| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Copeland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roberto Lombardi (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Aaron Rice (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - James Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Roger Leach (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Canady (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russell Hillman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Randy Peabody (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Bess (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | North Carolina | Russell Hillman inbounds the ball | 30-47 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | North Carolina | Roger Leach misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Wilson - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #1 | 30-47 |
| 19:50 | North Carolina | Roger Leach makes the 1st free throw | 30-48 |
| 19:50 | North Carolina | Roger Leach makes the 2nd free throw | 30-49 |
| 19:25 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-49 |
| 19:24 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice hits the follow up shot | 32-49 |
| 19:07 | North Carolina | Randy Peabody misses the runner from the left block | 32-49 |
| 19:06 | North Carolina | Randy Peabody tips it but misses | 32-49 |
| 19:04 | Kentucky | James Wilson gets the rebound | 32-49 |
| 19:00 | Kentucky | Robert Bess steals it from Rene Rizzo | 32-49 |
| 18:56 | North Carolina | Randy Peabody is hacked by Aaron Rice - foul #1 on Aaron Rice, team foul #2 | 32-49 |
| 18:41 | North Carolina | Roger Leach misses short on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Roberto Lombardi - foul #2 on Roberto Lombardi, team foul #3 | 32-49 |
| 18:41 | North Carolina | Roger Leach makes the 1st free throw | 32-50 |
| 18:41 | North Carolina | Roger Leach misses the 2nd free throw | 32-50 |
| 18:41 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Aaron Rice | 32-50 |
| 18:21 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-50 |
| 18:04 | North Carolina | Jason Canady hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 35-50 |
| 18:03 | North Carolina | Russell Hillman tips it in | 35-52 |
| 17:38 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-52 |
| 17:37 | North Carolina | Robert Bess grabs the board | 35-52 |
| 17:16 | North Carolina | Randy Peabody misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 35-52 |
| 17:14 | North Carolina | Roger Leach gets the offensive rebound | 35-52 |
| 16:57 | North Carolina | Roger Leach misses the turnaround from the left block | 35-52 |
| 16:56 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland snags the defensive board | 35-52 |
| 16:37 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Kenneth Copeland | 37-52 |
| 16:19 | North Carolina | Roger Leach drills a shot near the basket | 37-54 |
| 16:09 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 37-54 |
| 16:08 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland grabs the offensive rebound | 37-54 |
| 15:52 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 37-54 |
| 15:51 | North Carolina | Russell Hillman pulls down the rebound | 37-54 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Copeland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roberto Lombardi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Rene Rizzo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Aaron Rice (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Roger Leach (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Canady (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russell Hillman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Peabody (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Bess (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | North Carolina | Russell Hillman is hacked by Rene Rizzo - foul #1 on Rene Rizzo, team foul #4 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang (PG), Samuel Schreiner (SG), James Ton (SF), Jon Perrotta (PF), Fred Bevers (C) Kenneth Copeland, Roberto Lombardi, Rene Rizzo, Aaron Rice, James Wilson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph Hanna (PG), Michael Minder (SG), Alfred Hasbrouck (SF), David McHargue (PF), Donald Horton (C) Roger Leach, Jason Canady, Russell Hillman, Randy Peabody, Robert Bess | |
| 15:18 | North Carolina | Fred Bevers is called for the reach on Donald Horton - foul #1 on Fred Bevers, team foul #5 | 37-54 |
| 15:05 | North Carolina | Alfred Hasbrouck comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Fred Bevers - foul #2 on Fred Bevers, team foul #6 | 37-54 |
| 15:05 | North Carolina | Alfred Hasbrouck makes the 1st free throw | 37-55 |
| 15:05 | North Carolina | Alfred Hasbrouck makes the 2nd free throw | 37-56 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:57 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Li-Liang Tang | 40-56 |
| 14:39 | North Carolina | Donald Horton misses short on a shot in the paint | 40-56 |
| 14:38 | North Carolina | David McHargue snags the offensive board | 40-56 |
| 14:29 | North Carolina | David McHargue is fouled on the floor by Jon Perrotta - foul #3 on Jon Perrotta, team foul #7 | 40-56 |
| 14:29 | North Carolina | David McHargue makes the 1st free throw | 40-57 |
| 14:29 | North Carolina | David McHargue makes the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:07 | Kentucky | Fred Bevers scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 42-58 |
| 13:48 | North Carolina | Donald Horton loses the dribble to Samuel Schreiner | 42-58 |
| 13:31 | Kentucky | Fred Bevers banks in the layup on a nice dish by Samuel Schreiner and he's fouled by Donald Horton - foul #1 on Donald Horton, team foul #1 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Angel Lombardi (SG) Samuel Schreiner | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 13:31 | Kentucky | Fred Bevers makes the free throw | 45-58 |
| 13:23 | North Carolina | Donald Horton loses the dribble to James Ton | 45-58 |
| 13:00 | Kentucky | James Ton knocks in the floater from the left wing | 47-58 |
| 12:50 | North Carolina | Joseph Hanna misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-58 |
| 12:48 | North Carolina | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Horton | 47-58 |
