| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Howard (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hank Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jesse Boyers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Wayne Blocker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edmond Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Phillips (fresh) SF - Eric Keller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Allen Morello (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Vaden (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-25 |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker snags the offensive board | 28-25 |
| 19:29 | Kentucky | John Howard connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-25 |
| 19:11 | Houston | Allen Morello loses the dribble to Jesse Boyers | 31-25 |
| 18:53 | Kentucky | Allen Morello takes the ball from Jesse Boyers | 31-25 |
| 18:35 | Houston | David Phillips clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-25 |
| 18:33 | Houston | Eric Keller pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 18:22 | Houston | Vincent Vaden's pass is intercepted by Jesse Boyers | 31-25 |
| 18:17 | Kentucky | John Howard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-25 |
| 18:16 | Houston | Vincent Vaden grabs the board | 31-25 |
| 18:06 | Houston | Vincent Vaden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Roger Pendergrass (PF), Greg Rice (C) Edmond Ferguson, Allen Morello, Vincent Vaden | |
| 17:52 | Kentucky | John Howard scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-25 |
| 17:39 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-25 |
| 17:38 | Houston | Greg Rice tips it in | 34-27 |
| 17:25 | Kentucky | John Howard hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Randy Randolph | 37-27 |
| 17:03 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass blows the layup | 37-27 |
| 17:02 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers grabs the defensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 16:57 | Kentucky | John Howard comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 37-27 |
| 16:56 | Houston | Greg Rice pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| 16:52 | Houston | Eric Keller lays it up and in on a great pass from David Phillips | 37-29 |
| 16:37 | Kentucky | John Howard buries a jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by David Phillips - foul #3 on David Phillips, team foul #1 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anton Turner (PG), William Dawley (SF) Randy Randolph, Hank Bennett | |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG) David Phillips | |
| 16:37 | Kentucky | John Howard makes the free throw | 40-29 |
| 16:13 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-29 |
| 16:12 | Kentucky | John Howard snags the defensive board | 40-29 |
| 16:07 | Kentucky | John Howard hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Anton Turner | 42-29 |
| 15:49 | Houston | Greg Rice is hacked by Wayne Blocker - foul #2 on Wayne Blocker, team foul #1 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (PG), Hank Bennett (SF) John Howard, Jesse Boyers | |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG), Vincent Vaden (C) Edmond Ferguson, Eric Keller | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Anton Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Hank Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Dawley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Blocker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roger Pendergrass (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Greg Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Vincent Vaden (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Houston | Vincent Vaden throws it down on a nice dish by Greg Rice | 42-31 |
| 15:20 | Kentucky | William Dawley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Houston | Allen Morello (PF) Vincent Vaden | |
| 15:07 | Houston | Vernon Mera is fouled on the floor by Randy Randolph - foul #2 on Randy Randolph, team foul #2 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG), Eric Keller (SF), Vincent Vaden (C) Vernon Mera, Allen Morello, Greg Rice | |
| 14:53 | Houston | Vincent Vaden loses the dribble to Anton Turner | 42-31 |
| 14:34 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph double dribbles | 42-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Howard (SG), Jesse Boyers (PF) Hank Bennett, Wayne Blocker | |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Allen Morello (PF), Greg Rice (C) Edmond Ferguson, Eric Keller, Vincent Vaden | |
| 14:22 | Houston | Allen Morello scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-33 |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | Vernon Mera steals it from William Dawley | 42-33 |
| 13:47 | Houston | Greg Rice is called for a charge - foul #2 on Greg Rice, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (SF) Anton Turner | |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG), Eric Keller (SF), Vincent Vaden (C) Vernon Mera, Allen Morello, Greg Rice | |
| 13:30 | Kentucky | John Howard misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-33 |
| 13:28 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass grabs the defensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 13:13 | Houston | David Phillips is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on David Phillips, team foul #3 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker (C) William Dawley | |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (SG), Allen Morello (PF), Greg Rice (C) David Phillips, Roger Pendergrass, Vincent Vaden | |
