| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David West (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Hose (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tyrone Powell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeremy Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Reinhart (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Vincent Good (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Pellerin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Lachance (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Cole (fresh) 1 pts. C - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Kentucky | Jeremy Hansen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-29 |
| 19:30 | Alabama | William Pellerin is hacked by Joseph Hose in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Hose, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| 19:14 | Alabama | Vincent Good can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-29 |
| 19:12 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jeremy Hansen | 26-29 |
| 18:56 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart hits the finger roll | 28-29 |
| 18:34 | Alabama | The jump hook by William Pellerin is blocked by Tyrone Powell | 28-29 |
| 18:32 | Alabama | John Cole can't tip it in | 28-29 |
| 18:31 | Kentucky | David West gets the rebound | 28-29 |
| 18:08 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart is denied on a layup by John Cole | 28-29 |
| 18:06 | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell tips it back up and in | 30-29 |
| 18:01 | Alabama | Tyrone Powell takes the ball from Vincent Good in the backcourt | 30-29 |
| 17:59 | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell hits the finger roll | 32-29 |
| 17:53 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance is hacked by Tyrone Powell - foul #2 on Tyrone Powell, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Thornton (PG), Edward Clark (SG), Jay Macpherson (PF), Robert Shaw (C) David West, Joseph Hose, Jeremy Hansen, Joseph Reinhart | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rodney Chan (PG), Jamaal Widmer (PF), Kenneth Santangelo (C) Vincent Good, John Cole, Stephen Johnson | |
| 17:28 | Alabama | Kenneth Santangelo is open but misses the lay-in | 32-29 |
| 17:27 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance hits the follow up shot | 32-31 |
| 17:02 | Kentucky | Rodney Chan is called for the reach on Edward Clark - foul #1 on Rodney Chan, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Adkins (SF) Tyrone Powell | |
| Subs | Alabama | Mark Marker (SG), Nicolas Hunt (SF) William Pellerin, Christopher Lachance | |
| 16:48 | Kentucky | Robert Adkins comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 16:46 | Kentucky | Edward Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 16:36 | Kentucky | Robert Shaw blows the dunk but he's fouled by Rodney Chan - foul #2 on Rodney Chan, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeremy Hansen (PF) Jay Macpherson | |
| Subs | Alabama | Vincent Good (PG) Rodney Chan | |
| 16:36 | Kentucky | Robert Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 16:36 | Kentucky | Robert Shaw makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 16:25 | Alabama | Jamaal Widmer can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Matt Thornton - foul #2 on Matt Thornton, team foul #3 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David West (PG), Joseph Reinhart (C) Matt Thornton, Robert Shaw | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 16:25 | Alabama | Jamaal Widmer misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 16:25 | Alabama | Jamaal Widmer makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 16:04 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart lays it up and in on a nice dish by Edward Clark and the foul's on Jamaal Widmer - foul #3 on Jamaal Widmer, team foul #3 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Sam Post (SG) Edward Clark | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Cole (PF), Stephen Johnson (C) Jamaal Widmer, Kenneth Santangelo | |
| 16:04 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart misses the free throw | 35-32 |
| 16:04 | Alabama | John Cole snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David West (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sam Post (fresh) SF - Robert Adkins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeremy Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Reinhart (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Vincent Good (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Marker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicolas Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Cole (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Alabama | Nicolas Hunt knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Mark Marker | 35-34 |
| 15:13 | Kentucky | David West can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-34 |
| 15:11 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart hits the follow up shot | 37-34 |
| 15:00 | Alabama | Nicolas Hunt clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-34 |
| 14:59 | Kentucky | David West grabs the defensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 14:31 | Kentucky | David West hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Vincent Good - foul #1 on Vincent Good, team foul #4 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Hose (SG), Tyrone Powell (SF), Jay Macpherson (PF), Robert Shaw (C) Sam Post, Robert Adkins, Jeremy Hansen, Joseph Reinhart | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rodney Chan (PG), William Pellerin (SG), Christopher Lachance (SF), Jamaal Widmer (PF), Kenneth Santangelo (C) Vincent Good, Mark Marker, Nicolas Hunt, John Cole, Stephen Johnson | |
