| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Morehouse (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Arnold (fresh) 6 pts. C - David Burchette (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Michael Hartt (fresh) SG - Roy Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bennet (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tim Alber (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Lindsay (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Robert Bennet inbounds the ball | 32-22 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Saint Louis | Roy Barnes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-22 |
| 19:46 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Burchette | 32-22 |
| 19:19 | Kentucky | James Barnes is hacked by Edward Lindsay - foul #2 on Edward Lindsay, team foul #1 | 32-22 |
| 19:01 | Kentucky | Jason Arnold scores on a floater near the basket on a great pass from James Barnes | 34-22 |
| 18:33 | Saint Louis | Edward Lindsay scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Michael Hartt | 34-24 |
| 18:29 | Kentucky | William Morehouse banks in the layup set up by James Barnes | 36-24 |
| 18:12 | Saint Louis | Roy Barnes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-24 |
| 18:10 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Burchette | 36-24 |
| 17:46 | Kentucky | James Barnes misses the fadeaway from the right block | 36-24 |
| 17:44 | Saint Louis | Robert Bennet pulls down the rebound | 36-24 |
| 17:17 | Saint Louis | Robert Bennet misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-24 |
| 17:15 | Kentucky | James Barnes pulls down the rebound | 36-24 |
| 16:58 | Kentucky | Jason Arnold hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 36-24 |
| 16:57 | Saint Louis | Roy Barnes pulls down the rebound | 36-24 |
| 16:53 | Saint Louis | Roy Barnes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-24 |
| 16:51 | Saint Louis | Robert Bennet gets the offensive rebound | 36-24 |
| 16:29 | Saint Louis | Tim Alber comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by David Burchette - foul #3 on David Burchette, team foul #1 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey (PG), Paul Bryant (SF), Jesse Lane (C) Christopher Stewart, William Morehouse, David Burchette | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 16:29 | Saint Louis | Tim Alber misses the 1st free throw | 36-24 |
| 16:29 | Saint Louis | Tim Alber misses the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 16:29 | Kentucky | Jason Arnold pulls down the rebound | 36-24 |
| 16:15 | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-24 |
| 16:13 | Saint Louis | Edward Lindsay gets the rebound | 36-24 |
| 15:56 | Saint Louis | Michael Hartt misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 36-24 |
| 15:54 | Kentucky | Paul Bryant snags the defensive board | 36-24 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Barnes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Paul Bryant (fresh) PF - Jason Arnold (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jesse Lane (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Michael Hartt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roy Barnes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bennet (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tim Alber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Lindsay (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Kentucky | Paul Bryant scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Barnes | 38-24 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 15:23 | Saint Louis | Tim Alber double dribbles | 38-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart (PG), Ross Summerfield (SG), William Morehouse (SF), David Burchette (C) Thomas Bailey, James Barnes, Paul Bryant, Jesse Lane | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Timothy Ostrom (PG), Todd Thibault (PF), Edward Scott (C) Michael Hartt, Tim Alber, Edward Lindsay | |
| 15:05 | Kentucky | David Burchette makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Christopher Stewart | 40-24 |
| 14:51 | Saint Louis | Roy Barnes makes the contested 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Ostrom | 40-27 |
| 14:22 | Kentucky | David Burchette drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from William Morehouse | 42-27 |
| 14:05 | Saint Louis | Edward Scott can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ross Summerfield - foul #1 on Ross Summerfield, team foul #2 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Barnes (SG) Ross Summerfield | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 14:05 | Saint Louis | Edward Scott makes the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 14:05 | Saint Louis | Edward Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 13:43 | Kentucky | Jason Arnold misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left side | 42-29 |
| 13:41 | Saint Louis | Edward Scott pulls down the rebound | 42-29 |
| 13:14 | Saint Louis | Roy Barnes is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-29 |
| 13:13 | Saint Louis | Edward Scott misses the tip | 42-29 |
| 13:11 | Saint Louis | Timothy Ostrom can't tip it in | 42-29 |
| 13:10 | Kentucky | David Burchette snags the defensive board | 42-29 |
| 12:50 | Kentucky | Jason Arnold's pass is intercepted by Todd Thibault | 42-29 |
| 12:30 | Saint Louis | Robert Bennet is hacked by William Morehouse - foul #2 on William Morehouse, team foul #3 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey (PG), Paul Bryant (SF), Jesse Lane (PF) Christopher Stewart, William Morehouse, Jason Arnold | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tim Alber (PF), Edward Lindsay (C) Todd Thibault, Edward Scott | |
| 12:14 | Saint Louis | Roy Barnes's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-29 |
