| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Antonio Powers (fresh) SG - Jeremy Smith (fresh) SF - Korey Ryan (fresh) PF - Frank Provost (fresh) C - Michael Cooke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Thomas Dawson (fresh) SG - Erik Bell (fresh) SF - Thomas Dearborn (fresh) PF - Aaron Tisdale (fresh) C - William Jarvis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N. Kentucky | Michael Cooke wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:33 | N. Kentucky | Korey Ryan can't finish the layup but the foul's on Aaron Tisdale - foul #1 on Aaron Tisdale, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | N. Kentucky | Korey Ryan misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | N. Kentucky | Korey Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:07 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Thomas Dawson misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 1-0 |
| 19:05 | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Jarvis gets the offensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:43 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Frank Provost swats the shot by Aaron Tisdale | 1-0 |
| 18:41 | N. Kentucky | Korey Ryan snags the defensive board | 1-0 |
| 18:24 | N. Kentucky | Antonio Powers buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Provost and the foul's on William Jarvis - foul #1 on William Jarvis, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:24 | N. Kentucky | Antonio Powers makes the free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:07 | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Jarvis misses the easy layup | 4-0 |
| 18:05 | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Jarvis gets the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:49 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Aaron Tisdale hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Thomas Dearborn | 4-2 |
| 17:25 | N. Kentucky | Jeremy Smith misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 17:23 | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Jarvis pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:18 | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Jarvis is whistled for traveling | 4-2 |
| 17:15 | N. Kentucky | Antonio Powers throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-2 |
| 17:07 | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Jarvis connects on the shot from the left side set up by Thomas Dawson and the foul's on Antonio Powers - foul #1 on Antonio Powers, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 17:07 | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Jarvis misses the free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:07 | N. Kentucky | Korey Ryan gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:48 | N. Kentucky | Antonio Powers is hacked by Thomas Dawson - foul #1 on Thomas Dawson, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| 16:30 | N. Kentucky | Frank Provost misses the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Dearborn - foul #1 on Thomas Dearborn, team foul #4 | 4-4 |
| 16:30 | N. Kentucky | Frank Provost makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:30 | N. Kentucky | Frank Provost makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 16:19 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Thomas Dearborn hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Dawson and he's hacked by Michael Cooke - foul #1 on Michael Cooke, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| 16:19 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Thomas Dearborn misses the free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:19 | N. Kentucky | Frank Provost grabs the defensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 15:58 | N. Kentucky | Frank Provost can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Aaron Tisdale - foul #2 on Aaron Tisdale, team foul #5 | 6-6 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Edward Bailey (PF) Aaron Tisdale | |
| 15:58 | N. Kentucky | Frank Provost makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 15:58 | N. Kentucky | Frank Provost makes the 2nd free throw | 8-6 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Antonio Powers (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jeremy Smith (fresh) SF - Korey Ryan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Provost (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Cooke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Thomas Dawson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Erik Bell (fresh) SF - Thomas Dearborn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Bailey (fresh) C - William Jarvis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:35 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Erik Bell misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 15:34 | N. Kentucky | Frank Provost pulls down the rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:11 | N. Kentucky | Thomas Dawson picks off the pass by Michael Cooke | 8-6 |
| 15:08 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Thomas Dearborn hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Dawson | 8-8 |
| 14:52 | N. Kentucky | Michael Cooke misses the easy layup | 8-8 |
| 14:51 | St. Joseph's (IN) | The rebound goes to Thomas Dearborn | 8-8 |
| 14:32 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Thomas Dawson makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Erik Bell | 8-11 |
| 14:24 | N. Kentucky | Michael Cooke misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 8-11 |
| 14:23 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Edward Bailey pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:03 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Thomas Dawson misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 8-11 |
| 14:01 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Edward Bailey grabs the offensive board | 8-11 |
| 13:37 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Erik Bell drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 13:21 | N. Kentucky | Antonio Powers scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Korey Ryan | 10-13 |
| 12:58 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Antonio Powers steals the ball from Erik Bell | 10-13 |
| 12:54 | N. Kentucky | Antonio Powers can't connect on a floater from the left side | 10-13 |
| 12:52 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Thomas Dearborn pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| 12:40 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Thomas Dawson is fouled on the floor by Antonio Powers - foul #2 on Antonio Powers, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | John Grimaldi (PG), William Allender (SF) Antonio Powers, Korey Ryan | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Daniel Dailey (PG), Frank Campisi (SG), Ralph Kopp (SF), Brett Breaux (PF) Thomas Dawson, Erik Bell, Thomas Dearborn, Edward Bailey | |
