| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Smith (fresh) SG - Kevin Coughlin (fresh) SF - Xing-Fu Yen (fresh) PF - Robert Larsen (fresh) C - Phillip Mercer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Dishi Yen (fresh) SG - Timothy Huie (fresh) SF - Carson Byers (fresh) PF - Fred Stamper (fresh) C - Joseph Petersen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wake Forest | Wake Forest is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:49 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from James Smith | 2-0 |
| 19:30 | Wake Forest | Timothy Huie clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:28 | Kentucky | James Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen is fouled on the floor by Timothy Huie - foul #1 on Timothy Huie, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen misses the easy layup | 2-0 |
| 18:45 | Wake Forest | Fred Stamper grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:20 | Wake Forest | Fred Stamper misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:18 | Kentucky | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:13 | Kentucky | James Smith can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Fred Stamper - foul #1 on Fred Stamper, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:13 | Kentucky | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:13 | Kentucky | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 17:50 | Wake Forest | Dishi Yen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 17:49 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:36 | Kentucky | James Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 17:35 | Wake Forest | Fred Stamper grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:30 | Wake Forest | Dishi Yen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 17:29 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 17:25 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen is fouled in the backcourt by Dishi Yen - foul #1 on Dishi Yen, team foul #3 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Linger (PG), Billy Mier (SG), Ian Roberts (SF), Michael Mapp (PF), Benjamin Wood (C) James Smith, Kevin Coughlin, Xing-Fu Yen, Robert Larsen, Phillip Mercer | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Marcelo Rossi (SG) Timothy Huie | |
| 17:06 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-0 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Cong Xiao (PG), Robert Green (PF), Frederick Jackson (C) Dishi Yen, Fred Stamper, Joseph Petersen | |
| 16:44 | Wake Forest | Cong Xiao connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 16:42 | Kentucky | Marcelo Rossi steals the ball from Ian Roberts in the backcourt | 3-2 |
| 16:23 | Wake Forest | Cong Xiao connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Marcelo Rossi | 3-4 |
| 16:01 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp's floater is tipped away by Robert Green | 3-4 |
| 15:59 | Kentucky | Ian Roberts snags the offensive board | 3-4 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matt Linger (fresh) SG - Billy Mier (fresh) SF - Ian Roberts (fresh) PF - Michael Mapp (fresh) C - Benjamin Wood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Cong Xiao (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Marcelo Rossi (fresh) SF - Carson Byers (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Green (fresh) C - Frederick Jackson (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Kentucky | Billy Mier misses the wide open jumper from just outside the lane | 3-4 |
| 15:48 | Wake Forest | Carson Byers grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 15:36 | Wake Forest | Marcelo Rossi is fouled on the floor by Billy Mier - foul #1 on Billy Mier, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Smith (PG), Kevin Coughlin (SG), Xing-Fu Yen (SF), Robert Larsen (PF), Phillip Mercer (C) Matt Linger, Billy Mier, Ian Roberts, Michael Mapp, Benjamin Wood | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dishi Yen (PG), Timothy Huie (SG), Fred Stamper (PF), Joseph Petersen (C) Marcelo Rossi, Carson Byers, Robert Green, Frederick Jackson | |
| 15:23 | Wake Forest | Joseph Petersen misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 3-4 |
| 15:22 | Wake Forest | Joseph Petersen snags the offensive board | 3-4 |
| 15:05 | Wake Forest | Phillip Mercer steals the ball from Dishi Yen | 3-4 |
| 14:52 | Kentucky | James Smith misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 14:50 | Wake Forest | Cong Xiao grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 14:31 | Wake Forest | Timothy Huie loses the dribble to Kevin Coughlin | 3-4 |
| 14:27 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin lays it in | 5-4 |
| 14:04 | Wake Forest | Fred Stamper misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 14:02 | Wake Forest | Cong Xiao pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 13:45 | Wake Forest | James Smith steals it from Fred Stamper | 5-4 |
| 13:28 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen misses long on a jumper from the right side | 5-4 |
| 13:26 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer snags the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 13:05 | Kentucky | James Smith is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Kevin Coughlin | 8-4 |
| 12:36 | Wake Forest | Phillip Mercer steps in front of the Timothy Huie pass | 8-4 |
| 12:18 | Kentucky | James Smith buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Larsen | 11-4 |
| 11:58 | Wake Forest | Dishi Yen misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Larsen - foul #1 on Robert Larsen, team foul #2 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Linger (PG), Billy Mier (SG), Ian Roberts (SF), Michael Mapp (PF), Benjamin Wood (C) James Smith, Kevin Coughlin, Xing-Fu Yen, Robert Larsen, Phillip Mercer | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Marcelo Rossi (SG), Carson Byers (SF), Robert Green (PF), Frederick Jackson (C) Timothy Huie, Cong Xiao, Fred Stamper, Joseph Petersen | |
| 11:58 | Wake Forest | Dishi Yen misses the 1st free throw | 11-4 |
