| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Jordan (fresh) SG - Jeremy Frison (fresh) SF - Daniel Vanscyoc (fresh) PF - Wilford Bivins (fresh) C - Dwayne Haynes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Jim Pickett (fresh) SG - Elmer Piazza (fresh) SF - Harold Messmer (fresh) PF - Israel Bradford (fresh) C - Scott Foster (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Seton Hall | Scott Foster wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Seton Hall | Seton Hall is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Seton Hall | Elmer Piazza misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison is hacked by Jim Pickett in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jim Pickett, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Kentucky | John Jordan tips it back up and in | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Seton Hall | Elmer Piazza hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Seton Hall | The offensive rebound goes to Israel Bradford | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | Seton Hall | Scott Foster scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jim Pickett | 2-2 |
| 18:16 | Kentucky | Wilford Bivins misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Seton Hall | Harold Messmer grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:50 | Seton Hall | Scott Foster hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-4 |
| 17:48 | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison is fouled in the backcourt by Jim Pickett - foul #2 on Jim Pickett, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jerry Marie (PG), Joseph Felipe (SG), Theodore Topper (PF), Donald Merlo (C) Jim Pickett, Elmer Piazza, Harold Messmer, Scott Foster | |
| 17:29 | Kentucky | John Jordan is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on John Jordan, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Harold Messmer (SF) Israel Bradford | |
| 17:00 | Seton Hall | Jerry Marie loses the dribble to Daniel Vanscyoc | 2-4 |
| 16:56 | Kentucky | Jerry Marie is called for the reach on Jeremy Frison in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Marie, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Israel Bradford (SF) Harold Messmer | |
| 16:36 | Kentucky | Wilford Bivins misses short on a jumper from the right side | 2-4 |
| 16:35 | Kentucky | Wilford Bivins hits the follow up shot | 4-4 |
| 16:06 | Seton Hall | Theodore Topper hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Jordan - foul #2 on John Jordan, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Williams (PG), Jacob Cortes (SG), Stephen Medlin (SF), Micheal Brown (C) John Jordan, Jeremy Frison, Daniel Vanscyoc, Dwayne Haynes | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Elmer Piazza (PG), Roy Roberts (SG), Scott Foster (PF), Paul Hartman (C) Jerry Marie, Joseph Felipe, Israel Bradford, Donald Merlo | |
| 16:06 | Seton Hall | Theodore Topper makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:06 | Seton Hall | Theodore Topper misses the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:06 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:01 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from John Williams | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jacob Cortes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephen Medlin (fresh) PF - Wilford Bivins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Micheal Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Elmer Piazza (fresh) SG - Roy Roberts (fresh) SF - Theodore Topper (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Scott Foster (fresh) 4 pts. C - Paul Hartman (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Seton Hall | Scott Foster misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 7-5 |
| 15:35 | Seton Hall | Theodore Topper gets the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 15:20 | Seton Hall | Elmer Piazza makes the 3 from the left corner | 7-8 |
| 15:17 | Kentucky | Elmer Piazza takes the ball from John Williams in the backcourt | 7-8 |
| 15:16 | Seton Hall | Theodore Topper misses the lay-in | 7-8 |
| 15:15 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 15:13 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown's pass is intercepted by Theodore Topper in the backcourt | 7-8 |
| 15:00 | Seton Hall | Scott Foster lays it up and in | 7-10 |
| 14:39 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Scott Foster - foul #1 on Scott Foster, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc (SF), Dwayne Haynes (C) Stephen Medlin, Wilford Bivins | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jerry Marie (PG), Joseph Felipe (SG), Harold Messmer (SF), Israel Bradford (PF) Elmer Piazza, Roy Roberts, Scott Foster, Paul Hartman | |
| 14:39 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:39 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 14:25 | Seton Hall | Israel Bradford can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 9-10 |
| 14:24 | Kentucky | John Williams snags the defensive board | 9-10 |
| 14:09 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Williams | 12-10 |
| 13:51 | Seton Hall | Harold Messmer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 12-10 |
| 13:50 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown snags the defensive board | 12-10 |
| 13:25 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison (SG), James Black (PF) Jacob Cortes, Micheal Brown | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Elmer Piazza (PG), Roy Roberts (SG), Scott Foster (PF) Jerry Marie, Joseph Felipe, Harold Messmer | |
| 13:08 | Seton Hall | Elmer Piazza is hacked by John Williams - foul #1 on John Williams, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Medlin (SF) Daniel Vanscyoc | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Harold Messmer (SF), Donald Merlo (C) Israel Bradford, Theodore Topper | |
