| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Sena (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Kingston (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Francis Brantley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Walczak (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Edward Brose (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Norman Schaefer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Rushenberg (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Craig Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Edwin Seldon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley hits a wide open driving attempt near the basket | 32-27 |
| 19:19 | Drake | Craig Wright buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by John Rushenberg | 32-29 |
| 19:04 | Kentucky | John Kingston connects on the open 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Sena | 35-29 |
| 18:54 | Drake | Edwin Seldon can't finish the layup | 35-29 |
| 18:52 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 18:40 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak is fouled on the floor by Norman Schaefer - foul #2 on Norman Schaefer, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 18:19 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson misses short on an open floater from the right block | 35-29 |
| 18:17 | Drake | Edwin Seldon pulls down the rebound | 35-29 |
| 17:49 | Drake | Norman Schaefer's pass is intercepted by Lewis Robinson | 35-29 |
| 17:47 | Kentucky | John Kingston is hacked by Craig Wright in the backcourt - foul #1 on Craig Wright, team foul #2 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Houston McGalliard (PG), Harold Hendricks (SF), Kevin Jackson (C) James Sena, Lewis Robinson, Henry Walczak | |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (PG), Larry Raggs (SG), Jerry Swink (PF), Andrew Tuholski (C) Edward Brose, Norman Schaefer, Craig Wright, Edwin Seldon | |
| 17:30 | Kentucky | Harold Hendricks drills a jumper near the basket | 37-29 |
| 17:02 | Drake | Rafael Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 37-29 |
| 17:00 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley gets the rebound | 37-29 |
| 16:41 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-29 |
| 16:39 | Drake | Jerry Swink grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 16:12 | Drake | Larry Raggs clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-29 |
| 16:10 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson gets the rebound | 37-29 |
| 15:48 | Kentucky | Andrew Tuholski swats the layup by Francis Brantley | 37-29 |
| 15:46 | Drake | Larry Raggs grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Houston McGalliard (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Kingston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Hendricks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Francis Brantley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Rafael Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Raggs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Rushenberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Swink (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Tuholski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Drake | Houston McGalliard steals the ball from Larry Raggs | 37-29 |
| 15:26 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson clanks a runner near the basket but the foul's on Jerry Swink - foul #1 on Jerry Swink, team foul #3 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), Phillip Truesdell (SG), Lewis Robinson (SF), Henry Walczak (C) Houston McGalliard, John Kingston, Harold Hendricks, Francis Brantley | |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Brose (PG), David Vallecillo (SG), Norman Schaefer (SF), Craig Wright (PF), Edwin Seldon (C) Rafael Lee, Larry Raggs, John Rushenberg, Jerry Swink, Andrew Tuholski | |
| 15:26 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 15:26 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 15:26 | Drake | Craig Wright grabs the board | 38-29 |
| 15:22 | Drake | Norman Schaefer buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Vallecillo | 38-32 |
| 14:56 | Kentucky | James Sena is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Edward Brose - foul #1 on Edward Brose, team foul #4 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett (PF) Kevin Jackson | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 14:56 | Kentucky | James Sena makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 14:56 | Kentucky | James Sena makes the 2nd free throw | 40-32 |
| 14:34 | Drake | Edward Brose hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 40-32 |
| 14:33 | Drake | Edward Brose snags the offensive board | 40-32 |
| 14:15 | Drake | Norman Schaefer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-32 |
| 14:14 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett snags the defensive board | 40-32 |
| 13:45 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett lays it up and in on a great pass from Lewis Robinson | 42-32 |
| 13:29 | Drake | Edward Brose's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Bennett | 42-32 |
| 13:27 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak grabs the board | 42-32 |
| 13:17 | Kentucky | Norman Schaefer steals it from Phillip Truesdell | 42-32 |
| 12:52 | Drake | Norman Schaefer clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-32 |
| 12:51 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson pulls down the rebound | 42-32 |
| 12:27 | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 44-32 |
| 12:03 | Drake | Edwin Seldon misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 44-32 |
| 12:01 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Henry Walczak | 44-32 |
| 11:57 | Kentucky | James Sena loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Houston McGalliard (PG), John Kingston (SG), Harold Hendricks (SF), Francis Brantley (PF), Kevin Jackson (C) James Sena, Phillip Truesdell, Lewis Robinson, Christopher Bennett, Henry Walczak | |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (PG), Larry Raggs (SG), John Rushenberg (SF), Jerry Swink (PF), Andrew Tuholski (C) Edward Brose, David Vallecillo, Norman Schaefer, Craig Wright, Edwin Seldon | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 11:52 | Drake | John Rushenberg is hacked by Harold Hendricks - foul #1 on Harold Hendricks, team foul #1 | 44-32 |