| 12:51 | Kentucky | John Howard is hacked by Vernon Mera - foul #2 on Vernon Mera, team foul #4 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Houston | Roger Pendergrass (PF) Allen Morello | |
| 12:40 | Kentucky | Vernon Mera is called for the reach on John Howard - foul #3 on Vernon Mera, team foul #5 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anton Turner (PG) Randy Randolph | |
| Subs | Houston | Allen Morello (PF) Eric Keller | |
| 12:14 | Kentucky | John Howard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 12:12 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses the tip | 42-33 |
| 12:11 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker can't tip it in | 42-33 |
| 12:10 | Houston | The rebound goes to Roger Pendergrass | 42-33 |
| 11:50 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-33 |
| 11:48 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Anton Turner | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Anton Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - John Howard (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hank Bennett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jesse Boyers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Wayne Blocker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edmond Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Mera (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Roger Pendergrass (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. PF - Allen Morello (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Rice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:24 | Kentucky | John Howard makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Anton Turner | 44-33 |
| 11:01 | Houston | Edmond Ferguson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-33 |
| 11:00 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker snags the defensive board | 44-33 |
| 10:39 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett clanks a 3 from the left corner | 44-33 |
| 10:38 | Kentucky | Anton Turner misses the tip | 44-33 |
| 10:36 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass pulls down the rebound | 44-33 |
| 10:15 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-33 |
| 10:14 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers snags the defensive board | 44-33 |
| 09:56 | Kentucky | John Howard misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Roger Pendergrass - foul #2 on Roger Pendergrass, team foul #6 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (PG), William Dawley (SF) Anton Turner, Hank Bennett | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butts (PG), Eric Keller (SF), Richard Tschida (PF), Vincent Vaden (C) Edmond Ferguson, Roger Pendergrass, Allen Morello, Greg Rice | |
| 09:56 | Kentucky | John Howard makes the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 09:56 | Kentucky | John Howard misses the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 09:56 | Houston | Vincent Vaden grabs the board | 45-33 |
| 09:35 | Houston | Vernon Mera is fouled on the floor by Randy Randolph - foul #3 on Randy Randolph, team foul #3 | 45-33 |
| 09:20 | Houston | Wayne Blocker picks off the pass by Eric Keller | 45-33 |
| 09:00 | Kentucky | William Dawley scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-33 |
| 08:53 | Houston | Vincent Vaden misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 47-33 |
| 08:52 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers grabs the board | 47-33 |
| 08:46 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses long on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Tschida - foul #2 on Richard Tschida, team foul #7 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Houston | Roger Pendergrass (PF) Richard Tschida | |
| 08:46 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers makes the 1st free throw | 48-33 |
| 08:46 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers makes the 2nd free throw | 49-33 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 08:38 | Houston | Edward Butts comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-33 |
| 08:36 | Houston | Edward Butts tips it in | 49-35 |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Edward Butts - foul #1 on Edward Butts, team foul #8 | 49-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anton Turner (SG), Hank Bennett (SF) John Howard, Jesse Boyers | |
| Subs | Houston | Allen Morello (PF) Roger Pendergrass | |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker misses the 1st free throw | 49-35 |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker makes the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 07:58 | Houston | Allen Morello clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Hank Bennett - foul #2 on Hank Bennett, team foul #4 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Houston | David Phillips (SG) Edward Butts | |
| 07:58 | Houston | Allen Morello makes the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 07:58 | Houston | Allen Morello makes the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 07:33 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker hits a floater from the baseline | 52-37 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anton Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Hank Bennett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Dawley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Blocker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Vernon Mera (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - David Phillips (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Eric Keller (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Morello (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Vaden (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Houston | Eric Keller misses badly on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Hank Bennett - foul #3 on Hank Bennett, team foul #5 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Houston | Roger Pendergrass (PF), Greg Rice (C) Allen Morello, Vincent Vaden | |
