| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Herbert Shreve (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Farrington (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Umstead (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Franklin Izzo (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - David Anderson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Holt (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Williams (fresh) SF - Kenneth Chan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John McGaughey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeffrey Celestin (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Kentucky | John Holt is hacked by Herbert Shreve - foul #2 on Herbert Shreve, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| 19:20 | Kentucky | John Holt misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Herbert Shreve - foul #3 on Herbert Shreve, team foul #2 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jeff Pape (SF) Herbert Shreve | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 19:20 | Kentucky | John Holt makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 19:20 | Kentucky | John Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 18:55 | Arkansas | John McGaughey steals the ball from David Umstead | 29-30 |
| 18:37 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin can't finish the layup but the foul's on David Anderson - foul #3 on David Anderson, team foul #3 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Frank Fretwell (C) David Anderson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:37 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 18:37 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 18:15 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo knocks in the floater from the baseline and the foul's on John McGaughey - foul #2 on John McGaughey, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 18:15 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo misses the free throw | 31-32 |
| 18:15 | Kentucky | John McGaughey snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 17:53 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin scores on a shot from the free throw line set up by Christopher Williams | 31-34 |
| 17:41 | Arkansas | John McGaughey takes the ball from Franklin Izzo | 31-34 |
| 17:22 | Kentucky | John McGaughey makes the jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by Franklin Izzo - foul #2 on Franklin Izzo, team foul #4 | 31-36 |
| 17:22 | Kentucky | John McGaughey makes the free throw | 31-37 |
| 17:02 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Chan | 31-37 |
| 17:01 | Kentucky | John McGaughey grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 16:43 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin lays it in despite the doubleteam | 31-39 |
| 16:29 | Arkansas | David Umstead misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-39 |
| 16:28 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin grabs the board | 31-39 |
| 16:05 | Kentucky | John McGaughey clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 31-39 |
| 16:04 | Arkansas | Mark Farrington snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Umstead (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Farrington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Pape (fairly fresh) PF - Franklin Izzo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Fretwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Holt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Williams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Chan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John McGaughey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jeffrey Celestin (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:48 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo's layup is rejected by Christopher Williams | 31-39 |
| 15:46 | Arkansas | Frank Fretwell misses the tip | 31-39 |
| 15:45 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 15:23 | Kentucky | John McGaughey loses the dribble to Jeff Pape | 31-39 |
| 15:00 | Arkansas | David Umstead is fouled on the floor by Christopher Williams - foul #1 on Christopher Williams, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve (PG), Bruce Garner (SF), David Anderson (C) David Umstead, Jeff Pape, Frank Fretwell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas (PG), Michael Osburn (SG), Charles Brock (SF), Jeremiah Warren (PF), Gail Ayers (C) John Holt, Christopher Williams, Kenneth Chan, John McGaughey, Jeffrey Celestin | |
| 14:51 | Arkansas | Bruce Garner knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 33-39 |
| 14:30 | Kentucky | Herbert Shreve takes the ball from Jeremiah Warren | 33-39 |
| 14:09 | Arkansas | Gail Ayers picks off the pass by David Anderson | 33-39 |
| 13:45 | Kentucky | Bruce Garner takes the ball from Timothy Thomas | 33-39 |
| 13:22 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo misses the lay-in | 33-39 |
| 13:21 | Arkansas | Bruce Garner misses the tip | 33-39 |
| 13:20 | Arkansas | David Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 13:06 | Arkansas | Mark Farrington is whistled for traveling | 33-39 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Umstead (SG), Jeff Pape (SF) Mark Farrington, Bruce Garner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Williams (PG), Kenneth Chan (SF), Jeffrey Celestin (C) Timothy Thomas, Charles Brock, Gail Ayers | |
| 12:41 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan can't connect on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Jeff Pape - foul #1 on Jeff Pape, team foul #5 | 33-39 |
| 12:41 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan misses the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 12:41 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 12:31 | Arkansas | David Umstead misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-40 |
| 12:29 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Christopher Williams | 33-40 |
| 12:07 | Kentucky | Michael Osburn misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-40 |
| 12:06 | Arkansas | David Anderson snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 11:49 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 33-40 |
| 11:47 | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve tips it in | 35-40 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Herbert Shreve (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Umstead (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Pape (fresh) PF - Franklin Izzo (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - David Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Osburn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Chan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeremiah Warren (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Celestin (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Kentucky | Michael Osburn hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Chan | 35-43 |
| 11:03 | Arkansas | David Anderson is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Celestin - foul #2 on Jeffrey Celestin, team foul #3 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Mark Farrington (SG), Angel Roman (PF), Frank Fretwell (C) Jeff Pape, Franklin Izzo, David Anderson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Holt (PG), Charles Brock (SF), John McGaughey (PF), Gail Ayers (C) Michael Osburn, Kenneth Chan, Jeremiah Warren, Jeffrey Celestin | |
| 10:47 | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 10:27 | Kentucky | Frank Fretwell swats the short shot by Charles Brock | 38-43 |
| 10:26 | Arkansas | Frank Fretwell pulls down the rebound | 38-43 |
| 10:11 | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-43 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin (C) Christopher Williams | |
| 09:52 | Kentucky | Charles Brock hits a shot from the left block set up by John McGaughey | 38-45 |
| 09:41 | Arkansas | Frank Fretwell clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 09:40 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 09:35 | Kentucky | John Holt knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Gail Ayers | 38-47 |
