| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Early (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Frank (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Miller (fresh) PF - James Inglis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Andrew Hogg (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brett McLean (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerald Bayne (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Stuart Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Larry Moline (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Gerald Bayne inbounds the ball | 20-25 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:32 | New Mexico | The short jumper by Stuart Bryant is denied by James Inglis | 20-25 |
| 19:30 | Kentucky | James Inglis pulls down the rebound | 20-25 |
| 19:12 | Kentucky | James Inglis misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Stuart Bryant - foul #1 on Stuart Bryant, team foul #1 | 20-25 |
| 19:12 | Kentucky | James Inglis misses the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 19:12 | Kentucky | James Inglis makes the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 18:54 | New Mexico | Larry Moline's floater is tipped away by Raymond Marion | 21-25 |
| 18:53 | Kentucky | James Inglis pulls down the rebound | 21-25 |
| 18:41 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion drills a driving attempt from close range | 23-25 |
| 18:25 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant comes up short on the runner near the basket | 23-25 |
| 18:23 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant can't tip it in | 23-25 |
| 18:22 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant tips it home | 23-27 |
| 18:08 | Kentucky | James Inglis misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 23-27 |
| 18:06 | Kentucky | James Inglis tips it home | 25-27 |
| 17:45 | New Mexico | Gerald Bayne hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Brett McLean | 25-30 |
| 17:31 | Kentucky | James Inglis double dribbles | 25-30 |
| 17:16 | New Mexico | Larry Moline banks in the layup set up by Gerald Bayne and he's fouled by Raymond Marion - foul #2 on Raymond Marion, team foul #1 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey (PF) James Inglis | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Parker (PG) Andrew Hogg | |
| 17:16 | New Mexico | Larry Moline makes the free throw | 25-33 |
| 16:57 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bernard Reiley (PG), Leo Agustin (C) Kenneth Early, Raymond Marion | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Steve Adams (SG), Jacob Edwards (SF), Dana Zarrineh (PF) Brett McLean, Gerald Bayne, Stuart Bryant | |
| 16:34 | New Mexico | Jimmy Ramey steals the ball from Larry Moline | 25-33 |
| 16:18 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg (PG) Steve Adams | |
| 15:57 | New Mexico | Larry Moline misses the floater from the left side | 25-33 |
| 15:56 | Kentucky | Bernard Reiley grabs the defensive rebound | 25-33 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Bernard Reiley (fresh) SG - Willie Frank (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Miller (fairly fresh) PF - Jimmy Ramey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Leo Agustin (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Andrew Hogg (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Parker (fresh) SF - Jacob Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dana Zarrineh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Moline (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin knocks in the shot from the free throw line set up by Eugene Miller | 27-33 |
| 15:18 | New Mexico | Jacob Edwards comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 15:16 | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh tips it in | 27-35 |
| 15:00 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 27-35 |
| 14:58 | New Mexico | Charles Parker gets the rebound | 27-35 |
| 14:34 | New Mexico | Jacob Edwards clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-35 |
| 14:32 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin pulls down the rebound | 27-35 |
| 14:14 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Larry Moline - foul #2 on Larry Moline, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (PG), James Inglis (PF) Bernard Reiley, Jimmy Ramey | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brett McLean (SG), Gerald Bayne (SF), Stuart Bryant (PF) Andrew Hogg, Jacob Edwards, Dana Zarrineh | |
| 14:14 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 14:14 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 13:47 | New Mexico | Brett McLean hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 29-35 |
| 13:45 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 13:31 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-35 |
| 13:30 | New Mexico | Larry Moline snags the defensive board | 29-35 |
| 13:08 | New Mexico | Brett McLean can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 13:06 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant gets the offensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 12:47 | New Mexico | Brett McLean is called for a charge - foul #1 on Brett McLean, team foul #3 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bernard Reiley (SF), Raymond Marion (C) Eugene Miller, Leo Agustin | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh (C) Larry Moline | |
| 12:32 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Dana Zarrineh - foul #2 on Dana Zarrineh, team foul #4 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg (PG) Charles Parker | |
| 12:32 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 12:32 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 12:11 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Brett McLean | 31-37 |
| 11:56 | Kentucky | Bernard Reiley misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-37 |
