| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Barry (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shawn Bartlow (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chris Marshall (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Perkins (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Hubbard (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alonzo Montoya (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norris Beal (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Owens (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Reppert (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UTEP | Chris Marshall inbounds the ball | 27-31 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:45 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow makes the shot from just outside the lane | 29-31 |
| 19:25 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell is open but comes up short on the shot from the left block | 29-31 |
| 19:24 | UTEP | James Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 19:17 | UTEP | James Perkins buries a turnaround from the right block | 31-31 |
| 18:49 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 18:48 | UTEP | Chris Marshall snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 18:43 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow is called for traveling | 31-31 |
| 18:30 | Kentucky | David Reppert's floater is tipped away by Chris Marshall | 31-31 |
| 18:28 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:23 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow misses the easy layup | 31-31 |
| 18:22 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Reppert | 31-31 |
| 18:03 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya is fouled on the floor by Shawn Bartlow - foul #1 on Shawn Bartlow, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge (PG) Charles Barry | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:51 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-31 |
| 17:50 | UTEP | Chris Marshall pulls down the rebound | 31-31 |
| 17:34 | UTEP | Chris Marshall misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 17:33 | UTEP | Chris Marshall tips it home | 33-31 |
| 17:12 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Christopher Owens | 33-34 |
| 16:48 | UTEP | Chris Marshall is hacked by Alonzo Montoya - foul #1 on Alonzo Montoya, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG) Erik Lillibridge | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Ottinger (PG), Michael Burruss (SG), Trevor Billings (PF), Billy Coulombe (C) Joseph McConnell, Alonzo Montoya, Christopher Owens, David Reppert | |
| 16:37 | UTEP | Chris Marshall misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 33-34 |
| 16:35 | Kentucky | Norris Beal snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 16:10 | Kentucky | James Ottinger hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-36 |
| 15:49 | UTEP | James Perkins is whistled for traveling | 33-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Timpson (PG), Ronald Gordon (SF), Sammie Rhodes (C) Charles Barry, Chris Marshall, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Owens (PF) Norris Beal | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Timpson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Bartlow (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Perkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Sammie Rhodes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Ottinger (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Burruss (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Billy Coulombe (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Owens (fresh) 5 pts. C - Trevor Billings (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Kentucky | James Ottinger is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 33-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brent Walls (SG) Shawn Bartlow | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:30 | UTEP | James Perkins clanks a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Christopher Owens - foul #3 on Christopher Owens, team foul #2 | 33-36 |
| 15:30 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 15:30 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 15:01 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 35-36 |
| 15:00 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings snags the offensive board | 35-36 |
| 14:43 | Kentucky | James Ottinger comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by James Timpson - foul #4 on James Timpson, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Shawn Bartlow (SG), Chris Marshall (SF), Frank Parker (PF), William Hubbard (C) James Timpson, Brent Walls, Ronald Gordon, James Perkins, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya (SG), Norris Beal (SF), David Reppert (C) Michael Burruss, Billy Coulombe, Trevor Billings | |
| 14:43 | Kentucky | James Ottinger makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 14:43 | Kentucky | James Ottinger makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 14:27 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Christopher Owens - foul #4 on Christopher Owens, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (PG), Trevor Billings (PF) James Ottinger, Christopher Owens | |
| 14:27 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 14:27 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 14:27 | Kentucky | David Reppert pulls down the rebound | 36-38 |
| 14:03 | Kentucky | Norris Beal misses the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Charles Barry - foul #1 on Charles Barry, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| 14:03 | Kentucky | Norris Beal makes the 1st free throw | 36-39 |
| 14:03 | Kentucky | Norris Beal makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 13:50 | UTEP | The short jumper by Chris Marshall is denied by David Reppert | 36-40 |
