| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - John Perry (fresh) SG - Charles Henry (fresh) SF - James Skeete (fresh) PF - Todd Abrahamson (fresh) C - Robert Corman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jack Nail (fresh) SG - Kenneth Fenner (fresh) SF - Paul Jackson (fresh) PF - Travis Taylor (fresh) C - Laurence Igo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Laurence Igo wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's | St. Joseph's is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Kentucky | Charles Henry steals it from Laurence Igo | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | St. Joseph's | Charles Henry connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by John Perry | 2-0 |
| 19:11 | Kentucky | Laurence Igo scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Jack Nail | 2-2 |
| 19:05 | St. Joseph's | Robert Corman drills a shot from close range set up by John Perry | 4-2 |
| 19:01 | Kentucky | Paul Jackson makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Jack Nail and the foul's on Robert Corman - foul #1 on Robert Corman, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 19:01 | Kentucky | Paul Jackson makes the free throw | 4-5 |
| 18:44 | St. Joseph's | Charles Henry blows the layup | 4-5 |
| 18:43 | St. Joseph's | Todd Abrahamson grabs the offensive board | 4-5 |
| 18:18 | St. Joseph's | Charles Henry misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 4-5 |
| 18:16 | St. Joseph's | Todd Abrahamson pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 18:11 | St. Joseph's | Robert Corman is fouled on the floor by Jack Nail - foul #1 on Jack Nail, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| 17:55 | St. Joseph's | James Skeete misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 17:54 | St. Joseph's | Robert Corman can't tip it in | 4-5 |
| 17:52 | St. Joseph's | James Skeete grabs the offensive board | 4-5 |
| 17:39 | St. Joseph's | Robert Corman comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-5 |
| 17:38 | Kentucky | Laurence Igo grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 17:36 | Kentucky | Jack Nail is hacked by John Perry in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Perry, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| 17:17 | Kentucky | Travis Taylor misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 4-5 |
| 17:16 | St. Joseph's | Todd Abrahamson grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 17:03 | St. Joseph's | Robert Corman's pass is intercepted by Jack Nail | 4-5 |
| 16:58 | Kentucky | Paul Jackson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jack Nail | 4-7 |
| 16:37 | St. Joseph's | Todd Abrahamson is whistled for traveling | 4-7 |
| 16:18 | Kentucky | Travis Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 16:16 | St. Joseph's | Robert Corman grabs the board | 4-7 |
| 16:11 | St. Joseph's | John Perry is whistled for a carry | 4-7 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Edward Shuck (PG), Grant Hambleton (SF) John Perry, James Skeete | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:57 | Kentucky | Laurence Igo drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Paul Jackson | 4-9 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Edward Shuck (fresh) SG - Charles Henry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Grant Hambleton (fresh) PF - Todd Abrahamson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Corman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jack Nail (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Fenner (fairly fresh) SF - Paul Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Travis Taylor (fairly fresh) C - Laurence Igo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:53 | St. Joseph's | Robert Corman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-9 |
| 15:52 | Kentucky | Jack Nail grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 15:35 | Kentucky | Paul Jackson hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jack Nail and the foul's on Robert Corman - foul #2 on Robert Corman, team foul #3 | 4-11 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jeremy Stover (SF), Jerry Hewitt (PF), Mauricio Esposito (C) Charles Henry, Todd Abrahamson, Robert Corman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:35 | Kentucky | Paul Jackson makes the free throw | 4-12 |
| 15:12 | St. Joseph's | Edward Shuck is fouled on the floor by Jack Nail - foul #2 on Jack Nail, team foul #2 | 4-12 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Perry (PG) Mauricio Esposito | |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Moulder (PG), David Nickelson (C) Jack Nail, Laurence Igo | |
| 15:06 | St. Joseph's | Jeremy Stover buries a shot from the free throw line | 6-12 |
| 15:02 | Kentucky | Paul Jackson buries a jump hook from close range | 6-14 |
| 14:40 | St. Joseph's | Jeremy Stover misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 6-14 |
