| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Eli Vestal (fresh) SG - Jason Davis (fresh) SF - Robert Shelby (fresh) PF - Joe Bohman (fresh) C - Rodney Howe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Douglas Perry (fresh) SG - Richard Holloway (fresh) SF - Keith King (fresh) PF - John Adams (fresh) C - Stephen Mosley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Emporia St. | Stephen Mosley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Emporia St. | Emporia St. is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Emporia St. | Stephen Mosley comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Emporia St. | Keith King tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | N. Kentucky | Rodney Howe comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Stephen Mosley - foul #1 on Stephen Mosley, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | N. Kentucky | Rodney Howe misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | N. Kentucky | Rodney Howe makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:47 | Emporia St. | John Adams comes up short on the floater from the left side | 1-2 |
| 18:45 | Emporia St. | Stephen Mosley tips it back up and in | 1-4 |
| 18:42 | N. Kentucky | Eli Vestal loses the dribble to Douglas Perry in the backcourt | 1-4 |
| 18:41 | Emporia St. | Richard Holloway lays it up and in set up by Douglas Perry | 1-6 |
| 18:20 | N. Kentucky | Robert Shelby is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 1-6 |
| 18:19 | N. Kentucky | Joe Bohman tips it home | 3-6 |
| 17:54 | Emporia St. | Keith King misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 3-6 |
| 17:53 | N. Kentucky | Joe Bohman grabs the defensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 17:40 | N. Kentucky | Joe Bohman clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 3-6 |
| 17:39 | N. Kentucky | Joe Bohman gets the offensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 17:25 | N. Kentucky | Eli Vestal banks in the layup | 5-6 |
| 17:07 | Emporia St. | Keith King can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 5-6 |
| 17:05 | N. Kentucky | Joe Bohman pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 17:01 | N. Kentucky | Eli Vestal is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Rodney Howe | 7-6 |
| 16:35 | Emporia St. | Stephen Mosley misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 7-6 |
| 16:34 | N. Kentucky | Joe Bohman pulls down the rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:18 | N. Kentucky | Jason Davis loses the dribble to Richard Holloway | 7-6 |
| 16:15 | Emporia St. | Richard Holloway blows the layup | 7-6 |
| 16:14 | N. Kentucky | Jason Davis snags the defensive board | 7-6 |
| 16:12 | N. Kentucky | Eli Vestal is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Josephson (PG), William Mazzarella (SG), Reginald Smith (PF), David Semple (C) Eli Vestal, Jason Davis, Joe Bohman, Rodney Howe | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | David Storms (PG), Carlos White (SG), Robert Quill (SF), William Day (PF), Robert Saunders (C) Douglas Perry, Richard Holloway, Keith King, John Adams, Stephen Mosley | |
| 15:51 | Emporia St. | Robert Shelby is called for the reach on Carlos White - foul #1 on Robert Shelby, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - David Josephson (fresh) SG - William Mazzarella (fresh) SF - Robert Shelby (fairly fresh) PF - Reginald Smith (fresh) C - David Semple (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - David Storms (fresh) SG - Carlos White (fresh) SF - Robert Quill (fresh) PF - William Day (fresh) C - Robert Saunders (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Emporia St. | Carlos White loses the ball out of bounds | 7-6 |
| 15:19 | N. Kentucky | Robert Shelby hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 9-6 |
| 14:54 | Emporia St. | David Storms makes the jumpshot from the right side and the foul's on Reginald Smith - foul #1 on Reginald Smith, team foul #2 | 9-8 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jason Davis (SG) William Mazzarella | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Franklin Fredrick (PF), Stephen Mosley (C) William Day, Robert Saunders | |
| 14:54 | Emporia St. | David Storms misses the free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:54 | N. Kentucky | Reginald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:33 | N. Kentucky | Robert Shelby buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from David Josephson | 12-8 |
| 14:10 | Emporia St. | Robert Quill hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Storms | 12-10 |
| 13:58 | N. Kentucky | Reginald Smith's pass is intercepted by Franklin Fredrick | 12-10 |
| 13:39 | Emporia St. | Robert Shelby swats the short shot by Carlos White | 12-10 |
