| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Kyle Carter (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bill Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric James (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Henry (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Francis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Tony Michaelson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Tindle (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Colin Hall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joshua Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. C - Randolph Duggan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Colin Hall inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Kentucky | Bill Lewis steals it from Ralph Tindle | 30-26 |
| 19:21 | Alabama | Bill Lewis loses the ball out of bounds | 30-26 |
| 19:01 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson is hacked by Michael Francis - foul #3 on Michael Francis, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Castaldo (C) Michael Francis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:41 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan misses the dunk | 30-26 |
| 18:40 | Alabama | Robert Henry grabs the board | 30-26 |
| 18:34 | Alabama | Bill Lewis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-26 |
| 18:32 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 18:17 | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle travels with the ball | 30-26 |
| 17:48 | Alabama | Eric James misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 17:47 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 17:25 | Kentucky | Colin Hall hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 30-26 |
| 17:23 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan tips it in | 30-28 |
| 17:03 | Alabama | The jump hook by Bill Lewis is blocked by Joshua Anderson | 30-28 |
| 17:02 | Alabama | Robert Henry pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 16:48 | Alabama | Kyle Carter is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Kyle Carter, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Echevarria (SF), George Whaley (PF), Robert Flaherty (C) Colin Hall, Joshua Anderson, Randolph Duggan | |
| 16:29 | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle is hacked by Bill Lewis - foul #1 on Bill Lewis, team foul #3 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Alabama | Oscar Perkins (SF) Eric James | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Simmons (SG) Ralph Tindle | |
| 16:12 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Kyle Carter | 30-28 |
| 15:51 | Alabama | Bill Lewis misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on George Whaley - foul #1 on George Whaley, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Alabama | Calvin Beresky (PG), Michael Francis (PF), Mark Clayborn (C) Kyle Carter, Oscar Perkins, Robert Castaldo | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:51 | Alabama | Bill Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 15:51 | Alabama | Bill Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Calvin Beresky (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bill Lewis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Henry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Francis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Clayborn (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Tony Michaelson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Simmons (fresh) SF - James Echevarria (fresh) 1 pts. PF - George Whaley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Flaherty (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 32-28 |
| 15:26 | Kentucky | George Whaley grabs the offensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 15:14 | Kentucky | James Echevarria is fouled on the floor by Robert Henry - foul #1 on Robert Henry, team foul #4 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric James (SG) Bill Lewis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Crickenberger (PG), Ralph Tindle (SG), Colin Hall (SF), Joshua Anderson (PF), Randolph Duggan (C) Tony Michaelson, Charles Simmons, James Echevarria, George Whaley, Robert Flaherty | |
| 14:53 | Kentucky | Colin Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-28 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kyle Carter (PG) Michael Francis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:32 | Alabama | Eric James can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Ralph Tindle - foul #2 on Ralph Tindle, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| 14:32 | Alabama | Eric James makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 14:32 | Alabama | Eric James makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 14:13 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from David Crickenberger | 34-30 |
| 13:46 | Alabama | Eric James clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-30 |
| 13:45 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ralph Tindle | 34-30 |
| 13:16 | Kentucky | Colin Hall misses the easy layup | 34-30 |
| 13:14 | Alabama | Eric James snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 12:45 | Alabama | Robert Henry hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 34-30 |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 12:21 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan evades the doubleteam and hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from David Crickenberger and he's fouled by Mark Clayborn - foul #4 on Mark Clayborn, team foul #5 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | Oscar Perkins (PG), Bill Lewis (SG), Michael Francis (PF), Robert Castaldo (C) Kyle Carter, Calvin Beresky, Eric James, Mark Clayborn | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson (PG), Charles Simmons (SG), James Echevarria (SF), George Whaley (PF) David Crickenberger, Ralph Tindle, Colin Hall, Joshua Anderson | |
| 12:21 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan misses the free throw | 34-32 |
| 12:21 | Alabama | Robert Castaldo grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 12:09 | Alabama | Bill Lewis can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 12:07 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Randolph Duggan | 34-32 |
| 12:03 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 12:01 | Alabama | Michael Francis snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 11:54 | Alabama | Oscar Perkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kyle Carter (PG) Robert Henry | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Flaherty (C) Randolph Duggan | |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Kyle Carter (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bill Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Perkins (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Francis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Castaldo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Tony Michaelson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Simmons (fresh) SF - James Echevarria (fresh) 1 pts. PF - George Whaley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Flaherty (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 34-32 |
| 11:25 | Alabama | Bill Lewis grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 11:11 | Alabama | Oscar Perkins is hacked by Robert Flaherty - foul #3 on Robert Flaherty, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | Eric James (SF) Oscar Perkins | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle (SG), Colin Hall (SF) Charles Simmons, James Echevarria | |
| 10:49 | Alabama | Eric James is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Eric James, team foul #6 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | Calvin Beresky (PG), Robert Henry (PF) Kyle Carter, Robert Castaldo | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson (PF) George Whaley | |