| 14:39 | Kentucky | Kenneth Fenner pulls down the rebound | 6-14 |
| 14:33 | Kentucky | David Nickelson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jeremy Stover - foul #1 on Jeremy Stover, team foul #4 | 6-14 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | James Skeete (SF) Edward Shuck | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lester Tijerina (SG), Randall Willingham (C) Kenneth Fenner, Travis Taylor | |
| 14:33 | Kentucky | David Nickelson makes the 1st free throw | 6-15 |
| 14:33 | Kentucky | David Nickelson misses the 2nd free throw | 6-15 |
| 14:33 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Jerry Hewitt | 6-15 |
| 14:13 | St. Joseph's | Jeremy Stover can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Randall Willingham - foul #1 on Randall Willingham, team foul #3 | 6-15 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Charles Henry (SG), Todd Abrahamson (PF) Grant Hambleton, Jerry Hewitt | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:13 | St. Joseph's | Jeremy Stover makes the 1st free throw | 7-15 |
| 14:13 | St. Joseph's | Jeremy Stover misses the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| 14:13 | Kentucky | Randall Willingham grabs the defensive rebound | 7-15 |
| 13:52 | Kentucky | Randall Willingham hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 7-15 |
| 13:51 | St. Joseph's | The rebound goes to Jeremy Stover | 7-15 |
| 13:44 | St. Joseph's | John Perry misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-15 |
| 13:43 | Kentucky | Randall Willingham gets the rebound | 7-15 |
| 13:26 | Kentucky | George Moulder loses the dribble to Jeremy Stover | 7-15 |
| 13:13 | St. Joseph's | Todd Abrahamson travels with the ball | 7-15 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Edward Shuck (PG), Jerry Hewitt (C) John Perry, Jeremy Stover | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Fenner (SG), Travis Taylor (SF), Laurence Igo (C) Lester Tijerina, Paul Jackson, Randall Willingham | |
| 12:45 | Kentucky | Laurence Igo comes up short on the floater from the left block | 7-15 |
| 12:43 | St. Joseph's | James Skeete gets the rebound | 7-15 |
| 12:21 | St. Joseph's | Charles Henry hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kenneth Fenner - foul #1 on Kenneth Fenner, team foul #4 | 7-15 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Grant Hambleton (SF), Mauricio Esposito (C) James Skeete, Todd Abrahamson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 12:21 | St. Joseph's | Charles Henry makes the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 12:21 | St. Joseph's | Charles Henry misses the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| 12:21 | Kentucky | David Nickelson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-15 |
| 12:17 | Kentucky | Travis Taylor is fouled on the floor by Mauricio Esposito - foul #1 on Mauricio Esposito, team foul #5 | 8-15 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Michael Privette (SF) Charles Henry | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 12:02 | Kentucky | Travis Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 8-15 |
| 12:00 | Kentucky | Laurence Igo tips it home | 8-17 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Edward Shuck (fresh) SG - Grant Hambleton (fresh) SF - Michael Privette (fresh) PF - Jerry Hewitt (fresh) C - Mauricio Esposito (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - George Moulder (fairly fresh) SG - Kenneth Fenner (fairly fresh) SF - Travis Taylor (fairly fresh) PF - David Nickelson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Laurence Igo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | St. Joseph's | Michael Privette hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-17 |
| 11:27 | Kentucky | David Nickelson hits the finger roll | 11-19 |
| 11:12 | St. Joseph's | Grant Hambleton's layup is rejected by David Nickelson | 11-19 |
| 11:10 | St. Joseph's | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Hewitt | 11-19 |
| 10:46 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Hewitt comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-19 |
| 10:45 | Kentucky | Laurence Igo grabs the board | 11-19 |
| 10:22 | Kentucky | Grant Hambleton steps in front of the David Nickelson pass | 11-19 |
| 10:15 | St. Joseph's | Edward Shuck's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-19 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Perry (PG), Charles Henry (SG), James Skeete (SF), Todd Abrahamson (PF) Edward Shuck, Grant Hambleton, Michael Privette, Mauricio Esposito | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lester Tijerina (SG), Paul Jackson (SF), Randall Willingham (C) Kenneth Fenner, Travis Taylor, Laurence Igo | |
