| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Tyler Drewry (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Lawson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Russell Hughes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Lennon (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kelvin Porter (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Graham Strong (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Valente (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Reinhart (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Russell Hughes inbounds the ball | 39-42 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:33 | UTEP | Russell Hughes drills a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Gregory Lawson and he's fouled by Ronald Raphael - foul #2 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #1 | 41-42 |
| 19:33 | UTEP | Russell Hughes makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 19:11 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Russell Hughes - foul #2 on Russell Hughes, team foul #1 | 42-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (SG), John Pavon (SF), Eli Haynes (PF), Ronald Riggs (C) Gregory Lawson, Russell Hughes, John Lennon, Kelvin Porter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 19:11 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 19:11 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 18:56 | UTEP | Eli Haynes is fouled on the floor by Joseph Reinhart - foul #2 on Joseph Reinhart, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Pinedo (SF) Tyler Drewry | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Adkins (PG), John Jackson (SG), Tyrone Powell (SF), Allen Fisk (C) Graham Strong, Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael, Kenneth Brown | |
| 18:43 | UTEP | Eli Haynes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-44 |
| 18:41 | Kentucky | Stephen Baynes takes the ball from Robert Adkins in the backcourt | 42-44 |
| 18:16 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes misses long on an open runner from the right block | 42-44 |
| 18:15 | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 18:12 | Kentucky | Robert Adkins's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tom Bey (PG), Gregory Lawson (SG), John Lennon (PF), Raphael Mancini (C) Stephen Baynes, John Pavon, Eli Haynes, Ronald Riggs | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Good (PF) Joseph Reinhart | |
| 17:53 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 42-44 |
| 17:51 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson tips it in | 44-44 |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | John Jackson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's fouled by Tom Bey - foul #3 on Tom Bey, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tyler Drewry (PG), Russell Hughes (SF), Kelvin Porter (C) Tom Bey, Sean Pinedo, John Lennon | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Marvin Valente (SF), Kenneth Brown (C) Robert Adkins, Tyrone Powell, Allen Fisk | |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | John Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | John Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | John Jackson makes the 3rd free throw | 44-47 |
| 17:13 | UTEP | Kenneth Brown steals the ball from Russell Hughes | 44-47 |
| 16:52 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by John Jackson | 44-49 |
| 16:33 | UTEP | Kenneth Brown swats the short shot by Kelvin Porter | 44-49 |
| 16:32 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Thomas Good | 44-49 |
| 16:11 | Kentucky | John Jackson is hacked by Gregory Lawson - foul #3 on Gregory Lawson, team foul #3 | 44-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG), John Pavon (SG), Eli Haynes (SF), John Lennon (PF), Ronald Riggs (C) Tyler Drewry, Gregory Lawson, Russell Hughes, Raphael Mancini, Kelvin Porter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Adkins (PG), Ronald Raphael (SG), Tyrone Powell (SF), Joseph Reinhart (PF) Graham Strong, John Jackson, Marvin Valente, Thomas Good | |
| 16:03 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart misses short on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on John Lennon - foul #2 on John Lennon, team foul #4 | 44-49 |
| 16:03 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 16:03 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 15:56 | UTEP | John Pavon hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-51 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Stephen Baynes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Pavon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eli Haynes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Lennon (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Riggs (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Adkins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Tyrone Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Reinhart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Kenneth Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:38 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown lays it up and in set up by Tyrone Powell and he's fouled by Eli Haynes - foul #1 on Eli Haynes, team foul #5 | 47-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Pinedo (SF) Eli Haynes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Despres (PG), Marvin Valente (SG) Robert Adkins, Tyrone Powell | |
| 15:38 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown misses the free throw | 47-53 |
| 15:38 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 15:25 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes is fouled on the floor by Ralph Despres - foul #3 on Ralph Despres, team foul #3 | 47-53 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tom Bey (PG) John Pavon | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Allen Fisk (C) Kenneth Brown | |
| 15:10 | UTEP | Ronald Raphael takes the ball from Ronald Riggs | 47-53 |
| 15:06 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente jams it on a nice dish by Ronald Raphael | 47-55 |
| 14:50 | UTEP | John Lennon misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 47-55 |
