| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - James Justin (fresh) SG - Carroll Smith (fresh) SF - Jesse Shelton (fresh) PF - Ralph Nowak (fresh) C - Lawrence Killough (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Richard Tello (fresh) SG - Brendan Messina (fresh) SF - Jason Berke (fresh) PF - Bryan Schroeder (fresh) C - Lyle Geoghegan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Nowak wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | N. Kentucky | Jesse Shelton lays it in on a nice dish by Carroll Smith | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bryan Schroeder misses short on a jumper from the left block | 2-0 |
| 19:24 | N. Kentucky | James Justin grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | N. Kentucky | Jesse Shelton is hacked by Jason Berke - foul #1 on Jason Berke, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:36 | N. Kentucky | James Justin misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Nowak can't tip it in | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | N. Kentucky | Jesse Shelton tips it back up and in | 4-0 |
| 18:14 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard Tello can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 4-0 |
| 18:13 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bryan Schroeder grabs the offensive board | 4-0 |
| 18:02 | St. Joseph's (IN) | James Justin is called for the reach on Richard Tello - foul #1 on James Justin, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 17:44 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jason Berke's pass is intercepted by James Justin | 4-0 |
| 17:41 | N. Kentucky | Carroll Smith lays it in on a nice dish by James Justin | 6-0 |
| 17:25 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jason Berke comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-0 |
| 17:23 | N. Kentucky | Carroll Smith snags the defensive board | 6-0 |
| 17:08 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Nowak hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jason Berke - foul #2 on Jason Berke, team foul #2 | 6-0 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Louis Wilson (SF) Jason Berke | |
| 17:08 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Nowak makes the 1st free throw | 7-0 |
| 17:08 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Nowak makes the 2nd free throw | 8-0 |
| 16:57 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Lyle Geoghegan misses badly on a shot in the paint | 8-0 |
| 16:55 | N. Kentucky | Jesse Shelton grabs the board | 8-0 |
| 16:34 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Nowak scores on a jumper from the left block set up by James Justin and the foul's on Brendan Messina - foul #1 on Brendan Messina, team foul #3 | 10-0 |
| 16:34 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Nowak makes the free throw | 11-0 |
| 16:13 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ralph Nowak steps in front of the Richard Tello pass | 11-0 |
| 15:59 | N. Kentucky | James Justin clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-0 |
| 15:58 | St. Joseph's (IN) | The rebound goes to Lyle Geoghegan | 11-0 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - James Justin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carroll Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Shelton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Nowak (fresh) 5 pts. C - Lawrence Killough (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Richard Tello (fresh) SG - Brendan Messina (fresh) SF - Louis Wilson (fresh) PF - Bryan Schroeder (fresh) C - Lyle Geoghegan (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard Tello hits the finger roll set up by Louis Wilson | 11-2 |
| 15:22 | N. Kentucky | James Justin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 14-2 |
| 15:01 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jesse Shelton steps in front of the Richard Tello pass | 14-2 |
| 14:58 | N. Kentucky | James Justin misses the easy layup | 14-2 |
| 14:56 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Lyle Geoghegan pulls down the rebound | 14-2 |
| 14:31 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bryan Schroeder scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Brendan Messina | 14-4 |
| 14:14 | N. Kentucky | James Justin connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Ralph Nowak | 17-4 |
| 13:58 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bryan Schroeder hits the finger roll set up by Louis Wilson and the foul's on Ralph Nowak - foul #1 on Ralph Nowak, team foul #2 | 17-6 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | William Spalding (PG), Russell Gray (SG), Glenn Chapman (SF), Eric Lamkin (PF), Lawrence Skalsky (C) James Justin, Carroll Smith, Jesse Shelton, Ralph Nowak, Lawrence Killough | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Gregory Hall (PG), Richard Shoulders (SG), James Brown (C) Richard Tello, Brendan Messina, Lyle Geoghegan | |
| 13:58 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bryan Schroeder makes the free throw | 17-7 |
| 13:38 | N. Kentucky | Russell Gray can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 17-7 |
| 13:36 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bryan Schroeder snags the defensive board | 17-7 |
| 13:09 | St. Joseph's (IN) | James Brown is called for traveling | 17-7 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Kevin Price (SF), Christopher Mercer (C) Louis Wilson, Bryan Schroeder | |
| 12:58 | N. Kentucky | Eric Lamkin buries a jumper from the right wing | 19-7 |
| 12:44 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Kevin Price buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Gregory Hall | 19-10 |
| 12:30 | N. Kentucky | Lawrence Skalsky lays it in on a great pass from Eric Lamkin | 21-10 |
| 12:09 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard Shoulders misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Glenn Chapman - foul #1 on Glenn Chapman, team foul #3 | 21-10 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jesse Shelton (SF), Ralph Nowak (PF), Lawrence Killough (C) Glenn Chapman, Eric Lamkin, Lawrence Skalsky | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Lyle Geoghegan (C) Christopher Mercer | |
| 12:09 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard Shoulders misses the 1st free throw | 21-10 |
