| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matthew McCleary (fresh) SG - Damon Desroches (fresh) SF - Steven Finney (fresh) PF - Rick Dillon (fresh) C - Timothy Penrose (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Stanley Hartshorn (fresh) SG - William Stanton (fresh) SF - Owen Degnan (fresh) PF - Michael Moses (fresh) C - John Moro (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Timothy Penrose wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego | San Diego is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary loses the dribble to William Stanton | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | San Diego | Matthew McCleary steps in front of the Stanley Hartshorn pass in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | San Diego | Stanley Hartshorn pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | San Diego | William Stanton is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Stanton, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Damon Desroches, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | San Diego | Michael Moses is fouled on the floor by Steven Finney - foul #1 on Steven Finney, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:54 | San Diego | John Moro knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Rick Dillon | 3-2 |
| 18:13 | San Diego | Owen Degnan is whistled for a carry | 3-2 |
| 17:53 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary's layup is rejected by Michael Moses | 3-2 |
| 17:51 | San Diego | John Moro gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:44 | San Diego | Michael Moses misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 3-2 |
| 17:43 | San Diego | Owen Degnan tips it but misses | 3-2 |
| 17:41 | San Diego | Owen Degnan grabs the offensive board | 3-2 |
| 17:22 | San Diego | Michael Moses hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 17:21 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Rick Dillon | 3-2 |
| 17:10 | Kentucky | William Stanton is called for the reach on Damon Desroches - foul #2 on William Stanton, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (PG), William Stroud (SG), Jamie Okamoto (SF), Kenneth Young (PF), Kenneth Gilbert (C) Matthew McCleary, Damon Desroches, Steven Finney, Rick Dillon, Timothy Penrose | |
| Subs | San Diego | Chad Winston (PG), William Pless (SG), Carroll Adams (SF), James August (PF), James Holman (C) Stanley Hartshorn, William Stanton, Owen Degnan, Michael Moses, John Moro | |
| 16:48 | Kentucky | William Stroud misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 16:47 | San Diego | James August pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:41 | San Diego | Carroll Adams lays it in | 3-4 |
| 16:16 | Kentucky | William Stroud can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 16:14 | San Diego | The rebound goes to James August | 3-4 |
| 16:07 | San Diego | Martin Lindsay steals it from Chad Winston | 3-4 |
| 16:04 | Kentucky | William Stroud hits the finger roll set up by Martin Lindsay | 5-4 |
| 15:56 | San Diego | Carroll Adams's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Young | 5-4 |
| 15:54 | Kentucky | Kenneth Young grabs the board | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Martin Lindsay (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Stroud (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jamie Okamoto (fresh) PF - Kenneth Young (fresh) C - Kenneth Gilbert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Chad Winston (fresh) SG - William Pless (fresh) SF - Carroll Adams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James August (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Holman (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 15:38 | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert tips it but misses | 5-4 |
| 15:36 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay can't tip it in | 5-4 |
| 15:35 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Jamie Okamoto | 5-4 |
| 15:11 | Kentucky | William Stroud drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Martin Lindsay | 8-4 |
| 14:46 | San Diego | James Holman misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Jamie Okamoto - foul #1 on Jamie Okamoto, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Damon Desroches (SG), Steven Finney (SF), Sherman Holmes (PF), Timothy Penrose (C) Martin Lindsay, William Stroud, Jamie Okamoto, Kenneth Young, Kenneth Gilbert | |
| Subs | San Diego | Stanley Hartshorn (PG), Jerry Moore (SG), Michael Moses (PF), John Moro (C) Chad Winston, William Pless, Carroll Adams, James August | |
| 14:46 | San Diego | James Holman makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 14:46 | San Diego | James Holman misses the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 14:46 | Kentucky | Sherman Holmes snags the defensive board | 8-5 |
| 14:22 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 14:20 | San Diego | Michael Moses grabs the defensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 14:15 | San Diego | Stanley Hartshorn is open but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 8-5 |
| 14:13 | San Diego | Michael Moses grabs the offensive rebound | 8-5 |
| 14:08 | San Diego | James Holman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | San Diego | Owen Degnan (SF) James Holman | |
| 13:40 | Kentucky | Jerry Moore is called for the reach on Steven Finney - foul #1 on Jerry Moore, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rick Dillon (PF) Timothy Penrose | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 13:17 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Stanley Hartshorn - foul #1 on Stanley Hartshorn, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert (C) Sherman Holmes | |
| Subs | San Diego | Chad Winston (SG), Carroll Adams (SF) Jerry Moore, Owen Degnan | |
| 13:17 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary makes the 1st free throw | 9-5 |
| 13:17 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary makes the 2nd free throw | 10-5 |
