| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Gibson (fresh) SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Mathew Lawson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Farmer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jackie Nova (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Sharpe (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Galiano (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Fox (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Fisher (fresh) 2 reb. C - Adam Wiley (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Micheal Fox inbounds the ball | 25-31 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:49 | NC State | Micheal Fox travels with the ball | 25-31 |
| 19:35 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-31 |
| 19:33 | NC State | The rebound goes to Adam Wiley | 25-31 |
| 19:04 | NC State | Steven Galiano buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from John Fisher | 25-33 |
| 18:45 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Christopher Gibson and he's fouled by John Fisher - foul #2 on John Fisher, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| 18:45 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer makes the free throw | 28-33 |
| 18:28 | NC State | Micheal Fox misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-33 |
| 18:27 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova gets the rebound | 28-33 |
| 18:05 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer throws it down on a nice dish by Jackie Nova and he's fouled by John Fisher - foul #3 on John Fisher, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | NC State | Wilson Cadiz (PF) John Fisher | |
| 18:05 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer makes the free throw | 31-33 |
| 17:41 | NC State | Wilson Cadiz travels with the ball | 31-33 |
| 17:13 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson is hacked by Thomas Sharpe - foul #1 on Thomas Sharpe, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Cobb (C) Jackie Nova | |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG) Thomas Sharpe | |
| 16:53 | Kentucky | Christopher Cobb connects on the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Cory Thompson and he's hacked by Nigel Ned - foul #1 on Nigel Ned, team foul #4 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phil Newsome (SG), Kevin Cagle (SF) Christopher Gibson, Mathew Lawson | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 16:53 | Kentucky | Christopher Cobb misses the free throw | 33-33 |
| 16:53 | NC State | Micheal Fox gets the rebound | 33-33 |
| 16:31 | NC State | Steven Galiano misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Phil Newsome - foul #1 on Phil Newsome, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| 16:31 | NC State | Steven Galiano makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 16:31 | NC State | Steven Galiano misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 16:31 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 16:04 | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Micheal Fox - foul #1 on Micheal Fox, team foul #5 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Archie Blosser (PF), Jackie Nova (C) Charles Farmer, Christopher Cobb | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Sharpe (PG) Nigel Ned | |
| 16:04 | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 16:04 | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle makes the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 15:38 | NC State | Micheal Fox buries a 3 from the left corner | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phil Newsome (fresh) SF - Kevin Cagle (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Archie Blosser (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jackie Nova (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Sharpe (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Galiano (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Fox (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wilson Cadiz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Adam Wiley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:09 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jackie Nova | 38-37 |
| 14:46 | NC State | Micheal Fox buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Wilson Cadiz | 38-40 |
| 14:27 | Kentucky | Thomas Sharpe picks off the pass by Jackie Nova | 38-40 |
| 14:09 | NC State | Wilson Cadiz comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Archie Blosser - foul #1 on Archie Blosser, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Mathew Lawson (SF), Charles Farmer (PF), Christopher Cobb (C) Cory Thompson, Kevin Cagle, Archie Blosser, Jackie Nova | |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG), Dustin Downey (PF) Thomas Sharpe, Adam Wiley | |
| 14:09 | NC State | Wilson Cadiz makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 14:09 | NC State | Wilson Cadiz misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 14:09 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 13:52 | Kentucky | Christopher Cobb is hacked by Micheal Fox - foul #2 on Micheal Fox, team foul #6 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | NC State | John Fisher (C) Wilson Cadiz | |
| 13:31 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon drills a turnaround from the left block | 40-41 |
| 13:07 | NC State | Micheal Fox comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-41 |
| 13:05 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kyle Cannon | 42-41 |
| 12:17 | NC State | Dustin Downey misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 42-41 |
| 12:15 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Charles Farmer | 42-41 |
| 11:58 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mathew Lawson | 45-41 |
| 11:34 | NC State | Nigel Ned misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 45-41 |
| 11:32 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Phil Newsome (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mathew Lawson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Farmer (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Cobb (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Nigel Ned (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Steven Galiano (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Fox (tiring) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dustin Downey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Fisher (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:09 | Kentucky | Christopher Cobb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (SG), Kevin Cagle (SF), Jackie Nova (C) Phil Newsome, Mathew Lawson, Christopher Cobb | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Sharpe (PG), Harry Link (SF), Wilson Cadiz (C) Steven Galiano, Micheal Fox, John Fisher | |
| 10:48 | NC State | Dustin Downey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 10:47 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 10:31 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer misses the lay-in | 45-41 |
| 10:29 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova grabs the offensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 10:04 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 45-41 |
| 10:02 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon tips it but misses | 45-41 |
| 10:01 | NC State | Wilson Cadiz gets the rebound | 45-41 |
| 09:32 | NC State | Nigel Ned misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 09:30 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 09:10 | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle loses the dribble to Wilson Cadiz | 45-41 |
| 08:53 | NC State | Dustin Downey blows the layup but he's hacked by Jackie Nova - foul #2 on Jackie Nova, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Gibson (PG), Mathew Lawson (SF), Archie Blosser (PF) Kyle Cannon, Kevin Cagle, Charles Farmer | |
| Subs | NC State | Steven Galiano (SG), Micheal Fox (SF), Adam Wiley (C) Nigel Ned, Harry Link, Wilson Cadiz | |
