| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Alonzo Gonzales (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Samuel Schreiner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Ripley (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - James Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Ralph Lundgren (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Honig (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Thal (fresh) 2 reb. C - Albert Whitehead (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Virginia Tech | Albert Honig inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Virginia Tech | Alonzo Gonzales is called for the reach on Albert Honig - foul #3 on Alonzo Gonzales, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Angel Lombardi (SG) Alonzo Gonzales | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 19:32 | Virginia Tech | Albert Honig buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Albert Whitehead | 29-34 |
| 19:20 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-34 |
| 19:05 | Virginia Tech | Nicholas Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-34 |
| 18:51 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's fouled by Albert Honig - foul #3 on Albert Honig, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jesse Warren (SF) Albert Honig | |
| 18:51 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 18:51 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 18:51 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo makes the 3rd free throw | 35-34 |
| 18:30 | Virginia Tech | William Thal misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Ronald Ripley - foul #1 on Ronald Ripley, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| 18:30 | Virginia Tech | William Thal makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 18:30 | Virginia Tech | William Thal makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 18:08 | Kentucky | William Thal is called for the reach on Ronald Ripley - foul #1 on William Thal, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Robert Baker (PF) William Thal | |
| 17:49 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Rene Rizzo, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Young (C) James Wilson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 17:37 | Virginia Tech | Jesse Warren is hacked by Rene Rizzo - foul #3 on Rene Rizzo, team foul #4 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Fred Bevers (C) Rene Rizzo | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | George Giambrone (SF), Jeff Gravitz (C) Nicholas Brown, Albert Whitehead | |
| 17:27 | Virginia Tech | George Giambrone clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-36 |
| 17:25 | Kentucky | Fred Bevers grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 16:57 | Kentucky | Angel Lombardi clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 16:55 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley hits the follow up shot | 37-36 |
| 16:39 | Virginia Tech | George Giambrone hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Angel Lombardi - foul #1 on Angel Lombardi, team foul #5 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Carl Dupre (PG), James Wilson (C) Angel Lombardi, Ronald Ripley | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Chris Allen (PG), Mark Burgess (SG) Ralph Lundgren, Jesse Warren | |
| 16:39 | Virginia Tech | George Giambrone makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 16:39 | Virginia Tech | George Giambrone makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 16:22 | Kentucky | The jumper by Carl Dupre is denied by Robert Baker | 37-38 |
| 16:21 | Virginia Tech | Mark Burgess snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 16:17 | Virginia Tech | Chris Allen misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-38 |
| 16:16 | Virginia Tech | Robert Baker tips it back up and in | 37-40 |
| 16:00 | Kentucky | Paul Young misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-40 |
| 15:59 | Kentucky | James Wilson grabs the offensive board | 37-40 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Carl Dupre (fresh) SG - Samuel Schreiner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Young (fresh) PF - Fred Bevers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Chris Allen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Burgess (fresh) SF - George Giambrone (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeff Gravitz (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Kentucky | Carl Dupre misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 15:31 | Kentucky | Paul Young tips it home | 39-40 |
| 15:20 | Virginia Tech | George Giambrone is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on George Giambrone, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales (PG), Roberto Lombardi (SG), Rene Rizzo (SF), Ronald Ripley (PF) Carl Dupre, Samuel Schreiner, Paul Young, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ralph Lundgren (PG), Nicholas Brown (SG), Albert Honig (SF), William Thal (PF), Albert Whitehead (C) Chris Allen, Mark Burgess, George Giambrone, Robert Baker, Jeff Gravitz | |
| 15:05 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-40 |
| 15:03 | Virginia Tech | Albert Whitehead snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 14:58 | Virginia Tech | Fred Bevers picks off the pass by Ralph Lundgren | 39-40 |
| 14:41 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-40 |
| 14:40 | Virginia Tech | William Thal snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 14:33 | Virginia Tech | Nicholas Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 14:32 | Virginia Tech | Ralph Lundgren gets the offensive rebound | 39-40 |
| 14:17 | Virginia Tech | Albert Honig knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Nicholas Brown | 39-42 |
| 13:59 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Wilson (C) Fred Bevers | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 13:38 | Virginia Tech | Ralph Lundgren can't connect on a shot from close range | 39-42 |
| 13:36 | Virginia Tech | Ralph Lundgren pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 13:21 | Virginia Tech | Albert Honig knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ralph Lundgren | 39-44 |
| 12:53 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi loses the dribble to Nicholas Brown | 39-44 |
| 12:50 | Virginia Tech | Nicholas Brown lays it in | 39-46 |
| 12:31 | Kentucky | James Wilson can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 39-46 |
