| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Francis Sly (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Barth (fresh) SF - Steven Goodsell (fresh) PF - John Dargan (fresh) C - August Hayman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dewayne Magee (fresh) SG - Silas Herndon (fresh) SF - Thomas Alexander (fresh) PF - Fyodor Zysett (fresh) C - Peter Hudson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Nebraska | Nebraska is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:31 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander misses the lay-in but the foul's on Steven Goodsell - foul #1 on Steven Goodsell, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:31 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Nebraska | Dewayne Magee is called for the reach on Jeffrey Barth in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dewayne Magee, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Nebraska | Peter Hudson steals it from August Hayman | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson misses the lay-in | 0-2 |
| 18:52 | Nebraska | August Hayman pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | Nebraska | August Hayman misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Nebraska | August Hayman grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:12 | Nebraska | August Hayman loses the dribble to Dewayne Magee | 0-2 |
| 17:52 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Steven Goodsell - foul #2 on Steven Goodsell, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Charles Kirby (SF) Steven Goodsell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:52 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 17:52 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 17:23 | Nebraska | August Hayman is fouled on the floor by Peter Hudson - foul #1 on Peter Hudson, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Eckhoff (SF), Igor Olenski (PF) Thomas Alexander, Fyodor Zysett | |
| 17:02 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Barth is open and buries a jumper from the right side | 2-3 |
| 16:42 | Kentucky | James Eckhoff loses the dribble to August Hayman | 2-3 |
| 16:20 | Nebraska | August Hayman misses the wide open shot from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 16:18 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Silas Herndon | 2-3 |
| 15:56 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson is wide open but clanks a jump hook from close range | 2-3 |
| 15:54 | Nebraska | August Hayman snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Francis Sly (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Barth (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Kirby (fresh) PF - John Dargan (fairly fresh) C - August Hayman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dewayne Magee (fairly fresh) SG - Silas Herndon (fairly fresh) SF - James Eckhoff (fresh) PF - Igor Olenski (fresh) C - Peter Hudson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Barth comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 2-3 |
| 15:36 | Nebraska | John Dargan pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 15:22 | Nebraska | Francis Sly hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 2-3 |
| 15:21 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Eckhoff | 2-3 |
| 15:04 | Kentucky | James Eckhoff hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on August Hayman - foul #1 on August Hayman, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Rudy Wallace (PG), William Shine (SG), Kurtis Urbanek (SF), Norman Monroe (PF), Danny Williams (C) Francis Sly, Jeffrey Barth, Charles Kirby, John Dargan, August Hayman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Becker (PG), Fyodor Zysett (PF), Joe Wilson (C) Dewayne Magee, Igor Olenski, Peter Hudson | |
| 15:04 | Kentucky | James Eckhoff makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 15:04 | Kentucky | James Eckhoff makes the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 15:02 | Nebraska | William Shine loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-5 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander (SF) James Eckhoff | |
| 14:54 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander lays it up and in on a great pass from William Becker | 2-7 |
| 14:38 | Nebraska | Danny Williams misses the runner from the right block but the foul's on Silas Herndon - foul #1 on Silas Herndon, team foul #3 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gerald Savoy (SG) Silas Herndon | |
| 14:38 | Nebraska | Danny Williams misses the 1st free throw | 2-7 |
| 14:38 | Nebraska | Danny Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 14:38 | Kentucky | Joe Wilson pulls down the rebound | 2-7 |
| 14:23 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Gerald Savoy | 2-9 |
| 13:58 | Nebraska | Norman Monroe misses the lay-in | 2-9 |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | Joe Wilson snags the defensive board | 2-9 |
| 13:29 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Gerald Savoy | 2-11 |
| 13:03 | Nebraska | Norman Monroe misses the easy layup | 2-11 |
| 13:01 | Nebraska | Danny Williams gets the offensive rebound | 2-11 |
| 12:43 | Nebraska | Norman Monroe is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Norman Monroe, team foul #4 | 2-11 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Francis Sly (PG), Jeffrey Barth (SG), Charles Kirby (SF), John Dargan (PF), August Hayman (C) Rudy Wallace, William Shine, Kurtis Urbanek, Norman Monroe, Danny Williams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee (PG), Silas Herndon (SG), James Eckhoff (SF), Igor Olenski (PF), Peter Hudson (C) William Becker, Gerald Savoy, Thomas Alexander, Fyodor Zysett, Joe Wilson | |