| 11:58 | Wake Forest | Dishi Yen misses the 2nd free throw | 11-4 |
| 11:58 | Kentucky | Benjamin Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 11-4 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matt Linger (fresh) SG - Billy Mier (fresh) SF - Ian Roberts (fresh) PF - Michael Mapp (fresh) C - Benjamin Wood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Dishi Yen (fairly fresh) SG - Marcelo Rossi (fresh) SF - Carson Byers (fresh) PF - Robert Green (fresh) C - Frederick Jackson (fresh) | |
| 11:53 | Kentucky | Billy Mier is hacked by Marcelo Rossi in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marcelo Rossi, team foul #4 | 11-4 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Pagan (SG) Dishi Yen | |
| 11:33 | Kentucky | Benjamin Wood connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Billy Mier | 14-4 |
| 11:15 | Wake Forest | James Pagan misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-4 |
| 11:13 | Kentucky | Matt Linger grabs the board | 14-4 |
| 11:11 | Kentucky | James Pagan steals it from Billy Mier in the backcourt | 14-4 |
| 10:54 | Wake Forest | Carson Byers misses the jump hook from close range | 14-4 |
| 10:53 | Wake Forest | Frederick Jackson snags the offensive board | 14-4 |
| 10:39 | Wake Forest | Marcelo Rossi loses the dribble to Ian Roberts | 14-4 |
| 10:25 | Kentucky | Benjamin Wood is hacked by Frederick Jackson - foul #1 on Frederick Jackson, team foul #5 | 14-4 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin (SG) Billy Mier | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Seth Parsons (PF), Joseph Petersen (C) Robert Green, Frederick Jackson | |
| 10:14 | Kentucky | Ian Roberts clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-4 |
| 10:13 | Wake Forest | Joseph Petersen grabs the board | 14-4 |
| 09:58 | Wake Forest | Seth Parsons comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 14-4 |
| 09:56 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp snags the defensive board | 14-4 |
| 09:40 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Ian Roberts is blocked by Seth Parsons | 14-4 |
| 09:39 | Wake Forest | Joseph Petersen gets the rebound | 14-4 |
| 09:17 | Wake Forest | Carson Byers knocks in the runner from the left block on a nice dish by James Pagan | 14-6 |
| 08:58 | Kentucky | Ian Roberts's pass is intercepted by Marcelo Rossi | 14-6 |
| 08:37 | Wake Forest | Joseph Petersen misses the turnaround in the paint | 14-6 |
| 08:35 | Kentucky | Benjamin Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 14-6 |
| 08:33 | Kentucky | Marcelo Rossi is called for the reach on Matt Linger in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marcelo Rossi, team foul #6 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Billy Mier (PG), Holleb Brazinski (SG), Xing-Fu Yen (SF), Robert Larsen (PF), Phillip Mercer (C) Matt Linger, Kevin Coughlin, Ian Roberts, Michael Mapp, Benjamin Wood | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dishi Yen (PG), Timothy Huie (SG), Fred Stamper (PF), Robert Green (C) Marcelo Rossi, James Pagan, Seth Parsons, Joseph Petersen | |
| 08:12 | Kentucky | Holleb Brazinski is whistled for traveling | 14-6 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Smith (PG) Holleb Brazinski | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 07:54 | Wake Forest | Timothy Huie buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Fred Stamper | 14-9 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Mier (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Xing-Fu Yen (fresh) PF - Robert Larsen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Phillip Mercer (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Dishi Yen (fresh) SG - Timothy Huie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Carson Byers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Stamper (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Green (fresh) | |
| 07:39 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen is hacked by Carson Byers - foul #1 on Carson Byers, team foul #7 | 14-9 |
| 07:39 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen misses the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 07:39 | Wake Forest | Fred Stamper pulls down the rebound | 14-9 |
| 07:33 | Wake Forest | Fred Stamper hits the finger roll on a great pass from Carson Byers | 14-11 |
| 07:24 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-11 |
| 07:23 | Wake Forest | Timothy Huie pulls down the rebound | 14-11 |
| 07:17 | Wake Forest | Timothy Huie is hacked by Xing-Fu Yen - foul #1 on Xing-Fu Yen, team foul #3 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin (SG) Billy Mier | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Frederick Jackson (C) Fred Stamper | |
| 07:02 | Wake Forest | Robert Green knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 14-13 |
| 07:00 | Kentucky | Timothy Huie is called for the reach on Xing-Fu Yen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Timothy Huie, team foul #8 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Linger (PG) James Smith | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | James Pagan (SG), Cong Xiao (SF), Fred Stamper (PF) Timothy Huie, Carson Byers, Robert Green | |
| 07:00 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 07:00 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 06:39 | Wake Forest | James Pagan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Billy Mier (SF) Xing-Fu Yen | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 06:25 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 16-13 |
| 06:23 | Wake Forest | Cong Xiao pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| 06:17 | Wake Forest | Dishi Yen knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Fred Stamper | 16-15 |
| 06:02 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer travels with the ball | 16-15 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ian Roberts (C) Phillip Mercer | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Carson Byers (SF), Seth Parsons (PF), Joseph Petersen (C) Cong Xiao, Fred Stamper, Frederick Jackson | |
| 05:43 | Wake Forest | Dishi Yen knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from James Pagan | 16-17 |
