| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Roy Haven (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Hill (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Leroy Whitley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Erik Garrett (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Jesse Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Travis Stalter (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Pankratz (fresh) SF - Luke Hawthorne (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Dan McKeon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Clarke (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Illinois University | Luke Hawthorne inbounds the ball | 41-27 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 19:43 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Clarke drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Travis Stalter | 41-29 |
| 19:27 | Kentucky | Roy Haven makes the contested 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Hill | 44-29 |
| 19:16 | Northern Illinois University | Luke Hawthorne misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-29 |
| 19:14 | Northern Illinois University | Dan McKeon hits the follow up shot | 44-31 |
| 18:54 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett lays it in set up by Roy Haven | 46-31 |
| 18:33 | Northern Illinois University | Jesse Lane steals it from Dan McKeon | 46-31 |
| 18:25 | Kentucky | Michael Hill misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-31 |
| 18:24 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Clarke grabs the defensive rebound | 46-31 |
| 18:18 | Northern Illinois University | Dan McKeon hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 46-31 |
| 18:17 | Kentucky | Jesse Lane pulls down the rebound | 46-31 |
| 18:00 | Kentucky | Roy Haven evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Hill | 49-31 |
| 17:44 | Northern Illinois University | Luke Hawthorne misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-31 |
| 17:42 | Kentucky | Jesse Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 49-31 |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | Roy Haven misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-31 |
| 17:33 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Pankratz grabs the board | 49-31 |
| 17:29 | Northern Illinois University | Travis Stalter clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-31 |
| 17:28 | Kentucky | Jesse Lane grabs the board | 49-31 |
| 16:59 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Michael Hill | 51-31 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 16:52 | Northern Illinois University | Leroy Whitley steps in front of the Travis Stalter pass | 51-31 |
| 16:38 | Kentucky | Michael Hill is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-31 |
| 16:26 | Northern Illinois University | Travis Stalter can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-31 |
| 16:25 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Leroy Whitley | 54-31 |
| 16:05 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett is fouled on the floor by Dan McKeon - foul #2 on Dan McKeon, team foul #1 | 54-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Hans (PG), Kenneth Messenger (SG), Jimmie Ammon (SF), Leslie Pritts (PF), Michael Adams (C) Roy Haven, Michael Hill, Leroy Whitley, Erik Garrett, Jesse Lane | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Richard Millen (PG), Donovan Glidewell (SG), Radhi Accomando (SF), David True (PF), Kenneth Larocque (C) Travis Stalter, Donald Pankratz, Luke Hawthorne, Dan McKeon, Anthony Clarke | |
| 15:41 | Kentucky | Leslie Pritts misses badly on the uncontested floater from just outside the lane | 54-31 |
| 15:39 | Kentucky | Leslie Pritts pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-31 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Hans (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Messenger (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Ammon (fresh) PF - Leslie Pritts (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Adams (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Richard Millen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donovan Glidewell (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Radhi Accomando (fresh) 1 pts. PF - David True (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Larocque (fresh) | |
| 15:20 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-31 |
| 15:09 | Northern Illinois University | David True misses the jump hook from the right block | 54-31 |
| 15:08 | Kentucky | Leslie Pritts pulls down the rebound | 54-31 |
| 15:03 | Kentucky | Kenneth Larocque picks off the pass by Michael Adams | 54-31 |
| 14:52 | Northern Illinois University | The short jumper by Kenneth Larocque is denied by Jimmie Ammon | 54-31 |
| 14:51 | Northern Illinois University | Donovan Glidewell tips it in | 54-33 |
| 14:37 | Kentucky | Kenneth Larocque takes the ball from Samuel Hans | 54-33 |
| 14:35 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Millen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roy Haven (PG) Samuel Hans | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 14:16 | Kentucky | Roy Haven works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Leslie Pritts | 57-33 |
| 14:04 | Northern Illinois University | Radhi Accomando knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-36 |
| 13:58 | Kentucky | Leslie Pritts misses badly on the uncontested floater from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Millen - foul #1 on Richard Millen, team foul #2 | 57-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hill (SG), James Scott (C) Kenneth Messenger, Michael Adams | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Travis Stalter (PG), Donald Pankratz (SG), Akim Jaconski (SF), Dan McKeon (PF), Dustin Forrest (C) Richard Millen, Donovan Glidewell, Radhi Accomando, David True, Kenneth Larocque | |
| 13:58 | Kentucky | Leslie Pritts misses the 1st free throw | 57-36 |
| 13:58 | Kentucky | Leslie Pritts misses the 2nd free throw | 57-36 |
| 13:58 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Dan McKeon | 57-36 |
| 13:45 | Northern Illinois University | James Scott is called for the reach on Travis Stalter - foul #1 on James Scott, team foul #1 | 57-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Whitley (SF), Erik Garrett (PF) Jimmie Ammon, Leslie Pritts | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| 13:35 | Northern Illinois University | Akim Jaconski scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Dan McKeon | 57-38 |
| 13:14 | Kentucky | Michael Hill comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-38 |
