| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Abraham Carpenter (fresh) SG - David Davey (fresh) SF - Lawrence Mauney (fresh) PF - James Moore (fresh) C - Curtis Alexander (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - William McLaughlin (fresh) SG - Richard Ryland (fresh) SF - Travis Earhart (fresh) PF - Herman Marino (fresh) C - Wesley Zangl (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:53 | Kentucky | James Moore scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by David Davey and the foul's on Herman Marino - foul #1 on Herman Marino, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:53 | Kentucky | James Moore misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:53 | Denver | Wesley Zangl gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Denver | Travis Earhart connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 2-2 |
| 19:24 | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by David Davey | 5-2 |
| 19:11 | Denver | William McLaughlin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 19:10 | Denver | William McLaughlin snags the offensive board | 5-2 |
| 18:56 | Denver | William McLaughlin loses the dribble to Abraham Carpenter | 5-2 |
| 18:53 | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter blows the dunk | 5-2 |
| 18:51 | Denver | Travis Earhart gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:26 | Denver | Travis Earhart misses the dunk | 5-2 |
| 18:24 | Denver | Herman Marino grabs the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:11 | Denver | Richard Ryland misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 18:09 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Wesley Zangl | 5-2 |
| 17:53 | Denver | Richard Ryland's floater is tipped away by Curtis Alexander | 5-2 |
| 17:51 | Denver | The offensive rebound goes to Herman Marino | 5-2 |
| 17:33 | Denver | Abraham Carpenter steals the ball from Travis Earhart | 5-2 |
| 17:28 | Kentucky | Lawrence Mauney clanks a floater from the free throw line | 5-2 |
| 17:26 | Denver | Herman Marino snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 16:58 | Denver | Richard Ryland hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 5-2 |
| 16:56 | Kentucky | David Davey gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:49 | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 5-2 |
| 16:47 | Kentucky | James Moore tips it home | 7-2 |
| 16:26 | Denver | William McLaughlin connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 16:03 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Moore | 9-5 |
| 15:59 | Denver | Richard Ryland drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William McLaughlin | 9-7 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Abraham Carpenter (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Davey (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Mauney (tiring) PF - James Moore (tiring) 4 pts. C - Curtis Alexander (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - William McLaughlin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Ryland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Travis Earhart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Herman Marino (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Wesley Zangl (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Kentucky | Lawrence Mauney is hacked by Travis Earhart - foul #1 on Travis Earhart, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson (PG), Christopher Sotelo (SG), James Poston (SF), David Desjardins (PF), Jeremy Carper (C) Abraham Carpenter, David Davey, Lawrence Mauney, James Moore, Curtis Alexander | |
| Subs | Denver | William Walker (PG), Dexter Bruce (SG), Nile Porter (SF), Cole Kline (PF) William McLaughlin, Richard Ryland, Travis Earhart, Herman Marino | |
| 15:35 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Christopher Sotelo | 11-7 |
| 15:33 | Denver | Christopher Sotelo takes the ball from Dexter Bruce in the backcourt | 11-7 |
| 15:30 | Kentucky | Christopher Sotelo lays it in | 13-7 |
| 15:02 | Denver | Cole Kline's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-7 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Denver | Herman Marino (PF) Wesley Zangl | |
| 14:47 | Kentucky | Jeremy Carper's pass is intercepted by Herman Marino | 13-7 |
| 14:28 | Denver | Nile Porter makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Herman Marino | 13-9 |
| 14:14 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-9 |
| 14:13 | Denver | The rebound goes to Nile Porter | 13-9 |
| 14:08 | Denver | James Poston is called for the reach on Dexter Bruce - foul #1 on James Poston, team foul #1 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hubert Bolling (SF), Kenneth Ferguson (C) James Poston, Jeremy Carper | |
| Subs | Denver | William McLaughlin (PG), Wesley Zangl (C) William Walker, Herman Marino | |