| 07:08 | Houston | Eric Keller misses the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 07:08 | Houston | Eric Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | William Dawley misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Roger Pendergrass - foul #3 on Roger Pendergrass, team foul #9 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Howard (SG), Jesse Boyers (PF) Anton Turner, Wayne Blocker | |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG) Vernon Mera | |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | William Dawley makes the 1st free throw | 53-38 |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | William Dawley makes the 2nd free throw | 54-38 |
| 06:23 | Houston | Eric Keller can't finish the layup | 54-38 |
| 06:21 | Kentucky | John Howard grabs the board | 54-38 |
| 06:07 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Roger Pendergrass - foul #4 on Roger Pendergrass, team foul #10 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Houston | Vernon Mera (PG), Vincent Vaden (C) Edmond Ferguson, Greg Rice | |
| 06:07 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 55-38 |
| 06:07 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph makes the 2nd free throw | 56-38 |
| 05:56 | Houston | Eric Keller hits a turnaround from the right block | 56-40 |
| 05:34 | Kentucky | John Howard connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Randy Randolph | 58-40 |
| 05:16 | Houston | David Phillips makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Vernon Mera | 58-43 |
| 04:54 | Kentucky | John Howard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-43 |
| 04:53 | Houston | Vincent Vaden gets the rebound | 58-43 |
| 04:40 | Houston | Vincent Vaden misses the lay-in but he's fouled by William Dawley - foul #2 on William Dawley, team foul #6 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anton Turner (SG), Wayne Blocker (C) John Howard, William Dawley | |
| Subs | Houston | Edmond Ferguson (PG), Allen Morello (PF) Vernon Mera, Roger Pendergrass | |
| 04:40 | Houston | Vincent Vaden makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 04:40 | Houston | Vincent Vaden misses the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 04:40 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers gets the rebound | 58-44 |
| 04:11 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Anton Turner | 60-44 |
| 03:54 | Houston | Allen Morello misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-44 |
| 03:53 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett gets the rebound | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Kentucky | Anton Turner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-44 |
| 03:34 | Kentucky | Anton Turner tips it home | 62-44 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anton Turner (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SF - Hank Bennett (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jesse Boyers (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Wayne Blocker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Edmond Ferguson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Phillips (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Eric Keller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Allen Morello (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Vaden (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Houston | Eric Keller misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Wayne Blocker - foul #3 on Wayne Blocker, team foul #7 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Howard (SG), William Dawley (PF) Randy Randolph, Jesse Boyers | |
| Subs | Houston | Edward Butts (PG), Vernon Mera (SG), Roger Pendergrass (PF), Greg Rice (C) Edmond Ferguson, David Phillips, Allen Morello, Vincent Vaden | |
| 03:20 | Houston | Eric Keller makes the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 03:20 | Houston | Eric Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 02:52 | Kentucky | The jump hook by John Howard is blocked by Greg Rice | 62-46 |
| 02:51 | Houston | Eric Keller pulls down the rebound | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:44 | Houston | John Howard takes the ball from Vernon Mera | 62-46 |
| 02:17 | Kentucky | Roger Pendergrass steals it from William Dawley | 62-46 |
| 02:11 | Houston | Eric Keller makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Vernon Mera | 62-48 |
| 01:51 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-48 |
| 01:50 | Houston | Greg Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 01:43 | Houston | Anton Turner steals the ball from Edward Butts | 62-48 |
| 01:20 | Kentucky | John Howard connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Anton Turner | 64-48 |
| 01:01 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass scores on a jumper from the right side | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | John Howard hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 64-50 |
| 00:33 | Houston | Eric Keller pulls down the rebound | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Houston | Roger Pendergrass misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-50 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Anton Turner gets the rebound | 64-50 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Anton Turner runs out the clock | 64-50 |