| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Alfred Elmore (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Swenson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ruben Stanger (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leroy Shatzer (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jaja Akuchie (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Donald Cline (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Fang Chia (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Bratcher (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Forest Woodward (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Bobby Ackerson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger inbounds the ball | 18-39 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:50 | Nicholls State | Ruben Stanger hits the finger roll on a great pass from Alfred Elmore | 20-39 |
| 19:21 | Kentucky | Donald Cline makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Forest Woodward | 20-42 |
| 19:12 | Nicholls State | Forest Woodward steps in front of the Jaja Akuchie pass | 20-42 |
| 18:55 | Kentucky | Donald Cline misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 20-42 |
| 18:53 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie snags the defensive board | 20-42 |
| 18:41 | Nicholls State | Bobby Ackerson steps in front of the Ruben Stanger pass | 20-42 |
| 18:16 | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher is called for a charge - foul #1 on Robert Bratcher, team foul #1 | 20-42 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert (SG), Jason Owen (SF), James Dupont (PF), Sefu Abdullai (C) Michael Swenson, Ruben Stanger, Leroy Shatzer, Jaja Akuchie | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega (PG), Warren Ellis (SG), Vlade Topolski (PF) Donald Cline, Fang Chia, Forest Woodward | |
| 17:55 | Nicholls State | James Dupont misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-42 |
| 17:53 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson snags the defensive board | 20-42 |
| 17:48 | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Robert Bratcher, team foul #2 | 20-42 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones (SG) Alfred Elmore | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe (C) Bobby Ackerson | |
| 17:39 | Nicholls State | James Dupont can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-42 |
| 17:38 | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe pulls down the rebound | 20-42 |
| 17:17 | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe misses the driving attempt from close range | 20-42 |
| 17:15 | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega tips it but misses | 20-42 |
| 17:14 | Nicholls State | James Dupont snags the defensive board | 20-42 |
| 17:00 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-42 |
| 16:59 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski grabs the defensive rebound | 20-42 |
| 16:44 | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher clanks a floater from the right wing | 20-42 |
| 16:42 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-42 |
| 16:27 | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega is fouled on the floor by Erick Halbert - foul #2 on Erick Halbert, team foul #1 | 20-42 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Alfred Elmore (PG), Michael Swenson (SG), Ruben Stanger (SF), Leroy Shatzer (PF), Jaja Akuchie (C) Erick Halbert, Cornell Jones, Jason Owen, James Dupont, Sefu Abdullai | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Cline (PG), Fang Chia (SG), Forest Woodward (PF), Bobby Ackerson (C) Christopher Noriega, Warren Ellis, Vlade Topolski, Michael Wolfe | |
| 16:08 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson hits the finger roll | 20-44 |
| 16:04 | Nicholls State | Fang Chia picks off the pass by Jaja Akuchie in the backcourt | 20-44 |
| 15:41 | Kentucky | Donald Cline buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Forest Woodward | 20-47 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Alfred Elmore (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Swenson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ruben Stanger (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Leroy Shatzer (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jaja Akuchie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Donald Cline (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Fang Chia (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Bratcher (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Forest Woodward (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Bobby Ackerson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the left side | 20-47 |
| 15:29 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson gets the rebound | 20-47 |
| 15:24 | Kentucky | Forest Woodward can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 20-47 |
| 15:23 | Nicholls State | Jaja Akuchie grabs the defensive rebound | 20-47 |
| 15:17 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-47 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai (PF) Leroy Shatzer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alexei Ostrowski (SF), Robert Mooneyhan (PF) Robert Bratcher, Forest Woodward | |
| 14:48 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson is hacked by Michael Swenson - foul #2 on Michael Swenson, team foul #2 | 20-47 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert (SG), Jason Owen (SF), James Dupont (PF) Michael Swenson, Ruben Stanger, Jaja Akuchie | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega (PG), Vlade Topolski (SF) Donald Cline, Robert Mooneyhan | |
| 14:27 | Kentucky | Fang Chia connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Noriega | 20-50 |
| 14:07 | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-50 |
| 14:06 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Christopher Noriega | 20-50 |
| 13:48 | Kentucky | Fang Chia is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Fang Chia, team foul #3 | 20-50 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones (SG), Leroy Shatzer (PF), Jaja Akuchie (C) Alfred Elmore, Jason Owen, Sefu Abdullai | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Cline (PG), Warren Ellis (SG), Robert Mooneyhan (PF), Michael Wolfe (C) Christopher Noriega, Fang Chia, Alexei Ostrowski, Bobby Ackerson | |
| 13:46 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Cornell Jones, team foul #3 | 20-50 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson (SG) Cornell Jones | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher (SF) Robert Mooneyhan | |
