| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Leo Mole (fresh) SG - Michael Simeon (fresh) SF - Christopher Puffenberger (fresh) PF - Danny Young (fresh) C - Matthew Pitchford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) SG - Mark Mills (fresh) SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) C - Huang-fu Huang (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UCLA | Danny Young wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:55 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford is hacked by Huang-fu Huang in the backcourt - foul #1 on Huang-fu Huang, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | UCLA | Leo Mole comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Darryl Allen - foul #1 on Darryl Allen, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | UCLA | Leo Mole makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:39 | UCLA | Leo Mole misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:39 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 19:26 | Kentucky | Leo Mole steals it from Mark Mills | 1-0 |
| 19:23 | UCLA | Danny Young lays it in on a great pass from Leo Mole | 3-0 |
| 18:58 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen misses badly on a shot from the left side | 3-0 |
| 18:57 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael tips it in | 3-2 |
| 18:53 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 3-2 |
| 18:52 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford tips it back up and in | 5-2 |
| 18:27 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael drills a jumper from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 18:04 | UCLA | Danny Young comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Huang-fu Huang - foul #2 on Huang-fu Huang, team foul #3 | 5-4 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Good (C) Huang-fu Huang | |
| 18:04 | UCLA | Danny Young makes the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 18:04 | UCLA | Danny Young makes the 2nd free throw | 7-4 |
| 17:52 | Kentucky | Mark Mills can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away but the foul's on Michael Simeon - foul #1 on Michael Simeon, team foul #1 | 7-4 |
| Subs | UCLA | Carl Johnson (PG), Jeremy Meadows (SG), Erik Finney (SF), Richard Scott (PF), Joseph Ferrier (C) Leo Mole, Michael Simeon, Christopher Puffenberger, Danny Young, Matthew Pitchford | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:52 | Kentucky | Mark Mills makes the 1st free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:52 | Kentucky | Mark Mills misses the 2nd free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:52 | Kentucky | Mark Mills misses the 3rd free throw | 7-5 |
| 17:52 | UCLA | Richard Scott snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| 17:50 | UCLA | Marvin Valente steps in front of the Carl Johnson pass in the backcourt | 7-5 |
| 17:38 | Kentucky | Mark Mills hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 7-5 |
| 17:37 | Kentucky | Thomas Good snags the offensive board | 7-5 |
| 17:23 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 7-5 |
| 17:21 | UCLA | Joseph Ferrier pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 17:01 | UCLA | Richard Scott hits a wide open floater from the baseline | 9-5 |
| 16:35 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael misses the shot from the left side | 9-5 |
| 16:34 | UCLA | Richard Scott grabs the board | 9-5 |
| 16:15 | UCLA | Carl Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-5 |
| 16:14 | Kentucky | Mark Mills grabs the board | 9-5 |
| 15:51 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mark Mills | 9-7 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Carl Johnson (fairly fresh) SG - Jeremy Meadows (fairly fresh) SF - Erik Finney (fairly fresh) PF - Richard Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Ferrier (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fairly fresh) SG - Mark Mills (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Valente (fairly fresh) PF - Ronald Raphael (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Thomas Good (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:49 | UCLA | Erik Finney throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-7 |
| Subs | UCLA | Leo Mole (PG), Michael Simeon (SG), Danny Young (SF), James Jones (PF), Matthew Pitchford (C) Carl Johnson, Jeremy Meadows, Erik Finney, Richard Scott, Joseph Ferrier | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), John Jackson (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Kenneth Brown (PF) Darryl Allen, Mark Mills, Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael | |
| 15:28 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 9-7 |
| 15:26 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Danny Young | 9-7 |
| 15:09 | UCLA | Samuel Johnson steps in front of the Danny Young pass | 9-7 |
| 15:06 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson misses the lay-in | 9-7 |
| 15:04 | UCLA | Leo Mole grabs the defensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:44 | UCLA | Danny Young drills a jumper near the basket | 11-7 |
| 14:21 | Kentucky | John Jackson knocks in the shot from the left side | 11-9 |
| 14:03 | UCLA | Danny Young is open and lays it up and in | 13-9 |
| 13:42 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Danny Young - foul #1 on Danny Young, team foul #2 | 13-9 |
| Subs | UCLA | Carl Johnson (PG), Jeremy Meadows (SG), Erik Finney (SF), Richard Scott (PF), Joseph Ferrier (C) Leo Mole, Michael Simeon, Danny Young, James Jones, Matthew Pitchford | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Ronald Raphael (C) Samuel Johnson, John Jackson, Johnnie Stone, Thomas Good | |
