| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Mills (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Craig Hartley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - John Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gregg Paxton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Keith Sipple (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Davis (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Heskett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Belmont | Keith Sipple inbounds the ball | 43-26 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Keith Sipple and he's fouled by Craig Hartley - foul #2 on Craig Hartley, team foul #1 | 43-28 |
| 19:44 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons makes the free throw | 43-29 |
| 19:23 | Kentucky | James Mills is hacked by Keith Sipple - foul #2 on Keith Sipple, team foul #1 | 43-29 |
| 19:07 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses long on a shot from the right side | 43-29 |
| 19:06 | Belmont | John Heskett grabs the board | 43-29 |
| 18:47 | Belmont | James Davis misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 43-29 |
| 18:45 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant snags the defensive board | 43-29 |
| 18:21 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Gregg Paxton - foul #3 on Gregg Paxton, team foul #2 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan (SG) Gregg Paxton | |
| 18:21 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 18:21 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses the 2nd free throw | 43-29 |
| 18:21 | Belmont | John Heskett snags the defensive board | 43-29 |
| 18:03 | Belmont | James Davis misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 43-29 |
| 18:02 | Kentucky | James Mills grabs the board | 43-29 |
| 17:56 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-29 |
| 17:54 | Belmont | John Heskett grabs the defensive rebound | 43-29 |
| 17:37 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by John Heskett | 43-31 |
| 17:30 | Kentucky | James Davis steals it from Michael Merritt | 43-31 |
| 17:01 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan double dribbles | 43-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (SG), Jack Bailey (SF) Michael Merritt, John Jackson | |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), Mark Jacobs (SF), James Kennedy (PF), Taylor Palomares (C) Jeremy Hammons, Keith Sipple, James Davis, John Heskett | |
| 16:41 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant is fouled on the floor by Clifton Terwilliger - foul #2 on Clifton Terwilliger, team foul #3 | 43-31 |
| 16:26 | Kentucky | James Mills can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 43-31 |
| 16:25 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey grabs the offensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 16:08 | Kentucky | Elijah Sullivan is called for the reach on Craig Hartley - foul #2 on Elijah Sullivan, team foul #4 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (PG), Michael Merritt (SG) Patrick Grant, Alvin Manning | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 15:49 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-31 |
| 15:48 | Belmont | James Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 43-31 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jack Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Mills (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Hartley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Clifton Terwilliger (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Elijah Sullivan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Jacobs (fresh) 6 reb. PF - James Kennedy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Taylor Palomares (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-31 |
| 15:39 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt gets the rebound | 43-31 |
| 15:34 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 43-31 |
| 15:32 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares grabs the defensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 15:28 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 43-34 |
| 15:11 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 43-34 |
| 15:10 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares gets the rebound | 43-34 |
| 14:43 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Elijah Sullivan and he's fouled by Jack Bailey - foul #1 on Jack Bailey, team foul #2 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), Steve Inabinet (PF), John Jackson (C) Nicholas Pegg, James Mills, Craig Hartley | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Gregg Paxton (SG), James Davis (PF), John Heskett (C) Clifton Terwilliger, Elijah Sullivan, James Kennedy, Taylor Palomares | |
| 14:43 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs makes the free throw | 43-37 |
| 14:31 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Steve Inabinet | 46-37 |
| 14:11 | Belmont | John Heskett banks in the layup set up by Jeremy Hammons and he's hacked by Steve Inabinet - foul #4 on Steve Inabinet, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (SG), Craig Hartley (C) Michael Merritt, Steve Inabinet | |
| Subs | Belmont | Keith Sipple (SF) Mark Jacobs | |
| 14:11 | Belmont | John Heskett misses the free throw | 46-39 |
| 14:11 | Kentucky | John Jackson grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 13:50 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey is called for a charge - foul #2 on Jack Bailey, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Mills (SF) Jack Bailey | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 13:32 | Belmont | Keith Sipple comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 46-39 |
| 13:30 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton grabs the offensive board | 46-39 |
| 13:22 | Belmont | James Davis misses the shot from the left side | 46-39 |
| 13:20 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton tips it back up and in | 46-41 |
