| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Alec Moak (fresh) SG - Walter Bad (fresh) SF - Virgil Carter (fresh) PF - Richard Davis (fresh) C - Jason Finney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - James Troutt (fresh) SG - William Oliver (fresh) SF - Jim Smith (fresh) PF - Paul Morgan (fresh) C - Vlade Buczynski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jason Finney wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard Davis's pass is intercepted by James Troutt | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | N. Kentucky | Jim Smith misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard Davis snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Walter Bad knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Virgil Carter | 3-0 |
| 18:44 | N. Kentucky | William Oliver is fouled on the floor by Richard Davis - foul #1 on Richard Davis, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:29 | N. Kentucky | James Troutt comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 18:27 | N. Kentucky | Vlade Buczynski can't tip it in | 3-0 |
| 18:25 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jason Finney pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 18:13 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard Davis comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by William Oliver - foul #1 on William Oliver, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:13 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard Davis makes the 1st free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:13 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 5-0 |
| 17:54 | N. Kentucky | Jim Smith blows the layup | 5-0 |
| 17:52 | St. Joseph's (IN) | The rebound goes to Richard Davis | 5-0 |
| 17:34 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Virgil Carter clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 17:32 | N. Kentucky | James Troutt grabs the defensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:10 | N. Kentucky | Paul Morgan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 5-0 |
| 17:09 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jason Finney pulls down the rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:02 | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Oliver takes the ball from Virgil Carter | 5-0 |
| 16:50 | N. Kentucky | Paul Morgan blows the layup but the foul's on Richard Davis - foul #2 on Richard Davis, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Rufus Beattie (SG), Brandon Voss (SF), Dan Wicker (PF), Robert Cooper (C) Walter Bad, Virgil Carter, Richard Davis, Jason Finney | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 16:50 | N. Kentucky | Paul Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 5-0 |
| 16:50 | N. Kentucky | Paul Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 5-1 |
| 16:34 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Cooper connects on the floater from close range | 7-1 |
| 16:25 | N. Kentucky | Vlade Buczynski scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Jim Smith | 7-3 |
| 16:07 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Rufus Beattie loses the dribble to William Oliver | 7-3 |
| 15:51 | N. Kentucky | Paul Morgan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-3 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Oliver Aston (PG), Virgil Carter (SF), Jason Finney (C) Alec Moak, Brandon Voss, Robert Cooper | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Edward Davis (C) Vlade Buczynski | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Oliver Aston (fresh) SG - Rufus Beattie (fresh) SF - Virgil Carter (fresh) PF - Dan Wicker (fresh) C - Jason Finney (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - James Troutt (fresh) SG - William Oliver (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Jim Smith (fresh) PF - Paul Morgan (fresh) 1 pts. C - Edward Davis (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Rufus Beattie is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Rufus Beattie, team foul #3 | 7-3 |
| 15:23 | N. Kentucky | William Oliver connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Edward Davis | 7-6 |
| 15:17 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Dan Wicker hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Paul Morgan - foul #1 on Paul Morgan, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Cliff Lipscomb (SG), Jason Teneyck (C) William Oliver, Paul Morgan | |
| 15:17 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Dan Wicker makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:17 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Dan Wicker makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:58 | N. Kentucky | James Troutt makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Cliff Lipscomb | 9-9 |
| 14:46 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jason Teneyck steals it from Oliver Aston | 9-9 |
| 14:28 | N. Kentucky | Jim Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-9 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Alec Moak (PG), Walter Bad (SG), Brandon Voss (SF), Robert Cooper (C) Oliver Aston, Rufus Beattie, Virgil Carter, Jason Finney | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | William Oliver (SG), Paul Morgan (PF) James Troutt, Jim Smith | |
| 14:09 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Cooper can't finish the layup | 9-9 |
| 14:08 | N. Kentucky | Cliff Lipscomb pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 14:04 | N. Kentucky | Edward Davis clanks a runner from the right block | 9-9 |
