| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Button (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Paul Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Shutts (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Armstrong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Jonathan Lawing (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Stromain (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Kruger (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard May (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ignacio Reyes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UCLA | James Kruger inbounds the ball | 44-32 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:42 | UCLA | Richard Stromain drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathan Lawing | 44-34 |
| 19:13 | Kentucky | Paul Smith double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 44-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dale Beatty (PG), Dennis Veal (PF), James Hendricks (C) Larry Chandler, Mark Shutts, Patrick Armstrong | |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Warburton (PG), Dennis Guest (SG), Harvey Jordan (PF) Jonathan Lawing, Richard Stromain, Richard May | |
| 19:02 | UCLA | Paul Smith steals the ball from Ignacio Reyes | 44-34 |
| 18:59 | Kentucky | Paul Smith slams it home | 46-34 |
| 18:41 | UCLA | Ignacio Reyes lays it up and in set up by James Kruger and the foul's on James Hendricks - foul #1 on James Hendricks, team foul #1 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Shutts (PF), Patrick Armstrong (C) Dennis Veal, James Hendricks | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jonathan Lawing (PG), Richard Stromain (SG) Michael Warburton, Dennis Guest | |
| 18:41 | UCLA | Ignacio Reyes misses the free throw | 46-36 |
| 18:41 | Kentucky | Patrick Armstrong snags the defensive board | 46-36 |
| 18:28 | Kentucky | Dale Beatty is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-36 |
| 18:27 | UCLA | Ignacio Reyes pulls down the rebound | 46-36 |
| 18:03 | UCLA | Jonathan Lawing misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-36 |
| 18:01 | UCLA | Harvey Jordan tips it home | 46-38 |
| 17:41 | Kentucky | Paul Smith works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Dale Beatty | 49-38 |
| 17:23 | UCLA | Richard Stromain buries a shot from the left side set up by Harvey Jordan | 49-40 |
| 17:17 | Kentucky | Mark Shutts splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right block | 49-40 |
| 17:16 | UCLA | Jonathan Lawing grabs the defensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 16:56 | UCLA | Paul Smith is called for the reach on James Kruger - foul #3 on Paul Smith, team foul #2 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Chandler (PG), Dennis Veal (SF), James Hendricks (PF), Thomas Simon (C) Dale Beatty, Paul Smith, Mark Shutts, Patrick Armstrong | |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Warburton (PG), Dennis Guest (SG), Richard May (PF) Jonathan Lawing, Richard Stromain, Harvey Jordan | |
| 16:41 | UCLA | Richard May is denied on a layup by Dennis Veal | 49-40 |
| 16:39 | Kentucky | Larry Chandler grabs the board | 49-40 |
| 16:23 | Kentucky | Dennis Veal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Shutts (PF) Thomas Simon | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 16:03 | UCLA | Ignacio Reyes drills a jump hook from close range set up by James Kruger | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Button (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dennis Veal (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mark Shutts (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hendricks (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Michael Warburton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dennis Guest (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Kruger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard May (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ignacio Reyes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Kentucky | James Hendricks buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Dennis Veal | 51-42 |
| 15:22 | UCLA | Ignacio Reyes hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 51-42 |
| 15:20 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Mark Shutts | 51-42 |
| 14:58 | Kentucky | Dennis Veal is by himself and knocks in the runner from the left block | 53-42 |
| 14:39 | UCLA | James Kruger is called for traveling | 53-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dale Beatty (PG), Paul Smith (SF), Thomas Simon (PF), Patrick Armstrong (C) Larry Chandler, Dennis Veal, Mark Shutts, James Hendricks | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jonathan Lawing (PG), Richard Stromain (SG), Steven Macdougall (SF), Rodolfo Chavez (PF), Michael Bibb (C) Michael Warburton, Dennis Guest, James Kruger, Richard May, Ignacio Reyes | |
| 14:23 | Kentucky | Patrick Armstrong can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-42 |
| 14:21 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Michael Bibb | 53-42 |
| 14:07 | UCLA | Jonathan Lawing clanks a 3 from straight away | 53-42 |
| 14:05 | UCLA | Steven Macdougall gets the offensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 13:48 | UCLA | Steven Macdougall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Chandler (PG), James Hendricks (PF) Glenn Button, Thomas Simon | |
| Subs | UCLA | James Kruger (SF) Steven Macdougall | |
| 13:33 | Kentucky | James Hendricks's floater is tipped away by Rodolfo Chavez | 53-42 |
| 13:31 | Kentucky | Paul Smith hits the follow up shot | 55-42 |
| 13:07 | UCLA | Richard Stromain misses badly on a runner in the paint | 55-42 |
| 13:06 | Kentucky | Paul Smith grabs the board | 55-42 |
| 12:48 | Kentucky | Paul Smith makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by James Hendricks | 57-42 |
| 12:43 | UCLA | Richard Stromain connects on the floater from the left wing set up by James Kruger | 57-44 |
| 12:34 | Kentucky | James Hendricks scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Paul Smith | 59-44 |
| 12:15 | UCLA | Dale Beatty is called for the reach on Richard Stromain - foul #3 on Dale Beatty, team foul #3 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Glenn Button (SG), Mark Shutts (PF) Dale Beatty, James Hendricks | |
| Subs | UCLA | Steven Macdougall (SF) James Kruger | |
| 11:59 | UCLA | Richard Stromain is hacked by Glenn Button - foul #3 on Glenn Button, team foul #4 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Harvey Jordan (SF) Steven Macdougall | |
| 11:47 | UCLA | Rodolfo Chavez's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Armstrong | 59-44 |
| 11:45 | Kentucky | Paul Smith grabs the board | 59-44 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glenn Button (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Shutts (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Armstrong (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Jonathan Lawing (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Stromain (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Harvey Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rodolfo Chavez (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Bibb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:21 | Kentucky | Larry Chandler is hacked by Jonathan Lawing - foul #1 on Jonathan Lawing, team foul #1 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dale Beatty (PG), Dennis Veal (C) Larry Chandler, Patrick Armstrong | |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Warburton (PG), Dennis Guest (SG), James Kruger (SF) Jonathan Lawing, Richard Stromain, Harvey Jordan | |
| 11:08 | Kentucky | Paul Smith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 10:52 | UCLA | Rodolfo Chavez misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 61-44 |
| 10:51 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Paul Smith | 61-44 |
| 10:47 | Kentucky | Dale Beatty connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Smith out of a doubleteam | 64-44 |
| 10:30 | UCLA | Michael Warburton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 64-44 |
| 10:29 | Kentucky | Dale Beatty grabs the board | 64-44 |
| 10:04 | Kentucky | Glenn Button is whistled for traveling | 64-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Chandler (PG), James Hendricks (PF), Patrick Armstrong (C) Dale Beatty, Mark Shutts, Dennis Veal | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jonathan Lawing (PG), Richard Stromain (SG), Steven Macdougall (SF), Richard May (PF) Michael Warburton, Dennis Guest, James Kruger, Rodolfo Chavez | |
| 09:52 | UCLA | Jonathan Lawing drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Bibb | 64-47 |
| 09:37 | Kentucky | James Hendricks misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Michael Bibb - foul #4 on Michael Bibb, team foul #2 | 64-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | UCLA | James Kruger (SF), Rodolfo Chavez (PF), Ignacio Reyes (C) Steven Macdougall, Richard May, Michael Bibb | |
| 09:37 | Kentucky | James Hendricks makes the 1st free throw | 65-47 |
| 09:37 | Kentucky | James Hendricks makes the 2nd free throw | 66-47 |
| 09:28 | UCLA | Richard Stromain hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 66-49 |
| 09:05 | Kentucky | Patrick Armstrong hits a shot from the baseline | 68-49 |
| 08:47 | UCLA | Jonathan Lawing clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 68-49 |
| 08:45 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Patrick Armstrong | 68-49 |
| 08:29 | Kentucky | Jonathan Lawing picks off the pass by Larry Chandler | 68-49 |
| 08:14 | UCLA | Richard Stromain loses the dribble to Larry Chandler | 68-49 |
| 07:53 | Kentucky | James Hendricks hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-49 |
| 07:52 | Kentucky | James Hendricks tips it but misses | 68-49 |
| 07:51 | UCLA | Jonathan Lawing grabs the board | 68-49 |
| 07:32 | UCLA | Richard Stromain misses the 3pt shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Glenn Button - foul #4 on Glenn Button, team foul #5 | 68-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dale Beatty (SG), Mark Shutts (PF) Glenn Button, James Hendricks | |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Warburton (PG), Steven Macdougall (SF), Richard May (PF), Michael Bibb (C) Jonathan Lawing, James Kruger, Rodolfo Chavez, Ignacio Reyes | |
| 07:32 | UCLA | Richard Stromain misses the 1st free throw | 68-49 |
| 07:32 | UCLA | Richard Stromain misses the 2nd free throw | 68-49 |
| 07:32 | UCLA | Richard Stromain makes the 3rd free throw | 68-50 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dale Beatty (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Smith (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Shutts (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Armstrong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Michael Warburton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Stromain (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Steven Macdougall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard May (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Bibb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:08 | Kentucky | Patrick Armstrong misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Steven Macdougall - foul #1 on Steven Macdougall, team foul #3 | 68-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Glenn Button (SG) Larry Chandler | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jonathan Lawing (PG), Dennis Guest (SG), Harvey Jordan (PF) Michael Warburton, Richard Stromain, Richard May | |