| 13:48 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow grabs the offensive board | 36-40 |
| 13:32 | UTEP | Chris Marshall loses the ball out of bounds | 36-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brent Walls (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF), James Perkins (PF), Sammie Rhodes (C) Shawn Bartlow, Chris Marshall, Frank Parker, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 13:30 | Kentucky | Charles Barry takes the ball from Norris Beal in the backcourt | 36-40 |
| 13:27 | UTEP | Brent Walls lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Barry | 38-40 |
| 13:20 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-40 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Ottinger (SG), Billy Coulombe (SF), Christopher Owens (PF) Alonzo Montoya, Norris Beal, Trevor Billings | |
| 13:09 | UTEP | Brent Walls drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-40 |
| 12:40 | Kentucky | David Reppert is alone and drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from James Ottinger | 41-42 |
| 12:18 | UTEP | Sammie Rhodes scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-42 |
| 11:54 | Kentucky | Ronald Gordon steals it from Joseph McConnell | 43-42 |
| 11:38 | UTEP | Joseph McConnell is called for the reach on Charles Barry - foul #2 on Joseph McConnell, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge (PG), Shawn Bartlow (SG), Chris Marshall (SF), Frank Parker (PF), William Hubbard (C) Charles Barry, Brent Walls, Ronald Gordon, James Perkins, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya (SG), Norris Beal (SF) James Ottinger, Billy Coulombe | |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Erik Lillibridge (fresh) SG - Shawn Bartlow (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chris Marshall (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Frank Parker (fresh) C - William Hubbard (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alonzo Montoya (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norris Beal (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Owens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. C - David Reppert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:23 | UTEP | Frank Parker misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-42 |
| 11:21 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 10:52 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on Christopher Owens, team foul #5 | 43-42 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Trevor Billings (PF) Christopher Owens | |
| 10:36 | UTEP | Chris Marshall lays it in | 45-42 |
| 10:20 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya makes the wide open 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph McConnell | 45-45 |
| 09:56 | UTEP | Erik Lillibridge drills a fadeaway from the right side | 47-45 |
| 09:27 | Kentucky | Norris Beal drills a turnaround from close range set up by Alonzo Montoya | 47-47 |
| 09:11 | UTEP | Frank Parker misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 09:10 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 09:08 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 47-47 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), Brent Walls (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF), James Perkins (PF), Sammie Rhodes (C) Erik Lillibridge, Shawn Bartlow, Chris Marshall, Frank Parker, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Ottinger (PG), Michael Burruss (SG), Billy Coulombe (PF) Joseph McConnell, Alonzo Montoya, David Reppert | |
| 08:49 | UTEP | Charles Barry's fadeaway is rejected by Billy Coulombe | 47-47 |
| 08:47 | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 08:28 | Kentucky | Norris Beal loses the dribble to Ronald Gordon | 47-47 |
| 08:22 | UTEP | James Perkins misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 08:20 | Kentucky | Norris Beal snags the defensive board | 47-47 |
| 07:51 | Kentucky | Michael Burruss is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-49 |
| 07:37 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Brent Walls | 49-49 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - Charles Barry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Walls (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. PF - James Perkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Sammie Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Ottinger (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Burruss (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Norris Beal (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Billy Coulombe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Trevor Billings (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Kentucky | Michael Burruss is called for 10 seconds | 49-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Timpson (PG), Shawn Bartlow (SG), William Hubbard (C) Charles Barry, Brent Walls, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya (SG), David Reppert (C) Michael Burruss, Billy Coulombe | |
| 07:10 | UTEP | James Timpson misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 07:09 | Kentucky | David Reppert grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 06:44 | Kentucky | Norris Beal's pass is intercepted by Shawn Bartlow | 49-49 |
| 06:35 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on James Ottinger - foul #1 on James Ottinger, team foul #6 | 49-49 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (PG) James Ottinger | |
| 06:35 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 06:35 | UTEP | Ronald Gordon misses the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 06:35 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Trevor Billings | 50-49 |
| 06:08 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings misses long on a floater from the right side | 50-49 |
| 06:06 | UTEP | James Timpson grabs the board | 50-49 |
