| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Harned (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Henry Weaver (fresh) 6 pts. C - Victor White (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Graham Strong (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marvin Valente (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Joseph Reinhart (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | William Harned inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:36 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver hits a shot near the basket set up by Lawrence McClatcher and he's fouled by Ronald Raphael - foul #1 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| 19:36 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver makes the free throw | 36-30 |
| 19:14 | Kentucky | William Harned steals it from Ronald Raphael | 36-30 |
| 18:45 | West Virginia | Marvin Valente steals it from William Harned | 36-30 |
| 18:30 | Kentucky | William Harned is called for the reach on Marvin Valente - foul #2 on William Harned, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell (SF) Ronald Raphael | |
| 18:15 | Kentucky | Graham Strong clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-30 |
| 18:13 | West Virginia | Victor White grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 17:46 | West Virginia | Victor White can't finish the layup | 36-30 |
| 17:44 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 17:17 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente splits the doubleteam and buries a floater in the paint | 36-32 |
| 17:14 | West Virginia | Kenneth Brown is called for the reach on Melvin Phillips in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton (SG), Billy Bryant (SF) Lawrence McClatcher, William Harned | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Adkins (PG), John Jackson (SG), Ronald Raphael (SF), Allen Fisk (C) Graham Strong, Marvin Valente, Tyrone Powell, Kenneth Brown | |
| 16:58 | West Virginia | Victor White drills a fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Robert Adkins - foul #3 on Robert Adkins, team foul #3 | 38-32 |
| 16:58 | West Virginia | Victor White makes the free throw | 39-32 |
| 16:40 | Kentucky | Allen Fisk connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by John Jackson | 39-34 |
| 16:38 | West Virginia | Allen Fisk steals it from Billy McNaughton in the backcourt | 39-34 |
| 16:31 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Adkins and he's fouled by Billy Bryant - foul #1 on Billy Bryant, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| 16:31 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael misses the free throw | 39-36 |
| 16:31 | West Virginia | Victor White grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 16:28 | West Virginia | John Jackson steals it from Melvin Phillips in the backcourt | 39-36 |
| 16:08 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Henry Weaver - foul #2 on Henry Weaver, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell (SF) Ronald Raphael | |
| 16:08 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 16:08 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 16:08 | West Virginia | Victor White grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 15:46 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 15:44 | West Virginia | Billy Bryant snags the offensive board | 39-37 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy McNaughton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. SF - Billy Bryant (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Henry Weaver (tiring) 9 pts. C - Victor White (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Adkins (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tyrone Powell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Reinhart (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Allen Fisk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:23 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 15:22 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 15:10 | Kentucky | John Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (PG), Lawrence McClatcher (SG), William Harned (SF), James Johnson (C) Melvin Phillips, Billy Bryant, Henry Weaver, Victor White | |
| 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 | |
| 14:52 | West Virginia | Ronald Raphael steals the ball from William Harned | 39-37 |
| 14:38 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 14:37 | West Virginia | James Johnson snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 14:12 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (SG), Tyrone Powell (SF) Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael | |
| 13:58 | Kentucky | Graham Strong clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 13:57 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Brown | 39-37 |
| 13:49 | Kentucky | Lawrence McClatcher is called for the reach on John Jackson - foul #1 on Lawrence McClatcher, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (PG), Henry Weaver (PF) Lawrence McClatcher, William Harned | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 13:27 | Kentucky | Thomas Good misses the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Henry Weaver - foul #3 on Henry Weaver, team foul #5 | 39-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy Bryant (SF), Victor White (C) Steven Dollinger, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Adkins (PG), Allen Fisk (C) Graham Strong, Kenneth Brown | |
| 13:27 | Kentucky | Thomas Good misses the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 13:27 | Kentucky | Thomas Good makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 13:05 | West Virginia | Billy Bryant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Valente (SG), Joseph Reinhart (PF) John Jackson, Thomas Good | |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | Allen Fisk is denied on a layup by Victor White | 39-38 |
| 12:42 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 12:25 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips can't connect on an uncontested runner near the basket | 39-38 |
| 12:24 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips can't tip it in | 39-38 |
| 12:23 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 12:05 | Kentucky | Billy Bryant steals it from Joseph Reinhart | 39-38 |
| 12:03 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton is called for traveling in the backcourt | 39-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (PG), Lawrence McClatcher (SG), William Harned (SF), James Johnson (C) Melvin Phillips, Billy McNaughton, Billy Bryant, Victor White | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), John Jackson (SG), Ronald Raphael (SF), Kenneth Brown (C) Robert Adkins, Marvin Valente, Tyrone Powell, Allen Fisk | |
| 11:57 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 39-38 |
| 11:56 | West Virginia | William Harned pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 11:52 | West Virginia | Graham Strong is called for the reach on Steven Dollinger in the backcourt - foul #4 on Graham Strong, team foul #4 | 39-38 |
| 11:29 | West Virginia | James Johnson comes up short on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Kenneth Brown - foul #3 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #5 | 39-38 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Good (PF) Joseph Reinhart | |
| 11:29 | West Virginia | James Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 11:29 | West Virginia | James Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Steven Dollinger (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Harned (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Henry Weaver (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Graham Strong (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Good (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:18 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown makes the jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #6 | 40-40 |
| 11:18 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown makes the free throw | 40-41 |
