| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Alvin Hodgson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Davey (fresh) SF - Lawrence Mauney (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Moore (fresh) 2 pts. C - Curtis Alexander (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Linwood Otani (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Thacker (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ronald Pittenger (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Sprague (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Derek Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Ronald Pittenger inbounds the ball | 44-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 19:57 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Mauney is called for the reach on Ronald Pittenger in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Mauney, team foul #1 | 44-48 |
| 19:44 | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-48 |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 19:17 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-48 |
| 19:15 | Notre Dame | Derek Smith gets the rebound | 44-48 |
| 19:13 | Notre Dame | David Davey is called for the reach on Andrew Thacker in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Davey, team foul #2 | 44-48 |
| 19:02 | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 44-50 |
| 18:45 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 18:43 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander tips it back up and in | 46-50 |
| 18:22 | Notre Dame | Ronald Pittenger misses short on a floater from close range | 46-50 |
| 18:21 | Notre Dame | Derek Smith snags the offensive board | 46-50 |
| 18:07 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague misses the dunk | 46-50 |
| 18:06 | Kentucky | Lawrence Mauney gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 18:04 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson is hacked by Linwood Otani in the backcourt - foul #1 on Linwood Otani, team foul #1 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter (PG), Christopher Sotelo (SG), James Poston (SF), David Desjardins (PF), Jeremy Carper (C) Alvin Hodgson, David Davey, Lawrence Mauney, James Moore, Curtis Alexander | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Thornton (PG), Weldon Bendel (SG), Leonard Hall (SF), Robert Fowler (PF), Aaron Jude (C) Linwood Otani, Andrew Thacker, Ronald Pittenger, Daniel Sprague, Derek Smith | |
| 17:46 | Kentucky | David Desjardins drills a runner from the right block | 48-50 |
| 17:34 | Notre Dame | James Thornton is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Aaron Jude | 48-53 |
| 17:10 | Kentucky | David Desjardins's floater is tipped away by Aaron Jude | 48-53 |
| 17:08 | Notre Dame | Robert Fowler grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 16:50 | Notre Dame | Aaron Jude misses long on a runner in the lane | 48-53 |
| 16:48 | Kentucky | Jeremy Carper grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 16:27 | Kentucky | Christopher Sotelo is fouled on the floor by Weldon Bendel - foul #1 on Weldon Bendel, team foul #2 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson (PG), David Davey (SG), Hubert Bolling (SF), James Moore (PF), Kenneth Ferguson (C) Abraham Carpenter, Christopher Sotelo, James Poston, David Desjardins, Jeremy Carper | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Kluge (PG), Andrew Thacker (SG), Ronald Pittenger (SF), Daniel Sprague (PF), Robert Wilson (C) James Thornton, Weldon Bendel, Leonard Hall, Robert Fowler, Aaron Jude | |
| 16:13 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson blows the dunk against the doubleteam but he's hacked by Daniel Sprague - foul #1 on Daniel Sprague, team foul #3 | 48-53 |
| 16:13 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 16:13 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 16:13 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Daniel Sprague | 49-53 |
| 16:02 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague slams it home on a great pass from Paul Kluge and he's fouled by Kenneth Ferguson - foul #1 on Kenneth Ferguson, team foul #3 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander (C) James Moore | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 16:02 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague makes the free throw | 49-56 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Alvin Hodgson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Davey (fairly fresh) SF - Hubert Bolling (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. C - Curtis Alexander (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Paul Kluge (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Thacker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ronald Pittenger (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Daniel Sprague (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander drills a runner from close range set up by Hubert Bolling | 51-56 |
| 15:40 | Notre Dame | David Davey is called for the reach on Andrew Thacker in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Davey, team foul #4 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lawrence Mauney (SF) David Davey | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani (PG), Derek Smith (C) Andrew Thacker, Daniel Sprague | |
| 15:30 | Notre Dame | Ronald Pittenger makes the jumper in the paint set up by Robert Wilson and he's hacked by Lawrence Mauney - foul #3 on Lawrence Mauney, team foul #5 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Thacker (SG), Daniel Sprague (PF) Paul Kluge, Robert Wilson | |
| 15:30 | Notre Dame | Ronald Pittenger misses the free throw | 51-58 |
| 15:30 | Kentucky | Kenneth Ferguson grabs the board | 51-58 |
| 15:10 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 15:00 | Notre Dame | Derek Smith is called for 10 seconds | 54-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Sotelo (SG), David Desjardins (PF) Hubert Bolling, Kenneth Ferguson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Weldon Bendel (SG) Andrew Thacker | |
