| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elmer Albin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Lemansky (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Conley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Tom Fontes (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - George Kemp (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Connelly (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Albert Symonds (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stephen Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Cianciolo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | James Lemansky inbounds the ball | 25-20 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Kentucky | David Cianciolo steps in front of the Elmer Albin pass | 25-20 |
| 19:24 | Arkansas | Leroy Haring steps in front of the Dale Connelly pass | 25-20 |
| 19:21 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin hits the finger roll set up by Leroy Haring | 27-20 |
| 18:54 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-23 |
| 18:39 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring misses the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 27-23 |
| 18:37 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to David Cianciolo | 27-23 |
| 18:16 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds loses the dribble to Elmer Albin | 27-23 |
| 17:54 | Kentucky | Robert Conley makes the floater from the baseline | 29-23 |
| 17:42 | Arkansas | Tom Fontes is called for the reach on David Cianciolo - foul #2 on Tom Fontes, team foul #1 | 29-23 |
| 17:27 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly is alone and drills a 3 from the left corner set up by George Kemp out of the doubleteam | 29-26 |
| 17:14 | Kentucky | James Lemansky drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Leroy Haring | 32-26 |
| 16:52 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-26 |
| 16:50 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin grabs the board | 32-26 |
| 16:44 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-26 |
| 16:43 | Kentucky | Robert Conley hits the follow up shot | 34-26 |
| 16:23 | Arkansas | George Kemp misses the floater from the left block but the foul's on Leroy Haring - foul #2 on Leroy Haring, team foul #2 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker (PG), Ernest Brown (SG), Nathan Ryan (PF), Arthur Ewart (C) Leroy Haring, Elmer Albin, Robert Conley, Tom Fontes | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Garf Spilski (SF) Albert Symonds | |
| 16:23 | Arkansas | George Kemp makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 16:23 | Arkansas | George Kemp makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 16:06 | Kentucky | James Lemansky misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's fouled by Garf Spilski - foul #1 on Garf Spilski, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| 16:06 | Kentucky | James Lemansky makes the 1st free throw | 35-28 |
| 16:06 | Kentucky | James Lemansky misses the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 16:06 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 15:37 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from George Kemp | 35-31 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ernest Brown (fresh) SF - James Lemansky (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Nathan Ryan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Ewart (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - George Kemp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dale Connelly (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Garf Spilski (fresh) PF - Stephen Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Cianciolo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Stephen Jones - foul #3 on Stephen Jones, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (PG), Robert Conley (PF), Tom Fontes (C) Ernest Brown, James Lemansky, Nathan Ryan | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 14:53 | Arkansas | Garf Spilski is fouled on the floor by Arthur Ewart - foul #2 on Arthur Ewart, team foul #3 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Elmer Albin (SG) Michael Hilliker | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Albert Symonds (SF) Garf Spilski | |
| 14:37 | Arkansas | George Kemp misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-31 |
| 14:35 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Connelly | 37-31 |
| 14:06 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly misses badly on the uncontested 3 from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 14:05 | Kentucky | Robert Conley grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 14:01 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring misses the lay-in but he's fouled by George Kemp - foul #1 on George Kemp, team foul #3 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Lemansky (SF) Arthur Ewart | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 14:01 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 14:01 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 13:40 | Arkansas | George Kemp is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on George Kemp, team foul #4 | 39-31 |
| 13:22 | Kentucky | James Lemansky misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-31 |
| 13:21 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 12:59 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-31 |
| 12:57 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds tips it back up and in | 39-33 |
| 12:50 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Leroy Haring and he's fouled by David Cianciolo - foul #1 on David Cianciolo, team foul #5 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker (PG) Leroy Haring | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Miles (PG), Garf Spilski (SF), Ivan Dabrowski (C) George Kemp, Albert Symonds, David Cianciolo | |