| 12:26 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Daniel Dailey is denied on a layup by William Allender | 10-13 |
| 12:24 | N. Kentucky | Jeremy Smith pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| 11:59 | N. Kentucky | Frank Provost can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Frank Campisi - foul #1 on Frank Campisi, team foul #6 | 10-13 |
| 11:59 | N. Kentucky | Frank Provost makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 11:59 | N. Kentucky | Frank Provost makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - John Grimaldi (fresh) SG - Jeremy Smith (tiring) SF - William Allender (fresh) PF - Frank Provost (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Cooke (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Daniel Dailey (fresh) SG - Frank Campisi (fresh) SF - Ralph Kopp (fresh) PF - Brett Breaux (fresh) C - William Jarvis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ralph Kopp is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Smith - foul #1 on Jeremy Smith, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Korey Ryan (SF) William Allender | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Kareem Johnson (SF) William Jarvis | |
| 11:24 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Brett Breaux connects on the runner in the lane set up by Frank Campisi | 12-15 |
| 11:10 | N. Kentucky | Michael Cooke drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Korey Ryan | 14-15 |
| 10:48 | St. Joseph's (IN) | A charge is called on Frank Campisi - foul #2 on Frank Campisi, team foul #7 | 14-15 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Erik Bell (SG), Edward Bailey (PF) Frank Campisi, Kareem Johnson | |
| 10:37 | N. Kentucky | Jeremy Smith scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Korey Ryan | 16-15 |
| 10:21 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ralph Kopp misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 16-15 |
| 10:19 | N. Kentucky | Frank Provost grabs the defensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 10:01 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Kopp is called for the reach on John Grimaldi - foul #1 on Ralph Kopp, team foul #8 | 16-15 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | William Allender (SF) Korey Ryan | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Thomas Dawson (PG), Thomas Dearborn (SF) Daniel Dailey, Brett Breaux | |
| 10:01 | N. Kentucky | John Grimaldi makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 10:01 | N. Kentucky | John Grimaldi makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 09:39 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Thomas Dawson is whistled for a carry | 18-15 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Maurice Whitmire (PG) John Grimaldi | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| 09:16 | N. Kentucky | Frank Provost hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 18-15 |
| 09:15 | N. Kentucky | Frank Provost tips it back up and in | 20-15 |
| 08:58 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Thomas Dawson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Thomas Dawson, team foul #9 | 20-15 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Travis Gaddis (PG), Daniel Dailey (SG), William Jarvis (C) Thomas Dawson, Erik Bell, Ralph Kopp | |
| 08:42 | N. Kentucky | Jeremy Smith is hacked by Daniel Dailey - foul #1 on Daniel Dailey, team foul #10 | 20-15 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Korey Ryan (SF) William Allender | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Brett Breaux (PF) Edward Bailey | |
| 08:42 | N. Kentucky | Jeremy Smith misses the 1st free throw | 20-15 |
| 08:42 | N. Kentucky | Jeremy Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 08:42 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Brett Breaux grabs the board | 20-15 |
| 08:23 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Travis Gaddis loses the ball out of bounds | 20-15 |
| 08:07 | N. Kentucky | Frank Provost misses badly on a floater from the right block | 20-15 |
| 08:05 | N. Kentucky | Frank Provost hits the follow up shot | 22-15 |
| 07:41 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Thomas Dearborn's pass is intercepted by Maurice Whitmire | 22-15 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Maurice Whitmire (fresh) SG - Jeremy Smith (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Korey Ryan (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frank Provost (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Cooke (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Travis Gaddis (fresh) SG - Daniel Dailey (fresh) SF - Thomas Dearborn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brett Breaux (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Jarvis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | N. Kentucky | Korey Ryan clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Dearborn - foul #2 on Thomas Dearborn, team foul #11 | 22-15 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | John Grimaldi (PG), Lane Anderson (PF) Maurice Whitmire, Frank Provost | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Erik Bell (SG), Ralph Kopp (SF), Edward Bailey (PF) Travis Gaddis, Thomas Dearborn, Brett Breaux | |
| 07:24 | N. Kentucky | Korey Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 07:24 | N. Kentucky | Korey Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 24-15 |
| 07:11 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Erik Bell misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-15 |
| 07:10 | N. Kentucky | Jeremy Smith pulls down the rebound | 24-15 |
| 06:42 | N. Kentucky | Jeremy Smith scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Korey Ryan and he's hacked by Edward Bailey - foul #1 on Edward Bailey, team foul #12 | 26-15 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | William Allender (SF) Korey Ryan | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Travis Gaddis (PG) Daniel Dailey | |
| 06:42 | N. Kentucky | Jeremy Smith misses the free throw | 26-15 |
| 06:42 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Edward Bailey grabs the board | 26-15 |
| 06:32 | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Jarvis is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Smith - foul #2 on Jeremy Smith, team foul #5 | 26-15 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Antonio Powers (PG) John Grimaldi | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| 06:23 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jeremy Smith steals it from William Jarvis | 26-15 |