| 14:01 | Denver | Cole Kline is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Ferguson - foul #1 on Kenneth Ferguson, team foul #2 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Ryland (SG) Dexter Bruce | |
| 13:42 | Denver | Nile Porter comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 13-9 |
| 13:40 | Kentucky | David Desjardins gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| 13:24 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson misses the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Cole Kline - foul #1 on Cole Kline, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Davey (SG), Jeremy Carper (C) Christopher Sotelo, David Desjardins | |
| Subs | Denver | Travis Earhart (SF), Herman Marino (PF) Nile Porter, Cole Kline | |
| 13:24 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 13:24 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 13:18 | Denver | Alvin Hodgson steps in front of the Richard Ryland pass in the backcourt | 15-9 |
| 13:08 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 18-9 |
| 13:06 | Denver | William McLaughlin is hacked by Alvin Hodgson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alvin Hodgson, team foul #3 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Poston (SF) Alvin Hodgson | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 12:51 | Denver | Travis Earhart misses short on a floater from the left side | 18-9 |
| 12:50 | Kentucky | Kenneth Ferguson snags the defensive board | 18-9 |
| 12:31 | Kentucky | Richard Ryland picks off the pass by Jeremy Carper | 18-9 |
| 12:20 | Denver | William McLaughlin is hacked by Hubert Bolling - foul #1 on Hubert Bolling, team foul #4 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter (PG), Christopher Sotelo (SG), David Desjardins (PF), Curtis Alexander (C) Hubert Bolling, David Davey, Kenneth Ferguson, Jeremy Carper | |
| Subs | Denver | William Walker (PG), Dexter Bruce (SG) William McLaughlin, Richard Ryland | |
| 12:13 | Denver | Travis Earhart hits a jumper from the right side set up by William Walker and he's hacked by James Poston - foul #2 on James Poston, team foul #5 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lawrence Mauney (SF) James Poston | |
| Subs | Denver | Cole Kline (C) Wesley Zangl | |
| 12:13 | Denver | Travis Earhart makes the free throw | 18-12 |
| 12:00 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 18-12 |
| 11:58 | Kentucky | David Desjardins grabs the offensive rebound | 18-12 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Abraham Carpenter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Sotelo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Mauney (fairly fresh) PF - David Desjardins (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Curtis Alexander (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - William Walker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dexter Bruce (fresh) SF - Travis Earhart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Herman Marino (tiring) 3 reb. C - Cole Kline (fresh) | |
| 11:45 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander is whistled for traveling | 18-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Moore (PF) David Desjardins | |
| Subs | Denver | Nile Porter (SF) Travis Earhart | |
| 11:18 | Denver | Dexter Bruce loses the dribble to Curtis Alexander | 18-12 |
| 11:02 | Kentucky | Nile Porter is called for the reach on Lawrence Mauney - foul #1 on Nile Porter, team foul #4 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson (PG), David Davey (SG), Hubert Bolling (SF), David Desjardins (PF), Kenneth Ferguson (C) Abraham Carpenter, Christopher Sotelo, Lawrence Mauney, James Moore, Curtis Alexander | |
| Subs | Denver | William McLaughlin (PG), Wesley Zangl (C) William Walker, Herman Marino | |
| 10:49 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Nile Porter - foul #2 on Nile Porter, team foul #5 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Ryland (SG), Travis Earhart (SF) Dexter Bruce, Nile Porter | |
| 10:49 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson makes the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 10:49 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson misses the 2nd free throw | 19-12 |
| 10:49 | Denver | Wesley Zangl grabs the defensive rebound | 19-12 |
| 10:39 | Denver | Wesley Zangl misses the easy layup | 19-12 |
| 10:38 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson snags the defensive board | 19-12 |
| 10:33 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-12 |
| 10:31 | Denver | Richard Ryland pulls down the rebound | 19-12 |
| 10:21 | Denver | Alvin Hodgson steps in front of the Richard Ryland pass | 19-12 |
| 10:18 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson hits the finger roll | 21-12 |
| 10:15 | Denver | William McLaughlin's pass is intercepted by Alvin Hodgson in the backcourt | 21-12 |
| 09:58 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 21-12 |
| 09:57 | Kentucky | David Desjardins tips it back up and in | 23-12 |
