| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - William Ray (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ronald Erickson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Forrest Doran (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Garraway (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - William Hodder (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Clint Meier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clifton Sutherland (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Kinman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran inbounds the ball | 36-22 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Kentucky | William Ray knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-22 |
| 19:26 | Valparaiso | Justin Kinman comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-22 |
| 19:25 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran pulls down the rebound | 39-22 |
| 19:03 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran travels with the ball | 39-22 |
| 18:56 | Valparaiso | William Ray picks off the pass by Christopher Brewer | 39-22 |
| 18:53 | Kentucky | Ronald Erickson slams it home on a great pass from William Ray | 41-22 |
| 18:41 | Valparaiso | Christopher Brewer drills a jumpshot from the right side | 41-24 |
| 18:36 | Kentucky | Ronald Erickson's floater is tipped away by Jerry Thomas | 41-24 |
| 18:35 | Valparaiso | Justin Kinman gets the rebound | 41-24 |
| 18:28 | Valparaiso | Clint Meier misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-24 |
| 18:26 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gary Garraway | 41-24 |
| 18:14 | Kentucky | William Ray misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-24 |
| 18:12 | Valparaiso | Jerry Thomas pulls down the rebound | 41-24 |
| 17:59 | Valparaiso | Clifton Sutherland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-24 |
| 17:37 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran's pass is intercepted by Clint Meier | 41-24 |
| 17:23 | Valparaiso | Clifton Sutherland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Linger (SG), James McClain (PF) Ronald Erickson, Gary Garraway | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Radman Kaliszewski (PG), John Stockton (SG), Christopher Williams (SF), Lewis Stephen (C) Clint Meier, Christopher Brewer, Clifton Sutherland, Jerry Thomas | |
| 17:05 | Kentucky | Matt Linger buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Forrest Doran | 44-24 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:54 | Valparaiso | Lewis Stephen hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on William Hodder - foul #1 on William Hodder, team foul #1 | 44-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ryan Judkins (PG), Kevin Logan (SF), Daniel Helman (C) William Ray, Forrest Doran, William Hodder | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Paul Kurz (C) Justin Kinman | |
| 16:54 | Valparaiso | Lewis Stephen misses the 1st free throw | 44-24 |
| 16:54 | Valparaiso | Lewis Stephen makes the 2nd free throw | 44-25 |
| 16:38 | Kentucky | Matt Linger misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-25 |
| 16:37 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Helman | 44-25 |
| 16:23 | Kentucky | John Stockton is called for the reach on Matt Linger - foul #1 on John Stockton, team foul #1 | 44-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronald Erickson (SG), Gary Garraway (PF) Ryan Judkins, Daniel Helman | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Clint Meier (PG), Christopher Brewer (SG), Jerry Thomas (C) Radman Kaliszewski, Christopher Williams, Paul Kurz | |
| 16:05 | Kentucky | Matt Linger misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-25 |
| 16:04 | Valparaiso | Lewis Stephen grabs the defensive rebound | 44-25 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:49 | Valparaiso | Christopher Brewer buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-28 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matt Linger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Erickson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Logan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gary Garraway (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - James McClain (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Clint Meier (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Brewer (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Stockton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lewis Stephen (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Kentucky | Ronald Erickson misses the easy layup | 44-28 |
| 15:24 | Kentucky | Matt Linger pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-28 |
| 15:13 | Kentucky | Kevin Logan is called for a backcourt violation | 44-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Ray (PG), Forrest Doran (SF), William Hodder (C) Matt Linger, Kevin Logan, James McClain | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Clifton Sutherland (SF), Justin Kinman (PF) John Stockton, Lewis Stephen | |
| 15:03 | Valparaiso | Justin Kinman is fouled on the floor by Forrest Doran - foul #3 on Forrest Doran, team foul #2 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Logan (SG), Daniel Helman (PF) Ronald Erickson, Gary Garraway | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 14:52 | Valparaiso | Jerry Thomas can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Kevin Logan - foul #2 on Kevin Logan, team foul #3 | 44-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Radman Kaliszewski (PG), Christopher Williams (SG) Clint Meier, Christopher Brewer | |
| 14:52 | Valparaiso | Jerry Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 44-29 |
| 14:52 | Valparaiso | Jerry Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 44-30 |
| 14:28 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-30 |
| 14:27 | Valparaiso | Justin Kinman grabs the defensive rebound | 44-30 |
| 14:12 | Valparaiso | Jerry Thomas misses badly on a floater from the left block | 44-30 |
