| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Andre (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Chan (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Shah (fresh) 5 pts. C - Stephen Grau (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Hall (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Timothy Cunningham (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donovan Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tanner Roper (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Armstead (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UConn | Donovan Thomas inbounds the ball | 26-31 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:40 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham misses badly on a floater from the right side | 26-31 |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | James Shah gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 19:10 | Kentucky | Stephen Grau travels with the ball | 26-31 |
| 18:52 | UConn | Donovan Thomas connects on the floater from the left side | 26-33 |
| 18:23 | Kentucky | George Andre misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-33 |
| 18:22 | UConn | Tanner Roper pulls down the rebound | 26-33 |
| 18:05 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 26-33 |
| 18:03 | Kentucky | Stephen Grau grabs the defensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 17:40 | Kentucky | George Andre drills a shot from the left side | 28-33 |
| 17:35 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Tanner Roper | 28-35 |
| 17:14 | Kentucky | George Andre misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Tanner Roper - foul #2 on Tanner Roper, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| 17:14 | Kentucky | George Andre makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 17:14 | Kentucky | George Andre makes the 2nd free throw | 30-35 |
| 16:57 | UConn | Paul Armstead misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 16:56 | Kentucky | Stephen Grau snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 16:35 | Kentucky | Donovan Thomas steals the ball from George Andre | 30-35 |
| 16:32 | UConn | Jason Hall hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Donovan Thomas | 30-37 |
| 16:04 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 30-37 |
| 16:02 | Kentucky | James Shah snags the offensive board | 30-37 |
| 15:40 | Kentucky | Stephen Grau misses long on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Paul Armstead - foul #1 on Paul Armstead, team foul #2 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stanley Brown (SG), Josef Maslakowski (SF) George Andre, Kenneth Chan | |
| Subs | UConn | Dustin Parker (SG) Timothy Cunningham | |
| 15:40 | Kentucky | Stephen Grau makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 15:40 | Kentucky | Stephen Grau makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Brown (fresh) SF - Josef Maslakowski (fresh) PF - James Shah (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Grau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Hall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dustin Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donovan Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Tanner Roper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Armstead (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | UConn | Jason Hall scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Dustin Parker | 32-40 |
| 15:06 | Kentucky | John Holt can't connect on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Tanner Roper - foul #3 on Tanner Roper, team foul #3 | 32-40 |
| 15:06 | Kentucky | John Holt makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 15:06 | Kentucky | John Holt misses the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 15:06 | UConn | Paul Armstead snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 14:47 | UConn | Stanley Brown steals the ball from Tanner Roper | 33-40 |
| 14:18 | Kentucky | Tanner Roper is called for the reach on James Shah - foul #4 on Tanner Roper, team foul #4 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan (SF) Josef Maslakowski | |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Cunningham (SG), Louis Brown (C) Dustin Parker, Tanner Roper | |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan clanks a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Jason Hall - foul #3 on Jason Hall, team foul #5 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Andre (SG) Stanley Brown | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan makes the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 13:46 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 13:44 | Kentucky | Stephen Grau pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 13:24 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan clanks a jumper from close range | 35-40 |
| 13:23 | Kentucky | John Holt gets the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 13:07 | Kentucky | John Holt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 13:05 | Kentucky | James Shah hits the follow up shot | 37-40 |
| 12:41 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-43 |
| 12:18 | Kentucky | George Andre misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-43 |
| 12:17 | Kentucky | James Shah grabs the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 12:01 | Kentucky | John Holt's floater is tipped away by Louis Brown | 37-43 |
| 12:00 | UConn | Donovan Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 11:53 | UConn | Louis Brown misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 37-43 |
| 11:51 | Kentucky | Stephen Grau grabs the board | 37-43 |
| 11:27 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from George Andre | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Holt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Andre (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Chan (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Shah (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Grau (tiring) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Jason Hall (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Cunningham (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donovan Thomas (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Paul Armstead (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:10 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham misses short on a 3 from straight away | 39-43 |
| 11:08 | UConn | Louis Brown hits the follow up shot | 39-45 |
| 10:52 | Kentucky | Timothy Cunningham steals the ball from Stephen Grau | 39-45 |
| 10:49 | UConn | Donovan Thomas lays it up and in on a nice dish by Timothy Cunningham | 39-47 |
| 10:25 | Kentucky | George Andre buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Holt | 42-47 |
| 10:07 | UConn | Donovan Thomas drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Cunningham | 42-49 |
| 09:46 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Donovan Thomas - foul #2 on Donovan Thomas, team foul #6 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas (PG), Stanley Brown (SG), Gail Ayers (PF), Jeremiah Warren (C) John Holt, George Andre, James Shah, Stephen Grau | |
| Subs | UConn | Garrett Mariano (PG), Dustin Parker (SG), William Meigs (SF), Joe Trumbo (PF) Jason Hall, Timothy Cunningham, Donovan Thomas, Louis Brown | |
| 09:46 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 09:46 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 09:27 | UConn | Dustin Parker comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 44-49 |
| 09:25 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Armstead | 44-49 |
