| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Ulysses Johnson (fresh) SG - Fred Spires (fresh) SF - John Griffin (fresh) PF - Charles Freeman (fresh) C - Craig Montemayor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Liberty | Liberty is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Liberty | Craig Montemayor misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:03 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Liberty | The rebound goes to John Griffin | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | Liberty | The 3pt attempt by John Griffin is denied by Jerry Lee | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:15 | Kentucky | Ulysses Johnson steps in front of the Jon Carnahan pass | 0-0 |
| 18:10 | Liberty | John Griffin lays it in set up by Ulysses Johnson | 0-2 |
| 17:42 | Kentucky | Craig Montemayor is called for the reach on Patrick Grant - foul #1 on Craig Montemayor, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:20 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 17:19 | Liberty | The rebound goes to John Griffin | 0-2 |
| 17:01 | Liberty | Charles Freeman misses badly on a shot in the paint | 0-2 |
| 16:59 | Liberty | Craig Montemayor grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 16:52 | Liberty | Craig Montemayor buries a fadeaway from the right block | 0-4 |
| 16:32 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 2-4 |
| 16:21 | Liberty | Jerry Lee blocks the jumper by John Griffin | 2-4 |
| 16:19 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Richard Johnson | 2-4 |
| 16:12 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Bill Greenman and he's hacked by Charles Freeman - foul #1 on Charles Freeman, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Wade (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), John Jackson (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Richard Johnson, Patrick Grant, Bill Greenman, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Liberty | William Smith (PF) Charles Freeman | |
| 16:12 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee makes the free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:03 | Liberty | Craig Montemayor is fouled on the floor by John Jackson - foul #1 on John Jackson, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (SF) Jerry Lee | |
| Subs | Liberty | John Throop (SF), Mathew Perry (C) John Griffin, Craig Montemayor | |
| 15:46 | Liberty | Eldridge Kent is called for the reach on John Throop - foul #1 on Eldridge Kent, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Liberty | Keith Gress (SF) Ulysses Johnson | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Wade (fresh) SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) PF - John Jackson (fresh) C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - John Throop (fresh) SG - Fred Spires (fresh) SF - Keith Gress (fresh) PF - William Smith (fresh) C - Mathew Perry (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Liberty | Bill Greenman steps in front of the Fred Spires pass | 5-4 |
| 15:27 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman banks in the layup | 7-4 |
| 15:09 | Liberty | Mathew Perry can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 7-4 |
| 15:07 | Liberty | John Throop tips it back up and in | 7-6 |
| 14:38 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent banks in the layup on a nice dish by Bill Greenman and he's hacked by Keith Gress - foul #1 on Keith Gress, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Patrick Grant (SG), Jon Carnahan (C) Patrick Wade, Nicholas Pegg, Bill Greenman | |
| Subs | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson (PG), John Griffin (SF), Charles Freeman (PF), Craig Montemayor (C) Fred Spires, Keith Gress, William Smith, Mathew Perry | |
| 14:38 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent makes the free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:27 | Liberty | Craig Montemayor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-6 |
| 14:13 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-6 |
| 13:56 | Liberty | Craig Montemayor misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jon Carnahan - foul #1 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #3 | 13-6 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jerry Lee (SF) Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 13:56 | Liberty | Craig Montemayor makes the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 13:56 | Liberty | Craig Montemayor makes the 2nd free throw | 13-8 |
| 13:30 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by John Throop - foul #1 on John Throop, team foul #4 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (SF) John Jackson | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 13:30 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 13:30 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 13:15 | Liberty | Charles Freeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-8 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Todd Scheetz (C) Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Liberty | Fred Spires (SG) John Throop | |
| 12:57 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant is whistled for traveling | 14-8 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent (C) Todd Scheetz | |
| Subs | Liberty | William Smith (PF) Charles Freeman | |
| 12:38 | Liberty | John Griffin misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 14-8 |
| 12:36 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson grabs the board | 14-8 |
| 12:31 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman loses the ball out of bounds | 14-8 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG) Patrick Grant | |
| Subs | Liberty | Charles Jorgensen (PG), Keith Gress (SF), Mathew Perry (C) Ulysses Johnson, John Griffin, Craig Montemayor | |
