| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Dennis Bracy (fresh) SG - John Kelsch (fresh) SF - Vaughn Frazier (fresh) PF - Joe Hosey (fresh) C - Jerry Frances (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brandon Clayton (fresh) SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) SF - Herbert McCullick (fresh) PF - Kwas Abdool (fresh) C - Gregg Bentley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dennis Bracy - foul #1 on Dennis Bracy, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:29 | Alabama | Jerry Frances makes the jump hook from the right block | 2-1 |
| 19:18 | Kentucky | Dennis Bracy picks off the pass by Kwas Abdool | 2-1 |
| 19:07 | Alabama | Joe Hosey loses the dribble to Herbert McCullick | 2-1 |
| 18:46 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 2-1 |
| 18:44 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool misses the tip | 2-1 |
| 18:43 | Alabama | Jerry Frances gets the rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:35 | Alabama | Joe Hosey misses long on a shot from the right side | 2-1 |
| 18:33 | Alabama | Jerry Frances hits the follow up shot | 4-1 |
| 18:15 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-1 |
| 18:01 | Alabama | Dennis Bracy hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 4-1 |
| 17:59 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick grabs the board | 4-1 |
| 17:37 | Kentucky | Dennis Bracy is called for the reach on Brandon Clayton - foul #2 on Dennis Bracy, team foul #2 | 4-1 |
| Subs | Alabama | Raleigh Shorter (PG), Jamie Shields (SF), Ted Jeffery (PF), Robert Osmond (C) Dennis Bracy, Vaughn Frazier, Joe Hosey, Jerry Frances | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Walker King (SG), Otis Langdon (SF), Bobby Montgomery (PF), Dale Bhatt (C) Brandon Clayton, Rodney Remick, Herbert McCullick, Kwas Abdool, Gregg Bentley | |
| 17:13 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-1 |
| 17:12 | Alabama | Robert Osmond gets the rebound | 4-1 |
| 16:46 | Alabama | Ted Jeffery throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-1 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jeremiah Hicks (SG) John Kelsch | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:31 | Kentucky | Walker King buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Joshua Hensel | 4-4 |
| 16:27 | Alabama | Otis Langdon steals it from Jeremiah Hicks in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 16:06 | Kentucky | Walker King connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Joshua Hensel | 4-7 |
| 16:04 | Alabama | Walker King steps in front of the Jeremiah Hicks pass in the backcourt | 4-7 |
| 15:47 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon clanks a 3 from straight away | 4-7 |
| 15:46 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Jamie Shields | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Raleigh Shorter (fresh) SG - Jeremiah Hicks (fresh) SF - Jamie Shields (fresh) PF - Ted Jeffery (fairly fresh) C - Robert Osmond (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joshua Hensel (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Walker King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Otis Langdon (fairly fresh) PF - Bobby Montgomery (fairly fresh) C - Dale Bhatt (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Alabama | Jeremiah Hicks knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Jamie Shields and he's fouled by Joshua Hensel - foul #1 on Joshua Hensel, team foul #1 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Alabama | Vaughn Frazier (SF), Joe Hosey (PF), Jerry Frances (C) Jamie Shields, Ted Jeffery, Robert Osmond | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Herbert McCullick (SF), Harold Allen (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Joshua Hensel, Walker King, Otis Langdon, Bobby Montgomery, Dale Bhatt | |
| 15:41 | Alabama | Jeremiah Hicks makes the free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:28 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick misses long on a shot from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 15:27 | Kentucky | Harold Allen can't tip it in | 7-7 |
| 15:26 | Alabama | Jerry Frances gets the rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:19 | Alabama | Vaughn Frazier is hacked by Herbert McCullick - foul #1 on Herbert McCullick, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Kelsch (SG) Raleigh Shorter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:05 | Alabama | Jerry Frances can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-7 |