| 12:50 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes makes the free throw | 42-33 |
| 12:25 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway in the lane | 42-35 |
| 12:04 | Kentucky | James Lemansky drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Elmer Albin and the foul's on Ivan Dabrowski - foul #4 on Ivan Dabrowski, team foul #6 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Brown (SG), Nathan Ryan (PF), Arthur Ewart (C) Elmer Albin, Robert Conley, Tom Fontes | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Aaron Banks (C) Ivan Dabrowski | |
| 12:04 | Kentucky | James Lemansky makes the free throw | 45-35 |
| 11:35 | Arkansas | Aaron Banks clanks a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Arthur Ewart - foul #3 on Arthur Ewart, team foul #4 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (PG) James Lemansky | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Kemp (PG), David Cianciolo (C) Robert Miles, Stephen Jones | |
| 11:35 | Arkansas | Aaron Banks makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 11:35 | Arkansas | Aaron Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Brown (fresh) PF - Nathan Ryan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Ewart (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - George Kemp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dale Connelly (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Garf Spilski (fresh) PF - Aaron Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Cianciolo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan scores on a shot near the basket | 47-37 |
| 10:50 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Lemansky (SF), Robert Conley (PF), Tom Fontes (C) Ernest Brown, Nathan Ryan, Arthur Ewart | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Albert Symonds (SF), Stephen Jones (PF) Garf Spilski, Aaron Banks | |
| 10:38 | Kentucky | Robert Conley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 10:37 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| 10:11 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Dale Connelly | 47-39 |
| 09:50 | Kentucky | Dale Connelly picks off the pass by James Lemansky | 47-39 |
| 09:34 | Arkansas | George Kemp knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Dale Connelly | 47-42 |
| 09:23 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Lemansky | 50-42 |
| 09:04 | Arkansas | George Kemp works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Dale Connelly | 50-45 |
| 08:39 | Kentucky | James Lemansky clanks a jump hook from close range | 50-45 |
| 08:38 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 08:17 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Elmer Albin (SG), Ernest Brown (SF), Nathan Ryan (PF), Arthur Ewart (C) Michael Hilliker, James Lemansky, Robert Conley, Tom Fontes | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Miles (PG), Demetrius Diebold (SG), Garf Spilski (SF), Aaron Banks (C) George Kemp, Dale Connelly, Albert Symonds, David Cianciolo | |
| 07:56 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Demetrius Diebold - foul #1 on Demetrius Diebold, team foul #7 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski (PF) Stephen Jones | |
| 07:56 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 07:56 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 07:31 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski loses the dribble to Arthur Ewart | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Elmer Albin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Brown (fresh) PF - Nathan Ryan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Ewart (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Miles (fresh) SG - Demetrius Diebold (fresh) SF - Garf Spilski (fresh) PF - Ivan Dabrowski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Aaron Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-45 |
| 07:17 | Arkansas | Aaron Banks grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 06:50 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski clanks a runner from close range | 52-45 |
| 06:49 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 06:21 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan misses long on a shot from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 06:20 | Arkansas | Robert Miles pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 06:08 | Arkansas | Ivan Dabrowski knocks in the turnaround in the lane | 52-47 |
| 05:49 | Kentucky | Ernest Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker (PG), James Lemansky (SF), Robert Conley (PF), Tom Fontes (C) Leroy Haring, Ernest Brown, Nathan Ryan, Arthur Ewart | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Kemp (PG), Dale Connelly (SG), Albert Symonds (SF), Stephen Jones (PF), David Cianciolo (C) Robert Miles, Demetrius Diebold, Garf Spilski, Ivan Dabrowski, Aaron Banks | |
| 05:30 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 05:28 | Arkansas | George Kemp tips it in | 52-49 |
| 05:16 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker is hacked by Stephen Jones - foul #4 on Stephen Jones, team foul #8 | 52-49 |
| 05:16 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker misses the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 05:16 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Stephen Jones | 52-49 |
| 04:47 | Arkansas | George Kemp buries a jumper from the left wing | 52-51 |
| 04:25 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker is fouled on the floor by Dale Connelly - foul #1 on Dale Connelly, team foul #9 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Brown (SG) Elmer Albin | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 04:25 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 04:25 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 04:02 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 03:41 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Tom Fontes | 57-54 |
