| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) SF - Michael Merritt (fresh) PF - Charles Farmer (fresh) C - Mathew Lawson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Zack Sloan (fresh) SG - Richard Kitchen (fresh) SF - William Connor (fresh) PF - Michael Greve (fresh) C - Wayne Davis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | UCLA | Wayne Davis grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | UCLA | Mathew Lawson steals the ball from Wayne Davis | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt buries a shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | UCLA | Wayne Davis misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | UCLA | William Connor can't tip it in | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | UCLA | William Connor gets the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | UCLA | Richard Kitchen banks in the layup | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt is hacked by Michael Greve in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Greve, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:05 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt gets the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:46 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon hits a wide open fadeaway from the left wing set up by Cory Thompson | 4-2 |
| 17:26 | UCLA | Richard Kitchen loses the dribble to Cory Thompson | 4-2 |
| 17:22 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon misses the lay-in | 4-2 |
| 17:21 | UCLA | Richard Kitchen snags the defensive board | 4-2 |
| 17:12 | UCLA | Michael Greve's pass is intercepted by Kyle Cannon | 4-2 |
| 16:43 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt hits a floater in the lane and he's hacked by William Connor - foul #1 on William Connor, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (PG), Phil Newsome (SG), Archie Blosser (PF), Stephen Danford (C) Kyle Cannon, Cory Thompson, Charles Farmer, Mathew Lawson | |
| Subs | UCLA | William Chandler (PG), Benny Roper (SG), Randy Gross (SF), Charles Shade (PF), Sidney Devanski (C) Zack Sloan, Richard Kitchen, William Connor, Michael Greve, Wayne Davis | |
| 16:43 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the free throw | 7-2 |
| 16:24 | UCLA | Benny Roper hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 7-2 |
| 16:22 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning grabs the board | 7-2 |
| 16:12 | Kentucky | Stephen Danford is called for 10 seconds | 7-2 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle (SF) Michael Merritt | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 15:46 | UCLA | Randy Gross hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Chandler | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Alvin Manning (fresh) SG - Phil Newsome (fresh) SF - Kevin Cagle (fresh) PF - Archie Blosser (fresh) C - Stephen Danford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - William Chandler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Benny Roper (fresh) SF - Randy Gross (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Shade (fresh) C - Sidney Devanski (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome lays it in and he's hacked by William Chandler - foul #1 on William Chandler, team foul #3 | 9-4 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Farmer (PF), Mathew Lawson (C) Archie Blosser, Stephen Danford | |
| Subs | UCLA | William Connor (SF), Wayne Davis (C) Randy Gross, Sidney Devanski | |
| 15:23 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome makes the free throw | 10-4 |
| 15:04 | UCLA | Benny Roper is fouled on the floor by Phil Newsome - foul #1 on Phil Newsome, team foul #1 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (PG) Alvin Manning | |
| Subs | UCLA | Zack Sloan (PG), Richard Kitchen (SG) William Chandler, Benny Roper | |
| 14:53 | UCLA | Wayne Davis dunks the ball on a nice dish by Zack Sloan | 10-6 |
| 14:28 | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle loses the dribble to William Connor | 10-6 |
| 14:00 | UCLA | Zack Sloan drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Richard Kitchen | 10-9 |
| 13:41 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on William Connor - foul #2 on William Connor, team foul #4 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Michael Merritt (SF), Archie Blosser (PF), Stephen Danford (C) Cory Thompson, Kevin Cagle, Charles Farmer, Mathew Lawson | |
| Subs | UCLA | William Chandler (PG), Benny Roper (SG), Randy Gross (SF), Michael Greve (PF) Zack Sloan, Richard Kitchen, William Connor, Charles Shade | |
| 13:41 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 13:41 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 13:27 | UCLA | William Chandler knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Wayne Davis | 12-11 |
| 13:10 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome blows the layup | 12-11 |
| 13:09 | UCLA | Benny Roper snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 12:40 | UCLA | William Chandler hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Benny Roper | 12-13 |
| 12:15 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Wayne Davis - foul #1 on Wayne Davis, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (SG), Charles Farmer (PF), Mathew Lawson (C) Phil Newsome, Archie Blosser, Stephen Danford | |
| Subs | UCLA | Zack Sloan (PG), Sidney Devanski (C) William Chandler, Wayne Davis | |
| 12:15 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 12:15 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 11:58 | UCLA | Benny Roper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (PG) Michael Merritt | |
| Subs | UCLA | Richard Kitchen (SG), Michael Wellborn (PF) Randy Gross, Michael Greve | |
