| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Benjamin Allen (fresh) SG - Jackie Hood (fresh) SF - Jacob King (fresh) PF - James Curry (fresh) C - Andrew Gilham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Wiley Harris (fresh) SG - David Segarra (fresh) SF - Walter Marcinkowski (fresh) PF - Christopher Oh (fresh) C - Rich Brownell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Pepperdine | Pepperdine is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | Walter Marcinkowski connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Wiley Harris | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | Pepperdine | James Curry misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:18 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | David Segarra misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-3 |
| 19:04 | Pepperdine | Benjamin Allen grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:52 | Pepperdine | Jacob King misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:51 | Kentucky | Walter Marcinkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:32 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell lays it in on a great pass from Wiley Harris | 0-5 |
| 18:28 | Pepperdine | Benjamin Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-5 |
| 18:21 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-5 |
| 18:19 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Jacob King | 0-5 |
| 18:11 | Pepperdine | Christopher Oh swats the layup by James Curry | 0-5 |
| 18:10 | Kentucky | David Segarra pulls down the rebound | 0-5 |
| 17:48 | Kentucky | Benjamin Allen takes the ball from Christopher Oh | 0-5 |
| 17:39 | Pepperdine | Benjamin Allen makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 2-5 |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | David Segarra connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Wiley Harris | 2-8 |
| 17:18 | Pepperdine | Andrew Gilham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 2-8 |
| 17:16 | Pepperdine | Jacob King tips it back up and in | 4-8 |
| 17:09 | Kentucky | Wiley Harris knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 4-11 |
| 16:58 | Pepperdine | Andrew Gilham is fouled on the floor by David Segarra - foul #1 on David Segarra, team foul #1 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jason Sparks (C) Andrew Gilham | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt (PG), Gordon Rush (SF), David Henson (PF), Mario Herrera (C) Wiley Harris, Walter Marcinkowski, Christopher Oh, Rich Brownell | |
| 16:53 | Pepperdine | Jackie Hood splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-11 |
| 16:51 | Pepperdine | Jackie Hood snags the offensive board | 4-11 |
| 16:29 | Pepperdine | Jason Sparks blows the layup | 4-11 |
| 16:27 | Kentucky | David Segarra grabs the defensive rebound | 4-11 |
| 16:13 | Kentucky | David Segarra shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-11 |
| 16:11 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to James Curry | 4-11 |
| 16:00 | Pepperdine | Jacob King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-11 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Eric Gracey (PG), Allen Morin (SG), David McGilvery (SF), Clarence Akins (C) Benjamin Allen, Jackie Hood, Jacob King, James Curry | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan (SF) David Segarra | |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Eric Gracey (fresh) SG - Allen Morin (fresh) SF - David McGilvery (fresh) PF - Jason Sparks (fresh) C - Clarence Akins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Engelhardt (fresh) SG - Gordon Rush (fresh) SF - Timothy Morgan (fresh) PF - David Henson (fresh) C - Mario Herrera (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt is fouled on the floor by Eric Gracey - foul #1 on Eric Gracey, team foul #1 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rich Brownell (C) Mario Herrera | |
| 15:31 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Eric Gracey - foul #2 on Eric Gracey, team foul #2 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jackie Hood (SG) Eric Gracey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wiley Harris (PG) Brian Engelhardt | |
| 15:31 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell makes the 1st free throw | 4-12 |
| 15:31 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell misses the 2nd free throw | 4-12 |
| 15:31 | Pepperdine | Clarence Akins gets the rebound | 4-12 |
| 15:08 | Pepperdine | Clarence Akins banks in the layup | 6-12 |
| 14:58 | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan is hacked by David McGilvery - foul #1 on David McGilvery, team foul #3 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Matthew Smith (PF), Andrew Gilham (C) Jason Sparks, Clarence Akins | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walter Marcinkowski (SF), Christopher Oh (PF) Timothy Morgan, David Henson | |
| 14:50 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 6-12 |
| 14:48 | Pepperdine | Andrew Gilham snags the defensive board | 6-12 |
