| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Woodrow Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Horace Franke (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darnell Slaugh (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Ralls (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Cunningham (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia State | PG - Albert Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Cash (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alfred Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Parker (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Mahaney (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia State | Alfred Cooper inbounds the ball | 30-36 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia State | West Virginia State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:36 | West Virginia State | Albert Wilson comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 30-36 |
| 19:34 | N. Kentucky | Horace Franke pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 19:10 | N. Kentucky | Woodrow Pierce hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Horace Franke | 33-36 |
| 19:04 | West Virginia State | James Mahaney misses the easy layup | 33-36 |
| 19:03 | N. Kentucky | Woodrow Pierce grabs the board | 33-36 |
| 18:49 | N. Kentucky | Woodrow Pierce clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 33-36 |
| 18:48 | N. Kentucky | Horace Franke tips it in | 35-36 |
| 18:28 | West Virginia State | Stephen Parker makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Cash | 35-39 |
| 18:07 | N. Kentucky | Darnell Slaugh misses the runner from the right block | 35-39 |
| 18:05 | N. Kentucky | Jason Cunningham tips it back up and in | 37-39 |
| 17:40 | West Virginia State | Alfred Cooper knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Stephen Parker | 37-42 |
| 17:36 | N. Kentucky | Horace Franke is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 37-42 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Daryl Niedzielski (PG), Jimmy May (SG), Gabriel Oritz (SF), Clark Talley (PF), Ralph Benson (C) Woodrow Pierce, Horace Franke, Darnell Slaugh, Joseph Ralls, Jason Cunningham | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Dalton Blanchette (PG), Robert Greenly (SG), Richard Lewis (SF), Wayne Stark (PF), Christopher Estes (C) Albert Wilson, Thomas Cash, Alfred Cooper, Stephen Parker, James Mahaney | |
| 17:17 | West Virginia State | Robert Greenly is fouled on the floor by Daryl Niedzielski - foul #1 on Daryl Niedzielski, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| 17:00 | West Virginia State | Christopher Estes comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 16:59 | N. Kentucky | Daryl Niedzielski grabs the defensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 16:55 | N. Kentucky | Daryl Niedzielski is hacked by Dalton Blanchette - foul #1 on Dalton Blanchette, team foul #1 | 37-42 |
| 16:41 | N. Kentucky | Clark Talley is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 37-42 |
| 16:40 | N. Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Ralph Benson | 37-42 |
| 16:28 | N. Kentucky | Daryl Niedzielski comes up short on the runner from the right block | 37-42 |
| 16:26 | N. Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Daryl Niedzielski | 37-42 |
| 16:13 | N. Kentucky | Gabriel Oritz banks in the layup on a nice dish by Daryl Niedzielski | 39-42 |
| 15:51 | West Virginia State | Robert Greenly scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-45 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Daryl Niedzielski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jimmy May (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gabriel Oritz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clark Talley (fairly fresh) C - Ralph Benson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia State | PG - Dalton Blanchette (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Greenly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Lewis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Wayne Stark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Estes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | N. Kentucky | Gabriel Oritz double dribbles | 39-45 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Frank McFalls (PG), Horace Franke (SG), Darnell Slaugh (SF), Joseph Ralls (PF), Jason Cunningham (C) Daryl Niedzielski, Jimmy May, Gabriel Oritz, Clark Talley, Ralph Benson | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Albert Wilson (PG), Thomas Cash (SG), Alfred Cooper (SF), Stephen Parker (PF), James Mahaney (C) Dalton Blanchette, Robert Greenly, Richard Lewis, Wayne Stark, Christopher Estes | |
| 15:17 | West Virginia State | Joseph Ralls picks off the pass by Thomas Cash | 39-45 |
| 15:01 | N. Kentucky | Darnell Slaugh hits a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Horace Franke and he's hacked by Alfred Cooper - foul #1 on Alfred Cooper, team foul #2 | 41-45 |
| 15:01 | N. Kentucky | Darnell Slaugh makes the free throw | 42-45 |
