| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Bratcher (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willie Robertson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gaston Jolin (fresh) PF - Forest Woodward (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. C - Vlade Topolski (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Stephen Holly (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Hartle (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Ray (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Edwin Mahoney (fresh) C - Daniel Perrone (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Thomas Ray inbounds the ball | 43-32 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Santa Clara | Stephen Holly misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-32 |
| 19:37 | Santa Clara | Daniel Perrone tips it but misses | 43-32 |
| 19:35 | Kentucky | Forest Woodward snags the defensive board | 43-32 |
| 19:15 | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gaston Jolin | 45-32 |
| 19:11 | Santa Clara | Daniel Perrone makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Timothy Hartle | 45-34 |
| 18:48 | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher misses short on an open jumpshot from the left side | 45-34 |
| 18:46 | Santa Clara | Stephen Holly gets the rebound | 45-34 |
| 18:41 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hartle makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Stephen Holly | 45-36 |
| 18:25 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski misses the easy dunk attempt | 45-36 |
| 18:24 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Edwin Mahoney | 45-36 |
| 18:16 | Santa Clara | Thomas Ray clanks a 3 from straight away | 45-36 |
| 18:14 | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher pulls down the rebound | 45-36 |
| 17:52 | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Edwin Mahoney - foul #1 on Edwin Mahoney, team foul #1 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Palmore (SG), Robert Buckles (SF), Alexei Ostrowski (PF), Michael Wolfe (C) Willie Robertson, Gaston Jolin, Forest Woodward, Vlade Topolski | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Niemann (SG), Rex Elliot (SF), Bryan Wren (PF), Samuel John (C) Timothy Hartle, Thomas Ray, Edwin Mahoney, Daniel Perrone | |
| 17:52 | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 17:52 | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 17:36 | Santa Clara | Samuel John loses the dribble to Robert Bratcher | 47-36 |
| 17:33 | Kentucky | Robert Buckles lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Bratcher | 49-36 |
| 17:16 | Santa Clara | Samuel John is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Samuel John, team foul #2 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Fang Chia (PG) Robert Bratcher | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Otis Allen (SF) Stephen Holly | |
| 17:14 | Kentucky | Fang Chia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-36 |
| 16:56 | Santa Clara | Bryan Wren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gaston Jolin (SF), Robert Mooneyhan (PF), Vlade Topolski (C) Robert Buckles, Alexei Ostrowski, Michael Wolfe | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stephen Holly (PG), Donald Newton (SF), Daniel Perrone (C) Rex Elliot, Bryan Wren, Samuel John | |
| 16:31 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski lays it up and in set up by Fang Chia | 51-36 |
| 16:15 | Santa Clara | Donald Newton misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 51-36 |
| 16:13 | Kentucky | Gaston Jolin grabs the defensive rebound | 51-36 |
| 15:53 | Kentucky | Patrick Palmore is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-36 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Fang Chia (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Palmore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gaston Jolin (tiring) 1 ast. PF - Robert Mooneyhan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Vlade Topolski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Stephen Holly (tiring) 3 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Niemann (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Newton (fairly fresh) PF - Otis Allen (fairly fresh) C - Daniel Perrone (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Santa Clara | Gaston Jolin is called for the reach on Daniel Niemann in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gaston Jolin, team foul #1 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher (PG), Dean Reed (SG), Robert Buckles (SF), Forest Woodward (PF) Fang Chia, Patrick Palmore, Gaston Jolin, Robert Mooneyhan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne (SG), Thomas Ray (SF), Edwin Mahoney (PF) Daniel Niemann, Donald Newton, Otis Allen | |
| 15:37 | Santa Clara | Daniel Perrone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alexei Ostrowski (PF), Michael Wolfe (C) Forest Woodward, Vlade Topolski | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Timothy Hartle (PG), Samuel John (C) Stephen Holly, Daniel Perrone | |
