| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Messenger (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jerry Fuston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Erik Garrett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Randall Herring (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Church (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Keith Pendleton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jim Ward (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | John Johnson inbounds the ball | 35-18 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Dayton | Michael Adams is called for the reach on Keith Pendleton - foul #2 on Michael Adams, team foul #1 | 35-18 |
| 19:18 | Dayton | John Church hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-18 |
| 19:16 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to John Church | 35-18 |
| 19:02 | Dayton | Michael Adams swats the layup by Jim Ward | 35-18 |
| 19:01 | Kentucky | Michael Hill snags the defensive board | 35-18 |
| 18:42 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 35-18 |
| 18:40 | Dayton | John Johnson snags the defensive board | 35-18 |
| 18:26 | Dayton | John Church clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-18 |
| 18:25 | Kentucky | Michael Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 35-18 |
| 18:07 | Kentucky | Michael Adams is hacked by Jim Ward - foul #2 on Jim Ward, team foul #1 | 35-18 |
| 17:55 | Kentucky | Michael Adams misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Randall Herring - foul #2 on Randall Herring, team foul #2 | 35-18 |
| 17:55 | Kentucky | Michael Adams misses the 1st free throw | 35-18 |
| 17:55 | Kentucky | Michael Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 35-18 |
| 17:55 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton gets the rebound | 35-18 |
| 17:39 | Dayton | John Johnson buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-21 |
| 17:17 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett buries a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Messenger | 37-21 |
| 17:04 | Dayton | John Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-21 |
| 17:03 | Dayton | John Church snags the offensive board | 37-21 |
| 16:57 | Dayton | John Johnson makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-24 |
| 16:49 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-24 |
| 16:47 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jim Ward | 37-24 |
| 16:30 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton's floater is tipped away by Erik Garrett | 37-24 |
| 16:29 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger grabs the defensive rebound | 37-24 |
| 16:00 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett misses long on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by John Church - foul #1 on John Church, team foul #3 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Hans (PG), Jimmie Ammon (SG), Leroy Whitley (SF), Leslie Pritts (C) Michael Hill, Kenneth Messenger, Jerry Fuston, Michael Adams | |
| Subs | Dayton | Tony Podwoski (PF), Danny Bolton (C) Keith Pendleton, Jim Ward | |
| 16:00 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett misses the 1st free throw | 37-24 |
| 16:00 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett makes the 2nd free throw | 38-24 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Hans (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jimmie Ammon (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Whitley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Erik Garrett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Leslie Pritts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Randall Herring (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Church (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Tony Podwoski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Danny Bolton (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Dayton | John Church clanks a turnaround from the left block | 38-24 |
| 15:46 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett grabs the board | 38-24 |
| 15:23 | Kentucky | Jimmie Ammon clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-24 |
| 15:22 | Dayton | The rebound goes to John Johnson | 38-24 |
| 15:02 | Dayton | John Johnson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-24 |
| 15:01 | Kentucky | Leslie Pritts pulls down the rebound | 38-24 |
| 14:32 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Samuel Hans | 40-24 |
| 14:18 | Dayton | John Church scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Tony Podwoski | 40-27 |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | Leroy Whitley is hacked by Randall Herring - foul #3 on Randall Herring, team foul #4 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hill (PG), Kenneth Messenger (SG), Jerry Fuston (SF), Dustin Royalty (PF), Michael Adams (C) Samuel Hans, Jimmie Ammon, Leroy Whitley, Erik Garrett, Leslie Pritts | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ronnie Hopper (SF), Keith Pendleton (PF), Jim Ward (C) John Johnson, Tony Podwoski, Danny Bolton | |
| 13:35 | Kentucky | Jerry Fuston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-27 |
| 13:13 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-27 |
| 13:04 | Kentucky | Dustin Royalty lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Hill | 42-27 |
| 12:38 | Dayton | Jim Ward is hacked by Michael Adams - foul #3 on Michael Adams, team foul #2 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Cromwell (SG), John Johnson (SF) John Church, Ronnie Hopper | |
| 12:24 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Dustin Royalty - foul #1 on Dustin Royalty, team foul #3 | 42-27 |
| 12:24 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton makes the 1st free throw | 42-28 |
| 12:24 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 12:11 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger is fouled on the floor by Randall Herring - foul #4 on Randall Herring, team foul #5 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leslie Pritts (C) Michael Adams | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 12:02 | Kentucky | John Cromwell takes the ball from Kenneth Messenger | 42-29 |