| 14:32 | Pepperdine | David McGilvery is hacked by Rich Brownell - foul #1 on Rich Brownell, team foul #2 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Benjamin Allen (PG), Jacob King (SF) Jackie Hood, Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Segarra (SG) Gordon Rush | |
| 14:23 | Pepperdine | Andrew Gilham misses long on a runner near the basket | 6-12 |
| 14:22 | Kentucky | Walter Marcinkowski pulls down the rebound | 6-12 |
| 14:15 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell loses the dribble to Benjamin Allen | 6-12 |
| 14:11 | Pepperdine | Benjamin Allen misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-12 |
| 14:10 | Kentucky | David Segarra pulls down the rebound | 6-12 |
| 14:06 | Kentucky | Walter Marcinkowski clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-12 |
| 14:05 | Kentucky | Christopher Oh tips it home | 6-14 |
| 13:57 | Pepperdine | Walter Marcinkowski steals the ball from Benjamin Allen | 6-14 |
| 13:39 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell misses the lay-in but the foul's on Andrew Gilham - foul #1 on Andrew Gilham, team foul #4 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | James Curry (PF), Clarence Akins (C) David McGilvery, Andrew Gilham | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gordon Rush (SG) Wiley Harris | |
| 13:39 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell makes the 1st free throw | 6-15 |
| 13:39 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell misses the 2nd free throw | 6-15 |
| 13:39 | Pepperdine | Clarence Akins gets the rebound | 6-15 |
| 13:31 | Pepperdine | Jacob King misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 6-15 |
| 13:30 | Pepperdine | The offensive rebound goes to Clarence Akins | 6-15 |
| 13:07 | Pepperdine | Clarence Akins misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 6-15 |
| 13:06 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Segarra | 6-15 |
| 12:49 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-15 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jackie Hood (SG), Jason Sparks (SF) Allen Morin, Jacob King | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt (PG), David Henson (PF), Mario Herrera (C) Walter Marcinkowski, Christopher Oh, Rich Brownell | |
| 12:40 | Pepperdine | Clarence Akins misses badly on a floater from the left block | 6-15 |
| 12:38 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Mario Herrera | 6-15 |
| 12:23 | Kentucky | Mario Herrera comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Clarence Akins - foul #1 on Clarence Akins, team foul #5 | 6-15 |
| 12:23 | Kentucky | Mario Herrera makes the 1st free throw | 6-16 |
| 12:23 | Kentucky | Mario Herrera misses the 2nd free throw | 6-16 |
| 12:23 | Pepperdine | James Curry grabs the defensive rebound | 6-16 |
| 12:07 | Pepperdine | Clarence Akins hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 6-16 |
| 12:06 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Brian Engelhardt | 6-16 |
| 12:02 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Brian Engelhardt | 6-19 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Benjamin Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Jackie Hood (fresh) SF - Jason Sparks (fresh) PF - James Curry (fresh) 2 reb. C - Clarence Akins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Engelhardt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Segarra (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gordon Rush (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mario Herrera (fresh) 1 pts. C - David Henson (fresh) | |
| 11:55 | Pepperdine | James Curry knocks in the jumper from the right block and he's hacked by Mario Herrera - foul #1 on Mario Herrera, team foul #3 | 8-19 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jacob King (SF), Andrew Gilham (C) Jason Sparks, Clarence Akins | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wiley Harris (PG), Timothy Morgan (SF) Brian Engelhardt, David Segarra | |
| 11:55 | Pepperdine | James Curry makes the free throw | 9-19 |
| 11:31 | Kentucky | Mario Herrera comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 9-19 |
| 11:30 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush grabs the offensive board | 9-19 |
| 11:20 | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan misses the floater from the right wing | 9-19 |
| 11:18 | Pepperdine | James Curry grabs the board | 9-19 |
| 11:09 | Pepperdine | Andrew Gilham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 9-19 |
| 11:07 | Pepperdine | Jacob King hits the follow up shot | 11-19 |
| 10:54 | Kentucky | David Henson buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Wiley Harris | 11-21 |
| 10:41 | Pepperdine | Jackie Hood scores on a 3 from straight away | 14-21 |
| 10:22 | Kentucky | Wiley Harris is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Wiley Harris, team foul #4 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Allen Morin (PG), David McGilvery (SF), Jason Sparks (PF), Clarence Akins (C) Benjamin Allen, Jacob King, James Curry, Andrew Gilham | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt (PG), David Segarra (SG), Walter Marcinkowski (SF), Christopher Oh (PF), Rich Brownell (C) Wiley Harris, Gordon Rush, Timothy Morgan, David Henson, Mario Herrera | |