| 10:57 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-41 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Valente (SG) John Jackson | |
| 10:37 | Kentucky | Henry Weaver swats the short shot by Kenneth Brown | 40-41 |
| 10:36 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 10:15 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lawrence McClatcher | 42-41 |
| 09:52 | Kentucky | Thomas Good loses the dribble to William Harned | 42-41 |
| 09:35 | West Virginia | James Johnson misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 42-41 |
| 09:34 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente grabs the defensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 09:11 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente misses the layup against the doubleteam | 42-41 |
| 09:09 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to James Johnson | 42-41 |
| 08:45 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-41 |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 08:38 | Kentucky | Graham Strong knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Marvin Valente | 42-44 |
| 08:36 | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger is hacked by Graham Strong in the backcourt - foul #5 on Graham Strong, team foul #6 | 42-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (PG), Billy Bryant (SF), Billy McNaughton (PF), Victor White (C) Steven Dollinger, William Harned, Henry Weaver, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Adkins (PG), John Jackson (SG), Tyrone Powell (SF), Joseph Reinhart (PF), Allen Fisk (C) Graham Strong, Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael, Thomas Good, Kenneth Brown | |
| 08:07 | West Virginia | Robert Adkins is called for the reach on Victor White - foul #4 on Robert Adkins, team foul #7 | 42-44 |
| 08:07 | West Virginia | Victor White misses the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 08:07 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 07:49 | Kentucky | John Jackson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-44 |
| 07:48 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 07:28 | West Virginia | Tyrone Powell steals the ball from Victor White | 42-44 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Billy Bryant (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Billy McNaughton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Victor White (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Adkins (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tyrone Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Reinhart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. C - Allen Fisk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Kentucky | A charge is called on Allen Fisk - foul #2 on Allen Fisk, team foul #8 | 42-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Henry Weaver (PF) Lawrence McClatcher | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:08 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 42-44 |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | Billy Bryant steals it from John Jackson | 42-44 |
| 06:33 | West Virginia | Victor White comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 42-44 |
| 06:32 | Kentucky | Allen Fisk grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 06:25 | Kentucky | John Jackson is fouled on the floor by Melvin Phillips - foul #2 on Melvin Phillips, team foul #7 | 42-44 |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Harned (SF) Billy Bryant | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Despres (PG), Ronald Raphael (SF), Kenneth Brown (C) Robert Adkins, Tyrone Powell, Allen Fisk | |
| 06:25 | Kentucky | John Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 06:25 | Kentucky | John Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 06:25 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart grabs the offensive board | 42-45 |
| 06:11 | Kentucky | Victor White swats the layup by Kenneth Brown | 42-45 |
| 06:10 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Henry Weaver | 42-45 |
| 06:07 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips's pass is intercepted by Ralph Despres in the backcourt | 42-45 |
| 05:53 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from John Jackson | 42-47 |
| 05:51 | West Virginia | Victor White is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Despres - foul #2 on Ralph Despres, team foul #9 | 42-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (SG) Henry Weaver | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Valente (SG) John Jackson | |
| 05:51 | West Virginia | Victor White misses the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 05:28 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 42-47 |
| 05:27 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 05:25 | West Virginia | Ralph Despres steps in front of the Billy McNaughton pass in the backcourt | 42-47 |
| 05:13 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Lawrence McClatcher - foul #2 on Lawrence McClatcher, team foul #8 | 42-47 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (PG), James Johnson (PF) Melvin Phillips, Lawrence McClatcher | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Adkins (PG), Tyrone Powell (SF), Thomas Good (PF) Ralph Despres, Ronald Raphael, Joseph Reinhart | |
| 05:13 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 05:13 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 04:45 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-49 |
| 04:44 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to William Harned | 42-49 |
| 04:26 | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Johnson | 45-49 |
| 03:58 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #9 | 45-49 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips (PG), Billy Bryant (SF), Henry Weaver (PF) Steven Dollinger, William Harned, Victor White | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Despres (PG), John Jackson (SG), Joseph Reinhart (PF), Allen Fisk (C) Robert Adkins, Tyrone Powell, Thomas Good, Kenneth Brown | |
| 03:58 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente misses the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 03:58 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 03:34 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 03:33 | West Virginia | Billy Bryant grabs the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 03:09 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Henry Weaver | 48-50 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Billy McNaughton (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. SF - Billy Bryant (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Henry Weaver (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Ralph Despres (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Valente (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Reinhart (tiring) 5 pts. 11 reb. C - Allen Fisk (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | Allen Fisk's pass is intercepted by Melvin Phillips | 48-50 |
| 02:45 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses the dunk attempt | 48-50 |
| 02:44 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 02:44 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-50 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Steven Dollinger (SG), Victor White (C) Billy McNaughton, Henry Weaver | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Adkins (PG), Ronald Raphael (SF), Thomas Good (PF) Ralph Despres, Marvin Valente, Joseph Reinhart | |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | John Jackson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 02:31 | Kentucky | Allen Fisk hits the follow up shot | 48-52 |
| 02:31 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Billy McNaughton (SG) Steven Dollinger | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown (C) Allen Fisk | |
| 02:27 | West Virginia | Victor White is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Raphael - foul #2 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #10 | 48-52 |
