| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Mills (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mathew Lawson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Hartley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Robert York (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Pace (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alan Tevis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Linger (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Dillon Reagle (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | James Mills inbounds the ball | 38-37 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 19:43 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley tips it in | 40-37 |
| 19:26 | Duquesne | Michael Merritt picks off the pass by William Pace | 40-37 |
| 19:04 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses short on a floater from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 19:03 | Duquesne | William Pace grabs the board | 40-37 |
| 18:57 | Duquesne | Dillon Reagle misses the lay-in | 40-37 |
| 18:56 | Duquesne | William Linger tips it back up and in | 40-39 |
| 18:40 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley is called for traveling | 40-39 |
| 18:30 | Duquesne | Alan Tevis is hacked by James Mills - foul #2 on James Mills, team foul #1 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Michel Cleland (PF) Alan Tevis | |
| 18:10 | Duquesne | William Linger is denied on a layup by James Mills | 40-39 |
| 18:09 | Duquesne | William Linger hits the follow up shot | 40-41 |
| 18:01 | Kentucky | James Mills lays it in set up by Kyle Cannon | 42-41 |
| 17:57 | Duquesne | William Linger is called for a charge - foul #2 on William Linger, team foul #1 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Farmer (PF) Mathew Lawson | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Jeffrey Cheng (PF) Dillon Reagle | |
| 17:33 | Kentucky | James Mills misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 42-41 |
| 17:32 | Duquesne | William Linger pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 17:15 | Duquesne | Robert York misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 17:13 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer pulls down the rebound | 42-41 |
| 16:55 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from James Mills | 44-41 |
| 16:40 | Duquesne | William Linger is hacked by James Mills - foul #3 on James Mills, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG), Alvin Manning (SF), Robert Morgan (C) Kyle Cannon, James Mills, Craig Hartley | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Donald Corlew (PG), Joseph Schwalen (SG), Alan Tevis (SF), Dillon Reagle (C) Robert York, William Pace, William Linger, Jeffrey Cheng | |
| 16:14 | Duquesne | Alan Tevis misses the jumper from the right wing | 44-41 |
| 16:13 | Duquesne | Joseph Schwalen tips it in | 44-43 |
| 15:50 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Alvin Manning | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Harry Bucy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Merritt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alvin Manning (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Farmer (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Donald Corlew (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Joseph Schwalen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alan Tevis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michel Cleland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Dillon Reagle (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Duquesne | Donald Corlew misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 47-43 |
| 15:32 | Duquesne | Alan Tevis misses the tip | 47-43 |
| 15:30 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 15:23 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Michael Merritt is blocked by Dillon Reagle | 47-43 |
| 15:22 | Duquesne | Donald Corlew gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 15:15 | Duquesne | Alan Tevis double dribbles | 47-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (SG), Mathew Lawson (PF) Michael Merritt, Charles Farmer | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Mike Hamlin (SF), William Sakai (PF), Jeffrey Cheng (C) Alan Tevis, Michel Cleland, Dillon Reagle | |
| 14:53 | Kentucky | Donald Corlew steals the ball from Harry Bucy | 47-43 |
| 14:42 | Duquesne | William Sakai comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-43 |
| 14:40 | Duquesne | Jeffrey Cheng tips it in | 47-45 |
| 14:27 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), James Mills (SF), Craig Hartley (C) Harry Bucy, Alvin Manning, Robert Morgan | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Robert York (PG), William Pace (SG), William Linger (SF) Donald Corlew, Joseph Schwalen, Mike Hamlin | |
| 14:00 | Duquesne | William Pace comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Cory Thompson - foul #4 on Cory Thompson, team foul #3 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phil Newsome (PG) Cory Thompson | |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| 14:00 | Duquesne | William Pace makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 14:00 | Duquesne | William Pace makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 13:49 | Kentucky | William Sakai is called for the reach on Craig Hartley - foul #4 on William Sakai, team foul #2 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Michel Cleland (PF), Dillon Reagle (C) William Sakai, Jeffrey Cheng | |
| 13:28 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 47-47 |
| 13:27 | Duquesne | William Pace grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 13:06 | Duquesne | Craig Hartley swats the layup by William Linger | 47-47 |
| 13:05 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson grabs the board | 47-47 |
| 12:40 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Mills | 50-47 |
