| Lineup | Cal | PG - Donald Holt (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Fred Lamy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Lundgren (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Conrad Rhodes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Dennis Yonakor (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Leonard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Ernest (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Duane Brown (fresh) PF - James Czapla (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Stith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Cal | Mark Lundgren inbounds the ball | 32-45 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Cal | Mark Lundgren's floater is knocked away by Henry Ernest | 32-45 |
| 19:33 | Cal | Fred Lamy can't tip it in | 32-45 |
| 19:32 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gary Stith | 32-45 |
| 19:17 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard misses the jump hook in the paint | 32-45 |
| 19:16 | Cal | Conrad Rhodes gets the rebound | 32-45 |
| 19:14 | Cal | Robert Leonard takes the ball from Donald Holt in the backcourt | 32-45 |
| 19:00 | Kentucky | Gary Stith's floater is tipped away by Conrad Rhodes | 32-45 |
| 18:59 | Cal | Dennis Yonakor grabs the defensive rebound | 32-45 |
| 18:45 | Cal | Mark Lundgren misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Duane Brown - foul #2 on Duane Brown, team foul #1 | 32-45 |
| 18:45 | Cal | Mark Lundgren makes the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 18:45 | Cal | Mark Lundgren misses the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 18:45 | Kentucky | James Czapla grabs the board | 33-45 |
| 18:27 | Kentucky | James Czapla lays it in | 33-47 |
| 18:13 | Cal | Dennis Yonakor buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Holt | 35-47 |
| 17:52 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Henry Ernest | 35-49 |
| 17:33 | Cal | Dennis Yonakor loses the dribble to Henry Ernest | 35-49 |
| 17:30 | Kentucky | Duane Brown blows the layup | 35-49 |
| 17:29 | Cal | The rebound goes to Dennis Yonakor | 35-49 |
| 17:18 | Cal | Donald Holt clanks a 3 from the left corner | 35-49 |
| 17:16 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Lamy | 35-49 |
| 16:58 | Cal | Donald Holt connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Fred Lamy | 38-49 |
| 16:30 | Kentucky | James Czapla misses short on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Conrad Rhodes - foul #2 on Conrad Rhodes, team foul #1 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Overton (SG), Otis Cheney (SF), Nathan Washington (PF), Alvin Ahlstrom (C) Fred Lamy, Mark Lundgren, Conrad Rhodes, Dennis Yonakor | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Simon (PG), George Hoose (SG), Charles Kirschbaum (SF), David Scott (C) Robert Leonard, Henry Ernest, Duane Brown, Gary Stith | |
| 16:30 | Kentucky | James Czapla makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 16:30 | Kentucky | James Czapla makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 16:20 | Cal | Donald Holt misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 38-51 |
| 16:19 | Cal | Donald Holt gets the offensive rebound | 38-51 |
| 16:05 | Cal | Donald Holt banks in the layup set up by Otis Cheney and he's fouled by David Scott - foul #1 on David Scott, team foul #2 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes (PF) James Czapla | |
| 16:05 | Cal | Donald Holt makes the free throw | 41-51 |
| 15:48 | Kentucky | George Hoose buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Kirschbaum | 41-53 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Donald Holt (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Overton (fresh) SF - Otis Cheney (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Nathan Washington (fresh) C - Alvin Ahlstrom (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Simon (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Hoose (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Charles Kirschbaum (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Kerry Hayes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - David Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Cal | George Hoose steals it from Robert Overton | 41-53 |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | George Hoose connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Simon | 41-56 |
| 14:55 | Cal | Donald Holt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-56 |
| 14:54 | Cal | The offensive rebound goes to Nathan Washington | 41-56 |
| 14:42 | Cal | Donald Holt misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-56 |
| 14:40 | Kentucky | David Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 41-56 |
| 14:20 | Kentucky | Donald Holt steps in front of the George Hoose pass | 41-56 |
| 14:12 | Cal | Alvin Ahlstrom is called for traveling | 41-56 |
| Subs | Cal | Fred Lamy (SG), Mark Lundgren (SF), Dennis Yonakor (C) Robert Overton, Nathan Washington, Alvin Ahlstrom | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Leonard (PG), Henry Ernest (SG), Duane Brown (SF), Gary Stith (C) James Simon, George Hoose, Charles Kirschbaum, David Scott | |
| 13:51 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-56 |
| 13:49 | Kentucky | Duane Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 41-56 |
| 13:26 | Kentucky | Gary Stith misses long on a jumper from the right side | 41-56 |
| 13:24 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-56 |