| 13:38 | N. Kentucky | Reginald Smith pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| 13:36 | N. Kentucky | David Storms is called for the reach on David Josephson in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Storms, team foul #2 | 12-10 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Eli Vestal (PG), William Mazzarella (SG), Joe Bohman (PF), Rodney Howe (C) David Josephson, Jason Davis, Reginald Smith, David Semple | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Douglas Perry (PG), Richard Holloway (SG), John Eckart (SF), William Day (PF), Robert Saunders (C) David Storms, Carlos White, Robert Quill, Franklin Fredrick, Stephen Mosley | |
| 13:25 | N. Kentucky | Joe Bohman misses short on an open shot near the basket | 12-10 |
| 13:24 | Emporia St. | Robert Saunders gets the rebound | 12-10 |
| 12:59 | Emporia St. | William Day knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 12-12 |
| 12:33 | N. Kentucky | Robert Shelby hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Eli Vestal and the foul's on John Eckart - foul #1 on John Eckart, team foul #3 | 14-12 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Keith King (SF), John Adams (PF), Stephen Mosley (C) John Eckart, William Day, Robert Saunders | |
| 12:33 | N. Kentucky | Robert Shelby misses the free throw | 14-12 |
| 12:33 | Emporia St. | Stephen Mosley gets the rebound | 14-12 |
| 12:11 | Emporia St. | Keith King comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Shelby - foul #2 on Robert Shelby, team foul #3 | 14-12 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jason Davis (SG), Reginald Smith (PF) William Mazzarella, Robert Shelby | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Franklin Fredrick (C) Stephen Mosley | |
| 12:11 | Emporia St. | Keith King makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:11 | Emporia St. | Keith King makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 12:07 | N. Kentucky | Reginald Smith is fouled in the backcourt by John Adams - foul #1 on John Adams, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| 11:43 | N. Kentucky | Jason Davis misses long on a floater from the right wing | 14-14 |
| 11:42 | N. Kentucky | Reginald Smith grabs the offensive board | 14-14 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Eli Vestal (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Davis (fresh) SF - Joe Bohman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Reginald Smith (fresh) 3 reb. C - Rodney Howe (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Douglas Perry (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Richard Holloway (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Keith King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Adams (fairly fresh) C - Franklin Fredrick (fresh) | |
| 11:26 | N. Kentucky | Eli Vestal can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 14-14 |
| 11:25 | Emporia St. | Richard Holloway grabs the board | 14-14 |
| 11:07 | Emporia St. | Franklin Fredrick misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Rodney Howe - foul #1 on Rodney Howe, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Josephson (PG), David Semple (C) Eli Vestal, Rodney Howe | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | David Storms (PG), Carlos White (SG), John Eckart (SF), William Day (C) Douglas Perry, Richard Holloway, Keith King, John Adams | |
| 11:07 | Emporia St. | Franklin Fredrick makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 11:07 | Emporia St. | Franklin Fredrick makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 10:51 | N. Kentucky | David Semple is hacked by William Day - foul #1 on William Day, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Robert Quill (SF), Stephen Mosley (C) John Eckart, Franklin Fredrick | |
| 10:37 | N. Kentucky | Reginald Smith knocks in the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from David Josephson | 16-16 |
| 10:13 | Emporia St. | Stephen Mosley knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by David Storms and he's fouled by Jason Davis - foul #1 on Jason Davis, team foul #5 | 16-18 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | William Mazzarella (SG), Rodney Howe (C) Jason Davis, David Semple | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | John Adams (PF) William Day | |
| 10:13 | Emporia St. | Stephen Mosley makes the free throw | 16-19 |
| 10:10 | N. Kentucky | Rodney Howe is hacked by John Adams in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Adams, team foul #6 | 16-19 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | William Day (PF) John Adams | |
| 09:54 | N. Kentucky | Reginald Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Carlos White - foul #1 on Carlos White, team foul #7 | 16-19 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | John Eckart (SF) Robert Quill | |
| 09:54 | N. Kentucky | Reginald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 17-19 |
