| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Russell Holmes (fresh) SG - John Nguyen (fresh) SF - Walter O'Neal (fresh) PF - Lester Jennings (fresh) C - Don Reece (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Graham Strong (fresh) SG - Mark Mills (fresh) SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) PF - Huang-fu Huang (fresh) C - Kenneth Brown (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Murray State | Don Reece wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Murray State | Murray State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:56 | Murray State | Graham Strong steps in front of the Russell Holmes pass in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:54 | Kentucky | Graham Strong lays it in | 0-2 |
| 19:47 | Murray State | Don Reece misses the lay-in | 0-2 |
| 19:45 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:26 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Graham Strong | 0-4 |
| 19:07 | Murray State | Lester Jennings hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 0-4 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 19:00 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround from the baseline | 0-4 |
| 18:59 | Murray State | Lester Jennings grabs the defensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:52 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Russell Holmes | 2-4 |
| 18:29 | Kentucky | Mark Mills hits the finger roll set up by Kenneth Brown | 2-6 |
| 18:25 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-6 |
| 18:16 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Walter O'Neal - foul #1 on Walter O'Neal, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 18:16 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown misses the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 18:16 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:54 | Murray State | The jump hook by Don Reece is blocked by Kenneth Brown | 2-7 |
| 17:52 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente pulls down the rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:33 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 2-7 |
| 17:32 | Murray State | Don Reece grabs the defensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:25 | Murray State | John Nguyen misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 2-7 |
| 17:24 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown gets the rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:08 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown is fouled on the floor by Don Reece - foul #1 on Don Reece, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joe Claycomb (PG), Gerard Fortenberry (SG), Carlos Seymour (SF), Frank Williams (PF) Russell Holmes, John Nguyen, Walter O'Neal, Lester Jennings | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Adkins (PG), Johnnie Stone (SG), Tyrone Powell (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF), Thomas Good (C) Graham Strong, Mark Mills, Marvin Valente, Huang-fu Huang, Kenneth Brown | |
| 16:59 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 2-7 |
| 16:58 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone snags the offensive board | 2-7 |
| 16:38 | Kentucky | Robert Adkins is fouled on the floor by Joe Claycomb - foul #1 on Joe Claycomb, team foul #3 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Holmes (SG) Don Reece | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:20 | Kentucky | Russell Holmes steals it from Johnnie Stone | 2-7 |
| 16:03 | Murray State | Joe Claycomb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-7 |
| Subs | Murray State | Walter O'Neal (PG) Russell Holmes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Allen Fisk (C) Thomas Good | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Walter O'Neal (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Joe Claycomb (fairly fresh) SF - Carlos Seymour (fairly fresh) PF - Gerard Fortenberry (fairly fresh) C - Frank Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Adkins (fresh) SG - Johnnie Stone (fresh) SF - Tyrone Powell (fresh) PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) C - Allen Fisk (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Kentucky | Frank Williams is called for the reach on Allen Fisk - foul #1 on Frank Williams, team foul #4 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Murray State | John Nguyen (SG), Don Reece (C) Joe Claycomb, Gerard Fortenberry | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Mark Mills (SG), John Jackson (SF) Robert Adkins, Johnnie Stone, Tyrone Powell | |
| 15:29 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael banks in the layup set up by John Jackson | 2-9 |
| 15:19 | Murray State | Don Reece knocks in the shot in the lane and he's hacked by Allen Fisk - foul #1 on Allen Fisk, team foul #1 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Holmes (PG), Gerard Fortenberry (SG), Lester Jennings (PF) John Nguyen, Carlos Seymour, Frank Williams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:19 | Murray State | Don Reece misses the free throw | 4-9 |
