| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Breen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Barnard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Orta (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dean Lucero (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. SF - Jacob Cortes (fresh) PF - Robert Wilcoxon (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Inglis (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:57 | Kentucky | Kevin Brewer is called for the reach on Willie Frank in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kevin Brewer, team foul #1 | 25-32 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Pablo Garcia (PG) Kevin Brewer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 19:50 | Kentucky | James Inglis can't connect on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Pablo Garcia - foul #2 on Pablo Garcia, team foul #2 | 25-32 |
| 19:50 | Kentucky | James Inglis misses the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 19:50 | Kentucky | James Inglis makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 19:45 | North Carolina | Pablo Garcia is hacked by Willie Frank in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willie Frank, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| 19:34 | North Carolina | Dale Johnson loses the dribble to James Inglis | 25-33 |
| 19:10 | Kentucky | Christopher Barnard blocks the short jumper by Dean Lucero | 25-33 |
| 19:09 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero grabs the offensive board | 25-33 |
| 18:47 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Andrew Breen - foul #1 on Andrew Breen, team foul #3 | 25-33 |
| 18:47 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 18:47 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 18:36 | North Carolina | Andrew Breen misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 18:34 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Wilcoxon | 25-35 |
| 18:30 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-35 |
| 18:09 | North Carolina | Richard Orta lays it up and in set up by Pablo Garcia | 27-35 |
| 17:47 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Willie Frank | 27-37 |
| 17:28 | North Carolina | Christopher Barnard misses the easy layup | 27-37 |
| 17:26 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Dean Lucero | 27-37 |
| 17:03 | Kentucky | Pablo Garcia is called for the reach on Willie Frank - foul #3 on Pablo Garcia, team foul #4 | 27-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ken Brown (SG), Andrew Hopkins (SF), David Lasalle (C) Pablo Garcia, Christopher Barnard, Dale Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eugene Miller (PG), Donald Lincoln (SG), Micheal Brown (PF), William Eddy (C) Willie Frank, Dean Lucero, Robert Wilcoxon, James Inglis | |
| 16:41 | Kentucky | William Eddy misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left block | 27-37 |
| 16:40 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to David Lasalle | 27-37 |
| 16:20 | North Carolina | David Lasalle drills a fadeaway from close range | 29-37 |
| 15:57 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown can't finish the layup | 29-37 |
| 15:56 | North Carolina | David Lasalle gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Andrew Breen (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ken Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andrew Hopkins (fresh) PF - Richard Orta (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Lasalle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Eugene Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Lincoln (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jacob Cortes (fairly fresh) PF - Micheal Brown (fresh) C - William Eddy (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | North Carolina | David Lasalle is fouled on the floor by William Eddy - foul #2 on William Eddy, team foul #2 | 29-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Kevin Brewer (PG), Christopher Barnard (SF), Michael Mills (PF), Dale Johnson (C) Andrew Breen, Andrew Hopkins, Richard Orta, David Lasalle | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Frank (PG), Dean Lucero (SG) Eugene Miller, Jacob Cortes | |
| 15:17 | North Carolina | Micheal Brown blocks the short jumper by Ken Brown | 29-37 |
| 15:15 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown grabs the board | 29-37 |
| 14:52 | Kentucky | Donald Lincoln misses long on a floater from the left side | 29-37 |
| 14:50 | North Carolina | Dale Johnson gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 14:33 | North Carolina | Dale Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Micheal Brown - foul #2 on Micheal Brown, team foul #3 | 29-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Pablo Garcia (PG) Ken Brown | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon (SF) Donald Lincoln | |
| 14:33 | North Carolina | Dale Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 14:33 | North Carolina | Dale Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 14:30 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-37 |
| 14:06 | North Carolina | Michael Mills double dribbles | 31-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Hopkins (SF) Christopher Barnard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eugene Miller (PG) Willie Frank | |
| 14:04 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller is hacked by Kevin Brewer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kevin Brewer, team foul #5 | 31-37 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Breen (SG) Kevin Brewer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 13:53 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero drills a shot from the right block set up by Eugene Miller | 31-39 |
| 13:36 | North Carolina | Andrew Breen is fouled on the floor by William Eddy - foul #3 on William Eddy, team foul #4 | 31-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | David Lasalle (C) Dale Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Inglis (C) Micheal Brown | |
| 13:22 | North Carolina | Pablo Garcia comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Eugene Miller - foul #1 on Eugene Miller, team foul #5 | 31-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Orta (PF) Michael Mills | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Frank (PG) Dean Lucero | |
