| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Roger Walker (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Christopher Ferraro (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jason Bedford (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jimmy Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mathew Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Farmer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jackie Nova (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Jason Bedford inbounds the ball | 29-33 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Arkansas | Jason Bedford hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-33 |
| 19:38 | Arkansas | Jimmy Wheeler hits the follow up shot | 31-33 |
| 19:16 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova's pass is intercepted by Christopher Ferraro | 31-33 |
| 19:11 | Arkansas | Jason Bedford lays it up and in on a nice dish by Christopher Ferraro | 33-33 |
| 18:54 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 18:52 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Jackie Nova | 33-33 |
| 18:35 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon loses the dribble to Roger Walker | 33-33 |
| 18:17 | Arkansas | Christopher Ferraro drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Carl Lewis | 36-33 |
| 18:03 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova's fadeaway is rejected by Carl Lewis | 36-33 |
| 18:01 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer can't tip it in | 36-33 |
| 17:59 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Jason Bedford | 36-33 |
| 17:31 | Arkansas | Cory Thompson steals the ball from Jason Bedford | 36-33 |
| 17:27 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson lays it up and in | 36-35 |
| 17:06 | Arkansas | Jason Bedford throws it down | 38-35 |
| 16:46 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Christopher Ferraro - foul #2 on Christopher Ferraro, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Howard Sullivan (PG), Keith Carr (SF), Jeremy Tyson (PF) Roger Walker, Jason Bedford, Jimmy Wheeler | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Gibson (PG), Kevin Cagle (SF), Christopher Cobb (C) Kyle Cannon, Mathew Lawson, Jackie Nova | |
| 16:46 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 16:46 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 16:27 | Arkansas | Christopher Ferraro clanks a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Christopher Gibson - foul #2 on Christopher Gibson, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Archie Blosser (PF) Charles Farmer | |
| 16:27 | Arkansas | Christopher Ferraro makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 16:27 | Arkansas | Christopher Ferraro misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 16:27 | Kentucky | Christopher Cobb gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 16:22 | Kentucky | Christopher Cobb is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Christopher Cobb, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| 15:55 | Arkansas | Christopher Ferraro is fouled on the floor by Christopher Cobb - foul #2 on Christopher Cobb, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dennis (PG), Billy Larson (SG), Robert Lamothe (C) Howard Sullivan, Christopher Ferraro, Carl Lewis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Billy Larson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Keith Carr (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeremy Tyson (fresh) C - Robert Lamothe (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Gibson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Cagle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Archie Blosser (fresh) C - Christopher Cobb (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Arkansas | Robert Lamothe hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Christopher Cobb - foul #3 on Christopher Cobb, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Phil Newsome (SG), Charles Farmer (PF) Christopher Gibson, Cory Thompson, Archie Blosser | |
| 15:34 | Arkansas | Robert Lamothe misses the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 15:34 | Arkansas | Robert Lamothe misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 15:34 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 15:31 | Kentucky | David Dennis is called for the reach on Kyle Cannon in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Dennis, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Roger Walker (PG) David Dennis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson (SF) Kevin Cagle | |
| 15:17 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-40 |
| 14:54 | Arkansas | Jeremy Tyson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-40 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Christopher Ferraro (SG), Jason Bedford (SF), Jimmy Wheeler (PF) Billy Larson, Keith Carr, Jeremy Tyson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (SG), Jackie Nova (C) Phil Newsome, Christopher Cobb | |
| 14:42 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Kyle Cannon | 39-42 |
| 14:21 | Arkansas | Christopher Ferraro misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 14:19 | Arkansas | Robert Lamothe hits the follow up shot | 41-42 |
| 14:08 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-42 |
| 14:07 | Arkansas | Robert Lamothe grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 13:48 | Arkansas | Charles Farmer swats the shot by Roger Walker | 41-42 |
| 13:47 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 13:41 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Mathew Lawson | 41-44 |
| 13:36 | Arkansas | Jason Bedford dunks the ball on a nice dish by Roger Walker and he's hacked by Mathew Lawson - foul #1 on Mathew Lawson, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle (SF) Mathew Lawson | |
| 13:36 | Arkansas | Jason Bedford makes the free throw | 44-44 |
| 13:23 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 44-46 |
| 13:06 | Arkansas | Jason Bedford can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-46 |
| 13:05 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 12:48 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon misses the easy layup | 44-46 |
| 12:46 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon can't tip it in | 44-46 |
| 12:45 | Arkansas | Christopher Ferraro grabs the board | 44-46 |
| 12:19 | Arkansas | Charles Farmer steps in front of the Jason Bedford pass | 44-46 |
| 12:05 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer is denied on a layup by Robert Lamothe | 44-46 |
| 12:04 | Arkansas | Jimmy Wheeler pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 11:39 | Arkansas | Jason Bedford connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jimmy Wheeler | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Roger Walker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Ferraro (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Bedford (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Wheeler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Lamothe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cory Thompson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Cagle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Farmer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jackie Nova (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova drills a floater from the right block and he's fouled by Robert Lamothe - foul #4 on Robert Lamothe, team foul #3 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Howard Sullivan (PG), Billy Larson (SG), Keith Carr (SF), Jeremy Tyson (PF), Carl Lewis (C) Roger Walker, Christopher Ferraro, Jason Bedford, Jimmy Wheeler, Robert Lamothe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Gibson (PG), Phil Newsome (SG), Mathew Lawson (SF), Archie Blosser (PF) Kyle Cannon, Cory Thompson, Kevin Cagle, Charles Farmer | |
| 11:21 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova makes the free throw | 46-49 |
| 10:52 | Arkansas | Billy Larson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jeremy Tyson | 49-49 |
