| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Coughlin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Forrest Doran (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Garraway (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. C - James McClain (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Ronald Purcell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Martin Risner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ryan Hodges (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Gray (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran inbounds the ball | 37-42 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Kentucky | Brian Lewis picks off the pass by Forrest Doran | 37-42 |
| 19:14 | Southern | Ronald Purcell misses the jumper from the right side | 37-42 |
| 19:12 | Kentucky | James McClain grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 18:50 | Kentucky | James Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-42 |
| 18:48 | Southern | Ryan Hodges grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 18:40 | Southern | Martin Risner hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 37-44 |
| 18:22 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-44 |
| 18:02 | Southern | Ryan Hodges hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by James McClain - foul #1 on James McClain, team foul #1 | 37-44 |
| 18:02 | Southern | Ryan Hodges misses the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 18:02 | Southern | Ryan Hodges makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 17:44 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Coughlin | 39-45 |
| 17:26 | Southern | William Gray makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Lewis | 39-48 |
| 17:05 | Kentucky | James McClain scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Gary Garraway | 41-48 |
| 16:45 | Southern | Ronald Purcell misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 16:43 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 16:23 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway is hacked by Ryan Hodges - foul #2 on Ryan Hodges, team foul #1 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Linger (PG), Billy Mier (SG), Michael Ely (C) James Smith, Kevin Coughlin, James McClain | |
| Subs | Southern | Marion Penning (PG), George Berry (SG), Timothy Wright (SF), Quinton Chapman (PF), Michael Wilkerson (C) Ronald Purcell, Brian Lewis, Martin Risner, Ryan Hodges, William Gray | |
| 16:03 | Kentucky | Michael Ely makes the driving attempt in the lane | 43-48 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matt Linger (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Billy Mier (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Forrest Doran (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Garraway (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. C - Michael Ely (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Marion Penning (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Berry (fresh) SF - Timothy Wright (fresh) PF - Quinton Chapman (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Wilkerson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Southern | Michael Wilkerson is fouled on the floor by Michael Ely - foul #3 on Michael Ely, team foul #2 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Larsen (PF), Phillip Mercer (C) Forrest Doran, Gary Garraway | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 15:37 | Southern | Timothy Wright connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Marion Penning | 43-50 |
| 15:19 | Kentucky | Billy Mier misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 15:17 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen grabs the offensive board | 43-50 |
| 14:53 | Kentucky | Michael Ely comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Marion Penning - foul #1 on Marion Penning, team foul #2 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin (SG), Gary Garraway (PF), James McClain (C) Billy Mier, Robert Larsen, Phillip Mercer | |
| Subs | Southern | Brian Lewis (SG), Martin Risner (SF), Ryan Hodges (PF) George Berry, Timothy Wright, Quinton Chapman | |
| 14:53 | Kentucky | Michael Ely misses the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 14:53 | Kentucky | Michael Ely makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 14:41 | Southern | Marion Penning is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 44-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Forrest Doran (SF) Michael Ely | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 14:20 | Kentucky | Matt Linger makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Garraway | 47-50 |
| 13:54 | Southern | Ryan Hodges clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 47-50 |
| 13:52 | Southern | Martin Risner tips it home | 47-52 |
| 13:32 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 13:30 | Southern | Ryan Hodges pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 13:23 | Southern | Michael Wilkerson misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on James McClain - foul #2 on James McClain, team foul #3 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Smith (PG) Matt Linger | |
| Subs | Southern | Ronald Purcell (PG), William Gray (C) Marion Penning, Brian Lewis | |
| 13:23 | Southern | Michael Wilkerson makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 13:23 | Southern | Michael Wilkerson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 13:18 | Kentucky | James Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Purcell - foul #2 on Ronald Purcell, team foul #3 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Southern | George Berry (SG) Michael Wilkerson | |
| 13:02 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 47-54 |
