| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Norman Tracey (fresh) SG - Thomas Bryant (fresh) SF - Henry Howell (fresh) PF - James Torre (fresh) C - Ronald Elliott (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Damon Desroches (fresh) SG - Richard Labrecque (fresh) SF - Brian Bradley (fresh) PF - Maurice Ferranti (fresh) C - Brian Sappington (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Brian Sappington wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cal State Northridge | Cal State Northridge is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Bryant clanks a floater from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Kentucky | Brian Bradley gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Damon Desroches | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Cal State Northridge | James Torre is fouled in the backcourt by Maurice Ferranti - foul #1 on Maurice Ferranti, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:58 | Cal State Northridge | Richard Labrecque steals it from Thomas Bryant | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 18:21 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Elliott misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 0-5 |
| 18:19 | Kentucky | Brian Sappington pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:02 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti is hacked by Thomas Bryant - foul #1 on Thomas Bryant, team foul #1 | 0-5 |
| 17:46 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Labrecque | 0-8 |
| 17:44 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Bryant is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Bryant, team foul #2 | 0-8 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Stanley Connally (SG), Charles Bourque (C) Thomas Bryant, Ronald Elliott | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (SG), Charles French (SF), William Stroud (PF), Kevin Griffin (C) Richard Labrecque, Brian Bradley, Maurice Ferranti, Brian Sappington | |
| 17:29 | Kentucky | Charles French can't connect on a floater from the left side | 0-8 |
| 17:28 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to James Torre | 0-8 |
| 17:22 | Cal State Northridge | Stanley Connally knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 2-8 |
| 16:53 | Kentucky | Stanley Connally is called for the reach on Martin Lindsay - foul #1 on Stanley Connally, team foul #3 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Charles Segura (SG), Steve Batista (SF), Frank Sheets (C) Norman Tracey, Henry Howell, James Torre | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG) Damon Desroches | |
| 16:40 | Kentucky | William Stroud misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-8 |
| 16:38 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Sheets pulls down the rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:36 | Cal State Northridge | Steve Batista loses the dribble to Kevin Griffin in the backcourt | 2-8 |
| 16:15 | Kentucky | William Stroud drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Matthew McCleary | 2-11 |
| 16:08 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Bourque makes the fadeaway from close range | 4-11 |
| 15:56 | Kentucky | Charles Segura steals it from Kevin Griffin | 4-11 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Stanley Connally (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Segura (fresh) SF - Steve Batista (fresh) PF - Charles Bourque (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Sheets (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matthew McCleary (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Martin Lindsay (fairly fresh) SF - Charles French (fairly fresh) PF - William Stroud (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Kevin Griffin (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Cal State Northridge | Stanley Connally comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 4-11 |
| 15:31 | Kentucky | Kevin Griffin gets the rebound | 4-11 |
| 15:23 | Kentucky | William Stroud knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Martin Lindsay | 4-14 |
| 15:08 | Cal State Northridge | Stanley Connally misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-14 |
| 15:07 | Kentucky | Charles French pulls down the rebound | 4-14 |
| 15:03 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 4-14 |
| 15:02 | Cal State Northridge | Stanley Connally pulls down the rebound | 4-14 |
| 14:42 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Segura clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-14 |
| 14:40 | Cal State Northridge | Stanley Connally hits the follow up shot | 6-14 |
| 14:17 | Kentucky | William Stroud misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-14 |
| 14:16 | Kentucky | Charles French tips it back up and in | 6-16 |
| 14:04 | Cal State Northridge | Steve Batista comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 6-16 |
| 14:02 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Sheets tips it but misses | 6-16 |
| 14:00 | Kentucky | Kevin Griffin snags the defensive board | 6-16 |
| 13:44 | Kentucky | Charles French blows the layup but he's hacked by Frank Sheets - foul #1 on Frank Sheets, team foul #4 | 6-16 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Norman Tracey (PG), Clyde Oja (SG), Henry Howell (SF), James Torre (PF), Ronald Elliott (C) Stanley Connally, Charles Segura, Steve Batista, Charles Bourque, Frank Sheets | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (PG), Richard Labrecque (SG), Maurice Ferranti (PF), Brian Sappington (C) Matthew McCleary, Martin Lindsay, William Stroud, Kevin Griffin | |
| 13:44 | Kentucky | Charles French makes the 1st free throw | 6-17 |
| 13:44 | Kentucky | Charles French makes the 2nd free throw | 6-18 |
| 13:25 | Cal State Northridge | James Torre scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-18 |
| 13:19 | Kentucky | Charles French makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Brian Sappington | 9-20 |
| 13:17 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell's pass is intercepted by Damon Desroches in the backcourt | 9-20 |
| 13:16 | Kentucky | Charles French banks in the layup set up by Damon Desroches | 9-22 |
| 13:13 | Cal State Northridge | Maurice Ferranti steals the ball from Clyde Oja in the backcourt | 9-22 |
| 13:00 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Clyde Oja - foul #1 on Clyde Oja, team foul #5 | 9-22 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Bradley (SF) Charles French | |
| 13:00 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque makes the 1st free throw | 9-23 |
| 13:00 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque makes the 2nd free throw | 9-24 |
| 12:40 | Cal State Northridge | James Torre misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 9-24 |
| 12:38 | Cal State Northridge | Ronald Elliott grabs the offensive rebound | 9-24 |
