| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Brandon Marshall (fresh) SG - Weldon Retzlaff (fresh) SF - Jacob Travis (fresh) PF - John Stroud (fresh) C - Peter Fessenden (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Gary Guernsey (fresh) SG - Gregory Ritchie (fresh) SF - Jerome Artiaga (fresh) PF - Christopher Victoria (fresh) C - Nathan Ballesteros (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros is hacked by Peter Fessenden - foul #1 on Peter Fessenden, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | N. Kentucky | Jerome Artiaga's pass is intercepted by Peter Fessenden | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Bellarmine | Jacob Travis hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by John Stroud | 3-0 |
| 18:51 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gregory Ritchie and he's fouled by Jacob Travis - foul #1 on Jacob Travis, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 18:51 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria misses the free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:51 | Bellarmine | John Stroud grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 18:41 | Bellarmine | Brandon Marshall clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:40 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:36 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie travels with the ball | 3-2 |
| 18:25 | Bellarmine | Gregory Ritchie steals the ball from Jacob Travis | 3-2 |
| 18:01 | N. Kentucky | Peter Fessenden blocks the jumper by Jerome Artiaga | 3-2 |
| 18:00 | Bellarmine | The rebound goes to Peter Fessenden | 3-2 |
| 17:34 | Bellarmine | Peter Fessenden is whistled for a carry | 3-2 |
| 17:23 | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 17:22 | Bellarmine | Brandon Marshall grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 17:07 | Bellarmine | Weldon Retzlaff is fouled on the floor by Jerome Artiaga - foul #1 on Jerome Artiaga, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Robert Frazier (C) Nathan Ballesteros | |
| 16:46 | Bellarmine | Weldon Retzlaff can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Gregory Ritchie - foul #1 on Gregory Ritchie, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski (SF), Reginald Smith (C) Jerome Artiaga, Christopher Victoria | |
| 16:46 | Bellarmine | Weldon Retzlaff makes the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:46 | Bellarmine | Weldon Retzlaff misses the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:46 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Frazier | 4-2 |
| 16:17 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 16:16 | Bellarmine | The rebound goes to Peter Fessenden | 4-2 |
| 16:10 | Bellarmine | Weldon Retzlaff misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Robert Frazier - foul #1 on Robert Frazier, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | James McNees (PG), Melvin Moore (SF), Eric Harrington (C) Brandon Marshall, Jacob Travis, Peter Fessenden | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 16:10 | Bellarmine | Weldon Retzlaff makes the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:10 | Bellarmine | Weldon Retzlaff makes the 2nd free throw | 6-2 |
| 15:53 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski loses the dribble to James McNees | 6-2 |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - James McNees (fresh) SG - Weldon Retzlaff (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Melvin Moore (fresh) PF - John Stroud (fresh) C - Eric Harrington (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Gary Guernsey (fairly fresh) SG - Gregory Ritchie (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Dembroski (fresh) PF - Robert Frazier (fresh) C - Reginald Smith (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Bellarmine | Eric Harrington comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 6-2 |
| 15:34 | Bellarmine | Eric Harrington tips it in | 8-2 |
| 15:22 | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by James McNees - foul #1 on James McNees, team foul #3 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Duane Devlin (C) John Stroud | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jerome Artiaga (SF), Christopher Victoria (PF), Nathan Ballesteros (C) Andrew Dembroski, Robert Frazier, Reginald Smith | |
| 15:22 | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey makes the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 15:22 | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 15:07 | Bellarmine | Weldon Retzlaff can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 8-4 |
| 15:05 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gary Guernsey | 8-4 |
| 14:59 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie is fouled on the floor by James McNees - foul #2 on James McNees, team foul #4 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Gilbert Dailey (PG), Jacob Travis (SF) James McNees, Weldon Retzlaff | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 14:41 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Gilbert Dailey - foul #1 on Gilbert Dailey, team foul #5 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Brandon Marshall (PG), Peter Fessenden (C) Gilbert Dailey, Duane Devlin | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 14:41 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie misses the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 14:41 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie misses the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 14:41 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria snags the offensive board | 8-4 |
