| Lineup | Samford | PG - Wayne Metzinger (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Sisco (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Toth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Miller (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michel Barker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Daniel Nellis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chad Fountain (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - Marvin Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donald Farr (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Samford | William Toth inbounds the ball | 24-37 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Samford | Michel Barker is fouled on the floor by Gregory Simmons - foul #1 on Gregory Simmons, team foul #1 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Maultsby (SG), James Cunniff (SF), Timothy Atkins (PF), Frank Reimann (C) Chad Fountain, Marvin Clark, Donald Farr, Gregory Simmons | |
| 19:30 | Samford | William Toth loses the dribble to Timothy Atkins | 24-37 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Timothy Atkins is hacked by James Miller - foul #3 on James Miller, team foul #1 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Manuel Ellison (PF) James Miller | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Clark (SF), Donald Farr (PF), Gregory Simmons (C) James Cunniff, Timothy Atkins, Frank Reimann | |
| 18:36 | Kentucky | Stephen Maultsby is hacked by Manuel Ellison - foul #2 on Manuel Ellison, team foul #2 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Kimble (PG), James Cunniff (SF), Frank Reimann (C) Daniel Nellis, Marvin Clark, Gregory Simmons | |
| 18:15 | Kentucky | James Cunniff clanks a 3 from the right wing | 24-37 |
| 18:13 | Kentucky | Frank Reimann gets the offensive rebound | 24-37 |
| 17:52 | Kentucky | Paul Kimble misses badly on a shot from the left side | 24-37 |
| 17:51 | Kentucky | Donald Farr grabs the offensive board | 24-37 |
| 17:32 | Kentucky | Paul Kimble is called for a backcourt violation | 24-37 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Daniel Nellis (PG), Chad Fountain (SG), Marvin Clark (SF), Timothy Atkins (PF), Gregory Simmons (C) Paul Kimble, Stephen Maultsby, James Cunniff, Donald Farr, Frank Reimann | |
| 17:11 | Samford | William Toth is fouled on the floor by Timothy Atkins - foul #2 on Timothy Atkins, team foul #2 | 24-37 |
| 16:59 | Samford | Wayne Metzinger blows the layup but he's fouled by Gregory Simmons - foul #2 on Gregory Simmons, team foul #3 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Maultsby (SG) Gregory Simmons | |
| 16:59 | Samford | Wayne Metzinger makes the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 16:59 | Samford | Wayne Metzinger makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 16:36 | Kentucky | Daniel Nellis misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Wayne Metzinger - foul #2 on Wayne Metzinger, team foul #3 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Dempsey (SG), Donald Farr (PF), Gregory Simmons (C) Stephen Maultsby, Timothy Atkins, Chad Fountain | |
| 16:36 | Kentucky | Daniel Nellis misses the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 16:36 | Kentucky | Daniel Nellis makes the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| 16:13 | Samford | Wayne Metzinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-38 |
| Subs | Samford | James Williams (PG), Scott Shelton (SG), Robert Gregory (C) Wayne Metzinger, Antonio Sisco, Michel Barker | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Kimble (PG), Stephen Maultsby (SG), James Cunniff (SF), Timothy Atkins (PF), Chad Fountain (C) Daniel Nellis, Robert Dempsey, Marvin Clark, Donald Farr, Gregory Simmons | |
| 15:44 | Kentucky | James Williams steps in front of the Stephen Maultsby pass | 26-38 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - James Williams (fresh) SG - Scott Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Toth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Manuel Ellison (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Gregory (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Paul Kimble (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Maultsby (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Cunniff (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Timothy Atkins (fresh) C - Chad Fountain (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Samford | Manuel Ellison hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Paul Kimble - foul #2 on Paul Kimble, team foul #4 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Jean (SF), James Miller (PF) William Toth, Robert Gregory | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Daniel Nellis (PG), Robert Dempsey (SG), Marvin Clark (SF), Donald Farr (PF), Frank Reimann (C) Paul Kimble, Stephen Maultsby, James Cunniff, Timothy Atkins, Chad Fountain | |
| 15:30 | Samford | Manuel Ellison makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 15:30 | Samford | Manuel Ellison makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 15:10 | Kentucky | Donald Farr hits a fadeaway near the basket | 28-40 |
| 14:45 | Samford | James Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-40 |
| 14:44 | Kentucky | Marvin Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 14:22 | Kentucky | Donald Farr scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Daniel Nellis | 28-42 |
| 14:05 | Samford | James Miller scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by James Williams | 30-42 |
| 13:40 | Kentucky | Donald Farr misses the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on James Miller - foul #4 on James Miller, team foul #4 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Samford | Wayne Metzinger (PG), Antonio Sisco (SG), William Toth (SF), Christopher Shively (PF), Michel Barker (C) James Williams, Scott Shelton, Daniel Jean, James Miller, Manuel Ellison | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Kimble (PG), Stephen Maultsby (SG), James Cunniff (SF), Gregory Simmons (C) Daniel Nellis, Robert Dempsey, Marvin Clark, Frank Reimann | |