| 13:22 | North Carolina | Pablo Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 13:22 | North Carolina | Pablo Garcia misses the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 13:22 | Kentucky | William Eddy grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 13:01 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller loses the dribble to Andrew Breen | 32-39 |
| 12:58 | North Carolina | Andrew Hopkins hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Andrew Breen | 34-39 |
| 12:34 | Kentucky | Pablo Garcia is called for the reach on Willie Frank - foul #4 on Pablo Garcia, team foul #6 | 34-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ken Brown (SG), Christopher Barnard (SF) Pablo Garcia, Andrew Hopkins | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes (SF) Robert Wilcoxon | |
| 12:21 | Kentucky | William Eddy hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-39 |
| 12:19 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Richard Orta | 34-39 |
| 12:00 | North Carolina | Christopher Barnard comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 11:59 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Inglis | 34-39 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Andrew Breen (tiring) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ken Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Barnard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Orta (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Lasalle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Miller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jacob Cortes (fairly fresh) PF - William Eddy (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Inglis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Kentucky | James Inglis misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Ken Brown - foul #2 on Ken Brown, team foul #7 | 34-39 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Mills (PF), Dale Johnson (C) Richard Orta, David Lasalle | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dean Lucero (SG), Donald Lincoln (SF), Micheal Brown (PF) Willie Frank, Jacob Cortes, William Eddy | |
| 11:41 | Kentucky | James Inglis makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 11:41 | Kentucky | James Inglis makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 11:16 | North Carolina | Andrew Breen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-41 |
| 11:14 | Kentucky | James Inglis grabs the defensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 10:57 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Dean Lucero | 34-44 |
| 10:37 | North Carolina | A charge is called on Andrew Breen - foul #2 on Andrew Breen, team foul #8 | 34-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Hopkins (SF) Christopher Barnard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes (SF), Robert Wilcoxon (PF) Donald Lincoln, James Inglis | |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 10:07 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon can't tip it in | 34-44 |
| 10:06 | North Carolina | Dale Johnson gets the rebound | 34-44 |
| 10:02 | North Carolina | Andrew Breen misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-44 |
| 10:00 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 09:38 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left side but he's fouled by Andrew Hopkins - foul #1 on Andrew Hopkins, team foul #9 | 34-44 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Christopher Barnard (SF), Richard Orta (PF) Andrew Hopkins, Michael Mills | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Frank (PG), William Eddy (C) Eugene Miller, Jacob Cortes | |
| 09:38 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero makes the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 09:38 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 09:25 | North Carolina | Dale Johnson lays it in | 36-46 |
| 08:56 | Kentucky | William Eddy connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-49 |
| 08:42 | North Carolina | William Eddy is called for the reach on Richard Orta - foul #4 on William Eddy, team foul #6 | 36-49 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Mills (PF), David Lasalle (C) Richard Orta, Dale Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Lincoln (SG), Jacob Cortes (SF) Dean Lucero, Micheal Brown | |
| 08:30 | North Carolina | Michael Mills knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Andrew Breen | 38-49 |
| 08:05 | Kentucky | Willie Frank makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Donald Lincoln | 38-51 |
| 07:48 | North Carolina | Michael Mills can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by William Eddy - foul #5 on William Eddy, team foul #7 | 38-51 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Pablo Garcia (PG), Kevin Brewer (SG), Andrew Hopkins (SF) Andrew Breen, Ken Brown, Christopher Barnard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eugene Miller (SG), James Inglis (C) Jacob Cortes, William Eddy | |
| 07:48 | North Carolina | Michael Mills misses the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 07:48 | North Carolina | Michael Mills misses the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 07:48 | Kentucky | James Inglis grabs the defensive rebound | 38-51 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Pablo Garcia (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Andrew Hopkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Mills (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Lasalle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Miller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Lincoln (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Wilcoxon (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Inglis (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Kentucky | James Inglis hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Willie Frank | 38-53 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 06:57 | North Carolina | David Lasalle clanks a shot from the free throw line | 38-53 |
| 06:56 | Kentucky | James Inglis pulls down the rebound | 38-53 |