| 15:19 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael pulls down the rebound | 4-9 |
| 14:56 | Kentucky | Mark Mills works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Graham Strong | 4-12 |
| 14:39 | Murray State | Lester Jennings clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 4-12 |
| 14:38 | Murray State | Lester Jennings hits the follow up shot | 6-12 |
| 14:31 | Kentucky | Mark Mills comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Gerard Fortenberry - foul #1 on Gerard Fortenberry, team foul #5 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Murray State | John Nguyen (SG), Carlos Seymour (SF), Frank Williams (C) Gerard Fortenberry, Walter O'Neal, Don Reece | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Adkins (PG), Tyrone Powell (SF), Huang-fu Huang (PF), Thomas Good (C) Graham Strong, John Jackson, Ronald Raphael, Allen Fisk | |
| 14:31 | Kentucky | Mark Mills makes the 1st free throw | 6-13 |
| 14:31 | Kentucky | Mark Mills misses the 2nd free throw | 6-13 |
| 14:31 | Murray State | Lester Jennings gets the rebound | 6-13 |
| 14:29 | Murray State | Mark Mills steals it from John Nguyen in the backcourt | 6-13 |
| 14:20 | Kentucky | Mark Mills comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 6-13 |
| 14:19 | Murray State | Frank Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 6-13 |
| 14:12 | Murray State | The jump hook by Lester Jennings is blocked by Huang-fu Huang | 6-13 |
| 14:11 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Mark Mills | 6-13 |
| 13:59 | Kentucky | Mark Mills works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on John Nguyen - foul #1 on John Nguyen, team foul #6 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Murray State | Walter O'Neal (SF), Don Reece (C) Carlos Seymour, Lester Jennings | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 13:59 | Kentucky | Mark Mills makes the 1st free throw | 6-14 |
| 13:59 | Kentucky | Mark Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 6-15 |
| 13:34 | Murray State | John Nguyen misses badly on a floater from the right side | 6-15 |
| 13:33 | Murray State | Don Reece tips it in | 8-15 |
| 13:17 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 8-15 |
| 13:16 | Kentucky | Thomas Good pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-15 |
| 13:10 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Mark Mills | 8-17 |
| 13:07 | Murray State | Russell Holmes is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Adkins - foul #1 on Robert Adkins, team foul #2 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Murray State | Carlos Seymour (SF), Lester Jennings (PF) Russell Holmes, Don Reece | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PG), Johnnie Stone (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF), Kenneth Brown (C) Robert Adkins, Mark Mills, Tyrone Powell, Huang-fu Huang, Thomas Good | |
| 12:54 | Murray State | Lester Jennings is hacked by Kenneth Brown - foul #1 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #3 | 8-17 |
| 12:54 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 8-17 |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Holmes (PG), Gerard Fortenberry (SG), Don Reece (C) John Nguyen, Carlos Seymour, Frank Williams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 12:42 | Murray State | Don Reece's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Brown | 8-17 |
| 12:15 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Russell Holmes - foul #1 on Russell Holmes, team foul #7 | 8-17 |
| Subs | Murray State | John Nguyen (SG), Carlos Seymour (SF) Russell Holmes, Gerard Fortenberry | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Tyrone Powell (SF), Thomas Good (C) John Jackson, Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael | |
| 12:15 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown makes the 1st free throw | 8-18 |
| 12:15 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 8-18 |
| 12:15 | Murray State | Carlos Seymour snags the defensive board | 8-18 |
| 11:56 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal loses the dribble to Graham Strong | 8-18 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Walter O'Neal (tired) 2 pts. SG - John Nguyen (tiring) SF - Carlos Seymour (fresh) PF - Lester Jennings (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Don Reece (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Graham Strong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnnie Stone (fresh) SF - Tyrone Powell (fresh) PF - Kenneth Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Good (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Kentucky | Graham Strong makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Tyrone Powell | 8-21 |
