| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Learned (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Steven Klinger (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Samuel Miles (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Mark Rothrock (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Holt (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Andre (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Chan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Shah (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Grau (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Samuel Miles inbounds the ball | 28-42 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Kent State | Kenneth Chan blocks the jumper by Joseph Williams | 28-42 |
| 19:41 | Kent State | Joseph Williams can't tip it in | 28-42 |
| 19:39 | Kentucky | Stephen Grau pulls down the rebound | 28-42 |
| 19:34 | Kentucky | John Holt makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by James Shah | 28-44 |
| 19:20 | Kent State | Joseph Williams loses the dribble to John Holt | 28-44 |
| 19:04 | Kentucky | Mark Rothrock picks off the pass by Stephen Grau | 28-44 |
| 18:46 | Kent State | Samuel Miles makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-44 |
| 18:26 | Kentucky | Samuel Miles takes the ball from John Holt | 31-44 |
| 18:22 | Kent State | Steven Klinger misses the lay-in | 31-44 |
| 18:20 | Kentucky | Stephen Grau grabs the defensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 18:07 | Kentucky | George Andre misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-44 |
| 18:05 | Kent State | Mark Rothrock snags the defensive board | 31-44 |
| 17:45 | Kent State | Mark Rothrock comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-44 |
| 17:44 | Kent State | Joseph Williams tips it but misses | 31-44 |
| 17:43 | Kent State | Joseph Learned hits the follow up shot | 33-44 |
| 17:22 | Kentucky | James Shah connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by George Andre | 33-46 |
| 17:10 | Kent State | Samuel Miles misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-46 |
| 17:08 | Kentucky | James Shah grabs the defensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 16:58 | Kentucky | John Holt is fouled on the floor by Joseph Learned - foul #2 on Joseph Learned, team foul #1 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Chris Brill (PG), Mitchell Herbert (SG), Gordon Callaghan (SF), Barry Jones (PF), David Lindsey (C) Joseph Learned, Steven Klinger, Samuel Miles, Mark Rothrock, Joseph Williams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stanley Brown (SG), Josef Maslakowski (SF) George Andre, Kenneth Chan | |
| 16:37 | Kentucky | John Holt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-46 |
| 16:35 | Kentucky | Stephen Grau tips it back up and in | 33-48 |
| 16:12 | Kent State | David Lindsey is whistled for a carry | 33-48 |
| 16:00 | Kentucky | Stanley Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-48 |
| 15:58 | Kent State | Gordon Callaghan gets the rebound | 33-48 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Chris Brill (fresh) SG - Mitchell Herbert (fresh) SF - Gordon Callaghan (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Barry Jones (fresh) C - David Lindsey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Holt (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stanley Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Josef Maslakowski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Shah (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen Grau (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Kent State | Gordon Callaghan drills a fadeaway from the right side | 35-48 |
| 15:28 | Kentucky | John Holt clanks a turnaround from the right block | 35-48 |
| 15:27 | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert pulls down the rebound | 35-48 |
| 15:08 | Kent State | Barry Jones misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 15:06 | Kentucky | John Holt gets the rebound | 35-48 |
| 15:01 | Kentucky | John Holt is hacked by Barry Jones - foul #3 on Barry Jones, team foul #2 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Learned (PG), Steven Klinger (SG), Samuel Miles (SF), John Anderson (PF), Joseph Williams (C) Chris Brill, Mitchell Herbert, Gordon Callaghan, Barry Jones, David Lindsey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Andre (SG), Kenneth Chan (SF) Stanley Brown, Josef Maslakowski | |
| 14:48 | Kentucky | John Holt knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by George Andre | 35-50 |
| 14:41 | Kent State | George Andre takes the ball from John Anderson | 35-50 |
