| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brandon Clayton (fresh) SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) SF - Herbert McCullick (fresh) PF - Kwas Abdool (fresh) C - Gregg Bentley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Charles Plaza (fresh) SG - Joseph Heyward (fresh) SF - Dale Boyd (fresh) PF - John Painter (fresh) C - Jeffrey Parks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | UCLA | John Painter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UCLA | UCLA is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward is denied on a layup by Rodney Remick | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jeffrey Parks - foul #1 on Jeffrey Parks, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:49 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks comes up short on the shot from the left side | 1-0 |
| 18:47 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 18:18 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 1-0 |
| 18:17 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool grabs the offensive board | 1-0 |
| 18:01 | Kentucky | Dale Boyd steals the ball from Kwas Abdool | 1-0 |
| 17:45 | UCLA | Charles Plaza misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 1-0 |
| 17:43 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks grabs the offensive board | 1-0 |
| 17:26 | UCLA | Charles Plaza comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 1-0 |
| 17:24 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 17:01 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool misses long on a floater from the right block but the foul's on Jeffrey Parks - foul #2 on Jeffrey Parks, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Walker King (SG), Otis Langdon (SF), Bobby Montgomery (C) Brandon Clayton, Rodney Remick, Herbert McCullick, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | UCLA | Frank Adams (PG), Jerry Wimbush (SG), Marin Makowski (SF), Tony Anderson (PF), David Schoolcraft (C) Charles Plaza, Joseph Heyward, Dale Boyd, John Painter, Jeffrey Parks | |
| 17:01 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool makes the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 17:01 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 16:58 | UCLA | Marin Makowski loses the dribble to Joshua Hensel in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 16:43 | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel is hacked by Tony Anderson - foul #1 on Tony Anderson, team foul #3 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dale Bhatt (C) Kwas Abdool | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 16:24 | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel can't finish the layup | 3-0 |
| 16:22 | UCLA | Marin Makowski grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 16:01 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft blows the layup but he's hacked by Dale Bhatt - foul #1 on Dale Bhatt, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harold Allen (PF) Dale Bhatt | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 16:01 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 16:01 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft misses the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 16:01 | Kentucky | Harold Allen gets the rebound | 3-1 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joshua Hensel (fresh) SG - Walker King (fresh) SF - Otis Langdon (fresh) PF - Harold Allen (fresh) C - Bobby Montgomery (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Frank Adams (fresh) SG - Jerry Wimbush (fresh) SF - Marin Makowski (fresh) PF - Tony Anderson (fresh) C - David Schoolcraft (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Kentucky | Harold Allen is denied on a layup by Tony Anderson | 3-1 |
| 15:40 | UCLA | The rebound goes to David Schoolcraft | 3-1 |
| 15:22 | UCLA | The jump hook by David Schoolcraft is blocked by Bobby Montgomery | 3-1 |
| 15:21 | UCLA | Marin Makowski grabs the offensive board | 3-1 |
| 15:03 | UCLA | Marin Makowski lays it in uncontested set up by Frank Adams and the foul's on Otis Langdon - foul #1 on Otis Langdon, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dale Bhatt (C) Bobby Montgomery | |
| Subs | UCLA | Charles Plaza (PG), Joseph Heyward (SG), Dale Boyd (SF), John Painter (PF) Frank Adams, Jerry Wimbush, Tony Anderson, David Schoolcraft | |
| 15:03 | UCLA | Marin Makowski misses the free throw | 3-3 |
| 15:03 | Kentucky | Harold Allen snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 14:44 | Kentucky | Walker King hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 14:42 | UCLA | Marin Makowski pulls down the rebound | 3-3 |
| 14:19 | UCLA | Charles Plaza clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 14:17 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 13:57 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-3 |
| 13:56 | UCLA | Marin Makowski grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 13:27 | UCLA | John Painter can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left side | 3-3 |
| 13:26 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Dale Bhatt | 3-3 |
| 13:04 | Kentucky | Harold Allen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Walker King | 5-3 |