| 10:20 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 10:18 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 10:01 | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eric James - foul #4 on Eric James, team foul #7 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kyle Carter (PG), Robert Castaldo (C) Calvin Beresky, Eric James | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan (C) Robert Flaherty | |
| 10:01 | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 10:01 | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 09:47 | Alabama | Robert Henry buries a floater from the free throw line and the foul's on Joshua Anderson - foul #3 on Joshua Anderson, team foul #4 | 36-34 |
| 09:47 | Alabama | Robert Henry makes the free throw | 37-34 |
| 09:26 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 37-34 |
| 09:25 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson hits the follow up shot | 37-36 |
| 09:07 | Alabama | Bill Lewis makes the jump hook from the baseline | 39-36 |
| 08:39 | Kentucky | Colin Hall hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Tony Michaelson | 39-38 |
| 08:34 | Alabama | Colin Hall picks off the pass by Bill Lewis | 39-38 |
| 08:11 | Kentucky | Robert Henry steals it from Tony Michaelson | 39-38 |
| 07:42 | Alabama | The pull-up jumper by Bill Lewis is blocked by Randolph Duggan | 39-38 |
| 07:40 | Alabama | Michael Francis tips it home | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Kyle Carter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bill Lewis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Henry (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Michael Francis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Castaldo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Tony Michaelson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Tindle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Colin Hall (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joshua Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Randolph Duggan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan blows the layup over the doubleteam but he's fouled by Robert Castaldo - foul #1 on Robert Castaldo, team foul #8 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Alabama | Calvin Beresky (PG), Oscar Perkins (SG), Eric James (SF), Mark Clayborn (C) Kyle Carter, Bill Lewis, Robert Henry, Michael Francis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Crickenberger (PG), Charles Simmons (SG), James Echevarria (SF), George Whaley (PF) Tony Michaelson, Ralph Tindle, Colin Hall, Joshua Anderson | |
| 07:17 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 07:17 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan makes the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 07:01 | Alabama | Randolph Duggan swats the short shot by Mark Clayborn | 41-40 |
| 06:59 | Kentucky | James Echevarria gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | Calvin Beresky is called for the reach on Randolph Duggan - foul #2 on Calvin Beresky, team foul #9 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Alabama | Robert Henry (PF) Robert Castaldo | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan makes the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan misses the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 06:40 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 06:11 | Alabama | Eric James misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-41 |
| 06:10 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn tips it back up and in | 43-41 |
| 05:45 | Kentucky | David Crickenberger loses the dribble to Mark Clayborn | 43-41 |
| 05:43 | Alabama | Charles Simmons takes the ball from Calvin Beresky in the backcourt | 43-41 |
| 05:42 | Kentucky | George Whaley throws it down set up by Charles Simmons | 43-43 |
| 05:13 | Alabama | Eric James misses badly on a floater from the right side | 43-43 |
| 05:12 | Kentucky | Charles Simmons grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 04:43 | Kentucky | Charles Simmons blows the wide open layup | 43-43 |
| 04:41 | Alabama | Robert Henry snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 04:41 | Alabama | Alabama calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | Kyle Carter (PG), Bill Lewis (SG) Calvin Beresky, Oscar Perkins | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson (PG), Ralph Tindle (SG), Colin Hall (SF), Joshua Anderson (PF), Robert Flaherty (C) David Crickenberger, Charles Simmons, James Echevarria, George Whaley, Randolph Duggan | |
| 04:19 | Alabama | Robert Henry loses the dribble to Colin Hall | 43-43 |
| 04:00 | Kentucky | Robert Henry swats the dunk try by Ralph Tindle | 43-43 |
| 03:59 | Kentucky | Robert Flaherty grabs the offensive board | 43-43 |
| 03:35 | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-43 |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | Colin Hall pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Alabama | PG - Kyle Carter (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bill Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric James (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - Robert Henry (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Mark Clayborn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Tony Michaelson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Tindle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Colin Hall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Joshua Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Flaherty (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Kentucky | Colin Hall misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-43 |
| 03:09 | Alabama | Bill Lewis pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 02:43 | Alabama | Robert Henry dunks the ball on a nice dish by Kyle Carter | 45-43 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:23 | Kentucky | Colin Hall misses the jumper near the basket | 45-43 |
| 02:22 | Kentucky | Colin Hall gets the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 02:15 | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 02:13 | Alabama | Eric James snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 01:54 | Alabama | Bill Lewis is fouled on the floor by Joshua Anderson - foul #4 on Joshua Anderson, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Alabama | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan (C) Robert Flaherty | |
| 01:33 | Alabama | Bill Lewis hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Ralph Tindle - foul #3 on Ralph Tindle, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| 01:33 | Alabama | Bill Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 01:33 | Alabama | Bill Lewis misses the 2nd free throw | 45-43 |
| 01:33 | Kentucky | Joshua Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 01:24 | Kentucky | Ralph Tindle hits a wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 45-45 |
| 01:09 | Alabama | Eric James blows the dunk | 45-45 |
| 01:07 | Alabama | Bill Lewis grabs the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 00:41 | Alabama | Bill Lewis comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-45 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan grabs the board | 45-45 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Colin Hall misses the fadeaway in the paint | 45-45 |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | Colin Hall tips it home | 45-47 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Alabama | Eric James throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-47 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson is hacked by Kyle Carter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kyle Carter, team foul #10 | 45-47 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 00:03 | Alabama | Mark Clayborn grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 00:03 | Alabama | Alabama calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-48 |
| Game Plan | Alabama | Alabama is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Alabama | Eric James misses long on a halfcourt shot | 45-48 |