| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brandon Clayton (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Herbert McCullick (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kwas Abdool (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregg Bentley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Jiao-Long Wang (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Pressman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Lei (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ernest Duncan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Kentucky | Michael Scott swats the layup by Kwas Abdool | 35-31 |
| 19:32 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley can't tip it in | 35-31 |
| 19:30 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley tips it in | 37-31 |
| 19:08 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-31 |
| 19:07 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 18:44 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Herbert McCullick | 40-31 |
| 18:42 | Washington State | Jiao-Long Wang is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Clayton - foul #4 on Brandon Clayton, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Walker King (SG), Otis Langdon (SF), Harold Allen (PF), Bobby Montgomery (C) Brandon Clayton, Rodney Remick, Herbert McCullick, Kwas Abdool, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Lewis (PG), Pablo Macias (SG), Rick Macon (SF), Luther Pelkowski (PF) Jiao-Long Wang, Mark Pressman, Ryan Lei, Ernest Duncan | |
| 18:31 | Washington State | Michael Scott clanks a shot from the left wing | 40-31 |
| 18:29 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski hits the follow up shot | 40-33 |
| 18:07 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Hensel | 43-33 |
| 17:50 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski misses long on a shot in the lane | 43-33 |
| 17:48 | Kentucky | Walker King grabs the defensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 17:19 | Kentucky | Walker King knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-33 |
| 16:57 | Washington State | Bobby Montgomery is called for the reach on James Lewis - foul #3 on Bobby Montgomery, team foul #2 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodney Remick (SG), Herbert McCullick (SF), Kwas Abdool (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Walker King, Otis Langdon, Harold Allen, Bobby Montgomery | |
| Subs | Washington State | Jiao-Long Wang (PG), Mark Pressman (SG), Ryan Lei (SF), Ernest Duncan (PF) James Lewis, Pablo Macias, Rick Macon, Michael Scott | |
| 16:44 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Joshua Hensel - foul #1 on Joshua Hensel, team foul #3 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dale Bhatt (PF) Kwas Abdool | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 16:44 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 16:44 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 16:44 | Kentucky | Dale Bhatt grabs the defensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 16:39 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick knocks in the floater from the left wing | 48-34 |
| 16:17 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-36 |
| 15:54 | Kentucky | Luther Pelkowski takes the ball from Gregg Bentley | 48-36 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joshua Hensel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Herbert McCullick (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dale Bhatt (fresh) C - Gregg Bentley (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Jiao-Long Wang (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Pressman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Lei (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ernest Duncan (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Luther Pelkowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 48-36 |
| 15:37 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan tips it home | 48-38 |
| 15:08 | Kentucky | Ryan Lei steps in front of the Joshua Hensel pass | 48-38 |
| 15:06 | Washington State | Herbert McCullick steals the ball from Mark Pressman in the backcourt | 48-38 |
| 15:04 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick lays it in | 50-38 |
| 14:50 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Gregg Bentley - foul #1 on Gregg Bentley, team foul #4 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (PG), Otis Langdon (SF), Kwas Abdool (PF), Bobby Montgomery (C) Joshua Hensel, Herbert McCullick, Dale Bhatt, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | Washington State | Michael Scott (C) Ernest Duncan | |
| 14:50 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski misses the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 14:50 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 14:50 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery snags the defensive board | 50-38 |
| 14:32 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Wang picks off the pass by Otis Langdon | 50-38 |
| 14:12 | Washington State | Michael Scott is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jiao-Long Wang | 50-40 |
| 13:51 | Kentucky | Walker King is hacked by Ryan Lei - foul #1 on Ryan Lei, team foul #1 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick (SF), Gregg Bentley (C) Rodney Remick, Bobby Montgomery | |
| Subs | Washington State | Rick Macon (SF), Ernest Duncan (PF) Ryan Lei, Luther Pelkowski | |
| 13:31 | Kentucky | Ernest Duncan picks off the pass by Herbert McCullick | 50-40 |
| 13:24 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Herbert McCullick - foul #3 on Herbert McCullick, team foul #5 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Harold Allen (SF) Walker King, Herbert McCullick | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Lewis (PG), Pablo Macias (SG), Ryan Lei (SF) Jiao-Long Wang, Mark Pressman, Rick Macon | |
| 13:24 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan misses the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 13:24 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 12:59 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon loses the dribble to Ryan Lei | 50-41 |
| 12:41 | Washington State | Pablo Macias blows the layup but he's fouled by Joshua Hensel - foul #2 on Joshua Hensel, team foul #6 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Herbert McCullick (SF) Joshua Hensel, Otis Langdon, Harold Allen | |
| Subs | Washington State | Jiao-Long Wang (PG), Rick Macon (SF) James Lewis, Ryan Lei | |
