| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Henry Bledsoe (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Baca (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Engelhardt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wallace Ellison (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Stratton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Boehm (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Chris Horton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - David Reppert (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Trevor Billings (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | David Engelhardt inbounds the ball | 21-30 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Arkansas | David Engelhardt is called for traveling | 21-30 |
| 19:32 | Kentucky | Vincent Stratton steals it from Chris Horton in the backcourt | 21-30 |
| 19:06 | Arkansas | Joseph McConnell is called for the reach on Henry Bledsoe - foul #2 on Joseph McConnell, team foul #1 | 21-30 |
| 18:45 | Arkansas | David Engelhardt's fadeaway is rejected by Chris Horton | 21-30 |
| 18:43 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings grabs the defensive rebound | 21-30 |
| 18:18 | Kentucky | Robert Baca is called for the reach on Thomas Boehm - foul #3 on Robert Baca, team foul #1 | 21-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery (PG), Steven Sims (SF), Johnnie Blair (C) Henry Bledsoe, Robert Baca, Vincent Stratton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:01 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings knocks in the shot from close range | 21-32 |
| 17:44 | Arkansas | David Engelhardt's floater is knocked away by Trevor Billings | 21-32 |
| 17:43 | Arkansas | Steven Sims grabs the offensive rebound | 21-32 |
| 17:25 | Arkansas | David Engelhardt knocks in the 3 from straight away | 24-32 |
| 17:21 | Kentucky | Chris Horton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe (PG), Vincent Stratton (PF) Steven Sims, Wallace Ellison | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Thompson (PG), Michael Burruss (SG), Paul Lariviere (SF), Billy Coulombe (PF) Joseph McConnell, Thomas Boehm, Chris Horton, David Reppert | |
| 17:02 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair's fadeaway is rejected by Trevor Billings | 24-32 |
| 17:01 | Arkansas | Vincent Stratton pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 16:40 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Henry Bledsoe, team foul #2 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Erwin Smith (PF) Johnnie Blair | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:38 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Vincent Stratton - foul #3 on Vincent Stratton, team foul #3 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair (C) Vincent Stratton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:25 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere is hacked by David Engelhardt - foul #3 on David Engelhardt, team foul #4 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Steven Sims (SF) Wayne Montgomery | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (PG), Thomas Boehm (SG) Robert Thompson, Michael Burruss | |
| 16:16 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm is open and buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Paul Lariviere | 24-34 |
| 15:55 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Henry Bledsoe | 26-34 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Henry Bledsoe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Engelhardt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - Steven Sims (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Erwin Smith (fresh) 3 reb. C - Johnnie Blair (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Boehm (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Paul Lariviere (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Billy Coulombe (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Trevor Billings (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 15:47 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 26-34 |
| 15:45 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair pulls down the rebound | 26-34 |
| 15:18 | Arkansas | The jumper by Erwin Smith is denied by Paul Lariviere | 26-34 |
| 15:16 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 15:01 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-34 |
| 15:00 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Trevor Billings | 26-34 |
| 14:43 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 26-34 |
| 14:41 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Johnnie Blair | 26-34 |
| 14:17 | Arkansas | Billy Coulombe steals the ball from Johnnie Blair | 26-34 |
| 14:15 | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe's pass is intercepted by Henry Bledsoe in the backcourt | 26-34 |
| 13:57 | Arkansas | David Engelhardt misses short on a jumper from the left side | 26-34 |
| 13:55 | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe snags the defensive board | 26-34 |
| 13:49 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-34 |
| 13:48 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 26-34 |
| 13:28 | Arkansas | David Engelhardt clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Thomas Boehm - foul #1 on Thomas Boehm, team foul #2 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery (PG), Robert Baca (SG), Wallace Ellison (PF), Vincent Stratton (C) Henry Bledsoe, Steven Sims, Erwin Smith, Johnnie Blair | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Thompson (PG), Michael Burruss (SG), Chris Horton (SF), Paul Lavoie (PF), David Reppert (C) Joseph McConnell, Thomas Boehm, Paul Lariviere, Billy Coulombe, Trevor Billings | |
