| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daryl Veal (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eldon Pollock (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Wadlington (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Henry Flournoy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dewayne Magee (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Theodore Batista (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frank Latorre (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Hudson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Eldon Pollock inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-35 |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Stephen Baker | 30-35 |
| 19:12 | Kentucky | Bennie Ahmad steps in front of the Peter Hudson pass | 30-35 |
| 19:09 | Detroit Mercy | Eldon Pollock banks in the layup on a great pass from Bennie Ahmad | 32-35 |
| 18:44 | Kentucky | Frank Latorre knocks in the fadeaway from close range and he's hacked by Henry Flournoy - foul #1 on Henry Flournoy, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| 18:44 | Kentucky | Frank Latorre misses the free throw | 32-37 |
| 18:44 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington pulls down the rebound | 32-37 |
| 18:31 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington loses the dribble to Dewayne Magee | 32-37 |
| 18:06 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista loses the dribble to Bennie Ahmad | 32-37 |
| 17:42 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington misses short on a jumper from close range | 32-37 |
| 17:40 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad tips it but misses | 32-37 |
| 17:38 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker grabs the board | 32-37 |
| 17:19 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 17:17 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson hits the follow up shot | 32-39 |
| 17:01 | Detroit Mercy | Eldon Pollock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-39 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), Barry Love (SG), Darren Metzler (SF), Nelson Glover (PF), Milton Schneck (C) Bennie Ahmad, Daryl Veal, Eldon Pollock, Dennis Wadlington, Henry Flournoy | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Weaver (PG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Patrick Pullins (C) Stephen Baker, Theodore Batista, Peter Hudson | |
| 16:43 | Kentucky | Robert Weaver buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Patrick Pullins | 32-42 |
| 16:32 | Detroit Mercy | Nelson Glover hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Frank Latorre - foul #2 on Frank Latorre, team foul #1 | 32-42 |
| 16:32 | Detroit Mercy | Nelson Glover makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 16:32 | Detroit Mercy | Nelson Glover makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 16:07 | Kentucky | Robert Weaver misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-42 |
| 16:06 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler grabs the board | 34-42 |
| 15:48 | Detroit Mercy | Barry Love misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 15:46 | Kentucky | Frank Latorre snags the defensive board | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Aaron Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Barry Love (fresh) SF - Darren Metzler (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nelson Glover (fresh) 4 pts. C - Milton Schneck (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Weaver (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Dewayne Magee (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Gilbert Lombard (fresh) PF - Frank Latorre (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Pullins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Kentucky | Aaron Rogers takes the ball from Robert Weaver in the backcourt | 34-42 |
| 15:34 | Detroit Mercy | The jump hook by Nelson Glover is blocked by Gilbert Lombard | 34-42 |
| 15:32 | Kentucky | Frank Latorre gets the rebound | 34-42 |
| 15:24 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 34-42 |
| 15:22 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Milton Schneck | 34-42 |
| 15:06 | Detroit Mercy | Barry Love comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-42 |
| 15:05 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins pulls down the rebound | 34-42 |
| 14:44 | Kentucky | Robert Weaver hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 34-42 |
| 14:43 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard tips it in | 34-44 |
| 14:17 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers clanks a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Robert Weaver - foul #2 on Robert Weaver, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal (SG), Eldon Pollock (SF), Dennis Wadlington (PF), David Anzalone (C) Barry Love, Darren Metzler, Nelson Glover, Milton Schneck | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Theodore Batista (SF), Michael Otero (PF), Peter Hudson (C) Robert Weaver, Gilbert Lombard, Frank Latorre, Patrick Pullins | |
| 14:17 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 14:17 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 13:55 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 13:54 | Kentucky | Michael Otero tips it in | 36-46 |
| 13:34 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Dewayne Magee - foul #3 on Dewayne Magee, team foul #3 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Scott (SG) Dewayne Magee | |
| 13:34 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers misses the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 13:34 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 13:10 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Aaron Rogers - foul #2 on Aaron Rogers, team foul #2 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG) Aaron Rogers | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 13:10 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 13:10 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 12:42 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 12:40 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista gets the rebound | 37-48 |
