| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Joshua Koualeski (fresh) SG - Joseph Braswell (fresh) SF - Adam Hiller (fresh) PF - Martin Pesina (fresh) C - Stanley Ledford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Earl Jones (fresh) SG - Bryant Abbott (fresh) SF - Marco Kline (fresh) PF - Billy Hutchison (fresh) C - Bryan Vanegas (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bryan Vanegas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:36 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Earl Jones banks in the layup on a great pass from Marco Kline | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | N. Kentucky | Martin Pesina drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Joshua Koualeski and the foul's on Earl Jones - foul #1 on Earl Jones, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:18 | N. Kentucky | Martin Pesina makes the free throw | 3-2 |
| 19:08 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bryant Abbott buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Marco Kline | 3-4 |
| 18:55 | N. Kentucky | Joshua Koualeski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 18:53 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Braswell snags the offensive board | 3-4 |
| 18:41 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Braswell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 3-4 |
| 18:39 | N. Kentucky | Martin Pesina grabs the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 18:25 | N. Kentucky | Joshua Koualeski clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Marco Kline - foul #1 on Marco Kline, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| 18:25 | N. Kentucky | Joshua Koualeski makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 18:25 | N. Kentucky | Joshua Koualeski makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:09 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bryan Vanegas misses short on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Stanley Ledford - foul #1 on Stanley Ledford, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 18:09 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bryan Vanegas misses the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 18:09 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bryan Vanegas makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:52 | N. Kentucky | Stanley Ledford lays it in | 7-5 |
| 17:39 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Earl Jones makes the 3 from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 17:25 | N. Kentucky | Martin Pesina clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Billy Hutchison - foul #1 on Billy Hutchison, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| 17:25 | N. Kentucky | Martin Pesina misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 17:25 | N. Kentucky | Martin Pesina misses the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 17:25 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bryan Vanegas grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 17:04 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Billy Hutchison misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 17:02 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bryant Abbott gets the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:56 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Billy Hutchison is hacked by Martin Pesina - foul #1 on Martin Pesina, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| 16:34 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Joshua Koualeski steals it from Earl Jones | 7-8 |
| 16:15 | N. Kentucky | Martin Pesina misses short on a runner from close range | 7-8 |
| 16:14 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Billy Hutchison snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 15:46 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bryan Vanegas is fouled on the floor by Stanley Ledford - foul #2 on Stanley Ledford, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Roy Broady (SF), Christopher Brown (C) Adam Hiller, Stanley Ledford | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Gene Pollard (PG), Richard Forand (SG), Douglas Garner (SF), Craig Barry (PF), Ismael Shepherd (C) Earl Jones, Bryant Abbott, Marco Kline, Billy Hutchison, Bryan Vanegas | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Joshua Koualeski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Braswell (fresh) SF - Roy Broady (fresh) PF - Martin Pesina (fresh) 3 pts. C - Christopher Brown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Gene Pollard (fresh) SG - Richard Forand (fresh) SF - Douglas Garner (fresh) PF - Craig Barry (fresh) C - Ismael Shepherd (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Craig Barry clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 7-8 |
| 15:34 | N. Kentucky | Martin Pesina snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 15:05 | N. Kentucky | Martin Pesina hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 15:04 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Douglas Garner grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:56 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Craig Barry misses badly on a runner in the lane | 7-8 |
| 14:55 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard Forand gets the offensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:35 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Douglas Garner loses the dribble to Roy Broady | 7-8 |
| 14:22 | N. Kentucky | Joshua Koualeski drills a shot from the baseline | 9-8 |
| 13:53 | St. Joseph's (IN) | The short jumper by Ismael Shepherd is denied by Martin Pesina | 9-8 |
| 13:52 | N. Kentucky | Martin Pesina gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:42 | N. Kentucky | Martin Pesina is fouled on the floor by Gene Pollard - foul #1 on Gene Pollard, team foul #4 | 9-8 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Adam Hiller (PG), Ervin Boyd (SG), James Ruffin (C) Joshua Koualeski, Joseph Braswell, Martin Pesina | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Earl Jones (PG), Bryant Abbott (SG), Marco Kline (SF), Billy Hutchison (PF), Bryan Vanegas (C) Gene Pollard, Richard Forand, Douglas Garner, Craig Barry, Ismael Shepherd | |
| 13:31 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Brown misses the easy layup | 9-8 |
| 13:29 | St. Joseph's (IN) | The rebound goes to Marco Kline | 9-8 |
| 13:05 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bryan Vanegas hits a 3 from the left corner | 9-11 |
| 12:44 | N. Kentucky | Adam Hiller misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Marco Kline - foul #2 on Marco Kline, team foul #5 | 9-11 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Joshua Koualeski (PG) Ervin Boyd | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard Forand (SF) Marco Kline | |
| 12:44 | N. Kentucky | Adam Hiller misses the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 12:44 | N. Kentucky | Adam Hiller makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:21 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Billy Hutchison double dribbles | 10-11 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Ervin Boyd (SG) Roy Broady | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| 12:03 | N. Kentucky | Joshua Koualeski's layup is rejected by Billy Hutchison | 10-11 |