| 15:03 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 14:41 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton is fouled on the floor by Jeremiah Hicks - foul #1 on Jeremiah Hicks, team foul #3 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Alabama | Raleigh Shorter (PG) Jeremiah Hicks | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool (PF) Herbert McCullick | |
| 14:14 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Gregg Bentley | 7-10 |
| 13:56 | Alabama | Rodney Remick steps in front of the Vaughn Frazier pass | 7-10 |
| 13:30 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Raleigh Shorter - foul #1 on Raleigh Shorter, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jamie Shields (SF), Ted Jeffery (PF), Robert Osmond (C) Vaughn Frazier, Joe Hosey, Jerry Frances | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Walker King (SG), Otis Langdon (SF) Brandon Clayton, Rodney Remick, Harold Allen | |
| 13:30 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 13:30 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 13:16 | Alabama | John Kelsch misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-12 |
| 13:14 | Kentucky | Walker King pulls down the rebound | 7-12 |
| 13:07 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Joshua Hensel | 7-15 |
| 12:50 | Alabama | Jamie Shields is hacked by Otis Langdon - foul #1 on Otis Langdon, team foul #3 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jeremiah Hicks (SG) John Kelsch | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick (SF), Dale Bhatt (C) Otis Langdon, Gregg Bentley | |
| 12:34 | Alabama | Jamie Shields knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Osmond | 9-15 |
| 12:09 | Kentucky | Walker King misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 9-15 |
| 12:08 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Robert Osmond | 9-15 |
| 12:05 | Alabama | Herbert McCullick steals the ball from Jeremiah Hicks in the backcourt | 9-15 |
| 12:04 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick lays it up and in | 9-17 |
| 12:02 | Alabama | Walker King takes the ball from Raleigh Shorter in the backcourt | 9-17 |
| 11:59 | Kentucky | Walker King lays it in | 9-19 |
| 11:54 | Alabama | Raleigh Shorter can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from close range | 9-19 |
| 11:53 | Alabama | Jeremiah Hicks tips it in | 11-19 |
| 11:24 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Walker King and the foul's on Jamie Shields - foul #1 on Jamie Shields, team foul #5 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Kelsch (SG), Vaughn Frazier (SF), Joe Hosey (PF), Jerry Frances (C) Jeremiah Hicks, Jamie Shields, Ted Jeffery, Robert Osmond | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Harold Allen (PF), Bobby Montgomery (C) Joshua Hensel, Walker King, Kwas Abdool, Dale Bhatt | |
| 11:24 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick misses the free throw | 11-21 |
| 11:24 | Alabama | Joe Hosey gets the rebound | 11-21 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Raleigh Shorter (fairly fresh) SG - John Kelsch (fresh) SF - Vaughn Frazier (fresh) PF - Joe Hosey (fresh) C - Jerry Frances (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brandon Clayton (fresh) SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Herbert McCullick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harold Allen (fresh) C - Bobby Montgomery (fresh) | |
| 11:05 | Alabama | Vaughn Frazier comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 11-21 |
| 11:03 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery snags the defensive board | 11-21 |
| 10:40 | Kentucky | Harold Allen makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Brandon Clayton | 11-23 |
| 10:25 | Alabama | Herbert McCullick picks off the pass by John Kelsch | 11-23 |
| 10:21 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick banks in the layup | 11-25 |
| 10:05 | Alabama | Jerry Frances is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jerry Frances, team foul #6 | 11-25 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jamie Shields (SF) Vaughn Frazier | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Otis Langdon (SF), Kwas Abdool (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Herbert McCullick, Harold Allen, Bobby Montgomery | |
| 09:42 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon is hacked by Joe Hosey - foul #1 on Joe Hosey, team foul #7 | 11-25 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jeremiah Hicks (PG), Robert Osmond (C) Raleigh Shorter, Jerry Frances | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG) Brandon Clayton | |
| 09:42 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon misses the 1st free throw | 11-25 |
| 09:42 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Joe Hosey | 11-25 |
