| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Robert Brownlee (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ward Donahue (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hugh Butler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Beard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Hubert Kimball (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, San Diego | PG - Garf Bujarski (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert James (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mladen Zetes (fresh) PF - Anthony Karlin (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jason Miles (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Kentucky | Hugh Butler inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | California, San Diego | California, San Diego is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | N. Kentucky | Hugh Butler makes the shot from the right side | 34-34 |
| 19:19 | California, San Diego | Garf Bujarski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 18:59 | N. Kentucky | The jump hook by Robert Brownlee is blocked by Jason Miles | 34-37 |
| 18:57 | California, San Diego | Jason Miles gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 18:46 | California, San Diego | Jason Miles misses long on a floater in the lane | 34-37 |
| 18:45 | N. Kentucky | Matthew Beard gets the rebound | 34-37 |
| 18:27 | N. Kentucky | Ward Donahue misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-37 |
| 18:25 | California, San Diego | Anthony Karlin grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 18:03 | California, San Diego | Garf Bujarski hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Mladen Zetes | 34-40 |
| 17:43 | N. Kentucky | Robert Brownlee comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 17:42 | N. Kentucky | Hubert Kimball grabs the offensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 17:23 | N. Kentucky | Ward Donahue can't finish the layup | 34-40 |
| 17:22 | California, San Diego | The rebound goes to Jason Miles | 34-40 |
| 17:11 | California, San Diego | Garf Bujarski misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 17:09 | N. Kentucky | Hugh Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 16:49 | N. Kentucky | Ward Donahue misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 16:47 | California, San Diego | Anthony Karlin snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 16:25 | California, San Diego | Matthew Beard picks off the pass by Robert James | 34-40 |
| 16:01 | N. Kentucky | Ward Donahue can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert James - foul #1 on Robert James, team foul #1 | 34-40 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Darren Audette (PG), Gary Tregre (SF), Adam Barrett (PF), Gamba Abdeldayen (C) Robert Brownlee, Hugh Butler, Matthew Beard, Hubert Kimball | |
| Subs | California, San Diego | Michal Seely (SG), James Maez (SF), Steven Douglas (PF), James Belden (C) Robert James, Mladen Zetes, Anthony Karlin, Jason Miles | |
| 16:01 | N. Kentucky | Ward Donahue makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 16:01 | N. Kentucky | Ward Donahue makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Darren Audette (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ward Donahue (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Tregre (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Adam Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gamba Abdeldayen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | California, San Diego | PG - Garf Bujarski (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michal Seely (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Maez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Steven Douglas (fresh) C - James Belden (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:51 | California, San Diego | Michal Seely misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 15:49 | N. Kentucky | Gamba Abdeldayen gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 15:30 | N. Kentucky | The jumper by Gary Tregre is denied by Steven Douglas | 36-40 |
| 15:28 | California, San Diego | James Belden grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 15:13 | California, San Diego | Garf Bujarski connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by James Maez | 36-43 |
| 14:54 | N. Kentucky | The short jumper by Adam Barrett is denied by Steven Douglas | 36-43 |
| 14:52 | California, San Diego | James Belden grabs the defensive rebound | 36-43 |
| 14:46 | California, San Diego | Garf Bujarski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-43 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Morris Burris (SF) Ward Donahue | |
| Subs | California, San Diego | Robert James (SG) Garf Bujarski | |
| 14:30 | N. Kentucky | Gary Tregre misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert James - foul #2 on Robert James, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Robert Brownlee (PG), Hubert Kimball (C) Darren Audette, Gamba Abdeldayen | |
| Subs | California, San Diego | | |
| 14:30 | N. Kentucky | Gary Tregre makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 14:30 | N. Kentucky | Gary Tregre makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 14:14 | California, San Diego | Michal Seely knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by James Maez | 38-46 |
| 13:55 | N. Kentucky | Gary Tregre misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 38-46 |
| 13:53 | California, San Diego | Michal Seely pulls down the rebound | 38-46 |
| 13:38 | California, San Diego | Michal Seely buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Maez | 38-49 |
| 13:19 | N. Kentucky | Robert Brownlee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 38-49 |
| 13:18 | N. Kentucky | Hubert Kimball snags the offensive board | 38-49 |
| 13:05 | N. Kentucky | Gary Tregre can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-49 |
| 13:03 | California, San Diego | The rebound goes to James Maez | 38-49 |
| 12:40 | California, San Diego | Michal Seely can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 38-49 |
| 12:38 | California, San Diego | Steven Douglas tips it but misses | 38-49 |
| 12:37 | California, San Diego | Michal Seely snags the offensive board | 38-49 |
