| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Bohn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Nutter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joe Madden (fresh) 4 reb. C - Murray Byrd (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Bryant Crain (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ted Robertson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Meade (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Kort (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Marlow (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Robert Meade inbounds the ball | 39-43 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Saint Louis | James Marlow buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Kenneth Kort and he's fouled by Bryan Nutter - foul #1 on Bryan Nutter, team foul #1 | 39-45 |
| 19:41 | Saint Louis | James Marlow makes the free throw | 39-46 |
| 19:35 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt is hacked by Robert Meade in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Meade, team foul #1 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Raymond Burns (SF) Robert Meade | |
| 19:26 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd scores on a turnaround from the right block | 41-46 |
| 19:17 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort connects on the runner from close range set up by Raymond Burns and he's hacked by Joe Madden - foul #1 on Joe Madden, team foul #2 | 41-48 |
| 19:17 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort misses the free throw | 41-48 |
| 19:17 | Kentucky | Joe Madden gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 19:01 | Kentucky | Bryant Crain steals it from Murray Byrd | 41-48 |
| 18:58 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain banks in the layup | 41-50 |
| 18:56 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-50 |
| 18:33 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (PG), Clarence Rankin (PF) Noel Bohn, Joe Madden | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 18:08 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-50 |
| 18:04 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-50 |
| 18:03 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| 17:55 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Kenneth Kort - foul #1 on Kenneth Kort, team foul #2 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale (SG) Bryan Nutter | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 17:55 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 17:55 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 17:55 | Saint Louis | James Marlow grabs the board | 45-50 |
| 17:32 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-52 |
| 17:26 | Kentucky | Bryant Crain steals the ball from Hank Bennett in the backcourt | 45-52 |
| 17:13 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort is denied on a layup by Murray Byrd | 45-52 |
| 17:12 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Hunt | 45-52 |
| 17:05 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 45-52 |
| 17:04 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin hits the follow up shot | 47-52 |
| 16:53 | Saint Louis | Murray Byrd swats the layup by Kenneth Kort | 47-52 |
| 16:51 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 16:47 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt connects on the runner from the left block and he's hacked by Raymond Burns - foul #1 on Raymond Burns, team foul #3 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Bohn (PG), Bryan Nutter (SG), Joe Madden (PF) Hank Bennett, Steven Carnevale, Clarence Rankin | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Raub (SG), Richard Lynch (PF), Jimmy Primmer (C) Ted Robertson, Kenneth Kort, James Marlow | |
| 16:47 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt makes the free throw | 50-52 |
| 16:28 | Saint Louis | David Raub comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-52 |
| 16:27 | Saint Louis | Raymond Burns gets the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 16:16 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 16:14 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 15:56 | Kentucky | Raymond Burns is called for the reach on Michael Hunt - foul #2 on Raymond Burns, team foul #4 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Troy Auten (SF), Clarence Rankin (C) Michael Hunt, Murray Byrd | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Anthony Bell (SG), Robert Meade (SF) David Raub, Raymond Burns | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Bohn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Nutter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Auten (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joe Madden (fresh) 5 reb. C - Clarence Rankin (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Bryant Crain (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Anthony Bell (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Robert Meade (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Lynch (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jimmy Primmer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Kentucky | Joe Madden misses the dunk attempt | 50-52 |
| 15:36 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin hits the follow up shot | 52-52 |
| 15:31 | Saint Louis | Noel Bohn takes the ball from Bryant Crain | 52-52 |
| 15:28 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn throws it down | 54-52 |
| 15:11 | Saint Louis | Anthony Bell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 15:10 | Kentucky | Troy Auten snags the defensive board | 54-52 |
