| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fresh) SG - Thomas Boehm (fresh) SF - Steven Anker (fresh) PF - Paul Lariviere (fresh) C - Trevor Billings (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Joshua Campbell (fresh) SG - Michael Wright (fresh) SF - Donny Edwards (fresh) PF - Edward Stevens (fresh) C - Leonard Ross (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Anker | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | Colorado State | Joshua Campbell can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 19:18 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 19:12 | Kentucky | Joshua Campbell steals the ball from Joseph McConnell | 3-0 |
| 18:58 | Colorado State | Joshua Campbell clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Lariviere - foul #1 on Paul Lariviere, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:58 | Colorado State | Joshua Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:58 | Colorado State | Joshua Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:58 | Colorado State | Joshua Campbell makes the 3rd free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:34 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings clanks a floater from the right side | 3-3 |
| 18:33 | Kentucky | Steven Anker tips it back up and in | 5-3 |
| 18:13 | Colorado State | Leonard Ross misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 5-3 |
| 18:11 | Colorado State | Donny Edwards grabs the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:57 | Colorado State | Michael Wright clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 5-3 |
| 17:55 | Colorado State | Joshua Campbell tips it home | 5-5 |
| 17:43 | Kentucky | Joshua Campbell steals it from Steven Anker | 5-5 |
| 17:20 | Colorado State | Joshua Campbell misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph McConnell - foul #1 on Joseph McConnell, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Thompson (SG), Michael Burruss (SF), Paul Lavoie (PF), Chris Horton (C) Thomas Boehm, Steven Anker, Paul Lariviere, Trevor Billings | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 17:20 | Colorado State | Joshua Campbell misses the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:20 | Colorado State | Joshua Campbell makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:10 | Kentucky | Leonard Ross is called for the reach on Chris Horton - foul #1 on Leonard Ross, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm (SG) Joseph McConnell | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 17:00 | Kentucky | Paul Lavoie hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 5-6 |
| 16:58 | Colorado State | Donny Edwards pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:53 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens is whistled for a carry | 5-6 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Anker (SF) Thomas Boehm | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 16:41 | Kentucky | Michael Burruss loses the dribble to Edward Stevens | 5-6 |
| 16:36 | Colorado State | Robert Thompson takes the ball from Joshua Campbell | 5-6 |
| 16:33 | Kentucky | Michael Burruss banks in the layup set up by Robert Thompson | 7-6 |
| 16:24 | Colorado State | Michael Wright misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-6 |
| 16:23 | Kentucky | Paul Lavoie grabs the defensive rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:13 | Kentucky | Michael Burruss comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Edward Stevens - foul #1 on Edward Stevens, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (PG) Steven Anker | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Arthur Hicks (PG), Gene Tubbs (SG), George Nelson (SF), John Fallon (PF), Robert Scheerer (C) Joshua Campbell, Michael Wright, Donny Edwards, Edward Stevens, Leonard Ross | |
| 16:13 | Kentucky | Michael Burruss misses the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:13 | Kentucky | Michael Burruss misses the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:13 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Robert Scheerer | 7-6 |
| 15:52 | Colorado State | Chris Horton picks off the pass by George Nelson | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Burruss (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Lavoie (fresh) C - Chris Horton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Arthur Hicks (fresh) SG - Gene Tubbs (fresh) SF - George Nelson (fresh) PF - John Fallon (fresh) C - Robert Scheerer (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Kentucky | Chris Horton makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Paul Lavoie | 9-6 |
| 15:13 | Colorado State | John Fallon misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 9-6 |
| 15:12 | Colorado State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Scheerer | 9-6 |
| 15:01 | Colorado State | Arthur Hicks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Burruss - foul #1 on Michael Burruss, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm (PG), Steven Anker (SF), Paul Lariviere (PF), Trevor Billings (C) Joseph McConnell, Michael Burruss, Paul Lavoie, Chris Horton | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Michael Wright (SG), Donny Edwards (SF), Edward Stevens (PF), Leonard Ross (C) Gene Tubbs, George Nelson, John Fallon, Robert Scheerer | |
| 15:01 | Colorado State | Arthur Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 15:01 | Colorado State | Arthur Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:42 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 9-8 |
| 14:40 | Colorado State | Donny Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:34 | Colorado State | Leonard Ross is fouled on the floor by Robert Thompson - foul #1 on Robert Thompson, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Chris Horton (PF) Paul Lariviere | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joshua Campbell (PG) Arthur Hicks | |
| 14:17 | Colorado State | Joshua Campbell banks in the layup | 9-10 |
| 14:10 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings blows the dunk but the foul's on Leonard Ross - foul #2 on Leonard Ross, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (PG), Paul Lariviere (PF) Steven Anker, Chris Horton | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Robert Scheerer (C) Leonard Ross | |
| 14:10 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 14:10 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings misses the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 14:10 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:49 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Thompson | 12-10 |
| 13:44 | Colorado State | Joshua Campbell drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Wright | 12-12 |
