| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Richard Kale (fresh) SG - Luis Riley (fresh) SF - Gerald Thorp (fresh) PF - Tommy Stephenson (fresh) C - Todd Plant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) SG - John Bates (fresh) SF - Joseph Pike (fresh) PF - Jayson Bartz (fresh) C - Jerry Fogg (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N. Kentucky | Todd Plant wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | N. Kentucky | Todd Plant is called for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Bellarmine | Robert Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Pike | 0-3 |
| 18:55 | N. Kentucky | Luis Riley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:53 | N. Kentucky | Richard Kale snags the offensive board | 0-3 |
| 18:46 | N. Kentucky | Todd Plant clanks a driving attempt from close range | 0-3 |
| 18:44 | Bellarmine | John Bates gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:39 | Bellarmine | Robert Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-3 |
| 18:38 | N. Kentucky | Todd Plant gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:26 | N. Kentucky | Luis Riley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 18:24 | Bellarmine | Jerry Fogg grabs the defensive rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:19 | Bellarmine | John Bates throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 17:58 | N. Kentucky | Tommy Stephenson clanks a jumper from the left wing | 0-3 |
| 17:56 | N. Kentucky | Tommy Stephenson tips it but misses | 0-3 |
| 17:55 | Bellarmine | Joseph Pike grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 17:46 | Bellarmine | Jayson Bartz clanks a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Richard Kale - foul #1 on Richard Kale, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 17:46 | Bellarmine | Jayson Bartz makes the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 17:46 | Bellarmine | Jayson Bartz makes the 2nd free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:28 | N. Kentucky | Todd Plant hits a driving attempt from close range | 2-5 |
| 17:18 | Bellarmine | Jayson Bartz misses short on a floater from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 17:16 | N. Kentucky | Tommy Stephenson grabs the board | 2-5 |
| 16:59 | N. Kentucky | Jerry Fogg is called for the reach on Todd Plant - foul #1 on Jerry Fogg, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Brett Barns (PF), Johnny Herrmann (C) Tommy Stephenson, Todd Plant | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| 16:41 | N. Kentucky | Johnny Herrmann hits a jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Robert Smith - foul #1 on Robert Smith, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| 16:41 | N. Kentucky | Johnny Herrmann makes the free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:19 | Bellarmine | Robert Smith hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Joseph Pike | 5-8 |
| 16:06 | N. Kentucky | Luis Riley can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jayson Bartz - foul #1 on Jayson Bartz, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | William Hinrichs (PG), Roy Dorris (SF) Richard Kale, Gerald Thorp | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Paul May (SG), Matthew Gil (SF) John Bates, Joseph Pike | |
| 16:06 | N. Kentucky | Luis Riley misses the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 16:06 | N. Kentucky | Luis Riley makes the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:52 | Bellarmine | Luis Riley steals it from Jayson Bartz | 6-8 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - William Hinrichs (fresh) SG - Luis Riley (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Roy Dorris (fresh) PF - Brett Barns (fresh) C - Johnny Herrmann (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Paul May (fresh) SF - Matthew Gil (fresh) PF - Jayson Bartz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Fogg (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | N. Kentucky | Brett Barns comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 6-8 |
| 15:37 | N. Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Herrmann | 6-8 |
| 15:27 | N. Kentucky | Luis Riley makes the 3 from the right corner | 9-8 |
| 15:09 | Bellarmine | Paul May hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Smith | 9-11 |
| 14:53 | N. Kentucky | Jerry Fogg is called for the reach on Brett Barns - foul #2 on Jerry Fogg, team foul #4 | 9-11 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Richard Kale (PG), Gerald Thorp (SF), Tommy Stephenson (PF), Todd Plant (C) Luis Riley, Roy Dorris, Brett Barns, Johnny Herrmann | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Donald Swan (PG), Joseph Pike (SF), Thomas Rutter (C) Robert Smith, Jayson Bartz, Jerry Fogg | |
| 14:43 | N. Kentucky | Todd Plant misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 9-11 |
| 14:42 | Bellarmine | Paul May grabs the board | 9-11 |
| 14:29 | Bellarmine | Richard Kale steals the ball from Donald Swan | 9-11 |
| 14:06 | N. Kentucky | William Hinrichs buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Richard Kale | 11-11 |
| 13:41 | Bellarmine | Joseph Pike misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 11-11 |
| 13:40 | Bellarmine | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Gil | 11-11 |
| 13:26 | Bellarmine | Matthew Gil can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 11-11 |
| 13:24 | N. Kentucky | Tommy Stephenson gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:14 | N. Kentucky | Gerald Thorp misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 11-11 |
| 13:12 | Bellarmine | Donald Swan snags the defensive board | 11-11 |
| 12:57 | Bellarmine | Matthew Gil misses short on a 3 from straight away | 11-11 |