| 12:28 | Cal State Northridge | James Torre misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 9-24 |
| 12:27 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches gets the rebound | 9-24 |
| 12:23 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque buries a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Damon Desroches | 9-26 |
| 12:01 | Cal State Northridge | Norman Tracey buries a floater from the right wing set up by James Torre | 11-26 |
| 11:45 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-26 |
| 11:43 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti tips it back up and in | 11-28 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Norman Tracey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clyde Oja (fairly fresh) SF - Henry Howell (fairly fresh) PF - James Torre (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Ronald Elliott (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Damon Desroches (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Labrecque (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Bradley (fairly fresh) PF - Maurice Ferranti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Brian Sappington (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja throws it down set up by James Torre | 13-28 |
| 11:06 | Kentucky | James Torre blocks the short jumper by Richard Labrecque | 13-28 |
| 11:05 | Kentucky | Brian Bradley gets the offensive rebound | 13-28 |
| 10:49 | Kentucky | Brian Bradley buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 13-30 |
| 10:28 | Cal State Northridge | James Torre is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on James Torre, team foul #6 | 13-30 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Stanley Connally (SG), Charles Segura (SF), Steve Batista (PF), Frank Sheets (C) Clyde Oja, Henry Howell, James Torre, Ronald Elliott | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Jamie Okamoto (SG), Kenneth Gilbert (C) Damon Desroches, Richard Labrecque, Brian Sappington | |
| 10:06 | Kentucky | Brian Bradley misses long on a jumper in the lane | 13-30 |
| 10:04 | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert misses the tip | 13-30 |
| 10:03 | Cal State Northridge | Frank Sheets grabs the defensive rebound | 13-30 |
| 09:39 | Cal State Northridge | Stanley Connally's floater is tipped away by Maurice Ferranti | 13-30 |
| 09:38 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary grabs the board | 13-30 |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Jamie Okamoto | 13-32 |
| 09:11 | Cal State Northridge | Norman Tracey loses the dribble to Kenneth Gilbert | 13-32 |
| 08:58 | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert is called for a backcourt violation | 13-32 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell (SF), James Torre (PF), Charles Bourque (C) Charles Segura, Steve Batista, Frank Sheets | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (PG), Martin Lindsay (SG), William Stroud (PF), Kevin Griffin (C) Matthew McCleary, Brian Bradley, Maurice Ferranti, Kenneth Gilbert | |
| 08:39 | Cal State Northridge | James Torre misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 13-32 |
| 08:38 | Cal State Northridge | James Torre grabs the offensive rebound | 13-32 |
| 08:31 | Cal State Northridge | Norman Tracey buries a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Stanley Connally | 15-32 |
| 08:08 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay buries a jumper from the left wing and he's hacked by Stanley Connally - foul #2 on Stanley Connally, team foul #7 | 15-34 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Charles Segura (SG), Ronald Elliott (C) Stanley Connally, James Torre | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles French (SF) Jamie Okamoto | |
| 08:08 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay makes the free throw | 15-35 |
| 07:57 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Bourque banks in the layup | 17-35 |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | William Stroud misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Ronald Elliott - foul #1 on Ronald Elliott, team foul #8 | 17-35 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja (SG), Steve Batista (SF), Frank Sheets (C) Charles Segura, Henry Howell, Ronald Elliott | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque (SG), Kenneth Gilbert (C) Martin Lindsay, Kevin Griffin | |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | William Stroud makes the 1st free throw | 17-36 |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | William Stroud makes the 2nd free throw | 17-37 |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | William Stroud makes the 3rd free throw | 17-38 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Norman Tracey (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Clyde Oja (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steve Batista (fresh) PF - Charles Bourque (fresh) 4 pts. C - Frank Sheets (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Damon Desroches (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Labrecque (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles French (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Stroud (fresh) 9 pts. C - Kenneth Gilbert (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | Cal State Northridge | William Stroud swats the short shot by Clyde Oja | 17-38 |
| 07:11 | Kentucky | William Stroud grabs the board | 17-38 |
| 07:06 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Gilbert | 17-41 |
| 06:47 | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-41 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Charles Segura (SG), Ronald Elliott (C) Norman Tracey, Charles Bourque | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Brian Bradley (SF), Brian Sappington (C) Damon Desroches, Charles French, William Stroud | |
| 06:36 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Richard Labrecque | 17-43 |
| 06:12 | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja connects on the floater from the left block and he's hacked by Kenneth Gilbert - foul #1 on Kenneth Gilbert, team foul #2 | 19-43 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell (SF), James Torre (PF) Steve Batista, Frank Sheets | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto (SF), Maurice Ferranti (PF), Kevin Griffin (C) Brian Bradley, Kenneth Gilbert, Brian Sappington | |
| 06:12 | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja misses the free throw | 19-43 |
| 06:12 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti grabs the board | 19-43 |
| 05:49 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary hits a floater in the paint | 19-45 |
| 05:31 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Segura misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 19-45 |
| 05:30 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti grabs the board | 19-45 |
