| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Roberto Romano (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Davidson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Dodd (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Alfred Edmiston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Azevedo (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Michael Mote (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Compton (fresh) SF - Wayne Lester (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Willie Ferreira (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Michael Dodd inbounds the ball | 19-26 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | Thomas Azevedo's floater is tipped away by Richard Lewis | 19-26 |
| 19:39 | Kentucky | Michael Dodd pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-26 |
| 19:28 | Kentucky | Alfred Edmiston misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 19-26 |
| 19:27 | Arkansas | Willie Ferreira gets the rebound | 19-26 |
| 19:00 | Arkansas | Michael Mote hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 19-28 |
| 18:34 | Kentucky | Roberto Romano can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 19-28 |
| 18:33 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Wayne Lester | 19-28 |
| 18:05 | Arkansas | Alfred Edmiston denies the turnaround by Willie Ferreira | 19-28 |
| 18:03 | Kentucky | Roberto Romano gets the rebound | 19-28 |
| 17:43 | Kentucky | Alfred Edmiston hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Roberto Romano | 22-28 |
| 17:39 | Arkansas | James Compton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-28 |
| 17:38 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Dodd | 22-28 |
| 17:16 | Kentucky | Michael Dodd clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Willie Ferreira - foul #1 on Willie Ferreira, team foul #1 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dewei Zhou (C) Thomas Azevedo | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Bradford McDonald (SG), Bradley Thornberry (SF), Ruben Escudero (PF), Luther Brooks (C) James Compton, Wayne Lester, Richard Lewis, Willie Ferreira | |
| 17:16 | Kentucky | Michael Dodd makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 17:16 | Kentucky | Michael Dodd misses the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 17:16 | Arkansas | Bradford McDonald pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| 16:57 | Arkansas | Luther Brooks can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 23-28 |
| 16:55 | Kentucky | Alfred Edmiston gets the rebound | 23-28 |
| 16:37 | Kentucky | Michael Dodd is hacked by Luther Brooks - foul #2 on Luther Brooks, team foul #2 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Lee (PG), Stefan Moretti (SG), Tyler Morman (SF), Ernest Calvin (C) Roberto Romano, Charles Davidson, Michael Dodd, Alfred Edmiston | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Richard Lau (SG) Michael Mote | |
| 16:24 | Kentucky | Tyler Morman drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Hank Lee | 25-28 |
| 16:09 | Arkansas | Bradford McDonald buries a floater from the free throw line | 25-30 |
| 15:48 | Kentucky | Tyler Morman is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Tyler Morman, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Davidson (SG), Thomas Azevedo (C) Stefan Moretti, Ernest Calvin | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Compton (SG), Wayne Lester (SF), Richard Lewis (PF), Willie Ferreira (C) Richard Lau, Bradley Thornberry, Ruben Escudero, Luther Brooks | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Hank Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Davidson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Tyler Morman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dewei Zhou (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Azevedo (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Bradford McDonald (fresh) 8 pts. SG - James Compton (fresh) SF - Wayne Lester (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Willie Ferreira (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:38 | Arkansas | Willie Ferreira misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-30 |
| 15:37 | Kentucky | Thomas Azevedo gets the rebound | 25-30 |
| 15:18 | Kentucky | Hank Lee scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Davidson and he's fouled by Bradford McDonald - foul #1 on Bradford McDonald, team foul #3 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roberto Romano (PG), Alfred Edmiston (PF) Tyler Morman, Dewei Zhou | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Mote (PG) Bradford McDonald | |
| 15:18 | Kentucky | Hank Lee makes the free throw | 28-30 |
| 15:00 | Arkansas | A charge is called on Willie Ferreira - foul #2 on Willie Ferreira, team foul #4 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Dodd (SF) Hank Lee | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 14:44 | Kentucky | Roberto Romano scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Charles Davidson | 31-30 |
| 14:23 | Arkansas | Richard Lewis misses the lay-in but the foul's on Alfred Edmiston - foul #2 on Alfred Edmiston, team foul #2 | 31-30 |
| 14:23 | Arkansas | Richard Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 14:23 | Arkansas | Richard Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | Roberto Romano misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 13:54 | Arkansas | Willie Ferreira gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 13:50 | Arkansas | Michael Mote loses the dribble to Charles Davidson | 31-32 |
| 13:30 | Kentucky | Alfred Edmiston drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Davidson | 33-32 |
| 13:05 | Arkansas | Michael Mote hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 33-32 |
| 13:04 | Kentucky | Thomas Azevedo gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 12:50 | Kentucky | Willie Ferreira is called for the reach on Alfred Edmiston - foul #3 on Willie Ferreira, team foul #5 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Lee (SG), Tyler Morman (SF), Dewei Zhou (PF), Ernest Calvin (C) Charles Davidson, Michael Dodd, Alfred Edmiston, Thomas Azevedo | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Bradford McDonald (PG), Richard Lau (SG), Bradley Thornberry (SF), Ruben Escudero (PF), Luther Brooks (C) Michael Mote, James Compton, Wayne Lester, Richard Lewis, Willie Ferreira | |
