| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Alexis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Wood (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Meserve (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Studebaker (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Eric Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Casteel (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Christopher Sotelo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Colin Little (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Tyler Rowell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Dayton | Gerald Wood inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 19:56 | Dayton | Jerry Scott's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Casteel in the backcourt | 30-32 |
| 19:39 | Kentucky | Tyler Rowell hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Eric Anderson | 30-34 |
| 19:14 | Dayton | Gerald Wood scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Scott | 33-34 |
| 18:50 | Kentucky | Tyler Rowell blows the layup but he's hacked by Walter Meserve - foul #1 on Walter Meserve, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| 18:50 | Kentucky | Tyler Rowell makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 18:50 | Kentucky | Tyler Rowell misses the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 18:50 | Kentucky | Colin Little grabs the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 18:22 | Kentucky | Tyler Rowell drills a turnaround in the lane | 33-37 |
| 18:18 | Dayton | Jerry Scott makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Samuel Alexis | 36-37 |
| 18:03 | Kentucky | Tyler Rowell drills a fadeaway near the basket set up by Kenneth Casteel | 36-39 |
| 17:36 | Dayton | Jerry Scott is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-39 |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | Colin Little snags the defensive board | 36-39 |
| 17:11 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Kenneth Casteel | 36-42 |
| 16:51 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Gerald Wood | 38-42 |
| 16:24 | Kentucky | Kenneth Casteel misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 16:23 | Dayton | Walter Meserve gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 16:00 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Walter Meserve | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Scott (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Alexis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Wood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Walter Meserve (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Studebaker (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Eric Anderson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Casteel (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Sotelo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Colin Little (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Tyler Rowell (tiring) 9 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Kentucky | Kenneth Casteel knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Eric Anderson | 41-44 |
| 15:47 | Dayton | Kenneth Casteel is called for the reach on Samuel Alexis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Casteel, team foul #1 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Douglas Reeves (PG), Edward Howard (SG), Bryce Willey (SF), Danny Riffe (PF) Jerry Scott, Samuel Alexis, Gerald Wood, Walter Meserve | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Marceau (PG), Derrick Stephens (SG), Justin Michael (SF), Jacques Harrell (PF), Charles Clark (C) Eric Anderson, Kenneth Casteel, Christopher Sotelo, Colin Little, Tyler Rowell | |
| 15:39 | Dayton | Bryce Willey connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | Derrick Stephens misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 15:15 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker snags the defensive board | 44-44 |
| 15:09 | Dayton | Douglas Reeves is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 15:07 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker grabs the offensive board | 44-44 |
| 14:50 | Dayton | Bryce Willey comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-44 |
| 14:49 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker tips it home | 46-44 |
| 14:22 | Kentucky | Charles Clark misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 14:21 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Eric Studebaker | 46-44 |
| 14:18 | Dayton | Robert Marceau steps in front of the Edward Howard pass in the backcourt | 46-44 |
| 13:57 | Kentucky | Charles Clark can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Eric Studebaker - foul #2 on Eric Studebaker, team foul #2 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Dayton | Samuel Alexis (SG), Walter Meserve (PF) Edward Howard, Eric Studebaker | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eric Anderson (PG), Christopher Sotelo (SF), Colin Little (PF) Robert Marceau, Justin Michael, Jacques Harrell | |
| 13:57 | Kentucky | Charles Clark makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 13:57 | Kentucky | Charles Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 13:38 | Dayton | Douglas Reeves hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-46 |
| 13:37 | Kentucky | Charles Clark grabs the board | 46-46 |
| 13:22 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson is hacked by Samuel Alexis - foul #1 on Samuel Alexis, team foul #3 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Scott (PG), Gerald Wood (SF) Douglas Reeves, Bryce Willey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Casteel (SG), Tyler Rowell (C) Derrick Stephens, Charles Clark | |
| 12:57 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 46-46 |
| 12:56 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Jerry Scott | 46-46 |
| 12:38 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis's 3 pointer is rejected by Kenneth Casteel | 46-46 |
| 12:37 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Colin Little | 46-46 |
| 12:19 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 12:17 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Gerald Wood | 46-46 |
| 12:15 | Dayton | Jerry Scott's pass is intercepted by Eric Anderson in the backcourt | 46-46 |
