| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Don Groholski (fresh) SG - William Lieberg (fresh) SF - Irving Macaluso (fresh) PF - Dennis Coomer (fresh) C - James Jenkins (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 | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches scores on a 3 from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:47 | UCLA | Brian Bradley is called for the reach on Irving Macaluso in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Bradley, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:30 | UCLA | Dennis Coomer scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Don Groholski | 2-3 |
| 19:15 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Brian Bradley | 2-5 |
| 19:02 | UCLA | William Lieberg misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 19:00 | UCLA | Irving Macaluso tips it in | 4-5 |
| 18:45 | Kentucky | Irving Macaluso steps in front of the Richard Labrecque pass | 4-5 |
| 18:43 | UCLA | Don Groholski is hacked by Damon Desroches in the backcourt - foul #1 on Damon Desroches, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| 18:28 | UCLA | Dennis Coomer misses long on a shot from the left side | 4-5 |
| 18:26 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Maurice Ferranti | 4-5 |
| 18:05 | Kentucky | William Lieberg is called for the reach on Richard Labrecque - foul #1 on William Lieberg, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 17:46 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on James Jenkins - foul #1 on James Jenkins, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Rosas (SG), Jeffrey Koperski (SF), Roger Hulse (PF), William Roemer (C) William Lieberg, Irving Macaluso, Dennis Coomer, James Jenkins | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (SG), Charles French (SF), William Stroud (PF), Kevin Griffin (C) Richard Labrecque, Brian Bradley, Maurice Ferranti, Brian Sappington | |
| 17:46 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:46 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 17:41 | UCLA | Don Groholski is hacked by Martin Lindsay in the backcourt - foul #1 on Martin Lindsay, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG) Damon Desroches | |
| 17:27 | UCLA | Jeffrey Koperski is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Jeffrey Koperski, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| 17:15 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles French | 4-10 |
| 16:51 | UCLA | Roger Hulse buries a fadeaway from close range | 6-10 |
| 16:40 | Kentucky | Michael Rosas is called for the reach on William Stroud - foul #1 on Michael Rosas, team foul #4 | 6-10 |
| Subs | UCLA | William Lieberg (SG), Irving Macaluso (SF), James Jenkins (C) Don Groholski, Jeffrey Koperski, William Roemer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (PG) Matthew McCleary | |
| 16:24 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches clanks a 3 from the right corner | 6-10 |
| 16:23 | UCLA | Roger Hulse pulls down the rebound | 6-10 |
| 16:21 | UCLA | William Lieberg is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 6-10 |
| Subs | UCLA | Dennis Coomer (PF) Roger Hulse | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque (SG), Jamie Okamoto (SF) Martin Lindsay, Charles French | |
| 15:58 | Kentucky | William Stroud drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Labrecque | 6-13 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Michael Rosas (fresh) SG - William Lieberg (fresh) SF - Irving Macaluso (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Coomer (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Jenkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Damon Desroches (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Richard Labrecque (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jamie Okamoto (fresh) PF - William Stroud (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Kevin Griffin (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:46 | UCLA | Dennis Coomer misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by William Stroud - foul #1 on William Stroud, team foul #4 | 6-13 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jeffrey Koperski (PG) Michael Rosas | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Bradley (SF), Maurice Ferranti (PF), Kenneth Gilbert (C) Richard Labrecque, William Stroud, Kevin Griffin | |
| 15:46 | UCLA | Dennis Coomer misses the 1st free throw | 6-13 |
| 15:46 | UCLA | Dennis Coomer makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 15:39 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 7-13 |
| 15:37 | UCLA | James Jenkins grabs the board | 7-13 |
| 15:20 | UCLA | Dennis Coomer hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from the right block | 7-13 |
| 15:18 | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert snags the defensive board | 7-13 |
| 15:11 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 7-13 |
| 15:10 | UCLA | Irving Macaluso snags the defensive board | 7-13 |
