| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Vyacheslav Balic (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Grau (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe St. Pierre (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steve Billingsley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gilbert Cernansky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Leonard (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Hoose (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dennis Romriell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Griffis (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Joe St. Pierre inbounds the ball | 29-38 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a fastbreak offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Arkansas | Joe St. Pierre can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-38 |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | George Hoose gets the rebound | 29-38 |
| 19:22 | Kentucky | Dennis Romriell loses the dribble to Gilbert Cernansky | 29-38 |
| 19:05 | Arkansas | Dennis Romriell picks off the pass by Vyacheslav Balic | 29-38 |
| 18:47 | Kentucky | Dennis Romriell is fouled on the floor by Joe St. Pierre - foul #1 on Joe St. Pierre, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tibor Zimit (PG), Patrick Shaver (SG), Richard Sargent (PF), Benjamin Magoon (C) Vyacheslav Balic, William Grau, Steve Billingsley, Gilbert Cernansky | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:29 | Kentucky | Robert Griffis is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Magoon - foul #2 on Benjamin Magoon, team foul #2 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Gilbert Cernansky (C) Richard Sargent | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:12 | Kentucky | David Scott scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Robert Leonard | 29-40 |
| 17:59 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon buries a turnaround from close range | 31-40 |
| 17:33 | Kentucky | Robert Griffis's fadeaway is rejected by Benjamin Magoon | 31-40 |
| 17:31 | Kentucky | David Scott tips it back up and in | 31-42 |
| 17:17 | Arkansas | David Scott steps in front of the Patrick Shaver pass | 31-42 |
| 16:50 | Kentucky | Dennis Romriell hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 31-42 |
| 16:48 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Griffis | 31-42 |
| 16:34 | Kentucky | George Hoose misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-42 |
| 16:33 | Arkansas | Joe St. Pierre grabs the board | 31-42 |
| 16:14 | Arkansas | Gilbert Cernansky misses the lay-in but the foul's on David Scott - foul #1 on David Scott, team foul #1 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic (PG), William Grau (SG), Sean Franck (SF), Steve Billingsley (PF) Tibor Zimit, Patrick Shaver, Joe St. Pierre, Benjamin Magoon | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Simon (PG), Charles Kirschbaum (SG), Donald Waite (SF), Jamal Leiter (C) Robert Leonard, George Hoose, Dennis Romriell, David Scott | |
| 16:14 | Arkansas | Gilbert Cernansky makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 16:14 | Arkansas | Gilbert Cernansky makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 15:45 | Kentucky | Robert Griffis makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Simon | 33-44 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Vyacheslav Balic (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Grau (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Franck (fresh) PF - Steve Billingsley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gilbert Cernansky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Simon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Kirschbaum (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donald Waite (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Griffis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Jamal Leiter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Arkansas | Gilbert Cernansky's floater is knocked away by Robert Griffis | 33-44 |
| 15:26 | Kentucky | Donald Waite gets the rebound | 33-44 |
| 14:57 | Kentucky | James Simon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-44 |
| 14:56 | Kentucky | James Simon tips it home | 33-46 |
| 14:39 | Arkansas | Sean Franck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-46 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tibor Zimit (SG), Joe St. Pierre (SF), Benjamin Magoon (C) William Grau, Sean Franck, Gilbert Cernansky | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Leonard (PG), George Hoose (SG), Dennis Romriell (SF), David Scott (C) James Simon, Charles Kirschbaum, Donald Waite, Jamal Leiter | |
| 14:19 | Kentucky | Dennis Romriell misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 33-46 |
| 14:17 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon grabs the board | 33-46 |
| 14:12 | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Tibor Zimit | 35-46 |
| 13:54 | Kentucky | David Scott drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Robert Leonard | 35-48 |
| 13:39 | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic comes up short on the shot from the left side | 35-48 |
| 13:38 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon hits the follow up shot | 37-48 |
| 13:25 | Kentucky | George Hoose misses short on a shot from the left wing | 37-48 |
| 13:24 | Kentucky | George Hoose pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 13:03 | Kentucky | George Hoose clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-48 |
| 13:02 | Arkansas | Joe St. Pierre grabs the board | 37-48 |
| 12:57 | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-48 |
| 12:56 | Kentucky | David Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 12:31 | Kentucky | Steve Billingsley steps in front of the David Scott pass | 37-48 |
| 12:09 | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 37-48 |
