| Lineup | Samford | PG - George Riggins (fresh) SG - Louis Chamlee (fresh) SF - John Talty (fresh) PF - Thomas Isaacson (fresh) C - Robert Bradford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dewayne Magee (fresh) SG - Silas Herndon (fresh) SF - Thomas Alexander (fresh) PF - Fyodor Zysett (fresh) C - Peter Hudson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Samford | Robert Bradford wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Samford | The 3pt attempt by Louis Chamlee is denied by Peter Hudson | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Kentucky | Fyodor Zysett gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Kentucky | George Riggins takes the ball from Dewayne Magee in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Samford | George Riggins is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Kentucky | Fyodor Zysett pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Samford | The rebound goes to Louis Chamlee | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Samford | Thomas Alexander steps in front of the Thomas Isaacson pass in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson is fouled on the floor by George Riggins - foul #1 on George Riggins, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:34 | Kentucky | John Talty is called for the reach on Thomas Alexander - foul #1 on John Talty, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:26 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 18:24 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:05 | Kentucky | Robert Bradford steals the ball from Thomas Alexander | 0-0 |
| 17:49 | Samford | George Riggins loses the dribble to Silas Herndon | 0-0 |
| 17:32 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Dewayne Magee and he's fouled by Louis Chamlee - foul #1 on Louis Chamlee, team foul #3 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Filip (PG), Arthur Bradley (SG), Jason Lloyd (SF), Lyle Williams (PF), Timothy Bagley (C) George Riggins, Louis Chamlee, John Talty, Thomas Isaacson, Robert Bradford | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Becker (PG), Igor Olenski (PF), Joe Wilson (C) Dewayne Magee, Fyodor Zysett, Peter Hudson | |
| 17:32 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 17:32 | Samford | The rebound goes to Lyle Williams | 0-2 |
| 17:11 | Samford | Arthur Bradley misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 17:10 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 16:47 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Thomas Alexander is blocked by Lyle Williams | 0-2 |
| 16:45 | Kentucky | William Becker tips it back up and in | 0-4 |
| 16:26 | Samford | Joseph Filip is hacked by William Becker - foul #1 on William Becker, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee (PG), James Eckhoff (SF), Peter Hudson (C) William Becker, Thomas Alexander, Joe Wilson | |
| 16:18 | Samford | Timothy Bagley buries a jump hook in the paint | 2-4 |
| 15:52 | Kentucky | Jason Lloyd steals it from Dewayne Magee | 2-4 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Filip (fresh) SG - Arthur Bradley (fresh) SF - Jason Lloyd (fresh) PF - Lyle Williams (fresh) C - Timothy Bagley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dewayne Magee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Silas Herndon (tiring) SF - James Eckhoff (fresh) PF - Igor Olenski (fairly fresh) C - Peter Hudson (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Samford | Joseph Filip misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 15:30 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 15:12 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson makes the shot in the paint set up by Dewayne Magee | 2-6 |
| 14:59 | Samford | Joseph Filip misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 2-6 |
| 14:57 | Samford | Lyle Williams tips it in | 4-6 |
| 14:30 | Kentucky | James Eckhoff clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Jason Lloyd - foul #1 on Jason Lloyd, team foul #4 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Samford | George Riggins (PG), Louis Chamlee (SG), John Talty (SF), Thomas Isaacson (PF), Robert Bradford (C) Joseph Filip, Arthur Bradley, Jason Lloyd, Lyle Williams, Timothy Bagley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Becker (PG), Gerald Savoy (SG), Fyodor Zysett (PF), Joe Wilson (C) Dewayne Magee, Silas Herndon, Igor Olenski, Peter Hudson | |
| 14:30 | Kentucky | James Eckhoff makes the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 14:30 | Kentucky | James Eckhoff makes the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 14:23 | Samford | The pull-up jumper by Louis Chamlee is blocked by William Becker | 4-8 |
| 14:22 | Kentucky | Gerald Savoy gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| 13:58 | Kentucky | Gerald Savoy hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Isaacson - foul #1 on Thomas Isaacson, team foul #5 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Mills (PG) James Eckhoff | |
| 13:58 | Kentucky | Gerald Savoy misses the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 13:58 | Kentucky | Gerald Savoy makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 13:36 | Samford | Thomas Isaacson is hacked by Fyodor Zysett - foul #1 on Fyodor Zysett, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| 13:18 | Samford | John Mills steps in front of the Robert Bradford pass | 4-9 |
| 13:14 | Kentucky | William Becker lays it up and in set up by John Mills | 4-11 |
| 13:09 | Samford | Louis Chamlee is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Louis Chamlee, team foul #6 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Filip (SG), Benjamin Harty (PF) Louis Chamlee, Thomas Isaacson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee (PG), Thomas Alexander (SF) John Mills, William Becker | |
