| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) SG - Anthony McAveney (fresh) SF - Michael Roop (fresh) PF - Ruben Scales (fresh) C - Edward Villalpando (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Eugene Simon (fresh) SG - Ivan Palevic (fresh) SF - Louis Lee (fresh) PF - Kenneth Coleman (fresh) C - Matt Nieves (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Edward Villalpando wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Kentucky | Dikembe Akiyama hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Arkansas | Louis Lee pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Arkansas | Kenneth Coleman connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Matt Nieves | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Kentucky | Ivan Palevic steals it from Dikembe Akiyama | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Arkansas | Louis Lee banks in the layup on a great pass from Ivan Palevic | 0-4 |
| 18:54 | Kentucky | Edward Villalpando hits a jumper from close range set up by Anthony McAveney | 2-4 |
| 18:31 | Arkansas | Kenneth Coleman travels with the ball | 2-4 |
| 18:17 | Kentucky | Anthony McAveney hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Dikembe Akiyama | 4-4 |
| 17:59 | Arkansas | Louis Lee makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Kenneth Coleman | 4-6 |
| 17:47 | Kentucky | Ruben Scales clanks a 3 from the right corner | 4-6 |
| 17:45 | Kentucky | Anthony McAveney tips it in | 6-6 |
| 17:29 | Arkansas | Dikembe Akiyama is called for the reach on Ivan Palevic - foul #1 on Dikembe Akiyama, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Orlando Hoosier (PG), Donald Bellino (SG), Larry Snell (PF), Dyzek Ziegler (C) Dikembe Akiyama, Anthony McAveney, Ruben Scales, Edward Villalpando | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 17:14 | Arkansas | Kenneth Coleman clanks a floater from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 17:13 | Arkansas | Eugene Simon can't tip it in | 6-6 |
| 17:11 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Larry Snell | 6-6 |
| 17:05 | Kentucky | Larry Snell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 17:04 | Kentucky | Michael Roop can't tip it in | 6-6 |
| 17:03 | Arkansas | Matt Nieves snags the defensive board | 6-6 |
| 16:57 | Arkansas | Eugene Simon buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Ivan Palevic | 6-9 |
| 16:37 | Kentucky | Orlando Hoosier makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-9 |
| 16:20 | Arkansas | Matt Nieves misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 9-9 |
| 16:19 | Kentucky | Larry Snell snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| 16:05 | Kentucky | Donald Bellino can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 9-9 |
| 16:04 | Arkansas | Matt Nieves grabs the defensive rebound | 9-9 |
| 15:58 | Arkansas | Eugene Simon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-9 |
| 15:57 | Kentucky | Dyzek Ziegler pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Orlando Hoosier (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Bellino (fresh) SF - Michael Roop (fairly fresh) PF - Larry Snell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dyzek Ziegler (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Eugene Simon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ivan Palevic (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Louis Lee (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Matt Nieves (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Kentucky | Larry Snell connects on the runner from the baseline | 11-9 |
| 15:22 | Arkansas | Eugene Simon misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Roop - foul #1 on Michael Roop, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dikembe Akiyama (PG), Anthony McAveney (SG), Ruben Scales (PF), Edward Villalpando (C) Orlando Hoosier, Donald Bellino, Michael Roop, Dyzek Ziegler | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Timothy Williams (SG), Robert Arevalo (SF), Peter Randall (PF), Joey Wilson (C) Ivan Palevic, Louis Lee, Kenneth Coleman, Matt Nieves | |
| 15:22 | Arkansas | Eugene Simon makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 15:22 | Arkansas | Eugene Simon makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 15:06 | Kentucky | Ruben Scales buries a 3 from straight away | 14-11 |
| 14:47 | Arkansas | Eugene Simon connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Joey Wilson | 14-13 |
| 14:27 | Kentucky | Edward Villalpando is whistled for a carry | 14-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Bellino (SF) Larry Snell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Louis Lee (SF) Eugene Simon | |
| 14:03 | Arkansas | Timothy Williams buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Arevalo | 14-16 |
| 13:43 | Kentucky | Ruben Scales knocks in the floater from the right block | 16-16 |
