| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Henry Ernest (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Satterlee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Duane Brown (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kerry Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. C - Marlon Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Alan Minyard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Guercio (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Stapleton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Hopper (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Shepherd (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Stapleton inbounds the ball | 44-26 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Pepperdine | Joseph Hopper knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Lawrence Guercio | 44-29 |
| 19:21 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes misses the wide open jump hook in the lane | 44-29 |
| 19:19 | Pepperdine | Joseph Hopper gets the rebound | 44-29 |
| 19:03 | Pepperdine | James Shepherd comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-29 |
| 19:02 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes grabs the board | 44-29 |
| 18:42 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest's floater is tipped away by James Shepherd | 44-29 |
| 18:41 | Kentucky | Anthony Satterlee misses the tip | 44-29 |
| 18:40 | Pepperdine | James Shepherd pulls down the rebound | 44-29 |
| 18:31 | Pepperdine | Kerry Hayes denies the turnaround by Kenneth Stapleton | 44-29 |
| 18:30 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes gets the rebound | 44-29 |
| 18:10 | Kentucky | Duane Brown is hacked by Kenneth Stapleton - foul #3 on Kenneth Stapleton, team foul #1 | 44-29 |
| 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 | Pepperdine | Elbert Simmons (PG), Chris Caprio (SG), Martin Kemp (SF), Glen Viveros (PF) Alan Minyard, Lawrence Guercio, Kenneth Stapleton, Joseph Hopper | |
| 17:58 | Kentucky | Gary Stith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-29 |
| 17:41 | Pepperdine | The jump hook by James Shepherd is blocked by David Scott | 44-29 |
| 17:40 | Kentucky | James Czapla pulls down the rebound | 44-29 |
| 17:23 | Kentucky | Gary Stith scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Kirschbaum | 46-29 |
| 17:00 | Pepperdine | James Czapla denies the turnaround by Martin Kemp | 46-29 |
| 16:58 | Pepperdine | Glen Viveros grabs the offensive rebound | 46-29 |
| 16:39 | Pepperdine | James Shepherd makes the jumper from close range | 46-31 |
| 16:12 | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum clanks a shot from the left wing | 46-31 |
| 16:10 | Kentucky | James Czapla misses the tip | 46-31 |
| 16:09 | Kentucky | Gary Stith hits the follow up shot | 48-31 |
| 15:53 | Pepperdine | Chris Caprio can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Charles Kirschbaum - foul #2 on Charles Kirschbaum, team foul #1 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Henry Ernest (PG), Anthony Satterlee (SG), Duane Brown (SF), Kerry Hayes (PF), Marlon Coleman (C) Charles Kirschbaum, George Hoose, James Czapla, Gary Stith, David Scott | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Alan Minyard (PG), Kenneth Stapleton (SF), Harold Stewart (PF), Joseph Hopper (C) Elbert Simmons, Martin Kemp, Glen Viveros, James Shepherd | |
| 15:53 | Pepperdine | Chris Caprio makes the 1st free throw | 48-32 |
| 15:53 | Pepperdine | Chris Caprio makes the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Henry Ernest (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Satterlee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Duane Brown (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kerry Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Marlon Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Alan Minyard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chris Caprio (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kenneth Stapleton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Harold Stewart (fresh) 3 pf. C - Joseph Hopper (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Lawrence Guercio (SG) Chris Caprio | |
| 15:13 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Stapleton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-33 |
| 15:11 | Pepperdine | Joseph Hopper pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-33 |
| 14:50 | Pepperdine | Alan Minyard misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-33 |
| 14:48 | Kentucky | Marlon Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 48-33 |
| 14:44 | Kentucky | Alan Minyard is called for the reach on Henry Ernest in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alan Minyard, team foul #2 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Hoose (SG), David Scott (C) Anthony Satterlee, Marlon Coleman | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Elbert Simmons (PG), James Shepherd (C) Alan Minyard, Joseph Hopper | |
| 14:31 | Kentucky | George Hoose misses short on an open 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-33 |
| 14:30 | Pepperdine | James Shepherd gets the rebound | 48-33 |
| 14:09 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Stapleton can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by George Hoose - foul #1 on George Hoose, team foul #2 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Czapla (SF) Duane Brown | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 14:09 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Stapleton misses the 1st free throw | 48-33 |
| 14:09 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Stapleton misses the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| 14:09 | Pepperdine | James Shepherd snags the offensive board | 48-33 |
| 13:46 | Pepperdine | Lawrence Guercio hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-33 |
| 13:44 | Kentucky | David Scott pulls down the rebound | 48-33 |
