| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - David Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Carl Staub (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Willman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Gallagher (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Carr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mansfield | PG - Gary Edwards (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Anthony Slick (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Erick Lawrence (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jonathan Manske (fresh) 1 pts. C - Donald Gilyard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman inbounds the ball | 40-41 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mansfield | Mansfield is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:52 | N. Kentucky | Richard Carr is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Richard Carr, team foul #1 | 40-41 |
| 19:25 | Mansfield | Gary Edwards drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jonathan Manske | 40-43 |
| 19:08 | N. Kentucky | Donald Gilyard blocks the short jumper by Richard Carr | 40-43 |
| 19:07 | Mansfield | The rebound goes to Erick Lawrence | 40-43 |
| 18:52 | Mansfield | Keith Gallagher blocks the short jumper by Donald Gilyard | 40-43 |
| 18:50 | N. Kentucky | Richard Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 18:34 | N. Kentucky | Carl Staub misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-43 |
| 18:32 | Mansfield | Donald Gilyard gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 18:10 | Mansfield | Gary Edwards hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-43 |
| 18:08 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 18:01 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 18:00 | N. Kentucky | David Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 17:41 | N. Kentucky | Carl Staub is hacked by Erick Lawrence - foul #3 on Erick Lawrence, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Duane Jeffries (SG), John Cooper (SF), Ted Mowrer (PF) Carl Staub, Gary Willman, Keith Gallagher | |
| Subs | Mansfield | Leslie Hoss (SF), John Kenyon (C) Erick Lawrence, Donald Gilyard | |
| 17:26 | N. Kentucky | 3 seconds is called on Duane Jeffries | 40-43 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Joseph McClain (C) Richard Carr | |
| Subs | Mansfield | James Adams (PG), Christopher Cales (C) Gary Edwards, Jonathan Manske | |
| 17:14 | Mansfield | John Kenyon comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-43 |
| 17:12 | N. Kentucky | Joseph McClain snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 17:06 | N. Kentucky | Ted Mowrer can't connect on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by James Adams - foul #1 on James Adams, team foul #2 | 40-43 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mansfield | Jason Sanabria (SG) Anthony Slick | |
| 17:06 | N. Kentucky | Ted Mowrer makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 17:06 | N. Kentucky | Ted Mowrer makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 16:46 | Mansfield | James Adams misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 16:45 | N. Kentucky | Duane Jeffries gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 16:29 | N. Kentucky | David Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 16:27 | N. Kentucky | Ted Mowrer tips it in | 44-43 |
| 16:09 | Mansfield | The jumper by James Adams is denied by Ted Mowrer | 44-43 |
| 16:07 | N. Kentucky | John Cooper pulls down the rebound | 44-43 |
| 15:50 | N. Kentucky | David Jones clanks a 3 from the right wing | 44-43 |
| 15:48 | Mansfield | Christopher Cales snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - David Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Duane Jeffries (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - John Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ted Mowrer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph McClain (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mansfield | PG - James Adams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jason Sanabria (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Leslie Hoss (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Kenyon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Cales (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Mansfield | Leslie Hoss misses the easy layup | 44-43 |
| 15:41 | N. Kentucky | Ted Mowrer grabs the board | 44-43 |
| 15:18 | N. Kentucky | Joseph McClain is hacked by Jason Sanabria - foul #1 on Jason Sanabria, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Carl Staub (PG), Kevin Seaborn (SG), Gary Willman (SF), Keith Gallagher (PF), Richard Carr (C) David Jones, Duane Jeffries, John Cooper, Ted Mowrer, Joseph McClain | |