| 13:42 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown misses the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 13:42 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 13:31 | UCLA | Carl Johnson makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jeremy Meadows | 16-10 |
| 13:14 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Marvin Valente | 16-12 |
| 12:57 | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows connects on the floater from the right block | 18-12 |
| 12:28 | Kentucky | Mark Mills lays it up and in set up by Graham Strong | 18-14 |
| 12:06 | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 18-14 |
| 12:04 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown grabs the board | 18-14 |
| 11:35 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael clanks a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Erik Finney - foul #1 on Erik Finney, team foul #3 | 18-14 |
| Subs | UCLA | Leo Mole (PG), Michael Simeon (SG), Christopher Puffenberger (SF), Danny Young (PF), Matthew Pitchford (C) Carl Johnson, Jeremy Meadows, Erik Finney, Richard Scott, Joseph Ferrier | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), John Jackson (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Thomas Good (C) Graham Strong, Mark Mills, Marvin Valente, Kenneth Brown | |
| 11:35 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 11:35 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Leo Mole (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Simeon (fresh) SF - Christopher Puffenberger (fresh) PF - Danny Young (fresh) 8 pts. C - Matthew Pitchford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) SG - John Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Johnnie Stone (fresh) PF - Ronald Raphael (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Thomas Good (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:20 | UCLA | Christopher Puffenberger misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 18-16 |
| 11:19 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone gets the rebound | 18-16 |
| 10:52 | Kentucky | Thomas Good is hacked by Matthew Pitchford - foul #1 on Matthew Pitchford, team foul #4 | 18-16 |
| Subs | UCLA | Joseph Ferrier (C) Matthew Pitchford | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:35 | Kentucky | Danny Young steals it from Ronald Raphael | 18-16 |
| 10:08 | UCLA | Thomas Good steals it from Danny Young | 18-16 |
| 09:42 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Darryl Allen | 18-18 |
| 09:28 | UCLA | Thomas Good denies the turnaround by Danny Young | 18-18 |
| 09:27 | UCLA | Michael Simeon tips it in | 20-18 |
| 09:09 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen is hacked by Leo Mole - foul #1 on Leo Mole, team foul #5 | 20-18 |
| Subs | UCLA | Erik Finney (SF), James Jones (PF), Matthew Pitchford (C) Christopher Puffenberger, Danny Young, Joseph Ferrier | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Marvin Valente (SF) Darryl Allen, John Jackson, Johnnie Stone | |
| 08:50 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 20-18 |
| 08:48 | UCLA | The rebound goes to James Jones | 20-18 |
| 08:27 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford lays it up and in | 22-18 |
| 08:21 | Kentucky | Leo Mole steals it from Mark Mills | 22-18 |
| 08:02 | UCLA | Ronald Raphael is called for the reach on Michael Simeon - foul #1 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #4 | 22-18 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown (PF) Ronald Raphael | |
| 07:46 | UCLA | Leo Mole clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 22-18 |
| 07:44 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford grabs the offensive board | 22-18 |
| 07:35 | UCLA | Samuel Johnson steals the ball from Michael Simeon | 22-18 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Leo Mole (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Simeon (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Erik Finney (fairly fresh) PF - James Jones (fresh) C - Matthew Pitchford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Mark Mills (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Valente (tiring) PF - Kenneth Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Thomas Good (tired) | |
| 07:17 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Samuel Johnson | 22-20 |
| 06:59 | UCLA | Leo Mole knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-20 |
| 06:37 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente blows the layup but he's hacked by Leo Mole - foul #2 on Leo Mole, team foul #6 | 25-20 |
| Subs | UCLA | Carl Johnson (PG), Jeremy Meadows (SG), Christopher Puffenberger (SF), Danny Young (PF), Joseph Ferrier (C) Leo Mole, Michael Simeon, Erik Finney, James Jones, Matthew Pitchford | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), John Jackson (SG), Huang-fu Huang (C) Samuel Johnson, Mark Mills, Thomas Good | |
| 06:37 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 06:37 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 06:35 | UCLA | Carl Johnson is hacked by Marvin Valente in the backcourt - foul #1 on Marvin Valente, team foul #5 | 25-22 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG) Marvin Valente | |
| 06:17 | UCLA | Carl Johnson is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 06:16 | UCLA | Joseph Ferrier misses the tip | 25-22 |
