| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Mary (fresh) SG - Otis Langdon (fresh) SF - Stephen Davis (fresh) PF - Kwas Abdool (fresh) C - Bobby Montgomery (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Joseph Heyward (fresh) SG - Dale Boyd (fresh) SF - John Painter (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Parks (fresh) C - David Schoolcraft (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:33 | Kentucky | Christopher Mary throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | UCLA | John Painter can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks can't connect on a jumper from close range | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon misses the 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:32 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Joseph Heyward | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | UCLA | Dale Boyd misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:25 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kwas Abdool | 0-0 |
| 17:56 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Otis Langdon | 2-0 |
| 17:32 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Bobby Montgomery - foul #1 on Bobby Montgomery, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tracy Thomas (SG), Cameron McDonald (C) Otis Langdon, Bobby Montgomery | |
| Subs | UCLA | Bryan Pavlosky (PG), Mark Kellum (SG), Charles Thompson (SF), Robert Skomsky (PF) Joseph Heyward, Dale Boyd, John Painter, Jeffrey Parks | |
| 17:32 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 17:32 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 17:11 | Kentucky | Stephen Davis is hacked by Mark Kellum - foul #1 on Mark Kellum, team foul #1 | 2-1 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Scott Brown (PG), Norman Pidgeon (PF) Christopher Mary, Kwas Abdool | |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Smith (C) David Schoolcraft | |
| 16:59 | Kentucky | Tracy Thomas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-1 |
| 16:57 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 2-1 |
| 16:55 | UCLA | Tracy Thomas is called for the reach on Mark Kellum in the backcourt - foul #1 on Tracy Thomas, team foul #2 | 2-1 |
| 16:40 | UCLA | Stephen Davis swats the shot by Charles Thompson | 2-1 |
| 16:38 | Kentucky | Tracy Thomas pulls down the rebound | 2-1 |
| 16:17 | Kentucky | Stephen Davis misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Thompson - foul #1 on Charles Thompson, team foul #2 | 2-1 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Otis Langdon (SG) Tracy Thomas | |
| Subs | UCLA | Joseph Heyward (PG), Dale Boyd (SG), Jeffrey Parks (PF) Bryan Pavlosky, Mark Kellum, Robert Skomsky | |
| 16:17 | Kentucky | Stephen Davis misses the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 16:17 | Kentucky | Stephen Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 16:15 | UCLA | Otis Langdon takes the ball from Jeffrey Parks in the backcourt | 3-1 |
| 16:13 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon blows the layup | 3-1 |
| 16:12 | Kentucky | Cameron McDonald pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-1 |
| 15:53 | Kentucky | Norman Pidgeon is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Norman Pidgeon, team foul #3 | 3-1 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Mary (PG), Kwas Abdool (PF) Scott Brown, Norman Pidgeon | |
| Subs | UCLA | Bryan Pavlosky (PG), Mark Kellum (SG), Robert Skomsky (PF) Joseph Heyward, Dale Boyd, Jeffrey Parks | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Mary (fresh) SG - Otis Langdon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Davis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kwas Abdool (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cameron McDonald (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Bryan Pavlosky (fresh) SG - Mark Kellum (fresh) SF - Charles Thompson (fresh) PF - Robert Skomsky (fresh) C - Robert Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | UCLA | Robert Smith misses short on a jumper near the basket | 3-1 |
| 15:33 | UCLA | Robert Skomsky tips it back up and in | 3-3 |
| 15:08 | Kentucky | Stephen Davis travels with the ball | 3-3 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery (C) Cameron McDonald | |
| Subs | UCLA | Joseph Heyward (PG), Dale Boyd (SG), John Painter (SF), Jeffrey Parks (PF) Bryan Pavlosky, Mark Kellum, Charles Thompson, Robert Skomsky | |
| 15:00 | UCLA | Robert Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 3-3 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tracy Thomas (SG) Otis Langdon | |
| Subs | UCLA | David Schoolcraft (C) Robert Smith | |
| 14:38 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool travels with the ball | 3-3 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Scott Brown (PG) Christopher Mary | |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Smith (C) David Schoolcraft | |
