| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Harold Smith (fresh) SG - Jason Hardin (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Harlan King (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Liggett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Francisco Barrera (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph Adrian (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Melvin O'Connell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Patrick (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gregory White (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jesse Greene (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Donald Patrick inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Kentucky | Joseph Adrian is fouled on the floor by Harlan King - foul #2 on Harlan King, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| 19:10 | Kentucky | Joseph Adrian makes the 3 from straight away | 32-34 |
| 18:49 | Arizona | Christopher Liggett hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 32-34 |
| 18:47 | Kentucky | Donald Patrick snags the defensive board | 32-34 |
| 18:29 | Kentucky | Joseph Adrian loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 32-34 |
| 18:14 | Arizona | Harold Smith misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-34 |
| 18:12 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Donald Patrick | 32-34 |
| 17:51 | Kentucky | Joseph Adrian misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 32-34 |
| 17:50 | Kentucky | Gregory White tips it home | 32-36 |
| 17:25 | Arizona | Jason Hardin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-36 |
| 16:57 | Kentucky | Gregory White hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joseph Adrian and he's fouled by Christopher Liggett - foul #3 on Christopher Liggett, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Arizona | Rick Zupancic (SG), Randall Klimas (C) Jason Hardin, Francisco Barrera | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jack Boatright (SG) Melvin O'Connell | |
| 16:57 | Kentucky | Gregory White makes the free throw | 32-39 |
| 16:41 | Arizona | Christopher Liggett lays it up and in and he's fouled by Jesse Greene - foul #1 on Jesse Greene, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Arizona | Lee Johnson (SF) Harlan King | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donovan Larocque (PG), Earl Kennedy (SF), Terry Donaghy (PF), John Quinton (C) Joseph Adrian, Donald Patrick, Gregory White, Jesse Greene | |
| 16:41 | Arizona | Christopher Liggett misses the free throw | 34-39 |
| 16:41 | Kentucky | John Quinton grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 16:26 | Kentucky | Earl Kennedy clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-39 |
| 16:24 | Kentucky | Terry Donaghy can't tip it in | 34-39 |
| 16:23 | Arizona | Christopher Liggett grabs the defensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 16:18 | Arizona | John Quinton steals the ball from Harold Smith | 34-39 |
| 15:52 | Kentucky | John Quinton hits a runner in the lane | 34-41 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Harold Smith (fairly fresh) SG - Rick Zupancic (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Lee Johnson (fresh) PF - Christopher Liggett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Randall Klimas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Donovan Larocque (fresh) SG - Jack Boatright (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Earl Kennedy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Donaghy (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Quinton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Arizona | Lee Johnson buries a shot near the basket | 36-41 |
| 15:07 | Kentucky | Earl Kennedy clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-41 |
| 15:06 | Arizona | Rick Zupancic snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 14:50 | Arizona | Christopher Liggett can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Terry Donaghy - foul #1 on Terry Donaghy, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Arizona | Yevgeny Penkalski (PG), Jason Hardin (SG), Harlan King (SF), Francisco Barrera (C) Harold Smith, Rick Zupancic, Lee Johnson, Randall Klimas | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Adrian (PG), Melvin O'Connell (SG), Donald Patrick (SF), Gregory White (PF), Jesse Greene (C) Donovan Larocque, Jack Boatright, Earl Kennedy, Terry Donaghy, John Quinton | |
| 14:50 | Arizona | Christopher Liggett makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 14:50 | Arizona | Christopher Liggett makes the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 14:24 | Kentucky | Donald Patrick is whistled for a carry | 38-41 |
| Subs | Arizona | Lee Johnson (SF) Christopher Liggett | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:03 | Arizona | Jason Hardin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Donald Patrick - foul #2 on Donald Patrick, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| 14:03 | Arizona | Jason Hardin makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 14:03 | Arizona | Jason Hardin makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 13:45 | Kentucky | Yevgeny Penkalski is called for the reach on Joseph Adrian - foul #1 on Yevgeny Penkalski, team foul #3 | 40-41 |
| 13:31 | Kentucky | Jesse Greene's layup is rejected by Harlan King | 40-41 |
| 13:29 | Kentucky | Gregory White grabs the offensive board | 40-41 |
