| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Peres (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Goodfellow (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nicholas Banfield (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Adams (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Welcher (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Danny Parramore (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Tracy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lynn Bangert (fresh) PF - Andrew Labrie (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Schofield (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Nicholas Banfield inbounds the ball | 29-25 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 29-25 |
| 19:43 | Arkansas | Andrew Labrie snags the defensive board | 29-25 |
| 19:19 | Arkansas | Louis Welcher denies the turnaround by Andrew Labrie | 29-25 |
| 19:18 | Kentucky | Louis Welcher grabs the defensive rebound | 29-25 |
| 19:06 | Kentucky | Robert Peres is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Robert Peres, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| 18:45 | Arkansas | Kevin Schofield hits a jumpshot from the right wing and the foul's on Louis Welcher - foul #3 on Louis Welcher, team foul #2 | 29-27 |
| 18:45 | Arkansas | Kevin Schofield misses the free throw | 29-27 |
| 18:45 | Kentucky | Fred Adams gets the rebound | 29-27 |
| 18:30 | Kentucky | Louis Welcher is hacked by Kevin Schofield - foul #3 on Kevin Schofield, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| 18:24 | Kentucky | Robert Peres misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-27 |
| 18:23 | Arkansas | Kevin Schofield gets the rebound | 29-27 |
| 18:21 | Arkansas | Lynn Bangert is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lynn Bangert, team foul #2 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Larabee (SG), Edward Fontes (C) Gregory Goodfellow, Louis Welcher | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Petrosky (SF), Kenneth Clark (PF) Lynn Bangert, Andrew Labrie | |
| 18:14 | Kentucky | Robert Peres knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Fred Adams | 32-27 |
| 18:08 | Arkansas | Kenneth Clark buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Kevin Schofield | 32-29 |
| 17:51 | Kentucky | Robert Tracy steals the ball from Stephen Larabee | 32-29 |
| 17:48 | Arkansas | Robert Tracy hits the finger roll | 32-31 |
| 17:36 | Kentucky | Kenneth Clark is called for the reach on Fred Adams - foul #1 on Kenneth Clark, team foul #3 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raymond Massey (PG), Dikembe Abdalla (SF) Robert Peres, Nicholas Banfield | |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Strozewski (PG), Jay Janssen (SG), Quinton Wicklund (PF) Danny Parramore, Robert Tracy, Kevin Schofield | |
| 17:17 | Kentucky | Fred Adams is called for traveling | 32-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow (SG), Louis Welcher (C) Raymond Massey, Edward Fontes | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Lynn Bangert (SF), Andrew Labrie (PF) Thomas Petrosky, Quinton Wicklund | |
| 17:13 | Arkansas | Stephen Larabee is called for the reach on John Strozewski in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Larabee, team foul #3 | 32-31 |
| 16:50 | Arkansas | Andrew Labrie hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 16:48 | Kentucky | Fred Adams grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 16:33 | Kentucky | Stephen Larabee knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Abdalla | 34-31 |
| 16:30 | Arkansas | Kenneth Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Peres (PG) Stephen Larabee | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Danny Parramore (PG) John Strozewski | |
| 16:20 | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 15:55 | Arkansas | Jay Janssen scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Danny Parramore | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Peres (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Goodfellow (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdalla (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Fred Adams (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Louis Welcher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Danny Parramore (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay Janssen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lynn Bangert (fairly fresh) PF - Andrew Labrie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:37 | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow's floater is knocked away by Lynn Bangert | 37-33 |
| 15:36 | Arkansas | Andrew Labrie grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 15:12 | Arkansas | Andrew Labrie hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Jay Janssen | 37-35 |
