| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SG - James Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ross Summerfield (fresh) PF - Shawn Hanlon (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Burchette (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Love (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Young (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Bennie Lenhardt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Green (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mike Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Bennie Lenhardt inbounds the ball | 25-30 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | UConn | Bennie Lenhardt comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on David Burchette - foul #3 on David Burchette, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| 19:45 | UConn | Bennie Lenhardt misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 19:45 | UConn | Bennie Lenhardt misses the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 19:45 | Kentucky | David Burchette grabs the board | 25-30 |
| 19:30 | Kentucky | David Burchette buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Christopher Stewart and he's fouled by Mike Washington - foul #2 on Mike Washington, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| 19:30 | Kentucky | David Burchette makes the free throw | 28-30 |
| 19:06 | UConn | Mike Washington clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Ross Summerfield - foul #1 on Ross Summerfield, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| 19:06 | UConn | Mike Washington makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 19:06 | UConn | Mike Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 18:45 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart is fouled on the floor by Bennie Lenhardt - foul #1 on Bennie Lenhardt, team foul #2 | 28-32 |
| 18:31 | Kentucky | David Burchette misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Mike Washington - foul #3 on Mike Washington, team foul #3 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Larkin (C) Mike Washington | |
| 18:31 | Kentucky | David Burchette misses the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 18:31 | Kentucky | David Burchette makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 18:14 | UConn | Christopher Larkin misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-32 |
| 18:12 | UConn | Christopher Young hits the follow up shot | 29-34 |
| 17:56 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Bennie Lenhardt - foul #2 on Bennie Lenhardt, team foul #4 | 29-34 |
| 17:56 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 17:56 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon makes the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 17:38 | UConn | Christopher Young blows the layup but the foul's on James Barnes - foul #3 on James Barnes, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Bryant (SF) Ross Summerfield | |
| Subs | UConn | Nelson Ruby (SF), Joseph Washington (PF) Bennie Lenhardt, Walter Green | |
| 17:38 | UConn | Christopher Young makes the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 17:38 | UConn | Christopher Young makes the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 17:28 | Kentucky | Paul Bryant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey (PG) Christopher Stewart | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 17:17 | UConn | James Love hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Washington | 31-39 |
| 16:56 | Kentucky | David Burchette is fouled on the floor by Christopher Larkin - foul #1 on Christopher Larkin, team foul #5 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Morehouse (SG) James Barnes | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Trudeau (PG), Bennie Lenhardt (SF) James Love, Christopher Young | |
| 16:33 | Kentucky | Joseph Washington steps in front of the Shawn Hanlon pass | 31-39 |
| 16:24 | UConn | Nelson Ruby double dribbles | 31-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart (PG), Ross Summerfield (SF) Thomas Bailey, Paul Bryant | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 16:00 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart buries a floater near the basket and he's fouled by Michael Trudeau - foul #1 on Michael Trudeau, team foul #6 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | UConn | James Love (PG), Walter Green (PF), Mike Washington (C) Michael Trudeau, Joseph Washington, Christopher Larkin | |
| 16:00 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart makes the free throw | 34-39 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Morehouse (fresh) SF - Ross Summerfield (fresh) PF - Shawn Hanlon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - David Burchette (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Love (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nelson Ruby (fresh) SF - Bennie Lenhardt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Green (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mike Washington (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 15:44 | UConn | Walter Green is hacked by Shawn Hanlon - foul #2 on Shawn Hanlon, team foul #4 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Barnes (SG) William Morehouse | |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Young (SG) Bennie Lenhardt | |
| 15:28 | UConn | James Love can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 34-39 |
| 15:27 | Kentucky | David Burchette gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 15:11 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart misses the floater from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 15:09 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 15:02 | Kentucky | James Barnes buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Christopher Stewart | 36-39 |
| 14:46 | UConn | Walter Green loses the ball out of bounds | 36-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey (PG), Paul Bryant (SF) Christopher Stewart, Ross Summerfield | |
| Subs | UConn | Bennie Lenhardt (SF) Nelson Ruby | |
| 14:24 | Kentucky | James Barnes hits a floater from the right block set up by David Burchette | 38-39 |
| 14:03 | UConn | Walter Green misses the 3 from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 14:01 | Kentucky | David Burchette grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 13:50 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Walter Green - foul #1 on Walter Green, team foul #7 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Morehouse (SG), Akim Gonsiewski (C) James Barnes, David Burchette | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Trudeau (PG), Nelson Ruby (SG), Joseph Washington (PF) James Love, Christopher Young, Walter Green | |
