| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hank Bennett (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jesse Boyers (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Blocker (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Cheslav Zulauf (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Demasi (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Justin Cleveland (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Reith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland inbounds the ball | 28-24 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:50 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf is called for 10 seconds | 28-24 |
| 19:26 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers makes the shot from the baseline | 30-24 |
| 19:02 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf's fadeaway is rejected by Wayne Blocker | 30-24 |
| 19:01 | Kentucky | John Howard snags the defensive board | 30-24 |
| 18:37 | Kentucky | John Howard misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 18:35 | Washington State | Christopher Johnson pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| 18:30 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Hank Bennett - foul #2 on Hank Bennett, team foul #1 | 30-24 |
| 18:30 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 18:30 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 18:10 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett is hacked by Christopher Johnson - foul #3 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Clarence Williamson (PF) Christopher Johnson | |
| 17:52 | Kentucky | Gary Reith picks off the pass by Jesse Boyers | 30-25 |
| 17:37 | Washington State | James Demasi misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-25 |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 17:11 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers hits a jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by James Demasi - foul #1 on James Demasi, team foul #2 | 32-25 |
| 17:11 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers makes the free throw | 33-25 |
| 16:56 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Demasi | 33-28 |
| 16:35 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker is whistled for traveling | 33-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Dawley (SF), Anton Turner (PF) Hank Bennett, Jesse Boyers | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 16:14 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gary Reith | 33-30 |
| 15:46 | Kentucky | John Howard comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 33-30 |
| 15:44 | Washington State | Gary Reith snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Howard (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Dawley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anton Turner (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Blocker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Cheslav Zulauf (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Demasi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Cleveland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clarence Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Reith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland is denied on a layup by Anton Turner | 33-30 |
| 15:20 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to William Dawley | 33-30 |
| 14:56 | Kentucky | William Dawley misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 33-30 |
| 14:54 | Kentucky | John Howard can't tip it in | 33-30 |
| 14:53 | Kentucky | Anton Turner grabs the offensive rebound | 33-30 |
| 14:34 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Clarence Williamson - foul #1 on Clarence Williamson, team foul #3 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (SF), Jesse Boyers (PF) John Howard, Wayne Blocker | |
| Subs | Washington State | Christopher Johnson (PF) Clarence Williamson | |
| 14:34 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph misses the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 14:34 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph makes the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 14:12 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland misses the dunk | 34-30 |
| 14:10 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf misses the tip | 34-30 |
| 14:08 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers grabs the board | 34-30 |
| 13:45 | Kentucky | Anton Turner lays it in and he's hacked by Cheslav Zulauf - foul #2 on Cheslav Zulauf, team foul #4 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Howard (SG) Randy Randolph | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 13:45 | Kentucky | Anton Turner makes the free throw | 37-30 |
| 13:23 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 13:22 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland tips it but misses | 37-30 |
| 13:21 | Kentucky | William Dawley gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 12:55 | Kentucky | John Howard works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by William Dawley | 39-30 |
| 12:26 | Washington State | Anton Turner picks off the pass by Cheslav Zulauf | 39-30 |
| 11:58 | Kentucky | William Dawley misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-30 |
| 11:57 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland grabs the defensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 11:40 | Washington State | James Demasi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-30 |
| 11:38 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jesse Boyers | 39-30 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Anton Turner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. SG - John Howard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hank Bennett (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jesse Boyers (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - William Dawley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Cheslav Zulauf (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Demasi (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Cleveland (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Reith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Jesse Boyers | 41-30 |
| 11:19 | Washington State | James Demasi buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Christopher Johnson | 41-33 |
| 10:51 | Kentucky | John Howard is fouled on the floor by James Demasi - foul #2 on James Demasi, team foul #5 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (PG), Wayne Blocker (C) Anton Turner, William Dawley | |
| Subs | Washington State | Dikembe Abdallah (SG), Boris Zellmann (SF) James Demasi, Justin Cleveland | |
| 10:28 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdallah steals the ball from Wayne Blocker | 41-33 |
| 10:25 | Washington State | Boris Zellmann throws it down on a great pass from Dikembe Abdallah | 41-35 |
| 10:07 | Kentucky | John Howard buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-35 |
| 10:04 | Washington State | John Howard steals the ball from Cheslav Zulauf in the backcourt | 44-35 |
| 09:38 | Kentucky | John Howard shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Dikembe Abdallah - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdallah, team foul #6 | 44-35 |
| 09:38 | Kentucky | John Howard misses the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 09:38 | Kentucky | John Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 09:14 | Washington State | Dikembe Abdallah buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Jesse Boyers - foul #2 on Jesse Boyers, team foul #2 | 45-37 |