| Subs | Mansfield | Gary Edwards (PG), Anthony Slick (SG), Erick Lawrence (SF), Jonathan Manske (PF), Donald Gilyard (C) James Adams, Jason Sanabria, Leslie Hoss, John Kenyon, Christopher Cales | |
| 14:53 | N. Kentucky | Donald Gilyard blocks the short jumper by Richard Carr | 44-43 |
| 14:51 | Mansfield | The rebound goes to Donald Gilyard | 44-43 |
| 14:29 | Mansfield | Anthony Slick misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-43 |
| 14:27 | N. Kentucky | Carl Staub snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 14:13 | N. Kentucky | Kevin Seaborn makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Carl Staub | 47-43 |
| 13:54 | Mansfield | Donald Gilyard lays it in set up by Jonathan Manske and he's hacked by Kevin Seaborn - foul #4 on Kevin Seaborn, team foul #2 | 47-45 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Duane Jeffries (SG) Kevin Seaborn | |
| Subs | Mansfield | | |
| 13:54 | Mansfield | Donald Gilyard misses the free throw | 47-45 |
| 13:54 | N. Kentucky | Keith Gallagher grabs the defensive rebound | 47-45 |
| 13:45 | N. Kentucky | Keith Gallagher misses short on a floater from the left wing | 47-45 |
| 13:44 | Mansfield | The rebound goes to Donald Gilyard | 47-45 |
| 13:33 | Mansfield | Anthony Slick travels with the ball | 47-45 |
| 13:24 | N. Kentucky | Richard Carr knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Duane Jeffries | 49-45 |
| 13:12 | Mansfield | Anthony Slick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 13:11 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 13:04 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-45 |
| 13:02 | N. Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Duane Jeffries | 49-45 |
| 12:56 | N. Kentucky | Keith Gallagher hits the finger roll | 51-45 |
| 12:41 | Mansfield | Donald Gilyard comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 12:39 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman grabs the defensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 12:23 | N. Kentucky | Carl Staub loses the dribble to Gary Edwards | 51-45 |
| 12:18 | Mansfield | Gary Edwards lays it up and in | 51-47 |
| 12:04 | N. Kentucky | Keith Gallagher slams it home | 53-47 |
| 11:47 | Mansfield | Donald Gilyard connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Slick | 53-50 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Carl Staub (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Duane Jeffries (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gary Willman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Keith Gallagher (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Carr (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mansfield | PG - Gary Edwards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Slick (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Erick Lawrence (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Manske (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Donald Gilyard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:34 | N. Kentucky | Richard Carr connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Duane Jeffries and he's hacked by Donald Gilyard - foul #2 on Donald Gilyard, team foul #4 | 55-50 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Jones (PG), John Cooper (SF), Ted Mowrer (PF) Duane Jeffries, Gary Willman, Keith Gallagher | |
| Subs | Mansfield | Anthony Mazzariello (PG), Jason Sanabria (SG), Leslie Hoss (SF), John Kenyon (PF), Christopher Cales (C) Gary Edwards, Anthony Slick, Erick Lawrence, Jonathan Manske, Donald Gilyard | |
| 11:34 | N. Kentucky | Richard Carr makes the free throw | 56-50 |
| 11:22 | Mansfield | Jason Sanabria misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 11:20 | N. Kentucky | Richard Carr pulls down the rebound | 56-50 |
| 11:01 | N. Kentucky | John Cooper can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-50 |
| 11:00 | Mansfield | John Kenyon gets the rebound | 56-50 |
| 10:31 | Mansfield | Anthony Mazzariello drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Cales | 56-52 |
| 10:24 | N. Kentucky | John Cooper misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 10:22 | Mansfield | John Kenyon grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 09:59 | Mansfield | Christopher Cales misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-52 |
| 09:57 | Mansfield | Jason Sanabria grabs the offensive board | 56-52 |
| 09:39 | Mansfield | Jason Sanabria comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 09:38 | N. Kentucky | Ted Mowrer pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 09:30 | N. Kentucky | John Cooper hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Christopher Cales - foul #1 on Christopher Cales, team foul #5 | 56-52 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Duane Jeffries (SG), John Dillingham (PF), Joseph McClain (C) Carl Staub, Ted Mowrer, Richard Carr | |