| 12:21 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson is hacked by Bennie Ahmad - foul #2 on Bennie Ahmad, team foul #3 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee (SG), Patrick Pullins (C) Donald Scott, Michael Otero | |
| 12:03 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-48 |
| 12:01 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins tips it home | 37-50 |
| 11:47 | Detroit Mercy | David Anzalone misses the easy layup | 37-50 |
| 11:45 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal tips it in | 39-50 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Daryl Veal (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eldon Pollock (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Wadlington (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Anzalone (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dewayne Magee (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Theodore Batista (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Hudson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Pullins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson makes the runner from close range set up by Stephen Baker and the foul's on Eldon Pollock - foul #3 on Eldon Pollock, team foul #4 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler (SF), Henry Flournoy (PF), Nelson Glover (C) Eldon Pollock, Dennis Wadlington, David Anzalone | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Weaver (PG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Frank Latorre (PF) Stephen Baker, Theodore Batista, Patrick Pullins | |
| 11:27 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson makes the free throw | 39-53 |
| 11:10 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal is whistled for a carry | 39-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (SG) Daryl Veal | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins (C) Peter Hudson | |
| 10:41 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins blows the layup but the foul's on Aaron Rogers - foul #3 on Aaron Rogers, team foul #5 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Milton Schneck (SF) Bennie Ahmad | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Scott (SG) Dewayne Magee | |
| 10:41 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins makes the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 10:41 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins makes the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| 10:18 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler double dribbles | 39-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal (SG), Eldon Pollock (SF), Dennis Wadlington (PF) Darren Metzler, Milton Schneck, Nelson Glover | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Otero (PF) Frank Latorre | |
| 10:07 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-55 |
| 10:06 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Flournoy snags the defensive board | 39-55 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 09:47 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers is called for traveling | 39-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad (PG), David Anzalone (C) Aaron Rogers, Henry Flournoy | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Theodore Batista (SF), Peter Hudson (C) Robert Weaver, Gilbert Lombard, Patrick Pullins | |
| 09:26 | Kentucky | Eldon Pollock is called for the reach on Theodore Batista - foul #4 on Eldon Pollock, team foul #6 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler (SF) Eldon Pollock | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee (SG) Donald Scott | |
| 09:05 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Dewayne Magee and he's hacked by Darren Metzler - foul #1 on Darren Metzler, team foul #7 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Frank Latorre (PF) Peter Hudson | |
| 09:05 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista makes the free throw | 39-58 |
| 08:43 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Dewayne Magee - foul #4 on Dewayne Magee, team foul #4 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins (C) Michael Otero | |
| 08:43 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal makes the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 08:43 | Detroit Mercy | Daryl Veal makes the 2nd free throw | 41-58 |
| 08:14 | Kentucky | Frank Latorre misses short on a jumper from close range | 41-58 |
| 08:12 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker snags the offensive board | 41-58 |
| 07:50 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-58 |
| 07:48 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista tips it home | 41-60 |
| 07:27 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-60 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Bennie Ahmad (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Daryl Veal (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darren Metzler (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dennis Wadlington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - David Anzalone (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dewayne Magee (tiring) 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Theodore Batista (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank Latorre (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Pullins (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista banks in the layup set up by Patrick Pullins | 44-62 |
| 06:49 | Detroit Mercy | Bennie Ahmad hits a jump hook from the left block | 46-62 |
| 06:21 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 46-62 |
| 06:20 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins tips it but misses | 46-62 |
| 06:19 | Kentucky | Frank Latorre tips it back up and in | 46-64 |
| 06:09 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 46-64 |
| 06:07 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to David Anzalone | 46-64 |
| 05:52 | Detroit Mercy | David Anzalone hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 46-64 |