| 09:14 | Washington State | Dikembe Abdallah misses the free throw | 45-37 |
| 09:14 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 08:52 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 45-37 |
| 08:50 | Washington State | Gary Reith grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 08:32 | Washington State | Jesse Boyers is called for the reach on Cheslav Zulauf - foul #3 on Jesse Boyers, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Dawley (SF) Hank Bennett | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Demasi (SG), Justin Cleveland (SF) Dikembe Abdallah, Boris Zellmann | |
| 08:14 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-37 |
| 08:12 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jesse Boyers | 45-37 |
| 07:54 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers hits the finger roll set up by Randy Randolph | 47-37 |
| 07:30 | Washington State | Christopher Johnson misses the dunk but he's hacked by Jesse Boyers - foul #4 on Jesse Boyers, team foul #4 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anton Turner (SG), Hank Bennett (SF) John Howard, Jesse Boyers | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 07:30 | Washington State | Christopher Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 47-38 |
| 07:30 | Washington State | Christopher Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anton Turner (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. SF - Hank Bennett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Dawley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Blocker (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Cheslav Zulauf (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Demasi (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Cleveland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Gary Reith (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker blows the layup but the foul's on James Demasi - foul #3 on James Demasi, team foul #7 | 47-39 |
| 07:14 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker misses the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 07:14 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker misses the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 07:14 | Washington State | Christopher Johnson grabs the board | 47-39 |
| 06:47 | Washington State | Christopher Johnson is fouled on the floor by Randy Randolph - foul #1 on Randy Randolph, team foul #5 | 47-39 |
| 06:24 | Washington State | Justin Cleveland connects on the turnaround in the paint | 47-41 |
| 06:07 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker knocks in the jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by William Dawley | 49-41 |
| 06:03 | Washington State | James Demasi comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-41 |
| 06:02 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Wayne Blocker | 49-41 |
| 05:38 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker buries a floater near the basket | 51-41 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 05:16 | Washington State | Randy Randolph steals the ball from Cheslav Zulauf | 51-41 |
| 05:12 | Kentucky | Anton Turner lays it up and in on a great pass from Randy Randolph | 53-41 |
| 04:56 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 53-41 |
| 04:54 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker snags the defensive board | 53-41 |
| 04:31 | Kentucky | William Dawley can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Cheslav Zulauf - foul #3 on Cheslav Zulauf, team foul #8 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Howard (SG), Jesse Boyers (PF) Anton Turner, Hank Bennett | |
| Subs | Washington State | Dikembe Abdallah (SG), Boris Zellmann (SF) James Demasi, Justin Cleveland | |
| 04:31 | Kentucky | William Dawley makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 04:31 | Kentucky | William Dawley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-41 |
| 04:05 | Washington State | Cheslav Zulauf double dribbles | 55-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anton Turner (PG) Randy Randolph | |
| Subs | Washington State | Richard Wilbanks (PG), Clarence Williamson (PF), Clinton Shockley (C) Cheslav Zulauf, Christopher Johnson, Gary Reith | |
| 03:41 | Kentucky | Anton Turner misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Wilbanks - foul #1 on Richard Wilbanks, team foul #9 | 55-41 |
| 03:41 | Kentucky | Anton Turner makes the 1st free throw | 56-41 |
| 03:41 | Kentucky | Anton Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| 03:28 | Washington State | Dikembe Abdallah misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-41 |
| 03:26 | Kentucky | Anton Turner pulls down the rebound | 57-41 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Anton Turner (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. SG - John Howard (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Dawley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jesse Boyers (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Wayne Blocker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Richard Wilbanks (fresh) SG - Dikembe Abdallah (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Boris Zellmann (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence Williamson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clinton Shockley (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:57 | Kentucky | Anton Turner misses short on an open jump hook in the lane | 57-41 |
| 02:55 | Kentucky | Anton Turner grabs the offensive rebound | 57-41 |
| 02:31 | Kentucky | William Dawley drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Anton Turner | 59-41 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:26 | Washington State | Dikembe Abdallah misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-41 |
| 02:24 | Washington State | Boris Zellmann hits the follow up shot | 59-43 |
| 02:09 | Kentucky | Anton Turner lays it up and in on a great pass from William Dawley | 61-43 |
| 01:50 | Washington State | Dikembe Abdallah hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-46 |
| 01:26 | Kentucky | William Dawley misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 61-46 |
| 01:24 | Washington State | Boris Zellmann gets the rebound | 61-46 |
| 01:02 | Washington State | Clarence Williamson is called for traveling | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdallah is called for the reach on John Howard - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdallah, team foul #10 | 61-46 |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | John Howard misses the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | John Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:34 | Washington State | Boris Zellmann clanks a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Jesse Boyers - foul #5 on Jesse Boyers, team foul #6 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (SF) Jesse Boyers | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 00:34 | Washington State | Boris Zellmann makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 00:34 | Washington State | Boris Zellmann makes the 2nd free throw | 62-48 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | John Howard misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-48 |
| 00:08 | Washington State | Dikembe Abdallah grabs the board | 62-48 |
| 00:01 | Washington State | Dikembe Abdallah misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-48 |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Clarence Williamson grabs the offensive rebound | 62-48 |