| Lineup | Houston | PG - John Leonard (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Tyler Campbell (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Matthew Lowe (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Warren Vigue (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth McCaskell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Rhodes (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Wong (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Harward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clinton Cox (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - James Hoggan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Houston | Matthew Lowe inbounds the ball | 28-38 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:45 | Houston | Joshua Wong takes the ball from Kenneth McCaskell | 28-38 |
| 19:35 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong is hacked by Matthew Lowe - foul #3 on Matthew Lowe, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Houston | David Post (SF) Matthew Lowe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 19:23 | Kentucky | William Harward is fouled on the floor by David Post - foul #1 on David Post, team foul #2 | 28-38 |
| 19:12 | Kentucky | James Hoggan drills a runner from the baseline | 28-40 |
| 18:51 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 28-40 |
| 18:49 | Kentucky | John Rhodes gets the rebound | 28-40 |
| 18:31 | Kentucky | John Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-40 |
| 18:29 | Kentucky | James Hoggan hits the follow up shot | 28-42 |
| 18:08 | Houston | Tyler Campbell hits a 3 from the right corner set up by John Leonard | 31-42 |
| 17:50 | Kentucky | James Hoggan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Rhodes | 31-45 |
| 17:43 | Houston | John Leonard misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-45 |
| 17:42 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox snags the defensive board | 31-45 |
| 17:34 | Kentucky | John Rhodes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-45 |
| 17:33 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox tips it but misses | 31-45 |
| 17:32 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Post | 31-45 |
| 17:06 | Houston | David Post misses long on a shot in the paint | 31-45 |
| 17:04 | Houston | John Leonard tips it but misses | 31-45 |
| 17:02 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox gets the rebound | 31-45 |
| 16:44 | Kentucky | John Leonard steps in front of the William Harward pass | 31-45 |
| 16:41 | Houston | John Leonard misses the lay-in | 31-45 |
| 16:39 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Hoggan | 31-45 |
| 16:35 | Kentucky | William Harward comes up short on the shot in the lane | 31-45 |
| 16:33 | Kentucky | William Harward tips it but misses | 31-45 |
| 16:31 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong hits the follow up shot | 31-47 |
| 16:18 | Houston | Warren Vigue misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Joshua Wong - foul #2 on Joshua Wong, team foul #1 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Houston | George Haney (PG), Omar Hoyer (SG) John Leonard, Tyler Campbell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kelly Stroud (PG), William Wagoner (SF), Charles Richards (PF), Timothy Gordon (C) John Rhodes, William Harward, Clinton Cox, James Hoggan | |
| 16:18 | Houston | Warren Vigue makes the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 16:18 | Houston | Warren Vigue makes the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| 15:54 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong misses the shot from the free throw line | 33-47 |
| 15:52 | Houston | The rebound goes to Kenneth McCaskell | 33-47 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - George Haney (fresh) SG - Omar Hoyer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Post (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Warren Vigue (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth McCaskell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kelly Stroud (fresh) SG - Joshua Wong (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Wagoner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Houston | David Post misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Richards - foul #1 on Charles Richards, team foul #2 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Houston | Matthew Lowe (SF), Bobby Mulvey (C) Warren Vigue, Kenneth McCaskell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nick Vaughan (SG) Joshua Wong | |
| 15:36 | Houston | David Post misses the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 15:36 | Houston | David Post misses the 2nd free throw | 33-47 |
| 15:36 | Kentucky | Charles Richards grabs the board | 33-47 |
| 15:22 | Kentucky | William Wagoner drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Nick Vaughan | 33-50 |
| 15:01 | Houston | David Post drills a floater in the lane set up by Omar Hoyer | 35-50 |
| 14:43 | Kentucky | William Wagoner clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-50 |
| 14:41 | Kentucky | Charles Richards tips it home | 35-52 |
| 14:13 | Houston | Matthew Lowe misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-52 |
| 14:11 | Houston | David Post misses the tip | 35-52 |
| 14:10 | Houston | Matthew Lowe gets the offensive rebound | 35-52 |
| 13:54 | Houston | George Haney can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-52 |
| 13:53 | Kentucky | Kelly Stroud snags the defensive board | 35-52 |
| 13:46 | Kentucky | Kelly Stroud comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-52 |
| 13:45 | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon can't tip it in | 35-52 |