| 12:39 | Kentucky | Hank Lee hits a floater in the paint set up by Roberto Romano | 35-32 |
| 12:33 | Arkansas | Richard Lau makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Bradford McDonald | 35-35 |
| 12:10 | Kentucky | Richard Lau picks off the pass by Dewei Zhou | 35-35 |
| 11:45 | Arkansas | Bradford McDonald loses the ball out of bounds | 35-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stefan Moretti (SG) Roberto Romano | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Mote (PG) Richard Lau | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Hank Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stefan Moretti (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tyler Morman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dewei Zhou (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ernest Calvin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Michael Mote (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradford McDonald (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Thornberry (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ruben Escudero (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Luther Brooks (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Kentucky | Tyler Morman is fouled on the floor by Ruben Escudero - foul #2 on Ruben Escudero, team foul #6 | 35-35 |
| 11:20 | Kentucky | Ernest Calvin double dribbles | 35-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Davidson (SG), Michael Dodd (SF), Alfred Edmiston (PF) Stefan Moretti, Tyler Morman, Ernest Calvin | |
| Subs | Arkansas | James Compton (SG) Bradford McDonald | |
| 11:11 | Arkansas | Ruben Escudero misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Alfred Edmiston - foul #3 on Alfred Edmiston, team foul #3 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Willie Ferreira (C) Luther Brooks | |
| 11:11 | Arkansas | Ruben Escudero misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 11:11 | Arkansas | Ruben Escudero makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 10:52 | Kentucky | Charles Davidson drills a shot from the free throw line | 37-36 |
| 10:26 | Arkansas | James Compton makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from Willie Ferreira | 37-38 |
| 10:02 | Kentucky | Charles Davidson travels with the ball | 37-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roberto Romano (PG), Thomas Azevedo (C) Hank Lee, Dewei Zhou | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Wayne Lester (SF), Richard Lewis (PF) Bradley Thornberry, Ruben Escudero | |
| 09:33 | Arkansas | Wayne Lester misses the jumper from the left block | 37-38 |
| 09:31 | Arkansas | Wayne Lester hits the follow up shot | 37-40 |
| 09:15 | Kentucky | Thomas Azevedo misses short on a floater from the right side | 37-40 |
| 09:14 | Arkansas | Richard Lewis grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 08:56 | Arkansas | Wayne Lester banks in the layup on a great pass from James Compton | 37-42 |
| 08:34 | Kentucky | Michael Dodd misses short on a shot from the left side | 37-42 |
| 08:32 | Kentucky | Roberto Romano pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 08:12 | Kentucky | Alfred Edmiston makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Roberto Romano | 39-42 |
| 07:56 | Arkansas | Richard Lewis scores on a turnaround from close range | 39-44 |
| 07:31 | Kentucky | Charles Davidson misses the shot from the left side | 39-44 |
| 07:29 | Arkansas | Richard Lewis pulls down the rebound | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Roberto Romano (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Davidson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Dodd (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alfred Edmiston (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Azevedo (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Michael Mote (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Compton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Lester (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Lewis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Willie Ferreira (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Arkansas | Wayne Lester misses long on a runner from close range | 39-44 |
| 07:22 | Kentucky | Charles Davidson grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 07:17 | Kentucky | Roberto Romano can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 39-44 |
| 07:15 | Kentucky | Michael Dodd grabs the offensive rebound | 39-44 |
| 06:57 | Kentucky | Thomas Azevedo misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 39-44 |
| 06:55 | Kentucky | Roberto Romano grabs the offensive board | 39-44 |
| 06:41 | Kentucky | Roberto Romano clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-44 |
| 06:39 | Arkansas | The rebound goes to Richard Lewis | 39-44 |
| 06:23 | Arkansas | Thomas Azevedo blocks the short jumper by James Compton | 39-44 |
| 06:22 | Kentucky | Thomas Azevedo snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 06:13 | Kentucky | Michael Mote is called for the reach on Alfred Edmiston - foul #2 on Michael Mote, team foul #7 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Lee (PG), Stefan Moretti (SG), Tyler Morman (SF), Dewei Zhou (C) Roberto Romano, Charles Davidson, Michael Dodd, Thomas Azevedo | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Bradford McDonald (PG), Richard Lau (SG), Bradley Thornberry (SF), Ruben Escudero (PF), Luther Brooks (C) Michael Mote, James Compton, Wayne Lester, Richard Lewis, Willie Ferreira | |
| 06:13 | Kentucky | Alfred Edmiston makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 06:13 | Kentucky | Alfred Edmiston makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 05:59 | Arkansas | Luther Brooks clanks a floater in the paint | 41-44 |
| 05:57 | Arkansas | Ruben Escudero tips it in | 41-46 |