| 13:40 | Kentucky | Donald Farr makes the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 13:40 | Kentucky | Donald Farr makes the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 13:15 | Samford | William Toth's fadeaway is rejected by Gregory Simmons | 30-44 |
| 13:13 | Kentucky | Gregory Simmons grabs the board | 30-44 |
| 12:50 | Kentucky | Wayne Metzinger takes the ball from Donald Farr | 30-44 |
| 12:35 | Samford | The short jumper by Wayne Metzinger is denied by Gregory Simmons | 30-44 |
| 12:33 | Samford | Wayne Metzinger grabs the offensive rebound | 30-44 |
| 12:17 | Samford | Michel Barker is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Michel Barker, team foul #5 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Daniel Nellis (PG), Chad Fountain (SG), Marvin Clark (SF), Timothy Atkins (PF) Paul Kimble, Stephen Maultsby, James Cunniff, Donald Farr | |
| 11:48 | Kentucky | Chad Fountain buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Daniel Nellis | 30-46 |
| 11:32 | Samford | Michel Barker makes the floater in the lane set up by William Toth | 32-46 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Wayne Metzinger (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Antonio Sisco (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Toth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Shively (fresh) C - Michel Barker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Daniel Nellis (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chad Fountain (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - Marvin Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Timothy Atkins (fresh) C - Gregory Simmons (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 11:06 | Kentucky | Gregory Simmons drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Chad Fountain | 32-48 |
| 10:48 | Samford | Antonio Sisco hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-48 |
| 10:46 | Samford | Michel Barker grabs the offensive rebound | 32-48 |
| 10:24 | Samford | Michel Barker loses the dribble to Daniel Nellis | 32-48 |
| 10:20 | Kentucky | Chad Fountain banks in the layup set up by Daniel Nellis | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:04 | Samford | Timothy Atkins denies the turnaround by Christopher Shively | 32-50 |
| 10:03 | Kentucky | Chad Fountain gets the rebound | 32-50 |
| 09:43 | Kentucky | Chad Fountain misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Michel Barker - foul #2 on Michel Barker, team foul #6 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Samford | James Williams (PG), Scott Shelton (SG), Daniel Jean (SF), Manuel Ellison (PF), Robert Gregory (C) Wayne Metzinger, Antonio Sisco, William Toth, Christopher Shively, Michel Barker | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Kimble (PG), James Cunniff (SF), Donald Farr (PF), Frank Reimann (C) Daniel Nellis, Marvin Clark, Timothy Atkins, Gregory Simmons | |
| 09:43 | Kentucky | Chad Fountain makes the 1st free throw | 32-51 |
| 09:43 | Kentucky | Chad Fountain makes the 2nd free throw | 32-52 |
| 09:36 | Samford | Scott Shelton hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 34-52 |
| 09:16 | Kentucky | Donald Farr misses the easy layup | 34-52 |
| 09:14 | Samford | Daniel Jean grabs the board | 34-52 |
| 09:10 | Samford | James Williams clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 34-52 |
| 09:08 | Kentucky | Frank Reimann snags the defensive board | 34-52 |
| 08:48 | Kentucky | Donald Farr can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Manuel Ellison - foul #3 on Manuel Ellison, team foul #7 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Samford | William Toth (SF) Daniel Jean | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Maultsby (SG) Chad Fountain | |
| 08:48 | Kentucky | Donald Farr makes the 1st free throw | 34-53 |
| 08:48 | Kentucky | Donald Farr makes the 2nd free throw | 34-54 |
| 08:41 | Samford | Robert Gregory loses the ball out of bounds | 34-54 |
| Subs | Samford | Wayne Metzinger (PG), Antonio Sisco (SG) James Williams, Scott Shelton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:22 | Kentucky | Robert Gregory steps in front of the Frank Reimann pass | 34-54 |
| 08:04 | Samford | Wayne Metzinger hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-54 |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | Donald Farr scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Stephen Maultsby | 37-56 |
| 07:28 | Samford | Robert Gregory misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-56 |
| 07:26 | Kentucky | Frank Reimann pulls down the rebound | 37-56 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Wayne Metzinger (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Antonio Sisco (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Toth (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Manuel Ellison (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Gregory (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Paul Kimble (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Maultsby (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Cunniff (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Farr (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. C - Frank Reimann (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | Donald Farr misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Manuel Ellison - foul #4 on Manuel Ellison, team foul #8 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Samford | James Williams (SG), James Miller (PF), Michel Barker (C) Antonio Sisco, Manuel Ellison, Robert Gregory | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Daniel Nellis (PG), Marvin Clark (SF), Gregory Simmons (C) Paul Kimble, James Cunniff, Frank Reimann | |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | Donald Farr misses the 1st free throw | 37-56 |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | Donald Farr makes the 2nd free throw | 37-57 |
| 06:45 | Samford | James Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-57 |
| 06:44 | Kentucky | Daniel Nellis grabs the board | 37-57 |
| 06:24 | Kentucky | James Miller picks off the pass by Daniel Nellis | 37-57 |
