| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Jesse Derr (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeremy Meadows (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jason Gerald (fresh) 6 pts. C - Marvin Kirkpatrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Ralph Despres (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joseph Hose (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tyrone Powell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeremy Hansen (fresh) C - Joseph Reinhart (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell inbounds the ball | 29-24 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:34 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-24 |
| 19:32 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart grabs the offensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 19:06 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Marvin Kirkpatrick - foul #1 on Marvin Kirkpatrick, team foul #1 | 29-24 |
| 19:06 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 19:06 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart misses the 2nd free throw | 29-25 |
| 19:06 | UCLA | Jason Gerald grabs the board | 29-25 |
| 18:45 | UCLA | Jason Gerald is open but comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 29-25 |
| 18:43 | UCLA | Jason Gerald tips it back up and in | 31-25 |
| 18:14 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-27 |
| 17:48 | UCLA | Marvin Kirkpatrick buries a fadeaway in the paint set up by Jesse Derr | 33-27 |
| 17:26 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 33-27 |
| 17:25 | UCLA | Marvin Kirkpatrick snags the defensive board | 33-27 |
| 17:11 | UCLA | Marvin Kirkpatrick misses the fadeaway from the left side | 33-27 |
| 17:09 | UCLA | Marvin Kirkpatrick tips it back up and in | 35-27 |
| 16:47 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart knocks in the shot from the right side | 35-29 |
| 16:40 | UCLA | Jesse Derr is hacked by Ralph Despres in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ralph Despres, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Lee (PG), Jerry Moorhead (SG), Joseph Ferrier (PF), Wallace Bartholomew (C) Jesse Derr, Jeremy Meadows, Jason Gerald, Marvin Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Robert Adkins (SF), Robert Shaw (C) Ralph Despres, Tyrone Powell, Joseph Reinhart | |
| 16:29 | UCLA | Joseph Ferrier misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Shaw - foul #1 on Robert Shaw, team foul #2 | 35-29 |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (SG) Joseph Hose | |
| 16:29 | UCLA | Joseph Ferrier makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 16:29 | UCLA | Joseph Ferrier makes the 2nd free throw | 37-29 |
| 16:10 | Kentucky | Graham Strong makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Robert Shaw | 37-32 |
| 15:45 | UCLA | Joseph Ferrier comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 37-32 |
| 15:43 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jeremy Hansen | 37-32 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Michael Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jerry Moorhead (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Ferrier (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Wallace Bartholomew (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Graham Strong (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Adkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeremy Hansen (tiring) C - Robert Shaw (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | Kentucky | Joseph Ferrier steals the ball from Jeremy Hansen | 37-32 |
| 15:12 | UCLA | Jerry Moorhead misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 15:10 | UCLA | Joseph Ferrier hits the follow up shot | 39-32 |
| 14:45 | Kentucky | Graham Strong misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 14:44 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Robert Smith | 39-32 |
| 14:42 | UCLA | John Jackson picks off the pass by Jerry Moorhead in the backcourt | 39-32 |
| 14:40 | Kentucky | Graham Strong banks in the layup on a great pass from John Jackson | 39-34 |
| 14:38 | UCLA | Wallace Bartholomew loses the dribble to John Jackson in the backcourt | 39-34 |
| 14:37 | Kentucky | John Jackson banks in the layup | 39-36 |
| 14:35 | UCLA | Graham Strong steals the ball from Jerry Moorhead in the backcourt | 39-36 |
| 14:34 | Kentucky | John Jackson misses the lay-in | 39-36 |
| 14:33 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Joseph Ferrier | 39-36 |
| 14:23 | UCLA | Robert Smith is hacked by Robert Adkins - foul #2 on Robert Adkins, team foul #3 | 39-36 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jesse Derr (PG), Jeremy Meadows (SG), Jason Gerald (PF) Michael Lee, Jerry Moorhead, Wallace Bartholomew | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Despres (PG), Joseph Hose (SG), Tyrone Powell (SF), Jay Macpherson (PF), Joseph Reinhart (C) Graham Strong, John Jackson, Robert Adkins, Jeremy Hansen, Robert Shaw | |
| 14:01 | UCLA | Tyrone Powell swats the shot by Jesse Derr | 39-36 |
| 13:59 | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 13:35 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 39-36 |
| 13:34 | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell tips it home | 39-38 |
| 13:20 | UCLA | Joseph Ferrier drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 13:01 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart blows the dunk but he's hacked by Jason Gerald - foul #2 on Jason Gerald, team foul #2 | 42-38 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jerry Moorhead (SG), Ryan Plant (PF), Marvin Kirkpatrick (C) Robert Smith, Jason Gerald, Joseph Ferrier | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), John Jackson (SG) Ralph Despres, Joseph Hose | |