| 11:23 | Murray State | Thomas Good denies the turnaround by John Nguyen | 8-21 |
| 11:21 | Murray State | Don Reece hits the follow up shot | 10-21 |
| 11:05 | Kentucky | Thomas Good is hacked by Don Reece - foul #2 on Don Reece, team foul #8 | 10-21 |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Holmes (PG), Gerard Fortenberry (PF), Frank Williams (C) Walter O'Neal, Lester Jennings, Don Reece | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Adkins (PG), Mark Mills (SG), John Jackson (SF), Allen Fisk (C) Graham Strong, Johnnie Stone, Tyrone Powell, Kenneth Brown | |
| 11:05 | Kentucky | Thomas Good makes the 1st free throw | 10-22 |
| 11:05 | Kentucky | Thomas Good makes the 2nd free throw | 10-23 |
| 10:46 | Murray State | Russell Holmes clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Adkins - foul #2 on Robert Adkins, team foul #4 | 10-23 |
| Subs | Murray State | Walter O'Neal (SF), Lester Jennings (PF) John Nguyen, Carlos Seymour | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Valente (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF) Robert Adkins, Thomas Good | |
| 10:46 | Murray State | Russell Holmes misses the 1st free throw | 10-23 |
| 10:46 | Murray State | Russell Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 11-23 |
| 10:30 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente lays it in uncontested set up by Ronald Raphael | 11-25 |
| 10:14 | Murray State | Lester Jennings loses the dribble to John Jackson | 11-25 |
| 09:55 | Kentucky | John Jackson is fouled on the floor by Gerard Fortenberry - foul #2 on Gerard Fortenberry, team foul #9 | 11-25 |
| Subs | Murray State | John Nguyen (SG), Carlos Seymour (SF) Gerard Fortenberry, Walter O'Neal | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Johnnie Stone (SG), Kenneth Brown (C) Mark Mills, Marvin Valente, Allen Fisk | |
| 09:55 | Kentucky | John Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 11-26 |
| 09:55 | Kentucky | John Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-27 |
| 09:42 | Murray State | Lester Jennings scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by John Nguyen | 13-27 |
| 09:24 | Kentucky | Graham Strong comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 13-27 |
| 09:23 | Murray State | The rebound goes to Carlos Seymour | 13-27 |
| 09:06 | Murray State | Russell Holmes can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 13-27 |
| 09:05 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael snags the defensive board | 13-27 |
| 08:50 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Graham Strong | 13-29 |
| 08:38 | Murray State | Kenneth Brown steps in front of the John Nguyen pass | 13-29 |
| 08:23 | Kentucky | John Jackson misses short on a turnaround from close range | 13-29 |
| 08:21 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael tips it in | 13-31 |
| 08:17 | Murray State | Johnnie Stone is called for the reach on Carlos Seymour in the backcourt - foul #1 on Johnnie Stone, team foul #5 | 13-31 |
| Subs | Murray State | Walter O'Neal (SF) Carlos Seymour | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Valente (SG), Tyrone Powell (SF), Huang-fu Huang (PF), Allen Fisk (C) Johnnie Stone, John Jackson, Ronald Raphael, Kenneth Brown | |
| 08:09 | Murray State | Lester Jennings connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 15-31 |
| 07:52 | Kentucky | Russell Holmes is called for the reach on Marvin Valente - foul #2 on Russell Holmes, team foul #10 | 15-31 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joe Claycomb (PG) Russell Holmes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Good (C) Allen Fisk | |
| 07:52 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 1st free throw | 15-32 |
| 07:52 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 2nd free throw | 15-33 |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Joe Claycomb (fresh) SG - John Nguyen (tired) 1 ast. SF - Walter O'Neal (tired) 2 pts. PF - Lester Jennings (very tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Williams (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Graham Strong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Marvin Valente (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Tyrone Powell (fresh) PF - Huang-fu Huang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Good (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:50 | Murray State | Graham Strong picks off the pass by Joe Claycomb in the backcourt | 15-33 |
| 07:46 | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell misses the lay-in | 15-33 |
| 07:45 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang tips it home | 15-35 |
| 07:29 | Murray State | Frank Williams misses the floater from just outside the lane | 15-35 |
| 07:28 | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell grabs the defensive rebound | 15-35 |
| 07:04 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente is fouled on the floor by Joe Claycomb - foul #2 on Joe Claycomb, team foul #11 | 15-35 |
