| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Pon (fresh) SG - Carl Dupre (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Samuel Jones (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terrell Price (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Maust (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Rudolph Bothwell (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Lovins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Bullins (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Clemons (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Samuel Jones inbounds the ball | 25-35 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Kentucky | Noel Pon misses long on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Ronald Clemons - foul #1 on Ronald Clemons, team foul #1 | 25-35 |
| 19:35 | Kentucky | Noel Pon makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 19:35 | Kentucky | Noel Pon makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 19:17 | Denver | Larry Davis clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-35 |
| 19:15 | Kentucky | Frank Maust gets the rebound | 27-35 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Frank Maust hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Peter Bullins - foul #1 on Peter Bullins, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Frank Maust makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Frank Maust makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 18:48 | Denver | Terrell Price picks off the pass by Peter Bullins | 29-35 |
| 18:33 | Kentucky | Noel Pon is fouled on the floor by Rudolph Bothwell - foul #1 on Rudolph Bothwell, team foul #3 | 29-35 |
| 18:15 | Kentucky | Frank Maust misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-35 |
| 18:13 | Denver | Peter Bullins pulls down the rebound | 29-35 |
| 17:52 | Denver | Jerry Lovins misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 17:51 | Denver | Rudolph Bothwell tips it in | 29-37 |
| 17:29 | Kentucky | Samuel Jones misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-37 |
| 17:28 | Denver | Ronald Clemons snags the defensive board | 29-37 |
| 17:12 | Denver | Larry Davis's floater is tipped away by Terrell Price | 29-37 |
| 17:10 | Denver | Larry Davis gets the offensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 16:55 | Denver | Carl Dupre steps in front of the Larry Davis pass | 29-37 |
| 16:34 | Kentucky | Jerry Lovins is called for the reach on Carl Dupre - foul #1 on Jerry Lovins, team foul #4 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales (PG), Charles Janus (SG), George Jones (SF), Aaron Vest (PF), Robert Ward (C) Noel Pon, Carl Dupre, Samuel Jones, Terrell Price, Frank Maust | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Day (PG), Greg Andrews (SG), Mario Thomas (SF), Carl Bonomo (PF), Willie Meltzer (C) Rudolph Bothwell, Jerry Lovins, Larry Davis, Peter Bullins, Ronald Clemons | |
| 16:19 | Kentucky | Charles Janus misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-37 |
| 16:17 | Denver | Robert Day grabs the defensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 15:53 | Denver | Mario Thomas misses short on a shot in the lane | 29-37 |
| 15:51 | Kentucky | Robert Ward snags the defensive board | 29-37 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Alonzo Gonzales (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles Janus (fresh) SF - George Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Vest (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Ward (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Robert Day (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Greg Andrews (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Bonomo (fresh) 6 pts. C - Willie Meltzer (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales is fouled on the floor by Greg Andrews - foul #1 on Greg Andrews, team foul #5 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Pon (PG) Charles Janus | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | Robert Ward misses long on a floater from the right side | 29-37 |
| 15:14 | Denver | Carl Bonomo pulls down the rebound | 29-37 |
| 14:58 | Denver | Robert Day buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Greg Andrews | 29-39 |
| 14:32 | Kentucky | Noel Pon misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 29-39 |
| 14:30 | Kentucky | Robert Ward tips it but misses | 29-39 |
| 14:29 | Denver | The rebound goes to Carl Bonomo | 29-39 |
| 14:06 | Denver | Carl Bonomo jams it on a nice dish by Greg Andrews | 29-41 |
| 13:39 | Kentucky | George Jones's layup is rejected by Carl Bonomo | 29-41 |
| 13:38 | Denver | The rebound goes to Mario Thomas | 29-41 |
| 13:24 | Denver | Carl Bonomo's layup is rejected by Robert Ward | 29-41 |
| 13:23 | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales pulls down the rebound | 29-41 |
| 12:57 | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Noel Pon | 32-41 |
| 12:41 | Denver | Carl Bonomo buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Greg Andrews | 32-43 |
| 12:17 | Kentucky | Noel Pon comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 32-43 |
| 12:15 | Kentucky | George Jones misses the tip | 32-43 |
| 12:14 | Denver | Greg Andrews gets the rebound | 32-43 |
| 11:55 | Denver | Mario Thomas is fouled on the floor by Robert Ward - foul #2 on Robert Ward, team foul #1 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Janus (PG), Carl Dupre (SG), Samuel Jones (SF), Terrell Price (PF), Frank Maust (C) Noel Pon, Alonzo Gonzales, George Jones, Aaron Vest, Robert Ward | |
| Subs | Denver | Rudolph Bothwell (PG), Jerry Lovins (SG), Larry Davis (SF), Peter Bullins (PF), Ronald Clemons (C) Robert Day, Greg Andrews, Mario Thomas, Carl Bonomo, Willie Meltzer | |
| 11:39 | Denver | Larry Davis misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-43 |
