| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Grauberger (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Wallner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Sawicki (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leroy Hillyard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Donnie Overlock (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Ronald Garland (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Miyashiro (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Evans (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Story (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Justin Grogan (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UAB | Michael Evans inbounds the ball | 13-31 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:50 | UAB | Michael Evans can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 13-31 |
| 19:49 | Kentucky | Donnie Overlock grabs the board | 13-31 |
| 19:29 | Kentucky | Paul Sawicki drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-31 |
| 19:06 | UAB | Justin Grogan hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 16-31 |
| 19:04 | Kentucky | Leroy Hillyard gets the rebound | 16-31 |
| 18:46 | Kentucky | Leroy Hillyard misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Story - foul #1 on John Story, team foul #1 | 16-31 |
| 18:46 | Kentucky | Leroy Hillyard makes the 1st free throw | 17-31 |
| 18:46 | Kentucky | Leroy Hillyard misses the 2nd free throw | 17-31 |
| 18:46 | UAB | Justin Grogan grabs the defensive rebound | 17-31 |
| 18:28 | UAB | Ronald Garland misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-31 |
| 18:26 | Kentucky | Thomas Grauberger pulls down the rebound | 17-31 |
| 18:11 | Kentucky | Thomas Grauberger connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 20-31 |
| 17:51 | UAB | John Story misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-31 |
| 17:49 | UAB | Justin Grogan tips it back up and in | 20-33 |
| 17:33 | Kentucky | Leroy Hillyard's floater is tipped away by Justin Grogan | 20-33 |
| 17:32 | UAB | Justin Grogan snags the defensive board | 20-33 |
| 17:17 | UAB | Ronald Garland misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-33 |
| 17:15 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Wallner pulls down the rebound | 20-33 |
| 17:10 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Wallner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-33 |
| 17:09 | UAB | The rebound goes to Ronald Garland | 20-33 |
| 16:57 | UAB | Ronald Miyashiro misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-33 |
| 16:55 | UAB | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Garland | 20-33 |
| 16:43 | UAB | John Story knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Ronald Miyashiro | 20-35 |
| 16:23 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Wallner scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Leroy Hillyard | 22-35 |
| 15:54 | UAB | Ronald Garland connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Michael Evans | 22-38 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Grauberger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeffrey Wallner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Sawicki (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Leroy Hillyard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Donnie Overlock (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Ronald Garland (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Miyashiro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Evans (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Story (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Justin Grogan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Kentucky | Leroy Hillyard comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 22-38 |
| 15:35 | UAB | Michael Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 22-38 |
| 15:23 | UAB | John Story clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Leroy Hillyard - foul #2 on Leroy Hillyard, team foul #1 | 22-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harold Herod (PG), Tom Sallee (SG), Jim Murphy (SF), Ward Stone (PF), Norman Kirkland (C) Thomas Grauberger, Jeffrey Wallner, Paul Sawicki, Leroy Hillyard, Donnie Overlock | |
| Subs | UAB | Zachary Rucker (PG), William Morris (SG), Frankie Simons (SF), Christopher Kemp (C) Ronald Garland, Ronald Miyashiro, Michael Evans, Justin Grogan | |
| 15:23 | UAB | John Story misses the 1st free throw | 22-38 |
| 15:23 | UAB | John Story misses the 2nd free throw | 22-38 |
| 15:23 | Kentucky | Norman Kirkland snags the defensive board | 22-38 |