| 12:09 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard Shoulders makes the 2nd free throw | 21-11 |
| 11:56 | N. Kentucky | William Spalding misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gregory Hall - foul #1 on Gregory Hall, team foul #4 | 21-11 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard Tello (PG), Brendan Messina (SG), Louis Wilson (SF) Gregory Hall, Richard Shoulders, Kevin Price | |
| 11:56 | N. Kentucky | William Spalding makes the 1st free throw | 22-11 |
| 11:56 | N. Kentucky | William Spalding makes the 2nd free throw | 23-11 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - William Spalding (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Russell Gray (fresh) SF - Jesse Shelton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Nowak (fresh) 5 pts. C - Lawrence Killough (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Richard Tello (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Brendan Messina (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Louis Wilson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - James Brown (fresh) C - Lyle Geoghegan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Lyle Geoghegan drills a driving attempt from close range set up by Brendan Messina | 23-13 |
| 11:16 | N. Kentucky | Russell Gray connects on the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Ralph Nowak | 25-13 |
| 10:58 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Louis Wilson misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-13 |
| 10:57 | St. Joseph's (IN) | The offensive rebound goes to Brendan Messina | 25-13 |
| 10:52 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard Tello's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-13 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | James Justin (PG), Carroll Smith (SG) William Spalding, Russell Gray | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bryan Schroeder (PF) James Brown | |
| 10:36 | N. Kentucky | Carroll Smith clanks a jump hook in the lane | 25-13 |
| 10:35 | N. Kentucky | Lawrence Killough grabs the offensive rebound | 25-13 |
| 10:19 | N. Kentucky | Jesse Shelton blows the layup | 25-13 |
| 10:17 | N. Kentucky | Jesse Shelton tips it in | 27-13 |
| 09:55 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Lyle Geoghegan drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Louis Wilson | 27-16 |
| 09:35 | N. Kentucky | James Justin loses the dribble to Lyle Geoghegan | 27-16 |
| 09:25 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard Tello misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-16 |
| 09:23 | N. Kentucky | Jesse Shelton grabs the board | 27-16 |
| 09:13 | N. Kentucky | James Justin is whistled for a carry | 27-16 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Russell Gray (SF), Glenn Chapman (PF), Lawrence Skalsky (C) Jesse Shelton, Ralph Nowak, Lawrence Killough | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Gregory Hall (PG), Kevin Price (SF), James Brown (C) Richard Tello, Louis Wilson, Lyle Geoghegan | |
| 08:59 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Brendan Messina comes up short on the floater from the left side | 27-16 |
| 08:58 | N. Kentucky | Carroll Smith gets the rebound | 27-16 |
| 08:35 | N. Kentucky | Carroll Smith scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Justin | 30-16 |
| 08:25 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Brendan Messina is fouled on the floor by Carroll Smith - foul #1 on Carroll Smith, team foul #4 | 30-16 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard Shoulders (SG), Christopher Mercer (C) Brendan Messina, Bryan Schroeder | |
| 08:16 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Christopher Mercer can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 30-16 |
| 08:15 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Glenn Chapman | 30-16 |
| 07:55 | N. Kentucky | Carroll Smith is called for a charge - foul #2 on Carroll Smith, team foul #5 | 30-16 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | William Spalding (PG), Jesse Shelton (SF) James Justin, Carroll Smith | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Lyle Geoghegan (C) Christopher Mercer | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - William Spalding (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Russell Gray (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jesse Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Glenn Chapman (fresh) C - Lawrence Skalsky (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Gregory Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Shoulders (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kevin Price (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Brown (fresh) C - Lyle Geoghegan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Gregory Hall scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by James Brown | 30-18 |
| 07:16 | N. Kentucky | William Spalding connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Lawrence Skalsky | 32-18 |
| 07:00 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard Shoulders is hacked by Russell Gray - foul #1 on Russell Gray, team foul #6 | 32-18 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | William Hughes (SG), Ralph Nowak (PF), Lawrence Killough (C) Russell Gray, Glenn Chapman, Lawrence Skalsky | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard Tello (PG), Brendan Messina (SG), Louis Wilson (SF), Bryan Schroeder (PF) Gregory Hall, Richard Shoulders, Kevin Price, James Brown | |
| 06:45 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Lawrence Killough steals the ball from Lyle Geoghegan | 32-18 |
| 06:24 | N. Kentucky | William Hughes's pass is intercepted by Brendan Messina | 32-18 |
| 06:11 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard Tello misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-18 |
| 06:09 | St. Joseph's (IN) | The offensive rebound goes to Lyle Geoghegan | 32-18 |
| 05:51 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bryan Schroeder's floater is tipped away by Lawrence Killough | 32-18 |
| 05:50 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bryan Schroeder tips it home | 32-20 |
| 05:29 | N. Kentucky | Jesse Shelton blows the layup but he's hacked by Louis Wilson - foul #1 on Louis Wilson, team foul #5 | 32-20 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | James Justin (PG), Russell Gray (SG) William Spalding, William Hughes | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Gregory Hall (PG), Christopher Mercer (C) Richard Tello, Lyle Geoghegan | |