| 13:01 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart misses the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 13:01 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 12:43 | UCLA | Tyrone Powell is called for the reach on Jesse Derr - foul #2 on Tyrone Powell, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | UCLA | Wallace Bartholomew (PF) Ryan Plant | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 12:24 | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 12:22 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 12:06 | Kentucky | Graham Strong can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-39 |
| 12:05 | Kentucky | John Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 11:49 | Kentucky | Graham Strong is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 11:47 | UCLA | Wallace Bartholomew snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 11:42 | UCLA | Jesse Derr makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerry Moorhead | 44-39 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Jesse Derr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Moorhead (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeremy Meadows (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Wallace Bartholomew (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Marvin Kirkpatrick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Graham Strong (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tyrone Powell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jay Macpherson (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Joseph Reinhart (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:27 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-39 |
| 11:26 | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell grabs the offensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 11:04 | Kentucky | Graham Strong is fouled on the floor by Jerry Moorhead - foul #1 on Jerry Moorhead, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Lee (PG), Robert Smith (SF), Jason Gerald (PF), Joseph Ferrier (C) Jesse Derr, Jerry Moorhead, Wallace Bartholomew, Marvin Kirkpatrick | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Despres (PG), Joseph Hose (SG), Robert Adkins (SF), Robert Shaw (C) Graham Strong, John Jackson, Tyrone Powell, Joseph Reinhart | |
| 10:45 | Kentucky | Robert Adkins buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 10:41 | UCLA | Jay Macpherson picks off the pass by Michael Lee in the backcourt | 44-42 |
| 10:12 | Kentucky | Robert Adkins's pass is intercepted by Michael Lee | 44-42 |
| 09:54 | UCLA | Joseph Ferrier lays it in on a nice dish by Jeremy Meadows | 46-42 |
| 09:30 | Kentucky | Robert Adkins comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 09:29 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Joseph Ferrier | 46-42 |
| 09:10 | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows makes the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-42 |
| 08:53 | Kentucky | Robert Adkins misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 08:51 | UCLA | Joseph Ferrier gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 08:35 | UCLA | Jason Gerald hits a runner from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Lee | 50-42 |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | Robert Adkins misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 50-42 |
| 08:04 | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows grabs the board | 50-42 |
| 08:00 | UCLA | Robert Smith knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Michael Lee and he's hacked by Robert Adkins - foul #3 on Robert Adkins, team foul #5 | 52-42 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jesse Derr (PG), Jerry Moorhead (SG), Wallace Bartholomew (PF), Marvin Kirkpatrick (C) Michael Lee, Jeremy Meadows, Jason Gerald, Joseph Ferrier | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), John Jackson (SG), Tyrone Powell (SF), Jeremy Hansen (PF), Joseph Reinhart (C) Ralph Despres, Joseph Hose, Robert Adkins, Jay Macpherson, Robert Shaw | |
| 08:00 | UCLA | Robert Smith misses the free throw | 52-42 |
| 08:00 | UCLA | The offensive rebound goes to Marvin Kirkpatrick | 52-42 |
| 07:42 | UCLA | Tyrone Powell steps in front of the Jerry Moorhead pass | 52-42 |
| 07:39 | Kentucky | Graham Strong banks in the layup on a great pass from Tyrone Powell | 52-44 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Jesse Derr (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Moorhead (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wallace Bartholomew (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Marvin Kirkpatrick (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Graham Strong (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tyrone Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeremy Hansen (fresh) C - Joseph Reinhart (fresh) 21 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:23 | UCLA | Joseph Reinhart steals it from Robert Smith | 52-44 |
| 06:54 | Kentucky | John Jackson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 06:52 | UCLA | Wallace Bartholomew gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| 06:44 | UCLA | Jesse Derr knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Robert Smith | 55-44 |
| 06:19 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 55-44 |
| 06:18 | UCLA | Jerry Moorhead pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| 05:59 | UCLA | Jesse Derr double dribbles | 55-44 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jason Gerald (PF), Joseph Ferrier (C) Robert Smith, Wallace Bartholomew | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Despres (PG) Graham Strong | |
| 05:33 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 05:31 | UCLA | Jesse Derr gets the rebound | 55-44 |
| 05:27 | UCLA | Jesse Derr comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-44 |
| 05:25 | UCLA | Jesse Derr grabs the offensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 05:08 | UCLA | Marvin Kirkpatrick hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Tyrone Powell - foul #3 on Tyrone Powell, team foul #6 | 55-44 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows (SG) Jerry Moorhead | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Robert Adkins (SF) John Jackson, Tyrone Powell | |