| 15:07 | Kentucky | Harold Herod double dribbles | 22-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | UAB | Chad Carter (C) John Story | |
| 14:50 | UAB | Chad Carter misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Norman Kirkland - foul #2 on Norman Kirkland, team foul #2 | 22-38 |
| 14:50 | UAB | Chad Carter makes the 1st free throw | 22-39 |
| 14:50 | UAB | Chad Carter misses the 2nd free throw | 22-39 |
| 14:50 | UAB | Chad Carter snags the offensive board | 22-39 |
| 14:39 | UAB | Jim Murphy takes the ball from William Morris | 22-39 |
| 14:20 | Kentucky | Tom Sallee is fouled on the floor by William Morris - foul #3 on William Morris, team foul #2 | 22-39 |
| 14:13 | Kentucky | Harold Herod is fouled on the floor by William Morris - foul #4 on William Morris, team foul #3 | 22-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | UAB | James Hill (SG) William Morris | |
| 14:01 | Kentucky | Ward Stone drills a floater from the left side | 24-39 |
| 13:42 | UAB | Chad Carter travels with the ball | 24-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Grauberger (PG), Jeffrey Wallner (SG), Paul Sawicki (SF) Harold Herod, Tom Sallee, Jim Murphy | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 13:28 | Kentucky | Norman Kirkland drills a floater near the basket and he's hacked by Chad Carter - foul #2 on Chad Carter, team foul #4 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | UAB | Ronald Miyashiro (SG) James Hill | |
| 13:28 | Kentucky | Norman Kirkland misses the free throw | 26-39 |
| 13:28 | UAB | Zachary Rucker grabs the board | 26-39 |
| 13:24 | UAB | Ronald Miyashiro misses the easy layup but the foul's on Ward Stone - foul #2 on Ward Stone, team foul #3 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Hillyard (PF) Ward Stone | |
| Subs | UAB | Justin Grogan (C) Chad Carter | |
| 13:24 | UAB | Ronald Miyashiro makes the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 13:24 | UAB | Ronald Miyashiro makes the 2nd free throw | 26-41 |
| 13:05 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Wallner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-41 |
| 13:03 | Kentucky | Leroy Hillyard pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-41 |
| 12:44 | Kentucky | Justin Grogan blocks the short jumper by Leroy Hillyard | 26-41 |
| 12:42 | UAB | Justin Grogan snags the defensive board | 26-41 |
| 12:26 | UAB | Christopher Kemp is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Christopher Kemp, team foul #5 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donnie Overlock (C) Norman Kirkland | |
| Subs | UAB | Ronald Garland (PG), Michael Evans (SF), John Story (PF) Zachary Rucker, Frankie Simons, Christopher Kemp | |
| 12:06 | Kentucky | Paul Sawicki misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-41 |
| 12:05 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Leroy Hillyard | 26-41 |
| 11:42 | Kentucky | Paul Sawicki's pass is intercepted by John Story | 26-41 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Grauberger (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeffrey Wallner (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Sawicki (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Leroy Hillyard (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Donnie Overlock (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Ronald Garland (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Miyashiro (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Evans (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Story (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Justin Grogan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:30 | UAB | Ronald Garland can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Grauberger - foul #1 on Thomas Grauberger, team foul #4 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harold Herod (PG), Jim Murphy (SF), Ward Stone (PF) Thomas Grauberger, Paul Sawicki, Leroy Hillyard | |
| Subs | UAB | Zachary Rucker (SG), Chad Carter (C) Ronald Miyashiro, Justin Grogan | |
| 11:30 | UAB | Ronald Garland misses the 1st free throw | 26-41 |
| 11:30 | UAB | Ronald Garland makes the 2nd free throw | 26-42 |
| 11:13 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Wallner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tom Sallee (SG) Jeffrey Wallner | |
| Subs | UAB | | |
| 11:02 | UAB | Ronald Garland is fouled on the floor by Ward Stone - foul #3 on Ward Stone, team foul #5 | 26-42 |
| 10:52 | UAB | Zachary Rucker buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Garland | 26-45 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 10:35 | Kentucky | Jim Murphy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | UAB | Ronald Miyashiro (SG) Zachary Rucker | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 10:19 | UAB | Ronald Miyashiro connects on the shot from the baseline set up by Ronald Garland | 26-47 |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Ward Stone is denied by John Story | 26-47 |