| 14:54 | UCLA | William Lieberg misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 7-13 |
| 14:53 | Kentucky | Brian Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 14:45 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-16 |
| 14:40 | UCLA | William Lieberg loses the dribble to Brian Bradley in the backcourt | 7-16 |
| 14:39 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto lays it in on a nice dish by Brian Bradley | 7-18 |
| 14:23 | UCLA | William Lieberg is open and buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by James Jenkins | 10-18 |
| 14:01 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti misses long on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by James Jenkins - foul #2 on James Jenkins, team foul #5 | 10-18 |
| Subs | UCLA | Don Groholski (PG), Michael Rosas (SG), Roger Hulse (PF), William Roemer (C) Jeffrey Koperski, William Lieberg, Dennis Coomer, James Jenkins | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Richard Labrecque (SG), Charles French (SF), Brian Sappington (C) Damon Desroches, Jamie Okamoto, Brian Bradley, Kenneth Gilbert | |
| 14:01 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti misses the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 14:01 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti misses the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 14:01 | Kentucky | Brian Sappington grabs the offensive rebound | 10-18 |
| 13:52 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque is fouled on the floor by Irving Macaluso - foul #1 on Irving Macaluso, team foul #6 | 10-18 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Stroud (PF) Maurice Ferranti | |
| 13:36 | Kentucky | Michael Rosas takes the ball from Charles French | 10-18 |
| 13:32 | UCLA | Irving Macaluso banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Rosas | 12-18 |
| 13:07 | Kentucky | William Stroud can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 12-18 |
| 13:05 | Kentucky | Brian Sappington pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-18 |
| 12:51 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque dunks the ball on a nice dish by William Stroud | 12-20 |
| 12:26 | UCLA | Michael Rosas hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Irving Macaluso | 15-20 |
| 12:07 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Richard Labrecque | 15-22 |
| 11:45 | UCLA | Roger Hulse hits the finger roll set up by Don Groholski | 17-22 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Don Groholski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Rosas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Irving Macaluso (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Roger Hulse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - William Roemer (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matthew McCleary (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Labrecque (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles French (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Stroud (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. C - Brian Sappington (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque misses long on a floater from the left wing | 17-22 |
| 11:22 | Kentucky | William Stroud misses the tip | 17-22 |
| 11:21 | UCLA | William Roemer pulls down the rebound | 17-22 |
| 10:58 | UCLA | Roger Hulse misses long on an open shot in the lane | 17-22 |
| 10:56 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary gets the rebound | 17-22 |
| 10:35 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Michael Rosas - foul #2 on Michael Rosas, team foul #7 | 17-22 |
| Subs | UCLA | William Lieberg (SG), Jeffrey Koperski (SF), Dennis Coomer (PF) Michael Rosas, Irving Macaluso, William Roemer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (SG), Jamie Okamoto (SF), Maurice Ferranti (PF), Kevin Griffin (C) Richard Labrecque, Charles French, William Stroud, Brian Sappington | |
| 10:35 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary makes the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 10:35 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 10:31 | UCLA | Don Groholski loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-24 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (PG) Matthew McCleary | |
| 10:25 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto is fouled on the floor by Roger Hulse - foul #1 on Roger Hulse, team foul #8 | 17-24 |
| 10:25 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto makes the 1st free throw | 17-25 |
| 10:25 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto misses the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 10:25 | UCLA | Jeffrey Koperski pulls down the rebound | 17-25 |
| 10:10 | UCLA | Dennis Coomer travels with the ball | 17-25 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Bradley (SF) Jamie Okamoto | |
| 09:51 | Kentucky | Brian Bradley is called for 3 seconds | 17-25 |
| 09:42 | UCLA | Dennis Coomer misses short on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Maurice Ferranti - foul #1 on Maurice Ferranti, team foul #5 | 17-25 |
