| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Herbert Romanoski (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmie Tilley (fresh) SF - Tim Blalock (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Patrick George (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Dennis Hester (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Tomas Poss (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Don Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jim Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Paul Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Dwight Pagano (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | USC Aiken | Tim Blalock inbounds the ball | 22-31 |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | USC Aiken | Patrick George hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-31 |
| 19:25 | N. Kentucky | Tomas Poss hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jim Smith | 24-34 |
| 19:04 | USC Aiken | Paul Morgan is called for the reach on Jimmie Tilley - foul #1 on Paul Morgan, team foul #1 | 24-34 |
| 18:56 | USC Aiken | Dwight Pagano swats the shot by Dennis Hester | 24-34 |
| 18:55 | N. Kentucky | Dwight Pagano grabs the defensive rebound | 24-34 |
| 18:45 | N. Kentucky | Paul Morgan loses the ball out of bounds | 24-34 |
| 18:31 | USC Aiken | Tim Blalock clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-34 |
| 18:30 | USC Aiken | Dennis Hester hits the follow up shot | 26-34 |
| 18:16 | N. Kentucky | Jimmie Tilley steals it from Dwight Pagano | 26-34 |
| 18:08 | USC Aiken | Herbert Romanoski makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-34 |
| 17:51 | N. Kentucky | Dwight Pagano hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 28-34 |
| 17:50 | USC Aiken | Tim Blalock pulls down the rebound | 28-34 |
| 17:46 | USC Aiken | Herbert Romanoski hits a jumper from the left side set up by Patrick George | 30-34 |
| 17:26 | N. Kentucky | Don Williams is whistled for traveling | 30-34 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Michael Miller (PG), Eddie Barney (SG), Edward Palmer (SF), Thomas Lacey (PF), William Tanner (C) Herbert Romanoski, Jimmie Tilley, Tim Blalock, Patrick George, Dennis Hester | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Edward Davis (C) Dwight Pagano | |
| 17:10 | USC Aiken | Eddie Barney makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 16:54 | N. Kentucky | Don Williams scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jim Smith | 33-37 |
| 16:33 | USC Aiken | Michael Miller knocks in the 3 from straight away | 36-37 |
| 16:15 | N. Kentucky | Edward Davis can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Eddie Barney - foul #1 on Eddie Barney, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Herbert Romanoski (PG), Jimmie Tilley (SG) Michael Miller, Eddie Barney | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Mark King (PG), Cliff Lipscomb (SG), Alexander Ferrell (SF), Dwight Pagano (C) Tomas Poss, Don Williams, Jim Smith, Paul Morgan | |
| 16:15 | N. Kentucky | Edward Davis makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 16:15 | N. Kentucky | Edward Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 36-38 |
| 16:15 | N. Kentucky | Edward Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| 15:53 | N. Kentucky | Cliff Lipscomb comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 36-38 |
| 15:51 | N. Kentucky | Edward Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 36-38 |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Herbert Romanoski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmie Tilley (fresh) SF - Edward Palmer (fresh) PF - Thomas Lacey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Tanner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Mark King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Cliff Lipscomb (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alexander Ferrell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Dwight Pagano (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | N. Kentucky | Mark King misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-38 |
| 15:34 | USC Aiken | Thomas Lacey gets the rebound | 36-38 |
| 15:14 | USC Aiken | Cliff Lipscomb steals the ball from Jimmie Tilley | 36-38 |
| 15:11 | N. Kentucky | Cliff Lipscomb misses the easy layup | 36-38 |
| 15:09 | USC Aiken | Thomas Lacey snags the defensive board | 36-38 |
| 14:53 | USC Aiken | Thomas Lacey misses the turnaround in the paint | 36-38 |
| 14:51 | USC Aiken | Edward Palmer tips it back up and in | 38-38 |
| 14:38 | N. Kentucky | Cliff Lipscomb drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 38-40 |
| 14:17 | USC Aiken | Herbert Romanoski misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Mark King - foul #1 on Mark King, team foul #2 | 38-40 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Michael Miller (SG), Tim Blalock (SF), Patrick George (PF), Dennis Hester (C) Jimmie Tilley, Edward Palmer, Thomas Lacey, William Tanner | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Tomas Poss (PG), Don Williams (SG), Jim Smith (SF), Paul Morgan (PF), Jason Teneyck (C) Mark King, Cliff Lipscomb, Alexander Ferrell, Edward Davis, Dwight Pagano | |