| 14:57 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin travels with the ball | 54-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (PG), Steven Carnevale (SG), Lewis Gregory (C) Noel Bohn, Bryan Nutter, Joe Madden | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Raub (PG), Kenneth Kort (PF) Bryant Crain, Richard Lynch | |
| 14:35 | Saint Louis | Robert Meade is fouled on the floor by Troy Auten - foul #1 on Troy Auten, team foul #3 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Dan Wallace (C) Jimmy Primmer | |
| 14:27 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort knocks in the runner from the baseline | 54-54 |
| 14:07 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-54 |
| 14:05 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Kenneth Kort | 54-54 |
| 14:01 | Saint Louis | Clarence Rankin steals the ball from Anthony Bell | 54-54 |
| 13:53 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-54 |
| 13:52 | Kentucky | Troy Auten snags the offensive board | 54-54 |
| 13:42 | Kentucky | Kenneth Kort swats the short shot by Hank Bennett | 54-54 |
| 13:40 | Kentucky | Troy Auten snags the offensive board | 54-54 |
| 13:17 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-54 |
| 13:09 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Meade | 57-56 |
| 12:54 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett buries a 3 from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 12:50 | Saint Louis | Dan Wallace throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Bohn (PG), Bryan Nutter (SG), Michael Hunt (SF), Joe Madden (PF), Murray Byrd (C) Hank Bennett, Steven Carnevale, Troy Auten, Clarence Rankin, Lewis Gregory | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain (PG), Ted Robertson (SG), Richard Lynch (PF), James Marlow (C) David Raub, Anthony Bell, Kenneth Kort, Dan Wallace | |
| 12:45 | Kentucky | Bryant Crain steals it from Bryan Nutter in the backcourt | 60-56 |
| 12:25 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 12:24 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt snags the defensive board | 60-56 |
| 12:03 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-56 |
| 12:02 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter misses the tip | 60-56 |
| 12:01 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 11:57 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-56 |
| 11:56 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Bohn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bryan Nutter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Hunt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joe Madden (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Murray Byrd (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Bryant Crain (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SG - Ted Robertson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Meade (tiring) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Lynch (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - James Marlow (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:53 | Kentucky | Bryant Crain steals the ball from Noel Bohn in the backcourt | 60-56 |
| 11:43 | Saint Louis | James Marlow banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ted Robertson | 60-58 |
| 11:29 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd misses the easy layup | 60-58 |
| 11:28 | Saint Louis | Richard Lynch snags the defensive board | 60-58 |
| 11:22 | Saint Louis | James Marlow misses the lay-in | 60-58 |
| 11:20 | Saint Louis | Richard Lynch tips it home | 60-60 |
| 11:14 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd can't connect on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Ted Robertson - foul #3 on Ted Robertson, team foul #5 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (PG) Noel Bohn | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Raymond Burns (SF), Dan Wallace (PF), Jimmy Primmer (C) Robert Meade, Richard Lynch, James Marlow | |
| 11:14 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 11:14 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 10:52 | Saint Louis | Jimmy Primmer makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 62-62 |
| 10:50 | Kentucky | Ted Robertson is called for the reach on Bryan Nutter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ted Robertson, team foul #6 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Stone (SF) Michael Hunt | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Raub (SG) Ted Robertson | |
| 10:35 | Kentucky | Robert Stone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-62 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin (PF), Lewis Gregory (C) Joe Madden, Murray Byrd | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Anthony Bell (SG), Kenneth Kort (PF) Bryant Crain, Dan Wallace | |
| 10:18 | Saint Louis | David Raub scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 10:05 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter lays it in on a great pass from Hank Bennett and he's hacked by Anthony Bell - foul #4 on Anthony Bell, team foul #7 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Bohn (PG), Troy Auten (SF) Hank Bennett, Robert Stone | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain (PG) Anthony Bell | |
| 10:05 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter misses the free throw | 64-65 |
| 10:05 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort grabs the board | 64-65 |
| 10:00 | Saint Louis | Noel Bohn blocks the jumper by Bryant Crain | 64-65 |
| 09:59 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain tips it in | 64-67 |
| 09:43 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-67 |
| 09:41 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter tips it in | 66-67 |
| 09:25 | Saint Louis | David Raub can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-67 |
| 09:24 | Saint Louis | Raymond Burns grabs the offensive board | 66-67 |