| 11:41 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Sidney Devanski - foul #1 on Sidney Devanski, team foul #6 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle (SF) Kyle Cannon | |
| Subs | UCLA | Charles Shade (PF) Michael Wellborn | |
| 11:41 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 11:41 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Alvin Manning (fresh) SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Cagle (fresh) PF - Charles Farmer (fresh) C - Mathew Lawson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Zack Sloan (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Kitchen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benny Roper (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Charles Shade (fresh) C - Sidney Devanski (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | UCLA | Benny Roper connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-16 |
| 11:21 | Kentucky | Richard Kitchen is called for the reach on Cory Thompson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Kitchen, team foul #7 | 16-16 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | UCLA | William Chandler (PG), Randy Gross (SF) Zack Sloan, Benny Roper | |
| 11:21 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 11:21 | UCLA | Charles Shade grabs the board | 16-16 |
| 10:56 | UCLA | William Chandler misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 16-16 |
| 10:55 | UCLA | Sidney Devanski tips it home | 16-18 |
| 10:52 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson's pass is intercepted by William Chandler in the backcourt | 16-18 |
| 10:36 | UCLA | Richard Kitchen buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 16-20 |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 16-20 |
| 10:06 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning tips it in | 18-20 |
| 09:48 | UCLA | Mathew Lawson denies the turnaround by Randy Gross | 18-20 |
| 09:47 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kevin Cagle | 18-20 |
| 09:45 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Michael Merritt (SF), Archie Blosser (PF), Stephen Danford (C) Alvin Manning, Kevin Cagle, Charles Farmer, Mathew Lawson | |
| Subs | UCLA | Zack Sloan (PG), Benny Roper (SG), Shane Rowland (SF), Michael Greve (PF), Wayne Davis (C) William Chandler, Richard Kitchen, Randy Gross, Charles Shade, Sidney Devanski | |
| 09:35 | UCLA | Zack Sloan is hacked by Kyle Cannon - foul #1 on Kyle Cannon, team foul #2 | 18-20 |
| 09:13 | UCLA | Michael Greve misses badly on a floater from the right side | 18-20 |
| 09:11 | Kentucky | Stephen Danford snags the defensive board | 18-20 |
| 09:08 | Kentucky | Archie Blosser is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Greve - foul #2 on Michael Greve, team foul #8 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phil Newsome (SG) Cory Thompson | |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Wellborn (PF) Michael Greve | |
| 09:08 | Kentucky | Archie Blosser makes the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 09:08 | Kentucky | Archie Blosser misses the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 09:08 | UCLA | Michael Wellborn grabs the board | 19-20 |
| 08:45 | UCLA | Wayne Davis makes the runner from the baseline and he's hacked by Stephen Danford - foul #1 on Stephen Danford, team foul #3 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Farmer (PF) Archie Blosser | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 08:45 | UCLA | Wayne Davis makes the free throw | 19-23 |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-23 |
| 08:23 | UCLA | Benny Roper hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 19-23 |
| 08:22 | Kentucky | Stephen Danford pulls down the rebound | 19-23 |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 19-23 |
| 08:00 | UCLA | Michael Wellborn gets the rebound | 19-23 |
| 07:52 | UCLA | Wayne Davis is denied on a layup by Charles Farmer | 19-23 |
| 07:51 | Kentucky | Stephen Danford pulls down the rebound | 19-23 |
| 07:35 | Kentucky | Wayne Davis is called for the reach on Kyle Cannon - foul #2 on Wayne Davis, team foul #9 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (SG), Kevin Cagle (SF), Alvin Manning (PF), Mathew Lawson (C) Phil Newsome, Michael Merritt, Charles Farmer, Stephen Danford | |
| Subs | UCLA | William Chandler (PG), Richard Kitchen (SG), Randy Gross (SF), Charles Shade (PF), Sidney Devanski (C) Zack Sloan, Benny Roper, Shane Rowland, Michael Wellborn, Wayne Davis | |
| 07:35 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 07:35 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Cagle (fresh) PF - Alvin Manning (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mathew Lawson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - William Chandler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Kitchen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Randy Gross (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Shade (fresh) C - Sidney Devanski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:13 | UCLA | Kyle Cannon takes the ball from William Chandler | 21-23 |
| 06:46 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon makes the runner from close range | 23-23 |
| 06:26 | UCLA | Charles Shade is fouled on the floor by Kyle Cannon - foul #2 on Kyle Cannon, team foul #4 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Farmer (PF), Archie Blosser (C) Kyle Cannon, Mathew Lawson | |
| Subs | UCLA | William Connor (SF), Michael Greve (PF), Wayne Davis (C) Richard Kitchen, Charles Shade, Sidney Devanski | |
| 06:19 | UCLA | Wayne Davis can't finish the layup | 23-23 |
| 06:18 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 05:56 | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle double dribbles | 23-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phil Newsome (SG), Michael Merritt (SF) Alvin Manning, Kevin Cagle | |
