| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Roosa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Border (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bret Rickman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael White (fresh) 3 pf. C - Michael Pasquale (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Matthew Dingler (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Chad Blouin (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Edward Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Hanley (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Igo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale misses short on a floater from the baseline | 30-29 |
| 19:39 | Kentucky | Michael White grabs the offensive board | 30-29 |
| 19:24 | Kentucky | Chad Blouin steals it from Bret Rickman | 30-29 |
| 19:11 | Elon | Matthew Dingler scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Chad Blouin and he's fouled by Bret Rickman - foul #2 on Bret Rickman, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| 19:11 | Elon | Matthew Dingler makes the free throw | 30-32 |
| 18:49 | Kentucky | David Border buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-32 |
| 18:36 | Elon | Chad Blouin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 18:34 | Elon | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Igo | 32-32 |
| 18:25 | Elon | Edward Robinson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 18:23 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 17:58 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-32 |
| 17:48 | Elon | Edward Robinson hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Matthew Dingler and he's hacked by Bret Rickman - foul #3 on Bret Rickman, team foul #2 | 35-34 |
| 17:48 | Elon | Edward Robinson misses the free throw | 35-34 |
| 17:48 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale gets the rebound | 35-34 |
| 17:32 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Matthew Dingler - foul #2 on Matthew Dingler, team foul #1 | 37-34 |
| 17:32 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa misses the free throw | 37-34 |
| 17:32 | Elon | John Hanley snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 17:03 | Elon | Edward Robinson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 17:01 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael White | 37-34 |
| 16:40 | Kentucky | David Border connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Bret Rickman | 40-34 |
| 16:29 | Elon | Edward Robinson can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-34 |
| 16:28 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 16:14 | Kentucky | Michael White is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Michael White, team foul #3 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Seelye (PG), James Sadowski (SG), Michael McGirt (SF), Edward Hermanson (PF) Robert Roosa, David Border, Bret Rickman, Michael White | |
| Subs | Elon | Sean Meade (PG), Shawn Aldridge (SF), Kevin Manjarrez (PF), Mark Crawford (C) Matthew Dingler, Chad Blouin, John Hanley, Robert Igo | |
| 15:56 | Elon | Michael Pasquale takes the ball from Edward Robinson | 40-34 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Seelye (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Sadowski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael McGirt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Hermanson (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Pasquale (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Sean Meade (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Edward Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shawn Aldridge (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kevin Manjarrez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Crawford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 15:45 | Kentucky | James Sadowski gets the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 15:30 | Kentucky | James Sadowski hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael McGirt | 42-34 |
| 15:22 | Elon | Edward Robinson misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael McGirt - foul #1 on Michael McGirt, team foul #4 | 42-34 |
| 15:22 | Elon | Edward Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 15:22 | Elon | Edward Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 15:22 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| 15:17 | Kentucky | Michael McGirt misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-35 |
| 15:15 | Elon | Shawn Aldridge grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 14:52 | Elon | Edward Robinson misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Sadowski - foul #1 on James Sadowski, team foul #5 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Elon | Matthew Dingler (PG), Chad Blouin (SG), John Hanley (PF) Sean Meade, Shawn Aldridge, Kevin Manjarrez | |
| 14:52 | Elon | Edward Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 14:52 | Elon | Edward Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 14:41 | Kentucky | James Sadowski is hacked by Chad Blouin - foul #2 on Chad Blouin, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Roosa (PG), David Border (SG) John Seelye, James Sadowski | |
| Subs | Elon | Shawn Aldridge (SF) Edward Robinson | |
| 14:15 | Kentucky | Edward Hermanson's pass is intercepted by Mark Crawford | 42-37 |
| 13:57 | Elon | Chad Blouin misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 13:55 | Kentucky | Michael McGirt gets the rebound | 42-37 |
| 13:50 | Kentucky | David Border misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-37 |
| 13:49 | Elon | Shawn Aldridge snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 13:35 | Elon | John Hanley lays it up and in on a great pass from Matthew Dingler | 42-39 |
| 13:20 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 13:19 | Elon | The rebound goes to Mark Crawford | 42-39 |
| 13:08 | Elon | Shawn Aldridge misses long on a shot from the right wing | 42-39 |
| 13:06 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 13:00 | Kentucky | Michael McGirt hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 12:36 | Elon | Shawn Aldridge is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Shawn Aldridge, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Seelye (PG), James Sadowski (SG), Bret Rickman (SF), Michael White (PF) Robert Roosa, David Border, Michael McGirt, Edward Hermanson | |