| 13:01 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway gets the offensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 12:46 | Kentucky | James McClain hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 47-54 |
| 12:44 | Southern | Ryan Hodges gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| 12:31 | Southern | Ryan Hodges's pass is intercepted by Kevin Coughlin | 47-54 |
| 12:16 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by James Smith | 49-54 |
| 11:52 | Southern | James McClain steals the ball from William Gray | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Coughlin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Forrest Doran (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Garraway (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - James McClain (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Ronald Purcell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - George Berry (fresh) SF - Martin Risner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Hodges (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - William Gray (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | Kentucky | Martin Risner steals the ball from Gary Garraway | 49-54 |
| 11:28 | Southern | Martin Risner throws it down | 49-56 |
| 11:08 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from James Smith | 51-56 |
| 10:57 | Southern | Ronald Purcell misses long on a 3 from straight away | 51-56 |
| 10:55 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 10:38 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway can't connect on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Ryan Hodges - foul #3 on Ryan Hodges, team foul #4 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Linger (PG), Billy Mier (SG), Michael Ely (SF), Robert Larsen (C) James Smith, Kevin Coughlin, Forrest Doran, James McClain | |
| Subs | Southern | Marion Penning (PG), Brian Lewis (SG), Timothy Wright (SF), Quinton Chapman (PF), Michael Wilkerson (C) Ronald Purcell, George Berry, Martin Risner, Ryan Hodges, William Gray | |
| 10:38 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 10:38 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| 10:17 | Southern | Michael Wilkerson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-56 |
| 10:15 | Southern | Quinton Chapman tips it back up and in | 53-58 |
| 09:46 | Kentucky | Matt Linger is hacked by Marion Penning - foul #2 on Marion Penning, team foul #5 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Forrest Doran (SF) Gary Garraway | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 09:36 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Forrest Doran is denied by Michael Wilkerson | 53-58 |
| 09:34 | Kentucky | Michael Ely pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 09:27 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen's fadeaway is rejected by Quinton Chapman | 53-58 |
| 09:25 | Southern | Brian Lewis snags the defensive board | 53-58 |
| 09:20 | Southern | Brian Lewis makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Marion Penning | 53-61 |
| 09:12 | Kentucky | Billy Mier is hacked by Brian Lewis - foul #2 on Brian Lewis, team foul #6 | 53-61 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Smith (PG), James McClain (C) Billy Mier, Robert Larsen | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 09:07 | Kentucky | James Smith hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Forrest Doran | 56-61 |
| 08:44 | Southern | Michael Wilkerson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-61 |
| 08:43 | Southern | Quinton Chapman tips it home | 56-63 |
| 08:36 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 56-63 |
| 08:34 | Southern | Brian Lewis gets the rebound | 56-63 |
| 08:29 | Southern | Michael Wilkerson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-63 |
| 08:27 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Smith | 56-63 |
| 08:12 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran clanks a floater near the basket | 56-63 |
| 08:11 | Southern | Quinton Chapman snags the defensive board | 56-63 |
| 08:05 | Southern | James Smith steals the ball from Quinton Chapman | 56-63 |
| 07:47 | Kentucky | Matt Linger loses the dribble to Marion Penning | 56-63 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Matt Linger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Forrest Doran (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Ely (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. C - James McClain (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Marion Penning (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Timothy Wright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Quinton Chapman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Wilkerson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Southern | Timothy Wright comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-63 |
| 07:27 | Kentucky | James Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 07:22 | Kentucky | Matt Linger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-63 |
| 07:20 | Southern | Michael Wilkerson gets the rebound | 56-63 |
| 07:15 | Southern | Brian Lewis travels with the ball | 56-63 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Billy Mier (PG), Kevin Coughlin (SG), Robert Larsen (SF), Gary Garraway (PF) James Smith, Matt Linger, Forrest Doran, Michael Ely | |
| Subs | Southern | Ronald Purcell (PG), George Berry (SG), Martin Risner (SF), Ryan Hodges (PF), William Gray (C) Marion Penning, Brian Lewis, Timothy Wright, Quinton Chapman, Michael Wilkerson | |
| 06:54 | Kentucky | George Berry steps in front of the Robert Larsen pass | 56-63 |
| 06:30 | Southern | Ryan Hodges blows the layup | 56-63 |
| 06:28 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway snags the defensive board | 56-63 |