| 09:11 | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 09:09 | Kentucky | Gail Ayers pulls down the rebound | 38-47 |
| 08:40 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Gail Ayers | 38-49 |
| 08:17 | Arkansas | David Umstead double dribbles | 38-49 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Bruce Garner (SG), Jeff Pape (SF), Franklin Izzo (PF), David Anderson (C) Mark Farrington, David Umstead, Angel Roman, Frank Fretwell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Williams (PG), Michael Osburn (SG), Kenneth Chan (SF), Jeremiah Warren (PF) John Holt, Charles Brock, Gail Ayers, John McGaughey | |
| 07:56 | Kentucky | Bruce Garner steals the ball from Kenneth Chan | 38-49 |
| 07:47 | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-49 |
| 07:45 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin gets the rebound | 38-49 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Herbert Shreve (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bruce Garner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. SF - Jeff Pape (fresh) PF - Franklin Izzo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - David Anderson (fresh) 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Osburn (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Chan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jeremiah Warren (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Celestin (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:26 | Kentucky | Christopher Williams is fouled on the floor by Franklin Izzo - foul #3 on Franklin Izzo, team foul #6 | 38-49 |
| 07:12 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin banks in the layup over the doubleteam and he's fouled by Bruce Garner - foul #1 on Bruce Garner, team foul #7 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Alvin Marchand (SG) Herbert Shreve | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John McGaughey (PF) Jeremiah Warren | |
| 07:12 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin makes the free throw | 38-52 |
| 07:00 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Celestin steals it from Bruce Garner | 38-52 |
| 06:32 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan is whistled for traveling | 38-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | David Umstead (PG), Mark Farrington (SG) Bruce Garner, Alvin Marchand | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Holt (PG), Gail Ayers (C) Michael Osburn, Jeffrey Celestin | |
| 06:18 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by John Holt - foul #1 on John Holt, team foul #4 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve (PG) Jeff Pape | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:18 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo makes the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 06:18 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Mark Farrington steals it from John Holt | 40-52 |
| 05:38 | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-52 |
| 05:37 | Kentucky | John McGaughey snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| 05:23 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan misses long on a jumper from the right block | 40-52 |
| 05:21 | Arkansas | David Umstead grabs the defensive rebound | 40-52 |
| 05:01 | Arkansas | David Anderson misses long on a floater in the lane | 40-52 |
| 04:59 | Arkansas | Franklin Izzo misses the tip | 40-52 |
| 04:58 | Kentucky | Gail Ayers grabs the board | 40-52 |
| 04:32 | Kentucky | John McGaughey hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Williams | 40-54 |
| 04:30 | Arkansas | Herbert Shreve's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 40-54 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jeff Pape (SF), Angel Roman (PF), Frank Fretwell (C) Herbert Shreve, Franklin Izzo, David Anderson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Osburn (SG), Charles Brock (SF), Jeremiah Warren (PF), Jeffrey Celestin (C) Christopher Williams, Kenneth Chan, John McGaughey, Gail Ayers | |
| 04:12 | Kentucky | John Holt misses the wide open floater from the free throw line | 40-54 |
| 04:10 | Arkansas | Jeff Pape gets the rebound | 40-54 |
| 03:56 | Arkansas | Mark Farrington misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-54 |
| 03:55 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Holt | 40-54 |
| 03:35 | Kentucky | John Holt hits a wide open fadeaway from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Celestin out of the doubleteam | 40-56 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - David Umstead (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Farrington (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeff Pape (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Angel Roman (fresh) C - Frank Fretwell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Holt (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Osburn (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Brock (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeremiah Warren (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Celestin (fresh) 22 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:30 | Arkansas | David Umstead blows the layup | 40-56 |
| 03:28 | Arkansas | Angel Roman grabs the offensive rebound | 40-56 |
| 03:10 | Arkansas | Angel Roman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-56 |
| 03:08 | Arkansas | Angel Roman grabs the offensive board | 40-56 |
| 02:54 | Arkansas | Frank Fretwell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Bruce Garner (PG), Alvin Marchand (SG) David Umstead, Mark Farrington | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Williams (PG), Kenneth Chan (SF) John Holt, Charles Brock | |
| 02:39 | Kentucky | Angel Roman blocks the short jumper by Jeffrey Celestin | 40-56 |
| 02:38 | Arkansas | Angel Roman pulls down the rebound | 40-56 |
| 02:24 | Arkansas | Angel Roman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jeremiah Warren - foul #1 on Jeremiah Warren, team foul #5 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John McGaughey (PF), Gail Ayers (C) Jeremiah Warren, Jeffrey Celestin | |
| 02:24 | Arkansas | Angel Roman misses the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 02:24 | Arkansas | Angel Roman misses the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| 02:24 | Kentucky | Gail Ayers gets the rebound | 40-56 |
| 02:00 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan is hacked by Jeff Pape - foul #2 on Jeff Pape, team foul #8 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Holt (PG), Jeffrey Celestin (C) Michael Osburn, Gail Ayers | |
| 02:00 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan misses the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 02:00 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Celestin | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:32 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by John Holt and he's fouled by Alvin Marchand - foul #1 on Alvin Marchand, team foul #9 | 40-58 |
| 01:32 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin misses the free throw | 40-58 |
| 01:32 | Arkansas | Frank Fretwell grabs the defensive rebound | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:05 | Arkansas | Alvin Marchand steps out of bounds on the baseline | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:43 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from John McGaughey and he's fouled by Angel Roman - foul #2 on Angel Roman, team foul #10 | 40-60 |
| 00:43 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan makes the free throw | 40-61 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:35 | Arkansas | The jump hook by Frank Fretwell is blocked by Jeffrey Celestin | 40-61 |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin gets the rebound | 40-61 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | John Holt misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 40-61 |
| 00:08 | Kentucky | John Holt pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-61 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | John Holt runs out the clock | 40-61 |