| 09:37 | Alabama | Jeremiah Hicks double dribbles in the backcourt | 11-25 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (SG) Rodney Remick | |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-25 |
| 09:15 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool tips it in | 11-27 |
| 09:10 | Alabama | Jamie Shields's floater is tipped away by Otis Langdon | 11-27 |
| 09:08 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley grabs the defensive rebound | 11-27 |
| 08:45 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool loses the dribble to Jamie Shields | 11-27 |
| 08:42 | Alabama | Walker King is called for the reach on Jeremiah Hicks in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walker King, team foul #4 | 11-27 |
| Subs | Alabama | Raleigh Shorter (PG), Jack Crump (SF), Ted Jeffery (PF), Jerry Frances (C) Jeremiah Hicks, Jamie Shields, Joe Hosey, Robert Osmond | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Dale Bhatt (PF) Walker King, Otis Langdon, Kwas Abdool | |
| 08:29 | Alabama | Raleigh Shorter comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-27 |
| 08:28 | Alabama | Jerry Frances hits the follow up shot | 13-27 |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Brandon Clayton and the foul's on Ted Jeffery - foul #1 on Ted Jeffery, team foul #8 | 13-29 |
| Subs | Alabama | Vaughn Frazier (SF) Jack Crump | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick (SF) Joshua Hensel | |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley misses the free throw | 13-29 |
| 08:09 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Vaughn Frazier | 13-29 |
| 08:05 | Alabama | John Kelsch clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-29 |
| 08:04 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton pulls down the rebound | 13-29 |
| 07:41 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick is fouled on the floor by John Kelsch - foul #1 on John Kelsch, team foul #9 | 13-29 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (PG), Otis Langdon (SF), Harold Allen (PF) Brandon Clayton, Herbert McCullick, Dale Bhatt | |
| 07:41 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick makes the 1st free throw | 13-30 |
| 07:41 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick makes the 2nd free throw | 13-31 |
| 07:23 | Alabama | Jerry Frances hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the left block | 13-31 |
| 07:21 | Alabama | Ted Jeffery snags the offensive board | 13-31 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Raleigh Shorter (tiring) SG - John Kelsch (tiring) SF - Vaughn Frazier (fresh) PF - Ted Jeffery (fairly fresh) C - Jerry Frances (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Walker King (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Otis Langdon (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harold Allen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregg Bentley (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 07:05 | Alabama | Jerry Frances connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 15-31 |
| 06:42 | Kentucky | Harold Allen loses the ball out of bounds | 15-31 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jeremiah Hicks (PG), Jamie Shields (SG), Jack Crump (SF), Joe Hosey (PF), Robert Osmond (C) Raleigh Shorter, John Kelsch, Vaughn Frazier, Ted Jeffery, Jerry Frances | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Joshua Hensel (SG), Herbert McCullick (SF), Bobby Montgomery (PF), Kwas Abdool (C) Walker King, Rodney Remick, Otis Langdon, Harold Allen, Gregg Bentley | |
| 06:29 | Alabama | Jeremiah Hicks scores on a jump hook near the basket | 17-31 |
| 06:12 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 17-31 |
| 06:10 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool tips it home | 17-33 |
| 06:06 | Alabama | Jeremiah Hicks is hacked by Brandon Clayton in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brandon Clayton, team foul #5 | 17-33 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dale Bhatt (C) Bobby Montgomery | |
| 05:50 | Alabama | Robert Osmond clanks a shot in the lane | 17-33 |
| 05:49 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Brandon Clayton | 17-33 |
| 05:33 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Brandon Clayton | 17-35 |
| 05:27 | Alabama | Jamie Shields misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-35 |
| 05:26 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton snags the defensive board | 17-35 |
| 05:21 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Kwas Abdool | 17-38 |
| 05:00 | Alabama | Jack Crump can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 17-38 |
| 04:58 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Dale Bhatt | 17-38 |
| 04:32 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 17-38 |
| 04:31 | Alabama | Jack Crump gets the rebound | 17-38 |
