| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fresh) SG - John Howard (fresh) SF - Hank Bennett (fresh) PF - Jesse Boyers (fresh) C - Wayne Blocker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Robert Crane (fresh) SG - Chad Dodge (fresh) SF - Justin Day (fresh) PF - Robert Barrett (fresh) C - Timothy Tyler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Sacramento State | Timothy Tyler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Sacramento State | Sacramento State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Sacramento State | Timothy Tyler misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Randy Randolph | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Sacramento State | Timothy Tyler misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Hank Bennett - foul #1 on Hank Bennett, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Sacramento State | Timothy Tyler misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Sacramento State | Timothy Tyler makes the 2nd free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:50 | Kentucky | John Howard misses the floater from close range | 2-1 |
| 18:48 | Sacramento State | Timothy Tyler gets the rebound | 2-1 |
| 18:22 | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Crane | 2-3 |
| 18:06 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker's floater is tipped away by Robert Barrett | 2-3 |
| 18:04 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker tips it in | 4-3 |
| 17:56 | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Justin Day | 4-5 |
| 17:50 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Jesse Boyers | 6-5 |
| 17:43 | Sacramento State | Timothy Tyler loses the ball out of bounds | 6-5 |
| 17:33 | Kentucky | John Howard scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jesse Boyers | 8-5 |
| 17:19 | Sacramento State | Robert Crane clanks a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Jesse Boyers - foul #1 on Jesse Boyers, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | William Clark (SF), Kevin Kay (PF), Jack Hill (C) Justin Day, Robert Barrett, Timothy Tyler | |
| 17:19 | Sacramento State | Robert Crane makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 17:19 | Sacramento State | Robert Crane makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 17:05 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 8-7 |
| 17:04 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker grabs the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 16:52 | Kentucky | William Clark takes the ball from Randy Randolph | 8-7 |
| 16:41 | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-7 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Dawley (SF), Anton Turner (PF) Hank Bennett, Jesse Boyers | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | David Allen (PG), Dikembe Amedee (SG) Robert Crane, Chad Dodge | |
| 16:24 | Kentucky | Kevin Kay takes the ball from Wayne Blocker | 8-7 |
| 16:07 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 16:05 | Kentucky | William Dawley grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:52 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 8-7 |
| 15:51 | Kentucky | John Howard tips it in | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Howard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Dawley (fresh) PF - Anton Turner (fresh) C - Wayne Blocker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - David Allen (fresh) SG - Dikembe Amedee (fresh) SF - William Clark (fresh) PF - Kevin Kay (fresh) C - Jack Hill (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Sacramento State | Jack Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-7 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (SF), Jesse Boyers (PF) Randy Randolph, Wayne Blocker | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge (SG), Justin Day (SF), Robert Barrett (PF), Timothy Tyler (C) Dikembe Amedee, William Clark, Kevin Kay, Jack Hill | |
| 15:19 | Kentucky | John Howard comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 10-7 |
| 15:17 | Sacramento State | Timothy Tyler pulls down the rebound | 10-7 |
| 15:01 | Sacramento State | Timothy Tyler can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 10-7 |
| 15:00 | Kentucky | William Dawley grabs the board | 10-7 |
| 14:49 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers throws it down on a nice dish by Anton Turner | 12-7 |
| 14:38 | Sacramento State | David Allen clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 12-7 |
| 14:37 | Sacramento State | Timothy Tyler gets the offensive rebound | 12-7 |
| 14:19 | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 12-7 |
| 14:17 | Kentucky | Anton Turner grabs the board | 12-7 |
| 14:03 | Kentucky | William Dawley comes up short on the jumper from close range but the foul's on Timothy Tyler - foul #1 on Timothy Tyler, team foul #1 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (PG), Wayne Blocker (C) Anton Turner, Hank Bennett | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Crane (PG), Dikembe Amedee (SG), Kevin Kay (PF), Jack Hill (C) David Allen, Chad Dodge, Robert Barrett, Timothy Tyler | |
| 14:03 | Kentucky | William Dawley makes the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 14:03 | Kentucky | William Dawley makes the 2nd free throw | 14-7 |
| 13:41 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-7 |
| 13:40 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph grabs the defensive rebound | 14-7 |
| 13:21 | Kentucky | John Howard clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Crane - foul #1 on Robert Crane, team foul #2 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (SF) William Dawley | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | William Clark (SF) Justin Day | |
| 13:21 | Kentucky | John Howard makes the 1st free throw | 15-7 |
| 13:21 | Kentucky | John Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 16-7 |
| 13:05 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee loses the dribble to Hank Bennett | 16-7 |
| 12:52 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 16-7 |
| 12:50 | Sacramento State | Jack Hill grabs the board | 16-7 |
| 12:37 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-7 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge (SG), Robert Barrett (PF) Dikembe Amedee, Kevin Kay | |
| 12:18 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Robert Barrett - foul #1 on Robert Barrett, team foul #3 | 16-7 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anton Turner (SG) John Howard | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | | |
| 12:18 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers makes the 1st free throw | 17-7 |