| 11:35 | Drake | Rafael Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-32 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Houston McGalliard (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Kingston (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Hendricks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Francis Brantley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Rafael Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Raggs (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Rushenberg (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Swink (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Tuholski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Kentucky | Houston McGalliard's pass is intercepted by Rafael Lee in the backcourt | 44-32 |
| 11:08 | Drake | Larry Raggs comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-32 |
| 11:07 | Drake | Jerry Swink grabs the offensive rebound | 44-32 |
| 10:52 | Drake | Rafael Lee buries a shot from the right block | 44-34 |
| 10:23 | Kentucky | Harold Hendricks hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 44-34 |
| 10:22 | Drake | John Rushenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 44-34 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 10:00 | Drake | John Rushenberg misses badly on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Harold Hendricks - foul #2 on Harold Hendricks, team foul #2 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), Gerald Batts (SF), Henry Walczak (C) Houston McGalliard, Harold Hendricks, Kevin Jackson | |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Brose (PG), David Vallecillo (SG), Craig Wright (PF), Glen Murdock (C) Rafael Lee, Larry Raggs, Jerry Swink, Andrew Tuholski | |
| 10:00 | Drake | John Rushenberg misses the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 10:00 | Drake | John Rushenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 09:37 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak misses the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Glen Murdock - foul #2 on Glen Murdock, team foul #5 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson (SF) Gerald Batts | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 09:37 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 09:37 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 09:09 | Drake | David Vallecillo scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Edward Brose | 46-38 |
| 09:07 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Henry Walczak, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harold Hendricks (SG), Christopher Bennett (C) John Kingston, Henry Walczak | |
| Subs | Drake | Norman Schaefer (SF) John Rushenberg | |
| 08:50 | Drake | David Vallecillo misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 08:49 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Francis Brantley | 46-38 |
| 08:25 | Kentucky | David Vallecillo is called for the reach on Christopher Bennett - foul #4 on David Vallecillo, team foul #6 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell (SG), Kevin Jackson (PF) Lewis Robinson, Francis Brantley | |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (PG), Larry Raggs (SG) Edward Brose, David Vallecillo | |
| 08:10 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett misses the easy open layup | 46-38 |
| 08:08 | Drake | Glen Murdock gets the rebound | 46-38 |
| 07:45 | Drake | Norman Schaefer clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Harold Hendricks - foul #3 on Harold Hendricks, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Houston McGalliard (PG), John Kingston (SG), Gerald Batts (SF) James Sena, Phillip Truesdell, Harold Hendricks | |
| Subs | Drake | John Rushenberg (PF), Andrew Tuholski (C) Craig Wright, Glen Murdock | |
| 07:45 | Drake | Norman Schaefer makes the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 07:45 | Drake | Norman Schaefer makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 07:28 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett slams it home set up by John Kingston | 48-40 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Houston McGalliard (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Kingston (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Batts (fresh) PF - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Rafael Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Raggs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Norman Schaefer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - John Rushenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Tuholski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:07 | Drake | Norman Schaefer can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-40 |
| 07:06 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| 06:50 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by John Rushenberg - foul #1 on John Rushenberg, team foul #7 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson (SF), Henry Walczak (C) Gerald Batts, Christopher Bennett | |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Brose (PG), David Vallecillo (SG), Jerry Swink (PF), Edwin Seldon (C) Rafael Lee, Larry Raggs, Norman Schaefer, Andrew Tuholski | |
| 06:50 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 06:50 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 06:28 | Drake | John Rushenberg loses the ball out of bounds | 50-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harold Hendricks (SF), Francis Brantley (PF) Houston McGalliard, Kevin Jackson | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 06:02 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak is hacked by Edward Brose - foul #2 on Edward Brose, team foul #8 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell (SG) John Kingston | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 06:02 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 06:02 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 05:43 | Drake | David Vallecillo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-40 |
| 05:42 | Drake | David Vallecillo pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-40 |
| 05:25 | Drake | John Rushenberg hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 52-40 |
