| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Gary Loving (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Davis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert John (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Shepherd (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Patrick (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Loving - foul #3 on Gary Loving, team foul #1 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ako (PG) Gary Loving | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jon Carnahan | 25-35 |
| 19:26 | Western Michigan | Robert John hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Bill Greenman - foul #1 on Bill Greenman, team foul #1 | 25-35 |
| 19:26 | Western Michigan | Robert John misses the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 19:26 | Western Michigan | Robert John makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 19:08 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan is fouled on the floor by Matthew Patrick - foul #2 on Matthew Patrick, team foul #2 | 26-35 |
| 18:49 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee makes the wide open jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Grant | 26-37 |
| 18:36 | Western Michigan | Bill Greenman is called for the reach on Robert John - foul #2 on Bill Greenman, team foul #2 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant (SG), Kermit Eames (C) Robert Davis, Matthew Patrick | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:31 | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant's pass is intercepted by Patrick Grant | 26-37 |
| 18:27 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson blows the layup | 26-37 |
| 18:25 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman hits the follow up shot | 26-39 |
| 18:12 | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 26-39 |
| 18:11 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ako hits the follow up shot | 28-39 |
| 18:09 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan is hacked by Delbert Bryant in the backcourt - foul #1 on Delbert Bryant, team foul #3 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gerald Boyer (PG), Michael Bakken (SF), Donald Harris (C) Dikembe Ako, Robert John, Richard Shepherd | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Wade (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), John Jackson (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Richard Johnson, Patrick Grant, Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| 17:50 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent lays it in on a great pass from Patrick Wade and he's fouled by Michael Bakken - foul #2 on Michael Bakken, team foul #4 | 28-41 |
| 17:50 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent misses the free throw | 28-41 |
| 17:50 | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames pulls down the rebound | 28-41 |
| 17:24 | Western Michigan | Michael Bakken makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-41 |
| 16:56 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent is hacked by Donald Harris - foul #1 on Donald Harris, team foul #5 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Davis (SG), Robert John (SF), Richard Shepherd (PF), Matthew Patrick (C) Delbert Bryant, Michael Bakken, Kermit Eames, Donald Harris | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Patrick Grant (SG) Patrick Wade, Nicholas Pegg | |
| 16:39 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the easy open layup | 31-41 |
| 16:38 | Western Michigan | Robert John grabs the board | 31-41 |
| 16:25 | Western Michigan | Robert John can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-41 |
| 16:24 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent pulls down the rebound | 31-41 |
| 16:18 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman double dribbles in the backcourt | 31-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ako (PG) Gerald Boyer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| 16:01 | Western Michigan | Robert Davis is hacked by Jerry Lee - foul #1 on Jerry Lee, team foul #3 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Warren Comer (SF) Robert John | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:43 | Western Michigan | Matthew Patrick connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Warren Comer | 33-41 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Dikembe Ako (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Warren Comer (fresh) PF - Richard Shepherd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Patrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Bill Greenman (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Kentucky | Richard Shepherd picks off the pass by Patrick Grant | 33-41 |
| 15:17 | Western Michigan | Matthew Patrick is hacked by Jon Carnahan - foul #1 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #4 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gary Loving (PG), Delbert Bryant (SF), Donald Harris (PF) Robert Davis, Richard Shepherd, Matthew Patrick | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Wade (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG) Richard Johnson, Patrick Grant | |
| 14:59 | Western Michigan | Warren Comer banks in the layup and he's fouled by Bill Greenman - foul #3 on Bill Greenman, team foul #5 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert John (SF) Dikembe Ako | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Todd Scheetz (C) Jon Carnahan | |
| 14:59 | Western Michigan | Warren Comer makes the free throw | 36-41 |
| 14:30 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 14:29 | Western Michigan | Warren Comer pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 14:22 | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 14:00 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman scores on a 3 from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 13:31 | Western Michigan | Robert John connects on the turnaround from the left block | 41-44 |
| 13:28 | Kentucky | Gary Loving steps in front of the Patrick Wade pass in the backcourt | 41-44 |
| 13:25 | Western Michigan | Gary Loving banks in the layup | 43-44 |
