| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Henry Ernest (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Satterlee (fresh) SF - Duane Brown (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kerry Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. C - Marlon Coleman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Lee Holiman (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Roy Weingartner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Wilson (fresh) PF - Ray Heasley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Engel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Duane Brown inbounds the ball | 39-26 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Lee Holiman - foul #3 on Lee Holiman, team foul #1 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Lane Morehead (PG) Lee Holiman | |
| 19:35 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest misses the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 19:35 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest makes the 2nd free throw | 40-26 |
| 19:06 | San Diego State | Ronald Wilson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 40-26 |
| 19:04 | San Diego State | Ray Heasley tips it home | 40-28 |
| 18:49 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest clanks a jumper from the right wing | 40-28 |
| 18:48 | San Diego State | Kenneth Engel snags the defensive board | 40-28 |
| 18:42 | San Diego State | Roy Weingartner blows the dunk but he's fouled by Anthony Satterlee - foul #2 on Anthony Satterlee, team foul #1 | 40-28 |
| 18:42 | San Diego State | Roy Weingartner makes the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 18:42 | San Diego State | Roy Weingartner makes the 2nd free throw | 40-30 |
| 18:16 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest dunks the ball on a nice dish by Anthony Satterlee | 42-30 |
| 17:55 | San Diego State | Lane Morehead misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-30 |
| 17:54 | San Diego State | Kenneth Engel tips it home | 42-32 |
| 17:29 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 42-32 |
| 17:28 | Kentucky | Marlon Coleman grabs the offensive board | 42-32 |
| 17:05 | Kentucky | Roy Weingartner is called for the reach on Henry Ernest - foul #2 on Roy Weingartner, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Hoose (SG), James Czapla (SF), Gary Stith (PF), David Scott (C) Anthony Satterlee, Duane Brown, Kerry Hayes, Marlon Coleman | |
| Subs | San Diego State | William Mitchell (SF), David Funk (PF), Leonel Bentley (C) Ronald Wilson, Ray Heasley, Kenneth Engel | |
| 16:58 | Kentucky | George Hoose is fouled on the floor by Roy Weingartner - foul #3 on Roy Weingartner, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum (PG) Henry Ernest | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Joseph O'Donoghue (SG) Roy Weingartner | |
| 16:36 | Kentucky | David Funk is called for the reach on David Scott - foul #3 on David Funk, team foul #4 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ray Heasley (PF) David Funk | |
| 16:11 | Kentucky | George Hoose knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Kirschbaum | 45-32 |
| 16:02 | San Diego State | Leonel Bentley's floater is tipped away by David Scott | 45-32 |
| 16:01 | Kentucky | David Scott gets the rebound | 45-32 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Charles Kirschbaum (fresh) 6 ast. SG - George Hoose (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Czapla (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Stith (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - David Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Lane Morehead (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph O'Donoghue (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ray Heasley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Leonel Bentley (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Kentucky | David Scott connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by George Hoose and he's hacked by Lane Morehead - foul #2 on Lane Morehead, team foul #5 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Henry Ernest (PG), Duane Brown (SF), Kerry Hayes (PF) Charles Kirschbaum, James Czapla, Gary Stith | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Lee Holiman (PG), Roy Weingartner (SG), David Funk (PF), Kenneth Engel (C) Lane Morehead, Joseph O'Donoghue, Ray Heasley, Leonel Bentley | |
| 15:37 | Kentucky | David Scott makes the free throw | 48-32 |
| 15:21 | San Diego State | Duane Brown steps in front of the Roy Weingartner pass | 48-32 |
| 15:05 | Kentucky | David Funk steals it from George Hoose | 48-32 |
| 14:48 | San Diego State | Lee Holiman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Satterlee (SG), Marlon Coleman (C) George Hoose, David Scott | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Ronald Wilson (SF) William Mitchell | |
| 14:21 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Anthony Satterlee | 50-32 |
| 14:05 | San Diego State | The jump hook by David Funk is blocked by Kerry Hayes | 50-32 |
| 14:03 | San Diego State | Kenneth Engel tips it in | 50-34 |
| 13:45 | Kentucky | Kenneth Engel swats the short shot by Henry Ernest | 50-34 |
| 13:44 | San Diego State | Ronald Wilson snags the defensive board | 50-34 |
| 13:19 | San Diego State | Lee Holiman misses the shot from the left side | 50-34 |
| 13:17 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest grabs the defensive rebound | 50-34 |
| 12:59 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes misses the jump hook in the lane | 50-34 |