| 12:18 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers makes the 2nd free throw | 18-7 |
| 12:02 | Sacramento State | Robert Crane scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Chad Dodge | 18-9 |
| 11:44 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph is fouled on the floor by Robert Crane - foul #2 on Robert Crane, team foul #4 | 18-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Dawley (PF) Jesse Boyers | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | David Allen (PG), Justin Day (SF), Timothy Tyler (C) Robert Crane, William Clark, Jack Hill | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anton Turner (fresh) SF - Hank Bennett (fairly fresh) PF - William Dawley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Blocker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - David Allen (fresh) SG - Chad Dodge (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Day (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Barrett (fresh) C - Timothy Tyler (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Chad Dodge - foul #1 on Chad Dodge, team foul #5 | 18-9 |
| 11:38 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker misses the 1st free throw | 18-9 |
| 11:38 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker makes the 2nd free throw | 19-9 |
| 11:27 | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Allen | 19-12 |
| 11:10 | Kentucky | William Dawley misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Timothy Tyler - foul #2 on Timothy Tyler, team foul #6 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Kevin Kay (C) Timothy Tyler | |
| 11:10 | Kentucky | William Dawley makes the 1st free throw | 20-12 |
| 11:10 | Kentucky | William Dawley makes the 2nd free throw | 21-12 |
| 11:00 | Sacramento State | Randy Randolph steps in front of the Chad Dodge pass | 21-12 |
| 10:56 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph lays it in | 23-12 |
| 10:43 | Sacramento State | William Dawley swats the short shot by Justin Day | 23-12 |
| 10:42 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker grabs the board | 23-12 |
| 10:38 | Kentucky | David Allen is called for the reach on Anton Turner - foul #1 on David Allen, team foul #7 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers (PF) Hank Bennett | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee (SG), Jack Hill (C) Chad Dodge, Robert Barrett | |
| 10:38 | Kentucky | Anton Turner misses the 1st free throw | 23-12 |
| 10:38 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Jack Hill | 23-12 |
| 10:30 | Sacramento State | Jack Hill scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Dikembe Amedee | 23-14 |
| 10:15 | Kentucky | Justin Day steals it from William Dawley | 23-14 |
| 09:55 | Sacramento State | Jack Hill is hacked by Wayne Blocker - foul #1 on Wayne Blocker, team foul #3 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Howard (SG), Hank Bennett (SF) Anton Turner, William Dawley | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | William Clark (SF) Justin Day | |
| 09:45 | Sacramento State | Jack Hill buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Clark | 23-16 |
| 09:21 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by John Howard | 25-16 |
| 09:07 | Sacramento State | Kevin Kay can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jesse Boyers - foul #2 on Jesse Boyers, team foul #4 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Dawley (PF) Jesse Boyers | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge (SG), Robert Barrett (PF) David Allen, Jack Hill | |
| 09:07 | Sacramento State | Kevin Kay misses the 1st free throw | 25-16 |
| 09:07 | Sacramento State | Kevin Kay makes the 2nd free throw | 25-17 |
| 08:47 | Kentucky | William Dawley comes up short on the floater from the right side | 25-17 |
| 08:46 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee snags the defensive board | 25-17 |
| 08:27 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee misses the easy layup | 25-17 |
| 08:26 | Kentucky | William Dawley pulls down the rebound | 25-17 |
| 08:20 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph clanks a shot from the right side | 25-17 |
| 08:18 | Sacramento State | Kevin Kay grabs the defensive rebound | 25-17 |
| 08:08 | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge is hacked by Randy Randolph - foul #1 on Randy Randolph, team foul #5 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anton Turner (PG) Randy Randolph | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Justin Day (SF), Jack Hill (C) Dikembe Amedee, Kevin Kay | |
| 07:55 | Sacramento State | Robert Barrett connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Chad Dodge | 25-19 |
| 07:36 | Kentucky | Jack Hill steals the ball from Hank Bennett | 25-19 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Anton Turner (fresh) SG - John Howard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hank Bennett (tiring) PF - William Dawley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Blocker (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - William Clark (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chad Dodge (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Day (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Robert Barrett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jack Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Wayne Blocker - foul #2 on Wayne Blocker, team foul #6 | 25-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (PG) Wayne Blocker | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | David Allen (PG) William Clark | |
| 07:15 | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 07:15 | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge misses the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 07:15 | Kentucky | Anton Turner gets the rebound | 25-20 |
| 06:56 | Kentucky | William Dawley is fouled on the floor by Justin Day - foul #1 on Justin Day, team foul #8 | 25-20 |
| 06:56 | Kentucky | William Dawley makes the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 06:56 | Kentucky | William Dawley makes the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 06:45 | Sacramento State | Robert Barrett hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 27-20 |
| 06:44 | Sacramento State | Robert Barrett tips it home | 27-22 |
| 06:30 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anton Turner and he's fouled by Jack Hill - foul #1 on Jack Hill, team foul #9 | 29-22 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee (SG) Chad Dodge | |
| 06:30 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph makes the free throw | 30-22 |