| 13:28 | Arkansas | David Engelhardt makes the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 13:28 | Arkansas | David Engelhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 13:28 | Kentucky | David Reppert pulls down the rebound | 27-34 |
| 13:21 | Kentucky | Paul Lavoie can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 27-34 |
| 13:20 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Vincent Stratton | 27-34 |
| 12:58 | Arkansas | Robert Baca scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 12:56 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Wayne Montgomery - foul #2 on Wayne Montgomery, team foul #5 | 30-34 |
| 12:39 | Kentucky | David Reppert misses short on a shot from close range | 30-34 |
| 12:38 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison pulls down the rebound | 30-34 |
| 12:14 | Arkansas | David Engelhardt hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-34 |
| 11:56 | Kentucky | Michael Burruss misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Baca - foul #4 on Robert Baca, team foul #6 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Stjepan Pietrowski (SG), Steven Sims (SF) Robert Baca, David Engelhardt | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (PG) Robert Thompson | |
| 11:56 | Kentucky | Michael Burruss misses the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 11:56 | Kentucky | Michael Burruss makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Wayne Montgomery (fresh) SG - Stjepan Pietrowski (fresh) SF - Steven Sims (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wallace Ellison (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Vincent Stratton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Burruss (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chris Horton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. PF - Paul Lavoie (fresh) C - David Reppert (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Arkansas | Vincent Stratton misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 32-35 |
| 11:35 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison can't tip it in | 32-35 |
| 11:34 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison snags the offensive board | 32-35 |
| 11:13 | Arkansas | Steven Sims loses the dribble to Joseph McConnell | 32-35 |
| 10:48 | Kentucky | David Reppert scores on a floater from the baseline | 32-37 |
| 10:20 | Arkansas | David Reppert is called for the reach on Steven Sims - foul #2 on David Reppert, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe (PG), David Engelhardt (SF) Wayne Montgomery, Steven Sims | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm (PG), Robert Thompson (SG), Paul Lariviere (SF), Billy Coulombe (PF), Trevor Billings (C) Joseph McConnell, Michael Burruss, Chris Horton, Paul Lavoie, David Reppert | |
| 09:56 | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 09:54 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 09:27 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings misses the dunk | 32-37 |
| 09:26 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere can't tip it in | 32-37 |
| 09:24 | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe tips it but misses | 32-37 |
| 09:23 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings hits the follow up shot | 32-39 |
| 08:54 | Arkansas | David Engelhardt clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 32-39 |
| 08:53 | Arkansas | Vincent Stratton hits the follow up shot | 34-39 |
| 08:37 | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe clanks a floater from close range but he's hacked by David Engelhardt - foul #4 on David Engelhardt, team foul #7 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Steven Sims (SF), Erwin Smith (PF), Johnnie Blair (C) Stjepan Pietrowski, Wallace Ellison, Vincent Stratton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (PG), David Reppert (PF) Robert Thompson, Paul Lariviere | |
| 08:37 | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 08:37 | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe misses the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 08:37 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 08:15 | Arkansas | David Engelhardt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Chris Horton (SF) Billy Coulombe | |
| 07:55 | Kentucky | David Reppert hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 34-40 |
| 07:53 | Arkansas | David Engelhardt snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Henry Bledsoe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Engelhardt (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Steven Sims (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Erwin Smith (fresh) 3 reb. C - Johnnie Blair (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Boehm (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Chris Horton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. PF - David Reppert (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Trevor Billings (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:49 | Arkansas | David Engelhardt scores on a floater from the free throw line | 36-40 |
| 07:25 | Kentucky | David Reppert can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the baseline | 36-40 |
