| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Joshua Woosley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kim Hastings (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Davison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clifford Kimball (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Medley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hunt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Hank Bennett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Noel Bohn (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Clarence Rankin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Murray Byrd (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Robert Davison inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Alabama | Steven Medley misses short on a floater near the basket | 35-33 |
| 19:43 | Alabama | Kim Hastings grabs the offensive board | 35-33 |
| 19:33 | Alabama | Robert Davison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-33 |
| 19:14 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt lays it up and in | 35-35 |
| 18:46 | Alabama | Kim Hastings comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-35 |
| 18:44 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 18:24 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin is fouled on the floor by Joshua Woosley - foul #2 on Joshua Woosley, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| 18:04 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett makes the contested 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 17:41 | Alabama | Robert Davison is denied on a dunk by Murray Byrd | 35-38 |
| 17:39 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Clarence Rankin | 35-38 |
| 17:21 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the right side | 35-40 |
| 17:10 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball is hacked by Clarence Rankin - foul #3 on Clarence Rankin, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (PG), Richard Robinson (SF), Robert Stone (PF), Joe Defelice (C) Michael Hunt, Noel Bohn, Clarence Rankin, Murray Byrd | |
| 16:54 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 35-40 |
| 16:52 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Hank Bennett | 35-40 |
| 16:32 | Kentucky | Clifford Kimball is called for the reach on Randy Randolph - foul #1 on Clifford Kimball, team foul #2 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | Zachary Grondin (PG), Robert Carlson (SF), William Hollingsworth (PF) Joshua Woosley, Robert Davison, Clifford Kimball | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:11 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph misses long on a 3 from straight away but the foul's on Zachary Grondin - foul #1 on Zachary Grondin, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hunt (PG) Hank Bennett | |
| 16:11 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 16:11 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 16:11 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph makes the 3rd free throw | 35-43 |
| 15:57 | Alabama | William Hollingsworth misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 35-43 |
| 15:55 | Alabama | William Hollingsworth snags the offensive board | 35-43 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Zachary Grondin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kim Hastings (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Carlson (fresh) PF - William Hollingsworth (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Medley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hunt (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Randy Randolph (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Stone (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joe Defelice (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Alabama | Robert Stone steals the ball from Kim Hastings | 35-43 |
| 15:20 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Randy Randolph | 35-45 |
| 15:05 | Alabama | Zachary Grondin loses the dribble to Robert Stone | 35-45 |
| 14:41 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-45 |
| 14:39 | Alabama | Robert Carlson snags the defensive board | 35-45 |
| 14:23 | Alabama | Steven Medley misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Hunt - foul #1 on Michael Hunt, team foul #2 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | Joshua Woosley (PG), Swietomierz Ziebell (SG), Robert Davison (SF), Clifford Kimball (PF) Zachary Grondin, Kim Hastings, Robert Carlson, William Hollingsworth | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (SG), Noel Bohn (SF), Clarence Rankin (PF), Murray Byrd (C) Michael Hunt, Richard Robinson, Robert Stone, Joe Defelice | |
| 14:23 | Alabama | Steven Medley misses the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 14:23 | Alabama | Steven Medley misses the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 14:23 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin pulls down the rebound | 35-45 |
| 14:00 | Kentucky | Swietomierz Ziebell is called for the reach on Randy Randolph - foul #3 on Swietomierz Ziebell, team foul #4 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | Bryce Brown (C) Steven Medley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 13:44 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-45 |
| 13:42 | Alabama | Robert Davison snags the defensive board | 35-45 |
| 13:37 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball jams it on a great pass from Swietomierz Ziebell | 37-45 |
| 13:21 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-45 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kim Hastings (SG) Swietomierz Ziebell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hunt (PG) Randy Randolph | |
| 12:57 | Alabama | Bryce Brown misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 37-45 |
| 12:55 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Murray Byrd | 37-45 |
| 12:30 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 12:28 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd tips it home | 37-47 |
| 12:10 | Alabama | Hank Bennett is called for the reach on Clifford Kimball - foul #1 on Hank Bennett, team foul #3 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | Steven Medley (C) Bryce Brown | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (PG) Michael Hunt | |
| 11:51 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Clarence Rankin - foul #4 on Clarence Rankin, team foul #4 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Robinson (SF), Robert Stone (PF) Noel Bohn, Clarence Rankin | |
| 11:51 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 11:51 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Joshua Woosley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kim Hastings (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Davison (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clifford Kimball (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Medley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hank Bennett (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Stone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Murray Byrd (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:26 | Kentucky | Robert Davison picks off the pass by Hank Bennett out of a doubleteam | 39-47 |
| 11:14 | Alabama | Steven Medley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 11:12 | Alabama | Robert Davison hits the follow up shot | 41-47 |
| 10:55 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett is whistled for traveling | 41-47 |
| Subs | Alabama | Zachary Grondin (PG), Swietomierz Ziebell (SG), Robert Carlson (SF), William Hollingsworth (PF) Joshua Woosley, Kim Hastings, Robert Davison, Clifford Kimball | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hunt (PG), Joe Defelice (C) Hank Bennett, Murray Byrd | |
| 10:48 | Alabama | The short jumper by Robert Carlson is denied by Robert Stone | 41-47 |
| 10:47 | Kentucky | Joe Defelice gets the rebound | 41-47 |
| 10:23 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph buries a floater near the basket | 41-49 |
| 10:10 | Alabama | William Hollingsworth connects on the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Zachary Grondin | 43-49 |
| 09:48 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-49 |
| 09:46 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Robert Carlson | 43-49 |
