| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Aaron Hoy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Hazard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Peres (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Davis (fresh) C - Larry Morrow (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - John Tynan (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Keith Lentz (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Dewey Cornett (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hubert Tow (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Preusser (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 20:00 | UCLA | Dewey Cornett inbounds the ball | 30-37 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | UCLA | Dewey Cornett is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 30-37 |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | Robert Davis clanks a jumper from the right side | 30-37 |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | Robert Davis tips it in | 32-37 |
| 19:37 | UCLA | Robert Peres is called for the reach on John Tynan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Peres, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| 19:32 | UCLA | John Tynan knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by Dewey Cornett | 32-39 |
| 19:07 | Kentucky | Robert Davis clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 32-39 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Robert Peres tips it in | 34-39 |
| 18:45 | UCLA | Dewey Cornett jams it on a nice dish by John Tynan and he's hacked by Robert Peres - foul #3 on Robert Peres, team foul #2 | 34-41 |
| 18:45 | UCLA | Dewey Cornett misses the free throw | 34-41 |
| 18:45 | Kentucky | Robert Davis snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 18:16 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Robert Peres | 37-41 |
| 18:14 | UCLA | Dewey Cornett is fouled in the backcourt by Aaron Hoy - foul #1 on Aaron Hoy, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG), William Brock (SG), George Jiron (SF), Thomas Mankowski (PF), Michael Thompson (C) Aaron Hoy, Tyler Hazard, Robert Peres, Robert Davis, Larry Morrow | |
| Subs | UCLA | Lucien Rossi (PG), Michael Boner (C) John Tynan, Joseph Preusser | |
| 17:57 | UCLA | Keith Lentz misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 17:56 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 17:31 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 17:29 | UCLA | Keith Lentz gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 17:26 | UCLA | George Jiron picks off the pass by Keith Lentz in the backcourt | 37-41 |
| 16:58 | Kentucky | William Brock connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 16:42 | UCLA | Keith Lentz is fouled on the floor by William Brock - foul #2 on William Brock, team foul #4 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy (PG), Tyler Hazard (SG), Robert Peres (SF), Robert Davis (PF), Larry Morrow (C) James Page, William Brock, George Jiron, Thomas Mankowski, Michael Thompson | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Tynan (PG), Louis Polster (SG), Terence Cutler (SF), Joseph Preusser (PF) Lucien Rossi, Keith Lentz, Dewey Cornett, Hubert Tow | |
| 16:33 | UCLA | Joseph Preusser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-41 |
| 16:10 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-41 |
| 16:08 | UCLA | Joseph Preusser grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |
| 15:43 | UCLA | Joseph Preusser is hacked by Robert Davis - foul #3 on Robert Davis, team foul #5 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Jiron (SF), Michael Thompson (C) Robert Peres, Larry Morrow | |
| Subs | UCLA | Hubert Tow (PF) Michael Boner | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Aaron Hoy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Hazard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Jiron (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Thompson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - John Tynan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Polster (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Terence Cutler (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Hubert Tow (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Preusser (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:31 | UCLA | Joseph Preusser misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 40-41 |
| 15:29 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard pulls down the rebound | 40-41 |
| 15:21 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Aaron Hoy | 43-41 |
| 14:58 | UCLA | Louis Polster clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 14:57 | UCLA | Hubert Tow hits the follow up shot | 43-43 |
| 14:45 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 14:44 | UCLA | Hubert Tow grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 14:42 | UCLA | Michael Thompson steps in front of the Hubert Tow pass in the backcourt | 43-43 |
| 14:16 | Kentucky | Robert Davis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 14:15 | UCLA | John Tynan grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 14:13 | UCLA | John Tynan is hacked by Tyler Hazard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tyler Hazard, team foul #6 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG), William Brock (SG), Robert Peres (SF), Thomas Mankowski (PF), Larry Morrow (C) Aaron Hoy, Tyler Hazard, George Jiron, Robert Davis, Michael Thompson | |
| Subs | UCLA | Lucien Rossi (PG), Keith Lentz (SG), Dewey Cornett (SF), Michael Boner (C) John Tynan, Louis Polster, Terence Cutler, Joseph Preusser | |
| 13:58 | UCLA | Hubert Tow connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Lucien Rossi and the foul's on Thomas Mankowski - foul #3 on Thomas Mankowski, team foul #7 | 43-45 |
| 13:58 | UCLA | Hubert Tow makes the free throw | 43-46 |
| 13:38 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski misses the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Hubert Tow - foul #2 on Hubert Tow, team foul #1 | 43-46 |