| 12:59 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from James Mills | 48-41 |
| 12:30 | Belmont | John Heskett misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-41 |
| 12:29 | Kentucky | John Jackson pulls down the rebound | 48-41 |
| 12:20 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Alvin Manning | 51-41 |
| 12:08 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-41 |
| 12:07 | Belmont | James Davis grabs the offensive board | 51-41 |
| 11:48 | Belmont | Keith Sipple misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 51-41 |
| 11:47 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant pulls down the rebound | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alvin Manning (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Mills (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Hartley (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregg Paxton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Keith Sipple (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - John Heskett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Mills | 54-41 |
| 11:26 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-41 |
| 11:25 | Belmont | John Heskett tips it in | 54-43 |
| 11:07 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 54-43 |
| 11:06 | Belmont | James Davis gets the rebound | 54-43 |
| 10:45 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (PG), Michael Merritt (SG), Jack Bailey (SF) Patrick Grant, Alvin Manning, James Mills | |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), Elijah Sullivan (SG), Mark Jacobs (SF), James Kennedy (PF), Taylor Palomares (C) Jeremy Hammons, Gregg Paxton, Keith Sipple, James Davis, John Heskett | |
| 10:28 | Kentucky | John Jackson scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Michael Merritt | 56-43 |
| 10:21 | Belmont | James Kennedy knocks in the floater from just outside the lane and the foul's on Craig Hartley - foul #3 on Craig Hartley, team foul #5 | 56-45 |
| 10:21 | Belmont | James Kennedy makes the free throw | 56-46 |
| 10:02 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey misses long on a jumper from the left side | 56-46 |
| 10:01 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs gets the rebound | 56-46 |
| 09:57 | Belmont | John Jackson picks off the pass by Elijah Sullivan | 56-46 |
| 09:35 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley misses the easy layup | 56-46 |
| 09:34 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt can't tip it in | 56-46 |
| 09:33 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 56-46 |
| 09:16 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 09:00 | Kentucky | Mark Jacobs takes the ball from Nicholas Pegg | 56-49 |
| 08:57 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs hits the finger roll | 56-51 |
| 08:49 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-51 |
| 08:47 | Belmont | James Kennedy gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 08:27 | Belmont | Craig Hartley is called for the reach on Elijah Sullivan - foul #4 on Craig Hartley, team foul #6 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), James Mills (PF) Nicholas Pegg, Craig Hartley | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Gregg Paxton (SG), Keith Sipple (SF), James Davis (PF) Clifton Terwilliger, Elijah Sullivan, Mark Jacobs, James Kennedy | |
| 08:16 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-51 |
| 08:14 | Kentucky | James Mills snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 07:54 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 07:53 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant tips it back up and in | 58-51 |
| 07:36 | Belmont | James Davis is whistled for traveling | 58-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (SG), Steve Inabinet (PF), Craig Hartley (C) Michael Merritt, Jack Bailey, John Jackson | |
| Subs | Belmont | John Heskett (C) Taylor Palomares | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alvin Manning (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Mills (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steve Inabinet (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Craig Hartley (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregg Paxton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Keith Sipple (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Heskett (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Kentucky | James Davis denies the turnaround by Steve Inabinet | 58-51 |
| 07:18 | Belmont | Keith Sipple grabs the board | 58-51 |
| 06:51 | Belmont | Gregg Paxton steps out of bounds on the sideline | 58-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (PG) James Mills | |
| Subs | Belmont | Mark Jacobs (SF) Keith Sipple | |
| 06:38 | Kentucky | Steve Inabinet misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeremy Hammons - foul #2 on Jeremy Hammons, team foul #5 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (SG) Nicholas Pegg | |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), James Kennedy (PF) Jeremy Hammons, James Davis | |
| 06:38 | Kentucky | Steve Inabinet makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 06:38 | Kentucky | Steve Inabinet makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 06:17 | Belmont | Michael Merritt steals it from James Kennedy | 60-51 |
| 06:00 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant is fouled on the floor by John Heskett - foul #3 on John Heskett, team foul #6 | 60-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jack Bailey (SF) Alvin Manning | |
| Subs | Belmont | Taylor Palomares (PF) James Kennedy | |
| 05:47 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Patrick Grant | 62-51 |
| 05:31 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 62-51 |
| 05:29 | Kentucky | Steve Inabinet snags the defensive board | 62-51 |