| 05:23 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Smith (PG), Benjamin Wood (C) Kevin Coughlin, Robert Larsen | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Robert Green (PF) Seth Parsons | |
| 05:08 | Wake Forest | Robert Green hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 16-17 |
| 05:07 | Wake Forest | Joseph Petersen tips it in | 16-19 |
| 05:04 | Kentucky | James Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen (SF), Michael Mapp (PF) Billy Mier, Benjamin Wood | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Cong Xiao (PG) Dishi Yen | |
| 04:42 | Wake Forest | James Pagan misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 16-19 |
| 04:40 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Smith | 16-19 |
| 04:33 | Kentucky | Carson Byers is called for the reach on James Smith - foul #2 on Carson Byers, team foul #9 | 16-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Billy Mier (SG), Benjamin Wood (C) Matt Linger, Ian Roberts | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dishi Yen (PG), Seth Parsons (PF) Carson Byers, Robert Green | |
| 04:33 | Kentucky | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 04:33 | Kentucky | James Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 04:33 | Wake Forest | Joseph Petersen pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 04:11 | Wake Forest | Joseph Petersen buries a fadeaway from the baseline and he's fouled by Billy Mier - foul #2 on Billy Mier, team foul #4 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin (SG) Billy Mier | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | | |
| 04:11 | Wake Forest | Joseph Petersen makes the free throw | 17-22 |
| 04:01 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin is called for 10 seconds | 17-22 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Erik Drain (PG) James Smith | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Fred Stamper (PF), Frederick Jackson (C) Seth Parsons, Joseph Petersen | |
| 03:56 | Wake Forest | Dishi Yen clanks a jumper from the left side | 17-22 |
| 03:54 | Wake Forest | Fred Stamper hits the follow up shot | 17-24 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Erik Drain (fresh) SG - Kevin Coughlin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Xing-Fu Yen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Benjamin Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Mapp (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wake Forest | PG - Dishi Yen (tiring) 4 pts. SG - James Pagan (fairly fresh) SF - Cong Xiao (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Stamper (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Frederick Jackson (fresh) | |
| 03:32 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp clanks a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Frederick Jackson - foul #2 on Frederick Jackson, team foul #10 | 17-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Linger (PG), Ian Roberts (SF) Erik Drain, Xing-Fu Yen | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Marcelo Rossi (PG), Timothy Huie (SG), Carson Byers (SF), Robert Green (C) Dishi Yen, James Pagan, Cong Xiao, Frederick Jackson | |
| 03:32 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp misses the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 03:32 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 03:15 | Wake Forest | Fred Stamper scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Timothy Huie | 18-27 |
| 03:08 | Kentucky | The pull-up jumper by Benjamin Wood is blocked by Carson Byers | 18-27 |
| 03:06 | Wake Forest | The rebound goes to Fred Stamper | 18-27 |
| 02:45 | Wake Forest | Timothy Huie knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-30 |
| 02:28 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp lays it up and in | 20-30 |
| 02:14 | Wake Forest | Carson Byers misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Ian Roberts - foul #1 on Ian Roberts, team foul #5 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Smith (PG), Billy Mier (SF), Robert Larsen (PF), Phillip Mercer (C) Kevin Coughlin, Ian Roberts, Michael Mapp, Benjamin Wood | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Seth Parsons (PF), Joseph Petersen (C) Fred Stamper, Robert Green | |
| 02:14 | Wake Forest | Carson Byers makes the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 02:14 | Wake Forest | Carson Byers makes the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 01:55 | Kentucky | Matt Linger can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 20-32 |
| 01:53 | Wake Forest | Joseph Petersen grabs the board | 20-32 |
| 01:35 | Wake Forest | Billy Mier is called for the reach on Timothy Huie - foul #3 on Billy Mier, team foul #6 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Holleb Brazinski (SG), Xing-Fu Yen (SF) Matt Linger, Billy Mier | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Dishi Yen (PG), Cong Xiao (SF) Marcelo Rossi, Carson Byers | |
| 01:14 | Wake Forest | Dishi Yen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 20-32 |
| 01:12 | Wake Forest | Timothy Huie gets the offensive rebound | 20-32 |
| 00:52 | Wake Forest | Holleb Brazinski is called for the reach on Timothy Huie - foul #1 on Holleb Brazinski, team foul #7 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin (SG), Ian Roberts (PF) Holleb Brazinski, Robert Larsen | |
| Subs | Wake Forest | Fred Stamper (PF), Frederick Jackson (C) Seth Parsons, Joseph Petersen | |
| 00:52 | Wake Forest | Timothy Huie makes the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 00:52 | Wake Forest | Timothy Huie makes the 2nd free throw | 20-34 |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | James Smith hits a wide open 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Coughlin | 23-34 |
| 00:02 | Wake Forest | Timothy Huie can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 23-34 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer snags the defensive board | 23-34 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer misses short on a fullcourt shot | 23-34 |