| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Willie Gaillard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Whatley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Grady (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hubbard (fresh) C - Lee Hagan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Carlos Diaz (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chester McKee (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Kolodziej (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Voss (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UCLA | Robert Johnson inbounds the ball | 28-27 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | UCLA | Carlos Diaz makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Chester McKee | 28-29 |
| 19:36 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan is whistled for traveling | 28-29 |
| 19:14 | UCLA | Carlos Diaz is hacked by Terry Grady - foul #2 on Terry Grady, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| 18:57 | UCLA | Charles Voss drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Chester McKee | 28-31 |
| 18:53 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-31 |
| 18:51 | UCLA | Charles Voss snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 18:32 | UCLA | Charles Voss is hacked by Lee Hagan - foul #2 on Lee Hagan, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| 18:06 | UCLA | John Kolodziej lays it in on a great pass from Carlos Diaz | 28-33 |
| 17:56 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Whatley | 30-33 |
| 17:54 | UCLA | Carlos Diaz is fouled in the backcourt by Willie Gaillard - foul #1 on Willie Gaillard, team foul #3 | 30-33 |
| 17:35 | UCLA | Carlos Diaz scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Chester McKee | 30-36 |
| 17:24 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady buries a turnaround in the paint | 32-36 |
| 17:00 | UCLA | Chester McKee connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Carlos Diaz | 32-38 |
| 16:50 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan banks in the layup | 34-38 |
| 16:29 | UCLA | Charles Voss misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Willie Gaillard - foul #2 on Willie Gaillard, team foul #4 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner (SG), Joseph Howard (SF), Sean Begay (PF), John Flint (C) Richard Whatley, Terry Grady, Robert Hubbard, Lee Hagan | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Russell (PF) John Kolodziej | |
| 16:29 | UCLA | Charles Voss makes the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 16:29 | UCLA | Charles Voss misses the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 16:29 | Western Kentucky | John Flint grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 16:15 | Western Kentucky | Sean Begay scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Howard | 36-39 |
| 15:48 | UCLA | Charles Voss scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Carlos Diaz | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Willie Gaillard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Sean Begay (fresh) 9 pts. C - John Flint (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Carlos Diaz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Chester McKee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Russell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Voss (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Western Kentucky | Sean Begay scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Willie Gaillard | 38-41 |
| 15:02 | UCLA | Charles Voss connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Chester McKee | 38-43 |
| 14:47 | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-43 |
| 14:46 | UCLA | Charles Voss pulls down the rebound | 38-43 |
| 14:29 | UCLA | Charles Voss misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-43 |
| 14:27 | Western Kentucky | Sean Begay gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 14:21 | Western Kentucky | Sean Begay is open but misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Russell - foul #1 on John Russell, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley (SG), Robert Hubbard (PF), Lee Hagan (C) Willie Gaillard, Joseph Howard, John Flint | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Kendall (PG), John Kolodziej (PF), Paul Stoker (C) Carlos Diaz, John Russell, Charles Voss | |
| 14:21 | Western Kentucky | Sean Begay makes the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 14:21 | Western Kentucky | Sean Begay makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 13:58 | UCLA | John Kolodziej buries a jump hook from the left block | 40-45 |
| 13:53 | Western Kentucky | John Kendall steals the ball from Richard Whatley | 40-45 |
| 13:48 | UCLA | John Kendall misses the easy layup | 40-45 |
| 13:47 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 13:33 | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 13:32 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley gets the offensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 13:18 | Western Kentucky | Robert Johnson steps in front of the Lee Hagan pass | 40-45 |
| 12:52 | UCLA | Chester McKee comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 40-45 |
| 12:51 | UCLA | John Kolodziej tips it in | 40-47 |
| 12:41 | Western Kentucky | Sean Begay connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Conner | 43-47 |
| 12:20 | UCLA | John Kolodziej is whistled for traveling | 43-47 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard (PG), Terry Grady (SF) Richard Conner, Sean Begay | |
