| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dennis Woodard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Flowers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Harbison (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nathan Mueller (fresh) C - Ralph Medved (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Todd Doyle (fresh) SG - William Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Walker (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Marshall Jones (fresh) 15 pts. 3 stl. C - Edward Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia | Christopher Walker inbounds the ball | 20-31 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Virginia | Marshall Jones blows the layup | 20-31 |
| 19:43 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers pulls down the rebound | 20-31 |
| 19:29 | Kentucky | Nathan Mueller hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Marshall Jones - foul #2 on Marshall Jones, team foul #1 | 22-31 |
| 19:29 | Kentucky | Nathan Mueller makes the free throw | 23-31 |
| 19:15 | Virginia | Todd Doyle misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-31 |
| 19:13 | Virginia | William Barnes grabs the offensive board | 23-31 |
| 18:52 | Virginia | Christopher Walker makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-34 |
| 18:39 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard is fouled on the floor by Todd Doyle - foul #2 on Todd Doyle, team foul #2 | 23-34 |
| 18:25 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers clanks a floater from the left wing | 23-34 |
| 18:23 | Virginia | Marshall Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 23-34 |
| 18:06 | Virginia | Edward Williams misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 23-34 |
| 18:05 | Kentucky | Nathan Mueller snags the defensive board | 23-34 |
| 17:43 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-34 |
| 17:42 | Virginia | Edward Williams snags the defensive board | 23-34 |
| 17:37 | Virginia | William Barnes comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 23-34 |
| 17:36 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison grabs the defensive rebound | 23-34 |
| 17:18 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on William Barnes - foul #3 on William Barnes, team foul #3 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby (C) Ralph Medved | |
| Subs | Virginia | Todd Brawley (PG), Carmelo Rodriguez (SG), Steven Lippert (PF), Delbert Steib (C) Todd Doyle, William Barnes, Marshall Jones, Edward Williams | |
| 17:18 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 17:18 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers misses the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 17:18 | Virginia | Steven Lippert gets the rebound | 24-34 |
| 17:00 | Virginia | Todd Brawley hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Christopher Walker | 24-37 |
| 16:36 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Dennis Woodard | 26-37 |
| 16:15 | Virginia | Steven Lippert can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 26-37 |
| 16:13 | Kentucky | Nathan Mueller snags the defensive board | 26-37 |
| 16:00 | Kentucky | Nathan Mueller connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Dennis Woodard | 28-37 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dennis Woodard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Flowers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Harbison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nathan Mueller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Roby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Todd Brawley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carmelo Rodriguez (fresh) SF - Christopher Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steven Lippert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Delbert Steib (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Virginia | Delbert Steib is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Roby - foul #3 on Kenneth Roby, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Barry Fuller (PG), William Liggins (SG), Leonard Arnold (SF), Ralph Medved (C) Dennis Woodard, Gerald Flowers, Alan Harbison, Nathan Mueller | |
| Subs | Virginia | Todd Doyle (PG), William Barnes (SG), Marshall Jones (PF), Edward Williams (C) Todd Brawley, Christopher Walker, Steven Lippert, Delbert Steib | |
| 15:23 | Virginia | Marshall Jones makes the runner near the basket set up by Todd Doyle and he's hacked by Kenneth Roby - foul #4 on Kenneth Roby, team foul #2 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Travis King (PF) Kenneth Roby | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 15:23 | Virginia | Marshall Jones misses the free throw | 28-39 |
| 15:23 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ralph Medved | 28-39 |
| 15:05 | Kentucky | William Liggins connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Barry Fuller | 31-39 |
| 14:48 | Virginia | Carmelo Rodriguez knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Todd Doyle | 31-41 |
| 14:31 | Kentucky | Travis King knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by William Liggins | 33-41 |
| 14:12 | Virginia | Edward Williams is hacked by Ralph Medved - foul #3 on Ralph Medved, team foul #3 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers (SG), Alan Harbison (SF), Nathan Mueller (PF) William Liggins, Leonard Arnold, Travis King | |
| Subs | Virginia | Todd Brawley (SG), Thomas Briseno (SF) William Barnes, Carmelo Rodriguez | |
| 14:04 | Virginia | Thomas Briseno's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard (PG) Barry Fuller | |
| Subs | Virginia | Steven Lippert (SG) Todd Doyle | |
| 13:50 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Alan Harbison | 36-41 |
| 13:33 | Virginia | Thomas Briseno misses the dunk attempt | 36-41 |
| 13:32 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 13:22 | Kentucky | Edward Williams picks off the pass by Dennis Woodard | 36-41 |
| 13:05 | Virginia | Edward Williams misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 13:04 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 12:58 | Kentucky | Thomas Briseno knocks away the 3 by Dennis Woodard | 36-41 |
