| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Richard Ward (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jason Mebane (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Brian Kaczmarski (fresh) PF - Edward Boren (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jiao-Long Xue (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Yong Chin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Marlon Kapoor (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dustin Heflin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal State Northridge | Brian Kaczmarski inbounds the ball | 22-31 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Boren loses the dribble to Yong Chin | 22-31 |
| 19:23 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-31 |
| 19:03 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Smith misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-31 |
| 19:02 | Kentucky | Yong Chin grabs the board | 22-31 |
| 18:44 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-31 |
| 18:42 | Kentucky | Dustin Heflin tips it in | 22-33 |
| 18:22 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Ward comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-33 |
| 18:21 | Cal State Northridge | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Mebane | 22-33 |
| 18:03 | Cal State Northridge | Jason Mebane misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-33 |
| 18:01 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Marlon Kapoor | 22-33 |
| 17:46 | Kentucky | Yong Chin drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-36 |
| 17:27 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Boren misses long on a shot from the right wing | 22-36 |
| 17:25 | Cal State Northridge | Brian Kaczmarski pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-36 |
| 17:05 | Cal State Northridge | Jason Mebane hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 22-36 |
| 17:04 | Cal State Northridge | Jason Mebane tips it back up and in | 24-36 |
| 16:49 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue double dribbles | 24-36 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | David Howie (C) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bart Quintal (PG), Lester Hicks (SG), Anthony Severson (SF), Raymond Lally (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Stephen Baker, Jiao-Long Xue, Yong Chin, Marlon Kapoor, Dustin Heflin | |
| 16:35 | Cal State Northridge | Brian Kaczmarski hits a turnaround near the basket and he's fouled by Patrick Pullins - foul #2 on Patrick Pullins, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| 16:35 | Cal State Northridge | Brian Kaczmarski misses the free throw | 26-36 |
| 16:35 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally snags the defensive board | 26-36 |
| 16:10 | Kentucky | Lester Hicks misses short on a floater from the left block | 26-36 |
| 16:08 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins grabs the offensive board | 26-36 |
| 15:53 | Kentucky | David Howie swats the dunk try by Lester Hicks | 26-36 |
| 15:52 | Cal State Northridge | Jason Mebane pulls down the rebound | 26-36 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Richard Ward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jason Mebane (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Brian Kaczmarski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Boren (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Howie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Bart Quintal (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Lester Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Severson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Lally (fresh) 2 reb. C - Patrick Pullins (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Cal State Northridge | Jason Mebane misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 26-36 |
| 15:31 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Lester Hicks | 26-36 |
| 15:12 | Kentucky | Bart Quintal double dribbles | 26-36 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lorenzo Deschamp (PG), Lawrence Kropidlowski (SG), Paul Binns (SF), John White (PF), Richard Smith (C) Richard Ward, Jason Mebane, Brian Kaczmarski, Edward Boren, David Howie | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Yong Chin (SF), Marlon Kapoor (PF) Bart Quintal, Anthony Severson, Raymond Lally | |
| 14:49 | Cal State Northridge | The short jumper by John White is denied by Yong Chin | 26-36 |
| 14:48 | Kentucky | Lester Hicks gets the rebound | 26-36 |
| 14:23 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 26-36 |
| 14:22 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor gets the offensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 14:00 | Kentucky | Lorenzo Deschamp is called for the reach on Stephen Baker - foul #2 on Lorenzo Deschamp, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (SG), Dustin Heflin (C) Lester Hicks, Patrick Pullins | |
| 13:37 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 26-36 |
| 13:36 | Cal State Northridge | John White pulls down the rebound | 26-36 |
| 13:29 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Kropidlowski's pass is intercepted by Yong Chin | 26-36 |
| 13:26 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue misses the lay-in | 26-36 |
| 13:24 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Smith gets the rebound | 26-36 |
| 13:17 | Cal State Northridge | John White misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-36 |
| 13:16 | Kentucky | Dustin Heflin snags the defensive board | 26-36 |
| 12:54 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-36 |
| 12:52 | Cal State Northridge | Lawrence Kropidlowski gets the rebound | 26-36 |
| 12:37 | Cal State Northridge | Jiao-Long Xue steps in front of the Lawrence Kropidlowski pass | 26-36 |
| 12:09 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker buries a shot from the baseline set up by Marlon Kapoor and he's hacked by Paul Binns - foul #1 on Paul Binns, team foul #2 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Richard Ward (PG), Jason Mebane (SG), Brian Kaczmarski (SF), Edward Boren (PF), David Howie (C) Lorenzo Deschamp, Lawrence Kropidlowski, Paul Binns, John White, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Severson (SF), Raymond Lally (PF) Yong Chin, Marlon Kapoor | |