| 09:11 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-67 |
| 09:09 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory snags the defensive board | 66-67 |
| 09:05 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 66-67 |
| 09:04 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort gets the rebound | 66-67 |
| 08:58 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Kort | 66-69 |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 66-69 |
| 08:41 | Saint Louis | Jimmy Primmer gets the rebound | 66-69 |
| 08:36 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-69 |
| 08:35 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Clarence Rankin | 66-69 |
| 08:12 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin clanks a floater from the right block | 66-69 |
| 08:10 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort snags the defensive board | 66-69 |
| 07:54 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Bryant Crain, team foul #8 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (PG), Steven Carnevale (SG), Michael Hunt (SF), Joe Madden (PF), Murray Byrd (C) Noel Bohn, Bryan Nutter, Troy Auten, Clarence Rankin, Lewis Gregory | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Anthony Bell (SG), Robert Meade (SF), Richard Lynch (PF), James Marlow (C) David Raub, Raymond Burns, Kenneth Kort, Jimmy Primmer | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Hank Bennett (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Carnevale (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Hunt (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joe Madden (fresh) 5 reb. C - Murray Byrd (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Bryant Crain (tiring) 21 pts. 2 ast. 6 stl. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Bell (fairly fresh) 4 pf. SF - Robert Meade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Lynch (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Marlow (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett misses the wide open floater from the left block | 66-69 |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Hunt | 66-69 |
| 07:21 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd makes the shot from close range set up by Hank Bennett | 68-69 |
| 06:56 | Saint Louis | Michael Hunt steals it from Robert Meade | 68-69 |
| 06:30 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-69 |
| 06:29 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to James Marlow | 68-69 |
| 06:22 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Bryant Crain, team foul #9 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Ted Robertson (SG), Dan Wallace (C) Anthony Bell, James Marlow | |
| 06:20 | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale is fouled in the backcourt by Ted Robertson - foul #5 on Ted Robertson, team foul #10 | 68-69 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Anthony Bell (SG), Kenneth Kort (PF) Ted Robertson, Richard Lynch | |
| 06:20 | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale makes the 1st free throw | 69-69 |
| 06:20 | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 06:04 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 70-69 |
| 06:02 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain tips it back up and in | 70-71 |
| 05:44 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett scores on a 3 from the left corner | 73-71 |
| 05:39 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Bell | 73-73 |
| 05:36 | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Carnevale, team foul #4 | 73-73 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Bohn (PG), Bryan Nutter (SG) Hank Bennett, Steven Carnevale | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | David Raub (PG), James Marlow (C) Bryant Crain, Kenneth Kort | |
| 05:19 | Saint Louis | Robert Meade is fouled on the floor by Michael Hunt - foul #2 on Michael Hunt, team foul #5 | 73-73 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Troy Auten (SF) Michael Hunt | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 05:08 | Saint Louis | Anthony Bell is fouled on the floor by Bryan Nutter - foul #2 on Bryan Nutter, team foul #6 | 73-73 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin (PF) Joe Madden | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Richard Lynch (PF) James Marlow | |
| 04:54 | Saint Louis | David Raub can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 73-73 |
| 04:52 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter snags the defensive board | 73-73 |
| 04:50 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Bell - foul #5 on Anthony Bell, team foul #11 | 73-73 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain (PG) Anthony Bell | |
| 04:50 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter misses the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 04:50 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter makes the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:26 | Saint Louis | Richard Lynch's pass is intercepted by Clarence Rankin | 74-73 |
| 04:09 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd banks in the layup set up by Noel Bohn | 76-73 |
| 03:56 | Saint Louis | Richard Lynch's floater is knocked away by Troy Auten | 76-73 |
| 03:55 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Murray Byrd | 76-73 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Bohn (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bryan Nutter (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Troy Auten (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clarence Rankin (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Murray Byrd (tiring) 19 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Bryant Crain (tired) 25 pts. 2 ast. 6 stl. 4 pf. SG - David Raub (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Robert Meade (tired) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Lynch (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Dan Wallace (tiring) | |