| 09:38 | Alabama | William Hollingsworth clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Stone - foul #2 on Robert Stone, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Joshua Woosley (PG), Kim Hastings (SG), Robert Davison (SF) Zachary Grondin, Swietomierz Ziebell, Robert Carlson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (SG), Noel Bohn (SF) Randy Randolph, Richard Robinson | |
| 09:38 | Alabama | William Hollingsworth makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 09:38 | Alabama | William Hollingsworth makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 09:15 | Kentucky | Joe Defelice travels with the ball | 45-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Clifford Kimball (PF) William Hollingsworth | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Murray Byrd (C) Joe Defelice | |
| 09:08 | Alabama | Robert Stone blocks the jumper by Kim Hastings | 45-49 |
| 09:06 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 08:38 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn is hacked by Kim Hastings - foul #3 on Kim Hastings, team foul #5 | 45-49 |
| 08:21 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd is hacked by Robert Davison - foul #1 on Robert Davison, team foul #6 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Bryce Brown (C) Steven Medley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (PG) Michael Hunt | |
| 08:02 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Robert Stone | 45-52 |
| 07:50 | Alabama | Hank Bennett picks off the pass by Bryce Brown | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Joshua Woosley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kim Hastings (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Davison (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clifford Kimball (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryce Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hank Bennett (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Noel Bohn (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Stone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Murray Byrd (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:23 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 45-52 |
| 07:22 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball gets the rebound | 45-52 |
| 07:15 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Noel Bohn - foul #2 on Noel Bohn, team foul #6 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Alabama | Zachary Grondin (PG), Robert Carlson (SF), Steven Medley (C) Joshua Woosley, Robert Davison, Bryce Brown | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin (PF), Joe Defelice (C) Robert Stone, Murray Byrd | |
| 07:15 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 07:15 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 06:53 | Kentucky | Joe Defelice connects on the turnaround near the basket | 47-54 |
| 06:30 | Alabama | The jump hook by Steven Medley is blocked by Clarence Rankin | 47-54 |
| 06:28 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Clarence Rankin | 47-54 |
| 06:03 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 47-54 |
| 06:01 | Alabama | Steven Medley grabs the board | 47-54 |
| 05:43 | Alabama | Noel Bohn is called for the reach on Zachary Grondin - foul #3 on Noel Bohn, team foul #7 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Davison (SF), William Hollingsworth (PF) Robert Carlson, Clifford Kimball | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hunt (PG), Richard Robinson (SF), Murray Byrd (C) Randy Randolph, Noel Bohn, Joe Defelice | |
| 05:43 | Alabama | Zachary Grondin makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 05:43 | Alabama | Zachary Grondin makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:14 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-54 |
| Subs | Alabama | Joshua Woosley (PG), Swietomierz Ziebell (SG) Zachary Grondin, Kim Hastings | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:57 | Alabama | Joshua Woosley comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Michael Hunt - foul #2 on Michael Hunt, team foul #8 | 49-54 |
| 04:57 | Alabama | Joshua Woosley makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 04:57 | Alabama | Joshua Woosley misses the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 04:57 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:34 | Kentucky | Steven Medley swats the dunk try by Hank Bennett | 50-54 |
| 04:33 | Alabama | The rebound goes to William Hollingsworth | 50-54 |
| 04:28 | Alabama | Murray Byrd is called for the reach on Steven Medley - foul #2 on Murray Byrd, team foul #9 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kim Hastings (SG) Swietomierz Ziebell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (SG) Hank Bennett | |
| 04:28 | Alabama | Steven Medley makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 04:28 | Alabama | Steven Medley makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 04:10 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt misses the floater from just outside the lane | 52-54 |
| 04:09 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin grabs the offensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 03:56 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 03:54 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt tips it but misses | 52-54 |
| 03:52 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Steven Medley | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Joshua Woosley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kim Hastings (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Davison (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Hollingsworth (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Medley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hunt (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - Randy Randolph (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Robinson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clarence Rankin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Murray Byrd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:34 | Alabama | Kim Hastings connects on the 3 from the left corner | 55-54 |
| 03:05 | Kentucky | Steven Medley is called for the reach on Clarence Rankin - foul #1 on Steven Medley, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Carlson (SF), Clifford Kimball (PF), Bryce Brown (C) Robert Davison, William Hollingsworth, Steven Medley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Bohn (SF), Joe Defelice (C) Richard Robinson, Murray Byrd | |
| 03:05 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 03:05 | Alabama | Robert Carlson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 02:46 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 02:46 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-54 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Davison (SF), Steven Medley (C) Robert Carlson, Bryce Brown | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:23 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Randy Randolph | 57-56 |
| 02:10 | Alabama | Joe Defelice picks off the pass by Steven Medley | 57-56 |
| 02:10 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (SG), Murray Byrd (C) Randy Randolph, Joe Defelice | |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 57-56 |
| 01:47 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Hunt | 57-56 |
| 01:29 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Noel Bohn | 57-58 |
| 01:15 | Alabama | Kim Hastings is fouled on the floor by Hank Bennett - foul #2 on Hank Bennett, team foul #10 | 57-58 |
| 01:15 | Alabama | Kim Hastings misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 01:15 | Alabama | Kim Hastings makes the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd connects on the runner in the lane | 58-60 |
| 00:33 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball banks in the layup | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 60-60 |
| 00:08 | Alabama | Clifford Kimball grabs the board | 60-60 |
| 00:08 | Alabama | Alabama calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Alabama | Robert Davison comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 60-60 |
| 00:01 | Alabama | Robert Davison tips it back up and in | 62-60 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt misses short on a fullcourt shot | 62-60 |