| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Clarence Holgate (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rex Correll (fresh) SF - Marshall Anthony (fresh) 17 pts. PF - Brian Hurt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Gabriel (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lemansky (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Elmer Albin (fresh) PF - Tom Fontes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Conley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Kentucky | Robert Conley connects on the jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by Marshall Anthony - foul #1 on Marshall Anthony, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| 19:31 | Kentucky | Robert Conley makes the free throw | 34-33 |
| 19:03 | Boston College | Marshall Anthony's pass is intercepted by Robert Conley | 34-33 |
| 18:42 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin is hacked by Marshall Anthony - foul #2 on Marshall Anthony, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| 18:27 | Kentucky | Robert Conley's floater is tipped away by Michael Gabriel | 34-33 |
| 18:26 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes grabs the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 18:11 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes clanks a floater from the right block | 34-33 |
| 18:09 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin tips it back up and in | 34-35 |
| 17:46 | Boston College | Marshall Anthony's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-35 |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 34-35 |
| 17:33 | Boston College | Michael Gabriel gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 17:07 | Boston College | Brian Hurt misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 34-35 |
| 17:06 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 16:49 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 16:32 | Boston College | Marshall Anthony works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-38 |
| 16:30 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 16:16 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by James Lemansky | 34-41 |
| 15:55 | Boston College | Michael Gabriel comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-41 |
| 15:53 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Clarence Holgate (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rex Correll (fresh) SF - Marshall Anthony (fresh) 17 pts. PF - Brian Hurt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Gabriel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lemansky (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Albin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tom Fontes (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Conley (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:33 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring misses the lay-in | 34-41 |
| 15:32 | Boston College | Brian Hurt gets the rebound | 34-41 |
| 15:19 | Boston College | Michael Gabriel misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-41 |
| 15:17 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Conley | 34-41 |
| 15:03 | Kentucky | James Lemansky is called for traveling | 34-41 |
| Subs | Boston College | John Gibson (PG), Bruce Phillips (SG), Carter Kolakowski (PF), Ken Ferrari (C) Clarence Holgate, Rex Correll, Brian Hurt, Michael Gabriel | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker (PG), Arthur Ewart (SF), Michael Odoms (PF) Leroy Haring, Elmer Albin, Tom Fontes | |
| 14:36 | Boston College | Carter Kolakowski misses long on an open floater from the baseline | 34-41 |
| 14:35 | Boston College | Ken Ferrari grabs the offensive board | 34-41 |
| 14:21 | Boston College | John Gibson misses the easy layup | 34-41 |
| 14:20 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 14:01 | Kentucky | Robert Conley misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 34-41 |
| 13:59 | Boston College | Ken Ferrari snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 13:41 | Boston College | Carter Kolakowski scores on a runner near the basket | 36-41 |
| 13:29 | Kentucky | Robert Conley's floater is tipped away by Ken Ferrari | 36-41 |
| 13:27 | Boston College | Marshall Anthony pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 13:22 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips evades the doubleteam and hits a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by John Gibson | 38-41 |
| 13:02 | Kentucky | Robert Conley clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Marshall Anthony - foul #3 on Marshall Anthony, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Boston College | Clarence Holgate (PG), Rex Correll (SG), Brian Hurt (PF), Michael Gabriel (C) John Gibson, Marshall Anthony, Carter Kolakowski, Ken Ferrari | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (PG), Elmer Albin (SF), Tom Fontes (PF) James Lemansky, Arthur Ewart, Michael Odoms | |
| 13:02 | Kentucky | Robert Conley makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 13:02 | Kentucky | Robert Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 12:45 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Rex Correll | 40-43 |
| 12:31 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-43 |
| 12:30 | Kentucky | Robert Conley snags the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 12:14 | Kentucky | Robert Conley buries a floater from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 11:50 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Conley - foul #2 on Robert Conley, team foul #1 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Boston College | Marshall Anthony (SF) Rex Correll | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Lemansky (SG), Michael Odoms (C) Michael Hilliker, Robert Conley | |
| 11:50 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 11:50 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Clarence Holgate (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Marshall Anthony (fresh) 17 pts. 3 pf. PF - Brian Hurt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Gabriel (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lemansky (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Albin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Tom Fontes (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Odoms (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Kentucky | James Lemansky is hacked by Bruce Phillips - foul #1 on Bruce Phillips, team foul #4 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Boston College | Rex Correll (SG) Bruce Phillips | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 11:18 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Marshall Anthony - foul #4 on Marshall Anthony, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Boston College | John Gibson (SG) Marshall Anthony | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 11:18 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 11:18 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 10:53 | Boston College | Michael Gabriel clanks a jump hook near the basket | 42-47 |
| 10:52 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 10:41 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin steps out of bounds on the baseline | 42-47 |
| Subs | Boston College | Bruce Phillips (SF) John Gibson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker (PG) Leroy Haring | |
| 10:19 | Boston College | Clarence Holgate is called for traveling | 42-47 |
| Subs | Boston College | Ken Ferrari (C) Michael Gabriel | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ken Ferrari - foul #2 on Ken Ferrari, team foul #6 | 42-47 |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 09:41 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 09:40 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| 09:38 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker loses the dribble to Rex Correll in the backcourt | 42-49 |
| 09:12 | Boston College | Elmer Albin is called for the reach on Bruce Phillips - foul #1 on Elmer Albin, team foul #2 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Boston College | Michael Gabriel (C) Ken Ferrari | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (PG), Robert Conley (C) Michael Hilliker, Michael Odoms | |
| 08:55 | Boston College | Michael Gabriel can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Leroy Haring - foul #3 on Leroy Haring, team foul #3 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker (SG), Arthur Ewart (SF) James Lemansky, Elmer Albin | |
