| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - David Smelley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Cruise (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Wells (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Sena (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Kingston (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lewis Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Walczak (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Fresno State | Richard Ross inbounds the ball | 20-31 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Fresno State | Richard Ross clanks a shot from the free throw line | 20-31 |
| 19:45 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson snags the defensive board | 20-31 |
| 19:23 | Kentucky | James Sena is hacked by David Smelley - foul #1 on David Smelley, team foul #1 | 20-31 |
| 19:08 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Richard Ross - foul #1 on Richard Ross, team foul #2 | 20-31 |
| 19:08 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 19:08 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 18:54 | Fresno State | Richard Ross makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Walter Cruise | 22-32 |
| 18:31 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak clanks a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by John Wells - foul #1 on John Wells, team foul #3 | 22-32 |
| 18:31 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak makes the 1st free throw | 22-33 |
| 18:31 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak misses the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 18:31 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Christopher Howard | 22-33 |
| 18:19 | Fresno State | David Smelley misses the lay-in | 22-33 |
| 18:17 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Sena | 22-33 |
| 17:54 | Kentucky | John Kingston comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 22-33 |
| 17:53 | Fresno State | John Wells grabs the board | 22-33 |
| 17:49 | Fresno State | David Smelley makes the 3 from straight away set up by Richard Ross | 25-33 |
| 17:28 | Kentucky | David Smelley blocks the jumper by James Sena | 25-33 |
| 17:27 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard grabs the defensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 17:20 | Fresno State | John Wells buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by David Smelley | 27-33 |
| 16:55 | Kentucky | James Sena misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-33 |
| 16:53 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise snags the defensive board | 27-33 |
| 16:39 | Fresno State | David Smelley scores on a 3 from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 16:37 | Kentucky | James Sena throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-33 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese (PG), John Langham (SG), Jerome Thomas (SF), Roy Barnett (PF), Robert Wilcox (C) David Smelley, Walter Cruise, Richard Ross, Christopher Howard, John Wells | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Houston McGalliard (PG), Harold Hendricks (SG), Phillip Truesdell (SF), Francis Brantley (PF), Christopher Bennett (C) James Sena, John Kingston, Lewis Robinson, Kevin Jackson, Henry Walczak | |
| 16:23 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese is fouled on the floor by Harold Hendricks - foul #1 on Harold Hendricks, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| 16:06 | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox lays it up and in set up by Jeffrey Reese and he's hacked by Christopher Bennett - foul #2 on Christopher Bennett, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| 16:06 | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox misses the free throw | 32-33 |
| 16:06 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 15:46 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett is fouled on the floor by Robert Wilcox - foul #3 on Robert Wilcox, team foul #4 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Kingston (SG) Harold Hendricks | |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Jeffrey Reese (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Langham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roy Barnett (fresh) C - Robert Wilcox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Houston McGalliard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Kingston (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Phillip Truesdell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Francis Brantley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Bennett (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Kentucky | John Kingston can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-33 |
| 15:33 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Bennett | 32-33 |
| 15:14 | Kentucky | John Kingston misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 32-33 |
| 15:12 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett tips it in | 32-35 |
| 14:48 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Langham | 35-35 |
| 14:33 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-35 |
| 14:32 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 14:15 | Fresno State | John Langham clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 35-35 |
| 14:14 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 14:09 | Kentucky | John Kingston hits a runner from the right block on a great pass from Francis Brantley | 35-37 |
| 13:53 | Fresno State | Robert Wilcox lays it up and in set up by Jeffrey Reese | 37-37 |
| 13:27 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett comes up short on the runner in the lane | 37-37 |
| 13:25 | Fresno State | Roy Barnett gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 13:16 | Fresno State | Roy Barnett drills a jump hook near the basket | 39-37 |
| 12:58 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley hits the easy wide open finger roll | 39-39 |
