| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SG - Roland Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Erik Hand (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Anton Turner (fresh) 5 reb. C - Jesse Boyers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Ronald Donnelly (fresh) SF - James Klein (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Lewis (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Briscoe (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Sacramento State | James Klein inbounds the ball | 26-18 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Sacramento State | James Klein's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-18 |
| 19:22 | Kentucky | Richard Lewis steals it from Roland Dixon | 26-18 |
| 18:54 | Sacramento State | James Klein clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-18 |
| 18:52 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 26-18 |
| 18:32 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers is whistled for a carry | 26-18 |
| 18:13 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes misses badly on a jumper from close range | 26-18 |
| 18:12 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers snags the defensive board | 26-18 |
| 18:08 | Kentucky | Erik Hand can't connect on a runner from close range | 26-18 |
| 18:07 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Ronald Donnelly | 26-18 |
| 17:44 | Sacramento State | James Klein throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-18 |
| 17:30 | Kentucky | Erik Hand misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-18 |
| 17:29 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis snags the defensive board | 26-18 |
| 17:08 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 26-18 |
| 17:07 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis gets the offensive rebound | 26-18 |
| 16:43 | Sacramento State | James Klein loses the ball out of bounds | 26-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite (SG), John Adams (SF), William Dawley (PF), Wayne Blocker (C) Roland Dixon, Erik Hand, Anton Turner, Jesse Boyers | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 16:30 | Kentucky | John Adams misses badly on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Thomas Briscoe - foul #2 on Thomas Briscoe, team foul #1 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG) Larry Johnson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 16:30 | Kentucky | John Adams makes the 1st free throw | 27-18 |
| 16:30 | Kentucky | John Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 28-18 |
| 16:16 | Sacramento State | Jeffrey Jarvis steals it from Ronald Donnelly | 28-18 |
| 15:57 | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite is called for traveling | 28-18 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Jarvis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ernie Satterwhite (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Adams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Dawley (fresh) C - Wayne Blocker (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Ronald Donnelly (fairly fresh) SF - James Klein (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Lewis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Thomas Briscoe (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:28 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Holmes | 28-20 |
| 15:13 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 28-20 |
| 15:12 | Kentucky | John Adams pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-20 |
| 15:03 | Kentucky | John Adams comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Holmes - foul #3 on Michael Holmes, team foul #2 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Johnson (PG), Roland Dixon (SG), Anton Turner (PF), Jesse Boyers (C) Jeffrey Jarvis, Ernie Satterwhite, William Dawley, Wayne Blocker | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 15:03 | Kentucky | John Adams makes the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 15:03 | Kentucky | John Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 14:43 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe blows the layup but he's hacked by Roland Dixon - foul #2 on Roland Dixon, team foul #1 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Erik Hand (SF) John Adams | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 14:43 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 14:43 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe misses the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 14:43 | Kentucky | Anton Turner snags the defensive board | 30-21 |
| 14:21 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Roland Dixon | 32-21 |
| 14:01 | Sacramento State | James Klein makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-24 |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson lays it in on a great pass from Roland Dixon and the foul's on Michael Holmes - foul #4 on Michael Holmes, team foul #3 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Nathaniel Lazo (PG) Michael Holmes | |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson makes the free throw | 35-24 |
| 13:35 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Nathaniel Lazo | 35-26 |
| 13:16 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Roland Dixon and the foul's on Thomas Briscoe - foul #3 on Thomas Briscoe, team foul #4 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Dawley (PF) Anton Turner | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes (PG), Donald Harden (C) Nathaniel Lazo, Thomas Briscoe | |
| 13:16 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers makes the free throw | 38-26 |
| 12:51 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-28 |
| 12:39 | Kentucky | Erik Hand scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Johnson | 41-28 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:22 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 41-28 |
| 12:21 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jesse Boyers | 41-28 |
| 12:11 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Ronald Donnelly - foul #1 on Ronald Donnelly, team foul #5 | 41-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite (SG), Anton Turner (PF), Wayne Blocker (C) Roland Dixon, William Dawley, Jesse Boyers | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee (SG), Thomas Kemmer (SF), Gary Rieder (PF), Thomas Briscoe (C) Ronald Donnelly, James Klein, Richard Lewis, Donald Harden | |
| 12:11 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 12:11 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-28 |
| 12:08 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Johnson - foul #2 on Larry Johnson, team foul #2 | 43-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG) Larry Johnson | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 11:56 | Sacramento State | The jumper by Thomas Kemmer is denied by Jeffrey Jarvis | 43-28 |
| 11:54 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer grabs the offensive rebound | 43-28 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Jarvis (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ernie Satterwhite (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Erik Hand (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Anton Turner (fresh) 6 reb. C - Wayne Blocker (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dikembe Amedee (fresh) SF - Thomas Kemmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Rieder (fresh) C - Thomas Briscoe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:39 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer scores on a floater from the left side | 43-30 |
| 11:16 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker's pass is intercepted by Gary Rieder | 43-30 |
| 10:53 | Sacramento State | Jeffrey Jarvis is called for the reach on Gary Rieder - foul #2 on Jeffrey Jarvis, team foul #3 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Johnson (PG), John Adams (SF) Jeffrey Jarvis, Erik Hand | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly (SG), Richard Lewis (PF) Dikembe Amedee, Gary Rieder | |