| 14:49 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs gets the offensive rebound | 47-55 |
| 14:34 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 14:33 | Kentucky | Ralph Despres snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 14:21 | Kentucky | Allen Fisk loses the dribble to Ronald Riggs | 47-55 |
| 14:04 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Sean Pinedo, team foul #6 | 47-55 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tyler Drewry (PG), John Pavon (SG), Russell Hughes (SF), Eli Haynes (PF), Kelvin Porter (C) Tom Bey, Stephen Baynes, Sean Pinedo, John Lennon, Ronald Riggs | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Robert Adkins (SG), Tyrone Powell (SF), Kenneth Brown (C) Ralph Despres, Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael, Allen Fisk | |
| 13:41 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown's fadeaway is rejected by Eli Haynes | 47-55 |
| 13:40 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown tips it back up and in | 47-57 |
| 13:27 | UTEP | Eli Haynes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-57 |
| 13:26 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter tips it home | 49-57 |
| 13:03 | Kentucky | John Pavon steals it from Kenneth Brown | 49-57 |
| 13:00 | UTEP | Tyler Drewry is hacked by Graham Strong in the backcourt - foul #2 on Graham Strong, team foul #4 | 49-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Lawson (SG), John Lennon (PF), Raphael Mancini (C) John Pavon, Eli Haynes, Kelvin Porter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (SG), Ronald Raphael (SF), Thomas Good (PF) Robert Adkins, Tyrone Powell, Joseph Reinhart | |
| 12:52 | UTEP | John Lennon misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Brown - foul #2 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #5 | 49-57 |
| 12:52 | UTEP | John Lennon makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 12:52 | UTEP | John Lennon misses the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 12:52 | Kentucky | Thomas Good gets the rebound | 50-57 |
| 12:40 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown's floater is tipped away by John Lennon | 50-57 |
| 12:39 | UTEP | Raphael Mancini grabs the board | 50-57 |
| 12:22 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Raphael Mancini | 52-57 |
| 12:20 | Kentucky | Graham Strong is hacked by Tyler Drewry in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tyler Drewry, team foul #7 | 52-57 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Pinedo (SF), Kelvin Porter (C) Russell Hughes, Raphael Mancini | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell (SF), Allen Fisk (C) Ronald Raphael, Kenneth Brown | |
| 12:20 | Kentucky | Graham Strong makes the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 12:20 | Kentucky | Graham Strong makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 12:00 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-59 |
| 11:58 | UTEP | Kelvin Porter hits the follow up shot | 54-59 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Tyler Drewry (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Lawson (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sean Pinedo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Lennon (tiring) 4 pts. C - Kelvin Porter (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Graham Strong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tyrone Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Good (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Allen Fisk (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Kentucky | Thomas Good loses the dribble to Tyler Drewry | 54-59 |
| 11:39 | UTEP | Tyler Drewry hits the finger roll | 56-59 |
| 11:21 | Kentucky | Graham Strong buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Tyrone Powell | 56-62 |
| 11:17 | UTEP | Tyrone Powell steps in front of the Kelvin Porter pass in the backcourt | 56-62 |
| 10:57 | Kentucky | Allen Fisk is fouled on the floor by Tyler Drewry - foul #3 on Tyler Drewry, team foul #8 | 56-62 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tom Bey (PG), John Pavon (SG), Russell Hughes (SF), Ronald Riggs (PF), Raphael Mancini (C) Tyler Drewry, Gregory Lawson, Sean Pinedo, John Lennon, Kelvin Porter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Adkins (PG), Marvin Valente (SG), Ronald Raphael (SF), Joseph Reinhart (PF) Graham Strong, John Jackson, Tyrone Powell, Thomas Good | |
| 10:57 | Kentucky | Allen Fisk misses the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 10:57 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs gets the rebound | 56-62 |
| 10:34 | UTEP | John Pavon makes the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Tom Bey | 59-62 |
| 10:32 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-62 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (SG) Russell Hughes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown (C) Allen Fisk | |
| 10:10 | UTEP | Tom Bey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Adkins - foul #1 on Robert Adkins, team foul #6 | 59-62 |
| Subs | UTEP | Eli Haynes (PF) Raphael Mancini | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Despres (PG) Marvin Valente | |
| 10:10 | UTEP | Tom Bey misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 10:10 | UTEP | Tom Bey makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 09:50 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown's fadeaway is rejected by John Pavon | 60-62 |
| 09:48 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| 09:28 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs loses the ball out of bounds | 60-62 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Lawson (SG), Russell Hughes (SF) Tom Bey, John Pavon | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Valente (SG), Tyrone Powell (SF), Thomas Good (PF) Robert Adkins, Ronald Raphael, Joseph Reinhart | |
| 09:05 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Ralph Despres and the foul's on Stephen Baynes - foul #1 on Stephen Baynes, team foul #9 | 60-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Pinedo (SG), Raphael Mancini (C) Gregory Lawson, Ronald Riggs | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG) Ralph Despres | |
