| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Randolph Gorsuch (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Heiser (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marc Mrozek (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Herman Rock (fresh) C - Alvin Bardin (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Page (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gregory Goodfellow (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tyler Hazard (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. PF - Robert Davis (fresh) 4 pts. C - Louis Welcher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Colorado State | Marc Mrozek inbounds the ball | 27-41 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Colorado State | Alvin Bardin comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 27-41 |
| 19:37 | Colorado State | Charles Heiser tips it back up and in | 29-41 |
| 19:11 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-41 |
| 19:10 | Colorado State | Marc Mrozek grabs the defensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 19:07 | Colorado State | Charles Heiser loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-41 |
| 18:48 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard is hacked by Randolph Gorsuch - foul #1 on Randolph Gorsuch, team foul #1 | 29-41 |
| 18:19 | Kentucky | Robert Davis connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Gregory Goodfellow | 29-43 |
| 18:04 | Colorado State | Charles Heiser scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Randolph Gorsuch | 31-43 |
| 17:42 | Kentucky | James Page is hacked by Randolph Gorsuch - foul #2 on Randolph Gorsuch, team foul #2 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joshua Baca (PG), Ed Edwards (SF), William Karsten (PF), Darren Stahl (C) Randolph Gorsuch, Marc Mrozek, Herman Rock, Alvin Bardin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Peres (PG), Dikembe Abdalla (SG), Thomas Mankowski (PF), Damek Zomer (C) James Page, Gregory Goodfellow, Robert Davis, Louis Welcher | |
| 17:16 | Kentucky | Robert Peres hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdalla | 31-46 |
| 16:49 | Colorado State | Darren Stahl misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 31-46 |
| 16:47 | Colorado State | Darren Stahl gets the offensive rebound | 31-46 |
| 16:31 | Colorado State | Ed Edwards is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 16:09 | Kentucky | Charles Heiser steps in front of the Damek Zomer pass | 34-46 |
| 15:52 | Colorado State | Charles Heiser misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 15:51 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Tyler Hazard | 34-46 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Joshua Baca (fresh) SG - Charles Heiser (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ed Edwards (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Karsten (fresh) C - Darren Stahl (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Peres (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdalla (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Tyler Hazard (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. PF - Thomas Mankowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Damek Zomer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Kentucky | William Karsten steals it from Thomas Mankowski | 34-46 |
| 15:07 | Colorado State | Darren Stahl double dribbles | 34-46 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Randolph Gorsuch (PG), Marc Mrozek (SF), Herman Rock (PF), Alvin Bardin (C) Joshua Baca, Ed Edwards, William Karsten, Darren Stahl | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG), Gregory Goodfellow (SG), Robert Davis (PF), Louis Welcher (C) Robert Peres, Dikembe Abdalla, Thomas Mankowski, Damek Zomer | |
| 14:43 | Kentucky | Randolph Gorsuch steps in front of the Robert Davis pass | 34-46 |
| 14:21 | Colorado State | Marc Mrozek misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-46 |
| 14:19 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Page | 34-46 |
| 14:00 | Kentucky | Louis Welcher is called for a backcourt violation | 34-46 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Peres (SF) Tyler Hazard | |
| 13:58 | Colorado State | Marc Mrozek is called for traveling in the backcourt | 34-46 |
| 13:37 | Kentucky | Robert Peres is fouled on the floor by Randolph Gorsuch - foul #3 on Randolph Gorsuch, team foul #3 | 34-46 |
| 13:17 | Kentucky | Robert Davis misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from close range | 34-46 |
| 13:16 | Kentucky | James Page tips it in | 34-48 |
| 12:56 | Colorado State | Alvin Bardin is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Heiser | 36-48 |
| 12:27 | Kentucky | James Page is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 36-48 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joshua Baca (PG), Ed Edwards (SG), William Karsten (SF), Darren Stahl (C) Randolph Gorsuch, Charles Heiser, Marc Mrozek, Alvin Bardin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard (SF), Thomas Mankowski (PF), Damek Zomer (C) Robert Peres, Robert Davis, Louis Welcher | |
| 12:12 | Colorado State | William Karsten comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-48 |
| 12:11 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard grabs the defensive rebound | 36-48 |
| 11:46 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski buries a jumper from close range on a great pass from Gregory Goodfellow and he's hacked by Herman Rock - foul #2 on Herman Rock, team foul #4 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Marc Mrozek (SF) Herman Rock | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdalla (SG) Gregory Goodfellow | |