| 13:14 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard is hacked by Otis Cheney - foul #2 on Otis Cheney, team foul #2 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Cal | Conrad Rhodes (PF) Otis Cheney | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Czapla (PF) Kerry Hayes | |
| 12:58 | Kentucky | James Czapla loses the dribble to Donald Holt | 41-56 |
| 12:47 | Cal | Fred Lamy is fouled on the floor by Henry Ernest - foul #2 on Henry Ernest, team foul #3 | 41-56 |
| Subs | Cal | Nathan Washington (C) Dennis Yonakor | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Scott (C) Gary Stith | |
| 12:35 | Cal | Fred Lamy connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Conrad Rhodes | 43-56 |
| 12:12 | Kentucky | David Scott knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Leonard | 43-58 |
| 11:54 | Cal | Mark Lundgren buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Holt | 46-58 |
| 11:28 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard scores on a jumper from the left side | 46-60 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Donald Holt (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Fred Lamy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Lundgren (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Conrad Rhodes (fresh) 4 reb. C - Nathan Washington (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Leonard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Ernest (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Duane Brown (fairly fresh) PF - James Czapla (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Cal | Donald Holt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-60 |
| 11:11 | Kentucky | David Scott snags the defensive board | 46-60 |
| 10:58 | Kentucky | Duane Brown clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 46-60 |
| 10:56 | Cal | Conrad Rhodes snags the defensive board | 46-60 |
| 10:43 | Cal | Fred Lamy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-60 |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Leonard (SG), Robert Overton (SF), Otis Cheney (PF), Dennis Yonakor (C) Fred Lamy, Mark Lundgren, Conrad Rhodes, Nathan Washington | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Simon (PG), George Hoose (SG), Charles Kirschbaum (SF), Kerry Hayes (PF), Gary Stith (C) Robert Leonard, Henry Ernest, Duane Brown, James Czapla, David Scott | |
| 10:18 | Kentucky | George Hoose misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-60 |
| 10:17 | Cal | Otis Cheney snags the defensive board | 46-60 |
| 10:15 | Cal | Donald Holt's pass is intercepted by James Simon in the backcourt | 46-60 |
| 10:14 | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Simon | 46-62 |
| 09:58 | Cal | Dennis Yonakor misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 46-62 |
| 09:57 | Cal | Dennis Yonakor misses the tip | 46-62 |
| 09:56 | Kentucky | Gary Stith pulls down the rebound | 46-62 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:33 | Kentucky | George Hoose comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-62 |
| 09:31 | Kentucky | James Simon snags the offensive board | 46-62 |
| 09:15 | Kentucky | George Hoose misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 46-62 |
| 09:13 | Cal | The rebound goes to Otis Cheney | 46-62 |
| 09:08 | Cal | Donald Holt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-62 |
| 09:06 | Cal | Dennis Yonakor tips it back up and in | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:59 | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum is whistled for traveling | 48-62 |
| Subs | Cal | Mark Lundgren (SF), Nathan Washington (PF) Ricky Leonard, Otis Cheney | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Leonard (PG), James Czapla (PF) James Simon, Kerry Hayes | |
| 08:44 | Cal | Dennis Yonakor is called for a charge - foul #3 on Dennis Yonakor, team foul #3 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Cal | Conrad Rhodes (PF) Dennis Yonakor | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Henry Ernest (SG) George Hoose | |
| 08:32 | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Mark Lundgren - foul #2 on Mark Lundgren, team foul #4 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Scott (C) Gary Stith | |
| 08:32 | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum misses the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 08:32 | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum makes the 2nd free throw | 48-63 |
| 08:14 | Cal | Mark Lundgren misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-63 |
| 08:12 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Charles Kirschbaum | 48-63 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:51 | Kentucky | David Scott misses the fadeaway from close range | 48-63 |
| 07:49 | Kentucky | David Scott tips it in | 48-65 |
| 07:37 | Cal | Robert Overton comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 48-65 |
| 07:36 | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum gets the rebound | 48-65 |
| 07:14 | Kentucky | Donald Holt takes the ball from James Czapla | 48-65 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Donald Holt (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Robert Overton (fairly fresh) SF - Mark Lundgren (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Conrad Rhodes (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Nathan Washington (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Leonard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Ernest (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Kirschbaum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - James Czapla (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 06:54 | Cal | Donald Holt misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-65 |
