| Lineup | Southern | PG - Alfred Mills (fresh) SG - James Black (fresh) SF - Troy Bird (fresh) PF - David Needham (fresh) C - Gerald Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dennis Woodard (fresh) SG - Gerald Flowers (fresh) SF - Alan Harbison (fresh) PF - Nathan Mueller (fresh) C - Ralph Medved (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Southern | Gerald Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Southern | Gerald Johnson banks in the layup set up by James Black | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Southern | Gerald Johnson gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Southern | Alfred Mills drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 18:59 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison lays it up and in on a great pass from Dennis Woodard | 5-2 |
| 18:33 | Southern | David Needham can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 5-2 |
| 18:31 | Kentucky | Nathan Mueller grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 18:17 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Dennis Woodard | 5-5 |
| 18:11 | Southern | Gerald Johnson loses the dribble to Alan Harbison | 5-5 |
| 18:07 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison lays it in | 5-7 |
| 17:55 | Southern | Gerald Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-7 |
| 17:54 | Kentucky | Nathan Mueller grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | Nathan Mueller makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dennis Woodard | 5-9 |
| 17:08 | Southern | Alan Harbison is called for the reach on David Needham - foul #1 on Alan Harbison, team foul #1 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Southern | David Corona (PG), Herbert Harris (SG), Scott Johnson (SF), David Duncan (PF) Alfred Mills, James Black, Troy Bird, David Needham | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:58 | Southern | Herbert Harris misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-9 |
| 16:56 | Kentucky | Nathan Mueller gets the rebound | 5-9 |
| 16:51 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 16:50 | Southern | David Corona grabs the board | 5-9 |
| 16:46 | Southern | David Corona misses the 3 from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 16:45 | Southern | Gerald Johnson hits the follow up shot | 7-9 |
| 16:31 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 7-9 |
| 16:30 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-9 |
| 16:18 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard travels with the ball | 7-9 |
| Subs | Southern | James Black (SG), David Needham (PF) Herbert Harris, Gerald Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Barry Fuller (PG), Leonard Arnold (SF), Kenneth Roby (PF), Travis King (C) Dennis Woodard, Alan Harbison, Nathan Mueller, Ralph Medved | |
| 16:04 | Southern | Scott Johnson comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Gerald Flowers - foul #1 on Gerald Flowers, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Liggins (SG) Gerald Flowers | |
| 16:04 | Southern | Scott Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 16:04 | Southern | Scott Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 9-9 |
| 15:51 | Kentucky | Leonard Arnold clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 9-9 |
| 15:49 | Southern | David Corona snags the defensive board | 9-9 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - David Corona (fresh) SG - James Black (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Needham (fresh) C - David Duncan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Barry Fuller (fresh) SG - William Liggins (fresh) SF - Leonard Arnold (fresh) PF - Kenneth Roby (fresh) C - Travis King (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Southern | David Corona misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-9 |
| 15:43 | Kentucky | Travis King pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 15:19 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 9-9 |
| 15:18 | Kentucky | Travis King tips it back up and in | 9-11 |
| 15:08 | Southern | Scott Johnson is fouled on the floor by Leonard Arnold - foul #1 on Leonard Arnold, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | Southern | Alfred Mills (PG), Troy Bird (SF), Gerald Johnson (C) David Corona, Scott Johnson, David Duncan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard (PG), Gerald Flowers (SG), Alan Harbison (SF), Nathan Mueller (PF) Barry Fuller, William Liggins, Leonard Arnold, Travis King | |
| 14:46 | Southern | Kenneth Roby takes the ball from Gerald Johnson | 9-11 |
| 14:41 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Alan Harbison and the foul's on Troy Bird - foul #1 on Troy Bird, team foul #1 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Southern | Herbert Harris (SG) James Black | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Medved (C) Kenneth Roby | |
| 14:41 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers makes the free throw | 9-14 |
| 14:24 | Southern | Alfred Mills is fouled on the floor by Alan Harbison - foul #2 on Alan Harbison, team foul #4 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leonard Arnold (SF) Alan Harbison | |
| 14:01 | Southern | Herbert Harris's fadeaway is rejected by Ralph Medved | 9-14 |
| 14:00 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers grabs the defensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 13:44 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Ralph Medved | 9-16 |
| 13:30 | Southern | Alfred Mills comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 9-16 |
| 13:28 | Southern | Gerald Johnson tips it in | 11-16 |
| 13:13 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard is whistled for traveling | 11-16 |
| Subs | Southern | James Black (SG), Scott Johnson (SF), David Duncan (PF) Herbert Harris, Troy Bird, David Needham | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Barry Fuller (PG), William Liggins (SG), Kenneth Roby (PF), Travis King (C) Dennis Woodard, Gerald Flowers, Nathan Mueller, Ralph Medved | |
| 12:58 | Southern | Alfred Mills is hacked by Travis King - foul #1 on Travis King, team foul #5 | 11-16 |
| 12:42 | Southern | James Black misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-16 |
| 12:41 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Travis King | 11-16 |
