| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jeremy Dominquez (fresh) SG - Harlan Kenney (fresh) SF - Ramiro Martinez (fresh) PF - Timothy Faucette (fresh) C - Gary Holl (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Lowell Ferrigno (fresh) SG - David White (fresh) SF - Alfonso Morales (fresh) PF - Jon Ogorman (fresh) C - Oleg Zwerschke (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Oleg Zwerschke wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Alabama | Jon Ogorman misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Alabama | David White gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Alabama | Oleg Zwerschke comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Kentucky | Ramiro Martinez pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Kentucky | Lowell Ferrigno picks off the pass by Gary Holl | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Alabama | Alfonso Morales is denied on a dunk by Timothy Faucette | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | Kentucky | Ramiro Martinez grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:14 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:12 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette tips it in | 2-0 |
| 18:00 | Alabama | David White misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 17:58 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 17:31 | Kentucky | David White steps in front of the Harlan Kenney pass | 2-0 |
| 17:27 | Alabama | Lowell Ferrigno lays it in on a great pass from David White | 2-2 |
| 17:10 | Kentucky | Ramiro Martinez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 17:01 | Alabama | Jon Ogorman misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 17:00 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gary Holl | 2-2 |
| 16:41 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette makes the shot from the right side set up by Jeremy Dominquez | 4-2 |
| 16:37 | Alabama | Oleg Zwerschke's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-2 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Henry Ward (SG) David White | |
| 16:16 | Kentucky | Jeremy Dominquez makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Harlan Kenney | 7-2 |
| 16:10 | Alabama | Lowell Ferrigno drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Henry Ward | 7-5 |
| 15:50 | Kentucky | Gary Holl connects on the jumper from close range | 9-5 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jeremy Dominquez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harlan Kenney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ramiro Martinez (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Timothy Faucette (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Holl (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Lowell Ferrigno (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Henry Ward (fresh) SF - Alfonso Morales (fairly fresh) PF - Jon Ogorman (fairly fresh) C - Oleg Zwerschke (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Alabama | Lowell Ferrigno misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 15:33 | Alabama | Oleg Zwerschke gets the offensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 15:15 | Alabama | Ramiro Martinez is called for the reach on Alfonso Morales - foul #1 on Ramiro Martinez, team foul #1 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG), Anthony Acker (SG), Terry Parnell (SF), Charles Williams (PF), Michael Perkins (C) Jeremy Dominquez, Harlan Kenney, Ramiro Martinez, Timothy Faucette, Gary Holl | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Speirs (PG), David White (SG), Yuri Zelkin (PF), Timothy Grigg (C) Lowell Ferrigno, Alfonso Morales, Jon Ogorman, Oleg Zwerschke | |
| 14:58 | Alabama | Timothy Grigg is hacked by Michael Perkins - foul #1 on Michael Perkins, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| 14:52 | Alabama | William Speirs misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 14:51 | Kentucky | Charles Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:26 | Kentucky | Terry Parnell misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 9-5 |
| 14:25 | Kentucky | Terry Parnell tips it but misses | 9-5 |
| 14:23 | Alabama | David White grabs the defensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:17 | Alabama | Yuri Zelkin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 14:16 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Grigg | 9-5 |
| 14:06 | Alabama | Yuri Zelkin is wide open but clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-5 |
| 14:05 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins gets the rebound | 9-5 |
| 13:38 | Kentucky | Anthony Acker clanks a shot in the lane but he's fouled by David White - foul #1 on David White, team foul #1 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney (SG), Ramiro Martinez (SF), Gary Holl (C) Stephen Steadham, Terry Parnell, Michael Perkins | |
| Subs | Alabama | Alfonso Morales (SF) Henry Ward | |
| 13:38 | Kentucky | Anthony Acker misses the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 13:38 | Kentucky | Anthony Acker misses the 2nd free throw | 9-5 |
| 13:38 | Alabama | Yuri Zelkin snags the defensive board | 9-5 |
| 13:20 | Alabama | Yuri Zelkin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeremy Dominquez (PG), Timothy Faucette (PF) Anthony Acker, Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Alabama | Lowell Ferrigno (PG), Oleg Zwerschke (C) David White, Timothy Grigg | |
| 13:05 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette can't connect on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Yuri Zelkin - foul #1 on Yuri Zelkin, team foul #2 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jon Ogorman (PF) Yuri Zelkin | |