| 14:57 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdalla knocks in the driving attempt near the basket and the foul's on Kenneth Clark - foul #2 on Kenneth Clark, team foul #4 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Banfield (SF), Edward Fontes (C) Gregory Goodfellow, Louis Welcher | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Tracy (SG), Thomas Petrosky (SF), Jimmy Godwin (PF), Kevin Schofield (C) Jay Janssen, Lynn Bangert, Andrew Labrie, Kenneth Clark | |
| 14:57 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdalla misses the free throw | 39-35 |
| 14:57 | Arkansas | Kevin Schofield grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 14:33 | Arkansas | Robert Tracy's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Fontes | 39-35 |
| 14:31 | Arkansas | Kevin Schofield misses the tip | 39-35 |
| 14:29 | Arkansas | Kevin Schofield grabs the offensive board | 39-35 |
| 14:10 | Arkansas | Kevin Schofield is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Kevin Schofield, team foul #5 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raymond Massey (PG), Stephen Larabee (SG) Robert Peres, Dikembe Abdalla | |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Strozewski (PG), Quinton Wicklund (C) Danny Parramore, Kevin Schofield | |
| 13:53 | Kentucky | Fred Adams misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 39-35 |
| 13:51 | Arkansas | Jimmy Godwin gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 13:49 | Arkansas | John Strozewski travels in the backcourt | 39-35 |
| 13:42 | Kentucky | Stephen Larabee misses the dunk | 39-35 |
| 13:40 | Kentucky | Nicholas Banfield can't tip it in | 39-35 |
| 13:39 | Kentucky | Nicholas Banfield tips it in | 41-35 |
| 13:15 | Arkansas | John Strozewski makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 13:03 | Kentucky | Nicholas Banfield hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-37 |
| 13:02 | Kentucky | Nicholas Banfield tips it back up and in | 43-37 |
| 12:37 | Arkansas | Robert Tracy misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 12:36 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Edward Fontes | 43-37 |
| 12:29 | Kentucky | Stephen Larabee is hacked by Robert Tracy - foul #1 on Robert Tracy, team foul #6 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Peres (PG), Gregory Goodfellow (SG), Clarence Hendrix (SF), Tom Scarborough (PF), Louis Welcher (C) Raymond Massey, Stephen Larabee, Nicholas Banfield, Fred Adams, Edward Fontes | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Danny Parramore (PG), Jay Janssen (SG), Joe Saba (SF), Kenneth Clark (PF), Kevin Schofield (C) John Strozewski, Robert Tracy, Thomas Petrosky, Jimmy Godwin, Quinton Wicklund | |
| 12:10 | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Robert Peres and he's fouled by Jay Janssen - foul #2 on Jay Janssen, team foul #7 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Lynn Bangert (SF), Andrew Labrie (PF) Joe Saba, Kenneth Clark | |
| 12:10 | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow makes the free throw | 46-37 |
| 11:42 | Arkansas | Jay Janssen scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Danny Parramore | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Peres (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Goodfellow (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Clarence Hendrix (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Tom Scarborough (fresh) 1 pts. C - Louis Welcher (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Danny Parramore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jay Janssen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lynn Bangert (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Andrew Labrie (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Schofield (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Kentucky | Clarence Hendrix is fouled on the floor by Lynn Bangert - foul #2 on Lynn Bangert, team foul #8 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Larabee (SG) Gregory Goodfellow | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 11:24 | Kentucky | Clarence Hendrix makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 11:24 | Kentucky | Clarence Hendrix makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 11:03 | Arkansas | Stephen Larabee is called for the reach on Jay Janssen - foul #2 on Stephen Larabee, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Banfield (SF), Fred Adams (PF) Clarence Hendrix, Tom Scarborough | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joe Saba (SF), Kenneth Clark (PF) Lynn Bangert, Andrew Labrie | |
| 10:47 | Arkansas | Joe Saba is fouled on the floor by Louis Welcher - foul #4 on Louis Welcher, team foul #5 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Petrosky (SF), Jimmy Godwin (PF) Jay Janssen, Kenneth Clark | |
| 10:29 | Arkansas | Kevin Schofield makes the turnaround in the paint and the foul's on Fred Adams - foul #2 on Fred Adams, team foul #6 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raymond Massey (SG) Stephen Larabee | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Tracy (SG) Joe Saba | |
| 10:29 | Arkansas | Kevin Schofield misses the free throw | 48-41 |
