| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Thomas Morris (fresh) SG - Steven Deaton (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Galasso (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Michael Frakes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Ralph Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gary Doyle (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Haliburton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Authement (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Carreon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Taylor Drewski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Galasso inbounds the ball | 22-18 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Arkansas | Michael Frakes clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 22-18 |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon grabs the board | 22-18 |
| 19:11 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 22-18 |
| 19:09 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Galasso gets the rebound | 22-18 |
| 18:45 | Arkansas | The short jumper by Michael Frakes is denied by Robert Carreon | 22-18 |
| 18:44 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Galasso tips it but misses | 22-18 |
| 18:42 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Carreon | 22-18 |
| 18:22 | Kentucky | Taylor Drewski loses the dribble to Jeffrey Galasso | 22-18 |
| 18:19 | Arkansas | Thomas Morris can't finish the layup | 22-18 |
| 18:17 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon pulls down the rebound | 22-18 |
| 17:48 | Kentucky | Gary Doyle is denied on a layup by Ralph Dunn | 22-18 |
| 17:46 | Kentucky | Daniel Authement tips it in | 22-20 |
| 17:18 | Arkansas | Thomas Morris buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-20 |
| 16:55 | Kentucky | Gary Doyle hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 25-20 |
| 16:54 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon gets the offensive rebound | 25-20 |
| 16:35 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon throws it down and he's hacked by Ralph Dunn - foul #2 on Ralph Dunn, team foul #1 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Donahue (PG), Jerry Koh (SG), Edward Harris (SF), Chris Cole (PF), Luis Moeller (C) Thomas Morris, Steven Deaton, Jeffrey Galasso, Michael Frakes, Ralph Dunn | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Linwood Paxton (SG), Ernest Hermes (C) Andrew Haliburton, Taylor Drewski | |
| 16:35 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon makes the free throw | 25-23 |
| 16:07 | Arkansas | Robert Donahue's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-23 |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Brown (PF) Robert Carreon | |
| 15:42 | Kentucky | Chris Cole steals the ball from Darryl Brown | 25-23 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Donahue (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Koh (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Harris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chris Cole (fresh) C - Luis Moeller (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gary Doyle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Linwood Paxton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Authement (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darryl Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Hermes (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:16 | Arkansas | Jerry Koh scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Donahue | 27-23 |
| 14:57 | Kentucky | Ernest Hermes comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Luis Moeller - foul #2 on Luis Moeller, team foul #2 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Morris (PG), Steven Deaton (SG) Robert Donahue, Jerry Koh | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andrew Haliburton (SG), William Miser (SF) Linwood Paxton, Daniel Authement | |
| 14:57 | Kentucky | Ernest Hermes misses the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 14:57 | Kentucky | Ernest Hermes makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 14:34 | Arkansas | Luis Moeller is hacked by Darryl Brown - foul #1 on Darryl Brown, team foul #1 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jeffrey Galasso (SF), Ralph Dunn (C) Edward Harris, Luis Moeller | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Murphy (PG), Taylor Drewski (C) Gary Doyle, Ernest Hermes | |
| 14:07 | Arkansas | Thomas Morris clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-24 |
| 14:06 | Arkansas | Ralph Dunn tips it in | 29-24 |
| 13:50 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Galasso | 29-24 |
| 13:47 | Arkansas | Steven Deaton jams it on a nice dish by Jeffrey Galasso | 31-24 |
| 13:18 | Kentucky | William Miser loses the dribble to Chris Cole | 31-24 |
| 12:55 | Arkansas | Chris Cole misses badly on a jumper from close range | 31-24 |
| 12:53 | Kentucky | Andrew Haliburton gets the rebound | 31-24 |
| 12:48 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-24 |
| 12:47 | Arkansas | Chris Cole snags the defensive board | 31-24 |
| 12:32 | Arkansas | Thomas Morris misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away but the foul's on Taylor Drewski - foul #1 on Taylor Drewski, team foul #2 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jerry Koh (SG), Edward Harris (SF), Michael Frakes (PF), Luis Moeller (C) Steven Deaton, Jeffrey Galasso, Chris Cole, Ralph Dunn | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Doyle (PG), Linwood Paxton (SG), Daniel Authement (SF), Robert Carreon (PF), Ernest Hermes (C) Robert Murphy, Andrew Haliburton, William Miser, Darryl Brown, Taylor Drewski | |
