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ray McGuire | 45-57 |
| 07:03 | Kentucky | James Lemansky comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-57 |
| 07:01 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes tips it but misses | 45-57 |
| 07:00 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano grabs the board | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 06:53 | Alabama | Matthew Bowden misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-57 |
| 06:52 | Kentucky | James Lemansky snags the defensive board | 45-57 |
| 06:25 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-57 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Anthony (SG), John Follis (PF) Larry Harris, Stephen Graziano | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (PG), Arthur Ewart (PF), Robert Conley (C) Michael Hilliker, Ernest Brown, Nathan Ryan | |
| 06:05 | Alabama | Richard Anthony hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 45-57 |
| 06:04 | Alabama | John Follis tips it home | 47-57 |
| 05:40 | Kentucky | Robert Conley blows the dunk | 47-57 |
| 05:38 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Tom Fontes | 47-57 |
| 05:20 | Kentucky | Robert Conley hits a shot in the paint | 47-59 |
| 05:02 | Alabama | Matthew Bowden comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-59 |
| 05:00 | Kentucky | James Lemansky grabs the board | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:36 | Kentucky | John Fudge swats the layup by Robert Conley | 47-59 |
| 04:35 | Alabama | John Fudge pulls down the rebound | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:18 | Alabama | Richard Anthony can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-59 |
| 04:16 | Alabama | John Fudge tips it back up and in | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:02 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart's layup is rejected by John Fudge | 49-59 |
| 04:01 | Alabama | John Follis pulls down the rebound | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:48 | Alabama | Richard Anthony scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-59 |
| 03:26 | Kentucky | James Lemansky hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-62 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Matthew Bowden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Anthony (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ray McGuire (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Follis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - John Fudge (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - James Lemansky (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tom Fontes (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Arthur Ewart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Conley (fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:22 | Alabama | Matthew Bowden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-62 |
| Subs | Alabama | James Liu (PG), Larry Harris (SF), Stephen Graziano (PF) Matthew Bowden, Ray McGuire, John Follis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker (SG), Ernest Brown (SF), Nathan Ryan (PF) James Lemansky, Tom Fontes, Arthur Ewart | |
| 03:06 | Kentucky | Robert Conley lays it in set up by Ernest Brown and the foul's on John Fudge - foul #4 on John Fudge, team foul #6 | 52-64 |
| 03:06 | Kentucky | Robert Conley makes the free throw | 52-65 |
| 02:43 | Alabama | James Liu hits the finger roll | 54-65 |
| 02:43 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-65 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Elmer Albin (SF), Arthur Ewart (PF) Ernest Brown, Nathan Ryan | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:22 | Kentucky | Robert Conley knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 54-67 |
| 02:12 | Alabama | Larry Harris jams it | 56-67 |
| 01:48 | Kentucky | Robert Conley comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 56-67 |
| 01:46 | Alabama | James Liu grabs the defensive rebound | 56-67 |
| 01:40 | Alabama | John Fudge's pass is intercepted by Leroy Haring | 56-67 |
| 01:17 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart travels with the ball | 56-67 |
| Subs | Alabama | Matthew Bowden (PG), Ray McGuire (SG), John Follis (SF), Richard Nakagawa (C) James Liu, Richard Anthony, Larry Harris, John Fudge | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:09 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Matthew Bowden | 58-67 |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | Robert Conley knocks in the shot from close range | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:45 | Alabama | Matthew Bowden hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-69 |
| 00:43 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Ray McGuire | 58-69 |
| 00:41 | Alabama | Matthew Bowden misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 58-69 |
| 00:39 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano snags the offensive board | 58-69 |
| 00:36 | Alabama | Matthew Bowden misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-69 |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Arthur Ewart | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:12 | Kentucky | Matthew Bowden steals the ball from Robert Conley | 58-69 |
| 00:06 | Alabama | Stephen Graziano lays it up and in | 60-69 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring runs out the clock | 60-69 |