| 13:13 | San Diego | Stanley Hartshorn is called for traveling in the backcourt | 10-5 |
| 12:53 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 10-5 |
| 12:51 | San Diego | Michael Moses snags the defensive board | 10-5 |
| 12:47 | San Diego | Stanley Hartshorn hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Chad Winston | 10-8 |
| 12:32 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 10-8 |
| 12:30 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary tips it in | 12-8 |
| 12:14 | San Diego | Kenneth Gilbert picks off the pass by John Moro | 12-8 |
| 11:54 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Rick Dillon is blocked by John Moro | 12-8 |
| 11:53 | San Diego | Stanley Hartshorn snags the defensive board | 12-8 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matthew McCleary (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Damon Desroches (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Steven Finney (tiring) PF - Rick Dillon (fairly fresh) C - Kenneth Gilbert (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Stanley Hartshorn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Chad Winston (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carroll Adams (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Moses (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - John Moro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:47 | San Diego | Stanley Hartshorn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-8 |
| 11:45 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon pulls down the rebound | 12-8 |
| 11:18 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon is fouled on the floor by Carroll Adams - foul #1 on Carroll Adams, team foul #5 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (PG), William Stroud (SG), Jamie Okamoto (SF), Kenneth Young (PF), Sherman Holmes (C) Matthew McCleary, Damon Desroches, Steven Finney, Rick Dillon, Kenneth Gilbert | |
| Subs | San Diego | William Pless (PG), Jerry Moore (SG), Owen Degnan (SF), James August (C) Stanley Hartshorn, Chad Winston, Carroll Adams, John Moro | |
| 11:02 | Kentucky | William Stroud is whistled for a carry | 12-8 |
| 10:44 | San Diego | James August is hacked by William Stroud - foul #1 on William Stroud, team foul #4 | 12-8 |
| 10:38 | San Diego | William Pless buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 12-11 |
| 10:18 | Kentucky | Kenneth Young misses the lay-in | 12-11 |
| 10:16 | San Diego | Michael Moses snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 10:12 | San Diego | Jamie Okamoto blocks the jumper by William Pless | 12-11 |
| 10:10 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay grabs the defensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 09:51 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay is hacked by Owen Degnan - foul #1 on Owen Degnan, team foul #6 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rick Dillon (PF), Timothy Penrose (C) Kenneth Young, Sherman Holmes | |
| Subs | San Diego | Stanley Hartshorn (PG), Carroll Adams (SF), James Holman (C) Jerry Moore, Owen Degnan, Michael Moses | |
| 09:29 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Rick Dillon | 15-11 |
| 09:15 | San Diego | Carroll Adams is fouled on the floor by Rick Dillon - foul #1 on Rick Dillon, team foul #5 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (SG) William Stroud | |
| Subs | San Diego | Chad Winston (SG), Owen Degnan (SF) William Pless, James August | |
| 08:52 | San Diego | Chad Winston misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-11 |
| 08:50 | San Diego | Carroll Adams hits the follow up shot | 15-13 |
| 08:21 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon's pass is intercepted by James Holman | 15-13 |
| 08:18 | San Diego | Timothy Penrose picks off the pass by Owen Degnan in the backcourt | 15-13 |
| 07:58 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Martin Lindsay | 18-13 |
| 07:39 | San Diego | Damon Desroches steps in front of the Chad Winston pass | 18-13 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Martin Lindsay (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Damon Desroches (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Jamie Okamoto (fairly fresh) PF - Rick Dillon (tiring) 2 reb. C - Timothy Penrose (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Stanley Hartshorn (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Chad Winston (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Owen Degnan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Carroll Adams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - James Holman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Kentucky | Timothy Penrose misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Carroll Adams - foul #2 on Carroll Adams, team foul #7 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), William Stroud (SG), Sherman Holmes (SF), Kenneth Young (PF) Martin Lindsay, Damon Desroches, Jamie Okamoto, Rick Dillon | |
| Subs | San Diego | William Pless (PG), Jerry Moore (SG), James August (SF), Michael Moses (PF), John Moro (C) Stanley Hartshorn, Chad Winston, Owen Degnan, Carroll Adams, James Holman | |
| 07:20 | Kentucky | Timothy Penrose makes the 1st free throw | 19-13 |
| 07:20 | Kentucky | Timothy Penrose makes the 2nd free throw | 20-13 |
| 07:00 | San Diego | William Pless comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 20-13 |
| 06:59 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary pulls down the rebound | 20-13 |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | 3 seconds is called on Timothy Penrose | 20-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert (C) Timothy Penrose | |
| Subs | San Diego | | |
| 06:15 | San Diego | John Moro misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-13 |
| 06:13 | San Diego | John Moro grabs the offensive board | 20-13 |
| 05:49 | San Diego | James August misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 20-13 |
