| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Carl Brown (fresh) SG - Ruben Savage (fresh) SF - David Ratliff (fresh) PF - Ronnie High (fresh) C - Roger Davenport (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kennesaw St. | PG - Dean Williams (fresh) SG - Shane Anderson (fresh) SF - Steven Hatch (fresh) PF - Darrell Godfrey (fresh) C - Daniel Vizcaino (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kennesaw St. | Darrell Godfrey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kennesaw St. | Kennesaw St. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Kennesaw St. | Carl Brown steps in front of the Dean Williams pass | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | N. Kentucky | Roger Davenport is fouled on the floor by Dean Williams - foul #1 on Dean Williams, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:05 | N. Kentucky | David Ratliff is hacked by Steven Hatch - foul #1 on Steven Hatch, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | N. Kentucky | Ronnie High banks in the layup | 2-0 |
| 18:18 | Kennesaw St. | Daniel Vizcaino is whistled for a carry | 2-0 |
| 18:07 | N. Kentucky | Steven Hatch swats the short shot by David Ratliff | 2-0 |
| 18:05 | Kennesaw St. | Daniel Vizcaino grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 17:53 | Kennesaw St. | Shane Anderson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-0 |
| 17:51 | Kennesaw St. | Steven Hatch grabs the offensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:46 | Kennesaw St. | Dean Williams is fouled on the floor by Ronnie High - foul #1 on Ronnie High, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Kenneth Curry (PG), Trevor Hogg (SG), Louis Shepherd (SF), Robert Swain (PF), Manuel Egan (C) Carl Brown, Ruben Savage, David Ratliff, Ronnie High, Roger Davenport | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | | |
| 17:36 | Kennesaw St. | Steven Hatch buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Shane Anderson | 2-2 |
| 17:08 | N. Kentucky | Kenneth Curry connects on the 3 from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 16:48 | Kennesaw St. | Daniel Vizcaino hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 5-2 |
| 16:46 | N. Kentucky | Trevor Hogg pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:26 | N. Kentucky | Louis Shepherd connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Swain | 8-2 |
| 16:07 | Kennesaw St. | Steven Hatch is hacked by Louis Shepherd - foul #1 on Louis Shepherd, team foul #2 | 8-2 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Ruben Savage (SG), David Ratliff (SF), Ronnie High (PF), Roger Davenport (C) Kenneth Curry, Louis Shepherd, Robert Swain, Manuel Egan | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Jeffrey Bates (PF) Darrell Godfrey | |
| 15:48 | Kennesaw St. | Shane Anderson is whistled for a carry | 8-2 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Carl Brown (PG), Louis Shepherd (SF) Trevor Hogg, Ronnie High | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Jeffrey Bell (PG), Jeffrey Allen (SF) Dean Williams, Steven Hatch | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Carl Brown (fresh) SG - Ruben Savage (fresh) SF - Louis Shepherd (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Ratliff (fresh) C - Roger Davenport (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kennesaw St. | PG - Jeffrey Bell (fresh) SG - Shane Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Allen (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Bates (fresh) C - Daniel Vizcaino (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | N. Kentucky | Jeffrey Allen is called for the reach on Ruben Savage - foul #1 on Jeffrey Allen, team foul #3 | 8-2 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Trevor Hogg (PG), Ronnie High (PF) Carl Brown, Louis Shepherd | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | | |
| 15:12 | N. Kentucky | Roger Davenport buries a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Trevor Hogg | 10-2 |
| 15:00 | Kennesaw St. | Jeffrey Bates misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-2 |
| 14:59 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Trevor Hogg | 10-2 |
| 14:53 | N. Kentucky | Ruben Savage comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 10-2 |
| 14:51 | Kennesaw St. | Jeffrey Allen gets the rebound | 10-2 |
| 14:38 | Kennesaw St. | Daniel Vizcaino buries a jump hook in the paint | 10-4 |
| 14:18 | N. Kentucky | Trevor Hogg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-4 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Carl Brown (PG), Louis Shepherd (SG), Robert Swain (SF), Manuel Egan (PF) Trevor Hogg, Ruben Savage, David Ratliff, Ronnie High | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Dean Williams (PG), Steven Hatch (SF), Darrell Godfrey (PF) Shane Anderson, Jeffrey Allen, Daniel Vizcaino | |
| 14:05 | Kennesaw St. | Jeffrey Bell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-4 |
| 14:03 | N. Kentucky | Roger Davenport grabs the defensive rebound | 10-4 |
| 13:58 | N. Kentucky | Robert Swain is whistled for traveling | 10-4 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Ratliff (SF) Robert Swain | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | | |
| 13:40 | Kennesaw St. | Jeffrey Bates can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-4 |
| 13:38 | Kennesaw St. | Darrell Godfrey tips it in | 10-6 |
| 13:24 | N. Kentucky | Roger Davenport hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Steven Hatch - foul #2 on Steven Hatch, team foul #4 | 12-6 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Ruben Savage (SG), Robert Swain (SF), Ronnie High (PF) Louis Shepherd, David Ratliff, Manuel Egan | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Shane Anderson (SG), Jeffrey Allen (SF) Jeffrey Bell, Steven Hatch | |
| 13:24 | N. Kentucky | Roger Davenport makes the free throw | 13-6 |
| 13:13 | Kennesaw St. | Jeffrey Allen misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-6 |
| 13:11 | N. Kentucky | Roger Davenport grabs the board | 13-6 |
| 12:51 | N. Kentucky | Ronnie High blows the dunk but he's hacked by Darrell Godfrey - foul #1 on Darrell Godfrey, team foul #5 | 13-6 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Kenneth Curry (PG), Louis Shepherd (SF), David Ratliff (C) Carl Brown, Robert Swain, Roger Davenport | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Daniel Vizcaino (C) Jeffrey Bates | |
| 12:51 | N. Kentucky | Ronnie High makes the 1st free throw | 14-6 |
| 12:51 | N. Kentucky | Ronnie High misses the 2nd free throw | 14-6 |
| 12:51 | Kennesaw St. | Darrell Godfrey pulls down the rebound | 14-6 |
| 12:41 | Kennesaw St. | Jeffrey Allen makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-9 |
| 12:23 | N. Kentucky | Louis Shepherd clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-9 |
| 12:21 | Kennesaw St. | Daniel Vizcaino grabs the defensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 12:09 | Kennesaw St. | Dean Williams connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-12 |
| 11:56 | N. Kentucky | Daniel Vizcaino is called for the reach on Louis Shepherd - foul #1 on Daniel Vizcaino, team foul #6 | 14-12 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Carl Brown (PG), Trevor Hogg (SG), Manuel Egan (PF), Roger Davenport (C) Kenneth Curry, Ruben Savage, Louis Shepherd, Ronnie High | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Jeffrey Bell (PG) Dean Williams | |
| 11:37 | N. Kentucky | Roger Davenport clanks a jump hook from the left block | 14-12 |
| 11:36 | N. Kentucky | Roger Davenport gets the offensive rebound | 14-12 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Carl Brown (fresh) SG - Trevor Hogg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Ratliff (fresh) PF - Manuel Egan (fresh) C - Roger Davenport (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kennesaw St. | PG - Jeffrey Bell (fresh) SG - Shane Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Allen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Darrell Godfrey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Vizcaino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | N. Kentucky | Trevor Hogg hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 14-12 |
| 11:23 | N. Kentucky | Manuel Egan grabs the offensive board | 14-12 |
| 11:18 | N. Kentucky | Carl Brown clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jeffrey Allen - foul #2 on Jeffrey Allen, team foul #7 | 14-12 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Ruben Savage (SG), Robert Swain (SF), Ronnie High (PF) Trevor Hogg, David Ratliff, Manuel Egan | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Dennis Mattison (PG), Brian Likens (SF), Jeffrey Bates (PF) Shane Anderson, Jeffrey Allen, Darrell Godfrey | |
| 11:18 | N. Kentucky | Carl Brown makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:18 | N. Kentucky | Carl Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 11:01 | Kennesaw St. | Jeffrey Bates connects on the shot from the left block set up by Jeffrey Bell and the foul's on Robert Swain - foul #1 on Robert Swain, team foul #3 | 16-14 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Ratliff (SF) Robert Swain | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | | |
| 11:01 | Kennesaw St. | Jeffrey Bates makes the free throw | 16-15 |
| 10:41 | N. Kentucky | David Ratliff is hacked by Brian Likens - foul #1 on Brian Likens, team foul #8 | 16-15 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Trevor Hogg (PG), Robert Swain (PF) Carl Brown, Ronnie High | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Dean Williams (PG) Dennis Mattison | |
| 10:41 | N. Kentucky | David Ratliff makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 10:41 | N. Kentucky | David Ratliff makes the 2nd free throw | 18-15 |
| 10:30 | Kennesaw St. | Jeffrey Bell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-15 |
| 10:29 | N. Kentucky | David Ratliff grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 10:06 | N. Kentucky | Ruben Savage clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 18-15 |
| 10:04 | N. Kentucky | David Ratliff grabs the offensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 09:54 | N. Kentucky | David Ratliff's pass is intercepted by Dean Williams | 18-15 |
| 09:50 | Kennesaw St. | Jeffrey Bell lays it in on a great pass from Dean Williams | 18-17 |
| 09:37 | N. Kentucky | Ruben Savage makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by David Ratliff | 21-17 |