| 12:14 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson lays it in | 46-48 |
| 12:12 | Dayton | Jerry Scott is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jerry Scott, team foul #4 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Douglas Reeves (PG), Edward Howard (SG), Eric Studebaker (C) Samuel Alexis, Gerald Wood, Danny Riffe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Marceau (PG), Derrick Stephens (SG), Justin Michael (SF) Eric Anderson, Kenneth Casteel, Christopher Sotelo | |
| 11:46 | Kentucky | Robert Marceau misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-48 |
| 11:45 | Kentucky | Derrick Stephens grabs the offensive board | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Douglas Reeves (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Howard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jerry Scott (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Walter Meserve (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Studebaker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Marceau (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derrick Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Justin Michael (fresh) PF - Colin Little (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Tyler Rowell (tiring) 9 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Kentucky | Colin Little misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-48 |
| 11:16 | Kentucky | Justin Michael pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-48 |
| 10:53 | Kentucky | Robert Marceau misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Douglas Reeves - foul #1 on Douglas Reeves, team foul #5 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Dayton | Gerald Wood (SF), Danny Riffe (PF) Jerry Scott, Walter Meserve | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Casteel (SG), Christopher Sotelo (SF), Jacques Harrell (PF), Charles Clark (C) Derrick Stephens, Justin Michael, Colin Little, Tyler Rowell | |
| 10:53 | Kentucky | Robert Marceau misses the 1st free throw | 46-48 |
| 10:53 | Kentucky | Robert Marceau makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 10:39 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker loses the dribble to Kenneth Casteel | 46-49 |
| 10:23 | Kentucky | Robert Marceau hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jacques Harrell | 46-52 |
| 10:21 | Dayton | Robert Marceau is called for the reach on Douglas Reeves in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Marceau, team foul #2 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Dayton | Bryce Willey (PG), Samuel Alexis (SG) Douglas Reeves, Edward Howard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eric Anderson (PG) Robert Marceau | |
| 10:10 | Dayton | Danny Riffe clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Christopher Sotelo - foul #2 on Christopher Sotelo, team foul #3 | 46-52 |
| 10:10 | Dayton | Danny Riffe makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 10:10 | Dayton | Danny Riffe makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 09:54 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Jacques Harrell | 48-55 |
| 09:35 | Dayton | Bryce Willey is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-55 |
| 09:29 | Kentucky | Charles Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-55 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Scott (PG), Walter Meserve (PF) Gerald Wood, Danny Riffe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Derrick Stephens (SG), Justin Michael (SF), Colin Little (PF) Kenneth Casteel, Christopher Sotelo, Jacques Harrell | |
| 09:16 | Dayton | Bryce Willey misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 09:14 | Kentucky | Colin Little pulls down the rebound | 51-55 |
| 09:09 | Kentucky | Justin Michael buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Eric Anderson and he's hacked by Eric Studebaker - foul #3 on Eric Studebaker, team foul #6 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Marceau (PG) Eric Anderson | |
| 09:09 | Kentucky | Justin Michael makes the free throw | 51-58 |
| 08:53 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis is whistled for traveling | 51-58 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tyler Rowell (C) Charles Clark | |
| 08:35 | Kentucky | Derrick Stephens buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Marceau and the foul's on Samuel Alexis - foul #2 on Samuel Alexis, team foul #7 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edward Howard (SG), Danny Riffe (C) Samuel Alexis, Eric Studebaker | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:35 | Kentucky | Derrick Stephens makes the free throw | 51-61 |
| 08:32 | Dayton | Derrick Stephens steals the ball from Jerry Scott in the backcourt | 51-61 |
| 08:07 | Kentucky | Derrick Stephens banks in the layup | 51-63 |
| 07:45 | Dayton | Edward Howard hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Bryce Willey | 54-63 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Scott (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryce Willey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Meserve (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Danny Riffe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Marceau (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derrick Stephens (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Justin Michael (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Colin Little (tiring) 2 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Tyler Rowell (tiring) 9 pts. | |
| 07:24 | Kentucky | Danny Riffe steals it from Colin Little | 54-63 |
| 06:59 | Dayton | Jerry Scott buries a shot from the right wing | 56-63 |
| 06:35 | Kentucky | Robert Marceau comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-63 |
| 06:33 | Kentucky | Justin Michael gets the offensive rebound | 56-63 |
| 06:08 | Kentucky | Tyler Rowell clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 56-63 |
| 06:06 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Edward Howard | 56-63 |
| 05:49 | Dayton | Bryce Willey knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jerry Scott | 59-63 |
| 05:49 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-63 |