| 10:04 | Pepperdine | Allen Morin's pass is intercepted by Walter Marcinkowski | 14-21 |
| 09:51 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from David Segarra and the foul's on Allen Morin - foul #1 on Allen Morin, team foul #6 | 14-23 |
| 09:51 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt makes the free throw | 14-24 |
| 09:30 | Pepperdine | Clarence Akins misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Rich Brownell - foul #2 on Rich Brownell, team foul #5 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Henson (C) Rich Brownell | |
| 09:30 | Pepperdine | Clarence Akins makes the 1st free throw | 15-24 |
| 09:30 | Pepperdine | Clarence Akins makes the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | David Henson double dribbles | 16-24 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jacob King (SF) Clarence Akins | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 09:06 | Pepperdine | Christopher Oh is called for the reach on Jacob King - foul #1 on Christopher Oh, team foul #6 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wiley Harris (PG) Brian Engelhardt | |
| 08:47 | Pepperdine | Jackie Hood's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Wiley Harris | 16-24 |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | David Segarra misses the easy layup | 16-24 |
| 08:41 | Pepperdine | Jason Sparks grabs the defensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 08:25 | Pepperdine | Jackie Hood evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-24 |
| 08:24 | Kentucky | Christopher Oh grabs the defensive rebound | 16-24 |
| 08:12 | Kentucky | Jacob King takes the ball from Walter Marcinkowski | 16-24 |
| 07:57 | Pepperdine | David Henson steps in front of the Jason Sparks pass | 16-24 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Allen Morin (fresh) SG - Jackie Hood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jacob King (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David McGilvery (fairly fresh) C - Jason Sparks (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Wiley Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Segarra (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Marcinkowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Oh (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Henson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:45 | Kentucky | Walter Marcinkowski double dribbles | 16-24 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Benjamin Allen (PG), Clarence Akins (SF), James Curry (PF), Andrew Gilham (C) Allen Morin, Jacob King, David McGilvery, Jason Sparks | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt (PG), Gordon Rush (SF), Mario Herrera (C) Wiley Harris, Walter Marcinkowski, Christopher Oh | |
| 07:25 | Pepperdine | Clarence Akins makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Benjamin Allen | 18-24 |
| 07:17 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush drills a 3 from the right wing set up by David Segarra | 18-27 |
| 07:05 | Pepperdine | James Curry is fouled on the floor by Brian Engelhardt - foul #1 on Brian Engelhardt, team foul #7 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan (SF), Victor Thomas (C) David Segarra, David Henson | |
| 07:05 | Pepperdine | James Curry makes the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 07:05 | Pepperdine | James Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 06:51 | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Clarence Akins - foul #2 on Clarence Akins, team foul #7 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Allen Morin (SG), Jacob King (SF) Jackie Hood, Clarence Akins | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:51 | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 06:51 | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 20-29 |
| 06:38 | Pepperdine | Andrew Gilham drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Benjamin Allen | 22-29 |
| 06:16 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-29 |
| 06:14 | Kentucky | Victor Thomas tips it in | 22-31 |
| 05:59 | Pepperdine | Andrew Gilham drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Allen Morin and he's fouled by Victor Thomas - foul #1 on Victor Thomas, team foul #8 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wiley Harris (PG), David Segarra (SG), Christopher Oh (PF), Rich Brownell (C) Brian Engelhardt, Timothy Morgan, Mario Herrera, Victor Thomas | |
| 05:59 | Pepperdine | Andrew Gilham makes the free throw | 25-31 |
| 05:42 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-31 |
| 05:41 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Andrew Gilham | 25-31 |
| 05:34 | Pepperdine | James Curry drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Allen Morin | 27-31 |
