| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Aaron Hoy (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Tyler Hazard (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Peres (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Robert Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Larry Morrow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Richard Jacobus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Ducksworth (fresh) SF - Marty Usrey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Olsen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Winthrop | Marty Usrey inbounds the ball | 27-23 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Winthrop | Ronald Ducksworth makes the 3 from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 19:13 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy drills a driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Howard Olsen - foul #3 on Howard Olsen, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Calvin Forrest (PF) Howard Olsen | |
| 19:13 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy makes the free throw | 30-26 |
| 18:54 | Winthrop | Robert Peres is called for the reach on Marty Usrey - foul #2 on Robert Peres, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| 18:36 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus loses the dribble to Tyler Hazard | 30-26 |
| 18:16 | Kentucky | Robert Davis buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Tyler Hazard | 32-26 |
| 18:14 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG), William Brock (SG), George Jiron (SF), Thomas Mankowski (PF), Michael Thompson (C) Aaron Hoy, Tyler Hazard, Robert Peres, Robert Davis, Larry Morrow | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Walter Morgan (C) Carl Higgins | |
| 18:00 | Kentucky | William Brock can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 32-26 |
| 17:59 | Winthrop | Marty Usrey snags the defensive board | 32-26 |
| 17:55 | Winthrop | Marty Usrey can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-26 |
| 17:53 | Kentucky | William Brock pulls down the rebound | 32-26 |
| 17:34 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-26 |
| 17:33 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski hits the follow up shot | 34-26 |
| 17:15 | Winthrop | Calvin Forrest connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Jacobus | 34-29 |
| 16:46 | Kentucky | William Brock knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-29 |
| 16:22 | Winthrop | The jump hook by Calvin Forrest is blocked by Thomas Mankowski | 37-29 |
| 16:20 | Winthrop | Ronald Ducksworth misses the tip | 37-29 |
| 16:19 | Kentucky | James Page grabs the board | 37-29 |
| 15:57 | Kentucky | William Brock misses the shot from the left side | 37-29 |
| 15:56 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson grabs the offensive board | 37-29 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Page (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Brock (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - George Jiron (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Thomas Mankowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Richard Jacobus (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Ducksworth (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marty Usrey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Calvin Forrest (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Kentucky | Ronald Ducksworth steals the ball from Michael Thompson | 37-29 |
| 15:37 | Winthrop | Ronald Ducksworth hits the finger roll | 37-31 |
| 15:14 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson is fouled on the floor by Walter Morgan - foul #1 on Walter Morgan, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy (PG), Tyler Hazard (SG), Robert Peres (SF), Robert Davis (PF), Larry Morrow (C) James Page, William Brock, George Jiron, Thomas Mankowski, Michael Thompson | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Joseph Grandy (PG), Nicholas Davidson (SG), Bill Gorton (SF), Howard Olsen (PF), Carl Higgins (C) Richard Jacobus, Ronald Ducksworth, Marty Usrey, Calvin Forrest, Walter Morgan | |
| 14:50 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard misses the 3 from straight away | 37-31 |
| 14:49 | Winthrop | Bill Gorton grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 14:34 | Winthrop | Bill Gorton is open but can't throw it down | 37-31 |
| 14:33 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 14:05 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy hits a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Tyler Hazard | 39-31 |
| 13:51 | Winthrop | Bill Gorton misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Aaron Hoy - foul #1 on Aaron Hoy, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| 13:51 | Winthrop | Bill Gorton misses the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 13:51 | Winthrop | Bill Gorton makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 13:30 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-32 |
| 13:28 | Kentucky | Robert Davis misses the tip | 39-32 |
| 13:26 | Winthrop | Howard Olsen grabs the board | 39-32 |
| 13:12 | Winthrop | Carl Higgins comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 39-32 |
| 13:11 | Winthrop | Bill Gorton tips it back up and in | 39-34 |
| 12:51 | Kentucky | Robert Davis misses the lay-in | 39-34 |
| 12:50 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Howard Olsen | 39-34 |
| 12:46 | Winthrop | Bill Gorton blows the layup | 39-34 |
| 12:44 | Kentucky | Robert Davis gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 12:20 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Davis | 42-34 |