| 13:38 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 13:38 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 13:15 | UCLA | Thomas Mankowski swats the short shot by Hubert Tow | 45-46 |
| 13:14 | Kentucky | Larry Morrow snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 12:45 | Kentucky | James Page's pass is intercepted by Keith Lentz | 45-46 |
| 12:22 | UCLA | Keith Lentz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy (PG), Tyler Hazard (SG), George Jiron (SF), Robert Davis (PF), Michael Thompson (C) James Page, William Brock, Robert Peres, Thomas Mankowski, Larry Morrow | |
| Subs | UCLA | Louis Polster (SG), Terence Cutler (SF), Joseph Preusser (C) Keith Lentz, Hubert Tow, Michael Boner | |
| 12:01 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson drills a jumper from the right block | 47-46 |
| 11:51 | UCLA | Terence Cutler is fouled on the floor by George Jiron - foul #2 on George Jiron, team foul #8 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Tynan (PG) Lucien Rossi | |
| 11:51 | UCLA | Terence Cutler makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 11:51 | UCLA | Terence Cutler makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 11:29 | Kentucky | Robert Davis's layup is rejected by Dewey Cornett | 47-48 |
| 11:27 | Kentucky | Robert Davis misses the tip | 47-48 |
| 11:25 | UCLA | Joseph Preusser grabs the board | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Aaron Hoy (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tyler Hazard (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Jiron (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - John Tynan (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terence Cutler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Polster (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dewey Cornett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Preusser (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:02 | UCLA | Joseph Preusser is open but comes up short on the shot in the paint | 47-48 |
| 11:01 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 10:36 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Michael Thompson | 49-48 |
| 10:10 | UCLA | Joseph Preusser double dribbles | 49-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG), William Brock (SG), Robert Peres (SF), Thomas Mankowski (PF), Larry Morrow (C) Aaron Hoy, Tyler Hazard, George Jiron, Robert Davis, Michael Thompson | |
| Subs | UCLA | Lucien Rossi (PG), Keith Lentz (SG), Hubert Tow (PF), Michael Boner (C) John Tynan, Terence Cutler, Louis Polster, Joseph Preusser | |
| 09:41 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Hubert Tow - foul #3 on Hubert Tow, team foul #2 | 49-48 |
| 09:41 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski makes the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 09:41 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 09:21 | UCLA | Keith Lentz is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lucien Rossi | 51-51 |
| 09:18 | Kentucky | James Page throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-51 |
| 09:04 | UCLA | Dewey Cornett hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 08:35 | Kentucky | Lucien Rossi is called for the reach on William Brock - foul #1 on Lucien Rossi, team foul #3 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy (PG), George Jiron (SF), Robert Davis (PF), Michael Thompson (C) James Page, Robert Peres, Thomas Mankowski, Larry Morrow | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Tynan (PG), Louis Polster (SF) Lucien Rossi, Dewey Cornett | |
| 08:18 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by George Jiron | 53-53 |
| 07:55 | UCLA | Hubert Tow misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 53-53 |
| 07:54 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 07:25 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson double dribbles | 53-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG), Tyler Hazard (SG), Larry Morrow (C) Aaron Hoy, William Brock, Michael Thompson | |
| Subs | UCLA | Lucien Rossi (PG), Terence Cutler (SF), Joseph Preusser (C) John Tynan, Louis Polster, Michael Boner | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Page (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Hazard (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Jiron (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Morrow (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Lucien Rossi (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Keith Lentz (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Terence Cutler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Hubert Tow (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Preusser (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:04 | UCLA | Lucien Rossi drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-56 |
| 06:48 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-56 |
| 06:46 | Kentucky | George Jiron misses the tip | 53-56 |
| 06:45 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Joseph Preusser | 53-56 |
| 06:43 | UCLA | Lucien Rossi is hacked by James Page in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Page, team foul #9 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Peres (SF), Thomas Mankowski (PF) George Jiron, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 06:43 | UCLA | Lucien Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 06:43 | Kentucky | Larry Morrow pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 06:25 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 53-56 |
| 06:23 | UCLA | Joseph Preusser grabs the board | 53-56 |
| 06:21 | UCLA | Tyler Hazard steals the ball from Lucien Rossi in the backcourt | 53-56 |
| 05:59 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard hits a 3 from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 05:56 | UCLA | Joseph Preusser loses the dribble to James Page in the backcourt | 56-56 |
| 05:38 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard misses the floater from the right wing | 56-56 |