| 14:43 | Kentucky | Weldon Bendel steps in front of the Curtis Alexander pass | 54-58 |
| 14:38 | Notre Dame | Weldon Bendel hits the finger roll | 54-60 |
| 14:15 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander misses the lay-in but the foul's on Derek Smith - foul #2 on Derek Smith, team foul #4 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter (PG), David Davey (SG), James Poston (SF), Jeremy Carper (PF) Alvin Hodgson, Christopher Sotelo, Lawrence Mauney, David Desjardins | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Kluge (PG), Leonard Hall (SF), Robert Fowler (PF), Aaron Jude (C) Linwood Otani, Ronald Pittenger, Daniel Sprague, Derek Smith | |
| 14:15 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 14:15 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander misses the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 14:15 | Notre Dame | Robert Fowler gets the rebound | 55-60 |
| 14:10 | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall drills a shot from the baseline set up by Paul Kluge and he's fouled by James Poston - foul #2 on James Poston, team foul #6 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Moore (PF) Curtis Alexander | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 14:10 | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall makes the free throw | 55-63 |
| 13:51 | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Moore | 58-63 |
| 13:40 | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 58-63 |
| 13:39 | Kentucky | Jeremy Carper snags the defensive board | 58-63 |
| 13:16 | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-63 |
| 13:14 | Kentucky | Jeremy Carper tips it in | 60-63 |
| 12:47 | Notre Dame | Aaron Jude buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul Kluge | 60-65 |
| 12:26 | Kentucky | Jeremy Carper is fouled on the floor by Weldon Bendel - foul #2 on Weldon Bendel, team foul #5 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson (PG), Christopher Sotelo (SG), Hubert Bolling (SF), David Desjardins (PF), Kenneth Ferguson (C) Abraham Carpenter, David Davey, James Poston, James Moore, Jeremy Carper | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Thornton (PG), Andrew Thacker (SG), Ronald Pittenger (SF), Robert Wilson (PF), Derek Smith (C) Paul Kluge, Weldon Bendel, Leonard Hall, Robert Fowler, Aaron Jude | |
| 12:07 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Wilson - foul #1 on Robert Wilson, team foul #6 | 60-65 |
| 12:07 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson makes the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 12:07 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson misses the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 12:07 | Notre Dame | Derek Smith pulls down the rebound | 61-65 |
| 11:47 | Notre Dame | Derek Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-65 |
| 11:45 | Kentucky | Kenneth Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 61-65 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Alvin Hodgson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Sotelo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Hubert Bolling (fresh) 2 ast. PF - David Desjardins (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Thornton (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Andrew Thacker (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ronald Pittenger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Derek Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Kentucky | David Desjardins blows the dunk but he's fouled by James Thornton - foul #1 on James Thornton, team foul #7 | 61-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lawrence Mauney (SF) Alvin Hodgson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani (PG), Daniel Sprague (PF) James Thornton, Derek Smith | |
| 11:32 | Kentucky | David Desjardins makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 11:32 | Kentucky | David Desjardins makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 11:13 | Notre Dame | Ronald Pittenger hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Andrew Thacker | 63-68 |
| 10:59 | Kentucky | David Desjardins banks in the layup on a great pass from Hubert Bolling and he's hacked by Ronald Pittenger - foul #3 on Ronald Pittenger, team foul #8 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson (PG), David Davey (SG), Curtis Alexander (C) Hubert Bolling, Christopher Sotelo, Kenneth Ferguson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Derek Smith (C) Robert Wilson | |
| 10:59 | Kentucky | David Desjardins misses the free throw | 65-68 |
| 10:59 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Daniel Sprague | 65-68 |
| 10:55 | Notre Dame | Andrew Thacker loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-68 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Moore (PF) David Desjardins | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 10:39 | Kentucky | Lawrence Mauney scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from James Moore and he's fouled by Ronald Pittenger - foul #4 on Ronald Pittenger, team foul #9 | 67-68 |
| 10:39 | Kentucky | Lawrence Mauney misses the free throw | 67-68 |
| 10:39 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague grabs the defensive rebound | 67-68 |
| 10:27 | Notre Dame | Ronald Pittenger connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Linwood Otani | 67-71 |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 67-71 |
| 10:06 | Kentucky | James Moore can't tip it in | 67-71 |
| 10:04 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Derek Smith | 67-71 |
| 09:47 | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on James Moore - foul #2 on James Moore, team foul #7 | 67-71 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Sotelo (SG), Hubert Bolling (SF), David Desjardins (PF), Jeremy Carper (C) David Davey, Lawrence Mauney, James Moore, Curtis Alexander | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Weldon Bendel (SG), Leonard Hall (SF), Robert Fowler (PF), Aaron Jude (C) Andrew Thacker, Ronald Pittenger, Daniel Sprague, Derek Smith | |
