| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Boehm (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Trevor Billings (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Paul Lariviere (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Chris Horton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Andrew Schultz (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ronald Silver (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Garrett (fresh) PF - Everett Briggs (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Neumann (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings inbounds the ball | 44-32 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:48 | Kentucky | Ronald Garrett picks off the pass by Paul Lariviere | 44-32 |
| 19:27 | Long Beach State | Michael Neumann misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 44-32 |
| 19:25 | Kentucky | Chris Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 44-32 |
| 19:13 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-32 |
| 19:12 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings tips it back up and in | 46-32 |
| 18:54 | Long Beach State | Michael Neumann comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Chris Horton - foul #2 on Chris Horton, team foul #1 | 46-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Harnish (PG), James Ottinger (SG), Norris Beal (SF), Billy Coulombe (PF), David Reppert (C) Joseph McConnell, Thomas Boehm, Trevor Billings, Paul Lariviere, Chris Horton | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 18:54 | Long Beach State | Michael Neumann makes the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 18:54 | Long Beach State | Michael Neumann makes the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 18:50 | Kentucky | David Reppert throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-34 |
| 18:36 | Long Beach State | Everett Briggs misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-34 |
| 18:34 | Kentucky | Norris Beal snags the defensive board | 46-34 |
| 18:08 | Kentucky | David Reppert misses the runner from close range but he's hacked by Michael Neumann - foul #3 on Michael Neumann, team foul #1 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Greg Johnson (PG), Taiwo Abdelaziz (SF), Brad Norman (PF) Ronald Garrett, Everett Briggs, Michael Neumann | |
| 18:08 | Kentucky | David Reppert makes the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 18:08 | Kentucky | David Reppert misses the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 18:08 | Long Beach State | Andrew Schultz pulls down the rebound | 47-34 |
| 18:00 | Long Beach State | Ronald Silver clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-34 |
| 17:59 | Kentucky | John Harnish snags the defensive board | 47-34 |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | James Ottinger drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Norris Beal and he's hacked by Andrew Schultz - foul #2 on Andrew Schultz, team foul #2 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Chris Horton (C) Billy Coulombe | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | James Ottinger makes the free throw | 50-34 |
| 17:21 | Long Beach State | Greg Johnson buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Brad Norman | 50-37 |
| 17:08 | Kentucky | James Ottinger loses the ball out of bounds | 50-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm (PG) James Ottinger | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett (SF) Taiwo Abdelaziz | |
| 16:56 | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett clanks a floater near the basket | 50-37 |
| 16:54 | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett tips it but misses | 50-37 |
| 16:53 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Reppert | 50-37 |
| 16:50 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm is fouled in the backcourt by Greg Johnson - foul #2 on Greg Johnson, team foul #3 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere (PF) Chris Horton | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 16:33 | Kentucky | David Reppert is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Boehm and the foul's on Brad Norman - foul #2 on Brad Norman, team foul #4 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (PG), Chris Horton (C) Thomas Boehm, Paul Lariviere | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Everett Briggs (PF) Brad Norman | |
| 16:33 | Kentucky | David Reppert makes the free throw | 53-37 |
| 16:22 | Long Beach State | David Reppert picks off the pass by Ronald Silver | 53-37 |
| 16:19 | Kentucky | Ronald Silver steps in front of the John Harnish pass in the backcourt | 53-37 |
| 16:00 | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 53-39 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Harnish (fairly fresh) SF - Norris Beal (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - David Reppert (fairly fresh) 11 pts. C - Chris Horton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Greg Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Ronald Silver (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Garrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Everett Briggs (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Andrew Schultz (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| 15:58 | Kentucky | Ronald Silver is called for the reach on John Harnish in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Silver, team foul #5 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm (PG), Trevor Billings (SF), Paul Lariviere (PF) Joseph McConnell, Norris Beal, Chris Horton | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Taiwo Abdelaziz (SF), Michael Neumann (C) Greg Johnson, Ronald Garrett | |