| 12:57 | Virginia | Todd Brawley gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 12:39 | Virginia | Nathan Mueller steals the ball from Edward Williams | 36-41 |
| 12:16 | Kentucky | Edward Williams is called for the reach on Ralph Medved - foul #2 on Edward Williams, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Barry Fuller (PG), Travis King (PF), John Zagorac (C) Dennis Woodard, Nathan Mueller, Ralph Medved | |
| Subs | Virginia | Todd Doyle (PG), William Barnes (SG), Christopher Walker (SF), Delbert Steib (C) Todd Brawley, Thomas Briseno, Marshall Jones, Edward Williams | |
| 12:03 | Kentucky | John Zagorac scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Gerald Flowers | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Barry Fuller (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gerald Flowers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alan Harbison (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Travis King (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Zagorac (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Todd Doyle (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Christopher Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steven Lippert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Delbert Steib (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Virginia | Steven Lippert misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 11:44 | Virginia | Todd Doyle tips it in | 38-43 |
| 11:39 | Kentucky | Barry Fuller misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-43 |
| 11:38 | Virginia | Delbert Steib grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 11:32 | Virginia | Delbert Steib blows the layup but the foul's on John Zagorac - foul #1 on John Zagorac, team foul #4 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Liggins (SG), Leonard Arnold (SF) Gerald Flowers, Alan Harbison | |
| Subs | Virginia | Carmelo Rodriguez (C) Steven Lippert | |
| 11:32 | Virginia | Delbert Steib makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 11:32 | Virginia | Delbert Steib makes the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 11:16 | Kentucky | John Zagorac is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on John Zagorac, team foul #5 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard (PG), Nathan Mueller (PF) William Liggins, John Zagorac | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 10:51 | Virginia | Carmelo Rodriguez buries a runner in the lane and the foul's on Travis King - foul #2 on Travis King, team foul #6 | 38-47 |
| 10:51 | Virginia | Carmelo Rodriguez makes the free throw | 38-48 |
| 10:33 | Kentucky | Leonard Arnold scores on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-48 |
| 10:13 | Virginia | Delbert Steib's pass is intercepted by Nathan Mueller | 40-48 |
| 09:52 | Kentucky | Barry Fuller scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 09:36 | Virginia | Carmelo Rodriguez comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 43-48 |
| 09:34 | Virginia | William Barnes tips it in | 43-50 |
| 09:20 | Kentucky | Travis King jams it on a great pass from Dennis Woodard and he's hacked by Delbert Steib - foul #1 on Delbert Steib, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers (SG), Alan Harbison (SF), Ralph Medved (C) Dennis Woodard, Barry Fuller, Nathan Mueller | |
| Subs | Virginia | Todd Brawley (PG), Steven Lippert (SG), Marshall Jones (PF), Edward Williams (C) Todd Doyle, William Barnes, Christopher Walker, Delbert Steib | |
| 09:20 | Kentucky | Travis King misses the free throw | 45-50 |
| 09:20 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Marshall Jones | 45-50 |
| 09:07 | Virginia | Travis King takes the ball from Carmelo Rodriguez | 45-50 |
| 08:49 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Leonard Arnold is denied by Edward Williams | 45-50 |
| 08:48 | Virginia | Edward Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 08:33 | Virginia | Marshall Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-50 |
| 08:31 | Virginia | Steven Lippert pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 08:21 | Virginia | Carmelo Rodriguez misses the shot from the left block | 45-50 |
| 08:20 | Virginia | Marshall Jones hits the follow up shot | 45-52 |
| 08:04 | Kentucky | Travis King misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-52 |
| 08:03 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers grabs the offensive board | 45-52 |
| 07:58 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Steven Lippert - foul #1 on Steven Lippert, team foul #6 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard (PG), Nathan Mueller (PF) Leonard Arnold, Travis King | |
| Subs | Virginia | Christopher Walker (SF) Carmelo Rodriguez | |
| 07:58 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 07:58 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers misses the 2nd free throw | 46-52 |
| 07:58 | Virginia | Edward Williams grabs the board | 46-52 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dennis Woodard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gerald Flowers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alan Harbison (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nathan Mueller (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Ralph Medved (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Todd Brawley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Lippert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Christopher Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Marshall Jones (fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Edward Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:37 | Virginia | Christopher Walker double dribbles | 46-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Virginia | Todd Doyle (PG) Steven Lippert | |
| 07:21 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Nathan Mueller | 49-52 |
| 06:58 | Virginia | Christopher Walker misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 06:56 | Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Marshall Jones | 49-52 |
| 06:34 | Virginia | Edward Williams is fouled on the floor by Ralph Medved - foul #4 on Ralph Medved, team foul #7 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby (C) Ralph Medved | |
