| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Boehm (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Harnish (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Trevor Billings (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. PF - Paul Lariviere (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Chris Horton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Darren Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Rollins (fresh) SF - Ramon Soto (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David John (fresh) C - Dennis Cannon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings inbounds the ball | 31-17 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings is called for traveling | 31-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (SG), Norris Beal (SF), David Reppert (PF), Billy Coulombe (C) John Harnish, Trevor Billings, Paul Lariviere, Chris Horton | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 19:32 | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Cannon is hacked by Billy Coulombe - foul #2 on Billy Coulombe, team foul #1 | 31-17 |
| 19:22 | UNC Wilmington | Shawn Rollins makes the shot from the left side | 31-19 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Thomas Boehm | 33-19 |
| 18:46 | UNC Wilmington | Shawn Rollins misses the 3 from the right corner | 33-19 |
| 18:45 | Kentucky | David Reppert pulls down the rebound | 33-19 |
| 18:21 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Boehm | 36-19 |
| 18:12 | UNC Wilmington | David Reppert is called for the reach on David John - foul #2 on David Reppert, team foul #2 | 36-19 |
| 18:01 | UNC Wilmington | David John hits a jumper from the baseline | 36-21 |
| 17:39 | Kentucky | David Reppert hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 36-21 |
| 17:37 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell tips it in | 38-21 |
| 17:17 | UNC Wilmington | David John makes the turnaround in the lane | 38-23 |
| 16:58 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-23 |
| 16:57 | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Cannon grabs the defensive rebound | 38-23 |
| 16:36 | UNC Wilmington | Darren Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 38-23 |
| 16:35 | UNC Wilmington | Ramon Soto gets the offensive rebound | 38-23 |
| 16:22 | UNC Wilmington | Darren Smith misses the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Boehm - foul #3 on Thomas Boehm, team foul #3 | 38-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere (PF) Billy Coulombe | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Arthur Chang (SG), Carey Massey (PF), Brad Taylor (C) Shawn Rollins, David John, Dennis Cannon | |
| 16:22 | UNC Wilmington | Darren Smith makes the 1st free throw | 38-24 |
| 16:22 | UNC Wilmington | Darren Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 38-25 |
| 16:05 | Kentucky | David Reppert drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Joseph McConnell | 40-25 |
| 15:41 | UNC Wilmington | Darren Smith misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-25 |
| 15:40 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm snags the defensive board | 40-25 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Boehm (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph McConnell (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norris Beal (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Lariviere (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Reppert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Darren Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Chang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ramon Soto (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carey Massey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brad Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Kentucky | Carey Massey steals it from Paul Lariviere | 40-25 |
| 15:19 | UNC Wilmington | Paul Lariviere is called for the reach on Carey Massey - foul #2 on Paul Lariviere, team foul #4 | 40-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Chris Horton (C) Paul Lariviere | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Wilson (PG), Dennis Cannon (C) Darren Smith, Ramon Soto | |
| 15:08 | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Cannon misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-25 |
| 15:06 | Kentucky | David Reppert snags the defensive board | 40-25 |
| 14:48 | Kentucky | David Reppert is hacked by Carey Massey - foul #1 on Carey Massey, team foul #1 | 40-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Shawn Rollins (SG), David John (PF) Arthur Chang, Carey Massey | |
| 14:32 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Shawn Rollins - foul #3 on Shawn Rollins, team foul #2 | 40-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere (PF) David Reppert | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 14:32 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell makes the 1st free throw | 41-25 |
| 14:32 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell misses the 2nd free throw | 41-25 |
| 14:32 | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Cannon gets the rebound | 41-25 |
| 14:18 | UNC Wilmington | Brad Taylor blows the layup | 41-25 |
| 14:17 | UNC Wilmington | David John can't tip it in | 41-25 |
| 14:15 | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Cannon tips it in | 41-27 |
| 13:52 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-27 |
| 13:50 | UNC Wilmington | David John pulls down the rebound | 41-27 |
| 13:39 | UNC Wilmington | David John buries a shot from the free throw line set up by Brad Taylor | 41-29 |
| 13:20 | Kentucky | Ronald Wilson steals the ball from Norris Beal | 41-29 |
| 13:08 | UNC Wilmington | Shawn Rollins misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 41-29 |
| 13:06 | Kentucky | Norris Beal snags the defensive board | 41-29 |
| 12:44 | Kentucky | Norris Beal misses the runner in the lane but the foul's on Brad Taylor - foul #2 on Brad Taylor, team foul #3 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Harnish (SG), David Reppert (PF) Joseph McConnell, Paul Lariviere | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Darren Smith (PG), Ramon Soto (SF), Carey Massey (PF), William Ashford (C) Ronald Wilson, Brad Taylor, David John, Dennis Cannon | |
| 12:44 | Kentucky | Norris Beal misses the 1st free throw | 41-29 |