| 14:02 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Walter Bad pulls down the rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:38 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Alec Moak loses the ball out of bounds | 9-9 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Micheal Pittman (SF) Dan Wicker | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jim Smith (SF), Vlade Buczynski (C) Edward Davis, Jason Teneyck | |
| 13:18 | N. Kentucky | Paul Morgan clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-9 |
| 13:17 | N. Kentucky | Cliff Lipscomb tips it home | 9-11 |
| 13:07 | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Oliver is called for the reach on Brandon Voss - foul #2 on William Oliver, team foul #3 | 9-11 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Virgil Carter (SF), Jason Finney (C) Micheal Pittman, Brandon Voss | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | James Troutt (PG), Alexander Ferrell (SG) Cliff Lipscomb, William Oliver | |
| 12:53 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Alec Moak misses the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on James Troutt - foul #1 on James Troutt, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Rufus Beattie (SG) Walter Bad | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Edward Davis (PF) Paul Morgan | |
| 12:53 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Alec Moak makes the 1st free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:53 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Alec Moak makes the 2nd free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:33 | N. Kentucky | Edward Davis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-11 |
| 12:32 | N. Kentucky | Vlade Buczynski snags the offensive board | 11-11 |
| 12:14 | N. Kentucky | Alexander Ferrell misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 11-11 |
| 12:12 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jason Finney pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:08 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Rufus Beattie misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-11 |
| 12:06 | N. Kentucky | James Troutt grabs the board | 11-11 |
| 11:39 | N. Kentucky | Alexander Ferrell buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Troutt | 11-14 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Alec Moak (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rufus Beattie (fresh) SF - Virgil Carter (fresh) PF - Robert Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Finney (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - James Troutt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Ferrell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jim Smith (fresh) PF - Edward Davis (fresh) C - Vlade Buczynski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Virgil Carter scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Alec Moak | 14-14 |
| 11:04 | N. Kentucky | Alexander Ferrell makes the jumper from close range and he's fouled by Jason Finney - foul #1 on Jason Finney, team foul #4 | 14-16 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Walter Bad (SG), Micheal Pittman (SF), Dan Wicker (PF), Brandon Voss (C) Rufus Beattie, Virgil Carter, Robert Cooper, Jason Finney | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Cliff Lipscomb (SF), Paul Morgan (PF), Jason Teneyck (C) Jim Smith, Edward Davis, Vlade Buczynski | |
| 11:04 | N. Kentucky | Alexander Ferrell misses the free throw | 14-16 |
| 11:04 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Dan Wicker grabs the defensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 10:38 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Alec Moak connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Walter Bad | 16-16 |
| 10:17 | N. Kentucky | Cliff Lipscomb misses the easy layup but the foul's on Dan Wicker - foul #1 on Dan Wicker, team foul #5 | 16-16 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Rufus Beattie (PG) Alec Moak | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Thomas Casey (PG), Jim Smith (SF) James Troutt, Alexander Ferrell | |
| 10:17 | N. Kentucky | Cliff Lipscomb makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 10:17 | N. Kentucky | Cliff Lipscomb makes the 2nd free throw | 16-18 |
| 09:55 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Rufus Beattie clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-18 |
| 09:53 | N. Kentucky | Cliff Lipscomb grabs the defensive rebound | 16-18 |
| 09:39 | N. Kentucky | Thomas Casey knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Cliff Lipscomb | 16-21 |
| 09:26 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Thomas Casey is called for the reach on Walter Bad - foul #1 on Thomas Casey, team foul #5 | 16-21 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Oliver Aston (PG), Virgil Carter (SF), Jason Finney (C) Walter Bad, Micheal Pittman, Brandon Voss | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | James Troutt (PG), Edward Davis (C) Thomas Casey, Jason Teneyck | |
| 09:05 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Rufus Beattie buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Dan Wicker | 19-21 |
| 08:55 | N. Kentucky | Virgil Carter is called for the reach on Jim Smith - foul #1 on Virgil Carter, team foul #6 | 19-21 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Alec Moak (PG) Oliver Aston | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Alexander Ferrell (SG) Cliff Lipscomb | |
| 08:41 | N. Kentucky | Jim Smith's floater is tipped away by Virgil Carter | 19-21 |
| 08:39 | N. Kentucky | Jim Smith tips it home | 19-23 |