| 06:54 | Kentucky | Andrew Hopkins is called for the reach on Donald Lincoln in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Hopkins, team foul #10 | 38-53 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Richard Orta (PF), Dale Johnson (C) Michael Mills, David Lasalle | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dean Lucero (SG), Micheal Brown (PF) Willie Frank, Robert Wilcoxon | |
| 06:54 | Kentucky | Donald Lincoln misses the 1st free throw | 38-53 |
| 06:54 | Kentucky | Donald Lincoln makes the 2nd free throw | 38-54 |
| 06:40 | North Carolina | Andrew Hopkins loses the dribble to Eugene Miller | 38-54 |
| 06:37 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero jams it set up by Eugene Miller | 38-56 |
| 06:20 | North Carolina | Richard Orta comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-56 |
| 06:19 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero snags the defensive board | 38-56 |
| 05:55 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dean Lucero | 38-58 |
| 05:43 | North Carolina | Dale Johnson misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Micheal Brown - foul #3 on Micheal Brown, team foul #8 | 38-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Ken Brown (SG), Christopher Barnard (SF) Pablo Garcia, Andrew Hopkins | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Frank (PG), Jacob Cortes (SF), Robert Wilcoxon (PF) Eugene Miller, Donald Lincoln, Micheal Brown | |
| 05:43 | North Carolina | Dale Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 38-58 |
| 05:43 | North Carolina | Dale Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-58 |
| 05:43 | Kentucky | James Inglis gets the rebound | 38-58 |
| 05:19 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 38-58 |
| 05:18 | North Carolina | Richard Orta snags the defensive board | 38-58 |
| 05:14 | North Carolina | Christopher Barnard misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-58 |
| 05:13 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero gets the rebound | 38-58 |
| 04:46 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero is open but misses the lay-in | 38-58 |
| 04:44 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero gets the offensive rebound | 38-58 |
| 04:18 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-58 |
| 04:16 | North Carolina | Richard Orta gets the rebound | 38-58 |
| 04:11 | North Carolina | Christopher Barnard makes the jump hook from close range | 40-58 |
| 04:00 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon misses the shot from the right block | 40-58 |
| 03:58 | North Carolina | Richard Orta grabs the defensive rebound | 40-58 |
| 03:49 | North Carolina | Dale Johnson misses the dunk attempt | 40-58 |
| 03:48 | North Carolina | Richard Orta misses the tip | 40-58 |
| 03:46 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Johnson | 40-58 |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Kevin Brewer (tiring) 2 pts. 4 pf. SG - Ken Brown (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Barnard (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Orta (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Dale Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dean Lucero (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 10 reb. SF - Jacob Cortes (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Wilcoxon (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Inglis (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:32 | North Carolina | James Inglis steals it from Kevin Brewer | 40-58 |
| 03:08 | Kentucky | James Inglis misses short on a shot from the baseline | 40-58 |
| 03:07 | North Carolina | Christopher Barnard grabs the board | 40-58 |
| 03:02 | North Carolina | Christopher Barnard clanks a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Wilcoxon - foul #1 on Robert Wilcoxon, team foul #9 | 40-58 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Pablo Garcia (PG), Andrew Breen (SG), Michael Mills (PF), David Lasalle (C) Kevin Brewer, Ken Brown, Richard Orta, Dale Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eugene Miller (PG), Micheal Brown (C) Willie Frank, James Inglis | |
| 03:02 | North Carolina | Christopher Barnard makes the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 03:02 | North Carolina | Christopher Barnard makes the 2nd free throw | 42-58 |
| 02:43 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes is open and buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Eugene Miller | 42-60 |
| 02:34 | North Carolina | Michael Mills misses the jumper in the lane | 42-60 |
| 02:32 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon grabs the defensive rebound | 42-60 |
| 02:14 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by David Lasalle - foul #2 on David Lasalle, team foul #11 | 42-60 |
| Subs | North Carolina | Andrew Hopkins (SF) Christopher Barnard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Frank (PG), James Inglis (C) Dean Lucero, Robert Wilcoxon | |
| 02:14 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown misses the 1st free throw | 42-60 |
| 02:14 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 42-60 |
| 02:14 | North Carolina | David Lasalle grabs the defensive rebound | 42-60 |
| 02:02 | North Carolina | David Lasalle misses the lay-in | 42-60 |
| 02:00 | Kentucky | James Inglis grabs the board | 42-60 |
| 01:31 | Kentucky | Willie Frank misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-60 |
| 01:30 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to David Lasalle | 42-60 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:13 | North Carolina | Andrew Breen connects on the jumper from the left wing | 44-60 |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | James Inglis misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 44-60 |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | Willie Frank misses the tip | 44-60 |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes loses the dribble to Pablo Garcia | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | North Carolina | Michael Mills can't finish the layup | 44-60 |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | Willie Frank grabs the defensive rebound | 44-60 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Willie Frank runs out the clock | 44-60 |