| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Stephen Sallee (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Burch (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dustin Soderlund (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Will Culp (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Blanchard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Cameron Hewlett (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Donald Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Tuten (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Alabama | Dustin Soderlund inbounds the ball | 25-26 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Alabama | Dustin Soderlund blows the dunk but he's hacked by Joseph Reed - foul #2 on Joseph Reed, team foul #1 | 25-26 |
| 19:44 | Alabama | Dustin Soderlund makes the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 19:44 | Alabama | Dustin Soderlund misses the 2nd free throw | 26-26 |
| 19:44 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 19:17 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett loses the dribble to Gary Blanchard | 26-26 |
| 18:53 | Alabama | Will Culp clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeffrey Oliver - foul #2 on Jeffrey Oliver, team foul #2 | 26-26 |
| 18:53 | Alabama | Will Culp misses the 1st free throw | 26-26 |
| 18:53 | Alabama | Will Culp makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 18:31 | Kentucky | Donald Jones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 18:30 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten tips it back up and in | 27-28 |
| 18:07 | Alabama | Stephen Sallee splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-28 |
| 18:05 | Alabama | Gary Burch snags the offensive board | 27-28 |
| 17:36 | Alabama | Gary Burch dunks the ball | 29-28 |
| 17:09 | Kentucky | Joseph Reed is open and scores on a jumper from the left side | 29-30 |
| 16:46 | Alabama | Gary Blanchard is whistled for a carry | 29-30 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Duff (SF), Gerard Deleon (C) Joseph Reed, Steven Tuten | |
| 16:17 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Gerard Deleon | 29-32 |
| 15:53 | Alabama | Stephen Sallee is hacked by Gerard Deleon - foul #1 on Gerard Deleon, team foul #3 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Frasher (SG), Scott Traylor (PF) Donald Jones, Jeffrey Oliver | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Stephen Sallee (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Burch (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dustin Soderlund (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Will Culp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Blanchard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Cameron Hewlett (fresh) 10 pts. SG - James Frasher (fresh) SF - Charles Duff (fresh) PF - Scott Traylor (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerard Deleon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Alabama | Stephen Sallee scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Gary Burch | 32-32 |
| 15:14 | Kentucky | Charles Duff misses the shot from the right side | 32-32 |
| 15:13 | Alabama | The rebound goes to Will Culp | 32-32 |
| 14:57 | Alabama | Dustin Soderlund misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Scott Traylor - foul #2 on Scott Traylor, team foul #4 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Smith (PG), Joseph Reed (SF), Steven Tuten (C) Cameron Hewlett, Charles Duff, Gerard Deleon | |
| 14:57 | Alabama | Dustin Soderlund makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 14:57 | Alabama | Dustin Soderlund makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 14:28 | Kentucky | Joseph Reed misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 34-32 |
| 14:26 | Kentucky | Joseph Reed tips it back up and in | 34-34 |
| 14:00 | Alabama | John Smith is called for the reach on Stephen Sallee - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #5 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Ash (SF) Dustin Soderlund | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett (PG), Donald Jones (SG), Jeffrey Oliver (PF) John Smith, James Frasher, Scott Traylor | |
| 13:41 | Alabama | Gary Blanchard buries a floater in the lane set up by Stephen Sallee | 36-34 |
| 13:12 | Kentucky | Stephen Sallee is called for the reach on Cameron Hewlett - foul #1 on Stephen Sallee, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | Anthony Blain (PF) Will Culp | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 12:48 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Oliver misses short on a floater from the left block | 36-34 |
| 12:47 | Alabama | Richard Ash pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 12:26 | Alabama | Gary Burch misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 12:24 | Alabama | Anthony Blain hits the follow up shot | 38-34 |
| 12:06 | Kentucky | Stephen Sallee steals the ball from Jeffrey Oliver | 38-34 |
| 12:03 | Alabama | Stephen Sallee slams it home | 40-34 |