| 12:32 | Arkansas | Thomas Morris makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 12:32 | Arkansas | Thomas Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 12:32 | Arkansas | Thomas Morris makes the 3rd free throw | 34-24 |
| 12:12 | Kentucky | Ernest Hermes misses long on a jumper from the left block | 34-24 |
| 12:11 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Hermes | 34-24 |
| 11:55 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon is fouled on the floor by Luis Moeller - foul #3 on Luis Moeller, team foul #3 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Donahue (PG) Thomas Morris | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 11:26 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-26 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Robert Donahue (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Koh (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Edward Harris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Frakes (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Luis Moeller (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gary Doyle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Linwood Paxton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Authement (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Carreon (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Ernest Hermes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 10:57 | Arkansas | Robert Donahue misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-26 |
| 10:55 | Arkansas | Michael Frakes tips it home | 36-26 |
| 10:36 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-26 |
| 10:34 | Arkansas | Luis Moeller grabs the defensive rebound | 36-26 |
| 10:11 | Arkansas | Robert Donahue hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 36-26 |
| 10:09 | Arkansas | Michael Frakes snags the offensive board | 36-26 |
| 10:02 | Arkansas | Michael Frakes misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-26 |
| 10:01 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gary Doyle | 36-26 |
| 09:39 | Kentucky | Luis Moeller picks off the pass by Gary Doyle | 36-26 |
| 09:10 | Arkansas | Edward Harris is hacked by Daniel Authement - foul #1 on Daniel Authement, team foul #3 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Morris (PG), Steven Deaton (SG), Jeffrey Galasso (SF), Chris Cole (PF), Ralph Dunn (C) Robert Donahue, Jerry Koh, Edward Harris, Michael Frakes, Luis Moeller | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Murphy (PG), Andrew Haliburton (SG), William Miser (SF), Darryl Brown (PF), Taylor Drewski (C) Gary Doyle, Linwood Paxton, Daniel Authement, Robert Carreon, Ernest Hermes | |
| 08:49 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Galasso's fadeaway is rejected by Darryl Brown | 36-26 |
| 08:48 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy snags the defensive board | 36-26 |
| 08:22 | Kentucky | Steven Deaton is called for the reach on Andrew Haliburton - foul #1 on Steven Deaton, team foul #4 | 36-26 |
| 08:07 | Kentucky | Steven Deaton steals the ball from Taylor Drewski | 36-26 |
| 07:53 | Arkansas | William Miser is called for the reach on Jeffrey Galasso - foul #2 on William Miser, team foul #4 | 36-26 |
| 07:31 | Arkansas | Thomas Morris hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Galasso | 39-26 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 07:24 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Miser | 39-28 |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Thomas Morris (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Steven Deaton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Galasso (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Chris Cole (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ralph Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Andrew Haliburton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Miser (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Darryl Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Taylor Drewski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Galasso loses the ball out of bounds | 39-28 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Frakes (PF) Chris Cole | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Doyle (PG), Brandon Chesnut (SF), Robert Carreon (PF) Robert Murphy, William Miser, Darryl Brown | |
| 06:41 | Kentucky | Taylor Drewski buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-30 |
| 06:29 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Galasso scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Deaton | 42-30 |
| 06:15 | Kentucky | Gary Doyle misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Thomas Morris - foul #2 on Thomas Morris, team foul #5 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Donahue (PG), Jerry Koh (SG), Edward Harris (SF), Luis Moeller (C) Thomas Morris, Steven Deaton, Jeffrey Galasso, Ralph Dunn | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Linwood Paxton (SG), Ernest Hermes (C) Andrew Haliburton, Taylor Drewski | |