| 05:08 | UCLA | Marvin Kirkpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 05:08 | UCLA | Marvin Kirkpatrick misses the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 05:08 | Kentucky | Jeremy Hansen snags the defensive board | 56-44 |
| 04:50 | Kentucky | Graham Strong evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right wing | 56-47 |
| 04:47 | UCLA | Marvin Kirkpatrick is fouled in the backcourt by Graham Strong - foul #3 on Graham Strong, team foul #7 | 56-47 |
| Subs | UCLA | Ryan Plant (PF) Jason Gerald | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Hose (SG), Robert Shaw (C) Ralph Despres, Joseph Reinhart | |
| 04:47 | UCLA | Marvin Kirkpatrick misses the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 04:47 | Kentucky | Robert Adkins grabs the defensive rebound | 56-47 |
| 04:27 | Kentucky | Robert Adkins connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Graham Strong out of a doubleteam | 56-50 |
| 04:22 | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Hose - foul #2 on Joseph Hose, team foul #8 | 56-50 |
| Subs | UCLA | Michael Lee (PG), Robert Smith (SF), Wallace Bartholomew (C) Jesse Derr, Marvin Kirkpatrick, Ryan Plant | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:22 | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows misses the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 04:22 | Kentucky | Robert Shaw gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| 04:01 | Kentucky | Robert Adkins comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 56-50 |
| 03:59 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Wallace Bartholomew | 56-50 |
| 03:57 | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows is fouled in the backcourt by Graham Strong - foul #4 on Graham Strong, team foul #9 | 56-50 |
| Subs | UCLA | Ryan Plant (PF) Joseph Ferrier | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (SG), Tyrone Powell (SF), Jay Macpherson (PF) Joseph Hose, Robert Adkins, Jeremy Hansen | |
| 03:57 | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 03:57 | UCLA | Jeremy Meadows makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 03:34 | Kentucky | Graham Strong comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-50 |
| 03:33 | UCLA | Wallace Bartholomew grabs the defensive rebound | 58-50 |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Michael Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Meadows (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ryan Plant (fresh) 4 pts. C - Wallace Bartholomew (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Graham Strong (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Tyrone Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jay Macpherson (tiring) 3 pf. C - Robert Shaw (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:22 | UCLA | Robert Smith misses long on an open shot from the right wing | 58-50 |
| 03:21 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Shaw | 58-50 |
| 02:57 | Kentucky | John Jackson loses the ball out of bounds | 58-50 |
| Subs | UCLA | Jesse Derr (PG), Jerry Moorhead (SG), Jason Gerald (PF), Joseph Ferrier (C) Michael Lee, Robert Smith, Ryan Plant, Wallace Bartholomew | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ralph Despres (PG), Jeremy Hansen (PF), Joseph Reinhart (C) Graham Strong, Jay Macpherson, Robert Shaw | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:34 | UCLA | Jason Gerald buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Moorhead | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:06 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart travels with the ball | 60-50 |
| Subs | UCLA | Marvin Kirkpatrick (SF) Jeremy Meadows | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Hose (SG), Robert Adkins (SF) John Jackson, Tyrone Powell | |
| 01:47 | UCLA | Jesse Derr knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 62-50 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Marvin Kirkpatrick swats the short shot by Joseph Reinhart | 62-50 |
| 01:26 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart hits the follow up shot | 62-52 |
| 01:01 | UCLA | The jumper by Jason Gerald is denied by Joseph Reinhart | 62-52 |
| 01:00 | UCLA | Jesse Derr grabs the offensive rebound | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:58 | UCLA | Jesse Derr is hacked by Joseph Hose - foul #3 on Joseph Hose, team foul #10 | 62-52 |
| Subs | UCLA | Robert Smith (SF) Joseph Ferrier | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell (SF), Jay Macpherson (PF) Robert Adkins, Jeremy Hansen | |
| 00:58 | UCLA | Jesse Derr misses the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:58 | UCLA | Jesse Derr misses the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart snags the defensive board | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart misses the driving attempt in the lane | 62-52 |
| 00:52 | UCLA | Marvin Kirkpatrick grabs the board | 62-52 |
| 00:49 | UCLA | Marvin Kirkpatrick is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Hose - foul #4 on Joseph Hose, team foul #11 | 62-52 |
| 00:49 | UCLA | Marvin Kirkpatrick makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:49 | UCLA | Marvin Kirkpatrick misses the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:49 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart snags the defensive board | 63-52 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 63-52 |
| 00:42 | UCLA | Marvin Kirkpatrick grabs the defensive rebound | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:18 | UCLA | Jason Gerald banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Jerry Moorhead | 65-52 |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | Joseph Reinhart misses the dunk attempt | 65-52 |
| 00:09 | UCLA | Robert Smith grabs the board | 65-52 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Jesse Derr runs out the clock | 65-52 |