| 14:36 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by John Anderson - foul #4 on John Anderson, team foul #3 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Mark Rothrock (PF) John Anderson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:36 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan makes the 1st free throw | 35-51 |
| 14:36 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan makes the 2nd free throw | 35-52 |
| 14:29 | Kent State | Mark Rothrock loses the ball out of bounds | 35-52 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gail Ayers (PF) James Shah | |
| 14:19 | Kentucky | Gail Ayers knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Stephen Grau and the foul's on Mark Rothrock - foul #2 on Mark Rothrock, team foul #4 | 35-54 |
| 14:19 | Kentucky | Gail Ayers makes the free throw | 35-55 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:04 | Kent State | Joseph Learned hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-55 |
| 14:03 | Kent State | Samuel Miles snags the offensive board | 35-55 |
| 13:50 | Kent State | Joseph Learned comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 35-55 |
| 13:49 | Kentucky | John Holt gets the rebound | 35-55 |
| 13:39 | Kentucky | John Holt misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-55 |
| 13:37 | Kent State | Samuel Miles gets the rebound | 35-55 |
| 13:23 | Kent State | John Holt steps in front of the Joseph Learned pass | 35-55 |
| 13:20 | Kentucky | John Holt banks in the layup | 35-57 |
| 13:13 | Kent State | Samuel Miles is whistled for a carry | 35-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Shah (PF), Jeremiah Warren (C) Gail Ayers, Stephen Grau | |
| 12:54 | Kentucky | Steven Klinger is called for the reach on George Andre - foul #1 on Steven Klinger, team foul #5 | 35-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | Barry Jones (C) Joseph Williams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 12:40 | Kentucky | John Holt misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Learned - foul #3 on Joseph Learned, team foul #6 | 35-57 |
| Subs | Kent State | David Lindsey (C) Samuel Miles | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stanley Brown (SG) George Andre | |
| 12:40 | Kentucky | John Holt misses the 1st free throw | 35-57 |
| 12:40 | Kentucky | John Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 35-58 |
| 12:29 | Kent State | Joseph Learned buries a driving attempt from close range set up by Steven Klinger | 37-58 |
| 12:20 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by John Holt and he's fouled by Mark Rothrock - foul #3 on Mark Rothrock, team foul #7 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert (PG) Joseph Learned | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 12:20 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan makes the free throw | 37-61 |
| 12:12 | Kent State | Barry Jones hits a jumpshot from the left side | 39-61 |
| 12:00 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan misses short on a runner in the lane | 39-61 |
| 11:58 | Kent State | Barry Jones grabs the board | 39-61 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Mitchell Herbert (fresh) SG - Steven Klinger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Rothrock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - David Lindsey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Holt (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Stanley Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Chan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - James Shah (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeremiah Warren (fresh) | |
| 11:52 | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert loses the dribble to John Holt | 39-61 |
| 11:33 | Kentucky | Mitchell Herbert steps in front of the John Holt pass | 39-61 |
| 11:19 | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert is fouled on the floor by Stanley Brown - foul #3 on Stanley Brown, team foul #1 | 39-61 |
| Subs | Kent State | Gordon Callaghan (SG), Samuel Miles (SF), Joseph Williams (C) Steven Klinger, Mark Rothrock, David Lindsey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas (PG), George Andre (SG), Josef Maslakowski (SF), Gail Ayers (PF), Stephen Grau (C) John Holt, Stanley Brown, Kenneth Chan, James Shah, Jeremiah Warren | |
| 11:14 | Kent State | Barry Jones's pass is intercepted by Stephen Grau | 39-61 |
| 11:02 | Kentucky | George Andre connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Timothy Thomas | 39-64 |
| 10:57 | Kent State | Timothy Thomas steals it from Joseph Williams | 39-64 |
| 10:54 | Kentucky | George Andre banks in the layup set up by Timothy Thomas | 39-66 |
| 10:35 | Kent State | Gordon Callaghan comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Gail Ayers - foul #1 on Gail Ayers, team foul #2 | 39-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Learned (PG), David Lindsey (PF) Mitchell Herbert, Barry Jones | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:35 | Kent State | Gordon Callaghan makes the 1st free throw | 40-66 |