| 08:24 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Rufus Beattie scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Alec Moak | 22-23 |
| 08:13 | N. Kentucky | Edward Davis misses short on a floater in the lane | 22-23 |
| 08:12 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jason Finney grabs the board | 22-23 |
| 08:00 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Dan Wicker misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-23 |
| 07:59 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Virgil Carter gets the offensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 07:39 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Paul Morgan steps in front of the Dan Wicker pass | 22-23 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Alec Moak (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rufus Beattie (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Virgil Carter (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dan Wicker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jason Finney (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - James Troutt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alexander Ferrell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jim Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Morgan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Edward Davis (fresh) | |
| 07:15 | N. Kentucky | James Troutt misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 22-23 |
| 07:14 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Rufus Beattie snags the defensive board | 22-23 |
| 07:09 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Rufus Beattie misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-23 |
| 07:08 | N. Kentucky | Jim Smith pulls down the rebound | 22-23 |
| 06:52 | N. Kentucky | Jim Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 22-23 |
| 06:50 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Virgil Carter gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 06:27 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Rufus Beattie comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 22-23 |
| 06:25 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jason Finney grabs the offensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 06:04 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Alexander Ferrell is called for the reach on Virgil Carter - foul #1 on Alexander Ferrell, team foul #6 | 22-23 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Walter Bad (SG), Micheal Pittman (SF), Robert Cooper (PF), Brandon Voss (C) Rufus Beattie, Virgil Carter, Dan Wicker, Jason Finney | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Thomas Casey (PG), Cliff Lipscomb (SG), Jason Teneyck (PF), Vlade Buczynski (C) James Troutt, Alexander Ferrell, Paul Morgan, Edward Davis | |
| 05:50 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Alec Moak misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-23 |
| 05:49 | N. Kentucky | Jason Teneyck gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 05:29 | N. Kentucky | Vlade Buczynski can't finish the layup | 22-23 |
| 05:28 | N. Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Teneyck | 22-23 |
| 05:10 | N. Kentucky | Jason Teneyck comes up short on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Robert Cooper - foul #1 on Robert Cooper, team foul #7 | 22-23 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Oliver Aston (PG) Alec Moak | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 05:10 | N. Kentucky | Jason Teneyck makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 05:10 | N. Kentucky | Jason Teneyck makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:08 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Oliver Aston throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-25 |
| 05:02 | N. Kentucky | Vlade Buczynski hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but the foul's on Robert Cooper - foul #2 on Robert Cooper, team foul #8 | 22-25 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jason Finney (C) Robert Cooper | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 05:02 | N. Kentucky | Vlade Buczynski misses the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:02 | N. Kentucky | Vlade Buczynski misses the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 05:02 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jason Finney grabs the board | 22-25 |
| 04:40 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jason Finney misses badly on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Vlade Buczynski - foul #1 on Vlade Buczynski, team foul #7 | 22-25 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Virgil Carter (SF) Micheal Pittman | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | James Troutt (PG) Thomas Casey | |
| 04:40 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jason Finney makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 04:40 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jason Finney misses the 2nd free throw | 23-25 |
| 04:40 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Virgil Carter snags the offensive board | 23-25 |
| 04:21 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Cliff Lipscomb picks off the pass by Oliver Aston | 23-25 |
| 04:19 | N. Kentucky | James Troutt double dribbles in the backcourt | 23-25 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Alec Moak (PG) Oliver Aston | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Edward Davis (SF), Paul Morgan (PF) Jim Smith, Jason Teneyck | |