| 12:08 | Kentucky | Robert Griffis snags the defensive board | 37-48 |
| 11:54 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-48 |
| 11:53 | Arkansas | Joe St. Pierre pulls down the rebound | 37-48 |
| 11:48 | Arkansas | Tibor Zimit knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 39-48 |
| 11:30 | Kentucky | Robert Griffis clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Tibor Zimit - foul #2 on Tibor Zimit, team foul #3 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Grau (SG), Patrick Shaver (SF), Richard Sargent (PF), Gilbert Cernansky (C) Tibor Zimit, Joe St. Pierre, Steve Billingsley, Benjamin Magoon | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Simon (PG), Charles Kirschbaum (SG), Donald Waite (SF), Jamal Leiter (C) Robert Leonard, George Hoose, Dennis Romriell, David Scott | |
| 11:30 | Kentucky | Robert Griffis misses the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 11:30 | Kentucky | Robert Griffis makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Vyacheslav Balic (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Grau (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Shaver (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Sargent (fresh) C - Gilbert Cernansky (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Simon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Kirschbaum (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Donald Waite (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Griffis (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamal Leiter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by William Grau | 42-49 |
| 10:45 | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum can't connect on a floater from the left side | 42-49 |
| 10:44 | Kentucky | Robert Griffis tips it home | 42-51 |
| 10:21 | Arkansas | William Grau drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gilbert Cernansky | 45-51 |
| 10:15 | Kentucky | James Simon scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Jamal Leiter | 45-53 |
| 10:09 | Arkansas | William Grau hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-53 |
| 10:07 | Kentucky | Robert Griffis gets the rebound | 45-53 |
| 09:47 | Kentucky | Jamal Leiter can't finish the layup | 45-53 |
| 09:45 | Arkansas | Richard Sargent grabs the board | 45-53 |
| 09:41 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver is hacked by Donald Waite - foul #1 on Donald Waite, team foul #2 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tibor Zimit (PG), Joe St. Pierre (SF), Steve Billingsley (PF) Vyacheslav Balic, Richard Sargent, Gilbert Cernansky | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Leonard (PG), George Hoose (SG), Dennis Romriell (SF), David Scott (C) James Simon, Charles Kirschbaum, Donald Waite, Jamal Leiter | |
| 09:26 | Arkansas | Tibor Zimit misses the lay-in but he's hacked by David Scott - foul #2 on David Scott, team foul #3 | 45-53 |
| 09:26 | Arkansas | Tibor Zimit makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 09:26 | Arkansas | Tibor Zimit misses the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 09:26 | Kentucky | David Scott grabs the board | 46-53 |
| 09:02 | Kentucky | David Scott misses badly on a shot near the basket | 46-53 |
| 09:01 | Kentucky | David Scott tips it but misses | 46-53 |
| 08:59 | Arkansas | Joe St. Pierre grabs the board | 46-53 |
| 08:54 | Arkansas | William Grau misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 46-53 |
| 08:52 | Kentucky | David Scott grabs the board | 46-53 |
| 08:37 | Kentucky | Robert Griffis comes up short on the shot from close range | 46-53 |
| 08:35 | Kentucky | Robert Griffis grabs the offensive board | 46-53 |
| 08:14 | Kentucky | David Scott scores on a floater in the lane | 46-55 |
| 07:51 | Arkansas | William Grau buries a 3 from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 07:30 | Kentucky | Steve Billingsley is called for the reach on Dennis Romriell - foul #1 on Steve Billingsley, team foul #4 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic (PG), Benjamin Magoon (C) Tibor Zimit, Patrick Shaver | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum (SG), Jamal Leiter (C) George Hoose, David Scott | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Vyacheslav Balic (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Grau (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joe St. Pierre (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steve Billingsley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Benjamin Magoon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Leonard (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Kirschbaum (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dennis Romriell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Griffis (tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Jamal Leiter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Kentucky | Vyacheslav Balic is called for the reach on Robert Leonard - foul #1 on Vyacheslav Balic, team foul #5 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver (SG), Gilbert Cernansky (C) William Grau, Steve Billingsley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:51 | Kentucky | Patrick Shaver is called for the reach on Robert Leonard - foul #2 on Patrick Shaver, team foul #6 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Grau (SG), Steve Billingsley (PF) Patrick Shaver, Gilbert Cernansky | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:37 | Kentucky | Vyacheslav Balic steals the ball from Jamal Leiter | 49-55 |
| 06:08 | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-55 |
| 05:52 | Kentucky | Jamal Leiter is fouled on the floor by Benjamin Magoon - foul #3 on Benjamin Magoon, team foul #7 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver (SG), Sean Franck (SF), Gilbert Cernansky (C) William Grau, Joe St. Pierre, Benjamin Magoon | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Simon (PG), George Hoose (SG), Donald Waite (SF) Robert Leonard, Charles Kirschbaum, Dennis Romriell | |
