| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - George Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathon French (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Xing-Fu Yen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ian Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Mapp (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ronald Archibald (fresh) SG - George Barnette (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ivan Mioduszewski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Erik Hui (fresh) 1 pts. C - John Woolridge (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen inbounds the ball | 35-23 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jonathon French | 37-23 |
| 19:24 | Arkansas | Ronald Archibald's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-23 |
| 19:01 | Kentucky | Jonathon French misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-23 |
| 19:00 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp tips it back up and in | 39-23 |
| 18:38 | Arkansas | John Woolridge lays it in on a nice dish by Erik Hui and the foul's on Michael Mapp - foul #3 on Michael Mapp, team foul #1 | 39-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy McCollom (C) Michael Mapp | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 18:38 | Arkansas | John Woolridge makes the free throw | 39-26 |
| 18:27 | Kentucky | George Barnette is called for the reach on Jonathon French - foul #2 on George Barnette, team foul #1 | 39-26 |
| 18:14 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Ian Roberts | 41-26 |
| 17:58 | Arkansas | Timothy McCollom takes the ball from Ronald Archibald | 41-26 |
| 17:42 | Kentucky | Jonathon French loses the ball out of bounds | 41-26 |
| 17:25 | Arkansas | Ronald Archibald loses the ball out of bounds | 41-26 |
| 17:11 | Kentucky | Timothy McCollom hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Woolridge - foul #1 on John Woolridge, team foul #2 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roger Gaddy (PG) George Williams | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Claud Devanski (SG), Mark Garrett (C) George Barnette, John Woolridge | |
| 17:11 | Kentucky | Timothy McCollom makes the 1st free throw | 42-26 |
| 17:11 | Kentucky | Timothy McCollom makes the 2nd free throw | 43-26 |
| 16:42 | Arkansas | Roger Gaddy picks off the pass by Erik Hui | 43-26 |
| 16:22 | Kentucky | Mark Garrett steals it from Roger Gaddy | 43-26 |
| 16:05 | Arkansas | Mark Garrett's pass is intercepted by Roger Gaddy | 43-26 |
| 15:44 | Kentucky | Jonathon French makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Roger Gaddy | 46-26 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Roger Gaddy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jonathon French (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Xing-Fu Yen (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ian Roberts (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy McCollom (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ronald Archibald (fairly fresh) SG - Claud Devanski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Mioduszewski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Erik Hui (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Mark Garrett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:34 | Arkansas | Erik Hui misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-26 |
| 15:33 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Erik Hui | 46-26 |
| 15:25 | Arkansas | Claud Devanski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-26 |
| 15:24 | Arkansas | Erik Hui grabs the offensive board | 46-26 |
| 15:15 | Arkansas | Erik Hui scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-29 |
| 14:58 | Kentucky | Ian Roberts misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-29 |
| 14:56 | Arkansas | Ivan Mioduszewski grabs the board | 46-29 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:38 | Arkansas | Erik Hui lays it up and in and he's hacked by Ian Roberts - foul #1 on Ian Roberts, team foul #2 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Williams (PG), Vince Miller (SF), Benjamin Wood (PF), Michael Mapp (C) Roger Gaddy, Xing-Fu Yen, Ian Roberts, Timothy McCollom | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Andrew Smith (PG), George Barnette (SG), Daniel Jones (SF), John Woolridge (C) Ronald Archibald, Claud Devanski, Ivan Mioduszewski, Mark Garrett | |
| 14:38 | Arkansas | Erik Hui makes the free throw | 46-32 |
| 14:10 | Kentucky | Jonathon French clanks a jumper from the left wing | 46-32 |
| 14:08 | Kentucky | Benjamin Wood tips it in | 48-32 |
| 13:40 | Arkansas | Daniel Jones scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by John Woolridge and he's hacked by Vince Miller - foul #1 on Vince Miller, team foul #3 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen (SF) Vince Miller | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Jaime Mirsky (PF) Erik Hui | |
| 13:40 | Arkansas | Daniel Jones makes the free throw | 48-35 |
| 13:13 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp double dribbles | 48-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roger Gaddy (SG) Jonathon French | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Claud Devanski (PG), Mark Garrett (SF) Andrew Smith, Jaime Mirsky | |
| 12:53 | Arkansas | The jumper by John Woolridge is denied by Xing-Fu Yen | 48-35 |
| 12:52 | Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Garrett | 48-35 |
| 12:40 | Arkansas | Claud Devanski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Daniel Jones | 48-38 |
