| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ross Summerfield (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Shawn Hanlon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Burchette (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Richard Goodlett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Ecker (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Aaron Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Swaim (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Rencher (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon is denied on a layup by James Rencher | 35-33 |
| 19:40 | Miami (OH) | James Rencher pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 19:23 | Miami (OH) | George Swaim misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Shawn Hanlon - foul #3 on Shawn Hanlon, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| 19:23 | Miami (OH) | George Swaim makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 19:23 | Miami (OH) | George Swaim misses the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 19:23 | Kentucky | David Burchette snags the defensive board | 35-34 |
| 19:00 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon misses the shot from just outside the lane | 35-34 |
| 18:58 | Miami (OH) | Aaron Richardson grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 18:53 | Miami (OH) | Aaron Richardson loses the dribble to Ross Summerfield | 35-34 |
| 18:50 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart can't throw it down | 35-34 |
| 18:48 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart grabs the offensive board | 35-34 |
| 18:36 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 18:19 | Miami (OH) | James Rencher knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-36 |
| 18:00 | Kentucky | David Burchette drills a fadeaway in the lane | 40-36 |
| 17:42 | Miami (OH) | Scott Ecker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 17:41 | Kentucky | David Burchette grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 17:25 | Kentucky | James Barnes scores on a driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Scott Ecker - foul #2 on Scott Ecker, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey (PG), Paul Bryant (SF) Christopher Stewart, Ross Summerfield | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Erik Sneed (PG), James Conner (SG), James Banks (SF), Henry Dembinski (PF), Lawrence Hambrick (C) Richard Goodlett, Scott Ecker, Aaron Richardson, George Swaim, James Rencher | |
| 17:25 | Kentucky | James Barnes makes the free throw | 43-36 |
| 17:08 | Miami (OH) | James Conner is fouled on the floor by Paul Bryant - foul #2 on Paul Bryant, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Morehouse (SG) James Barnes | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 16:55 | Miami (OH) | Henry Dembinski connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 43-38 |
| 16:34 | Kentucky | William Morehouse misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 16:33 | Miami (OH) | The rebound goes to Henry Dembinski | 43-38 |
| 16:14 | Miami (OH) | James Conner knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 15:57 | Kentucky | William Morehouse is fouled on the floor by Erik Sneed - foul #1 on Erik Sneed, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart (PG), James Barnes (SG), Ross Summerfield (SF) Thomas Bailey, William Morehouse, Paul Bryant | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Scott Ecker (SG), Aaron Richardson (SF), George Swaim (PF), James Rencher (C) James Conner, James Banks, Henry Dembinski, Lawrence Hambrick | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Barnes (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ross Summerfield (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Shawn Hanlon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Burchette (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Erik Sneed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Ecker (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Aaron Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Swaim (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Rencher (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:41 | Kentucky | James Barnes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 15:39 | Miami (OH) | George Swaim grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 15:34 | Miami (OH) | Aaron Richardson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 15:32 | Miami (OH) | James Rencher tips it but misses | 43-41 |
| 15:30 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield gets the rebound | 43-41 |
| 15:15 | Kentucky | James Barnes knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by David Burchette | 46-41 |
| 14:54 | Miami (OH) | Scott Ecker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Richard Goodlett (PG) Erik Sneed | |
| 14:30 | Kentucky | David Burchette comes up short on the floater near the basket | 46-41 |
| 14:29 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield gets the offensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 14:21 | Kentucky | Aaron Richardson is called for the reach on Ross Summerfield - foul #2 on Aaron Richardson, team foul #3 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Bryant (SF), Akim Gonsiewski (C) Ross Summerfield, David Burchette | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Banks (SF), Henry Dembinski (PF) Aaron Richardson, George Swaim | |
| 14:11 | Kentucky | Paul Bryant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Morehouse (SG), Bill St. George (PF) James Barnes, Shawn Hanlon | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 13:49 | Miami (OH) | James Banks scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Goodlett and he's fouled by Paul Bryant - foul #3 on Paul Bryant, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey (PG) Christopher Stewart | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Conner (SG) Scott Ecker | |
| 13:49 | Miami (OH) | James Banks misses the free throw | 46-43 |
| 13:49 | Kentucky | William Morehouse gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 13:32 | Kentucky | Bill St. George banks in the layup on a great pass from Paul Bryant | 48-43 |
| 13:14 | Miami (OH) | James Rencher knocks in the runner near the basket | 48-45 |
| 12:56 | Kentucky | James Rencher blocks the jumper by William Morehouse | 48-45 |
| 12:54 | Miami (OH) | James Rencher grabs the board | 48-45 |