| 05:12 | Kentucky | Steve Inabinet misses short on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Gregg Paxton - foul #4 on Gregg Paxton, team foul #7 | 62-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (C) Craig Hartley | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Elijah Sullivan (SG), Keith Sipple (SF), James Davis (PF) Clifton Terwilliger, Gregg Paxton, Mark Jacobs, John Heskett | |
| 05:12 | Kentucky | Steve Inabinet makes the 1st free throw | 63-51 |
| 05:12 | Kentucky | Steve Inabinet makes the 2nd free throw | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:59 | Belmont | Taylor Palomares is whistled for traveling | 64-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (PG), Alvin Manning (SG) Patrick Grant, Michael Merritt | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 04:57 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-51 |
| 04:47 | Belmont | Keith Sipple misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 64-51 |
| 04:45 | Kentucky | Steve Inabinet grabs the defensive rebound | 64-51 |
| 04:30 | Kentucky | John Jackson is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on John Jackson, team foul #7 | 64-51 |
| 04:09 | Belmont | Keith Sipple misses long on a turnaround from close range | 64-51 |
| 04:08 | Belmont | Keith Sipple hits the follow up shot | 64-53 |
| 03:59 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning clanks a jump hook from the left block | 64-53 |
| 03:57 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey can't tip it in | 64-53 |
| 03:56 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan grabs the defensive rebound | 64-53 |
| 03:54 | Belmont | Nicholas Pegg steps in front of the Jeremy Hammons pass in the backcourt | 64-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Kentucky | Elijah Sullivan steals the ball from Alvin Manning | 64-53 |
| 03:39 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan lays it in | 64-55 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Manning (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jack Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steve Inabinet (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Jeremy Hammons (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elijah Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Sipple (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Taylor Palomares (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey knocks in the shot from the free throw line and the foul's on Keith Sipple - foul #3 on Keith Sipple, team foul #8 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), Michael Merritt (SG) Nicholas Pegg, Alvin Manning | |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), Gregg Paxton (SG), Mark Jacobs (SF), John Heskett (C) Jeremy Hammons, Elijah Sullivan, Keith Sipple, Taylor Palomares | |
| 03:18 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey misses the free throw | 66-55 |
| 03:18 | Belmont | Mark Jacobs grabs the defensive rebound | 66-55 |
| 03:04 | Belmont | James Davis misses the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Steve Inabinet - foul #5 on Steve Inabinet, team foul #8 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (PG), James Mills (PF), Craig Hartley (C) Jack Bailey, Steve Inabinet, John Jackson | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 03:04 | Belmont | James Davis makes the 1st free throw | 66-56 |
| 03:04 | Belmont | James Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Merritt | 68-57 |
| 02:50 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jack Bailey (SF) Nicholas Pegg | |
| Subs | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons (PG), Keith Sipple (SF) Clifton Terwilliger, Mark Jacobs | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:36 | Belmont | Jeremy Hammons clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-57 |
| 02:35 | Kentucky | James Mills gets the rebound | 68-57 |
| 02:09 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Patrick Grant | 70-57 |
| 01:59 | Belmont | James Davis can't finish the layup | 70-57 |
| 01:57 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant gets the rebound | 70-57 |
| 01:34 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt is fouled on the floor by James Davis - foul #3 on James Davis, team foul #9 | 70-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (C) Jack Bailey | |
| Subs | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger (PG), Elijah Sullivan (SG), Mark Jacobs (SF), James Kennedy (PF), Taylor Palomares (C) Jeremy Hammons, Gregg Paxton, Keith Sipple, James Davis, John Heskett | |
| 01:34 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 01:34 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 72-57 |
| 01:20 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Craig Hartley - foul #5 on Craig Hartley, team foul #9 | 72-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jack Bailey (SF) Craig Hartley | |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| 01:20 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger makes the 1st free throw | 72-58 |
| 01:20 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger makes the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| 01:07 | Kentucky | James Kennedy steals it from Michael Merritt | 72-59 |
| 00:58 | Belmont | Clifton Terwilliger clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 72-59 |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | James Mills snags the defensive board | 72-59 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | John Jackson misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 72-59 |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant gets the offensive rebound | 72-59 |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | James Mills buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Jack Bailey | 74-59 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Belmont | Patrick Grant takes the ball from Mark Jacobs | 74-59 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant hits the finger roll | 76-59 |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Elijah Sullivan comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 76-59 |