| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grant McInnes (fresh) SG - Mark Dee (fresh) SF - Bruce Durrah (fresh) PF - Albert Mayeski (fresh) C - Zachery Slomkowski (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 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah tips it home | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin clanks a shot from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Kentucky | James Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Kentucky | Bruce Durrah swats the short shot by Gary Garraway | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by James Smith | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski misses the easy layup but the foul's on James McClain - foul #1 on James McClain, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:42 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:42 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:42 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:27 | Kentucky | James Smith is hacked by Bruce Durrah - foul #1 on Bruce Durrah, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:13 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 3-2 |
| 18:11 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:05 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Zachery Slomkowski | 5-2 |
| 17:51 | Kentucky | James McClain misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 5-2 |
| 17:49 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:26 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 5-2 |
| 17:24 | Kentucky | James McClain snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 17:12 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran buries a shot from the right wing set up by Kevin Coughlin | 5-4 |
| 16:54 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah is whistled for a carry | 5-4 |
| 16:43 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Gary Garraway and he's fouled by Albert Mayeski - foul #1 on Albert Mayeski, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eugene Brady (SG), David Matteson (C) Mark Dee, Zachery Slomkowski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:43 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran makes the free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:26 | West Virginia | David Matteson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 16:24 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 16:06 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 5-7 |
| 16:05 | West Virginia | David Matteson gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:59 | West Virginia | David Matteson drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Bruce Durrah | 7-7 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grant McInnes (fairly fresh) SG - Eugene Brady (fresh) SF - Bruce Durrah (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Albert Mayeski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Matteson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Coughlin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Forrest Doran (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Garraway (fresh) 2 pts. C - James McClain (fresh) | |
| 15:52 | Kentucky | James McClain knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James Smith | 7-10 |
| 15:37 | West Virginia | 3 seconds is called on Eugene Brady | 7-10 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz (PG), Mark Dee (SG), Zachery Slomkowski (C) Grant McInnes, Bruce Durrah, Albert Mayeski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:23 | Kentucky | James McClain is called for traveling | 7-10 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Linger (PG) James Smith | |
| 14:57 | West Virginia | Mark Dee misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 14:56 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 14:45 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway blows the layup but the foul's on David Matteson - foul #1 on David Matteson, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Billy Mier (SG) Kevin Coughlin | |
| 14:45 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:45 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway misses the 2nd free throw | 7-11 |
| 14:45 | Kentucky | James McClain pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 14:30 | Kentucky | James McClain misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-11 |
| 14:29 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran hits the follow up shot | 7-13 |
| 14:07 | West Virginia | David Matteson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-13 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grant McInnes (PG), Bruce Durrah (SF), Orville Ottinger (C) Hal Schwartz, Mark Dee, Zachery Slomkowski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Smith (PG), Michael Ely (C) Billy Mier, James McClain | |
| 13:46 | Kentucky | Matt Linger buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Forrest Doran | 7-16 |
| 13:31 | West Virginia | David Matteson knocks in the shot from the right side | 9-16 |
| 13:07 | Kentucky | Matt Linger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-16 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz (SG), Albert Mayeski (PF) Eugene Brady, David Matteson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin (SG), Robert Larsen (PF), James McClain (C) Matt Linger, Forrest Doran, Gary Garraway | |
| 12:45 | West Virginia | Orville Ottinger misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-16 |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | James McClain snags the defensive board | 9-16 |
| 12:22 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Kevin Coughlin | 9-18 |
| 12:17 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-18 |
| 12:16 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James McClain | 9-18 |
| 12:01 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-18 |
| 12:00 | Kentucky | James McClain grabs the offensive rebound | 9-18 |
| 11:46 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen misses long on a runner from close range | 9-18 |
