| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Roosa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Border (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bret Rickman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael White (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Pasquale (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Hai Yen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Bergeron (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher Hamblin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Lavalle (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Hathaway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman inbounds the ball | 27-21 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Kentucky | Michael White is hacked by Brian Lavalle - foul #2 on Brian Lavalle, team foul #1 | 27-21 |
| 19:18 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Bret Rickman | 29-21 |
| 18:49 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 29-21 |
| 18:47 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle snags the offensive board | 29-21 |
| 18:31 | Xavier | Christopher Hamblin shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Hai Yen | 29-24 |
| 18:05 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Michael Pasquale | 31-24 |
| 17:43 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron's pass is intercepted by David Border | 31-24 |
| 17:22 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman's dunk attempt is rejected by Christopher Hamblin | 31-24 |
| 17:20 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle pulls down the rebound | 31-24 |
| 16:57 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-24 |
| 16:55 | Kentucky | Michael White grabs the defensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 16:36 | Kentucky | David Border hits the finger roll | 33-24 |
| 16:15 | Xavier | Christopher Hamblin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 33-24 |
| 16:14 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman grabs the defensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 15:45 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by David Border | 35-24 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Roosa (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Border (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bret Rickman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Pasquale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Hai Yen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Bergeron (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher Hamblin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Lavalle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Hathaway (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:23 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle can't connect on a shot in the lane | 35-24 |
| 15:21 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway tips it in | 35-26 |
| 15:03 | Kentucky | Michael White hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 37-26 |
| 14:45 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 37-26 |
| 14:44 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale grabs the board | 37-26 |
| 14:26 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 37-26 |
| 14:24 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle grabs the defensive rebound | 37-26 |
| 13:55 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-26 |
| 13:53 | Xavier | Christopher Hamblin tips it back up and in | 37-28 |
| 13:37 | Kentucky | David Border comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-28 |
| 13:35 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman tips it but misses | 37-28 |
| 13:33 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway gets the rebound | 37-28 |
| 13:08 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle knocks in the floater from the left side | 37-30 |
| 12:48 | Kentucky | Brian Lavalle steals the ball from Robert Roosa | 37-30 |
| 12:30 | Xavier | Christopher Hamblin is hacked by Bret Rickman - foul #2 on Bret Rickman, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Seelye (PG), Michael McGirt (SG), James Sadowski (SF), Edward Hermanson (PF) Robert Roosa, David Border, Bret Rickman, Michael White | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jesse Desilva (PG), Robert West (SG), Jerry Hall (SF), Cornell Langlois (PF), Michael Joseph (C) Hai Yen, Paul Bergeron, Christopher Hamblin, Brian Lavalle, Joseph Hathaway | |
| 12:04 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Joseph | 37-32 |
| 11:40 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale clanks a jumper from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 11:38 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Hermanson | 37-32 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Seelye (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael McGirt (fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Sadowski (fresh) PF - Edward Hermanson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Pasquale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Jesse Desilva (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert West (fresh) SF - Jerry Hall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cornell Langlois (fresh) C - Michael Joseph (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Kentucky | Michael Joseph steals the ball from Michael McGirt | 37-32 |
| 11:04 | Xavier | Jerry Hall connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-34 |
| 10:45 | Kentucky | John Seelye misses the dunk but he's fouled by Michael Joseph - foul #1 on Michael Joseph, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bret Rickman (SF), Michael White (PF) James Sadowski, Michael Pasquale | |
| Subs | Xavier | Hai Yen (PG) Jesse Desilva | |
| 10:45 | Kentucky | John Seelye makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 10:45 | Kentucky | John Seelye makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 10:21 | Xavier | Hai Yen misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-34 |
| 10:20 | Kentucky | Michael White pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 10:01 | Kentucky | Michael McGirt misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-34 |
| 10:00 | Xavier | Hai Yen grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 09:44 | Xavier | Hai Yen scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Robert West | 39-36 |
| 09:29 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Edward Hermanson | 41-36 |
| 09:08 | Xavier | Jerry Hall misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-36 |
| 09:07 | Kentucky | Edward Hermanson snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 08:47 | Kentucky | Edward Hermanson is hacked by Jerry Hall - foul #2 on Jerry Hall, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Roosa (PG), David Border (SG), Michael Pasquale (C) John Seelye, Michael McGirt, Michael White | |