| 05:50 | Detroit Mercy | Dennis Wadlington misses the tip | 46-64 |
| 05:48 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins snags the defensive board | 46-64 |
| 05:30 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 46-64 |
| 05:28 | Detroit Mercy | David Anzalone gets the rebound | 46-64 |
| 05:19 | Detroit Mercy | David Anzalone misses long on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Patrick Pullins - foul #3 on Patrick Pullins, team foul #5 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), Barry Love (SG), Eldon Pollock (SF), Henry Flournoy (PF) Bennie Ahmad, Daryl Veal, Darren Metzler, Dennis Wadlington | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Weaver (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Michael Otero (PF), Peter Hudson (C) Stephen Baker, Dewayne Magee, Theodore Batista, Frank Latorre, Patrick Pullins | |
| 05:19 | Detroit Mercy | David Anzalone misses the 1st free throw | 46-64 |
| 05:19 | Detroit Mercy | David Anzalone makes the 2nd free throw | 47-64 |
| 05:03 | Kentucky | Michael Otero hits the finger roll | 47-66 |
| 04:54 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers is hacked by Donald Scott - foul #1 on Donald Scott, team foul #6 | 47-66 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Nelson Glover (C) David Anzalone | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:37 | Detroit Mercy | Nelson Glover misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 47-66 |
| 04:36 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard grabs the board | 47-66 |
| 04:13 | Kentucky | Robert Weaver throws it down on a great pass from Gilbert Lombard | 47-68 |
| 04:02 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Flournoy clanks a runner in the lane | 47-68 |
| 04:00 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers hits the follow up shot | 49-68 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 03:58 | Kentucky | Robert Weaver travels in the backcourt | 49-68 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler (SG), Milton Schneck (SF) Barry Love, Eldon Pollock | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:45 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers is hacked by Robert Weaver - foul #3 on Robert Weaver, team foul #7 | 49-68 |
| 03:45 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 50-68 |
| 03:45 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 51-68 |
| 03:25 | Kentucky | Donald Scott misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Milton Schneck - foul #1 on Milton Schneck, team foul #8 | 51-68 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (SF), Frank Latorre (PF) Gilbert Lombard, Michael Otero | |
| 03:25 | Kentucky | Donald Scott misses the 1st free throw | 51-68 |
| 03:25 | Kentucky | Donald Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Aaron Rogers (fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SG - Darren Metzler (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Milton Schneck (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Henry Flournoy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nelson Glover (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Weaver (fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. SG - Donald Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Yong Chin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Frank Latorre (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Hudson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Flournoy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-69 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Barry Love (SG) Henry Flournoy | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee (SG), Theodore Batista (SF) Robert Weaver, Donald Scott | |
| 03:08 | Kentucky | Aaron Rogers steals the ball from Yong Chin in the backcourt | 51-69 |
| 03:06 | Detroit Mercy | Darren Metzler lays it up and in set up by Aaron Rogers | 53-69 |
| 02:38 | Kentucky | Aaron Rogers steps in front of the Frank Latorre pass | 53-69 |
| 02:36 | Detroit Mercy | Barry Love's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-69 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Henry Flournoy (C) Nelson Glover | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins (C) Peter Hudson | |
| 02:29 | Kentucky | Yong Chin scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Theodore Batista | 53-72 |
| 02:13 | Detroit Mercy | Patrick Pullins is called for the reach on Barry Love - foul #4 on Patrick Pullins, team foul #8 | 53-72 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Robert Utley (SF), Nelson Glover (C) Aaron Rogers, Milton Schneck | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Weaver (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Gilbert Lombard (SF) Yong Chin, Dewayne Magee, Theodore Batista | |
| 02:13 | Detroit Mercy | Barry Love makes the 1st free throw | 54-72 |
| 02:13 | Detroit Mercy | Barry Love makes the 2nd free throw | 55-72 |
| 01:51 | Kentucky | Frank Latorre clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-72 |
| 01:49 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Flournoy grabs the board | 55-72 |
| 01:30 | Detroit Mercy | Nelson Glover clanks a jumper from the left wing | 55-72 |
| 01:28 | Kentucky | Frank Latorre gets the rebound | 55-72 |
| 01:06 | Kentucky | Donald Scott misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-72 |
| 01:05 | Detroit Mercy | Barry Love snags the defensive board | 55-72 |
| 00:57 | Detroit Mercy | Henry Flournoy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-72 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers (PG), Milton Schneck (SF) Barry Love, Robert Utley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Dewayne Magee (SG), Theodore Batista (SF), Peter Hudson (C) Robert Weaver, Donald Scott, Gilbert Lombard, Patrick Pullins | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 55-72 |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker tips it in | 55-74 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Detroit Mercy | Aaron Rogers scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-74 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker runs out the clock | 58-74 |