| 13:05 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette makes the 1st free throw | 10-5 |
| 13:05 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette makes the 2nd free throw | 11-5 |
| 12:54 | Alabama | Lowell Ferrigno double dribbles | 11-5 |
| 12:41 | Kentucky | Jeremy Dominquez scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-5 |
| 12:37 | Alabama | Lowell Ferrigno is wide open but clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 14-5 |
| 12:35 | Kentucky | Gary Holl grabs the defensive rebound | 14-5 |
| 12:17 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-5 |
| 12:15 | Alabama | Oleg Zwerschke gets the rebound | 14-5 |
| 12:11 | Alabama | Lowell Ferrigno misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-5 |
| 12:10 | Kentucky | Gary Holl pulls down the rebound | 14-5 |
| 11:42 | Kentucky | Oleg Zwerschke is called for the reach on Gary Holl - foul #1 on Oleg Zwerschke, team foul #3 | 14-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Williams (PF), Michael Perkins (C) Timothy Faucette, Gary Holl | |
| Subs | Alabama | David White (SG), Henry Ward (SF), Yuri Zelkin (C) William Speirs, Alfonso Morales, Oleg Zwerschke | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jeremy Dominquez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harlan Kenney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ramiro Martinez (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Williams (fresh) C - Michael Perkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Lowell Ferrigno (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David White (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Ward (fresh) PF - Jon Ogorman (fresh) C - Yuri Zelkin (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Kentucky | Henry Ward steals it from Michael Perkins | 14-5 |
| 11:15 | Alabama | David White throws it down on a great pass from Henry Ward | 14-7 |
| 10:55 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney knocks in the 3 from the left wing set up by Ramiro Martinez | 17-7 |
| 10:36 | Alabama | Michael Perkins steals it from Jon Ogorman | 17-7 |
| 10:16 | Kentucky | Lowell Ferrigno is called for the reach on Harlan Kenney - foul #1 on Lowell Ferrigno, team foul #4 | 17-7 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG), Anthony Acker (SG), Terry Parnell (SF), Timothy Faucette (PF), Gary Holl (C) Jeremy Dominquez, Harlan Kenney, Ramiro Martinez, Charles Williams, Michael Perkins | |
| Subs | Alabama | Alfonso Morales (SF), Oleg Zwerschke (C) Lowell Ferrigno, Jon Ogorman | |
| 10:07 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Stephen Steadham | 19-7 |
| 09:52 | Alabama | Oleg Zwerschke makes the jumper from the left side | 19-9 |
| 09:28 | Kentucky | Gary Holl hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Henry Ward - foul #1 on Henry Ward, team foul #5 | 19-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Speirs (PG), Thomas Sieben (SG) Henry Ward, David White | |
| 09:28 | Kentucky | Gary Holl makes the 1st free throw | 20-9 |
| 09:28 | Kentucky | Gary Holl misses the 2nd free throw | 20-9 |
| 09:28 | Kentucky | Gary Holl grabs the offensive board | 20-9 |
| 08:59 | Kentucky | Anthony Acker makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Stephen Steadham and he's fouled by Yuri Zelkin - foul #2 on Yuri Zelkin, team foul #6 | 22-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeremy Dominquez (PG), Ramiro Martinez (SF), Charles Williams (PF), Michael Perkins (C) Stephen Steadham, Terry Parnell, Timothy Faucette, Gary Holl | |
| Subs | Alabama | Timothy Grigg (PF) Yuri Zelkin | |
| 08:59 | Kentucky | Anthony Acker misses the free throw | 22-9 |
| 08:59 | Alabama | Oleg Zwerschke pulls down the rebound | 22-9 |
| 08:44 | Alabama | Alfonso Morales can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 22-9 |
| 08:42 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jeremy Dominquez | 22-9 |
| 08:17 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins misses long on a floater from close range | 22-9 |
| 08:15 | Alabama | William Speirs pulls down the rebound | 22-9 |
| 08:09 | Alabama | William Speirs lays it in | 22-11 |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins clanks a shot from close range | 22-11 |
| 07:59 | Alabama | Oleg Zwerschke pulls down the rebound | 22-11 |
| 07:39 | Alabama | Michael Perkins is called for the reach on Timothy Grigg - foul #2 on Michael Perkins, team foul #3 | 22-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney (SG), Timothy Faucette (PF), Gary Holl (C) Anthony Acker, Charles Williams, Michael Perkins | |
| Subs | Alabama | Lowell Ferrigno (PG), David White (SG), Henry Ward (SF), Jon Ogorman (PF) William Speirs, Thomas Sieben, Alfonso Morales, Oleg Zwerschke | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jeremy Dominquez (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harlan Kenney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ramiro Martinez (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Timothy Faucette (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Holl (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Lowell Ferrigno (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David White (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Ward (fresh) PF - Jon Ogorman (fresh) C - Timothy Grigg (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Alabama | Lowell Ferrigno makes the floater from the left side set up by Timothy Grigg and he's fouled by Gary Holl - foul #1 on Gary Holl, team foul #4 | 22-13 |
| 07:20 | Alabama | Lowell Ferrigno makes the free throw | 22-14 |
| 07:18 | Kentucky | Lowell Ferrigno steps in front of the Jeremy Dominquez pass in the backcourt | 22-14 |