| 02:27 | West Virginia | Victor White makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 02:27 | West Virginia | Victor White misses the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 02:27 | West Virginia | James Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 02:16 | West Virginia | Victor White makes the jumper from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 02:14 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-52 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher (SG), William Harned (SF) Billy Bryant, James Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Valente (SG), Joseph Reinhart (PF) John Jackson, Thomas Good | |
| 02:02 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente splits the doubleteam and buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Adkins | 51-54 |
| 01:47 | West Virginia | Victor White misses short on an open shot from the left side but he's fouled by Kenneth Brown - foul #4 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #11 | 51-54 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Henry Weaver (PF) Billy McNaughton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:47 | West Virginia | Victor White makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 01:47 | West Virginia | Victor White makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 01:35 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Marvin Valente is denied by Victor White | 53-54 |
| 01:33 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart can't tip it in | 53-54 |
| 01:31 | West Virginia | William Harned snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| 01:23 | West Virginia | Victor White misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 53-54 |
| 01:21 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to William Harned | 53-54 |
| 01:07 | West Virginia | William Harned throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-54 |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael misses the easy open layup | 53-54 |
| 00:43 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| 00:16 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses the 3 from the left wing | 53-54 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart snags the defensive board | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart is hacked by Melvin Phillips in the backcourt - foul #3 on Melvin Phillips, team foul #10 | 53-54 |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart misses the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 00:11 | West Virginia | Victor White grabs the board | 53-55 |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-55 |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael is hacked by William Harned - foul #3 on William Harned, team foul #11 | 53-55 |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael misses the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | Victor White gets the rebound | 53-56 |
| 00:06 | West Virginia | West Virginia calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Robert Adkins misses the fullcourt shot | 56-56 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Harned (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Henry Weaver (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Victor White (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Adkins (fresh) 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Marvin Valente (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Reinhart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 14 reb. C - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown wins the tip | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:43 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Lawrence McClatcher - foul #3 on Lawrence McClatcher, team foul #12 | 56-56 |
| 04:43 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente misses the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 04:43 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 04:36 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Lawrence McClatcher | 58-57 |
| 04:20 | Kentucky | Robert Adkins connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Brown | 58-60 |
| 03:51 | West Virginia | Victor White hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by William Harned | 60-60 |
| 03:31 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Adkins | 60-62 |
| 03:06 | West Virginia | The jump hook by Henry Weaver is blocked by Kenneth Brown | 60-62 |
| 03:04 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente snags the defensive board | 60-62 |
| 02:58 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Robert Adkins | 60-64 |
| 02:38 | West Virginia | Victor White dunks the ball on a nice dish by Melvin Phillips | 62-64 |
| 02:15 | Kentucky | Victor White swats the shot by Marvin Valente | 62-64 |
| 02:14 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher gets the rebound | 62-64 |
| 01:46 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-64 |
| 01:45 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver tips it home | 64-64 |
| 01:33 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Lawrence McClatcher - foul #4 on Lawrence McClatcher, team foul #13 | 64-64 |
| 01:33 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 01:33 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| 01:30 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips is hacked by Robert Adkins in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Adkins, team foul #12 | 64-66 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Despres (PG) Robert Adkins | |
| 01:30 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 01:30 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 66-66 |
| 01:22 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ralph Despres | 66-68 |
| 01:20 | West Virginia | Marvin Valente is called for the reach on Melvin Phillips in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marvin Valente, team foul #13 | 66-68 |
| 01:20 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 01:20 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 68-68 |
| 01:10 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Ralph Despres | 68-70 |
| 01:08 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher is fouled in the backcourt by Marvin Valente - foul #3 on Marvin Valente, team foul #14 | 68-70 |
| 01:08 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher makes the 1st free throw | 69-70 |
| 01:08 | West Virginia | Lawrence McClatcher misses the 2nd free throw | 69-70 |
| 01:08 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart grabs the defensive rebound | 69-70 |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown travels with the ball | 69-70 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Melvin Phillips (tiring) 20 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence McClatcher (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Harned (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Henry Weaver (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Victor White (tiring) 16 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Ralph Despres (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marvin Valente (tiring) 18 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ronald Raphael (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Reinhart (tired) 8 pts. 15 reb. C - Kenneth Brown (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 00:48 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips is hacked by Joseph Reinhart in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Reinhart, team foul #15 | 69-70 |
| 00:48 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:48 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart pulls down the rebound | 70-70 |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown buries a jumper from the left side set up by Ronald Raphael | 70-72 |
| 00:08 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 70-72 |
| 00:07 | West Virginia | Henry Weaver grabs the offensive board | 70-72 |
| 00:05 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 70-72 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Melvin Phillips can't tip it in | 70-72 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael gets the rebound | 70-72 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael runs out the clock | 70-72 |