| 09:36 | Denver | Travis Earhart misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-12 |
| 09:35 | Denver | William McLaughlin misses the tip | 23-12 |
| 09:34 | Denver | Cole Kline misses the tip | 23-12 |
| 09:32 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Alvin Hodgson | 23-12 |
| 09:25 | Kentucky | Wesley Zangl is called for the reach on Alvin Hodgson - foul #1 on Wesley Zangl, team foul #6 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Sotelo (SG), Lawrence Mauney (SF), James Moore (PF), Jeremy Carper (C) David Davey, Hubert Bolling, David Desjardins, Kenneth Ferguson | |
| Subs | Denver | William Walker (SG), Dexter Bruce (SF), Herman Marino (PF) Richard Ryland, Travis Earhart, Cole Kline | |
| 09:09 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 23-12 |
| 09:08 | Denver | Dexter Bruce pulls down the rebound | 23-12 |
| 09:06 | Denver | William Walker is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Sotelo - foul #1 on Christopher Sotelo, team foul #6 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter (PG) Alvin Hodgson | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 08:37 | Denver | William Walker loses the ball out of bounds | 23-12 |
| 08:22 | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-12 |
| 08:21 | Denver | Wesley Zangl gets the rebound | 23-12 |
| 08:16 | Denver | William Walker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-12 |
| 08:15 | Kentucky | Jeremy Carper grabs the defensive rebound | 23-12 |
| 07:53 | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Wesley Zangl - foul #2 on Wesley Zangl, team foul #7 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Davey (SG), Hubert Bolling (SF), David Desjardins (PF), Curtis Alexander (C) Christopher Sotelo, Lawrence Mauney, James Moore, Jeremy Carper | |
| Subs | Denver | Richard Ryland (SG), Travis Earhart (SF), Cole Kline (C) William Walker, Dexter Bruce, Wesley Zangl | |
| 07:53 | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 24-12 |
| 07:53 | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 25-12 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Abraham Carpenter (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - David Davey (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Hubert Bolling (fresh) PF - David Desjardins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Alexander (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - William McLaughlin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Ryland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Travis Earhart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Herman Marino (tiring) 3 reb. C - Cole Kline (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:37 | Denver | William McLaughlin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-12 |
| 07:36 | Denver | Cole Kline grabs the offensive board | 25-12 |
| 07:27 | Denver | Cole Kline's fadeaway is rejected by David Desjardins | 25-12 |
| 07:25 | Denver | Herman Marino snags the offensive board | 25-12 |
| 07:11 | Denver | Curtis Alexander takes the ball from Herman Marino | 25-12 |
| 06:56 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Ryland - foul #1 on Richard Ryland, team foul #8 | 25-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson (PG), Christopher Sotelo (SG), Kenneth Ferguson (PF) Abraham Carpenter, David Davey, David Desjardins | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 06:56 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 25-12 |
| 06:56 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 26-12 |
| 06:40 | Denver | Richard Ryland scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Travis Earhart and he's fouled by Kenneth Ferguson - foul #2 on Kenneth Ferguson, team foul #7 | 26-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Poston (SF), Jeremy Carper (C) Hubert Bolling, Curtis Alexander | |
| Subs | Denver | Nile Porter (SF), Wesley Zangl (C) Travis Earhart, Herman Marino | |
| 06:40 | Denver | Richard Ryland makes the free throw | 26-15 |
| 06:36 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 26-15 |
| 06:22 | Denver | Richard Ryland hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 26-15 |
| 06:20 | Kentucky | Kenneth Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-15 |
| 06:14 | Kentucky | Kenneth Ferguson is fouled on the floor by Nile Porter - foul #3 on Nile Porter, team foul #9 | 26-15 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Denver | Dexter Bruce (PG), Travis Earhart (SF) William McLaughlin, Nile Porter | |
| 06:14 | Kentucky | Kenneth Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 27-15 |
| 06:14 | Kentucky | Kenneth Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-15 |
| 05:53 | Denver | Richard Ryland connects on the driving attempt from close range | 28-17 |
| 05:45 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson loses the ball out of bounds | 28-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Davey (SG), David Desjardins (PF) Christopher Sotelo, Jeremy Carper | |
