| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Banks (fresh) SG - Johnny Hagedorn (fresh) SF - David Doucet (fresh) PF - Sean Ornstein (fresh) C - Clarence Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Graham Strong (fresh) SG - Marvin Valente (fresh) SF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) PF - Joseph Reinhart (fresh) C - Kenneth Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Sean Ornstein wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:42 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn loses the dribble to Graham Strong | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente can't throw it down | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | UConn | Sean Ornstein pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | UConn | Sean Ornstein hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Kentucky | Graham Strong hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente tips it in | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | UConn | Sean Ornstein buries a jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Ronald Raphael - foul #1 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | UConn | Sean Ornstein misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:31 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart is fouled on the floor by Sean Ornstein - foul #1 on Sean Ornstein, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Johnny Hagedorn - foul #1 on Johnny Hagedorn, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 18:25 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:25 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:05 | UConn | Harold Banks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 18:03 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:55 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 2-4 |
| 17:53 | UConn | Clarence Harris gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:51 | UConn | Graham Strong takes the ball from Johnny Hagedorn in the backcourt | 2-4 |
| 17:29 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente travels with the ball | 2-4 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Rhames (PG), Martin Keaney (SG), George Huff (SF), Jerome Devita (PF), Johnny Willis (C) Harold Banks, Johnny Hagedorn, David Doucet, Sean Ornstein, Clarence Harris | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Adkins (PG), John Jackson (SG), Tyrone Powell (SF), Allen Fisk (C) Graham Strong, Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael, Kenneth Brown | |
| 17:14 | UConn | George Huff misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 17:12 | Kentucky | Allen Fisk grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 16:51 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Tyrone Powell | 2-6 |
| 16:32 | UConn | George Huff can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 2-6 |
| 16:31 | Kentucky | Allen Fisk grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:13 | Kentucky | Allen Fisk misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 2-6 |
| 16:11 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Reinhart | 2-6 |
| 15:59 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart's layup is rejected by George Huff | 2-6 |
| 15:58 | UConn | Jerome Devita grabs the defensive rebound | 2-6 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Mark Rhames (fresh) SG - Martin Keaney (fairly fresh) SF - George Huff (fairly fresh) PF - Jerome Devita (fairly fresh) C - Johnny Willis (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Adkins (fresh) SG - John Jackson (fresh) SF - Tyrone Powell (fresh) PF - Joseph Reinhart (tiring) 2 pts. C - Allen Fisk (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | UConn | Mark Rhames misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 2-6 |
| 15:45 | UConn | Jerome Devita pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 15:34 | UConn | George Huff hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 2-6 |
| 15:32 | UConn | Johnny Willis grabs the offensive board | 2-6 |
| 15:16 | UConn | George Huff buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Mark Rhames | 5-6 |
| 15:05 | Kentucky | Allen Fisk hits a runner from the baseline | 5-8 |
| 14:43 | UConn | Martin Keaney is alone and drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Johnny Willis | 7-8 |
| 14:26 | Kentucky | Mark Rhames steals the ball from Allen Fisk | 7-8 |
| 14:21 | UConn | George Huff banks in the layup on a great pass from Mark Rhames | 9-8 |
| 14:09 | Kentucky | John Jackson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-8 |
| 14:08 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart grabs the offensive board | 9-8 |
| 13:59 | Kentucky | John Jackson connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Adkins | 9-11 |
| 13:42 | UConn | Martin Keaney comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 13:40 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| 13:34 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart misses badly on a runner in the lane | 9-11 |
| 13:32 | UConn | George Huff gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| 13:25 | UConn | George Huff drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Johnny Willis | 12-11 |
| 13:08 | Kentucky | John Jackson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 13:07 | UConn | Johnny Willis grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 13:05 | UConn | Martin Keaney is called for traveling in the backcourt | 12-11 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Banks (PG), Johnny Hagedorn (SG), David Doucet (SF), Sean Ornstein (PF), Clarence Harris (C) Mark Rhames, Martin Keaney, George Huff, Jerome Devita, Johnny Willis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Marvin Valente (SG), Ronald Raphael (SF), Thomas Good (PF), Kenneth Brown (C) Robert Adkins, John Jackson, Tyrone Powell, Joseph Reinhart, Allen Fisk | |
| 12:42 | Kentucky | Thomas Good lays it up and in set up by Marvin Valente and he's hacked by Sean Ornstein - foul #2 on Sean Ornstein, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| Subs | UConn | Jerome Devita (PF) Sean Ornstein | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 12:42 | Kentucky | Thomas Good makes the free throw | 12-14 |
