| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Minh Chio (fresh) SG - Shing Chi (fresh) SF - Cory West (fresh) PF - Richard Pearce (fresh) C - Christopher Manning (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Smith (fresh) SG - Kevin Coughlin (fresh) SF - Forrest Doran (fresh) PF - Gary Garraway (fresh) C - James McClain (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Maryland | Christopher Manning wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Maryland | Maryland 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) | |
| 19:47 | Maryland | Shing Chi double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Kentucky | Richard Pearce is called for the reach on Gary Garraway - foul #1 on Richard Pearce, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Kentucky | James Smith clanks a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Maryland | Richard Pearce snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Maryland | Shing Chi drills a jumpshot from the right side | 2-0 |
| 18:44 | Kentucky | James Smith buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 18:32 | Maryland | Christopher Manning throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 18:18 | Kentucky | Shing Chi steals the ball from James Smith | 2-3 |
| 18:02 | Maryland | Minh Chio misses the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by James McClain - foul #1 on James McClain, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:02 | Maryland | Minh Chio makes the 1st free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:02 | Maryland | Minh Chio makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:42 | Kentucky | James McClain misses the floater near the basket | 4-3 |
| 17:41 | Maryland | Shing Chi pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:35 | Maryland | Cory West can't throw it down | 4-3 |
| 17:33 | Kentucky | James McClain grabs the board | 4-3 |
| 17:22 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway knocks in the turnaround from the baseline and he's hacked by Shing Chi - foul #1 on Shing Chi, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Maryland | John Baxter (PG), Roman Moreno (SG), Christopher Holmes (SF), Thomas Forsythe (PF), Stanley McFerran (C) Minh Chio, Shing Chi, Cory West, Richard Pearce, Christopher Manning | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:22 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway makes the free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:06 | Maryland | Thomas Forsythe knocks in the floater from close range | 6-6 |
| 16:46 | Kentucky | James McClain misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 6-6 |
| 16:44 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Stanley McFerran | 6-6 |
| 16:39 | Maryland | Roman Moreno misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by James McClain - foul #2 on James McClain, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Hodder (C) James McClain | |
| 16:39 | Maryland | Roman Moreno misses the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:39 | Maryland | Roman Moreno makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:20 | Kentucky | Roman Moreno steps in front of the Gary Garraway pass | 7-6 |
| 15:58 | Maryland | The jump hook by Thomas Forsythe is blocked by William Hodder | 7-6 |
| 15:56 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - Roman Moreno (fresh) 1 pts. SG - John Baxter (fresh) SF - Christopher Holmes (fresh) PF - Thomas Forsythe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stanley McFerran (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Coughlin (fairly fresh) SF - Forrest Doran (fresh) PF - Gary Garraway (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Hodder (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran is fouled on the floor by Stanley McFerran - foul #1 on Stanley McFerran, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Maryland | Minh Chio (PG), Shing Chi (SG), Cory West (SF), Richard Pearce (PF), Christopher Manning (C) Roman Moreno, John Baxter, Christopher Holmes, Thomas Forsythe, Stanley McFerran | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ryan Judkins (PG), Matt Linger (SG), Kevin Logan (SF), Michael Ely (C) James Smith, Kevin Coughlin, Forrest Doran, Gary Garraway | |
| 15:13 | Kentucky | Ryan Judkins makes the floater from just outside the lane | 7-8 |
| 14:53 | Maryland | Matt Linger is called for the reach on Shing Chi - foul #1 on Matt Linger, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| 14:33 | Maryland | Richard Pearce clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 7-8 |
| 14:31 | Kentucky | William Hodder pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:16 | Kentucky | Ryan Judkins scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 7-10 |
| 14:03 | Maryland | Minh Chio is whistled for traveling | 7-10 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Forrest Doran (SF), Gary Garraway (PF) Ryan Judkins, William Hodder | |