| 05:23 | Drake | Jerry Swink tips it but misses | 52-40 |
| 05:22 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson snags the defensive board | 52-40 |
| 05:18 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak is fouled in the backcourt by Edwin Seldon - foul #2 on Edwin Seldon, team foul #9 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG) Harold Hendricks | |
| Subs | Drake | Craig Wright (PF), Andrew Tuholski (C) Jerry Swink, Edwin Seldon | |
| 05:18 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 05:18 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak makes the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 05:07 | Drake | Andrew Tuholski double dribbles | 54-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Kingston (SG), Gerald Batts (SF), Kevin Jackson (C) Phillip Truesdell, Lewis Robinson, Henry Walczak | |
| Subs | Drake | Norman Schaefer (SF) John Rushenberg | |
| 04:48 | Kentucky | James Sena misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-40 |
| 04:47 | Kentucky | James Sena snags the offensive board | 54-40 |
| 04:36 | Kentucky | John Kingston is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-40 |
| 04:18 | Drake | David Vallecillo knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Andrew Tuholski | 57-43 |
| 03:49 | Kentucky | John Kingston misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-43 |
| 03:48 | Drake | Craig Wright snags the defensive board | 57-43 |
| 03:43 | Drake | Kevin Jackson blocks the short jumper by Edward Brose | 57-43 |
| 03:42 | Kentucky | Gerald Batts pulls down the rebound | 57-43 |
| 03:35 | Kentucky | Gerald Batts is fouled in the backcourt by Norman Schaefer - foul #3 on Norman Schaefer, team foul #10 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Houston McGalliard (PG), Phillip Truesdell (SG), Lewis Robinson (SF), Henry Walczak (C) James Sena, John Kingston, Francis Brantley, Kevin Jackson | |
| Subs | Drake | Rafael Lee (PG), Larry Raggs (SG), John Rushenberg (SF), Jerry Swink (PF), Edwin Seldon (C) Edward Brose, David Vallecillo, Norman Schaefer, Craig Wright, Andrew Tuholski | |
| 03:35 | Kentucky | Gerald Batts misses the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 03:35 | Kentucky | Gerald Batts misses the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 03:35 | Drake | Jerry Swink pulls down the rebound | 57-43 |
| 03:21 | Drake | Larry Raggs drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Jerry Swink | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Houston McGalliard (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Phillip Truesdell (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lewis Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gerald Batts (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Henry Walczak (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Rafael Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Larry Raggs (fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Rushenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Swink (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Edwin Seldon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 03:00 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 03:00 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), John Kingston (SG), Kevin Jackson (PF) Houston McGalliard, Phillip Truesdell, Gerald Batts | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 02:48 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson is open and buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Henry Walczak | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 02:43 | Drake | Larry Raggs misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 59-46 |
| 02:42 | Drake | John Rushenberg grabs the offensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 02:33 | Drake | Jerry Swink blows the layup but he's fouled by Kevin Jackson - foul #1 on Kevin Jackson, team foul #5 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Francis Brantley (PF) Kevin Jackson | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 02:33 | Drake | Jerry Swink misses the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 02:33 | Drake | Jerry Swink misses the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Lewis Robinson | 59-46 |
| 02:07 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak is hacked by Edwin Seldon - foul #3 on Edwin Seldon, team foul #11 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Drake | Craig Wright (PF) Jerry Swink | |
| 02:07 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak makes the 1st free throw | 60-46 |
| 02:07 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak makes the 2nd free throw | 61-46 |
| 01:51 | Drake | John Rushenberg makes the floater in the paint and he's fouled by Lewis Robinson - foul #2 on Lewis Robinson, team foul #6 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Drake | Edward Brose (PG), David Vallecillo (SG) Rafael Lee, Larry Raggs | |
| 01:51 | Drake | John Rushenberg makes the free throw | 61-49 |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | John Kingston is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-49 |
| 01:22 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak hits the follow up shot | 63-49 |
| 01:09 | Drake | David Vallecillo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 63-49 |
| 01:07 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak grabs the board | 63-49 |
| 01:04 | Kentucky | James Sena is hacked by John Rushenberg in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Rushenberg, team foul #12 | 63-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Drake | Norman Schaefer (SF) John Rushenberg | |
| 01:04 | Kentucky | James Sena makes the 1st free throw | 64-49 |
| 01:04 | Kentucky | James Sena misses the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 01:04 | Drake | David Vallecillo gets the rebound | 64-49 |
| 00:46 | Drake | David Vallecillo misses the 3 from the right wing | 64-49 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson pulls down the rebound | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | James Sena can't throw it down | 64-49 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | John Kingston pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-49 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | James Sena runs out the clock | 64-49 |