| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eugene Miller (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Wilcoxon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dwayne Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Eddy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Predrag Brzuchalski (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Thomas Fuller (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sergei Sosinski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Darryl Colson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Donald Norman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 19:33 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller grabs the defensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 19:04 | Kentucky | Willie Frank misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-25 |
| 19:03 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes tips it home | 30-25 |
| 18:34 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Fuller | 30-27 |
| 18:23 | Kentucky | Willie Frank makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Eugene Miller | 33-27 |
| 18:05 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-27 |
| 18:04 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Dwayne Haynes | 33-27 |
| 17:56 | Kentucky | Willie Frank misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 17:54 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon tips it back up and in | 35-27 |
| 17:49 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-27 |
| 17:48 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| 17:36 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon connects on the jump hook in the lane | 37-27 |
| 17:07 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski hits a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Predrag Brzuchalski and he's hacked by Willie Frank - foul #1 on Willie Frank, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes (SG), Micheal Brown (PF) Eugene Miller, Dwayne Haynes | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Michalec (PF) Donald Norman | |
| 17:07 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski makes the free throw | 37-30 |
| 16:49 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon loses the ball out of bounds | 37-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc (SF), James Black (PF) Robert Wilcoxon, William Eddy | |
| Subs | Penn State | Billy Barr (SF) Sergei Sosinski | |
| 16:20 | Penn State | Darryl Colson blows the dunk | 37-30 |
| 16:18 | Penn State | Darryl Colson hits the follow up shot | 37-32 |
| 15:55 | Kentucky | Billy Barr swats the shot by Willie Frank | 37-32 |
| 15:54 | Penn State | Billy Barr gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jacob Cortes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Daniel Vanscyoc (fresh) 3 stl. PF - James Black (fresh) 2 reb. C - Micheal Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Predrag Brzuchalski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Fuller (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Billy Barr (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Thomas Michalec (fresh) 5 pts. C - Darryl Colson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Daniel Vanscyoc - foul #1 on Daniel Vanscyoc, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eugene Miller (PG), Robert Wilcoxon (SF) Willie Frank, Daniel Vanscyoc | |
| Subs | Penn State | Brian Thies (C) Darryl Colson | |
| 15:50 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski misses the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 15:50 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 15:33 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from James Black | 39-33 |
| 15:09 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski makes the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Thomas Fuller | 39-35 |
| 14:50 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Micheal Brown is blocked by Brian Thies | 39-35 |
| 14:48 | Penn State | Billy Barr grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 14:27 | Penn State | Brian Thies hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Jacob Cortes - foul #1 on Jacob Cortes, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Frank (PG), Dwayne Haynes (PF), William Eddy (C) Jacob Cortes, James Black, Micheal Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski (SF), Donald Norman (PF) Billy Barr, Thomas Michalec | |
| 14:27 | Penn State | Brian Thies makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 14:27 | Penn State | Brian Thies makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 14:18 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes double dribbles | 39-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc (SF) Robert Wilcoxon | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 13:56 | Penn State | Brian Thies is whistled for a carry | 39-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Lincoln (SG) Eugene Miller | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 13:28 | Kentucky | William Eddy clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-37 |
| 13:26 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 13:02 | Penn State | Daniel Vanscyoc picks off the pass by Thomas Fuller | 39-37 |
| 12:44 | Kentucky | Willie Frank scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Lincoln | 42-37 |
| 12:15 | Penn State | William Eddy takes the ball from Donald Norman | 42-37 |