| 09:22 | Kennesaw St. | Daniel Vizcaino clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Roger Davenport - foul #1 on Roger Davenport, team foul #4 | 21-17 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Carl Brown (PG), Louis Shepherd (SF), Ronnie High (PF), Manuel Egan (C) Trevor Hogg, David Ratliff, Robert Swain, Roger Davenport | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Shane Anderson (SG), Darrell Godfrey (PF) Jeffrey Bell, Jeffrey Bates | |
| 09:22 | Kennesaw St. | Daniel Vizcaino makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 09:22 | Kennesaw St. | Daniel Vizcaino misses the 2nd free throw | 21-18 |
| 09:22 | N. Kentucky | Manuel Egan grabs the defensive rebound | 21-18 |
| 09:02 | N. Kentucky | Manuel Egan comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Vizcaino - foul #2 on Daniel Vizcaino, team foul #9 | 21-18 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Ratliff (SF) Ruben Savage | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Frank Payne (C) Daniel Vizcaino | |
| 09:02 | N. Kentucky | Manuel Egan makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 09:02 | N. Kentucky | Manuel Egan makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 08:42 | Kennesaw St. | Carl Brown takes the ball from Brian Likens | 23-18 |
| 08:23 | N. Kentucky | Dean Williams steps in front of the Louis Shepherd pass | 23-18 |
| 08:19 | Kennesaw St. | Dean Williams lays it up and in | 23-20 |
| 08:08 | N. Kentucky | Louis Shepherd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-20 |
| 08:07 | Kennesaw St. | The rebound goes to Frank Payne | 23-20 |
| 08:02 | Kennesaw St. | Manuel Egan steps in front of the Frank Payne pass | 23-20 |
| 07:56 | N. Kentucky | Darrell Godfrey is called for the reach on Manuel Egan - foul #2 on Darrell Godfrey, team foul #10 | 23-20 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Kenneth Curry (PG), Ruben Savage (SG), Roger Davenport (C) Carl Brown, David Ratliff, Ronnie High | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Jeffrey Bell (PG), James Asbury (SF), Jeffrey Bates (C) Dean Williams, Brian Likens, Darrell Godfrey | |
| 07:56 | N. Kentucky | Manuel Egan makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 07:56 | N. Kentucky | Manuel Egan makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 07:36 | Kennesaw St. | Shane Anderson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-20 |
| 07:35 | N. Kentucky | Ruben Savage grabs the board | 25-20 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Curry (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ruben Savage (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Louis Shepherd (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Manuel Egan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Roger Davenport (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kennesaw St. | PG - Jeffrey Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shane Anderson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Asbury (fresh) PF - Frank Payne (fresh) C - Jeffrey Bates (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:10 | N. Kentucky | Jeffrey Bates swats the dunk try by Roger Davenport | 25-20 |
| 07:08 | Kennesaw St. | James Asbury gets the rebound | 25-20 |
| 06:48 | Kennesaw St. | Shane Anderson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Bell | 25-23 |
| 06:31 | N. Kentucky | Manuel Egan comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 25-23 |
| 06:30 | N. Kentucky | Roger Davenport gets the offensive rebound | 25-23 |
| 06:08 | N. Kentucky | Jeffrey Bates swats the shot by Kenneth Curry | 25-23 |
| 06:07 | Kennesaw St. | James Asbury grabs the board | 25-23 |
| 05:38 | Kennesaw St. | Jeffrey Bates comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Roger Davenport - foul #2 on Roger Davenport, team foul #5 | 25-23 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Carl Brown (PG), Trevor Hogg (SG), David Ratliff (SF), Robert Swain (PF), Ronnie High (C) Kenneth Curry, Ruben Savage, Louis Shepherd, Manuel Egan, Roger Davenport | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Dean Williams (PG), Brian Likens (SF) Shane Anderson, James Asbury | |
| 05:38 | Kennesaw St. | Jeffrey Bates misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:38 | Kennesaw St. | Jeffrey Bates misses the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:38 | N. Kentucky | Trevor Hogg snags the defensive board | 25-23 |
| 05:20 | N. Kentucky | David Ratliff hits a turnaround near the basket | 27-23 |
| 04:53 | Kennesaw St. | Jeffrey Bell connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Payne | 27-26 |
| 04:45 | N. Kentucky | Carl Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-26 |
| 04:43 | N. Kentucky | David Ratliff pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 04:27 | N. Kentucky | Frank Payne is called for the reach on Ronnie High - foul #1 on Frank Payne, team foul #11 | 27-26 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Ruben Savage (SF) Robert Swain | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Shane Anderson (SG), James Asbury (PF) Jeffrey Bell, Frank Payne | |
