| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Richard Ash (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Temple (fresh) SF - Jerry Catlin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale Amore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Avey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Steven Chrzanowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Doucette (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Elvis Peters (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Crist (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Max Linke (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Elvis Peters inbounds the ball | 21-22 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Kentucky | Robert Crist drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-24 |
| 19:06 | Hartford | Roy Avey is hacked by Steven Chrzanowski - foul #1 on Steven Chrzanowski, team foul #1 | 21-24 |
| 18:42 | Hartford | Robert Temple hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 21-24 |
| 18:40 | Hartford | Richard Ash tips it but misses | 21-24 |
| 18:38 | Hartford | Dale Amore tips it in | 23-24 |
| 18:15 | Kentucky | Robert Crist comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 23-24 |
| 18:14 | Hartford | Roy Avey pulls down the rebound | 23-24 |
| 17:58 | Hartford | Richard Ash evades the doubleteam and hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Temple and he's fouled by Steven Chrzanowski - foul #2 on Steven Chrzanowski, team foul #2 | 25-24 |
| 17:58 | Hartford | Richard Ash misses the free throw | 25-24 |
| 17:58 | Kentucky | Robert Crist snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 17:42 | Kentucky | Robert Crist clanks a runner from the baseline | 25-24 |
| 17:41 | Hartford | Roy Avey snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 17:35 | Hartford | Roy Avey is fouled on the floor by Robert Crist - foul #3 on Robert Crist, team foul #3 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Nickelson (PF) Robert Crist | |
| 17:21 | Hartford | Roy Avey knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Temple | 27-24 |
| 16:53 | Kentucky | David Nickelson can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 27-24 |
| 16:51 | Hartford | Dale Amore grabs the defensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 16:31 | Hartford | Richard Ash is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-24 |
| 16:30 | Hartford | Richard Ash grabs the offensive board | 27-24 |
| 16:07 | Hartford | Richard Ash evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 27-24 |
| 16:05 | Kentucky | Elvis Peters pulls down the rebound | 27-24 |
| 15:36 | Kentucky | David Nickelson buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Steven Chrzanowski | 27-26 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Richard Ash (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Temple (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jerry Catlin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dale Amore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Avey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Steven Chrzanowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Doucette (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Elvis Peters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Nickelson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Max Linke (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:19 | Hartford | David Nickelson swats the layup by Roy Avey | 27-26 |
| 15:18 | Kentucky | Steven Chrzanowski pulls down the rebound | 27-26 |
| 14:52 | Kentucky | David Nickelson is fouled on the floor by Dale Amore - foul #1 on Dale Amore, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Hartford | Warren Pleasants (C) Roy Avey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Crist (PF) David Nickelson | |
| 14:28 | Kentucky | Daniel Doucette can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-26 |
| 14:27 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Dale Amore | 27-26 |
| 13:59 | Hartford | Dale Amore is denied on a layup by Max Linke | 27-26 |
| 13:57 | Hartford | Richard Ash gets the offensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 13:41 | Hartford | Richard Ash shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-26 |
| 13:40 | Hartford | Dale Amore gets the offensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 13:25 | Hartford | Richard Ash can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 13:24 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Max Linke | 27-26 |
| 13:01 | Kentucky | Max Linke banks in the layup on a great pass from Steven Chrzanowski | 27-28 |
| 12:37 | Hartford | Dale Amore splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-28 |
| 12:36 | Kentucky | Daniel Doucette grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 12:17 | Kentucky | Daniel Doucette misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-28 |
| 12:15 | Hartford | The rebound goes to Jerry Catlin | 27-28 |
| 11:49 | Hartford | Warren Pleasants's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-28 |
| Subs | Hartford | Barrett Duffield (SG), Roy Avey (C) Robert Temple, Warren Pleasants | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 11:31 | Kentucky | Max Linke blows the dunk | 27-28 |
| 11:30 | Hartford | Roy Avey grabs the board | 27-28 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Richard Ash (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Barrett Duffield (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Catlin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dale Amore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Roy Avey (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Steven Chrzanowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Doucette (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Elvis Peters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Crist (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Max Linke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:08 | Hartford | Roy Avey misses badly on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Elvis Peters - foul #3 on Elvis Peters, team foul #4 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Raymond (SG), David Nickelson (C) Steven Chrzanowski, Max Linke | |
| 11:08 | Hartford | Roy Avey misses the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 11:08 | Hartford | Roy Avey misses the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 11:08 | Kentucky | Gary Raymond grabs the board | 27-28 |
| 10:39 | Kentucky | Robert Crist's floater is tipped away by Roy Avey | 27-28 |
| 10:37 | Hartford | Jerry Catlin grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 10:08 | Hartford | Barrett Duffield is called for traveling | 27-28 |
| Subs | Hartford | Robert Temple (SG) Barrett Duffield | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronnie Cadogan (PG) Elvis Peters | |
| 09:47 | Kentucky | Gary Raymond misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-28 |
| 09:45 | Hartford | Richard Ash grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 09:17 | Hartford | Roy Avey misses the easy layup | 27-28 |
| 09:16 | Hartford | Jerry Catlin can't tip it in | 27-28 |
| 09:14 | Kentucky | Gary Raymond gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| 08:48 | Kentucky | Gary Raymond is hacked by Jerry Catlin - foul #1 on Jerry Catlin, team foul #2 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Hartford | Warren Pleasants (PF) Dale Amore | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Chrzanowski (PG), Elvis Peters (SF), Max Linke (C) Ronnie Cadogan, Gary Raymond, David Nickelson | |