| 12:18 | Winthrop | Bill Gorton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG), William Brock (SG), George Jiron (SF), Michael Thompson (C) Aaron Hoy, Tyler Hazard, Robert Peres, Larry Morrow | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus (PG), Ronald Ducksworth (SG), John Garica (SF), Norman Pearson (C) Joseph Grandy, Nicholas Davidson, Bill Gorton, Carl Higgins | |
| 11:57 | Kentucky | James Page comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 42-34 |
| 11:55 | Winthrop | John Garica gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Page (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Brock (fresh) 7 pts. SF - George Jiron (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Richard Jacobus (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Ducksworth (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Garica (fresh) PF - Howard Olsen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Norman Pearson (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Winthrop | Howard Olsen lays it in on a great pass from Richard Jacobus | 42-36 |
| 11:09 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson blows the layup but he's fouled by Norman Pearson - foul #2 on Norman Pearson, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski (PF) Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Marty Usrey (SF), Calvin Forrest (PF), Walter Morgan (C) John Garica, Howard Olsen, Norman Pearson | |
| 11:09 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 11:09 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 11:09 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Calvin Forrest | 43-36 |
| 10:49 | Winthrop | Calvin Forrest banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Jacobus and he's fouled by Michael Thompson - foul #2 on Michael Thompson, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard (SG), Larry Morrow (C) William Brock, Michael Thompson | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 10:49 | Winthrop | Calvin Forrest makes the free throw | 43-39 |
| 10:20 | Kentucky | Calvin Forrest is called for the reach on Thomas Mankowski - foul #2 on Calvin Forrest, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy (PG), Robert Peres (SF) James Page, George Jiron | |
| Subs | Winthrop | | |
| 10:01 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy makes the jumper from the left side set up by Thomas Mankowski | 45-39 |
| 09:55 | Winthrop | Larry Morrow swats the short shot by Calvin Forrest | 45-39 |
| 09:53 | Winthrop | Walter Morgan hits the follow up shot | 45-41 |
| 09:32 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 45-41 |
| 09:31 | Winthrop | Ronald Ducksworth snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 09:03 | Winthrop | Marty Usrey buries a floater near the basket | 45-43 |
| 08:47 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy is called for a charge - foul #2 on Aaron Hoy, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG), William Brock (SG), George Jiron (SF), Robert Davis (PF), Michael Thompson (C) Aaron Hoy, Tyler Hazard, Robert Peres, Thomas Mankowski, Larry Morrow | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Joseph Grandy (PG), Nicholas Davidson (SG), Bill Gorton (SF), Norman Pearson (PF), Carl Higgins (C) Richard Jacobus, Ronald Ducksworth, Marty Usrey, Calvin Forrest, Walter Morgan | |
| 08:35 | Winthrop | Joseph Grandy misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 08:33 | Kentucky | George Jiron grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 08:17 | Kentucky | James Page misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 45-43 |
| 08:15 | Winthrop | Bill Gorton pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 08:13 | Winthrop | Nicholas Davidson is hacked by William Brock in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Brock, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Howard Olsen (PF) Norman Pearson | |
| 08:07 | Winthrop | Carl Higgins travels with the ball | 45-43 |
| 07:44 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson banks in the layup on a great pass from William Brock | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Page (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Brock (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Jiron (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Joseph Grandy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Davidson (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Bill Gorton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Howard Olsen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Winthrop | Joseph Grandy can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 07:22 | Winthrop | Howard Olsen hits the follow up shot | 47-45 |
| 06:56 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by James Page | 49-45 |
| 06:52 | Winthrop | Bill Gorton is hacked by Robert Davis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy (PG), Tyler Hazard (SG), Robert Peres (SF), Thomas Mankowski (PF), Larry Morrow (C) James Page, William Brock, George Jiron, Robert Davis, Michael Thompson | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus (PG), Ronald Ducksworth (SG), Marty Usrey (SF), Calvin Forrest (PF), Norman Pearson (C) Joseph Grandy, Nicholas Davidson, Bill Gorton, Howard Olsen, Carl Higgins | |
| 06:35 | Winthrop | Marty Usrey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-45 |
| 06:34 | Winthrop | Calvin Forrest pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 06:19 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus's floater is tipped away by Larry Morrow | 49-45 |
| 06:17 | Kentucky | Larry Morrow pulls down the rebound | 49-45 |
| 05:57 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard connects on the floater from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 05:36 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Norman Pearson | 51-48 |
