| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Hank Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Rankin (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Murray Byrd (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Arthur Arnold (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alex Martell (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dan Calles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mathew Warren (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tom Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt inbounds the ball | 29-23 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Murray Byrd and the foul's on Mathew Warren - foul #1 on Mathew Warren, team foul #1 | 31-23 |
| 19:43 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett makes the free throw | 32-23 |
| 19:30 | Iowa | Mathew Warren is hacked by Murray Byrd - foul #2 on Murray Byrd, team foul #1 | 32-23 |
| 19:13 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Dan Calles | 32-26 |
| 19:11 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Randy Randolph, team foul #2 | 32-26 |
| 18:55 | Iowa | Murray Byrd denies the turnaround by Dan Calles | 32-26 |
| 18:53 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Hank Bennett | 32-26 |
| 18:24 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd drills a fadeaway near the basket | 34-26 |
| 18:04 | Iowa | Dan Calles can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 34-26 |
| 18:02 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold can't tip it in | 34-26 |
| 18:01 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 34-26 |
| 17:47 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett misses short on a shot from the right side | 34-26 |
| 17:46 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd snags the offensive board | 34-26 |
| 17:32 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett double dribbles | 34-26 |
| 17:14 | Iowa | Dan Calles clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Hunt - foul #2 on Michael Hunt, team foul #3 | 34-26 |
| 17:14 | Iowa | Dan Calles misses the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 17:14 | Iowa | Dan Calles makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 16:54 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-27 |
| 16:52 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt tips it in | 36-27 |
| 16:45 | Iowa | Tom Jones misses the easy layup but the foul's on Murray Byrd - foul #3 on Murray Byrd, team foul #4 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale (SG), Lewis Gregory (C) Hank Bennett, Murray Byrd | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 16:45 | Iowa | Tom Jones misses the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 16:45 | Iowa | Tom Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 16:30 | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Steven Carnevale, team foul #5 | 36-28 |
| 16:13 | Iowa | Dan Calles hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Tom Jones | 36-30 |
| 15:54 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Clarence Rankin | 39-30 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Carnevale (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Michael Hunt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Rankin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Lewis Gregory (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Arthur Arnold (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alex Martell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dan Calles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mathew Warren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tom Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Iowa | Tom Jones clanks a shot in the paint | 39-30 |
| 15:38 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold grabs the offensive board | 39-30 |
| 15:21 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-33 |
| 15:17 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Carnevale | 42-33 |
| 14:55 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Clarence Rankin - foul #1 on Clarence Rankin, team foul #6 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (SG), Murray Byrd (C) Steven Carnevale, Lewis Gregory | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 14:55 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold misses the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 14:55 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 14:37 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 14:36 | Iowa | Dan Calles gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 14:23 | Iowa | Clarence Rankin steals the ball from Tom Jones | 42-34 |
| 13:57 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 13:56 | Iowa | Tom Jones pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 13:42 | Iowa | Mathew Warren blows the layup but he's hacked by Michael Hunt - foul #3 on Michael Hunt, team foul #7 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Stone (SF), Troy Auten (PF) Michael Hunt, Clarence Rankin | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 13:42 | Iowa | Mathew Warren misses the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 13:42 | Iowa | Mathew Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 13:26 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph misses the jumper from the left side | 42-35 |
| 13:24 | Iowa | Mathew Warren grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 13:08 | Iowa | The jump hook by Alex Martell is blocked by Troy Auten | 42-35 |
| 13:07 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Stone | 42-35 |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Troy Auten | 45-35 |
| 12:22 | Iowa | Dan Calles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Bohn (PG), Michael Hunt (SF) Randy Randolph, Robert Stone | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Folse (PG), Jonathan Polasky (SG), Michael Huynh (SF), Geoffrey Parker (PF) Arthur Arnold, Alex Martell, Dan Calles, Mathew Warren | |
| 12:03 | Kentucky | Geoffrey Parker swats the short shot by Murray Byrd | 45-35 |
| 12:02 | Iowa | Michael Huynh grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 11:50 | Iowa | Troy Auten swats the shot by Michael Huynh | 45-35 |
| 11:48 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Bohn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hank Bennett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Michael Hunt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Troy Auten (fresh) 2 blk. C - Murray Byrd (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Folse (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jonathan Polasky (fresh) SF - Michael Huynh (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Geoffrey Parker (fresh) 2 blk. C - Tom Jones (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn is hacked by Tom Jones - foul #3 on Tom Jones, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale (SG), Clarence Rankin (PF) Hank Bennett, Troy Auten | |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Simoneaux (C) Tom Jones | |
| 11:17 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin is called for traveling | 45-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (PG) Noel Bohn | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 10:51 | Iowa | Jonathan Polasky misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-35 |
| 10:49 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin grabs the board | 45-35 |
| 10:20 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt can't connect on a floater from the left side | 45-35 |
| 10:18 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt snags the offensive board | 45-35 |
| 10:02 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 45-35 |