| 09:47 | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani misses the 1st free throw | 67-71 |
| 09:47 | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani misses the 2nd free throw | 67-71 |
| 09:47 | Kentucky | Jeremy Carper pulls down the rebound | 67-71 |
| 09:32 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson makes the contested 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Hubert Bolling | 70-71 |
| 09:14 | Notre Dame | Hubert Bolling steals the ball from Linwood Otani | 70-71 |
| 08:59 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Hubert Bolling | 73-71 |
| 08:49 | Notre Dame | Aaron Jude hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Jeremy Carper - foul #1 on Jeremy Carper, team foul #8 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter (PG), David Davey (SG), James Poston (SF), Kenneth Ferguson (C) Alvin Hodgson, Christopher Sotelo, Hubert Bolling, Jeremy Carper | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Thornton (PG), Robert Wilson (PF) Linwood Otani, Robert Fowler | |
| 08:49 | Notre Dame | Aaron Jude makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 08:49 | Notre Dame | Aaron Jude makes the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 08:42 | Kentucky | Aaron Jude takes the ball from Abraham Carpenter | 73-73 |
| 08:24 | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall misses long on an open jumper from the baseline | 73-73 |
| 08:22 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Davey | 73-73 |
| 08:08 | Kentucky | David Desjardins is open but can't throw it down | 73-73 |
| 08:07 | Kentucky | James Poston hits the follow up shot | 75-73 |
| 07:54 | Notre Dame | Robert Wilson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 75-73 |
| 07:53 | Notre Dame | Aaron Jude tips it home | 75-75 |
| 07:47 | Kentucky | James Thornton is called for the reach on Abraham Carpenter - foul #2 on James Thornton, team foul #10 | 75-75 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hubert Bolling (SG), Lawrence Mauney (SF), Curtis Alexander (C) David Davey, James Poston, David Desjardins | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Thacker (SG), Paul Kluge (SF), Daniel Sprague (PF), Derek Smith (C) Weldon Bendel, Leonard Hall, Robert Wilson, Aaron Jude | |
| 07:47 | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter misses the 1st free throw | 75-75 |
| 07:47 | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 76-75 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Abraham Carpenter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Hubert Bolling (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Lawrence Mauney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Alexander (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Thornton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Andrew Thacker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SF - Paul Kluge (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Daniel Sprague (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Derek Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Notre Dame | Paul Kluge misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 76-75 |
| 07:23 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kenneth Ferguson | 76-75 |
| 07:10 | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 79-75 |
| 06:51 | Notre Dame | James Thornton comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 79-75 |
| 06:49 | Kentucky | Kenneth Ferguson gets the rebound | 79-75 |
| 06:39 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Lawrence Mauney | 81-75 |
| 06:37 | Notre Dame | Abraham Carpenter takes the ball from James Thornton in the backcourt | 81-75 |
| 06:36 | Kentucky | Lawrence Mauney lays it up and in on a great pass from Abraham Carpenter | 83-75 |
| 06:19 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 83-75 |
| 06:17 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague hits the follow up shot | 83-77 |
| 06:01 | Kentucky | Hubert Bolling is hacked by Andrew Thacker - foul #3 on Andrew Thacker, team foul #11 | 83-77 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Sotelo (SG), James Poston (SF), James Moore (PF), Jeremy Carper (C) Abraham Carpenter, Lawrence Mauney, Kenneth Ferguson, Curtis Alexander | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani (PG), Weldon Bendel (SG), Ronald Pittenger (SF), Robert Fowler (PF), Aaron Jude (C) James Thornton, Andrew Thacker, Paul Kluge, Daniel Sprague, Derek Smith | |
| 06:01 | Kentucky | Hubert Bolling makes the 1st free throw | 84-77 |
| 06:01 | Kentucky | Hubert Bolling makes the 2nd free throw | 85-77 |
| 05:59 | Notre Dame | Ronald Pittenger throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 85-77 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson (PG) Hubert Bolling | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 05:49 | Kentucky | Christopher Sotelo loses the dribble to Robert Fowler | 85-77 |
| 05:46 | Notre Dame | Christopher Sotelo is called for the reach on Weldon Bendel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Sotelo, team foul #9 | 85-77 |
| 05:46 | Notre Dame | Weldon Bendel makes the 1st free throw | 85-78 |
| 05:46 | Notre Dame | Weldon Bendel misses the 2nd free throw | 85-78 |
| 05:46 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jeremy Carper | 85-78 |
| 05:17 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 85-78 |
| 05:16 | Kentucky | James Poston tips it back up and in | 87-78 |
| 05:02 | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Weldon Bendel | 87-80 |
| 04:50 | Kentucky | James Moore throws a bad pass out of bounds | 87-80 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Davey (SG), David Desjardins (PF) Christopher Sotelo, James Moore | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague (PF), Robert Wilson (C) Robert Fowler, Aaron Jude | |
| 04:47 | Notre Dame | Ronald Pittenger is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 87-80 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall (SF) Ronald Pittenger | |
