| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) SG - Robert Marceau (fresh) SF - Eric Anderson (fresh) PF - Arthur Ewart (fresh) C - Tom Fontes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Forrest Pearson (fresh) SG - Jesse Englehart (fresh) SF - Martin Green (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Hugo (fresh) C - David Spann (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Maine | David Spann wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Maine | Maine is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:51 | Maine | Jesse Englehart splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes connects on the jumper from the right block and he's hacked by David Spann - foul #1 on David Spann, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson grabs the offensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Kentucky | Jesse Englehart is called for the reach on Eric Anderson - foul #1 on Jesse Englehart, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Maine | David Spann grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Maine | Forrest Pearson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:43 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:24 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Robert Marceau | 4-0 |
| 18:07 | Maine | Forrest Pearson clanks a shot from the left side but the foul's on Arthur Ewart - foul #1 on Arthur Ewart, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 18:07 | Maine | Forrest Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 18:07 | Maine | Forrest Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:43 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart misses the shot from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:42 | Maine | David Spann grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 17:26 | Maine | Jeffrey Hugo misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Arthur Ewart - foul #2 on Arthur Ewart, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Odoms (PF) Arthur Ewart | |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| 17:26 | Maine | Jeffrey Hugo makes the 1st free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:26 | Maine | Jeffrey Hugo misses the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:26 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 17:07 | Kentucky | Robert Marceau scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Anderson | 7-3 |
| 16:58 | Maine | Martin Green misses badly on the uncontested runner from the baseline | 7-3 |
| 16:56 | Maine | Jeffrey Hugo tips it in | 7-5 |
| 16:31 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes loses the ball out of bounds | 7-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Maine | Eddie Anglin (C) David Spann | |
| 16:19 | Maine | Jesse Englehart misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Marceau - foul #1 on Robert Marceau, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| 16:19 | Maine | Jesse Englehart misses the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 16:19 | Maine | Jesse Englehart makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:05 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 16:04 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms snags the offensive board | 7-6 |
| 15:45 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 7-6 |
| 15:44 | Maine | Eddie Anglin pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) SG - Robert Marceau (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Odoms (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tom Fontes (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Forrest Pearson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jesse Englehart (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Martin Green (fairly fresh) PF - Jeffrey Hugo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Eddie Anglin (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Maine | Jesse Englehart misses the 3 from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 15:29 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:03 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms makes the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Michael Hilliker | 9-6 |
| 14:34 | Maine | Jesse Englehart is fouled on the floor by Tom Fontes - foul #1 on Tom Fontes, team foul #4 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Brown (PG), Derrick Stephens (SG), Tyler Rowell (C) Michael Hilliker, Robert Marceau, Tom Fontes | |
| Subs | Maine | Thomas Platt (PG), Leonard Wilson (SF), David Spann (C) Forrest Pearson, Martin Green, Jeffrey Hugo | |
| 14:13 | Maine | Eddie Anglin clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Tyler Rowell - foul #1 on Tyler Rowell, team foul #5 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tom Fontes (C) Michael Odoms | |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| 14:13 | Maine | Eddie Anglin misses the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:13 | Maine | Eddie Anglin makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 13:44 | Kentucky | Eddie Anglin is called for the reach on Ernest Brown - foul #1 on Eddie Anglin, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Maine | Forrest Pearson (PG) Jesse Englehart | |
| 13:21 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes drills a fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on David Spann - foul #2 on David Spann, team foul #4 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker (PG) Eric Anderson | |
| Subs | Maine | Jeffrey Hugo (PF) David Spann | |
| 13:21 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes makes the free throw | 12-7 |
| 13:08 | Maine | Leonard Wilson buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Platt | 12-9 |
| 12:42 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-9 |
| 12:28 | Maine | Forrest Pearson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Hilliker - foul #1 on Michael Hilliker, team foul #6 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Marceau (SG), Michael Odoms (PF) Derrick Stephens, Tom Fontes | |
| Subs | Maine | Jesse Englehart (SG), Martin Green (SF) Thomas Platt, Leonard Wilson | |
| 12:28 | Maine | Forrest Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 12:28 | Maine | Forrest Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 12:03 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Jeffrey Hugo - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hugo, team foul #5 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Maine | Thomas Platt (PG) Forrest Pearson | |
| 12:03 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 12:03 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms misses the 2nd free throw | 16-11 |
| 12:03 | Maine | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Hugo | 16-11 |
| 11:50 | Maine | Martin Green misses the easy layup | 16-11 |
| 11:49 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Odoms | 16-11 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Marceau (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Brown (fresh) PF - Michael Odoms (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Tyler Rowell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Thomas Platt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jesse Englehart (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Martin Green (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Hugo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Eddie Anglin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Kentucky | Robert Marceau comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 16-11 |
| 11:31 | Maine | Martin Green grabs the defensive rebound | 16-11 |
| 11:20 | Maine | Eddie Anglin drills a runner from the left block | 16-13 |
| 10:53 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms can't finish the layup | 16-13 |
| 10:51 | Kentucky | Tyler Rowell tips it back up and in | 18-13 |
