| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dennis Woodard (fresh) SG - William Cokley (fresh) SF - Russell Ridlon (fresh) PF - Travis King (fresh) C - Kenneth Roby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Rolf Zorn (fresh) SG - Marco Russo (fresh) SF - Howard Adams (fresh) PF - Nathan Tirado (fresh) C - Mark Villarreal (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Boston College | Boston College is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Kentucky | Mark Villarreal picks off the pass by William Cokley | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Boston College | Rolf Zorn hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Kentucky | Russell Ridlon grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Kentucky | William Cokley knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-0 |
| 18:46 | Boston College | Howard Adams drills a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Nathan Tirado and the foul's on Russell Ridlon - foul #1 on Russell Ridlon, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:46 | Boston College | Howard Adams misses the free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:46 | Kentucky | Travis King grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:30 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby misses the jumper from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 18:28 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby tips it home | 5-2 |
| 18:10 | Boston College | Rolf Zorn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-2 |
| 18:08 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Travis King | 5-2 |
| 17:48 | Kentucky | William Cokley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Mark Villarreal - foul #1 on Mark Villarreal, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 17:48 | Kentucky | William Cokley makes the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 17:48 | Kentucky | William Cokley makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 17:31 | Boston College | Marco Russo loses the dribble to Dennis Woodard | 7-2 |
| 17:27 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard lays it in | 9-2 |
| 17:08 | Boston College | Marco Russo misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 9-2 |
| 17:07 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby pulls down the rebound | 9-2 |
| 17:02 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Russell Ridlon | 11-2 |
| 16:43 | Boston College | Kenneth Roby is called for the reach on Howard Adams - foul #1 on Kenneth Roby, team foul #2 | 11-2 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Keith Wilson (PG), Lanny Allums (SG), John Zagorac (SF), Jack Fife (PF), Arthur Giczewski (C) Dennis Woodard, William Cokley, Russell Ridlon, Travis King, Kenneth Roby | |
| Subs | Boston College | Allen Bell (PG), Bao Chin (C) Rolf Zorn, Mark Villarreal | |
| 16:30 | Boston College | Marco Russo is hacked by Jack Fife - foul #1 on Jack Fife, team foul #3 | 11-2 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Raymond McCarty (SF), Richard Robertson (C) Howard Adams, Nathan Tirado | |
| 16:15 | Boston College | Raymond McCarty lays it in set up by Allen Bell | 11-4 |
| 15:55 | Kentucky | John Zagorac misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Raymond McCarty - foul #1 on Raymond McCarty, team foul #2 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Rolf Zorn (PG) Marco Russo | |
| 15:55 | Kentucky | John Zagorac makes the 1st free throw | 12-4 |
| 15:55 | Kentucky | John Zagorac makes the 2nd free throw | 13-4 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Keith Wilson (fresh) SG - Lanny Allums (fresh) SF - John Zagorac (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jack Fife (fresh) C - Arthur Giczewski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Rolf Zorn (fresh) SG - Allen Bell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Raymond McCarty (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bao Chin (fresh) C - Richard Robertson (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Boston College | Allen Bell misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 13-4 |
| 15:30 | Boston College | Richard Robertson can't tip it in | 13-4 |
| 15:29 | Boston College | Raymond McCarty misses the tip | 13-4 |
| 15:27 | Boston College | Allen Bell grabs the offensive board | 13-4 |
| 15:11 | Boston College | Richard Robertson drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Rolf Zorn | 13-7 |
| 14:45 | Kentucky | Jack Fife misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 13-7 |
| 14:43 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Allen Bell | 13-7 |
| 14:23 | Boston College | Bao Chin blows the dunk but he's hacked by Jack Fife - foul #2 on Jack Fife, team foul #4 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard (PG), William Cokley (SG), Russell Ridlon (SF), Travis King (PF), Kenneth Roby (C) Keith Wilson, Lanny Allums, John Zagorac, Jack Fife, Arthur Giczewski | |
| Subs | Boston College | Marco Russo (SG), Howard Adams (SF), Nathan Tirado (PF), Mark Villarreal (C) Rolf Zorn, Allen Bell, Raymond McCarty, Richard Robertson | |
| 14:23 | Boston College | Bao Chin misses the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 14:23 | Boston College | Bao Chin misses the 2nd free throw | 13-7 |
| 14:23 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby gets the rebound | 13-7 |
| 14:05 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby is fouled on the floor by Bao Chin - foul #1 on Bao Chin, team foul #3 | 13-7 |
| 13:49 | Kentucky | William Cokley loses the ball out of bounds | 13-7 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Allen Bell (PG) Bao Chin | |
| 13:31 | Boston College | Marco Russo hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Allen Bell | 13-9 |
| 13:07 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 13:06 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Mark Villarreal | 13-9 |