| 13:09 | Kentucky | Todd Scheetz clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-44 |
| 13:08 | Western Michigan | Gary Loving grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 12:44 | Western Michigan | Robert John double dribbles | 43-44 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ako (PG), Robert Davis (SG), Michael Bakken (SF), Richard Shepherd (PF), Matthew Patrick (C) Gary Loving, Delbert Bryant, Robert John, Warren Comer, Donald Harris | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Patrick Grant (SG), Eldridge Kent (SF), John Jackson (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Patrick Wade, Nicholas Pegg, Bill Greenman, Jerry Lee, Todd Scheetz | |
| 12:15 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by John Jackson | 43-46 |
| 11:56 | Western Michigan | Matthew Patrick misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Patrick Grant - foul #1 on Patrick Grant, team foul #6 | 43-46 |
| 11:56 | Western Michigan | Matthew Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 11:56 | Western Michigan | Matthew Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 11:35 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant is open and buries a jumper from the left block set up by Eldridge Kent | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Dikembe Ako (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Bakken (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Shepherd (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Patrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Jackson (fresh) C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Western Michigan | Michael Bakken's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gerald Boyer (PG), Robert John (SF), Kermit Eames (C) Dikembe Ako, Michael Bakken, Matthew Patrick | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:57 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 10:55 | Western Michigan | Robert John pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 10:31 | Western Michigan | Robert Davis knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Richard Shepherd and he's fouled by Jon Carnahan - foul #2 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #7 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gary Loving (PG) Gerald Boyer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG), Bill Greenman (SF), Jerry Lee (PF) Patrick Grant, Eldridge Kent, John Jackson | |
| 10:31 | Western Michigan | Robert Davis misses the free throw | 47-48 |
| 10:31 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| 10:09 | Kentucky | Gary Loving steps in front of the Jon Carnahan pass | 47-48 |
| 09:52 | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jon Carnahan - foul #3 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #8 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ako (SG), Delbert Bryant (SF), Matthew Patrick (C) Robert Davis, Robert John, Richard Shepherd | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Todd Scheetz (C) Jon Carnahan | |
| 09:52 | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 09:52 | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 09:52 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee pulls down the rebound | 48-48 |
| 09:35 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 09:33 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg gets the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 09:06 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Richard Johnson and the foul's on Kermit Eames - foul #2 on Kermit Eames, team foul #6 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gerald Boyer (PG), Donald Harris (PF), Warren Comer (C) Gary Loving, Kermit Eames, Matthew Patrick | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Wade (PG) Richard Johnson | |
| 09:06 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee makes the free throw | 48-51 |
| 08:54 | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant is whistled for traveling | 48-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (SG), Eldridge Kent (SF) Nicholas Pegg, Bill Greenman | |
| 08:32 | Kentucky | Warren Comer is called for the reach on Patrick Grant - foul #3 on Warren Comer, team foul #7 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Davis (SG), Michael Bakken (SF) Dikembe Ako, Delbert Bryant | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Jerry Lee, Todd Scheetz | |
| 08:32 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 08:32 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 08:32 | Western Michigan | Donald Harris gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| 08:23 | Western Michigan | Patrick Wade is called for the reach on Gerald Boyer - foul #1 on Patrick Wade, team foul #9 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Richard Shepherd (PF) Donald Harris | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:23 | Western Michigan | Gerald Boyer misses the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 08:23 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| 08:21 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant is hacked by Robert Davis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Davis, team foul #8 | 48-52 |
| 08:21 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 08:21 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Richard Shepherd | 48-52 |
| 08:07 | Western Michigan | Warren Comer hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-52 |
| 08:04 | Kentucky | Robert Davis is called for the reach on Patrick Grant in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Davis, team foul #9 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Patrick (C) Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:04 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 08:04 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 08:04 | Western Michigan | Richard Shepherd gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 07:40 | Western Michigan | Gerald Boyer can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 51-53 |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | John Jackson gets the rebound | 51-53 |