| 12:41 | Washington State | Pablo Macias misses the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 12:41 | Washington State | Pablo Macias makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 12:15 | Kentucky | Michael Scott is called for the reach on Gregg Bentley - foul #2 on Michael Scott, team foul #2 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (SG), Harold Allen (PF) Rodney Remick, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | Washington State | Mark Pressman (SG), Ryan Lei (SF) Pablo Macias, Rick Macon | |
| 11:55 | Kentucky | The pull-up jumper by Walker King is blocked by Ernest Duncan | 50-42 |
| 11:53 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Michael Scott | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brandon Clayton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SG - Walker King (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Herbert McCullick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Harold Allen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kwas Abdool (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Jiao-Long Wang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Pressman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Lei (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ernest Duncan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Scott (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan dunks the ball set up by Michael Scott | 50-44 |
| 11:19 | Kentucky | Michael Scott is called for the reach on Kwas Abdool - foul #3 on Michael Scott, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodney Remick (SG), Otis Langdon (SF), Bobby Montgomery (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Walker King, Herbert McCullick, Harold Allen, Kwas Abdool | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Lewis (PG), Rick Macon (SF), Luther Pelkowski (C) Jiao-Long Wang, Ryan Lei, Michael Scott | |
| 10:56 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley banks in the layup | 52-44 |
| 10:41 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by James Lewis | 52-46 |
| 10:17 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton is fouled on the floor by Ernest Duncan - foul #2 on Ernest Duncan, team foul #4 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (SG), Herbert McCullick (SF), Kwas Abdool (PF) Rodney Remick, Otis Langdon, Bobby Montgomery | |
| Subs | Washington State | Jiao-Long Wang (PG), Pablo Macias (SG), Ryan Lei (SF), Michael Scott (C) James Lewis, Mark Pressman, Rick Macon, Luther Pelkowski | |
| 09:52 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 09:50 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Michael Scott | 52-46 |
| 09:45 | Washington State | Brandon Clayton steals it from Ryan Lei in the backcourt | 52-46 |
| 09:43 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton lays it in | 54-46 |
| 09:38 | Washington State | Jiao-Long Wang is hacked by Walker King in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walker King, team foul #7 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodney Remick (SG), Dale Bhatt (C) Walker King, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | Washington State | Mark Pressman (SG) Pablo Macias | |
| 09:38 | Washington State | Jiao-Long Wang makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 09:38 | Washington State | Jiao-Long Wang makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 09:10 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-48 |
| 09:08 | Washington State | Jiao-Long Wang grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 08:52 | Washington State | Michael Scott comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 54-48 |
| 08:51 | Kentucky | Dale Bhatt grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 08:30 | Kentucky | Michael Scott is called for the reach on Rodney Remick - foul #4 on Michael Scott, team foul #5 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (SG), Otis Langdon (SF), Harold Allen (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Rodney Remick, Herbert McCullick, Kwas Abdool, Dale Bhatt | |
| Subs | Washington State | Rick Macon (SF), Luther Pelkowski (C) Ryan Lei, Michael Scott | |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Luther Pelkowski - foul #3 on Luther Pelkowski, team foul #6 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodney Remick (SG), Bobby Montgomery (PF) Walker King, Harold Allen | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Lewis (PG), Pablo Macias (SG), Ryan Lei (C) Jiao-Long Wang, Mark Pressman, Ernest Duncan | |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 08:04 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 56-48 |
| 07:37 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick is fouled on the floor by Pablo Macias - foul #1 on Pablo Macias, team foul #7 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick (SF), Kwas Abdool (PF) Otis Langdon, Bobby Montgomery | |
| Subs | Washington State | Jiao-Long Wang (PG), Mark Pressman (SG), Michael Scott (C) James Lewis, Pablo Macias, Rick Macon | |
| 07:37 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 07:37 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick misses the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 07:37 | Washington State | Michael Scott grabs the board | 57-48 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brandon Clayton (tiring) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Herbert McCullick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kwas Abdool (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregg Bentley (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Jiao-Long Wang (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Pressman (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Lei (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Luther Pelkowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. C - Michael Scott (tiring) 10 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:26 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Ryan Lei | 57-50 |
| 07:02 | Kentucky | Mark Pressman picks off the pass by Rodney Remick | 57-50 |
| 06:57 | Washington State | Ryan Lei is wide open but clanks a shot from the right side | 57-50 |
| 06:56 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski hits the follow up shot | 57-52 |
| 06:37 | Kentucky | Michael Scott swats the layup by Kwas Abdool | 57-52 |
| 06:35 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley tips it in | 59-52 |