| 11:37 | Kentucky | Samuel Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 32-43 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Charles Janus (fresh) SG - Carl Dupre (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Samuel Jones (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Terrell Price (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Maust (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Rudolph Bothwell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Lovins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Bullins (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Clemons (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Kentucky | Carl Dupre misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-43 |
| 11:31 | Denver | Ronald Clemons pulls down the rebound | 32-43 |
| 11:24 | Denver | Ronald Clemons scores on a jumper in the lane | 32-45 |
| 11:11 | Kentucky | Frank Maust comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-45 |
| 11:09 | Kentucky | Frank Maust tips it home | 34-45 |
| 11:04 | Denver | Jerry Lovins misses the 3pt shot from the right corner but he's fouled by Carl Dupre - foul #1 on Carl Dupre, team foul #2 | 34-45 |
| 11:04 | Denver | Jerry Lovins makes the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 11:04 | Denver | Jerry Lovins makes the 2nd free throw | 34-47 |
| 11:04 | Denver | Jerry Lovins misses the 3rd free throw | 34-47 |
| 11:04 | Kentucky | Terrell Price snags the defensive board | 34-47 |
| 10:45 | Kentucky | Samuel Jones is fouled on the floor by Larry Davis - foul #2 on Larry Davis, team foul #6 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales (PG) Charles Janus | |
| Subs | Denver | | |
| 10:27 | Kentucky | Frank Maust can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 34-47 |
| 10:25 | Kentucky | Carl Dupre tips it home | 36-47 |
| 10:02 | Denver | Peter Bullins makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Rudolph Bothwell | 36-49 |
| 09:39 | Kentucky | Samuel Jones misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Larry Davis - foul #3 on Larry Davis, team foul #7 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Pon (PG) Alonzo Gonzales | |
| Subs | Denver | Mario Thomas (SF), Carl Bonomo (C) Larry Davis, Ronald Clemons | |
| 09:39 | Kentucky | Samuel Jones makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 09:39 | Kentucky | Samuel Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 09:17 | Denver | Peter Bullins makes the shot in the paint | 38-51 |
| 09:00 | Kentucky | Terrell Price can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-51 |
| 08:59 | Denver | Rudolph Bothwell pulls down the rebound | 38-51 |
| 08:41 | Denver | Carl Bonomo comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 38-51 |
| 08:40 | Denver | Jerry Lovins can't tip it in | 38-51 |
| 08:38 | Kentucky | Terrell Price grabs the board | 38-51 |
| 08:34 | Kentucky | Samuel Jones travels with the ball | 38-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales (SG), John Maberry (SF), George Jones (PF) Carl Dupre, Samuel Jones, Terrell Price | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Day (PG), Greg Andrews (SG), Willie Meltzer (C) Rudolph Bothwell, Jerry Lovins, Peter Bullins | |
| 08:19 | Denver | Willie Meltzer misses short on a runner from close range | 38-51 |
| 08:17 | Denver | Willie Meltzer tips it back up and in | 38-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:03 | Kentucky | John Maberry's fadeaway is rejected by Carl Bonomo | 38-53 |
| 08:02 | Denver | Mario Thomas pulls down the rebound | 38-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:47 | Denver | Willie Meltzer is hacked by Frank Maust - foul #3 on Frank Maust, team foul #3 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Aaron Vest (PF), Robert Ward (C) John Maberry, Frank Maust | |
| Subs | Denver | Larry Davis (SF), Ronald Clemons (C) Carl Bonomo, Willie Meltzer | |
| 07:26 | Denver | Larry Davis misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Ward - foul #3 on Robert Ward, team foul #4 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Carl Dupre (SG), Samuel Jones (SF) Alonzo Gonzales, Robert Ward | |
| Subs | Denver | Rudolph Bothwell (PG), Jerry Lovins (SG) Robert Day, Greg Andrews | |
| 07:26 | Denver | Larry Davis makes the 1st free throw | 38-54 |
| 07:26 | Denver | Larry Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 38-55 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Pon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Dupre (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Samuel Jones (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Aaron Vest (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Rudolph Bothwell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Lovins (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mario Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Clemons (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Kentucky | Samuel Jones comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 38-55 |
| 07:04 | Denver | Mario Thomas pulls down the rebound | 38-55 |
| 06:38 | Denver | Ronald Clemons misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Aaron Vest - foul #2 on Aaron Vest, team foul #5 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Terrell Price (PF) George Jones | |
| Subs | Denver | Peter Bullins (PF) Mario Thomas | |
| 06:38 | Denver | Ronald Clemons makes the 1st free throw | 38-56 |
| 06:38 | Denver | Ronald Clemons misses the 2nd free throw | 38-56 |
| 06:38 | Kentucky | Terrell Price pulls down the rebound | 38-56 |
| 06:25 | Kentucky | Noel Pon makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Aaron Vest | 40-56 |
| 06:10 | Denver | Rudolph Bothwell misses the 3 from straight away | 40-56 |
| 06:08 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Samuel Jones | 40-56 |
| 06:03 | Kentucky | Noel Pon drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Carl Dupre | 43-56 |
| 05:36 | Denver | Ronald Clemons's pass is intercepted by Terrell Price | 43-56 |