| 04:31 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson is hacked by Robert Wilson - foul #2 on Robert Wilson, team foul #12 | 87-80 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lawrence Mauney (SF) James Poston | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Thacker (SG) Weldon Bendel | |
| 04:31 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson makes the 1st free throw | 88-80 |
| 04:31 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson makes the 2nd free throw | 89-80 |
| 04:19 | Notre Dame | Andrew Thacker knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Linwood Otani | 89-83 |
| 04:01 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Lawrence Mauney | 92-83 |
| 03:41 | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 92-83 |
| 03:40 | Notre Dame | Leonard Hall tips it back up and in | 92-85 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Alvin Hodgson (tiring) 21 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Davey (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Lawrence Mauney (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Desjardins (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeremy Carper (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Linwood Otani (tiring) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Andrew Thacker (tiring) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leonard Hall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Sprague (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Kentucky | David Davey is hacked by Andrew Thacker - foul #4 on Andrew Thacker, team foul #13 | 92-85 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hubert Bolling (PG), Christopher Sotelo (SF), James Moore (PF), Curtis Alexander (C) Alvin Hodgson, Lawrence Mauney, David Desjardins, Jeremy Carper | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Thornton (PG), Weldon Bendel (SG), Ronald Pittenger (SF), Robert Fowler (PF), Derek Smith (C) Linwood Otani, Andrew Thacker, Leonard Hall, Daniel Sprague, Robert Wilson | |
| 03:16 | Kentucky | David Davey makes the 1st free throw | 93-85 |
| 03:16 | Kentucky | David Davey makes the 2nd free throw | 94-85 |
| 03:05 | Notre Dame | Robert Fowler comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 94-85 |
| 03:04 | Notre Dame | Derek Smith misses the tip | 94-85 |
| 03:03 | Notre Dame | James Thornton can't tip it in | 94-85 |
| 03:02 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Curtis Alexander | 94-85 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 02:41 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 94-85 |
| 02:39 | Notre Dame | Derek Smith snags the defensive board | 94-85 |
| 02:37 | Notre Dame | Weldon Bendel is hacked by David Davey in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Davey, team foul #10 | 94-85 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Poston (SF), Kenneth Ferguson (C) David Davey, Curtis Alexander | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Kluge (PG), Aaron Jude (C) James Thornton, Derek Smith | |
| 02:37 | Notre Dame | Weldon Bendel makes the 1st free throw | 94-86 |
| 02:37 | Notre Dame | Weldon Bendel makes the 2nd free throw | 94-87 |
| 02:27 | Kentucky | James Moore can't finish the layup | 94-87 |
| 02:25 | Notre Dame | Aaron Jude grabs the board | 94-87 |
| 02:21 | Notre Dame | Ronald Pittenger misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 94-87 |
| 02:20 | Kentucky | Hubert Bolling gets the rebound | 94-87 |
| 02:06 | Kentucky | James Poston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 94-87 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson (PG), David Desjardins (PF) Hubert Bolling, James Moore | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 01:54 | Notre Dame | Robert Fowler throws it down on a nice dish by Weldon Bendel | 94-89 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-4) | |
| 01:34 | Kentucky | David Desjardins banks in the layup set up by Alvin Hodgson | 96-89 |
| 01:25 | Notre Dame | Aaron Jude is called for traveling | 96-89 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Davey (SG), Lawrence Mauney (SF), James Moore (PF), Curtis Alexander (C) Christopher Sotelo, James Poston, David Desjardins, Kenneth Ferguson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani (PG), Andrew Thacker (SG), Daniel Sprague (PF), Derek Smith (C) Paul Kluge, Weldon Bendel, Robert Fowler, Aaron Jude | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:24 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander is hacked by Linwood Otani in the backcourt - foul #2 on Linwood Otani, team foul #14 | 96-89 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter (SG), Hubert Bolling (SF) David Davey, Lawrence Mauney | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 01:24 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 97-89 |
| 01:24 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 98-89 |
| 01:10 | Notre Dame | Daniel Sprague misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 98-89 |
| 01:09 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander pulls down the rebound | 98-89 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:06 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander is hacked by Linwood Otani in the backcourt - foul #3 on Linwood Otani, team foul #15 | 98-89 |
| 01:06 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 99-89 |
| 01:06 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 100-89 |
| 00:41 | Notre Dame | Andrew Thacker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 100-89 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander snags the defensive board | 100-89 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson banks in the layup on a great pass from Abraham Carpenter | 102-89 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | Linwood Otani scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 102-92 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson runs out the clock | 102-92 |