| 12:49 | Fresno State | Christopher Bennett picks off the pass by Robert Wilcox | 39-39 |
| 12:23 | Kentucky | Houston McGalliard steps out of bounds on the baseline | 39-39 |
| Subs | Fresno State | David Smelley (PG), Walter Cruise (SG), Richard Ross (SF), Christopher Howard (PF), John Wells (C) Jeffrey Reese, John Langham, Jerome Thomas, Roy Barnett, Robert Wilcox | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), Harold Hendricks (SG), Lewis Robinson (SF), Kevin Jackson (PF), Henry Walczak (C) Houston McGalliard, John Kingston, Phillip Truesdell, Francis Brantley, Christopher Bennett | |
| 12:10 | Fresno State | Richard Ross misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 12:08 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 11:55 | Kentucky | James Sena hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Harold Hendricks | 39-42 |
| 11:43 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - David Smelley (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Walter Cruise (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Wells (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Sena (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Harold Hendricks (fresh) SF - Lewis Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Walczak (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Kentucky | James Sena dunks the ball | 42-44 |
| 11:02 | Fresno State | Richard Ross misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-44 |
| 11:00 | Fresno State | John Wells tips it in | 44-44 |
| 10:39 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Christopher Howard - foul #1 on Christopher Howard, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Kingston (SG) Harold Hendricks | |
| 10:39 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 10:39 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 10:35 | Fresno State | David Smelley is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 44-45 |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson misses the wide open shot in the paint | 44-45 |
| 10:09 | Kentucky | John Kingston grabs the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 09:56 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson connects on the open jumper in the lane on a great pass from John Kingston | 44-47 |
| 09:44 | Fresno State | David Smelley hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Henry Walczak - foul #3 on Henry Walczak, team foul #3 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese (SG), Jerome Thomas (SF), Roy Barnett (PF), Robert Wilcox (C) Walter Cruise, Richard Ross, Christopher Howard, John Wells | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell (SF), Francis Brantley (PF), Christopher Bennett (C) Lewis Robinson, Kevin Jackson, Henry Walczak | |
| 09:44 | Fresno State | David Smelley misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 09:44 | Fresno State | David Smelley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 09:23 | Kentucky | John Kingston is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-50 |
| 09:05 | Fresno State | Roy Barnett lays it up and in on a great pass from Jerome Thomas | 47-50 |
| 08:36 | Kentucky | James Sena misses the easy layup | 47-50 |
| 08:34 | Kentucky | John Kingston misses the tip | 47-50 |
| 08:32 | Fresno State | Roy Barnett grabs the defensive rebound | 47-50 |
| 08:16 | Fresno State | David Smelley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-50 |
| Subs | Fresno State | John Langham (SG), Richard Ross (SF), Christopher Howard (PF), John Wells (C) David Smelley, Jerome Thomas, Roy Barnett, Robert Wilcox | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Houston McGalliard (PG), Lewis Robinson (SF), Kevin Jackson (PF), Henry Walczak (C) James Sena, Phillip Truesdell, Francis Brantley, Christopher Bennett | |
| 07:50 | Kentucky | John Kingston is hacked by John Langham - foul #2 on John Langham, team foul #6 | 47-50 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Walter Cruise (SG) John Langham | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:24 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kevin Jackson | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Jeffrey Reese (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Cruise (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Wells (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Houston McGalliard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Kingston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lewis Robinson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Walczak (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:10 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-52 |
| 07:09 | Fresno State | John Wells tips it back up and in | 49-52 |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Wells - foul #2 on John Wells, team foul #7 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jerome Thomas (SF), Roy Barnett (PF) Richard Ross, Christopher Howard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harold Hendricks (SG) John Kingston | |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak misses the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak misses the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 06:40 | Fresno State | Roy Barnett grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 06:28 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 49-52 |
| 06:26 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kevin Jackson | 49-52 |
| 06:10 | Kentucky | Harold Hendricks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-52 |
| Subs | Fresno State | David Smelley (PG), Robert Wilcox (C) Walter Cruise, John Wells | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), Phillip Truesdell (SF), Francis Brantley (C) Houston McGalliard, Lewis Robinson, Henry Walczak | |
| 05:56 | Fresno State | Kevin Jackson steals it from David Smelley | 49-52 |