| 13:44 | Kentucky | Charles Richards snags the offensive board | 35-52 |
| 13:21 | Kentucky | William Wagoner misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-52 |
| 13:20 | Houston | Bobby Mulvey grabs the defensive rebound | 35-52 |
| 13:10 | Houston | Omar Hoyer is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Omar Hoyer, team foul #3 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Houston | John Leonard (PG), Tyler Campbell (SG), Kenneth McCaskell (C) George Haney, Omar Hoyer, David Post | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Rhodes (PG), Joshua Wong (SG), William Harward (SF), Clinton Cox (PF), James Hoggan (C) Kelly Stroud, Nick Vaughan, William Wagoner, Charles Richards, Timothy Gordon | |
| 12:53 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-52 |
| 12:52 | Houston | Tyler Campbell grabs the board | 35-52 |
| 12:36 | Houston | Matthew Lowe drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by John Leonard | 38-52 |
| 12:17 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Rhodes | 38-55 |
| 11:57 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell's fadeaway is rejected by James Hoggan | 38-55 |
| 11:55 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong gets the rebound | 38-55 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - John Leonard (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tyler Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Lowe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bobby Mulvey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth McCaskell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Rhodes (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Wong (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Harward (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clinton Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - James Hoggan (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:50 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-55 |
| 11:48 | Houston | John Leonard grabs the defensive rebound | 38-55 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:30 | Houston | Bobby Mulvey connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Tyler Campbell | 40-55 |
| 11:01 | Kentucky | John Rhodes knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from William Harward | 40-58 |
| 10:52 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-58 |
| 10:51 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox pulls down the rebound | 40-58 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:28 | Kentucky | John Rhodes knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by James Hoggan | 40-60 |
| 10:17 | Houston | Matthew Lowe double dribbles | 40-60 |
| Subs | Houston | Omar Hoyer (SG), Warren Vigue (PF) Tyler Campbell, Bobby Mulvey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Wagoner (PG), Timothy Gordon (SF), Charles Richards (C) John Rhodes, William Harward, James Hoggan | |
| 09:58 | Kentucky | William Wagoner misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-60 |
| 09:57 | Kentucky | William Wagoner misses the tip | 40-60 |
| 09:55 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong grabs the offensive board | 40-60 |
| 09:30 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by William Wagoner | 40-63 |
| 09:23 | Houston | John Leonard misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-63 |
| 09:21 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong pulls down the rebound | 40-63 |
| 09:06 | Kentucky | William Wagoner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but he's hacked by John Leonard - foul #2 on John Leonard, team foul #4 | 40-63 |
| Subs | Houston | Tyler Campbell (SG) John Leonard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Rhodes (PG), William Harward (SF) Joshua Wong, Clinton Cox | |
| 09:06 | Kentucky | William Wagoner makes the 1st free throw | 40-64 |
| 09:06 | Kentucky | William Wagoner makes the 2nd free throw | 40-65 |
| 09:06 | Kentucky | William Wagoner makes the 3rd free throw | 40-66 |
| 08:53 | Houston | Omar Hoyer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-66 |
| 08:52 | Kentucky | William Wagoner pulls down the rebound | 40-66 |
| 08:37 | Kentucky | William Harward buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by John Rhodes | 40-68 |
| 08:25 | Houston | Tyler Campbell misses short on a 3 from straight away | 40-68 |
| 08:23 | Houston | Matthew Lowe misses the tip | 40-68 |
| 08:21 | Houston | Kenneth McCaskell misses the tip | 40-68 |
| 08:20 | Kentucky | John Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 40-68 |
| 08:13 | Kentucky | William Harward is hacked by Warren Vigue - foul #1 on Warren Vigue, team foul #5 | 40-68 |
| Subs | Houston | David Post (SF) Matthew Lowe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Wong (SG), James Hoggan (C) William Wagoner, Timothy Gordon | |
| 07:55 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong makes the floater from the right wing | 40-70 |
| 07:48 | Houston | Omar Hoyer comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-70 |
| 07:46 | Kentucky | William Harward grabs the board | 40-70 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Omar Hoyer (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Post (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Warren Vigue (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth McCaskell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Rhodes (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joshua Wong (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Harward (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Richards (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Hoggan (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:17 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-70 |
