| Lineup | UConn | PG - Carson Judy (fresh) SG - Eugene May (fresh) SF - Benjamin Tyler (fresh) PF - Dwight Buckley (fresh) C - Sean Wiley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Aaron Hoy (fresh) SG - Tyler Hazard (fresh) SF - Robert Peres (fresh) PF - Robert Davis (fresh) C - Larry Morrow (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Sean Wiley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:44 | UConn | Carson Judy misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Robert Peres - foul #1 on Robert Peres, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | UConn | Carson Judy makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:44 | UConn | Carson Judy makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Kentucky | Robert Davis connects on the turnaround in the lane | 2-2 |
| 19:06 | UConn | Eugene May hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-2 |
| 18:45 | Kentucky | Robert Davis is hacked by Benjamin Tyler - foul #1 on Benjamin Tyler, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| 18:19 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 18:17 | UConn | Sean Wiley pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:51 | UConn | Carson Judy misses short on a shot from the left block | 4-2 |
| 17:50 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:45 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Peres | 4-5 |
| 17:35 | UConn | Dwight Buckley clanks a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Robert Davis - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | UConn | David Hartman (PG), Elijah Hammons (SF), Ivan Zephier (C) Carson Judy, Benjamin Tyler, Sean Wiley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:35 | UConn | Dwight Buckley makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:35 | UConn | Dwight Buckley misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | Robert Davis pulls down the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:14 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard loses the dribble to Ivan Zephier | 5-5 |
| 17:05 | UConn | Dwight Buckley hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Elijah Hammons | 7-5 |
| 16:48 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy jams it on a great pass from Robert Davis | 7-7 |
| 16:19 | UConn | Ivan Zephier hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from David Hartman | 9-7 |
| 15:50 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Dwight Buckley - foul #1 on Dwight Buckley, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | UConn | Carson Judy (PG), Paul Davis (SG), Benjamin Tyler (SF), Orville Brisson (PF), Sean Wiley (C) David Hartman, Eugene May, Elijah Hammons, Dwight Buckley, Ivan Zephier | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Brock (SG), George Jiron (SF), Thomas Mankowski (PF), Michael Thompson (C) Tyler Hazard, Robert Peres, Robert Davis, Larry Morrow | |
| 15:50 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:50 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy misses the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 15:50 | UConn | Orville Brisson pulls down the rebound | 9-8 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Carson Judy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Davis (fresh) SF - Benjamin Tyler (fresh) PF - Orville Brisson (fresh) C - Sean Wiley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Aaron Hoy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Brock (fresh) SF - George Jiron (fresh) PF - Thomas Mankowski (fresh) C - Michael Thompson (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | UConn | Sean Wiley hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner in the lane | 9-8 |
| 15:36 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski snags the defensive board | 9-8 |
| 15:14 | Kentucky | William Brock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-8 |
| 15:13 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski tips it back up and in | 9-10 |
| 15:11 | UConn | Carson Judy is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carson Judy, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG) Aaron Hoy | |
| 14:42 | Kentucky | Benjamin Tyler is called for the reach on George Jiron - foul #2 on Benjamin Tyler, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | UConn | Elijah Hammons (SF) Benjamin Tyler | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:27 | Kentucky | Elijah Hammons steals it from Thomas Mankowski | 9-10 |
| 14:23 | UConn | Paul Davis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Elijah Hammons | 11-10 |
| 14:07 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from William Brock | 11-12 |
| 14:03 | UConn | Carson Judy hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Thompson - foul #1 on Michael Thompson, team foul #3 | 11-12 |
| Subs | UConn | Stjepan Zagar (PF), Ivan Zephier (C) Orville Brisson, Sean Wiley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard (SG), Robert Davis (PF) William Brock, Thomas Mankowski | |
| 14:03 | UConn | Carson Judy makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 14:03 | UConn | Carson Judy misses the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 14:03 | Kentucky | Robert Davis grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 13:42 | Kentucky | Robert Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-12 |
| Subs | UConn | David Hartman (PG), Eugene May (SG) Carson Judy, Paul Davis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Peres (SF), Larry Morrow (C) George Jiron, Michael Thompson | |
| 13:23 | UConn | Robert Peres is called for the reach on Eugene May - foul #2 on Robert Peres, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | UConn | James Shockley (SG) Elijah Hammons | |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Jiron (SF) Robert Peres | |