| 11:45 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett is fouled on the floor by Stephen Sallee - foul #2 on Stephen Sallee, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Alabama | Dustin Soderlund (SF), Will Culp (PF), Darryl Krohn (C) Richard Ash, Anthony Blain, Gary Blanchard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Duff (SF), Gerard Deleon (C) Joseph Reed, Steven Tuten | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Stephen Sallee (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gary Burch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Soderlund (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Will Culp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Darryl Krohn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Cameron Hewlett (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Donald Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Duff (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerard Deleon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett blows the layup but he's fouled by Gary Burch - foul #3 on Gary Burch, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| 11:29 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett misses the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 11:29 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 11:00 | Alabama | Stephen Sallee evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 40-35 |
| 10:59 | Kentucky | Donald Jones pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 10:40 | Kentucky | Donald Jones scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Cameron Hewlett and he's fouled by Will Culp - foul #3 on Will Culp, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Smith (PG), Scott Traylor (PF) Cameron Hewlett, Jeffrey Oliver | |
| 10:40 | Kentucky | Donald Jones makes the free throw | 40-38 |
| 10:14 | Alabama | Darryl Krohn is called for traveling | 40-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | Anthony Blain (PF) Will Culp | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Frasher (SG), Steven Tuten (C) Donald Jones, Gerard Deleon | |
| 09:59 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten drills a fadeaway from close range set up by John Smith | 40-40 |
| 09:46 | Alabama | James Frasher takes the ball from Dustin Soderlund | 40-40 |
| 09:43 | Kentucky | James Frasher banks in the layup | 40-42 |
| 09:16 | Alabama | Gary Burch is fouled on the floor by James Frasher - foul #1 on James Frasher, team foul #6 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Ash (SF), Gary Blanchard (C) Gary Burch, Darryl Krohn | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett (PG), Joseph Reed (SF), Jeffrey Oliver (PF) John Smith, Charles Duff, Scott Traylor | |
| 09:01 | Alabama | The pull-up jumper by Richard Ash is blocked by Cameron Hewlett | 40-42 |
| 09:00 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Oliver grabs the defensive rebound | 40-42 |
| 08:40 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Gary Blanchard | 40-42 |
| 08:11 | Alabama | Steven Tuten steals the ball from Richard Ash | 40-42 |
| 07:46 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the left side | 40-42 |
| 07:44 | Alabama | Dustin Soderlund pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Stephen Sallee (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dustin Soderlund (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Ash (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Blain (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Blanchard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Cameron Hewlett (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Frasher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Tuten (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:19 | Alabama | Stephen Sallee loses the dribble to Joseph Reed | 40-42 |
| 07:16 | Kentucky | Joseph Reed lays it in | 40-44 |
| 06:51 | Alabama | Dustin Soderlund is fouled on the floor by James Frasher - foul #2 on James Frasher, team foul #7 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | Mark Ehrhardt (PG), Gary Burch (SG), Will Culp (PF) Stephen Sallee, Richard Ash, Anthony Blain | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Jones (SG), Charles Duff (SF), Scott Traylor (PF), Gerard Deleon (C) James Frasher, Joseph Reed, Jeffrey Oliver, Steven Tuten | |
| 06:51 | Alabama | Dustin Soderlund makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 06:51 | Alabama | Dustin Soderlund makes the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 06:23 | Kentucky | Gary Blanchard is called for the reach on Gerard Deleon - foul #2 on Gary Blanchard, team foul #5 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Alabama | Jessie Henderson (SF), Darryl Krohn (C) Dustin Soderlund, Gary Blanchard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:07 | Kentucky | Donald Jones hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Scott Traylor | 42-47 |
| 05:49 | Alabama | Gary Burch clanks a shot in the lane | 42-47 |
| 05:48 | Kentucky | Gerard Deleon gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 05:42 | Kentucky | Donald Jones knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Cameron Hewlett | 42-49 |
| 05:22 | Alabama | Darryl Krohn misses the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Gerard Deleon - foul #2 on Gerard Deleon, team foul #8 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Stephen Sallee (PG), Dustin Soderlund (SF) Mark Ehrhardt, Jessie Henderson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Smith (PG), Joseph Reed (SF), Jeffrey Oliver (PF) Cameron Hewlett, Charles Duff, Scott Traylor | |
| 05:22 | Alabama | Darryl Krohn makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 05:22 | Alabama | Darryl Krohn misses the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 05:22 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Oliver | 43-49 |
