| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Damian Morgan (fresh) SG - John Shoemake (fresh) SF - Eugene Olson (fresh) PF - Walter Williams (fresh) C - Toni Siwinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fresh) SG - Roland Dixon (fresh) SF - John Howard (fresh) PF - William Dawley (fresh) C - Jesse Boyers (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Kentucky | Walter Williams is called for the reach on Larry Johnson - foul #1 on Walter Williams, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Kentucky | William Dawley buries a shot in the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Belmont | William Dawley denies the turnaround by Walter Williams | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson is hacked by Damian Morgan - foul #1 on Damian Morgan, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:46 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Belmont | Eugene Olson grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:39 | Belmont | Eugene Olson clanks a jumper near the basket | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Kentucky | William Dawley pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:21 | Kentucky | William Dawley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 18:19 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Roland Dixon | 0-2 |
| 18:05 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:04 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Walter Williams | 0-2 |
| 17:58 | Belmont | Walter Williams loses the dribble to Larry Johnson | 0-2 |
| 17:42 | Kentucky | William Dawley hits the finger roll set up by Larry Johnson | 0-4 |
| 17:24 | Belmont | Toni Siwinski can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 0-4 |
| 17:22 | Kentucky | William Dawley gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:12 | Kentucky | Eugene Olson steals it from Larry Johnson | 0-4 |
| 16:53 | Belmont | John Shoemake can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jesse Boyers - foul #1 on Jesse Boyers, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 16:53 | Belmont | John Shoemake makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 16:53 | Belmont | John Shoemake makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 16:26 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers lays it in set up by Larry Johnson and he's hacked by Toni Siwinski - foul #1 on Toni Siwinski, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Adams (SF) John Howard | |
| 16:26 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses the free throw | 2-6 |
| 16:26 | Belmont | Walter Williams pulls down the rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:05 | Belmont | William Dawley swats the short shot by Walter Williams | 2-6 |
| 16:03 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 15:38 | Kentucky | John Adams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 15:37 | Kentucky | William Dawley snags the offensive board | 2-6 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Damian Morgan (fresh) SG - John Shoemake (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eugene Olson (fairly fresh) PF - Walter Williams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Toni Siwinski (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fairly fresh) SG - Roland Dixon (fairly fresh) SF - John Adams (fresh) PF - William Dawley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jesse Boyers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon misses the 3 from the right corner | 2-6 |
| 15:25 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers grabs the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 15:12 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 2-6 |
| 15:10 | Belmont | Walter Williams pulls down the rebound | 2-6 |
| 14:45 | Belmont | Toni Siwinski lays it up and in | 4-6 |
| 14:30 | Kentucky | Toni Siwinski blocks the short jumper by Larry Johnson | 4-6 |
| 14:28 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to William Dawley | 4-6 |
| 14:08 | Kentucky | William Dawley misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Eugene Olson - foul #1 on Eugene Olson, team foul #4 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ervin Sarno (PG), Terrence Robinson (SG), James Birnbaum (SF), Mark Mooneyham (PF), Lance Cephas (C) Damian Morgan, John Shoemake, Eugene Olson, Walter Williams, Toni Siwinski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG), John Howard (SF), Wayne Blocker (C) Larry Johnson, Roland Dixon, Jesse Boyers | |
| 14:08 | Kentucky | William Dawley makes the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 14:08 | Kentucky | William Dawley makes the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 13:43 | Belmont | Wayne Blocker is called for the reach on Lance Cephas - foul #1 on Wayne Blocker, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anton Turner (PF) William Dawley | |
| 13:38 | Belmont | Jeffrey Jarvis steps in front of the Ervin Sarno pass | 4-8 |
| 13:34 | Kentucky | John Howard misses the easy layup | 4-8 |
| 13:33 | Belmont | Lance Cephas pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| 13:20 | Belmont | Lance Cephas misses short on a shot in the lane | 4-8 |
| 13:18 | Belmont | Ervin Sarno grabs the offensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 13:08 | Belmont | James Birnbaum misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 13:06 | Belmont | Lance Cephas can't tip it in | 4-8 |
| 13:04 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Adams | 4-8 |
| 12:49 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker is fouled on the floor by Mark Mooneyham - foul #1 on Mark Mooneyham, team foul #5 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Belmont | Damian Morgan (PG), John Shoemake (SG) Ervin Sarno, Terrence Robinson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Johnson (PG) John Adams | |