| 06:15 | Kentucky | Gary Doyle misses the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 06:15 | Kentucky | Gary Doyle misses the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 06:15 | Arkansas | Luis Moeller grabs the board | 42-30 |
| 05:50 | Arkansas | Robert Donahue hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-30 |
| 05:48 | Kentucky | Ernest Hermes grabs the board | 42-30 |
| 05:25 | Kentucky | Robert Donahue steals it from Linwood Paxton | 42-30 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 05:03 | Arkansas | Robert Donahue knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Edward Harris | 44-30 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 04:50 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 44-30 |
| 04:48 | Arkansas | Luis Moeller gets the rebound | 44-30 |
| 04:43 | Arkansas | Edward Harris is hacked by Brandon Chesnut in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brandon Chesnut, team foul #5 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Thomas Morris (PG), Steven Deaton (SG), Jeffrey Galasso (SF), Chris Cole (PF), Ralph Dunn (C) Robert Donahue, Jerry Koh, Edward Harris, Michael Frakes, Luis Moeller | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Murphy (PG), Andrew Haliburton (SG), Daniel Authement (SF), Darryl Brown (PF) Gary Doyle, Linwood Paxton, Brandon Chesnut, Robert Carreon | |
| 04:23 | Arkansas | Ralph Dunn jams the wide open dunk set up by Thomas Morris | 46-30 |
| 04:15 | Kentucky | Ernest Hermes misses the easy layup | 46-30 |
| 04:13 | Arkansas | Ralph Dunn pulls down the rebound | 46-30 |
| 03:44 | Arkansas | Thomas Morris hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Steven Deaton | 49-30 |
| 03:40 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-30 |
| 03:39 | Arkansas | Chris Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 49-30 |
| 03:10 | Arkansas | Andrew Haliburton is called for the reach on Steven Deaton - foul #1 on Andrew Haliburton, team foul #6 | 49-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Edward Harris (SF), Luis Moeller (C) Jeffrey Galasso, Ralph Dunn | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Doyle (PG), Robert Carreon (PF) Robert Murphy, Ernest Hermes | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Thomas Morris (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Deaton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Harris (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chris Cole (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Luis Moeller (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gary Doyle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Haliburton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Authement (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Carreon (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Darryl Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Arkansas | Thomas Morris is whistled for traveling | 49-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Frakes (PF) Chris Cole | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Taylor Drewski (C) Darryl Brown | |
| 02:31 | Kentucky | Gary Doyle can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Morris - foul #3 on Thomas Morris, team foul #6 | 49-30 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jerry Koh (SG) Steven Deaton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Miser (SF) Daniel Authement | |
| 02:31 | Kentucky | Gary Doyle makes the 1st free throw | 49-31 |
| 02:31 | Kentucky | Gary Doyle misses the 2nd free throw | 49-31 |
| 02:31 | Arkansas | Luis Moeller gets the rebound | 49-31 |
| 02:04 | Arkansas | Jerry Koh loses the dribble to Gary Doyle | 49-31 |
| 01:47 | Kentucky | Gary Doyle misses short on a shot from the right side | 49-31 |
| 01:45 | Arkansas | Luis Moeller snags the defensive board | 49-31 |
| 01:43 | Arkansas | Gary Doyle takes the ball from Edward Harris in the backcourt | 49-31 |
| 01:35 | Kentucky | Taylor Drewski can't finish the layup | 49-31 |
| 01:34 | Kentucky | Gary Doyle tips it in | 49-33 |
| 01:32 | Arkansas | Jerry Koh is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jerry Koh, team foul #7 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Arkansas | Steven Deaton (SG), Jeffrey Galasso (SF), Ralph Dunn (C) Jerry Koh, Edward Harris, Luis Moeller | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Daniel Authement (SF) William Miser | |
| 01:18 | Kentucky | Steven Deaton steals it from Taylor Drewski | 49-33 |
| 01:13 | Arkansas | Jeffrey Galasso hits the finger roll set up by Steven Deaton | 51-33 |
| 01:04 | Kentucky | Gary Doyle misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-33 |
| 01:02 | Kentucky | Gary Doyle hits the follow up shot | 51-35 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Arkansas | Michael Frakes knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Ralph Dunn and the foul's on Robert Carreon - foul #1 on Robert Carreon, team foul #7 | 53-35 |
| 00:38 | Arkansas | Michael Frakes makes the free throw | 54-35 |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | Taylor Drewski misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 54-35 |
| 00:31 | Arkansas | Ralph Dunn grabs the board | 54-35 |
| 00:03 | Arkansas | Michael Frakes misses short on an open floater from the right side | 54-35 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas | Michael Frakes can't tip it in | 54-35 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Michael Frakes pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-35 |