| 14:21 | UCLA | John Painter is fouled on the floor by Tracy Thomas - foul #2 on Tracy Thomas, team foul #4 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andre Gallo (SG), Norman Pidgeon (PF) Tracy Thomas, Kwas Abdool | |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Skomsky (SF), David Schoolcraft (C) John Painter, Robert Smith | |
| 14:04 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-3 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Rosas (C) Bobby Montgomery | |
| Subs | UCLA | Charles Thompson (SF), Robert Smith (C) Robert Skomsky, David Schoolcraft | |
| 13:38 | Kentucky | Stephen Davis clanks a floater from the left side | 3-3 |
| 13:37 | UCLA | Charles Thompson snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 13:21 | UCLA | Norman Pidgeon is called for the reach on Joseph Heyward - foul #2 on Norman Pidgeon, team foul #5 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Mary (PG), Otis Langdon (SG), Harold Allen (SF), Kwas Abdool (PF), Cameron McDonald (C) Scott Brown, Andre Gallo, Stephen Davis, Norman Pidgeon, Stephen Rosas | |
| Subs | UCLA | Bryan Pavlosky (PG), Mark Kellum (SG), John Painter (SF), Robert Skomsky (PF), David Schoolcraft (C) Joseph Heyward, Dale Boyd, Charles Thompson, Jeffrey Parks, Robert Smith | |
| 13:10 | UCLA | John Painter misses the turnaround from the baseline | 3-3 |
| 13:09 | UCLA | Robert Skomsky tips it home | 3-5 |
| 12:41 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 3-5 |
| 12:39 | Kentucky | Harold Allen snags the offensive board | 3-5 |
| 12:11 | Kentucky | David Schoolcraft picks off the pass by Harold Allen | 3-5 |
| 11:54 | UCLA | Mark Kellum comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-5 |
| 11:52 | Kentucky | Christopher Mary grabs the defensive rebound | 3-5 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Mary (fairly fresh) SG - Otis Langdon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Allen (fresh) PF - Kwas Abdool (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Cameron McDonald (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Bryan Pavlosky (fresh) SG - Mark Kellum (fresh) SF - John Painter (fresh) PF - Robert Skomsky (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Schoolcraft (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool misses the jump hook in the paint | 3-5 |
| 11:26 | Kentucky | Christopher Mary gets the offensive rebound | 3-5 |
| 11:08 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Skomsky - foul #1 on Robert Skomsky, team foul #3 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Scott Brown (PG), Andre Gallo (SG), Stephen Davis (SF), Bobby Montgomery (C) Christopher Mary, Otis Langdon, Harold Allen, Cameron McDonald | |
| Subs | UCLA | Joseph Heyward (PG), Dale Boyd (SG), Charles Thompson (SF), Jeffrey Parks (PF), Robert Smith (C) Bryan Pavlosky, Mark Kellum, John Painter, Robert Skomsky, David Schoolcraft | |
| 11:08 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 11:08 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 10:50 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks makes the jumper from the right block set up by Joseph Heyward and he's fouled by Kwas Abdool - foul #1 on Kwas Abdool, team foul #6 | 5-7 |
| 10:50 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks makes the free throw | 5-8 |
| 10:34 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 5-8 |
| 10:33 | UCLA | Dale Boyd snags the defensive board | 5-8 |
| 10:11 | UCLA | Robert Smith misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 5-8 |
| 10:09 | UCLA | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Boyd | 5-8 |
| 09:47 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks loses the ball out of bounds | 5-8 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harold Allen (PF) Kwas Abdool | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Painter (SF), David Schoolcraft (C) Charles Thompson, Robert Smith | |
| 09:29 | Kentucky | David Schoolcraft swats the layup by Harold Allen | 5-8 |
| 09:27 | UCLA | Dale Boyd gets the rebound | 5-8 |
| 09:19 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dale Boyd | 5-10 |
| 08:50 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery loses the ball out of bounds | 5-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Mary (PG), Otis Langdon (SG), Stephen Rosas (C) Scott Brown, Andre Gallo, Bobby Montgomery | |
| Subs | UCLA | Charles Thompson (SF), Robert Smith (C) John Painter, David Schoolcraft | |
| 08:46 | UCLA | Charles Thompson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 5-10 |
| 08:27 | Kentucky | Stephen Davis dunks the ball set up by Otis Langdon | 7-10 |
