| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Kingston (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Noel Snow (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John McGrath (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert McGuirt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Larry Mitchell (fresh) SG - Solomon Carr (fresh) 5 pts. SF - George Reynolds (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Earl Boatwright (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Guitierrez (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Long Beach State | George Reynolds inbounds the ball | 38-17 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Long Beach State | Earl Boatwright clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-17 |
| 19:41 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert McGuirt | 38-17 |
| 19:12 | Kentucky | John McGrath misses long on a jump hook from close range | 38-17 |
| 19:11 | Long Beach State | Larry Mitchell snags the defensive board | 38-17 |
| 18:42 | Long Beach State | Solomon Carr can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-17 |
| 18:40 | Kentucky | Noel Snow grabs the defensive rebound | 38-17 |
| 18:28 | Kentucky | John McGrath misses the easy open layup but he's hacked by Earl Boatwright - foul #2 on Earl Boatwright, team foul #1 | 38-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jim Elliott (SF) Noel Snow | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Hysell (PG), Corey Thomas (SF), Robert Minch (PF) Larry Mitchell, George Reynolds, Earl Boatwright | |
| 18:28 | Kentucky | John McGrath misses the 1st free throw | 38-17 |
| 18:28 | Kentucky | John McGrath makes the 2nd free throw | 39-17 |
| 18:25 | Long Beach State | Robert Hysell is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 39-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler (SG) John Kingston | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 18:06 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt is fouled on the floor by Solomon Carr - foul #3 on Solomon Carr, team foul #2 | 39-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), Phillip Truesdell (PF), Christopher Bennett (C) John Nam, John McGrath, Robert McGuirt | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Frey (SF), John Yamamoto (C) Solomon Carr, Charles Guitierrez | |
| 17:41 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-17 |
| 17:39 | Kentucky | James Sena pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-17 |
| 17:16 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from James Sena | 41-17 |
| 17:01 | Long Beach State | The jump hook by Corey Thomas is blocked by Phillip Truesdell | 41-17 |
| 16:59 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler grabs the board | 41-17 |
| 16:30 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Sena | 44-17 |
| 16:22 | Long Beach State | Corey Thomas buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Hysell | 44-20 |
| 16:05 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett is fouled on the floor by Robert Minch - foul #1 on Robert Minch, team foul #3 | 44-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), John Kingston (SG), Noel Snow (SF), John McGrath (PF), Robert McGuirt (C) James Sena, Anthony Winkler, Jim Elliott, Phillip Truesdell, Christopher Bennett | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Mitchell (PG), George Reynolds (SF), Earl Boatwright (PF), Charles Guitierrez (C) Robert Hysell, James Frey, Robert Minch, John Yamamoto | |
| 15:49 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt is fouled on the floor by Larry Mitchell - foul #3 on Larry Mitchell, team foul #4 | 44-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Solomon Carr (SG) Corey Thomas | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Kingston (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Noel Snow (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John McGrath (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert McGuirt (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Larry Mitchell (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Solomon Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - George Reynolds (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Earl Boatwright (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Guitierrez (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Kentucky | Earl Boatwright is called for the reach on John Nam - foul #3 on Earl Boatwright, team foul #5 | 44-20 |
| 15:08 | Kentucky | Noel Snow can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Charles Guitierrez - foul #3 on Charles Guitierrez, team foul #6 | 44-20 |
| 15:08 | Kentucky | Noel Snow makes the 1st free throw | 45-20 |
| 15:08 | Kentucky | Noel Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 46-20 |
| 14:56 | Long Beach State | George Reynolds misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Noel Snow - foul #1 on Noel Snow, team foul #1 | 46-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Hysell (PG) Larry Mitchell | |
| 14:56 | Long Beach State | George Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 46-21 |
| 14:56 | Long Beach State | George Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 46-22 |
| 14:27 | Kentucky | John McGrath knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 48-22 |
| 14:15 | Long Beach State | Earl Boatwright drills a shot from the left side | 48-24 |
| 13:58 | Kentucky | John Nam is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Kingston | 51-24 |
| 13:38 | Long Beach State | Robert Hysell connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Solomon Carr | 51-26 |
| 13:13 | Kentucky | Earl Boatwright swats the layup by Noel Snow | 51-26 |
| 13:12 | Long Beach State | Robert Hysell grabs the board | 51-26 |
| 13:07 | Long Beach State | Robert Hysell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-26 |
| 13:05 | Kentucky | Noel Snow gets the rebound | 51-26 |
| 12:58 | Kentucky | John Nam is open and buries a jumper from the right wing set up by John Kingston | 53-26 |
| 12:49 | Long Beach State | Earl Boatwright double dribbles | 53-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), Anthony Winkler (SG), Jim Elliott (SF), Phillip Truesdell (PF), Christopher Bennett (C) John Nam, John Kingston, Noel Snow, John McGrath, Robert McGuirt | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Larry Mitchell (PG), Corey Thomas (SG), James Frey (SF), Robert Minch (PF), John Yamamoto (C) Robert Hysell, Solomon Carr, George Reynolds, Earl Boatwright, Charles Guitierrez | |