| 10:09 | UAB | Ronald Miyashiro grabs the defensive rebound | 26-47 |
| 09:43 | UAB | Ward Stone takes the ball from Ronald Miyashiro | 26-47 |
| 09:39 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Jim Murphy is blocked by John Story | 26-47 |
| 09:37 | Kentucky | Ward Stone pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-47 |
| 09:20 | Kentucky | Jim Murphy connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Donnie Overlock | 28-47 |
| 09:02 | UAB | Michael Evans clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jim Murphy - foul #2 on Jim Murphy, team foul #6 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Grauberger (PG), Jeffrey Wallner (SG), Paul Sawicki (SF), Leroy Hillyard (PF), Norman Kirkland (C) Harold Herod, Tom Sallee, Jim Murphy, Ward Stone, Donnie Overlock | |
| Subs | UAB | Zachary Rucker (PG), Christopher Kemp (PF), Justin Grogan (C) Ronald Garland, John Story, Chad Carter | |
| 09:02 | UAB | Michael Evans misses the 1st free throw | 28-47 |
| 09:02 | UAB | Michael Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 28-48 |
| 08:41 | Kentucky | Thomas Grauberger drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-48 |
| 08:23 | UAB | Michael Evans is whistled for a carry | 31-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | UAB | James Hill (SG), Frankie Simons (SF) Ronald Miyashiro, Michael Evans | |
| 08:10 | Kentucky | Norman Kirkland hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 31-48 |
| 08:09 | UAB | Justin Grogan snags the defensive board | 31-48 |
| 07:45 | UAB | Christopher Kemp misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 31-48 |
| 07:44 | Kentucky | Leroy Hillyard grabs the board | 31-48 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Grauberger (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jeffrey Wallner (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Sawicki (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Leroy Hillyard (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Norman Kirkland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Zachary Rucker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Hill (fresh) SF - Frankie Simons (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Kemp (fresh) 3 reb. C - Justin Grogan (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:39 | Kentucky | Thomas Grauberger hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-48 |
| 07:16 | UAB | Frankie Simons hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 33-48 |
| 07:14 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Norman Kirkland | 33-48 |
| 06:59 | Kentucky | Norman Kirkland's floater is knocked away by Frankie Simons | 33-48 |
| 06:57 | Kentucky | Leroy Hillyard gets the offensive rebound | 33-48 |
| 06:47 | Kentucky | Thomas Grauberger can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-48 |
| 06:46 | UAB | Justin Grogan grabs the board | 33-48 |
| 06:32 | UAB | Zachary Rucker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-48 |
| 06:30 | Kentucky | Norman Kirkland grabs the board | 33-48 |
| 06:25 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Wallner clanks a 3 from the right corner | 33-48 |
| 06:24 | Kentucky | Thomas Grauberger misses the tip | 33-48 |
| 06:22 | UAB | Justin Grogan snags the defensive board | 33-48 |
| 05:57 | UAB | Justin Grogan makes the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by James Hill | 33-50 |
| 05:31 | Kentucky | Norman Kirkland is hacked by Frankie Simons - foul #1 on Frankie Simons, team foul #6 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harold Herod (PG), Tom Sallee (SG), Jim Murphy (SF), Ward Stone (PF) Thomas Grauberger, Jeffrey Wallner, Paul Sawicki, Leroy Hillyard | |
| Subs | UAB | William Morris (PG), Chad Carter (PF), David Handy (C) James Hill, Christopher Kemp, Justin Grogan | |
| 05:08 | Kentucky | Jim Murphy can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on David Handy - foul #1 on David Handy, team foul #7 | 33-50 |
| 05:08 | Kentucky | Jim Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 34-50 |
| 05:08 | Kentucky | Jim Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 35-50 |
| 05:06 | UAB | UAB calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 35-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Grauberger (PG), Jeffrey Wallner (SG), Paul Sawicki (SF), Leroy Hillyard (PF), Donnie Overlock (C) Harold Herod, Tom Sallee, Jim Murphy, Ward Stone, Norman Kirkland | |