| 08:32 | Kentucky | Robert Crist can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Ash - foul #1 on Richard Ash, team foul #3 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Hartford | Steven Yost (PG) Richard Ash | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:32 | Kentucky | Robert Crist makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 08:32 | Kentucky | Robert Crist makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 08:15 | Hartford | Roy Avey can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-30 |
| 08:14 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Steven Chrzanowski | 27-30 |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | Steven Chrzanowski is hacked by Steven Yost - foul #1 on Steven Yost, team foul #4 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Hartford | Barrett Duffield (SF) Roy Avey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Raymond (SG) Daniel Doucette | |
| 07:55 | Kentucky | Steven Chrzanowski makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Raymond | 27-33 |
| 07:41 | Hartford | Steven Chrzanowski steps in front of the Jerry Catlin pass | 27-33 |
| 07:37 | Kentucky | Elvis Peters blows the dunk | 27-33 |
| 07:36 | Hartford | Warren Pleasants grabs the defensive rebound | 27-33 |
| 07:12 | Hartford | Barrett Duffield can't connect on a floater in the lane | 27-33 |
| 07:10 | Hartford | Jerry Catlin gets the offensive rebound | 27-33 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Steven Yost (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Temple (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Barrett Duffield (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Catlin (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Warren Pleasants (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Steven Chrzanowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Raymond (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Elvis Peters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Crist (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Max Linke (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 06:48 | Hartford | Warren Pleasants misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Elvis Peters - foul #4 on Elvis Peters, team foul #5 | 27-33 |
| Subs | Hartford | Richard Ash (SG), Dale Amore (PF) Robert Temple, Jerry Catlin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Daniel Doucette (SG) Gary Raymond | |
| 06:48 | Hartford | Warren Pleasants makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 06:48 | Hartford | Warren Pleasants makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 06:22 | Kentucky | Daniel Doucette drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Steven Chrzanowski | 29-36 |
| 05:57 | Hartford | Warren Pleasants makes the wide open fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Richard Ash | 31-36 |
| 05:36 | Kentucky | Daniel Doucette can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 31-36 |
| 05:34 | Kentucky | Steven Chrzanowski grabs the offensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 05:14 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Max Linke is denied by Dale Amore | 31-36 |
| 05:13 | Hartford | Warren Pleasants pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 05:08 | Hartford | Hartford calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 31-36 |
| Subs | Hartford | Robert Temple (SG), Jerry Catlin (SF), Roy Avey (C) Steven Yost, Barrett Duffield, Warren Pleasants | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:47 | Hartford | Richard Ash splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-36 |
| 04:46 | Kentucky | Max Linke pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 04:23 | Kentucky | Robert Crist misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 31-36 |
| 04:22 | Kentucky | Max Linke misses the tip | 31-36 |
| 04:21 | Kentucky | Max Linke hits the follow up shot | 31-38 |
| 04:15 | Hartford | Dale Amore is hacked by Robert Crist - foul #4 on Robert Crist, team foul #6 | 31-38 |
| 03:59 | Hartford | Richard Ash buries a floater from the right block set up by Dale Amore | 33-38 |
| 03:35 | Kentucky | Jerry Catlin steals the ball from Daniel Doucette | 33-38 |
| 03:08 | Hartford | Richard Ash misses the layup against the doubleteam | 33-38 |
| 03:07 | Kentucky | Daniel Doucette grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| Lineup | Hartford | PG - Richard Ash (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Temple (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jerry Catlin (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Dale Amore (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Roy Avey (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Steven Chrzanowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Doucette (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Elvis Peters (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Robert Crist (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Max Linke (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:01 | Kentucky | Daniel Doucette connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Chrzanowski | 33-41 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:52 | Hartford | Robert Temple is whistled for traveling | 33-41 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:29 | Kentucky | Robert Crist clanks a turnaround from the right block | 33-41 |
| 02:27 | Hartford | Richard Ash grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 02:10 | Hartford | Richard Ash knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 35-41 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:44 | Kentucky | Robert Crist drills a shot from the right block | 35-43 |
| 01:28 | Hartford | Dale Amore jams it | 37-43 |
| 01:06 | Kentucky | The jumper by Robert Crist is denied by Roy Avey | 37-43 |
| 01:04 | Kentucky | Max Linke tips it in | 37-45 |
| 00:49 | Hartford | Richard Ash works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-45 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Max Linke | 37-45 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Max Linke is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Ash - foul #2 on Richard Ash, team foul #5 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Hartford | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronnie Cadogan (PG), Jerry Robertson (PF) Steven Chrzanowski, Robert Crist | |
| 00:43 | Kentucky | Max Linke is hacked by Roy Avey - foul #3 on Roy Avey, team foul #6 | 37-45 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Ronnie Cadogan is hacked by Richard Ash - foul #3 on Richard Ash, team foul #7 | 37-45 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Ronnie Cadogan makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Ronnie Cadogan makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Hartford | A charge is called on Robert Temple - foul #2 on Robert Temple, team foul #8 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Hartford | Steven Yost (PG), Jack Campbell (SG), Barrett Duffield (SF), Warren Pleasants (PF), Lee Jolly (C) Richard Ash, Robert Temple, Jerry Catlin, Dale Amore, Roy Avey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harold Cooksey (SG), Gary Raymond (SF), David Nickelson (C) Daniel Doucette, Elvis Peters, Max Linke | |
| Game Plan | Hartford | Hartford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:08 | Kentucky | Ronnie Cadogan misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 37-47 |
| 00:07 | Hartford | Barrett Duffield snags the defensive board | 37-47 |
| 00:03 | Hartford | Warren Pleasants can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 37-47 |
| 00:02 | Hartford | Warren Pleasants can't tip it in | 37-47 |
| 00:00 | Hartford | The offensive rebound goes to Warren Pleasants | 37-47 |