| 13:28 | Arkansas | Joey Wilson misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Edward Villalpando - foul #1 on Edward Villalpando, team foul #3 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Roop (SF) Donald Bellino | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ivan Palevic (SG), Kenneth Coleman (PF) Timothy Williams, Peter Randall | |
| 13:28 | Arkansas | Joey Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 13:28 | Arkansas | Joey Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 13:28 | Kentucky | Edward Villalpando grabs the board | 16-17 |
| 13:15 | Kentucky | Michael Roop loses the ball out of bounds | 16-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Snell (SG) Anthony McAveney | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Matt Nieves (C) Joey Wilson | |
| 13:12 | Arkansas | Robert Arevalo is fouled in the backcourt by Dikembe Akiyama - foul #2 on Dikembe Akiyama, team foul #4 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Orlando Hoosier (PG) Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 12:58 | Arkansas | Louis Lee is hacked by Michael Roop - foul #2 on Michael Roop, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Bellino (SG), Dyzek Ziegler (PF), Samuel Alderete (C) Michael Roop, Ruben Scales, Edward Villalpando | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Terry Cannon (PG) Robert Arevalo | |
| 12:41 | Arkansas | Ivan Palevic clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-17 |
| 12:40 | Arkansas | Louis Lee tips it back up and in | 16-19 |
| 12:22 | Kentucky | Larry Snell can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Louis Lee - foul #1 on Louis Lee, team foul #1 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Timothy Williams (SF), Peter Randall (C) Louis Lee, Matt Nieves | |
| 12:22 | Kentucky | Larry Snell makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 12:22 | Kentucky | Larry Snell misses the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 12:22 | Arkansas | Kenneth Coleman pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 12:10 | Arkansas | Orlando Hoosier is called for the reach on Terry Cannon - foul #1 on Orlando Hoosier, team foul #6 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony McAveney (SG) Orlando Hoosier | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eugene Simon (PG), Larry Burkett (SF) Terry Cannon, Ivan Palevic | |
| 11:55 | Arkansas | Eugene Simon misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 17-19 |
| 11:54 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Larry Snell | 17-19 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Donald Bellino (fresh) SG - Anthony McAveney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Snell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dyzek Ziegler (fresh) C - Samuel Alderete (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Eugene Simon (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Timothy Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Burkett (fresh) PF - Kenneth Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Randall (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Kentucky | Dyzek Ziegler can't finish the layup | 17-19 |
| 11:39 | Arkansas | Larry Burkett gets the rebound | 17-19 |
| 11:26 | Arkansas | Kenneth Coleman misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Donald Bellino - foul #1 on Donald Bellino, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Orlando Hoosier (PG), Ruben Scales (PF), Edward Villalpando (C) Donald Bellino, Larry Snell, Samuel Alderete | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Louis Lee (SF), Joey Wilson (C) Larry Burkett, Peter Randall | |
| 11:26 | Arkansas | Kenneth Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 11:26 | Arkansas | Kenneth Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 11:14 | Kentucky | Anthony McAveney knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Orlando Hoosier | 19-21 |
| 10:50 | Arkansas | Timothy Williams lays it in set up by Eugene Simon | 19-23 |
| 10:35 | Kentucky | Anthony McAveney is called for traveling | 19-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Colin Faller (SG), Larry Snell (SF) Anthony McAveney, Dyzek Ziegler | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Arevalo (PG), Ivan Palevic (SG), Matt Nieves (C) Eugene Simon, Kenneth Coleman, Joey Wilson | |
| 10:18 | Arkansas | Ivan Palevic comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 19-23 |
| 10:17 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Edward Villalpando | 19-23 |
| 09:57 | Kentucky | Larry Snell's pass is intercepted by Timothy Williams | 19-23 |
| 09:36 | Arkansas | Louis Lee clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 19-23 |
| 09:35 | Kentucky | Ruben Scales grabs the board | 19-23 |
| 09:16 | Kentucky | Larry Snell knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 21-23 |