| 11:58 | Dayton | Randall Herring lays it in on a great pass from John Cromwell | 42-31 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Messenger (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Fuston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dustin Royalty (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leslie Pritts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Randall Herring (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Cromwell (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Keith Pendleton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jim Ward (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Kentucky | Michael Hill can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 11:35 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton snags the defensive board | 42-31 |
| 11:28 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 42-31 |
| 11:27 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger gets the rebound | 42-31 |
| 11:06 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-31 |
| 11:04 | Kentucky | Leslie Pritts pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-31 |
| 10:50 | Kentucky | Michael Hill misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-31 |
| 10:48 | Dayton | John Johnson gets the rebound | 42-31 |
| 10:40 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Jerry Fuston - foul #1 on Jerry Fuston, team foul #4 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Hans (PG), Jimmie Ammon (SG), Leroy Whitley (SF), Erik Garrett (PF), Michael Adams (C) Michael Hill, Kenneth Messenger, Jerry Fuston, Dustin Royalty, Leslie Pritts | |
| Subs | Dayton | Johnathan Alter (PG), John Church (SG), Danny Bolton (C) Randall Herring, John Cromwell, Jim Ward | |
| 10:40 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 10:40 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 10:27 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett loses the dribble to Keith Pendleton | 42-33 |
| 09:59 | Dayton | John Johnson misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 09:58 | Dayton | John Church tips it in | 42-35 |
| 09:31 | Kentucky | Samuel Hans misses short on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Keith Pendleton - foul #4 on Keith Pendleton, team foul #6 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger (SG), Jerry Fuston (SF) Jimmie Ammon, Leroy Whitley | |
| Subs | Dayton | Randall Herring (PG), Ronnie Hopper (SF), Tony Podwoski (PF) Johnathan Alter, John Johnson, Keith Pendleton | |
| 09:31 | Kentucky | Samuel Hans makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 09:31 | Kentucky | Samuel Hans makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 09:10 | Dayton | John Church drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 08:57 | Kentucky | Michael Adams clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 44-38 |
| 08:56 | Kentucky | Michael Adams misses the tip | 44-38 |
| 08:54 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Erik Garrett | 44-38 |
| 08:41 | Kentucky | Samuel Hans is hacked by Randall Herring - foul #5 on Randall Herring, team foul #7 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Johnathan Alter (PG), John Johnson (SF), Jim Ward (C) Randall Herring, Ronnie Hopper, Danny Bolton | |
| 08:41 | Kentucky | Samuel Hans makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 08:41 | Kentucky | Samuel Hans misses the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 08:41 | Dayton | Jim Ward snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 08:24 | Dayton | John Church drills a 3 from straight away | 45-41 |
| 08:02 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger is fouled on the floor by Jim Ward - foul #3 on Jim Ward, team foul #8 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hill (PG), Dustin Royalty (PF), Leslie Pritts (C) Samuel Hans, Erik Garrett, Michael Adams | |
| Subs | Dayton | Keith Pendleton (PF) Tony Podwoski | |
| 08:02 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 08:02 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hill (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Messenger (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Fuston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dustin Royalty (fresh) 2 pts. C - Leslie Pritts (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Johnathan Alter (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Church (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Keith Pendleton (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Jim Ward (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:47 | Dayton | John Church misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 47-41 |
| 07:46 | Kentucky | Leslie Pritts grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 07:34 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Jerry Fuston is denied by Keith Pendleton | 47-41 |
| 07:33 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 07:21 | Dayton | John Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmie Ammon (SG), Leroy Whitley (SF) Kenneth Messenger, Jerry Fuston | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Cromwell (SG) John Church | |
| 06:59 | Kentucky | Jimmie Ammon misses the jumper from the free throw line | 47-41 |
| 06:57 | Kentucky | Dustin Royalty can't tip it in | 47-41 |
| 06:56 | Kentucky | Leroy Whitley can't tip it in | 47-41 |
| 06:54 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 06:50 | Dayton | John Cromwell knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from John Johnson | 47-43 |
| 06:34 | Kentucky | Jimmie Ammon loses the ball out of bounds | 47-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Erik Garrett (PF), Michael Adams (C) Dustin Royalty, Leslie Pritts | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 06:23 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton hits a jumper from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 06:07 | Kentucky | Michael Hill makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Leroy Whitley | 50-45 |