| 05:34 | Kentucky | Harold Hendricks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-52 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Kingston (SG), Christopher Bennett (C) Harold Hendricks, Kevin Jackson | |
| 05:17 | Fresno State | Jerome Thomas's pass is intercepted by John Kingston | 49-52 |
| 04:52 | Kentucky | James Sena is hacked by Jerome Thomas - foul #1 on Jerome Thomas, team foul #8 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Walter Cruise (SG), Richard Ross (SF), Christopher Howard (PF), John Wells (C) Jeffrey Reese, Jerome Thomas, Roy Barnett, Robert Wilcox | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson (SF), Henry Walczak (C) Phillip Truesdell, Christopher Bennett | |
| 04:52 | Kentucky | James Sena makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 04:52 | Kentucky | James Sena makes the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 04:40 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on Lewis Robinson - foul #3 on Lewis Robinson, team foul #4 | 49-54 |
| 04:40 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 04:40 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise misses the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 04:40 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson gets the rebound | 50-54 |
| 04:20 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Wells - foul #3 on John Wells, team foul #9 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese (PG) David Smelley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Houston McGalliard (PG), Kevin Jackson (PF) James Sena, Francis Brantley | |
| 04:20 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 04:20 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 04:05 | Fresno State | Richard Ross drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Jeffrey Reese | 52-56 |
| 03:42 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Christopher Howard - foul #2 on Christopher Howard, team foul #10 | 52-56 |
| 03:42 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 03:42 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 03:24 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-57 |
| 03:23 | Fresno State | Christopher Howard tips it back up and in | 54-57 |
| Lineup | Fresno State | PG - Jeffrey Reese (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Cruise (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Ross (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - John Wells (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Houston McGalliard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Kingston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lewis Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Walczak (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:01 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 54-57 |
| 02:59 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 02:38 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 54-57 |
| 02:36 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson snags the defensive board | 54-57 |
| 02:13 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 54-59 |
| 01:59 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 54-59 |
| 01:57 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| 01:33 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson's fadeaway is rejected by John Wells | 54-59 |
| 01:32 | Fresno State | Richard Ross gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| 01:26 | Fresno State | Richard Ross connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Walter Cruise | 56-59 |
| 00:59 | Kentucky | John Kingston connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-62 |
| 00:57 | Fresno State | Jeffrey Reese is fouled in the backcourt by Houston McGalliard - foul #1 on Houston McGalliard, team foul #5 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Fresno State | David Smelley (PG) Jeffrey Reese | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG) Houston McGalliard | |
| 00:38 | Fresno State | Richard Ross misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-62 |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson pulls down the rebound | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson is hacked by David Smelley in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Smelley, team foul #11 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Fresno State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell (SF), Francis Brantley (C) Lewis Robinson, Henry Walczak | |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:33 | Fresno State | The rebound goes to Christopher Howard | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-62 |
| 00:24 | Fresno State | The offensive rebound goes to John Wells | 56-62 |
| 00:21 | Fresno State | David Smelley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-62 |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kevin Jackson | 56-62 |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson is hacked by David Smelley in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Smelley, team foul #12 | 56-62 |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Fresno State | David Smelley drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Ross | 59-64 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley is fouled in the backcourt by David Smelley - foul #4 on David Smelley, team foul #13 | 59-64 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley makes the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley misses the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:09 | Fresno State | John Wells snags the defensive board | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | Fresno State | Fresno State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Fresno State | David Smelley misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-65 |
| 00:04 | Fresno State | Richard Ross grabs the offensive board | 59-65 |
| 00:01 | Fresno State | Walter Cruise comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-65 |
| 00:00 | Fresno State | The offensive rebound goes to David Smelley | 59-65 |