| 11:54 | Kentucky | James Inglis tips it home | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Early (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Frank (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bernard Reiley (fresh) PF - James Inglis (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Andrew Hogg (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brett McLean (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Bayne (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stuart Bryant (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Dana Zarrineh (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh misses long on a jumper in the lane | 33-37 |
| 11:31 | Kentucky | Bernard Reiley snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 11:08 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Bernard Reiley | 36-37 |
| 10:53 | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh misses badly on a floater from the left side | 36-37 |
| 10:51 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Raymond Marion | 36-37 |
| 10:29 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 10:05 | New Mexico | Brett McLean is hacked by Willie Frank - foul #4 on Willie Frank, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dean Lucero (SG), Eugene Miller (SF), Jimmy Ramey (PF) Kenneth Early, Willie Frank, James Inglis | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Parker (PG), Steve Adams (SG), Jacob Edwards (SF), Larry Moline (C) Andrew Hogg, Brett McLean, Gerald Bayne, Stuart Bryant | |
| 09:42 | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh blows the layup but the foul's on Dean Lucero - foul #1 on Dean Lucero, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leo Agustin (C) Raymond Marion | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 09:42 | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 09:42 | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | Larry Moline is called for the reach on Jimmy Ramey - foul #3 on Larry Moline, team foul #5 | 39-39 |
| 09:05 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey loses the dribble to Steve Adams | 39-39 |
| 08:40 | New Mexico | Jacob Edwards knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 39-41 |
| 08:27 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Frank (SG), Raymond Marion (C) Dean Lucero, Leo Agustin | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg (PG), David Alejo (PF) Steve Adams, Dana Zarrineh | |
| 08:03 | New Mexico | Jacob Edwards clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Bernard Reiley - foul #1 on Bernard Reiley, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (PG) Bernard Reiley | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brett McLean (SG), Stuart Bryant (PF) Charles Parker, David Alejo | |
| 08:03 | New Mexico | Jacob Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 08:03 | New Mexico | Jacob Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 07:48 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-42 |
| 07:46 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Early (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Frank (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Eugene Miller (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jimmy Ramey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Andrew Hogg (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brett McLean (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacob Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stuart Bryant (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Larry Moline (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Andrew Hogg | 39-44 |
| 06:55 | Kentucky | Willie Frank is fouled on the floor by Brett McLean - foul #2 on Brett McLean, team foul #6 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bernard Reiley (SF), James Inglis (PF) Eugene Miller, Jimmy Ramey | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Parker (PG), Gerald Bayne (SF) Andrew Hogg, Jacob Edwards | |
| 06:39 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early misses the 3 from the right wing | 39-44 |
| 06:38 | New Mexico | Larry Moline grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 06:09 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant scores on a turnaround near the basket | 39-46 |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Bernard Reiley is fouled on the floor by Gerald Bayne - foul #2 on Gerald Bayne, team foul #7 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dean Lucero (SG), Joshua Edgell (SF), Leo Agustin (C) Kenneth Early, Willie Frank, Raymond Marion | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Steve Adams (SG), Dana Zarrineh (PF), David Alejo (C) Brett McLean, Stuart Bryant, Larry Moline | |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Bernard Reiley makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Bernard Reiley makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 05:31 | New Mexico | David Alejo scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Parker | 41-48 |
| 05:08 | Kentucky | Joshua Edgell is fouled on the floor by Dana Zarrineh - foul #3 on Dana Zarrineh, team foul #8 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eugene Miller (SF) Dean Lucero | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg (PG) Steve Adams | |
| 05:08 | Kentucky | Joshua Edgell misses the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 05:08 | New Mexico | David Alejo pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 04:46 | New Mexico | Bernard Reiley steps in front of the David Alejo pass | 41-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 04:33 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin drills a floater from close range and the foul's on David Alejo - foul #1 on David Alejo, team foul #9 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Frank (SG), Jimmy Ramey (PF) Joshua Edgell, James Inglis | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brett McLean (SG), Stuart Bryant (PF), Larry Moline (C) Charles Parker, Dana Zarrineh, David Alejo | |