| 12:47 | Kentucky | Larry Mitchell is called for the reach on James Sena in the backcourt - foul #4 on Larry Mitchell, team foul #7 | 53-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams (PG) Larry Mitchell | |
| 12:47 | Kentucky | James Sena misses the 1st free throw | 53-26 |
| 12:47 | Long Beach State | Robert Minch grabs the board | 53-26 |
| 12:35 | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-26 |
| 12:34 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler grabs the defensive rebound | 53-26 |
| 12:30 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Adams - foul #1 on Matthew Adams, team foul #8 | 53-26 |
| 12:30 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 54-26 |
| 12:30 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott misses the 2nd free throw | 54-26 |
| 12:30 | Long Beach State | John Yamamoto gets the rebound | 54-26 |
| 12:16 | Long Beach State | Corey Thomas is hacked by Phillip Truesdell - foul #2 on Phillip Truesdell, team foul #2 | 54-26 |
| 12:08 | Long Beach State | James Sena steals it from Matthew Adams | 54-26 |
| 12:05 | Kentucky | James Sena hits the finger roll | 56-26 |
| 11:51 | Long Beach State | Christopher Bennett denies the turnaround by Robert Minch | 56-26 |
| 11:50 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Anthony Winkler | 56-26 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Sena (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jim Elliott (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Phillip Truesdell (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Bennett (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Matthew Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Corey Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Frey (fresh) PF - Robert Minch (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Yamamoto (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Kentucky | Corey Thomas is called for the reach on Anthony Winkler - foul #1 on Corey Thomas, team foul #9 | 56-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Solomon Carr (SG) Corey Thomas | |
| 11:43 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler misses the 1st free throw | 56-26 |
| 11:43 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to Robert Minch | 56-26 |
| 11:37 | Long Beach State | Solomon Carr makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by James Frey | 56-28 |
| 11:15 | Kentucky | Solomon Carr steals it from Anthony Winkler | 56-28 |
| 11:04 | Long Beach State | James Frey misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Christopher Bennett - foul #2 on Christopher Bennett, team foul #3 | 56-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), John Kingston (SG), Noel Snow (SF), John McGrath (PF), Robert McGuirt (C) James Sena, Anthony Winkler, Jim Elliott, Phillip Truesdell, Christopher Bennett | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Hysell (PG), Earl Boatwright (PF), Stanley Kincade (C) Matthew Adams, Robert Minch, John Yamamoto | |
| 11:04 | Long Beach State | James Frey makes the 1st free throw | 56-29 |
| 11:04 | Long Beach State | James Frey misses the 2nd free throw | 56-29 |
| 11:04 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert McGuirt | 56-29 |
| 10:43 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt is open and buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Noel Snow | 58-29 |
| 10:36 | Long Beach State | James Frey misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-29 |
| 10:35 | Kentucky | John McGrath snags the defensive board | 58-29 |
| 10:12 | Kentucky | John Nam comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-29 |
| 10:10 | Kentucky | John Nam hits the follow up shot | 60-29 |
| 10:05 | Long Beach State | Robert Hysell is hacked by Noel Snow - foul #2 on Noel Snow, team foul #4 | 60-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler (SG), Jim Elliott (SF) John Kingston, Noel Snow | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Corey Thomas (PG), Robert Minch (SF), John Yamamoto (PF) Solomon Carr, James Frey, Earl Boatwright | |
| 09:56 | Long Beach State | Robert Minch drills a driving attempt from the left block | 60-31 |
| 09:53 | Kentucky | Robert Minch is called for the reach on Jim Elliott in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Minch, team foul #10 | 60-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), Phillip Truesdell (PF), Christopher Bennett (C) John Nam, John McGrath, Robert McGuirt | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Charles Guitierrez (C) Stanley Kincade | |
| 09:53 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 61-31 |
| 09:53 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott misses the 2nd free throw | 61-31 |
| 09:53 | Long Beach State | Charles Guitierrez grabs the defensive rebound | 61-31 |
| 09:42 | Long Beach State | Charles Guitierrez loses the ball out of bounds | 61-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams (PG) Charles Guitierrez | |
| 09:13 | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell misses the lay-in | 61-31 |
| 09:12 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett can't tip it in | 61-31 |
| 09:10 | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell tips it in | 63-31 |
| 08:56 | Long Beach State | John Yamamoto knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Matthew Adams | 63-33 |
| 08:39 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), John Kingston (SG), Noel Snow (SF), John McGrath (PF), Robert McGuirt (C) James Sena, Anthony Winkler, Jim Elliott, Phillip Truesdell, Christopher Bennett | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 08:28 | Long Beach State | Robert Minch misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-33 |
| 08:27 | Long Beach State | John Yamamoto grabs the offensive board | 63-33 |
| 08:18 | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams is fouled on the floor by John Nam - foul #3 on John Nam, team foul #5 | 63-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Frey (SF), Stanley Kincade (C) Matthew Adams, John Yamamoto | |
| 08:06 | Long Beach State | Robert Minch connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Stanley Kincade | 63-35 |
