| Lineup | VCU | PG - Donald Potvin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Lange (fresh) SF - Eddie Montejano (fresh) PF - Frank Yerby (fresh) C - Calvin Haas (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Charles French (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Brock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Aaron Hoy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Lindahl (fresh) 12 pts. C - Michael Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy inbounds the ball | 26-46 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Eddie Montejano - foul #1 on Eddie Montejano, team foul #1 | 26-46 |
| 19:51 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy misses the 1st free throw | 26-46 |
| 19:51 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy misses the 2nd free throw | 26-46 |
| 19:51 | VCU | Calvin Haas grabs the defensive rebound | 26-46 |
| 19:25 | VCU | Thomas Lange misses the shot from the free throw line | 26-46 |
| 19:24 | VCU | Donald Potvin grabs the offensive board | 26-46 |
| 19:07 | VCU | Donald Potvin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-46 |
| 19:06 | Kentucky | William Brock gets the rebound | 26-46 |
| 18:48 | Kentucky | Thomas Lange is called for the reach on Aaron Hoy - foul #2 on Thomas Lange, team foul #2 | 26-46 |
| 18:30 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy banks in the layup on a nice dish by Charles French | 26-48 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 18:21 | VCU | Charles French steps in front of the Frank Yerby pass | 26-48 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 17:52 | Kentucky | Richard Lindahl makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Aaron Hoy | 26-50 |
| 17:48 | VCU | Thomas Lange buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donald Potvin | 28-50 |
| 17:26 | Kentucky | Charles French's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-50 |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Lee (PG), Merle Little (SG), Perry Johnson (SF), Steven Trinh (PF), Bob Dowd (C) Donald Potvin, Thomas Lange, Eddie Montejano, Frank Yerby, Calvin Haas | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Angelo Castillo (PG), Richard Labrecque (SG), Charles Perrin (SF), Warren Brunelle (PF), Brian Sappington (C) Charles French, William Brock, Aaron Hoy, Richard Lindahl, Michael Thompson | |
| 17:23 | VCU | Charles Perrin steps in front of the Perry Johnson pass in the backcourt | 28-50 |
| 17:05 | Kentucky | Brian Sappington is hacked by Bob Dowd - foul #1 on Bob Dowd, team foul #3 | 28-50 |
| 16:44 | Kentucky | Charles Perrin misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-50 |
| 16:43 | VCU | Bob Dowd pulls down the rebound | 28-50 |
| 16:29 | VCU | Charles Perrin swats the shot by Perry Johnson | 28-50 |
| 16:27 | Kentucky | Warren Brunelle gets the rebound | 28-50 |
| 15:58 | Kentucky | Charles Perrin hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Angelo Castillo | 28-53 |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Robert Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Merle Little (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Perry Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Trinh (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bob Dowd (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Angelo Castillo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Labrecque (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Perrin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Warren Brunelle (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Sappington (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | VCU | Robert Lee is hacked by Charles Perrin - foul #1 on Charles Perrin, team foul #1 | 28-53 |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Potvin (PG), Frank Yerby (PF), Calvin Haas (C) Merle Little, Perry Johnson, Bob Dowd | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles French (PG), William Brock (SG), Michael Hook (SF), Richard Lindahl (PF), Brian Bradley (C) Angelo Castillo, Richard Labrecque, Charles Perrin, Warren Brunelle, Brian Sappington | |
| 15:45 | VCU | Steven Trinh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-53 |
| Subs | VCU | Eddie Montejano (SF) Steven Trinh | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:31 | Kentucky | Richard Lindahl misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Frank Yerby - foul #2 on Frank Yerby, team foul #4 | 28-53 |
| Subs | VCU | Thomas Lange (SG) Robert Lee | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:31 | Kentucky | Richard Lindahl makes the 1st free throw | 28-54 |
