| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Howard (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Dawley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jesse Boyers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wayne Blocker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Abbott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Courson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eric Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Milan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Roger Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | William Dawley inbounds the ball | 27-21 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Kentucky | John Howard misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 27-21 |
| 19:34 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Jesse Boyers | 27-21 |
| 19:15 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers loses the dribble to Roger Peterson | 27-21 |
| 18:51 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-21 |
| 18:50 | Kentucky | William Dawley grabs the board | 27-21 |
| 18:27 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-21 |
| 18:26 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson gets the rebound | 27-21 |
| 18:11 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson is denied on a layup by Jesse Boyers | 27-21 |
| 18:10 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 17:46 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-21 |
| 17:44 | Kentucky | William Dawley pulls down the rebound | 27-21 |
| 17:15 | Kentucky | William Dawley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-21 |
| 17:14 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott grabs the board | 27-21 |
| 16:54 | Wake Forest | John Milan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-21 |
| 16:32 | Kentucky | John Howard misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-21 |
| 16:30 | Wake Forest | John Milan grabs the board | 27-21 |
| 16:01 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 27-21 |
| 15:59 | Wake Forest | John Milan grabs the offensive rebound | 27-21 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Howard (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Dawley (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jesse Boyers (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Wayne Blocker (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Abbott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ricky Courson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eric Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Milan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Roger Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Wake Forest | Wayne Blocker swats the short shot by Roger Peterson | 27-21 |
| 15:39 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to William Dawley | 27-21 |
| 15:32 | Kentucky | John Howard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-21 |
| 15:30 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker hits the follow up shot | 29-21 |
| 15:23 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-21 |
| 15:21 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers snags the defensive board | 29-21 |
| 15:07 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-21 |
| 15:06 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph snags the offensive board | 29-21 |
| 14:38 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 29-21 |
| 14:36 | Wake Forest | John Milan snags the defensive board | 29-21 |
| 14:08 | Wake Forest | Wayne Blocker is called for the reach on Michael Abbott - foul #2 on Wayne Blocker, team foul #1 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anton Turner (PG), Hank Bennett (SF) Randy Randolph, William Dawley | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd (SG), Daniel Grace (SF), Jimmie Lynch (PF), John Ceaser (C) Ricky Courson, Eric Anderson, John Milan, Roger Peterson | |
| 13:49 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott clanks a shot from the right wing | 29-21 |
| 13:48 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jesse Boyers | 29-21 |
| 13:23 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett misses badly on a floater from the left side | 29-21 |
| 13:21 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers tips it in | 31-21 |
| 13:01 | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace loses the dribble to John Howard | 31-21 |
| 12:58 | Kentucky | John Howard banks in the layup | 33-21 |
| 12:33 | Wake Forest | Daniel Grace is hacked by Hank Bennett - foul #4 on Hank Bennett, team foul #2 | 33-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (PG), William Dawley (SF) John Howard, Hank Bennett | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson (SG), Roger Peterson (C) Michael Abbott, John Ceaser | |
| 12:17 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch makes the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Randy Loyd | 33-23 |
| 11:52 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-23 |
| 11:50 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson pulls down the rebound | 33-23 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Anton Turner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Dawley (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jesse Boyers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Wayne Blocker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Randy Loyd (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ricky Courson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Grace (fresh) PF - Jimmie Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roger Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson misses the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Randy Randolph - foul #1 on Randy Randolph, team foul #3 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson (SF), John Milan (PF) Daniel Grace, Jimmie Lynch | |
| 11:26 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 33-24 |
| 11:26 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-25 |
| 11:04 | Kentucky | John Milan steals it from Wayne Blocker | 33-25 |
| 10:46 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 33-25 |
| 10:44 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson tips it back up and in | 33-27 |
| 10:16 | Kentucky | Anton Turner connects on the jump hook from the left block set up by William Dawley | 35-27 |
| 09:50 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Roger Peterson | 35-30 |
| 09:25 | Kentucky | John Milan swats the shot by William Dawley | 35-30 |
| 09:24 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 09:20 | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Howard (SG) Anton Turner | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott (PG), Jimmie Lynch (PF), John Ceaser (C) Randy Loyd, John Milan, Roger Peterson | |
| 09:03 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by John Ceaser - foul #1 on John Ceaser, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| 09:03 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 09:03 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 08:46 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser double dribbles | 36-30 |
| 08:20 | Kentucky | William Dawley hits a floater from the right wing and he's hacked by Eric Anderson - foul #1 on Eric Anderson, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd (SG) Ricky Courson | |
| 08:20 | Kentucky | William Dawley misses the free throw | 38-30 |