| 13:39 | Kentucky | Elbert Simmons is called for the reach on Henry Ernest in the backcourt - foul #1 on Elbert Simmons, team foul #3 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum (PG), Anthony Satterlee (SG), Gary Stith (PF), Marlon Coleman (C) Henry Ernest, George Hoose, Kerry Hayes, David Scott | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Warren Heine (PG), Joseph Hopper (C) Kenneth Stapleton, James Shepherd | |
| 13:16 | Kentucky | Harold Stewart is called for the reach on Gary Stith - foul #4 on Harold Stewart, team foul #4 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Alan Minyard (PG), Martin Kemp (SF), James Shepherd (C) Warren Heine, Lawrence Guercio, Harold Stewart | |
| 13:04 | Kentucky | Gary Stith misses the jumper from the free throw line | 48-33 |
| 13:03 | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum hits the follow up shot | 50-33 |
| 12:40 | Pepperdine | Martin Kemp is hacked by James Czapla - foul #1 on James Czapla, team foul #3 | 50-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Hoose (SG), Duane Brown (SF), David Scott (C) Anthony Satterlee, James Czapla, Marlon Coleman | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Chris Caprio (SG), Glen Viveros (PF) Elbert Simmons, Joseph Hopper | |
| 12:27 | Pepperdine | Gary Stith swats the shot by Alan Minyard | 50-33 |
| 12:25 | Pepperdine | The offensive rebound goes to James Shepherd | 50-33 |
| 12:07 | Pepperdine | James Shepherd misses the dunk attempt | 50-33 |
| 12:05 | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum grabs the defensive rebound | 50-33 |
| 12:03 | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Henry Ernest (PG), Kerry Hayes (PF) Charles Kirschbaum, Gary Stith | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Warren Heine (PG), Lawrence Guercio (SG), Kenneth Stapleton (SF) Alan Minyard, Martin Kemp, James Shepherd | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:56 | Pepperdine | Kenneth Stapleton drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-36 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Henry Ernest (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - George Hoose (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Duane Brown (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kerry Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Warren Heine (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Guercio (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Stapleton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Chris Caprio (fresh) 4 pts. C - Glen Viveros (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest is called for traveling | 50-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Elbert Simmons (C) Glen Viveros | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 11:16 | Pepperdine | Chris Caprio is hacked by Kerry Hayes - foul #3 on Kerry Hayes, team foul #4 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Satterlee (SG), Marlon Coleman (C) George Hoose, David Scott | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Joseph Hopper (PF), James Shepherd (C) Kenneth Stapleton, Chris Caprio | |
| 11:02 | Pepperdine | Warren Heine scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Elbert Simmons | 50-39 |
| 10:42 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum (SG), James Czapla (SF) Anthony Satterlee, Duane Brown | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Robert Way (PG) Warren Heine | |
| 10:18 | Pepperdine | Elbert Simmons's floater is tipped away by Marlon Coleman | 50-39 |
| 10:17 | Pepperdine | Joseph Hopper hits the follow up shot | 50-41 |
| 09:48 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest blows the layup | 50-41 |
| 09:46 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to James Shepherd | 50-41 |
| 09:25 | Pepperdine | Elbert Simmons is denied on a layup by James Czapla | 50-41 |
| 09:24 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes gets the rebound | 50-41 |
| 09:01 | Kentucky | Robert Way steals the ball from Henry Ernest | 50-41 |
| 08:58 | Pepperdine | Robert Way lays it in | 50-43 |
| 08:55 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Hoose (PG), Anthony Satterlee (SG), Duane Brown (SF), Gary Stith (PF), David Scott (C) Henry Ernest, Charles Kirschbaum, James Czapla, Kerry Hayes, Marlon Coleman | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Alan Minyard (PG), Martin Kemp (SG), Kenneth Stapleton (SF), Chris Caprio (PF), Glen Viveros (C) Robert Way, Lawrence Guercio, Elbert Simmons, Joseph Hopper, James Shepherd | |
| 08:42 | Pepperdine | Chris Caprio misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 08:41 | Kentucky | Anthony Satterlee gets the rebound | 50-43 |
| 08:17 | Kentucky | David Scott is alone and drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Gary Stith and he's fouled by Glen Viveros - foul #3 on Glen Viveros, team foul #5 | 52-43 |
| 08:17 | Kentucky | David Scott makes the free throw | 53-43 |
| 07:56 | Pepperdine | Anthony Satterlee steps in front of the Kenneth Stapleton pass | 53-43 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - George Hoose (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Anthony Satterlee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Duane Brown (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Stith (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. C - David Scott (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Alan Minyard (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Martin Kemp (fresh) SF - Kenneth Stapleton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Chris Caprio (fresh) 4 pts. C - Glen Viveros (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Kentucky | Anthony Satterlee is fouled on the floor by Martin Kemp - foul #3 on Martin Kemp, team foul #6 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum (PG), James Czapla (SF) Anthony Satterlee, Duane Brown | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Warren Heine (PG), Harold Stewart (PF), James Shepherd (C) Alan Minyard, Martin Kemp, Glen Viveros | |
| 07:16 | Kentucky | George Hoose connects on the open 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Czapla | 56-43 |
