| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Edwin Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Olinger (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Ruddell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kyle Colbert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Schroeder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Todd Stanton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Justin Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dale Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - James Green (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham inbounds the ball | 36-35 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:51 | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Kyle Colbert - foul #2 on Kyle Colbert, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| 19:51 | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham misses the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 19:51 | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham misses the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 19:51 | Arizona State | Thomas Schroeder grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 19:26 | Arizona State | Thomas Schroeder misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-35 |
| 19:25 | Kentucky | Justin Davis grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 19:02 | Kentucky | Todd Stanton misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-35 |
| 19:01 | Arizona State | Marvin Ruddell grabs the board | 36-35 |
| 18:40 | Arizona State | Marvin Ruddell can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 36-35 |
| 18:39 | Kentucky | Justin Davis snags the defensive board | 36-35 |
| 18:19 | Kentucky | James Green's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-35 |
| 18:00 | Arizona State | Marvin Ruddell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Justin Davis - foul #1 on Justin Davis, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| 18:00 | Arizona State | Marvin Ruddell misses the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 18:00 | Arizona State | Marvin Ruddell makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 17:48 | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham makes the jump hook from the left block set up by William Moore | 37-37 |
| 17:25 | Arizona State | Gordon Olinger misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-37 |
| 17:23 | Kentucky | James Green grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 17:00 | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Todd Stanton | 37-40 |
| 16:43 | Arizona State | Kyle Colbert is fouled on the floor by James Green - foul #3 on James Green, team foul #2 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Douglas Driggs (PG), Robert Jorge (SG), Daniel Kalinowski (PF), Luis Rupert (C) Edwin Holmes, Gordon Olinger, Kyle Colbert, Thomas Schroeder | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Egidiusz Zundel (PG), Jimmy Isom (SG), Tracy Sager (SF), Rodney Rubenstein (PF), Donald Holmes (C) Todd Stanton, Justin Davis, Dale Cunningham, William Moore, James Green | |
| 16:37 | Arizona State | Luis Rupert hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 37-40 |
| 16:35 | Arizona State | Robert Jorge grabs the offensive board | 37-40 |
| 16:29 | Arizona State | Douglas Driggs misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 16:28 | Arizona State | Marvin Ruddell tips it in | 39-40 |
| 16:19 | Kentucky | Egidiusz Zundel buries a 3 from the left corner | 39-43 |
| 15:52 | Arizona State | Robert Jorge scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by Luis Rupert | 41-43 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Douglas Driggs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Jorge (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Marvin Ruddell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Kalinowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Luis Rupert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Egidiusz Zundel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jimmy Isom (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Tracy Sager (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rodney Rubenstein (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Holmes (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Kentucky | Jimmy Isom buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-46 |
| 15:19 | Arizona State | Marvin Ruddell hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-46 |
| 15:01 | Kentucky | Donald Holmes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 14:59 | Arizona State | Marvin Ruddell grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 14:48 | Arizona State | Jimmy Isom is called for the reach on Robert Jorge - foul #1 on Jimmy Isom, team foul #3 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Edwin Holmes (PG), Gordon Olinger (SG), Kyle Colbert (PF), Thomas Schroeder (C) Douglas Driggs, Marvin Ruddell, Daniel Kalinowski, Luis Rupert | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Todd Stanton (PG), Justin Davis (SG), Dale Cunningham (SF), James Green (C) Egidiusz Zundel, Jimmy Isom, Rodney Rubenstein, Donald Holmes | |
| 14:28 | Arizona State | James Green is called for the reach on Robert Jorge - foul #4 on James Green, team foul #4 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Moore (PF) James Green | |
| 14:08 | Arizona State | Edwin Holmes misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-46 |
| 14:06 | Kentucky | William Moore snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | Justin Davis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 13:54 | Arizona State | Thomas Schroeder grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 13:39 | Arizona State | Robert Jorge is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Jorge, team foul #2 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Daniel Kalinowski (SF) Robert Jorge | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Holmes (C) Tracy Sager | |
| 13:21 | Kentucky | William Moore misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-46 |
| 13:20 | Arizona State | Thomas Schroeder pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 12:54 | Arizona State | Daniel Kalinowski buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-46 |
| 12:31 | Kentucky | Donald Holmes misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Gordon Olinger - foul #2 on Gordon Olinger, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Robert Jorge (SG), Marvin Ruddell (SF), Luis Rupert (C) Gordon Olinger, Kyle Colbert, Thomas Schroeder | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Isom (SF), Rodney Rubenstein (PF) Dale Cunningham, William Moore | |