| 12:20 | Kentucky | Barry Fuller misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Alfred Mills - foul #1 on Alfred Mills, team foul #2 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Southern | David Corona (PG) Alfred Mills | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers (SG), Nathan Mueller (PF) Leonard Arnold, Travis King | |
| 12:20 | Kentucky | Barry Fuller misses the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 12:20 | Kentucky | Barry Fuller makes the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 11:55 | Southern | William Liggins steals the ball from David Corona | 11-17 |
| 11:36 | Kentucky | Nathan Mueller drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from William Liggins | 11-19 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - David Corona (fresh) SG - James Black (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Scott Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Duncan (fresh) C - Gerald Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Barry Fuller (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Gerald Flowers (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Liggins (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Nathan Mueller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Roby (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Southern | Nathan Mueller takes the ball from Scott Johnson | 11-19 |
| 11:08 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers is hacked by James Black - foul #1 on James Black, team foul #3 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Southern | Troy Bird (SF), David Needham (PF) Scott Johnson, Gerald Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard (PG), Leonard Arnold (SF), Ralph Medved (C) Barry Fuller, William Liggins, Kenneth Roby | |
| 10:48 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Nathan Mueller | 11-22 |
| 10:34 | Southern | Troy Bird hits a jump hook from the left block | 13-22 |
| 10:13 | Kentucky | Leonard Arnold can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-22 |
| 10:12 | Southern | David Needham gets the rebound | 13-22 |
| 10:07 | Southern | David Needham knocks in the runner in the lane set up by David Corona | 15-22 |
| 09:45 | Kentucky | Leonard Arnold is fouled on the floor by David Corona - foul #1 on David Corona, team foul #4 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Southern | Alfred Mills (PG), Herbert Harris (SG), Scott Johnson (C) David Corona, James Black, David Duncan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Barry Fuller (SG), William Liggins (SF), Kenneth Roby (PF) Gerald Flowers, Leonard Arnold, Nathan Mueller | |
| 09:35 | Kentucky | Barry Fuller is fouled on the floor by Herbert Harris - foul #1 on Herbert Harris, team foul #5 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Southern | Gerald Johnson (C) Troy Bird | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 09:16 | Kentucky | Alfred Mills picks off the pass by William Liggins | 15-22 |
| 09:12 | Southern | Herbert Harris banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alfred Mills | 17-22 |
| 08:45 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-22 |
| 08:44 | Southern | The rebound goes to Scott Johnson | 17-22 |
| 08:22 | Southern | Herbert Harris misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 17-22 |
| 08:20 | Southern | Gerald Johnson can't tip it in | 17-22 |
| 08:18 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kenneth Roby | 17-22 |
| 08:04 | Kentucky | Barry Fuller scores on a 3 from the left wing | 17-25 |
| 08:00 | Southern | Alfred Mills's layup is rejected by Ralph Medved | 17-25 |
| 07:58 | Southern | Scott Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 07:42 | Southern | Alfred Mills double dribbles | 17-25 |
| Subs | Southern | James Black (SG), Troy Bird (SF) Herbert Harris, Scott Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers (SG), Leonard Arnold (SF), Nathan Mueller (PF), Travis King (C) Dennis Woodard, William Liggins, Kenneth Roby, Ralph Medved | |
| 07:23 | Kentucky | Nathan Mueller loses the dribble to Gerald Johnson | 17-25 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Alfred Mills (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Black (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Troy Bird (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Needham (tiring) 2 pts. C - Gerald Johnson (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Barry Fuller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gerald Flowers (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Leonard Arnold (fresh) PF - Nathan Mueller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Travis King (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Southern | Alfred Mills misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Barry Fuller - foul #1 on Barry Fuller, team foul #6 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Southern | David Duncan (PF) David Needham | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Ellsworth (PG) Barry Fuller | |
| 07:02 | Southern | Alfred Mills misses the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 07:02 | Southern | Alfred Mills misses the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 07:02 | Kentucky | Nathan Mueller grabs the defensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 06:45 | Kentucky | Nathan Mueller hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Leonard Arnold | 17-27 |
| 06:36 | Southern | Gerald Johnson misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Gerald Flowers - foul #2 on Gerald Flowers, team foul #7 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Southern | David Corona (PG) Alfred Mills | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Liggins (SG) Gerald Flowers | |
| 06:36 | Southern | Gerald Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 06:36 | Southern | Gerald Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 06:16 | Kentucky | Nathan Mueller blows the layup but he's fouled by David Duncan - foul #1 on David Duncan, team foul #6 | 19-27 |
| Subs | Southern | David Needham (PF) Gerald Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard (PG) Richard Ellsworth | |
| 06:16 | Kentucky | Nathan Mueller misses the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 06:16 | Kentucky | Nathan Mueller makes the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 05:48 | Southern | Troy Bird clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Leonard Arnold - foul #2 on Leonard Arnold, team foul #8 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Barry Fuller (SF), Ralph Medved (C) Leonard Arnold, Travis King | |