| 12:24 | California, San Diego | Michal Seely misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-49 |
| 12:22 | N. Kentucky | Adam Barrett grabs the board | 38-49 |
| 11:57 | N. Kentucky | Robert Brownlee drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Morris Burris | 40-49 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Robert Brownlee (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Tregre (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Morris Burris (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Adam Barrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Hubert Kimball (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, San Diego | PG - Michal Seely (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - Robert James (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Maez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. PF - Steven Douglas (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Belden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | California, San Diego | Adam Barrett steps in front of the Michal Seely pass | 40-49 |
| 11:13 | N. Kentucky | Gary Tregre hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 11:11 | California, San Diego | James Maez grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 10:53 | California, San Diego | Morris Burris is called for the reach on Steven Douglas - foul #2 on Morris Burris, team foul #1 | 40-49 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Darren Audette (PG), Ward Donahue (SG), Hugh Butler (SF), Matthew Beard (PF), Gamba Abdeldayen (C) Robert Brownlee, Gary Tregre, Morris Burris, Adam Barrett, Hubert Kimball | |
| Subs | California, San Diego | Garf Bujarski (PG), Joseph Horton (SG), Mladen Zetes (SF), Anthony Karlin (PF), Jason Miles (C) Michal Seely, Robert James, James Maez, Steven Douglas, James Belden | |
| 10:34 | California, San Diego | Jason Miles comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Hugh Butler - foul #1 on Hugh Butler, team foul #2 | 40-49 |
| 10:34 | California, San Diego | Jason Miles misses the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 10:34 | California, San Diego | Jason Miles misses the 2nd free throw | 40-49 |
| 10:34 | N. Kentucky | Matthew Beard grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 10:19 | N. Kentucky | Ward Donahue misses short on a floater from the right wing | 40-49 |
| 10:17 | California, San Diego | Jason Miles grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 10:06 | California, San Diego | Matthew Beard steals it from Garf Bujarski | 40-49 |
| 09:46 | N. Kentucky | Matthew Beard misses the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Anthony Karlin - foul #3 on Anthony Karlin, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| 09:46 | N. Kentucky | Matthew Beard makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 09:46 | N. Kentucky | Matthew Beard makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 09:35 | California, San Diego | Garf Bujarski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 09:34 | N. Kentucky | Ward Donahue pulls down the rebound | 42-49 |
| 09:15 | N. Kentucky | Darren Audette is whistled for a carry | 42-49 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | California, San Diego | Michal Seely (SG) Joseph Horton | |
| 09:05 | California, San Diego | Michal Seely misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 09:04 | N. Kentucky | Matthew Beard snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 08:41 | N. Kentucky | Ward Donahue hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gamba Abdeldayen | 44-49 |
| 08:27 | California, San Diego | Darren Audette steals the ball from Mladen Zetes | 44-49 |
| 08:16 | N. Kentucky | Garf Bujarski steals it from Darren Audette | 44-49 |
| 08:13 | California, San Diego | Garf Bujarski lays it in | 44-51 |
| 08:00 | N. Kentucky | Ward Donahue knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 46-51 |
| 07:47 | California, San Diego | Gamba Abdeldayen is called for the reach on Garf Bujarski - foul #2 on Gamba Abdeldayen, team foul #3 | 46-51 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Robert Brownlee (PG), Gary Tregre (SG), Morris Burris (SF), Adam Barrett (PF), Hubert Kimball (C) Darren Audette, Ward Donahue, Hugh Butler, Matthew Beard, Gamba Abdeldayen | |
| Subs | California, San Diego | Robert James (SG), Steven Douglas (PF), James Belden (C) Mladen Zetes, Anthony Karlin, Jason Miles | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Robert Brownlee (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Tregre (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Morris Burris (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Adam Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Hubert Kimball (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, San Diego | PG - Garf Bujarski (fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert James (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michal Seely (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Steven Douglas (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Belden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:41 | California, San Diego | Garf Bujarski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-51 |
| 07:39 | N. Kentucky | Morris Burris grabs the defensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 07:31 | N. Kentucky | Gary Tregre clanks a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Robert James - foul #3 on Robert James, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| 07:31 | N. Kentucky | Gary Tregre makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 07:31 | N. Kentucky | Gary Tregre makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 07:06 | California, San Diego | Robert James is fouled on the floor by Morris Burris - foul #3 on Morris Burris, team foul #4 | 48-51 |
| 06:53 | California, San Diego | Morris Burris steps in front of the James Belden pass | 48-51 |
| 06:36 | N. Kentucky | Robert Brownlee makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Morris Burris | 50-51 |
| 06:25 | California, San Diego | Michal Seely misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 06:23 | N. Kentucky | Adam Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 06:18 | N. Kentucky | Robert Brownlee comes up short on the runner from close range but the foul's on Michal Seely - foul #1 on Michal Seely, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Ward Donahue (SG), Hugh Butler (SF), Matthew Beard (PF) Gary Tregre, Morris Burris, Adam Barrett | |