| 12:02 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bryan Vanegas grabs the board | 10-11 |
| 11:56 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bryan Vanegas loses the dribble to Adam Hiller | 10-11 |
| 11:33 | N. Kentucky | Joshua Koualeski makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ervin Boyd | 12-11 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Joshua Koualeski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ervin Boyd (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Adam Hiller (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Christopher Brown (fairly fresh) C - James Ruffin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Earl Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bryant Abbott (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Forand (fresh) PF - Billy Hutchison (fresh) C - Bryan Vanegas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Earl Jones misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Joshua Koualeski - foul #1 on Joshua Koualeski, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Joseph Braswell (SG), Martin Pesina (PF) Ervin Boyd, Christopher Brown | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| 11:15 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Earl Jones makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 11:15 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Earl Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 11:15 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bryan Vanegas snags the offensive board | 12-12 |
| 10:59 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Billy Hutchison comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 10:58 | N. Kentucky | Martin Pesina grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 10:54 | N. Kentucky | Adam Hiller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-12 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Stephen Villarreal (C) James Ruffin | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ismael Shepherd (C) Bryan Vanegas | |
| 10:43 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bryant Abbott hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 10:42 | N. Kentucky | Stephen Villarreal grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 10:25 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Braswell connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Adam Hiller | 14-12 |
| 10:11 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Earl Jones can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 10:09 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Billy Hutchison tips it in | 14-14 |
| 09:40 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Braswell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-14 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Roy Broady (SF), Christopher Brown (C) Adam Hiller, Stephen Villarreal | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Gene Pollard (PG), Craig Barry (PF), Bryan Vanegas (C) Earl Jones, Billy Hutchison, Ismael Shepherd | |
| 09:28 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bryant Abbott misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Martin Pesina - foul #2 on Martin Pesina, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | James Ruffin (C) Martin Pesina | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| 09:28 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bryant Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 09:28 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bryant Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 09:14 | N. Kentucky | Joshua Koualeski makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Christopher Brown | 16-16 |
| 09:02 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bryan Vanegas misses the lay-in | 16-16 |
| 09:01 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Craig Barry tips it back up and in | 16-18 |
| 08:41 | N. Kentucky | Richard Forand steps in front of the Joshua Koualeski pass | 16-18 |
| 08:27 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Craig Barry is hacked by Christopher Brown - foul #1 on Christopher Brown, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Adam Hiller (PG) Joshua Koualeski | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Earl Jones (PG), Douglas Garner (SF), Billy Hutchison (PF) Bryant Abbott, Richard Forand, Craig Barry | |
| 08:09 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Billy Hutchison clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-18 |
| 08:08 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 08:01 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Brown comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 16-18 |
| 07:59 | N. Kentucky | James Ruffin tips it home | 18-18 |
| 07:39 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Billy Hutchison makes the jumper from the right side | 18-20 |
| 07:24 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Braswell knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Roy Broady | 20-20 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Adam Hiller (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Braswell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Roy Broady (fresh) PF - Christopher Brown (fresh) C - James Ruffin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Earl Jones (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gene Pollard (fresh) SF - Douglas Garner (fresh) PF - Billy Hutchison (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Vanegas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:12 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Gene Pollard comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 20-20 |
| 07:10 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Brown pulls down the rebound | 20-20 |
| 06:49 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Brown knocks in the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Braswell and the foul's on Douglas Garner - foul #1 on Douglas Garner, team foul #6 | 22-20 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Joshua Koualeski (PG), Ervin Boyd (SG), Stephen Villarreal (PF) Joseph Braswell, Roy Broady, James Ruffin | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bryant Abbott (SG), Richard Forand (SF), Ismael Shepherd (C) Gene Pollard, Douglas Garner, Bryan Vanegas | |
| 06:49 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Brown misses the free throw | 22-20 |
| 06:49 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Billy Hutchison gets the rebound | 22-20 |
| 06:36 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ismael Shepherd buries a 3 from straight away set up by Richard Forand | 22-23 |
| 06:14 | N. Kentucky | Ervin Boyd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-23 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Aaron Wanamaker (SF) Adam Hiller | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Douglas Garner (SF) Earl Jones | |
| 06:02 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Douglas Garner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-23 |
| 06:01 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Brown grabs the board | 22-23 |
| 05:42 | N. Kentucky | Richard Forand is called for the reach on Joshua Koualeski - foul #1 on Richard Forand, team foul #7 | 22-23 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Gene Pollard (PG), Craig Barry (PF) Douglas Garner, Billy Hutchison | |