| 12:56 | N. Kentucky | Todd Plant grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:31 | N. Kentucky | Todd Plant misses the easy layup but the foul's on Thomas Rutter - foul #1 on Thomas Rutter, team foul #5 | 11-11 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Luis Riley (SG), Brett Barns (PF) William Hinrichs, Tommy Stephenson | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Robert Smith (PG), John Bates (SG), Brandon Hamilton (SF), Jayson Bartz (PF) Donald Swan, Paul May, Joseph Pike, Matthew Gil | |
| 12:31 | N. Kentucky | Todd Plant misses the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 12:31 | N. Kentucky | Todd Plant makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| 12:07 | Bellarmine | Gerald Thorp steals the ball from John Bates | 12-11 |
| 11:56 | N. Kentucky | Richard Kale is called for a charge - foul #2 on Richard Kale, team foul #2 | 12-11 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Arthur Mears (PG), Johnny Herrmann (C) Richard Kale, Todd Plant | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Joseph Pike (SF) Thomas Rutter | |
| 11:47 | Bellarmine | Robert Smith travels with the ball | 12-11 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Arthur Mears (fresh) SG - Luis Riley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gerald Thorp (fresh) PF - Brett Barns (fresh) C - Johnny Herrmann (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Bates (fresh) SF - Joseph Pike (fresh) PF - Jayson Bartz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brandon Hamilton (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | N. Kentucky | Brett Barns misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 12-11 |
| 11:29 | Bellarmine | Brandon Hamilton gets the rebound | 12-11 |
| 11:26 | Bellarmine | Robert Smith is hacked by Arthur Mears in the backcourt - foul #1 on Arthur Mears, team foul #3 | 12-11 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Roy Dorris (SF), Tommy Stephenson (PF) Gerald Thorp, Johnny Herrmann | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| 11:02 | Bellarmine | Jayson Bartz misses long on a shot from the right block | 12-11 |
| 11:00 | Bellarmine | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Pike | 12-11 |
| 10:52 | Bellarmine | John Bates is hacked by Luis Riley - foul #1 on Luis Riley, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Paul May (SF), Matthew Gil (C) Joseph Pike, Brandon Hamilton | |
| 10:41 | Bellarmine | John Bates comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 12-11 |
| 10:39 | N. Kentucky | Tommy Stephenson pulls down the rebound | 12-11 |
| 10:19 | N. Kentucky | Tommy Stephenson misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Jayson Bartz - foul #2 on Jayson Bartz, team foul #6 | 12-11 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | William Hinrichs (PG), Gerald Thorp (SF) Arthur Mears, Roy Dorris | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Brandon Hamilton (PF), Thomas Rutter (C) Paul May, Jayson Bartz | |
| 10:19 | N. Kentucky | Tommy Stephenson makes the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 10:19 | N. Kentucky | Tommy Stephenson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 10:01 | Bellarmine | Robert Smith misses long on a 3 from straight away | 14-11 |
| 09:59 | N. Kentucky | Luis Riley pulls down the rebound | 14-11 |
| 09:42 | N. Kentucky | Luis Riley misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 14-11 |
| 09:40 | N. Kentucky | Brett Barns snags the offensive board | 14-11 |
| 09:26 | N. Kentucky | Tommy Stephenson connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by William Hinrichs | 16-11 |
| 09:08 | Bellarmine | Robert Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-11 |
| 09:06 | Bellarmine | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Gil | 16-11 |
| 08:37 | Bellarmine | Brandon Hamilton lays it up and in on a great pass from Robert Smith | 16-13 |
| 08:23 | N. Kentucky | Matthew Gil steals the ball from William Hinrichs | 16-13 |
| 08:06 | Bellarmine | Matthew Gil misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 16-13 |
| 08:05 | Bellarmine | Matthew Gil hits the follow up shot | 16-15 |
| 07:36 | N. Kentucky | Gerald Thorp's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Rutter | 16-15 |
| 07:35 | Bellarmine | Thomas Rutter snags the defensive board | 16-15 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - William Hinrichs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Luis Riley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gerald Thorp (fresh) PF - Tommy Stephenson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brett Barns (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Robert Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Bates (fairly fresh) SF - Matthew Gil (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brandon Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Rutter (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Bellarmine | Luis Riley steals it from Matthew Gil | 16-15 |
| 07:21 | N. Kentucky | Gerald Thorp misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Rutter - foul #2 on Thomas Rutter, team foul #7 | 16-15 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Arthur Mears (PG), Roy Dorris (PF), Todd Plant (C) William Hinrichs, Tommy Stephenson, Brett Barns | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Donald Swan (PG), Ronald Bruce (SG), Joseph Pike (SF), Paul May (PF) Robert Smith, John Bates, Brandon Hamilton, Thomas Rutter | |
| 07:21 | N. Kentucky | Gerald Thorp makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 07:21 | N. Kentucky | Gerald Thorp misses the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 07:21 | Bellarmine | Paul May gets the rebound | 17-15 |