| 04:33 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin makes the free throw | 44-48 |
| 04:07 | New Mexico | Larry Moline hits a runner in the paint | 44-50 |
| 03:52 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Eugene Miller | 46-50 |
| 03:23 | New Mexico | Gerald Bayne drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Larry Moline | 46-52 |
| 03:23 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (PG), James Inglis (PF), Raymond Marion (C) Bernard Reiley, Jimmy Ramey, Leo Agustin | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Early (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willie Frank (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Eugene Miller (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - James Inglis (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Andrew Hogg (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brett McLean (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Bayne (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stuart Bryant (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Larry Moline (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Kentucky | Gerald Bayne picks off the pass by Eugene Miller | 46-52 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:47 | New Mexico | James Inglis swats the dunk try by Larry Moline | 46-52 |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | Willie Frank grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 02:28 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Kenneth Early | 48-52 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 02:04 | New Mexico | Stuart Bryant clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 48-52 |
| 02:03 | Kentucky | Willie Frank grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:36 | Kentucky | Willie Frank's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-52 |
| 01:14 | New Mexico | Larry Moline knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Gerald Bayne | 48-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early is hacked by Stuart Bryant - foul #2 on Stuart Bryant, team foul #10 | 48-54 |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early misses the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:55 | New Mexico | Larry Moline is hacked by Raymond Marion - foul #3 on Raymond Marion, team foul #5 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Parker (PG), Dana Zarrineh (PF) Andrew Hogg, Stuart Bryant | |
| 00:52 | New Mexico | Raymond Marion is called for the reach on Charles Parker - foul #4 on Raymond Marion, team foul #6 | 49-54 |
| 00:51 | New Mexico | Larry Moline is hacked by James Inglis - foul #4 on James Inglis, team foul #7 | 49-54 |
| 00:51 | New Mexico | Larry Moline makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:51 | New Mexico | Larry Moline makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early is alone and drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Eugene Miller | 52-56 |
| 00:46 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Andrew Hogg (PG), Stuart Bryant (PF) Charles Parker, Dana Zarrineh | |
| 00:45 | New Mexico | Brett McLean is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Frank - foul #5 on Willie Frank, team foul #8 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bernard Reiley (SG) Willie Frank | |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| 00:45 | New Mexico | Brett McLean makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:45 | New Mexico | Brett McLean makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-58 |
| 00:38 | New Mexico | Larry Moline is hacked by Bernard Reiley in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bernard Reiley, team foul #9 | 54-58 |
| 00:38 | New Mexico | Larry Moline misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:38 | Kentucky | James Inglis snags the defensive board | 54-58 |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion's layup is rejected by Stuart Bryant | 54-58 |
| 00:30 | New Mexico | Larry Moline gets the rebound | 54-58 |
| 00:29 | New Mexico | Larry Moline is hacked by Kenneth Early in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kenneth Early, team foul #10 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Parker (PG), Jacob Edwards (PF) Andrew Hogg, Stuart Bryant | |
| 00:29 | New Mexico | Larry Moline makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:29 | New Mexico | Larry Moline makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Bernard Reiley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-60 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico | Jacob Edwards snags the defensive board | 54-60 |
| 00:24 | New Mexico | New Mexico calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:23 | New Mexico | Bernard Reiley is called for the reach on Gerald Bayne in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bernard Reiley, team foul #11 | 54-60 |
| 00:23 | New Mexico | Gerald Bayne makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:23 | New Mexico | Gerald Bayne makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller is whistled for traveling | 54-62 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | New Mexico | Dana Zarrineh (PF) Jacob Edwards | |
| 00:17 | New Mexico | Charles Parker is hacked by Kenneth Early in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Early, team foul #12 | 54-62 |
| 00:17 | New Mexico | Charles Parker makes the 1st free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:17 | New Mexico | Charles Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:12 | Kentucky | Bernard Reiley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-64 |
| 00:10 | New Mexico | Gerald Bayne grabs the board | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Charles Parker runs out the clock | 54-64 |