| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Copeland (fresh) SG - David Whittaker (fresh) SF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) PF - Aaron Rice (fresh) C - Gregory Cummings (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Floyd Studley (fresh) SG - William Washington (fresh) SF - Brian Zusman (fresh) PF - Richard Roudebush (fresh) C - Edward Teague (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Saint Louis | Edward Teague wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Saint Louis | Saint Louis is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Saint Louis | Richard Roudebush hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Saint Louis | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Zusman | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Saint Louis | Edward Teague drills a runner in the paint | 0-2 |
| 19:13 | Kentucky | The short jumper by David Whittaker is denied by Edward Teague | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Saint Louis | William Washington grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Saint Louis | Richard Roudebush buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Edward Teague | 0-5 |
| 18:49 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland loses the ball out of bounds | 0-5 |
| 18:28 | Saint Louis | Brian Zusman can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 0-5 |
| 18:27 | Saint Louis | Floyd Studley can't tip it in | 0-5 |
| 18:26 | Saint Louis | Edward Teague snags the offensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:17 | Saint Louis | Brian Zusman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-5 |
| 17:59 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland clanks a 3 from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 17:57 | Saint Louis | Richard Roudebush snags the defensive board | 0-5 |
| 17:50 | Saint Louis | Floyd Studley knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Brian Zusman | 0-7 |
| 17:33 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-7 |
| 17:07 | Saint Louis | Floyd Studley drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Zusman | 2-10 |
| 16:43 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice misses the easy layup | 2-10 |
| 16:41 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Richard Roudebush | 2-10 |
| 16:18 | Saint Louis | Richard Roudebush connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Floyd Studley | 2-12 |
| 16:05 | Kentucky | David Whittaker connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 4-12 |
| 16:01 | Saint Louis | Brian Zusman is whistled for a carry | 4-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Bentz (PG), James Ton (SF), James Wilson (C) Kenneth Copeland, Rene Rizzo, Gregory Cummings | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Terry Phillips (PG), William McCammack (SG), Steven Roberts (SF), Herbert Field (PF), Dale Moody (C) Floyd Studley, William Washington, Brian Zusman, Richard Roudebush, Edward Teague | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Bentz (fresh) SG - David Whittaker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Ton (fresh) PF - Aaron Rice (fresh) C - James Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Terry Phillips (fresh) SG - William McCammack (fresh) SF - Steven Roberts (fresh) PF - Herbert Field (fresh) C - Dale Moody (fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Kentucky | David Bentz misses badly on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Terry Phillips - foul #1 on Terry Phillips, team foul #1 | 4-12 |
| 15:51 | Kentucky | David Bentz misses the 1st free throw | 4-12 |
| 15:51 | Kentucky | David Bentz makes the 2nd free throw | 5-12 |
| 15:37 | Saint Louis | Steven Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 5-12 |
| 15:36 | Kentucky | James Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 5-12 |
| 15:23 | Kentucky | David Whittaker drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James Ton | 8-12 |
| 15:04 | Saint Louis | William McCammack hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Wilson - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #1 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang (SG), Jon Perrotta (PF) David Whittaker, Aaron Rice | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Floyd Studley (PG) Terry Phillips | |
| 15:04 | Saint Louis | William McCammack makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 15:04 | Saint Louis | William McCammack makes the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 14:46 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by William McCammack - foul #1 on William McCammack, team foul #2 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland (PG), Gregory Cummings (C) James Ton, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Terry Phillips (SG), Edward Teague (C) William McCammack, Dale Moody | |
| 14:46 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang makes the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 14:46 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 14:35 | Saint Louis | Floyd Studley misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 10-14 |
| 14:34 | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings pulls down the rebound | 10-14 |
| 14:29 | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings is fouled on the floor by Steven Roberts - foul #1 on Steven Roberts, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Ton (SF) Li-Liang Tang | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Washington (SG) Terry Phillips | |
| 14:16 | Kentucky | Herbert Field swats the layup by James Ton | 10-14 |
| 14:14 | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings hits the follow up shot | 12-14 |
| 14:00 | Saint Louis | Edward Teague misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 12-14 |
| 13:58 | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| 13:49 | Kentucky | James Ton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Kenneth Copeland | 14-14 |
| 13:44 | Saint Louis | William Washington misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-14 |
| 13:43 | Saint Louis | Edward Teague tips it but misses | 14-14 |
| 13:42 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 13:36 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-14 |
| 13:35 | Kentucky | James Ton can't tip it in | 14-14 |
| 13:33 | Saint Louis | Edward Teague grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 13:24 | Saint Louis | William Washington connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 14-16 |
| 12:58 | Kentucky | David Bentz misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 14-16 |