| 12:57 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes gets the offensive rebound | 50-34 |
| 12:40 | Kentucky | Marlon Coleman buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Duane Brown | 52-34 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:28 | San Diego State | Lee Holiman connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Roy Weingartner | 52-37 |
| 12:02 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum (PG), George Hoose (SG), James Czapla (SF), Gary Stith (PF), David Scott (C) Henry Ernest, Anthony Satterlee, Duane Brown, Kerry Hayes, Marlon Coleman | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Lane Morehead (PG), Joseph O'Donoghue (SG), William Mitchell (SF), Ray Heasley (PF), Leonel Bentley (C) Lee Holiman, Roy Weingartner, Ronald Wilson, David Funk, Kenneth Engel | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:48 | San Diego State | Ray Heasley clanks a runner from the left block but the foul's on James Czapla - foul #1 on James Czapla, team foul #2 | 52-37 |
| 11:48 | San Diego State | Ray Heasley misses the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 11:48 | San Diego State | Ray Heasley makes the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Charles Kirschbaum (fresh) 6 ast. SG - George Hoose (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Czapla (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Stith (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - David Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Lane Morehead (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph O'Donoghue (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ray Heasley (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Leonel Bentley (fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Kentucky | David Scott can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 52-38 |
| 11:21 | San Diego State | Leonel Bentley snags the defensive board | 52-38 |
| 11:10 | San Diego State | Lane Morehead comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by James Czapla - foul #2 on James Czapla, team foul #3 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Roy Weingartner (SG) Joseph O'Donoghue | |
| 11:10 | San Diego State | Lane Morehead makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 11:10 | San Diego State | Lane Morehead makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 10:41 | Kentucky | David Scott can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-40 |
| 10:40 | Kentucky | David Scott hits the follow up shot | 54-40 |
| 10:24 | San Diego State | Leonel Bentley makes the fadeaway from close range | 54-42 |
| 09:57 | Kentucky | George Hoose misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Ray Heasley - foul #1 on Ray Heasley, team foul #6 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Henry Ernest (PG), Duane Brown (SF), Kerry Hayes (PF) Charles Kirschbaum, James Czapla, Gary Stith | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Lee Holiman (PG), Kenneth Engel (C) Lane Morehead, Leonel Bentley | |
| 09:57 | Kentucky | George Hoose makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 09:57 | Kentucky | George Hoose misses the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 09:57 | San Diego State | Ray Heasley snags the defensive board | 55-42 |
| 09:33 | San Diego State | William Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by George Hoose - foul #1 on George Hoose, team foul #4 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Satterlee (SG) George Hoose | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 09:33 | San Diego State | William Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 09:33 | San Diego State | William Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 09:11 | Kentucky | David Scott can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 55-44 |
| 09:10 | San Diego State | William Mitchell grabs the board | 55-44 |
| 08:56 | San Diego State | Lee Holiman scores on a fadeaway from close range | 55-46 |
| 08:40 | Kentucky | David Scott makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Kerry Hayes | 57-46 |
| 08:18 | San Diego State | William Mitchell hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 07:49 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes misses the lay-in | 57-49 |
| 07:48 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Roy Weingartner | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Henry Ernest (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Satterlee (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Duane Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kerry Hayes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - David Scott (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Lee Holiman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roy Weingartner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Heasley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Engel (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:29 | San Diego State | Lee Holiman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-49 |
| 07:28 | San Diego State | William Mitchell tips it but misses | 57-49 |