| 03:34 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 76-73 |
| 03:33 | Saint Louis | Dan Wallace pulls down the rebound | 76-73 |
| 03:29 | Saint Louis | Bryant Crain hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 76-73 |
| 03:27 | Saint Louis | Richard Lynch pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-73 |
| 03:19 | Saint Louis | Bryan Nutter steals the ball from Bryant Crain | 76-73 |
| 03:14 | Kentucky | Bryant Crain steals the ball from Bryan Nutter in the backcourt | 76-73 |
| 03:04 | Saint Louis | David Raub knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-76 |
| 02:51 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter is fouled on the floor by Bryant Crain - foul #5 on Bryant Crain, team foul #12 | 76-76 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (PG), Michael Hunt (SF), Joe Madden (PF), Lewis Gregory (C) Noel Bohn, Troy Auten, Clarence Rankin, Murray Byrd | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Raymond Burns (SG), Kenneth Kort (PF), James Marlow (C) Bryant Crain, Richard Lynch, Dan Wallace | |
| 02:51 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter makes the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 02:51 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter misses the 2nd free throw | 77-76 |
| 02:51 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort grabs the defensive rebound | 77-76 |
| 02:32 | Saint Louis | James Marlow throws it down | 77-78 |
| 02:07 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 77-78 |
| 02:05 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt tips it home | 79-78 |
| 01:41 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Joe Madden - foul #2 on Joe Madden, team foul #7 | 79-78 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Bohn (PG), Murray Byrd (C) Hank Bennett, Lewis Gregory | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Richard Lynch (PF) Raymond Burns | |
| 01:41 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort makes the 1st free throw | 79-79 |
| 01:41 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Kort makes the 2nd free throw | 79-80 |
| 01:38 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 79-80 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Raymond Burns (SG) Richard Lynch | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:26 | Saint Louis | James Marlow misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Joe Madden - foul #3 on Joe Madden, team foul #8 | 79-80 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Jimmy Primmer (C) Raymond Burns | |
| 01:26 | Saint Louis | James Marlow misses the 1st free throw | 79-80 |
| 01:26 | Saint Louis | James Marlow misses the 2nd free throw | 79-80 |
| 01:26 | Saint Louis | Jimmy Primmer snags the offensive board | 79-80 |
| 01:01 | Saint Louis | Michael Hunt steals the ball from David Raub | 79-80 |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt misses the driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Robert Meade - foul #4 on Robert Meade, team foul #13 | 79-80 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Raymond Burns (SG) Jimmy Primmer | |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 79-80 |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 80-80 |
| 00:41 | Saint Louis | Raymond Burns is hacked by Murray Byrd - foul #1 on Murray Byrd, team foul #9 | 80-80 |
| 00:41 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 80-80 |
| 00:41 | Saint Louis | Raymond Burns makes the 1st free throw | 80-81 |
| 00:41 | Saint Louis | Raymond Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 80-82 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bryan Nutter | 82-82 |
| 00:22 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 82-82 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:02 | Saint Louis | Murray Byrd blocks the jumper by Robert Meade | 82-82 |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Robert Meade grabs the offensive board | 82-82 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Bohn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bryan Nutter (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Hunt (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Joe Madden (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Murray Byrd (tiring) 21 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - David Raub (tiring) 12 pts. SG - Raymond Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Meade (tired) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Kenneth Kort (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - James Marlow (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd wins the tip | 82-82 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:39 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Noel Bohn | 84-82 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 04:30 | Saint Louis | Robert Meade misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 84-82 |
| 04:28 | Kentucky | Joe Madden pulls down the rebound | 84-82 |
| 04:04 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd is hacked by James Marlow - foul #2 on James Marlow, team foul #14 | 84-82 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (PG), Steven Carnevale (SG), Clarence Rankin (PF) Noel Bohn, Bryan Nutter, Joe Madden | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Richard Lynch (SG), Jimmy Primmer (C) Robert Meade, James Marlow | |
| 04:04 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 85-82 |
| 04:04 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 86-82 |
| 03:46 | Saint Louis | David Raub comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 86-82 |
