| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Aaron Hoy (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Hazard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Peres (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Morrow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Jody Madrigal (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Frank Mattingly (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Philip Yancey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Shane Knapp (fresh) 5 pts. C - Marshall Nuckolls (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Robert Peres inbounds the ball | 34-26 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:37 | Kentucky | Philip Yancey takes the ball from Robert Davis | 34-26 |
| 19:34 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal misses the easy layup | 34-26 |
| 19:32 | Kansas | Frank Mattingly grabs the offensive board | 34-26 |
| 19:09 | Kansas | Aaron Hoy picks off the pass by Marshall Nuckolls | 34-26 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy lays it up and in | 36-26 |
| 18:47 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal is whistled for a carry | 36-26 |
| 18:18 | Kentucky | Larry Morrow is hacked by Philip Yancey - foul #1 on Philip Yancey, team foul #1 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Jiron (SF), Thomas Mankowski (PF), Michael Thompson (C) Robert Peres, Robert Davis, Larry Morrow | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 18:02 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Aaron Hoy is blocked by Shane Knapp | 36-26 |
| 18:01 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski hits the follow up shot | 38-26 |
| 17:32 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal clanks a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Tyler Hazard - foul #3 on Tyler Hazard, team foul #1 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG), William Brock (SG) Aaron Hoy, Tyler Hazard | |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Lewis (SG), Edward Morgan (SF), Alan Clute (C) Frank Mattingly, Philip Yancey, Marshall Nuckolls | |
| 17:32 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal makes the 1st free throw | 38-27 |
| 17:32 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal misses the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 17:32 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski snags the defensive board | 38-27 |
| 17:07 | Kentucky | Alan Clute steals it from James Page | 38-27 |
| 16:47 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Michael Lewis | 38-29 |
| 16:28 | Kentucky | James Page misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 38-29 |
| 16:26 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal grabs the defensive rebound | 38-29 |
| 16:24 | Kansas | Michael Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by William Brock - foul #1 on William Brock, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Peres (SF), Robert Davis (PF), Larry Morrow (C) George Jiron, Thomas Mankowski, Michael Thompson | |
| Subs | Kansas | Frank Mattingly (SG), Philip Yancey (SF) Jody Madrigal, Shane Knapp | |
| 16:09 | Kansas | Michael Lewis can't throw it down but he's fouled by Robert Peres - foul #2 on Robert Peres, team foul #3 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy (PG), Tyler Hazard (SG) James Page, William Brock | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 16:09 | Kansas | Michael Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 16:09 | Kansas | Michael Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 15:42 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-30 |
| 15:41 | Kansas | Alan Clute grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Aaron Hoy (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Hazard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Peres (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Morrow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frank Mattingly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Philip Yancey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Edward Morgan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Alan Clute (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:20 | Kansas | Michael Lewis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 38-30 |
| 15:19 | Kentucky | Robert Peres snags the defensive board | 38-30 |
| 14:55 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Aaron Hoy is blocked by Edward Morgan | 38-30 |
| 14:53 | Kentucky | Robert Davis tips it home | 40-30 |
| 14:24 | Kansas | Larry Morrow takes the ball from Alan Clute | 40-30 |
| 14:03 | Kentucky | Robert Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-30 |
| 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 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal (PG), Shane Knapp (PF), Marshall Nuckolls (C) Michael Lewis, Edward Morgan, Alan Clute | |
| 13:48 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 40-30 |
| 13:47 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski snags the defensive board | 40-30 |
| 13:28 | Kentucky | William Brock comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-30 |
| 13:26 | Kansas | Marshall Nuckolls gets the rebound | 40-30 |
| 13:12 | Kansas | The jump hook by Philip Yancey is blocked by George Jiron | 40-30 |
| 13:10 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson's floater is tipped away by Marshall Nuckolls | 40-30 |
| 12:41 | Kentucky | James Page tips it but misses | 40-30 |
| 12:40 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 12:26 | Kentucky | William Brock loses the dribble to Philip Yancey | 40-30 |
| 12:22 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal lays it in set up by Philip Yancey | 40-32 |
| 12:02 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-32 |