| 06:15 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-22 |
| 06:14 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph grabs the board | 30-22 |
| 05:57 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Robert Barrett - foul #2 on Robert Barrett, team foul #10 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Kevin Kay (PF) Robert Barrett | |
| 05:57 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 05:57 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 05:57 | Sacramento State | Jack Hill snags the defensive board | 31-22 |
| 05:43 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee misses the turnaround in the lane | 31-22 |
| 05:42 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Hank Bennett | 31-22 |
| 05:25 | Kentucky | John Howard's fadeaway is rejected by Jack Hill | 31-22 |
| 05:24 | Kentucky | John Howard pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-22 |
| 05:08 | Kentucky | John Howard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-22 |
| 05:07 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-22 |
| 04:53 | Kentucky | William Dawley misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 31-22 |
| 04:52 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Dikembe Amedee | 31-22 |
| 04:46 | Sacramento State | Jack Hill misses short on a floater from the right block | 31-22 |
| 04:44 | Kentucky | Anton Turner pulls down the rebound | 31-22 |
| 04:27 | Kentucky | John Howard buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Randy Randolph | 33-22 |
| 04:16 | Sacramento State | David Allen is fouled on the floor by Randy Randolph - foul #2 on Randy Randolph, team foul #7 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers (PF) Randy Randolph | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge (SG), William Clark (SF) Dikembe Amedee, Justin Day | |
| 04:16 | Sacramento State | David Allen makes the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 04:16 | Sacramento State | David Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers grabs the defensive rebound | 33-23 |
| 03:59 | Kentucky | Anton Turner comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 33-23 |
| 03:58 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers tips it back up and in | 35-23 |
| 03:49 | Sacramento State | Jack Hill misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Anton Turner - foul #1 on Anton Turner, team foul #8 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (PG), Wayne Blocker (C) Anton Turner, Hank Bennett | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Crane (PG), Timothy Tyler (C) David Allen, Kevin Kay | |
| 03:49 | Sacramento State | Jack Hill misses the 1st free throw | 35-23 |
| 03:49 | Sacramento State | Jack Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 03:35 | Kentucky | William Dawley buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-24 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Howard (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Dawley (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jesse Boyers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Blocker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Sacramento State | PG - Robert Crane (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chad Dodge (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Clark (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jack Hill (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Tyler (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Sacramento State | Chad Dodge misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 38-24 |
| 03:24 | Sacramento State | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Hill | 38-24 |
| 03:11 | Sacramento State | Timothy Tyler hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Chad Dodge | 38-26 |
| 02:51 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker makes the driving attempt from close range | 40-26 |
| 02:39 | Sacramento State | Robert Crane misses the lay-in but the foul's on Wayne Blocker - foul #3 on Wayne Blocker, team foul #9 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (SF) Wayne Blocker | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Robert Barrett (PF) Jack Hill | |
| 02:39 | Sacramento State | Robert Crane makes the 1st free throw | 40-27 |
| 02:39 | Sacramento State | Robert Crane makes the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 02:20 | Kentucky | John Howard misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 40-28 |
| 02:18 | Sacramento State | Timothy Tyler pulls down the rebound | 40-28 |
| 02:05 | Sacramento State | Robert Crane travels with the ball | 40-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anton Turner (PG) Randy Randolph | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee (SF), Kevin Kay (C) William Clark, Timothy Tyler | |
| 01:39 | Kentucky | Dikembe Amedee steps in front of the Anton Turner pass | 40-28 |
| 01:29 | Sacramento State | Anton Turner steals the ball from Robert Barrett | 40-28 |
| 01:24 | Kentucky | John Howard misses the dunk | 40-28 |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | Anton Turner tips it but misses | 40-28 |
| 01:22 | Sacramento State | Kevin Kay grabs the board | 40-28 |
| 01:06 | Sacramento State | Robert Crane clanks a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Dawley - foul #1 on William Dawley, team foul #10 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (PG) John Howard | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | David Allen (SF), Timothy Tyler (C) Chad Dodge, Robert Barrett | |
| 01:06 | Sacramento State | Robert Crane makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 01:06 | Sacramento State | Robert Crane misses the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 01:06 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers pulls down the rebound | 40-29 |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers drills a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Anton Turner and the foul's on Kevin Kay - foul #1 on Kevin Kay, team foul #11 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Sacramento State | Justin Day (SF) Robert Crane | |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers makes the free throw | 43-29 |
| 00:41 | Sacramento State | Dikembe Amedee connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-32 |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Jesse Boyers is blocked by Timothy Tyler | 43-32 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | William Dawley can't tip it in | 43-32 |
| 00:25 | Sacramento State | The rebound goes to Justin Day | 43-32 |
| 00:00 | Sacramento State | The pull-up jumper by Kevin Kay is blocked by Jesse Boyers | 43-32 |