| 14:38 | West Virginia State | James Mahaney connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Cash | 42-48 |
| 14:34 | N. Kentucky | Horace Franke is hacked by Thomas Cash in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Cash, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Woodrow Pierce (PG), Harry Durham (SG) Frank McFalls, Horace Franke | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | | |
| 14:15 | N. Kentucky | Darnell Slaugh scores on a runner in the lane and he's fouled by Stephen Parker - foul #3 on Stephen Parker, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gabriel Oritz (PF) Joseph Ralls | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Terry Sparks (PG) Albert Wilson | |
| 14:15 | N. Kentucky | Darnell Slaugh misses the free throw | 44-48 |
| 14:15 | West Virginia State | Stephen Parker grabs the board | 44-48 |
| 14:06 | West Virginia State | The short jumper by James Mahaney is denied by Jason Cunningham | 44-48 |
| 14:04 | West Virginia State | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Parker | 44-48 |
| 13:43 | West Virginia State | James Mahaney hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Cash | 44-50 |
| 13:39 | N. Kentucky | Woodrow Pierce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-50 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Daryl Niedzielski (SG), Clark Talley (C) Darnell Slaugh, Jason Cunningham | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Wayne Stark (PF) Stephen Parker | |
| 13:33 | West Virginia State | Terry Sparks knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Wayne Stark | 44-52 |
| 13:21 | N. Kentucky | Daryl Niedzielski comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Thomas Cash - foul #3 on Thomas Cash, team foul #5 | 44-52 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Horace Franke (SG), Joseph Ralls (PF) Woodrow Pierce, Gabriel Oritz | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Albert Wilson (PG), Richard Lewis (SF) Terry Sparks, Alfred Cooper | |
| 13:21 | N. Kentucky | Daryl Niedzielski misses the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 13:21 | N. Kentucky | Daryl Niedzielski makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 13:06 | West Virginia State | Richard Lewis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-52 |
| 13:04 | West Virginia State | James Mahaney snags the offensive board | 45-52 |
| 12:35 | West Virginia State | Albert Wilson blows the layup | 45-52 |
| 12:33 | N. Kentucky | Horace Franke snags the defensive board | 45-52 |
| 12:21 | N. Kentucky | Horace Franke misses short on a floater from the right side | 45-52 |
| 12:20 | West Virginia State | The rebound goes to James Mahaney | 45-52 |
| 11:56 | West Virginia State | Albert Wilson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-55 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Daryl Niedzielski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Horace Franke (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harry Durham (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Ralls (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Clark Talley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia State | PG - Albert Wilson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Cash (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Lewis (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Wayne Stark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Mahaney (tiring) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:33 | N. Kentucky | Clark Talley can't connect on a floater from close range | 45-55 |
| 11:31 | West Virginia State | Albert Wilson snags the defensive board | 45-55 |
| 11:15 | West Virginia State | Thomas Cash knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Albert Wilson | 45-58 |
| 10:51 | N. Kentucky | Horace Franke comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-58 |
| 10:50 | N. Kentucky | Daryl Niedzielski hits the follow up shot | 47-58 |
| 10:45 | West Virginia State | Albert Wilson hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 47-58 |
| 10:44 | N. Kentucky | Clark Talley snags the defensive board | 47-58 |
| 10:22 | N. Kentucky | Daryl Niedzielski hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the right wing | 47-58 |
| 10:21 | N. Kentucky | Daryl Niedzielski tips it but misses | 47-58 |
| 10:19 | West Virginia State | James Mahaney snags the defensive board | 47-58 |
| 09:57 | West Virginia State | James Mahaney can't finish the layup | 47-58 |
| 09:56 | N. Kentucky | Harry Durham grabs the defensive rebound | 47-58 |
| 09:50 | N. Kentucky | Richard Lewis steps in front of the Harry Durham pass in the backcourt | 47-58 |
| 09:36 | West Virginia State | Horace Franke takes the ball from Thomas Cash | 47-58 |
| 09:16 | N. Kentucky | Daryl Niedzielski can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-58 |
| 09:15 | N. Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Horace Franke | 47-58 |
| 08:59 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Ralls connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 49-58 |
| 08:47 | West Virginia State | Albert Wilson misses short on a shot from the right wing | 49-58 |