| 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 | Kansas | Michael Lewis (SG) Frank Mattingly | |
| 11:59 | Kansas | Tyler Hazard takes the ball from Philip Yancey in the backcourt | 40-32 |
| 11:58 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard slams it home | 42-32 |
| 11:56 | Kansas | Michael Lewis double dribbles in the backcourt | 42-32 |
| 11:41 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-32 |
| 11:40 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy tips it in | 44-32 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Aaron Hoy (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Hazard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Peres (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Davis (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Morrow (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Jody Madrigal (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Michael Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Philip Yancey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - Shane Knapp (fresh) 5 pts. C - Marshall Nuckolls (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 11:28 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal is fouled on the floor by Aaron Hoy - foul #3 on Aaron Hoy, team foul #4 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Edward Morgan (SF) Philip Yancey | |
| 11:11 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-32 |
| 11:09 | Kansas | Edward Morgan tips it in | 44-34 |
| 10:41 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard loses the dribble to Michael Lewis | 44-34 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 10:34 | Kansas | Tyler Hazard steals it from Jody Madrigal in the backcourt | 44-34 |
| 10:19 | Kentucky | Jody Madrigal is called for the reach on Aaron Hoy - foul #1 on Jody Madrigal, team foul #2 | 44-34 |
| 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 | Kansas | Frank Mattingly (SG), Alan Clute (C) Michael Lewis, Marshall Nuckolls | |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | George Jiron misses the jumpshot from the left side | 44-34 |
| 10:06 | Kansas | Shane Knapp grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 09:42 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal clanks a shot in the lane but he's fouled by George Jiron - foul #3 on George Jiron, team foul #5 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Philip Yancey (SF) Edward Morgan | |
| 09:42 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 09:42 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | George Jiron comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Philip Yancey - foul #2 on Philip Yancey, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Davis (PF) Thomas Mankowski | |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Lewis (SG) Frank Mattingly | |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | George Jiron makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | George Jiron makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 09:15 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal's pass is intercepted by Michael Thompson in the backcourt | 46-36 |
| 09:06 | Kentucky | Robert Davis comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 46-36 |
| 09:04 | Kansas | Philip Yancey snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 08:46 | Kansas | Philip Yancey misses the lay-in but he's hacked by George Jiron - foul #4 on George Jiron, team foul #6 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy (PG), Tyler Hazard (SG) James Page, William Brock | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 08:46 | Kansas | Philip Yancey misses the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 08:46 | Kansas | Philip Yancey makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 08:28 | Kentucky | Robert Davis misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 46-37 |
| 08:26 | Kansas | Shane Knapp gets the rebound | 46-37 |
| 07:58 | Kansas | Philip Yancey is whistled for a carry | 46-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Peres (SF), Thomas Mankowski (PF), Larry Morrow (C) George Jiron, Robert Davis, Michael Thompson | |
| Subs | Kansas | Frank Mattingly (SG), Edward Morgan (PF), Marshall Nuckolls (C) Michael Lewis, Shane Knapp, Alan Clute | |
| 07:42 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski misses short on a floater from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 07:40 | Kansas | Marshall Nuckolls snags the defensive board | 46-37 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Aaron Hoy (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tyler Hazard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Peres (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Mankowski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Morrow (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Jody Madrigal (tiring) 13 pts. SG - Frank Mattingly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Philip Yancey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. PF - Edward Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Marshall Nuckolls (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:20 | Kansas | Philip Yancey hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Frank Mattingly | 46-39 |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 46-39 |
| 06:57 | Kansas | Philip Yancey grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 06:35 | Kansas | Philip Yancey banks in the layup set up by Jody Madrigal | 46-41 |
| 06:11 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski loses the ball out of bounds | 46-41 |
| 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 | Kansas | Michael Lewis (PG), Shane Knapp (PF), Alan Clute (C) Jody Madrigal, Philip Yancey, Marshall Nuckolls | |