| 12:10 | Kentucky | Willie Frank travels with the ball | 42-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eugene Miller (PG), Jacob Cortes (SG), Robert Wilcoxon (SF), Micheal Brown (PF) Willie Frank, Donald Lincoln, Daniel Vanscyoc, Dwayne Haynes | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Perry (PG), Billy Barr (SG), Lionel Job (SF), Darryl Colson (PF) Predrag Brzuchalski, Thomas Fuller, Sergei Sosinski, Brian Thies | |
| 11:45 | Penn State | Micheal Brown denies the turnaround by Donald Norman | 42-37 |
| 11:43 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Eugene Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jacob Cortes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Wilcoxon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Micheal Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - William Eddy (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - John Perry (fresh) SG - Billy Barr (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Lionel Job (fresh) PF - Darryl Colson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Norman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:18 | Kentucky | William Eddy throws it down on a great pass from Micheal Brown | 44-37 |
| 11:02 | Penn State | Eugene Miller steps in front of the Lionel Job pass | 44-37 |
| 10:41 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown makes the fadeaway near the basket | 46-37 |
| 10:27 | Penn State | The short jumper by John Perry is denied by William Eddy | 46-37 |
| 10:26 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to William Eddy | 46-37 |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller clanks a shot from the baseline | 46-37 |
| 10:10 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon can't tip it in | 46-37 |
| 10:08 | Penn State | Lionel Job grabs the board | 46-37 |
| 09:50 | Penn State | John Perry misses the jump hook from close range | 46-37 |
| 09:49 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown grabs the board | 46-37 |
| 09:35 | Kentucky | John Perry steals it from Micheal Brown | 46-37 |
| 09:14 | Penn State | Billy Barr knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Lionel Job | 46-39 |
| 09:07 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-39 |
| 08:44 | Penn State | Billy Barr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Frank (PG), Donald Lincoln (SG), Daniel Vanscyoc (SF), Dwayne Haynes (PF) Eugene Miller, Jacob Cortes, Robert Wilcoxon, William Eddy | |
| Subs | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski (PG), Thomas Fuller (SG), Sergei Sosinski (SF), Thomas Michalec (PF), Brian Thies (C) John Perry, Billy Barr, Lionel Job, Darryl Colson, Donald Norman | |
| 08:24 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc is hacked by Sergei Sosinski - foul #3 on Sergei Sosinski, team foul #1 | 48-39 |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | Willie Frank misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 08:08 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 07:54 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski is called for traveling | 48-39 |
| 07:44 | Kentucky | Donald Lincoln misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-39 |
| 07:43 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Donald Lincoln (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Vanscyoc (fresh) 4 stl. PF - Dwayne Haynes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Micheal Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Predrag Brzuchalski (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Fuller (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Sergei Sosinski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Michalec (fresh) 5 pts. C - Brian Thies (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 48-39 |
| 07:13 | Penn State | Brian Thies tips it but misses | 48-39 |
| 07:11 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec grabs the offensive board | 48-39 |
| 06:55 | Penn State | Thomas Fuller is fouled on the floor by Donald Lincoln - foul #3 on Donald Lincoln, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes (SG), Robert Wilcoxon (SF) Donald Lincoln, Daniel Vanscyoc | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 06:38 | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski connects on the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Predrag Brzuchalski | 48-41 |
| 06:18 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown's floater is tipped away by Thomas Michalec | 48-41 |
| 06:17 | Penn State | Brian Thies pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 05:55 | Penn State | Brian Thies makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Micheal Brown - foul #1 on Micheal Brown, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eugene Miller (SG), James Black (PF), William Eddy (C) Jacob Cortes, Dwayne Haynes, Micheal Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | Billy Barr (SF), Darryl Colson (PF) Sergei Sosinski, Thomas Michalec | |
| 05:55 | Penn State | Brian Thies misses the free throw | 48-43 |
| 05:55 | Kentucky | William Eddy snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 05:26 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side and the foul's on Thomas Fuller - foul #2 on Thomas Fuller, team foul #2 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes (SG) Willie Frank | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 05:26 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller makes the free throw | 51-43 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:06 | Penn State | Thomas Fuller misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-43 |