| Subs | Virginia | William Barnes (SG), Steven Lippert (PF) Todd Brawley, Marshall Jones | |
| 06:34 | Virginia | Edward Williams makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 06:34 | Virginia | Edward Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 06:17 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-54 |
| 06:15 | Virginia | Steven Lippert pulls down the rebound | 49-54 |
| 05:57 | Virginia | Edward Williams drills a 3 from the left corner | 49-57 |
| 05:53 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison misses short on a floater from the right wing | 49-57 |
| 05:51 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Christopher Walker | 49-57 |
| 05:46 | Virginia | Todd Doyle knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by William Barnes | 49-60 |
| 05:28 | Kentucky | Nathan Mueller misses long on a floater from the right side | 49-60 |
| 05:26 | Virginia | Christopher Walker grabs the board | 49-60 |
| 05:13 | Virginia | Christopher Walker misses long on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Alan Harbison - foul #1 on Alan Harbison, team foul #8 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Barry Fuller (PG), William Liggins (SG), Leonard Arnold (SF), Ralph Medved (C) Dennis Woodard, Gerald Flowers, Alan Harbison, Nathan Mueller | |
| Subs | Virginia | Todd Brawley (PG), Delbert Steib (PF), Carmelo Rodriguez (C) Todd Doyle, Steven Lippert, Edward Williams | |
| 05:13 | Virginia | Christopher Walker makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 05:13 | Virginia | Christopher Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 05:13 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ralph Medved | 49-61 |
| 04:55 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-61 |
| 04:54 | Kentucky | William Liggins tips it in | 51-61 |
| 04:40 | Virginia | Christopher Walker misses short on a runner from close range | 51-61 |
| 04:38 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby gets the rebound | 51-61 |
| 04:12 | Kentucky | William Liggins travels with the ball | 51-61 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Travis King (PF) Kenneth Roby | |
| Subs | Virginia | Marshall Jones (PF) Christopher Walker | |
| 03:53 | Virginia | Delbert Steib makes the turnaround in the lane | 51-63 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Barry Fuller (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Liggins (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Arnold (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Travis King (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Ralph Medved (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Virginia | PG - Todd Brawley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Barnes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carmelo Rodriguez (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Marshall Jones (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Delbert Steib (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:40 | Kentucky | Leonard Arnold misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 51-63 |
| 03:39 | Virginia | Carmelo Rodriguez pulls down the rebound | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:17 | Virginia | Delbert Steib blows the dunk but he's fouled by Leonard Arnold - foul #1 on Leonard Arnold, team foul #9 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard (PG), Gerald Flowers (SG), Alan Harbison (SF), Nathan Mueller (PF) Barry Fuller, William Liggins, Leonard Arnold, Ralph Medved | |
| Subs | Virginia | Todd Doyle (PG), Steven Lippert (SG) Todd Brawley, William Barnes | |
| 03:17 | Virginia | Delbert Steib makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 03:17 | Virginia | Delbert Steib makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 03:00 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Ellsworth (PG), Barry Fuller (SG), Leonard Arnold (SF), Kenneth Roby (PF) Dennis Woodard, Gerald Flowers, Alan Harbison, Nathan Mueller | |
| Subs | Virginia | Todd Brawley (SG), Thomas Briseno (SF) Todd Doyle, Marshall Jones | |
| 02:31 | Virginia | Carmelo Rodriguez drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Steven Lippert | 51-67 |
| 02:20 | Kentucky | Thomas Briseno swats the short shot by Richard Ellsworth | 51-67 |
| 02:19 | Virginia | Steven Lippert pulls down the rebound | 51-67 |
| 01:54 | Virginia | Steven Lippert misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kenneth Roby - foul #5 on Kenneth Roby, team foul #10 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Liggins (SG), John Zagorac (C) Richard Ellsworth, Kenneth Roby | |
| Subs | Virginia | | |
| 01:54 | Virginia | Steven Lippert makes the 1st free throw | 51-68 |
| 01:54 | Virginia | Steven Lippert makes the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| 01:32 | Kentucky | William Liggins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-69 |
| 01:30 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Steven Lippert | 51-69 |
| 01:13 | Virginia | Steven Lippert connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Todd Brawley | 51-71 |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | Barry Fuller can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-71 |
| 00:53 | Kentucky | Travis King pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-71 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Kentucky | Leonard Arnold drills a 3 from the left wing set up by John Zagorac | 54-71 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia | Virginia is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Virginia | Delbert Steib makes the runner from the baseline | 54-73 |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | Leonard Arnold can't connect on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Thomas Briseno - foul #1 on Thomas Briseno, team foul #7 | 54-73 |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | Leonard Arnold misses the 1st free throw | 54-73 |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | Leonard Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 54-73 |
| 00:20 | Virginia | The rebound goes to Delbert Steib | 54-73 |
| 00:00 | Virginia | Todd Brawley runs out the clock | 54-73 |