| 12:27 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp drills a shot from just outside the lane | 50-38 |
| 12:05 | Arkansas | Claud Devanski misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 50-38 |
| 12:03 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen grabs the board | 50-38 |
| 11:36 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-38 |
| 11:34 | Arkansas | John Woolridge gets the rebound | 50-38 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - George Williams (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roger Gaddy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Xing-Fu Yen (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Benjamin Wood (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Mapp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Claud Devanski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Barnette (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Garrett (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Daniel Jones (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Woolridge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Arkansas | George Williams picks off the pass by Mark Garrett | 50-38 |
| 10:56 | Kentucky | Roger Gaddy buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Williams | 52-38 |
| 10:51 | Arkansas | Claud Devanski misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 52-38 |
| 10:50 | Arkansas | Mark Garrett gets the offensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 10:38 | Arkansas | Claud Devanski can't finish the layup | 52-38 |
| 10:37 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen grabs the board | 52-38 |
| 10:30 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp hits the finger roll on a great pass from Roger Gaddy | 54-38 |
| 10:15 | Arkansas | John Woolridge misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-38 |
| 10:14 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Roger Gaddy | 54-38 |
| 09:59 | Kentucky | Benjamin Wood is whistled for traveling | 54-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Vince Miller (PG), Jonathon French (SG), Timothy McCollom (SF), Ian Roberts (PF), Dikembe Abdallah (C) George Williams, Roger Gaddy, Xing-Fu Yen, Benjamin Wood, Michael Mapp | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronald Archibald (PG), Roger Crump (SG), Ivan Mioduszewski (SF), Erik Hui (PF), Jaime Mirsky (C) Claud Devanski, George Barnette, Mark Garrett, Daniel Jones, John Woolridge | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:48 | Arkansas | Ivan Mioduszewski makes the jumper from the right block set up by Ronald Archibald and the foul's on Dikembe Abdallah - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdallah, team foul #4 | 54-40 |
| 09:48 | Arkansas | Ivan Mioduszewski makes the free throw | 54-41 |
| 09:37 | Kentucky | Ronald Archibald steals the ball from Dikembe Abdallah | 54-41 |
| 09:34 | Arkansas | Ronald Archibald lays it up and in | 54-43 |
| 09:14 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdallah can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Erik Hui - foul #2 on Erik Hui, team foul #3 | 54-43 |
| 09:14 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdallah misses the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 09:14 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdallah makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:57 | Arkansas | Erik Hui hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-43 |
| 08:56 | Arkansas | Ivan Mioduszewski misses the tip | 55-43 |
| 08:54 | Kentucky | Ian Roberts grabs the board | 55-43 |
| 08:39 | Kentucky | Vince Miller loses the dribble to Erik Hui | 55-43 |
| 08:21 | Arkansas | Jaime Mirsky lays it up and in set up by Ronald Archibald | 55-45 |
| 08:08 | Kentucky | Jonathon French comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 55-45 |
| 08:07 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Ronald Archibald | 55-45 |
| 07:50 | Arkansas | Ronald Archibald misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-45 |
| 07:49 | Kentucky | Timothy McCollom grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 07:27 | Kentucky | Ian Roberts loses the dribble to Roger Crump | 55-45 |
| 07:24 | Arkansas | Roger Crump banks in the layup | 55-47 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Vince Miller (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SG - Jonathon French (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy McCollom (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ian Roberts (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Dikembe Abdallah (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ronald Archibald (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Crump (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ivan Mioduszewski (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Erik Hui (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jaime Mirsky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Kentucky | Ian Roberts misses short on a floater from the right block | 55-47 |
| 07:10 | Arkansas | Erik Hui gets the rebound | 55-47 |
| 07:03 | Arkansas | Ronald Archibald knocks in the shot from the free throw line and the foul's on Jonathon French - foul #1 on Jonathon French, team foul #5 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Williams (PG), Xing-Fu Yen (SF), Michael Mapp (C) Vince Miller, Timothy McCollom, Dikembe Abdallah | |
| Subs | Arkansas | George Barnette (SG), Andres Marino (SF), Daniel Jones (PF), John Woolridge (C) Roger Crump, Ivan Mioduszewski, Erik Hui, Jaime Mirsky | |