| 12:30 | Virginia Tech | Albert Whitehead grabs the board | 39-46 |
| 12:23 | Virginia Tech | Albert Whitehead drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Ralph Lundgren | 39-49 |
| 12:01 | Kentucky | James Wilson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-49 |
| 11:59 | Virginia Tech | Albert Honig gets the rebound | 39-49 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Alonzo Gonzales (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roberto Lombardi (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Rene Rizzo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Ripley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - James Wilson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Ralph Lundgren (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Honig (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Thal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Whitehead (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:54 | Virginia Tech | Nicholas Brown misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 39-49 |
| 11:52 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 39-49 |
| 11:48 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley misses the dunk but he's fouled by Albert Honig - foul #4 on Albert Honig, team foul #4 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner (PG), Angel Lombardi (SG), Paul Young (SF), Fred Bevers (C) Alonzo Gonzales, Roberto Lombardi, Rene Rizzo, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jesse Warren (PG), Chris Allen (SG), George Giambrone (SF), Robert Baker (PF), Jeff Gravitz (C) Ralph Lundgren, Nicholas Brown, Albert Honig, William Thal, Albert Whitehead | |
| 11:48 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley misses the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 11:48 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley makes the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 11:25 | Virginia Tech | Chris Allen throws it down on a great pass from Jesse Warren and he's hacked by Angel Lombardi - foul #2 on Angel Lombardi, team foul #6 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robbie Mahoney (C) Ronald Ripley | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 11:25 | Virginia Tech | Chris Allen misses the free throw | 40-51 |
| 11:25 | Kentucky | Fred Bevers pulls down the rebound | 40-51 |
| 11:05 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Bevers | 43-51 |
| 11:00 | Virginia Tech | Samuel Schreiner takes the ball from Chris Allen in the backcourt | 43-51 |
| 10:37 | Kentucky | Paul Young is fouled on the floor by Jeff Gravitz - foul #1 on Jeff Gravitz, team foul #5 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi (SG), Rene Rizzo (SF) Angel Lombardi, Robbie Mahoney | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 10:22 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-51 |
| 10:20 | Virginia Tech | Jesse Warren gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 10:16 | Virginia Tech | George Giambrone makes the shot from the right side set up by Chris Allen and he's hacked by Fred Bevers - foul #1 on Fred Bevers, team foul #7 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robbie Mahoney (C) Fred Bevers | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | | |
| 10:16 | Virginia Tech | George Giambrone makes the free throw | 43-54 |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner's pass is intercepted by Jesse Warren in the backcourt | 43-54 |
| 09:48 | Virginia Tech | Chris Allen clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-54 |
| 09:47 | Virginia Tech | Robert Baker misses the tip | 43-54 |
| 09:45 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner gets the rebound | 43-54 |
| 09:26 | Kentucky | Paul Young buries a shot from the left block set up by Robbie Mahoney | 45-54 |
| 09:18 | Virginia Tech | Jeff Gravitz is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Jeff Gravitz, team foul #6 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales (PG), Fred Bevers (PF), James Wilson (C) Samuel Schreiner, Paul Young, Robbie Mahoney | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ralph Lundgren (PG), Nicholas Brown (SG), Mark Burgess (SF), William Thal (PF), Albert Whitehead (C) Jesse Warren, Chris Allen, George Giambrone, Robert Baker, Jeff Gravitz | |
| 08:59 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo hits a jump hook near the basket | 47-54 |
| 08:45 | Virginia Tech | The pull-up jumper by Mark Burgess is blocked by James Wilson | 47-54 |
| 08:44 | Virginia Tech | The offensive rebound goes to William Thal | 47-54 |
| 08:22 | Virginia Tech | Fred Bevers denies the turnaround by Mark Burgess | 47-54 |
| 08:20 | Kentucky | Fred Bevers gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| 08:14 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo lays it up and in | 49-54 |
| 07:59 | Virginia Tech | William Thal misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 49-54 |
| 07:58 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Alonzo Gonzales (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roberto Lombardi (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Rene Rizzo (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fred Bevers (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - James Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Ralph Lundgren (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Burgess (fresh) PF - William Thal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Albert Whitehead (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 07:21 | Virginia Tech | William Thal scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Mark Burgess | 52-56 |
| 06:57 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-56 |
| 06:41 | Virginia Tech | Ralph Lundgren misses the driving attempt from the right block | 55-56 |
| 06:39 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Rene Rizzo | 55-56 |
| 06:22 | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales is fouled on the floor by Ralph Lundgren - foul #1 on Ralph Lundgren, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner (SG), Paul Young (SF), Ronald Ripley (PF), Robbie Mahoney (C) Roberto Lombardi, Rene Rizzo, Fred Bevers, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jesse Warren (PG), Chris Allen (SG), Albert Honig (SF), Robert Baker (PF), Jeff Gravitz (C) Ralph Lundgren, Nicholas Brown, Mark Burgess, William Thal, Albert Whitehead | |