| 10:29 | Kentucky | Louis Welcher gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | Robert Tracy steps in front of the Fred Adams pass | 48-41 |
| 10:08 | Arkansas | Danny Parramore banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Tracy | 48-43 |
| 09:50 | Kentucky | Louis Welcher comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 48-43 |
| 09:49 | Kentucky | Robert Peres tips it in | 50-43 |
| 09:20 | Arkansas | Robert Peres picks off the pass by Jimmy Godwin | 50-43 |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | Nicholas Banfield lays it in on a great pass from Robert Peres | 52-43 |
| 08:50 | Arkansas | Kevin Schofield misses the wide open floater from the right block | 52-43 |
| 08:48 | Arkansas | Robert Tracy misses the tip | 52-43 |
| 08:47 | Kentucky | Nicholas Banfield gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 08:30 | Kentucky | Robert Peres misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 52-43 |
| 08:29 | Arkansas | Kevin Schofield pulls down the rebound | 52-43 |
| 08:27 | Arkansas | Nicholas Banfield steals it from Thomas Petrosky in the backcourt | 52-43 |
| 08:14 | Kentucky | Robert Peres clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-43 |
| 08:13 | Arkansas | Jimmy Godwin grabs the defensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 08:10 | Arkansas | Nicholas Banfield steps in front of the Robert Tracy pass in the backcourt | 52-43 |
| 08:05 | Kentucky | Kevin Schofield picks off the pass by Raymond Massey | 52-43 |
| 08:02 | Arkansas | Danny Parramore is hacked by Fred Adams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Fred Adams, team foul #7 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Larabee (PG), Gregory Goodfellow (SG), Dikembe Abdalla (SF), Tom Scarborough (PF), Edward Fontes (C) Robert Peres, Raymond Massey, Nicholas Banfield, Fred Adams, Louis Welcher | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jay Janssen (SG), Lynn Bangert (SF), Andrew Labrie (PF), Kenneth Clark (C) Robert Tracy, Thomas Petrosky, Jimmy Godwin, Kevin Schofield | |
| 08:02 | Arkansas | Danny Parramore makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 08:02 | Arkansas | Danny Parramore makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 07:44 | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-45 |
| 07:42 | Arkansas | Andrew Labrie grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Larabee (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gregory Goodfellow (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdalla (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tom Scarborough (fresh) 1 pts. C - Edward Fontes (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Danny Parramore (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jay Janssen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lynn Bangert (fresh) 2 blk. PF - Andrew Labrie (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | Arkansas | Tom Scarborough swats the shot by Lynn Bangert | 52-45 |
| 07:15 | Kentucky | Tom Scarborough grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 07:00 | Kentucky | Tom Scarborough is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Tom Scarborough, team foul #8 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Strozewski (PG) Danny Parramore | |
| 06:36 | Arkansas | John Strozewski misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 06:35 | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 06:21 | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-45 |
| 06:19 | Arkansas | Lynn Bangert snags the defensive board | 52-45 |
| 05:50 | Arkansas | Andrew Labrie misses the lay-in | 52-45 |
| 05:48 | Arkansas | Kenneth Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 05:25 | Arkansas | Andrew Labrie blows the layup | 52-45 |
| 05:24 | Arkansas | Kenneth Clark tips it but misses | 52-45 |
| 05:23 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gregory Goodfellow | 52-45 |
| 05:15 | Kentucky | Tom Scarborough throws it down | 54-45 |
| 04:46 | Arkansas | Kenneth Clark is fouled on the floor by Edward Fontes - foul #2 on Edward Fontes, team foul #9 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Peres (PG), Raymond Massey (SG), Nicholas Banfield (SF), Fred Adams (PF), Louis Welcher (C) Stephen Larabee, Gregory Goodfellow, Dikembe Abdalla, Tom Scarborough, Edward Fontes | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Danny Parramore (PG), Robert Tracy (SG), Thomas Petrosky (SF), Jimmy Godwin (PF) John Strozewski, Jay Janssen, Lynn Bangert, Andrew Labrie | |
| 04:46 | Arkansas | Kenneth Clark makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 04:46 | Arkansas | Kenneth Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 04:30 | Kentucky | Fred Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Kevin Schofield (C) Kenneth Clark | |
| 04:01 | Arkansas | Robert Peres steals it from Kevin Schofield | 54-47 |