| 08:53 | Arkansas | Robert Arevalo connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-26 |
| 08:36 | Kentucky | Orlando Hoosier double dribbles | 21-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Himeronim Zeiler (PG), Anthony McAveney (SG), Donald Bellino (SF), Dyzek Ziegler (PF), Samuel Alderete (C) Orlando Hoosier, Colin Faller, Larry Snell, Ruben Scales, Edward Villalpando | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eugene Simon (PG), Kenneth Coleman (PF) Louis Lee, Timothy Williams | |
| 08:09 | Arkansas | Matt Nieves misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-26 |
| 08:07 | Arkansas | Kenneth Coleman gets the offensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 07:54 | Arkansas | Ivan Palevic is denied on a layup by Samuel Alderete | 21-26 |
| 07:52 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Himeronim Zeiler | 21-26 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Himeronim Zeiler (fresh) SG - Anthony McAveney (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Bellino (fresh) PF - Dyzek Ziegler (fresh) C - Samuel Alderete (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Eugene Simon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Palevic (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Arevalo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Coleman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Matt Nieves (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Kentucky | Anthony McAveney can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Coleman - foul #1 on Kenneth Coleman, team foul #2 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Larry Burkett (SG), Louis Lee (SF), Joey Wilson (C) Ivan Palevic, Robert Arevalo, Matt Nieves | |
| 07:41 | Kentucky | Anthony McAveney makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 07:41 | Kentucky | Anthony McAveney makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 07:19 | Arkansas | Joey Wilson is hacked by Himeronim Zeiler - foul #1 on Himeronim Zeiler, team foul #8 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Snell (SF) Himeronim Zeiler | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 07:19 | Arkansas | Joey Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 07:19 | Arkansas | Joey Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 07:03 | Kentucky | Louis Lee takes the ball from Dyzek Ziegler | 23-28 |
| 06:49 | Arkansas | Kenneth Coleman connects on the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Louis Lee | 23-30 |
| 06:30 | Kentucky | Anthony McAveney's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Coleman | 23-30 |
| 06:29 | Arkansas | Larry Burkett grabs the defensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 06:16 | Arkansas | Louis Lee is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Louis Lee, team foul #3 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Orlando Hoosier (PG), Ruben Scales (PF), Edward Villalpando (C) Anthony McAveney, Dyzek Ziegler, Samuel Alderete | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ivan Palevic (SG), Robert Arevalo (SF) Larry Burkett, Louis Lee | |
| 06:06 | Kentucky | Ruben Scales can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 23-30 |
| 06:05 | Kentucky | Larry Snell pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-30 |
| 05:46 | Kentucky | Orlando Hoosier misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 23-30 |
| 05:44 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Ruben Scales | 23-30 |
| 05:34 | Kentucky | Edward Villalpando makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Donald Bellino | 25-30 |
| 05:21 | Arkansas | Joey Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Colin Faller (SG) Donald Bellino | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Timothy Williams (SF), Peter Randall (PF), Matt Nieves (C) Eugene Simon, Kenneth Coleman, Joey Wilson | |
| 05:09 | Kentucky | Robert Arevalo steals the ball from Ruben Scales | 25-30 |
| 05:06 | Arkansas | Robert Arevalo lays it in | 25-32 |
| 04:55 | Kentucky | Larry Snell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-32 |
| 04:54 | Arkansas | Peter Randall snags the defensive board | 25-32 |
| 04:37 | Arkansas | Orlando Hoosier steps in front of the Peter Randall pass | 25-32 |
| 04:33 | Kentucky | Orlando Hoosier lays it in | 27-32 |
| 04:23 | Arkansas | Larry Snell steals it from Robert Arevalo | 27-32 |
| 04:00 | Kentucky | Larry Snell is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Larry Snell, team foul #9 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dikembe Akiyama (PG), Anthony McAveney (SG), Michael Roop (SF) Orlando Hoosier, Colin Faller, Larry Snell | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eugene Simon (PG), Louis Lee (SF), Kenneth Coleman (PF) Robert Arevalo, Ivan Palevic, Peter Randall | |