| 04:53 | Kentucky | Gerard Deleon hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Stephen Sallee - foul #3 on Stephen Sallee, team foul #6 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Alabama | Gary Blanchard (C) Darryl Krohn | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:53 | Kentucky | Gerard Deleon makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 04:53 | Kentucky | Gerard Deleon makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 04:40 | Alabama | Gary Blanchard loses the ball out of bounds | 43-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Tuten (C) Gerard Deleon | |
| 04:18 | Kentucky | Joseph Reed blows the dunk | 43-51 |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Oliver grabs the offensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 03:58 | Kentucky | John Smith comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 43-51 |
| 03:56 | Alabama | Stephen Sallee grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:41 | Alabama | Dustin Soderlund lays it in on a great pass from Stephen Sallee | 45-51 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Stephen Sallee (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Burch (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dustin Soderlund (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Will Culp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Blanchard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Reed (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Steven Tuten (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:30 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett (PG), James Frasher (SG) John Smith, Donald Jones | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:10 | Alabama | Will Culp misses the wide open floater from the left block but he's fouled by Jeffrey Oliver - foul #3 on Jeffrey Oliver, team foul #9 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Duff (SF), Scott Traylor (PF) Joseph Reed, Jeffrey Oliver | |
| 03:10 | Alabama | Will Culp makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 03:10 | Alabama | Will Culp makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 02:51 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett makes the contested shot in the lane set up by Charles Duff | 47-53 |
| 02:22 | Alabama | Stephen Sallee scores on a 3 from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 02:22 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-53 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Jones (SG), Joseph Reed (SF), Jeffrey Oliver (PF) James Frasher, Charles Duff, Scott Traylor | |
| 01:57 | Kentucky | Dustin Soderlund steps in front of the Joseph Reed pass | 50-53 |
| 01:36 | Alabama | Dustin Soderlund misses long on a shot near the basket | 50-53 |
| 01:34 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Donald Jones | 50-53 |
| 01:16 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Donald Jones | 50-56 |
| 00:51 | Alabama | Gary Burch is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Oliver - foul #4 on Jeffrey Oliver, team foul #10 | 50-56 |
| 00:51 | Alabama | Gary Burch makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:51 | Alabama | Gary Burch makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Gary Blanchard - foul #3 on Gary Blanchard, team foul #7 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Smith (PG) Cameron Hewlett | |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Alabama | Gary Burch evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Dustin Soderlund | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Donald Jones is hacked by Gary Burch in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary Burch, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Donald Jones makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Donald Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:24 | Alabama | Gary Burch gets the rebound | 55-59 |
| 00:17 | Alabama | Gary Burch is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-59 |
| 00:16 | Alabama | Stephen Sallee gets the offensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 00:14 | Alabama | Stephen Sallee is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-59 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Joseph Reed snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Gary Burch is called for the reach on Joseph Reed in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gary Burch, team foul #9 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Alabama | Richard Ash (SF) Gary Burch | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Joseph Reed misses the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 00:10 | Alabama | Gary Blanchard snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| 00:04 | Alabama | Stephen Sallee splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-59 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Sallee - foul #4 on Stephen Sallee, team foul #10 | 58-59 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett (PG) John Smith | |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten misses the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 00:02 | Alabama | Alabama calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Richard Ash hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 58-60 |