| 05:45 | Kansas | Alan Clute is fouled on the floor by Michael Thompson - foul #1 on Michael Thompson, team foul #7 | 46-41 |
| 05:45 | Kansas | Alan Clute makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 05:45 | Kansas | Alan Clute makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 05:18 | Kentucky | Robert Davis comes up short on the runner in the lane | 46-43 |
| 05:17 | Kansas | Alan Clute pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 05:05 | Kansas | Frank Mattingly misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-43 |
| 05:03 | Kansas | Alan Clute can't tip it in | 46-43 |
| 05:01 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | Frank Mattingly is called for the reach on James Page - foul #3 on Frank Mattingly, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Peres (SF), Larry Morrow (C) George Jiron, Michael Thompson | |
| Subs | Kansas | Jody Madrigal (PG), Philip Yancey (SF), Marshall Nuckolls (C) Frank Mattingly, Edward Morgan, Alan Clute | |
| 04:23 | Kentucky | William Brock buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by James Page | 48-43 |
| 04:03 | Kansas | Marshall Nuckolls lays it up and in set up by Michael Lewis and the foul's on Robert Davis - foul #2 on Robert Davis, team foul #8 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy (PG), Tyler Hazard (SG), Thomas Mankowski (PF) James Page, William Brock, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 04:03 | Kansas | Marshall Nuckolls misses the free throw | 48-45 |
| 04:03 | Kentucky | Larry Morrow grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 03:51 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy loses the ball out of bounds | 48-45 |
| 03:33 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal drills a jumper from the right block set up by Philip Yancey | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Aaron Hoy (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tyler Hazard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Peres (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Thomas Mankowski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Morrow (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Jody Madrigal (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Philip Yancey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. PF - Shane Knapp (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Marshall Nuckolls (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:09 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Larry Morrow is blocked by Shane Knapp | 48-47 |
| 03:07 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Philip Yancey | 48-47 |
| 02:42 | Kansas | Marshall Nuckolls blows the layup | 48-47 |
| 02:41 | Kansas | Philip Yancey tips it home | 48-49 |
| 02:17 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski is hacked by Shane Knapp - foul #3 on Shane Knapp, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| 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 | Kansas | Frank Mattingly (SG), Edward Morgan (PF), Alan Clute (C) Michael Lewis, Shane Knapp, Marshall Nuckolls | |
| 02:00 | Kentucky | Jody Madrigal is called for the reach on George Jiron - foul #2 on Jody Madrigal, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy (PG), Tyler Hazard (SG), Robert Peres (SF), Larry Morrow (C) James Page, William Brock, George Jiron, Michael Thompson | |
| Subs | Kansas | Shane Knapp (PF), Marshall Nuckolls (C) Edward Morgan, Alan Clute | |
| 01:37 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy is open but misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jody Madrigal - foul #3 on Jody Madrigal, team foul #7 | 48-49 |
| 01:37 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy misses the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 01:37 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 01:11 | Kansas | Frank Mattingly is hacked by Tyler Hazard - foul #4 on Tyler Hazard, team foul #9 | 49-49 |
| 01:11 | Kansas | Frank Mattingly makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 01:11 | Kansas | Frank Mattingly makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy banks in the wide open layup set up by Tyler Hazard out of the doubleteam | 51-51 |
| 00:43 | Kansas | Tyler Hazard is called for the reach on Jody Madrigal in the backcourt - foul #5 on Tyler Hazard, team foul #10 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Brock (SG) Tyler Hazard | |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| 00:43 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 00:43 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal makes the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Larry Morrow loses the ball out of bounds | 51-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:11 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal is fouled in the backcourt by William Brock - foul #2 on William Brock, team foul #11 | 51-53 |
| 00:11 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal misses the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 00:11 | Kansas | Jody Madrigal makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | William Brock hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 00:06 | Kansas | Shane Knapp gets the rebound | 51-54 |
| 00:04 | Kansas | William Brock is called for the reach on Shane Knapp in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Brock, team foul #12 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Kansas | Michael Lewis (PG), Edward Morgan (SF) Jody Madrigal, Philip Yancey | |
| 00:04 | Kansas | Shane Knapp makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 00:04 | Kansas | Shane Knapp misses the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Davis | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Robert Davis misses long on a halfcourt shot | 51-55 |