| 08:55 | Boston College | Michael Gabriel misses the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 08:55 | Boston College | Michael Gabriel misses the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 08:55 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 08:41 | Kentucky | Michael Gabriel is called for the reach on Michael Hilliker - foul #2 on Michael Gabriel, team foul #7 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Boston College | John Gibson (PG) Clarence Holgate | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:41 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 08:41 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker misses the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 08:41 | Boston College | Michael Gabriel snags the defensive board | 42-50 |
| 08:18 | Boston College | John Gibson misses badly on a floater from the left side | 42-50 |
| 08:16 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart grabs the board | 42-50 |
| 08:10 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes throws it down on a nice dish by Leroy Haring | 42-52 |
| 07:41 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips is fouled on the floor by Arthur Ewart - foul #1 on Arthur Ewart, team foul #4 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Boston College | Clarence Holgate (PG), Marshall Anthony (SF), Carter Kolakowski (PF) John Gibson, Bruce Phillips, Brian Hurt | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Lemansky (SG), Elmer Albin (SF), Michael Odoms (PF) Michael Hilliker, Arthur Ewart, Tom Fontes | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Clarence Holgate (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rex Correll (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marshall Anthony (fresh) 17 pts. 4 pf. PF - Carter Kolakowski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Gabriel (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Lemansky (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Albin (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Michael Odoms (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Conley (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:19 | Boston College | Carter Kolakowski hits a turnaround from the left block | 44-52 |
| 07:05 | Kentucky | Rex Correll takes the ball from Robert Conley | 44-52 |
| 07:02 | Boston College | Clarence Holgate blows the layup | 44-52 |
| 07:01 | Boston College | Michael Gabriel tips it home | 46-52 |
| 06:44 | Kentucky | Marshall Anthony picks off the pass by Elmer Albin | 46-52 |
| 06:22 | Boston College | Marshall Anthony evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 06:20 | Kentucky | James Lemansky grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 05:57 | Kentucky | Robert Conley is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Robert Conley, team foul #5 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Boston College | Bruce Phillips (SG), Brian Hurt (PF), Ken Ferrari (C) Rex Correll, Carter Kolakowski, Michael Gabriel | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker (PG), Tom Fontes (PF) Leroy Haring, Michael Odoms | |
| 05:39 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 46-52 |
| 05:38 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 05:32 | Kentucky | Robert Conley comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 05:30 | Boston College | Bruce Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 05:10 | Boston College | Brian Hurt makes the wide open floater from the left block set up by Marshall Anthony out of the doubleteam | 48-52 |
| 04:55 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-52 |
| 04:53 | Boston College | Brian Hurt grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 04:33 | Boston College | Clarence Holgate scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Bruce Phillips | 50-52 |
| 04:14 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes is fouled on the floor by Clarence Holgate - foul #1 on Clarence Holgate, team foul #8 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Boston College | Rex Correll (PG), Michael Gabriel (C) Clarence Holgate, Ken Ferrari | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (PG), Arthur Ewart (SF), Michael Odoms (C) Michael Hilliker, Elmer Albin, Robert Conley | |
| 04:14 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes misses the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 04:14 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Odoms | 50-52 |
| 03:57 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes can't finish the layup | 50-52 |
| 03:55 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes grabs the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 03:44 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes scores on a shot in the lane | 50-54 |
| 03:28 | Boston College | Arthur Ewart denies the turnaround by Michael Gabriel | 50-54 |
| 03:26 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Arthur Ewart | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Rex Correll (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Phillips (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marshall Anthony (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Brian Hurt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Gabriel (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Lemansky (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Ewart (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Tom Fontes (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. C - Michael Odoms (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes blows the layup | 50-54 |
| 03:05 | Boston College | Marshall Anthony gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 02:40 | Boston College | Arthur Ewart picks off the pass by Rex Correll | 50-54 |
| 02:36 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart lays it up and in | 50-56 |
| 02:13 | Boston College | Brian Hurt misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the left side | 50-56 |
| 02:11 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 02:11 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-56 |
| Subs | Boston College | Clarence Holgate (PG) Bruce Phillips | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Elmer Albin (SF), Robert Conley (C) Arthur Ewart, Michael Odoms | |
| 01:58 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-56 |
| 01:29 | Boston College | James Lemansky takes the ball from Brian Hurt | 50-56 |
| 01:24 | Kentucky | James Lemansky lays it in | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:09 | Boston College | Rex Correll misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-58 |
| 01:08 | Boston College | Michael Gabriel can't tip it in | 50-58 |
| 01:06 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes grabs the board | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:40 | Boston College | Rex Correll scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Marshall Anthony out of the doubleteam | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Rex Correll is called for the reach on James Lemansky in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rex Correll, team foul #9 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart (PF) Tom Fontes | |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | James Lemansky misses the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Conley | 53-58 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Brian Hurt is called for the reach on Robert Conley - foul #2 on Brian Hurt, team foul #10 | 53-58 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Robert Conley makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Robert Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:30 | Boston College | Rex Correll hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 53-60 |
| 00:28 | Boston College | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Gabriel | 53-60 |
| 00:25 | Boston College | Rex Correll misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-60 |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | Robert Conley snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Robert Conley is hacked by Clarence Holgate in the backcourt - foul #2 on Clarence Holgate, team foul #11 | 53-60 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Robert Conley makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Robert Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:15 | Boston College | Rex Correll drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Marshall Anthony | 56-62 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring is hacked by Clarence Holgate in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clarence Holgate, team foul #12 | 56-62 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring misses the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:07 | Boston College | Marshall Anthony misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-63 |
| 00:06 | Boston College | Marshall Anthony pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 00:03 | Boston College | Marshall Anthony comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-63 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Robert Conley grabs the board | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Robert Conley runs out the clock | 56-63 |