| 06:22 | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 06:22 | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 06:06 | Virginia Tech | Albert Honig scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 57-58 |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Albert Honig - foul #5 on Albert Honig, team foul #8 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Angel Lombardi (SG) Alonzo Gonzales | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | George Giambrone (SF) Albert Honig | |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 05:34 | Virginia Tech | Robert Baker misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 59-58 |
| 05:32 | Virginia Tech | George Giambrone tips it in | 59-60 |
| 05:07 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 59-60 |
| 05:05 | Kentucky | Angel Lombardi pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 04:50 | Kentucky | George Giambrone steals the ball from Paul Young | 59-60 |
| 04:39 | Virginia Tech | George Giambrone is hacked by Paul Young - foul #1 on Paul Young, team foul #8 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Ralph Lundgren (PG), Nicholas Brown (SG) Chris Allen, Jeff Gravitz | |
| 04:39 | Virginia Tech | George Giambrone makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 04:39 | Virginia Tech | George Giambrone makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 04:20 | Kentucky | Angel Lombardi drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 04:00 | Virginia Tech | Robert Baker hits a runner from close range and he's fouled by Robbie Mahoney - foul #2 on Robbie Mahoney, team foul #9 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales (PG), Roberto Lombardi (SG), Rene Rizzo (SF) Samuel Schreiner, Angel Lombardi, Robbie Mahoney | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Albert Whitehead (C) Jesse Warren | |
| 04:00 | Virginia Tech | Robert Baker makes the free throw | 62-65 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Alonzo Gonzales (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roberto Lombardi (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Ripley (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - Paul Young (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Virginia Tech | PG - Ralph Lundgren (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Brown (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Giambrone (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Baker (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Albert Whitehead (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:41 | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 03:39 | Virginia Tech | Robert Baker gets the rebound | 62-65 |
| 03:34 | Virginia Tech | Nicholas Brown makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ralph Lundgren | 62-68 |
| 03:15 | Kentucky | Robert Baker picks off the pass by Ronald Ripley | 62-68 |
| 02:56 | Virginia Tech | Nicholas Brown is fouled on the floor by Roberto Lombardi - foul #4 on Roberto Lombardi, team foul #10 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Fred Bevers (PF), James Wilson (C) Ronald Ripley, Paul Young | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Mark Burgess (SF), Jeff Gravitz (PF) George Giambrone, Robert Baker | |
| 02:56 | Virginia Tech | Nicholas Brown makes the 1st free throw | 62-69 |
| 02:56 | Virginia Tech | Nicholas Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 62-70 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | James Wilson's pass is intercepted by Ralph Lundgren | 62-70 |
| 02:45 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-70 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley (PF) Fred Bevers | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Jesse Warren (SF), George Giambrone (PF) Mark Burgess, Jeff Gravitz | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:21 | Virginia Tech | George Giambrone makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ralph Lundgren | 62-73 |
| 02:08 | Kentucky | Jesse Warren blocks the short jumper by James Wilson | 62-73 |
| 02:06 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley tips it home | 64-73 |
| 02:06 | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-73 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | William Thal (PF) George Giambrone | |
| 01:43 | Virginia Tech | Nicholas Brown scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ralph Lundgren | 64-76 |
| 01:25 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi comes up short on the shot from close range | 64-76 |
| 01:24 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo hits the follow up shot | 66-76 |
| 01:08 | Virginia Tech | Ralph Lundgren makes the floater from the left wing set up by Nicholas Brown and he's hacked by Alonzo Gonzales - foul #4 on Alonzo Gonzales, team foul #11 | 66-78 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner (PG), Angel Lombardi (SG), Paul Young (SF), Fred Bevers (PF), Robbie Mahoney (C) Alonzo Gonzales, Roberto Lombardi, Rene Rizzo, Ronald Ripley, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | George Giambrone (SF), Robert Baker (PF), Jeff Gravitz (C) Nicholas Brown, William Thal, Albert Whitehead | |
| 01:08 | Virginia Tech | Ralph Lundgren makes the free throw | 66-79 |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | Fred Bevers misses the lay-in | 66-79 |
| 00:49 | Virginia Tech | Robert Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 66-79 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Virginia Tech | Samuel Schreiner is called for the reach on Ralph Lundgren - foul #2 on Samuel Schreiner, team foul #12 | 66-79 |
| 00:24 | Virginia Tech | Ralph Lundgren makes the 1st free throw | 66-80 |
| 00:24 | Virginia Tech | Ralph Lundgren misses the 2nd free throw | 66-80 |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Fred Bevers grabs the board | 66-80 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Virginia Tech | Virginia Tech is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Paul Young misses long on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on George Giambrone - foul #2 on George Giambrone, team foul #9 | 66-80 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Virginia Tech | Chris Allen (SG) Ralph Lundgren | |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Paul Young makes the 1st free throw | 67-80 |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Paul Young makes the 2nd free throw | 68-80 |
| 00:00 | Virginia Tech | Jesse Warren runs out the clock | 68-80 |