| 12:14 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee makes the contested 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-14 |
| 12:11 | Nebraska | Francis Sly is fouled in the backcourt by James Eckhoff - foul #1 on James Eckhoff, team foul #4 | 2-14 |
| 11:58 | Nebraska | John Dargan blows the layup | 2-14 |
| 11:57 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee snags the defensive board | 2-14 |
| 11:44 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Peter Hudson | 2-16 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Francis Sly (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Barth (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Kirby (fresh) PF - John Dargan (fresh) C - August Hayman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dewayne Magee (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Silas Herndon (fairly fresh) SF - James Eckhoff (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Igor Olenski (fresh) C - Peter Hudson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Barth buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Francis Sly | 5-16 |
| 10:54 | Kentucky | Igor Olenski misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on John Dargan - foul #1 on John Dargan, team foul #5 | 5-16 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Norman Monroe (PF) John Dargan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gerald Savoy (SG), Thomas Alexander (SF), Joe Wilson (C) Silas Herndon, James Eckhoff, Peter Hudson | |
| 10:54 | Kentucky | Igor Olenski makes the 1st free throw | 5-17 |
| 10:54 | Kentucky | Igor Olenski makes the 2nd free throw | 5-18 |
| 10:29 | Nebraska | August Hayman misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Joe Wilson - foul #1 on Joe Wilson, team foul #5 | 5-18 |
| Subs | Nebraska | William Shine (SF) Charles Kirby | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Becker (PG), Fyodor Zysett (PF) Dewayne Magee, Igor Olenski | |
| 10:29 | Nebraska | August Hayman makes the 1st free throw | 6-18 |
| 10:29 | Nebraska | August Hayman makes the 2nd free throw | 7-18 |
| 10:19 | Kentucky | Joe Wilson is fouled on the floor by August Hayman - foul #2 on August Hayman, team foul #6 | 7-18 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Danny Williams (C) August Hayman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:02 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander comes up short on the runner from the left block | 7-18 |
| 10:00 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander snags the offensive board | 7-18 |
| 09:43 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by William Becker | 7-20 |
| 09:17 | Nebraska | Norman Monroe makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Francis Sly | 9-20 |
| 08:57 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-20 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Rudy Wallace (PG), Charles Kirby (SF), John Dargan (PF) Francis Sly, Jeffrey Barth, Norman Monroe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee (PG), Silas Herndon (SG), James Eckhoff (SF), Igor Olenski (PF), Peter Hudson (C) William Becker, Gerald Savoy, Thomas Alexander, Fyodor Zysett, Joe Wilson | |
| 08:54 | Nebraska | Silas Herndon steals the ball from Rudy Wallace in the backcourt | 9-20 |
| 08:34 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee is fouled on the floor by Rudy Wallace - foul #1 on Rudy Wallace, team foul #7 | 9-20 |
| 08:34 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee makes the 1st free throw | 9-21 |
| 08:34 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee makes the 2nd free throw | 9-22 |
| 08:14 | Nebraska | Dewayne Magee steals it from William Shine | 9-22 |
| 08:11 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee misses the easy layup | 9-22 |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson gets the offensive rebound | 9-22 |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | Silas Herndon misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's fouled by John Dargan - foul #2 on John Dargan, team foul #8 | 9-22 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Norman Monroe (PF) John Dargan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | Silas Herndon makes the 1st free throw | 9-23 |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | Silas Herndon misses the 2nd free throw | 9-23 |
| 08:01 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to Danny Williams | 9-23 |
| 07:48 | Nebraska | William Shine clanks a 3 from the right corner | 9-23 |
| 07:46 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-23 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - Rudy Wallace (fresh) SG - William Shine (fresh) SF - Charles Kirby (fresh) PF - Norman Monroe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Danny Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dewayne Magee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Silas Herndon (tiring) 1 pts. SF - James Eckhoff (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Igor Olenski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Hudson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Kentucky | Silas Herndon loses the ball out of bounds | 9-23 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jeffrey Barth (SG), Kurtis Urbanek (SF) Rudy Wallace, Charles Kirby | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gerald Savoy (SG), Fyodor Zysett (PF) Silas Herndon, Igor Olenski | |
| 07:20 | Nebraska | Norman Monroe throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-23 |
| 06:57 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 9-23 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Francis Sly (PG) William Shine | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Becker (PG), Thomas Alexander (SF) Dewayne Magee, James Eckhoff | |
