| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Fred Ward (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Ashcraft (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joe Dixon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ilia Zicker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Celestine (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Fowlkes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | New Mexico | Fred Ward inbounds the ball | 20-19 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin misses the shot from the right wing | 20-19 |
| 19:37 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon grabs the defensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 19:19 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-22 |
| 18:59 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson hits a wide open shot in the paint set up by Charles Jones out of the doubleteam | 22-22 |
| 18:30 | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 22-22 |
| 18:28 | New Mexico | Joshua Ashcraft grabs the board | 22-22 |
| 18:08 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Charles Jones | 25-22 |
| 17:48 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-25 |
| 17:25 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson clanks a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Ilia Zicker - foul #2 on Ilia Zicker, team foul #1 | 25-25 |
| 17:25 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 17:25 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 17:08 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Celestine | 26-28 |
| 16:44 | New Mexico | Fred Ward clanks a shot in the lane | 26-28 |
| 16:42 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine grabs the board | 26-28 |
| 16:28 | Kentucky | William Merritt can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-28 |
| 16:27 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Fowlkes | 26-28 |
| 16:12 | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joe Dixon | 26-30 |
| 15:43 | New Mexico | Fred Ward is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Jones out of a doubleteam | 28-30 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Fred Ward (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Ashcraft (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Edward Peterson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joe Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Merritt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ilia Zicker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Celestine (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Keith Fowlkes (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:22 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Joe Dixon | 28-33 |
| 15:04 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson throws it down set up by Charles Jones | 30-33 |
| 14:42 | Kentucky | William Merritt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-33 |
| 14:41 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Edward Peterson | 30-33 |
| 14:21 | New Mexico | Charles Jones works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 14:19 | New Mexico | Joshua Ashcraft pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 13:58 | New Mexico | Robert Celestine steals it from Charles Jones out of a doubleteam | 30-33 |
| 13:35 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes is fouled on the floor by Charles Jones - foul #3 on Charles Jones, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski (C) Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Arnwine (PG), Richard Rainey (SG), Eric Clouse (PF), Calvin Sack (C) Joe Dixon, William Merritt, Robert Celestine, Keith Fowlkes | |
| 13:21 | Kentucky | Joshua Ashcraft steals it from Eric Clouse | 30-33 |
| 12:54 | New Mexico | Fred Ward makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Charles Jones | 32-33 |
| 12:29 | Kentucky | Calvin Sack buries a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by John Arnwine | 32-35 |
| 12:11 | New Mexico | Charles Jones buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jurica Kurowski | 35-35 |
| 11:56 | Kentucky | John Arnwine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Kendall Jones (SF), Armand Costa (C) Fred Ward, Joshua Ashcraft | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joe Dixon (PG), Randall Feaster (SF) Richard Rainey, Ilia Zicker | |
| 11:37 | New Mexico | Kendall Jones loses the dribble to Calvin Sack | 35-35 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kendall Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jurica Kurowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Armand Costa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joe Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Arnwine (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randall Feaster (fresh) PF - Eric Clouse (fresh) C - Calvin Sack (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:10 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Joe Dixon, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Merritt (SG), Robert Celestine (PF), Keith Fowlkes (C) Randall Feaster, Eric Clouse, Calvin Sack | |
| 10:42 | New Mexico | Charles Jones is whistled for traveling | 35-35 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Fred Ward (SF) Kendall Jones | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:22 | Kentucky | John Arnwine comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 35-35 |
| 10:21 | Kentucky | William Merritt tips it home | 35-37 |
| 09:57 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Richard O'Laughlin, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joshua Ashcraft (PF), Edward Peterson (C) Jurica Kurowski, Armand Costa | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker (SF) John Arnwine | |
| 09:52 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon is hacked by Charles Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Jones, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| 09:25 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Merritt | 35-39 |
| 09:06 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson slams it home and he's hacked by Robert Celestine - foul #2 on Robert Celestine, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Phelps (PG) Charles Jones | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Arnwine (SG) Joe Dixon | |
| 09:06 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson makes the free throw | 38-39 |
| 08:39 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by John Arnwine | 38-41 |
| 08:18 | New Mexico | Fred Ward misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 08:16 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ilia Zicker | 38-41 |
| 07:47 | Kentucky | John Arnwine hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from William Merritt | 38-43 |