| 15:31 | Kentucky | Richard Lindahl makes the 2nd free throw | 28-55 |
| 15:29 | VCU | William Brock steps in front of the Thomas Lange pass in the backcourt | 28-55 |
| 15:03 | Kentucky | Charles French drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Hook | 28-57 |
| 14:50 | VCU | Eddie Montejano hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-57 |
| 14:21 | Kentucky | Frank Yerby is called for the reach on Michael Hook - foul #3 on Frank Yerby, team foul #5 | 31-57 |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Lee (PG), Merle Little (SG), Perry Johnson (SF), Steven Trinh (PF), Bob Dowd (C) Donald Potvin, Thomas Lange, Eddie Montejano, Frank Yerby, Calvin Haas | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Perrin (PG), Richard Labrecque (SG), Aaron Hoy (SF), Warren Brunelle (PF), Michael Thompson (C) Charles French, William Brock, Michael Hook, Richard Lindahl, Brian Bradley | |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy misses the fadeaway from the left side | 31-57 |
| 13:55 | Kentucky | Warren Brunelle hits the follow up shot | 31-59 |
| 13:40 | VCU | Merle Little clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-59 |
| 13:38 | VCU | Perry Johnson grabs the offensive board | 31-59 |
| 13:25 | VCU | Bob Dowd makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-59 |
| 13:00 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-59 |
| 12:58 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy grabs the offensive rebound | 33-59 |
| 12:35 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-62 |
| 12:20 | VCU | Merle Little misses the jumper from the right side | 33-62 |
| 12:19 | VCU | Perry Johnson tips it home | 35-62 |
| 11:55 | Kentucky | Charles Perrin travels with the ball | 35-62 |
| Subs | VCU | Donald Potvin (PG), Thomas Lange (SG), Eddie Montejano (SF), Frank Yerby (PF), Calvin Haas (C) Robert Lee, Merle Little, Perry Johnson, Steven Trinh, Bob Dowd | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Angelo Castillo (PG), William Brock (SG), Michael Hook (SF), Richard Lindahl (PF), Brian Sappington (C) Charles Perrin, Richard Labrecque, Aaron Hoy, Warren Brunelle, Michael Thompson | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Donald Potvin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Lange (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eddie Montejano (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Yerby (fresh) 3 pf. C - Calvin Haas (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Angelo Castillo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Brock (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Hook (fresh) PF - Richard Lindahl (fresh) 16 pts. C - Brian Sappington (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:53 | VCU | William Brock is called for the reach on Thomas Lange in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Brock, team foul #2 | 35-62 |
| 11:39 | VCU | Frank Yerby misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-62 |
| 11:37 | Kentucky | Angelo Castillo grabs the board | 35-62 |
| 11:24 | Kentucky | William Brock hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Lange - foul #3 on Thomas Lange, team foul #6 | 35-62 |
| 11:24 | Kentucky | William Brock misses the 1st free throw | 35-62 |
| 11:24 | Kentucky | William Brock makes the 2nd free throw | 35-63 |
| 11:10 | VCU | Calvin Haas misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 35-63 |
| 11:08 | Kentucky | William Brock gets the rebound | 35-63 |
| 10:47 | Kentucky | Angelo Castillo is hacked by Eddie Montejano - foul #2 on Eddie Montejano, team foul #7 | 35-63 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Bradley (SF) William Brock | |
| 10:47 | Kentucky | Angelo Castillo makes the 1st free throw | 35-64 |
| 10:47 | Kentucky | Angelo Castillo misses the 2nd free throw | 35-64 |
| 10:47 | VCU | Calvin Haas gets the rebound | 35-64 |
| 10:36 | VCU | The pull-up jumper by Thomas Lange is blocked by Richard Lindahl | 35-64 |
| 10:34 | Kentucky | Brian Sappington snags the defensive board | 35-64 |
| 10:29 | Kentucky | Michael Hook's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-64 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles French (PG) Angelo Castillo | |
| 10:14 | VCU | Donald Potvin makes the wide open jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Eddie Montejano and he's fouled by Brian Bradley - foul #1 on Brian Bradley, team foul #3 | 37-64 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Brock (SG), Aaron Hoy (SF) Michael Hook, Brian Sappington | |