| 08:53 | NC State | Dustin Downey makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 08:53 | NC State | Dustin Downey makes the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 08:27 | Kentucky | Adam Wiley is called for the reach on Archie Blosser - foul #2 on Adam Wiley, team foul #7 | 45-43 |
| 08:27 | Kentucky | Archie Blosser makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 08:27 | Kentucky | Archie Blosser misses the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 08:27 | NC State | Steven Galiano snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 08:06 | NC State | Micheal Fox clanks a 3 from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 08:05 | NC State | Steven Galiano hits the follow up shot | 46-45 |
| 07:41 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-45 |
| 07:27 | NC State | Steven Galiano's pass is intercepted by Cory Thompson | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Gibson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mathew Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Archie Blosser (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jackie Nova (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Sharpe (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Galiano (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Fox (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dustin Downey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Adam Wiley (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Kentucky | Archie Blosser misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 48-45 |
| 07:18 | NC State | Adam Wiley pulls down the rebound | 48-45 |
| 06:57 | NC State | Adam Wiley misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Mathew Lawson - foul #2 on Mathew Lawson, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Charles Farmer (PF), Christopher Cobb (C) Christopher Gibson, Archie Blosser, Jackie Nova | |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG), Harry Link (SF) Thomas Sharpe, Micheal Fox | |
| 06:57 | NC State | Adam Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 06:57 | NC State | Adam Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 06:42 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon loses the dribble to Nigel Ned | 48-47 |
| 06:25 | NC State | Nigel Ned clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-47 |
| 06:24 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson snags the defensive board | 48-47 |
| 06:06 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-47 |
| 06:05 | NC State | Dustin Downey grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 05:42 | NC State | Harry Link makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Nigel Ned | 48-49 |
| 05:22 | Kentucky | Christopher Cobb misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 05:21 | NC State | The rebound goes to Dustin Downey | 48-49 |
| 04:54 | NC State | Harry Link misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 04:53 | NC State | Dustin Downey snags the offensive board | 48-49 |
| 04:36 | NC State | Harry Link misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 04:20 | Kentucky | Christopher Cobb is whistled for a carry | 48-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Gibson (PG), Phil Newsome (SG), Kevin Cagle (SF), Jackie Nova (C) Kyle Cannon, Cory Thompson, Mathew Lawson, Christopher Cobb | |
| Subs | NC State | Thomas Sharpe (PG), Micheal Fox (SF), John Fisher (PF), Wilson Cadiz (C) Steven Galiano, Harry Link, Dustin Downey, Adam Wiley | |
| 03:59 | NC State | Wilson Cadiz is called for traveling | 48-49 |
| 03:37 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome misses the easy layup | 48-49 |
| 03:35 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Jackie Nova | 48-49 |
| 03:09 | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle misses the lay-in | 48-49 |
| 03:07 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova grabs the offensive board | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Gibson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Phil Newsome (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Cagle (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Farmer (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Jackie Nova (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Thomas Sharpe (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nigel Ned (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Fox (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Fisher (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Wilson Cadiz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 02:56 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome comes up short on the runner near the basket | 48-49 |
| 02:54 | NC State | Wilson Cadiz snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 02:54 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Cory Thompson (SG), Mathew Lawson (SF) Christopher Gibson, Phil Newsome, Kevin Cagle | |
| Subs | NC State | Steven Galiano (SG), Dustin Downey (PF) Nigel Ned, John Fisher | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:33 | NC State | Wilson Cadiz is fouled on the floor by Jackie Nova - foul #3 on Jackie Nova, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | NC State | Adam Wiley (C) Wilson Cadiz | |
| 02:10 | NC State | Steven Galiano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-49 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:57 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 01:55 | NC State | Micheal Fox grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 01:33 | NC State | Micheal Fox can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 48-49 |
| 01:32 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Steven Galiano picks off the pass by Mathew Lawson | 48-49 |
| 01:01 | NC State | Dustin Downey is fouled on the floor by Mathew Lawson - foul #3 on Mathew Lawson, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| 00:37 | NC State | Dustin Downey hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Jackie Nova - foul #4 on Jackie Nova, team foul #7 | 48-51 |
| 00:37 | NC State | Dustin Downey makes the free throw | 48-52 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson misses long on a floater from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer hits the follow up shot | 50-52 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | NC State | Steven Galiano is fouled in the backcourt by Cory Thompson - foul #1 on Cory Thompson, team foul #8 | 50-52 |
| 00:29 | NC State | Steven Galiano makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 00:29 | NC State | Steven Galiano makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-54 |
| 00:22 | NC State | The rebound goes to Micheal Fox | 50-54 |
| 00:20 | NC State | Micheal Fox is hacked by Kyle Cannon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kyle Cannon, team foul #9 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | NC State | Nigel Ned (PG) Thomas Sharpe | |
| 00:20 | NC State | Micheal Fox makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 00:20 | NC State | Micheal Fox misses the 2nd free throw | 50-55 |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova snags the defensive board | 50-55 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-55 |
| 00:12 | NC State | The rebound goes to Dustin Downey | 50-55 |
| 00:09 | NC State | Dustin Downey is hacked by Kyle Cannon in the backcourt - foul #5 on Kyle Cannon, team foul #10 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Gibson (PG) Kyle Cannon | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| 00:09 | NC State | Dustin Downey makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:09 | NC State | Dustin Downey makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on Jackie Nova, team foul #11 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Cobb (C) Jackie Nova | |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | NC State | Nigel Ned runs out the clock | 50-57 |