| 05:14 | Kentucky | David Segarra drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-34 |
| 04:54 | Pepperdine | Benjamin Allen misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 04:53 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| 04:40 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Wiley Harris | 27-37 |
| 04:34 | Pepperdine | Rich Brownell picks off the pass by Andrew Gilham | 27-37 |
| 04:23 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Rich Brownell | 27-40 |
| 04:11 | Pepperdine | Allen Morin is fouled on the floor by Christopher Oh - foul #2 on Christopher Oh, team foul #9 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Jackie Hood (SG), David McGilvery (SF), Matthew Smith (PF), Jason Sparks (C) Benjamin Allen, Jacob King, James Curry, Andrew Gilham | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan (SG), Walter Marcinkowski (SF), David Henson (PF) David Segarra, Gordon Rush, Christopher Oh | |
| 04:11 | Pepperdine | Allen Morin makes the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 04:11 | Pepperdine | Allen Morin makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 03:50 | Kentucky | Wiley Harris buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Walter Marcinkowski | 29-42 |
| Lineup | Pepperdine | PG - Allen Morin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jackie Hood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David McGilvery (fresh) PF - Matthew Smith (fresh) C - Jason Sparks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Wiley Harris (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Timothy Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter Marcinkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - David Henson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Rich Brownell (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:41 | Pepperdine | Jason Sparks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-42 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Eric Gracey (PG), Clarence Akins (C) Allen Morin, Matthew Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt (PG), Mario Herrera (C) Wiley Harris, Rich Brownell | |
| 03:23 | Kentucky | Mario Herrera lays it up and in | 29-44 |
| 03:06 | Pepperdine | A charge is called on Jason Sparks - foul #1 on Jason Sparks, team foul #8 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Segarra (PG), Gordon Rush (SG) Brian Engelhardt, Timothy Morgan | |
| 02:48 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush is hacked by Clarence Akins - foul #3 on Clarence Akins, team foul #9 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Matthew Smith (PF) Clarence Akins | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:48 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush makes the 1st free throw | 29-45 |
| 02:48 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush makes the 2nd free throw | 29-46 |
| 02:34 | Pepperdine | Jason Sparks makes the floater in the paint and he's hacked by Mario Herrera - foul #2 on Mario Herrera, team foul #10 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Oh (PF), Rich Brownell (C) David Henson, Mario Herrera | |
| 02:34 | Pepperdine | Jason Sparks makes the free throw | 32-46 |
| 02:13 | Kentucky | Matthew Smith is called for the reach on David Segarra - foul #1 on Matthew Smith, team foul #10 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Pepperdine | Benjamin Allen (PG), Jacob King (SF), James Curry (PF) Jackie Hood, David McGilvery, Jason Sparks | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wiley Harris (PG) Walter Marcinkowski | |
| 02:13 | Kentucky | David Segarra makes the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 02:13 | Kentucky | David Segarra makes the 2nd free throw | 32-48 |
| 02:04 | Pepperdine | James Curry's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Oh | 32-48 |
| 02:02 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Christopher Oh | 32-48 |
| 01:44 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell misses badly on a shot in the lane | 32-48 |
| 01:42 | Pepperdine | The rebound goes to Jacob King | 32-48 |
| 01:37 | Pepperdine | Benjamin Allen scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Eric Gracey | 35-48 |
| 01:18 | Kentucky | Matthew Smith picks off the pass by Christopher Oh | 35-48 |
| 01:01 | Pepperdine | Jacob King misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-48 |
| 00:59 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell gets the rebound | 35-48 |
| 00:43 | Kentucky | Wiley Harris misses the 3 from the left corner | 35-48 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell gets the offensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | Eric Gracey steals it from David Segarra | 35-48 |
| 00:16 | Pepperdine | Eric Gracey banks in the layup | 37-48 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Christopher Oh is denied by Jacob King | 37-48 |
| 00:01 | Pepperdine | Benjamin Allen snags the defensive board | 37-48 |
| 00:00 | Pepperdine | Benjamin Allen can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 37-48 |