| 10:35 | Kent State | Gordon Callaghan makes the 2nd free throw | 41-66 |
| 10:17 | Kentucky | George Andre can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-66 |
| 10:15 | Kentucky | Josef Maslakowski tips it home | 41-68 |
| 09:52 | Kent State | Joseph Learned hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 41-68 |
| 09:50 | Kent State | Gordon Callaghan snags the offensive board | 41-68 |
| 09:36 | Kent State | Gordon Callaghan buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-68 |
| 09:22 | Kentucky | Joseph Learned is called for the reach on Timothy Thomas - foul #4 on Joseph Learned, team foul #8 | 44-68 |
| Subs | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert (PG), Steven Klinger (SG), Barry Jones (SF), Mark Rothrock (PF) Joseph Learned, Gordon Callaghan, Samuel Miles, Joseph Williams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stanley Brown (SG), Kenneth Chan (SF), James Shah (PF), Jeremiah Warren (C) George Andre, Josef Maslakowski, Gail Ayers, Stephen Grau | |
| 09:22 | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 44-68 |
| 09:22 | Kentucky | James Shah snags the offensive board | 44-68 |
| 09:06 | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-68 |
| 09:05 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan hits the follow up shot | 44-70 |
| 08:53 | Kent State | David Lindsey drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-70 |
| 08:36 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan clanks a shot near the basket | 47-70 |
| 08:35 | Kent State | Mark Rothrock pulls down the rebound | 47-70 |
| 08:15 | Kent State | David Lindsey hits a jumpshot from the right side | 49-70 |
| 08:03 | Kentucky | Jeremiah Warren buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Timothy Thomas | 49-72 |
| 07:42 | Kent State | David Lindsey drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Mark Rothrock and he's hacked by Stanley Brown - foul #4 on Stanley Brown, team foul #3 | 51-72 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Learned (PG), Samuel Miles (SF), Joseph Williams (C) Mitchell Herbert, Barry Jones, Mark Rothrock | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Holt (PG), George Andre (SG), Gail Ayers (PF), Stephen Grau (C) Timothy Thomas, Stanley Brown, James Shah, Jeremiah Warren | |
| 07:42 | Kent State | David Lindsey makes the free throw | 52-72 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Learned (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Steven Klinger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Miles (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Lindsey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Williams (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Holt (fresh) 21 pts. 5 ast. 5 stl. SG - George Andre (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Chan (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Gail Ayers (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Grau (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Kentucky | Samuel Miles is called for the reach on Kenneth Chan - foul #1 on Samuel Miles, team foul #9 | 52-72 |
| Subs | Kent State | John Anderson (PF) David Lindsey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:30 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan misses the 1st free throw | 52-72 |
| 07:30 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Steven Klinger | 52-72 |
| 07:24 | Kent State | Joseph Learned knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-72 |
| 06:57 | Kentucky | John Holt knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-75 |
| 06:42 | Kent State | Joseph Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-75 |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to George Andre | 55-75 |
| 06:24 | Kentucky | George Andre is hacked by Joseph Williams - foul #3 on Joseph Williams, team foul #10 | 55-75 |
| Subs | Kent State | Mitchell Herbert (SG) Steven Klinger | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Josef Maslakowski (SF), James Shah (PF) Kenneth Chan, Gail Ayers | |
| 06:24 | Kentucky | George Andre makes the 1st free throw | 55-76 |
| 06:24 | Kentucky | George Andre makes the 2nd free throw | 55-77 |
| 06:14 | Kent State | Joseph Learned double dribbles | 55-77 |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | George Andre misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-77 |
| 05:52 | Kent State | Samuel Miles grabs the defensive rebound | 55-77 |
| 05:40 | Kent State | Joseph Learned comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 55-77 |
| 05:39 | Kent State | Joseph Williams tips it home | 57-77 |