| 12:50 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 4-11 |
| 12:48 | Samford | Benjamin Harty grabs the defensive rebound | 4-11 |
| 12:42 | Samford | Robert Bradford's pass is intercepted by Thomas Alexander | 4-11 |
| 12:23 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Gerald Savoy | 4-14 |
| 12:06 | Samford | George Riggins connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Talty | 7-14 |
| 11:42 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 7-17 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - George Riggins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Filip (fresh) SF - John Talty (fairly fresh) PF - Benjamin Harty (fresh) C - Robert Bradford (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dewayne Magee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Savoy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Alexander (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Fyodor Zysett (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Joe Wilson (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Samford | Joseph Filip buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from George Riggins | 10-17 |
| 11:14 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Gerald Savoy | 10-19 |
| 11:09 | Samford | Thomas Alexander is called for the reach on John Talty in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Alexander, team foul #3 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Samford | Arthur Bradley (SG), Jason Lloyd (SF), Thomas Isaacson (PF), Lyle Williams (C) Joseph Filip, John Talty, Benjamin Harty, Robert Bradford | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Becker (PG), Silas Herndon (SG), James Eckhoff (SF), Igor Olenski (PF), Peter Hudson (C) Dewayne Magee, Gerald Savoy, Thomas Alexander, Fyodor Zysett, Joe Wilson | |
| 10:48 | Samford | Lyle Williams lays it up and in on a great pass from George Riggins | 12-19 |
| 10:19 | Kentucky | James Eckhoff drills a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from William Becker | 12-21 |
| 10:08 | Samford | George Riggins connects on the open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 14-21 |
| 09:44 | Kentucky | Silas Herndon hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-21 |
| 09:42 | Kentucky | James Eckhoff grabs the offensive board | 14-21 |
| 09:19 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Igor Olenski and the foul's on Lyle Williams - foul #1 on Lyle Williams, team foul #7 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Filip (SG), Timothy Bagley (PF), Robert Bradford (C) Arthur Bradley, Thomas Isaacson, Lyle Williams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee (PG), John Mills (SG), Thomas Alexander (SF), Fyodor Zysett (PF) William Becker, Silas Herndon, James Eckhoff, Igor Olenski | |
| 09:19 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson misses the free throw | 14-23 |
| 09:19 | Samford | The rebound goes to Robert Bradford | 14-23 |
| 09:06 | Samford | George Riggins scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Robert Bradford | 16-23 |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Fyodor Zysett is fouled on the floor by Timothy Bagley - foul #1 on Timothy Bagley, team foul #8 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Samford | Benjamin Harty (SF) Jason Lloyd | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gerald Savoy (SG) John Mills | |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Fyodor Zysett makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Fyodor Zysett makes the 2nd free throw | 16-25 |
| 08:39 | Samford | Joseph Filip double dribbles in the backcourt | 16-25 |
| 08:22 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Peter Hudson | 16-27 |
| 08:09 | Samford | Joseph Filip misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Fyodor Zysett - foul #2 on Fyodor Zysett, team foul #4 | 16-27 |
| Subs | Samford | Arthur Bradley (SG), John Talty (SF) George Riggins, Robert Bradford | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Igor Olenski (PF) Fyodor Zysett | |
| 08:09 | Samford | Joseph Filip makes the 1st free throw | 17-27 |
| 08:09 | Samford | Joseph Filip makes the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 07:46 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander misses long on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on John Talty - foul #2 on John Talty, team foul #9 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Isaacson (PF), Robert Bradford (C) John Talty, Timothy Bagley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Becker (PG), John Mills (SG), James Eckhoff (SF) Dewayne Magee, Gerald Savoy, Igor Olenski | |
| 07:46 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander misses the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 07:46 | Kentucky | Thomas Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 07:20 | Samford | Robert Bradford misses short on an open jump hook near the basket | 18-28 |
| 07:19 | Samford | Thomas Isaacson tips it back up and in | 20-28 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Joseph Filip (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Arthur Bradley (fresh) SF - Benjamin Harty (fresh) PF - Thomas Isaacson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Bradford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - William Becker (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Mills (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Eckhoff (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Thomas Alexander (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Peter Hudson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:53 | Kentucky | Arthur Bradley steps in front of the Thomas Alexander pass | 20-28 |