| Subs | Mansfield | Gary Edwards (PG), Anthony Slick (SG), Jonathan Manske (PF) Anthony Mazzariello, Jason Sanabria, John Kenyon | |
| 09:30 | N. Kentucky | John Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 09:30 | N. Kentucky | John Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 09:08 | Mansfield | Leslie Hoss buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jonathan Manske | 57-54 |
| 08:50 | N. Kentucky | Duane Jeffries can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 57-54 |
| 08:49 | N. Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to John Cooper | 57-54 |
| 08:39 | N. Kentucky | John Cooper misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 57-54 |
| 08:38 | N. Kentucky | John Cooper tips it home | 59-54 |
| 08:17 | Mansfield | John Cooper knocks away the 3 by Anthony Slick | 59-54 |
| 08:16 | Mansfield | Leslie Hoss hits the follow up shot | 59-56 |
| 08:01 | N. Kentucky | John Dillingham drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from David Jones | 61-56 |
| 07:39 | Mansfield | Jonathan Manske hits the finger roll on a great pass from Leslie Hoss and he's hacked by David Jones - foul #3 on David Jones, team foul #3 | 61-58 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Kevin Seaborn (PG), Gary Willman (SF), Keith Gallagher (PF) David Jones, John Cooper, John Dillingham | |
| Subs | Mansfield | Erick Lawrence (SF), Donald Gilyard (C) Leslie Hoss, Christopher Cales | |
| 07:39 | Mansfield | Jonathan Manske makes the free throw | 61-59 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Kevin Seaborn (fresh) 9 pts. 4 pf. SG - Duane Jeffries (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gary Willman (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Keith Gallagher (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph McClain (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mansfield | PG - Gary Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Slick (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Erick Lawrence (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Manske (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Gilyard (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:23 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 61-59 |
| 07:22 | Mansfield | Donald Gilyard grabs the defensive rebound | 61-59 |
| 07:04 | Mansfield | Erick Lawrence drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Edwards | 61-62 |
| 06:47 | N. Kentucky | Keith Gallagher makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Kevin Seaborn | 63-62 |
| 06:30 | Mansfield | Anthony Slick is hacked by Duane Jeffries - foul #1 on Duane Jeffries, team foul #4 | 63-62 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Jones (PG), John Dillingham (C) Duane Jeffries, Joseph McClain | |
| Subs | Mansfield | Anthony Mazzariello (PG), Jason Sanabria (SG), John Kenyon (PF) Gary Edwards, Anthony Slick, Jonathan Manske | |
| 06:23 | Mansfield | Donald Gilyard misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-62 |
| 06:21 | Mansfield | Anthony Mazzariello grabs the offensive rebound | 63-62 |
| 06:04 | Mansfield | John Kenyon is fouled on the floor by John Dillingham - foul #1 on John Dillingham, team foul #5 | 63-62 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Richard Carr (C) John Dillingham | |
| Subs | Mansfield | Leslie Hoss (SG) Jason Sanabria | |
| 05:57 | Mansfield | Leslie Hoss comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gary Willman - foul #3 on Gary Willman, team foul #6 | 63-62 |
| 05:57 | Mansfield | Leslie Hoss makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 05:57 | Mansfield | Leslie Hoss makes the 2nd free throw | 63-64 |
| 05:36 | N. Kentucky | Kevin Seaborn misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 63-64 |
| 05:34 | Mansfield | John Kenyon gets the rebound | 63-64 |
| 05:18 | Mansfield | Anthony Mazzariello's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-64 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Carl Staub (PG), Duane Jeffries (SF), Ted Mowrer (PF) David Jones, Gary Willman, Keith Gallagher | |
| Subs | Mansfield | Jason Sanabria (SG), Christopher Cales (C) Erick Lawrence, Donald Gilyard | |
| 05:09 | N. Kentucky | Richard Carr can't finish the layup | 63-64 |
| 05:07 | Mansfield | Jason Sanabria snags the defensive board | 63-64 |
| 04:46 | Mansfield | John Kenyon can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Ted Mowrer - foul #1 on Ted Mowrer, team foul #7 | 63-64 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Jones (PG) Kevin Seaborn | |
| Subs | Mansfield | Gary Edwards (PG), Anthony Slick (SG) Jason Sanabria, Christopher Cales | |