| 10:22 | Maine | Eddie Anglin loses the ball out of bounds | 18-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Derrick Stephens (SG), Eric Anderson (SF), Tom Fontes (C) Robert Marceau, Ernest Brown, Tyler Rowell | |
| Subs | Maine | Forrest Pearson (PG) Thomas Platt | |
| 10:01 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 18-13 |
| 10:00 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes gets the offensive rebound | 18-13 |
| 09:34 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes clanks a jumper from the left block | 18-13 |
| 09:33 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson grabs the offensive board | 18-13 |
| 09:12 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eric Anderson and he's hacked by Jeffrey Hugo - foul #2 on Jeffrey Hugo, team foul #6 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Marceau (SG) Derrick Stephens | |
| Subs | Maine | Thomas Platt (SG), David Spann (C) Jesse Englehart, Jeffrey Hugo | |
| 09:12 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker misses the free throw | 20-13 |
| 09:12 | Maine | The rebound goes to Eddie Anglin | 20-13 |
| 09:05 | Maine | Forrest Pearson is hacked by Michael Hilliker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Hilliker, team foul #7 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Brown (PG) Michael Hilliker | |
| Subs | Maine | Jesse Englehart (SG) David Spann | |
| 09:05 | Maine | Forrest Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 09:05 | Maine | Forrest Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 20-15 |
| 08:42 | Maine | Eddie Anglin grabs the board | 20-15 |
| 08:35 | Maine | Forrest Pearson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Thomas Platt | 20-18 |
| 08:15 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes hits the finger roll | 22-18 |
| 08:05 | Maine | Robert Marceau steals it from Eddie Anglin | 22-18 |
| 08:00 | Kentucky | Robert Marceau lays it in | 24-18 |
| 07:42 | Maine | Jesse Englehart is fouled on the floor by Robert Marceau - foul #2 on Robert Marceau, team foul #8 | 24-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Derrick Stephens (SG), Tyler Rowell (PF) Robert Marceau, Michael Odoms | |
| Subs | Maine | Leonard Wilson (SF) Martin Green | |
| 07:42 | Maine | Jesse Englehart makes the 1st free throw | 24-19 |
| 07:42 | Maine | Jesse Englehart makes the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Ernest Brown (fresh) SG - Derrick Stephens (fresh) SF - Eric Anderson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Tyler Rowell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tom Fontes (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Forrest Pearson (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Thomas Platt (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Leonard Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jesse Englehart (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Eddie Anglin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Kentucky | Ernest Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Forrest Pearson - foul #1 on Forrest Pearson, team foul #7 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Maine | David Spann (C) Jesse Englehart | |
| 07:35 | Kentucky | Ernest Brown makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 07:35 | Kentucky | Ernest Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| 07:23 | Maine | Forrest Pearson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 26-20 |
| 07:21 | Kentucky | Tyler Rowell grabs the defensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 07:06 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson double dribbles | 26-20 |
| 06:46 | Maine | Eddie Anglin misses short on a runner near the basket | 26-20 |
| 06:44 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes grabs the defensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 06:20 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-20 |
| 06:18 | Maine | Eddie Anglin gets the rebound | 26-20 |
| 05:59 | Maine | Eddie Anglin makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Forrest Pearson | 26-22 |
| 05:30 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 26-22 |
| 05:29 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes tips it home | 28-22 |
| 05:06 | Maine | Leonard Wilson buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Forrest Pearson | 28-25 |
| 04:37 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 30-25 |
| 04:33 | Maine | Leonard Wilson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-25 |
| 04:31 | Maine | David Spann tips it back up and in | 30-27 |
| 04:13 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker (PG), Robert Marceau (SG), Arthur Ewart (PF), Michael Odoms (C) Ernest Brown, Eric Anderson, Tyler Rowell, Tom Fontes | |
| Subs | Maine | Jesse Englehart (SG), Martin Green (SF), Jeffrey Hugo (PF) Thomas Platt, Leonard Wilson, David Spann | |
| 03:52 | Maine | Forrest Pearson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Martin Green | 30-30 |
| 03:32 | Kentucky | Robert Marceau knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Marceau (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derrick Stephens (fairly fresh) PF - Arthur Ewart (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Odoms (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Maine | PG - Forrest Pearson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Englehart (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Martin Green (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Hugo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Eddie Anglin (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Maine | Eddie Anglin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jesse Englehart out of a doubleteam | 33-32 |
| 03:04 | Kentucky | Robert Marceau clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-32 |
| 03:02 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart grabs the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | Martin Green is called for the reach on Derrick Stephens - foul #1 on Martin Green, team foul #8 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Maine | Thomas Platt (PG), David Spann (C) Forrest Pearson, Eddie Anglin | |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | Derrick Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | Derrick Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 02:23 | Maine | David Spann's floater is tipped away by Michael Odoms | 35-32 |
| 02:21 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart pulls down the rebound | 35-32 |
| 01:56 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms misses short on a shot near the basket | 35-32 |
| 01:55 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Hilliker | 35-32 |
| 01:46 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 35-32 |
| 01:44 | Maine | Jesse Englehart gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 01:38 | Maine | Thomas Platt misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Hilliker - foul #3 on Michael Hilliker, team foul #9 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Brown (PG), Eric Anderson (SF), Tom Fontes (C) Michael Hilliker, Derrick Stephens, Michael Odoms | |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| 01:38 | Maine | Thomas Platt makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 01:38 | Maine | Thomas Platt makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 01:09 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-34 |
| 00:44 | Maine | Martin Green is whistled for a carry | 35-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Odoms (PF) Arthur Ewart | |
| Subs | Maine | | |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-34 |
| 00:14 | Maine | Jeffrey Hugo grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 00:02 | Maine | Jeffrey Hugo hits a driving attempt from the left block | 35-36 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson misses long on a fullcourt shot | 35-36 |