| 14:17 | USC Aiken | Herbert Romanoski makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 14:17 | USC Aiken | Herbert Romanoski makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 14:06 | N. Kentucky | Jim Smith hits a 3 from straight away | 40-43 |
| 13:51 | USC Aiken | Tim Blalock makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 13:35 | N. Kentucky | Paul Morgan is whistled for a carry | 43-43 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Eddie Barney (SG) Herbert Romanoski | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 13:28 | USC Aiken | Michael Miller misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-43 |
| 13:26 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jim Smith | 43-43 |
| 13:14 | N. Kentucky | Don Williams comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 43-43 |
| 13:12 | USC Aiken | Tim Blalock grabs the defensive rebound | 43-43 |
| 12:48 | USC Aiken | Michael Miller misses the lay-in | 43-43 |
| 12:47 | N. Kentucky | Paul Morgan grabs the board | 43-43 |
| 12:23 | N. Kentucky | Paul Morgan blows the layup but the foul's on Patrick George - foul #3 on Patrick George, team foul #2 | 43-43 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jimmie Tilley (SG) Eddie Barney | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Mark King (SG), Dwight Pagano (C) Don Williams, Jason Teneyck | |
| 12:23 | N. Kentucky | Paul Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 12:23 | N. Kentucky | Paul Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 12:03 | USC Aiken | Dennis Hester misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Tomas Poss - foul #2 on Tomas Poss, team foul #3 | 43-45 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Loyd Jernigan (SF), Thomas Lacey (PF) Tim Blalock, Patrick George | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Edward Davis (PF) Paul Morgan | |
| 12:03 | USC Aiken | Dennis Hester makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 12:03 | USC Aiken | Dennis Hester makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 11:46 | N. Kentucky | Dwight Pagano hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but the foul's on Dennis Hester - foul #2 on Dennis Hester, team foul #3 | 45-45 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Herbert Romanoski (PG), Edward Palmer (SF), William Tanner (C) Michael Miller, Loyd Jernigan, Dennis Hester | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 11:46 | N. Kentucky | Dwight Pagano makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 11:46 | N. Kentucky | Dwight Pagano misses the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 11:46 | N. Kentucky | Jim Smith snags the offensive board | 45-46 |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Herbert Romanoski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmie Tilley (fresh) SF - Edward Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Lacey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Tanner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Tomas Poss (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jim Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Dwight Pagano (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:30 | N. Kentucky | Dwight Pagano comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-46 |
| 11:28 | N. Kentucky | Mark King snags the offensive board | 45-46 |
| 11:23 | N. Kentucky | Dwight Pagano misses badly on a floater in the lane | 45-46 |
| 11:22 | N. Kentucky | Mark King grabs the offensive board | 45-46 |
| 11:13 | N. Kentucky | Jim Smith misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-46 |
| 11:12 | N. Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Dwight Pagano | 45-46 |
| 11:07 | N. Kentucky | Tomas Poss misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-46 |
| 11:06 | USC Aiken | William Tanner pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 11:01 | USC Aiken | Edward Palmer's pass is intercepted by Jim Smith | 45-46 |
| 10:42 | N. Kentucky | Tomas Poss throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Tim Blalock (SF), Patrick George (PF) Edward Palmer, William Tanner | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Don Williams (SG), Cliff Lipscomb (SF), Paul Morgan (PF) Tomas Poss, Jim Smith, Dwight Pagano | |
| 10:15 | USC Aiken | Herbert Romanoski misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 45-46 |
| 10:14 | N. Kentucky | Don Williams snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 10:10 | N. Kentucky | Don Williams buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Cliff Lipscomb | 45-48 |
| 09:47 | USC Aiken | Patrick George comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 45-48 |