| 13:01 | Boston College | Mark Villarreal is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Roby - foul #2 on Kenneth Roby, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Zagorac (C) Kenneth Roby | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 12:52 | Boston College | Marco Russo hits the finger roll set up by Allen Bell | 13-11 |
| 12:40 | Kentucky | Travis King misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-11 |
| 12:39 | Boston College | Marco Russo gets the rebound | 13-11 |
| 12:17 | Boston College | William Cokley takes the ball from Marco Russo | 13-11 |
| 12:14 | Kentucky | Russell Ridlon lays it up and in set up by William Cokley | 15-11 |
| 12:03 | Boston College | Marco Russo comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by William Cokley - foul #1 on William Cokley, team foul #6 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lanny Allums (SG), Keith Wilson (C) William Cokley, Russell Ridlon | |
| Subs | Boston College | Rolf Zorn (PG) Allen Bell | |
| 12:03 | Boston College | Marco Russo makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 12:03 | Boston College | Marco Russo makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 11:49 | Kentucky | Keith Wilson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-13 |
| 11:48 | Boston College | Mark Villarreal pulls down the rebound | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dennis Woodard (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lanny Allums (fresh) SF - John Zagorac (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Travis King (fresh) 2 reb. C - Keith Wilson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Rolf Zorn (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marco Russo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Howard Adams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nathan Tirado (fresh) C - Mark Villarreal (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Boston College | Mark Villarreal misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Travis King - foul #1 on Travis King, team foul #7 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Arthur Giczewski (C) Travis King | |
| Subs | Boston College | Bao Chin (SG), Raymond McCarty (SF) Marco Russo, Howard Adams | |
| 11:28 | Boston College | Mark Villarreal misses the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 11:28 | Boston College | Mark Villarreal makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 11:11 | Kentucky | John Zagorac knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 17-14 |
| 10:52 | Boston College | Rolf Zorn buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Bao Chin | 17-16 |
| 10:33 | Kentucky | Lanny Allums can't connect on a shot from the left side | 17-16 |
| 10:32 | Boston College | Bao Chin snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| 10:25 | Boston College | Mark Villarreal scores on a floater near the basket and he's fouled by Arthur Giczewski - foul #1 on Arthur Giczewski, team foul #8 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Cokley (SG), Russell Ridlon (SF), Travis King (PF) Dennis Woodard, Lanny Allums, John Zagorac | |
| Subs | Boston College | Allen Bell (SG), Howard Adams (SF) Raymond McCarty, Nathan Tirado | |
| 10:25 | Boston College | Mark Villarreal makes the free throw | 17-19 |
| 10:18 | Kentucky | William Cokley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-19 |
| 10:16 | Boston College | Mark Villarreal grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 09:59 | Boston College | Bao Chin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Boston College | Richard Robertson (C) Mark Villarreal | |
| 09:49 | Kentucky | Keith Wilson loses the dribble to Richard Robertson | 17-19 |
| 09:27 | Boston College | Howard Adams misses the fadeaway near the basket | 17-19 |
| 09:26 | Kentucky | Arthur Giczewski grabs the board | 17-19 |
| 09:05 | Kentucky | Travis King is fouled on the floor by Bao Chin - foul #2 on Bao Chin, team foul #4 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Herbert Patterson (PG), John Zagorac (C) Keith Wilson, Arthur Giczewski | |
| Subs | Boston College | Marco Russo (SG), Richard Peralta (C) Rolf Zorn, Bao Chin | |
| 08:52 | Kentucky | Richard Peralta denies the turnaround by Travis King | 17-19 |
| 08:51 | Boston College | Richard Peralta snags the defensive board | 17-19 |
| 08:40 | Boston College | Marco Russo misses short on a floater from the baseline | 17-19 |
| 08:39 | Kentucky | Herbert Patterson grabs the defensive rebound | 17-19 |
| 08:27 | Kentucky | Travis King banks in the layup | 19-19 |
| 08:07 | Boston College | William Cokley is called for the reach on Howard Adams - foul #2 on William Cokley, team foul #9 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard (PG), Lanny Allums (SG) Herbert Patterson, William Cokley | |
| Subs | Boston College | Nathan Tirado (PF) Richard Peralta | |
| 08:07 | Boston College | Howard Adams makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 08:07 | Boston College | Howard Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 07:50 | Kentucky | Lanny Allums scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 21-21 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dennis Woodard (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Lanny Allums (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Russell Ridlon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Travis King (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Zagorac (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Allen Bell (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Marco Russo (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Howard Adams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nathan Tirado (fresh) C - Richard Robertson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Boston College | Marco Russo banks in the layup on a great pass from Allen Bell | 21-23 |
| 07:23 | Kentucky | John Zagorac drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Dennis Woodard | 23-23 |
| 07:14 | Boston College | Allen Bell makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Marco Russo | 23-26 |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | Richard Robertson denies the turnaround by John Zagorac | 23-26 |