| 09:13 | UConn | Dustin Parker misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 09:11 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 08:42 | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 44-49 |
| 08:41 | Kentucky | Gail Ayers tips it back up and in | 46-49 |
| 08:34 | UConn | Paul Armstead hits a shot from close range | 46-51 |
| 08:15 | Kentucky | Paul Armstead denies the turnaround by Kenneth Chan | 46-51 |
| 08:13 | UConn | Joe Trumbo grabs the board | 46-51 |
| 07:55 | UConn | Paul Armstead lays it up and in | 46-53 |
| 07:35 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan clanks a jumper from close range | 46-53 |
| 07:34 | UConn | Joe Trumbo pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| 07:26 | UConn | Garrett Mariano is fouled on the floor by Stanley Brown - foul #2 on Stanley Brown, team foul #1 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Holt (PG), George Andre (SG), Josef Maslakowski (SF) Timothy Thomas, Stanley Brown, Kenneth Chan | |
| Subs | UConn | Timothy Cunningham (PG), Tanner Roper (PF), Louis Brown (C) Garrett Mariano, Joe Trumbo, Paul Armstead | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Holt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Andre (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Josef Maslakowski (fresh) PF - Gail Ayers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremiah Warren (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Timothy Cunningham (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dustin Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Meigs (fresh) PF - Tanner Roper (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Louis Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:11 | UConn | Dustin Parker drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Tanner Roper | 46-56 |
| 06:55 | Kentucky | George Andre buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Gail Ayers | 49-56 |
| 06:38 | UConn | Louis Brown travels with the ball | 49-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Shah (PF), Stephen Grau (C) Gail Ayers, Jeremiah Warren | |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Hall (PG), Donovan Thomas (SF) Dustin Parker, William Meigs | |
| 06:12 | Kentucky | John Holt travels with the ball | 49-56 |
| 05:54 | UConn | Josef Maslakowski steals it from Timothy Cunningham | 49-56 |
| 05:25 | Kentucky | John Holt hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 49-56 |
| 05:24 | Kentucky | Josef Maslakowski tips it but misses | 49-56 |
| 05:23 | UConn | Donovan Thomas pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| 05:16 | UConn | Donovan Thomas clanks a floater from the left side | 49-56 |
| 05:15 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Holt | 49-56 |
| 04:52 | Kentucky | Stephen Grau clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 49-56 |
| 04:51 | Kentucky | Stephen Grau tips it but misses | 49-56 |
| 04:49 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 49-56 |
| 04:45 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham can't finish the layup | 49-56 |
| 04:43 | UConn | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Cunningham | 49-56 |
| 04:28 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Josef Maslakowski - foul #3 on Josef Maslakowski, team foul #2 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stanley Brown (SG), Kenneth Chan (SF), Gail Ayers (PF) George Andre, Josef Maslakowski, James Shah | |
| Subs | UConn | Dustin Parker (SG), William Meigs (SF), Joe Trumbo (C) Jason Hall, Donovan Thomas, Louis Brown | |
| 04:28 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 04:28 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 04:06 | Kentucky | John Holt misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by William Meigs - foul #1 on William Meigs, team foul #7 | 49-58 |
| 04:06 | Kentucky | John Holt makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 04:06 | Kentucky | John Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 03:49 | UConn | Joe Trumbo drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Dustin Parker and he's fouled by Stephen Grau - foul #2 on Stephen Grau, team foul #3 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeremiah Warren (C) Stephen Grau | |
| Subs | UConn | | |
| 03:49 | UConn | Joe Trumbo makes the free throw | 51-61 |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | Gail Ayers makes the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from John Holt | 53-61 |
| 03:24 | UConn | Joe Trumbo can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 53-61 |
| 03:23 | UConn | Joe Trumbo snags the offensive board | 53-61 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Holt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stanley Brown (fresh) SF - Kenneth Chan (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gail Ayers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremiah Warren (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UConn | PG - Timothy Cunningham (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dustin Parker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Meigs (fresh) PF - Tanner Roper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Joe Trumbo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | UConn | Dustin Parker is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Chan - foul #1 on Kenneth Chan, team foul #4 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | UConn | Jason Hall (PG), Donovan Thomas (SF), Louis Brown (C) Dustin Parker, William Meigs, Joe Trumbo | |
| 03:00 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Tanner Roper | 53-64 |
| 03:00 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-64 |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Andre (SG), James Shah (PF), Stephen Grau (C) Stanley Brown, Gail Ayers, Jeremiah Warren | |
| Subs | UConn | Paul Armstead (C) Louis Brown | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:52 | Kentucky | Stephen Grau buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:38 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:23 | Kentucky | James Shah clanks a jumper from close range | 55-64 |
| 02:22 | UConn | Tanner Roper pulls down the rebound | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:55 | UConn | Tanner Roper comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-64 |
| 01:54 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Holt | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:40 | Kentucky | John Holt makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Grau | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:30 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-64 |
| 01:29 | UConn | Paul Armstead pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-64 |
| 01:18 | UConn | Tanner Roper hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Timothy Cunningham and he's hacked by James Shah - foul #3 on James Shah, team foul #5 | 57-66 |
| 01:18 | UConn | Tanner Roper misses the free throw | 57-66 |
| 01:18 | Kentucky | James Shah grabs the defensive rebound | 57-66 |
| 01:08 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:48 | UConn | Paul Armstead hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jason Hall | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | George Andre clanks a shot from the right side | 57-68 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | John Holt can't tip it in | 57-68 |
| 00:39 | UConn | Tanner Roper snags the defensive board | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UConn | UConn is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:12 | UConn | Timothy Cunningham drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Donovan Thomas | 57-70 |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | John Holt connects on the 3 from the left corner | 60-70 |
| 00:00 | UConn | Jason Hall runs out the clock | 60-70 |