| 07:29 | New Mexico | Fred Ward is fouled on the floor by Ilia Zicker - foul #3 on Ilia Zicker, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (PG), Jack Christopher (SG), Kendall Jones (SF), Jurica Kurowski (PF), Armand Costa (C) John Phelps, Richard O'Laughlin, Fred Ward, Joshua Ashcraft, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joe Dixon (PG), Randall Feaster (SF), Eric Clouse (PF) William Merritt, Ilia Zicker, Robert Celestine | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jack Christopher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kendall Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jurica Kurowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Armand Costa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joe Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Arnwine (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Randall Feaster (fresh) PF - Eric Clouse (fresh) C - Keith Fowlkes (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:00 | New Mexico | Armand Costa misses short on a shot from close range | 38-43 |
| 06:58 | New Mexico | Armand Costa can't tip it in | 38-43 |
| 06:56 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski snags the offensive board | 38-43 |
| 06:29 | New Mexico | Kendall Jones can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 38-43 |
| 06:27 | Kentucky | Eric Clouse grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 06:02 | Kentucky | Jurica Kurowski steps in front of the John Arnwine pass | 38-43 |
| 05:45 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski lays it in uncontested on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Charles Jones | 40-43 |
| 05:19 | Kentucky | John Arnwine hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 40-43 |
| 05:18 | New Mexico | Armand Costa grabs the board | 40-43 |
| 04:54 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Eric Clouse - foul #1 on Eric Clouse, team foul #5 | 40-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin (SG), Fred Ward (SF), Edward Peterson (C) Jack Christopher, Kendall Jones, Armand Costa | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Merritt (SG), Ilia Zicker (SF), Robert Celestine (PF), Calvin Sack (C) John Arnwine, Randall Feaster, Eric Clouse, Keith Fowlkes | |
| 04:54 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski misses the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 04:54 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 04:25 | Kentucky | William Merritt drills a driving attempt from the right block | 41-45 |
| 04:08 | New Mexico | Fred Ward hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Richard O'Laughlin | 43-45 |
| 03:47 | Kentucky | Calvin Sack banks in the layup on a great pass from Joe Dixon and the foul's on Jurica Kurowski - foul #2 on Jurica Kurowski, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Joshua Ashcraft (PF) Jurica Kurowski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:47 | Kentucky | Calvin Sack makes the free throw | 43-48 |
| 03:29 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson is fouled on the floor by Calvin Sack - foul #3 on Calvin Sack, team foul #6 | 43-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Phelps (PG) Charles Jones | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - John Phelps (fresh) SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fred Ward (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Ashcraft (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joe Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Merritt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ilia Zicker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Celestine (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Calvin Sack (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:04 | New Mexico | Fred Ward's fadeaway is rejected by Calvin Sack | 43-48 |
| 03:03 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Celestine | 43-48 |
| 02:57 | Kentucky | Calvin Sack misses the floater from the baseline | 43-48 |
| 02:56 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 02:35 | New Mexico | Fred Ward buries a jumper from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 02:09 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ilia Zicker | 45-51 |
| 01:49 | New Mexico | Ilia Zicker blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Fred Ward | 45-51 |
| 01:47 | New Mexico | Joshua Ashcraft tips it in | 47-51 |
| 01:30 | Kentucky | William Merritt misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Phelps - foul #1 on John Phelps, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (PG) John Phelps | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes (C) Calvin Sack | |
| 01:30 | Kentucky | William Merritt misses the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 01:30 | Kentucky | William Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 01:01 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 47-52 |
| 00:59 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine grabs the board | 47-52 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Kentucky | William Merritt hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Celestine and the foul's on Joshua Ashcraft - foul #2 on Joshua Ashcraft, team foul #6 | 47-54 |
| 00:38 | Kentucky | William Merritt misses the free throw | 47-54 |
| 00:38 | New Mexico | Joshua Ashcraft snags the defensive board | 47-54 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | New Mexico | Charles Jones shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ilia Zicker | 47-54 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker is hacked by Charles Jones in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles Jones, team foul #7 | 47-54 |
| Subs | New Mexico | John Phelps (PG) Charles Jones | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 00:28 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| 00:21 | New Mexico | John Phelps hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-54 |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | William Merritt snags the defensive board | 47-54 |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | William Merritt is fouled in the backcourt by Richard O'Laughlin - foul #2 on Richard O'Laughlin, team foul #8 | 47-54 |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | William Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | William Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:10 | New Mexico | John Phelps drills a 3 from the left corner | 50-56 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon is hacked by John Phelps in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Phelps, team foul #9 | 50-56 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Arnwine (SF) Ilia Zicker | |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon misses the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:09 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Edward Peterson | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:04 | New Mexico | Robert Celestine takes the ball from John Phelps | 50-56 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | John Arnwine is fouled in the backcourt by Richard O'Laughlin - foul #3 on Richard O'Laughlin, team foul #10 | 50-56 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | John Arnwine makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | John Arnwine makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | Fred Ward clanks a fullcourt shot | 50-58 |