| 14:36 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros misses the shot from the left block | 8-4 |
| 14:35 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros tips it back up and in | 8-6 |
| 14:31 | Bellarmine | Melvin Moore knocks in the shot from the right wing set up by Brandon Marshall | 10-6 |
| 14:16 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie loses the dribble to Brandon Marshall | 10-6 |
| 14:12 | Bellarmine | Melvin Moore can't finish the layup | 10-6 |
| 14:11 | Bellarmine | Eric Harrington snags the offensive board | 10-6 |
| 13:53 | Bellarmine | Brandon Marshall misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-6 |
| 13:52 | Bellarmine | Peter Fessenden snags the offensive board | 10-6 |
| 13:35 | Bellarmine | Christopher Victoria picks off the pass by Eric Harrington | 10-6 |
| 13:06 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Jerome Artiaga | 10-8 |
| 12:48 | Bellarmine | Jacob Travis lays it up and in | 12-8 |
| 12:27 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros is fouled on the floor by Peter Fessenden - foul #2 on Peter Fessenden, team foul #6 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Gilbert Dailey (PG), Weldon Retzlaff (SG), John Stroud (PF), Duane Devlin (C) Brandon Marshall, Melvin Moore, Eric Harrington, Peter Fessenden | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski (PG), Joe Bohman (SF), Robert Frazier (PF), Reginald Smith (C) Gary Guernsey, Jerome Artiaga, Christopher Victoria, Nathan Ballesteros | |
| 12:21 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie drills a turnaround from the left block set up by Andrew Dembroski | 12-10 |
| 12:00 | Bellarmine | Gilbert Dailey misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-10 |
| 11:59 | N. Kentucky | Reginald Smith snags the defensive board | 12-10 |
| 11:46 | N. Kentucky | Robert Frazier misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Stroud - foul #1 on John Stroud, team foul #7 | 12-10 |
| 11:46 | N. Kentucky | Robert Frazier misses the 1st free throw | 12-10 |
| 11:46 | N. Kentucky | Robert Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Gilbert Dailey (fresh) SG - Weldon Retzlaff (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jacob Travis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Stroud (fresh) C - Duane Devlin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Andrew Dembroski (fresh) SG - Gregory Ritchie (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Bohman (fresh) PF - Robert Frazier (fresh) 1 pts. C - Reginald Smith (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | Bellarmine | John Stroud travels with the ball | 12-11 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Melvin Moore (SF) Jacob Travis | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 11:10 | N. Kentucky | Duane Devlin blocks the short jumper by Gregory Ritchie | 12-11 |
| 11:08 | N. Kentucky | Joe Bohman grabs the offensive rebound | 12-11 |
| 10:53 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 12-11 |
| 10:51 | Bellarmine | Weldon Retzlaff snags the defensive board | 12-11 |
| 10:38 | Bellarmine | John Stroud is fouled on the floor by Reginald Smith - foul #1 on Reginald Smith, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Brandon Marshall (PG), Eric Harrington (C) Gilbert Dailey, Duane Devlin | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey (PG), Jerome Artiaga (SF), Christopher Victoria (PF), Nathan Ballesteros (C) Gregory Ritchie, Joe Bohman, Robert Frazier, Reginald Smith | |
| 10:29 | Bellarmine | Weldon Retzlaff comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 12-11 |
| 10:27 | Bellarmine | Eric Harrington tips it home | 14-11 |
| 10:02 | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 14-11 |
| 10:00 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria tips it home | 14-13 |
| 09:51 | Bellarmine | Weldon Retzlaff misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 14-13 |
| 09:49 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 09:39 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Melvin Moore - foul #1 on Melvin Moore, team foul #8 | 14-13 |
| 09:39 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 09:39 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 09:19 | Bellarmine | Christopher Victoria steals the ball from Brandon Marshall | 14-15 |
| 09:15 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski banks in the layup set up by Gary Guernsey | 14-17 |
| 09:04 | Bellarmine | Weldon Retzlaff hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 14-17 |
