| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Kelvin Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Norman Lewis (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Sanon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Wheeler (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Vincent Morgan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Shane Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Jeremy Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Terry Malcolm (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Eric Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lane Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | N. Kentucky | Terry Malcolm inbounds the ball | 42-29 |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 19:31 | N. Kentucky | Shane Smith comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Vincent Morgan - foul #3 on Vincent Morgan, team foul #1 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Calvin Bell (C) Vincent Morgan | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 19:31 | N. Kentucky | Shane Smith misses the 1st free throw | 42-29 |
| 19:31 | N. Kentucky | Shane Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 19:16 | Bellarmine | Shane Smith steals it from Kelvin Clark | 42-30 |
| 18:58 | N. Kentucky | Lane Anderson comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Calvin Bell - foul #2 on Calvin Bell, team foul #2 | 42-30 |
| 18:58 | N. Kentucky | Lane Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 18:58 | N. Kentucky | Lane Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 18:44 | Bellarmine | Norman Lewis evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Jeremy Smith - foul #2 on Jeremy Smith, team foul #1 | 42-31 |
| 18:44 | Bellarmine | Norman Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 18:44 | Bellarmine | Norman Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| 18:34 | N. Kentucky | Jeremy Smith buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Shane Smith | 44-34 |
| 18:20 | Bellarmine | Calvin Bell can't finish the uncontested layup | 44-34 |
| 18:19 | Bellarmine | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Wheeler | 44-34 |
| 18:05 | Bellarmine | Alan Sanon hits a floater from the left block | 46-34 |
| 18:01 | N. Kentucky | Eric Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-34 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Jay Harrington (SG) Norman Lewis | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 17:44 | Bellarmine | Calvin Bell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-34 |
| 17:42 | N. Kentucky | Terry Malcolm gets the rebound | 46-34 |
| 17:16 | N. Kentucky | Terry Malcolm makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eric Jones | 46-36 |
| 16:55 | Bellarmine | Eric Jones steals it from Calvin Bell | 46-36 |
| 16:46 | N. Kentucky | Jeremy Smith drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Shane Smith | 46-39 |
| 16:33 | Bellarmine | Kelvin Clark is hacked by Eric Jones - foul #1 on Eric Jones, team foul #2 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Norman Lewis (SG), Danny Cole (SF), Mark Franzen (PF), Robert Wiltz (C) Kelvin Clark, Alan Sanon, Ronald Wheeler, Calvin Bell | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 16:10 | Bellarmine | Jay Harrington can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-39 |
| 16:09 | N. Kentucky | Jeremy Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 46-39 |
| 16:01 | N. Kentucky | Eric Jones can't finish the layup but the foul's on Mark Franzen - foul #2 on Mark Franzen, team foul #3 | 46-39 |
| 16:01 | N. Kentucky | Eric Jones makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 16:01 | N. Kentucky | Eric Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 16:01 | Bellarmine | Robert Wiltz grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 15:57 | Bellarmine | Jay Harrington is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jay Harrington, team foul #4 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Albert Nace (PG), Vincent Morgan (C) Jay Harrington, Robert Wiltz | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Albert Nace (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Norman Lewis (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Cole (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Franzen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Vincent Morgan (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Shane Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Smith (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Terry Malcolm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Lane Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:32 | N. Kentucky | Jeremy Smith misses short on a 3 from straight away | 46-40 |
| 15:31 | Bellarmine | Danny Cole gets the rebound | 46-40 |
| 15:15 | Bellarmine | Norman Lewis is fouled on the floor by Terry Malcolm - foul #2 on Terry Malcolm, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| 15:05 | Bellarmine | Albert Nace loses the dribble to Jeremy Smith | 46-40 |
| 14:44 | N. Kentucky | Jeremy Smith drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Shane Smith | 46-43 |
| 14:19 | Bellarmine | Danny Cole is fouled on the floor by Eric Jones - foul #2 on Eric Jones, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Kelvin Clark (PG), Jay Harrington (SG), Alan Sanon (SF), Ronald Wheeler (PF) Albert Nace, Norman Lewis, Danny Cole, Mark Franzen | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Stephen Hood (PG), Russell Kenyon (SF), Carl White (PF), Hiram Potter (C) Shane Smith, Terry Malcolm, Eric Jones, Lane Anderson | |
| 13:56 | Bellarmine | Alan Sanon is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jay Harrington | 49-43 |
| 13:30 | N. Kentucky | Jeremy Smith is hacked by Jay Harrington - foul #2 on Jay Harrington, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Calvin Bell (C) Vincent Morgan | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 13:17 | N. Kentucky | Jeremy Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-43 |
| 13:09 | Bellarmine | Kelvin Clark knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jay Harrington | 51-43 |
| 12:55 | N. Kentucky | Russell Kenyon is fouled on the floor by Alan Sanon - foul #2 on Alan Sanon, team foul #6 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Shane Smith (PG), Lane Anderson (C) Stephen Hood, Hiram Potter | |