| 13:18 | UConn | David Hartman is fouled on the floor by James Page - foul #1 on James Page, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy (PG) James Page | |
| 13:07 | UConn | Stjepan Zagar misses badly on a floater in the paint | 12-12 |
| 13:06 | Kentucky | Robert Davis pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 12:46 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 12:45 | Kentucky | Larry Morrow tips it back up and in | 12-14 |
| 12:43 | UConn | Tyler Hazard is called for the reach on David Hartman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tyler Hazard, team foul #6 | 12-14 |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Davis (SG), Orville Brisson (PF) James Shockley, Stjepan Zagar | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Brock (SG), Thomas Mankowski (PF) Tyler Hazard, Robert Davis | |
| 12:31 | UConn | Paul Davis misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 12:30 | Kentucky | Larry Morrow snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| 12:14 | Kentucky | Eugene May steals it from Aaron Hoy | 12-14 |
| 12:09 | UConn | Paul Davis is hacked by William Brock - foul #1 on William Brock, team foul #7 | 12-14 |
| Subs | UConn | Carson Judy (PG), Elijah Hammons (SF), Sean Wiley (C) David Hartman, Eugene May, Ivan Zephier | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG), Michael Thompson (C) Aaron Hoy, Larry Morrow | |
| 12:09 | UConn | Paul Davis makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 12:09 | UConn | Paul Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 12:09 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Thomas Mankowski | 13-14 |
| 11:45 | Kentucky | James Page is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on James Page, team foul #8 | 13-14 |
| Subs | UConn | James Shockley (SG), Stjepan Zagar (PF) Paul Davis, Orville Brisson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy (PG), Robert Davis (PF) James Page, Thomas Mankowski | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Carson Judy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Shockley (fresh) SF - Elijah Hammons (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Stjepan Zagar (fresh) C - Sean Wiley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Aaron Hoy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Brock (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Jiron (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Thompson (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | UConn | Sean Wiley makes the wide open driving attempt in the paint | 15-14 |
| 10:56 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Stjepan Zagar - foul #1 on Stjepan Zagar, team foul #5 | 15-14 |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene May (SG), Dwight Buckley (PF), Ivan Zephier (C) James Shockley, Stjepan Zagar, Sean Wiley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard (SG), Larry Morrow (C) William Brock, Michael Thompson | |
| 10:56 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 10:56 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy makes the 2nd free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:46 | UConn | Dwight Buckley banks in the layup set up by Carson Judy | 17-16 |
| 10:24 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy knocks in the runner in the paint | 17-18 |
| 10:07 | UConn | Eugene May jams it | 19-18 |
| 09:38 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 19-18 |
| 09:36 | Kentucky | Larry Morrow pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 09:21 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy is whistled for traveling | 19-18 |
| Subs | UConn | David Hartman (PG), Paul Davis (SG), Orville Brisson (PF), Sean Wiley (C) Carson Judy, Eugene May, Dwight Buckley, Ivan Zephier | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Brock (SG), Thomas Mankowski (SF), Michael Thompson (C) Tyler Hazard, George Jiron, Larry Morrow | |
| 09:09 | UConn | Sean Wiley misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 19-18 |
| 09:07 | UConn | Orville Brisson hits the follow up shot | 21-18 |
| 08:45 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 21-18 |
| 08:43 | UConn | Elijah Hammons grabs the board | 21-18 |
| 08:25 | UConn | Orville Brisson's floater is knocked away by Thomas Mankowski | 21-18 |
| 08:24 | UConn | David Hartman tips it home | 23-18 |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from William Brock | 23-20 |
| 07:57 | UConn | Sean Wiley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-20 |
| Subs | UConn | Eugene May (SF), Ivan Zephier (C) Elijah Hammons, Sean Wiley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard (SG), George Jiron (SF) William Brock, Robert Davis | |
| 07:30 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson is whistled for traveling | 23-20 |
| Subs | UConn | James Shockley (PG), Dwight Buckley (PF) David Hartman, Orville Brisson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Morrow (C) Michael Thompson | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Shockley (fresh) SG - Paul Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eugene May (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dwight Buckley (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ivan Zephier (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Aaron Hoy (tiring) 9 pts. SG - Tyler Hazard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - George Jiron (tiring) PF - Thomas Mankowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Morrow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:22 | UConn | Dwight Buckley hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 23-20 |
| 07:20 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Davis | 23-20 |
| 07:07 | UConn | Ivan Zephier is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 23-20 |