| 15:45 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings is hacked by Andrew Schultz - foul #3 on Andrew Schultz, team foul #6 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Norris Beal (SF), Chris Horton (C) Trevor Billings, David Reppert | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 15:27 | Kentucky | Chris Horton comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Neumann - foul #4 on Michael Neumann, team foul #7 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (PG), Trevor Billings (SF) John Harnish, Norris Beal | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Greg Johnson (PG), Brad Norman (PF) Everett Briggs, Michael Neumann | |
| 15:27 | Kentucky | Chris Horton makes the 1st free throw | 54-39 |
| 15:27 | Kentucky | Chris Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 15:20 | Long Beach State | Greg Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-39 |
| 15:18 | Kentucky | Chris Horton pulls down the rebound | 55-39 |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell is fouled in the backcourt by Greg Johnson - foul #3 on Greg Johnson, team foul #8 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Reppert (C) Chris Horton | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell misses the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell snags the offensive board | 55-39 |
| 15:01 | Kentucky | David Reppert is called for 3 seconds | 55-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Harnish (PG), Norris Beal (SF) Joseph McConnell, Trevor Billings | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett (SF) Taiwo Abdelaziz | |
| 14:49 | Long Beach State | Greg Johnson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 55-39 |
| 14:48 | Kentucky | Norris Beal pulls down the rebound | 55-39 |
| 14:27 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm is fouled on the floor by Andrew Schultz - foul #4 on Andrew Schultz, team foul #9 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (PG), Trevor Billings (SF), Chris Horton (C) John Harnish, Norris Beal, David Reppert | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Everett Briggs (PF), Michael Neumann (C) Brad Norman, Andrew Schultz | |
| 14:27 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm misses the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 14:27 | Long Beach State | Michael Neumann grabs the defensive rebound | 55-39 |
| 14:06 | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett travels with the ball | 55-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Harnish (SG), David Reppert (PF) Thomas Boehm, Paul Lariviere | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 13:46 | Kentucky | David Reppert clanks a runner from the right block | 55-39 |
| 13:44 | Long Beach State | Everett Briggs gets the rebound | 55-39 |
| 13:22 | Long Beach State | Ronald Silver drills a floater in the paint set up by Michael Neumann | 55-41 |
| 12:57 | Kentucky | David Reppert makes the jumper from the right block set up by Joseph McConnell | 57-41 |
| 12:40 | Long Beach State | The jump hook by Ronald Silver is blocked by Chris Horton | 57-41 |
| 12:38 | Kentucky | John Harnish gets the rebound | 57-41 |
| 12:36 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell is fouled in the backcourt by Greg Johnson - foul #4 on Greg Johnson, team foul #10 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm (SG), Norris Beal (SF), Paul Lariviere (PF) John Harnish, Trevor Billings, David Reppert | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Andrew Schultz (PG), Taiwo Abdelaziz (SF), Brad Norman (PF) Greg Johnson, Ronald Garrett, Everett Briggs | |
| 12:36 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell misses the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 12:36 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell misses the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| 12:36 | Long Beach State | Michael Neumann gets the rebound | 57-41 |
| 12:17 | Long Beach State | Paul Lariviere blocks the short jumper by Michael Neumann | 57-41 |
| 12:15 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell grabs the defensive rebound | 57-41 |
| 11:59 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 57-41 |
| 11:58 | Kentucky | Norris Beal snags the offensive board | 57-41 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Boehm (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Norris Beal (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Paul Lariviere (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Chris Horton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Andrew Schultz (tiring) 5 pts. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Silver (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Taiwo Abdelaziz (fresh) PF - Brad Norman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Neumann (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:53 | Kentucky | Chris Horton makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph McConnell | 59-41 |
| 11:35 | Long Beach State | Ronald Silver can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 59-41 |
| 11:34 | Kentucky | Norris Beal gets the rebound | 59-41 |
| 11:19 | Kentucky | Norris Beal misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 59-41 |
| 11:18 | Long Beach State | Brad Norman snags the defensive board | 59-41 |
| 11:06 | Long Beach State | Taiwo Abdelaziz is whistled for traveling | 59-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Harnish (SG), Trevor Billings (SF), David Reppert (C) Joseph McConnell, Norris Beal, Chris Horton | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett (SF), Everett Briggs (PF) Taiwo Abdelaziz, Brad Norman | |
| 10:54 | Kentucky | David Reppert's pass is intercepted by Ronald Silver | 59-41 |
| 10:36 | Long Beach State | Ronald Silver connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-44 |
| 10:23 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Michael Neumann - foul #5 on Michael Neumann, team foul #11 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Greg Johnson (PG) Michael Neumann | |
| 10:23 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 10:23 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| 10:00 | Long Beach State | Greg Johnson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 61-44 |