| 12:47 | Seton Hall | Roy Roberts's pass is intercepted by John Williams | 12-10 |
| 12:44 | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison jams it on a great pass from John Williams | 14-10 |
| 12:24 | Seton Hall | Roy Roberts comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-10 |
| 12:23 | Seton Hall | Harold Messmer grabs the offensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 12:00 | Seton Hall | Elmer Piazza can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 14-10 |
| 11:59 | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison pulls down the rebound | 14-10 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Williams (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Frison (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stephen Medlin (fresh) PF - James Black (fresh) C - Dwayne Haynes (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Elmer Piazza (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Roy Roberts (fairly fresh) SF - Harold Messmer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Scott Foster (fresh) 6 pts. C - Donald Merlo (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by James Black | 16-10 |
| 11:06 | Seton Hall | Roy Roberts misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 16-10 |
| 11:05 | Kentucky | James Black gets the rebound | 16-10 |
| 10:39 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 16-10 |
| 10:38 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Donald Merlo | 16-10 |
| 10:16 | Seton Hall | Donald Merlo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes (SG), Daniel Vanscyoc (SF), Wilford Bivins (PF), Micheal Brown (C) Jeremy Frison, Stephen Medlin, James Black, Dwayne Haynes | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jerry Marie (PG), Joseph Felipe (SG), Israel Bradford (SF), Theodore Topper (PF) Elmer Piazza, Roy Roberts, Harold Messmer, Donald Merlo | |
| 09:56 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 16-10 |
| 09:54 | Seton Hall | Theodore Topper snags the defensive board | 16-10 |
| 09:35 | Seton Hall | Joseph Felipe clanks a 3 from straight away | 16-10 |
| 09:34 | Kentucky | Wilford Bivins gets the rebound | 16-10 |
| 09:18 | Kentucky | Wilford Bivins comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Theodore Topper - foul #1 on Theodore Topper, team foul #5 | 16-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison (SG) John Williams | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Elmer Piazza (PG), Paul Hartman (C) Jerry Marie, Scott Foster | |
| 09:18 | Kentucky | Wilford Bivins makes the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 09:18 | Kentucky | Wilford Bivins misses the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 09:18 | Seton Hall | Theodore Topper snags the defensive board | 17-10 |
| 09:01 | Seton Hall | Joseph Felipe clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-10 |
| 08:59 | Kentucky | Wilford Bivins grabs the defensive rebound | 17-10 |
| 08:41 | Kentucky | Wilford Bivins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Scott Foster (C) Paul Hartman | |
| 08:23 | Seton Hall | Joseph Felipe makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-13 |
| 08:03 | Kentucky | Scott Foster blocks the short jumper by Daniel Vanscyoc | 17-13 |
| 08:02 | Seton Hall | The rebound goes to Elmer Piazza | 17-13 |
| 07:48 | Seton Hall | Joseph Felipe's pass is intercepted by Micheal Brown | 17-13 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jacob Cortes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jeremy Frison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Daniel Vanscyoc (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wilford Bivins (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Micheal Brown (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Elmer Piazza (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Felipe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Israel Bradford (tiring) PF - Theodore Topper (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Foster (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:32 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes loses the ball out of bounds | 17-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Williams (PG), Stephen Medlin (SF), James Black (PF), Dwayne Haynes (C) Jacob Cortes, Daniel Vanscyoc, Wilford Bivins, Micheal Brown | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jerry Marie (PG), Harold Messmer (SF) Joseph Felipe, Scott Foster | |
| 07:12 | Seton Hall | Israel Bradford misses the jumper from close range | 17-13 |
| 07:11 | Seton Hall | Israel Bradford hits the follow up shot | 17-15 |
| 07:06 | Kentucky | John Williams is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 17-15 |
| 06:49 | Seton Hall | Elmer Piazza misses long on a shot from the left side | 17-15 |
| 06:47 | Seton Hall | Harold Messmer tips it back up and in | 17-17 |
| 06:31 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Theodore Topper - foul #2 on Theodore Topper, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jordan (PG) John Williams | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Joseph Felipe (SG), Scott Foster (C) Elmer Piazza, Theodore Topper | |
| 06:31 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 06:31 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 06:13 | Seton Hall | Scott Foster is hacked by Dwayne Haynes - foul #1 on Dwayne Haynes, team foul #4 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes (SG), Daniel Vanscyoc (SF) Jeremy Frison, Stephen Medlin | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Elmer Piazza (SG), Donald Merlo (C) Joseph Felipe, Harold Messmer | |
| 05:53 | Seton Hall | Elmer Piazza scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerry Marie and he's fouled by Jacob Cortes - foul #1 on Jacob Cortes, team foul #5 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Harold Messmer (SF) Donald Merlo | |