| 12:35 | UCLA | John Painter misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-3 |
| 12:34 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Harold Allen | 5-3 |
| 12:29 | Kentucky | Walker King's fadeaway is rejected by Marin Makowski | 5-3 |
| 12:27 | UCLA | Marin Makowski gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 12:25 | UCLA | Charles Plaza is fouled in the backcourt by Walker King - foul #1 on Walker King, team foul #3 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Herbert McCullick (SF), Kwas Abdool (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Joshua Hensel, Walker King, Otis Langdon, Harold Allen, Dale Bhatt | |
| Subs | UCLA | Frank Adams (PG), Jerry Wimbush (SG), Mark Kellum (SF), Tony Anderson (PF), David Schoolcraft (C) Charles Plaza, Joseph Heyward, Dale Boyd, John Painter, Marin Makowski | |
| 12:12 | UCLA | Mark Kellum loses the ball out of bounds | 5-3 |
| 11:51 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley lays it up and in against a doubleteam | 7-3 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brandon Clayton (fresh) SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) SF - Herbert McCullick (fresh) PF - Kwas Abdool (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregg Bentley (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Frank Adams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jerry Wimbush (fresh) SF - Mark Kellum (fresh) PF - Tony Anderson (fresh) C - David Schoolcraft (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:49 | UCLA | Mark Kellum loses the dribble to Rodney Remick in the backcourt | 7-3 |
| 11:32 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-3 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | UCLA | Charles Plaza (PG), Joseph Heyward (SG), Dale Boyd (SF), John Painter (PF) Frank Adams, Jerry Wimbush, Mark Kellum, Tony Anderson | |
| 11:30 | UCLA | Dale Boyd throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-3 |
| 11:10 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley can't finish the layup | 7-3 |
| 11:08 | UCLA | Charles Plaza snags the defensive board | 7-3 |
| 10:52 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward misses long on an open 3 from straight away | 7-3 |
| 10:51 | UCLA | Dale Boyd hits the follow up shot | 7-5 |
| 10:28 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 10:26 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick snags the offensive board | 7-5 |
| 10:01 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-5 |
| 09:59 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward is fouled in the backcourt by Rodney Remick - foul #1 on Rodney Remick, team foul #4 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery (PF) Kwas Abdool | |
| Subs | UCLA | Frank Adams (PG), Jerry Wimbush (SG), Mark Kellum (SF), Tony Anderson (C) Charles Plaza, Joseph Heyward, Dale Boyd, David Schoolcraft | |
| 09:37 | UCLA | Jerry Wimbush comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-5 |
| 09:36 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick grabs the defensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 09:14 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick is fouled on the floor by Tony Anderson - foul #2 on Tony Anderson, team foul #4 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Walker King (SG), Otis Langdon (SF), Kwas Abdool (PF) Brandon Clayton, Rodney Remick, Herbert McCullick, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | UCLA | Charles Plaza (PG), Joseph Heyward (SG), Dale Boyd (SF), David Schoolcraft (C) Frank Adams, Jerry Wimbush, Mark Kellum, Tony Anderson | |
| 08:52 | Kentucky | Walker King connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Joshua Hensel | 13-5 |
| 08:30 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 13-5 |
| 08:28 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft grabs the offensive board | 13-5 |
| 08:14 | UCLA | Charles Plaza hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by David Schoolcraft | 13-8 |
| 07:47 | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Walker King | 15-8 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joshua Hensel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walker King (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Otis Langdon (fresh) PF - Kwas Abdool (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Montgomery (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Charles Plaza (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Heyward (fresh) SF - Dale Boyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Painter (tiring) C - David Schoolcraft (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:45 | UCLA | Walker King is called for the reach on Joseph Heyward in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walker King, team foul #5 | 15-8 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Herbert McCullick (SF), Harold Allen (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Joshua Hensel, Walker King, Otis Langdon, Kwas Abdool, Bobby Montgomery | |
| Subs | UCLA | Frank Adams (PG), Jerry Wimbush (SG), Mark Kellum (SF), Jeffrey Parks (C) Charles Plaza, Joseph Heyward, Dale Boyd, David Schoolcraft | |
| 07:32 | UCLA | Jerry Wimbush's pass is intercepted by Brandon Clayton | 15-8 |