| 07:08 | Alabama | Henry Ward comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Gary Holl - foul #2 on Gary Holl, team foul #5 | 22-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG), Charles Williams (C) Jeremy Dominquez, Gary Holl | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 07:08 | Alabama | Henry Ward makes the 1st free throw | 22-15 |
| 07:08 | Alabama | Henry Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette loses the dribble to Lowell Ferrigno | 22-16 |
| 06:37 | Alabama | Henry Ward lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lowell Ferrigno | 22-18 |
| 06:24 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 22-18 |
| 06:23 | Kentucky | Charles Williams pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 05:56 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Stephen Steadham | 25-18 |
| 05:27 | Alabama | Timothy Grigg misses the dunk attempt | 25-18 |
| 05:25 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette grabs the defensive rebound | 25-18 |
| 04:56 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-18 |
| 04:55 | Alabama | Timothy Grigg grabs the board | 25-18 |
| 04:50 | Alabama | Timothy Grigg is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Timothy Grigg, team foul #7 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeremy Dominquez (PG), Anthony Acker (SG), Terry Parnell (SF), Earl Devos (C) Stephen Steadham, Harlan Kenney, Ramiro Martinez, Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Speirs (PG), Thomas Sieben (SG), Alfonso Morales (SF), Gerald Williams (PF), Oleg Zwerschke (C) Lowell Ferrigno, David White, Henry Ward, Jon Ogorman, Timothy Grigg | |
| 04:28 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette hits the finger roll set up by Jeremy Dominquez | 27-18 |
| 04:15 | Alabama | Thomas Sieben misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-18 |
| 04:14 | Alabama | Gerald Williams can't tip it in | 27-18 |
| 04:13 | Kentucky | Jeremy Dominquez grabs the board | 27-18 |
| 03:53 | Kentucky | Earl Devos hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 27-18 |
| 03:52 | Alabama | William Speirs snags the defensive board | 27-18 |
| 03:48 | Alabama | William Speirs's floater is tipped away by Timothy Faucette | 27-18 |
| 03:47 | Alabama | Gerald Williams gets the offensive rebound | 27-18 |
| 03:25 | Alabama | Alfonso Morales drills a floater in the paint set up by Thomas Sieben and the foul's on Earl Devos - foul #1 on Earl Devos, team foul #6 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney (SG), Michael Perkins (PF), Gary Holl (C) Anthony Acker, Timothy Faucette, Earl Devos | |
| Subs | Alabama | Lowell Ferrigno (PG), Henry Ward (SG), Yuri Zelkin (PF) William Speirs, Thomas Sieben, Gerald Williams | |
| 03:25 | Alabama | Alfonso Morales makes the free throw | 27-21 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jeremy Dominquez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harlan Kenney (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Parnell (fresh) PF - Michael Perkins (fresh) C - Gary Holl (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Lowell Ferrigno (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Henry Ward (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Alfonso Morales (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Yuri Zelkin (fresh) C - Oleg Zwerschke (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ramiro Martinez (SF) Terry Parnell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jon Ogorman (PF) Yuri Zelkin | |
| 02:39 | Alabama | Jon Ogorman can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-21 |
| 02:38 | Kentucky | Gary Holl pulls down the rebound | 27-21 |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | Jeremy Dominquez scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Ramiro Martinez | 29-21 |
| 02:27 | Alabama | The jump hook by Jon Ogorman is blocked by Michael Perkins | 29-21 |
| 02:26 | Alabama | Oleg Zwerschke gets the offensive rebound | 29-21 |
| 02:15 | Alabama | Ramiro Martinez picks off the pass by Alfonso Morales | 29-21 |
| 01:56 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins loses the dribble to Alfonso Morales | 29-21 |
| 01:51 | Alabama | Henry Ward is hacked by Michael Perkins - foul #3 on Michael Perkins, team foul #7 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG), Charles Williams (PF) Jeremy Dominquez, Michael Perkins | |
| Subs | Alabama | David White (SG), Yuri Zelkin (C) Alfonso Morales, Oleg Zwerschke | |
| 01:51 | Alabama | Henry Ward makes the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 01:51 | Alabama | Henry Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 01:51 | Kentucky | Gary Holl gets the rebound | 29-22 |
| 01:30 | Kentucky | Charles Williams jams it on a great pass from Harlan Kenney and he's hacked by Henry Ward - foul #2 on Henry Ward, team foul #8 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Speirs (PG), Gerald Williams (SF) Lowell Ferrigno, Henry Ward | |
| 01:30 | Kentucky | Charles Williams makes the free throw | 32-22 |
| 01:06 | Alabama | David White is hacked by Charles Williams - foul #1 on Charles Williams, team foul #8 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Acker (SG), Terry Parnell (SF), Earl Devos (C) Harlan Kenney, Ramiro Martinez, Gary Holl | |
| Subs | Alabama | Timothy Grigg (C) Jon Ogorman | |
| 01:06 | Alabama | David White makes the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 01:06 | Alabama | David White makes the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Terry Parnell buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Anthony Acker | 34-24 |
| 00:19 | Alabama | Charles Williams takes the ball from David White | 34-24 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Terry Parnell loses the dribble to Timothy Grigg | 34-24 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Timothy Grigg misses short on a fullcourt shot | 34-24 |