| 07:23 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 06:58 | Arkansas | David Engelhardt is called for traveling | 36-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wayne Montgomery (PG), Robert Baca (SG), Wallace Ellison (PF), Vincent Stratton (C) Henry Bledsoe, David Engelhardt, Erwin Smith, Johnnie Blair | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Thompson (SG), Paul Lariviere (SF), Billy Coulombe (PF) Thomas Boehm, Chris Horton, Trevor Billings | |
| 06:37 | Kentucky | David Reppert scores on a floater from the right block | 36-42 |
| 06:16 | Arkansas | Robert Baca can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 06:14 | Arkansas | Vincent Stratton can't tip it in | 36-42 |
| 06:13 | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe gets the rebound | 36-42 |
| 05:58 | Kentucky | A charge is called on Billy Coulombe - foul #1 on Billy Coulombe, team foul #4 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Engelhardt (SF) Steven Sims | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Burruss (SG), Paul Lavoie (PF), Trevor Billings (C) Joseph McConnell, Paul Lariviere, David Reppert | |
| 05:34 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 05:33 | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe gets the rebound | 36-42 |
| 05:15 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings buries a shot from close range | 36-44 |
| 04:56 | Arkansas | Robert Baca buries a 3 from straight away set up by David Engelhardt | 39-44 |
| 04:56 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Steven Sims (SF), Erwin Smith (PF), Johnnie Blair (C) David Engelhardt, Wallace Ellison, Vincent Stratton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (PG), Thomas Boehm (SG), Chris Horton (SF), Paul Lariviere (PF), David Reppert (C) Robert Thompson, Michael Burruss, Billy Coulombe, Paul Lavoie, Trevor Billings | |
| 04:38 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-47 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:17 | Arkansas | Paul Lariviere swats the short shot by Steven Sims | 39-47 |
| 04:15 | Arkansas | Erwin Smith snags the offensive board | 39-47 |
| 04:02 | Arkansas | Paul Lariviere picks off the pass by Johnnie Blair | 39-47 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:39 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm buries a fadeaway from close range | 39-49 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Wayne Montgomery (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Baca (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Steven Sims (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Erwin Smith (fresh) 4 reb. C - Johnnie Blair (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Boehm (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Chris Horton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. PF - Paul Lariviere (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - David Reppert (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Arkansas | Johnnie Blair connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Erwin Smith | 41-49 |
| 02:52 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell is hacked by Wayne Montgomery - foul #3 on Wayne Montgomery, team foul #8 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Henry Bledsoe (PG), Stjepan Pietrowski (SG), Wallace Ellison (PF), Vincent Stratton (C) Wayne Montgomery, Robert Baca, Erwin Smith, Johnnie Blair | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe (SF), Paul Lavoie (PF), Trevor Billings (C) Chris Horton, Paul Lariviere, David Reppert | |
| 02:52 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 02:52 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:31 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 41-51 |
| 02:29 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm snags the defensive board | 41-51 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:04 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Boehm | 41-53 |
| 01:47 | Arkansas | Paul Lavoie swats the short shot by Vincent Stratton | 41-53 |
| 01:46 | Arkansas | Steven Sims pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 01:35 | Arkansas | Joseph McConnell takes the ball from Henry Bledsoe | 41-53 |
| 01:32 | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe lays it up and in on a nice dish by Joseph McConnell | 41-55 |
| 01:16 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Trevor Billings - foul #4 on Trevor Billings, team foul #5 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Baca (SG), David Engelhardt (SF) Stjepan Pietrowski, Steven Sims | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Chris Horton (SF), David Reppert (PF) Billy Coulombe, Paul Lavoie | |
| 01:16 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 01:16 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings is open but comes up short on the floater from the right block | 43-55 |
| 00:47 | Arkansas | David Engelhardt grabs the board | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by David Reppert - foul #3 on David Reppert, team foul #6 | 43-55 |
| 00:39 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 00:39 | Arkansas | Wallace Ellison misses the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | David Reppert snags the defensive board | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Kentucky | David Reppert's fadeaway is rejected by Wallace Ellison | 44-55 |
| 00:11 | Arkansas | Vincent Stratton gets the rebound | 44-55 |
| 00:05 | Arkansas | David Engelhardt is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on David Engelhardt, team foul #9 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Steven Sims (SF) David Engelhardt | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell runs out the clock | 44-55 |