| 13:29 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere misses the jumper near the basket | 12-12 |
| 13:28 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 13:20 | Colorado State | Robert Thompson is called for the reach on Michael Wright - foul #2 on Robert Thompson, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Anker (SF), Chris Horton (PF) Robert Thompson, Trevor Billings | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Arthur Hicks (SG), George Nelson (PF) Michael Wright, Edward Stevens | |
| 13:06 | Colorado State | Arthur Hicks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Gene Tubbs (SF) Donny Edwards | |
| 12:41 | Kentucky | Chris Horton drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Steven Anker | 14-12 |
| 12:23 | Colorado State | Joshua Campbell buries a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Gene Tubbs | 14-14 |
| 12:08 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Joseph McConnell and he's hacked by Joshua Campbell - foul #1 on Joshua Campbell, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Burruss (SG), Trevor Billings (C) Joseph McConnell, Thomas Boehm | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Donny Edwards (SF), John Fallon (C) Gene Tubbs, Robert Scheerer | |
| 12:08 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere misses the free throw | 16-14 |
| 12:08 | Colorado State | George Nelson gets the rebound | 16-14 |
| 12:00 | Colorado State | Arthur Hicks clanks a 3 from straight away | 16-14 |
| 11:59 | Kentucky | Steven Anker gets the rebound | 16-14 |
| 11:53 | Kentucky | Donny Edwards is called for the reach on Chris Horton - foul #1 on Donny Edwards, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (PG), Thomas Boehm (SG) Michael Burruss, Paul Lariviere | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Michael Wright (SG), Edward Stevens (PF) Joshua Campbell, John Fallon | |
| 11:32 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 16-14 |
| 11:31 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings grabs the offensive rebound | 16-14 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Boehm (fresh) SF - Steven Anker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Chris Horton (fresh) 4 pts. C - Trevor Billings (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Arthur Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Wright (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donny Edwards (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Edward Stevens (fresh) C - George Nelson (fresh) | |
| 11:15 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 16-14 |
| 11:14 | Colorado State | Donny Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 11:08 | Colorado State | Arthur Hicks is fouled on the floor by Joseph McConnell - foul #2 on Joseph McConnell, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Burruss (SG), Paul Lavoie (PF) Joseph McConnell, Trevor Billings | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 10:54 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens misses long on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Chris Horton - foul #1 on Chris Horton, team foul #7 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Trevor Billings (C) Chris Horton | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joshua Campbell (PG), Robert Scheerer (C) Arthur Hicks, George Nelson | |
| 10:54 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:54 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 10:35 | Kentucky | Michael Burruss connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Boehm | 18-16 |
| 10:17 | Colorado State | Michael Wright hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 18-16 |
| 10:15 | Colorado State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Wright | 18-16 |
| 10:06 | Colorado State | Michael Wright loses the dribble to Thomas Boehm | 18-16 |
| 09:41 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Scheerer - foul #1 on Robert Scheerer, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Chris Horton (SF), Paul Lariviere (PF) Michael Burruss, Paul Lavoie | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Arthur Hicks (SG), Gene Tubbs (SF), George Nelson (PF) Michael Wright, Donny Edwards, Edward Stevens | |
| 09:41 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 09:41 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 09:19 | Colorado State | Joshua Campbell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-16 |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | Chris Horton pulls down the rebound | 20-16 |
| 09:00 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere lays it in set up by Chris Horton | 22-16 |
| 08:32 | Colorado State | Gene Tubbs misses short on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Paul Lariviere - foul #2 on Paul Lariviere, team foul #8 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Burruss (SG), Paul Lavoie (PF) Paul Lariviere, Trevor Billings | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Leon Thomas (SF), John Fallon (C) Joshua Campbell, Robert Scheerer | |
| 08:32 | Colorado State | Gene Tubbs misses the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 08:32 | Colorado State | Gene Tubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 08:25 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm is hacked by Arthur Hicks - foul #1 on Arthur Hicks, team foul #7 | 22-17 |
| 08:25 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm makes the 1st free throw | 23-17 |
| 08:25 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 08:04 | Colorado State | John Fallon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-17 |
| 08:03 | Kentucky | Paul Lavoie grabs the defensive rebound | 24-17 |
| 07:42 | Kentucky | Chris Horton can't connect on a runner in the paint | 24-17 |
| 07:41 | Colorado State | Leon Thomas grabs the board | 24-17 |
| 07:37 | Colorado State | Leon Thomas drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Arthur Hicks | 24-19 |
| 07:35 | Kentucky | Arthur Hicks steals it from Thomas Boehm in the backcourt | 24-19 |
| 07:20 | Colorado State | Leon Thomas's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Anker | 24-19 |
| 07:18 | Kentucky | Paul Lavoie gets the rebound | 24-19 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Boehm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Burruss (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Steven Anker (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Paul Lavoie (fresh) 3 reb. C - Chris Horton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Arthur Hicks (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Tubbs (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leon Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Nelson (fresh) C - John Fallon (fresh) | |