| 03:50 | Kentucky | Nicholas Banfield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 03:48 | Arkansas | Kevin Schofield snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 03:19 | Arkansas | Robert Tracy scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Petrosky | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Peres (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Massey (fresh) SF - Nicholas Banfield (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Fred Adams (very tired) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Louis Welcher (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Danny Parramore (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Tracy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Petrosky (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jimmy Godwin (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Schofield (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Kentucky | Robert Peres is hacked by Robert Tracy - foul #2 on Robert Tracy, team foul #9 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | John Strozewski (PG), Joe Saba (SF), Quinton Wicklund (PF) Danny Parramore, Thomas Petrosky, Jimmy Godwin | |
| 03:14 | Kentucky | Robert Peres misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 03:14 | Arkansas | Kevin Schofield gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 03:09 | Arkansas | John Strozewski is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Strozewski, team foul #10 | 54-50 |
| 02:51 | Kentucky | Louis Welcher misses the dunk attempt | 54-50 |
| 02:50 | Arkansas | Kevin Schofield grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 02:50 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow (SG) Raymond Massey | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Danny Parramore (PG), Lynn Bangert (SF), Andrew Labrie (PF) John Strozewski, Joe Saba, Quinton Wicklund | |
| 02:35 | Arkansas | Andrew Labrie is open and buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Tracy | 54-52 |
| 02:13 | Kentucky | Robert Peres is fouled on the floor by Danny Parramore - foul #1 on Danny Parramore, team foul #11 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tom Scarborough (PF), Edward Fontes (C) Fred Adams, Louis Welcher | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jay Janssen (SG) Robert Tracy | |
| 02:13 | Kentucky | Robert Peres misses the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 02:13 | Kentucky | Robert Peres makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 01:53 | Arkansas | Gregory Goodfellow steals it from Jay Janssen | 55-52 |
| 01:42 | Kentucky | Nicholas Banfield hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Lynn Bangert - foul #3 on Lynn Bangert, team foul #12 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Fred Adams (PF), Louis Welcher (C) Tom Scarborough, Edward Fontes | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Tracy (SG) Jay Janssen | |
| 01:42 | Kentucky | Nicholas Banfield misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 01:42 | Kentucky | Nicholas Banfield misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 01:42 | Arkansas | Kevin Schofield grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 01:16 | Arkansas | Andrew Labrie lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Tracy and the foul's on Fred Adams - foul #4 on Fred Adams, team foul #10 | 55-54 |
| 01:16 | Arkansas | Andrew Labrie makes the free throw | 55-55 |
| 01:07 | Kentucky | Kevin Schofield denies the turnaround by Fred Adams | 55-55 |
| 01:05 | Arkansas | Lynn Bangert snags the defensive board | 55-55 |
| 00:42 | Arkansas | Kevin Schofield slams it home set up by Danny Parramore | 55-57 |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-57 |
| 00:20 | Arkansas | Danny Parramore is hacked by Robert Peres - foul #4 on Robert Peres, team foul #11 | 58-57 |
| 00:20 | Arkansas | Danny Parramore makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 00:20 | Arkansas | Danny Parramore makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Fred Adams is called for traveling | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Arkansas | Robert Tracy is hacked by Robert Peres in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Peres, team foul #12 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Larabee (PG) Robert Peres | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:13 | Arkansas | Robert Tracy makes the 1st free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:13 | Arkansas | Robert Tracy misses the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Fred Adams gets the rebound | 58-60 |
| 00:08 | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow can't finish the layup | 58-60 |
| 00:06 | Arkansas | Danny Parramore pulls down the rebound | 58-60 |
| 00:05 | Arkansas | Gregory Goodfellow is called for the reach on Danny Parramore in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gregory Goodfellow, team foul #13 | 58-60 |
| 00:05 | Arkansas | Danny Parramore makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 00:05 | Arkansas | Danny Parramore makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-62 |