| 14:31 | Kentucky | David West misses the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 14:31 | Kentucky | David West makes the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 14:08 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 14:06 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to David West | 38-34 |
| 13:48 | Kentucky | Joseph Hose is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Santangelo - foul #3 on Kenneth Santangelo, team foul #5 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Thornton (PG) David West | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 13:25 | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-34 |
| 13:24 | Alabama | Jamaal Widmer grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 13:18 | Alabama | Joseph Hose takes the ball from Rodney Chan in the backcourt | 38-34 |
| 12:56 | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell can't connect on a floater from the right side | 38-34 |
| 12:55 | Alabama | Jamaal Widmer snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 12:50 | Alabama | Jay Macpherson steals it from Christopher Lachance | 38-34 |
| 12:29 | Kentucky | Joseph Hose clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 12:27 | Alabama | Kenneth Santangelo snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 12:25 | Alabama | Joseph Hose picks off the pass by Jamaal Widmer in the backcourt | 38-34 |
| 12:17 | Kentucky | Joseph Hose misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-34 |
| 12:15 | Kentucky | Jay Macpherson tips it home | 40-34 |
| 11:59 | Alabama | Joseph Hose takes the ball from Kenneth Santangelo | 40-34 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matt Thornton (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joseph Hose (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Tyrone Powell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jay Macpherson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Shaw (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Rodney Chan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Pellerin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Lachance (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jamaal Widmer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Santangelo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:43 | Kentucky | Robert Shaw misses the lay-in | 40-34 |
| 11:41 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Christopher Lachance | 40-34 |
| 11:21 | Alabama | Robert Shaw steps in front of the Jamaal Widmer pass | 40-34 |
| 10:53 | Kentucky | Jay Macpherson hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Matt Thornton | 42-34 |
| 10:35 | Alabama | Kenneth Santangelo knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Christopher Lachance and he's hacked by Robert Shaw - foul #1 on Robert Shaw, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David West (PG), Edward Clark (SG), Robert Adkins (SF), Jeremy Hansen (PF), Joseph Reinhart (C) Matt Thornton, Joseph Hose, Tyrone Powell, Jay Macpherson, Robert Shaw | |
| Subs | Alabama | Vincent Good (PG), Mark Marker (SG), Nicolas Hunt (SF), John Cole (PF) Rodney Chan, William Pellerin, Christopher Lachance, Jamaal Widmer | |
| 10:35 | Alabama | Kenneth Santangelo makes the free throw | 42-37 |
| 10:14 | Kentucky | Robert Adkins comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-37 |
| 10:13 | Kentucky | Jeremy Hansen grabs the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 09:55 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart misses the jump hook from the right block | 42-37 |
| 09:54 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 09:29 | Kentucky | Vincent Good steps in front of the David West pass | 42-37 |
| 09:25 | Alabama | Mark Marker lays it up and in on a great pass from Vincent Good | 42-39 |
| 09:01 | Kentucky | Robert Adkins double dribbles | 42-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Sam Post (SG) Edward Clark | |
| Subs | Alabama | William Pellerin (SG), Christopher Lachance (SF), Stephen Johnson (C) Mark Marker, Nicolas Hunt, Kenneth Santangelo | |
| 08:43 | Alabama | William Pellerin misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Sam Post - foul #2 on Sam Post, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell (PG) David West | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 08:43 | Alabama | William Pellerin makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 08:43 | Alabama | William Pellerin makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 08:24 | Kentucky | Robert Adkins buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Tyrone Powell and he's fouled by Christopher Lachance - foul #2 on Christopher Lachance, team foul #6 | 44-41 |
| 08:24 | Kentucky | Robert Adkins makes the free throw | 45-41 |
| 08:06 | Alabama | Vincent Good misses the shot from the free throw line | 45-41 |
| 08:05 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Tyrone Powell (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Sam Post (fresh) SF - Robert Adkins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeremy Hansen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Reinhart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Vincent Good (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Pellerin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Lachance (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Cole (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 07:36 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Reinhart | 45-41 |
| 07:17 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart makes the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Sam Post | 47-41 |
| 07:14 | Alabama | Robert Adkins picks off the pass by Vincent Good in the backcourt | 47-41 |
| 06:57 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Christopher Lachance - foul #3 on Christopher Lachance, team foul #7 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Thornton (PG), Edward Clark (SG) Sam Post, Robert Adkins | |