| 10:30 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova banks in the layup set up by Mathew Lawson | 49-51 |
| 10:05 | Arkansas | Carl Lewis can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 49-51 |
| 10:04 | Arkansas | Carl Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 09:50 | Arkansas | Billy Larson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 09:48 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 09:21 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Christopher Gibson | 49-53 |
| 08:59 | Arkansas | Jeremy Tyson comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 49-53 |
| 08:57 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| 08:35 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson's fadeaway is rejected by Carl Lewis | 49-53 |
| 08:33 | Arkansas | Jeremy Tyson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 08:23 | Arkansas | Carl Lewis knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Mathew Lawson - foul #2 on Mathew Lawson, team foul #6 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Roger Walker (PG), Christopher Ferraro (SG), Jason Bedford (SF), Jimmy Wheeler (PF) Howard Sullivan, Billy Larson, Keith Carr, Jeremy Tyson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Cory Thompson (SG), Kevin Cagle (SF), Charles Farmer (PF), Christopher Cobb (C) Christopher Gibson, Phil Newsome, Mathew Lawson, Archie Blosser, Jackie Nova | |
| 08:23 | Arkansas | Carl Lewis makes the free throw | 52-53 |
| 08:05 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon clanks a shot from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 08:04 | Arkansas | Jimmy Wheeler grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 07:41 | Arkansas | Jimmy Wheeler misses the floater from the baseline | 52-53 |
| 07:39 | Arkansas | Jimmy Wheeler hits the follow up shot | 54-53 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Roger Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Ferraro (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Bedford (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Wheeler (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Carl Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Cagle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Farmer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Cobb (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Kentucky | Christopher Cobb can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-53 |
| 07:27 | Arkansas | Christopher Ferraro grabs the defensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 06:58 | Arkansas | Carl Lewis drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Ferraro | 56-53 |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 06:15 | Arkansas | Jason Bedford can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 56-55 |
| 06:14 | Arkansas | Jimmy Wheeler grabs the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 06:08 | Arkansas | Carl Lewis buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Christopher Ferraro | 58-55 |
| 05:53 | Kentucky | Christopher Cobb misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-55 |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | Christopher Cobb misses the tip | 58-55 |
| 05:49 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon tips it back up and in | 58-57 |
| 05:49 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dennis (PG), Keith Carr (SF), Robert Lamothe (C) Roger Walker, Jason Bedford, Carl Lewis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson (SF) Kevin Cagle | |
| 05:23 | Arkansas | Christopher Ferraro's layup is rejected by Mathew Lawson | 58-57 |
| 05:22 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Cory Thompson | 58-57 |
| 05:18 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Kyle Cannon | 58-59 |
| 04:57 | Arkansas | Robert Lamothe hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Keith Carr | 60-59 |
| 04:36 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mathew Lawson | 60-61 |
| 04:17 | Arkansas | David Dennis is called for traveling | 60-61 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jason Bedford (SF), Jeremy Tyson (PF) Keith Carr, Jimmy Wheeler | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jackie Nova (C) Christopher Cobb | |
| 04:02 | Kentucky | Robert Lamothe steals it from Mathew Lawson | 60-61 |
| 03:33 | Arkansas | Jason Bedford hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-61 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Dennis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Christopher Ferraro (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Bedford (fresh) 21 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Tyson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Lamothe (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 25 pts. 3 ast. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mathew Lawson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Farmer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jackie Nova (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-61 |
| 03:10 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Christopher Ferraro | 63-61 |
| 02:42 | Arkansas | David Dennis misses the 3 from the left corner | 63-61 |
| 02:41 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson pulls down the rebound | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:32 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 63-61 |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson hits the follow up shot | 63-63 |
| 02:09 | Arkansas | Jason Bedford hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Mathew Lawson - foul #3 on Mathew Lawson, team foul #7 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Roger Walker (PG), Jimmy Wheeler (PF), Carl Lewis (C) David Dennis, Jeremy Tyson, Robert Lamothe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Gibson (PG), Kevin Cagle (SF), Archie Blosser (PF) Kyle Cannon, Mathew Lawson, Charles Farmer | |
| 02:09 | Arkansas | Jason Bedford makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 02:09 | Arkansas | Jason Bedford makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 02:05 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Dennis (PG) Roger Walker | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Charles Farmer (PF) Christopher Gibson, Archie Blosser | |
| 01:46 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon is hacked by Carl Lewis - foul #3 on Carl Lewis, team foul #4 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Lamothe (C) Carl Lewis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson (SF) Kevin Cagle | |
| 01:30 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on David Dennis - foul #5 on David Dennis, team foul #5 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Roger Walker (PG) David Dennis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:30 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 01:30 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 01:07 | Arkansas | Roger Walker misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Cory Thompson - foul #3 on Cory Thompson, team foul #8 | 65-65 |
| 01:07 | Arkansas | Roger Walker misses the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 01:07 | Arkansas | Roger Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | Jason Bedford picks off the pass by Charles Farmer | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:33 | Arkansas | Jason Bedford's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Farmer | 66-65 |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson pulls down the rebound | 66-65 |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon knocks in the jump hook from close range | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Arkansas | Jason Bedford hits a floater from the left block set up by Jimmy Wheeler | 68-67 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson loses the dribble to Jimmy Wheeler | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Jimmy Wheeler runs out the clock | 68-67 |