| 07:42 | Kentucky | Noel Snow connects on the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from John Nam | 65-35 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Kingston (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Noel Snow (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John McGrath (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert McGuirt (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Corey Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Hysell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Frey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Minch (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Kincade (fresh) | |
| 07:22 | Long Beach State | Corey Thomas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-35 |
| 07:20 | Kentucky | John McGrath grabs the board | 65-35 |
| 06:54 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt clanks a floater from close range | 65-35 |
| 06:53 | Kentucky | Noel Snow hits the follow up shot | 67-35 |
| 06:31 | Long Beach State | John McGrath denies the turnaround by Robert Minch | 67-35 |
| 06:30 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt pulls down the rebound | 67-35 |
| 06:06 | Kentucky | John Nam is fouled on the floor by Robert Hysell - foul #1 on Robert Hysell, team foul #11 | 67-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler (SG), Jim Elliott (SF), Phillip Truesdell (PF), Christopher Bennett (C) John Kingston, Noel Snow, John McGrath, Robert McGuirt | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams (PG), John Yamamoto (C) James Frey, Stanley Kincade | |
| 06:06 | Kentucky | John Nam misses the 1st free throw | 67-35 |
| 06:06 | Kentucky | John Nam makes the 2nd free throw | 68-35 |
| 05:47 | Long Beach State | Robert Hysell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 68-35 |
| 05:45 | Long Beach State | John Yamamoto hits the follow up shot | 68-37 |
| 05:23 | Kentucky | Robert Hysell steps in front of the Jim Elliott pass | 68-37 |
| 05:20 | Long Beach State | Robert Hysell lays it up and in | 68-39 |
| 04:59 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Jim Elliott | 70-39 |
| 04:38 | Long Beach State | Matthew Adams hits a jumper from the right side | 70-41 |
| 04:21 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett hits a jump hook from the right block | 72-41 |
| 04:02 | Long Beach State | John Nam is called for the reach on Matthew Adams - foul #4 on John Nam, team foul #6 | 72-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), John Kingston (SG), Noel Snow (SF), John McGrath (PF), Robert McGuirt (C) John Nam, Anthony Winkler, Jim Elliott, Phillip Truesdell, Christopher Bennett | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | James Frey (SF), Stanley Kincade (C) Robert Hysell, Robert Minch | |
| 03:47 | Long Beach State | Corey Thomas misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 72-41 |
| 03:46 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Stanley Kincade | 72-41 |
| 03:27 | Long Beach State | James Frey misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-41 |
| 03:26 | Kentucky | John McGrath grabs the defensive rebound | 72-41 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Sena (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Kingston (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Noel Snow (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - John McGrath (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert McGuirt (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Matthew Adams (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Corey Thomas (tired) 5 pts. SF - James Frey (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Yamamoto (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Stanley Kincade (fairly fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Kentucky | John Kingston is hacked by James Frey in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Frey, team foul #12 | 72-41 |
| 03:24 | Kentucky | John Kingston makes the 1st free throw | 73-41 |
| 03:24 | Kentucky | John Kingston misses the 2nd free throw | 73-41 |
| 03:24 | Long Beach State | The rebound goes to John Yamamoto | 73-41 |
| 03:01 | Long Beach State | Corey Thomas hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by James Frey | 73-43 |
| 02:38 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt hits a wide open fadeaway from the right block set up by John McGrath | 75-43 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:22 | Long Beach State | James Frey scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Matthew Adams | 75-46 |
| 02:05 | Kentucky | John Kingston makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Sena | 78-46 |
| 01:57 | Long Beach State | John Yamamoto misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John McGrath - foul #3 on John McGrath, team foul #7 | 78-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG) James Sena | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Robert Hysell (SG), Robert Minch (PF) Matthew Adams, Stanley Kincade | |
| 01:57 | Long Beach State | John Yamamoto makes the 1st free throw | 78-47 |
| 01:57 | Long Beach State | John Yamamoto makes the 2nd free throw | 78-48 |
| 01:40 | Kentucky | John McGrath lays it in on a nice dish by Noel Snow | 80-48 |
| 01:27 | Long Beach State | James Frey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 80-48 |
| 01:25 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt grabs the board | 80-48 |
| 01:21 | Kentucky | John Kingston hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 80-48 |
| 01:19 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to John Nam | 80-48 |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt throws it down on a great pass from John Kingston | 82-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Long Beach State | Robert Hysell buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 82-51 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | John McGrath is hacked by Robert Hysell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Hysell, team foul #13 | 82-51 |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | John McGrath misses the 1st free throw | 82-51 |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | John McGrath makes the 2nd free throw | 83-51 |
| 00:41 | Long Beach State | John Yamamoto's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 83-51 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | John Kingston buries a turnaround from the left block set up by John Nam | 85-51 |
| 00:14 | Long Beach State | Corey Thomas's floater is knocked away by John McGrath | 85-51 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt grabs the defensive rebound | 85-51 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | John Nam runs out the clock | 85-51 |