| 10:00 | Iowa | Paul Simoneaux grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 09:40 | Iowa | Michael Huynh can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 09:39 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 09:11 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Randy Randolph | 47-35 |
| 08:54 | Iowa | Michael Huynh loses the dribble to Clarence Rankin | 47-35 |
| 08:25 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-35 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:20 | Iowa | Michael Huynh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Bohn (PG), Hank Bennett (SG), Robert Stone (SF), Troy Auten (PF), Lewis Gregory (C) Randy Randolph, Steven Carnevale, Michael Hunt, Clarence Rankin, Murray Byrd | |
| Subs | Iowa | Arthur Arnold (PG), Alex Martell (SG), Dan Calles (SF), Mathew Warren (PF), Tom Jones (C) Joseph Folse, Jonathan Polasky, Michael Huynh, Geoffrey Parker, Paul Simoneaux | |
| 07:56 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett misses badly on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Tom Jones - foul #4 on Tom Jones, team foul #3 | 50-35 |
| 07:56 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 51-35 |
| 07:56 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 52-35 |
| 07:43 | Iowa | Troy Auten steps in front of the Arthur Arnold pass | 52-35 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Bohn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hank Bennett (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Robert Stone (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Troy Auten (fresh) 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Lewis Gregory (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Arthur Arnold (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alex Martell (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dan Calles (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mathew Warren (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Tom Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Kentucky | Troy Auten's pass is intercepted by Tom Jones | 52-35 |
| 07:15 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-35 |
| 07:13 | Kentucky | Robert Stone gets the rebound | 52-35 |
| 06:47 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-35 |
| 06:30 | Iowa | Noel Bohn steals it from Mathew Warren | 55-35 |
| 06:27 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn misses the lay-in | 55-35 |
| 06:25 | Iowa | Mathew Warren snags the defensive board | 55-35 |
| 06:13 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 55-35 |
| 06:11 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Dan Calles | 55-35 |
| 06:04 | Iowa | Mathew Warren is called for a charge - foul #2 on Mathew Warren, team foul #4 | 55-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale (SG) Hank Bennett | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Folse (PG), Jonathan Polasky (SG), Michael Huynh (SF), Geoffrey Parker (PF), Paul Simoneaux (C) Arthur Arnold, Alex Martell, Dan Calles, Mathew Warren, Tom Jones | |
| 05:35 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Robert Stone and the foul's on Joseph Folse - foul #3 on Joseph Folse, team foul #5 | 57-35 |
| 05:35 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn misses the free throw | 57-35 |
| 05:35 | Iowa | Paul Simoneaux gets the rebound | 57-35 |
| 05:25 | Iowa | Jonathan Polasky misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 57-35 |
| 05:23 | Iowa | Michael Huynh tips it back up and in | 57-37 |
| 04:55 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Robert Stone is denied by Geoffrey Parker | 57-37 |
| 04:54 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Lewis Gregory | 57-37 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:37 | Kentucky | Robert Stone clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Huynh - foul #2 on Michael Huynh, team foul #6 | 57-37 |
| 04:37 | Kentucky | Robert Stone makes the 1st free throw | 58-37 |
| 04:37 | Kentucky | Robert Stone misses the 2nd free throw | 58-37 |
| 04:37 | Iowa | Paul Simoneaux grabs the board | 58-37 |
| 04:27 | Iowa | The jumper by Joseph Folse is denied by Lewis Gregory | 58-37 |
| 04:26 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Huynh | 58-37 |
| 04:18 | Iowa | Michael Huynh drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 58-39 |
| 04:14 | Kentucky | Robert Stone knocks in the driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by Paul Simoneaux - foul #2 on Paul Simoneaux, team foul #7 | 60-39 |
| 04:14 | Kentucky | Robert Stone makes the free throw | 61-39 |
| 03:56 | Iowa | Michael Huynh evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-39 |
| 03:54 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker grabs the offensive rebound | 61-39 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Iowa | Michael Huynh can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but the foul's on Robert Stone - foul #1 on Robert Stone, team foul #8 | 61-39 |
| 03:42 | Iowa | Michael Huynh misses the 1st free throw | 61-39 |
| 03:42 | Iowa | Michael Huynh misses the 2nd free throw | 61-39 |
| 03:42 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker snags the offensive board | 61-39 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Bohn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Carnevale (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Stone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Troy Auten (fairly fresh) 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Lewis Gregory (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Folse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Polasky (fresh) SF - Michael Huynh (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Geoffrey Parker (fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Paul Simoneaux (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Iowa | Michael Huynh evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the left block | 61-39 |
| 03:30 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory snags the defensive board | 61-39 |
| 03:03 | Kentucky | Robert Stone misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 61-39 |
| 03:01 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Parker | 61-39 |
| 02:41 | Iowa | Joseph Folse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-39 |
| 02:21 | Kentucky | Robert Stone loses the dribble to Joseph Folse | 61-39 |
| 02:17 | Iowa | Michael Huynh hits the finger roll set up by Joseph Folse | 61-41 |
| 01:58 | Kentucky | Robert Stone is hacked by Paul Simoneaux - foul #3 on Paul Simoneaux, team foul #8 | 61-41 |
| 01:58 | Kentucky | Robert Stone makes the 1st free throw | 62-41 |
| 01:58 | Kentucky | Robert Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 63-41 |
| 01:43 | Iowa | Michael Huynh comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-41 |
| 01:42 | Kentucky | Troy Auten grabs the board | 63-41 |
| 01:34 | Kentucky | Robert Stone hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Steven Carnevale | 65-41 |
| 01:18 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker is hacked by Steven Carnevale - foul #3 on Steven Carnevale, team foul #9 | 65-41 |
| 01:18 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker makes the 1st free throw | 65-42 |
| 01:18 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 65-43 |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory scores on a runner near the basket set up by Noel Bohn | 67-43 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Iowa | Joseph Folse is whistled for traveling | 67-43 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | A charge is called on Robert Stone - foul #2 on Robert Stone, team foul #10 | 67-43 |
| 00:12 | Iowa | Michael Huynh knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-46 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn runs out the clock | 67-46 |