| 14:11 | Kentucky | William Ray pulls down the rebound | 44-30 |
| 13:48 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 44-30 |
| 13:46 | Valparaiso | Christopher Williams snags the defensive board | 44-30 |
| 13:34 | Valparaiso | Christopher Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-30 |
| 13:32 | Kentucky | Daniel Helman grabs the defensive rebound | 44-30 |
| 13:04 | Kentucky | Jerry Thomas is called for the reach on William Hodder - foul #3 on Jerry Thomas, team foul #2 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronald Erickson (SG), Gary Garraway (PF) Kevin Logan, Daniel Helman | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Clint Meier (PG), Christopher Brewer (SG), John Stockton (SF), Lewis Stephen (PF), Paul Kurz (C) Radman Kaliszewski, Christopher Williams, Clifton Sutherland, Justin Kinman, Jerry Thomas | |
| 12:48 | Kentucky | Ronald Erickson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-30 |
| 12:47 | Valparaiso | Paul Kurz grabs the board | 44-30 |
| 12:41 | Valparaiso | Clint Meier is hacked by William Ray - foul #2 on William Ray, team foul #4 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James McClain (C) William Hodder | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 12:27 | Valparaiso | Christopher Brewer hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Forrest Doran - foul #4 on Forrest Doran, team foul #5 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Daniel Helman (SF) Forrest Doran | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| 12:27 | Valparaiso | Christopher Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 44-31 |
| 12:27 | Valparaiso | Christopher Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 12:18 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway drills a floater from the left block set up by Daniel Helman | 46-32 |
| 11:55 | Valparaiso | John Stockton knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Clint Meier | 46-34 |
| 11:39 | Kentucky | William Ray knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-34 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - William Ray (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Erickson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Helman (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gary Garraway (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - James McClain (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Clint Meier (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Brewer (fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Stockton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Lewis Stephen (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Kurz (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:17 | Valparaiso | Gary Garraway is called for the reach on John Stockton - foul #1 on Gary Garraway, team foul #6 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Linger (PG), Kevin Logan (SF), William Hodder (C) William Ray, Daniel Helman, James McClain | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Clifton Sutherland (SF), Justin Kinman (PF) John Stockton, Paul Kurz | |
| 11:03 | Valparaiso | Clifton Sutherland comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 49-34 |
| 11:02 | Kentucky | Kevin Logan snags the defensive board | 49-34 |
| 10:42 | Kentucky | Matt Linger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jerry Thomas (C) Lewis Stephen | |
| 10:28 | Valparaiso | Jerry Thomas is called for traveling | 49-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ryan Judkins (PG), James McClain (PF) Ronald Erickson, Gary Garraway | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Stockton (PG), Christopher Williams (SG) Clint Meier, Christopher Brewer | |
| 10:17 | Kentucky | William Hodder can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by John Stockton - foul #2 on John Stockton, team foul #3 | 49-34 |
| 10:17 | Kentucky | William Hodder makes the 1st free throw | 50-34 |
| 10:17 | Kentucky | William Hodder makes the 2nd free throw | 51-34 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:58 | Valparaiso | John Stockton buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Jerry Thomas | 51-36 |
| 09:37 | Kentucky | James McClain banks in the layup | 53-36 |
| 09:24 | Valparaiso | Justin Kinman misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-36 |
| 09:22 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Williams | 53-36 |
| 09:08 | Valparaiso | James McClain steps in front of the Jerry Thomas pass | 53-36 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:47 | Kentucky | Kevin Logan misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 53-36 |
| 08:46 | Valparaiso | Justin Kinman pulls down the rebound | 53-36 |
| 08:29 | Valparaiso | Christopher Williams banks in the layup and he's hacked by William Hodder - foul #2 on William Hodder, team foul #7 | 53-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Ray (PG), Ronald Erickson (SG), Gary Garraway (PF) Ryan Judkins, Matt Linger, William Hodder | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Clint Meier (PG), Christopher Brewer (SG), Lewis Stephen (PF), Paul Kurz (C) John Stockton, Clifton Sutherland, Justin Kinman, Jerry Thomas | |
| 08:29 | Valparaiso | Christopher Williams misses the free throw | 53-38 |
| 08:29 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway pulls down the rebound | 53-38 |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | Kevin Logan misses the lay-in | 53-38 |
| 08:04 | Kentucky | William Ray pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-38 |