| 12:26 | UConn | Harold Banks hits a 3 from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 12:16 | Kentucky | Graham Strong buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Raphael | 15-17 |
| 12:04 | UConn | Kenneth Brown swats the layup by Jerome Devita | 15-17 |
| 12:02 | UConn | Clarence Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 11:51 | UConn | Harold Banks's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Brown | 15-17 |
| 11:49 | Kentucky | Thomas Good grabs the board | 15-17 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Banks (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Johnny Hagedorn (fresh) SF - David Doucet (fresh) PF - Jerome Devita (tiring) 2 reb. C - Clarence Harris (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Graham Strong (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Marvin Valente (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Thomas Good (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown is fouled on the floor by Clarence Harris - foul #1 on Clarence Harris, team foul #4 | 15-17 |
| Subs | UConn | Leif Preston (SF) David Doucet | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Despres (PG) Graham Strong | |
| 11:07 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente misses the fadeaway near the basket | 15-17 |
| 11:06 | UConn | Harold Banks snags the defensive board | 15-17 |
| 10:45 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Brown - foul #1 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #2 | 15-17 |
| Subs | UConn | David Doucet (SF), Johnny Willis (PF) Harold Banks, Jerome Devita | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart (PF) Thomas Good | |
| 10:37 | UConn | Ralph Despres is called for the reach on Leif Preston - foul #1 on Ralph Despres, team foul #3 | 15-17 |
| 10:20 | UConn | Johnny Hagedorn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-17 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG) Ralph Despres | |
| 10:07 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown drills a floater from close range on a nice dish by Graham Strong | 15-19 |
| 09:47 | UConn | Johnny Willis is fouled on the floor by Joseph Reinhart - foul #1 on Joseph Reinhart, team foul #4 | 15-19 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Rhames (PG) Leif Preston | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (SG), Tyrone Powell (SF) Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael | |
| 09:28 | UConn | Mark Rhames misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 15-19 |
| 09:27 | UConn | David Doucet tips it in | 17-19 |
| 09:12 | Kentucky | Graham Strong hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by John Jackson | 17-22 |
| 08:50 | UConn | Mark Rhames makes the wide open driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from David Doucet | 19-22 |
| 08:34 | Kentucky | Graham Strong misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 19-22 |
| 08:32 | UConn | Johnny Willis grabs the board | 19-22 |
| 08:20 | UConn | Clarence Harris is called for 3 seconds | 19-22 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Banks (PG), Martin Keaney (SG), Leif Preston (SF), Jerome Devita (PF) Mark Rhames, Johnny Hagedorn, David Doucet, Johnny Willis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Adkins (PG), Ronald Raphael (SF), Thomas Good (PF), Allen Fisk (C) Graham Strong, Tyrone Powell, Joseph Reinhart, Kenneth Brown | |
| 08:04 | Kentucky | Thomas Good is hacked by Jerome Devita - foul #1 on Jerome Devita, team foul #5 | 19-22 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Valente (SG) John Jackson | |
| 07:56 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Martin Keaney - foul #1 on Martin Keaney, team foul #6 | 19-22 |
| 07:56 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 07:56 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 07:54 | UConn | Harold Banks is hacked by Robert Adkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Adkins, team foul #5 | 19-24 |
| 07:35 | UConn | Leif Preston hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 19-24 |
| 07:33 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael grabs the board | 19-24 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Banks (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Martin Keaney (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leif Preston (fresh) PF - Jerome Devita (tiring) 2 reb. C - Clarence Harris (tired) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Adkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marvin Valente (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ronald Raphael (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Good (fresh) 3 pts. C - Allen Fisk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Robert Adkins | 19-26 |
| 07:05 | UConn | Martin Keaney can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right wing | 19-26 |
| 07:03 | UConn | Clarence Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 06:45 | UConn | Martin Keaney can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 19-26 |
| 06:44 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente grabs the defensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 06:24 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Robert Adkins | 19-28 |
| 06:16 | UConn | Martin Keaney is fouled on the floor by Allen Fisk - foul #1 on Allen Fisk, team foul #6 | 19-28 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Rhames (PG), Johnny Hagedorn (SG), George Huff (SF), Sean Ornstein (PF), Johnny Willis (C) Harold Banks, Martin Keaney, Leif Preston, Jerome Devita, Clarence Harris | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), John Jackson (SG), Tyrone Powell (SF), Kenneth Brown (C) Robert Adkins, Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael, Allen Fisk | |
| 06:00 | UConn | Johnny Willis comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 19-28 |
| 05:58 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kenneth Brown | 19-28 |
| 05:36 | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Graham Strong | 19-30 |
| 05:34 | UConn | George Huff is hacked by Graham Strong in the backcourt - foul #1 on Graham Strong, team foul #7 | 19-30 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart (PF) Thomas Good | |
| 05:34 | UConn | George Huff makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 05:34 | UConn | George Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 05:18 | Kentucky | Johnny Willis steals the ball from John Jackson | 21-30 |