| 06:19 | N. Kentucky | Jeremy Smith lays it in | 28-15 |
| 06:02 | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Jarvis clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Cooke - foul #2 on Michael Cooke, team foul #6 | 28-15 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Maurice Whitmire (SG), Frank Provost (PF), Brandon Bergsma (C) Jeremy Smith, Lane Anderson, Michael Cooke | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| 06:02 | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Jarvis misses the 1st free throw | 28-15 |
| 06:02 | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Jarvis misses the 2nd free throw | 28-15 |
| 06:02 | N. Kentucky | Brandon Bergsma grabs the board | 28-15 |
| 05:34 | N. Kentucky | Maurice Whitmire drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Frank Provost | 31-15 |
| 05:15 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ralph Kopp clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 31-15 |
| 05:14 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ralph Kopp gets the offensive rebound | 31-15 |
| 04:56 | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Jarvis misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-15 |
| 04:54 | N. Kentucky | William Allender grabs the defensive rebound | 31-15 |
| 04:33 | N. Kentucky | Frank Provost buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Maurice Whitmire | 33-15 |
| 04:18 | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Jarvis is fouled on the floor by William Allender - foul #1 on William Allender, team foul #7 | 33-15 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jeremy Smith (SG), Korey Ryan (SF), Lane Anderson (PF), Michael Cooke (C) Maurice Whitmire, William Allender, Frank Provost, Brandon Bergsma | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Daniel Dailey (PG), Kareem Johnson (SF), Brett Breaux (PF) Travis Gaddis, Ralph Kopp, Edward Bailey | |
| 04:18 | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Jarvis makes the 1st free throw | 33-16 |
| 04:18 | St. Joseph's (IN) | William Jarvis misses the 2nd free throw | 33-16 |
| 04:18 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Brett Breaux gets the offensive rebound | 33-16 |
| 04:03 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Brett Breaux misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-16 |
| 04:02 | N. Kentucky | Korey Ryan grabs the board | 33-16 |
| 03:56 | N. Kentucky | Lane Anderson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Daniel Dailey - foul #2 on Daniel Dailey, team foul #13 | 33-16 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Thomas Dawson (PG), Thomas Dearborn (SF), Aaron Tisdale (PF) Erik Bell, Kareem Johnson, William Jarvis | |
| 03:56 | N. Kentucky | Lane Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 34-16 |
| 03:56 | N. Kentucky | Lane Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-16 |
| 03:29 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Thomas Dearborn scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Dawson | 35-18 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Antonio Powers (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jeremy Smith (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Korey Ryan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lane Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Cooke (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Thomas Dawson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Daniel Dailey (fresh) SF - Thomas Dearborn (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Tisdale (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brett Breaux (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:07 | N. Kentucky | Jeremy Smith's pass is intercepted by Aaron Tisdale | 35-18 |
| 02:48 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Michael Cooke swats the shot by Thomas Dearborn | 35-18 |
| 02:47 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Thomas Dearborn tips it in | 35-20 |
| 02:25 | N. Kentucky | Michael Cooke misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-20 |
| 02:23 | St. Joseph's (IN) | The rebound goes to Aaron Tisdale | 35-20 |
| 02:02 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Thomas Dawson hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Aaron Tisdale | 35-22 |
| 01:37 | N. Kentucky | Michael Cooke misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Brett Breaux - foul #1 on Brett Breaux, team foul #14 | 35-22 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Maurice Whitmire (SG), Frank Provost (PF) Jeremy Smith, Lane Anderson | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Erik Bell (SG), Edward Bailey (C) Daniel Dailey, Brett Breaux | |
| 01:37 | N. Kentucky | Michael Cooke makes the 1st free throw | 36-22 |
| 01:37 | N. Kentucky | Michael Cooke makes the 2nd free throw | 37-22 |
| 01:17 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Frank Provost is called for the reach on Thomas Dearborn - foul #1 on Frank Provost, team foul #8 | 37-22 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | William Allender (SF), Brandon Bergsma (C) Korey Ryan, Michael Cooke | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| 01:17 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Thomas Dearborn misses the 1st free throw | 37-22 |
| 01:17 | N. Kentucky | Brandon Bergsma snags the defensive board | 37-22 |
| 00:48 | N. Kentucky | William Allender loses the dribble to Edward Bailey | 37-22 |
| 00:33 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Thomas Dearborn clanks a jumper from the left wing | 37-22 |
| 00:31 | N. Kentucky | Brandon Bergsma grabs the defensive rebound | 37-22 |
| 00:17 | N. Kentucky | Maurice Whitmire is fouled on the floor by Erik Bell - foul #1 on Erik Bell, team foul #15 | 37-22 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Korey Ryan (SF), Michael Cooke (C) William Allender, Brandon Bergsma | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Daniel Dailey (PG), Ralph Kopp (SF), Brett Breaux (C) Thomas Dawson, Thomas Dearborn, Aaron Tisdale | |
| 00:17 | N. Kentucky | Maurice Whitmire misses the 1st free throw | 37-22 |
| 00:17 | N. Kentucky | Maurice Whitmire makes the 2nd free throw | 38-22 |
| 00:02 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Daniel Dailey misses short on an open jumper from the left wing | 38-22 |
| 00:01 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Brett Breaux grabs the offensive board | 38-22 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's (IN) | The clock runs out | 38-22 |