| Subs | UAB | Ronald Garland (PG), Ronald Miyashiro (SG), Michael Evans (SF), John Story (PF), Justin Grogan (C) William Morris, Zachary Rucker, Frankie Simons, Chad Carter, David Handy | |
| 04:51 | UAB | Ronald Garland is hacked by Donnie Overlock - foul #2 on Donnie Overlock, team foul #7 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harold Herod (PG), Tom Sallee (SG), Jim Murphy (SF), Ward Stone (C) Thomas Grauberger, Jeffrey Wallner, Paul Sawicki, Donnie Overlock | |
| Subs | UAB | William Morris (SG), Frankie Simons (SF), Chad Carter (PF), David Handy (C) Ronald Miyashiro, Michael Evans, John Story, Justin Grogan | |
| 04:51 | UAB | Ronald Garland misses the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 04:51 | Kentucky | Leroy Hillyard snags the defensive board | 35-50 |
| 04:25 | Kentucky | Leroy Hillyard comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 35-50 |
| 04:24 | UAB | David Handy gets the rebound | 35-50 |
| 04:00 | UAB | Ronald Garland comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-50 |
| 03:58 | UAB | William Morris tips it but misses | 35-50 |
| 03:57 | Kentucky | Leroy Hillyard grabs the board | 35-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:42 | Kentucky | Jim Murphy misses short on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Frankie Simons - foul #2 on Frankie Simons, team foul #8 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Norman Kirkland (C) Ward Stone | |
| Subs | UAB | Zachary Rucker (PG), Christopher Kemp (PF) Ronald Garland, David Handy | |
| 03:42 | Kentucky | Jim Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 36-50 |
| 03:42 | Kentucky | Jim Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Harold Herod (fresh) SG - Tom Sallee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jim Murphy (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leroy Hillyard (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. C - Norman Kirkland (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UAB | PG - Zachary Rucker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Frankie Simons (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Kemp (fresh) 3 reb. C - Chad Carter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | UAB | Christopher Kemp hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Harold Herod - foul #2 on Harold Herod, team foul #8 | 37-50 |
| 03:16 | UAB | Christopher Kemp makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 03:16 | UAB | Christopher Kemp misses the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| 03:16 | Kentucky | Leroy Hillyard snags the defensive board | 37-51 |
| 02:54 | Kentucky | Leroy Hillyard misses the 3 from the right wing | 37-51 |
| 02:53 | UAB | Zachary Rucker grabs the defensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 02:24 | UAB | Harold Herod is called for the reach on Zachary Rucker - foul #3 on Harold Herod, team foul #9 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ward Stone (PF) Leroy Hillyard | |
| Subs | UAB | James Hill (SG), David Handy (C) Frankie Simons, Christopher Kemp | |
| 02:24 | UAB | Zachary Rucker misses the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 02:24 | Kentucky | Ward Stone gets the rebound | 37-51 |
| 02:15 | Kentucky | Jim Murphy connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 39-51 |
| 01:55 | UAB | William Morris can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 39-51 |
| 01:54 | Kentucky | Norman Kirkland snags the defensive board | 39-51 |
| 01:37 | Kentucky | William Morris takes the ball from Harold Herod | 39-51 |
| 01:15 | UAB | Zachary Rucker knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Morris and the foul's on Harold Herod - foul #4 on Harold Herod, team foul #10 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Hillyard (PF) Ward Stone | |
| Subs | UAB | Frankie Simons (SF), Christopher Kemp (PF) James Hill, David Handy | |
| 01:15 | UAB | Zachary Rucker misses the free throw | 39-53 |
| 01:15 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Norman Kirkland | 39-53 |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Harold Herod misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-53 |
| 00:57 | UAB | Christopher Kemp grabs the defensive rebound | 39-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:31 | UAB | Frankie Simons misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-53 |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Leroy Hillyard grabs the defensive rebound | 39-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UAB | UAB is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Jim Murphy travels with the ball | 39-53 |
| 00:00 | UAB | Zachary Rucker runs out the clock | 39-53 |