| 08:46 | N. Kentucky | Harry Durham grabs the board | 49-58 |
| 08:42 | N. Kentucky | Richard Lewis steals the ball from Clark Talley in the backcourt | 49-58 |
| 08:21 | West Virginia State | Joseph Ralls swats the short shot by James Mahaney | 49-58 |
| 08:19 | West Virginia State | Richard Lewis snags the offensive board | 49-58 |
| 08:19 | West Virginia State | West Virginia State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-58 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Woodrow Pierce (PG), Jimmy May (SG), Darnell Slaugh (SF), Gabriel Oritz (PF), Jason Cunningham (C) Daryl Niedzielski, Horace Franke, Harry Durham, Joseph Ralls, Clark Talley | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Dalton Blanchette (PG), Robert Greenly (SG), Alfred Cooper (SF), Stephen Parker (PF), Christopher Estes (C) Albert Wilson, Thomas Cash, Richard Lewis, Wayne Stark, James Mahaney | |
| 08:10 | West Virginia State | Christopher Estes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-58 |
| 08:08 | N. Kentucky | Gabriel Oritz gets the rebound | 49-58 |
| 07:52 | N. Kentucky | Jimmy May is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Woodrow Pierce | 52-58 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Woodrow Pierce (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jimmy May (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Darnell Slaugh (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Gabriel Oritz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Cunningham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia State | PG - Dalton Blanchette (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Greenly (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Alfred Cooper (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Stephen Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Estes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:41 | West Virginia State | Stephen Parker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-58 |
| 07:37 | N. Kentucky | Darnell Slaugh is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Estes - foul #1 on Christopher Estes, team foul #6 | 52-58 |
| 07:24 | N. Kentucky | Woodrow Pierce comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Stephen Parker - foul #4 on Stephen Parker, team foul #7 | 52-58 |
| 07:24 | N. Kentucky | Woodrow Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 07:24 | N. Kentucky | Woodrow Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 07:17 | West Virginia State | Dalton Blanchette can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-58 |
| 07:16 | N. Kentucky | Woodrow Pierce grabs the board | 54-58 |
| 07:09 | N. Kentucky | Gabriel Oritz connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Jimmy May and the foul's on Stephen Parker - foul #5 on Stephen Parker, team foul #8 | 56-58 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Terry Sparks (PG) Stephen Parker | |
| 07:09 | N. Kentucky | Gabriel Oritz makes the free throw | 57-58 |
| 06:40 | West Virginia State | Terry Sparks misses short on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Jason Cunningham - foul #1 on Jason Cunningham, team foul #2 | 57-58 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Frank McFalls (PG), Horace Franke (SG), Ralph Benson (C) Woodrow Pierce, Jimmy May, Jason Cunningham | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Wayne Stark (PF) Dalton Blanchette | |
| 06:40 | West Virginia State | Terry Sparks misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 06:40 | West Virginia State | Terry Sparks misses the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 06:40 | N. Kentucky | Gabriel Oritz grabs the board | 57-58 |
| 06:19 | N. Kentucky | Gabriel Oritz is open and buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Horace Franke | 59-58 |
| 06:03 | West Virginia State | Horace Franke is called for the reach on Robert Greenly - foul #2 on Horace Franke, team foul #3 | 59-58 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jason Cunningham (C) Gabriel Oritz | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | | |
| 05:52 | West Virginia State | Christopher Estes can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-58 |
| 05:51 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ralph Benson | 59-58 |
| 05:36 | N. Kentucky | Frank McFalls loses the ball out of bounds | 59-58 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Bobby Mera (PG), James Mahaney (C) Terry Sparks, Christopher Estes | |
| 05:27 | West Virginia State | James Mahaney is hacked by Jason Cunningham - foul #2 on Jason Cunningham, team foul #4 | 59-58 |
| 05:05 | West Virginia State | James Mahaney's pass is intercepted by Darnell Slaugh | 59-58 |
| 04:38 | N. Kentucky | Horace Franke misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-58 |
| 04:37 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Benson can't tip it in | 59-58 |
| 04:35 | N. Kentucky | Darnell Slaugh snags the offensive board | 59-58 |
| 04:19 | N. Kentucky | Horace Franke can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 59-58 |