| 09:02 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria grabs the defensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 08:56 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Eric Harrington - foul #1 on Eric Harrington, team foul #9 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Gilbert Dailey (PG), Jacob Travis (SF), Duane Devlin (C) Brandon Marshall, Melvin Moore, Eric Harrington | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie (SG) Gary Guernsey | |
| 08:56 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros makes the 1st free throw | 14-18 |
| 08:56 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros makes the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 08:42 | Bellarmine | Jacob Travis can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 14-19 |
| 08:41 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros grabs the defensive rebound | 14-19 |
| 08:28 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Christopher Victoria | 14-22 |
| 08:18 | Bellarmine | Christopher Victoria steals the ball from Weldon Retzlaff | 14-22 |
| 07:58 | N. Kentucky | Jerome Artiaga buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Andrew Dembroski | 14-24 |
| 07:42 | Bellarmine | John Stroud hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 14-24 |
| 07:40 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros gets the rebound | 14-24 |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Gilbert Dailey (fresh) SG - Weldon Retzlaff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jacob Travis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Stroud (fairly fresh) C - Duane Devlin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Andrew Dembroski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Ritchie (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerome Artiaga (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Victoria (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Nathan Ballesteros (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | N. Kentucky | Duane Devlin is called for the reach on Nathan Ballesteros - foul #1 on Duane Devlin, team foul #10 | 14-24 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Brandon Marshall (PG), Melvin Moore (SG), Eric Harrington (PF) Gilbert Dailey, Weldon Retzlaff, John Stroud | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey (PG), Robert Frazier (PF) Jerome Artiaga, Christopher Victoria | |
| 07:16 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros makes the 1st free throw | 14-25 |
| 07:16 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros misses the 2nd free throw | 14-25 |
| 07:16 | Bellarmine | Eric Harrington grabs the defensive rebound | 14-25 |
| 07:01 | Bellarmine | Jacob Travis lays it in and he's fouled by Robert Frazier - foul #2 on Robert Frazier, team foul #5 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Joe Bohman (SF), Christopher Victoria (PF), Reginald Smith (C) Gregory Ritchie, Robert Frazier, Nathan Ballesteros | |
| 07:01 | Bellarmine | Jacob Travis makes the free throw | 17-25 |
| 06:46 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria connects on the jump hook from the baseline set up by Gary Guernsey | 17-27 |
| 06:42 | Bellarmine | Jacob Travis misses the jumper from the free throw line | 17-27 |
| 06:41 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria snags the defensive board | 17-27 |
| 06:26 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Melvin Moore - foul #2 on Melvin Moore, team foul #11 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Gilbert Dailey (SG), Scott Bhatia (C) Melvin Moore, Duane Devlin | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 06:26 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski makes the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 06:26 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski makes the 2nd free throw | 17-29 |
| 06:03 | Bellarmine | Jacob Travis blows the dunk | 17-29 |
| 06:02 | Bellarmine | Brandon Marshall tips it back up and in | 19-29 |
| 05:52 | N. Kentucky | Brandon Marshall steals the ball from Gary Guernsey | 19-29 |
| 05:34 | Bellarmine | Brandon Marshall drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-29 |
| 05:24 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria is denied on a dunk by Eric Harrington | 22-29 |
| 05:22 | Bellarmine | Jacob Travis gets the rebound | 22-29 |
| 04:58 | Bellarmine | A charge is called on Brandon Marshall - foul #1 on Brandon Marshall, team foul #12 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Weldon Retzlaff (SG), John Stroud (PF), Duane Devlin (C) Brandon Marshall, Eric Harrington, Scott Bhatia | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie (SG), Jerome Artiaga (SF), Nathan Ballesteros (C) Andrew Dembroski, Joe Bohman, Reginald Smith | |
| 04:40 | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey is fouled on the floor by Gilbert Dailey - foul #2 on Gilbert Dailey, team foul #13 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Brandon Marshall (PG) Gilbert Dailey | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 04:40 | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey misses the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 04:40 | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 04:31 | Bellarmine | Weldon Retzlaff knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 04:22 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros throws it down on a great pass from Gregory Ritchie | 25-32 |