| 05:47 | UTEP | James Perkins's floater is tipped away by Trevor Billings | 50-49 |
| 05:45 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to William Hubbard | 50-49 |
| 05:21 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow is denied on a dunk by David Reppert | 50-49 |
| 05:19 | UTEP | The offensive rebound goes to William Hubbard | 50-49 |
| 05:08 | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 50-49 |
| 05:06 | Kentucky | Norris Beal gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| 04:42 | Kentucky | Norris Beal connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Joseph McConnell and he's fouled by William Hubbard - foul #2 on William Hubbard, team foul #4 | 50-51 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brent Walls (SG), Chris Marshall (SF), Frank Parker (PF), Sammie Rhodes (C) Shawn Bartlow, Ronald Gordon, James Perkins, William Hubbard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Ottinger (PG), Michael Burruss (SG), Billy Coulombe (PF) Joseph McConnell, Alonzo Montoya, Trevor Billings | |
| 04:42 | Kentucky | Norris Beal makes the free throw | 50-52 |
| 04:28 | UTEP | Brent Walls drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Chris Marshall | 53-52 |
| 04:24 | Kentucky | Michael Burruss's pass is intercepted by James Timpson in the backcourt | 53-52 |
| 04:12 | UTEP | Frank Parker loses the dribble to James Ottinger | 53-52 |
| 04:09 | Kentucky | James Ottinger slams it home | 53-54 |
| 03:47 | UTEP | Brent Walls misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-54 |
| 03:45 | UTEP | James Timpson tips it in | 55-54 |
| 03:26 | Kentucky | James Ottinger scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-56 |
| Lineup | UTEP | PG - James Timpson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Brent Walls (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Marshall (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Frank Parker (fresh) C - Sammie Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Ottinger (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Burruss (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Norris Beal (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Billy Coulombe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Reppert (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:21 | UTEP | Brent Walls clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 03:19 | Kentucky | Norris Beal pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 03:16 | Kentucky | Norris Beal is fouled in the backcourt by Brent Walls - foul #2 on Brent Walls, team foul #5 | 55-56 |
| Subs | UTEP | Charles Barry (PG), James Perkins (PF) James Timpson, Frank Parker | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | David Reppert makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Burruss | 55-58 |
| 02:53 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | James Timpson (PG), Shawn Bartlow (SG), William Hubbard (C) Charles Barry, Brent Walls, Sammie Rhodes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (PG), Alonzo Montoya (SG), Trevor Billings (C) James Ottinger, Michael Burruss, David Reppert | |
| 02:33 | UTEP | Chris Marshall throws it down set up by James Timpson | 57-58 |
| 02:13 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-58 |
| 01:54 | UTEP | James Timpson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-58 |
| 01:53 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya is hacked by James Perkins - foul #2 on James Perkins, team foul #6 | 57-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Reppert (C) Billy Coulombe | |
| 01:17 | Kentucky | David Reppert hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 01:15 | Kentucky | Norris Beal can't tip it in | 57-58 |
| 01:14 | UTEP | Chris Marshall snags the defensive board | 57-58 |
| 00:56 | UTEP | James Timpson hits a 3 from straight away | 60-58 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya is called for traveling | 60-58 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:27 | UTEP | James Timpson is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph McConnell - foul #3 on Joseph McConnell, team foul #7 | 60-58 |
| 00:27 | UTEP | James Timpson makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 00:27 | UTEP | James Timpson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | UTEP | UTEP is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-58 |
| 00:18 | UTEP | The rebound goes to James Perkins | 62-58 |
| 00:17 | UTEP | Alonzo Montoya is called for the reach on James Perkins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alonzo Montoya, team foul #8 | 62-58 |
| Subs | UTEP | Brent Walls (SG), Ronald Gordon (SF) Shawn Bartlow, Chris Marshall | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:17 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:17 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Norris Beal | 64-61 |
| 00:11 | UTEP | UTEP calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | UTEP | Shawn Bartlow (SG) Ronald Gordon | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:10 | UTEP | James Perkins is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph McConnell - foul #4 on Joseph McConnell, team foul #9 | 64-61 |
| 00:10 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:10 | UTEP | James Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-64 |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Brent Walls is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph McConnell - foul #5 on Joseph McConnell, team foul #10 | 66-64 |
| Subs | UTEP | Chris Marshall (SF) Shawn Bartlow | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Ottinger (PG) Joseph McConnell | |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Brent Walls misses the 1st free throw | 66-64 |
| 00:02 | UTEP | Brent Walls makes the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | James Ottinger hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 67-64 |