| 03:44 | Arkansas | Dikembe Akiyama is called for the reach on Kenneth Coleman - foul #3 on Dikembe Akiyama, team foul #10 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Bellino (PG), Dyzek Ziegler (PF), Samuel Alderete (C) Dikembe Akiyama, Ruben Scales, Edward Villalpando | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 03:44 | Arkansas | Kenneth Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 27-32 |
| 03:44 | Arkansas | Kenneth Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Donald Bellino (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony McAveney (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Roop (fresh) PF - Dyzek Ziegler (fresh) C - Samuel Alderete (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Eugene Simon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Williams (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Louis Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Coleman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Matt Nieves (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Kentucky | Donald Bellino comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-33 |
| 03:19 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Matt Nieves | 27-33 |
| 03:07 | Arkansas | Eugene Simon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-33 |
| 03:06 | Kentucky | Dyzek Ziegler snags the defensive board | 27-33 |
| 02:54 | Kentucky | Dyzek Ziegler misses the shot in the paint | 27-33 |
| 02:52 | Arkansas | Matt Nieves gets the rebound | 27-33 |
| 02:47 | Arkansas | Eugene Simon knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Louis Lee | 27-35 |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | Dyzek Ziegler hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 27-35 |
| 02:28 | Kentucky | Dyzek Ziegler hits the follow up shot | 29-35 |
| 02:15 | Arkansas | Matt Nieves misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-35 |
| 02:14 | Arkansas | Kenneth Coleman misses the tip | 29-35 |
| 02:12 | Arkansas | Kenneth Coleman tips it back up and in | 29-37 |
| 01:57 | Kentucky | Dyzek Ziegler lays it in and he's fouled by Louis Lee - foul #3 on Louis Lee, team foul #4 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ruben Scales (PF) Samuel Alderete | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Robert Arevalo (PG), Ivan Palevic (SG), Larry Burkett (SF), Peter Randall (PF), Joey Wilson (C) Eugene Simon, Timothy Williams, Louis Lee, Kenneth Coleman, Matt Nieves | |
| 01:57 | Kentucky | Dyzek Ziegler misses the free throw | 31-37 |
| 01:57 | Arkansas | Joey Wilson gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 01:50 | Arkansas | Peter Randall lays it in on a great pass from Robert Arevalo | 31-39 |
| 01:34 | Kentucky | Donald Bellino hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ruben Scales | 33-39 |
| 01:19 | Arkansas | Robert Arevalo is hacked by Donald Bellino - foul #2 on Donald Bellino, team foul #11 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Orlando Hoosier (PG), Larry Snell (SG), Edward Villalpando (C) Donald Bellino, Anthony McAveney, Dyzek Ziegler | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 01:19 | Arkansas | Robert Arevalo misses the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 01:19 | Arkansas | Robert Arevalo makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 01:02 | Kentucky | Orlando Hoosier is fouled on the floor by Robert Arevalo - foul #1 on Robert Arevalo, team foul #5 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Colin Faller (SG) Michael Roop | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Colin Faller misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-40 |
| 00:49 | Kentucky | Edward Villalpando gets the offensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | Orlando Hoosier hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Colin Faller | 36-40 |
| 00:38 | Arkansas | Colin Faller steps in front of the Robert Arevalo pass in the backcourt | 36-40 |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | Colin Faller lays it up and in | 38-40 |
| 00:21 | Arkansas | Robert Arevalo can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Edward Villalpando grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Ruben Scales clanks a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Robert Arevalo - foul #2 on Robert Arevalo, team foul #6 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Bellino (PG), Michael Roop (SF) Orlando Hoosier, Colin Faller | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Eugene Simon (PG), Timothy Williams (SF), Kenneth Coleman (PF) Robert Arevalo, Larry Burkett, Peter Randall | |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Ruben Scales makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Ruben Scales makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas | Eugene Simon comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 40-40 |