| Subs | Houston | George Haney (PG), Francis Barton (SG), Bobby Mulvey (SF) Omar Hoyer, Tyler Campbell, Kenneth McCaskell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kelly Stroud (PG), Nick Vaughan (SG), William Wagoner (SF), Timothy Gordon (PF), Joseph Gibson (C) John Rhodes, Joshua Wong, William Harward, Charles Richards, James Hoggan | |
| 07:03 | Houston | Kelly Stroud picks off the pass by Bobby Mulvey | 40-70 |
| 06:35 | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon is fouled on the floor by Warren Vigue - foul #2 on Warren Vigue, team foul #6 | 40-70 |
| 06:16 | Kentucky | Joseph Gibson buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Nick Vaughan | 40-73 |
| 05:55 | Houston | George Haney can't connect on a shot from the left side | 40-73 |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Joseph Gibson gets the rebound | 40-73 |
| 05:33 | Kentucky | George Haney steals it from William Wagoner | 40-73 |
| 05:29 | Houston | George Haney lays it up and in | 42-73 |
| 05:07 | Kentucky | David Post steals it from Joseph Gibson | 42-73 |
| 04:55 | Houston | David Post banks in the layup and the foul's on Joseph Gibson - foul #1 on Joseph Gibson, team foul #3 | 44-73 |
| Subs | Houston | Omar Hoyer (SG), Kenneth McCaskell (C) Francis Barton, Warren Vigue | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Richards (PF) Timothy Gordon | |
| 04:55 | Houston | David Post makes the free throw | 45-73 |
| 04:26 | Kentucky | Kelly Stroud misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-73 |
| 04:24 | Houston | Bobby Mulvey snags the defensive board | 45-73 |
| 04:09 | Houston | David Post hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-73 |
| 04:08 | Houston | Omar Hoyer tips it back up and in | 47-73 |
| 03:43 | Kentucky | Kelly Stroud misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-73 |
| 03:41 | Houston | David Post gets the rebound | 47-73 |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - George Haney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Omar Hoyer (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Mulvey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Post (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth McCaskell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kelly Stroud (fairly fresh) SG - Nick Vaughan (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Wagoner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Charles Richards (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Gibson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Houston | David Post hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 47-73 |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Joseph Gibson | 47-73 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:07 | Kentucky | Nick Vaughan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-73 |
| 03:06 | Houston | David Post pulls down the rebound | 47-73 |
| 02:53 | Houston | Bobby Mulvey misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by William Wagoner - foul #1 on William Wagoner, team foul #4 | 47-73 |
| Subs | Houston | Francis Barton (SG), Matthew Lowe (SF) George Haney, Kenneth McCaskell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon (C) Joseph Gibson | |
| 02:53 | Houston | Bobby Mulvey makes the 1st free throw | 48-73 |
| 02:53 | Houston | Bobby Mulvey makes the 2nd free throw | 49-73 |
| 02:32 | Kentucky | William Wagoner misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-73 |
| 02:31 | Houston | Omar Hoyer grabs the defensive rebound | 49-73 |
| 02:23 | Houston | David Post scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-73 |
| 02:00 | Kentucky | William Wagoner clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-73 |
| 01:59 | Kentucky | Charles Richards can't tip it in | 52-73 |
| 01:57 | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon tips it in | 52-75 |
| 01:47 | Houston | Bobby Mulvey misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 52-75 |
| 01:46 | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon snags the defensive board | 52-75 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Charles Richards hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Nick Vaughan | 52-78 |
| 01:18 | Houston | Bobby Mulvey hits a shot from the left wing | 54-78 |
| 00:49 | Kentucky | Charles Richards is hacked by Omar Hoyer - foul #2 on Omar Hoyer, team foul #7 | 54-78 |
| Subs | Houston | George Haney (PG), Kenneth McCaskell (C) Francis Barton, Matthew Lowe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:49 | Kentucky | Charles Richards makes the 1st free throw | 54-79 |
| 00:49 | Kentucky | Charles Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 54-80 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Houston | Kelly Stroud steals the ball from Bobby Mulvey | 54-80 |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Kelly Stroud banks in the layup | 54-82 |
| 00:33 | Houston | Omar Hoyer misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-82 |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Charles Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 54-82 |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | William Wagoner misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on George Haney - foul #1 on George Haney, team foul #8 | 54-82 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | William Wagoner makes the 1st free throw | 54-83 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | William Wagoner makes the 2nd free throw | 54-84 |
| 00:00 | Houston | George Haney misses long on a halfcourt shot | 54-84 |