| 10:14 | VCU | Donald Potvin misses the free throw | 37-64 |
| 10:14 | Kentucky | Richard Lindahl pulls down the rebound | 37-64 |
| 09:50 | Kentucky | Richard Lindahl comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Frank Yerby - foul #4 on Frank Yerby, team foul #8 | 37-64 |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Lee (PG), Steven Trinh (PF) Donald Potvin, Frank Yerby | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque (SG) William Brock | |
| 09:50 | Kentucky | Richard Lindahl makes the 1st free throw | 37-65 |
| 09:50 | Kentucky | Richard Lindahl makes the 2nd free throw | 37-66 |
| 09:33 | VCU | Eddie Montejano misses short on an open jumper from the free throw line | 37-66 |
| 09:32 | VCU | Eddie Montejano grabs the offensive board | 37-66 |
| 09:24 | VCU | Robert Lee misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-66 |
| 09:22 | Kentucky | Brian Bradley snags the defensive board | 37-66 |
| 08:55 | Kentucky | Richard Lindahl misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 37-66 |
| 08:53 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque grabs the offensive board | 37-66 |
| 08:39 | Kentucky | Thomas Lange steals the ball from Charles French | 37-66 |
| 08:26 | VCU | Brian Bradley steals it from Calvin Haas | 37-66 |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | Charles French connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Aaron Hoy | 37-68 |
| 07:46 | VCU | Steven Trinh is hacked by Aaron Hoy - foul #2 on Aaron Hoy, team foul #4 | 37-68 |
| Subs | VCU | Leonard Damato (PG), Merle Little (SG), Perry Johnson (SF), Bob Dowd (C) Robert Lee, Thomas Lange, Eddie Montejano, Calvin Haas | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Angelo Castillo (PG), William Brock (SG), Charles Perrin (SF), Warren Brunelle (PF), Michael Thompson (C) Charles French, Richard Labrecque, Aaron Hoy, Richard Lindahl, Brian Bradley | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Leonard Damato (fresh) SG - Merle Little (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Perry Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Trinh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bob Dowd (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Angelo Castillo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Brock (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Perrin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Warren Brunelle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:41 | VCU | Leonard Damato misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 37-68 |
| 07:40 | Kentucky | Charles Perrin gets the rebound | 37-68 |
| 07:21 | Kentucky | Charles Perrin clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-68 |
| 07:20 | Kentucky | Angelo Castillo tips it home | 37-70 |
| 07:10 | VCU | Merle Little drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Leonard Damato | 39-70 |
| 06:47 | Kentucky | Charles Perrin knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Angelo Castillo | 39-73 |
| 06:36 | VCU | Steven Trinh's pass is intercepted by Charles Perrin | 39-73 |
| 06:16 | Kentucky | Angelo Castillo comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Perry Johnson - foul #1 on Perry Johnson, team foul #9 | 39-73 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hook (SF), Brian Sappington (PF) Charles Perrin, Warren Brunelle | |
| 06:16 | Kentucky | Angelo Castillo makes the 1st free throw | 39-74 |
| 06:16 | Kentucky | Angelo Castillo misses the 2nd free throw | 39-74 |
| 06:16 | VCU | Perry Johnson gets the rebound | 39-74 |
| 06:13 | VCU | Angelo Castillo is called for the reach on Leonard Damato in the backcourt - foul #2 on Angelo Castillo, team foul #5 | 39-74 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles French (PG), Richard Lindahl (PF) Angelo Castillo, Michael Thompson | |
| 06:00 | VCU | Leonard Damato's pass is intercepted by William Brock | 39-74 |
| 05:56 | Kentucky | Michael Hook hits the finger roll set up by William Brock | 39-76 |
| 05:45 | VCU | Perry Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-76 |
| 05:44 | VCU | Merle Little pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-76 |
| 05:24 | VCU | Charles French takes the ball from Perry Johnson | 39-76 |
| 05:02 | Kentucky | Charles French scores on a shot near the basket set up by Michael Hook | 39-78 |
| 04:53 | VCU | Merle Little misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-78 |
| 04:51 | Kentucky | Michael Hook snags the defensive board | 39-78 |
| 04:32 | Kentucky | Charles French banks in the layup on a nice dish by William Brock and he's hacked by Leonard Damato - foul #2 on Leonard Damato, team foul #10 | 39-80 |