| Subs | UConn | Carson Judy (PG) Paul Davis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:49 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 23-20 |
| 06:48 | UConn | Ivan Zephier gets the rebound | 23-20 |
| 06:43 | UConn | The jumper by Eugene May is denied by Larry Morrow | 23-20 |
| 06:41 | Kentucky | Larry Morrow pulls down the rebound | 23-20 |
| 06:12 | Kentucky | George Jiron lays it up and in | 23-22 |
| 06:10 | UConn | Tyler Hazard picks off the pass by Carson Judy in the backcourt | 23-22 |
| 05:44 | Kentucky | Eugene May is called for the reach on George Jiron - foul #1 on Eugene May, team foul #6 | 23-22 |
| Subs | UConn | David Hartman (PG), Paul Davis (SG), Benjamin Tyler (SF), Orville Brisson (PF), Sean Wiley (C) Carson Judy, James Shockley, Eugene May, Dwight Buckley, Ivan Zephier | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG), William Brock (SG), Robert Davis (PF), Michael Thompson (C) Aaron Hoy, Tyler Hazard, Thomas Mankowski, Larry Morrow | |
| 05:25 | Kentucky | George Jiron is whistled for a carry | 23-22 |
| 05:05 | UConn | Orville Brisson is whistled for a carry | 23-22 |
| 04:43 | Kentucky | Sean Wiley blocks the short jumper by Robert Davis | 23-22 |
| 04:41 | UConn | Orville Brisson snags the defensive board | 23-22 |
| 04:16 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler makes the wide open jumper from the right side set up by Sean Wiley | 25-22 |
| 04:04 | Kentucky | Robert Davis misses the easy layup | 25-22 |
| 04:02 | Kentucky | Robert Davis tips it in | 25-24 |
| 03:40 | UConn | Sean Wiley can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-24 |
| 03:38 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler tips it home | 27-24 |
| 03:19 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson clanks a shot from the left block but the foul's on Sean Wiley - foul #1 on Sean Wiley, team foul #7 | 27-24 |
| Subs | UConn | Carson Judy (PG), Eugene May (SG), Elijah Hammons (SF), Stjepan Zagar (PF), Ivan Zephier (C) David Hartman, Paul Davis, Benjamin Tyler, Orville Brisson, Sean Wiley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard (SG), Robert Peres (SF), Larry Morrow (C) William Brock, George Jiron, Robert Davis | |
| 03:19 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 03:19 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Carson Judy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene May (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Elijah Hammons (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Stjepan Zagar (fresh) C - Ivan Zephier (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Page (fairly fresh) SG - Tyler Hazard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Peres (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Morrow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:03 | UConn | Eugene May clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-26 |
| 03:01 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 02:56 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Page | 27-29 |
| 02:43 | UConn | Carson Judy is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Carson Judy, team foul #8 | 27-29 |
| Subs | UConn | Dwight Buckley (PF) Stjepan Zagar | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski (PF) Michael Thompson | |
| 02:25 | Kentucky | James Page makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Larry Morrow | 27-31 |
| 02:23 | UConn | Carson Judy is fouled in the backcourt by Tyler Hazard - foul #2 on Tyler Hazard, team foul #9 | 27-31 |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy (PG) James Page | |
| 02:23 | UConn | Carson Judy makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 02:23 | UConn | Carson Judy makes the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 02:03 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-31 |
| 02:02 | UConn | Dwight Buckley pulls down the rebound | 29-31 |
| 02:00 | UConn | Eugene May throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-31 |
| Subs | UConn | Stjepan Zagar (C) Ivan Zephier | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:32 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy is hacked by Carson Judy - foul #3 on Carson Judy, team foul #9 | 29-31 |
| Subs | UConn | James Shockley (PG), Paul Davis (SG), Sean Wiley (C) Carson Judy, Elijah Hammons, Dwight Buckley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Brock (SG), Robert Davis (PF) Tyler Hazard, Thomas Mankowski | |
| 01:32 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 01:32 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 01:21 | UConn | Paul Davis clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 01:20 | Kentucky | Larry Morrow grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | William Brock misses long on a runner from close range | 29-33 |
| 00:55 | UConn | Sean Wiley snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 00:39 | UConn | Sean Wiley can't throw it down but he's hacked by Larry Morrow - foul #1 on Larry Morrow, team foul #10 | 29-33 |
| Subs | UConn | David Hartman (PG), Benjamin Tyler (SF), Orville Brisson (PF) James Shockley, Eugene May, Stjepan Zagar | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG), Tyler Hazard (SG), Michael Thompson (C) Aaron Hoy, William Brock, Larry Morrow | |
| 00:39 | UConn | Sean Wiley misses the 1st free throw | 29-33 |
| 00:39 | UConn | Sean Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Orville Brisson - foul #1 on Orville Brisson, team foul #10 | 30-33 |
| Subs | UConn | James Shockley (SG), Ivan Zephier (C) Paul Davis, Sean Wiley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski (PF) Robert Davis | |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 00:04 | UConn | Benjamin Tyler loses the dribble to James Page | 30-35 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | James Page misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 30-35 |