| 05:52 | Kentucky | Jamal Leiter makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 05:52 | Kentucky | Jamal Leiter makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 05:37 | Arkansas | The jump hook by Patrick Shaver is blocked by Jamal Leiter | 52-57 |
| 05:36 | Arkansas | Gilbert Cernansky hits the follow up shot | 54-57 |
| 05:08 | Kentucky | James Simon scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Hoose | 54-59 |
| 04:56 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-59 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Grau (SG), Joe St. Pierre (SF), Benjamin Magoon (PF) Patrick Shaver, Sean Franck, Steve Billingsley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Scott (C) Jamal Leiter | |
| 04:29 | Kentucky | Robert Griffis drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-61 |
| 04:12 | Arkansas | William Grau clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-61 |
| 04:10 | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic hits the follow up shot | 56-61 |
| 03:54 | Kentucky | Robert Griffis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-61 |
| 03:53 | Kentucky | David Scott tips it home | 56-63 |
| 03:44 | Arkansas | Benjamin Magoon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-63 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Tibor Zimit (PG), Patrick Shaver (SG), Steve Billingsley (PF) Vyacheslav Balic, William Grau, Gilbert Cernansky | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Leonard (PG), Dennis Romriell (SF) James Simon, Donald Waite | |
| 03:26 | Kentucky | George Hoose buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Leonard | 56-66 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Tibor Zimit (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Shaver (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joe St. Pierre (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steve Billingsley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Benjamin Magoon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Leonard (fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Hoose (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dennis Romriell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Griffis (tired) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - David Scott (fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:24 | Arkansas | Tibor Zimit is called for traveling in the backcourt | 56-66 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic (PG), Gilbert Cernansky (C) Joe St. Pierre, Benjamin Magoon | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum (SG) George Hoose | |
| 03:08 | Kentucky | Dennis Romriell drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Charles Kirschbaum and he's hacked by Gilbert Cernansky - foul #3 on Gilbert Cernansky, team foul #8 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Arkansas | William Grau (SG), Benjamin Magoon (C) Tibor Zimit, Gilbert Cernansky | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:08 | Kentucky | Dennis Romriell misses the free throw | 56-68 |
| 03:08 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley gets the rebound | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:00 | Arkansas | Vyacheslav Balic makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Shaver | 58-68 |
| 02:54 | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 58-68 |
| 02:52 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley snags the defensive board | 58-68 |
| 02:48 | Arkansas | Patrick Shaver clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 58-68 |
| 02:46 | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum pulls down the rebound | 58-68 |
| 02:19 | Kentucky | Dennis Romriell lays it in set up by Charles Kirschbaum | 58-70 |
| 02:01 | Arkansas | Steve Billingsley scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Vyacheslav Balic | 60-70 |
| 01:40 | Kentucky | Steve Billingsley is called for the reach on David Scott - foul #2 on Steve Billingsley, team foul #9 | 60-70 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Joe St. Pierre (SF), Gilbert Cernansky (C) Patrick Shaver, Benjamin Magoon | |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Hoose (SG) Charles Kirschbaum | |
| 01:40 | Kentucky | David Scott makes the 1st free throw | 60-71 |
| 01:40 | Kentucky | David Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 01:40 | Arkansas | Gilbert Cernansky pulls down the rebound | 60-71 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:30 | Arkansas | Joe St. Pierre loses the dribble to David Scott | 60-71 |
| 01:03 | Kentucky | George Hoose is fouled on the floor by William Grau - foul #2 on William Grau, team foul #10 | 60-71 |
| 01:03 | Kentucky | George Hoose makes the 1st free throw | 60-72 |
| 01:03 | Kentucky | George Hoose makes the 2nd free throw | 60-73 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Arkansas | Gilbert Cernansky clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Leonard - foul #2 on Robert Leonard, team foul #4 | 60-73 |
| 00:56 | Arkansas | Gilbert Cernansky makes the 1st free throw | 61-73 |
| 00:56 | Arkansas | Gilbert Cernansky misses the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | David Scott gets the rebound | 61-73 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Steve Billingsley swats the layup by Dennis Romriell | 61-73 |
| 00:29 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Gilbert Cernansky | 61-73 |
| 00:23 | Arkansas | Joe St. Pierre comes up short on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on George Hoose - foul #2 on George Hoose, team foul #5 | 61-73 |
| 00:23 | Arkansas | Joe St. Pierre makes the 1st free throw | 62-73 |
| 00:23 | Arkansas | Joe St. Pierre makes the 2nd free throw | 63-73 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard runs out the clock | 63-73 |