| 10:46 | Sacramento State | Ronald Donnelly is hacked by Ernie Satterwhite - foul #2 on Ernie Satterwhite, team foul #4 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Dawley (PF) Anton Turner | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Donald Harden (C) Thomas Briscoe | |
| 10:27 | Sacramento State | William Dawley steals the ball from Donald Harden | 43-30 |
| 10:06 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker dunks the ball | 45-30 |
| 09:47 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from Ronald Donnelly and the foul's on Larry Johnson - foul #3 on Larry Johnson, team foul #5 | 45-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roland Dixon (SG), Jesse Boyers (C) Ernie Satterwhite, Wayne Blocker | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe (C) Donald Harden | |
| 09:47 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer makes the free throw | 45-33 |
| 09:31 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers buries a jumper in the paint set up by Larry Johnson | 47-33 |
| 09:06 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes can't finish the layup | 47-33 |
| 09:04 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer grabs the offensive rebound | 47-33 |
| 08:42 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Holmes | 47-35 |
| 08:24 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 47-35 |
| 08:23 | Sacramento State | Thomas Briscoe grabs the defensive rebound | 47-35 |
| 08:09 | Sacramento State | John Adams steals it from Thomas Briscoe | 47-35 |
| 07:45 | Kentucky | Michael Holmes steals the ball from Larry Johnson | 47-35 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SG - Roland Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Adams (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Dawley (fresh) C - Jesse Boyers (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Michael Holmes (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Donnelly (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Kemmer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Lewis (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Thomas Briscoe (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-35 |
| 07:23 | Kentucky | John Adams snags the defensive board | 47-35 |
| 07:11 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers lays it in | 49-35 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:54 | Sacramento State | Richard Lewis connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Holmes | 49-37 |
| 06:42 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson hits the finger roll set up by John Adams | 51-37 |
| 06:24 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-37 |
| 06:22 | Kentucky | William Dawley pulls down the rebound | 51-37 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:55 | Kentucky | William Dawley misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 51-37 |
| 05:53 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson tips it back up and in | 53-37 |
| 05:44 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 53-37 |
| 05:43 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 53-37 |
| 05:43 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG), Erik Hand (SF), Anton Turner (PF), Wayne Blocker (C) Larry Johnson, John Adams, William Dawley, Jesse Boyers | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee (SG), James Klein (SF), Gary Rieder (PF), Donald Harden (C) Ronald Donnelly, Thomas Kemmer, Richard Lewis, Thomas Briscoe | |
| 05:21 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis makes the 3 from the right wing | 56-37 |
| 05:08 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 56-39 |
| 04:47 | Kentucky | Erik Hand buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Anton Turner | 59-39 |
| 04:35 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden loses the dribble to Erik Hand | 59-39 |
| 04:31 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon lays it up and in set up by Erik Hand | 61-39 |
| 04:13 | Sacramento State | Michael Holmes is hacked by Roland Dixon - foul #3 on Roland Dixon, team foul #6 | 61-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite (SG), John Adams (SF), William Dawley (PF) Roland Dixon, Erik Hand, Anton Turner | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Nathaniel Lazo (PG), Thomas Kemmer (SF) Michael Holmes, James Klein | |
| 04:08 | Sacramento State | Wayne Blocker picks off the pass by Dikembe Amedee | 61-39 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:59 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis clanks a jumper from the left block | 61-39 |
| 03:58 | Sacramento State | Gary Rieder grabs the board | 61-39 |
| 03:44 | Sacramento State | Nathaniel Lazo misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 61-39 |
| 03:43 | Kentucky | William Dawley snags the defensive board | 61-39 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Jarvis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ernie Satterwhite (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Adams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Dawley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Wayne Blocker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Nathaniel Lazo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Amedee (fresh) SF - Thomas Kemmer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gary Rieder (fresh) 2 reb. C - Donald Harden (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Kentucky | Nathaniel Lazo is called for the reach on Wayne Blocker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nathaniel Lazo, team foul #6 | 61-39 |
| 03:20 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 61-39 |
| 03:18 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden grabs the board | 61-39 |
| 03:04 | Sacramento State | Jeffrey Jarvis steals it from Thomas Kemmer | 61-39 |
| 03:01 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis hits the finger roll | 63-39 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:39 | Sacramento State | Nathaniel Lazo comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 63-39 |
| 02:37 | Kentucky | John Adams pulls down the rebound | 63-39 |
| 02:16 | Kentucky | William Dawley knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Adams | 65-39 |
| 02:07 | Sacramento State | Nathaniel Lazo hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-39 |
| 02:05 | Kentucky | John Adams pulls down the rebound | 65-39 |
| 01:48 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-39 |
| 01:46 | Kentucky | John Adams tips it home | 67-39 |
| 01:27 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 67-39 |
| 01:26 | Kentucky | John Adams gets the rebound | 67-39 |
| 01:22 | Kentucky | John Adams is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Kemmer - foul #1 on Thomas Kemmer, team foul #7 | 67-39 |
| 01:22 | Kentucky | John Adams makes the 1st free throw | 68-39 |
| 01:22 | Kentucky | John Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 69-39 |
| 01:05 | Sacramento State | Nathaniel Lazo buries a floater from the left side set up by Thomas Kemmer and he's fouled by Jeffrey Jarvis - foul #3 on Jeffrey Jarvis, team foul #7 | 69-41 |
| 01:05 | Sacramento State | Nathaniel Lazo makes the free throw | 69-42 |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 69-42 |
| 00:54 | Sacramento State | Donald Harden gets the rebound | 69-42 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer loses the dribble to John Adams | 69-42 |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis misses the lay-in | 69-42 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | William Dawley grabs the offensive rebound | 69-42 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite clanks a floater from the free throw line | 69-42 |
| 00:16 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer pulls down the rebound | 69-42 |
| 00:10 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer misses badly on a floater near the basket | 69-42 |
| 00:08 | Sacramento State | Thomas Kemmer snags the offensive board | 69-42 |
| 00:06 | Sacramento State | Nathaniel Lazo hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Amedee | 69-44 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis runs out the clock | 69-44 |