| 11:46 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski makes the free throw | 36-51 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Joshua Baca (fresh) SG - Ed Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Marc Mrozek (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Karsten (fresh) C - Darren Stahl (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Page (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dikembe Abdalla (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Tyler Hazard (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. PF - Thomas Mankowski (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Damek Zomer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:39 | Colorado State | Marc Mrozek makes the jumpshot from the right side | 38-51 |
| 11:37 | Kentucky | Ed Edwards steps in front of the James Page pass in the backcourt | 38-51 |
| 11:21 | Colorado State | Marc Mrozek misses the wide open shot from the left wing | 38-51 |
| 11:19 | Colorado State | William Karsten tips it back up and in | 40-51 |
| 10:58 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-51 |
| 10:57 | Colorado State | Darren Stahl grabs the defensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 10:53 | Colorado State | Joshua Baca scores on a floater in the lane | 42-51 |
| 10:24 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 10:22 | Kentucky | James Page gets the offensive rebound | 42-51 |
| 09:56 | Kentucky | Darren Stahl denies the turnaround by Thomas Mankowski | 42-51 |
| 09:54 | Colorado State | Marc Mrozek gets the rebound | 42-51 |
| 09:39 | Colorado State | Ed Edwards clanks a shot from the right block | 42-51 |
| 09:38 | Kentucky | Damek Zomer pulls down the rebound | 42-51 |
| 09:14 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski banks in the wide open layup | 42-53 |
| 08:52 | Colorado State | Darren Stahl makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Joshua Baca and the foul's on Damek Zomer - foul #2 on Damek Zomer, team foul #1 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Randolph Gorsuch (PG), Charles Heiser (SG), Herman Rock (PF) Joshua Baca, Ed Edwards, William Karsten | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Peres (PG), Gregory Goodfellow (SG), Robert Davis (PF), Louis Welcher (C) James Page, Dikembe Abdalla, Thomas Mankowski, Damek Zomer | |
| 08:52 | Colorado State | Darren Stahl makes the free throw | 45-53 |
| 08:27 | Kentucky | Robert Davis hits a jumper from the right side set up by Robert Peres | 45-55 |
| 08:13 | Colorado State | Randolph Gorsuch loses the ball out of bounds | 45-55 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Alvin Bardin (C) Darren Stahl | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:55 | Kentucky | Robert Davis can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Alvin Bardin - foul #2 on Alvin Bardin, team foul #5 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Colorado State | William Karsten (SF) Marc Mrozek | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG) Tyler Hazard | |
| 07:55 | Kentucky | Robert Davis misses the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 07:55 | Kentucky | Robert Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 07:55 | Colorado State | Herman Rock gets the rebound | 45-55 |
| 07:30 | Colorado State | Herman Rock buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Robert Davis - foul #3 on Robert Davis, team foul #2 | 47-55 |
| 07:30 | Colorado State | Herman Rock makes the free throw | 48-55 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Randolph Gorsuch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Heiser (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Karsten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Herman Rock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Alvin Bardin (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Page (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Gregory Goodfellow (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Peres (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. PF - Robert Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Louis Welcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Kentucky | William Karsten picks off the pass by Robert Davis | 48-55 |
| 06:59 | Colorado State | Charles Heiser banks in the layup set up by William Karsten | 50-55 |
| 06:31 | Kentucky | Robert Peres misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-55 |
| 06:29 | Colorado State | Alvin Bardin grabs the defensive rebound | 50-55 |
| 06:13 | Colorado State | Randolph Gorsuch can't connect on a floater from the left side | 50-55 |
| 06:12 | Kentucky | Robert Davis pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| 05:43 | Kentucky | Robert Peres connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Gregory Goodfellow | 50-58 |
| 05:22 | Colorado State | Alvin Bardin drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Herman Rock | 52-58 |
| 05:07 | Kentucky | Robert Davis lays it up and in set up by Robert Peres | 52-60 |
| 04:52 | Colorado State | Alvin Bardin misses long on a runner from the right block | 52-60 |
| 04:51 | Kentucky | Louis Welcher grabs the board | 52-60 |
| 04:27 | Kentucky | Robert Peres misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-60 |
| 04:25 | Colorado State | The rebound goes to Charles Heiser | 52-60 |
| 04:10 | Colorado State | Charles Heiser can't finish the layup | 52-60 |
| 04:09 | Kentucky | Robert Peres pulls down the rebound | 52-60 |
| 03:48 | Kentucky | Robert Peres connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Page | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Colorado State | Randolph Gorsuch scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Heiser | 55-63 |