| 13:12 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett grabs the offensive board | 57-38 |
| 12:59 | Kentucky | Roy Haven evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-38 |
| 12:42 | Northern Illinois University | Akim Jaconski comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Leroy Whitley - foul #1 on Leroy Whitley, team foul #2 | 60-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger (SG), Jesse Lane (C) Michael Hill, James Scott | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Richard Millen (PG), Donovan Glidewell (SG) Travis Stalter, Donald Pankratz | |
| 12:42 | Northern Illinois University | Akim Jaconski misses the 1st free throw | 60-38 |
| 12:42 | Northern Illinois University | Akim Jaconski misses the 2nd free throw | 60-38 |
| 12:42 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett grabs the defensive rebound | 60-38 |
| 12:38 | Kentucky | Roy Haven shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-38 |
| 12:36 | Northern Illinois University | Akim Jaconski grabs the board | 60-38 |
| 12:31 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Millen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Luke Hawthorne (SF), David True (PF) Akim Jaconski, Dan McKeon | |
| 12:09 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett is hacked by David True - foul #3 on David True, team foul #3 | 60-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Hans (PG), Jimmie Ammon (SF), Leslie Pritts (PF) Roy Haven, Leroy Whitley, Erik Garrett | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Clarke (C) Dustin Forrest | |
| 11:52 | Kentucky | Leslie Pritts is open and buries a floater from close range set up by Kenneth Messenger out of the doubleteam | 62-38 |
| 11:36 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Clarke's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Messenger | 62-38 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Hans (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Messenger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmie Ammon (fresh) PF - Leslie Pritts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jesse Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Richard Millen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donovan Glidewell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Luke Hawthorne (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David True (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Clarke (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Kentucky | Samuel Hans misses long on an open jumper in the lane | 62-38 |
| 11:20 | Northern Illinois University | Donovan Glidewell grabs the board | 62-38 |
| 11:16 | Northern Illinois University | Donovan Glidewell is fouled on the floor by Jimmie Ammon - foul #2 on Jimmie Ammon, team foul #3 | 62-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roy Haven (PG) Samuel Hans | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Travis Stalter (PG), Kenneth Larocque (C) Donovan Glidewell, David True | |
| 11:08 | Northern Illinois University | Luke Hawthorne scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-41 |
| 10:51 | Kentucky | Roy Haven makes the contested 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Messenger | 65-41 |
| 10:45 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Messenger is called for the reach on Richard Millen - foul #2 on Kenneth Messenger, team foul #4 | 65-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hill (SG), Leroy Whitley (SF), Erik Garrett (PF) Kenneth Messenger, Jimmie Ammon, Leslie Pritts | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Donald Pankratz (SG), Dan McKeon (PF) Richard Millen, Anthony Clarke | |
| 10:31 | Northern Illinois University | Travis Stalter is fouled on the floor by Leroy Whitley - foul #2 on Leroy Whitley, team foul #5 | 65-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Adams (C) Jesse Lane | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Radhi Accomando (SF) Luke Hawthorne | |
| 10:17 | Northern Illinois University | Travis Stalter is called for traveling | 65-41 |
| 09:55 | Kentucky | Roy Haven shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 65-41 |
| 09:53 | Kentucky | Michael Hill tips it home | 67-41 |
| 09:44 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Pankratz loses the dribble to Leroy Whitley | 67-41 |
| 09:19 | Kentucky | Roy Haven's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Hans (PG), Kenneth Messenger (SG), Jimmie Ammon (SF), James Scott (PF), Jesse Lane (C) Roy Haven, Michael Hill, Leroy Whitley, Erik Garrett, Michael Adams | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Richard Millen (PG), Donovan Glidewell (SG), Luke Hawthorne (SF), David True (PF), Dustin Forrest (C) Travis Stalter, Donald Pankratz, Radhi Accomando, Dan McKeon, Kenneth Larocque | |
| 09:09 | Northern Illinois University | Samuel Hans picks off the pass by Richard Millen | 67-41 |
| 08:40 | Kentucky | James Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leslie Pritts (PF) James Scott | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Clarke (C) Dustin Forrest | |
| 08:27 | Northern Illinois University | Jesse Lane steals it from David True | 67-41 |
| 08:11 | Kentucky | Samuel Hans misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 67-41 |
| 08:10 | Kentucky | Jesse Lane grabs the offensive rebound | 67-41 |
| 07:58 | Kentucky | Jimmie Ammon is hacked by Anthony Clarke - foul #2 on Anthony Clarke, team foul #4 | 67-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roy Haven (PG), Michael Hill (SG), Leroy Whitley (SF), Erik Garrett (PF), Michael Adams (C) Samuel Hans, Kenneth Messenger, Jimmie Ammon, Leslie Pritts, Jesse Lane | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Travis Stalter (PG), Radhi Accomando (SF) Richard Millen, Luke Hawthorne | |
| 07:48 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David True - foul #4 on David True, team foul #5 | 67-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Dan McKeon (PF) David True | |
| 07:48 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett misses the 1st free throw | 67-41 |
| 07:48 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 68-41 |
| 07:39 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Clarke can't connect on a floater in the paint | 68-41 |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | Roy Haven grabs the defensive rebound | 68-41 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Roy Haven (fresh) 25 pts. 5 ast. SG - Michael Hill (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leroy Whitley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Erik Garrett (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. C - Michael Adams (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Travis Stalter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donovan Glidewell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Radhi Accomando (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dan McKeon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony Clarke (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Kentucky | Michael Adams is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Michael Adams, team foul #6 | 68-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Donald Pankratz (SG), Kenneth Larocque (C) Donovan Glidewell, Dan McKeon | |