| 06:55 | Pepperdine | The pull-up jumper by Kenneth Stapleton is blocked by David Scott | 56-43 |
| 06:53 | Kentucky | Gary Stith pulls down the rebound | 56-43 |
| 06:24 | Kentucky | George Hoose makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from James Czapla | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 06:11 | Pepperdine | Chris Caprio clanks a jumper from the left wing | 59-43 |
| 06:09 | Kentucky | David Scott grabs the board | 59-43 |
| 06:00 | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum is open but misses the lay-in | 59-43 |
| 05:58 | Pepperdine | Harold Stewart pulls down the rebound | 59-43 |
| 05:50 | Pepperdine | George Hoose takes the ball from Warren Heine | 59-43 |
| 05:47 | Kentucky | George Hoose misses the lay-in | 59-43 |
| 05:46 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Harold Stewart | 59-43 |
| 05:32 | Pepperdine | Gary Stith steals it from Warren Heine | 59-43 |
| 05:32 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Henry Ernest (PG), Anthony Satterlee (SG), Duane Brown (SF), Kerry Hayes (PF) Charles Kirschbaum, George Hoose, James Czapla, Gary Stith | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Alan Minyard (PG), Lawrence Guercio (SG), Elbert Simmons (SF), Joseph Hopper (C) Warren Heine, Chris Caprio, Kenneth Stapleton, James Shepherd | |
| 05:27 | Kentucky | Alan Minyard is called for the reach on Henry Ernest in the backcourt - foul #2 on Alan Minyard, team foul #7 | 59-43 |
| 05:27 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest misses the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 05:27 | Pepperdine | Joseph Hopper grabs the defensive rebound | 59-43 |
| 05:10 | Pepperdine | Elbert Simmons is hacked by Henry Ernest - foul #1 on Henry Ernest, team foul #5 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marlon Coleman (C) David Scott | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| 05:00 | Pepperdine | Joseph Hopper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-43 |
| 04:38 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes misses badly on the uncontested runner from the right block | 59-43 |
| 04:37 | Pepperdine | Elbert Simmons gets the rebound | 59-43 |
| 04:25 | Pepperdine | Marlon Coleman steps in front of the Joseph Hopper pass | 59-43 |
| 03:57 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest lays it in set up by Anthony Satterlee | 61-43 |
| 03:46 | Pepperdine | Elbert Simmons clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-43 |
| 03:44 | Pepperdine | Harold Stewart pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-43 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Henry Ernest (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Satterlee (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Duane Brown (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kerry Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Marlon Coleman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Alan Minyard (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Guercio (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Elbert Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harold Stewart (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Joseph Hopper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Pepperdine | Elbert Simmons hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 61-43 |
| 03:21 | Pepperdine | Alan Minyard tips it in | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:58 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes clanks a jump hook in the paint | 61-45 |
| 02:56 | Pepperdine | Harold Stewart gets the rebound | 61-45 |
| 02:44 | Pepperdine | Elbert Simmons scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Lawrence Guercio | 61-48 |
| 02:15 | Kentucky | Duane Brown connects on the open runner from the left block on a nice dish by Henry Ernest | 63-48 |
| 01:59 | Pepperdine | Lawrence Guercio misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 63-48 |
| 01:58 | Kentucky | Marlon Coleman pulls down the rebound | 63-48 |
| 01:37 | Kentucky | Duane Brown comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-48 |
| 01:35 | Pepperdine | Harold Stewart pulls down the rebound | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:24 | Pepperdine | Harold Stewart misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-48 |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | Duane Brown pulls down the rebound | 63-48 |
| 01:07 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes misses badly on the uncontested driving attempt in the lane | 63-48 |
| 01:06 | Pepperdine | Elbert Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 63-48 |
| 00:57 | Pepperdine | Alan Minyard banks in the layup | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest lays it up and in set up by Duane Brown and he's fouled by Joseph Hopper - foul #1 on Joseph Hopper, team foul #8 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Warren Heine (PG), Chris Caprio (SF), Glen Viveros (C) Alan Minyard, Lawrence Guercio, Harold Stewart | |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest makes the free throw | 66-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Pepperdine | Joseph Hopper misses long on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Kerry Hayes - foul #4 on Kerry Hayes, team foul #6 | 66-50 |
| 00:32 | Pepperdine | Joseph Hopper makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 00:32 | Pepperdine | Joseph Hopper misses the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 00:32 | Pepperdine | The offensive rebound goes to Glen Viveros | 66-51 |
| 00:29 | Pepperdine | Elbert Simmons buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Warren Heine and he's hacked by Marlon Coleman - foul #1 on Marlon Coleman, team foul #7 | 66-53 |
| 00:29 | Pepperdine | Elbert Simmons misses the free throw | 66-53 |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kerry Hayes | 66-53 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest runs out the clock | 66-53 |