| Subs | UCLA | Carlos Diaz (PG), Scott Brown (SF) John Kendall, Robert Johnson | |
| 12:02 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Chester McKee - foul #2 on Chester McKee, team foul #2 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Earl Whitaker (SG), John Russell (PF), Charles Voss (C) Chester McKee, John Kolodziej, Paul Stoker | |
| 12:02 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 12:02 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard makes the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 11:39 | UCLA | Carlos Diaz misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 11:37 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Lee Hagan | 45-47 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Willie Gaillard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Whatley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Grady (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Hubbard (fresh) C - Lee Hagan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Carlos Diaz (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Earl Whitaker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scott Brown (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Russell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Voss (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Hubbard | 48-47 |
| 11:06 | UCLA | Charles Voss misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 48-47 |
| 11:04 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 10:57 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Willie Gaillard | 50-47 |
| 10:34 | UCLA | Carlos Diaz scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Scott Brown | 50-50 |
| 10:11 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 10:09 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 10:00 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 09:43 | UCLA | Charles Voss hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 52-50 |
| 09:41 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 09:27 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 52-50 |
| 09:25 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley grabs the offensive board | 52-50 |
| 09:09 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Carlos Diaz - foul #4 on Carlos Diaz, team foul #3 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner (SG), Sean Begay (SF), John Flint (PF) Richard Whatley, Terry Grady, Robert Hubbard | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Kendall (PG), Chester McKee (SG), Robert Johnson (SF), John Kolodziej (PF), Paul Stoker (C) Carlos Diaz, Earl Whitaker, Scott Brown, John Russell, Charles Voss | |
| 09:09 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 09:09 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 08:45 | UCLA | John Kolodziej blows the layup | 54-50 |
| 08:43 | Western Kentucky | John Flint grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 08:35 | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner is fouled on the floor by Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #4 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard (SF) Lee Hagan | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 08:14 | Western Kentucky | Sean Begay misses the lay-in | 54-50 |
| 08:13 | UCLA | John Kendall gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 07:49 | UCLA | John Kolodziej drills a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from John Kendall and he's fouled by John Flint - foul #1 on John Flint, team foul #5 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady (SF) Willie Gaillard | |
| Subs | UCLA | Carlos Diaz (PG) John Kendall | |
| 07:49 | UCLA | John Kolodziej makes the free throw | 54-53 |
| 07:36 | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner misses the jumper from the left wing | 54-53 |
| 07:34 | UCLA | Robert Johnson pulls down the rebound | 54-53 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Richard Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Terry Grady (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sean Begay (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. C - John Flint (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Carlos Diaz (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Chester McKee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robert Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Kolodziej (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Stoker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | UCLA | John Kolodziej can't finish the layup | 54-53 |
| 07:11 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady snags the defensive board | 54-53 |
| 06:56 | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner banks in the layup and the foul's on Carlos Diaz - foul #5 on Carlos Diaz, team foul #5 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley (SG), Robert Hubbard (PF) Joseph Howard, John Flint | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Kendall (PG), Charles Voss (C) Carlos Diaz, Paul Stoker | |
| 06:56 | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner makes the free throw | 57-53 |
| 06:38 | UCLA | Charles Voss's floater is tipped away by Terry Grady | 57-53 |
| 06:36 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard grabs the board | 57-53 |
| 06:29 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley is hacked by Robert Johnson - foul #2 on Robert Johnson, team foul #6 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard (PG) Richard Conner | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Russell (PF) John Kolodziej | |