| 07:12 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Clarke misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 68-41 |
| 07:11 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Clarke tips it back up and in | 68-43 |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Leroy Whitley | 70-43 |
| 06:46 | Northern Illinois University | Donald Pankratz drills a floater from the right block set up by Travis Stalter | 70-45 |
| 06:22 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett lays it up and in set up by Michael Hill | 72-45 |
| 06:09 | Northern Illinois University | Anthony Clarke makes the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Radhi Accomando | 72-47 |
| 06:02 | Kentucky | Michael Adams clanks a jumper from the left block | 72-47 |
| 06:01 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett can't tip it in | 72-47 |
| 06:00 | Kentucky | Roy Haven hits the follow up shot | 74-47 |
| 05:51 | Northern Illinois University | The short jumper by Donald Pankratz is denied by Michael Adams | 74-47 |
| 05:50 | Kentucky | Michael Hill snags the defensive board | 74-47 |
| 05:46 | Kentucky | Roy Haven makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Erik Garrett | 76-47 |
| 05:39 | Northern Illinois University | Travis Stalter clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-47 |
| 05:38 | Kentucky | Michael Adams pulls down the rebound | 76-47 |
| 05:19 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 78-47 |
| 05:02 | Northern Illinois University | Travis Stalter makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 78-50 |
| 04:41 | Kentucky | Michael Adams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Hans (PG), Kenneth Messenger (SG), Jimmie Ammon (SF), Leslie Pritts (PF), Jesse Lane (C) Roy Haven, Michael Hill, Leroy Whitley, Erik Garrett, Michael Adams | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Richard Millen (PG), Donovan Glidewell (SG), Akim Jaconski (SF), David True (PF), Dustin Forrest (C) Travis Stalter, Donald Pankratz, Radhi Accomando, Anthony Clarke, Kenneth Larocque | |
| 04:31 | Northern Illinois University | Donovan Glidewell knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 78-52 |
| 04:11 | Kentucky | Akim Jaconski steals the ball from Jimmie Ammon | 78-52 |
| 03:55 | Northern Illinois University | David True knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Millen | 78-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 03:34 | Kentucky | Jimmie Ammon misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 78-54 |
| 03:32 | Northern Illinois University | Donovan Glidewell gets the rebound | 78-54 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Hans (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Messenger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jimmie Ammon (fresh) PF - Leslie Pritts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jesse Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Richard Millen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donovan Glidewell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Akim Jaconski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David True (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Dustin Forrest (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Northern Illinois University | Dustin Forrest makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 78-56 |
| 02:58 | Kentucky | Samuel Hans comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 78-56 |
| 02:56 | Northern Illinois University | Akim Jaconski grabs the defensive rebound | 78-56 |
| 02:51 | Northern Illinois University | Akim Jaconski can't finish the layup | 78-56 |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | Jesse Lane gets the rebound | 78-56 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:36 | Kentucky | Samuel Hans misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Richard Millen - foul #2 on Richard Millen, team foul #6 | 78-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Whitley (SF), James Scott (PF) Jimmie Ammon, Leslie Pritts | |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Larocque (C) Dustin Forrest | |
| 02:36 | Kentucky | Samuel Hans makes the 1st free throw | 79-56 |
| 02:36 | Kentucky | Samuel Hans misses the 2nd free throw | 79-56 |
| 02:36 | Northern Illinois University | David True grabs the defensive rebound | 79-56 |
| 02:24 | Northern Illinois University | Donovan Glidewell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 79-56 |
| 02:23 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Leroy Whitley | 79-56 |
| 02:08 | Kentucky | Samuel Hans drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Leroy Whitley | 81-56 |
| 02:03 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Millen misses long on a shot from the right side | 81-56 |
| 02:02 | Northern Illinois University | Akim Jaconski misses the tip | 81-56 |
| 02:00 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Larocque grabs the offensive rebound | 81-56 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:48 | Northern Illinois University | Samuel Hans steps in front of the Donovan Glidewell pass | 81-56 |
| 01:19 | Kentucky | James Scott misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 81-56 |
| 01:18 | Northern Illinois University | Kenneth Larocque gets the rebound | 81-56 |
| 01:12 | Northern Illinois University | Akim Jaconski loses the dribble to Kenneth Messenger | 81-56 |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger's pass is intercepted by David True | 81-56 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Northern Illinois University | Richard Millen drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 81-58 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Kenneth Larocque denies the turnaround by James Scott | 81-58 |
| 00:19 | Northern Illinois University | Akim Jaconski grabs the board | 81-58 |
| 00:15 | Northern Illinois University | Donovan Glidewell misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 81-58 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | James Scott pulls down the rebound | 81-58 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Samuel Hans runs out the clock | 81-58 |