| 12:30 | North Carolina | Michael Minder misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-58 |
| 12:28 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang pulls down the rebound | 47-58 |
| 12:09 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jon Perrotta | 50-58 |
| 11:55 | North Carolina | David McHargue comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 50-58 |
| 11:53 | Kentucky | James Ton grabs the defensive rebound | 50-58 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Li-Liang Tang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Angel Lombardi (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Ton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jon Perrotta (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Fred Bevers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Joseph Hanna (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Minder (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alfred Hasbrouck (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David McHargue (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Horton (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 50-58 |
| 11:29 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to James Ton | 50-58 |
| 11:18 | Kentucky | Fred Bevers blows the layup but he's hacked by Joseph Hanna - foul #1 on Joseph Hanna, team foul #2 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland (PG), Roberto Lombardi (SG), Rene Rizzo (SF), Aaron Rice (PF) Li-Liang Tang, Angel Lombardi, James Ton, Jon Perrotta | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Roger Leach (PG), Jason Canady (SG), Russell Hillman (SF), Randy Peabody (PF), Robert Bess (C) Joseph Hanna, Michael Minder, Alfred Hasbrouck, David McHargue, Donald Horton | |
| 11:18 | Kentucky | Fred Bevers misses the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 11:18 | Kentucky | Fred Bevers misses the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 11:18 | North Carolina | Randy Peabody grabs the board | 50-58 |
| 10:53 | North Carolina | Jason Canady is hacked by Fred Bevers - foul #3 on Fred Bevers, team foul #8 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Wilson (C) Fred Bevers | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 10:53 | North Carolina | Jason Canady misses the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 10:53 | Kentucky | James Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 10:43 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-58 |
| 10:42 | North Carolina | Roger Leach grabs the defensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 10:17 | North Carolina | Roger Leach scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jason Canady | 50-61 |
| 09:57 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-61 |
| 09:55 | North Carolina | Randy Peabody grabs the board | 50-61 |
| 09:47 | North Carolina | Jason Canady connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Roger Leach | 50-63 |
| 09:24 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland is fouled on the floor by Robert Bess - foul #1 on Robert Bess, team foul #3 | 50-63 |
| 09:12 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-63 |
| 08:55 | North Carolina | Randy Peabody connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Roger Leach | 53-65 |
| 08:39 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Copeland | 56-65 |
| 08:17 | North Carolina | Russell Hillman comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 56-65 |
| 08:15 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo grabs the board | 56-65 |
| 07:49 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-65 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Copeland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Roberto Lombardi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Rene Rizzo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Rice (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Roger Leach (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Canady (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russell Hillman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Peabody (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Bess (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | North Carolina | Russell Hillman hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Roger Leach | 59-67 |
| 07:14 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Roberto Lombardi | 62-67 |
| 06:57 | North Carolina | Jason Canady misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-67 |
| 06:56 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice pulls down the rebound | 62-67 |
| 06:52 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Kenneth Copeland | 65-67 |
| 06:36 | North Carolina | Robert Bess comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 65-67 |
| 06:34 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo gets the rebound | 65-67 |
| 06:15 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo misses the 3 from the left wing | 65-67 |
| 06:13 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice hits the follow up shot | 67-67 |
| 06:00 | North Carolina | Rene Rizzo steals it from Russell Hillman | 67-67 |
| 05:43 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 70-67 |
| 05:23 | North Carolina | Russell Hillman misses long on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Rene Rizzo - foul #2 on Rene Rizzo, team foul #9 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang (PG), Samuel Schreiner (SG), James Ton (SF), Jon Perrotta (PF), Fred Bevers (C) Kenneth Copeland, Roberto Lombardi, Rene Rizzo, Aaron Rice, James Wilson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Joseph Hanna (PG), Michael Minder (SG), David McHargue (PF), Alfred Hasbrouck (C) Roger Leach, Jason Canady, Randy Peabody, Robert Bess | |
| 05:23 | North Carolina | Russell Hillman makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 05:23 | North Carolina | Russell Hillman makes the 2nd free throw | 70-69 |
| 05:11 | Kentucky | David McHargue takes the ball from Jon Perrotta | 70-69 |
| 04:53 | North Carolina | James Ton steals it from Joseph Hanna | 70-69 |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | Fred Bevers is called for traveling | 70-69 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Donald Horton (C) Russell Hillman | |