| 13:50 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 13:50 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 13:31 | UConn | Bennie Lenhardt hits the finger roll | 39-41 |
| 13:17 | Kentucky | Akim Gonsiewski loses the dribble to Mike Washington | 39-41 |
| 13:01 | UConn | Akim Gonsiewski steals it from Mike Washington | 39-41 |
| 12:46 | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Trudeau - foul #2 on Michael Trudeau, team foul #8 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Barnes (SG), Ross Summerfield (SF), Bill St. George (PF) William Morehouse, Paul Bryant, Shawn Hanlon | |
| Subs | UConn | James Love (PG), Christopher Young (SG), Christopher Larkin (C) Michael Trudeau, Bennie Lenhardt, Mike Washington | |
| 12:46 | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 12:46 | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 12:46 | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey makes the 3rd free throw | 41-41 |
| 12:22 | UConn | James Love comes up short on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Akim Gonsiewski - foul #3 on Akim Gonsiewski, team foul #5 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart (PG), David Burchette (C) Thomas Bailey, Akim Gonsiewski | |
| Subs | UConn | Bennie Lenhardt (SF) Nelson Ruby | |
| 12:22 | UConn | James Love makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 12:22 | UConn | James Love makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 12:05 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | UConn | Walter Green (PF) Joseph Washington | |
| 11:51 | UConn | Christopher Larkin hits a jumper in the paint | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ross Summerfield (fresh) PF - Bill St. George (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Burchette (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Love (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Young (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Bennie Lenhardt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Green (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Larkin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Kentucky | James Barnes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-45 |
| 11:24 | UConn | Bennie Lenhardt pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 11:20 | UConn | Christopher Young comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-45 |
| 11:18 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 11:16 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart is hacked by James Love in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Love, team foul #9 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | UConn | Nelson Ruby (SF) Bennie Lenhardt | |
| 11:16 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 11:16 | UConn | Christopher Larkin pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 11:09 | UConn | Christopher Stewart steals it from James Love in the backcourt | 41-45 |
| 11:05 | Kentucky | James Barnes banks in the layup on a great pass from Christopher Stewart | 43-45 |
| 10:51 | UConn | James Love buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Christopher Larkin | 43-48 |
| 10:30 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart hits a jumper from the left wing set up by James Barnes and he's hacked by Walter Green - foul #2 on Walter Green, team foul #10 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Morehouse (SG), Paul Bryant (SF), Shawn Hanlon (PF), Akim Gonsiewski (C) James Barnes, Ross Summerfield, Bill St. George, David Burchette | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Trudeau (PG), Joseph Washington (PF), Mike Washington (C) James Love, Walter Green, Christopher Larkin | |
| 10:30 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart makes the free throw | 46-48 |
| 10:16 | UConn | Mike Washington is hacked by Akim Gonsiewski - foul #4 on Akim Gonsiewski, team foul #6 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Burchette (C) Akim Gonsiewski | |
| Subs | UConn | Bennie Lenhardt (SF) Christopher Young | |
| 10:10 | UConn | Joseph Washington throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-48 |
| 09:53 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart is fouled on the floor by Mike Washington - foul #4 on Mike Washington, team foul #11 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Larkin (C) Mike Washington | |
| 09:53 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 09:53 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 09:36 | UConn | Christopher Stewart steals the ball from Christopher Larkin | 48-48 |
| 09:33 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart misses the easy layup | 48-48 |
| 09:32 | UConn | Joseph Washington snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 09:08 | UConn | Joseph Washington misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-48 |
| 09:07 | UConn | Bennie Lenhardt tips it back up and in | 48-50 |
| 09:03 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Trudeau - foul #3 on Michael Trudeau, team foul #12 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Barnes (SG) William Morehouse | |
| Subs | UConn | James Love (PG), Christopher Young (SG) Michael Trudeau, Nelson Ruby | |
| 09:03 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 09:03 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 09:03 | UConn | Joseph Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 08:47 | UConn | Bennie Lenhardt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 49-50 |
| 08:45 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Christopher Stewart | 49-50 |
| 08:28 | Kentucky | Bennie Lenhardt blocks the short jumper by David Burchette | 49-50 |
| 08:27 | UConn | Christopher Young snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 08:05 | UConn | Christopher Larkin misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 49-50 |
| 08:04 | UConn | Joseph Washington tips it in | 49-52 |
| 07:47 | Kentucky | James Barnes misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 07:45 | UConn | Christopher Larkin grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Stewart (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 5 stl. SG - James Barnes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Bryant (fresh) PF - Shawn Hanlon (tiring) 7 pts. C - David Burchette (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Love (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Young (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Bennie Lenhardt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Washington (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Larkin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:34 | UConn | Christopher Young's pass is intercepted by James Barnes | 49-52 |
| 07:29 | Kentucky | James Barnes jams it | 51-52 |