| 12:31 | Kentucky | Donald Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 12:31 | Kentucky | Donald Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| 12:13 | Arizona State | Edwin Holmes knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Jorge | 49-48 |
| 11:49 | Kentucky | Donald Holmes misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 11:47 | Kentucky | Justin Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Edwin Holmes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Jorge (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Marvin Ruddell (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Daniel Kalinowski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Luis Rupert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Todd Stanton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Isom (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rodney Rubenstein (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Kentucky | Donald Holmes makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-51 |
| 11:15 | Arizona State | Luis Rupert buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Edwin Holmes and he's fouled by Donald Holmes - foul #2 on Donald Holmes, team foul #5 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Douglas Driggs (PG), Gordon Olinger (SG) Edwin Holmes, Daniel Kalinowski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Egidiusz Zundel (PG), Dale Cunningham (SF), Tracy Sager (PF), Marcus Bezanson (C) Todd Stanton, Justin Davis, Rodney Rubenstein, Donald Holmes | |
| 11:15 | Arizona State | Luis Rupert makes the free throw | 52-51 |
| 10:52 | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham misses long on a floater from the right side | 52-51 |
| 10:51 | Arizona State | Marvin Ruddell snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 10:37 | Arizona State | Robert Jorge knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Gordon Olinger | 55-51 |
| 10:14 | Kentucky | Tracy Sager misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 10:13 | Kentucky | Marcus Bezanson can't tip it in | 55-51 |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-51 |
| 09:52 | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham buries a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Egidiusz Zundel | 55-53 |
| 09:37 | Arizona State | Douglas Driggs misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 09:35 | Kentucky | Marcus Bezanson pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | Jimmy Isom misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Gordon Olinger - foul #3 on Gordon Olinger, team foul #4 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Edwin Holmes (PG), Daniel Kalinowski (SF), Kyle Colbert (PF), Thomas Schroeder (C) Douglas Driggs, Marvin Ruddell, Robert Jorge, Luis Rupert | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Todd Stanton (PG), Justin Davis (SG), William Moore (PF), Donald Holmes (C) Egidiusz Zundel, Dale Cunningham, Tracy Sager, Marcus Bezanson | |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | Jimmy Isom misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | Jimmy Isom makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 09:04 | Arizona State | Thomas Schroeder clanks a jumper from the baseline | 55-54 |
| 09:03 | Kentucky | Donald Holmes grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Justin Davis is fouled on the floor by Daniel Kalinowski - foul #1 on Daniel Kalinowski, team foul #5 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Arizona State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodney Rubenstein (SF) Jimmy Isom | |
| 08:27 | Kentucky | Justin Davis knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-56 |
| 08:07 | Arizona State | Kyle Colbert misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 55-56 |
| 08:05 | Kentucky | Donald Holmes grabs the board | 55-56 |
| 07:45 | Kentucky | William Moore's pass is intercepted by Kyle Colbert | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Edwin Holmes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gordon Olinger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Kalinowski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kyle Colbert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Schroeder (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Todd Stanton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Justin Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodney Rubenstein (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Moore (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Arizona State | Gordon Olinger makes the floater from the right side | 57-56 |
| 07:19 | Kentucky | Rodney Rubenstein's pass is intercepted by Gordon Olinger | 57-56 |
| 06:55 | Arizona State | Edwin Holmes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Justin Davis - foul #2 on Justin Davis, team foul #6 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Robert Jorge (SG), Marvin Ruddell (SF) Gordon Olinger, Daniel Kalinowski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham (SF), James Green (C) Rodney Rubenstein, Donald Holmes | |
| 06:55 | Arizona State | Edwin Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 06:55 | Arizona State | Edwin Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 06:35 | Kentucky | Marvin Ruddell steals it from James Green | 58-56 |
| 06:18 | Arizona State | Robert Jorge can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-56 |
| 06:16 | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | William Moore misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 58-56 |
| 05:50 | Arizona State | Marvin Ruddell grabs the board | 58-56 |
| 05:33 | Arizona State | Robert Jorge misses the fadeaway in the lane | 58-56 |
| 05:31 | Arizona State | Kyle Colbert hits the follow up shot | 60-56 |
| 05:25 | Kentucky | William Moore misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-56 |
| 05:23 | Arizona State | Edwin Holmes grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 04:58 | Arizona State | Thomas Schroeder is hacked by Todd Stanton - foul #1 on Todd Stanton, team foul #7 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Douglas Driggs (PG), Daniel Kalinowski (PF) Edwin Holmes, Kyle Colbert | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Egidiusz Zundel (PG), Jimmy Isom (SG), Tracy Sager (PF) Todd Stanton, Justin Davis, William Moore | |