| 12:12 | Liberty | Bill Greenman is called for the reach on Fred Spires - foul #1 on Bill Greenman, team foul #4 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Wade (PG), John Jackson (PF) Richard Johnson, Jerry Lee | |
| Subs | Liberty | John Throop (PG) Charles Jorgensen | |
| 11:59 | Liberty | Bill Greenman is called for the reach on William Smith - foul #2 on Bill Greenman, team foul #5 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan (C) Bill Greenman | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 11:45 | Liberty | Mathew Perry comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Eldridge Kent - foul #2 on Eldridge Kent, team foul #6 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jerry Lee (SF) Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Liberty | Charles Freeman (PF) William Smith | |
| 11:45 | Liberty | Mathew Perry makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 11:45 | Liberty | Mathew Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Wade (fresh) SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) SF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - John Jackson (fresh) C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - John Throop (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Fred Spires (fresh) SF - Keith Gress (fresh) PF - Charles Freeman (fresh) C - Mathew Perry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:16 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Nicholas Pegg | 16-10 |
| 10:56 | Liberty | John Throop makes the turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by John Jackson - foul #2 on John Jackson, team foul #7 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Patrick Grant (SG), Todd Scheetz (C) Patrick Wade, Nicholas Pegg, John Jackson | |
| Subs | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson (PG), John Griffin (SF), Craig Montemayor (C) Fred Spires, Keith Gress, Mathew Perry | |
| 10:56 | Liberty | John Throop makes the free throw | 16-13 |
| 10:45 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Craig Montemayor - foul #2 on Craig Montemayor, team foul #5 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Liberty | William Smith (C) Craig Montemayor | |
| 10:45 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 1st free throw | 17-13 |
| 10:45 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 10:38 | Liberty | John Griffin misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Todd Scheetz - foul #1 on Todd Scheetz, team foul #8 | 18-13 |
| 10:38 | Liberty | John Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:38 | Liberty | John Griffin misses the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:38 | Kentucky | Todd Scheetz snags the defensive board | 18-14 |
| 10:14 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan can't throw it down | 18-14 |
| 10:12 | Liberty | William Smith gets the rebound | 18-14 |
| 09:50 | Liberty | Charles Freeman clanks a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Jon Carnahan - foul #2 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #9 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (SF) Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Liberty | Randal Lanning (SG) John Throop | |
| 09:50 | Liberty | Charles Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 09:50 | Liberty | Charles Freeman misses the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 09:50 | Kentucky | Todd Scheetz gets the rebound | 18-14 |
| 09:32 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Todd Scheetz and he's fouled by Randal Lanning - foul #1 on Randal Lanning, team foul #6 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG) Bill Greenman | |
| Subs | Liberty | Fred Spires (SG), Mathew Perry (C) Randal Lanning, Charles Freeman | |
| 09:32 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the free throw | 21-14 |
| 09:11 | Liberty | Todd Scheetz is called for the reach on John Griffin - foul #2 on Todd Scheetz, team foul #10 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (SF), Eldridge Kent (C) Nicholas Pegg, Todd Scheetz | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 09:11 | Liberty | John Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 09:11 | Liberty | John Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 21-16 |
| 08:44 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant hits the finger roll set up by Richard Johnson | 23-16 |
| 08:17 | Liberty | John Griffin comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 23-16 |
| 08:15 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent snags the defensive board | 23-16 |
| 07:50 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-16 |
| 07:49 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson snags the offensive board | 23-16 |
| 07:33 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-16 |
| 07:31 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent tips it in | 25-16 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Lee (tiring) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Ulysses Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Fred Spires (fresh) SF - John Griffin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Smith (fairly fresh) C - Mathew Perry (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:12 | Liberty | Mathew Perry misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-16 |
| 07:11 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee snags the defensive board | 25-16 |
| 06:59 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent is fouled on the floor by Mathew Perry - foul #1 on Mathew Perry, team foul #7 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Wade (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), Jon Carnahan (C) Richard Johnson, Patrick Grant, Bill Greenman | |
| Subs | Liberty | Charles Jorgensen (PG), Randal Lanning (SG), John Throop (SF), Charles Freeman (PF), Keith Gress (C) Ulysses Johnson, Fred Spires, John Griffin, William Smith, Mathew Perry | |
| 06:59 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent misses the 1st free throw | 25-16 |