| 09:46 | USC Aiken | Thomas Lacey pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 09:29 | USC Aiken | Tim Blalock misses the easy layup | 45-48 |
| 09:27 | N. Kentucky | Cliff Lipscomb pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 09:02 | N. Kentucky | Edward Davis is whistled for a carry | 45-48 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Michael Miller (PG), Eddie Barney (SG), Edward Palmer (SF), William Tanner (PF), Dennis Hester (C) Herbert Romanoski, Jimmie Tilley, Tim Blalock, Patrick George, Thomas Lacey | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Tomas Poss (PG), Jim Smith (SF), Alexander Ferrell (PF), Dwight Pagano (C) Mark King, Cliff Lipscomb, Paul Morgan, Edward Davis | |
| 08:46 | USC Aiken | Don Williams picks off the pass by Edward Palmer | 45-48 |
| 08:42 | N. Kentucky | Tomas Poss blows the layup | 45-48 |
| 08:40 | USC Aiken | William Tanner gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 08:25 | USC Aiken | Jim Smith is called for the reach on Edward Palmer - foul #2 on Jim Smith, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| 08:04 | USC Aiken | Eddie Barney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Cliff Lipscomb (SG), Paul Morgan (PF) Don Williams, Alexander Ferrell | |
| 07:45 | N. Kentucky | Paul Morgan dunks the ball on a nice dish by Cliff Lipscomb | 45-50 |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Michael Miller (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Eddie Barney (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Edward Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Tanner (fresh) 4 reb. C - Dennis Hester (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Tomas Poss (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cliff Lipscomb (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jim Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Morgan (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Dwight Pagano (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | USC Aiken | Edward Palmer misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jim Smith - foul #3 on Jim Smith, team foul #5 | 45-50 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Patrick George (PF) William Tanner | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Mark King (SG) Cliff Lipscomb | |
| 07:29 | USC Aiken | Edward Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 07:29 | USC Aiken | Edward Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 07:06 | N. Kentucky | Edward Palmer is called for the reach on Jim Smith - foul #2 on Edward Palmer, team foul #4 | 47-50 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jimmie Tilley (SG), Tim Blalock (SF) Eddie Barney, Edward Palmer | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 06:56 | N. Kentucky | Paul Morgan misses the easy layup | 47-50 |
| 06:55 | N. Kentucky | Paul Morgan tips it back up and in | 47-52 |
| 06:39 | USC Aiken | Jimmie Tilley connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-52 |
| 06:22 | N. Kentucky | Dwight Pagano clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-52 |
| 06:21 | USC Aiken | Patrick George grabs the board | 50-52 |
| 06:04 | USC Aiken | Tim Blalock misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-52 |
| 06:03 | N. Kentucky | Mark King gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 05:37 | N. Kentucky | Jim Smith drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Tomas Poss | 50-54 |
| 05:16 | USC Aiken | Tim Blalock misses the runner from the right block but he's hacked by Paul Morgan - foul #2 on Paul Morgan, team foul #6 | 50-54 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Herbert Romanoski (PG), Eddie Barney (SG), Thomas Lacey (PF), William Tanner (C) Michael Miller, Jimmie Tilley, Patrick George, Dennis Hester | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Cliff Lipscomb (PG), Don Williams (SG), Alexander Ferrell (SF), Edward Davis (PF), Jason Teneyck (C) Tomas Poss, Mark King, Jim Smith, Paul Morgan, Dwight Pagano | |
| 05:16 | USC Aiken | Tim Blalock misses the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 05:16 | USC Aiken | Tim Blalock makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 05:08 | N. Kentucky | Edward Davis misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 51-54 |
| 05:06 | USC Aiken | Thomas Lacey pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| 04:50 | USC Aiken | Herbert Romanoski makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-54 |
| 04:48 | N. Kentucky | Cliff Lipscomb's pass is intercepted by Herbert Romanoski in the backcourt | 53-54 |
| 04:40 | USC Aiken | Herbert Romanoski buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-54 |
| 04:21 | N. Kentucky | Alexander Ferrell hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Cliff Lipscomb | 56-57 |
| 04:08 | USC Aiken | Eddie Barney buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-57 |