| 06:15 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Richard Whatley | 59-53 |
| 05:49 | UCLA | Chester McKee scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by John Russell | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:33 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-55 |
| 05:31 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Grady | 59-55 |
| 05:26 | Western Kentucky | Robert Hubbard misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 59-55 |
| 05:25 | UCLA | John Russell pulls down the rebound | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:13 | UCLA | Charles Voss lays it in set up by John Kendall | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:52 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley loses the dribble to Charles Voss | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:31 | UCLA | Chester McKee can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Whatley - foul #2 on Richard Whatley, team foul #6 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner (SG), Joseph Howard (SF), John Flint (PF), Lee Hagan (C) Richard Whatley, Terry Grady, Robert Hubbard, Sean Begay | |
| Subs | UCLA | Scott Brown (PG), Otha Starzynski (SF), John Kolodziej (PF), Paul Stoker (C) John Kendall, Robert Johnson, John Russell, Charles Voss | |
| 04:31 | UCLA | Chester McKee makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 04:31 | UCLA | Chester McKee makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 04:19 | Western Kentucky | Richard Conner misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 59-59 |
| 04:17 | UCLA | John Kolodziej snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| 03:54 | UCLA | The jump hook by Paul Stoker is blocked by John Flint | 59-59 |
| 03:52 | UCLA | The offensive rebound goes to Otha Starzynski | 59-59 |
| 03:35 | UCLA | John Kolodziej hits the finger roll on a great pass from Chester McKee | 59-61 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Willie Gaillard (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Conner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Howard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Flint (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lee Hagan (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Scott Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chester McKee (tiring) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Otha Starzynski (fresh) PF - John Kolodziej (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Stoker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Western Kentucky | Joseph Howard drills a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Willie Gaillard | 61-61 |
| 02:59 | UCLA | Otha Starzynski is hacked by Joseph Howard - foul #3 on Joseph Howard, team foul #7 | 61-61 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley (SG), Sean Begay (SF), Robert Hubbard (PF) Willie Gaillard, Joseph Howard, John Flint | |
| Subs | UCLA | Earl Whitaker (SG), Charles Voss (C) Chester McKee, Paul Stoker | |
| 02:59 | UCLA | Otha Starzynski makes the 1st free throw | 61-62 |
| 02:59 | UCLA | Otha Starzynski makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 02:55 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-63 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard (PG), Terry Grady (SF) Richard Conner, Sean Begay | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Kendall (PG), Robert Johnson (SF) Scott Brown, Otha Starzynski | |
| 02:46 | Western Kentucky | Earl Whitaker is called for the reach on Richard Whatley - foul #1 on Earl Whitaker, team foul #7 | 61-63 |
| 02:46 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 02:46 | Western Kentucky | Richard Whatley makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 02:44 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Chester McKee (SG) Earl Whitaker | |
| 02:24 | UCLA | Chester McKee misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-63 |
| 02:23 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Terry Grady | 63-63 |
| 02:05 | Western Kentucky | The jump hook by Lee Hagan is blocked by Charles Voss | 63-63 |
| 02:04 | UCLA | The rebound goes to John Kendall | 63-63 |
| 01:59 | UCLA | John Kolodziej clanks a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Hubbard - foul #3 on Robert Hubbard, team foul #8 | 63-63 |
| 01:59 | UCLA | John Kolodziej makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 01:59 | UCLA | John Kolodziej misses the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 01:59 | Western Kentucky | Terry Grady snags the defensive board | 63-64 |
| 01:33 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan lays it in | 65-64 |
| 01:10 | UCLA | Charles Voss connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Robert Johnson and the foul's on Lee Hagan - foul #3 on Lee Hagan, team foul #9 | 65-66 |
| 01:10 | UCLA | Charles Voss makes the free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:41 | Western Kentucky | Robert Johnson swats the short shot by Robert Hubbard | 65-67 |
| 00:39 | UCLA | The rebound goes to John Kolodziej | 65-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:12 | UCLA | John Kolodziej comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 65-67 |
| 00:10 | Western Kentucky | Lee Hagan pulls down the rebound | 65-67 |
| 00:10 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-67 |
| 00:01 | Western Kentucky | Willie Gaillard comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 65-67 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Hubbard | 65-67 |