| 05:19 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary connects on the fadeaway from the right block set up by Maurice Ferranti and he's hacked by Clyde Oja - foul #2 on Clyde Oja, team foul #9 | 19-47 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Norman Tracey (PG), Charles Bourque (C) Clyde Oja, Ronald Elliott | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (SG) Richard Labrecque | |
| 05:19 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary misses the free throw | 19-47 |
| 05:19 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Bourque grabs the board | 19-47 |
| 05:05 | Cal State Northridge | Charles Bourque travels with the ball | 19-47 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (PG), William Stroud (PF), Brian Sappington (C) Matthew McCleary, Maurice Ferranti, Kevin Griffin | |
| 04:45 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto is hacked by Henry Howell - foul #1 on Henry Howell, team foul #10 | 19-47 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Steve Batista (PF) James Torre | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert (C) Brian Sappington | |
| 04:45 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto makes the 1st free throw | 19-48 |
| 04:45 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto misses the 2nd free throw | 19-48 |
| 04:45 | Cal State Northridge | The rebound goes to Steve Batista | 19-48 |
| 04:36 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-48 |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert snags the defensive board | 19-48 |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by Damon Desroches | 19-51 |
| 03:53 | Cal State Northridge | Steve Batista hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 19-51 |
| 03:52 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell tips it home | 21-51 |
| 03:32 | Kentucky | Norman Tracey is called for the reach on Damon Desroches - foul #1 on Norman Tracey, team foul #11 | 21-51 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Stanley Connally (PG), Thomas Bryant (SG), James Torre (PF), Frank Sheets (C) Norman Tracey, Charles Segura, Steve Batista, Charles Bourque | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque (SG), Brian Bradley (SF), Maurice Ferranti (PF), Kevin Griffin (C) Martin Lindsay, Jamie Okamoto, William Stroud, Kenneth Gilbert | |
| 03:32 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches makes the 1st free throw | 21-52 |
| 03:32 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches makes the 2nd free throw | 21-53 |
| Lineup | Cal State Northridge | PG - Stanley Connally (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Bryant (fresh) SF - Henry Howell (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Torre (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Sheets (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Damon Desroches (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Labrecque (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Bradley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Maurice Ferranti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Griffin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-53 |
| 03:15 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti is fouled on the floor by Frank Sheets - foul #2 on Frank Sheets, team foul #12 | 21-53 |
| 03:15 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti misses the 1st free throw | 21-53 |
| 03:15 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti misses the 2nd free throw | 21-53 |
| 03:15 | Cal State Northridge | Henry Howell grabs the board | 21-53 |
| 03:12 | Cal State Northridge | Damon Desroches picks off the pass by Stanley Connally in the backcourt | 21-53 |
| 03:11 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque lays it in on a great pass from Damon Desroches | 21-55 |
| 02:52 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Bryant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Maurice Ferranti - foul #2 on Maurice Ferranti, team foul #3 | 21-55 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja (PG), Ronald Elliott (C) Henry Howell, James Torre | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Charles French (SF) Damon Desroches, Brian Bradley | |
| 02:52 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 22-55 |
| 02:52 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 23-55 |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | Thomas Bryant steps in front of the Maurice Ferranti pass | 23-55 |
| 02:28 | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew McCleary - foul #1 on Matthew McCleary, team foul #4 | 23-55 |
| 02:13 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Bryant misses the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 23-55 |
| 02:12 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary snags the defensive board | 23-55 |
| 01:55 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 23-57 |
| 01:53 | Cal State Northridge | Clyde Oja's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-57 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Steve Batista (SF), James Torre (PF) Clyde Oja, Frank Sheets | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (PG), Martin Lindsay (SG), Brian Bradley (SF), Kenneth Gilbert (PF), Brian Sappington (C) Matthew McCleary, Richard Labrecque, Charles French, Maurice Ferranti, Kevin Griffin | |
| 01:46 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Martin Lindsay | 23-59 |
| 01:25 | Cal State Northridge | James Torre drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-59 |
| 01:10 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay misses the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Steve Batista - foul #1 on Steve Batista, team foul #13 | 26-59 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | Charles Bourque (C) Ronald Elliott | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto (SF), William Stroud (PF) Brian Bradley, Brian Sappington | |
| 01:10 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay makes the 1st free throw | 26-60 |
| 01:10 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay makes the 2nd free throw | 26-61 |
| 01:03 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Bryant is hacked by Martin Lindsay - foul #1 on Martin Lindsay, team foul #5 | 26-61 |
| Subs | Cal State Northridge | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Bradley (SF) Martin Lindsay | |
| 00:51 | Cal State Northridge | James Torre misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-61 |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches gets the rebound | 26-61 |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-61 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Gilbert | 26-61 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | William Stroud makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Jamie Okamoto | 26-64 |
| 00:00 | Cal State Northridge | Thomas Bryant misses the halfcourt shot | 26-64 |