| 09:05 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the free throw | 60-65 |
| 09:03 | UTEP | Marvin Valente steals it from Stephen Baynes in the backcourt | 60-65 |
| 08:39 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 60-65 |
| 08:38 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Good | 60-65 |
| 08:26 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown misses the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Eli Haynes - foul #2 on Eli Haynes, team foul #10 | 60-65 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tyler Drewry (PG), Gregory Lawson (SG), John Lennon (PF), Kelvin Porter (C) Stephen Baynes, Russell Hughes, Eli Haynes, Raphael Mancini | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (SG), Joseph Reinhart (PF) Marvin Valente, Thomas Good | |
| 08:26 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 08:26 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| 08:11 | UTEP | John Lennon drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Tyler Drewry | 62-67 |
| 07:50 | Kentucky | Graham Strong connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Tyrone Powell | 62-70 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Tyler Drewry (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Lawson (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sean Pinedo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Lennon (tiring) 6 pts. C - Kelvin Porter (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Graham Strong (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tyrone Powell (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Reinhart (tired) 6 pts. C - Kenneth Brown (tired) 17 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:29 | UTEP | Tyler Drewry drills a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Gregory Lawson | 64-70 |
| 07:09 | Kentucky | John Jackson scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Graham Strong | 64-72 |
| 06:50 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-72 |
| 06:48 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to Kelvin Porter | 64-72 |
| 06:48 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-72 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tom Bey (PG), John Pavon (SG), Russell Hughes (SF), Ronald Riggs (PF), Raphael Mancini (C) Tyler Drewry, Gregory Lawson, Sean Pinedo, John Lennon, Kelvin Porter | |
| 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 | |
| 06:43 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Allen Fisk - foul #3 on Allen Fisk, team foul #7 | 64-72 |
| 06:43 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs misses the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 06:43 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs makes the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 06:41 | Kentucky | Raphael Mancini is called for the reach on Marvin Valente in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raphael Mancini, team foul #11 | 65-72 |
| 06:41 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 06:41 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 2nd free throw | 65-74 |
| 06:24 | UTEP | Tom Bey knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Raphael Mancini | 67-74 |
| 06:12 | Kentucky | Robert Adkins makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Marvin Valente | 67-77 |
| 05:58 | UTEP | John Pavon comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 67-77 |
| 05:56 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael snags the defensive board | 67-77 |
| 05:50 | Kentucky | Allen Fisk hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Raphael Mancini - foul #3 on Raphael Mancini, team foul #12 | 67-77 |
| Subs | UTEP | Stephen Baynes (PG), Eli Haynes (PF) Tom Bey, Raphael Mancini | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Despres (PG), John Jackson (SG) Robert Adkins, Marvin Valente | |
| 05:50 | Kentucky | Allen Fisk makes the 1st free throw | 67-78 |
| 05:50 | Kentucky | Allen Fisk misses the 2nd free throw | 67-78 |
| 05:50 | UTEP | Eli Haynes grabs the board | 67-78 |
| 05:26 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes is whistled for traveling | 67-78 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Lawson (SG) Russell Hughes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:24 | Kentucky | Gregory Lawson is called for the reach on John Jackson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gregory Lawson, team foul #13 | 67-78 |
| 05:24 | Kentucky | John Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 67-79 |
| 05:24 | Kentucky | John Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 67-79 |
| 05:24 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs grabs the board | 67-79 |
| 05:22 | UTEP | Stephen Baynes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-79 |
| 05:01 | Kentucky | Ralph Despres is fouled on the floor by Eli Haynes - foul #3 on Eli Haynes, team foul #14 | 67-79 |
| Subs | UTEP | Sean Pinedo (SF) John Pavon | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Adkins (SG), Tyrone Powell (SF), Joseph Reinhart (PF) John Jackson, Ronald Raphael, Thomas Good | |
| 05:01 | Kentucky | Ralph Despres makes the 1st free throw | 67-80 |
| 05:01 | Kentucky | Ralph Despres makes the 2nd free throw | 67-81 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:50 | UTEP | Gregory Lawson makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Stephen Baynes | 69-81 |
| 04:45 | Kentucky | Sean Pinedo is called for the reach on Tyrone Powell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Sean Pinedo, team foul #15 | 69-81 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tyler Drewry (PG), Russell Hughes (SF), Raphael Mancini (C) Stephen Baynes, Gregory Lawson, Ronald Riggs | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Valente (SG) Ralph Despres | |
| 04:45 | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell makes the 1st free throw | 69-82 |
| 04:45 | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell misses the 2nd free throw | 69-82 |
| 04:45 | UTEP | Raphael Mancini grabs the board | 69-82 |
| 04:41 | UTEP | Tyler Drewry is hacked by Robert Adkins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Adkins, team foul #8 | 69-82 |