| Subs | Xavier | Paul Bergeron (SG), Antonio Connolly (SF), Mladen Splonskowski (PF), Joseph Hathaway (C) Robert West, Jerry Hall, Cornell Langlois, Michael Joseph | |
| 08:26 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Michael Pasquale, team foul #2 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sadowski (SF) Bret Rickman | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jesse Desilva (PG), Brian Lavalle (PF) Hai Yen, Mladen Splonskowski | |
| 08:06 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 08:04 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva hits the follow up shot | 41-38 |
| 07:46 | Kentucky | Antonio Connolly is called for the reach on James Sadowski - foul #1 on Antonio Connolly, team foul #4 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael White (PF) Edward Hermanson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Christopher Hamblin (SF) Antonio Connolly | |
| 07:24 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Xavier | Hai Yen (PG) Jesse Desilva | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Roosa (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Border (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Sadowski (fresh) PF - Michael White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Pasquale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Hai Yen (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Bergeron (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Christopher Hamblin (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Brian Lavalle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Hathaway (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:08 | Xavier | Christopher Hamblin is fouled on the floor by James Sadowski - foul #2 on James Sadowski, team foul #3 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bret Rickman (SF) James Sadowski | |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| 06:40 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Hai Yen | 41-41 |
| 06:11 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-41 |
| 06:09 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale hits the follow up shot | 43-41 |
| 05:40 | Xavier | Christopher Hamblin splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 05:39 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 05:10 | Kentucky | The jump hook by David Border is blocked by Brian Lavalle | 43-41 |
| 05:09 | Xavier | Christopher Hamblin grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 04:47 | Xavier | Hai Yen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-41 |
| 04:46 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Border | 43-41 |
| 04:23 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale's pass is intercepted by Christopher Hamblin | 43-41 |
| 04:20 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron banks in the layup on a great pass from Christopher Hamblin | 43-43 |
| 03:56 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa buries a jumper in the paint | 45-43 |
| 03:34 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 03:32 | Kentucky | Michael White gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 03:11 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale misses short on a runner from the left block | 45-43 |
| 03:10 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Roosa (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Border (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bret Rickman (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael White (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Pasquale (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Hai Yen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Bergeron (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Christopher Hamblin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brian Lavalle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Hathaway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:45 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 02:16 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale misses the runner in the paint but he's hacked by Christopher Hamblin - foul #2 on Christopher Hamblin, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Seelye (PG), Michael McGirt (SG), James Sadowski (SF), Edward Hermanson (PF) Robert Roosa, David Border, Bret Rickman, Michael White | |
| Subs | Xavier | Jesse Desilva (PG), Robert West (SG), Jerry Hall (SF), Cornell Langlois (PF), Michael Joseph (C) Hai Yen, Paul Bergeron, Christopher Hamblin, Brian Lavalle, Joseph Hathaway | |
| 02:16 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 02:16 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 02:11 | Xavier | Xavier calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-46 |
| 01:47 | Xavier | Jesse Desilva hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-48 |
| 01:47 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Roosa (PG), David Border (SG), Bret Rickman (SF), Michael White (PF) John Seelye, Michael McGirt, James Sadowski, Edward Hermanson | |
| Subs | Xavier | Hai Yen (PG), Paul Bergeron (SG), Christopher Hamblin (SF), Brian Lavalle (PF), Joseph Hathaway (C) Jesse Desilva, Robert West, Jerry Hall, Cornell Langlois, Michael Joseph | |
| 01:31 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 01:29 | Kentucky | David Border hits the follow up shot | 48-48 |
| 01:12 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway lays it in and the foul's on Michael Pasquale - foul #2 on Michael Pasquale, team foul #4 | 48-50 |
| 01:12 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway makes the free throw | 48-51 |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-51 |
| 00:48 | Xavier | Paul Bergeron grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Xavier | Brian Lavalle's pass is intercepted by David Border | 48-51 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman steps out of bounds on the sideline | 48-51 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:12 | Xavier | David Border is called for the reach on Paul Bergeron in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Border, team foul #5 | 48-51 |
| 00:09 | Xavier | Hai Yen is fouled on the floor by Michael White - foul #3 on Michael White, team foul #6 | 48-51 |
| 00:08 | Xavier | Hai Yen is fouled on the floor by Michael Pasquale - foul #3 on Michael Pasquale, team foul #7 | 48-51 |
| 00:08 | Xavier | Hai Yen makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 00:08 | Xavier | Hai Yen misses the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 00:08 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway grabs the offensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 00:05 | Xavier | Bret Rickman is called for the reach on Joseph Hathaway - foul #3 on Bret Rickman, team foul #8 | 48-52 |
| 00:05 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:05 | Xavier | Joseph Hathaway makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-54 |