| 05:40 | Kentucky | Richard Lau is called for the reach on Stefan Moretti - foul #1 on Richard Lau, team foul #8 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Calvin (C) Alfred Edmiston | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 05:40 | Kentucky | Stefan Moretti makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 05:40 | Kentucky | Stefan Moretti misses the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 05:40 | Arkansas | Ruben Escudero grabs the board | 42-46 |
| 05:21 | Arkansas | Hank Lee picks off the pass by Ruben Escudero | 42-46 |
| 05:04 | Kentucky | Dewei Zhou comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-46 |
| 05:02 | Arkansas | Bradley Thornberry gets the rebound | 42-46 |
| 04:56 | Arkansas | Ruben Escudero is hacked by Ernest Calvin - foul #3 on Ernest Calvin, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roberto Romano (PG) Stefan Moretti | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 04:44 | Arkansas | Bradford McDonald misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-46 |
| 04:43 | Kentucky | Hank Lee snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 04:38 | Kentucky | Roberto Romano can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Bradford McDonald - foul #2 on Bradford McDonald, team foul #9 | 42-46 |
| 04:38 | Kentucky | Roberto Romano makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 04:38 | Kentucky | Roberto Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 04:16 | Arkansas | Dewei Zhou steps in front of the Luther Brooks pass | 44-46 |
| 04:00 | Kentucky | Hank Lee scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Tyler Morman | 47-46 |
| 03:34 | Arkansas | Luther Brooks misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | Hank Lee pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 03:21 | Kentucky | Tyler Morman misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Bradley Thornberry - foul #2 on Bradley Thornberry, team foul #10 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Davidson (SG), Thomas Azevedo (C) Hank Lee, Ernest Calvin | |
| Subs | Arkansas | Michael Mote (PG), James Compton (SG), Wayne Lester (SF), Richard Lewis (PF), Willie Ferreira (C) Bradford McDonald, Richard Lau, Bradley Thornberry, Ruben Escudero, Luther Brooks | |
| 03:21 | Kentucky | Tyler Morman misses the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 03:21 | Kentucky | Tyler Morman makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Roberto Romano (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Davidson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Tyler Morman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dewei Zhou (fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Azevedo (fresh) 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas | PG - Michael Mote (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Compton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Lester (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Lewis (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Willie Ferreira (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:10 | Arkansas | Richard Lewis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Roberto Romano - foul #2 on Roberto Romano, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stefan Moretti (PG), Michael Dodd (SF), William Swan (PF) Roberto Romano, Tyler Morman, Dewei Zhou | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 03:10 | Arkansas | Richard Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 03:10 | Arkansas | Richard Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Stefan Moretti clanks a jumper from the left side | 48-48 |
| 02:52 | Kentucky | Thomas Azevedo tips it but misses | 48-48 |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | Thomas Azevedo grabs the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roberto Romano (PG), Alfred Edmiston (PF) Stefan Moretti, William Swan | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 02:37 | Kentucky | Roberto Romano connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Charles Davidson | 51-48 |
| 02:10 | Arkansas | Wayne Lester misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-48 |
| 02:08 | Kentucky | Thomas Azevedo gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 01:51 | Kentucky | Willie Ferreira denies the turnaround by Michael Dodd | 51-48 |
| 01:49 | Arkansas | Wayne Lester pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 01:34 | Arkansas | Michael Mote comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-48 |
| 01:32 | Arkansas | James Compton tips it but misses | 51-48 |
| 01:30 | Arkansas | Wayne Lester pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 01:14 | Arkansas | The short jumper by Willie Ferreira is denied by Thomas Azevedo | 51-48 |
| 01:13 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Charles Davidson | 51-48 |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | Charles Davidson throws it down | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:41 | Arkansas | Wayne Lester buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Richard Lewis | 53-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Charles Davidson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by James Compton - foul #1 on James Compton, team foul #11 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Lee (PG) Roberto Romano | |
| Subs | Arkansas | | |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Charles Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Charles Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:15 | Arkansas | Wayne Lester knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Hank Lee is hacked by Michael Mote in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Mote, team foul #12 | 55-53 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Hank Lee misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Hank Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas | Arkansas is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | Arkansas | Richard Lewis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-53 |
| 00:06 | Arkansas | Wayne Lester gets the offensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 00:01 | Arkansas | Michael Mote comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Alfred Edmiston | 56-53 |