| 08:14 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Heyward and he's hacked by Harold Allen - foul #1 on Harold Allen, team foul #7 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool (PF), Cameron McDonald (C) Harold Allen, Stephen Rosas | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Painter (SF), David Schoolcraft (C) Charles Thompson, Robert Smith | |
| 08:14 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks misses the free throw | 7-12 |
| 08:14 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool snags the defensive board | 7-12 |
| 08:12 | Kentucky | Joseph Heyward takes the ball from Christopher Mary in the backcourt | 7-12 |
| 08:00 | UCLA | John Painter is open and lays it up and in | 7-14 |
| 07:39 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Christopher Mary | 9-14 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Mary (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Otis Langdon (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Stephen Davis (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Kwas Abdool (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Cameron McDonald (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Joseph Heyward (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dale Boyd (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Painter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Parks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - David Schoolcraft (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:25 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks hits the finger roll | 9-16 |
| 07:07 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 9-16 |
| 07:05 | UCLA | Dale Boyd snags the defensive board | 9-16 |
| 06:58 | UCLA | Dale Boyd clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Stephen Davis - foul #1 on Stephen Davis, team foul #8 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Scott Brown (PG), Andre Gallo (SG), Stephen Rosas (C) Christopher Mary, Otis Langdon, Cameron McDonald | |
| Subs | UCLA | Bryan Pavlosky (PG), Charles Thompson (SF), Robert Skomsky (PF), Robert Smith (C) Joseph Heyward, John Painter, Jeffrey Parks, David Schoolcraft | |
| 06:58 | UCLA | Dale Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 9-17 |
| 06:58 | UCLA | Dale Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 9-18 |
| 06:37 | Kentucky | Stephen Davis clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 9-18 |
| 06:35 | UCLA | Charles Thompson gets the rebound | 9-18 |
| 06:24 | UCLA | Bryan Pavlosky is hacked by Stephen Rosas - foul #1 on Stephen Rosas, team foul #9 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harold Allen (SF) Stephen Davis | |
| Subs | UCLA | Mark Kellum (SG), Jeffrey Parks (PF) Dale Boyd, Robert Skomsky | |
| 06:24 | UCLA | Bryan Pavlosky makes the 1st free throw | 9-19 |
| 06:24 | UCLA | Bryan Pavlosky misses the 2nd free throw | 9-19 |
| 06:24 | Kentucky | Harold Allen pulls down the rebound | 9-19 |
| 05:55 | Kentucky | Harold Allen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 9-19 |
| 05:53 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks gets the rebound | 9-19 |
| 05:50 | UCLA | Scott Brown steals the ball from Charles Thompson in the backcourt | 9-19 |
| 05:31 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool is hacked by Charles Thompson during a doubleteam - foul #2 on Charles Thompson, team foul #4 | 9-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Mary (PG), Otis Langdon (SG), Bobby Montgomery (C) Scott Brown, Andre Gallo, Stephen Rosas | |
| Subs | UCLA | Joseph Heyward (PG), Dale Boyd (SG), John Painter (SF), Robert Skomsky (PF), David Schoolcraft (C) Bryan Pavlosky, Mark Kellum, Charles Thompson, Jeffrey Parks, Robert Smith | |
| 05:11 | Kentucky | Christopher Mary is hacked by Joseph Heyward - foul #1 on Joseph Heyward, team foul #5 | 9-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks (PF) Robert Skomsky | |
| 04:43 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery buries a floater from the right wing and he's fouled by Joseph Heyward - foul #2 on Joseph Heyward, team foul #6 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Davis (SF) Harold Allen | |
| Subs | UCLA | Bryan Pavlosky (PG) Joseph Heyward | |
| 04:43 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery makes the free throw | 12-19 |
| 04:30 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft is called for a backcourt violation | 12-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andre Gallo (SG) Otis Langdon | |
| Subs | UCLA | Mark Kellum (SG), Robert Skomsky (PF), Robert Smith (C) Dale Boyd, Jeffrey Parks, David Schoolcraft | |
| 04:06 | Kentucky | Mark Kellum steals the ball from Kwas Abdool | 12-19 |
| 04:01 | UCLA | Bryan Pavlosky banks in the layup on a nice dish by Mark Kellum | 12-21 |
| 03:43 | Kentucky | John Painter steals it from Bobby Montgomery | 12-21 |