| 13:08 | Kentucky | Melvin O'Connell misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Jason Hardin - foul #1 on Jason Hardin, team foul #4 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Arizona | Harold Smith (PG) Yevgeny Penkalski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 13:08 | Kentucky | Melvin O'Connell makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 13:08 | Kentucky | Melvin O'Connell makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 12:58 | Arizona | Francisco Barrera is hacked by Joseph Adrian - foul #2 on Joseph Adrian, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| 12:42 | Arizona | Francisco Barrera can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Donald Patrick - foul #3 on Donald Patrick, team foul #5 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Arizona | Christopher Liggett (PF) Lee Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Earl Kennedy (PF) Gregory White | |
| 12:42 | Arizona | Francisco Barrera makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 12:42 | Arizona | Francisco Barrera makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 12:17 | Kentucky | Melvin O'Connell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 12:16 | Arizona | Harlan King grabs the defensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 11:59 | Arizona | Jason Hardin is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Jason Hardin, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Arizona | Rick Zupancic (SG), Randall Klimas (C) Jason Hardin, Francisco Barrera | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jack Boatright (SG) Melvin O'Connell | |
| 11:30 | Kentucky | Donald Patrick clanks a jumper from the right side | 42-43 |
| 11:28 | Kentucky | Jack Boatright snags the offensive board | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Harold Smith (fresh) SG - Rick Zupancic (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Harlan King (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Liggett (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Randall Klimas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph Adrian (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Boatright (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Patrick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Earl Kennedy (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jesse Greene (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:04 | Kentucky | Donald Patrick is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Donald Patrick, team foul #6 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Arizona | Yevgeny Penkalski (PG), Lee Johnson (SF) Harold Smith, Harlan King | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donovan Larocque (PG), Gregory White (PF), John Quinton (C) Joseph Adrian, Donald Patrick, Jesse Greene | |
| 10:42 | Arizona | Christopher Liggett connects on the shot from the baseline | 44-43 |
| 10:15 | Kentucky | Jack Boatright misses long on a turnaround from close range | 44-43 |
| 10:13 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Christopher Liggett | 44-43 |
| 10:00 | Arizona | John Quinton steals it from Yevgeny Penkalski | 44-43 |
| 09:38 | Kentucky | Earl Kennedy makes the floater from the right wing and he's hacked by Lee Johnson - foul #1 on Lee Johnson, team foul #6 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Arizona | Harold Smith (PG), Jason Hardin (SG), Harlan King (PF), Francisco Barrera (C) Yevgeny Penkalski, Rick Zupancic, Christopher Liggett, Randall Klimas | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Adrian (PG), Melvin O'Connell (SG), Jesse Greene (C) Donovan Larocque, Jack Boatright, John Quinton | |
| 09:38 | Kentucky | Earl Kennedy makes the free throw | 44-46 |
| 09:20 | Arizona | Harlan King misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 09:18 | Kentucky | Gregory White gets the rebound | 44-46 |
| 09:00 | Kentucky | Melvin O'Connell makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Gregory White | 44-49 |
| 08:43 | Arizona | Harlan King misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 44-49 |
| 08:41 | Kentucky | Jesse Greene grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 08:22 | Kentucky | Gregory White misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 44-49 |
| 08:21 | Arizona | Francisco Barrera snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 08:11 | Arizona | Jason Hardin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-49 |
| 08:10 | Kentucky | Earl Kennedy snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 07:49 | Kentucky | Earl Kennedy comes up short on the floater from the right side | 44-49 |
| 07:48 | Arizona | Francisco Barrera gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| 07:28 | Arizona | Jason Hardin makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Harold Smith | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Harold Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Hardin (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Lee Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Harlan King (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Francisco Barrera (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph Adrian (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Melvin O'Connell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Earl Kennedy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Jesse Greene (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Kentucky | Earl Kennedy drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Adrian | 46-51 |
| 07:04 | Arizona | Melvin O'Connell steals the ball from Harold Smith in the backcourt | 46-51 |
| 06:53 | Kentucky | Earl Kennedy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-51 |
| Subs | Arizona | Rick Zupancic (SG), Christopher Liggett (PF), Randall Klimas (C) Jason Hardin, Lee Johnson, Francisco Barrera | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donovan Larocque (PG), Jack Boatright (SG), Donald Patrick (SF), Terry Donaghy (PF), John Quinton (C) Joseph Adrian, Melvin O'Connell, Earl Kennedy, Gregory White, Jesse Greene | |