| 09:42 | UCLA | Dennis Coomer makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 09:42 | UCLA | Dennis Coomer makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 09:24 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches travels with the ball | 19-25 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto (SF) Brian Bradley | |
| 09:15 | UCLA | Roger Hulse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-25 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Bradley (SF), Kenneth Gilbert (C) Martin Lindsay, Kevin Griffin | |
| 09:05 | Kentucky | Dennis Coomer takes the ball from Kenneth Gilbert | 19-25 |
| 08:52 | UCLA | Dennis Coomer clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-25 |
| 08:51 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti grabs the defensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 08:30 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-25 |
| 08:28 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Gilbert | 19-25 |
| 08:14 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti's fadeaway is rejected by Roger Hulse | 19-25 |
| 08:12 | UCLA | Dennis Coomer pulls down the rebound | 19-25 |
| 08:06 | UCLA | Don Groholski travels with the ball | 19-25 |
| Subs | UCLA | Irving Macaluso (SF), William Roemer (C) Jeffrey Koperski, Roger Hulse | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (SG), Kevin Griffin (C) Brian Bradley, Maurice Ferranti | |
| 07:56 | Kentucky | Dennis Coomer takes the ball from Damon Desroches | 19-25 |
| 07:31 | UCLA | William Lieberg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-25 |
| 07:29 | UCLA | Irving Macaluso tips it in | 21-25 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Don Groholski (tiring) 2 ast. SG - William Lieberg (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Irving Macaluso (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dennis Coomer (tiring) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - William Roemer (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Damon Desroches (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Martin Lindsay (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jamie Okamoto (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Gilbert (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Griffin (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jamie Okamoto, team foul #6 | 21-25 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque (SG), Brian Bradley (SF), Maurice Ferranti (PF) Martin Lindsay, Jamie Okamoto, Kenneth Gilbert | |
| 06:59 | UCLA | Irving Macaluso is hacked by Richard Labrecque - foul #1 on Richard Labrecque, team foul #7 | 21-25 |
| Subs | UCLA | Roger Hulse (C) William Roemer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Stroud (PF), Brian Sappington (C) Maurice Ferranti, Kevin Griffin | |
| 06:59 | UCLA | Irving Macaluso misses the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 06:59 | Kentucky | Brian Sappington gets the rebound | 21-25 |
| 06:56 | Kentucky | Don Groholski picks off the pass by Damon Desroches in the backcourt | 21-25 |
| 06:55 | UCLA | Irving Macaluso lays it in set up by Don Groholski | 23-25 |
| 06:50 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-25 |
| 06:48 | UCLA | Roger Hulse snags the defensive board | 23-25 |
| 06:42 | UCLA | Don Groholski misses long on an open floater from the right side | 23-25 |
| 06:41 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Brian Sappington | 23-25 |
| 06:25 | Kentucky | William Stroud misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 23-25 |
| 06:24 | UCLA | Dennis Coomer grabs the board | 23-25 |
| 06:20 | UCLA | Don Groholski banks in the layup | 25-25 |
| 06:06 | Kentucky | Dennis Coomer is called for the reach on William Stroud - foul #1 on Dennis Coomer, team foul #9 | 25-25 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jeffrey Koperski (PG) Don Groholski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Martin Lindsay (SG), Charles French (SF), Kevin Griffin (C) Damon Desroches, Richard Labrecque, Brian Bradley, Brian Sappington | |
| 06:06 | Kentucky | William Stroud makes the 1st free throw | 25-26 |
| 06:06 | Kentucky | William Stroud makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 05:50 | UCLA | William Lieberg comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-27 |
| 05:49 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kevin Griffin | 25-27 |
| 05:30 | Kentucky | Kevin Griffin drills a floater from the right side set up by Martin Lindsay | 25-29 |
| 05:28 | UCLA | Jeffrey Koperski loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-29 |
| Subs | UCLA | Don Groholski (PG), William Roemer (C) Irving Macaluso, Roger Hulse | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque (SG), Jamie Okamoto (SF), Maurice Ferranti (PF), Kenneth Gilbert (C) Martin Lindsay, Charles French, William Stroud, Kevin Griffin | |
| 05:12 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by Jamie Okamoto | 25-31 |