| 06:19 | Washington State | Michael Scott is fouled on the floor by Brandon Clayton - foul #5 on Brandon Clayton, team foul #8 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Walker King (SG), Otis Langdon (SF), Harold Allen (PF), Bobby Montgomery (C) Brandon Clayton, Rodney Remick, Herbert McCullick, Kwas Abdool, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Lewis (PG), Pablo Macias (SG), Rick Macon (SF), Ernest Duncan (PF) Jiao-Long Wang, Mark Pressman, Ryan Lei, Luther Pelkowski | |
| 06:19 | Washington State | Michael Scott makes the 1st free throw | 59-53 |
| 06:19 | Washington State | Michael Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 59-54 |
| 05:52 | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 05:34 | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on James Lewis - foul #1 on James Lewis, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Harold Allen, Bobby Montgomery | |
| Subs | Washington State | Jiao-Long Wang (PG), Mark Pressman (SG) James Lewis, Pablo Macias | |
| 05:34 | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 05:34 | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 05:19 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 05:17 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon snags the defensive board | 61-54 |
| 04:51 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-54 |
| 04:49 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 04:39 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 61-54 |
| 04:37 | Washington State | Jiao-Long Wang gets the offensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 04:19 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan is hacked by Otis Langdon - foul #2 on Otis Langdon, team foul #9 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodney Remick (SG), Herbert McCullick (SF), Harold Allen (PF), Bobby Montgomery (C) Walker King, Otis Langdon, Kwas Abdool, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Lewis (PG), Pablo Macias (SG), Ryan Lei (SF), Luther Pelkowski (C) Jiao-Long Wang, Mark Pressman, Rick Macon, Michael Scott | |
| 04:19 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 04:19 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 03:51 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 03:50 | Kentucky | Harold Allen hits the follow up shot | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:46 | Washington State | Harold Allen is called for the reach on James Lewis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Harold Allen, team foul #10 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley (C) Bobby Montgomery | |
| Subs | Washington State | Mark Pressman (SG), Michael Scott (C) Pablo Macias, Luther Pelkowski | |
| 03:46 | Washington State | James Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 03:46 | Washington State | James Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 03:23 | Kentucky | Harold Allen loses the ball out of bounds | 63-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool (PF), Dale Bhatt (C) Harold Allen, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | Washington State | Jiao-Long Wang (PG), Luther Pelkowski (PF) James Lewis, Ernest Duncan | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joshua Hensel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Herbert McCullick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kwas Abdool (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Dale Bhatt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Jiao-Long Wang (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Pressman (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Lei (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Luther Pelkowski (tiring) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Scott (tiring) 12 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:17 | Washington State | Ryan Lei's pass is intercepted by Rodney Remick in the backcourt | 63-58 |
| 02:57 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-58 |
| 02:56 | Washington State | Jiao-Long Wang grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| 02:52 | Washington State | Mark Pressman connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-60 |
| 02:28 | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 63-60 |
| 02:26 | Washington State | Jiao-Long Wang grabs the board | 63-60 |
| 02:01 | Washington State | Dale Bhatt is called for the reach on Luther Pelkowski - foul #2 on Dale Bhatt, team foul #11 | 63-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (SG), Otis Langdon (SF), Bobby Montgomery (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Rodney Remick, Herbert McCullick, Kwas Abdool, Dale Bhatt | |
| Subs | Washington State | Pablo Macias (SG), Rick Macon (SF), Ernest Duncan (PF) Mark Pressman, Ryan Lei, Michael Scott | |
| 02:01 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 02:01 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 01:43 | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Walker King | 65-62 |
| 01:24 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski misses the runner in the paint | 65-62 |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| 01:02 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-62 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodney Remick (SG), Herbert McCullick (SF), Kwas Abdool (PF) Walker King, Otis Langdon, Bobby Montgomery | |
| Subs | Washington State | Mark Pressman (SG), Ryan Lei (SF), Michael Scott (C) Pablo Macias, Rick Macon, Luther Pelkowski | |
| 01:00 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| 00:55 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 65-65 |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Herbert McCullick, team foul #12 | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan is denied on a layup by Kwas Abdool | 65-65 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley misses short on a fullcourt shot | 65-65 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joshua Hensel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Herbert McCullick (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - Kwas Abdool (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregg Bentley (tiring) 14 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Jiao-Long Wang (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Pressman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ryan Lei (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ernest Duncan (tiring) 16 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Scott (tiring) 12 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 05:00 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley wins the tip | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:34 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (PG), Otis Langdon (SG), Harold Allen (PF), Bobby Montgomery (C) Joshua Hensel, Rodney Remick, Kwas Abdool, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Lewis (PG), Pablo Macias (SG) Jiao-Long Wang, Mark Pressman | |