| 07:27 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes gets the rebound | 57-49 |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | David Scott is hacked by Roy Weingartner - foul #4 on Roy Weingartner, team foul #7 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum (PG), George Hoose (SG), James Czapla (SF), Marlon Coleman (C) Henry Ernest, Anthony Satterlee, Duane Brown, Kerry Hayes | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Lane Morehead (SG), Ronald Wilson (SF), David Funk (PF), Leonel Bentley (C) Roy Weingartner, William Mitchell, Ray Heasley, Kenneth Engel | |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | David Scott makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | David Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 06:38 | San Diego State | Lee Holiman misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-49 |
| 06:36 | Kentucky | Marlon Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 06:15 | Kentucky | George Hoose can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-49 |
| 06:13 | Kentucky | Marlon Coleman grabs the offensive board | 59-49 |
| 05:53 | Kentucky | George Hoose comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 59-49 |
| 05:51 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to Leonel Bentley | 59-49 |
| 05:32 | San Diego State | Lane Morehead comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 59-49 |
| 05:30 | Kentucky | George Hoose pulls down the rebound | 59-49 |
| 05:01 | Kentucky | Ronald Wilson steals the ball from James Czapla | 59-49 |
| 04:41 | San Diego State | Lane Morehead loses the ball out of bounds | 59-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Henry Ernest (PG), Anthony Satterlee (SG), Duane Brown (SF), Kerry Hayes (PF), Gary Stith (C) Charles Kirschbaum, George Hoose, James Czapla, David Scott, Marlon Coleman | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Roy Weingartner (SG), Kenneth Engel (C) Lee Holiman, Leonel Bentley | |
| 04:24 | Kentucky | Gary Stith clanks a jump hook from the left block | 59-49 |
| 04:22 | San Diego State | David Funk grabs the defensive rebound | 59-49 |
| 04:09 | San Diego State | Henry Ernest steals the ball from Ronald Wilson | 59-49 |
| 03:40 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest knocks in the shot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Lane Morehead - foul #3 on Lane Morehead, team foul #8 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Roy Mullins (PG), William Mitchell (SF), Ray Heasley (PF) Lane Morehead, Ronald Wilson, David Funk | |
| 03:40 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest makes the free throw | 62-49 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Henry Ernest (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Anthony Satterlee (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Duane Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kerry Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Gary Stith (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | San Diego State | PG - Roy Mullins (fresh) SG - Roy Weingartner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Mitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Heasley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Engel (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | San Diego State | William Mitchell clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-49 |
| 03:24 | Kentucky | Gary Stith snags the defensive board | 62-49 |
| 03:18 | Kentucky | Anthony Satterlee is whistled for a carry | 62-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Hoose (SG), Marlon Coleman (C) Anthony Satterlee, Gary Stith | |
| Subs | San Diego State | | |
| 03:08 | San Diego State | Roy Mullins clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-49 |
| 03:07 | Kentucky | Marlon Coleman snags the defensive board | 62-49 |
| 03:02 | Kentucky | Marlon Coleman's pass is intercepted by Roy Weingartner | 62-49 |
| 02:45 | San Diego State | Roy Weingartner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-49 |
| 02:43 | San Diego State | Kenneth Engel can't tip it in | 62-49 |
| 02:42 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest pulls down the rebound | 62-49 |
| 02:14 | Kentucky | George Hoose's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Engel | 62-49 |
| 01:56 | San Diego State | Kenneth Engel hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 62-49 |
| 01:54 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes pulls down the rebound | 62-49 |
| 01:33 | Kentucky | George Hoose misses the floater from the right side | 62-49 |
| 01:32 | San Diego State | Roy Mullins pulls down the rebound | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:16 | San Diego State | Roy Weingartner can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 62-49 |
| 01:14 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Marlon Coleman | 62-49 |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | Marlon Coleman clanks a 3 from straight away | 62-49 |
| 00:53 | San Diego State | Ray Heasley grabs the board | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | San Diego State | William Mitchell comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Kerry Hayes - foul #1 on Kerry Hayes, team foul #5 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Satterlee (SG) George Hoose | |
| Subs | San Diego State | Lane Morehead (PG), Joseph O'Donoghue (SG), David Funk (PF), Leonel Bentley (C) Roy Mullins, Roy Weingartner, Ray Heasley, Kenneth Engel | |
| 00:47 | San Diego State | William Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 00:47 | San Diego State | William Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | San Diego State | San Diego State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-51 |
| 00:24 | San Diego State | The rebound goes to William Mitchell | 62-51 |
| 00:18 | San Diego State | Lane Morehead is whistled for traveling | 62-51 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest runs out the clock | 62-51 |