| Subs | UCLA | Benny Roper (SG) Randy Gross | |
| 05:39 | UCLA | Benny Roper misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Farmer - foul #1 on Charles Farmer, team foul #5 | 23-23 |
| 05:39 | UCLA | Benny Roper misses the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:39 | UCLA | Benny Roper misses the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:39 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Charles Farmer | 23-23 |
| 05:14 | Kentucky | Michael Greve steps in front of the Phil Newsome pass | 23-23 |
| 04:53 | UCLA | Wayne Davis comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Archie Blosser - foul #1 on Archie Blosser, team foul #6 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (PG), Mathew Lawson (C) Cory Thompson, Archie Blosser | |
| Subs | UCLA | Zack Sloan (PG), Charles Shade (PF) William Chandler, Michael Greve | |
| 04:53 | UCLA | Wayne Davis makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 04:53 | UCLA | Wayne Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 04:28 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-25 |
| 04:26 | UCLA | Charles Shade gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 04:15 | UCLA | William Connor misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Mathew Lawson - foul #1 on Mathew Lawson, team foul #7 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (SG), Kevin Cagle (SF) Phil Newsome, Michael Merritt | |
| Subs | UCLA | Richard Kitchen (SG), Sidney Devanski (C) Benny Roper, Wayne Davis | |
| 04:15 | UCLA | William Connor makes the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 04:15 | UCLA | William Connor makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 03:55 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson buries a fadeaway from the left side | 25-27 |
| 03:38 | UCLA | Charles Shade hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 25-27 |
| 03:36 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Alvin Manning (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Cory Thompson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Cagle (fresh) PF - Charles Farmer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Mathew Lawson (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Zack Sloan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Kitchen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Connor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Shade (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sidney Devanski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Kentucky | Charles Shade steps in front of the Kevin Cagle pass | 25-27 |
| 02:56 | UCLA | Sidney Devanski's floater is tipped away by Charles Farmer | 25-27 |
| 02:54 | UCLA | William Connor pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 02:42 | UCLA | Richard Kitchen can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Kevin Cagle - foul #1 on Kevin Cagle, team foul #8 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Phil Newsome (SG), Michael Merritt (SF), Stephen Danford (C) Alvin Manning, Cory Thompson, Kevin Cagle, Mathew Lawson | |
| Subs | UCLA | William Chandler (PG), Benny Roper (SF), Michael Greve (PF), Michael Wellborn (C) Zack Sloan, William Connor, Charles Shade, Sidney Devanski | |
| 02:42 | UCLA | Richard Kitchen misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:42 | UCLA | Richard Kitchen misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 02:42 | Kentucky | Stephen Danford grabs the board | 25-27 |
| 02:37 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Wellborn - foul #1 on Michael Wellborn, team foul #10 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Randy Gross (SF), Wayne Davis (C) Richard Kitchen, Michael Wellborn | |
| 02:37 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 02:37 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome makes the 2nd free throw | 27-27 |
| 02:18 | UCLA | Benny Roper is called for a charge - foul #1 on Benny Roper, team foul #11 | 27-27 |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | William Chandler is called for the reach on Michael Merritt - foul #2 on William Chandler, team foul #12 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Archie Blosser (PF) Charles Farmer | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 01:40 | UCLA | William Chandler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Wellborn (C) Wayne Davis | |
| 01:38 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-27 |
| 01:17 | UCLA | Randy Gross throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (SG), Kevin Cagle (SF) Phil Newsome, Michael Merritt | |
| Subs | UCLA | Sidney Devanski (C) Michael Greve | |
| 00:53 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-27 |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon gets the offensive rebound | 29-27 |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 00:15 | UCLA | William Chandler clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Kyle Cannon - foul #3 on Kyle Cannon, team foul #9 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phil Newsome (SG), Michael Merritt (SF), Charles Farmer (PF), Mathew Lawson (C) Kyle Cannon, Kevin Cagle, Archie Blosser, Stephen Danford | |
| Subs | UCLA | Richard Kitchen (SG), Shane Rowland (SF), Charles Shade (PF), Wayne Davis (C) Benny Roper, Randy Gross, Michael Wellborn, Sidney Devanski | |
| 00:15 | UCLA | William Chandler misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 00:15 | UCLA | William Chandler misses the 2nd free throw | 31-27 |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer snags the defensive board | 31-27 |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Zack Sloan (PG) William Chandler | |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Richard Kitchen can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 31-27 |