| 04:59 | UCLA | Don Groholski is denied on a layup by Maurice Ferranti | 25-31 |
| 04:57 | UCLA | William Roemer pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-31 |
| 04:45 | UCLA | William Lieberg hits a wide open 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Dennis Coomer | 28-31 |
| 04:28 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Richard Labrecque | 28-33 |
| 04:28 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 28-33 |
| Subs | UCLA | Irving Macaluso (SF), Roger Hulse (C) William Lieberg, Dennis Coomer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (PG), Martin Lindsay (SG), Charles French (SF), Kevin Griffin (C) Matthew McCleary, Richard Labrecque, Jamie Okamoto, Kenneth Gilbert | |
| 04:23 | UCLA | Jeffrey Koperski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-33 |
| 04:10 | Kentucky | William Roemer is called for the reach on Kevin Griffin - foul #1 on William Roemer, team foul #10 | 28-33 |
| 04:10 | Kentucky | Kevin Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 04:10 | Kentucky | Kevin Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 03:55 | UCLA | Don Groholski misses short on an open jump hook from the right block | 28-35 |
| 03:53 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kevin Griffin | 28-35 |
| 03:48 | Kentucky | Charles French is fouled on the floor by Don Groholski - foul #1 on Don Groholski, team foul #11 | 28-35 |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Rosas (PG), James Jenkins (C) Don Groholski, William Roemer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Stroud (PF) Maurice Ferranti | |
| 03:48 | Kentucky | Charles French makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 03:48 | Kentucky | Charles French makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 03:31 | UCLA | Michael Rosas can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Charles French - foul #1 on Charles French, team foul #8 | 28-37 |
| Subs | UCLA | William Lieberg (SG) Irving Macaluso | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:31 | UCLA | Michael Rosas misses the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 03:31 | UCLA | Michael Rosas makes the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Michael Rosas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Lieberg (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Jeffrey Koperski (fresh) PF - Roger Hulse (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Jenkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Damon Desroches (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Martin Lindsay (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles French (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Stroud (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. C - Kevin Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Kentucky | Kevin Griffin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-37 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto (SF) Charles French | |
| 03:06 | UCLA | Roger Hulse's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-37 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Brian Bradley (SF), Kenneth Gilbert (C) Damon Desroches, Martin Lindsay, Kevin Griffin | |
| 02:43 | Kentucky | William Stroud can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by William Lieberg - foul #2 on William Lieberg, team foul #12 | 29-37 |
| Subs | UCLA | Don Groholski (PG), Dennis Coomer (PF) William Lieberg, Roger Hulse | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Sappington (C) Kenneth Gilbert | |
| 02:43 | Kentucky | William Stroud makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 02:43 | Kentucky | William Stroud misses the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 02:43 | UCLA | Jeffrey Koperski snags the defensive board | 29-38 |
| 02:35 | UCLA | Michael Rosas drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-38 |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | Michael Rosas picks off the pass by Matthew McCleary | 32-38 |
| 02:26 | UCLA | Jeffrey Koperski lays it in on a great pass from Michael Rosas | 34-38 |
| 02:15 | Kentucky | William Stroud misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 02:14 | UCLA | Dennis Coomer pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 02:08 | UCLA | Michael Rosas's floater is tipped away by Brian Sappington | 34-38 |
| 02:07 | Kentucky | William Stroud grabs the board | 34-38 |
| 01:48 | Kentucky | William Stroud makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-40 |
| 01:24 | UCLA | Brian Sappington swats the short shot by Dennis Coomer | 34-40 |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 01:00 | Kentucky | William Stroud buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jamie Okamoto | 34-43 |
| 00:31 | UCLA | Dennis Coomer's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Bradley | 34-43 |
| 00:29 | UCLA | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Koperski | 34-43 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Michael Rosas is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-43 |