| 06:14 | Samford | James Miller is fouled on the floor by Gregory Simmons - foul #3 on Gregory Simmons, team foul #5 | 37-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Shelton (SG), Daniel Jean (SF) Wayne Metzinger, William Toth | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Atkins (PF), Chad Fountain (C) Donald Farr, Gregory Simmons | |
| 05:56 | Samford | Michel Barker misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 37-57 |
| 05:54 | Samford | Scott Shelton snags the offensive board | 37-57 |
| 05:43 | Samford | James Miller hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 37-57 |
| 05:42 | Kentucky | Chad Fountain pulls down the rebound | 37-57 |
| 05:14 | Kentucky | Chad Fountain misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 37-57 |
| 05:13 | Samford | The rebound goes to Scott Shelton | 37-57 |
| 05:08 | Samford | James Miller is denied on a layup by Chad Fountain | 37-57 |
| 05:07 | Samford | Michel Barker grabs the offensive rebound | 37-57 |
| 04:56 | Samford | Daniel Jean misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-57 |
| 04:55 | Kentucky | Daniel Nellis grabs the board | 37-57 |
| 04:33 | Kentucky | Chad Fountain hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 37-57 |
| 04:32 | Samford | The rebound goes to Michel Barker | 37-57 |
| 04:10 | Samford | Daniel Nellis picks off the pass by James Williams | 37-57 |
| 04:08 | Kentucky | Daniel Nellis is hacked by James Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Williams, team foul #9 | 37-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Manuel Ellison (PF), Robert Gregory (C) James Miller, Michel Barker | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Cunniff (SF), Donald Farr (PF), Gregory Simmons (C) Marvin Clark, Timothy Atkins, Chad Fountain | |
| 04:08 | Kentucky | Daniel Nellis misses the 1st free throw | 37-57 |
| 04:08 | Samford | The rebound goes to Manuel Ellison | 37-57 |
| 04:00 | Samford | Stephen Maultsby picks off the pass by Scott Shelton | 37-57 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:43 | Kentucky | Donald Farr comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 37-57 |
| 03:41 | Samford | Daniel Jean gets the rebound | 37-57 |
| 03:32 | Samford | Scott Shelton makes the 3 from straight away set up by Daniel Jean | 40-57 |
| 03:03 | Kentucky | Daniel Nellis is hacked by James Williams - foul #2 on James Williams, team foul #10 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Kennedy (SF) James Williams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Dempsey (SG), Marvin Clark (SF), Timothy Atkins (PF), Frank Reimann (C) Stephen Maultsby, James Cunniff, Donald Farr, Gregory Simmons | |
| 03:03 | Kentucky | Daniel Nellis makes the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 03:03 | Kentucky | Daniel Nellis misses the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| 03:03 | Samford | Robert Gregory snags the defensive board | 40-58 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Scott Shelton (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Daniel Jean (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Daniel Kennedy (fresh) PF - Manuel Ellison (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. C - Robert Gregory (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Daniel Nellis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Dempsey (fresh) SF - Marvin Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Timothy Atkins (fresh) C - Frank Reimann (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Samford | Scott Shelton is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Dempsey - foul #1 on Robert Dempsey, team foul #6 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Kimble (PG) Daniel Nellis | |
| 02:47 | Samford | Scott Shelton misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-58 |
| 02:46 | Kentucky | Frank Reimann grabs the board | 40-58 |
| 02:41 | Kentucky | Frank Reimann is called for traveling | 40-58 |
| Subs | Samford | James Williams (SG) Scott Shelton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Cunniff (SF) Marvin Clark | |
| 02:28 | Samford | Robert Gregory is hacked by Frank Reimann - foul #1 on Frank Reimann, team foul #7 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Samford | Scott Shelton (SG) Daniel Jean | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Clark (SF), Donald Farr (PF) James Cunniff, Timothy Atkins | |
| 02:28 | Samford | Robert Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 02:28 | Samford | Robert Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 42-58 |
| 02:09 | Kentucky | Donald Farr can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 42-58 |
| 02:07 | Kentucky | Frank Reimann snags the offensive board | 42-58 |
| 01:39 | Kentucky | Donald Farr misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 42-58 |
| 01:38 | Kentucky | Robert Dempsey hits the follow up shot | 42-60 |
| 01:27 | Samford | Scott Shelton is hacked by Robert Dempsey - foul #2 on Robert Dempsey, team foul #8 | 42-60 |
| Subs | Samford | Daniel Jean (SF) Daniel Kennedy | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Daniel Nellis (PG), Chad Fountain (SG), Gregory Simmons (C) Paul Kimble, Robert Dempsey, Frank Reimann | |
| 01:27 | Samford | Scott Shelton misses the 1st free throw | 42-60 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Gregory Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 42-60 |
| 01:08 | Kentucky | Gregory Simmons hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane | 42-60 |
| 01:06 | Samford | The rebound goes to James Williams | 42-60 |
| 00:52 | Samford | Scott Shelton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-60 |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Donald Farr | 42-60 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Donald Farr connects on the floater from close range set up by Marvin Clark | 42-62 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford 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 (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Samford | Scott Shelton is denied on a layup by Gregory Simmons | 42-62 |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | Marvin Clark snags the defensive board | 42-62 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Daniel Nellis runs out the clock | 42-62 |