| 06:15 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang snags the defensive board | 25-22 |
| 05:49 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Kenneth Brown is blocked by Danny Young | 25-22 |
| 05:48 | UCLA | Joseph Ferrier grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 05:24 | UCLA | Christopher Puffenberger hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 25-22 |
| 05:23 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen gets the rebound | 25-22 |
| 05:18 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-22 |
| 05:16 | UCLA | Danny Young snags the defensive board | 25-22 |
| 04:56 | UCLA | Danny Young buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Jeremy Meadows | 27-22 |
| 04:27 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang's dunk attempt is rejected by Danny Young | 27-22 |
| 04:25 | UCLA | Joseph Ferrier pulls down the rebound | 27-22 |
| 04:22 | UCLA | Christopher Puffenberger throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-22 |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Simeon (SG), Erik Finney (SF), Richard Scott (PF), Matthew Pitchford (C) Jeremy Meadows, Christopher Puffenberger, Danny Young, Joseph Ferrier | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF) Graham Strong, John Jackson, Darryl Allen, Kenneth Brown | |
| 04:08 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang clanks a shot from the right side | 27-22 |
| 04:07 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang hits the follow up shot | 27-24 |
| 04:03 | UCLA | Richard Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Raphael - foul #2 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #6 | 27-24 |
| 03:52 | UCLA | Carl Johnson misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Huang-fu Huang - foul #3 on Huang-fu Huang, team foul #7 | 27-24 |
| Subs | UCLA | Leo Mole (SF), Danny Young (PF) Erik Finney, Richard Scott | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Good (C) Huang-fu Huang | |
| 03:52 | UCLA | Carl Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 03:52 | UCLA | Carl Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 03:25 | Kentucky | Mark Mills misses long on a 3 from straight away | 29-24 |
| 03:23 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford pulls down the rebound | 29-24 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Carl Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Simeon (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Leo Mole (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Danny Young (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Pitchford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Mills (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnnie Stone (fresh) PF - Ronald Raphael (tiring) 10 pts. C - Thomas Good (tiring) | |
| 03:21 | UCLA | Carl Johnson's pass is intercepted by Johnnie Stone in the backcourt | 29-24 |
| 03:20 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone lays it in | 29-26 |
| 03:00 | UCLA | Danny Young misses the dunk but the foul's on Ronald Raphael - foul #3 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #8 | 29-26 |
| Subs | UCLA | Erik Finney (SF) Carl Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Kenneth Brown (PF) Samuel Johnson, Ronald Raphael | |
| 03:00 | UCLA | Danny Young misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 03:00 | UCLA | Danny Young makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 02:38 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown loses the dribble to Michael Simeon | 30-26 |
| 02:26 | UCLA | Danny Young scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Matthew Pitchford | 32-26 |
| 02:07 | Kentucky | The jumper by Johnnie Stone is denied by Matthew Pitchford | 32-26 |
| 02:06 | UCLA | Danny Young pulls down the rebound | 32-26 |
| 01:37 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford misses the easy layup but the foul's on Thomas Good - foul #1 on Thomas Good, team foul #9 | 32-26 |
| Subs | UCLA | Carl Johnson (PG), Richard Scott (PF) Erik Finney, Danny Young | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), John Jackson (SG), Marvin Valente (SF) Darryl Allen, Mark Mills, Johnnie Stone | |
| 01:37 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 01:37 | UCLA | Matthew Pitchford makes the 2nd free throw | 34-26 |
| 01:09 | Kentucky | Leo Mole steals it from Kenneth Brown | 34-26 |
| 01:06 | UCLA | Michael Simeon misses the easy layup | 34-26 |
| 01:05 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente gets the rebound | 34-26 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson is fouled on the floor by Carl Johnson - foul #1 on Carl Johnson, team foul #7 | 34-26 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows (SG), Erik Finney (SF), James Jones (PF), Joseph Ferrier (C) Carl Johnson, Michael Simeon, Richard Scott, Matthew Pitchford | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG) Thomas Good | |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 00:37 | UCLA | James Jones snags the defensive board | 34-27 |
| 00:35 | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows is hacked by Darryl Allen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Darryl Allen, team foul #10 | 34-27 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Good (C) Marvin Valente | |
| 00:35 | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 00:35 | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-27 |
| 00:04 | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows snags the defensive board | 36-27 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 36-27 |