| 05:42 | N. Kentucky | Joshua Koualeski makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 05:42 | N. Kentucky | Joshua Koualeski makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 05:19 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bryant Abbott hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 24-23 |
| 05:17 | N. Kentucky | Stephen Villarreal grabs the defensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 05:13 | N. Kentucky | Joshua Koualeski misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Gene Pollard - foul #2 on Gene Pollard, team foul #8 | 24-23 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Joseph Braswell (SG), Roy Broady (SF) Ervin Boyd, Aaron Wanamaker | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Earl Jones (PG) Gene Pollard | |
| 05:13 | N. Kentucky | Joshua Koualeski makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:13 | N. Kentucky | Joshua Koualeski misses the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:13 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 05:03 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Brown makes the floater in the lane set up by Joseph Braswell | 27-23 |
| 04:47 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bryant Abbott is called for a charge - foul #1 on Bryant Abbott, team foul #9 | 27-23 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Adam Hiller (SF) Roy Broady | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bryan Vanegas (C) Ismael Shepherd | |
| 04:30 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Brown is hacked by Bryan Vanegas - foul #1 on Bryan Vanegas, team foul #10 | 27-23 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | James Ruffin (C) Stephen Villarreal | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Billy Hutchison (PF) Craig Barry | |
| 04:30 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Brown makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 04:30 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 04:04 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bryan Vanegas misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 29-23 |
| 04:02 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Joseph Braswell | 29-23 |
| 03:49 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Braswell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-23 |
| 03:48 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Brown tips it home | 31-23 |
| 03:30 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bryan Vanegas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-23 |
| 03:28 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard Forand pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 03:20 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bryan Vanegas is whistled for a carry | 31-23 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Martin Pesina (PF), Stanley Ledford (C) Christopher Brown, James Ruffin | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Gene Pollard (PG), Eric Sanders (SG), Marco Kline (SF) Earl Jones, Bryant Abbott, Richard Forand | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Joshua Koualeski (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Braswell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Adam Hiller (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Martin Pesina (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanley Ledford (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Gene Pollard (fresh) SG - Eric Sanders (fresh) SF - Marco Kline (fresh) PF - Billy Hutchison (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryan Vanegas (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | N. Kentucky | Martin Pesina clanks a jumper from the left side | 31-23 |
| 03:07 | St. Joseph's (IN) | The rebound goes to Billy Hutchison | 31-23 |
| 02:55 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Billy Hutchison scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gene Pollard | 31-25 |
| 02:38 | N. Kentucky | Billy Hutchison takes the ball from Stanley Ledford | 31-25 |
| 02:32 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Joseph Braswell takes the ball from Marco Kline | 31-25 |
| 02:28 | N. Kentucky | Martin Pesina lays it in set up by Joseph Braswell | 33-25 |
| 02:11 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Eric Sanders misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-25 |
| 02:10 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Martin Pesina | 33-25 |
| 01:54 | N. Kentucky | Martin Pesina is fouled on the floor by Billy Hutchison - foul #2 on Billy Hutchison, team foul #11 | 33-25 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Ervin Boyd (PG), Aaron Wanamaker (SG), Roy Broady (SF) Joshua Koualeski, Joseph Braswell, Adam Hiller | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Earl Jones (PG), Bryant Abbott (SG), Craig Barry (PF), Ismael Shepherd (C) Gene Pollard, Eric Sanders, Billy Hutchison, Bryan Vanegas | |
| 01:54 | N. Kentucky | Martin Pesina misses the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 01:54 | N. Kentucky | Martin Pesina makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 01:34 | St. Joseph's (IN) | The pull-up jumper by Earl Jones is blocked by Stanley Ledford | 34-25 |
| 01:32 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Roy Broady | 34-25 |
| 01:14 | N. Kentucky | Ervin Boyd comes up short on the floater from close range | 34-25 |
| 01:12 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Marco Kline grabs the board | 34-25 |
| 01:01 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Earl Jones can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 34-25 |
| 01:00 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ismael Shepherd tips it back up and in | 34-27 |
| 00:49 | N. Kentucky | Aaron Wanamaker can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Bryant Abbott - foul #2 on Bryant Abbott, team foul #12 | 34-27 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Joshua Koualeski (PG) Ervin Boyd | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Billy Hutchison (PF) Craig Barry | |
| 00:49 | N. Kentucky | Aaron Wanamaker makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 00:49 | N. Kentucky | Aaron Wanamaker makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 00:27 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bryant Abbott misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 36-27 |
| 00:26 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ismael Shepherd grabs the offensive board | 36-27 |
| 00:03 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Marco Kline can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Roy Broady - foul #1 on Roy Broady, team foul #7 | 36-27 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Joseph Braswell (SG), Adam Hiller (SF), Christopher Brown (PF), James Ruffin (C) Aaron Wanamaker, Roy Broady, Martin Pesina, Stanley Ledford | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bryan Vanegas (C) Ismael Shepherd | |
| 00:03 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Marco Kline makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 00:03 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Marco Kline makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 00:00 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Braswell misses the halfcourt shot | 36-29 |