| 06:53 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard snags the defensive board | 48-65 |
| 06:30 | Kentucky | Donald Holt takes the ball from David Scott | 48-65 |
| 06:25 | Cal | Robert Overton is called for traveling | 48-65 |
| Subs | Cal | Fred Lamy (SG), Otis Cheney (PF), Dennis Yonakor (C) Robert Overton, Conrad Rhodes, Nathan Washington | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Simon (PG), George Hoose (SG), Duane Brown (SF), Kerry Hayes (PF), Gary Stith (C) Robert Leonard, Henry Ernest, Charles Kirschbaum, James Czapla, David Scott | |
| 06:03 | Kentucky | George Hoose makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Duane Brown | 48-68 |
| 05:47 | Cal | Fred Lamy is called for traveling | 48-68 |
| Subs | Cal | Ricky Leonard (PG) Donald Holt | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:27 | Kentucky | Otis Cheney denies the turnaround by James Simon | 48-68 |
| 05:26 | Kentucky | Gary Stith pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-68 |
| 05:04 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by James Simon | 48-70 |
| 04:40 | Cal | Mark Lundgren misses the 3 from the left corner | 48-70 |
| 04:39 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gary Stith | 48-70 |
| 04:12 | Kentucky | Duane Brown hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gary Stith | 48-72 |
| 03:57 | Cal | Dennis Yonakor misses the turnaround near the basket | 48-72 |
| 03:55 | Kentucky | Gary Stith grabs the board | 48-72 |
| 03:51 | Kentucky | George Hoose misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-72 |
| 03:49 | Cal | Dennis Yonakor pulls down the rebound | 48-72 |
| 03:44 | Cal | Mark Lundgren hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-72 |
| 03:43 | Kentucky | James Simon grabs the board | 48-72 |
| 03:41 | Kentucky | James Simon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-72 |
| Subs | Cal | Robert Overton (SG), Nathan Washington (PF), Alvin Ahlstrom (C) Fred Lamy, Mark Lundgren, Dennis Yonakor | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Leonard (PG), Henry Ernest (SG), Charles Kirschbaum (SF), James Czapla (PF), David Scott (C) James Simon, George Hoose, Duane Brown, Kerry Hayes, Gary Stith | |
| 03:25 | Cal | Alvin Ahlstrom scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Overton | 50-72 |
| 03:01 | Kentucky | Ricky Leonard is called for the reach on Henry Ernest - foul #2 on Ricky Leonard, team foul #5 | 50-72 |
| Lineup | Cal | PG - Ricky Leonard (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Overton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Otis Cheney (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Nathan Washington (fresh) C - Alvin Ahlstrom (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Leonard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Ernest (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Kirschbaum (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - James Czapla (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum connects on the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from David Scott | 50-74 |
| 02:36 | Cal | Nathan Washington is hacked by James Czapla - foul #1 on James Czapla, team foul #4 | 50-74 |
| 02:22 | Cal | Robert Overton buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-74 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:59 | Kentucky | David Scott connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-76 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:50 | Cal | Robert Overton is whistled for traveling | 53-76 |
| Subs | Cal | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Duane Brown (SF), Gary Stith (C) Charles Kirschbaum, David Scott | |
| 01:38 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Overton - foul #2 on Robert Overton, team foul #6 | 53-76 |
| 01:38 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest makes the 1st free throw | 53-77 |
| 01:38 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest makes the 2nd free throw | 53-78 |
| 01:30 | Cal | James Czapla blocks the short jumper by Alvin Ahlstrom | 53-78 |
| 01:28 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard grabs the defensive rebound | 53-78 |
| 00:59 | Kentucky | Duane Brown misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Nathan Washington - foul #2 on Nathan Washington, team foul #7 | 53-78 |
| 00:59 | Kentucky | Duane Brown makes the 1st free throw | 53-79 |
| 00:59 | Kentucky | Duane Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 53-80 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Cal | Ricky Leonard can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-80 |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | James Czapla snags the defensive board | 53-80 |
| Game Plan | Cal | Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard dunks the ball set up by Duane Brown and he's fouled by Otis Cheney - foul #3 on Otis Cheney, team foul #8 | 53-82 |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard makes the free throw | 53-83 |
| 00:16 | Cal | Nathan Washington misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-83 |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard pulls down the rebound | 53-83 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard runs out the clock | 53-83 |