| 04:12 | Bellarmine | Brandon Marshall knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 27-32 |
| 03:52 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Christopher Victoria | 27-34 |
| 03:30 | Bellarmine | Jacob Travis hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 27-34 |
| 03:29 | Bellarmine | Weldon Retzlaff misses the tip | 27-34 |
| 03:28 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros grabs the board | 27-34 |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Brandon Marshall (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Weldon Retzlaff (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jacob Travis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Stroud (fresh) C - Duane Devlin (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Gary Guernsey (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Ritchie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jerome Artiaga (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Victoria (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Nathan Ballesteros (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros is fouled on the floor by Duane Devlin - foul #2 on Duane Devlin, team foul #14 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | James McNees (PG), Melvin Moore (SF), Peter Fessenden (C) Brandon Marshall, Jacob Travis, Duane Devlin | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski (PG), Robert Frazier (PF) Gary Guernsey, Christopher Victoria | |
| 03:24 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros misses the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 03:24 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros misses the 2nd free throw | 27-34 |
| 03:24 | Bellarmine | Weldon Retzlaff grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 03:07 | Bellarmine | Peter Fessenden misses the jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Frazier - foul #3 on Robert Frazier, team foul #6 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Reginald Smith (PF) Robert Frazier | |
| 03:07 | Bellarmine | Peter Fessenden makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 03:07 | Bellarmine | Peter Fessenden makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 02:56 | N. Kentucky | Reginald Smith is fouled on the floor by Peter Fessenden - foul #3 on Peter Fessenden, team foul #15 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Eric Harrington (C) Peter Fessenden | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 02:56 | N. Kentucky | Reginald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 02:56 | N. Kentucky | Reginald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 02:46 | Bellarmine | Eric Harrington comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jerome Artiaga - foul #2 on Jerome Artiaga, team foul #7 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Gilbert Dailey (PG) John Stroud | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 02:46 | Bellarmine | Eric Harrington makes the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 02:46 | Bellarmine | Eric Harrington misses the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 02:46 | N. Kentucky | Reginald Smith pulls down the rebound | 30-36 |
| 02:17 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski slams it home | 30-38 |
| 01:59 | Bellarmine | Gilbert Dailey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-38 |
| 01:58 | Bellarmine | Eric Harrington misses the tip | 30-38 |
| 01:56 | Bellarmine | Melvin Moore tips it home | 32-38 |
| 01:36 | N. Kentucky | Eric Harrington steps in front of the Gregory Ritchie pass | 32-38 |
| 01:15 | Bellarmine | Weldon Retzlaff misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 32-38 |
| 01:13 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros gets the rebound | 32-38 |
| 00:55 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Jerome Artiaga | 32-40 |
| 00:49 | Bellarmine | Melvin Moore makes the runner in the paint | 34-40 |
| 00:36 | N. Kentucky | Jerome Artiaga is fouled on the floor by Gilbert Dailey - foul #3 on Gilbert Dailey, team foul #16 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Brandon Marshall (PG), Jacob Travis (SF), John Stroud (PF), Duane Devlin (C) Gilbert Dailey, Weldon Retzlaff, James McNees, Eric Harrington | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey (PG), Christopher Victoria (PF) Andrew Dembroski, Reginald Smith | |
| 00:36 | N. Kentucky | Jerome Artiaga makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 00:36 | N. Kentucky | Jerome Artiaga misses the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 00:36 | Bellarmine | John Stroud pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| 00:09 | Bellarmine | Brandon Marshall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-41 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Weldon Retzlaff (SG) Melvin Moore | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Joe Bohman (SF) Jerome Artiaga | |
| 00:01 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros loses the ball out of bounds | 34-41 |
| 00:00 | Bellarmine | Brandon Marshall misses short on a fullcourt shot | 34-41 |