| 07:08 | Bellarmine | Ronald Bruce is hacked by Gerald Thorp - foul #1 on Gerald Thorp, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jeremy Pearsall (PF) Gerald Thorp | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| 06:51 | Bellarmine | Paul May hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 17-15 |
| 06:49 | N. Kentucky | Luis Riley pulls down the rebound | 17-15 |
| 06:33 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Mears knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 19-15 |
| 06:20 | Bellarmine | Paul May lays it in on a nice dish by Ronald Bruce | 19-17 |
| 05:57 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Mears can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 19-17 |
| 05:55 | N. Kentucky | Jeremy Pearsall grabs the offensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 05:33 | N. Kentucky | Donald Swan takes the ball from Luis Riley | 19-17 |
| 05:10 | Bellarmine | Luis Riley takes the ball from Joseph Pike | 19-17 |
| 04:48 | N. Kentucky | Roy Dorris misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 19-17 |
| 04:47 | N. Kentucky | Jeremy Pearsall tips it back up and in | 21-17 |
| 04:42 | Bellarmine | Jeremy Pearsall is called for the reach on Paul May - foul #1 on Jeremy Pearsall, team foul #6 | 21-17 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | William Hinrichs (PG), Gerald Thorp (SF), Brett Barns (PF), Johnny Herrmann (C) Luis Riley, Roy Dorris, Jeremy Pearsall, Todd Plant | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Robert Smith (PG), Brandon Hamilton (PF) Donald Swan, Ronald Bruce | |
| 04:23 | Bellarmine | Joseph Pike connects on the turnaround from the right block | 21-19 |
| 04:04 | N. Kentucky | Johnny Herrmann banks in the layup on a great pass from William Hinrichs | 23-19 |
| 03:41 | Bellarmine | Matthew Gil comes up short on the floater from the left side | 23-19 |
| 03:40 | Bellarmine | Robert Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-19 |
| 03:24 | Bellarmine | Joseph Pike misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-19 |
| 03:22 | N. Kentucky | Brett Barns grabs the defensive rebound | 23-19 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - William Hinrichs (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Mears (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Thorp (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Brett Barns (fresh) 2 reb. C - Johnny Herrmann (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Robert Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul May (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joseph Pike (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brandon Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Gil (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Mears knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Hinrichs | 26-19 |
| 02:55 | Bellarmine | Joseph Pike drills a floater in the paint set up by Robert Smith | 26-21 |
| 02:43 | N. Kentucky | William Hinrichs misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-21 |
| 02:42 | Bellarmine | Brandon Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 26-21 |
| 02:25 | Bellarmine | Robert Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-21 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Richard Kale (PG), Luis Riley (SG), Tommy Stephenson (PF), Todd Plant (C) William Hinrichs, Arthur Mears, Brett Barns, Johnny Herrmann | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | John Bates (SG), Jayson Bartz (PF), Jerry Fogg (C) Paul May, Brandon Hamilton, Matthew Gil | |
| 02:01 | N. Kentucky | Luis Riley misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-21 |
| 01:59 | N. Kentucky | Gerald Thorp pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 01:44 | N. Kentucky | Luis Riley makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Kale | 28-21 |
| 01:31 | Bellarmine | The short jumper by Jayson Bartz is denied by Tommy Stephenson | 28-21 |
| 01:30 | N. Kentucky | Luis Riley pulls down the rebound | 28-21 |
| 01:26 | N. Kentucky | Richard Kale scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Todd Plant | 31-21 |
| 01:13 | Bellarmine | Robert Smith buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Bates and he's hacked by Gerald Thorp - foul #2 on Gerald Thorp, team foul #7 | 31-24 |
| 01:13 | Bellarmine | Robert Smith misses the free throw | 31-24 |
| 01:13 | N. Kentucky | Tommy Stephenson gets the rebound | 31-24 |
| 00:46 | N. Kentucky | Tommy Stephenson drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-24 |
| 00:35 | Bellarmine | Jayson Bartz knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Robert Smith | 34-26 |
| 00:20 | N. Kentucky | Todd Plant is hacked by Robert Smith - foul #2 on Robert Smith, team foul #8 | 34-26 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | William Hinrichs (SG), Roy Dorris (SF) Luis Riley, Gerald Thorp | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Donald Swan (PG), Brandon Hamilton (SF) Robert Smith, Joseph Pike | |
| 00:20 | N. Kentucky | Todd Plant misses the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 00:20 | Bellarmine | Brandon Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| 00:02 | Bellarmine | John Bates is fouled on the floor by William Hinrichs - foul #1 on William Hinrichs, team foul #8 | 34-26 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Brett Barns (C) Todd Plant | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Paul May (SF) Brandon Hamilton | |
| 00:02 | Bellarmine | John Bates misses the 1st free throw | 34-26 |
| 00:02 | N. Kentucky | Brett Barns snags the defensive board | 34-26 |
| 00:00 | N. Kentucky | Brett Barns comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 34-26 |