| 06:35 | Arizona | Randall Klimas hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 46-51 |
| 06:34 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Donald Patrick | 46-51 |
| 06:13 | Kentucky | Donald Patrick is fouled on the floor by Harlan King - foul #3 on Harlan King, team foul #7 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Arizona | Yevgeny Penkalski (PG) Harold Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:13 | Kentucky | Donald Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 06:13 | Kentucky | Donald Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 05:58 | Arizona | Christopher Liggett hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 46-53 |
| 05:57 | Kentucky | Terry Donaghy pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| 05:33 | Kentucky | Jack Boatright can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 46-53 |
| 05:31 | Kentucky | Donovan Larocque tips it back up and in | 46-55 |
| 05:15 | Arizona | Christopher Liggett misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 46-55 |
| 05:14 | Kentucky | Donald Patrick gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| 04:48 | Kentucky | Donald Patrick drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jack Boatright | 46-57 |
| 04:48 | Arizona | Arizona calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-57 |
| Subs | Arizona | Harold Smith (PG), Jason Hardin (SG), Lee Johnson (SF), Francisco Barrera (C) Yevgeny Penkalski, Rick Zupancic, Harlan King, Randall Klimas | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Adrian (PG), Melvin O'Connell (SG), Gregory White (PF), Jesse Greene (C) Donovan Larocque, Jack Boatright, Terry Donaghy, John Quinton | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:40 | Arizona | Jason Hardin comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 46-57 |
| 04:39 | Arizona | Christopher Liggett hits the follow up shot | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:17 | Kentucky | Melvin O'Connell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-57 |
| 04:16 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Christopher Liggett | 48-57 |
| 04:09 | Arizona | Christopher Liggett scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Harold Smith | 50-57 |
| 03:40 | Kentucky | Joseph Adrian works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Donald Patrick | 50-60 |
| 03:28 | Arizona | Christopher Liggett's fadeaway is rejected by Gregory White | 50-60 |
| 03:26 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Melvin O'Connell | 50-60 |
| Lineup | Arizona | PG - Harold Smith (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jason Hardin (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Lee Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Liggett (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Francisco Barrera (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph Adrian (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Melvin O'Connell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Donald Patrick (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Gregory White (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Jesse Greene (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Kentucky | Jesse Greene throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-60 |
| Subs | Arizona | Harlan King (SF) Lee Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:46 | Arizona | Harold Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-60 |
| 02:27 | Kentucky | Joseph Adrian evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Melvin O'Connell | 50-63 |
| 02:13 | Arizona | Christopher Liggett drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Harold Smith | 52-63 |
| 01:56 | Kentucky | Donald Patrick is hacked by Harlan King - foul #4 on Harlan King, team foul #8 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Arizona | Yevgeny Penkalski (PG), Rick Zupancic (SG), Lee Johnson (SF), Randall Klimas (C) Harold Smith, Jason Hardin, Harlan King, Francisco Barrera | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:56 | Kentucky | Donald Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 01:56 | Kentucky | Donald Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 01:36 | Arizona | Christopher Liggett is hacked by Melvin O'Connell - foul #4 on Melvin O'Connell, team foul #7 | 52-65 |
| 01:36 | Arizona | Christopher Liggett makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 01:36 | Arizona | Christopher Liggett makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| 01:10 | Kentucky | Donald Patrick hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 54-65 |
| 01:09 | Kentucky | Gregory White snags the offensive board | 54-65 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Joseph Adrian makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Melvin O'Connell | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:34 | Arizona | Christopher Liggett is hacked by Melvin O'Connell - foul #5 on Melvin O'Connell, team foul #8 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Arizona | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jack Boatright (SG) Melvin O'Connell | |
| 00:34 | Arizona | Christopher Liggett misses the 1st free throw | 54-67 |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | Jesse Greene pulls down the rebound | 54-67 |
| Game Plan | Arizona | Arizona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | Gregory White misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 54-67 |
| 00:09 | Arizona | The rebound goes to Christopher Liggett | 54-67 |
| 00:03 | Arizona | Rick Zupancic hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-67 |
| 00:01 | Arizona | Randall Klimas gets the offensive rebound | 54-67 |
| 00:00 | Arizona | The clock runs out | 54-67 |