| 05:22 | Kentucky | James Shah comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-77 |
| 05:20 | Kent State | Joseph Williams grabs the board | 57-77 |
| 05:13 | Kent State | Joseph Williams's layup is rejected by James Shah | 57-77 |
| 05:12 | Kentucky | George Andre snags the defensive board | 57-77 |
| 05:06 | Kentucky | George Andre connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by John Holt | 57-80 |
| 04:48 | Kent State | John Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-80 |
| Subs | Kent State | Steven Klinger (SG), Barry Jones (SF), Mark Rothrock (PF), David Lindsey (C) Joseph Learned, Samuel Miles, John Anderson, Joseph Williams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stanley Brown (SG), Kenneth Chan (SF), Gail Ayers (PF), Jeremiah Warren (C) George Andre, Josef Maslakowski, James Shah, Stephen Grau | |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | Stanley Brown misses the 3 from the left corner | 57-80 |
| 04:33 | Kent State | Mark Rothrock pulls down the rebound | 57-80 |
| 04:26 | Kent State | Mark Rothrock misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-80 |
| 04:24 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kenneth Chan | 57-80 |
| 04:18 | Kentucky | John Holt buries a shot from the left wing set up by Kenneth Chan | 57-82 |
| 04:05 | Kent State | David Lindsey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-82 |
| 04:03 | Kentucky | John Holt grabs the board | 57-82 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:45 | Kentucky | Gail Ayers knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Jeremiah Warren | 57-84 |
| 03:31 | Kent State | David Lindsey clanks a 3 from the right wing | 57-84 |
| 03:30 | Kentucky | John Holt pulls down the rebound | 57-84 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Mitchell Herbert (fairly fresh) SG - Steven Klinger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Barry Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mark Rothrock (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - David Lindsey (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Holt (fairly fresh) 26 pts. 6 ast. 5 stl. SG - Stanley Brown (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Kenneth Chan (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gail Ayers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeremiah Warren (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:23 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan misses the lay-in but the foul's on Barry Jones - foul #4 on Barry Jones, team foul #11 | 57-84 |
| Subs | Kent State | Chris Brill (PG), Gordon Callaghan (SG) Mitchell Herbert, Steven Klinger | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Shah (PF) Gail Ayers | |
| 03:23 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan makes the 1st free throw | 57-85 |
| 03:23 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan misses the 2nd free throw | 57-85 |
| 03:23 | Kent State | David Lindsey gets the rebound | 57-85 |
| 03:12 | Kent State | Barry Jones travels with the ball | 57-85 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Andre (SG) Stanley Brown | |
| 02:43 | Kentucky | George Andre drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Holt | 57-88 |
| 02:22 | Kent State | Gordon Callaghan makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Lindsey | 59-88 |
| 02:01 | Kentucky | James Shah knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by George Andre | 59-90 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:52 | Kent State | Gordon Callaghan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 59-90 |
| 01:51 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Gordon Callaghan | 59-90 |
| 01:40 | Kent State | Barry Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-90 |
| 01:39 | Kent State | David Lindsey grabs the offensive rebound | 59-90 |
| 01:29 | Kent State | David Lindsey misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-90 |
| 01:28 | Kent State | Mark Rothrock grabs the offensive rebound | 59-90 |
| 01:19 | Kent State | Gordon Callaghan misses long on a floater from the right wing | 59-90 |
| 01:18 | Kent State | Chris Brill tips it in | 61-90 |
| 01:03 | Kentucky | Chris Brill takes the ball from James Shah | 61-90 |
| 01:00 | Kent State | Gordon Callaghan lays it in on a great pass from Chris Brill | 63-90 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan lays it in on a great pass from John Holt | 63-92 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:32 | Kent State | The pull-up jumper by Chris Brill is blocked by James Shah | 63-92 |
| 00:30 | Kent State | David Lindsey tips it back up and in | 65-92 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | John Holt runs out the clock | 65-92 |