| 13:44 | Kentucky | Shing Chi is called for the reach on Forrest Doran - foul #2 on Shing Chi, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Maryland | John Baxter (SG), Christopher Holmes (SF), Thomas Forsythe (C) Shing Chi, Cory West, Christopher Manning | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 13:32 | Kentucky | Matt Linger makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-13 |
| 13:26 | Maryland | The jump hook by John Baxter is blocked by Gary Garraway | 7-13 |
| 13:25 | Kentucky | Kevin Logan gets the rebound | 7-13 |
| 13:18 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-13 |
| 13:16 | Maryland | Christopher Holmes gets the rebound | 7-13 |
| 13:10 | Maryland | Kevin Logan steps in front of the Christopher Holmes pass | 7-13 |
| 12:59 | Kentucky | The jumper by Michael Ely is denied by Thomas Forsythe | 7-13 |
| 12:58 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway grabs the offensive board | 7-13 |
| 12:45 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Pearce - foul #2 on Richard Pearce, team foul #5 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Maryland | Roman Moreno (SG), Stanley McFerran (C) Minh Chio, Richard Pearce | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Smith (PG), Kevin Coughlin (SG), William Hodder (C) Matt Linger, Kevin Logan, Michael Ely | |
| 12:45 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran makes the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 12:45 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran misses the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 12:45 | Maryland | Thomas Forsythe grabs the defensive rebound | 7-14 |
| 12:28 | Maryland | John Baxter misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Forrest Doran - foul #1 on Forrest Doran, team foul #4 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Maryland | Cory West (SF), Christopher Manning (C) Thomas Forsythe, Stanley McFerran | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 12:28 | Maryland | John Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 12:28 | Maryland | John Baxter misses the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 12:28 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran snags the defensive board | 8-14 |
| 12:14 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin blows the layup | 8-14 |
| 12:13 | Kentucky | William Hodder grabs the offensive rebound | 8-14 |
| 11:59 | Kentucky | James Smith clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-14 |
| 11:58 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway tips it back up and in | 8-16 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - John Baxter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Roman Moreno (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Cory West (fresh) PF - Christopher Holmes (fresh) C - Christopher Manning (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Coughlin (fresh) SF - Forrest Doran (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gary Garraway (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Hodder (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:53 | Maryland | Cory West can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 8-16 |
| 11:51 | Maryland | Christopher Holmes tips it in | 10-16 |
| 11:32 | Kentucky | James Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 10-16 |
| 11:31 | Maryland | John Baxter grabs the board | 10-16 |
| 11:27 | Maryland | Roman Moreno is fouled on the floor by Gary Garraway - foul #1 on Gary Garraway, team foul #5 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Maryland | Minh Chio (PG) John Baxter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Ely (C) Gary Garraway | |
| 11:02 | Maryland | Christopher Manning is called for a backcourt violation | 10-16 |
| Subs | Maryland | Thomas Forsythe (SF), Ron Purnell (PF), Stanley McFerran (C) Cory West, Christopher Holmes, Christopher Manning | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Logan (SF) Forrest Doran | |
| 10:49 | Kentucky | Thomas Forsythe denies the turnaround by Kevin Logan | 10-16 |
| 10:48 | Maryland | Roman Moreno pulls down the rebound | 10-16 |
| 10:29 | Maryland | Roman Moreno misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-16 |
| 10:28 | Maryland | Thomas Forsythe tips it back up and in | 12-16 |
| 10:12 | Kentucky | Kevin Logan misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Forsythe - foul #1 on Thomas Forsythe, team foul #6 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ryan Judkins (PG), Matt Linger (SG), Gary Garraway (PF) James Smith, Kevin Coughlin, William Hodder | |
| 10:12 | Kentucky | Kevin Logan makes the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 10:12 | Kentucky | Kevin Logan misses the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 10:12 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway gets the offensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 10:00 | Kentucky | Matt Linger misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ron Purnell - foul #1 on Ron Purnell, team foul #7 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Maryland | Clay Valenti (SG) Roman Moreno | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Forrest Doran (SF) Ryan Judkins | |
| 10:00 | Kentucky | Matt Linger misses the 1st free throw | 12-17 |
| 10:00 | Kentucky | Matt Linger misses the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 10:00 | Maryland | Stanley McFerran pulls down the rebound | 12-17 |
| 09:35 | Maryland | Michael Ely blocks the short jumper by Ron Purnell | 12-17 |
| 09:34 | Maryland | Stanley McFerran grabs the offensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 09:23 | Maryland | Matt Linger is called for the reach on Minh Chio - foul #2 on Matt Linger, team foul #6 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Maryland | John Baxter (PG), Cory West (SF), Christopher Holmes (PF), Christopher Manning (C) Minh Chio, Thomas Forsythe, Ron Purnell, Stanley McFerran | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ryan Judkins (PG) Matt Linger | |
| 08:59 | Maryland | Christopher Holmes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-17 |
| 08:58 | Kentucky | Michael Ely grabs the defensive rebound | 12-17 |
| 08:52 | Kentucky | Ryan Judkins is called for traveling | 12-17 |
| Subs | Maryland | Roman Moreno (SG) Clay Valenti | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Smith (PG), Kevin Coughlin (SG), William Hodder (C) Ryan Judkins, Kevin Logan, Michael Ely | |
| 08:38 | Maryland | Roman Moreno hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by John Baxter | 14-17 |
| 08:27 | Kentucky | James Smith misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Cory West - foul #1 on Cory West, team foul #8 | 14-17 |
| 08:27 | Kentucky | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 08:27 | Kentucky | James Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 08:27 | Maryland | The rebound goes to Christopher Manning | 14-17 |
| 07:58 | Maryland | Cory West hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 14-17 |
| 07:57 | Maryland | Christopher Manning snags the offensive board | 14-17 |
| 07:37 | Maryland | Roman Moreno blows the layup | 14-17 |
| 07:36 | Maryland | Cory West tips it in | 16-17 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - John Baxter (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roman Moreno (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cory West (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Manning (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Coughlin (fresh) SF - Forrest Doran (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Gary Garraway (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Hodder (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Kentucky | William Hodder comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 16-17 |
| 07:16 | Maryland | Christopher Holmes grabs the board | 16-17 |
| 07:12 | Maryland | John Baxter misses the lay-in | 16-17 |
| 07:11 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Smith | 16-17 |
| 06:46 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 16-20 |
| 06:28 | Maryland | Roman Moreno is fouled on the floor by Kevin Coughlin - foul #1 on Kevin Coughlin, team foul #7 | 16-20 |
| Subs | Maryland | Minh Chio (PG), Thomas Forsythe (SF), Ron Purnell (PF), Stanley McFerran (C) John Baxter, Cory West, Christopher Holmes, Christopher Manning | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ryan Judkins (PG), Kevin Logan (SF), Michael Ely (PF), Robert Larsen (C) James Smith, Forrest Doran, Gary Garraway, William Hodder | |
| 06:28 | Maryland | Roman Moreno makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 06:28 | Maryland | Roman Moreno makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 06:16 | Kentucky | Michael Ely double dribbles | 18-20 |
| Subs | Maryland | Clay Valenti (SG) Roman Moreno | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:05 | Maryland | Stanley McFerran's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-20 |
| 05:45 | Kentucky | Ryan Judkins misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 18-20 |
| 05:43 | Kentucky | Michael Ely tips it back up and in | 18-22 |
| 05:37 | Maryland | Thomas Forsythe clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-22 |
| 05:36 | Kentucky | Ryan Judkins pulls down the rebound | 18-22 |
| 05:30 | Kentucky | Ryan Judkins is hacked by Thomas Forsythe - foul #2 on Thomas Forsythe, team foul #9 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Maryland | Cory West (SF) Thomas Forsythe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:30 | Kentucky | Ryan Judkins makes the 1st free throw | 18-23 |
| 05:30 | Kentucky | Ryan Judkins makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 05:11 | Maryland | Clay Valenti is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Clay Valenti, team foul #10 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Hodder (PF) Robert Larsen | |
| 04:47 | Kentucky | Ryan Judkins can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Stanley McFerran - foul #2 on Stanley McFerran, team foul #11 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Maryland | Roman Moreno (SG), Christopher Holmes (C) Cory West, Stanley McFerran | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Smith (PG), Forrest Doran (SF), Gary Garraway (PF) Kevin Coughlin, Kevin Logan, Michael Ely | |
| 04:47 | Kentucky | Ryan Judkins makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 04:47 | Kentucky | Ryan Judkins makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| 04:26 | Maryland | Christopher Holmes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #8 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Maryland | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Logan (SG) Ryan Judkins | |
| 04:26 | Maryland | Christopher Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 18-26 |
| 04:26 | Maryland | Christopher Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 04:10 | Kentucky | Kevin Logan misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 19-26 |
| 04:08 | Maryland | Christopher Holmes grabs the board | 19-26 |
| 03:52 | Maryland | Minh Chio misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-26 |
| 03:50 | Maryland | Christopher Holmes snags the offensive board | 19-26 |
| 03:42 | Maryland | Clay Valenti double dribbles | 19-26 |
| Subs | Maryland | John Baxter (PG), Shing Chi (SG), Richard Pearce (PF), Christopher Manning (C) Minh Chio, Roman Moreno, Clay Valenti, Ron Purnell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Linger (SG), James McClain (C) Kevin Logan, William Hodder | |
| 03:20 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway misses the easy layup | 19-26 |
| 03:18 | Maryland | Christopher Holmes grabs the board | 19-26 |
| Lineup | Maryland | PG - John Baxter (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shing Chi (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Holmes (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Pearce (fresh) C - Christopher Manning (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Matt Linger (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Forrest Doran (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Garraway (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James McClain (fresh) | |
| 03:14 | Maryland | Christopher Holmes's pass is intercepted by James Smith | 19-26 |
| 03:10 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway banks in the layup on a great pass from James Smith | 19-28 |
| 02:51 | Maryland | Richard Pearce misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 19-28 |
| 02:49 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran grabs the board | 19-28 |
| 02:28 | Kentucky | James McClain is fouled on the floor by Christopher Manning - foul #1 on Christopher Manning, team foul #12 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Maryland | Minh Chio (PG), Cory West (SF) John Baxter, Christopher Holmes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Logan (SG) James Smith | |
| 02:28 | Kentucky | James McClain makes the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 02:28 | Kentucky | James McClain misses the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 02:28 | Kentucky | James McClain snags the offensive board | 19-29 |
| 02:17 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran is fouled on the floor by Christopher Manning - foul #2 on Christopher Manning, team foul #13 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Maryland | Thomas Forsythe (C) Christopher Manning | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Hodder (PF) Gary Garraway | |
| 02:17 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran makes the 1st free throw | 19-30 |
| 02:17 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran makes the 2nd free throw | 19-31 |
| 02:05 | Maryland | Richard Pearce slams it home on a nice dish by Thomas Forsythe | 21-31 |
| 01:40 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-31 |
| 01:39 | Kentucky | James McClain grabs the offensive board | 21-31 |
| 01:21 | Kentucky | Shing Chi steals it from Matt Linger | 21-31 |
| 01:15 | Maryland | Richard Pearce scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Minh Chio | 23-31 |
| 01:08 | Kentucky | James McClain hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Matt Linger and he's fouled by Thomas Forsythe - foul #3 on Thomas Forsythe, team foul #14 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Maryland | John Baxter (SG), Ron Purnell (PF), Christopher Manning (C) Shing Chi, Richard Pearce, Thomas Forsythe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin (SG), Gary Garraway (PF) Forrest Doran, William Hodder | |
| 01:08 | Kentucky | James McClain makes the free throw | 23-34 |
| 00:53 | Maryland | Minh Chio's floater is tipped away by James McClain | 23-34 |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | Kevin Logan gets the rebound | 23-34 |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | Minh Chio takes the ball from Gary Garraway | 23-34 |
| 00:04 | Maryland | Christopher Manning is hacked by Kevin Coughlin - foul #2 on Kevin Coughlin, team foul #9 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Maryland | Roman Moreno (SG), Christopher Holmes (SF) Minh Chio, Cory West | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Smith (PG), William Hodder (C) Matt Linger, James McClain | |
| 00:04 | Maryland | Christopher Manning makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 00:04 | Maryland | Christopher Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 25-34 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Kevin Logan clanks a halfcourt shot | 25-34 |