| 06:56 | Kentucky | Lanny Allums tips it home | 25-26 |
| 06:34 | Boston College | Marco Russo misses the floater in the paint | 25-26 |
| 06:32 | Boston College | Allen Bell misses the tip | 25-26 |
| 06:30 | Boston College | Richard Robertson tips it but misses | 25-26 |
| 06:28 | Boston College | Marco Russo grabs the offensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 06:20 | Boston College | Allen Bell is called for a charge - foul #1 on Allen Bell, team foul #5 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Keith Wilson (SF), Arthur Giczewski (C) Russell Ridlon, John Zagorac | |
| Subs | Boston College | Rolf Zorn (PG), Raymond McCarty (SF), Mark Villarreal (C) Allen Bell, Howard Adams, Richard Robertson | |
| 06:12 | Kentucky | Travis King hits a shot from the right side | 27-26 |
| 05:57 | Boston College | Nathan Tirado hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Arthur Giczewski - foul #2 on Arthur Giczewski, team foul #10 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Russell Ridlon (SF) Arthur Giczewski | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 05:57 | Boston College | Nathan Tirado makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 05:57 | Boston College | Nathan Tirado makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 05:34 | Kentucky | Travis King's fadeaway is rejected by Raymond McCarty | 27-28 |
| 05:33 | Boston College | Nathan Tirado snags the defensive board | 27-28 |
| 05:27 | Boston College | The short jumper by Rolf Zorn is denied by Russell Ridlon | 27-28 |
| 05:25 | Kentucky | Keith Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 05:03 | Kentucky | Lanny Allums is whistled for traveling | 27-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Herbert Patterson (PG) Dennis Woodard | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 04:49 | Boston College | Nathan Tirado connects on the floater from the free throw line | 27-30 |
| 04:36 | Kentucky | Lanny Allums can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 27-30 |
| 04:35 | Boston College | Nathan Tirado gets the rebound | 27-30 |
| 04:29 | Boston College | Marco Russo buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Raymond McCarty and he's hacked by Herbert Patterson - foul #1 on Herbert Patterson, team foul #11 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Zagorac (C) Keith Wilson | |
| Subs | Boston College | | |
| 04:29 | Boston College | Marco Russo makes the free throw | 27-33 |
| 04:08 | Kentucky | John Zagorac can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 27-33 |
| 04:06 | Kentucky | Travis King tips it home | 29-33 |
| 03:45 | Boston College | Nathan Tirado misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-33 |
| 03:43 | Boston College | Mark Villarreal pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-33 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Herbert Patterson (fresh) SG - Lanny Allums (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Russell Ridlon (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Travis King (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Zagorac (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Boston College | PG - Rolf Zorn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marco Russo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond McCarty (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nathan Tirado (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Villarreal (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Boston College | Marco Russo is whistled for a carry | 29-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard (PG), William Cokley (SG), Jack Fife (PF), Kenneth Roby (C) Herbert Patterson, Lanny Allums, Russell Ridlon, Travis King | |
| Subs | Boston College | Allen Bell (SG), Howard Adams (SF), Bao Chin (PF), Richard Robertson (C) Marco Russo, Raymond McCarty, Nathan Tirado, Mark Villarreal | |
| 03:07 | Kentucky | John Zagorac comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 03:06 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Fife | 29-33 |
| 02:58 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 02:56 | Boston College | Rolf Zorn pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 02:37 | Boston College | Howard Adams slams it home set up by Allen Bell | 29-35 |
| 02:19 | Kentucky | Jack Fife hits a floater from the right side | 31-35 |
| 02:10 | Boston College | Rolf Zorn misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Dennis Woodard - foul #1 on Dennis Woodard, team foul #12 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Keith Wilson (SF) John Zagorac | |
| Subs | Boston College | Mark Villarreal (C) Howard Adams | |
| 02:10 | Boston College | Rolf Zorn makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 02:10 | Boston College | Rolf Zorn makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 01:48 | Kentucky | Jack Fife is denied on a layup by Mark Villarreal | 31-37 |
| 01:47 | Boston College | Allen Bell gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 01:24 | Boston College | Allen Bell buries a jumper from the right side set up by Bao Chin | 31-39 |
| 01:14 | Kentucky | Jack Fife can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-39 |
| 01:12 | Boston College | Bao Chin grabs the board | 31-39 |
| 00:57 | Boston College | Allen Bell drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Rolf Zorn | 31-41 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-41 |
| 00:41 | Boston College | Mark Villarreal pulls down the rebound | 31-41 |
| 00:31 | Boston College | Mark Villarreal blows the dunk | 31-41 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Jack Fife grabs the defensive rebound | 31-41 |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Allen Bell takes the ball from William Cokley | 31-41 |
| 00:20 | Boston College | Richard Robertson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Allen Bell | 31-43 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 31-43 |
| 00:00 | Boston College | The rebound goes to Richard Robertson | 31-43 |