| 03:12 | Arkansas | George Kemp works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-54 |
| 03:11 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly grabs the offensive board | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Brown (fresh) SF - James Lemansky (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Conley (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Tom Fontes (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - George Kemp (tiring) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dale Connelly (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Albert Symonds (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stephen Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - David Cianciolo (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Elmer Albin (SG) Ernest Brown | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Miles (PG), Garf Spilski (SF), Ivan Dabrowski (C) George Kemp, Albert Symonds, David Cianciolo | |
| 02:36 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes scores on a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Michael Hilliker | 59-54 |
| 02:36 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (PG) Michael Hilliker | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Kemp (PG), Albert Symonds (SF) Robert Miles, Garf Spilski | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:22 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 02:21 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin snags the defensive board | 59-54 |
| 02:08 | Kentucky | Stephen Jones swats the short shot by Robert Conley | 59-54 |
| 02:06 | Kentucky | Robert Conley hits the follow up shot | 61-54 |
| 01:59 | Arkansas | Leroy Haring steps in front of the Stephen Jones pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:56 | Kentucky | James Lemansky is hacked by George Kemp in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Kemp, team foul #10 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker (PG), Nathan Ryan (C) Leroy Haring, Tom Fontes | |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Cianciolo (C) Ivan Dabrowski | |
| 01:56 | Kentucky | James Lemansky makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 01:56 | Kentucky | James Lemansky makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 01:42 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo hits a floater from the right side | 63-56 |
| 01:42 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| 01:41 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan is hacked by Dale Connelly in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dale Connelly, team foul #11 | 63-56 |
| 01:41 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 01:41 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 01:29 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by George Kemp | 65-58 |
| 01:28 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin is fouled in the backcourt by Dale Connelly - foul #3 on Dale Connelly, team foul #12 | 65-58 |
| 01:28 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 01:28 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin misses the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 01:28 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo snags the defensive board | 66-58 |
| 01:16 | Arkansas | George Kemp clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-58 |
| 01:15 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones tips it but misses | 66-58 |
| 01:13 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin pulls down the rebound | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:12 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin is fouled in the backcourt by Dale Connelly - foul #4 on Dale Connelly, team foul #13 | 66-58 |
| 01:12 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 01:12 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 00:50 | Arkansas | Albert Symonds knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Stephen Jones out of a doubleteam | 68-60 |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | George Kemp is called for the reach on Nathan Ryan in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Kemp, team foul #14 | 68-60 |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:39 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Hilliker - foul #1 on Michael Hilliker, team foul #5 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (PG), Tom Fontes (C) Michael Hilliker, Nathan Ryan | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Miles (PG), Demetrius Diebold (SG), Garf Spilski (SF), Ivan Dabrowski (C) George Kemp, Dale Connelly, Albert Symonds, David Cianciolo | |
| 00:39 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones misses the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 00:39 | Arkansas | Stephen Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | Robert Miles is called for the reach on Elmer Albin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Miles, team foul #15 | 70-61 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker (PG), Nathan Ryan (C) Leroy Haring, Tom Fontes | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Kemp (PG), Dale Connelly (SG), Albert Symonds (SF), David Cianciolo (C) Robert Miles, Demetrius Diebold, Garf Spilski, Ivan Dabrowski | |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin makes the 1st free throw | 71-61 |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin makes the 2nd free throw | 72-61 |
| 00:30 | Arkansas | Nathan Ryan swats the short shot by Dale Connelly | 72-61 |
| 00:29 | Arkansas | David Cianciolo grabs the offensive board | 72-61 |
| 00:27 | Arkansas | Dale Connelly misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 72-61 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan grabs the board | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker runs out the clock | 72-61 |