| 05:29 | N. Kentucky | Jesse Shelton misses the 1st free throw | 32-20 |
| 05:29 | N. Kentucky | Jesse Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 33-20 |
| 05:15 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Louis Wilson misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 33-20 |
| 05:13 | N. Kentucky | Jesse Shelton gets the rebound | 33-20 |
| 05:06 | N. Kentucky | James Justin misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 33-20 |
| 05:05 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Nowak gets the offensive rebound | 33-20 |
| 04:49 | N. Kentucky | James Justin drills a 3 from the left corner | 36-20 |
| 04:25 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Louis Wilson is hacked by Ralph Nowak - foul #2 on Ralph Nowak, team foul #7 | 36-20 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | William Spalding (SG), Glenn Chapman (PF) Jesse Shelton, Ralph Nowak | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard Tello (PG), Richard Shoulders (SG), James Brown (PF) Gregory Hall, Brendan Messina, Bryan Schroeder | |
| 04:25 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Louis Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 36-21 |
| 04:25 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Louis Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-22 |
| 04:02 | N. Kentucky | Russell Gray hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Louis Wilson - foul #2 on Louis Wilson, team foul #6 | 36-22 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Kevin Price (SF), Lyle Geoghegan (C) Louis Wilson, Christopher Mercer | |
| 04:02 | N. Kentucky | Russell Gray makes the 1st free throw | 37-22 |
| 04:02 | N. Kentucky | Russell Gray misses the 2nd free throw | 37-22 |
| 04:02 | St. Joseph's (IN) | James Brown snags the defensive board | 37-22 |
| 03:51 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard Shoulders misses the easy layup but he's fouled by William Spalding - foul #1 on William Spalding, team foul #8 | 37-22 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Carroll Smith (SG) William Spalding | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jason Berke (SF) Kevin Price | |
| 03:51 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard Shoulders makes the 1st free throw | 37-23 |
| 03:51 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard Shoulders makes the 2nd free throw | 37-24 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - James Justin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carroll Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Russell Gray (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Glenn Chapman (fresh) C - Lawrence Killough (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Richard Tello (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Shoulders (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jason Berke (fresh) PF - James Brown (fresh) C - Lyle Geoghegan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:32 | N. Kentucky | James Justin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-24 |
| 03:31 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard Shoulders gets the rebound | 37-24 |
| 03:17 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jason Berke scores on a shot from the right block | 37-26 |
| 03:01 | N. Kentucky | Glenn Chapman misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Brown - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #7 | 37-26 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Ralph Nowak (PF), Lawrence Skalsky (C) Russell Gray, Lawrence Killough | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Gregory Hall (PG), Brendan Messina (SG) Richard Tello, Richard Shoulders | |
| 03:01 | N. Kentucky | Glenn Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 38-26 |
| 03:01 | N. Kentucky | Glenn Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 39-26 |
| 02:39 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Brendan Messina misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-26 |
| 02:37 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Nowak snags the defensive board | 39-26 |
| 02:19 | N. Kentucky | James Justin can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 39-26 |
| 02:17 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Brendan Messina pulls down the rebound | 39-26 |
| 01:59 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Brendan Messina loses the ball out of bounds | 39-26 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | William Spalding (PG), Jesse Shelton (SF) James Justin, Glenn Chapman | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard Tello (PG), Bryan Schroeder (PF) Gregory Hall, Lyle Geoghegan | |
| 01:43 | N. Kentucky | Carroll Smith drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-26 |
| 01:24 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bryan Schroeder lays it up and in on a great pass from Jason Berke | 41-28 |
| 01:10 | N. Kentucky | Lawrence Skalsky can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 41-28 |
| 01:08 | St. Joseph's (IN) | The rebound goes to Bryan Schroeder | 41-28 |
| 00:51 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bryan Schroeder drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Tello | 41-30 |
| 00:30 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Nowak connects on the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Carroll Smith | 43-30 |
| 00:25 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Brendan Messina makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Jason Berke and he's hacked by Ralph Nowak - foul #3 on Ralph Nowak, team foul #9 | 43-32 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | James Justin (PG), Russell Gray (SG), Glenn Chapman (PF), Lawrence Killough (C) William Spalding, Carroll Smith, Ralph Nowak, Lawrence Skalsky | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Gregory Hall (PG), Lyle Geoghegan (C) Richard Tello, James Brown | |
| 00:25 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Brendan Messina misses the free throw | 43-32 |
| 00:25 | N. Kentucky | Jesse Shelton grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 00:00 | N. Kentucky | Russell Gray knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-32 |