| 04:26 | Alabama | Jeremiah Hicks misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-38 |
| 04:24 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool gets the rebound | 17-38 |
| 04:03 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Joshua Hensel | 17-40 |
| 03:50 | Alabama | Jamie Shields hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-40 |
| 03:49 | Alabama | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremiah Hicks | 17-40 |
| 03:39 | Alabama | Joshua Hensel steals the ball from Joe Hosey | 17-40 |
| 03:10 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool misses the easy layup | 17-40 |
| 03:09 | Alabama | Jack Crump pulls down the rebound | 17-40 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Jeremiah Hicks (tiring) 7 pts. SG - Jamie Shields (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jack Crump (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joe Hosey (tiring) 2 reb. C - Robert Osmond (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brandon Clayton (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Joshua Hensel (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Herbert McCullick (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Kwas Abdool (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Dale Bhatt (tiring) | |
| 03:06 | Alabama | Jeremiah Hicks is called for traveling in the backcourt | 17-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | Dennis Bracy (PG), John Kelsch (SG), Vaughn Frazier (SF), Ted Jeffery (PF), Jerry Frances (C) Jeremiah Hicks, Jamie Shields, Jack Crump, Joe Hosey, Robert Osmond | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Otis Langdon (SF), Harold Allen (PF), Bobby Montgomery (C) Brandon Clayton, Joshua Hensel, Herbert McCullick, Kwas Abdool, Dale Bhatt | |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | Walker King clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-40 |
| 02:44 | Alabama | Jerry Frances grabs the board | 17-40 |
| 02:42 | Alabama | Walker King is called for the reach on Dennis Bracy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walker King, team foul #6 | 17-40 |
| 02:26 | Alabama | Jerry Frances is hacked by Bobby Montgomery - foul #1 on Bobby Montgomery, team foul #7 | 17-40 |
| 02:26 | Alabama | Jerry Frances misses the 1st free throw | 17-40 |
| 02:26 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery snags the defensive board | 17-40 |
| 02:24 | Kentucky | John Kelsch steps in front of the Walker King pass in the backcourt | 17-40 |
| 02:23 | Alabama | John Kelsch misses the dunk | 17-40 |
| 02:22 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Rodney Remick | 17-40 |
| 01:54 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon is whistled for a carry | 17-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | Raleigh Shorter (SG) John Kelsch | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley (C) Bobby Montgomery | |
| 01:37 | Alabama | Ted Jeffery hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-40 |
| 01:21 | Kentucky | Walker King is fouled on the floor by Dennis Bracy - foul #3 on Dennis Bracy, team foul #10 | 20-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | John Kelsch (SG), Philip Shippy (SF) Dennis Bracy, Vaughn Frazier | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery (PF) Harold Allen | |
| 01:21 | Kentucky | Walker King makes the 1st free throw | 20-41 |
| 01:21 | Kentucky | Walker King makes the 2nd free throw | 20-42 |
| 00:59 | Alabama | John Kelsch scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Philip Shippy | 23-42 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick drills a shot from the left wing | 23-44 |
| 00:36 | Alabama | Jerry Frances comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-44 |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery grabs the board | 23-44 |
| 00:12 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery blows the layup | 23-44 |
| 00:10 | Alabama | Ted Jeffery gets the rebound | 23-44 |
| 00:06 | Alabama | John Kelsch scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Raleigh Shorter | 26-44 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Raleigh Shorter - foul #2 on Raleigh Shorter, team foul #11 | 26-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jamie Shields (SG), Vaughn Frazier (SF), Joe Hosey (PF) John Kelsch, Philip Shippy, Ted Jeffery | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Joshua Hensel (SF), Kwas Abdool (PF) Walker King, Otis Langdon, Bobby Montgomery | |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 26-45 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 26-46 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Vaughn Frazier misses long on a halfcourt shot | 26-46 |