| 06:15 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Billy Mier | 59-63 |
| 05:59 | Southern | Robert Larsen picks off the pass by Martin Risner | 59-63 |
| 05:56 | Kentucky | Billy Mier banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Larsen | 61-63 |
| 05:41 | Southern | James McClain is called for the reach on George Berry - foul #3 on James McClain, team foul #4 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Smith (PG), Forrest Doran (SF), Michael Ely (C) Billy Mier, Robert Larsen, James McClain | |
| Subs | Southern | Brian Lewis (SG) George Berry | |
| 05:24 | Southern | Michael Ely blocks the jumper by Martin Risner | 61-63 |
| 05:22 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 05:02 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin's layup is rejected by Martin Risner | 61-63 |
| 05:01 | Southern | Martin Risner grabs the defensive rebound | 61-63 |
| 04:56 | Southern | Ryan Hodges misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 04:54 | Southern | Ryan Hodges tips it back up and in | 61-65 |
| 04:39 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-65 |
| 04:37 | Southern | The rebound goes to William Gray | 61-65 |
| 04:14 | Southern | Brian Lewis misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 61-65 |
| 04:12 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran pulls down the rebound | 61-65 |
| 03:59 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 61-65 |
| 03:58 | Southern | The rebound goes to Ronald Purcell | 61-65 |
| 03:51 | Southern | Brian Lewis misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-65 |
| 03:50 | Southern | Ryan Hodges hits the follow up shot | 61-67 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kevin Coughlin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Forrest Doran (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Garraway (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Ely (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Southern | PG - Ronald Purcell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Brian Lewis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Martin Risner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ryan Hodges (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - William Gray (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:27 | Kentucky | Martin Risner steals the ball from Michael Ely | 61-67 |
| 03:05 | Southern | Brian Lewis misses the 3 from the right corner | 61-67 |
| 03:03 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway grabs the defensive rebound | 61-67 |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-67 |
| 02:44 | Southern | Martin Risner snags the defensive board | 61-67 |
| 02:39 | Southern | Ryan Hodges hits a shot near the basket | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:27 | Kentucky | Ryan Hodges blocks the jumper by Forrest Doran | 61-69 |
| 02:26 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway grabs the offensive board | 61-69 |
| 02:15 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from James Smith | 64-69 |
| 01:54 | Southern | William Gray lays it in on a nice dish by Ronald Purcell | 64-71 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:40 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by James Smith and he's hacked by Brian Lewis - foul #3 on Brian Lewis, team foul #7 | 66-71 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James McClain (C) Michael Ely | |
| Subs | Southern | | |
| 01:40 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran makes the free throw | 67-71 |
| 01:19 | Southern | Martin Risner knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Gray | 67-73 |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin is fouled on the floor by Ryan Hodges - foul #4 on Ryan Hodges, team foul #8 | 67-73 |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin makes the 1st free throw | 68-73 |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Southern | Forrest Doran denies the turnaround by Brian Lewis | 69-73 |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran pulls down the rebound | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | James McClain can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 69-73 |
| 00:23 | Southern | Martin Risner grabs the board | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Southern | James Smith is called for the reach on Martin Risner in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #5 | 69-73 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Southern | Michael Wilkerson (SF) Martin Risner | |
| 00:19 | Southern | Kevin Coughlin is called for the reach on Brian Lewis - foul #1 on Kevin Coughlin, team foul #6 | 69-73 |
| 00:16 | Southern | William Gray is fouled on the floor by James McClain - foul #4 on James McClain, team foul #7 | 69-73 |
| 00:16 | Southern | William Gray makes the 1st free throw | 69-74 |
| 00:16 | Southern | William Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 69-75 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-75 |
| 00:08 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-75 |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-75 |
| 00:04 | Southern | Brian Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Coughlin - foul #2 on Kevin Coughlin, team foul #8 | 72-75 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Southern | Martin Risner (SF) Ryan Hodges | |
| 00:04 | Southern | Brian Lewis misses the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway grabs the board | 72-75 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 72-75 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Southern | Southern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | James Smith comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 72-75 |