| Subs | Denver | William Walker (PG), Herman Marino (PF) Richard Ryland, Cole Kline | |
| 05:43 | Denver | William Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-17 |
| 05:25 | Kentucky | David Davey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-17 |
| 05:23 | Denver | Dexter Bruce snags the defensive board | 28-17 |
| 05:01 | Denver | Wesley Zangl misses short on a shot from the right block | 28-17 |
| 05:00 | Denver | Travis Earhart tips it in | 28-19 |
| 04:42 | Kentucky | Dexter Bruce steals it from James Poston | 28-19 |
| 04:39 | Denver | Travis Earhart lays it in on a nice dish by Dexter Bruce | 28-21 |
| 04:30 | Kentucky | Wesley Zangl steals the ball from David Davey | 28-21 |
| 04:18 | Denver | Herman Marino misses the jumper from the right side | 28-21 |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | James Poston grabs the board | 28-21 |
| 03:58 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-21 |
| 03:56 | Kentucky | Kenneth Ferguson hits the follow up shot | 30-21 |
| 03:54 | Denver | Dexter Bruce loses the dribble to David Desjardins in the backcourt | 30-21 |
| 03:47 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson misses the lay-in | 30-21 |
| 03:45 | Kentucky | James Poston can't tip it in | 30-21 |
| 03:44 | Kentucky | James Poston snags the offensive board | 30-21 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Alvin Hodgson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. SG - David Davey (tiring) 2 ast. SF - James Poston (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - David Desjardins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Ferguson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - William Walker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dexter Bruce (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Travis Earhart (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Herman Marino (tired) 4 reb. C - Wesley Zangl (tired) 4 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from David Desjardins | 32-21 |
| 03:14 | Denver | David Desjardins steals it from Herman Marino | 32-21 |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | David Desjardins buries a fadeaway from the right side | 34-21 |
| 02:41 | Denver | Travis Earhart misses the lay-in but he's hacked by David Davey - foul #1 on David Davey, team foul #8 | 34-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hubert Bolling (PG), Christopher Sotelo (SG), Lawrence Mauney (SF), James Moore (PF), Jeremy Carper (C) Alvin Hodgson, David Davey, James Poston, David Desjardins, Kenneth Ferguson | |
| Subs | Denver | William McLaughlin (PG), Richard Ryland (SG), Cole Kline (PF) William Walker, Dexter Bruce, Herman Marino | |
| 02:41 | Denver | Travis Earhart misses the 1st free throw | 34-21 |
| 02:41 | Denver | Travis Earhart makes the 2nd free throw | 34-22 |
| 02:24 | Kentucky | Richard Ryland is called for the reach on Christopher Sotelo - foul #2 on Richard Ryland, team foul #10 | 34-22 |
| 02:24 | Kentucky | Christopher Sotelo makes the 1st free throw | 35-22 |
| 02:24 | Kentucky | Christopher Sotelo makes the 2nd free throw | 36-22 |
| 02:05 | Denver | Travis Earhart blows the dunk | 36-22 |
| 02:03 | Kentucky | James Moore grabs the board | 36-22 |
| 01:51 | Kentucky | James Moore clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Cole Kline - foul #2 on Cole Kline, team foul #11 | 36-22 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander (C) Jeremy Carper | |
| Subs | Denver | Herman Marino (PF) Wesley Zangl | |
| 01:51 | Kentucky | James Moore misses the 1st free throw | 36-22 |
| 01:51 | Kentucky | James Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 36-22 |
| 01:51 | Denver | Herman Marino pulls down the rebound | 36-22 |
| 01:34 | Denver | William McLaughlin is alone and drills a jumpshot from the right side | 36-24 |
| 01:18 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Moore | 38-24 |
| 00:54 | Denver | Richard Ryland misses short on a floater from the right side | 38-24 |
| 00:53 | Kentucky | Lawrence Mauney snags the defensive board | 38-24 |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | James Moore is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Moore, team foul #9 | 38-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter (PG), Jeremy Carper (C) Hubert Bolling, Curtis Alexander | |
| Subs | Denver | Wesley Zangl (C) Herman Marino | |
| 00:34 | Denver | William McLaughlin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-24 |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | Lawrence Mauney grabs the defensive rebound | 38-24 |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-24 |
| 00:05 | Denver | Travis Earhart comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-24 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter snags the defensive board | 38-24 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter misses long on a halfcourt shot | 38-24 |