| 15:32 | Kentucky | Samuel John picks off the pass by Dean Reed in the backcourt | 54-36 |
| 15:07 | Santa Clara | Thomas Ray drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-39 |
| 14:45 | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Wolfe | 56-39 |
| 14:41 | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne's pass is intercepted by Robert Bratcher in the backcourt | 56-39 |
| 14:18 | Kentucky | Dean Reed makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Bratcher | 58-39 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 14:14 | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Fang Chia (PG), Willie Robertson (SG), Gaston Jolin (SF), Forest Woodward (PF), Vlade Topolski (C) Robert Bratcher, Dean Reed, Robert Buckles, Alexei Ostrowski, Michael Wolfe | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stephen Holly (PG), Rex Elliot (SF), Bryan Wren (PF), Daniel Perrone (C) Timothy Hartle, Thomas Ray, Edwin Mahoney, Samuel John | |
| 13:54 | Kentucky | Forest Woodward can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 58-39 |
| 13:53 | Santa Clara | Daniel Perrone gets the rebound | 58-39 |
| 13:48 | Santa Clara | Stephen Holly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-39 |
| 13:25 | Kentucky | Bryan Wren steals it from Fang Chia | 58-39 |
| 13:21 | Santa Clara | Willie Robertson is called for the reach on Stephen Holly in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willie Robertson, team foul #2 | 58-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Palmore (SG), Robert Mooneyhan (C) Willie Robertson, Vlade Topolski | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Donald Newton (SF) Rex Elliot | |
| 13:16 | Santa Clara | Daniel Perrone comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 58-39 |
| 13:14 | Santa Clara | Bryan Wren tips it back up and in | 58-41 |
| 12:53 | Kentucky | Fang Chia misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 58-41 |
| 12:52 | Kentucky | Robert Mooneyhan pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-41 |
| 12:24 | Kentucky | Forest Woodward misses badly on the uncontested floater from the free throw line | 58-41 |
| 12:23 | Kentucky | Forest Woodward hits the follow up shot | 60-41 |
| 12:03 | Santa Clara | Daniel Perrone banks in the layup | 60-43 |
| 12:00 | Kentucky | Patrick Palmore is hacked by Donald Newton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Newton, team foul #3 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher (PG), Willie Robertson (SG), Robert Buckles (SF), Alexei Ostrowski (PF), Vlade Topolski (C) Fang Chia, Patrick Palmore, Gaston Jolin, Forest Woodward, Robert Mooneyhan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Niemann (PG), Timothy Hartle (SG), Rex Elliot (SF), Otis Allen (PF) Stephen Holly, Shawn Horne, Donald Newton, Bryan Wren | |
| 11:39 | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-43 |
| 11:37 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-43 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Bratcher (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Willie Robertson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Buckles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alexei Ostrowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Vlade Topolski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Daniel Niemann (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Timothy Hartle (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rex Elliot (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Otis Allen (fresh) C - Daniel Perrone (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Kentucky | Robert Buckles makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Vlade Topolski and the foul's on Rex Elliot - foul #1 on Rex Elliot, team foul #4 | 62-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dean Reed (SG) Willie Robertson | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne (SG), Thomas Ray (SF) Timothy Hartle, Rex Elliot | |
| 11:17 | Kentucky | Robert Buckles makes the free throw | 63-43 |
| 11:14 | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne is hacked by Dean Reed in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dean Reed, team foul #3 | 63-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Forest Woodward (PF) Alexei Ostrowski | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Edwin Mahoney (PF) Otis Allen | |
| 10:56 | Santa Clara | Edwin Mahoney buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Shawn Horne | 63-45 |
| 10:54 | Kentucky | Daniel Niemann is called for the reach on Robert Bratcher in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Niemann, team foul #5 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe (C) Vlade Topolski | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Samuel John (C) Daniel Perrone | |
| 10:40 | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-45 |
| 10:38 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Forest Woodward | 63-45 |