| 12:11 | Duquesne | William Linger misses short on a jumper near the basket | 50-47 |
| 12:10 | Duquesne | Robert York grabs the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 11:53 | Duquesne | Michel Cleland misses the easy layup | 50-47 |
| 11:52 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Phil Newsome (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kyle Cannon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Mills (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mathew Lawson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Hartley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Robert York (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Pace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Linger (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - Michel Cleland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Dillon Reagle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:38 | Kentucky | James Mills comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by William Linger - foul #3 on William Linger, team foul #3 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG), Michael Merritt (SG), Charles Farmer (PF), Robert Morgan (C) Phil Newsome, Kyle Cannon, Mathew Lawson, Craig Hartley | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Donald Corlew (PG), Joseph Schwalen (SG), Alan Tevis (SF), Jeffrey Cheng (PF) Robert York, William Pace, William Linger, Michel Cleland | |
| 11:38 | Kentucky | James Mills misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 11:38 | Kentucky | James Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 11:27 | Duquesne | Jeffrey Cheng loses the ball out of bounds | 51-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (SF) James Mills | |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| 11:03 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt clanks a 3 from straight away | 51-47 |
| 11:02 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer gets the offensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 10:33 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Alvin Manning | 53-47 |
| 10:22 | Duquesne | Dillon Reagle loses the dribble to Robert Morgan | 53-47 |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-47 |
| 10:10 | Duquesne | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Cheng | 53-47 |
| 09:50 | Duquesne | Donald Corlew connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Dillon Reagle | 53-50 |
| 09:30 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer misses long on a runner from the baseline | 53-50 |
| 09:29 | Duquesne | Donald Corlew grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 09:12 | Duquesne | Donald Corlew hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 09:11 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning pulls down the rebound | 53-50 |
| 08:44 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Harry Bucy | 55-50 |
| 08:26 | Duquesne | Donald Corlew makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 08:13 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Harry Bucy and the foul's on Jeffrey Cheng - foul #2 on Jeffrey Cheng, team foul #4 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phil Newsome (PG), Kyle Cannon (SG), James Mills (SF), Mathew Lawson (PF) Harry Bucy, Michael Merritt, Alvin Manning, Charles Farmer | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Robert York (PG), William Pace (SG), Mike Hamlin (SF), William Linger (PF), Michel Cleland (C) Donald Corlew, Joseph Schwalen, Alan Tevis, Jeffrey Cheng, Dillon Reagle | |
| 08:13 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan makes the free throw | 58-52 |
| 07:51 | Duquesne | Michel Cleland can't finish the layup | 58-52 |
| 07:50 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome snags the defensive board | 58-52 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Phil Newsome (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Mills (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Mathew Lawson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Morgan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Robert York (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Pace (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mike Hamlin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Linger (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Michel Cleland (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:33 | Kentucky | Robert York steals it from James Mills | 58-52 |
| 07:13 | Duquesne | Robert York misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by James Mills - foul #4 on James Mills, team foul #4 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (SG), Craig Hartley (C) Phil Newsome, Robert Morgan | |
| Subs | Duquesne | William Sakai (PF) Mike Hamlin | |
| 07:13 | Duquesne | Robert York makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 07:13 | Duquesne | Robert York makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 06:52 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-54 |
| 06:43 | Duquesne | Robert York is called for traveling | 58-54 |
| 06:29 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley connects on the runner in the paint | 60-54 |
| 06:07 | Duquesne | William Pace's pass is intercepted by Craig Hartley | 60-54 |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley misses the easy layup | 60-54 |
| 05:49 | Duquesne | William Linger gets the rebound | 60-54 |
| 05:25 | Duquesne | William Linger misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-54 |
| 05:23 | Duquesne | William Sakai pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 05:06 | Duquesne | William Pace hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-54 |