| 10:00 | Kentucky | David Nickelson buries a floater in the lane and he's hacked by Todd Abrahamson - foul #1 on Todd Abrahamson, team foul #6 | 11-21 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jeremy Stover (C) Jerry Hewitt | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:00 | Kentucky | David Nickelson misses the free throw | 11-21 |
| 10:00 | St. Joseph's | Jeremy Stover snags the defensive board | 11-21 |
| 09:33 | St. Joseph's | John Perry loses the dribble to David Nickelson | 11-21 |
| 09:22 | Kentucky | Paul Jackson is whistled for a carry | 11-21 |
| 09:02 | St. Joseph's | Todd Abrahamson makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Perry | 14-21 |
| 08:47 | Kentucky | Randall Willingham misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 14-21 |
| 08:45 | St. Joseph's | James Skeete snags the defensive board | 14-21 |
| 08:32 | St. Joseph's | James Skeete travels with the ball | 14-21 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Jerry Hewitt (C) Jeremy Stover | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:21 | Kentucky | David Nickelson makes the jumper from the right wing | 14-23 |
| 08:13 | St. Joseph's | Todd Abrahamson comes up short on the floater from the right block | 14-23 |
| 08:12 | Kentucky | Randall Willingham pulls down the rebound | 14-23 |
| 07:50 | Kentucky | George Moulder makes the 3 from the left corner set up by David Nickelson | 14-26 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - John Perry (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Charles Henry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Skeete (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Todd Abrahamson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Hewitt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - George Moulder (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Lester Tijerina (fairly fresh) SF - Paul Jackson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Nickelson (tiring) 7 pts. C - Randall Willingham (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:46 | St. Joseph's | John Perry can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 14-26 |
| 07:45 | Kentucky | Randall Willingham grabs the defensive rebound | 14-26 |
| 07:29 | Kentucky | George Moulder hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 14-26 |
| 07:27 | Kentucky | David Nickelson tips it in | 14-28 |
| 07:10 | St. Joseph's | John Perry comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 14-28 |
| 07:09 | Kentucky | George Moulder gets the rebound | 14-28 |
| 07:05 | Kentucky | Todd Abrahamson is called for the reach on David Nickelson - foul #2 on Todd Abrahamson, team foul #7 | 14-28 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Edward Shuck (PG), Grant Hambleton (SG), Jeremy Stover (SF), Mauricio Esposito (C) John Perry, Charles Henry, James Skeete, Todd Abrahamson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Fenner (SG), Laurence Igo (C) Lester Tijerina, Randall Willingham | |
| 07:05 | Kentucky | David Nickelson makes the 1st free throw | 14-29 |
| 07:05 | Kentucky | David Nickelson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-30 |
| 06:50 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Hewitt lays it in and he's hacked by Laurence Igo - foul #1 on Laurence Igo, team foul #5 | 16-30 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Travis Taylor (SF) Paul Jackson | |
| 06:50 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Hewitt makes the free throw | 17-30 |
| 06:34 | Kentucky | Mauricio Esposito swats the shot by David Nickelson | 17-30 |
| 06:33 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Hewitt pulls down the rebound | 17-30 |
| 06:22 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Hewitt comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on David Nickelson - foul #1 on David Nickelson, team foul #6 | 17-30 |
| 06:22 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Hewitt makes the 1st free throw | 18-30 |
| 06:22 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Hewitt makes the 2nd free throw | 19-30 |
| 05:57 | Kentucky | Kenneth Fenner drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 19-32 |
| 05:33 | St. Joseph's | Jeremy Stover's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Fenner | 19-32 |
| 05:30 | Kentucky | Kenneth Fenner lays it in | 19-34 |
| 05:15 | St. Joseph's | Jeremy Stover connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Grant Hambleton | 22-34 |
| 04:54 | Kentucky | Jeremy Stover denies the turnaround by David Nickelson | 22-34 |
| 04:53 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Hewitt gets the rebound | 22-34 |
| 04:35 | St. Joseph's | Jeremy Stover's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-34 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Perry (PG), Charles Henry (SG), James Skeete (SF) Edward Shuck, Grant Hambleton, Mauricio Esposito | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lester Tijerina (PG), Paul Jackson (SF), Randall Willingham (PF), Jerry Robertson (C) George Moulder, Travis Taylor, David Nickelson, Laurence Igo | |