| 12:09 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker misses the free throw | 26-38 |
| 12:09 | Cal State Northridge | David Howie pulls down the rebound | 26-38 |
| 11:44 | Cal State Northridge | Jason Mebane comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 26-38 |
| 11:42 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally grabs the defensive rebound | 26-38 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Richard Ward (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jason Mebane (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Brian Kaczmarski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Boren (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Howie (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jiao-Long Xue (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Anthony Severson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Lally (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dustin Heflin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Dustin Heflin | 26-40 |
| 10:59 | Cal State Northridge | David Howie knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Brian Kaczmarski | 28-40 |
| 10:43 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson travels with the ball | 28-40 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bart Quintal (PG), Lester Hicks (SG), Yong Chin (SF), Patrick Pullins (C) Stephen Baker, Jiao-Long Xue, Anthony Severson, Dustin Heflin | |
| 10:32 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Boren lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Ward | 30-40 |
| 10:03 | Kentucky | The 3pt attempt by Bart Quintal is denied by Jason Mebane | 30-40 |
| 10:02 | Cal State Northridge | David Howie snags the defensive board | 30-40 |
| 09:45 | Cal State Northridge | Brian Kaczmarski hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jason Mebane | 33-40 |
| 09:30 | Kentucky | David Howie is called for the reach on Raymond Lally - foul #2 on David Howie, team foul #3 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Richard Smith (C) David Howie | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor (PF) Raymond Lally | |
| 09:15 | Kentucky | Bart Quintal hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Pullins | 33-43 |
| 09:01 | Cal State Northridge | Brian Kaczmarski makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Richard Ward | 36-43 |
| 08:38 | Kentucky | Bart Quintal clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-43 |
| 08:37 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Marlon Kapoor | 36-43 |
| 08:15 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Edward Boren - foul #2 on Edward Boren, team foul #4 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Lorenzo Deschamp (PG), Lawrence Kropidlowski (SG), Paul Binns (SF), John White (PF) Richard Ward, Jason Mebane, Brian Kaczmarski, Edward Boren | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (SG), Anthony Severson (SF), Dustin Heflin (C) Lester Hicks, Yong Chin, Patrick Pullins | |
| 08:15 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 08:15 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 08:05 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Binns buries a jumper near the basket | 38-45 |
| 07:55 | Kentucky | Bart Quintal misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-45 |
| 07:54 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Smith snags the defensive board | 38-45 |
| 07:31 | Cal State Northridge | Lorenzo Deschamp can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Marlon Kapoor - foul #3 on Marlon Kapoor, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Raymond Lally (PF) Bart Quintal, Marlon Kapoor | |
| 07:31 | Cal State Northridge | Lorenzo Deschamp makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 07:31 | Cal State Northridge | Lorenzo Deschamp misses the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 07:31 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Lorenzo Deschamp (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Kropidlowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Binns (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John White (fresh) C - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jiao-Long Xue (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Anthony Severson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Lally (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dustin Heflin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue misses short on a shot from the left side | 39-45 |
| 07:03 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson tips it but misses | 39-45 |
| 07:02 | Cal State Northridge | John White grabs the board | 39-45 |
| 06:38 | Cal State Northridge | Paul Binns makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by John White | 41-45 |
| 06:32 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Stephen Baker | 41-47 |
| 06:17 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Smith is fouled on the floor by Dustin Heflin - foul #3 on Dustin Heflin, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Richard Ward (PG), Jason Mebane (SG), Brian Kaczmarski (SF), Edward Boren (PF), David Howie (C) Lorenzo Deschamp, Lawrence Kropidlowski, Paul Binns, John White, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (SF), Marlon Kapoor (PF) Anthony Severson, Dustin Heflin | |
| 06:02 | Cal State Northridge | Yong Chin picks off the pass by Brian Kaczmarski | 41-47 |
| 05:39 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jiao-Long Xue | 41-49 |
| 05:30 | Cal State Northridge | Stephen Baker is called for the reach on Richard Ward - foul #2 on Stephen Baker, team foul #4 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lester Hicks (SG), Patrick Pullins (C) Jiao-Long Xue, Raymond Lally | |
| 05:14 | Cal State Northridge | Yong Chin swats the layup by Edward Boren | 41-49 |
| 05:13 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins grabs the defensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 04:44 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 04:43 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Ward pulls down the rebound | 41-49 |