| 12:44 | Kentucky | Norris Beal makes the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 12:24 | UNC Wilmington | Ramon Soto hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Norris Beal - foul #2 on Norris Beal, team foul #5 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Trevor Billings (SF), Paul Lariviere (PF) Norris Beal, Chris Horton | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Arthur Chang (SG) Shawn Rollins | |
| 12:24 | UNC Wilmington | Ramon Soto makes the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 12:24 | UNC Wilmington | Ramon Soto makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 12:00 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere can't connect on a shot from the left side | 42-31 |
| 11:58 | UNC Wilmington | William Ashford gets the rebound | 42-31 |
| 11:37 | UNC Wilmington | Trevor Billings takes the ball from Ramon Soto | 42-31 |
| 11:34 | Kentucky | John Harnish hits the finger roll on a great pass from Trevor Billings | 44-31 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Boehm (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Harnish (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Trevor Billings (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 5 stl. PF - Paul Lariviere (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Reppert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Darren Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Chang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ramon Soto (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carey Massey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Ashford (fresh) | |
| 11:14 | UNC Wilmington | Darren Smith scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Carey Massey | 44-33 |
| 11:01 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Trevor Billings is blocked by Carey Massey | 44-33 |
| 11:00 | UNC Wilmington | Arthur Chang grabs the defensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 10:46 | UNC Wilmington | Ramon Soto's floater is tipped away by Paul Lariviere | 44-33 |
| 10:45 | UNC Wilmington | Carey Massey grabs the offensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 10:33 | UNC Wilmington | Darren Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Ashford | 44-35 |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | Arthur Chang is called for the reach on John Harnish - foul #2 on Arthur Chang, team foul #4 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (SG), Norris Beal (SF), Chris Horton (C) John Harnish, Trevor Billings, Paul Lariviere | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Wilson (PG), Shawn Rollins (SG), David John (PF), Dennis Cannon (C) Darren Smith, Arthur Chang, Carey Massey, William Ashford | |
| 09:58 | Kentucky | David Reppert hits a driving attempt from close range | 46-35 |
| 09:35 | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Wilson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-35 |
| 09:34 | UNC Wilmington | David John misses the tip | 46-35 |
| 09:33 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm grabs the board | 46-35 |
| 09:10 | Kentucky | Norris Beal drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Boehm | 48-35 |
| 08:57 | UNC Wilmington | David Reppert steals it from Shawn Rollins | 48-35 |
| 08:41 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Boehm | 51-35 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 08:20 | UNC Wilmington | Chris Horton steps in front of the David John pass | 51-35 |
| 08:11 | Kentucky | David Reppert misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 51-35 |
| 08:09 | UNC Wilmington | David John gets the rebound | 51-35 |
| 07:57 | UNC Wilmington | David John misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Thomas Boehm - foul #4 on Thomas Boehm, team foul #6 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Harnish (SG), Trevor Billings (SF), Paul Lariviere (PF) Joseph McConnell, Norris Beal, David Reppert | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Darren Smith (PG), Brad Taylor (SF) Ronald Wilson, Ramon Soto | |
| 07:57 | UNC Wilmington | David John misses the 1st free throw | 51-35 |
| 07:57 | UNC Wilmington | David John makes the 2nd free throw | 51-36 |
| 07:41 | Kentucky | Brad Taylor is called for the reach on Thomas Boehm - foul #3 on Brad Taylor, team foul #5 | 51-36 |
| 07:18 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Darren Smith - foul #2 on Darren Smith, team foul #6 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (SG) John Harnish | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Carey Massey (PF) David John | |
| 07:18 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings makes the 1st free throw | 52-36 |
| 07:18 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Boehm (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Joseph McConnell (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Trevor Billings (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 5 stl. PF - Paul Lariviere (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Chris Horton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Darren Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Rollins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Brad Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Carey Massey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Cannon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:11 | UNC Wilmington | Trevor Billings steals the ball from Dennis Cannon | 53-36 |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings is hacked by Dennis Cannon - foul #1 on Dennis Cannon, team foul #7 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Harnish (SG), David Reppert (C) Joseph McConnell, Chris Horton | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Arthur Chang (SG), William Ashford (C) Shawn Rollins, Dennis Cannon | |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings makes the 1st free throw | 54-36 |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 55-36 |
| 06:48 | UNC Wilmington | Carey Massey connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Arthur Chang | 55-38 |
| 06:30 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 55-38 |
| 06:29 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere gets the offensive rebound | 55-38 |
| 06:17 | Kentucky | John Harnish is hacked by Arthur Chang - foul #3 on Arthur Chang, team foul #8 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Norris Beal (SF), Chris Horton (C) Trevor Billings, Paul Lariviere | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Ramon Soto (SF), David John (PF) Brad Taylor, William Ashford | |