| 03:31 | UCLA | Mark Kellum hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Bryan Pavlosky | 12-24 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Mary (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andre Gallo (fresh) SF - Stephen Davis (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Kwas Abdool (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Montgomery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Bryan Pavlosky (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Kellum (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Painter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Skomsky (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:06 | Kentucky | Christopher Mary is hacked by Bryan Pavlosky - foul #1 on Bryan Pavlosky, team foul #7 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Otis Langdon (SG), Harold Allen (SF), Norman Pidgeon (PF), Cameron McDonald (C) Andre Gallo, Stephen Davis, Kwas Abdool, Bobby Montgomery | |
| Subs | UCLA | Joseph Heyward (PG), Dale Boyd (SG), Charles Thompson (SF), Jeffrey Parks (PF), David Schoolcraft (C) Bryan Pavlosky, Mark Kellum, John Painter, Robert Skomsky, Robert Smith | |
| 03:06 | Kentucky | Christopher Mary makes the 1st free throw | 13-24 |
| 03:06 | Kentucky | Christopher Mary makes the 2nd free throw | 14-24 |
| 02:48 | UCLA | Dale Boyd clanks a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Harold Allen - foul #2 on Harold Allen, team foul #10 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Scott Brown (PG) Christopher Mary | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 02:48 | UCLA | Dale Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 14-25 |
| 02:48 | UCLA | Dale Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 14-26 |
| 02:25 | Kentucky | Norman Pidgeon misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by David Schoolcraft - foul #1 on David Schoolcraft, team foul #8 | 14-26 |
| 02:25 | Kentucky | Norman Pidgeon makes the 1st free throw | 15-26 |
| 02:25 | Kentucky | Norman Pidgeon misses the 2nd free throw | 15-26 |
| 02:25 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft snags the defensive board | 15-26 |
| 02:14 | UCLA | Norman Pidgeon swats the short shot by Jeffrey Parks | 15-26 |
| 02:13 | Kentucky | Cameron McDonald grabs the defensive rebound | 15-26 |
| 01:52 | Kentucky | Cameron McDonald is whistled for a carry | 15-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tracy Thomas (SG), Stephen Davis (SF) Otis Langdon, Harold Allen | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Painter (SF) Charles Thompson | |
| 01:48 | UCLA | Scott Brown is called for the reach on Joseph Heyward in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Brown, team foul #11 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Skomsky (SF) John Painter | |
| 01:48 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward makes the 1st free throw | 15-27 |
| 01:48 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward makes the 2nd free throw | 15-28 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Tracy Thomas comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Dale Boyd - foul #1 on Dale Boyd, team foul #9 | 15-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Rosas (C) Cameron McDonald | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Painter (SF) Robert Skomsky | |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Tracy Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 15-28 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Tracy Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 16-28 |
| 01:09 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft is whistled for a carry | 16-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Mary (PG) Scott Brown | |
| Subs | UCLA | Charles Thompson (SF), Robert Smith (C) John Painter, David Schoolcraft | |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Tracy Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 16-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Otis Langdon (SG), Harold Allen (SF) Stephen Davis, Norman Pidgeon | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Painter (SF), David Schoolcraft (C) Charles Thompson, Robert Smith | |
| 00:44 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Rosas - foul #2 on Stephen Rosas, team foul #12 | 16-28 |
| 00:44 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward makes the 1st free throw | 16-29 |
| 00:44 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward makes the 2nd free throw | 16-30 |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | Dale Boyd takes the ball from Harold Allen | 16-30 |
| 00:04 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 16-30 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Harold Allen | 16-30 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Harold Allen can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 16-30 |