| 05:05 | Kentucky | William Eddy snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 05:01 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 53-43 |
| 04:52 | Penn State | Brian Thies is fouled on the floor by William Eddy - foul #3 on William Eddy, team foul #6 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Norman (C) Brian Thies | |
| 04:41 | Penn State | William Eddy is called for the reach on Billy Barr - foul #4 on William Eddy, team foul #7 | 53-43 |
| 04:41 | Penn State | Billy Barr makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 04:41 | Penn State | Billy Barr misses the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 04:41 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes grabs the board | 53-44 |
| 04:18 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes is fouled on the floor by Thomas Fuller - foul #3 on Thomas Fuller, team foul #3 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Frank (PG), Daniel Vanscyoc (SF), Micheal Brown (PF) Jacob Cortes, Robert Wilcoxon, James Black | |
| Subs | Penn State | Sergei Sosinski (SF) Billy Barr | |
| 03:58 | Kentucky | William Eddy misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-44 |
| 03:56 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Sergei Sosinski | 53-44 |
| 03:45 | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-44 |
| 03:43 | Kentucky | William Eddy grabs the board | 53-44 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Eugene Miller (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Vanscyoc (fresh) 4 stl. PF - Micheal Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - William Eddy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Predrag Brzuchalski (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Fuller (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Sergei Sosinski (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Darryl Colson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Norman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:27 | Kentucky | Sergei Sosinski is called for the reach on Daniel Vanscyoc - foul #4 on Sergei Sosinski, team foul #4 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon (SF), Dwayne Haynes (PF) Daniel Vanscyoc, William Eddy | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thomas Michalec (PF) Darryl Colson | |
| 03:16 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Dwayne Haynes is blocked by Donald Norman | 53-44 |
| 03:14 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes hits the follow up shot | 55-44 |
| 02:54 | Penn State | Donald Norman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Micheal Brown - foul #2 on Micheal Brown, team foul #8 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes (SG), Daniel Vanscyoc (SF) Eugene Miller, Micheal Brown | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Perry (PG), Billy Barr (SG), Lionel Job (SF) Predrag Brzuchalski, Thomas Fuller, Sergei Sosinski | |
| 02:54 | Penn State | Donald Norman makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 02:54 | Penn State | Donald Norman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:52 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eugene Miller (SG), William Eddy (C) Jacob Cortes, Daniel Vanscyoc | |
| Subs | Penn State | Predrag Brzuchalski (PG), Thomas Fuller (SG), Sergei Sosinski (SF), Darryl Colson (PF), Brian Thies (C) John Perry, Billy Barr, Lionel Job, Thomas Michalec, Donald Norman | |
| 02:41 | Kentucky | Willie Frank connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dwayne Haynes | 57-46 |
| 02:27 | Penn State | Dwayne Haynes steals the ball from Brian Thies | 57-46 |
| 02:10 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Willie Frank and he's fouled by Darryl Colson - foul #3 on Darryl Colson, team foul #5 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Penn State | John Perry (PG), Billy Barr (SG), Lionel Job (SF), Thomas Michalec (PF), Donald Norman (C) Predrag Brzuchalski, Thomas Fuller, Sergei Sosinski, Darryl Colson, Brian Thies | |
| 02:10 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes makes the free throw | 60-46 |
| 01:49 | Penn State | Eugene Miller steps in front of the Lionel Job pass | 60-46 |
| 01:21 | Kentucky | Willie Frank is hacked by Billy Barr - foul #1 on Billy Barr, team foul #6 | 60-46 |
| 01:02 | Kentucky | Willie Frank hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Dwayne Haynes | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Penn State | Thomas Michalec's dunk attempt is rejected by Dwayne Haynes | 62-46 |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | William Eddy grabs the defensive rebound | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller is fouled on the floor by Billy Barr - foul #2 on Billy Barr, team foul #7 | 62-46 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller makes the 1st free throw | 63-46 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 63-46 |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Donald Norman grabs the defensive rebound | 63-46 |
| 00:24 | Penn State | Billy Barr travels with the ball | 63-46 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Willie Frank runs out the clock | 63-46 |