| 03:47 | N. Kentucky | Eddie Barney is called for the reach on Don Williams - foul #2 on Eddie Barney, team foul #5 | 59-57 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Jimmie Tilley (SG), Edward Palmer (SF) Eddie Barney, Tim Blalock | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Mark King (PG), Jim Smith (SF) Cliff Lipscomb, Alexander Ferrell | |
| 03:25 | N. Kentucky | Don Williams is hacked by Edward Palmer - foul #3 on Edward Palmer, team foul #6 | 59-57 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Tomas Poss (PG), Paul Morgan (PF) Mark King, Jason Teneyck | |
| Lineup | USC Aiken | PG - Herbert Romanoski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jimmie Tilley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Palmer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Lacey (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - William Tanner (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Tomas Poss (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Don Williams (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jim Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Morgan (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Edward Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:09 | N. Kentucky | Don Williams is hacked by Jimmie Tilley - foul #1 on Jimmie Tilley, team foul #7 | 59-57 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Patrick George (PF) William Tanner | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 03:09 | N. Kentucky | Don Williams makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 03:09 | N. Kentucky | Don Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 02:43 | USC Aiken | Jimmie Tilley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-59 |
| 02:41 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Edward Davis | 59-59 |
| 02:34 | N. Kentucky | Tomas Poss misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-59 |
| 02:33 | USC Aiken | Patrick George grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 02:33 | USC Aiken | USC Aiken calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-59 |
| Subs | USC Aiken | Tim Blalock (SF), Dennis Hester (C) Edward Palmer, Thomas Lacey | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Dwight Pagano (C) Edward Davis | |
| 02:17 | USC Aiken | Herbert Romanoski misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 59-59 |
| 02:16 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jim Smith | 59-59 |
| 01:58 | N. Kentucky | Don Williams's pass is intercepted by Tim Blalock | 59-59 |
| 01:40 | USC Aiken | Patrick George can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 59-59 |
| 01:39 | USC Aiken | Dennis Hester grabs the offensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 01:24 | USC Aiken | Dennis Hester scores on a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Herbert Romanoski | 61-59 |
| 01:09 | N. Kentucky | Don Williams blows the layup but he's fouled by Jimmie Tilley - foul #2 on Jimmie Tilley, team foul #8 | 61-59 |
| 01:09 | N. Kentucky | Don Williams misses the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 01:09 | N. Kentucky | Don Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 00:45 | USC Aiken | Jimmie Tilley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by Don Williams - foul #1 on Don Williams, team foul #7 | 61-60 |
| 00:45 | USC Aiken | Jimmie Tilley makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:45 | USC Aiken | Jimmie Tilley misses the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:45 | USC Aiken | Jimmie Tilley makes the 3rd free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:28 | N. Kentucky | Jim Smith knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Tomas Poss and the foul's on Tim Blalock - foul #3 on Tim Blalock, team foul #9 | 63-62 |
| 00:28 | N. Kentucky | Jim Smith misses the free throw | 63-62 |
| 00:28 | N. Kentucky | Dwight Pagano snags the offensive board | 63-62 |
| 00:22 | N. Kentucky | Patrick George steps in front of the Dwight Pagano pass | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:20 | USC Aiken | Herbert Romanoski is fouled in the backcourt by Tomas Poss - foul #3 on Tomas Poss, team foul #8 | 63-62 |
| 00:20 | USC Aiken | Herbert Romanoski misses the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 00:20 | N. Kentucky | Jim Smith grabs the board | 63-62 |
| 00:05 | N. Kentucky | Tomas Poss is fouled on the floor by Herbert Romanoski - foul #2 on Herbert Romanoski, team foul #10 | 63-62 |
| 00:05 | N. Kentucky | Tomas Poss makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 00:05 | N. Kentucky | Tomas Poss misses the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| 00:05 | USC Aiken | Patrick George snags the defensive board | 63-63 |
| 00:05 | USC Aiken | USC Aiken calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | USC Aiken | USC Aiken is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | USC Aiken | Patrick George scores on a floater from the baseline | 65-63 |