| 04:14 | North Carolina | Alfred Hasbrouck misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 70-69 |
| 04:12 | Kentucky | Fred Bevers pulls down the rebound | 70-69 |
| 03:53 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta can't finish the layup | 70-69 |
| 03:52 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner grabs the offensive board | 70-69 |
| 03:37 | Kentucky | James Ton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 70-69 |
| 03:35 | North Carolina | Donald Horton grabs the board | 70-69 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Li-Liang Tang (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Schreiner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Ton (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jon Perrotta (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - Fred Bevers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | North Carolina | PG - Joseph Hanna (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Minder (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alfred Hasbrouck (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - David McHargue (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Horton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | North Carolina | Alfred Hasbrouck misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 70-69 |
| 03:12 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta grabs the defensive rebound | 70-69 |
| 02:54 | Kentucky | Alfred Hasbrouck steals it from Jon Perrotta | 70-69 |
| 02:54 | North Carolina | North Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-69 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi (SG), Aaron Rice (PF) Samuel Schreiner, Fred Bevers | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Roger Leach (PG), Randy Peabody (PF) Joseph Hanna, Donald Horton | |
| 02:34 | North Carolina | Roger Leach can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 70-69 |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | James Ton grabs the defensive rebound | 70-69 |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-69 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland (PG), Rene Rizzo (SF), James Wilson (C) Li-Liang Tang, James Ton, Jon Perrotta | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Jason Canady (SG), Russell Hillman (SF), Robert Bess (C) Michael Minder, Alfred Hasbrouck, David McHargue | |
| 02:18 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo hits a shot from the right side set up by Kenneth Copeland | 72-69 |
| 02:12 | North Carolina | Robert Bess throws a bad pass out of bounds | 72-69 |
| 01:46 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Jason Canady - foul #3 on Jason Canady, team foul #4 | 72-69 |
| 01:46 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 01:46 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 01:39 | North Carolina | The short jumper by Randy Peabody is denied by Rene Rizzo | 74-69 |
| 01:38 | Kentucky | James Wilson gets the rebound | 74-69 |
| 01:09 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo blows the layup but he's fouled by Russell Hillman - foul #3 on Russell Hillman, team foul #5 | 74-69 |
| 01:09 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 01:09 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 01:02 | North Carolina | Jason Canady is fouled on the floor by Rene Rizzo - foul #3 on Rene Rizzo, team foul #10 | 76-69 |
| 01:02 | North Carolina | Jason Canady makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 01:02 | North Carolina | Jason Canady makes the 2nd free throw | 76-71 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 78-71 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | Randy Peabody is fouled on the floor by Aaron Rice - foul #2 on Aaron Rice, team foul #11 | 78-71 |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | Randy Peabody makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:32 | North Carolina | Randy Peabody misses the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 78-72 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice is fouled in the backcourt by Jason Canady - foul #4 on Jason Canady, team foul #6 | 78-72 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner (SF), James Ton (C) Rene Rizzo, James Wilson | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi is hacked by Jason Canady - foul #5 on Jason Canady, team foul #7 | 78-72 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | North Carolina | Michael Minder (SG) Jason Canady | |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi makes the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:22 | North Carolina | Roger Leach knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Russell Hillman | 80-75 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-75 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner is hacked by Michael Minder in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Minder, team foul #8 | 80-75 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner misses the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:19 | North Carolina | The rebound goes to Robert Bess | 80-75 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | North Carolina | Roberto Lombardi steps in front of the Russell Hillman pass | 80-75 |
| 00:12 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 80-75 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | James Ton is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Leach - foul #2 on Roger Leach, team foul #9 | 80-75 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | James Ton makes the 1st free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | James Ton makes the 2nd free throw | 82-75 |
| 00:04 | North Carolina | Roger Leach hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 82-75 |
| 00:03 | North Carolina | Roger Leach grabs the offensive board | 82-75 |
| 00:01 | North Carolina | Roger Leach buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 82-78 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 82-78 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo (SF), James Wilson (C) Samuel Schreiner, James Ton | |
| Subs | North Carolina | | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | North Carolina | North Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland runs out the clock | 82-78 |