| Subs | Murray State | Carlos Seymour (SF) Joe Claycomb | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Mills (SG), Allen Fisk (C) Tyrone Powell, Thomas Good | |
| 07:04 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 1st free throw | 15-36 |
| 07:04 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 2nd free throw | 15-37 |
| 06:45 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Walter O'Neal, team foul #12 | 15-37 |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Holmes (PG) Walter O'Neal | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:26 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente is open and scores on a runner in the lane set up by Graham Strong and he's hacked by Carlos Seymour - foul #1 on Carlos Seymour, team foul #13 | 15-39 |
| Subs | Murray State | Walter O'Neal (PG), Don Reece (C) Russell Holmes, Lester Jennings | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Adkins (PG), Ronald Raphael (PF) Graham Strong, Huang-fu Huang | |
| 06:26 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the free throw | 15-40 |
| 06:23 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal's pass is intercepted by Robert Adkins in the backcourt | 15-40 |
| 06:09 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Robert Adkins | 15-42 |
| 06:06 | Murray State | John Nguyen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-42 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell (SF) Marvin Valente | |
| 05:57 | Kentucky | Mark Mills scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Adkins | 15-45 |
| 05:54 | Murray State | Robert Adkins is called for the reach on Walter O'Neal in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Adkins, team foul #6 | 15-45 |
| 05:54 | Murray State | Murray State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 15-45 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PG), Johnnie Stone (SG), Thomas Good (PF) Robert Adkins, Mark Mills, Ronald Raphael | |
| 05:43 | Murray State | Carlos Seymour scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Walter O'Neal | 18-45 |
| 05:34 | Kentucky | John Nguyen is called for the reach on Johnnie Stone - foul #2 on John Nguyen, team foul #14 | 18-45 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown (PF) Allen Fisk | |
| 05:34 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone makes the 1st free throw | 18-46 |
| 05:34 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 18-47 |
| 05:21 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Tyrone Powell - foul #1 on Tyrone Powell, team foul #7 | 18-47 |
| 05:21 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal misses the 1st free throw | 18-47 |
| 05:21 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 19-47 |
| 05:06 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Nguyen - foul #3 on John Nguyen, team foul #15 | 19-47 |
| Subs | Murray State | Russell Holmes (SG) John Nguyen | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:06 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone makes the 1st free throw | 19-48 |
| 05:06 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 19-49 |
| 04:48 | Murray State | Russell Holmes misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-49 |
| 04:46 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown snags the defensive board | 19-49 |
| 04:32 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone is alone and drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from John Jackson | 19-51 |
| 04:30 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 19-51 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF), Allen Fisk (C) John Jackson, Johnnie Stone, Tyrone Powell, Kenneth Brown, Thomas Good | |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | Mark Mills misses the layup against the doubleteam but he's hacked by Russell Holmes - foul #3 on Russell Holmes, team foul #16 | 19-51 |
| Subs | Murray State | Gerard Fortenberry (SG) Russell Holmes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | Mark Mills makes the 1st free throw | 19-52 |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | Mark Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 19-53 |
| 04:09 | Murray State | Gerard Fortenberry is hacked by Allen Fisk - foul #2 on Allen Fisk, team foul #8 | 19-53 |
| Subs | Murray State | Lester Jennings (PF) Frank Williams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:09 | Murray State | Gerard Fortenberry makes the 1st free throw | 20-53 |
| 04:09 | Murray State | Gerard Fortenberry makes the 2nd free throw | 21-53 |
| 03:50 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #9 | 21-53 |
| Subs | Murray State | Joe Claycomb (PG), Frank Williams (PF) Carlos Seymour, Lester Jennings | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang (PF) Ronald Raphael | |