| 12:33 | Kentucky | Anton Turner comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Lance Cephas - foul #1 on Lance Cephas, team foul #6 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Williams (PF) Lance Cephas | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 12:33 | Kentucky | Anton Turner makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 12:33 | Kentucky | Anton Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 12:33 | Belmont | Mark Mooneyham snags the defensive board | 4-9 |
| 12:07 | Belmont | Walter Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-9 |
| 11:50 | Kentucky | John Shoemake picks off the pass by Wayne Blocker | 4-9 |
| 11:36 | Belmont | Larry Johnson steals the ball from Mark Mooneyham | 4-9 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Damian Morgan (fresh) SG - John Shoemake (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Birnbaum (fresh) PF - Walter Williams (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Mooneyham (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SG - Jeffrey Jarvis (fresh) SF - John Howard (fresh) PF - Anton Turner (fresh) 1 pts. C - Wayne Blocker (fresh) | |
| 11:15 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 4-9 |
| 11:14 | Belmont | Mark Mooneyham grabs the board | 4-9 |
| 10:57 | Belmont | Anton Turner steals the ball from James Birnbaum | 4-9 |
| 10:34 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-9 |
| 10:32 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson tips it in | 4-11 |
| 10:17 | Belmont | Damian Morgan clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Larry Johnson - foul #1 on Larry Johnson, team foul #3 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Belmont | Eugene Olson (SF), Toni Siwinski (C) James Birnbaum, Mark Mooneyham | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roland Dixon (SG), John Adams (SF), William Dawley (PF), Jesse Boyers (C) Jeffrey Jarvis, John Howard, Anton Turner, Wayne Blocker | |
| 10:17 | Belmont | Damian Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 5-11 |
| 10:17 | Belmont | Damian Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 09:59 | Kentucky | William Dawley comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 6-11 |
| 09:58 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon tips it but misses | 6-11 |
| 09:56 | Belmont | Eugene Olson grabs the defensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 09:41 | Belmont | John Shoemake drills a fadeaway from the left block | 8-11 |
| 09:20 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon is hacked by Toni Siwinski - foul #2 on Toni Siwinski, team foul #7 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ervin Sarno (PG), Terrence Robinson (SG), Lance Cephas (PF), Johnny Millender (C) Damian Morgan, John Shoemake, Walter Williams, Toni Siwinski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 09:20 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon misses the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 09:20 | Belmont | Eugene Olson snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 09:01 | Belmont | Roland Dixon steals the ball from Eugene Olson | 8-11 |
| 08:47 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Lance Cephas - foul #2 on Lance Cephas, team foul #8 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Williams (PF) Lance Cephas | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:47 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 08:47 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 08:33 | Belmont | Johnny Millender clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-13 |
| 08:32 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson gets the rebound | 8-13 |
| 08:19 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson is whistled for traveling | 8-13 |
| Subs | Belmont | Mark Mooneyham (C) Johnny Millender | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG), John Howard (SF) Larry Johnson, John Adams | |
| 08:04 | Belmont | Eugene Olson comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 08:02 | Kentucky | William Dawley snags the defensive board | 8-13 |
| 07:47 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon drills a jumper near the basket set up by Jeffrey Jarvis | 8-15 |
| 07:39 | Belmont | Jeffrey Jarvis is called for the reach on Ervin Sarno - foul #1 on Jeffrey Jarvis, team foul #4 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Belmont | Damian Morgan (PG), John Shoemake (SG), Johnny Millender (C) Ervin Sarno, Terrence Robinson, Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:29 | Belmont | Mark Mooneyham buries a jumpshot from the right wing and he's fouled by Roland Dixon - foul #1 on Roland Dixon, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Birnbaum (SF) Eugene Olson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:29 | Belmont | Mark Mooneyham makes the free throw | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Damian Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Shoemake (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Birnbaum (fresh) PF - Mark Mooneyham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnny Millender (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Jarvis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roland Dixon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Howard (fresh) PF - William Dawley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jesse Boyers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 11-15 |
| 07:16 | Belmont | Johnny Millender pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 06:53 | Belmont | Johnny Millender connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-15 |
| 06:48 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Jeffrey Jarvis | 14-18 |
| 06:31 | Belmont | Johnny Millender is called for traveling | 14-18 |
| Subs | Belmont | Walter Williams (PF) Mark Mooneyham | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Adams (SF), Anton Turner (PF), Wayne Blocker (C) John Howard, William Dawley, Jesse Boyers | |