| 07:40 | Kentucky | William Ray hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Ronald Erickson | 56-38 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - William Ray (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Erickson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Logan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Garraway (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - James McClain (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Clint Meier (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Brewer (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Christopher Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lewis Stephen (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Kurz (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Valparaiso | Christopher Williams misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-38 |
| 07:13 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway grabs the board | 56-38 |
| 06:56 | Kentucky | Ronald Erickson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 56-38 |
| 06:55 | Kentucky | Kevin Logan pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-38 |
| 06:44 | Kentucky | Ronald Erickson knocks in the jumper from the left side | 58-38 |
| 06:35 | Valparaiso | Christopher Williams is denied on a layup by James McClain | 58-38 |
| 06:33 | Kentucky | William Ray gets the rebound | 58-38 |
| 06:05 | Kentucky | William Ray connects on the fadeaway from the right side set up by Gary Garraway | 60-38 |
| 05:47 | Valparaiso | Paul Kurz clanks a turnaround near the basket | 60-38 |
| 05:45 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway pulls down the rebound | 60-38 |
| 05:20 | Kentucky | William Ray scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Ronald Erickson | 62-38 |
| 05:05 | Valparaiso | Christopher Brewer drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Christopher Williams | 62-41 |
| 04:37 | Kentucky | Kevin Logan misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-41 |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway snags the offensive board | 62-41 |
| 04:21 | Kentucky | James McClain banks in the layup set up by William Ray | 64-41 |
| 04:11 | Valparaiso | Christopher Brewer banks in the layup on a great pass from Paul Kurz and the foul's on William Ray - foul #3 on William Ray, team foul #8 | 64-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ryan Judkins (PG), Matt Linger (SG), Daniel Helman (PF), Michael Ely (C) William Ray, Ronald Erickson, Gary Garraway, James McClain | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Radman Kaliszewski (PG), John Stockton (SF), Richard Johnson (PF) Clint Meier, Christopher Williams, Paul Kurz | |
| 04:11 | Valparaiso | Christopher Brewer misses the free throw | 64-43 |
| 04:11 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Daniel Helman | 64-43 |
| 03:49 | Kentucky | Daniel Helman misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-43 |
| 03:48 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Lewis Stephen | 64-43 |
| 03:42 | Valparaiso | Matt Linger steals it from Lewis Stephen | 64-43 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:26 | Kentucky | Matt Linger knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ryan Judkins | 66-43 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Ryan Judkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matt Linger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Logan (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Helman (fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Ely (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Radman Kaliszewski (fresh) SG - Christopher Brewer (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - John Stockton (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Richard Johnson (fresh) C - Lewis Stephen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Valparaiso | Radman Kaliszewski misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-43 |
| 03:07 | Kentucky | Daniel Helman pulls down the rebound | 66-43 |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | Kevin Logan double dribbles | 66-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James McClain (C) Kevin Logan | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Craig Weidler (PG) Christopher Brewer | |
| 02:36 | Valparaiso | John Stockton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-43 |
| 02:35 | Valparaiso | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Johnson | 66-43 |
| 02:26 | Valparaiso | John Stockton loses the dribble to Daniel Helman | 66-43 |
| 02:23 | Kentucky | Ryan Judkins blows the layup | 66-43 |
| 02:22 | Kentucky | James McClain can't tip it in | 66-43 |
| 02:20 | Valparaiso | John Stockton grabs the defensive rebound | 66-43 |
| 02:10 | Valparaiso | Radman Kaliszewski drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Craig Weidler | 66-46 |
| 01:53 | Kentucky | Matt Linger buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ryan Judkins | 69-46 |
| 01:46 | Valparaiso | Lewis Stephen misses long on a floater from the left side | 69-46 |
| 01:45 | Kentucky | Daniel Helman grabs the board | 69-46 |
| 01:26 | Kentucky | Matt Linger misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-46 |
| 01:25 | Valparaiso | Lewis Stephen grabs the defensive rebound | 69-46 |
| 01:20 | Valparaiso | John Stockton hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Radman Kaliszewski | 69-49 |
| 01:02 | Kentucky | James McClain makes the shot from the free throw line | 71-49 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Valparaiso | Richard Johnson buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from John Stockton and he's hacked by Michael Ely - foul #1 on Michael Ely, team foul #9 | 71-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Logan (SF) Michael Ely | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Christopher Williams (SG), Paul Kurz (C) Craig Weidler, Radman Kaliszewski | |
| 00:55 | Valparaiso | Richard Johnson makes the free throw | 71-52 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | Matt Linger connects on the fadeaway from the left side set up by Ryan Judkins | 73-52 |
| 00:28 | Valparaiso | Lewis Stephen misses long on a jumper from the right side | 73-52 |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Kevin Logan gets the rebound | 73-52 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Ryan Judkins runs out the clock | 73-52 |