| 06:57 | Kentucky | Chris Horton hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Steven Anker | 26-19 |
| 06:37 | Colorado State | John Fallon is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on John Fallon, team foul #8 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (PG), Robert Thompson (SG), Paul Lariviere (PF), Trevor Billings (C) Thomas Boehm, Michael Burruss, Steven Anker, Paul Lavoie | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joshua Campbell (PG), Michael Wright (SG), Donny Edwards (SF), Edward Stevens (PF) Arthur Hicks, Gene Tubbs, Leon Thomas, John Fallon | |
| 06:24 | Kentucky | Joshua Campbell steps in front of the Chris Horton pass | 26-19 |
| 06:12 | Colorado State | Michael Wright's layup is rejected by Chris Horton | 26-19 |
| 06:11 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-19 |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 26-19 |
| 05:53 | Kentucky | Chris Horton hits the follow up shot | 28-19 |
| 05:38 | Colorado State | Michael Wright clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-19 |
| 05:37 | Colorado State | Joshua Campbell gets the offensive rebound | 28-19 |
| 05:17 | Colorado State | Joshua Campbell comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-19 |
| 05:16 | Colorado State | The offensive rebound goes to George Nelson | 28-19 |
| 05:05 | Colorado State | George Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-19 |
| 05:03 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere snags the defensive board | 28-19 |
| 04:43 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Thompson | 31-19 |
| 04:37 | Colorado State | Joshua Campbell comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 31-19 |
| 04:36 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings gets the rebound | 31-19 |
| 04:32 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell clanks a 3 from straight away | 31-19 |
| 04:31 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens pulls down the rebound | 31-19 |
| 04:26 | Colorado State | Joshua Campbell hits a 3 from the left wing | 31-22 |
| 04:07 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Thompson | 33-22 |
| 03:48 | Colorado State | Donny Edwards clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-22 |
| 03:47 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings snags the defensive board | 33-22 |
| 03:43 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-22 |
| 03:42 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings tips it home | 35-22 |
| 03:22 | Colorado State | The pull-up jumper by Joshua Campbell is blocked by Paul Lariviere | 35-22 |
| 03:20 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings gets the rebound | 35-22 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Chris Horton (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Lariviere (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Trevor Billings (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Joshua Campbell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 stl. SG - Michael Wright (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donny Edwards (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Edward Stevens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - George Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson comes up short on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Joshua Campbell - foul #2 on Joshua Campbell, team foul #9 | 35-22 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm (SG), Steven Anker (SF) Chris Horton, Trevor Billings | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Arthur Hicks (PG), Gene Tubbs (SG), Leon Thomas (SF), Robert Scheerer (PF), Leonard Ross (C) Joshua Campbell, Michael Wright, Donny Edwards, Edward Stevens, George Nelson | |
| 03:04 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 35-22 |
| 03:04 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-22 |
| 02:51 | Colorado State | Arthur Hicks buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Leonard Ross | 36-24 |
| 02:32 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Anker | 39-24 |
| 02:16 | Colorado State | Leonard Ross clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 39-24 |
| 02:14 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere gets the rebound | 39-24 |
| 01:55 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm blows the layup but the foul's on Leonard Ross - foul #3 on Leonard Ross, team foul #10 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Lavoie (PF), Trevor Billings (C) Paul Lariviere, Robert Thompson | |
| Subs | Colorado State | John Fallon (PF) Leonard Ross | |
| 01:55 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm makes the 1st free throw | 40-24 |
| 01:55 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm makes the 2nd free throw | 41-24 |
| 01:32 | Colorado State | Joseph McConnell takes the ball from Leon Thomas | 41-24 |
| 01:16 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm is hacked by Robert Scheerer - foul #2 on Robert Scheerer, team foul #11 | 41-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Thompson (SF), Paul Lariviere (PF) Steven Anker, Paul Lavoie | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joshua Campbell (PG), Michael Wright (SG), Donny Edwards (SF), Edward Stevens (PF) Arthur Hicks, Gene Tubbs, Leon Thomas, John Fallon | |
| 01:16 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm misses the 1st free throw | 41-24 |
| 01:16 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm misses the 2nd free throw | 41-24 |
| 01:16 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings grabs the offensive board | 41-24 |
| 01:05 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Scheerer | 41-24 |
| 01:03 | Colorado State | Michael Wright gets the rebound | 41-24 |
| 00:58 | Colorado State | Robert Scheerer loses the ball out of bounds | 41-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Anker (SF), Paul Lavoie (PF) Thomas Boehm, Trevor Billings | |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | Donny Edwards steals it from Paul Lariviere | 41-24 |
| 00:21 | Colorado State | Joshua Campbell is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Joshua Campbell, team foul #12 | 41-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm (SG), Chris Horton (PF), Trevor Billings (C) Steven Anker, Paul Lavoie, Paul Lariviere | |
| Subs | Colorado State | Arthur Hicks (PG), George Nelson (C) Joshua Campbell, Robert Scheerer | |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-24 |
| 00:03 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens snags the defensive board | 41-24 |
| 00:00 | Colorado State | Edward Stevens misses the halfcourt shot | 41-24 |