| 06:05 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 14-18 |
| 06:04 | Belmont | Walter Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 05:49 | Belmont | Damian Morgan comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 14-18 |
| 05:47 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis grabs the defensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 05:41 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Roland Dixon and he's hacked by Walter Williams - foul #2 on Walter Williams, team foul #9 | 14-20 |
| Subs | Belmont | Eugene Olson (SF), Mark Mooneyham (C) James Birnbaum, Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Johnson (PG) Roland Dixon | |
| 05:41 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker makes the free throw | 14-21 |
| 05:39 | Belmont | Larry Johnson picks off the pass by Damian Morgan in the backcourt | 14-21 |
| 05:26 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Larry Johnson | 14-24 |
| 05:00 | Belmont | Johnny Millender throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-24 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Howard (SF), William Dawley (PF) Jeffrey Jarvis, Anton Turner | |
| 04:51 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Adams | 14-27 |
| 04:33 | Belmont | Damian Morgan misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-27 |
| 04:32 | Belmont | Eugene Olson tips it in | 16-27 |
| 04:18 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 16-27 |
| 04:17 | Kentucky | John Howard tips it in | 16-29 |
| 03:57 | Belmont | The jump hook by Mark Mooneyham is blocked by Wayne Blocker | 16-29 |
| 03:56 | Kentucky | John Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 16-29 |
| 03:51 | Kentucky | John Howard clanks a floater from the free throw line | 16-29 |
| 03:49 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson misses the tip | 16-29 |
| 03:48 | Belmont | Johnny Millender gets the rebound | 16-29 |
| 03:29 | Belmont | Damian Morgan loses the ball out of bounds | 16-29 |
| Subs | Belmont | Ervin Sarno (PG), Terrence Robinson (SG), James Birnbaum (SF), Walter Williams (PF), Toni Siwinski (C) Damian Morgan, John Shoemake, Eugene Olson, Mark Mooneyham, Johnny Millender | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG), Roland Dixon (SG), Jesse Boyers (C) Larry Johnson, John Adams, Wayne Blocker | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Ervin Sarno (fresh) SG - Terrence Robinson (fresh) SF - James Birnbaum (fresh) PF - Walter Williams (fresh) 4 reb. C - Toni Siwinski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Jarvis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roland Dixon (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Howard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Dawley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jesse Boyers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Kentucky | John Howard knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Jeffrey Jarvis and he's fouled by Ervin Sarno - foul #1 on Ervin Sarno, team foul #10 | 16-31 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anton Turner (PF) William Dawley | |
| 03:13 | Kentucky | John Howard makes the free throw | 16-32 |
| 03:01 | Belmont | Walter Williams comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 16-32 |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Jarvis | 16-32 |
| 02:42 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Anton Turner | 16-35 |
| 02:31 | Belmont | Toni Siwinski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 16-35 |
| 02:29 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis grabs the board | 16-35 |
| 02:15 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses the turnaround from close range | 16-35 |
| 02:14 | Belmont | Terrence Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 16-35 |
| 02:09 | Belmont | James Birnbaum is fouled on the floor by Jesse Boyers - foul #2 on Jesse Boyers, team foul #6 | 16-35 |
| Subs | Belmont | John Shoemake (SG), Eugene Olson (SF) Terrence Robinson, James Birnbaum | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Adams (SF), William Dawley (PF) John Howard, Anton Turner | |
| 01:49 | Belmont | Toni Siwinski loses the dribble to Jeffrey Jarvis | 16-35 |
| 01:33 | Kentucky | William Dawley scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Roland Dixon and he's hacked by Walter Williams - foul #3 on Walter Williams, team foul #11 | 16-37 |
| Subs | Belmont | Damian Morgan (PG), Lance Cephas (PF) Ervin Sarno, Walter Williams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Johnson (PG) Roland Dixon | |
| 01:33 | Kentucky | William Dawley makes the free throw | 16-38 |
| 01:09 | Belmont | Eugene Olson can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-38 |
| 01:08 | Belmont | Lance Cephas tips it back up and in | 18-38 |
| 00:49 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-38 |
| 00:48 | Belmont | Toni Siwinski gets the rebound | 18-38 |
| 00:31 | Belmont | Eugene Olson makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Lance Cephas | 20-38 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | John Adams is fouled on the floor by Eugene Olson - foul #2 on Eugene Olson, team foul #12 | 20-38 |
| Subs | Belmont | James Birnbaum (SF), Mark Mooneyham (PF) Eugene Olson, Toni Siwinski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roland Dixon (SG), Anton Turner (PF), Wayne Blocker (C) Jeffrey Jarvis, William Dawley, Jesse Boyers | |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | John Adams makes the 1st free throw | 20-39 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | John Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 20-39 |
| 00:13 | Belmont | Mark Mooneyham grabs the defensive rebound | 20-39 |
| 00:01 | Belmont | John Adams steals the ball from John Shoemake | 20-39 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | John Adams misses the fullcourt shot | 20-39 |