| 12:31 | N. Kentucky | Carl White is hacked by Ronald Wheeler - foul #1 on Ronald Wheeler, team foul #7 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Norman Lewis (SG), Vincent Morgan (C) Kelvin Clark, Calvin Bell | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Terry Malcolm (SF) Russell Kenyon | |
| 12:31 | N. Kentucky | Carl White makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 12:31 | N. Kentucky | Carl White makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 12:18 | Bellarmine | Jay Harrington can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-45 |
| 12:16 | N. Kentucky | Lane Anderson snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 11:57 | N. Kentucky | Carl White misses the shot from the right wing | 51-45 |
| 11:56 | Bellarmine | Ronald Wheeler grabs the board | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Jay Harrington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Norman Lewis (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alan Sanon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Wheeler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Vincent Morgan (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Shane Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Smith (tiring) 17 pts. SF - Terry Malcolm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Lane Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:35 | Bellarmine | Jay Harrington's fadeaway is rejected by Carl White | 51-45 |
| 11:33 | Bellarmine | Alan Sanon pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-45 |
| 11:21 | Bellarmine | Jay Harrington is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-45 |
| 11:19 | Bellarmine | Ronald Wheeler tips it but misses | 51-45 |
| 11:17 | Bellarmine | Alan Sanon tips it back up and in | 53-45 |
| 11:01 | N. Kentucky | Shane Smith drills a shot from the right side set up by Carl White | 53-47 |
| 10:46 | Bellarmine | Vincent Morgan travels with the ball | 53-47 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Kelvin Clark (PG), Albert Nace (SG), Danny Cole (SF), Mark Franzen (PF), Calvin Bell (C) Jay Harrington, Norman Lewis, Alan Sanon, Ronald Wheeler, Vincent Morgan | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Stephen Hood (PG), Russell Kenyon (SF), Eric Jones (PF), Hiram Potter (C) Shane Smith, Terry Malcolm, Carl White, Lane Anderson | |
| 10:25 | N. Kentucky | Eric Jones scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Russell Kenyon | 53-49 |
| 10:03 | Bellarmine | Eric Jones is called for the reach on Mark Franzen - foul #3 on Eric Jones, team foul #5 | 53-49 |
| 09:45 | Bellarmine | Kelvin Clark can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's hacked by Hiram Potter - foul #1 on Hiram Potter, team foul #6 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Vincent Morgan (C) Danny Cole | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 09:45 | Bellarmine | Kelvin Clark makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 09:45 | Bellarmine | Kelvin Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 09:45 | Bellarmine | Kelvin Clark makes the 3rd free throw | 56-49 |
| 09:31 | N. Kentucky | Albert Nace picks off the pass by Russell Kenyon | 56-49 |
| 09:14 | Bellarmine | Vincent Morgan misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 56-49 |
| 09:12 | Bellarmine | Calvin Bell snags the offensive board | 56-49 |
| 08:59 | Bellarmine | Calvin Bell's layup is rejected by Hiram Potter | 56-49 |
| 08:58 | N. Kentucky | Jeremy Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 56-49 |
| 08:42 | N. Kentucky | Eric Jones hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeremy Smith | 56-51 |
| 08:20 | Bellarmine | Jeremy Smith takes the ball from Albert Nace | 56-51 |
| 08:16 | N. Kentucky | Jeremy Smith misses the easy layup | 56-51 |
| 08:14 | N. Kentucky | Hiram Potter grabs the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 08:05 | N. Kentucky | Jeremy Smith can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-51 |
| 08:03 | Bellarmine | Calvin Bell snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 07:44 | Bellarmine | Albert Nace hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Vincent Morgan | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Kelvin Clark (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Albert Nace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Franzen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Calvin Bell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincent Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Stephen Hood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Smith (tired) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Russell Kenyon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Eric Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Hiram Potter (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:26 | N. Kentucky | Russell Kenyon's layup is rejected by Calvin Bell | 58-51 |
| 07:24 | Bellarmine | Calvin Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 07:19 | Bellarmine | Kelvin Clark is hacked by Eric Jones - foul #4 on Eric Jones, team foul #7 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Norman Lewis (SG), Alan Sanon (SF), Ronald Wheeler (PF), Robert Wiltz (C) Albert Nace, Mark Franzen, Calvin Bell, Vincent Morgan | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Shane Smith (PG), George Dietrich (SG), Terry Malcolm (SF), Carl White (PF), Lane Anderson (C) Stephen Hood, Jeremy Smith, Russell Kenyon, Eric Jones, Hiram Potter | |
| 07:19 | Bellarmine | Kelvin Clark makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 07:19 | Bellarmine | Kelvin Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 07:01 | N. Kentucky | Terry Malcolm buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Shane Smith | 60-53 |
| 06:44 | Bellarmine | Alan Sanon is hacked by George Dietrich - foul #1 on George Dietrich, team foul #8 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Jay Harrington (PG) Kelvin Clark | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 06:44 | Bellarmine | Alan Sanon makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 06:44 | Bellarmine | Alan Sanon makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 06:30 | N. Kentucky | Terry Malcolm misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Alan Sanon - foul #3 on Alan Sanon, team foul #8 | 62-53 |