| 04:09 | Kentucky | Paul Jackson clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Perry - foul #2 on John Perry, team foul #8 | 22-34 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Michael Privette (PG) John Perry | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:09 | Kentucky | Paul Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 04:09 | Kentucky | Paul Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-35 |
| 03:49 | St. Joseph's | Jeremy Stover misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 22-35 |
| 03:47 | St. Joseph's | Michael Privette hits the follow up shot | 24-35 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's | PG - Michael Privette (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Charles Henry (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Skeete (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jerry Hewitt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Stover (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Lester Tijerina (fresh) SG - Kenneth Fenner (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Paul Jackson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randall Willingham (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Jerry Robertson (fresh) | |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | Randall Willingham scores on a floater from the free throw line | 24-37 |
| 03:14 | St. Joseph's | Michael Privette misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Fenner - foul #2 on Kenneth Fenner, team foul #7 | 24-37 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Todd Abrahamson (PF), Robert Corman (C) Jerry Hewitt, Jeremy Stover | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jack Nail (PG), Travis Taylor (PF) Kenneth Fenner, Jerry Robertson | |
| 03:14 | St. Joseph's | Michael Privette makes the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 03:14 | St. Joseph's | Michael Privette makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 03:00 | Kentucky | Paul Jackson is fouled on the floor by James Skeete - foul #1 on James Skeete, team foul #9 | 26-37 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | John Perry (PG) Michael Privette | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:00 | Kentucky | Paul Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 26-38 |
| 03:00 | Kentucky | Paul Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| 02:31 | St. Joseph's | James Skeete's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-39 |
| 02:29 | Kentucky | John Perry steals the ball from Jack Nail in the backcourt | 26-39 |
| 02:11 | St. Joseph's | Todd Abrahamson misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 26-39 |
| 02:09 | Kentucky | Paul Jackson gets the rebound | 26-39 |
| 01:52 | Kentucky | Paul Jackson's floater is tipped away by Robert Corman | 26-39 |
| 01:50 | Kentucky | Lester Tijerina tips it but misses | 26-39 |
| 01:48 | St. Joseph's | James Skeete snags the defensive board | 26-39 |
| 01:30 | St. Joseph's | John Perry buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-39 |
| 01:13 | Kentucky | Robert Corman blocks the short jumper by Paul Jackson | 29-39 |
| 01:11 | St. Joseph's | Robert Corman gets the rebound | 29-39 |
| 01:00 | St. Joseph's | Charles Henry can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-39 |
| 00:59 | Kentucky | Jack Nail gets the rebound | 29-39 |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Paul Jackson clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by John Perry - foul #3 on John Perry, team foul #10 | 29-39 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | Edward Shuck (PG), Grant Hambleton (SG), Michael Privette (SF), Jerry Hewitt (PF), Mauricio Esposito (C) John Perry, Charles Henry, James Skeete, Todd Abrahamson, Robert Corman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Fenner (SG), David Nickelson (PF), Laurence Igo (C) Lester Tijerina, Travis Taylor, Randall Willingham | |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Paul Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Paul Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | David Nickelson gets the offensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Laurence Igo connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Fenner and he's hacked by Jerry Hewitt - foul #1 on Jerry Hewitt, team foul #11 | 29-42 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Mancia (SF) Paul Jackson | |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Laurence Igo makes the free throw | 29-43 |
| 00:03 | St. Joseph's | Jerry Hewitt misses the floater in the paint | 29-43 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | David Nickelson snags the defensive board | 29-43 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | David Nickelson hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 29-43 |