| 04:07 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Cliff Lipscomb is called for the reach on Walter Bad - foul #1 on Cliff Lipscomb, team foul #8 | 23-25 |
| 04:07 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Walter Bad makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 04:07 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Walter Bad makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 03:52 | N. Kentucky | Vlade Buczynski hits a floater in the lane set up by James Troutt | 25-27 |
| 03:38 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Virgil Carter drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Alec Moak | 27-27 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Alec Moak (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Walter Bad (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Virgil Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brandon Voss (fresh) C - Jason Finney (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - James Troutt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cliff Lipscomb (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Davis (fresh) PF - Paul Morgan (fresh) 1 pts. C - Vlade Buczynski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | N. Kentucky | Edward Davis is hacked by Alec Moak - foul #1 on Alec Moak, team foul #9 | 27-27 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Rufus Beattie (SG), Richard Davis (PF), Robert Cooper (C) Walter Bad, Brandon Voss, Jason Finney | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | William Oliver (SG), Jason Teneyck (C) Cliff Lipscomb, Vlade Buczynski | |
| 03:17 | N. Kentucky | Edward Davis makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 03:17 | N. Kentucky | Edward Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 03:05 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Virgil Carter misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Edward Davis - foul #1 on Edward Davis, team foul #9 | 27-29 |
| 03:05 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Virgil Carter misses the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 03:05 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Virgil Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 02:50 | N. Kentucky | William Oliver misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 02:49 | N. Kentucky | James Troutt can't tip it in | 28-29 |
| 02:47 | N. Kentucky | Paul Morgan snags the offensive board | 28-29 |
| 02:26 | N. Kentucky | Edward Davis buries a jump hook from the right block set up by James Troutt and the foul's on Alec Moak - foul #2 on Alec Moak, team foul #10 | 28-31 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Dan Wicker (SF) Virgil Carter | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 02:26 | N. Kentucky | Edward Davis misses the free throw | 28-31 |
| 02:26 | N. Kentucky | Jason Teneyck gets the offensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 02:11 | N. Kentucky | James Troutt can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Alec Moak - foul #3 on Alec Moak, team foul #11 | 28-31 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Oliver Aston (PG) Alec Moak | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jim Smith (SF), Dwight Pagano (C) Edward Davis, Paul Morgan | |
| 02:11 | N. Kentucky | James Troutt makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 02:11 | N. Kentucky | James Troutt makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 02:04 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Dan Wicker clanks a shot from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 02:02 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Dan Wicker hits the follow up shot | 30-33 |
| 01:47 | N. Kentucky | William Oliver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-33 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Cliff Lipscomb (PG) James Troutt | |
| 01:34 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Cooper misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Jason Teneyck - foul #1 on Jason Teneyck, team foul #10 | 30-33 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Walter Bad (SG) Oliver Aston | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Vlade Buczynski (C) Dwight Pagano | |
| 01:34 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 01:34 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 01:18 | N. Kentucky | Cliff Lipscomb blows the layup | 32-33 |
| 01:16 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard Davis snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 00:51 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard Davis blows the dunk | 32-33 |
| 00:50 | N. Kentucky | William Oliver snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 00:22 | N. Kentucky | Jason Teneyck hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Davis - foul #3 on Richard Davis, team foul #12 | 32-33 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Oliver Aston (PG), Virgil Carter (SF), Jason Finney (C) Walter Bad, Richard Davis, Robert Cooper | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | James Troutt (PG), Paul Morgan (PF) Cliff Lipscomb, Vlade Buczynski | |
| 00:22 | N. Kentucky | Jason Teneyck misses the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 00:22 | N. Kentucky | Jason Teneyck misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 00:22 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jason Finney pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 00:02 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Rufus Beattie misses the jump hook from the right block | 32-33 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's (IN) | The clock runs out | 32-33 |