| 05:22 | Kentucky | Samuel Jones is fouled on the floor by Larry Davis - foul #4 on Larry Davis, team foul #8 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales (PG), Charles Janus (SG), Frank Maust (C) Noel Pon, Carl Dupre, Aaron Vest | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Day (PG), Greg Andrews (SG), Mario Thomas (SF), Carl Bonomo (C) Rudolph Bothwell, Jerry Lovins, Larry Davis, Ronald Clemons | |
| 05:22 | Kentucky | Samuel Jones makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 05:22 | Kentucky | Samuel Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:04 | Denver | Greg Andrews scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Day | 45-59 |
| 05:02 | Kentucky | Robert Day takes the ball from Alonzo Gonzales in the backcourt | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:46 | Denver | Mario Thomas lays it in | 45-61 |
| 04:31 | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Day - foul #2 on Robert Day, team foul #9 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Jones (SF), Robert Ward (PF) Samuel Jones, Terrell Price | |
| Subs | Denver | Willie Meltzer (C) Peter Bullins | |
| 04:31 | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales makes the 1st free throw | 46-61 |
| 04:31 | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales makes the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 04:18 | Denver | Mario Thomas scores on a jump hook in the lane set up by Willie Meltzer | 47-63 |
| 04:07 | Kentucky | George Jones double dribbles | 47-63 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Pon (PG), Carl Dupre (SG) Alonzo Gonzales, Charles Janus | |
| Subs | Denver | Rudolph Bothwell (PG), Jerry Lovins (SG) Robert Day, Greg Andrews | |
| 03:48 | Denver | Carl Bonomo loses the dribble to Noel Pon | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Kentucky | Frank Maust buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Noel Pon | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Denver | Rudolph Bothwell drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Lovins and the foul's on Carl Dupre - foul #2 on Carl Dupre, team foul #6 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales (PG), Charles Janus (SG), Aaron Vest (PF) Noel Pon, Carl Dupre, Frank Maust | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Day (SG) Jerry Lovins | |
| 03:10 | Denver | Rudolph Bothwell misses the free throw | 49-65 |
| 03:10 | Kentucky | Robert Ward grabs the board | 49-65 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Alonzo Gonzales (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Charles Janus (fresh) SF - George Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Vest (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Ward (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Denver | PG - Rudolph Bothwell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Day (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mario Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Bonomo (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Willie Meltzer (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:58 | Kentucky | George Jones buries a turnaround near the basket and the foul's on Willie Meltzer - foul #1 on Willie Meltzer, team foul #10 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Denver | Greg Andrews (SG) Rudolph Bothwell | |
| 02:58 | Kentucky | George Jones makes the free throw | 52-65 |
| 02:34 | Denver | Greg Andrews clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-65 |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Ward | 52-65 |
| 02:20 | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Ward | 55-65 |
| 02:20 | Denver | Denver calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Pon (PG), Carl Dupre (SG), Samuel Jones (SF), Terrell Price (PF), Frank Maust (C) Alonzo Gonzales, Charles Janus, George Jones, Aaron Vest, Robert Ward | |
| Subs | Denver | Rudolph Bothwell (PG), Jerry Lovins (SG), Larry Davis (SF), Peter Bullins (PF), Ronald Clemons (C) Robert Day, Greg Andrews, Carl Bonomo, Willie Meltzer, Mario Thomas | |
| 01:52 | Denver | Peter Bullins can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Terrell Price - foul #1 on Terrell Price, team foul #7 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales (PG), Charles Janus (SG), George Jones (SF), Aaron Vest (PF), Robert Ward (C) Noel Pon, Carl Dupre, Samuel Jones, Terrell Price, Frank Maust | |
| Subs | Denver | Robert Day (PG), Greg Andrews (SG), Mario Thomas (SF), Carl Bonomo (C) Rudolph Bothwell, Jerry Lovins, Larry Davis, Ronald Clemons | |
| 01:52 | Denver | Peter Bullins makes the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 01:52 | Denver | Peter Bullins makes the 2nd free throw | 55-67 |
| 01:42 | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-67 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Denver | Willie Meltzer (C) Peter Bullins | |
| 01:24 | Denver | Robert Day double dribbles | 55-67 |
| 01:15 | Kentucky | Aaron Vest drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Alonzo Gonzales and the foul's on Robert Day - foul #3 on Robert Day, team foul #11 | 57-67 |
| 01:15 | Kentucky | Aaron Vest misses the free throw | 57-67 |
| 01:15 | Denver | Greg Andrews pulls down the rebound | 57-67 |
| 00:53 | Denver | Robert Day drills a floater from the left side set up by Willie Meltzer | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales loses the dribble to Mario Thomas | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Denver | Denver is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Denver | Carl Bonomo buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Robert Day | 57-71 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | George Jones misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 57-71 |
| 00:12 | Denver | Mario Thomas snags the defensive board | 57-71 |
| 00:00 | Denver | Robert Day runs out the clock | 57-71 |