| 05:46 | Dayton | John Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-45 |
| 05:45 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 05:34 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Leroy Whitley | 52-45 |
| 05:26 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton misses the lay-in | 52-45 |
| 05:24 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton tips it back up and in | 52-47 |
| 05:11 | Kentucky | Michael Adams clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 52-47 |
| 05:10 | Dayton | John Johnson snags the defensive board | 52-47 |
| 05:10 | Dayton | Dayton calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger (SG), Jerry Fuston (SF) Jimmie Ammon, Leroy Whitley | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Church (SG) John Cromwell | |
| 04:59 | Dayton | Johnathan Alter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-47 |
| 04:58 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Jim Ward | 52-47 |
| 04:48 | Dayton | John Johnson hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Johnathan Alter | 52-50 |
| 04:30 | Kentucky | Michael Hill misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-50 |
| 04:28 | Dayton | Jim Ward snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 04:13 | Dayton | John Church misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Messenger - foul #1 on Kenneth Messenger, team foul #5 | 52-50 |
| 04:13 | Dayton | John Church makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 04:13 | Dayton | John Church makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 03:57 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jerry Fuston | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hill (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Messenger (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Fuston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Erik Garrett (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Johnathan Alter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Church (fresh) 18 pts. SF - John Johnson (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Keith Pendleton (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Jim Ward (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:37 | Dayton | Johnathan Alter clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-52 |
| 03:36 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Johnathan Alter | 54-52 |
| 03:19 | Dayton | John Church makes the jump hook in the lane | 54-54 |
| 02:56 | Kentucky | Michael Hill scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 56-54 |
| 02:31 | Dayton | Michael Adams is called for the reach on Jim Ward - foul #4 on Michael Adams, team foul #6 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Hans (PG), Leslie Pritts (C) Michael Hill, Michael Adams | |
| Subs | Dayton | John Cromwell (SG), Danny Bolton (C) Johnathan Alter, Jim Ward | |
| 02:12 | Dayton | John Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 02:10 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 02:10 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hill (PG), Michael Adams (C) Samuel Hans, Leslie Pritts | |
| Subs | Dayton | Jim Ward (C) Danny Bolton | |
| 01:53 | Kentucky | Michael Hill scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jerry Fuston | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:35 | Dayton | John Cromwell hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 59-54 |
| 01:34 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| 01:08 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett misses badly on a floater near the basket | 59-54 |
| 01:07 | Kentucky | Michael Hill misses the tip | 59-54 |
| 01:06 | Kentucky | Michael Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger hits a shot near the basket set up by Michael Hill | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Dayton | Keith Pendleton dunks the ball | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | John Cromwell is called for the reach on Kenneth Messenger in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Cromwell, team foul #9 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Hans (PG), Leslie Pritts (C) Michael Hill, Michael Adams | |
| Subs | Dayton | Johnathan Alter (PG) John Cromwell | |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:29 | Dayton | Leslie Pritts picks off the pass by John Church | 63-56 |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | John Church is called for the reach on Samuel Hans in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Church, team foul #10 | 63-56 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Samuel Hans makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Samuel Hans misses the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:26 | Dayton | John Church gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 00:20 | Dayton | John Church comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-56 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Jerry Fuston grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Samuel Hans is hacked by Johnathan Alter in the backcourt - foul #1 on Johnathan Alter, team foul #11 | 64-56 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Samuel Hans makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Samuel Hans makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:09 | Dayton | Jim Ward connects on the turnaround near the basket | 66-58 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 66-58 |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | Leslie Pritts is fouled in the backcourt by Johnathan Alter - foul #2 on Johnathan Alter, team foul #12 | 66-58 |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | Leslie Pritts makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | Leslie Pritts misses the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Leslie Pritts | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Samuel Hans runs out the clock | 67-58 |