| 06:59 | Liberty | Keith Gress snags the defensive board | 25-16 |
| 06:38 | Liberty | Jon Carnahan swats the layup by Keith Gress | 25-16 |
| 06:36 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent gets the rebound | 25-16 |
| 06:20 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan lays it in | 27-16 |
| 06:01 | Liberty | Randal Lanning scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-19 |
| 05:41 | Kentucky | Patrick Wade steps out of bounds on the baseline | 27-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (SF) Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Liberty | Fred Spires (SG), Mathew Perry (C) Charles Jorgensen, Randal Lanning | |
| 05:23 | Liberty | Charles Freeman comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-19 |
| 05:22 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan grabs the defensive rebound | 27-19 |
| 04:54 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee is fouled on the floor by Charles Freeman - foul #2 on Charles Freeman, team foul #8 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG) Patrick Wade | |
| Subs | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson (PG), William Smith (PF) Keith Gress, Charles Freeman | |
| 04:54 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee makes the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 04:54 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 29-19 |
| 04:34 | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-19 |
| 04:33 | Liberty | The offensive rebound goes to Mathew Perry | 29-19 |
| 04:16 | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (SG), Todd Scheetz (C) Nicholas Pegg, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Liberty | John Griffin (SF), Keith Gress (C) John Throop, Mathew Perry | |
| 03:58 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson is fouled on the floor by John Griffin - foul #1 on John Griffin, team foul #9 | 29-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PF) Jerry Lee | |
| Subs | Liberty | Randal Lanning (SG), Craig Montemayor (C) Fred Spires, Keith Gress | |
| 03:58 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 30-19 |
| 03:58 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-19 |
| 03:47 | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 31-19 |
| 03:45 | Liberty | William Smith grabs the offensive board | 31-19 |
| 03:31 | Liberty | Patrick Grant steals it from Randal Lanning | 31-19 |
| 03:27 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Patrick Grant | 33-19 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Jackson (fresh) C - Todd Scheetz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Liberty | PG - Ulysses Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randal Lanning (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Griffin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Craig Montemayor (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:11 | Liberty | Randal Lanning misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-19 |
| 03:10 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-19 |
| 03:06 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant blows the layup | 33-19 |
| 03:05 | Liberty | The rebound goes to Craig Montemayor | 33-19 |
| 02:52 | Liberty | William Smith misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-19 |
| 02:51 | Kentucky | Todd Scheetz grabs the defensive rebound | 33-19 |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-19 |
| 02:31 | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-19 |
| 02:17 | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by William Smith | 33-21 |
| 02:10 | Kentucky | Ulysses Johnson steals the ball from Todd Scheetz | 33-21 |
| 02:06 | Liberty | Randal Lanning lays it up and in set up by Ulysses Johnson | 33-23 |
| 01:55 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman is hacked by Craig Montemayor - foul #3 on Craig Montemayor, team foul #10 | 33-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Wade (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), Jon Carnahan (C) Richard Johnson, Patrick Grant, Todd Scheetz | |
| Subs | Liberty | John Throop (PG), Fred Spires (SG), Keith Gress (SF), Charles Freeman (PF), Mathew Perry (C) Ulysses Johnson, Randal Lanning, John Griffin, William Smith, Craig Montemayor | |
| 01:55 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 1st free throw | 34-23 |
| 01:55 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 2nd free throw | 35-23 |
| 01:36 | Liberty | John Throop can't finish the layup | 35-23 |
| 01:34 | Liberty | John Throop snags the offensive board | 35-23 |
| 01:11 | Liberty | Keith Gress misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-23 |
| 01:10 | Liberty | Charles Freeman snags the offensive board | 35-23 |
| 00:55 | Liberty | Keith Gress misses the dunk but the foul's on Patrick Wade - foul #1 on Patrick Wade, team foul #11 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), Eldridge Kent (SF) Patrick Wade, Bill Greenman | |
| Subs | Liberty | | |
| 00:55 | Liberty | Keith Gress makes the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 00:55 | Liberty | Keith Gress makes the 2nd free throw | 35-25 |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | Keith Gress is called for the reach on Jon Carnahan - foul #2 on Keith Gress, team foul #11 | 35-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Jerry Lee (PF) Nicholas Pegg, John Jackson | |
| Subs | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson (PG), John Griffin (SF) John Throop, Keith Gress | |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan makes the 1st free throw | 36-25 |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan makes the 2nd free throw | 37-25 |
| 00:20 | Liberty | Ulysses Johnson clanks a 3 from the left wing | 37-25 |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent grabs the board | 37-25 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 37-25 |