| 12:50 | Miami (OH) | James Conner drills a 3 from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 12:31 | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by William Morehouse | 51-48 |
| 12:13 | Miami (OH) | James Rencher misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 51-48 |
| 12:11 | Kentucky | Bill St. George pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 12:00 | Kentucky | Akim Gonsiewski clanks a shot from the left block | 51-48 |
| 11:59 | Miami (OH) | James Conner snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Morehouse (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Bryant (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Bill St. George (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Akim Gonsiewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Richard Goodlett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Conner (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Banks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Dembinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Rencher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:41 | Miami (OH) | James Conner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-48 |
| 11:39 | Miami (OH) | James Banks grabs the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 11:24 | Miami (OH) | Richard Goodlett hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-51 |
| 11:12 | Kentucky | Bill St. George knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from William Morehouse | 53-51 |
| 10:53 | Miami (OH) | Henry Dembinski makes the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by James Conner | 53-53 |
| 10:37 | Kentucky | Akim Gonsiewski is fouled on the floor by James Rencher - foul #1 on James Rencher, team foul #4 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart (PG), James Barnes (SG), Ross Summerfield (SF), Shawn Hanlon (PF), David Burchette (C) Thomas Bailey, William Morehouse, Paul Bryant, Bill St. George, Akim Gonsiewski | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Erik Sneed (PG), Scott Ecker (SG), Aaron Richardson (SF), George Swaim (PF), Lawrence Hambrick (C) Richard Goodlett, James Conner, James Banks, Henry Dembinski, James Rencher | |
| 10:22 | Kentucky | David Burchette is fouled on the floor by Scott Ecker - foul #3 on Scott Ecker, team foul #5 | 53-53 |
| 10:10 | Kentucky | James Barnes connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Ross Summerfield | 55-53 |
| 09:49 | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Hambrick is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Lawrence Hambrick, team foul #6 | 55-53 |
| 09:23 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Stewart | 58-53 |
| 09:05 | Miami (OH) | Scott Ecker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 58-53 |
| 09:03 | Kentucky | David Burchette grabs the defensive rebound | 58-53 |
| 08:57 | Kentucky | David Burchette banks in the layup on a great pass from Shawn Hanlon | 60-53 |
| 08:43 | Miami (OH) | Erik Sneed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-53 |
| 08:26 | Kentucky | David Burchette misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by George Swaim - foul #1 on George Swaim, team foul #7 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Bryant (SF) Ross Summerfield | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Rencher (C) Lawrence Hambrick | |
| 08:26 | Kentucky | David Burchette misses the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 08:26 | Kentucky | David Burchette makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 08:09 | Miami (OH) | Scott Ecker connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Aaron Richardson | 61-55 |
| 07:53 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Aaron Richardson - foul #3 on Aaron Richardson, team foul #8 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey (PG), William Morehouse (SG) Christopher Stewart, James Barnes | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Conner (PG), Michael Larson (SG), James Banks (SF), Henry Dembinski (PF) Erik Sneed, Scott Ecker, Aaron Richardson, George Swaim | |
| 07:53 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon misses the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 07:53 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Morehouse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Bryant (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Shawn Hanlon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Burchette (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - James Conner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Larson (fresh) SF - James Banks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Dembinski (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Rencher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:34 | Miami (OH) | James Rencher banks in the layup on a great pass from James Banks and the foul's on David Burchette - foul #3 on David Burchette, team foul #4 | 62-57 |
| 07:34 | Miami (OH) | James Rencher makes the free throw | 62-58 |
| 07:17 | Kentucky | James Banks picks off the pass by Paul Bryant | 62-58 |
| 07:04 | Miami (OH) | David Burchette is called for the reach on James Rencher - foul #4 on David Burchette, team foul #5 | 62-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield (SF) Paul Bryant | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Richard Goodlett (PG), Lawrence Hambrick (C) Michael Larson, James Rencher | |
| 06:59 | Miami (OH) | Richard Goodlett knocks in the shot from the baseline | 62-60 |
| 06:45 | Kentucky | Lawrence Hambrick is called for the reach on David Burchette - foul #3 on Lawrence Hambrick, team foul #9 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart (PG), James Barnes (SG) Thomas Bailey, William Morehouse | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Scott Ecker (SG) James Conner | |
| 06:45 | Kentucky | David Burchette misses the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 06:45 | Miami (OH) | Henry Dembinski grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 06:27 | Miami (OH) | James Banks can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 62-60 |
| 06:25 | Kentucky | David Burchette grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 06:06 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon makes the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Christopher Stewart | 64-60 |