| 06:30 | N. Kentucky | Terry Malcolm misses the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 06:30 | N. Kentucky | Terry Malcolm makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 06:14 | Bellarmine | Robert Wiltz misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 62-54 |
| 06:13 | N. Kentucky | Lane Anderson gets the rebound | 62-54 |
| 06:07 | N. Kentucky | Shane Smith can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 62-54 |
| 06:06 | Bellarmine | Robert Wiltz grabs the defensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 05:55 | Bellarmine | Alan Sanon clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 62-54 |
| 05:53 | N. Kentucky | Lane Anderson pulls down the rebound | 62-54 |
| 05:50 | N. Kentucky | Jay Harrington takes the ball from Shane Smith in the backcourt | 62-54 |
| 05:24 | Bellarmine | Robert Wiltz lays it in | 64-54 |
| 05:15 | N. Kentucky | Carl White blows the dunk | 64-54 |
| 05:14 | Bellarmine | Ronald Wheeler gets the rebound | 64-54 |
| 04:57 | Bellarmine | Alan Sanon misses the dunk | 64-54 |
| 04:55 | Bellarmine | Alan Sanon grabs the offensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 04:41 | Bellarmine | Jay Harrington comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 64-54 |
| 04:39 | N. Kentucky | George Dietrich grabs the board | 64-54 |
| 04:39 | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-54 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Kelvin Clark (PG), Vincent Morgan (C) Jay Harrington, Robert Wiltz | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jeremy Smith (SG), Eric Jones (PF) George Dietrich, Carl White | |
| 04:15 | N. Kentucky | Lane Anderson makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeremy Smith | 64-56 |
| 03:58 | Bellarmine | Alan Sanon clanks a shot in the lane | 64-56 |
| 03:56 | Bellarmine | Ronald Wheeler pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 03:35 | Bellarmine | Terry Malcolm is called for the reach on Kelvin Clark - foul #3 on Terry Malcolm, team foul #9 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Jay Harrington (SG) Norman Lewis | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 03:35 | Bellarmine | Kelvin Clark makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 03:35 | Bellarmine | Kelvin Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Kelvin Clark (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jay Harrington (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Alan Sanon (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Ronald Wheeler (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Vincent Morgan (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Shane Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeremy Smith (tiring) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Terry Malcolm (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Eric Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Lane Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 03:20 | N. Kentucky | Vincent Morgan is called for the reach on Jeremy Smith - foul #4 on Vincent Morgan, team foul #9 | 66-56 |
| 03:20 | N. Kentucky | Jeremy Smith makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 03:20 | N. Kentucky | Jeremy Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 02:58 | Bellarmine | Jay Harrington is fouled on the floor by Terry Malcolm - foul #4 on Terry Malcolm, team foul #10 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Mark Franzen (SF) Alan Sanon | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 02:58 | Bellarmine | Jay Harrington makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 02:58 | Bellarmine | Jay Harrington makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 02:44 | N. Kentucky | Lane Anderson comes up short on the floater from the left side | 68-58 |
| 02:42 | Bellarmine | Ronald Wheeler grabs the board | 68-58 |
| 02:42 | Bellarmine | Bellarmine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-58 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Norman Lewis (SG), Alan Sanon (SF) Jay Harrington, Mark Franzen | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:23 | Bellarmine | Alan Sanon buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 71-58 |
| 02:04 | N. Kentucky | Jeremy Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-58 |
| 02:02 | N. Kentucky | Shane Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 71-58 |
| 01:53 | N. Kentucky | Shane Smith buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Terry Malcolm | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 01:50 | Bellarmine | Shane Smith is called for the reach on Kelvin Clark in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shane Smith, team foul #11 | 71-60 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Joseph Frisby (SG), Danny Cole (SF), Mark Franzen (PF), Calvin Bell (C) Norman Lewis, Alan Sanon, Ronald Wheeler, Vincent Morgan | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Stephen Hood (PG), George Dietrich (SG), Russell Kenyon (SF), Carl White (PF), Hiram Potter (C) Shane Smith, Jeremy Smith, Terry Malcolm, Eric Jones, Lane Anderson | |
| 01:50 | Bellarmine | Kelvin Clark makes the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 01:50 | Bellarmine | Kelvin Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| 01:28 | N. Kentucky | Carl White clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 73-60 |
| 01:26 | Bellarmine | The rebound goes to Calvin Bell | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:07 | Bellarmine | Kelvin Clark's fadeaway is rejected by Hiram Potter | 73-60 |
| 01:06 | Bellarmine | Joseph Frisby hits the follow up shot | 75-60 |
| 00:50 | N. Kentucky | Russell Kenyon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-60 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Jay Harrington (PG), Albert Nace (SG) Kelvin Clark, Joseph Frisby | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:27 | Bellarmine | Danny Cole misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-60 |
| 00:26 | N. Kentucky | Carl White snags the defensive board | 75-60 |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:20 | N. Kentucky | Carl White connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Stephen Hood | 75-62 |
| 00:00 | Bellarmine | Jay Harrington runs out the clock | 75-62 |