| 04:38 | Cal State Northridge | Brian Kaczmarski lays it in | 43-49 |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins can't connect on a jumper from close range | 43-49 |
| 04:15 | Cal State Northridge | Brian Kaczmarski snags the defensive board | 43-49 |
| 03:53 | Cal State Northridge | Brian Kaczmarski misses the dunk but he's fouled by Yong Chin - foul #1 on Yong Chin, team foul #5 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Richard Smith (C) David Howie | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bart Quintal (PG), Jiao-Long Xue (SG), Raymond Lally (PF), Dustin Heflin (C) Stephen Baker, Lester Hicks, Marlon Kapoor, Patrick Pullins | |
| 03:53 | Cal State Northridge | Brian Kaczmarski makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 03:53 | Cal State Northridge | Brian Kaczmarski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 03:29 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally is called for traveling | 45-49 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Severson (SF) Yong Chin | |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Richard Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Mebane (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Kaczmarski (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Boren (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Bart Quintal (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Jiao-Long Xue (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Severson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Lally (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dustin Heflin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:11 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Boren misses the wide open runner from the right block | 45-49 |
| 03:10 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 02:51 | Kentucky | Bart Quintal is hacked by Richard Ward - foul #1 on Richard Ward, team foul #5 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | John White (PF) Edward Boren | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:35 | Kentucky | Richard Smith denies the turnaround by Jiao-Long Xue | 45-49 |
| 02:33 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Smith grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 02:31 | Cal State Northridge | Bart Quintal steals it from Richard Ward in the backcourt | 45-49 |
| 02:31 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-49 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Edward Boren (PF) John White | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Yong Chin (SF), Marlon Kapoor (PF) Bart Quintal, Anthony Severson, Raymond Lally | |
| 02:15 | Kentucky | Dustin Heflin blows the layup | 45-49 |
| 02:14 | Cal State Northridge | Brian Kaczmarski grabs the board | 45-49 |
| 02:06 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Ward can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-49 |
| 02:05 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 01:42 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-49 |
| 01:41 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Boren gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 01:33 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Smith connects on the shot from the right wing | 47-49 |
| 01:04 | Kentucky | Dustin Heflin misses the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Richard Smith - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #6 | 47-49 |
| 01:04 | Kentucky | Dustin Heflin makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 01:04 | Kentucky | Dustin Heflin makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 00:40 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Smith misses the jumper from the right block | 47-51 |
| 00:38 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Ward gets the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:34 | Cal State Northridge | Jason Mebane misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 00:33 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Boren grabs the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 00:30 | Cal State Northridge | Brian Kaczmarski's pass is intercepted by Dustin Heflin | 47-51 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Jason Mebane is called for the reach on Yong Chin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Mebane, team foul #7 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bart Quintal (PG) Stephen Baker | |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Yong Chin makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 00:29 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Boren snags the defensive board | 47-52 |
| 00:22 | Cal State Northridge | Jason Mebane misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-52 |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Bart Quintal gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Bart Quintal is hacked by Richard Ward in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Ward, team foul #8 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lester Hicks (SG) Jiao-Long Xue | |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Bart Quintal makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Bart Quintal misses the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 00:19 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Smith snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 00:13 | Cal State Northridge | Jason Mebane is called for traveling | 47-53 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Richard Ward is called for the reach on Bart Quintal in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Ward, team foul #9 | 47-53 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Bart Quintal misses the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 00:10 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Smith snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 00:04 | Cal State Northridge | Edward Boren clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-53 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Lester Hicks grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Lester Hicks runs out the clock | 47-53 |