| 05:48 | Southern | Troy Bird makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 05:48 | Southern | Troy Bird misses the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 05:48 | Kentucky | Nathan Mueller grabs the defensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 05:25 | Kentucky | William Liggins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 20-28 |
| 05:23 | Kentucky | Nathan Mueller tips it back up and in | 20-30 |
| 05:09 | Southern | David Duncan makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Troy Bird | 22-30 |
| 05:03 | Kentucky | William Liggins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 22-30 |
| 05:01 | Southern | David Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 22-30 |
| 04:55 | Southern | Troy Bird misses long on a shot from the left side | 22-30 |
| 04:54 | Kentucky | Nathan Mueller pulls down the rebound | 22-30 |
| 04:42 | Kentucky | David Needham is called for the reach on William Liggins - foul #1 on David Needham, team foul #7 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Southern | Alfred Mills (PG), Scott Johnson (SF), Gerald Johnson (C) James Black, Troy Bird, David Needham | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby (PF) Nathan Mueller | |
| 04:42 | Kentucky | William Liggins makes the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 04:42 | Kentucky | William Liggins makes the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 04:13 | Southern | David Duncan misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by William Liggins - foul #1 on William Liggins, team foul #9 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Southern | Herbert Harris (SG) David Corona | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Ellsworth (PG), Travis King (C) Dennis Woodard, Ralph Medved | |
| 04:13 | Southern | David Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 04:13 | Southern | David Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 04:00 | Kentucky | William Liggins buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-35 |
| 03:51 | Southern | Alfred Mills connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from David Duncan | 27-35 |
| 03:31 | Kentucky | Barry Fuller misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-35 |
| 03:30 | Kentucky | Travis King tips it home | 27-37 |
| 03:05 | Southern | Alfred Mills misses long on a 3 from straight away | 27-37 |
| 03:04 | Kentucky | William Liggins pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Alfred Mills (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Harris (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Duncan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Gerald Johnson (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Ellsworth (fresh) SG - Barry Fuller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Liggins (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Roby (fresh) C - Travis King (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Kentucky | Richard Ellsworth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-37 |
| Subs | Southern | James Black (SG), David Corona (SF), David Needham (PF) Herbert Harris, David Duncan, Gerald Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard (PG), Gerald Flowers (SG), Alan Harbison (SF), Nathan Mueller (PF), Ralph Medved (C) Richard Ellsworth, Barry Fuller, William Liggins, Kenneth Roby, Travis King | |
| 02:29 | Southern | David Needham clanks a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Nathan Mueller - foul #1 on Nathan Mueller, team foul #10 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Southern | Troy Bird (SF), Gerald Johnson (C) Alfred Mills, Scott Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:29 | Southern | David Needham makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 02:29 | Southern | David Needham makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 02:21 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Flowers | 29-40 |
| 02:16 | Southern | Gerald Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-40 |
| 02:00 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-40 |
| 01:58 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved snags the offensive board | 29-40 |
| 01:43 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved is fouled on the floor by Troy Bird - foul #2 on Troy Bird, team foul #8 | 29-40 |
| 01:43 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 01:43 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved misses the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 01:43 | Southern | Gerald Johnson grabs the board | 29-41 |
| 01:18 | Southern | David Corona connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gerald Johnson | 31-41 |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 31-41 |
| 00:54 | Southern | Troy Bird pulls down the rebound | 31-41 |
| 00:51 | Southern | David Corona is hacked by Dennis Woodard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dennis Woodard, team foul #11 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Southern | Alfred Mills (PG), Scott Johnson (C) Troy Bird, Gerald Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby (C) Ralph Medved | |
| 00:51 | Southern | David Corona makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 00:51 | Southern | David Corona makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard is hacked by David Corona - foul #2 on David Corona, team foul #9 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Southern | Troy Bird (SF) David Corona | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard misses the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 00:27 | Southern | Scott Johnson pulls down the rebound | 33-42 |
| 00:04 | Southern | Alan Harbison is called for the reach on Troy Bird - foul #3 on Alan Harbison, team foul #12 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Southern | David Duncan (C) David Needham | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Barry Fuller (PG), Leonard Arnold (SF), Travis King (C) Dennis Woodard, Alan Harbison, Nathan Mueller | |
| 00:04 | Southern | Troy Bird makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 00:04 | Southern | Troy Bird makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Barry Fuller misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 35-42 |