| Lineup | Murray State | PG - Joe Claycomb (fresh) SG - Gerard Fortenberry (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Walter O'Neal (very tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Williams (tired) C - Don Reece (tired) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Graham Strong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mark Mills (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Valente (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Huang-fu Huang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Allen Fisk (fresh) | |
| 03:39 | Murray State | Allen Fisk denies the turnaround by Don Reece | 21-53 |
| 03:38 | Murray State | Gerard Fortenberry gets the offensive rebound | 21-53 |
| 03:30 | Murray State | Don Reece hits a jumper in the paint set up by Joe Claycomb | 23-53 |
| 03:17 | Kentucky | Graham Strong double dribbles | 23-53 |
| Subs | Murray State | Lester Jennings (PF) Frank Williams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (SF), Kenneth Brown (C) Marvin Valente, Allen Fisk | |
| 03:08 | Murray State | Lester Jennings lays it in | 25-53 |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket | 25-53 |
| 02:51 | Murray State | Gerard Fortenberry gets the rebound | 25-53 |
| 02:35 | Murray State | Kenneth Brown takes the ball from Walter O'Neal | 25-53 |
| 02:14 | Kentucky | Graham Strong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-53 |
| Subs | Murray State | Frank Williams (PF) Lester Jennings | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF), Thomas Good (C) John Jackson, Huang-fu Huang, Kenneth Brown | |
| 01:59 | Murray State | Frank Williams misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-53 |
| 01:57 | Kentucky | Tyrone Powell grabs the board | 25-53 |
| 01:54 | Kentucky | Graham Strong is hacked by Joe Claycomb in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joe Claycomb, team foul #17 | 25-53 |
| Subs | Murray State | Carlos Seymour (SF), Lester Jennings (PF) Joe Claycomb, Frank Williams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone (SG) Mark Mills | |
| 01:54 | Kentucky | Graham Strong misses the 1st free throw | 25-53 |
| 01:54 | Kentucky | Graham Strong misses the 2nd free throw | 25-53 |
| 01:54 | Murray State | Lester Jennings snags the defensive board | 25-53 |
| 01:43 | Murray State | Tyrone Powell steals it from Walter O'Neal | 25-53 |
| 01:30 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Ronald Raphael | 25-55 |
| 01:28 | Murray State | Graham Strong is called for the reach on Walter O'Neal in the backcourt - foul #1 on Graham Strong, team foul #10 | 25-55 |
| Subs | Murray State | Frank Williams (PF) Lester Jennings | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Allen Fisk (C) Thomas Good | |
| 01:28 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal misses the 1st free throw | 25-55 |
| 01:28 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal misses the 2nd free throw | 25-55 |
| 01:28 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael pulls down the rebound | 25-55 |
| 01:04 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael is fouled on the floor by Don Reece - foul #3 on Don Reece, team foul #18 | 25-55 |
| Subs | Murray State | Lester Jennings (PF) Don Reece | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Marvin Valente (SF) Graham Strong, Johnnie Stone, Tyrone Powell | |
| 01:04 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael makes the 1st free throw | 25-56 |
| 01:04 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael makes the 2nd free throw | 25-57 |
| 00:46 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal scores on a jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by John Jackson - foul #1 on John Jackson, team foul #11 | 27-57 |
| Subs | Murray State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown (C) Allen Fisk | |
| 00:46 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal misses the free throw | 27-57 |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 27-57 |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | Frank Williams steals the ball from Mark Mills | 27-57 |
| 00:21 | Murray State | Ronald Raphael denies the turnaround by Walter O'Neal | 27-57 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Marvin Valente | 27-57 |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Mark Mills is hacked by Gerard Fortenberry - foul #3 on Gerard Fortenberry, team foul #19 | 27-57 |
| Subs | Murray State | John Nguyen (SG) Gerard Fortenberry | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Huang-fu Huang (PF), Thomas Good (C) John Jackson, Ronald Raphael, Kenneth Brown | |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Mark Mills makes the 1st free throw | 27-58 |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Mark Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 27-59 |
| 00:01 | Murray State | Walter O'Neal's floater is tipped away by Huang-fu Huang | 27-59 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente snags the defensive board | 27-59 |