| 11:45 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah grabs the defensive rebound | 9-18 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grant McInnes (fairly fresh) SG - Hal Schwartz (fresh) SF - Bruce Durrah (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Mayeski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Orville Ottinger (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Coughlin (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Ely (fresh) PF - Robert Larsen (fresh) 2 pts. C - James McClain (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 9-18 |
| 11:38 | Kentucky | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 9-18 |
| 11:17 | Kentucky | James McClain clanks a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Hal Schwartz - foul #1 on Hal Schwartz, team foul #4 | 9-18 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Dee (SG), Eugene Brady (SF), Zachery Slomkowski (C) Grant McInnes, Bruce Durrah, Orville Ottinger | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Linger (PG), Forrest Doran (SF), Gary Garraway (PF) James Smith, Michael Ely, Robert Larsen | |
| 11:17 | Kentucky | James McClain makes the 1st free throw | 9-19 |
| 11:17 | Kentucky | James McClain makes the 2nd free throw | 9-20 |
| 11:02 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Kevin Coughlin - foul #1 on Kevin Coughlin, team foul #2 | 9-20 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer (C) James McClain | |
| 11:02 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski misses the 1st free throw | 9-20 |
| 11:02 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 9-20 |
| 11:02 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer snags the defensive board | 9-20 |
| 10:36 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Matt Linger and he's fouled by Albert Mayeski - foul #2 on Albert Mayeski, team foul #5 | 9-22 |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Matteson (PF) Albert Mayeski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Ely (C) Phillip Mercer | |
| 10:36 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway makes the free throw | 9-23 |
| 10:23 | West Virginia | David Matteson buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Eugene Brady and the foul's on Michael Ely - foul #1 on Michael Ely, team foul #3 | 11-23 |
| 10:23 | West Virginia | David Matteson makes the free throw | 12-23 |
| 10:00 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway can't finish the layup | 12-23 |
| 09:59 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Hal Schwartz | 12-23 |
| 09:43 | West Virginia | David Matteson clanks a runner from the right block | 12-23 |
| 09:41 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady tips it in | 14-23 |
| 09:21 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin's floater is tipped away by Zachery Slomkowski | 14-23 |
| 09:20 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin tips it but misses | 14-23 |
| 09:19 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway misses the tip | 14-23 |
| 09:18 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski snags the defensive board | 14-23 |
| 09:12 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Hal Schwartz and the foul's on Forrest Doran - foul #1 on Forrest Doran, team foul #4 | 16-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grant McInnes (PG), Bruce Durrah (SF) Hal Schwartz, Mark Dee | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Smith (PG), James McClain (C) Kevin Coughlin, Michael Ely | |
| 09:12 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady misses the free throw | 16-23 |
| 09:12 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway grabs the defensive rebound | 16-23 |
| 09:06 | Kentucky | James McClain is hacked by Eugene Brady - foul #1 on Eugene Brady, team foul #6 | 16-23 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Rafael Sandoval (SG) Eugene Brady | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:45 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 16-23 |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway snags the offensive board | 16-23 |
| 08:26 | Kentucky | Matt Linger scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Smith | 16-26 |
| 08:11 | West Virginia | James Smith steals it from Grant McInnes | 16-26 |
| 07:45 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway lays it up and in on a nice dish by Matt Linger | 16-28 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Grant McInnes (fresh) SG - Rafael Sandoval (fresh) SF - Bruce Durrah (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Matteson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Zachery Slomkowski (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Smith (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Matt Linger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Forrest Doran (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Garraway (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James McClain (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:17 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Matt Linger - foul #1 on Matt Linger, team foul #5 | 16-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mark Dee (SG), Orville Ottinger (PF), Robert Lauritzen (C) Rafael Sandoval, David Matteson, Zachery Slomkowski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin (SG) Matt Linger | |
| 07:17 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah makes the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 07:17 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah makes the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 07:02 | Kentucky | James Smith is hacked by Robert Lauritzen - foul #1 on Robert Lauritzen, team foul #7 | 18-28 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eugene Brady (SF) Bruce Durrah | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Ely (SF), Robert Larsen (PF) Forrest Doran, Gary Garraway | |
| 07:02 | Kentucky | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 07:02 | West Virginia | Orville Ottinger grabs the defensive rebound | 18-28 |
| 06:44 | West Virginia | Robert Lauritzen misses the 3 from the left corner | 18-28 |
| 06:43 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Smith | 18-28 |