| 07:03 | Arkansas | Ronald Archibald makes the free throw | 55-50 |
| 06:41 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen is whistled for a carry | 55-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Benjamin Wood (PF) Ian Roberts | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Claud Devanski (PG), Mark Garrett (SF) Ronald Archibald, Andres Marino | |
| 06:19 | Arkansas | John Woolridge connects on the runner from the right block on a great pass from Claud Devanski | 55-52 |
| 06:07 | Kentucky | John Woolridge swats the short shot by Michael Mapp | 55-52 |
| 06:06 | Arkansas | Mark Garrett pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| 05:55 | Arkansas | John Woolridge is denied on a layup by Xing-Fu Yen | 55-52 |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Jonathon French grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 05:29 | Kentucky | The jumper by George Williams is denied by Daniel Jones | 55-52 |
| 05:28 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Mark Garrett | 55-52 |
| 05:28 | Arkansas | Arkansas calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ian Roberts (PF) Benjamin Wood | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronald Archibald (PG), Ivan Mioduszewski (SF), Erik Hui (PF) Claud Devanski, Mark Garrett, Daniel Jones | |
| 05:15 | Arkansas | Ronald Archibald hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 04:53 | Kentucky | Ian Roberts clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-55 |
| 04:51 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Ivan Mioduszewski | 55-55 |
| 04:28 | Arkansas | Ivan Mioduszewski scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by George Barnette | 55-57 |
| 04:10 | Kentucky | George Williams double dribbles | 55-57 |
| 03:51 | Arkansas | Ivan Mioduszewski dunks the ball | 55-59 |
| 03:28 | Kentucky | Ian Roberts scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by George Williams and he's fouled by Erik Hui - foul #3 on Erik Hui, team foul #4 | 57-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy McCollom (C) Michael Mapp | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 03:28 | Kentucky | Ian Roberts makes the free throw | 58-59 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - George Williams (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jonathon French (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Xing-Fu Yen (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Ian Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Timothy McCollom (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Ronald Archibald (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Barnette (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Mioduszewski (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - Erik Hui (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - John Woolridge (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:03 | Arkansas | George Barnette misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-59 |
| 03:01 | Kentucky | Ian Roberts gets the rebound | 58-59 |
| 02:51 | Kentucky | Erik Hui takes the ball from Ian Roberts | 58-59 |
| 02:33 | Arkansas | John Woolridge misses the dunk | 58-59 |
| 02:32 | Arkansas | Erik Hui tips it back up and in | 58-61 |
| 02:15 | Kentucky | Timothy McCollom misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 02:13 | Arkansas | Erik Hui snags the defensive board | 58-61 |
| 01:47 | Arkansas | Erik Hui misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 01:46 | Arkansas | Ivan Mioduszewski hits the follow up shot | 58-63 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Jonathon French misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-63 |
| 01:25 | Kentucky | George Williams misses the tip | 58-63 |
| 01:24 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen tips it in | 60-63 |
| 01:20 | Arkansas | Ronald Archibald is hacked by Ian Roberts - foul #2 on Ian Roberts, team foul #6 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Mapp (C) Timothy McCollom | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 01:13 | Arkansas | Ronald Archibald hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 60-65 |
| 01:06 | Kentucky | Jonathon French drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side and the foul's on George Barnette - foul #3 on George Barnette, team foul #5 | 62-65 |
| 01:06 | Kentucky | Jonathon French makes the free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:48 | Arkansas | Ivan Mioduszewski misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-65 |
| 00:47 | Arkansas | Erik Hui tips it back up and in | 63-67 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Jonathon French buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-67 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Arkansas | George Barnette hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Michael Mapp - foul #4 on Michael Mapp, team foul #7 | 66-69 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Claud Devanski (PG), Mark Garrett (SF) Ronald Archibald, Ivan Mioduszewski | |
| 00:12 | Arkansas | George Barnette makes the free throw | 66-70 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | George Williams is fouled on the floor by Erik Hui - foul #4 on Erik Hui, team foul #6 | 66-70 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Ronald Archibald (PG), Ivan Mioduszewski (SF) Claud Devanski, Mark Garrett | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Jonathon French hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 66-70 |