| 05:49 | Miami (OH) | Henry Dembinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill St. George (PF), Akim Gonsiewski (C) Shawn Hanlon, David Burchette | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Erik Sneed (PG), Aaron Richardson (SF), George Swaim (PF), James Rencher (C) Richard Goodlett, James Banks, Henry Dembinski, Lawrence Hambrick | |
| 05:24 | Kentucky | James Barnes is called for traveling | 64-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey (PG), Paul Bryant (SF) Christopher Stewart, Ross Summerfield | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Conner (SG) Scott Ecker | |
| 05:04 | Miami (OH) | Aaron Richardson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-63 |
| 04:43 | Kentucky | James Barnes comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-63 |
| 04:41 | Kentucky | Bill St. George tips it home | 66-63 |
| 04:32 | Miami (OH) | Paul Bryant steps in front of the James Rencher pass | 66-63 |
| 04:29 | Kentucky | Paul Bryant lays it up and in | 68-63 |
| 04:11 | Miami (OH) | Aaron Richardson buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by James Rencher | 68-65 |
| 03:52 | Kentucky | James Barnes hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Bill St. George | 71-65 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Bailey (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Barnes (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SF - Paul Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Bill St. George (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Akim Gonsiewski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Miami (OH) | PG - Erik Sneed (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Conner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Aaron Richardson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - George Swaim (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Rencher (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:32 | Miami (OH) | George Swaim connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Conner | 71-67 |
| 03:25 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-67 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart (PG), Ross Summerfield (SF), Shawn Hanlon (PF), David Burchette (C) Thomas Bailey, Paul Bryant, Bill St. George, Akim Gonsiewski | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Richard Goodlett (PG), Scott Ecker (SG) Erik Sneed, James Conner | |
| 03:19 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 71-67 |
| 03:17 | Miami (OH) | Scott Ecker grabs the board | 71-67 |
| 03:12 | Miami (OH) | George Swaim connects on the runner in the lane | 71-69 |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | David Burchette is called for traveling | 71-69 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Lawrence Hambrick (C) James Rencher | |
| 02:34 | Miami (OH) | Shawn Hanlon denies the turnaround by George Swaim | 71-69 |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield pulls down the rebound | 71-69 |
| 02:16 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Aaron Richardson - foul #4 on Aaron Richardson, team foul #10 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Morehouse (SG) James Barnes | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Banks (SF) Aaron Richardson | |
| 02:16 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield misses the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 02:16 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield misses the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 02:16 | Miami (OH) | George Swaim gets the rebound | 71-69 |
| 02:16 | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-69 |
| 01:54 | Miami (OH) | Scott Ecker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 71-69 |
| 01:52 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Shawn Hanlon | 71-69 |
| 01:48 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-69 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Barnes (SG) William Morehouse | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | Aaron Richardson (SF), James Rencher (C) James Banks, Lawrence Hambrick | |
| 01:26 | Miami (OH) | James Rencher misses short on a shot in the paint | 71-69 |
| 01:25 | Kentucky | David Burchette grabs the defensive rebound | 71-69 |
| 01:12 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Aaron Richardson - foul #5 on Aaron Richardson, team foul #11 | 71-69 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | James Banks (SF) Aaron Richardson | |
| 01:12 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield misses the 1st free throw | 71-69 |
| 01:12 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield makes the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:53 | Miami (OH) | George Swaim can't finish the layup | 72-69 |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | David Burchette grabs the board | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | George Swaim is called for the reach on Christopher Stewart - foul #2 on George Swaim, team foul #12 | 72-69 |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:24 | Miami (OH) | James Banks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-69 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey (PG) Christopher Stewart | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | Richard Goodlett is called for the reach on David Burchette in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Goodlett, team foul #13 | 73-69 |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | David Burchette misses the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | David Burchette makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:16 | Miami (OH) | George Swaim's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 74-69 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Bryant (SF) Ross Summerfield | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon is hacked by Richard Goodlett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Goodlett, team foul #14 | 74-69 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:05 | Miami (OH) | Scott Ecker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-69 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Burchette | 76-69 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 76-69 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart (PG) Thomas Bailey | |
| Subs | Miami (OH) | | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Miami (OH) | Miami (OH) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart runs out the clock | 76-69 |