| 12:04 | Kentucky | David Burchette banks in the layup over the doubleteam | 44-29 |
| 11:45 | Saint Louis | Roy Barnes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-29 |
| 11:44 | Saint Louis | Tim Alber can't tip it in | 44-29 |
| 11:43 | Kentucky | Jesse Lane snags the defensive board | 44-29 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Paul Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jesse Lane (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Burchette (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Timothy Ostrom (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roy Barnes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bennet (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tim Alber (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Lindsay (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Kentucky | Edward Lindsay steals the ball from Jesse Lane | 44-29 |
| 10:59 | Saint Louis | Robert Bennet misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-29 |
| 10:57 | Kentucky | David Burchette pulls down the rebound | 44-29 |
| 10:39 | Kentucky | David Burchette shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Thomas Bailey | 46-29 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 10:21 | Saint Louis | Edward Lindsay comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Barnes - foul #1 on James Barnes, team foul #4 | 46-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart (PG), Ross Summerfield (SG), William Morehouse (SF), Jason Arnold (PF) Thomas Bailey, James Barnes, Paul Bryant, Jesse Lane | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry (SG), Frank Robinson (SF) Roy Barnes, Robert Bennet | |
| 10:21 | Saint Louis | Edward Lindsay misses the 1st free throw | 46-29 |
| 10:21 | Saint Louis | Edward Lindsay misses the 2nd free throw | 46-29 |
| 10:21 | Saint Louis | Frank Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 46-29 |
| 10:08 | Saint Louis | Tim Alber comes up short on the runner from close range | 46-29 |
| 10:07 | Kentucky | David Burchette grabs the defensive rebound | 46-29 |
| 09:45 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from William Morehouse | 49-29 |
| 09:26 | Saint Louis | Tim Alber clanks a driving attempt from close range | 49-29 |
| 09:25 | Kentucky | Jason Arnold pulls down the rebound | 49-29 |
| 09:04 | Kentucky | David Burchette makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Ross Summerfield | 51-29 |
| 08:49 | Saint Louis | Tim Alber buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Timothy Ostrom | 51-31 |
| 08:24 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart misses badly on the uncontested runner in the paint but the foul's on Kenneth Barry - foul #2 on Kenneth Barry, team foul #2 | 51-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Barnes (SG), Jesse Lane (PF) Jason Arnold, David Burchette | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Roy Barnes (SG), Robert Bennet (SF), Todd Thibault (PF), Edward Scott (C) Kenneth Barry, Frank Robinson, Tim Alber, Edward Lindsay | |
| 08:24 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 51-31 |
| 08:24 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 52-31 |
| 08:13 | Saint Louis | Timothy Ostrom comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by William Morehouse - foul #3 on William Morehouse, team foul #5 | 52-31 |
| 08:13 | Saint Louis | Timothy Ostrom makes the 1st free throw | 52-32 |
| 08:13 | Saint Louis | Timothy Ostrom makes the 2nd free throw | 52-33 |
| 07:54 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart is hacked by Timothy Ostrom - foul #4 on Timothy Ostrom, team foul #3 | 52-33 |
| 07:44 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield is called for traveling | 52-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Hartt (PG) Timothy Ostrom | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Morehouse (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jesse Lane (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ross Summerfield (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Michael Hartt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roy Barnes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Bennet (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Todd Thibault (fresh) C - Edward Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Saint Louis | Michael Hartt loses the dribble to Ross Summerfield | 52-33 |
| 07:23 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 52-33 |
| 07:22 | Saint Louis | Michael Hartt gets the rebound | 52-33 |
| 07:16 | Saint Louis | Roy Barnes shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Jesse Lane - foul #2 on Jesse Lane, team foul #6 | 52-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey (PG) Christopher Stewart | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Edward Lindsay (C) Edward Scott | |
| 07:16 | Saint Louis | Roy Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 52-34 |
| 07:16 | Saint Louis | Roy Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 52-35 |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Roy Barnes - foul #2 on Roy Barnes, team foul #4 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Bryant (SF), Jason Arnold (PF), David Burchette (C) William Morehouse, Jesse Lane, Ross Summerfield | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Tim Alber (PF) Todd Thibault | |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 53-35 |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 53-35 |
| 06:58 | Saint Louis | Edward Lindsay pulls down the rebound | 53-35 |
| 06:45 | Saint Louis | Roy Barnes makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-38 |
| 06:38 | Kentucky | David Burchette misses short on a floater from the baseline | 53-38 |
| 06:36 | Saint Louis | Edward Lindsay pulls down the rebound | 53-38 |
| 06:29 | Saint Louis | Roy Barnes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-38 |