| 05:05 | UConn | Johnny Willis misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Graham Strong - foul #2 on Graham Strong, team foul #8 | 21-30 |
| Subs | UConn | Martin Keaney (SG) Johnny Hagedorn | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:05 | UConn | Johnny Willis makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 05:05 | UConn | Johnny Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 04:46 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 23-30 |
| 04:44 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 04:32 | Kentucky | John Jackson makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Reinhart | 23-33 |
| 04:18 | UConn | Martin Keaney connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from George Huff | 26-33 |
| 04:00 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-33 |
| 03:59 | UConn | Mark Rhames grabs the defensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 03:57 | UConn | Graham Strong is called for the reach on Mark Rhames in the backcourt - foul #3 on Graham Strong, team foul #9 | 26-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Banks (PG), Johnny Hagedorn (SG), David Doucet (SF) Martin Keaney, George Huff, Johnny Willis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Adkins (PG), Marvin Valente (SG), Ronald Raphael (SF), Thomas Good (PF), Allen Fisk (C) Graham Strong, John Jackson, Tyrone Powell, Joseph Reinhart, Kenneth Brown | |
| 03:57 | UConn | Mark Rhames makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 03:57 | UConn | Mark Rhames makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 03:47 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by David Doucet - foul #1 on David Doucet, team foul #7 | 28-33 |
| Subs | UConn | Leif Preston (SG), Clarence Harris (C) Johnny Hagedorn, Mark Rhames | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:47 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 03:47 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 03:27 | UConn | Robert Adkins is called for the reach on Harold Banks - foul #2 on Robert Adkins, team foul #10 | 28-35 |
| 03:27 | UConn | Harold Banks misses the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 03:27 | UConn | Harold Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Harold Banks (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Leif Preston (fresh) SF - David Doucet (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Ornstein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Clarence Harris (tired) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Adkins (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Marvin Valente (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ronald Raphael (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Good (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Allen Fisk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Kentucky | Robert Adkins misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Clarence Harris - foul #2 on Clarence Harris, team foul #8 | 29-35 |
| 03:11 | Kentucky | Robert Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 29-36 |
| 03:11 | Kentucky | Robert Adkins misses the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 03:11 | UConn | Sean Ornstein grabs the board | 29-36 |
| 02:57 | UConn | Leif Preston loses the ball out of bounds | 29-36 |
| Subs | UConn | Martin Keaney (SG) Leif Preston | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Adkins | 29-38 |
| 02:46 | UConn | Martin Keaney is hacked by Ronald Raphael in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #11 | 29-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Johnny Willis (C) Clarence Harris | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (SG), Tyrone Powell (SF), Joseph Reinhart (PF) Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael, Thomas Good | |
| 02:46 | UConn | Martin Keaney misses the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 02:46 | UConn | Martin Keaney makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | Sean Ornstein steals the ball from John Jackson | 30-38 |
| 02:13 | UConn | Johnny Willis is fouled on the floor by Allen Fisk - foul #2 on Allen Fisk, team foul #12 | 30-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Mark Rhames (PG) Harold Banks | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Despres (PG), Kenneth Brown (C) Robert Adkins, Allen Fisk | |
| 02:13 | UConn | Johnny Willis misses the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 02:13 | UConn | Johnny Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 01:54 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown can't finish the layup but the foul's on Johnny Willis - foul #1 on Johnny Willis, team foul #9 | 31-38 |
| Subs | UConn | Leif Preston (SG), George Huff (SF), Jerome Devita (C) Martin Keaney, David Doucet, Johnny Willis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:54 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 01:54 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 01:35 | UConn | George Huff is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Leif Preston | 34-40 |
| 01:18 | Kentucky | Jerome Devita steps in front of the John Jackson pass | 34-40 |
| 01:04 | UConn | Sean Ornstein can't throw it down | 34-40 |
| 01:02 | UConn | Sean Ornstein grabs the offensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 00:52 | UConn | Leif Preston blows the layup | 34-40 |
| 00:50 | UConn | Leif Preston can't tip it in | 34-40 |
| 00:49 | UConn | George Huff tips it in | 36-40 |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Tyrone Powell and the foul's on Sean Ornstein - foul #3 on Sean Ornstein, team foul #10 | 36-42 |
| Subs | UConn | Harold Banks (PG), Johnny Hagedorn (SG), David Doucet (SF), Clarence Harris (C) Mark Rhames, Leif Preston, George Huff, Sean Ornstein | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Adkins (PG), Marvin Valente (SG), Ronald Raphael (SF), Allen Fisk (C) Ralph Despres, John Jackson, Tyrone Powell, Kenneth Brown | |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart makes the free throw | 36-43 |
| 00:01 | UConn | David Doucet connects on the jump hook near the basket | 38-43 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 38-43 |