| 07:12 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Jackson | 51-56 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Gerald Boyer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Bakken (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Warren Comer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Shepherd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Matthew Patrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Wade (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Eldridge Kent (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Jackson (fairly fresh) C - Jon Carnahan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:51 | Western Michigan | Richard Shepherd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 06:49 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan pulls down the rebound | 51-56 |
| 06:31 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Patrick Wade | 51-59 |
| 06:16 | Western Michigan | The jump hook by Richard Shepherd is blocked by Eldridge Kent | 51-59 |
| 06:14 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant snags the defensive board | 51-59 |
| 05:45 | Kentucky | Patrick Wade throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-59 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gary Loving (PG), Dikembe Ako (SG), Robert John (SF), Kermit Eames (PF), Donald Harris (C) Gerald Boyer, Michael Bakken, Warren Comer, Richard Shepherd, Matthew Patrick | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), Bill Greenman (SF), Jerry Lee (PF), Todd Scheetz (C) Patrick Wade, Patrick Grant, Eldridge Kent, John Jackson, Jon Carnahan | |
| 05:23 | Western Michigan | Gary Loving loses the dribble to Richard Johnson | 51-59 |
| 05:20 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson lays it up and in | 51-61 |
| 05:08 | Western Michigan | Dikembe Ako travels with the ball | 51-61 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Richard Shepherd (PF) Kermit Eames | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:47 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee is open but misses the lay-in | 51-61 |
| 04:46 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg hits the follow up shot | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:29 | Western Michigan | Richard Shepherd misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-63 |
| 04:27 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee snags the defensive board | 51-63 |
| 04:05 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses long on a jumper from the right side | 51-63 |
| 04:04 | Western Michigan | Gary Loving snags the defensive board | 51-63 |
| 03:55 | Western Michigan | Gary Loving misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-63 |
| 03:54 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman grabs the board | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:47 | Kentucky | Todd Scheetz can't finish the layup | 51-63 |
| 03:45 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg snags the offensive board | 51-63 |
| 03:22 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee double dribbles | 51-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Robert Davis (SG), Delbert Bryant (SF), Kermit Eames (PF), Matthew Patrick (C) Dikembe Ako, Robert John, Richard Shepherd, Donald Harris | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Vickrey (SG), Jon Carnahan (C) Nicholas Pegg, Todd Scheetz | |
| 03:11 | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 51-63 |
| 03:09 | Western Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Patrick | 51-63 |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Gary Loving (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Robert Davis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Delbert Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kermit Eames (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Patrick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ernest Vickrey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Lee (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:49 | Western Michigan | Ernest Vickrey steals it from Kermit Eames | 51-63 |
| 02:21 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 51-63 |
| 02:19 | Western Michigan | Matthew Patrick grabs the defensive rebound | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:13 | Western Michigan | Robert Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-63 |
| 02:12 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 51-63 |
| 01:54 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman is wide open but clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 51-63 |
| 01:52 | Western Michigan | Kermit Eames grabs the defensive rebound | 51-63 |
| 01:36 | Western Michigan | Ernest Vickrey is called for the reach on Delbert Bryant - foul #1 on Ernest Vickrey, team foul #10 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Gerald Boyer (PG), Dikembe Ako (SG), Donald Harris (C) Gary Loving, Robert Davis, Matthew Patrick | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (SG) Ernest Vickrey | |
| 01:36 | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 01:36 | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 01:34 | Kentucky | Donald Harris is called for the reach on Patrick Grant in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Harris, team foul #10 | 53-63 |
| 01:34 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 1st free throw | 53-64 |
| 01:34 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 01:34 | Western Michigan | Donald Harris pulls down the rebound | 53-64 |
| 01:21 | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-64 |
| 01:20 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan grabs the defensive rebound | 53-64 |
| 01:00 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant banks in the layup and the foul's on Dikembe Ako - foul #2 on Dikembe Ako, team foul #11 | 53-66 |
| 01:00 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the free throw | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Western Michigan | Delbert Bryant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant lays it up and in set up by Richard Johnson | 53-69 |
| 00:21 | Western Michigan | Bill Greenman steals the ball from Donald Harris | 53-69 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson runs out the clock | 53-69 |