| 07:09 | Kentucky | Frank Adams steals the ball from Gregg Bentley | 15-8 |
| 06:43 | UCLA | Mark Kellum buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Frank Adams | 15-11 |
| 06:23 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley is called for traveling | 15-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool (PF) Harold Allen | |
| Subs | UCLA | Charles Plaza (PG), Joseph Heyward (SG), Dale Boyd (SF), David Schoolcraft (C) Frank Adams, Jerry Wimbush, Mark Kellum, Jeffrey Parks | |
| 05:59 | UCLA | Charles Plaza hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-14 |
| 05:36 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-14 |
| 05:35 | UCLA | John Painter grabs the board | 15-14 |
| 05:07 | UCLA | David Schoolcraft misses short on a runner from the baseline | 15-14 |
| 05:05 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick snags the defensive board | 15-14 |
| 04:43 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick can't finish the layup | 15-14 |
| 04:41 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Herbert McCullick | 15-14 |
| 04:18 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 15-14 |
| 04:17 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley tips it in | 17-14 |
| 03:50 | UCLA | Charles Plaza comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 17-14 |
| 03:48 | UCLA | Charles Plaza grabs the offensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 03:36 | UCLA | Charles Plaza is fouled on the floor by Brandon Clayton - foul #1 on Brandon Clayton, team foul #6 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Walker King (SG), Otis Langdon (SF), Harold Allen (PF), Bobby Montgomery (C) Brandon Clayton, Rodney Remick, Herbert McCullick, Kwas Abdool, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | UCLA | Mark Kellum (PG), Jerry Wimbush (SG), Marin Makowski (SF), Tony Anderson (PF), Jeffrey Parks (C) Charles Plaza, Joseph Heyward, Dale Boyd, John Painter, David Schoolcraft | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joshua Hensel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walker King (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Otis Langdon (fresh) PF - Harold Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Montgomery (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UCLA | PG - Mark Kellum (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jerry Wimbush (fresh) SF - Marin Makowski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tony Anderson (fresh) C - Jeffrey Parks (fresh) | |
| 03:11 | UCLA | Marin Makowski misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Otis Langdon - foul #2 on Otis Langdon, team foul #7 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool (C) Harold Allen | |
| Subs | UCLA | Charles Plaza (PG) Mark Kellum | |
| 03:11 | UCLA | Marin Makowski makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 03:11 | UCLA | Marin Makowski makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 02:47 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 17-16 |
| 02:45 | UCLA | Marin Makowski grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 02:19 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks clanks a jump hook from close range | 17-16 |
| 02:17 | Kentucky | Walker King gets the rebound | 17-16 |
| 02:10 | Kentucky | Walker King can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-16 |
| 02:09 | UCLA | Charles Plaza grabs the defensive rebound | 17-16 |
| 01:48 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks buries a jump hook in the paint set up by Marin Makowski and the foul's on Otis Langdon - foul #3 on Otis Langdon, team foul #8 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Herbert McCullick (SF), Harold Allen (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Joshua Hensel, Walker King, Otis Langdon, Bobby Montgomery, Kwas Abdool | |
| Subs | UCLA | Frank Adams (PG), Joseph Heyward (SG), Dale Boyd (SF) Charles Plaza, Jerry Wimbush, Marin Makowski | |
| 01:48 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks misses the free throw | 17-18 |
| 01:48 | Kentucky | Harold Allen gets the rebound | 17-18 |
| 01:25 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Dale Boyd - foul #1 on Dale Boyd, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Walker King (SG), Bobby Montgomery (PF) Brandon Clayton, Rodney Remick, Harold Allen | |
| Subs | UCLA | | |
| 01:25 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 01:25 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley misses the 2nd free throw | 18-18 |
| 01:25 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward grabs the board | 18-18 |
| 01:02 | UCLA | Jeffrey Parks lays it in on a great pass from Frank Adams | 18-20 |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick is whistled for traveling | 18-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Harold Allen (SF), Kwas Abdool (PF) Joshua Hensel, Walker King, Herbert McCullick, Bobby Montgomery | |
| Subs | UCLA | Charles Plaza (PG), John Painter (PF) Frank Adams, Tony Anderson | |
| 00:28 | UCLA | Brandon Clayton steps in front of the Dale Boyd pass in the backcourt | 18-20 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-20 |
| 00:00 | UCLA | Joseph Heyward can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 21-20 |