| 05:15 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG), William Brock (SG), George Jiron (SF), Robert Davis (PF), Michael Thompson (C) Aaron Hoy, Tyler Hazard, Robert Peres, Thomas Mankowski, Larry Morrow | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Howard Olsen (PF), Carl Higgins (C) Calvin Forrest, Norman Pearson | |
| 04:59 | Winthrop | Carl Higgins is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Carl Higgins, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Bill Gorton (SF) Marty Usrey | |
| 04:37 | Kentucky | Carl Higgins takes the ball from Robert Davis | 51-48 |
| 04:22 | Winthrop | Bill Gorton can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by George Jiron - foul #2 on George Jiron, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Joseph Grandy (PG), Nicholas Davidson (SG) Richard Jacobus, Ronald Ducksworth | |
| 04:22 | Winthrop | Bill Gorton misses the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 04:22 | Winthrop | Bill Gorton makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 03:53 | Kentucky | William Brock clanks a jumper from the left wing | 51-49 |
| 03:51 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | George Jiron misses badly on a floater from the left side | 51-49 |
| 03:31 | Winthrop | Howard Olsen snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Page (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Brock (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Jiron (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Davis (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Thompson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Winthrop | PG - Joseph Grandy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Davidson (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Bill Gorton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Howard Olsen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Carl Higgins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Winthrop | Howard Olsen misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Davis - foul #2 on Robert Davis, team foul #8 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy (PG), Tyler Hazard (SG), Robert Peres (SF), Thomas Mankowski (PF), Larry Morrow (C) James Page, William Brock, George Jiron, Robert Davis, Michael Thompson | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus (PG), Ronald Ducksworth (SG), Marty Usrey (SF), Calvin Forrest (C) Joseph Grandy, Nicholas Davidson, Bill Gorton, Carl Higgins | |
| 03:16 | Winthrop | Howard Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 03:16 | Winthrop | Howard Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 02:58 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard makes the shot from the right wing set up by Aaron Hoy | 53-51 |
| 02:41 | Winthrop | Howard Olsen clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-51 |
| 02:40 | Winthrop | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Jacobus | 53-51 |
| 02:26 | Winthrop | Marty Usrey drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Richard Jacobus | 53-54 |
| 02:02 | Kentucky | Ronald Ducksworth steals it from Tyler Hazard | 53-54 |
| 01:58 | Winthrop | Ronald Ducksworth can't throw it down | 53-54 |
| 01:57 | Winthrop | Howard Olsen tips it in | 53-56 |
| 01:55 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Davis (PF) Thomas Mankowski | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Carl Higgins (C) Calvin Forrest | |
| 01:37 | Winthrop | Richard Jacobus misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-56 |
| 01:36 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 01:15 | Kentucky | Robert Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Howard Olsen - foul #4 on Howard Olsen, team foul #6 | 53-56 |
| 01:15 | Kentucky | Robert Davis misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 01:15 | Kentucky | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 01:05 | Winthrop | The jump hook by Howard Olsen is blocked by Robert Davis | 54-56 |
| 01:04 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| 00:43 | Kentucky | Howard Olsen is called for the reach on Aaron Hoy - foul #5 on Howard Olsen, team foul #7 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Winthrop | Calvin Forrest (PF) Howard Olsen | |
| 00:43 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:43 | Winthrop | Calvin Forrest gets the rebound | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | Winthrop | Ronald Ducksworth misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 54-56 |
| 00:15 | Winthrop | Calvin Forrest misses the tip | 54-56 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Larry Morrow grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard misses the dunk but he's hacked by Calvin Forrest - foul #3 on Calvin Forrest, team foul #8 | 54-56 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard makes the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard misses the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 00:09 | Winthrop | The rebound goes to Carl Higgins | 55-56 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:06 | Winthrop | Tyler Hazard is called for the reach on Carl Higgins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tyler Hazard, team foul #9 | 55-56 |
| 00:06 | Winthrop | Carl Higgins misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Davis | 55-56 |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 55-56 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Robert Peres drills a floater from close range | 57-56 |
| 00:02 | Winthrop | Winthrop calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Winthrop | Winthrop is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Winthrop | Marty Usrey can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 57-56 |