| Subs | Dayton | Douglas Reeves (PG), Samuel Alexis (SG), Gerald Wood (SF), Eric Studebaker (C) Jerry Scott, Edward Howard, Bryce Willey, Walter Meserve | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eric Anderson (PG), Kenneth Casteel (SG), Christopher Sotelo (SF), Jacques Harrell (PF), Charles Clark (C) Robert Marceau, Derrick Stephens, Justin Michael, Colin Little, Tyler Rowell | |
| 05:23 | Kentucky | Kenneth Casteel buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Eric Anderson | 59-65 |
| 05:07 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Charles Clark - foul #2 on Charles Clark, team foul #4 | 59-65 |
| 05:07 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis misses the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 05:07 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis makes the 2nd free throw | 60-65 |
| 04:42 | Kentucky | Christopher Sotelo comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 60-65 |
| 04:41 | Dayton | Danny Riffe grabs the defensive rebound | 60-65 |
| 04:14 | Dayton | Gerald Wood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-65 |
| Subs | Dayton | Jerry Scott (PG), Walter Meserve (PF) Douglas Reeves, Danny Riffe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Colin Little (PF) Jacques Harrell | |
| 03:53 | Kentucky | Charles Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-65 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Derrick Stephens (SG) Kenneth Casteel | |
| 03:51 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 60-65 |
| 03:30 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson clanks a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Gerald Wood - foul #2 on Gerald Wood, team foul #8 | 60-65 |
| Subs | Dayton | Edward Howard (SG), Bryce Willey (SF) Samuel Alexis, Gerald Wood | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:30 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 60-66 |
| 03:30 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 60-67 |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Jerry Scott (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Howard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bryce Willey (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Meserve (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Eric Studebaker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Eric Anderson (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Derrick Stephens (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Christopher Sotelo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Colin Little (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Clark (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Dayton | The jumper by Jerry Scott is denied by Colin Little | 60-67 |
| 03:11 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Derrick Stephens | 60-67 |
| 03:06 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-67 |
| 03:04 | Dayton | Bryce Willey grabs the board | 60-67 |
| 02:49 | Dayton | Bryce Willey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-67 |
| 02:47 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Eric Anderson | 60-67 |
| 02:18 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-67 |
| 02:17 | Kentucky | Christopher Sotelo gets the offensive rebound | 60-67 |
| 02:17 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-67 |
| Subs | Dayton | Samuel Alexis (SG), Gerald Wood (SF), Danny Riffe (PF) Edward Howard, Bryce Willey, Walter Meserve | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Marceau (PG), Kenneth Casteel (SG), Jacques Harrell (PF), Tyler Rowell (C) Eric Anderson, Christopher Sotelo, Colin Little, Charles Clark | |
| 01:55 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Tyler Rowell is blocked by Gerald Wood | 60-67 |
| 01:53 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Danny Riffe | 60-67 |
| 01:36 | Dayton | Gerald Wood misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-67 |
| 01:34 | Dayton | Eric Studebaker grabs the offensive board | 60-67 |
| 01:25 | Dayton | Gerald Wood knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 62-67 |
| 01:25 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-67 |
| Subs | Dayton | Walter Meserve (PF) Danny Riffe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eric Anderson (PG), Christopher Sotelo (SF), Colin Little (PF) Robert Marceau, Derrick Stephens, Jacques Harrell | |
| 01:09 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson misses the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jerry Scott - foul #2 on Jerry Scott, team foul #9 | 62-67 |
| 01:09 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 62-68 |
| 01:09 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-69 |
| 01:01 | Dayton | Samuel Alexis can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 62-69 |
| 00:59 | Kentucky | Colin Little gets the rebound | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Colin Little is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Scott - foul #3 on Jerry Scott, team foul #10 | 62-69 |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Derrick Stephens (SG), Robert Marceau (SF) Kenneth Casteel, Christopher Sotelo | |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Colin Little makes the 1st free throw | 62-70 |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Colin Little makes the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Dayton | Jerry Scott is called for traveling | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson is fouled in the backcourt by Jerry Scott - foul #4 on Jerry Scott, team foul #11 | 62-71 |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| 00:40 | Dayton | Gerald Wood comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 62-73 |
| 00:38 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson snags the defensive board | 62-73 |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jerry Scott - foul #5 on Jerry Scott, team foul #12 | 62-73 |
| Subs | Dayton | Douglas Reeves (PG) Jerry Scott | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Casteel (SG), Christopher Sotelo (SF) Derrick Stephens, Robert Marceau | |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 62-74 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-75 |
| 00:06 | Dayton | Gerald Wood hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-75 |
| 00:04 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Walter Meserve | 62-75 |
| 00:02 | Dayton | Gerald Wood clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-75 |
| 00:00 | Dayton | The clock runs out | 62-75 |