| 12:57 | Saint Louis | Steven Roberts pulls down the rebound | 14-16 |
| 12:39 | Saint Louis | Floyd Studley connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Steven Roberts | 14-18 |
| 12:17 | Kentucky | David Bentz is called for traveling | 14-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang (PG), David Whittaker (SG), Rene Rizzo (SF), Aaron Rice (PF), James Wilson (C) Kenneth Copeland, David Bentz, James Ton, Jon Perrotta, Gregory Cummings | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Terry Phillips (PG), William McCammack (SG), Brian Zusman (SF), Richard Roudebush (PF), Dale Moody (C) Floyd Studley, William Washington, Steven Roberts, Herbert Field, Edward Teague | |
| 11:55 | Saint Louis | Richard Roudebush clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-18 |
| 11:53 | Saint Louis | William McCammack gets the offensive rebound | 14-18 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Li-Liang Tang (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Whittaker (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) PF - Aaron Rice (fresh) C - James Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Terry Phillips (fresh) SG - William McCammack (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Zusman (fresh) PF - Richard Roudebush (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Moody (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Saint Louis | Richard Roudebush double dribbles | 14-18 |
| 11:34 | Kentucky | Terry Phillips is called for the reach on Li-Liang Tang in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terry Phillips, team foul #4 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Floyd Studley (PG) Terry Phillips | |
| 11:18 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-18 |
| 11:16 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice grabs the offensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 11:11 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang is whistled for traveling | 14-18 |
| 10:44 | Saint Louis | William McCammack drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Dale Moody | 14-20 |
| 10:32 | Kentucky | James Wilson comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 14-20 |
| 10:30 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Rice | 14-20 |
| 10:21 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice misses the shot from the left side | 14-20 |
| 10:20 | Saint Louis | The rebound goes to Brian Zusman | 14-20 |
| 10:04 | Saint Louis | Li-Liang Tang picks off the pass by Floyd Studley | 14-20 |
| 09:44 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Roudebush - foul #1 on Richard Roudebush, team foul #5 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland (PG), Gregory Cummings (C) Li-Liang Tang, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William Washington (SG), Steven Roberts (SF), Herbert Field (PF), Edward Teague (C) William McCammack, Brian Zusman, Richard Roudebush, Dale Moody | |
| 09:44 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo misses the 1st free throw | 14-20 |
| 09:44 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 09:31 | Saint Louis | Floyd Studley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-20 |
| 09:29 | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings pulls down the rebound | 15-20 |
| 09:23 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice misses the floater from the right side | 15-20 |
| 09:22 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Rice | 15-20 |
| 09:12 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo misses the easy layup | 15-20 |
| 09:11 | Saint Louis | Edward Teague grabs the defensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 08:54 | Saint Louis | Steven Roberts misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-20 |
| 08:52 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Aaron Rice | 15-20 |
| 08:38 | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings misses the turnaround from close range | 15-20 |
| 08:37 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice grabs the offensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 08:21 | Kentucky | David Whittaker lays it up and in set up by Kenneth Copeland and he's hacked by William Washington - foul #1 on William Washington, team foul #6 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Bentz (SF), Jon Perrotta (PF) Rene Rizzo, Aaron Rice | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | William McCammack (PG), Brian Zusman (SF), Richard Roudebush (PF) Floyd Studley, Steven Roberts, Herbert Field | |
| 08:21 | Kentucky | David Whittaker makes the free throw | 18-20 |
| 08:18 | Saint Louis | William McCammack loses the dribble to David Whittaker in the backcourt | 18-20 |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | Brian Zusman is called for the reach on David Bentz - foul #1 on Brian Zusman, team foul #7 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Ton (SF) David Whittaker | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | | |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | David Bentz makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | David Bentz makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 07:54 | Saint Louis | Richard Roudebush misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 07:53 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta grabs the defensive rebound | 20-20 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Copeland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Bentz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Ton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jon Perrotta (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - William McCammack (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Washington (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brian Zusman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Roudebush (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Teague (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 07:37 | Kentucky | James Ton gets the offensive rebound | 20-20 |
| 07:23 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland is hacked by William McCammack - foul #2 on William McCammack, team foul #8 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Wilson (C) Gregory Cummings | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Floyd Studley (PG) William McCammack | |
| 07:23 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:23 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland misses the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:23 | Saint Louis | Richard Roudebush pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 07:01 | Saint Louis | Floyd Studley comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 21-20 |