| Subs | VCU | Robert Lee (PG) Leonard Damato | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque (SG), Charles Perrin (SF), Warren Brunelle (PF), Michael Thompson (C) William Brock, Michael Hook, Richard Lindahl, Brian Sappington | |
| 04:32 | Kentucky | Charles French misses the free throw | 39-80 |
| 04:32 | VCU | Bob Dowd pulls down the rebound | 39-80 |
| 04:20 | VCU | Perry Johnson drills a shot from the right wing set up by Merle Little | 41-80 |
| 03:57 | Kentucky | Charles Perrin scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Warren Brunelle | 41-83 |
| 03:47 | VCU | Perry Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Perrin - foul #2 on Charles Perrin, team foul #6 | 41-83 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Angelo Castillo (PG), Aaron Hoy (SF) Charles French, Charles Perrin | |
| 03:47 | VCU | Perry Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 42-83 |
| 03:47 | VCU | Perry Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-83 |
| 03:47 | Kentucky | Warren Brunelle gets the rebound | 42-83 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Lineup | VCU | PG - Robert Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Merle Little (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Perry Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Steven Trinh (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Bob Dowd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Angelo Castillo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Labrecque (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Hoy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Warren Brunelle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:24 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy hits a floater from close range | 42-85 |
| 03:06 | VCU | Robert Lee can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 42-85 |
| 03:05 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson grabs the board | 42-85 |
| 02:44 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-85 |
| 02:43 | Kentucky | Warren Brunelle snags the offensive board | 42-85 |
| 02:22 | Kentucky | Angelo Castillo misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 42-85 |
| 02:20 | VCU | Perry Johnson grabs the board | 42-85 |
| 02:18 | VCU | Merle Little is hacked by Aaron Hoy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Aaron Hoy, team foul #7 | 42-85 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hook (SG), Charles Perrin (SF), Richard Lindahl (PF), Brian Sappington (C) Richard Labrecque, Aaron Hoy, Warren Brunelle, Michael Thompson | |
| 02:18 | VCU | Merle Little makes the 1st free throw | 43-85 |
| 02:18 | VCU | Merle Little makes the 2nd free throw | 44-85 |
| 02:01 | Kentucky | Richard Lindahl misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 44-85 |
| 01:59 | VCU | Merle Little gets the rebound | 44-85 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:50 | VCU | Steven Trinh's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Sappington | 44-85 |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Brian Sappington gets the rebound | 44-85 |
| 01:20 | Kentucky | Charles Perrin misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-85 |
| 01:18 | Kentucky | Brian Sappington grabs the offensive board | 44-85 |
| 01:00 | Kentucky | Angelo Castillo drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Lindahl | 44-87 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:56 | VCU | Perry Johnson's floater is knocked away by Richard Lindahl | 44-87 |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | Michael Hook grabs the defensive rebound | 44-87 |
| Game Plan | VCU | VCU is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Angelo Castillo hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Perry Johnson - foul #2 on Perry Johnson, team foul #11 | 44-87 |
| Subs | VCU | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Brock (SG), Aaron Hoy (SF), Michael Thompson (C) Michael Hook, Charles Perrin, Brian Sappington | |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Angelo Castillo makes the 1st free throw | 44-88 |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Angelo Castillo misses the 2nd free throw | 44-88 |
| 00:31 | VCU | Perry Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-88 |
| 00:23 | VCU | Merle Little misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-88 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson gets the rebound | 44-88 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Angelo Castillo runs out the clock | 44-88 |