| 07:07 | UConn | Christopher Larkin misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Shawn Hanlon - foul #3 on Shawn Hanlon, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey (PG), William Morehouse (SG), Ross Summerfield (SF), Bill St. George (PF), Akim Gonsiewski (C) Christopher Stewart, James Barnes, Paul Bryant, Shawn Hanlon, David Burchette | |
| Subs | UConn | Nelson Ruby (SF), Walter Green (PF) Bennie Lenhardt, Joseph Washington | |
| 07:07 | UConn | Christopher Larkin makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 07:07 | UConn | Christopher Larkin misses the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 07:07 | Kentucky | Akim Gonsiewski grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 06:48 | Kentucky | William Morehouse can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-53 |
| 06:47 | UConn | Nelson Ruby grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 06:41 | UConn | Nelson Ruby is fouled on the floor by Ross Summerfield - foul #2 on Ross Summerfield, team foul #8 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | UConn | Michael Trudeau (PG), Mike Washington (C) James Love, Christopher Larkin | |
| 06:41 | UConn | Nelson Ruby makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 06:41 | UConn | Nelson Ruby makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 06:19 | Kentucky | Akim Gonsiewski buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Bailey | 53-55 |
| 05:53 | UConn | Christopher Young connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Nelson Ruby | 53-58 |
| 05:40 | Kentucky | Bill St. George can't finish the layup | 53-58 |
| 05:39 | UConn | Mike Washington pulls down the rebound | 53-58 |
| 05:33 | UConn | Christopher Young misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-58 |
| 05:32 | Kentucky | Akim Gonsiewski grabs the board | 53-58 |
| 05:18 | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-58 |
| 05:16 | UConn | Walter Green gets the rebound | 53-58 |
| 04:54 | UConn | Christopher Young drills a floater from close range | 53-60 |
| 04:47 | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 53-60 |
| 04:46 | Kentucky | Bill St. George tips it back up and in | 55-60 |
| 04:40 | UConn | Mike Washington's layup is rejected by Bill St. George | 55-60 |
| 04:38 | UConn | Walter Green tips it in | 55-62 |
| 04:33 | Kentucky | Akim Gonsiewski is fouled on the floor by Walter Green - foul #3 on Walter Green, team foul #13 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Barnes (SG), Paul Bryant (SF), Shawn Hanlon (PF) William Morehouse, Ross Summerfield, Bill St. George | |
| Subs | UConn | James Love (PG), Bennie Lenhardt (SF), Joseph Washington (PF), Christopher Larkin (C) Michael Trudeau, Christopher Young, Walter Green, Mike Washington | |
| 04:33 | Kentucky | Akim Gonsiewski misses the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 04:33 | Kentucky | Akim Gonsiewski misses the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 04:33 | UConn | Joseph Washington gets the rebound | 55-62 |
| 04:13 | UConn | Joseph Washington double dribbles | 55-62 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Burchette (C) Akim Gonsiewski | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 03:44 | Kentucky | James Barnes buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Bailey | 58-62 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Barnes (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Bryant (fresh) PF - Shawn Hanlon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - David Burchette (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - James Love (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nelson Ruby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bennie Lenhardt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Washington (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Christopher Larkin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:31 | UConn | Bennie Lenhardt can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-62 |
| 03:30 | UConn | Christopher Larkin tips it in | 58-64 |
| 03:19 | Kentucky | James Barnes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-64 |
| 03:18 | Kentucky | Paul Bryant snags the offensive board | 58-64 |
| 03:06 | Kentucky | Paul Bryant loses the dribble to James Love | 58-64 |
| 02:54 | UConn | James Love clanks a 3 from the left wing | 58-64 |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon snags the defensive board | 58-64 |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-64 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart (PG), Ross Summerfield (SF) Thomas Bailey, Paul Bryant | |
| Subs | UConn | Walter Green (PF), Mike Washington (C) Joseph Washington, Christopher Larkin | |
| 02:32 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-64 |
| 02:31 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon tips it back up and in | 60-64 |
| 02:27 | UConn | James Love clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-64 |
| 02:26 | Kentucky | James Barnes gets the rebound | 60-64 |
| 02:14 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon banks in the layup on a great pass from James Barnes | 62-64 |
| 01:54 | UConn | James Love scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Green | 62-67 |
| 01:29 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon can't connect on a shot in the lane | 62-67 |
| 01:28 | Kentucky | James Barnes can't tip it in | 62-67 |
| 01:27 | UConn | The rebound goes to Mike Washington | 62-67 |
| 01:15 | UConn | Bennie Lenhardt misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-67 |
| 01:14 | UConn | Mike Washington grabs the offensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 00:51 | UConn | James Love is called for traveling | 62-67 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | UConn | Christopher Young (SG) Nelson Ruby | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | David Burchette buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Shawn Hanlon | 64-67 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | UConn | James Love blows the layup | 64-67 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Shawn Hanlon | 64-67 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-67 |
| 00:05 | UConn | James Love grabs the defensive rebound | 64-67 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:04 | UConn | James Love is hacked by Christopher Stewart in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Stewart, team foul #9 | 64-67 |
| 00:04 | UConn | James Love makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:04 | UConn | James Love misses the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | James Barnes gets the rebound | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | James Barnes clanks a halfcourt shot | 64-68 |