| 07:00 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Wilson | 21-20 |
| 06:46 | Kentucky | James Wilson comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 21-20 |
| 06:45 | Saint Louis | Edward Teague gets the rebound | 21-20 |
| 06:32 | Saint Louis | Brian Zusman hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by James Ton - foul #1 on James Ton, team foul #2 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Whittaker (SG), Aaron Rice (PF) Kenneth Copeland, Jon Perrotta | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Steven Roberts (PG), Herbert Field (PF), Dale Moody (C) Floyd Studley, Richard Roudebush, Edward Teague | |
| 06:32 | Saint Louis | Brian Zusman makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 06:32 | Saint Louis | Brian Zusman makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 06:23 | Kentucky | Herbert Field takes the ball from David Whittaker | 21-22 |
| 06:02 | Saint Louis | The jump hook by Steven Roberts is blocked by Aaron Rice | 21-22 |
| 06:00 | Saint Louis | Steven Roberts tips it home | 21-24 |
| 05:55 | Kentucky | Steven Roberts is called for the reach on David Whittaker - foul #2 on Steven Roberts, team foul #9 | 21-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings (C) James Wilson | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Floyd Studley (PG), Boris Baginski (SF) Steven Roberts, Brian Zusman | |
| 05:55 | Kentucky | David Whittaker makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 05:55 | Kentucky | David Whittaker makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 05:33 | Saint Louis | Dale Moody knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-27 |
| 05:26 | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Boris Baginski - foul #1 on Boris Baginski, team foul #10 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang (PG), Ronald Ripley (SF) David Bentz, James Ton | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Richard Roudebush (PF) Boris Baginski | |
| 05:26 | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:26 | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 05:13 | Saint Louis | William Washington can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-27 |
| 05:11 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gregory Cummings | 25-27 |
| 05:01 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by David Whittaker | 28-27 |
| 04:46 | Saint Louis | The short jumper by Herbert Field is denied by Gregory Cummings | 28-27 |
| 04:44 | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 04:25 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo (SF), Jon Perrotta (PF) Ronald Ripley, Aaron Rice | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Edward Teague (C) Dale Moody | |
| 04:08 | Saint Louis | Edward Teague drills a jumper from the left side set up by William Washington | 28-29 |
| 03:40 | Kentucky | David Whittaker drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Rene Rizzo and he's hacked by Richard Roudebush - foul #2 on Richard Roudebush, team foul #11 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland (PG), James Wilson (C) Li-Liang Tang, Gregory Cummings | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Terry Phillips (PG), William McCammack (SG), Brian Zusman (SF), Boris Baginski (PF) Floyd Studley, William Washington, Herbert Field, Richard Roudebush | |
| 03:40 | Kentucky | David Whittaker makes the free throw | 31-29 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Copeland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Whittaker (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Jon Perrotta (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Saint Louis | PG - Terry Phillips (fresh) SG - William McCammack (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brian Zusman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Boris Baginski (fresh) C - Edward Teague (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Saint Louis | Boris Baginski is denied on a layup by James Wilson | 31-29 |
| 03:16 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Wilson | 31-29 |
| 02:55 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo double dribbles | 31-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Bentz (SG), Aaron Rice (PF) David Whittaker, Jon Perrotta | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Dale Moody (PF) Boris Baginski | |
| 02:46 | Saint Louis | Brian Zusman is fouled on the floor by Rene Rizzo - foul #1 on Rene Rizzo, team foul #3 | 31-29 |
| 02:30 | Saint Louis | Dale Moody loses the ball out of bounds | 31-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Ton (SF) Rene Rizzo | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Herbert Field (PF) Dale Moody | |
| 02:11 | Kentucky | David Bentz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by William McCammack - foul #3 on William McCammack, team foul #12 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings (C) James Wilson | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Steven Roberts (SG), Richard Roudebush (PF) William McCammack, Herbert Field | |
| 02:11 | Kentucky | David Bentz misses the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 02:11 | Kentucky | David Bentz misses the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 02:11 | Saint Louis | Edward Teague snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 01:50 | Saint Louis | Terry Phillips drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Zusman | 31-32 |
| 01:32 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-32 |
| 01:31 | Saint Louis | Richard Roudebush grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 01:12 | Saint Louis | Richard Roudebush hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Steven Roberts | 31-34 |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings loses the ball out of bounds | 31-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Whittaker (SG), Rene Rizzo (SF), Jon Perrotta (PF) Kenneth Copeland, James Ton, Aaron Rice | |
| Subs | Saint Louis | Floyd Studley (PG), William Washington (SG), Herbert Field (C) Terry Phillips, Brian Zusman, Edward Teague | |
| 00:45 | Saint Louis | Richard Roudebush hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by William Washington | 31-36 |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | David Whittaker's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Roberts | 31-36 |
| 00:21 | Saint Louis | Richard Roudebush grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 00:00 | Saint Louis | Herbert Field's layup is rejected by Gregory Cummings | 31-36 |