| 04:27 | N. Kentucky | Ronnie High makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 04:27 | N. Kentucky | Ronnie High makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 04:10 | Kennesaw St. | Trevor Hogg is called for the reach on Dean Williams - foul #1 on Trevor Hogg, team foul #6 | 29-26 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Robert Swain (PF) Trevor Hogg | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | | |
| 03:55 | Kennesaw St. | Dean Williams clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 03:54 | Kennesaw St. | Shane Anderson tips it home | 29-28 |
| 03:38 | N. Kentucky | Ronnie High misses the easy layup | 29-28 |
| 03:36 | Kennesaw St. | James Asbury gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Carl Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Ruben Savage (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Ratliff (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Swain (fresh) C - Ronnie High (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kennesaw St. | PG - Dean Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shane Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Likens (fresh) PF - James Asbury (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jeffrey Bates (tiring) 3 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:09 | Kennesaw St. | Dean Williams buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by James Asbury | 29-30 |
| 02:50 | N. Kentucky | David Ratliff makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Carl Brown | 31-30 |
| 02:37 | Kennesaw St. | Jeffrey Bates travels with the ball | 31-30 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Trevor Hogg (PG), Roger Davenport (C) Carl Brown, Robert Swain | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Jeffrey Bell (PG), Steven Hatch (SF), Darrell Godfrey (PF), Daniel Vizcaino (C) Dean Williams, Brian Likens, James Asbury, Jeffrey Bates | |
| 02:15 | N. Kentucky | David Ratliff misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 02:14 | N. Kentucky | Roger Davenport gets the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 01:59 | N. Kentucky | Ronnie High misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Darrell Godfrey - foul #3 on Darrell Godfrey, team foul #12 | 31-30 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Carl Brown (PG) Ruben Savage | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Frank Payne (PF) Darrell Godfrey | |
| 01:59 | N. Kentucky | Ronnie High misses the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 01:59 | N. Kentucky | Ronnie High makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 01:44 | Kennesaw St. | Daniel Vizcaino misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Roger Davenport - foul #3 on Roger Davenport, team foul #7 | 32-30 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Ruben Savage (SG), Louis Shepherd (SF) Carl Brown, Roger Davenport | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Jeffrey Allen (SG) Shane Anderson | |
| 01:44 | Kennesaw St. | Daniel Vizcaino makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 01:44 | Kennesaw St. | Daniel Vizcaino makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 01:31 | N. Kentucky | Trevor Hogg scores on a runner from the right block set up by Ruben Savage | 34-32 |
| 01:19 | Kennesaw St. | Jeffrey Allen is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Jeffrey Allen, team foul #13 | 34-32 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Carl Brown (PG) Trevor Hogg | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Dennis Mattison (PG) Jeffrey Allen | |
| 01:06 | N. Kentucky | Ronnie High knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Louis Shepherd | 36-32 |
| 00:45 | Kennesaw St. | Steven Hatch can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 00:44 | N. Kentucky | Ruben Savage pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 00:38 | N. Kentucky | Louis Shepherd is hacked by Steven Hatch - foul #3 on Steven Hatch, team foul #14 | 36-32 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Trevor Hogg (SG), Manuel Egan (PF) Ruben Savage, Ronnie High | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | Dean Williams (PG), Shane Anderson (SG), Brian Likens (SF), James Asbury (PF) Dennis Mattison, Jeffrey Bell, Steven Hatch, Frank Payne | |
| 00:38 | N. Kentucky | Louis Shepherd misses the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 00:38 | N. Kentucky | Louis Shepherd misses the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 00:38 | Kennesaw St. | The rebound goes to Daniel Vizcaino | 36-32 |
| 00:16 | Kennesaw St. | Daniel Vizcaino misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-32 |
| 00:15 | Kennesaw St. | Brian Likens hits the follow up shot | 36-34 |
| 00:02 | N. Kentucky | Brian Likens is called for the reach on David Ratliff - foul #2 on Brian Likens, team foul #15 | 36-34 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Kenneth Curry (PG), Ruben Savage (SG), Ronnie High (PF) Carl Brown, Trevor Hogg, Louis Shepherd | |
| Subs | Kennesaw St. | | |
| 00:02 | N. Kentucky | David Ratliff misses the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 00:02 | N. Kentucky | David Ratliff makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 00:00 | Kennesaw St. | Dean Williams misses long on a halfcourt shot | 37-34 |