| 06:38 | Nebraska | Francis Sly comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 9-23 |
| 06:36 | Kentucky | Gerald Savoy grabs the board | 9-23 |
| 06:08 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 9-23 |
| 06:07 | Nebraska | Norman Monroe grabs the board | 9-23 |
| 05:38 | Nebraska | Norman Monroe hits a wide open fadeaway in the paint | 11-23 |
| 05:17 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander makes the runner from the baseline and he's fouled by Kurtis Urbanek - foul #1 on Kurtis Urbanek, team foul #9 | 11-25 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Rudy Wallace (PG), William Shine (SG), Charles Kirby (SF), John Dargan (PF) Francis Sly, Jeffrey Barth, Kurtis Urbanek, Norman Monroe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee (PG), Silas Herndon (SG), Igor Olenski (PF), Joe Wilson (C) William Becker, Gerald Savoy, Fyodor Zysett, Peter Hudson | |
| 05:17 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander makes the free throw | 11-26 |
| 05:15 | Nebraska | William Shine is called for traveling in the backcourt | 11-26 |
| Subs | Nebraska | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Eckhoff (SF) Thomas Alexander | |
| 04:57 | Kentucky | James Eckhoff knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Joe Wilson | 11-28 |
| 04:32 | Nebraska | Rudy Wallace is hacked by James Eckhoff - foul #2 on James Eckhoff, team foul #6 | 11-28 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jeffrey Barth (SG) Rudy Wallace | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:19 | Nebraska | Danny Williams can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 11-28 |
| 04:17 | Kentucky | Joe Wilson gets the rebound | 11-28 |
| 03:52 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 11-28 |
| 03:51 | Nebraska | John Dargan pulls down the rebound | 11-28 |
| 03:33 | Nebraska | William Shine misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-28 |
| 03:32 | Kentucky | Joe Wilson pulls down the rebound | 11-28 |
| Lineup | Nebraska | PG - William Shine (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Barth (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Kirby (fresh) PF - John Dargan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Danny Williams (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dewayne Magee (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Silas Herndon (tiring) 1 pts. SF - James Eckhoff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Igor Olenski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joe Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 11-28 |
| 03:10 | Kentucky | Igor Olenski tips it back up and in | 11-30 |
| 02:47 | Nebraska | William Shine is by himself and knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Jeffrey Barth | 14-30 |
| 02:21 | Kentucky | Silas Herndon is hacked by Jeffrey Barth - foul #1 on Jeffrey Barth, team foul #10 | 14-30 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Francis Sly (PG), Steven Goodsell (SF), Norman Monroe (PF), August Hayman (C) Jeffrey Barth, Charles Kirby, John Dargan, Danny Williams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Becker (PG), Thomas Alexander (SF), Fyodor Zysett (PF), Peter Hudson (C) Dewayne Magee, James Eckhoff, Igor Olenski, Joe Wilson | |
| 02:21 | Kentucky | Silas Herndon makes the 1st free throw | 14-31 |
| 02:21 | Kentucky | Silas Herndon misses the 2nd free throw | 14-31 |
| 02:21 | Nebraska | The rebound goes to William Shine | 14-31 |
| 02:16 | Nebraska | William Shine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-31 |
| Subs | Nebraska | Jeffrey Barth (SG) William Shine | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gerald Savoy (SG) Silas Herndon | |
| 01:56 | Kentucky | Gerald Savoy comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 14-31 |
| 01:54 | Nebraska | August Hayman snags the defensive board | 14-31 |
| 01:49 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Barth is fouled in the backcourt by Fyodor Zysett - foul #1 on Fyodor Zysett, team foul #7 | 14-31 |
| 01:49 | Nebraska | Jeffrey Barth misses the 1st free throw | 14-31 |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson snags the defensive board | 14-31 |
| 01:26 | Kentucky | Fyodor Zysett comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 14-31 |
| 01:25 | Nebraska | Steven Goodsell pulls down the rebound | 14-31 |
| 01:23 | Nebraska | William Becker is called for the reach on Francis Sly in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Becker, team foul #8 | 14-31 |
| Subs | Nebraska | William Shine (SG) Jeffrey Barth | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:23 | Nebraska | Francis Sly makes the 1st free throw | 15-31 |
| 01:23 | Nebraska | Francis Sly makes the 2nd free throw | 16-31 |
| 01:05 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander misses the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Norman Monroe - foul #2 on Norman Monroe, team foul #11 | 16-31 |
| 01:05 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 16-32 |
| 01:05 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 16-33 |
| 00:42 | Nebraska | William Shine steps out of bounds on the baseline | 16-33 |
| Subs | Nebraska | John Dargan (PF) Norman Monroe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee (PG) William Becker | |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Gerald Savoy misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 16-33 |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander grabs the offensive board | 16-33 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Fyodor Zysett misses short on a floater near the basket | 16-33 |