| 06:28 | Saint Louis | Michael Hartt tips it home | 53-40 |
| 06:10 | Kentucky | James Barnes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-40 |
| 06:09 | Saint Louis | Robert Bennet snags the defensive board | 53-40 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 06:02 | Saint Louis | Tim Alber hits a runner in the paint | 53-42 |
| 05:43 | Kentucky | Tim Alber steals it from James Barnes | 53-42 |
| 05:27 | Saint Louis | Edward Lindsay comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Jason Arnold - foul #3 on Jason Arnold, team foul #7 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart (PG), William Morehouse (SF), Jesse Lane (PF) Thomas Bailey, Paul Bryant, Jason Arnold | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Timothy Ostrom (PG), Frank Robinson (SF) Michael Hartt, Robert Bennet | |
| 05:27 | Saint Louis | Edward Lindsay makes the 1st free throw | 53-43 |
| 05:27 | Saint Louis | Edward Lindsay makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 05:12 | Kentucky | James Barnes misses the wide open fadeaway from the left block | 53-44 |
| 05:10 | Saint Louis | Timothy Ostrom pulls down the rebound | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:41 | Saint Louis | Frank Robinson is fouled on the floor by Jesse Lane - foul #3 on Jesse Lane, team foul #8 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey (SG), Ross Summerfield (C) James Barnes, David Burchette | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry (SG), Todd Thibault (PF), Edward Scott (C) Roy Barnes, Tim Alber, Edward Lindsay | |
| 04:41 | Saint Louis | Frank Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 04:41 | Saint Louis | Frank Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 04:41 | Saint Louis | Todd Thibault grabs the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 04:17 | Saint Louis | Edward Scott is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Edward Scott, team foul #5 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Robert Bennet (SF) Frank Robinson | |
| 03:48 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart misses the easy layup | 53-45 |
| 03:47 | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey tips it back up and in | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:45 | Saint Louis | Timothy Ostrom throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Barnes (SG), Jason Arnold (PF) Thomas Bailey, Ross Summerfield | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Edward Lindsay (C) Edward Scott | |
| 03:31 | Kentucky | James Barnes buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from William Morehouse | 57-45 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Morehouse (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jason Arnold (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jesse Lane (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Timothy Ostrom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kenneth Barry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Bennet (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Todd Thibault (fresh) C - Edward Lindsay (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:17 | Saint Louis | Edward Lindsay's pass is intercepted by William Morehouse | 57-45 |
| 03:13 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart lays it in on a nice dish by William Morehouse | 59-45 |
| 02:53 | Saint Louis | Edward Lindsay clanks a runner in the lane | 59-45 |
| 02:51 | Saint Louis | Todd Thibault grabs the offensive board | 59-45 |
| 02:44 | Saint Louis | Todd Thibault knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:26 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from James Barnes | 61-48 |
| 02:10 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-48 |
| 02:08 | Kentucky | William Morehouse pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| 01:55 | Kentucky | James Barnes connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:40 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Kenneth Barry, team foul #6 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey (PG), Ross Summerfield (SG), Paul Bryant (SF), David Burchette (C) Christopher Stewart, James Barnes, William Morehouse, Jason Arnold | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Michael Hartt (PG), Frank Robinson (SF), Edward Scott (C) Timothy Ostrom, Robert Bennet, Edward Lindsay | |
| 01:18 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-48 |
| 01:17 | Saint Louis | Edward Scott grabs the board | 64-48 |
| 01:08 | Saint Louis | Todd Thibault misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-48 |
| 01:06 | Kentucky | Paul Bryant grabs the board | 64-48 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | David Burchette splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right wing | 64-48 |
| 00:43 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry grabs the defensive rebound | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:35 | Saint Louis | Edward Scott can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 64-48 |
| 00:34 | Saint Louis | Frank Robinson grabs the offensive board | 64-48 |
| 00:32 | Saint Louis | Edward Scott hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by David Burchette - foul #4 on David Burchette, team foul #9 | 64-48 |
| 00:32 | Saint Louis | Edward Scott makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 00:32 | Saint Louis | Edward Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Paul Bryant drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Ross Summerfield | 66-50 |
| 00:05 | Saint Louis | Kenneth Barry comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 66-50 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Jesse Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 66-50 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey runs out the clock | 66-50 |