| 04:17 | West Virginia State | Wayne Stark snags the defensive board | 59-58 |
| 03:59 | West Virginia State | James Mahaney misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-58 |
| 03:57 | N. Kentucky | Darnell Slaugh grabs the defensive rebound | 59-58 |
| 03:53 | N. Kentucky | Horace Franke makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Frank McFalls | 62-58 |
| 03:35 | West Virginia State | The pull-up jumper by Bobby Mera is blocked by Ralph Benson | 62-58 |
| 03:33 | N. Kentucky | Darnell Slaugh pulls down the rebound | 62-58 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Frank McFalls (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Horace Franke (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Darnell Slaugh (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ralph Benson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Cunningham (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia State | PG - Bobby Mera (fairly fresh) SG - Robert Greenly (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Alfred Cooper (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Wayne Stark (tired) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - James Mahaney (tired) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:17 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Benson comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 62-58 |
| 03:15 | N. Kentucky | Jason Cunningham hits the follow up shot | 64-58 |
| 02:59 | West Virginia State | James Mahaney knocks in the jumper in the lane set up by Bobby Mera | 64-60 |
| 02:59 | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-60 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Woodrow Pierce (PG), Daryl Niedzielski (SG), Gabriel Oritz (SF), Joseph Ralls (PF), Clark Talley (C) Frank McFalls, Horace Franke, Darnell Slaugh, Ralph Benson, Jason Cunningham | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Albert Wilson (PG), Dalton Blanchette (SG), Richard Lewis (SF), Christopher Estes (C) Bobby Mera, Alfred Cooper, Wayne Stark, James Mahaney | |
| 02:44 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Ralls throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-60 |
| 02:41 | West Virginia State | West Virginia State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-60 |
| 02:24 | West Virginia State | Robert Greenly can't throw it down | 64-60 |
| 02:23 | N. Kentucky | Woodrow Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 64-60 |
| 02:23 | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-60 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Thomas Cash (SG), Wayne Stark (PF) Dalton Blanchette, Robert Greenly | |
| 02:01 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Ralls makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 66-60 |
| 02:01 | West Virginia State | West Virginia State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 66-60 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Darnell Slaugh (SF), Jason Cunningham (C) Gabriel Oritz, Clark Talley | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | Alfred Cooper (SF) Richard Lewis | |
| 01:43 | West Virginia State | Christopher Estes is hacked by Woodrow Pierce - foul #1 on Woodrow Pierce, team foul #5 | 66-60 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Horace Franke (SG) Daryl Niedzielski | |
| Subs | West Virginia State | James Mahaney (C) Christopher Estes | |
| 01:29 | West Virginia State | James Mahaney misses the 3 from the left corner | 66-60 |
| 01:28 | N. Kentucky | Woodrow Pierce snags the defensive board | 66-60 |
| 01:26 | N. Kentucky | Thomas Cash steals it from Woodrow Pierce in the backcourt | 66-60 |
| 01:06 | West Virginia State | Albert Wilson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Cash | 66-63 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia State | West Virginia State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:38 | N. Kentucky | Woodrow Pierce misses the easy layup | 66-63 |
| 00:37 | West Virginia State | James Mahaney snags the defensive board | 66-63 |
| 00:17 | West Virginia State | James Mahaney drills a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Albert Wilson | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia State | West Virginia State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:15 | N. Kentucky | Woodrow Pierce is fouled in the backcourt by Albert Wilson - foul #3 on Albert Wilson, team foul #9 | 66-65 |
| 00:15 | N. Kentucky | Woodrow Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:15 | N. Kentucky | Woodrow Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:02 | West Virginia State | Jason Cunningham is called for the reach on James Mahaney - foul #3 on Jason Cunningham, team foul #6 | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia State | West Virginia State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | West Virginia State | Albert Wilson is hacked by Darnell Slaugh - foul #2 on Darnell Slaugh, team foul #7 | 68-65 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia State | Albert Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia State | Albert Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |