| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Daniel Nellis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chad Fountain (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Marvin Clark (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Donald Farr (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Paul Millsaps (fresh) SG - Steven Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Damon Burke (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Alvin Mancia (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Gardella (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UC Irvine | Damon Burke inbounds the ball | 26-23 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:34 | UC Irvine | Alvin Mancia misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 26-23 |
| 19:32 | UC Irvine | Damon Burke tips it home | 26-25 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Donald Farr is hacked by Damon Burke - foul #1 on Damon Burke, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Kimble (PG), Stephen Maultsby (SG), James Cunniff (SF), Timothy Atkins (PF) Daniel Nellis, Chad Fountain, Marvin Clark, Donald Farr | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 18:44 | Kentucky | Gregory Simmons makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Stephen Maultsby | 28-25 |
| 18:21 | UC Irvine | Stephen Maultsby takes the ball from Alvin Mancia | 28-25 |
| 18:17 | Kentucky | Stephen Maultsby lays it up and in | 30-25 |
| 17:55 | UC Irvine | Charles Gardella misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-25 |
| 17:53 | UC Irvine | Damon Burke hits the follow up shot | 30-27 |
| 17:37 | Kentucky | Charles Gardella is called for the reach on Gregory Simmons - foul #2 on Charles Gardella, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Dempsey (PG), Marvin Clark (SF), Donald Farr (PF), Chad Fountain (C) Paul Kimble, James Cunniff, Timothy Atkins, Gregory Simmons | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 17:13 | Kentucky | Damon Burke swats the short shot by Chad Fountain | 30-27 |
| 17:11 | UC Irvine | Damon Burke snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 16:58 | UC Irvine | Steven Harris banks in the layup on a nice dish by Paul Millsaps | 30-29 |
| 16:35 | Kentucky | Chad Fountain misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Damon Burke - foul #2 on Damon Burke, team foul #3 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Daniel Nellis (PG), James Cunniff (SF), Timothy Atkins (PF) Robert Dempsey, Marvin Clark, Donald Farr | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Frank Anderson (SF), Clifton Curry (PF), James Graves (C) Damon Burke, Alvin Mancia, Charles Gardella | |
| 16:35 | Kentucky | Chad Fountain misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 16:35 | Kentucky | Chad Fountain makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 16:17 | UC Irvine | James Graves's floater is tipped away by Timothy Atkins | 31-29 |
| 16:15 | Kentucky | Timothy Atkins grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 15:46 | Kentucky | Chad Fountain misses the turnaround from the left block | 31-29 |
| 15:44 | Kentucky | James Cunniff snags the offensive board | 31-29 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Daniel Nellis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Maultsby (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Cunniff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Atkins (fresh) 5 reb. C - Chad Fountain (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Paul Millsaps (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clifton Curry (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Graves (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Kentucky | Daniel Nellis is hacked by James Graves - foul #1 on James Graves, team foul #4 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Kimble (PG), Marvin Clark (SF), Donald Farr (PF), Frank Reimann (C) Daniel Nellis, James Cunniff, Timothy Atkins, Chad Fountain | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeff Cissell (PG), Michael Masse (SG), Damon Burke (SF), Charles Gardella (C) Paul Millsaps, Steven Harris, Frank Anderson, James Graves | |
| 15:08 | Kentucky | Donald Farr lays it in | 33-29 |
| 14:52 | UC Irvine | Charles Gardella's dunk attempt is rejected by Donald Farr | 33-29 |
| 14:50 | Kentucky | Donald Farr gets the rebound | 33-29 |
| 14:34 | Kentucky | Donald Farr dunks the ball on a great pass from Paul Kimble | 35-29 |
| 14:23 | UC Irvine | Clifton Curry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 35-29 |
| 14:22 | Kentucky | Stephen Maultsby gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 13:59 | Kentucky | Frank Reimann's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Daniel Nellis (PG), James Cunniff (SF), Timothy Atkins (PF), Gregory Simmons (C) Paul Kimble, Marvin Clark, Donald Farr, Frank Reimann | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Paul Millsaps (PG), Steven Harris (SG), Alvin Mancia (PF) Jeff Cissell, Michael Masse, Clifton Curry | |
| 13:42 | UC Irvine | Damon Burke makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Charles Gardella | 35-32 |
| 13:25 | Kentucky | Gregory Simmons hits the finger roll set up by Stephen Maultsby | 37-32 |
| 13:05 | UC Irvine | Paul Millsaps misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-32 |
| 13:04 | Kentucky | Timothy Atkins gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 12:42 | Kentucky | Charles Gardella steals the ball from Gregory Simmons | 37-32 |
| 12:38 | UC Irvine | Paul Millsaps hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Alvin Mancia | 37-34 |
| 12:09 | Kentucky | Paul Millsaps is called for the reach on Daniel Nellis - foul #1 on Paul Millsaps, team foul #5 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Kimble (PG), Chad Fountain (SG), Marvin Clark (SF), Donald Farr (PF), Frank Reimann (C) Daniel Nellis, Stephen Maultsby, James Cunniff, Timothy Atkins, Gregory Simmons | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Frank Anderson (SF), James Graves (C) Damon Burke, Charles Gardella | |
| 11:45 | Kentucky | Frank Reimann loses the ball out of bounds | 37-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Maultsby (SG) Chad Fountain | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Paul Kimble (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Maultsby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Clark (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Donald Farr (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Frank Reimann (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Paul Millsaps (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frank Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alvin Mancia (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Graves (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:20 | UC Irvine | Paul Millsaps is fouled on the floor by Paul Kimble - foul #1 on Paul Kimble, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Daniel Nellis (PG), Chad Fountain (C) Paul Kimble, Frank Reimann | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 11:09 | UC Irvine | Paul Millsaps drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Harris | 37-36 |
| 10:55 | Kentucky | Chad Fountain is whistled for traveling | 37-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Kimble (PG), Frank Reimann (C) Daniel Nellis, Stephen Maultsby | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 10:41 | UC Irvine | Paul Millsaps misses short on a floater from the left side | 37-36 |
| 10:39 | Kentucky | Frank Reimann snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 10:16 | Kentucky | Donald Farr scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Frank Reimann | 39-36 |
| 10:04 | UC Irvine | Alvin Mancia misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-36 |
| 10:02 | UC Irvine | James Graves tips it back up and in | 39-38 |
| 09:34 | Kentucky | Chad Fountain misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Steven Harris - foul #3 on Steven Harris, team foul #6 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Daniel Nellis (PG), James Cunniff (SF), Timothy Atkins (PF), Gregory Simmons (C) Paul Kimble, Marvin Clark, Donald Farr, Frank Reimann | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Jeff Cissell (PG), Michael Masse (SG), Damon Burke (SF), Clifton Curry (PF), Charles Gardella (C) Paul Millsaps, Steven Harris, Frank Anderson, Alvin Mancia, James Graves | |
| 09:34 | Kentucky | Chad Fountain makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 09:34 | Kentucky | Chad Fountain makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 09:09 | UC Irvine | Clifton Curry's layup is rejected by James Cunniff | 41-38 |
| 09:07 | Kentucky | Gregory Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 08:40 | Kentucky | Daniel Nellis loses the dribble to Charles Gardella | 41-38 |
| 08:18 | UC Irvine | Clifton Curry is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Clifton Curry, team foul #7 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Maultsby (SG), Marvin Clark (SF), Donald Farr (PF) Chad Fountain, James Cunniff, Timothy Atkins | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Paul Millsaps (PG), Steven Harris (SG) Jeff Cissell, Michael Masse | |
| 07:55 | Kentucky | Stephen Maultsby hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Daniel Nellis | 43-38 |
| 07:30 | UC Irvine | Paul Millsaps comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Stephen Maultsby - foul #4 on Stephen Maultsby, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Kimble (PG), Frank Reimann (C) Daniel Nellis, Gregory Simmons | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Alvin Mancia (PF) Clifton Curry | |
| 07:30 | UC Irvine | Paul Millsaps makes the 1st free throw | 43-39 |
| 07:30 | UC Irvine | Paul Millsaps makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Paul Kimble (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Maultsby (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Marvin Clark (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Donald Farr (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Frank Reimann (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Paul Millsaps (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Damon Burke (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alvin Mancia (fresh) 4 pts. C - Charles Gardella (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 07:05 | Kentucky | Donald Farr is whistled for traveling | 43-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Daniel Nellis (PG), James Cunniff (SF), Timothy Atkins (PF) Paul Kimble, Marvin Clark, Donald Farr | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 06:40 | UC Irvine | Paul Millsaps comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 06:38 | Kentucky | Frank Reimann grabs the board | 43-40 |
| 06:20 | Kentucky | Stephen Maultsby hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Frank Reimann | 45-40 |
| 06:04 | UC Irvine | Charles Gardella is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Charles Gardella, team foul #8 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Kimble (PG), Marvin Clark (SF), Donald Farr (PF), Gregory Simmons (C) Daniel Nellis, James Cunniff, Timothy Atkins, Frank Reimann | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Frank Anderson (SF), James Graves (C) Damon Burke, Charles Gardella | |
| 05:47 | Kentucky | Donald Farr misses the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by James Graves - foul #2 on James Graves, team foul #9 | 45-40 |
| 05:47 | Kentucky | Donald Farr makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 05:47 | Kentucky | Donald Farr makes the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 05:45 | UC Irvine | Paul Millsaps throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-40 |
| 05:24 | Kentucky | Alvin Mancia blocks the short jumper by Donald Farr | 47-40 |
| 05:23 | UC Irvine | Alvin Mancia snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 04:58 | UC Irvine | Alvin Mancia misses badly on a runner from the left block | 47-40 |
| 04:57 | Kentucky | Marvin Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 47-40 |
| 04:30 | Kentucky | Gregory Simmons can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-40 |
| 04:28 | Kentucky | Gregory Simmons tips it in | 49-40 |
| 04:04 | UC Irvine | Steven Harris hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-43 |
| 03:37 | Kentucky | Donald Farr hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Stephen Maultsby | 51-43 |
| 03:37 | UC Irvine | UC Irvine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Daniel Nellis (PG), Chad Fountain (SG), James Cunniff (SF), Timothy Atkins (PF), Frank Reimann (C) Paul Kimble, Stephen Maultsby, Marvin Clark, Donald Farr, Gregory Simmons | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | Damon Burke (SF), Charles Gardella (C) Frank Anderson, James Graves | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:18 | UC Irvine | Damon Burke comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by James Cunniff - foul #1 on James Cunniff, team foul #3 | 51-43 |
| 03:18 | UC Irvine | Damon Burke makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 03:18 | UC Irvine | Damon Burke misses the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 03:18 | Kentucky | Timothy Atkins snags the defensive board | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Daniel Nellis (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Chad Fountain (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Cunniff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Atkins (fresh) 7 reb. C - Frank Reimann (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UC Irvine | PG - Paul Millsaps (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Harris (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Damon Burke (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alvin Mancia (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Gardella (fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Kentucky | Chad Fountain misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 51-44 |
| 03:12 | UC Irvine | Paul Millsaps grabs the board | 51-44 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:00 | UC Irvine | Alvin Mancia knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Steven Harris and he's hacked by Timothy Atkins - foul #1 on Timothy Atkins, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| 03:00 | UC Irvine | Alvin Mancia makes the free throw | 51-47 |
| 02:34 | Kentucky | Damon Burke steps in front of the Chad Fountain pass | 51-47 |
| 02:05 | UC Irvine | Damon Burke knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Paul Millsaps | 51-49 |
| 01:48 | Kentucky | Chad Fountain makes the jump hook from the baseline | 53-49 |
| 01:42 | UC Irvine | The jump hook by Alvin Mancia is blocked by Frank Reimann | 53-49 |
| 01:41 | Kentucky | Daniel Nellis snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 01:21 | Kentucky | Chad Fountain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Clark (SF), Donald Farr (PF), Gregory Simmons (C) James Cunniff, Timothy Atkins, Frank Reimann | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 01:07 | UC Irvine | Alvin Mancia is denied on a layup by Donald Farr | 53-49 |
| 01:05 | Kentucky | Daniel Nellis gets the rebound | 53-49 |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | Donald Farr's fadeaway is rejected by Damon Burke | 53-49 |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Gregory Simmons misses the tip | 53-49 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Marvin Clark | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | Charles Gardella is called for the reach on Marvin Clark - foul #4 on Charles Gardella, team foul #10 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Maultsby (SG) Chad Fountain | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | Marvin Clark misses the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | Marvin Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 00:34 | UC Irvine | The rebound goes to Charles Gardella | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:30 | UC Irvine | Steven Harris hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Damon Burke | 53-51 |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Donald Farr is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Millsaps - foul #2 on Paul Millsaps, team foul #11 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Chad Fountain (SG) Stephen Maultsby | |
| Subs | UC Irvine | | |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Donald Farr makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Donald Farr misses the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 00:27 | UC Irvine | Charles Gardella grabs the board | 54-51 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:15 | UC Irvine | Paul Millsaps is hacked by Daniel Nellis - foul #1 on Daniel Nellis, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| 00:10 | UC Irvine | Steven Harris misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 00:08 | UC Irvine | Charles Gardella snags the offensive board | 54-51 |
| 00:05 | UC Irvine | Paul Millsaps connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-54 |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UC Irvine | UC Irvine is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Gregory Simmons scores on a shot from the left block | 56-54 |