| 09:54 | N. Kentucky | Reginald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 09:29 | Emporia St. | Carlos White misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 09:27 | Emporia St. | Stephen Mosley grabs the offensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 09:05 | Emporia St. | David Storms misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Rodney Howe - foul #2 on Rodney Howe, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Eli Vestal (PG), David Semple (C) David Josephson, Rodney Howe | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Richard Holloway (SG), Keith King (SF), Robert Saunders (C) Carlos White, John Eckart, Stephen Mosley | |
| 09:05 | Emporia St. | David Storms makes the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 09:05 | Emporia St. | David Storms misses the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 09:05 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Reginald Smith | 18-20 |
| 08:48 | N. Kentucky | William Mazzarella's pass is intercepted by Keith King | 18-20 |
| 08:26 | Emporia St. | David Storms's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-20 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jason Davis (SG) William Mazzarella | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Douglas Perry (PG), Franklin Fredrick (PF) David Storms, William Day | |
| 08:02 | N. Kentucky | Richard Holloway is called for the reach on Eli Vestal - foul #1 on Richard Holloway, team foul #8 | 18-20 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Carlos White (SG), Robert Quill (SF) Richard Holloway, Keith King | |
| 08:02 | N. Kentucky | Eli Vestal misses the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 08:02 | Emporia St. | Franklin Fredrick grabs the board | 18-20 |
| 07:46 | Emporia St. | Carlos White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-20 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Stephen Mosley (C) Robert Saunders | |
| 07:29 | N. Kentucky | Jason Davis misses the floater from the free throw line | 18-20 |
| 07:28 | Emporia St. | Franklin Fredrick snags the defensive board | 18-20 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Eli Vestal (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Davis (fresh) SF - Joe Bohman (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Reginald Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David Semple (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - Douglas Perry (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Carlos White (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Quill (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Franklin Fredrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Mosley (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Emporia St. | Franklin Fredrick drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Stephen Mosley | 18-22 |
| 06:49 | N. Kentucky | Reginald Smith drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-22 |
| 06:44 | Emporia St. | Robert Quill can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 20-22 |
| 06:42 | N. Kentucky | Jason Davis gets the rebound | 20-22 |
| 06:34 | N. Kentucky | Joe Bohman jams it and the foul's on Carlos White - foul #2 on Carlos White, team foul #9 | 22-22 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Josephson (PG), William Mazzarella (SG) Eli Vestal, Jason Davis | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | David Storms (PG), Richard Holloway (SG), Keith King (SF), William Day (PF), Robert Saunders (C) Douglas Perry, Carlos White, Robert Quill, Franklin Fredrick, Stephen Mosley | |
| 06:34 | N. Kentucky | Joe Bohman makes the free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:12 | Emporia St. | William Day can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Reginald Smith - foul #2 on Reginald Smith, team foul #7 | 23-22 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Robert Shelby (SF) Reginald Smith | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 06:12 | Emporia St. | William Day misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:12 | Emporia St. | William Day misses the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:12 | N. Kentucky | Joe Bohman snags the defensive board | 23-22 |
| 06:10 | N. Kentucky | David Storms is called for the reach on David Josephson in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Storms, team foul #10 | 23-22 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Eli Vestal (PG) Robert Shelby | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Douglas Perry (PG) David Storms | |
| 06:10 | N. Kentucky | David Josephson misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 06:10 | N. Kentucky | David Josephson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-22 |
| 05:48 | Emporia St. | Douglas Perry hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Holloway | 24-24 |