| 05:47 | Kentucky | Kenneth Young snags the defensive board | 20-13 |
| 05:24 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary is fouled on the floor by William Pless - foul #1 on William Pless, team foul #8 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (SG), Steven Finney (SF), Rick Dillon (PF) William Stroud, Sherman Holmes, Kenneth Young | |
| Subs | San Diego | Stanley Hartshorn (PG), Chad Winston (SG), Owen Degnan (SF) William Pless, Jerry Moore, James August | |
| 05:24 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary misses the 1st free throw | 20-13 |
| 05:24 | San Diego | John Moro snags the defensive board | 20-13 |
| 05:06 | San Diego | The jumper by Stanley Hartshorn is denied by Rick Dillon | 20-13 |
| 05:04 | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 20-13 |
| 04:44 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon scores on a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Damon Desroches | 22-13 |
| 04:25 | San Diego | Michael Moses can't finish the layup | 22-13 |
| 04:23 | Kentucky | Rick Dillon snags the defensive board | 22-13 |
| 04:06 | Kentucky | Michael Moses denies the turnaround by Rick Dillon | 22-13 |
| 04:05 | San Diego | The rebound goes to Michael Moses | 22-13 |
| 04:02 | San Diego | Damon Desroches picks off the pass by Stanley Hartshorn in the backcourt | 22-13 |
| 03:36 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Matthew McCleary and the foul's on John Moro - foul #1 on John Moro, team foul #9 | 24-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Stroud (PG), Jamie Okamoto (SF), Kenneth Young (PF), Sherman Holmes (C) Matthew McCleary, Steven Finney, Rick Dillon, Kenneth Gilbert | |
| Subs | San Diego | William Stanton (SG), Carroll Adams (SF), James August (PF) Chad Winston, Owen Degnan, Michael Moses | |
| 03:36 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches misses the free throw | 24-13 |
| 03:36 | San Diego | John Moro pulls down the rebound | 24-13 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - William Stroud (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Damon Desroches (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jamie Okamoto (fresh) PF - Kenneth Young (fresh) 2 reb. C - Sherman Holmes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego | PG - Stanley Hartshorn (tiring) 3 pts. SG - William Stanton (fresh) SF - Carroll Adams (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James August (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Moro (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:13 | San Diego | Carroll Adams makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 24-15 |
| 02:57 | Kentucky | William Stroud drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Damon Desroches | 27-15 |
| 02:54 | San Diego | Carroll Adams is fouled in the backcourt by William Stroud - foul #2 on William Stroud, team foul #6 | 27-15 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (PG) Damon Desroches | |
| Subs | San Diego | William Pless (PG), James Holman (C) Stanley Hartshorn, John Moro | |
| 02:42 | San Diego | Carroll Adams misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-15 |
| 02:40 | San Diego | William Pless grabs the offensive board | 27-15 |
| 02:23 | San Diego | Martin Lindsay takes the ball from James August | 27-15 |
| 01:59 | Kentucky | William Stroud misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 27-15 |
| 01:58 | Kentucky | Kenneth Young tips it but misses | 27-15 |
| 01:57 | San Diego | Carroll Adams snags the defensive board | 27-15 |
| 01:51 | San Diego | Carroll Adams blows the layup but he's hacked by Sherman Holmes - foul #1 on Sherman Holmes, team foul #7 | 27-15 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Finney (SF), Rick Dillon (PF), Timothy Penrose (C) Jamie Okamoto, Kenneth Young, Sherman Holmes | |
| Subs | San Diego | Chad Winston (PG), Owen Degnan (SF), John Moro (C) William Stanton, James August, James Holman | |
| 01:51 | San Diego | Carroll Adams makes the 1st free throw | 27-16 |
| 01:51 | San Diego | Carroll Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 27-17 |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Rick Dillon | 29-17 |
| 01:20 | San Diego | Chad Winston is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Lindsay - foul #1 on Martin Lindsay, team foul #8 | 29-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (SG) William Stroud | |
| Subs | San Diego | Jerry Moore (SG) William Pless | |
| 01:20 | San Diego | Chad Winston makes the 1st free throw | 29-18 |
| 01:20 | San Diego | Chad Winston makes the 2nd free throw | 29-19 |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-19 |
| 00:56 | San Diego | Chad Winston is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 32-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Jamie Okamoto (SG), Kenneth Young (PF), Kenneth Gilbert (C) Martin Lindsay, Damon Desroches, Rick Dillon, Timothy Penrose | |
| Subs | San Diego | Michael Moses (PF) Carroll Adams | |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Chad Winston takes the ball from Kenneth Gilbert | 32-19 |
| 00:22 | San Diego | John Moro misses the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Kenneth Gilbert - foul #1 on Kenneth Gilbert, team foul #9 | 32-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Sherman Holmes (PF) Kenneth Young | |
| Subs | San Diego | Stanley Hartshorn (PG), James August (SF), James Holman (PF) Chad Winston, Owen Degnan, Michael Moses | |
| 00:22 | San Diego | John Moro makes the 1st free throw | 32-20 |
| 00:22 | San Diego | John Moro makes the 2nd free throw | 32-21 |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary steps out of bounds on the baseline | 32-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (SG) Steven Finney | |
| Subs | San Diego | William Pless (PG), William Stanton (SG), Carroll Adams (C) Stanley Hartshorn, Jerry Moore, John Moro | |
| 00:01 | San Diego | William Stanton misses the easy layup | 32-21 |
| 00:00 | San Diego | The clock runs out | 32-21 |