| 03:45 | Saint Louis | Richard Lynch tips it back up and in | 86-84 |
| 03:27 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 86-84 |
| 03:25 | Saint Louis | Jimmy Primmer grabs the defensive rebound | 86-84 |
| 03:20 | Saint Louis | David Raub is called for traveling | 86-84 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory (C) Murray Byrd | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Dan Wallace (SG) Kenneth Kort | |
| 03:11 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin dunks the ball set up by Lewis Gregory | 88-84 |
| 03:02 | Saint Louis | David Raub throws a bad pass out of bounds | 88-84 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Meade (SF) Dan Wallace | |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Meade - foul #5 on Robert Meade, team foul #15 | 88-84 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Dan Wallace (SG) Robert Meade | |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin makes the 1st free throw | 89-84 |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin makes the 2nd free throw | 90-84 |
| 02:43 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 90-84 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | James Marlow (SG), Kenneth Kort (PF) Dan Wallace, Richard Lynch | |
| 02:35 | Saint Louis | Raymond Burns comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 90-84 |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett pulls down the rebound | 90-84 |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 90-84 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joe Madden (PF) Lewis Gregory | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 02:20 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin can't finish the layup | 90-84 |
| 02:19 | Saint Louis | James Marlow gets the rebound | 90-84 |
| 02:06 | Saint Louis | Joe Madden steals the ball from Kenneth Kort | 90-84 |
| 02:02 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 90-84 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Bohn (PG), Bryan Nutter (SG), Murray Byrd (C) Hank Bennett, Steven Carnevale, Clarence Rankin | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 01:52 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt hits the finger roll on a great pass from Murray Byrd | 92-84 |
| 01:52 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 92-84 |
| 01:39 | Saint Louis | David Raub clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 92-84 |
| 01:37 | Saint Louis | James Marlow snags the offensive board | 92-84 |
| 01:29 | Saint Louis | Jimmy Primmer misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 92-84 |
| 01:28 | Kentucky | Joe Madden gets the rebound | 92-84 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:04 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt can't connect on a shot from the right side | 92-84 |
| 01:02 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd grabs the offensive rebound | 92-84 |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd misses the easy layup but he's fouled by David Raub - foul #1 on David Raub, team foul #16 | 92-84 |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 93-84 |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd misses the 2nd free throw | 93-84 |
| 00:39 | Saint Louis | Jimmy Primmer pulls down the rebound | 93-84 |
| 00:39 | Saint Louis | Saint Louis calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 93-84 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Bohn (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bryan Nutter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Hunt (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. PF - Joe Madden (fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Murray Byrd (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - David Raub (tiring) 12 pts. SG - James Marlow (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. SF - Raymond Burns (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Kort (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - Jimmy Primmer (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:33 | Saint Louis | David Raub hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 93-84 |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd pulls down the rebound | 93-84 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd is fouled in the backcourt by David Raub - foul #2 on David Raub, team foul #17 | 93-84 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale (SG), Troy Auten (SF) Bryan Nutter, Michael Hunt | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 93-84 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd misses the 2nd free throw | 93-84 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Joe Madden snags the offensive board | 93-84 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 93-84 |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Joe Madden is fouled on the floor by James Marlow - foul #3 on James Marlow, team foul #18 | 93-84 |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Joe Madden makes the 1st free throw | 94-84 |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Joe Madden makes the 2nd free throw | 95-84 |
| 00:22 | Saint Louis | David Raub drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 95-86 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Troy Auten is fouled in the backcourt by David Raub - foul #3 on David Raub, team foul #19 | 95-86 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Troy Auten makes the 1st free throw | 96-86 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Troy Auten makes the 2nd free throw | 97-86 |
| 00:14 | Saint Louis | Noel Bohn steals the ball from James Marlow | 97-86 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn runs out the clock | 97-86 |