| 04:58 | Arizona State | Thomas Schroeder makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 04:58 | Arizona State | Thomas Schroeder misses the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 04:58 | Kentucky | Tracy Sager gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 04:50 | Kentucky | James Green hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Jorge - foul #3 on Robert Jorge, team foul #6 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Gordon Olinger (SG), Luis Rupert (C) Robert Jorge, Thomas Schroeder | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:50 | Kentucky | James Green misses the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 04:50 | Kentucky | James Green misses the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 04:50 | Arizona State | Luis Rupert pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| 04:36 | Arizona State | Daniel Kalinowski connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-56 |
| 04:22 | Kentucky | Egidiusz Zundel clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Luis Rupert - foul #2 on Luis Rupert, team foul #7 | 63-56 |
| 04:22 | Kentucky | Egidiusz Zundel makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 04:22 | Kentucky | Egidiusz Zundel misses the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 04:22 | Arizona State | Luis Rupert pulls down the rebound | 63-57 |
| 03:54 | Arizona State | Daniel Kalinowski misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 63-57 |
| 03:53 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Green | 63-57 |
| 03:42 | Kentucky | James Green clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-57 |
| 03:41 | Arizona State | Daniel Kalinowski grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| Lineup | Arizona State | PG - Douglas Driggs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Olinger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Ruddell (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. PF - Daniel Kalinowski (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Luis Rupert (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Egidiusz Zundel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jimmy Isom (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Dale Cunningham (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tracy Sager (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Green (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Arizona State | Gordon Olinger drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Kentucky | James Green connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Egidiusz Zundel | 66-59 |
| 02:59 | Arizona State | Arizona State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-59 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Edwin Holmes (PG), Kyle Colbert (PF), Thomas Schroeder (C) Douglas Driggs, Daniel Kalinowski, Luis Rupert | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Todd Stanton (PG), Justin Davis (SG), William Moore (PF) Egidiusz Zundel, Jimmy Isom, Tracy Sager | |
| 02:46 | Arizona State | Gordon Olinger misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-59 |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | James Green gets the rebound | 66-59 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:24 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Dale Cunningham is blocked by Thomas Schroeder | 66-59 |
| 02:22 | Kentucky | William Moore gets the offensive rebound | 66-59 |
| 02:06 | Kentucky | James Green hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 66-59 |
| 02:04 | Kentucky | Todd Stanton hits the follow up shot | 66-61 |
| 01:44 | Arizona State | Gordon Olinger misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Justin Davis - foul #3 on Justin Davis, team foul #8 | 66-61 |
| 01:44 | Arizona State | Gordon Olinger makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 01:44 | Arizona State | Gordon Olinger misses the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 01:44 | Kentucky | William Moore snags the defensive board | 67-61 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Justin Davis is fouled on the floor by Thomas Schroeder - foul #3 on Thomas Schroeder, team foul #8 | 67-61 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Justin Davis makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Justin Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 01:27 | Arizona State | Kyle Colbert snags the defensive board | 67-62 |
| 01:07 | Arizona State | Kyle Colbert banks in the layup and the foul's on William Moore - foul #1 on William Moore, team foul #9 | 69-62 |
| 01:07 | Arizona State | Kyle Colbert misses the free throw | 69-62 |
| 01:07 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to William Moore | 69-62 |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | William Moore scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Arizona State | Kyle Colbert double dribbles | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham's fadeaway is rejected by Marvin Ruddell | 69-65 |
| 00:24 | Arizona State | Thomas Schroeder pulls down the rebound | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Arizona State | Arizona State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Arizona State | Todd Stanton is called for the reach on Thomas Schroeder in the backcourt - foul #2 on Todd Stanton, team foul #10 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Robert Jorge (PF) Kyle Colbert | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:22 | Arizona State | Thomas Schroeder misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:22 | Arizona State | Thomas Schroeder misses the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Green | 69-65 |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | Justin Davis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-65 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | Justin Davis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-65 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | William Moore gets the offensive rebound | 69-65 |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Dale Cunningham connects on the 3 from the left wing | 69-68 |
| 00:02 | Arizona State | Gordon Olinger is fouled in the backcourt by Todd Stanton - foul #3 on Todd Stanton, team foul #11 | 69-68 |
| Subs | Arizona State | Kyle Colbert (PF) Robert Jorge | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:02 | Arizona State | Gordon Olinger misses the 1st free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:02 | Arizona State | Gordon Olinger misses the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Justin Davis grabs the board | 69-68 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 69-68 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Justin Davis connects on the halfcourt shot | 69-71 |