| 04:41 | UTEP | Tyler Drewry misses the 1st free throw | 69-82 |
| 04:41 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart pulls down the rebound | 69-82 |
| 04:29 | Kentucky | Allen Fisk can't finish the layup but the foul's on Raphael Mancini - foul #4 on Raphael Mancini, team foul #16 | 69-82 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Lennon (PF) Eli Haynes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG) Robert Adkins | |
| 04:29 | Kentucky | Allen Fisk misses the 1st free throw | 69-82 |
| 04:29 | Kentucky | Allen Fisk makes the 2nd free throw | 69-83 |
| 04:17 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo misses the 3 from straight away | 69-83 |
| 04:16 | UTEP | John Lennon tips it home | 71-83 |
| 04:14 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente is hacked by Sean Pinedo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sean Pinedo, team foul #17 | 71-83 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tom Bey (PG), John Pavon (SG) Tyler Drewry, Sean Pinedo | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael (SF), Thomas Good (PF), Kenneth Brown (C) Tyrone Powell, Joseph Reinhart, Allen Fisk | |
| 04:14 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente misses the 1st free throw | 71-83 |
| 04:14 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 2nd free throw | 71-84 |
| 04:12 | UTEP | John Pavon loses the dribble to Thomas Good in the backcourt | 71-84 |
| 03:56 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown jams it on a great pass from Graham Strong | 71-86 |
| 03:54 | UTEP | Russell Hughes is called for traveling in the backcourt | 71-86 |
| Subs | UTEP | Gregory Lawson (SG), Eli Haynes (PF), Kelvin Porter (C) Russell Hughes, John Lennon, Raphael Mancini | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (SG) Marvin Valente | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Kentucky | Eli Haynes steps in front of the John Jackson pass | 71-86 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Tom Bey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Lawson (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Pavon (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Eli Haynes (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kelvin Porter (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Graham Strong (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Raphael (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Good (tiring) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Brown (tiring) 19 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:26 | UTEP | Tom Bey misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 71-86 |
| 03:24 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kenneth Brown | 71-86 |
| 03:21 | Kentucky | John Jackson is hacked by John Pavon in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Pavon, team foul #18 | 71-86 |
| Subs | UTEP | Tyler Drewry (PG), Stephen Baynes (SG), Sean Pinedo (SF), John Lennon (PF), Ronald Riggs (C) Tom Bey, Gregory Lawson, John Pavon, Eli Haynes, Kelvin Porter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Adkins (PG), Tyrone Powell (SF), Joseph Reinhart (PF) Graham Strong, Ronald Raphael, Thomas Good | |
| 03:21 | Kentucky | John Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 71-87 |
| 03:21 | Kentucky | John Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 71-88 |
| 03:01 | UTEP | John Lennon misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Joseph Reinhart - foul #3 on Joseph Reinhart, team foul #9 | 71-88 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Despres (PG), Allen Fisk (C) John Jackson, Kenneth Brown | |
| 03:01 | UTEP | John Lennon makes the 1st free throw | 72-88 |
| 03:01 | UTEP | John Lennon misses the 2nd free throw | 72-88 |
| 03:01 | Kentucky | Allen Fisk pulls down the rebound | 72-88 |
| 02:47 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Allen Fisk is blocked by John Lennon | 72-88 |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | Allen Fisk snags the offensive board | 72-88 |
| 02:40 | Kentucky | Robert Adkins is open and buries a 3 from straight away | 72-91 |
| 02:37 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo loses the dribble to Robert Adkins in the backcourt | 72-91 |
| 02:22 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Ralph Despres | 72-93 |
| 02:12 | UTEP | John Lennon's pass is intercepted by Robert Adkins | 72-93 |
| 02:09 | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Adkins | 72-95 |
| 01:57 | UTEP | John Lennon knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Sean Pinedo | 74-95 |
| 01:41 | Kentucky | Robert Adkins misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 74-95 |
| 01:40 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo snags the defensive board | 74-95 |
| 01:36 | UTEP | Ronald Riggs's pass is intercepted by Ralph Despres in the backcourt | 74-95 |
| 01:35 | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell misses the easy layup | 74-95 |
| 01:34 | Kentucky | Ralph Despres pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-95 |
| 01:11 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart hits a jump hook from the right block | 74-97 |
| 01:04 | UTEP | Tyler Drewry scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Stephen Baynes | 76-97 |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart loses the ball out of bounds | 76-97 |
| Subs | UTEP | John Pavon (SG), Eli Haynes (PF) Tyler Drewry, John Lennon | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Marvin Valente (SG), Ronald Raphael (SF), Kenneth Brown (C) Ralph Despres, Robert Adkins, Tyrone Powell, Allen Fisk | |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:39 | UTEP | Sean Pinedo misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 76-97 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Marvin Valente | 76-97 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown hits a floater from the baseline set up by Graham Strong | 76-99 |
| 00:12 | UTEP | Kenneth Brown picks off the pass by Eli Haynes in the backcourt | 76-99 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Graham Strong runs out the clock | 76-99 |