| Subs | Alabama | Rodney Chan (PG), Mark Marker (SG), Nicolas Hunt (SF), Jamaal Widmer (PF) Vincent Good, William Pellerin, Christopher Lachance, John Cole | |
| 06:57 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart misses the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 06:57 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 06:42 | Alabama | Rodney Chan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-41 |
| 06:16 | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-41 |
| 06:14 | Alabama | Nicolas Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 06:11 | Alabama | Mark Marker is hacked by Matt Thornton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matt Thornton, team foul #6 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Shaw (C) Joseph Reinhart | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 06:00 | Alabama | Jamaal Widmer makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 48-43 |
| 05:31 | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell hits a floater from the left side | 50-43 |
| 05:18 | Alabama | Nicolas Hunt comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 50-43 |
| 05:16 | Alabama | Nicolas Hunt tips it home | 50-45 |
| 05:04 | Kentucky | Edward Clark is hacked by Nicolas Hunt - foul #2 on Nicolas Hunt, team foul #8 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David West (PG), Robert Adkins (SF), Jay Macpherson (PF), Joseph Reinhart (C) Matt Thornton, Tyrone Powell, Jeremy Hansen, Robert Shaw | |
| Subs | Alabama | Vincent Good (PG), William Pellerin (SG), Christopher Lachance (SF), John Cole (PF) Rodney Chan, Mark Marker, Nicolas Hunt, Jamaal Widmer | |
| 05:04 | Kentucky | Edward Clark makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 05:04 | Kentucky | Edward Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 05:04 | Alabama | John Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 04:51 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance can't finish the layup | 51-45 |
| 04:49 | Alabama | Christopher Lachance hits the follow up shot | 51-47 |
| 04:20 | Kentucky | Stephen Johnson is called for the reach on David West - foul #1 on Stephen Johnson, team foul #9 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Hose (SG) Edward Clark | |
| Subs | Alabama | Kenneth Santangelo (C) Stephen Johnson | |
| 04:20 | Kentucky | David West misses the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 04:20 | Alabama | Kenneth Santangelo pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 04:10 | Alabama | Vincent Good connects on the 3 from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 03:51 | Kentucky | David West comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 51-50 |
| 03:50 | Alabama | Kenneth Santangelo grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David West (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Hose (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert Adkins (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jay Macpherson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Joseph Reinhart (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Vincent Good (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Pellerin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Lachance (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Cole (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Santangelo (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:31 | Alabama | Vincent Good can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 03:29 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Joseph Reinhart | 51-50 |
| 03:23 | Kentucky | David West hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Joseph Reinhart | 53-50 |
| 03:03 | Alabama | William Pellerin clanks a floater from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 03:02 | Alabama | Vincent Good hits the follow up shot | 53-52 |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Thornton (PG), Tyrone Powell (SF), Jeremy Hansen (PF), Robert Shaw (C) David West, Robert Adkins, Jay Macpherson, Joseph Reinhart | |
| Subs | Alabama | Jamaal Widmer (PF) John Cole | |
| 02:57 | Kentucky | Joseph Hose misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 02:56 | Kentucky | Jeremy Hansen pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 02:36 | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell slams it home set up by Matt Thornton | 55-52 |
| 02:23 | Alabama | Kenneth Santangelo misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 02:21 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Shaw | 55-52 |
| 02:21 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David West (PG) Matt Thornton | |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| 01:52 | Kentucky | Robert Shaw misses the lay-in | 55-52 |
| 01:50 | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell tips it but misses | 55-52 |
| 01:48 | Alabama | Jamaal Widmer grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 01:48 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart (C) Robert Shaw | |
| Subs | Alabama | John Cole (PF), Stephen Johnson (C) Jamaal Widmer, Kenneth Santangelo | |
| 01:46 | Alabama | David West takes the ball from Stephen Johnson in the backcourt | 55-52 |
| 01:32 | Kentucky | Joseph Hose loses the ball out of bounds | 55-52 |
| 01:30 | Alabama | David West steals the ball from William Pellerin in the backcourt | 55-52 |
| 01:05 | Kentucky | David West misses the floater from just outside the lane | 55-52 |
| 01:04 | Alabama | John Cole gets the rebound | 55-52 |
| 00:40 | Alabama | David West takes the ball from Christopher Lachance | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | Jeremy Hansen travels with the ball | 55-52 |
| 00:01 | Alabama | Vincent Good hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell gets the rebound | 55-52 |