| 10:16 | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Samuel John - foul #2 on Samuel John, team foul #6 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Palmore (SG), Gaston Jolin (SF), Alexei Ostrowski (PF) Dean Reed, Robert Buckles, Forest Woodward | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stephen Holly (PG), Timothy Hartle (SG), Rex Elliot (SF), Otis Allen (PF) Daniel Niemann, Shawn Horne, Thomas Ray, Edwin Mahoney | |
| 10:16 | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 64-45 |
| 10:16 | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 65-45 |
| 10:13 | Santa Clara | Patrick Palmore picks off the pass by Stephen Holly in the backcourt | 65-45 |
| 09:59 | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Alexei Ostrowski | 68-45 |
| 09:45 | Santa Clara | Rex Elliot misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-45 |
| 09:43 | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe gets the rebound | 68-45 |
| 09:26 | Kentucky | Rex Elliot steals the ball from Gaston Jolin | 68-45 |
| 09:16 | Santa Clara | Stephen Holly clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-45 |
| 09:14 | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe grabs the defensive rebound | 68-45 |
| 09:08 | Kentucky | Gaston Jolin is fouled in the backcourt by Stephen Holly - foul #3 on Stephen Holly, team foul #7 | 68-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Fang Chia (PG), Willie Robertson (SG), Forest Woodward (PF), Vlade Topolski (C) Robert Bratcher, Patrick Palmore, Alexei Ostrowski, Michael Wolfe | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne (SG), Donald Newton (SF), Bryan Wren (PF), Daniel Perrone (C) Timothy Hartle, Rex Elliot, Otis Allen, Samuel John | |
| 09:08 | Kentucky | Gaston Jolin makes the 1st free throw | 69-45 |
| 09:08 | Kentucky | Gaston Jolin makes the 2nd free throw | 70-45 |
| 09:06 | Santa Clara | Daniel Perrone is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 70-45 |
| 08:37 | Kentucky | Fang Chia is hacked by Stephen Holly - foul #4 on Stephen Holly, team foul #8 | 70-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Buckles (SF) Gaston Jolin | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Niemann (PG), Thomas Ray (SF), Edwin Mahoney (PF) Stephen Holly, Donald Newton, Bryan Wren | |
| 08:37 | Kentucky | Fang Chia makes the 1st free throw | 71-45 |
| 08:37 | Kentucky | Fang Chia misses the 2nd free throw | 71-45 |
| 08:37 | Santa Clara | Edwin Mahoney grabs the defensive rebound | 71-45 |
| 08:30 | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne travels with the ball | 71-45 |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Willie Robertson | 73-45 |
| 07:44 | Santa Clara | Edwin Mahoney makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Ray | 73-47 |
| 07:28 | Kentucky | Robert Buckles misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 73-47 |
| 07:26 | Kentucky | Robert Buckles snags the offensive board | 73-47 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Fang Chia (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willie Robertson (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Robert Buckles (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Forest Woodward (tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Vlade Topolski (tiring) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Daniel Niemann (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Shawn Horne (tired) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Ray (tiring) 10 pts. PF - Edwin Mahoney (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Perrone (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Kentucky | Fang Chia clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-47 |
| 07:03 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Daniel Perrone | 73-47 |
| 07:03 | Santa Clara | Santa Clara calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Palmore (PG), Dean Reed (SG), Gaston Jolin (SF), Robert Mooneyhan (PF) Fang Chia, Willie Robertson, Robert Buckles, Forest Woodward | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Stephen Holly (PG), Timothy Hartle (SG), Donald Newton (SF), Otis Allen (PF) Daniel Niemann, Shawn Horne, Thomas Ray, Edwin Mahoney | |
| 06:55 | Santa Clara | Donald Newton comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 73-47 |
| 06:54 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski grabs the defensive rebound | 73-47 |
| 06:28 | Kentucky | Gaston Jolin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-47 |
| 06:26 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski can't tip it in | 73-47 |
| 06:24 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Otis Allen | 73-47 |
| 06:17 | Santa Clara | Daniel Perrone is open but misses the lay-in | 73-47 |
| 06:16 | Santa Clara | Timothy Hartle misses the tip | 73-47 |
| 06:14 | Santa Clara | Donald Newton snags the offensive board | 73-47 |
| 05:57 | Santa Clara | Daniel Perrone knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Timothy Hartle | 73-50 |