| 13:17 | Kentucky | Donald Cline can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-50 |
| 13:16 | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe hits the follow up shot | 20-52 |
| 13:02 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 20-52 |
| 13:01 | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe grabs the board | 20-52 |
| 12:40 | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Donald Cline | 20-55 |
| 12:30 | Nicholls State | Donald Cline picks off the pass by Michael Swenson | 20-55 |
| 12:01 | Kentucky | Jaja Akuchie denies the turnaround by Robert Bratcher | 20-55 |
| 11:59 | Nicholls State | James Dupont grabs the board | 20-55 |
| 11:55 | Nicholls State | Robert Bratcher steals the ball from Erick Halbert | 20-55 |
| 11:31 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski misses the floater from the left block | 20-55 |
| 11:29 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson snags the defensive board | 20-55 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Erick Halbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Swenson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - James Dupont (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Leroy Shatzer (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jaja Akuchie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Donald Cline (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Warren Ellis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Bratcher (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Vlade Topolski (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Wolfe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Nicholls State | Michael Swenson is hacked by Warren Ellis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Warren Ellis, team foul #4 | 20-55 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones (PG), Ralph Haynes (SF), Sefu Abdullai (PF), Jason Owen (C) Michael Swenson, James Dupont, Leroy Shatzer, Jaja Akuchie | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega (PG), Patrick Palmore (SG), Alexei Ostrowski (SF), Robert Mooneyhan (PF) Donald Cline, Warren Ellis, Robert Bratcher, Michael Wolfe | |
| 11:20 | Nicholls State | The short jumper by Sefu Abdullai is denied by Robert Mooneyhan | 20-55 |
| 11:19 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones tips it back up and in | 22-55 |
| 11:01 | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 22-55 |
| 10:59 | Nicholls State | The rebound goes to Sefu Abdullai | 22-55 |
| 10:43 | Nicholls State | Jason Owen misses the easy layup | 22-55 |
| 10:41 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski gets the rebound | 22-55 |
| 10:25 | Kentucky | Patrick Palmore clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jason Owen - foul #1 on Jason Owen, team foul #4 | 22-55 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe (C) Vlade Topolski | |
| 10:25 | Kentucky | Patrick Palmore makes the 1st free throw | 22-56 |
| 10:25 | Kentucky | Patrick Palmore misses the 2nd free throw | 22-56 |
| 10:25 | Nicholls State | Jason Owen gets the rebound | 22-56 |
| 09:56 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Erick Halbert | 25-56 |
| 09:33 | Kentucky | Sefu Abdullai swats the layup by Robert Mooneyhan | 25-56 |
| 09:32 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai pulls down the rebound | 25-56 |
| 09:21 | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert misses short on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Patrick Palmore - foul #1 on Patrick Palmore, team foul #5 | 25-56 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Dupont (PF) Ralph Haynes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Warren Ellis (SG), Vlade Topolski (PF) Patrick Palmore, Robert Mooneyhan | |
| 09:21 | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert makes the 1st free throw | 26-56 |
| 09:21 | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert makes the 2nd free throw | 27-56 |
| 09:01 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski comes up short on the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by James Dupont - foul #1 on James Dupont, team foul #5 | 27-56 |
| 09:01 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski misses the 1st free throw | 27-56 |
| 09:01 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski makes the 2nd free throw | 27-57 |
| 08:59 | Nicholls State | James Dupont travels in the backcourt | 27-57 |
| 08:41 | Kentucky | Alexei Ostrowski misses the shot in the paint but he's fouled by James Dupont - foul #2 on James Dupont, team foul #6 | 27-57 |
| 08:41 | Kentucky | Alexei Ostrowski makes the 1st free throw | 27-58 |
| 08:41 | Kentucky | Alexei Ostrowski makes the 2nd free throw | 27-59 |
| 08:23 | Nicholls State | Jason Owen buries a driving attempt near the basket | 29-59 |
| 08:08 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Sefu Abdullai - foul #3 on Sefu Abdullai, team foul #7 | 29-59 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Palmore (SG) Warren Ellis | |
| 08:08 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski misses the 1st free throw | 29-59 |
| 08:08 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski misses the 2nd free throw | 29-59 |
| 08:08 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai grabs the defensive rebound | 29-59 |
| 08:03 | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-59 |
| 08:02 | Nicholls State | Jason Owen pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-59 |
| 07:49 | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert can't finish the layup | 29-59 |
| 07:47 | Kentucky | Alexei Ostrowski grabs the board | 29-59 |
| 07:30 | Kentucky | Jason Owen picks off the pass by Alexei Ostrowski | 29-59 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Erick Halbert (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cornell Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Owen (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Dupont (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Sefu Abdullai (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Noriega (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Palmore (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Vlade Topolski (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alexei Ostrowski (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Wolfe (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Nicholls State | Jason Owen comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 29-59 |
| 07:23 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai hits the follow up shot | 31-59 |