| 09:58 | Kentucky | David Reppert gets the rebound | 61-44 |
| 09:48 | Kentucky | David Reppert hits a wide open driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Trevor Billings | 63-44 |
| 09:41 | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-44 |
| 09:40 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere grabs the board | 63-44 |
| 09:26 | Kentucky | Everett Briggs steals the ball from Trevor Billings | 63-44 |
| 09:19 | Long Beach State | David Reppert swats the shot by Ronald Silver | 63-44 |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm gets the rebound | 63-44 |
| 08:54 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings misses long on an open driving attempt near the basket | 63-44 |
| 08:53 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings grabs the offensive rebound | 63-44 |
| 08:35 | Kentucky | David Reppert misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 63-44 |
| 08:34 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings hits the follow up shot | 65-44 |
| 08:10 | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by David Reppert - foul #2 on David Reppert, team foul #2 | 65-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (PG), James Ottinger (SG), Norris Beal (SF), Billy Coulombe (PF), Chris Horton (C) John Harnish, Thomas Boehm, Trevor Billings, Paul Lariviere, David Reppert | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Taiwo Abdelaziz (SF), Brad Norman (PF) Everett Briggs, Andrew Schultz | |
| 08:10 | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 65-45 |
| 08:10 | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 65-46 |
| 07:51 | Kentucky | Norris Beal can't finish the layup | 65-46 |
| 07:49 | Long Beach State | Taiwo Abdelaziz grabs the defensive rebound | 65-46 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Ottinger (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norris Beal (fresh) 7 reb. PF - Billy Coulombe (fresh) C - Chris Horton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Greg Johnson (tiring) 8 pts. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Silver (tired) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Taiwo Abdelaziz (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brad Norman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Garrett (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:38 | Long Beach State | Brad Norman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm (SG), Paul Lariviere (PF) James Ottinger, Billy Coulombe | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Andrew Schultz (C) Ronald Garrett | |
| 07:25 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell misses the 3 from the right corner | 65-46 |
| 07:24 | Kentucky | Norris Beal hits the follow up shot | 67-46 |
| 07:05 | Long Beach State | Andrew Schultz misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-46 |
| 07:04 | Kentucky | Norris Beal grabs the defensive rebound | 67-46 |
| 06:59 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell is hacked by Greg Johnson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Greg Johnson, team foul #12 | 67-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Harnish (SG) Thomas Boehm | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Nale (C) Greg Johnson | |
| 06:59 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell misses the 1st free throw | 67-46 |
| 06:59 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell misses the 2nd free throw | 67-46 |
| 06:59 | Long Beach State | Donald Nale gets the rebound | 67-46 |
| 06:38 | Long Beach State | Brad Norman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 67-46 |
| 06:37 | Long Beach State | Donald Nale tips it back up and in | 67-48 |
| 06:33 | Kentucky | John Harnish is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Silver - foul #4 on Ronald Silver, team foul #13 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Reppert (PF) Paul Lariviere | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 06:33 | Kentucky | John Harnish makes the 1st free throw | 68-48 |
| 06:33 | Kentucky | John Harnish makes the 2nd free throw | 69-48 |
| 06:15 | Long Beach State | Ronald Silver misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 69-48 |
| 06:14 | Kentucky | Norris Beal grabs the defensive rebound | 69-48 |
| 06:10 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-48 |
| 06:08 | Kentucky | Norris Beal tips it in | 71-48 |
| 06:02 | Long Beach State | Donald Nale misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Chris Horton - foul #3 on Chris Horton, team foul #3 | 71-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm (PG), James Ottinger (SG), Trevor Billings (SF), Paul Lariviere (PF) Joseph McConnell, John Harnish, Norris Beal, David Reppert | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett (SF) Taiwo Abdelaziz | |
| 06:02 | Long Beach State | Donald Nale makes the 1st free throw | 71-49 |
| 06:02 | Long Beach State | Donald Nale misses the 2nd free throw | 71-49 |
| 06:02 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Chris Horton | 71-49 |
| 05:44 | Kentucky | James Ottinger buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and the foul's on Ronald Silver - foul #5 on Ronald Silver, team foul #14 | 73-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Norris Beal (SF) Trevor Billings | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jerry Green (PG), John Zanis (SG) Ronald Silver, Donald Nale | |
| 05:44 | Kentucky | James Ottinger misses the free throw | 73-49 |
| 05:44 | Long Beach State | Brad Norman pulls down the rebound | 73-49 |
| 05:19 | Long Beach State | Andrew Schultz makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Jerry Green | 73-52 |
| 04:54 | Kentucky | Brad Norman is called for the reach on Chris Horton - foul #3 on Brad Norman, team foul #15 | 73-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (PG), John Harnish (SG), Trevor Billings (SF), David Reppert (PF) Thomas Boehm, James Ottinger, Norris Beal, Paul Lariviere | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Everett Briggs (PF) Brad Norman | |