| 04:15 | Washington State | Bobby Montgomery steals the ball from Michael Scott | 65-65 |
| 03:56 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick misses badly on a shot from the left block | 65-65 |
| 03:54 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Herbert McCullick | 65-65 |
| 03:35 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-65 |
| 03:13 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan lays it in on a nice dish by Ryan Lei | 68-67 |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | Harold Allen misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Ernest Duncan - foul #3 on Ernest Duncan, team foul #9 | 68-67 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodney Remick (SG), Kwas Abdool (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Otis Langdon, Herbert McCullick, Bobby Montgomery | |
| Subs | Washington State | Jiao-Long Wang (PG), Mark Pressman (SG), Rick Macon (SF), Luther Pelkowski (PF) James Lewis, Pablo Macias, Ryan Lei, Ernest Duncan | |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | Harold Allen makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | Harold Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 02:48 | Washington State | Rodney Remick steals the ball from Jiao-Long Wang in the backcourt | 70-67 |
| 02:47 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick blows the layup | 70-67 |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley grabs the offensive board | 70-67 |
| 02:32 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool hits a runner from the right block | 72-67 |
| 02:11 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 72-67 |
| 02:10 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley grabs the board | 72-67 |
| 01:54 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool can't finish the layup but the foul's on Michael Scott - foul #5 on Michael Scott, team foul #10 | 72-67 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Herbert McCullick (SF) Walker King, Harold Allen | |
| Subs | Washington State | Ryan Lei (SF), Ernest Duncan (PF) Rick Macon, Michael Scott | |
| 01:54 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 01:54 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool misses the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 01:54 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski pulls down the rebound | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:48 | Washington State | Ryan Lei banks in the layup on a nice dish by Mark Pressman | 73-69 |
| 01:25 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-69 |
| 01:24 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Gregg Bentley | 73-69 |
| 01:00 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-69 |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool tips it in | 75-69 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joshua Hensel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Herbert McCullick (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kwas Abdool (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Gregg Bentley (tiring) 14 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Jiao-Long Wang (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Pressman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ryan Lei (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ernest Duncan (tired) 18 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Luther Pelkowski (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Washington State | Ryan Lei drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Ernest Duncan | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Pressman - foul #3 on Mark Pressman, team foul #11 | 75-71 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool makes the 1st free throw | 76-71 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool makes the 2nd free throw | 77-71 |
| 00:42 | Washington State | Rodney Remick is called for the reach on Jiao-Long Wang - foul #1 on Rodney Remick, team foul #13 | 77-71 |
| 00:42 | Washington State | Jiao-Long Wang makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:42 | Washington State | Jiao-Long Wang misses the 2nd free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley snags the defensive board | 77-72 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley is fouled in the backcourt by Jiao-Long Wang - foul #1 on Jiao-Long Wang, team foul #12 | 77-72 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (PG), Harold Allen (PF) Joshua Hensel, Kwas Abdool | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:34 | Washington State | Mark Pressman makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 79-75 |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | Harold Allen is hacked by Jiao-Long Wang in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jiao-Long Wang, team foul #13 | 79-75 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Otis Langdon (SF) Herbert McCullick | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | Harold Allen makes the 1st free throw | 80-75 |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | Harold Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 81-75 |
| 00:26 | Washington State | Mark Pressman buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 81-78 |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Wang is called for the reach on Walker King in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jiao-Long Wang, team foul #14 | 81-78 |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Walker King misses the 1st free throw | 81-78 |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Walker King misses the 2nd free throw | 81-78 |
| 00:24 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 81-78 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Washington State | Mark Pressman misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 81-78 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley grabs the defensive rebound | 81-78 |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley is hacked by Jiao-Long Wang in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jiao-Long Wang, team foul #15 | 81-78 |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley misses the 1st free throw | 81-78 |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 82-78 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 82-78 |
| 00:00 | Washington State | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Pressman | 82-78 |