| 03:27 | Kentucky | James Page misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Alvin Bardin - foul #3 on Alvin Bardin, team foul #6 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joshua Baca (PG), Ed Edwards (SG), Marc Mrozek (SF), Darren Stahl (C) Randolph Gorsuch, Charles Heiser, William Karsten, Alvin Bardin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdalla (SG), Tyler Hazard (SF), Thomas Mankowski (PF), Damek Zomer (C) Gregory Goodfellow, Robert Peres, Robert Davis, Louis Welcher | |
| 03:27 | Kentucky | James Page misses the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 03:27 | Kentucky | James Page misses the 2nd free throw | 55-63 |
| 03:27 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski grabs the offensive board | 55-63 |
| Lineup | Colorado State | PG - Joshua Baca (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ed Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Marc Mrozek (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Herman Rock (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Darren Stahl (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Page (tired) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Dikembe Abdalla (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Tyler Hazard (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. PF - Thomas Mankowski (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Damek Zomer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Kentucky | James Page can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-63 |
| 03:02 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdalla grabs the offensive board | 55-63 |
| 02:42 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdalla throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-63 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Peres (PG) James Page | |
| 02:25 | Colorado State | Damek Zomer picks off the pass by Darren Stahl | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:23 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard is fouled in the backcourt by Ed Edwards - foul #1 on Ed Edwards, team foul #7 | 55-63 |
| 02:23 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard misses the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 02:23 | Colorado State | Herman Rock snags the defensive board | 55-63 |
| 02:08 | Colorado State | Herman Rock misses the jumper in the lane | 55-63 |
| 02:06 | Colorado State | Darren Stahl tips it back up and in | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:45 | Kentucky | Ed Edwards takes the ball from Tyler Hazard | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:25 | Colorado State | Robert Peres steals it from Ed Edwards | 57-63 |
| 01:06 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdalla is whistled for a carry | 57-63 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Randolph Gorsuch (PG), Charles Heiser (SG), Alvin Bardin (C) Joshua Baca, Ed Edwards, Darren Stahl | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG), Gregory Goodfellow (SG), Robert Davis (PF), Louis Welcher (C) Robert Peres, Dikembe Abdalla, Thomas Mankowski, Damek Zomer | |
| 01:04 | Colorado State | Charles Heiser is fouled in the backcourt by James Page - foul #1 on James Page, team foul #3 | 57-63 |
| 00:44 | Colorado State | Alvin Bardin's layup is rejected by Louis Welcher | 57-63 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Louis Welcher gets the rebound | 57-63 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Louis Welcher is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Heiser - foul #2 on Charles Heiser, team foul #8 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Colorado State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Peres (SG) Gregory Goodfellow | |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Louis Welcher makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Louis Welcher misses the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Robert Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Kentucky | Robert Davis is hacked by Herman Rock - foul #3 on Herman Rock, team foul #9 | 57-64 |
| 00:38 | Kentucky | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:38 | Kentucky | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State 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 fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Colorado State | Randolph Gorsuch misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-66 |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | Louis Welcher snags the defensive board | 57-66 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Louis Welcher is fouled in the backcourt by Randolph Gorsuch - foul #4 on Randolph Gorsuch, team foul #10 | 57-66 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Louis Welcher misses the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Louis Welcher makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:20 | Colorado State | Alvin Bardin hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 57-67 |
| 00:18 | Colorado State | Marc Mrozek pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-67 |
| 00:15 | Colorado State | Charles Heiser drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Alvin Bardin | 59-67 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard is hacked by Randolph Gorsuch in the backcourt - foul #5 on Randolph Gorsuch, team foul #11 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Colorado State | Joshua Baca (PG) Randolph Gorsuch | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:09 | Colorado State | Charles Heiser's pass is intercepted by Tyler Hazard in the backcourt | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Colorado State | Colorado State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | James Page runs out the clock | 59-69 |