| 05:35 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Daniel Perrone - foul #2 on Daniel Perrone, team foul #9 | 73-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher (PG), Fang Chia (SF), Alexei Ostrowski (PF) Dean Reed, Gaston Jolin, Robert Mooneyhan | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Daniel Niemann (SG), Rex Elliot (SF), Bryan Wren (PF), Samuel John (C) Timothy Hartle, Donald Newton, Otis Allen, Daniel Perrone | |
| 05:35 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski misses the 1st free throw | 73-50 |
| 05:35 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski misses the 2nd free throw | 73-50 |
| 05:35 | Santa Clara | Bryan Wren grabs the board | 73-50 |
| 05:26 | Santa Clara | Daniel Niemann blows the dunk but the foul's on Patrick Palmore - foul #2 on Patrick Palmore, team foul #4 | 73-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe (C) Vlade Topolski | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 05:26 | Santa Clara | Daniel Niemann makes the 1st free throw | 73-51 |
| 05:26 | Santa Clara | Daniel Niemann makes the 2nd free throw | 73-52 |
| 05:05 | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe is called for traveling | 73-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Shawn Horne (SG) Stephen Holly | |
| 04:51 | Santa Clara | Daniel Niemann comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 73-52 |
| 04:50 | Kentucky | Alexei Ostrowski snags the defensive board | 73-52 |
| 04:21 | Kentucky | Fang Chia misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-52 |
| 04:20 | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe gets the offensive rebound | 73-52 |
| 03:55 | Kentucky | Fang Chia hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Palmore | 76-52 |
| 03:31 | Santa Clara | Daniel Niemann comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 76-52 |
| 03:30 | Santa Clara | Samuel John hits the follow up shot | 76-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Kentucky | Patrick Palmore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 76-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dean Reed (SG), Robert Buckles (SF), Forest Woodward (PF), Vlade Topolski (C) Patrick Palmore, Fang Chia, Alexei Ostrowski, Michael Wolfe | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Timothy Hartle (PG), Otis Allen (PF) Shawn Horne, Bryan Wren | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Bratcher (tiring) 16 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Dean Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Buckles (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Forest Woodward (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Vlade Topolski (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Timothy Hartle (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Niemann (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Rex Elliot (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Otis Allen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Samuel John (tiring) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:11 | Santa Clara | Otis Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-54 |
| 02:44 | Kentucky | Dean Reed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 76-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Robertson (SG), Gaston Jolin (SF) Dean Reed, Robert Buckles | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Donald Newton (SF) Rex Elliot | |
| 02:32 | Santa Clara | Samuel John can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 76-54 |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher gets the rebound | 76-54 |
| 02:07 | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher is wide open but clanks a shot from the left side | 76-54 |
| 02:05 | Santa Clara | Daniel Niemann grabs the board | 76-54 |
| 01:57 | Santa Clara | Vlade Topolski takes the ball from Otis Allen | 76-54 |
| 01:31 | Kentucky | Willie Robertson is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 76-54 |
| 01:29 | Santa Clara | Samuel John snags the defensive board | 76-54 |
| 01:26 | Santa Clara | Donald Newton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 76-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Rex Elliot (SF), Bryan Wren (PF) Donald Newton, Otis Allen | |
| 00:59 | Kentucky | Willie Robertson misses long on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 76-54 |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Bratcher | 76-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Timothy Hartle is called for the reach on Willie Robertson - foul #2 on Timothy Hartle, team foul #10 | 76-54 |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Willie Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 77-54 |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Willie Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 78-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Santa Clara | Rex Elliot misses the lay-in | 78-54 |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski snags the defensive board | 78-54 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher runs out the clock | 78-54 |