| 06:22 | Kentucky | James McClain knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by James Smith | 18-30 |
| 06:03 | West Virginia | Orville Ottinger buries a floater from the right side set up by Grant McInnes | 20-30 |
| 05:35 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Orville Ottinger - foul #1 on Orville Ottinger, team foul #8 | 20-30 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz (PG), Bruce Durrah (SF), David Matteson (PF) Grant McInnes, Eugene Brady, Robert Lauritzen | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Linger (PG), Forrest Doran (SF), Gary Garraway (PF) James Smith, Michael Ely, James McClain | |
| 05:35 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen makes the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 05:35 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen makes the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 05:15 | West Virginia | Mark Dee makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-32 |
| 05:05 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway misses the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Orville Ottinger - foul #2 on Orville Ottinger, team foul #9 | 23-32 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson (PF) Orville Ottinger | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Ely (C) Robert Larsen | |
| 05:05 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway makes the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 05:05 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway misses the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 05:05 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson grabs the board | 23-33 |
| 04:51 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Floyd Wilson | 26-33 |
| 04:28 | Kentucky | Michael Ely misses short on a shot near the basket | 26-33 |
| 04:26 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson gets the rebound | 26-33 |
| 04:19 | West Virginia | Hal Schwartz is hacked by Matt Linger - foul #2 on Matt Linger, team foul #6 | 26-33 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eugene Brady (SG), Zachery Slomkowski (C) Mark Dee, Floyd Wilson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Billy Mier (PG), James McClain (C) Matt Linger, Michael Ely | |
| 04:10 | West Virginia | Billy Mier picks off the pass by Hal Schwartz | 26-33 |
| 03:53 | Kentucky | James McClain buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Billy Mier | 26-35 |
| 03:41 | West Virginia | David Matteson's floater is tipped away by Gary Garraway | 26-35 |
| 03:40 | Kentucky | James McClain pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Hal Schwartz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Brady (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bruce Durrah (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Matteson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Zachery Slomkowski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Billy Mier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kevin Coughlin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Forrest Doran (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Garraway (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - James McClain (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Kentucky | James McClain buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Billy Mier | 26-37 |
| 02:55 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah clanks a floater from the left block | 26-37 |
| 02:53 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski tips it back up and in | 28-37 |
| 02:31 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Grant McInnes (PG), Mark Dee (SG), Albert Mayeski (PF), Orville Ottinger (C) Hal Schwartz, Bruce Durrah, David Matteson, Zachery Slomkowski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Smith (PG), Matt Linger (SG) Billy Mier, Kevin Coughlin | |
| 02:17 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski is hacked by Matt Linger - foul #3 on Matt Linger, team foul #7 | 28-37 |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Billy Mier (SG) Matt Linger | |
| 02:17 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 02:17 | West Virginia | Albert Mayeski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 02:05 | Kentucky | Billy Mier makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by James Smith | 30-39 |
| 01:45 | West Virginia | Orville Ottinger loses the dribble to Forrest Doran | 30-39 |
| 01:32 | Kentucky | James Smith travels with the ball | 30-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson (SF) Eugene Brady | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:20 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski (C) Orville Ottinger | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Ely (SF), Robert Larsen (PF) Forrest Doran, Gary Garraway | |
| 01:08 | Kentucky | Billy Mier clanks a jumper from the left side | 30-39 |
| 01:06 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| 01:00 | West Virginia | Zachery Slomkowski misses short on a jumper near the basket | 30-39 |
| 00:59 | West Virginia | Floyd Wilson grabs the offensive board | 30-39 |
| 00:46 | West Virginia | James McClain takes the ball from Zachery Slomkowski | 30-39 |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | James McClain hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Albert Mayeski - foul #3 on Albert Mayeski, team foul #10 | 30-39 |
| Subs | West Virginia | Eugene Brady (SG), Bruce Durrah (SF), David Matteson (PF) Mark Dee, Floyd Wilson, Albert Mayeski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin (SG), Forrest Doran (SF), Gary Garraway (PF) Billy Mier, Michael Ely, Robert Larsen | |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | James McClain makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | James McClain makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 00:04 | West Virginia | Eugene Brady misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-41 |
| 00:03 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Zachery Slomkowski | 30-41 |
| 00:01 | West Virginia | Bruce Durrah's layup is rejected by Gary Garraway | 30-41 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | The clock runs out | 30-41 |