| Subs | Elon | Edward Robinson (SF), Kevin Manjarrez (PF), Robert Igo (C) Shawn Aldridge, John Hanley, Mark Crawford | |
| 12:22 | Kentucky | John Seelye misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Robert Igo - foul #2 on Robert Igo, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Elon | Sean Meade (PG) Matthew Dingler | |
| 12:22 | Kentucky | John Seelye makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 12:22 | Kentucky | John Seelye makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 12:04 | Elon | Sean Meade comes up short on the floater from the right side | 47-39 |
| 12:03 | Elon | Chad Blouin grabs the offensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 11:52 | Elon | Sean Meade knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Seelye (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Sadowski (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bret Rickman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Michael White (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Pasquale (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Sean Meade (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Chad Blouin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Manjarrez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Igo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale buries a runner from close range on a great pass from James Sadowski | 49-41 |
| 11:20 | Elon | Michael White steals the ball from Kevin Manjarrez | 49-41 |
| 10:58 | Kentucky | Kevin Manjarrez denies the turnaround by Michael Pasquale | 49-41 |
| 10:56 | Elon | Kevin Manjarrez pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 10:36 | Elon | Sean Meade throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Roosa (PG), David Border (SG), Edward Hermanson (C) John Seelye, James Sadowski, Michael Pasquale | |
| Subs | Elon | Matthew Dingler (PG), Shawn Aldridge (SF), John Hanley (PF) Sean Meade, Chad Blouin, Kevin Manjarrez | |
| 10:34 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-41 |
| 10:16 | Elon | Shawn Aldridge clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 10:15 | Elon | John Hanley tips it in | 49-43 |
| 10:01 | Kentucky | David Border knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-43 |
| 09:52 | Elon | Edward Robinson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-43 |
| 09:50 | Elon | Robert Igo snags the offensive board | 52-43 |
| 09:33 | Elon | Shawn Aldridge misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-43 |
| 09:31 | Elon | John Hanley snags the offensive board | 52-43 |
| 09:16 | Elon | Matthew Dingler is fouled on the floor by Robert Roosa - foul #1 on Robert Roosa, team foul #6 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael McGirt (SF) Bret Rickman | |
| Subs | Elon | Mark Crawford (C) Robert Igo | |
| 09:11 | Elon | Mark Crawford misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 52-43 |
| 09:09 | Kentucky | Edward Hermanson gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 08:55 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-43 |
| 08:54 | Elon | John Hanley gets the rebound | 52-43 |
| 08:50 | Elon | Edward Robinson knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Dingler | 52-46 |
| 08:37 | Kentucky | Michael McGirt is called for traveling | 52-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Elon | Chad Blouin (SG), Bernard Perham (SF) Edward Robinson, Shawn Aldridge | |
| 08:17 | Elon | Matthew Dingler is hacked by David Border - foul #3 on David Border, team foul #7 | 52-46 |
| 08:17 | Elon | Matthew Dingler makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 08:17 | Elon | Matthew Dingler makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 07:56 | Kentucky | Michael McGirt knocks in the floater from just outside the lane set up by Robert Roosa | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Roosa (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Border (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael McGirt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael White (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Edward Hermanson (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Matthew Dingler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Blouin (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bernard Perham (fresh) PF - John Hanley (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Mark Crawford (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Elon | Mark Crawford connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Chad Blouin | 54-50 |
| 07:31 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa is hacked by Matthew Dingler in the backcourt - foul #3 on Matthew Dingler, team foul #5 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Seelye (PG), James Sadowski (SG), Michael Pasquale (C) Robert Roosa, David Border, Michael White | |
| Subs | Elon | Edward Robinson (SF), Robert Igo (C) Bernard Perham, Mark Crawford | |
| 07:16 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale connects on the floater from close range on a great pass from James Sadowski | 56-50 |
| 07:02 | Elon | Michael Pasquale takes the ball from Edward Robinson | 56-50 |
| 06:43 | Kentucky | James Sadowski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-50 |
| 06:42 | Elon | Edward Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-50 |
| 06:22 | Elon | Matthew Dingler comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-50 |
| 06:21 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale grabs the board | 56-50 |
| 06:05 | Kentucky | Matthew Dingler picks off the pass by Edward Hermanson | 56-50 |
| 06:02 | Elon | Chad Blouin hits the finger roll set up by Matthew Dingler | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:41 | Kentucky | Edward Hermanson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Roosa (PG), David Border (SG), Bret Rickman (SF), Michael White (PF) John Seelye, James Sadowski, Michael McGirt, Edward Hermanson | |
| Subs | Elon | Sean Meade (PG), Shawn Aldridge (SF), Bernard Perham (PF), Kevin Manjarrez (C) Matthew Dingler, Chad Blouin, John Hanley, Robert Igo | |