| 05:04 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| 04:43 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon is hacked by Robert York - foul #1 on Robert York, team foul #5 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG), Alvin Manning (SF), Charles Farmer (PF), Robert Morgan (C) Kyle Cannon, James Mills, Mathew Lawson, Craig Hartley | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Donald Corlew (PG), Joseph Schwalen (SG), Mike Hamlin (SF), Jeffrey Cheng (C) Robert York, William Pace, William Linger, Michel Cleland | |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Harry Bucy | 62-54 |
| 03:56 | Duquesne | Robert Morgan blocks the jumper by Mike Hamlin | 62-54 |
| 03:54 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan gets the rebound | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:49 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan is hacked by William Sakai - foul #5 on William Sakai, team foul #6 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (SG) Cory Thompson | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Alan Tevis (SF), Dillon Reagle (C) Mike Hamlin, William Sakai | |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 03:31 | Duquesne | Jeffrey Cheng grabs the defensive rebound | 62-54 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Harry Bucy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alvin Manning (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Farmer (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Duquesne | PG - Donald Corlew (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Schwalen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alan Tevis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Cheng (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Dillon Reagle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:20 | Duquesne | Alan Tevis connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dillon Reagle | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:56 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy is fouled on the floor by Dillon Reagle - foul #2 on Dillon Reagle, team foul #7 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Craig Hartley (C) Robert Morgan | |
| Subs | Duquesne | William Pace (SG), William Linger (SF), Michel Cleland (C) Joseph Schwalen, Alan Tevis, Dillon Reagle | |
| 02:56 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 02:56 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy misses the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 02:56 | Duquesne | Jeffrey Cheng pulls down the rebound | 63-56 |
| 02:56 | Duquesne | Duquesne calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:33 | Duquesne | Michael Merritt steps in front of the William Pace pass | 63-56 |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Cory Thompson (SG), James Mills (SF), Mathew Lawson (PF) Harry Bucy, Michael Merritt, Alvin Manning, Charles Farmer | |
| Subs | Duquesne | Robert York (PG), Alan Tevis (SF), Dillon Reagle (C) Donald Corlew, Jeffrey Cheng, Michel Cleland | |
| 02:14 | Kentucky | Alan Tevis picks off the pass by Cory Thompson | 63-56 |
| 01:54 | Duquesne | William Pace makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-58 |
| 01:41 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson drills a fadeaway in the lane | 65-58 |
| 01:35 | Duquesne | William Linger blows the layup but the foul's on Cory Thompson - foul #5 on Cory Thompson, team foul #5 | 65-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (SG) Cory Thompson | |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| 01:35 | Duquesne | William Linger makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 01:35 | Duquesne | William Linger misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 01:35 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley pulls down the rebound | 65-59 |
| 01:17 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Pace - foul #1 on William Pace, team foul #8 | 65-59 |
| 01:17 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 01:17 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:07 | Duquesne | William Linger clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Kyle Cannon - foul #2 on Kyle Cannon, team foul #6 | 67-59 |
| 01:07 | Duquesne | William Linger makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 01:07 | Duquesne | William Linger misses the 2nd free throw | 67-60 |
| 01:07 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt gets the rebound | 67-60 |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Mathew Lawson | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Duquesne | Dillon Reagle hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Alan Tevis | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Robert York is called for the reach on Michael Merritt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert York, team foul #9 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG), Alvin Manning (SF), Charles Farmer (PF), Robert Morgan (C) Kyle Cannon, James Mills, Mathew Lawson, Craig Hartley | |
| Subs | Duquesne | | |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:45 | Duquesne | Dillon Reagle gets the rebound | 71-62 |
| 00:38 | Duquesne | William Pace hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-62 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning grabs the board | 71-62 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-62 |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | Robert York is called for the reach on Harry Bucy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert York, team foul #10 | 71-62 |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy makes the 1st free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy makes the 2nd free throw | 73-62 |
| 00:30 | Duquesne | Alan Tevis misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 73-62 |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Merritt | 73-62 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Duquesne | Duquesne is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy runs out the clock | 73-62 |