| 07:04 | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Patrick Palmore and he's hacked by Erick Halbert - foul #3 on Erick Halbert, team foul #8 | 31-61 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes (SF) James Dupont | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Mooneyhan (SF) Michael Wolfe | |
| 07:04 | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega makes the free throw | 31-62 |
| 06:43 | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-62 |
| 06:41 | Kentucky | Patrick Palmore gets the rebound | 31-62 |
| 06:16 | Kentucky | Alexei Ostrowski blows the layup | 31-62 |
| 06:14 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones pulls down the rebound | 31-62 |
| 06:10 | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Noriega - foul #1 on Christopher Noriega, team foul #6 | 31-62 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Warren Ellis (SG), Michael Wolfe (C) Patrick Palmore, Alexei Ostrowski | |
| 05:55 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai clanks a runner in the lane but the foul's on Robert Mooneyhan - foul #1 on Robert Mooneyhan, team foul #7 | 31-62 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | James Dupont (PF) Ralph Haynes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:55 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai makes the 1st free throw | 32-62 |
| 05:55 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai makes the 2nd free throw | 33-62 |
| 05:29 | Kentucky | Warren Ellis misses the jumpshot from the right side | 33-62 |
| 05:27 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai grabs the board | 33-62 |
| 05:20 | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert drills a runner from the baseline | 35-62 |
| 05:01 | Kentucky | Jason Owen is called for the reach on Christopher Noriega - foul #2 on Jason Owen, team foul #9 | 35-62 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes (SF) Jason Owen | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alexei Ostrowski (SF) Michael Wolfe | |
| 05:01 | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega misses the 1st free throw | 35-62 |
| 05:01 | Nicholls State | James Dupont pulls down the rebound | 35-62 |
| 04:56 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones clanks a 3 from the left corner | 35-62 |
| 04:55 | Kentucky | Robert Mooneyhan grabs the defensive rebound | 35-62 |
| 04:26 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Alexei Ostrowski | 35-64 |
| 04:24 | Nicholls State | Christopher Noriega is called for the reach on Ralph Haynes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Christopher Noriega, team foul #8 | 35-64 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Palmore (SG), Michael Wolfe (C) Warren Ellis, Robert Mooneyhan | |
| 04:24 | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 36-64 |
| 04:24 | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 37-64 |
| 03:55 | Kentucky | Alexei Ostrowski makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Patrick Palmore | 37-66 |
| 03:46 | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-66 |
| 03:45 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Wolfe | 37-66 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Kentucky | Sefu Abdullai steals the ball from Vlade Topolski | 37-66 |
| Lineup | Nicholls State | PG - Erick Halbert (tired) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cornell Jones (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Haynes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Dupont (tiring) 6 reb. C - Sefu Abdullai (tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Noriega (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Palmore (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alexei Ostrowski (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vlade Topolski (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Wolfe (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Nicholls State | Ralph Haynes is called for traveling in the backcourt | 37-66 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Jason Owen (C) Cornell Jones | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Warren Ellis (PG), Robert Mooneyhan (SF) Christopher Noriega, Vlade Topolski | |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | Warren Ellis misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 37-66 |
| 02:49 | Kentucky | Warren Ellis tips it but misses | 37-66 |
| 02:47 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai gets the rebound | 37-66 |
| 02:33 | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 39-66 |
| 02:12 | Kentucky | Patrick Palmore is hacked by James Dupont - foul #3 on James Dupont, team foul #10 | 39-66 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | Cornell Jones (SG) Ralph Haynes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski (PF) Alexei Ostrowski | |
| 02:12 | Kentucky | Patrick Palmore makes the 1st free throw | 39-67 |
| 02:12 | Kentucky | Patrick Palmore makes the 2nd free throw | 39-68 |
| 02:00 | Nicholls State | Jason Owen hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-68 |
| 01:37 | Kentucky | Jason Owen is called for the reach on Patrick Palmore - foul #3 on Jason Owen, team foul #11 | 42-68 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega (PG), Alexei Ostrowski (PF) Warren Ellis, Robert Mooneyhan | |
| 01:37 | Kentucky | Patrick Palmore misses the 1st free throw | 42-68 |
| 01:37 | Kentucky | Patrick Palmore makes the 2nd free throw | 42-69 |
| 01:19 | Nicholls State | Sefu Abdullai can't finish the layup | 42-69 |
| 01:18 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Alexei Ostrowski | 42-69 |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | Patrick Palmore clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-69 |
| 00:53 | Nicholls State | Jason Owen grabs the defensive rebound | 42-69 |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:48 | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert loses the ball out of bounds | 42-69 |
| Subs | Nicholls State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Warren Ellis (SG) Patrick Palmore | |
| Game Plan | Nicholls State | Nicholls State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Warren Ellis misses long on a shot in the lane | 42-69 |
| 00:17 | Nicholls State | Jason Owen grabs the defensive rebound | 42-69 |
| 00:10 | Nicholls State | Erick Halbert can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-69 |
| 00:08 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski grabs the defensive rebound | 42-69 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega runs out the clock | 42-69 |