| 05:27 | Elon | Edward Robinson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-52 |
| 05:26 | Kentucky | David Border gets the rebound | 56-52 |
| 04:59 | Kentucky | David Border hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 04:57 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale misses the tip | 56-52 |
| 04:56 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa gets the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 04:31 | Kentucky | David Border can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 04:29 | Elon | Kevin Manjarrez grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 04:24 | Elon | Sean Meade buries a shot from the right wing set up by Kevin Manjarrez | 56-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:03 | Kentucky | David Border misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 04:01 | Elon | Shawn Aldridge grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 03:59 | Elon | Sean Meade is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sean Meade, team foul #6 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Elon | Matthew Dingler (PG), Chad Blouin (SG), Robert Igo (C) Sean Meade, Edward Robinson, Bernard Perham | |
| 03:53 | Kentucky | David Border banks in the layup on a great pass from Bret Rickman and he's hacked by Robert Igo - foul #3 on Robert Igo, team foul #7 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Edward Hermanson (C) Michael Pasquale | |
| Subs | Elon | John Hanley (PF) Kevin Manjarrez | |
| 03:53 | Kentucky | David Border makes the free throw | 59-54 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Roosa (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Border (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bret Rickman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Michael White (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Edward Hermanson (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Matthew Dingler (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Chad Blouin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Aldridge (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Hanley (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Robert Igo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:45 | Elon | John Hanley makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Matthew Dingler | 59-56 |
| 03:28 | Kentucky | David Border's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sadowski (SG) David Border | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 03:06 | Elon | Chad Blouin misses the easy layup | 59-56 |
| 03:05 | Elon | Chad Blouin grabs the offensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 02:51 | Elon | Shawn Aldridge drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by John Hanley | 59-59 |
| 02:51 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Border (SG), Michael Pasquale (C) James Sadowski, Michael White | |
| Subs | Elon | Edward Robinson (SF) Shawn Aldridge | |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | Edward Robinson is called for the reach on Bret Rickman - foul #3 on Edward Robinson, team foul #8 | 59-59 |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 02:30 | Elon | Robert Igo grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 02:10 | Elon | John Hanley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Edward Hermanson - foul #2 on Edward Hermanson, team foul #8 | 60-59 |
| 02:10 | Elon | John Hanley makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 02:10 | Elon | John Hanley misses the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 02:10 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale gets the rebound | 60-60 |
| 01:52 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman connects on the 3 from the left corner | 63-60 |
| 01:36 | Elon | John Hanley drills a floater from close range on a great pass from Chad Blouin and the foul's on Robert Roosa - foul #2 on Robert Roosa, team foul #9 | 63-62 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael White (PF) Edward Hermanson | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 01:36 | Elon | John Hanley misses the free throw | 63-62 |
| 01:36 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale snags the defensive board | 63-62 |
| 01:17 | Kentucky | David Border connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Roosa | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:04 | Elon | Matthew Dingler hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 66-64 |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Michael Pasquale, team foul #10 | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Elon | Chad Blouin loses the dribble to David Border | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Matthew Dingler is called for the reach on Michael Pasquale in the backcourt - foul #4 on Matthew Dingler, team foul #9 | 66-64 |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale misses the 2nd free throw | 67-64 |
| 00:35 | Elon | Chad Blouin grabs the defensive rebound | 67-64 |
| 00:16 | Elon | Robert Igo loses the dribble to Michael Pasquale | 67-64 |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale is hacked by Matthew Dingler in the backcourt - foul #5 on Matthew Dingler, team foul #10 | 67-64 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael McGirt (SF) Michael White | |
| Subs | Elon | Sean Meade (PG) Matthew Dingler | |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Elon | Edward Robinson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 69-64 |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | David Border pulls down the rebound | 69-64 |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | David Border is fouled in the backcourt by Sean Meade - foul #2 on Sean Meade, team foul #11 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Seelye (PG) Robert Roosa | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | David Border makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | David Border makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:02 | Elon | Edward Robinson hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-67 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-67 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Roosa (PG) John Seelye | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa runs out the clock | 71-67 |