| 08:20 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 07:55 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 07:54 | Kentucky | John Howard pulls down the rebound | 38-30 |
| 07:41 | Kentucky | John Howard connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Randy Randolph | 41-30 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - John Howard (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Dawley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jesse Boyers (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Wayne Blocker (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Michael Abbott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Loyd (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jimmie Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Ceaser (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:26 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser loses the dribble to William Dawley | 41-30 |
| 07:08 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Howard | 44-30 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:00 | Wake Forest | John Ceaser's layup is rejected by Wayne Blocker | 44-30 |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | John Howard snags the defensive board | 44-30 |
| 06:41 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Wayne Blocker, team foul #4 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anton Turner (PG), Hank Bennett (SF) Randy Randolph, Jesse Boyers | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson (SG), Daniel Grace (SF), John Milan (PF), Roger Peterson (C) Randy Loyd, Eric Anderson, Jimmie Lynch, John Ceaser | |
| 06:27 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson is whistled for traveling | 44-30 |
| 05:58 | Kentucky | Daniel Grace steps in front of the Hank Bennett pass | 44-30 |
| 05:53 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-30 |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | William Dawley gets the rebound | 44-30 |
| 05:25 | Kentucky | John Howard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-30 |
| 05:23 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson snags the defensive board | 44-30 |
| 05:04 | Wake Forest | John Milan throws it down set up by Roger Peterson and he's hacked by William Dawley - foul #2 on William Dawley, team foul #5 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (PG), Jesse Boyers (PF) William Dawley, Wayne Blocker | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Randy Loyd (PG), Eric Anderson (SF) Michael Abbott, Daniel Grace | |
| 05:04 | Wake Forest | John Milan misses the free throw | 44-32 |
| 05:04 | Kentucky | Anton Turner grabs the board | 44-32 |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | John Howard hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Randy Randolph | 47-32 |
| 04:31 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Randy Loyd | 47-35 |
| 04:13 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 47-35 |
| 04:11 | Wake Forest | John Milan gets the rebound | 47-35 |
| 03:48 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson's fadeaway is rejected by Jesse Boyers | 47-35 |
| 03:46 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers pulls down the rebound | 47-35 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 03:27 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-35 |
| 03:25 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson grabs the board | 47-35 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 ast. SG - John Howard (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hank Bennett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Jesse Boyers (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Anton Turner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Randy Loyd (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ricky Courson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Eric Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - John Milan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Roger Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Wake Forest | Randy Randolph takes the ball from Roger Peterson after a doubleteam | 47-35 |
| 03:10 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph's pass is intercepted by Randy Loyd in the backcourt | 47-35 |
| 03:01 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-35 |
| 03:00 | Kentucky | Anton Turner snags the defensive board | 47-35 |
| 02:48 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-35 |
| 02:46 | Wake Forest | Roger Peterson grabs the board | 47-35 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:42 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Randy Loyd | 47-38 |
| 02:18 | Kentucky | John Howard double dribbles | 47-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Dawley (PF), Wayne Blocker (C) Jesse Boyers, Anton Turner | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott (PG), Daniel Grace (SF), Jimmie Lynch (PF), John Ceaser (C) Ricky Courson, Eric Anderson, John Milan, Roger Peterson | |
| 02:14 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson (SF), Roger Peterson (C) Daniel Grace, John Ceaser | |
| 02:01 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson is hacked by Hank Bennett - foul #5 on Hank Bennett, team foul #6 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers (PF) Hank Bennett | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 01:45 | Wake Forest | Jimmie Lynch hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Eric Anderson | 47-40 |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-40 |
| 01:22 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 01:03 | Kentucky | William Dawley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-40 |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | John Howard pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses the 3 from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 00:34 | Wake Forest | Michael Abbott snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 00:34 | Wake Forest | Wake Forest calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson (SG), John Milan (PF) Randy Loyd, Jimmie Lynch | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:27 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-40 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | John Howard is fouled in the backcourt by Ricky Courson - foul #2 on Ricky Courson, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Roger Peterson is called for the reach on Wayne Blocker - foul #2 on Roger Peterson, team foul #4 | 47-40 |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | John Howard is hacked by John Milan - foul #2 on John Milan, team foul #5 | 47-40 |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | John Howard is hacked by Roger Peterson - foul #3 on Roger Peterson, team foul #6 | 47-40 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph is hacked by John Milan - foul #3 on John Milan, team foul #7 | 47-40 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:09 | Wake Forest | Eric Anderson makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 49-43 |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | William Dawley is hacked by Ricky Courson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ricky Courson, team foul #8 | 49-43 |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | William Dawley misses the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 00:06 | Wake Forest | John Milan pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Wake Forest | Ricky Courson makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-46 |