| 04:46 | Mansfield | John Kenyon misses the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 04:46 | Mansfield | John Kenyon makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 04:42 | N. Kentucky | David Jones is hacked by Anthony Slick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Slick, team foul #6 | 63-65 |
| 04:22 | N. Kentucky | Duane Jeffries's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-65 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Joseph McClain (C) Richard Carr | |
| Subs | Mansfield | Jonathan Manske (PF), Christopher Cales (C) Anthony Mazzariello, John Kenyon | |
| 04:09 | Mansfield | Anthony Slick misses long on a floater from the right side | 63-65 |
| 04:07 | N. Kentucky | Duane Jeffries snags the defensive board | 63-65 |
| 03:52 | N. Kentucky | Ted Mowrer hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Christopher Cales - foul #2 on Christopher Cales, team foul #7 | 63-65 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Kevin Seaborn (SG), Gary Willman (SF) David Jones, Duane Jeffries | |
| Subs | Mansfield | Erick Lawrence (SF), Donald Gilyard (C) Leslie Hoss, Christopher Cales | |
| 03:52 | N. Kentucky | Ted Mowrer makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 03:52 | N. Kentucky | Ted Mowrer makes the 2nd free throw | 65-65 |
| 03:43 | Mansfield | Erick Lawrence hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Gary Edwards | 65-67 |
| 03:33 | N. Kentucky | Kevin Seaborn can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 65-67 |
| 03:32 | Mansfield | Erick Lawrence snags the defensive board | 65-67 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Carl Staub (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Seaborn (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gary Willman (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ted Mowrer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph McClain (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mansfield | PG - Gary Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Slick (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Erick Lawrence (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jonathan Manske (fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Gilyard (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Mansfield | Erick Lawrence misses long on a 3 from straight away | 65-67 |
| 03:10 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ted Mowrer | 65-67 |
| 02:59 | N. Kentucky | Carl Staub hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 67-67 |
| 02:37 | Mansfield | Anthony Slick is hacked by Kevin Seaborn - foul #5 on Kevin Seaborn, team foul #8 | 67-67 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Jones (PG), Duane Jeffries (SG), Keith Gallagher (PF), Richard Carr (C) Carl Staub, Kevin Seaborn, Ted Mowrer, Joseph McClain | |
| Subs | Mansfield | Anthony Mazzariello (PG), Leslie Hoss (PF) Gary Edwards, Jonathan Manske | |
| 02:37 | Mansfield | Anthony Slick makes the 1st free throw | 67-68 |
| 02:37 | Mansfield | Anthony Slick makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 02:24 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by David Jones | 70-69 |
| 02:24 | Mansfield | Mansfield calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-69 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Carl Staub (SG) Duane Jeffries | |
| Subs | Mansfield | Gary Edwards (PG), Jonathan Manske (PF) Anthony Mazzariello, Leslie Hoss | |
| 02:09 | Mansfield | Erick Lawrence connects on the runner near the basket | 70-71 |
| 01:52 | N. Kentucky | David Jones clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 70-71 |
| 01:50 | N. Kentucky | Keith Gallagher snags the offensive board | 70-71 |
| 01:43 | N. Kentucky | Richard Carr hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Jones | 72-71 |
| 01:27 | Mansfield | Erick Lawrence drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Anthony Slick | 72-73 |
| 01:10 | N. Kentucky | Richard Carr misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 72-73 |
| 01:09 | N. Kentucky | Keith Gallagher gets the offensive rebound | 72-73 |
| 00:59 | N. Kentucky | Keith Gallagher buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 74-73 |
| 00:41 | Mansfield | Anthony Slick hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-76 |
| 00:26 | N. Kentucky | Richard Carr hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Keith Gallagher | 76-76 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mansfield | Mansfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Mansfield | Erick Lawrence connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Jonathan Manske | 76-78 |
| 00:05 | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 76-78 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mansfield | Mansfield is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 76-78 |