| Subs | California, San Diego | Mladen Zetes (SF), Anthony Karlin (PF), Jason Miles (C) Michal Seely, Steven Douglas, James Belden | |
| 06:18 | N. Kentucky | Robert Brownlee makes the 1st free throw | 51-51 |
| 06:18 | N. Kentucky | Robert Brownlee makes the 2nd free throw | 52-51 |
| 06:03 | California, San Diego | Jason Miles comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 52-51 |
| 06:02 | California, San Diego | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Miles | 52-51 |
| 05:52 | California, San Diego | Jason Miles misses long on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Matthew Beard - foul #2 on Matthew Beard, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | California, San Diego | James Maez (PG) Garf Bujarski | |
| 05:52 | California, San Diego | Jason Miles makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 05:52 | California, San Diego | Jason Miles misses the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 05:52 | N. Kentucky | Matthew Beard grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 05:29 | N. Kentucky | Robert Brownlee misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 52-52 |
| 05:27 | N. Kentucky | Hubert Kimball tips it in | 54-52 |
| 05:06 | California, San Diego | Jason Miles buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-54 |
| 04:53 | N. Kentucky | Robert Brownlee double dribbles | 54-54 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | California, San Diego | Garf Bujarski (PG) James Maez | |
| 04:37 | California, San Diego | Jason Miles scores on a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Garf Bujarski | 54-56 |
| 04:32 | N. Kentucky | Ward Donahue is hacked by Robert James - foul #4 on Robert James, team foul #6 | 54-56 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Darren Audette (PG), Adam Barrett (PF), Gamba Abdeldayen (C) Robert Brownlee, Matthew Beard, Hubert Kimball | |
| Subs | California, San Diego | Michal Seely (SG), James Belden (C) Robert James, Jason Miles | |
| 04:16 | N. Kentucky | Darren Audette misses the 3 from the left wing | 54-56 |
| 04:14 | N. Kentucky | Adam Barrett can't tip it in | 54-56 |
| 04:12 | N. Kentucky | Gamba Abdeldayen hits the follow up shot | 56-56 |
| 03:49 | California, San Diego | Garf Bujarski clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 03:48 | N. Kentucky | Hugh Butler pulls down the rebound | 56-56 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Darren Audette (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ward Donahue (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Hugh Butler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Adam Barrett (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Gamba Abdeldayen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | California, San Diego | PG - Garf Bujarski (fresh) 23 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michal Seely (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Mladen Zetes (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Karlin (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Belden (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:30 | N. Kentucky | Ward Donahue clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-56 |
| 03:28 | California, San Diego | James Belden gets the rebound | 56-56 |
| 03:16 | California, San Diego | Garf Bujarski buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Belden | 56-59 |
| 02:47 | N. Kentucky | Mladen Zetes picks off the pass by Gamba Abdeldayen | 56-59 |
| 02:47 | California, San Diego | California, San Diego calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Robert Brownlee (PG), Matthew Beard (PF), Hubert Kimball (C) Darren Audette, Adam Barrett, Gamba Abdeldayen | |
| Subs | California, San Diego | Robert James (SG), Jason Miles (C) Michal Seely, James Belden | |
| 02:33 | California, San Diego | Garf Bujarski connects on the floater from the left wing | 56-61 |
| 02:10 | N. Kentucky | Ward Donahue makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Brownlee | 59-61 |
| 01:46 | California, San Diego | Garf Bujarski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-61 |
| 01:45 | N. Kentucky | Hubert Kimball snags the defensive board | 59-61 |
| 01:33 | N. Kentucky | Ward Donahue misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 59-61 |
| 01:32 | N. Kentucky | Matthew Beard tips it back up and in | 61-61 |
| 01:13 | California, San Diego | Hubert Kimball steals the ball from Jason Miles | 61-61 |
| 01:00 | N. Kentucky | The jumper by Ward Donahue is denied by Jason Miles | 61-61 |
| 00:59 | California, San Diego | Robert James grabs the board | 61-61 |
| 00:43 | California, San Diego | Robert Brownlee steps in front of the Robert James pass | 61-61 |
| 00:19 | N. Kentucky | Robert Brownlee lays it in on a great pass from Ward Donahue | 63-61 |
| 00:10 | California, San Diego | Hugh Butler is called for the reach on Robert James - foul #2 on Hugh Butler, team foul #6 | 63-61 |
| 00:08 | California, San Diego | Garf Bujarski is hacked by Robert Brownlee - foul #1 on Robert Brownlee, team foul #7 | 63-61 |
| 00:08 | California, San Diego | Garf Bujarski makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 00:08 | California, San Diego | Garf Bujarski misses the 2nd free throw | 63-62 |
| 00:08 | N. Kentucky | Hubert Kimball pulls down the rebound | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | California, San Diego | California, San Diego is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:05 | N. Kentucky | Hubert Kimball is fouled in the backcourt by Garf Bujarski - foul #1 on Garf Bujarski, team foul #7 | 63-62 |
| 00:05 | N. Kentucky | Hubert Kimball makes the 1st free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:05 | N. Kentucky | Hubert Kimball makes the 2nd free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:05 | California, San Diego | California, San Diego calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | California, San Diego | California, San Diego is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:00 | California, San Diego | Garf Bujarski clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-62 |