| 07:08 | Kentucky | Patrick Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 07:08 | Kentucky | Patrick Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 70-50 |
| 06:47 | UCLA | Jonathan Lawing makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 70-52 |
| 06:35 | Kentucky | Mark Shutts misses the fadeaway in the lane | 70-52 |
| 06:34 | UCLA | Harvey Jordan pulls down the rebound | 70-52 |
| 06:16 | UCLA | Jonathan Lawing drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Bibb | 70-55 |
| 06:11 | Kentucky | Dale Beatty buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Glenn Button | 73-55 |
| 06:06 | UCLA | Steven Macdougall misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 73-55 |
| 06:05 | Kentucky | Dale Beatty grabs the board | 73-55 |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Dale Beatty misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 73-55 |
| 05:53 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Dennis Guest | 73-55 |
| 05:43 | UCLA | Paul Smith is called for the reach on Jonathan Lawing - foul #4 on Paul Smith, team foul #6 | 73-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Chandler (PG), James Hendricks (C) Glenn Button, Patrick Armstrong | |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Warburton (PG), Richard Stromain (SG), James Kruger (SF), Richard May (PF) Jonathan Lawing, Dennis Guest, Steven Macdougall, Harvey Jordan | |
| 05:31 | UCLA | Richard May's pass is intercepted by Larry Chandler | 73-55 |
| 05:04 | Kentucky | James Hendricks hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Mark Shutts | 75-55 |
| 04:55 | UCLA | Richard Stromain misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 75-55 |
| 04:53 | Kentucky | Paul Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 75-55 |
| 04:28 | Kentucky | Mark Shutts lays it in set up by Dale Beatty | 77-55 |
| 04:12 | UCLA | James Kruger misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 77-55 |
| 04:10 | UCLA | Michael Warburton hits the follow up shot | 77-57 |
| 03:58 | Kentucky | Dale Beatty hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Shutts | 79-57 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:50 | UCLA | Richard Stromain comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Mark Shutts - foul #2 on Mark Shutts, team foul #7 | 79-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Glenn Button (SG), Patrick Armstrong (C) Dale Beatty, James Hendricks | |
| Subs | UCLA | Jonathan Lawing (PG), Rodolfo Chavez (PF) Michael Warburton, Richard May | |
| 03:50 | UCLA | Richard Stromain misses the 1st free throw | 79-57 |
| 03:50 | UCLA | Richard Stromain makes the 2nd free throw | 79-58 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | Paul Smith evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 79-58 |
| 03:32 | UCLA | Richard Stromain grabs the board | 79-58 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Chandler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Glenn Button (tiring) 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Paul Smith (tiring) 15 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. PF - Mark Shutts (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Armstrong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Jonathan Lawing (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Stromain (fresh) 16 pts. SF - James Kruger (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Rodolfo Chavez (tiring) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Bibb (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:25 | UCLA | Jonathan Lawing misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 79-58 |
| 03:23 | UCLA | Rodolfo Chavez tips it but misses | 79-58 |
| 03:22 | Kentucky | Mark Shutts gets the rebound | 79-58 |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | Glenn Button travels with the ball | 79-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Dennis Guest (SG), Steven Macdougall (SF), Harvey Jordan (PF) Richard Stromain, James Kruger, Rodolfo Chavez | |
| 02:48 | UCLA | Jonathan Lawing hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 79-61 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:23 | Kentucky | Mark Shutts evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the baseline | 79-61 |
| 02:21 | UCLA | Steven Macdougall gets the rebound | 79-61 |
| 01:59 | UCLA | Jonathan Lawing buries a jumper from the free throw line | 79-63 |
| 01:35 | Kentucky | Patrick Armstrong can't throw it down | 79-63 |
| 01:34 | UCLA | Dennis Guest gets the rebound | 79-63 |
| 01:28 | UCLA | Harvey Jordan misses the dunk attempt | 79-63 |
| 01:26 | UCLA | Steven Macdougall pulls down the offensive rebound | 79-63 |
| 01:16 | UCLA | Jonathan Lawing can't connect on a floater from the right side | 79-63 |
| 01:14 | Kentucky | Paul Smith snags the defensive board | 79-63 |
| 01:08 | Kentucky | Paul Smith misses the dunk over the doubleteam but he's hacked by Dennis Guest - foul #1 on Dennis Guest, team foul #4 | 79-63 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Richard Stromain (SG), James Kruger (SF), Richard May (PF) Dennis Guest, Steven Macdougall, Harvey Jordan | |
| 01:08 | Kentucky | Paul Smith makes the 1st free throw | 80-63 |
| 01:08 | Kentucky | Paul Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 81-63 |
| 01:00 | UCLA | Jonathan Lawing clanks a 3 from the left corner | 81-63 |
| 00:59 | Kentucky | Patrick Armstrong gets the rebound | 81-63 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | Mark Shutts drills a shot from the right side | 83-63 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:28 | UCLA | Michael Bibb can't finish the layup | 83-63 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Patrick Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 83-63 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Larry Chandler runs out the clock | 83-63 |