| 05:53 | Seton Hall | Elmer Piazza misses the free throw | 19-19 |
| 05:53 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Dwayne Haynes | 19-19 |
| 05:26 | Kentucky | Scott Foster picks off the pass by John Jordan | 19-19 |
| 05:08 | Seton Hall | The jump hook by Scott Foster is blocked by James Black | 19-19 |
| 05:06 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc grabs the board | 19-19 |
| 04:50 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-19 |
| 04:49 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes hits the follow up shot | 21-19 |
| 04:35 | Seton Hall | Israel Bradford hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 21-19 |
| 04:33 | Kentucky | John Jordan snags the defensive board | 21-19 |
| 04:31 | Kentucky | Jerry Marie is called for the reach on John Jordan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Marie, team foul #7 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison (SG), Stephen Medlin (SF), Wilford Bivins (PF), Micheal Brown (C) Jacob Cortes, Daniel Vanscyoc, James Black, Dwayne Haynes | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Joseph Felipe (SG), Donald Merlo (PF), Paul Hartman (C) Jerry Marie, Harold Messmer, Scott Foster | |
| 04:31 | Kentucky | John Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 04:31 | Kentucky | John Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 04:08 | Seton Hall | Donald Merlo is hacked by Stephen Medlin - foul #1 on Stephen Medlin, team foul #6 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Scott Foster (C) Paul Hartman | |
| 03:56 | Seton Hall | Scott Foster misses the easy layup | 23-19 |
| 03:54 | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison grabs the board | 23-19 |
| 03:31 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown can't throw it down | 23-19 |
| 03:29 | Kentucky | Stephen Medlin tips it back up and in | 25-19 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Jordan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jeremy Frison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephen Medlin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wilford Bivins (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Micheal Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Seton Hall | PG - Elmer Piazza (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Joseph Felipe (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Israel Bradford (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Merlo (fresh) C - Scott Foster (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| 03:10 | Seton Hall | Israel Bradford misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Jordan - foul #3 on John Jordan, team foul #7 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Williams (PG), Jacob Cortes (SG), Daniel Vanscyoc (SF), James Black (PF) John Jordan, Jeremy Frison, Stephen Medlin, Wilford Bivins | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Jim Pickett (PG), Roy Roberts (SG), Harold Messmer (SF), Theodore Topper (C) Elmer Piazza, Joseph Felipe, Donald Merlo, Scott Foster | |
| 03:10 | Seton Hall | Israel Bradford misses the 1st free throw | 25-19 |
| 03:10 | Seton Hall | Israel Bradford makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 02:52 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown banks in the layup and he's hacked by Theodore Topper - foul #3 on Theodore Topper, team foul #8 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Joseph Felipe (SG), Donald Merlo (PF), Scott Foster (C) Roy Roberts, Israel Bradford, Theodore Topper | |
| 02:52 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown misses the free throw | 27-20 |
| 02:52 | Seton Hall | Harold Messmer gets the rebound | 27-20 |
| 02:33 | Seton Hall | Donald Merlo misses long on a shot from the left side | 27-20 |
| 02:32 | Seton Hall | Donald Merlo pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-20 |
| 02:09 | Seton Hall | Scott Foster misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on James Black - foul #1 on James Black, team foul #8 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes (C) Micheal Brown | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Roy Roberts (SG), Israel Bradford (PF) Joseph Felipe, Donald Merlo | |
| 02:09 | Seton Hall | Scott Foster makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 02:09 | Seton Hall | Scott Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 01:48 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-22 |
| 01:47 | Kentucky | John Williams gets the offensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 01:29 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes makes the jumper from the left side | 29-22 |
| 01:05 | Seton Hall | Jim Pickett is hacked by John Williams - foul #2 on John Williams, team foul #9 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison (SG), Stephen Medlin (SF), Wilford Bivins (PF) Jacob Cortes, Daniel Vanscyoc, James Black | |
| Subs | Seton Hall | Elmer Piazza (SG), Donald Merlo (PF), Paul Hartman (C) Roy Roberts, Harold Messmer, Scott Foster | |
| 01:05 | Seton Hall | Jim Pickett misses the 1st free throw | 29-22 |
| 01:05 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes grabs the defensive rebound | 29-22 |
| 00:38 | Kentucky | Wilford Bivins hits a wide open shot from the left side on a great pass from John Williams | 31-22 |
| 00:19 | Seton Hall | Donald Merlo misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 31-22 |
| 00:18 | Seton Hall | Jim Pickett can't tip it in | 31-22 |
| 00:16 | Seton Hall | Elmer Piazza can't tip it in | 31-22 |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes grabs the defensive rebound | 31-22 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 31-22 |
| 00:02 | Seton Hall | Paul Hartman gets the rebound | 31-22 |
| 00:00 | Seton Hall | Paul Hartman clanks a fullcourt shot | 31-22 |