Front Row (l-r): Asst. Coach Mike Sutton, Head Coach Orlando "Tubby" Smith, Saul Smith, Cameron Mills, Jeff Sheppard, Wayne Turner, Steve Masiello, Asst. Coach George Felton, Asst. Coach Shawn Finney
Back Row (l-r): Special Asst. Leon Smith, Admin. Asst. Simeon Mars, Equip. Mgr. Bill Keightley, Ryan Hogan, Heshimu Evans, Scott Padgett, Nazr Mohammed, Jamaal Magloire, Michael Bradley, Myron Anthony, Allen Edwards, Trainer Eddie Jamiel, Strength Coach Tom Boyd
| WINNING COACH | MOST OUTSTANDING PLAYER |
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| ORLANDO "TUBBY" SMITH | JEFF SHEPPARD | KENTUCKY |
| Location: Alamodome | San Antonio, Texas | |
| March 30, 1998 | |
FINAL FOUR
| Player | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | REB | PF | PTS |
| Utah | |||||
| Möttölä | 4-10 | 6-6 | 8 | 4 | 15 |
| Jensen | 5-6 | 3-3 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| Doleac | 5-12 | 4-6 | 10 | 2 | 15 |
| Miller | 6-15 | 4-7 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| Hansen | 1-6 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Johnsen | 3-4 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| McTavish | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jackson | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Caton | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 4 | ||||
| Totals | 24-55 | 17-22 | 39 | 18 | 69 |
| Kentucky | |||||
| Edwards | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Padgett | 6-11 | 4-4 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| Mohammed | 5-9 | 0-0 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| Turner | 2-5 | 2-4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Sheppard | 7-14 | 2-2 | 4 | 1 | 16 |
| Magloire | 2-3 | 3-3 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| Evans | 3-4 | 2-2 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| Mills | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Smith | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bradley | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 29-57 | 15-17 | 24 | 15 | 78 |