| 04:54 | Kentucky | Chris Horton misses the 1st free throw | 73-52 |
| 04:54 | Kentucky | Chris Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 74-52 |
| 04:25 | Long Beach State | Everett Briggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm (SG) John Harnish | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Taiwo Abdelaziz (SF), Donald Nale (C) Jerry Green, Ronald Garrett | |
| 04:20 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere (PF) David Reppert | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | | |
| 04:09 | Long Beach State | Taiwo Abdelaziz is whistled for a carry | 74-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Norris Beal (SF), David Reppert (PF) Trevor Billings, Paul Lariviere | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Wayne Worm (PG) John Zanis | |
| 03:42 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm makes the jumper from the left block set up by Joseph McConnell and he's fouled by Andrew Schultz - foul #5 on Andrew Schultz, team foul #16 | 76-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Harnish (SG), Trevor Billings (SF), Paul Lariviere (PF) Joseph McConnell, Norris Beal, David Reppert | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Jerry Green (PG) Andrew Schultz | |
| 03:42 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm makes the free throw | 77-52 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Boehm (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Harnish (tired) 2 pts. SF - Trevor Billings (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. PF - Paul Lariviere (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Chris Horton (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Long Beach State | PG - Jerry Green (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wayne Worm (fresh) SF - Taiwo Abdelaziz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Everett Briggs (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Nale (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 03:27 | Long Beach State | Donald Nale misses the floater from close range | 77-52 |
| 03:25 | Long Beach State | Donald Nale tips it in | 77-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:22 | Kentucky | Wayne Worm is called for the reach on Trevor Billings in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wayne Worm, team foul #17 | 77-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (PG), David Reppert (C) Thomas Boehm, Chris Horton | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett (SF), Brad Norman (PF) Taiwo Abdelaziz, Everett Briggs | |
| 03:22 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings makes the 1st free throw | 78-54 |
| 03:22 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings misses the 2nd free throw | 78-54 |
| 03:22 | Long Beach State | Donald Nale grabs the defensive rebound | 78-54 |
| 03:07 | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett clanks a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Joseph McConnell - foul #2 on Joseph McConnell, team foul #4 | 78-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm (SG), Norris Beal (SF), Chris Horton (C) John Harnish, Trevor Billings, David Reppert | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | John Zanis (SG), Taiwo Abdelaziz (SF) Wayne Worm, Donald Nale | |
| 03:07 | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett makes the 1st free throw | 78-55 |
| 03:07 | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett misses the 2nd free throw | 78-55 |
| 03:07 | Kentucky | Chris Horton pulls down the rebound | 78-55 |
| 02:43 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jerry Green - foul #1 on Jerry Green, team foul #18 | 78-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Harnish (SG), Trevor Billings (SF), David Reppert (PF) Thomas Boehm, Norris Beal, Paul Lariviere | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Donald Nale (C) Taiwo Abdelaziz | |
| 02:43 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell makes the 1st free throw | 79-55 |
| 02:43 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell makes the 2nd free throw | 80-55 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:23 | Long Beach State | Chris Horton steals the ball from John Zanis | 80-55 |
| 02:10 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell drills a 3 from the left wing | 83-55 |
| 01:50 | Long Beach State | Ronald Garrett banks in the layup set up by Jerry Green | 83-57 |
| 01:31 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by John Harnish | 86-57 |
| 01:17 | Long Beach State | Brad Norman can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 86-57 |
| 01:15 | Kentucky | Chris Horton gets the rebound | 86-57 |
| 01:13 | Kentucky | Ronald Garrett is called for the reach on Trevor Billings in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ronald Garrett, team foul #19 | 86-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm (SG), Paul Lariviere (PF) John Harnish, David Reppert | |
| Subs | Long Beach State | Everett Briggs (PF) Brad Norman | |
| 01:13 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings makes the 1st free throw | 87-57 |
| 01:13 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 88-57 |
| 01:01 | Long Beach State | Paul Lariviere blocks the short jumper by Donald Nale | 88-57 |
| 00:59 | Long Beach State | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Nale | 88-57 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Long Beach State | Donald Nale lays it up and in on a great pass from Jerry Green | 88-59 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Long Beach State | Long Beach State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 88-59 |
| 00:29 | Long Beach State | Donald Nale gets the rebound | 88-59 |
| 00:21 | Long Beach State | Jerry Green makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 88-61 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell runs out the clock | 88-61 |