| 05:23 | N. Kentucky | William Mazzarella is alone and drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Joe Bohman | 27-24 |
| 05:06 | Emporia St. | Douglas Perry misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-24 |
| 05:04 | N. Kentucky | David Semple snags the defensive board | 27-24 |
| 04:43 | N. Kentucky | William Mazzarella misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Douglas Perry - foul #1 on Douglas Perry, team foul #11 | 27-24 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jason Davis (SG) Eli Vestal | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Robert Quill (SF), Franklin Fredrick (PF), Stephen Mosley (C) Keith King, William Day, Robert Saunders | |
| 04:43 | N. Kentucky | William Mazzarella makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 04:43 | N. Kentucky | William Mazzarella makes the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 04:41 | Emporia St. | Douglas Perry travels in the backcourt | 29-24 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Robert Shelby (SF) William Mazzarella | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | | |
| 04:31 | N. Kentucky | David Semple is hacked by Stephen Mosley - foul #2 on Stephen Mosley, team foul #12 | 29-24 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Eli Vestal (PG) David Josephson | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Robert Saunders (C) Stephen Mosley | |
| 04:31 | N. Kentucky | David Semple makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 04:31 | N. Kentucky | David Semple misses the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 04:31 | N. Kentucky | Robert Shelby gets the offensive rebound | 30-24 |
| 04:13 | N. Kentucky | Joe Bohman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Eli Vestal | 32-24 |
| 03:53 | Emporia St. | Franklin Fredrick banks in the layup | 32-26 |
| 03:42 | N. Kentucky | Joe Bohman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-26 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Josephson (PG), Reginald Smith (PF), Rodney Howe (C) Eli Vestal, Joe Bohman, David Semple | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | David Storms (PG), Carlos White (SG), John Adams (PF), Stephen Mosley (C) Douglas Perry, Richard Holloway, Franklin Fredrick, Robert Saunders | |
| 03:15 | Emporia St. | Robert Quill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-26 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | John Eckart (SF) Robert Quill | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - David Josephson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Davis (fresh) SF - Robert Shelby (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Reginald Smith (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Howe (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Emporia St. | PG - David Storms (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carlos White (fairly fresh) SF - John Eckart (fresh) PF - John Adams (fresh) C - Stephen Mosley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:50 | N. Kentucky | Robert Shelby misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 32-26 |
| 02:48 | N. Kentucky | Reginald Smith tips it back up and in | 34-26 |
| 02:24 | Emporia St. | Carlos White comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-26 |
| 02:23 | N. Kentucky | Reginald Smith grabs the board | 34-26 |
| 02:19 | N. Kentucky | Carlos White steals it from Robert Shelby in the backcourt | 34-26 |
| 02:18 | Emporia St. | Carlos White lays it in | 34-28 |
| 02:09 | N. Kentucky | Jason Davis is open and scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 36-28 |
| 01:43 | Emporia St. | Carlos White makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-31 |
| 01:36 | N. Kentucky | John Adams steps in front of the David Josephson pass | 36-31 |
| 01:24 | Emporia St. | Stephen Mosley misses long on a runner from the baseline | 36-31 |
| 01:22 | N. Kentucky | Rodney Howe snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 01:15 | N. Kentucky | Robert Shelby is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by David Josephson | 39-31 |
| 00:55 | Emporia St. | David Storms throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-31 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Eli Vestal (PG), William Mazzarella (SG), Joe Bohman (PF) David Josephson, Jason Davis, Reginald Smith | |
| Subs | Emporia St. | Richard Holloway (SG), Keith King (SF), Franklin Fredrick (C) Carlos White, John Eckart, Stephen Mosley | |
| 00:39 | N. Kentucky | Rodney Howe connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by William Mazzarella | 41-31 |
| 00:17 | Emporia St. | David Storms misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-31 |
| 00:16 | Emporia St. | Franklin Fredrick gets the offensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 00:00 | Emporia St. | David Storms misses long on a jumper from the right side | 41-31 |