| 06:17 | Kentucky | John Harnish misses the 1st free throw | 55-38 |
| 06:17 | UNC Wilmington | David John pulls down the rebound | 55-38 |
| 06:04 | UNC Wilmington | Arthur Chang misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by John Harnish - foul #1 on John Harnish, team foul #7 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (SG) John Harnish | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Dennis Cannon (C) Carey Massey | |
| 06:04 | UNC Wilmington | Arthur Chang misses the 1st free throw | 55-38 |
| 06:04 | UNC Wilmington | Arthur Chang makes the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 05:48 | Kentucky | Norris Beal misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-39 |
| 05:46 | Kentucky | Norris Beal grabs the offensive rebound | 55-39 |
| 05:28 | Kentucky | David Reppert hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Arthur Chang - foul #4 on Arthur Chang, team foul #9 | 55-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Harnish (SG), Trevor Billings (SF), Paul Lariviere (PF) Joseph McConnell, Norris Beal, Chris Horton | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Wilson (PG), Shawn Rollins (SG) Darren Smith, Arthur Chang | |
| 05:28 | Kentucky | David Reppert makes the 1st free throw | 56-39 |
| 05:28 | Kentucky | David Reppert makes the 2nd free throw | 57-39 |
| 05:03 | UNC Wilmington | Ramon Soto blows the layup | 57-39 |
| 05:01 | UNC Wilmington | Ramon Soto tips it home | 57-41 |
| 04:36 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings is hacked by Ramon Soto - foul #1 on Ramon Soto, team foul #10 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (SG), Chris Horton (C) John Harnish, David Reppert | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Arthur Chang (SG), Brad Taylor (SF), Carey Massey (PF), William Ashford (C) Shawn Rollins, Ramon Soto, David John, Dennis Cannon | |
| 04:36 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings misses the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 04:36 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings makes the 2nd free throw | 58-41 |
| 04:22 | UNC Wilmington | Trevor Billings is called for the reach on Brad Taylor - foul #1 on Trevor Billings, team foul #8 | 58-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Norris Beal (SF) Trevor Billings | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 04:22 | UNC Wilmington | Brad Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 04:22 | UNC Wilmington | Brad Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 58-43 |
| 04:04 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-43 |
| 04:02 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-43 |
| 03:45 | Kentucky | Chris Horton misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Ashford - foul #1 on William Ashford, team foul #11 | 58-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Harnish (SG), Trevor Billings (SF), David Reppert (PF) Joseph McConnell, Norris Beal, Paul Lariviere | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 03:45 | Kentucky | Chris Horton makes the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 03:45 | Kentucky | Chris Horton misses the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 03:45 | UNC Wilmington | William Ashford gets the rebound | 59-43 |
| 03:41 | UNC Wilmington | Trevor Billings swats the shot by Ronald Wilson | 59-43 |
| 03:39 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Trevor Billings | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Kentucky | David Reppert misses the dunk attempt | 59-43 |
| 03:17 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings tips it home | 61-43 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Boehm (tired) 3 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - John Harnish (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Trevor Billings (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 6 stl. PF - David Reppert (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Horton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Ronald Wilson (fresh) SG - Arthur Chang (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. SF - Brad Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Carey Massey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Ashford (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:00 | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Wilson misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 61-43 |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | David Reppert snags the defensive board | 61-43 |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | Chris Horton loses the dribble to Arthur Chang | 61-43 |
| 02:25 | UNC Wilmington | Arthur Chang banks in the layup | 61-45 |
| 02:19 | Kentucky | John Harnish hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 61-45 |
| 02:18 | UNC Wilmington | Carey Massey grabs the defensive rebound | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:04 | UNC Wilmington | Carey Massey buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Ronald Wilson | 61-47 |
| 01:48 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm loses the dribble to Arthur Chang | 61-47 |
| 01:26 | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Wilson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from William Ashford and he's hacked by David Reppert - foul #3 on David Reppert, team foul #9 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere (PF) David Reppert | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 01:26 | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Wilson misses the free throw | 61-49 |
| 01:26 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Trevor Billings | 61-49 |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Paul Lariviere, team foul #10 | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | UNC Wilmington | William Ashford misses the runner in the paint | 61-49 |
| 00:53 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Harnish | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere misses badly on a shot in the paint | 61-49 |
| 00:26 | UNC Wilmington | William Ashford grabs the defensive rebound | 61-49 |
| 00:20 | UNC Wilmington | Ronald Wilson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-49 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings grabs the board | 61-49 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm runs out the clock | 61-49 |