| 05:36 | UCLA | Hubert Tow grabs the defensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 05:30 | UCLA | Lucien Rossi buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-59 |
| 05:07 | Kentucky | James Page loses the ball out of bounds | 56-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy (PG), William Brock (SG), George Jiron (SF), Robert Davis (PF), Michael Thompson (C) James Page, Tyler Hazard, Robert Peres, Thomas Mankowski, Larry Morrow | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Tynan (PG), Louis Polster (SF), Dewey Cornett (PF), Michael Boner (C) Lucien Rossi, Terence Cutler, Hubert Tow, Joseph Preusser | |
| 04:53 | UCLA | Keith Lentz clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Brock - foul #3 on William Brock, team foul #10 | 56-59 |
| 04:53 | UCLA | Keith Lentz misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 04:53 | UCLA | Keith Lentz misses the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 04:53 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Thompson | 56-59 |
| 04:34 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Louis Polster - foul #3 on Louis Polster, team foul #4 | 56-59 |
| 04:34 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 04:34 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 04:10 | UCLA | Keith Lentz is open and buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Tynan | 57-62 |
| 03:41 | Kentucky | William Brock misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 57-62 |
| 03:39 | UCLA | Keith Lentz grabs the board | 57-62 |
| 03:17 | UCLA | Dewey Cornett misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 57-62 |
| 03:16 | UCLA | Michael Boner snags the offensive board | 57-62 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Aaron Hoy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Brock (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - George Jiron (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Davis (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - John Tynan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Lentz (tiring) 17 pts. 2 stl. SF - Louis Polster (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dewey Cornett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Boner (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:02 | UCLA | Keith Lentz clanks a floater from the right wing | 57-62 |
| 03:01 | UCLA | Louis Polster tips it back up and in | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:56 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-64 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard (SG), Robert Peres (SF), Thomas Mankowski (PF) William Brock, George Jiron, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | UCLA | Lucien Rossi (PG), Terence Cutler (SF), Joseph Preusser (PF) John Tynan, Keith Lentz, Dewey Cornett | |
| 02:38 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-64 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Morrow (C) Michael Thompson | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 02:35 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-64 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Tynan (PG) Lucien Rossi | |
| 02:25 | UCLA | Louis Polster blows the dunk | 57-64 |
| 02:24 | Kentucky | Larry Morrow grabs the board | 57-64 |
| 01:55 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-64 |
| 01:54 | UCLA | Terence Cutler grabs the defensive rebound | 57-64 |
| 01:54 | UCLA | UCLA calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-64 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Davis (PF) Thomas Mankowski | |
| Subs | UCLA | Keith Lentz (SG), Dewey Cornett (SF), Hubert Tow (PF) Louis Polster, Terence Cutler, Michael Boner | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:52 | UCLA | Keith Lentz is fouled in the backcourt by Tyler Hazard - foul #3 on Tyler Hazard, team foul #11 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Lucien Rossi (PG), Louis Polster (SF) John Tynan, Dewey Cornett | |
| 01:52 | UCLA | Keith Lentz makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 01:52 | UCLA | Keith Lentz makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:40 | Kentucky | Larry Morrow misses the lay-in | 57-66 |
| 01:39 | UCLA | Louis Polster grabs the board | 57-66 |
| 01:37 | UCLA | Louis Polster is fouled in the backcourt by Tyler Hazard - foul #4 on Tyler Hazard, team foul #12 | 57-66 |
| 01:37 | UCLA | Louis Polster makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 01:37 | UCLA | Louis Polster misses the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 01:37 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Larry Morrow | 57-67 |
| 01:16 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-67 |
| 01:15 | UCLA | Louis Polster grabs the defensive rebound | 57-67 |
| 01:14 | UCLA | Louis Polster is hacked by Aaron Hoy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Aaron Hoy, team foul #13 | 57-67 |
| 01:14 | UCLA | Louis Polster makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 01:14 | UCLA | Louis Polster makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 01:05 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-69 |
| 01:04 | UCLA | Lucien Rossi pulls down the rebound | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | UCLA | Keith Lentz knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Lucien Rossi | 57-72 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | Robert Peres loses the ball out of bounds | 57-72 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | UCLA | John Tynan (PG), Dewey Cornett (SF) Lucien Rossi, Louis Polster | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | UCLA | Joseph Preusser scores on a driving attempt in the lane set up by John Tynan | 57-74 |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Robert Davis lays it in on a nice dish by Aaron Hoy and he's hacked by Dewey Cornett - foul #1 on Dewey Cornett, team foul #5 | 59-74 |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Robert Davis misses the free throw | 59-74 |
| 00:21 | UCLA | The rebound goes to Joseph Preusser | 59-74 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | John Tynan runs out the clock | 59-74 |