| 06:31 | Samford | Robert Bradford misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 20-28 |
| 06:29 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Eckhoff | 20-28 |
| 06:14 | Kentucky | William Becker is fouled on the floor by Joseph Filip - foul #1 on Joseph Filip, team foul #10 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Samford | George Riggins (PG), Jason Lloyd (SF), Lyle Williams (PF), Timothy Bagley (C) Arthur Bradley, Benjamin Harty, Thomas Isaacson, Robert Bradford | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee (PG), Silas Herndon (SG), Igor Olenski (PF), Joe Wilson (C) John Mills, James Eckhoff, Thomas Alexander, Peter Hudson | |
| 06:14 | Kentucky | William Becker makes the 1st free throw | 20-29 |
| 06:14 | Kentucky | William Becker makes the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 05:59 | Samford | Jason Lloyd comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away but he's hacked by Joe Wilson - foul #1 on Joe Wilson, team foul #5 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gerald Savoy (SF) William Becker | |
| 05:59 | Samford | Jason Lloyd makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 05:59 | Samford | Jason Lloyd makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 05:59 | Samford | Jason Lloyd makes the 3rd free throw | 23-30 |
| 05:30 | Kentucky | Silas Herndon is fouled on the floor by Joseph Filip - foul #2 on Joseph Filip, team foul #11 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Samford | Michael Heaton (SF) Joseph Filip | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:30 | Kentucky | Silas Herndon misses the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 05:30 | Kentucky | Silas Herndon misses the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 05:30 | Samford | Timothy Bagley gets the rebound | 23-30 |
| 05:26 | Samford | Silas Herndon steals the ball from Timothy Bagley in the backcourt | 23-30 |
| 05:05 | Kentucky | Joe Wilson buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Dewayne Magee | 23-32 |
| 04:47 | Samford | George Riggins misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Igor Olenski - foul #1 on Igor Olenski, team foul #6 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Samford | Thomas Isaacson (PF), Robert Bradford (C) Lyle Williams, Timothy Bagley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Mills (SG), Fyodor Zysett (PF) Silas Herndon, Igor Olenski | |
| 04:47 | Samford | George Riggins misses the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 04:47 | Samford | George Riggins misses the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 04:47 | Kentucky | Joe Wilson gets the rebound | 23-32 |
| 04:27 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee misses the floater in the lane | 23-32 |
| 04:25 | Samford | Thomas Isaacson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-32 |
| 04:23 | Samford | Michael Heaton is fouled in the backcourt by John Mills - foul #1 on John Mills, team foul #7 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Eckhoff (SF), Peter Hudson (C) Dewayne Magee, Joe Wilson | |
| 04:23 | Samford | Michael Heaton misses the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 04:23 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson gets the rebound | 23-32 |
| 03:58 | Kentucky | James Eckhoff hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Mills and the foul's on Michael Heaton - foul #1 on Michael Heaton, team foul #12 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Samford | Arthur Bradley (PG), Louis Chamlee (SG), John Talty (SF), Benjamin Harty (PF) George Riggins, Jason Lloyd, Michael Heaton, Thomas Isaacson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Silas Herndon (SG) Gerald Savoy | |
| 03:58 | Kentucky | James Eckhoff makes the free throw | 23-35 |
| 03:34 | Samford | Arthur Bradley misses the shot from the left side | 23-35 |
| 03:32 | Samford | Arthur Bradley tips it back up and in | 25-35 |
| 03:13 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson blows the layup | 25-35 |
| 03:11 | Samford | Robert Bradford grabs the defensive rebound | 25-35 |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Arthur Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Louis Chamlee (fresh) SF - John Talty (fresh) PF - Benjamin Harty (fresh) C - Robert Bradford (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Mills (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Silas Herndon (tiring) 2 stl. SF - James Eckhoff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fyodor Zysett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Peter Hudson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Samford | Benjamin Harty buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur Bradley | 28-35 |
| 02:25 | Kentucky | Benjamin Harty takes the ball from Silas Herndon | 28-35 |
| 02:00 | Samford | Louis Chamlee misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-35 |
| 01:59 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 01:45 | Kentucky | James Eckhoff misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-35 |
| 01:43 | Samford | John Talty pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 01:38 | Samford | Benjamin Harty's pass is intercepted by Silas Herndon | 28-35 |
| 01:35 | Kentucky | Silas Herndon hits the finger roll | 28-37 |
| 01:18 | Samford | Silas Herndon is called for the reach on Louis Chamlee - foul #1 on Silas Herndon, team foul #8 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Samford | Joseph Filip (PG), Jason Lloyd (SF), Thomas Isaacson (PF), Lyle Williams (C) Arthur Bradley, John Talty, Benjamin Harty, Robert Bradford | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee (PG), Gerald Savoy (SG), Thomas Alexander (SF), Igor Olenski (PF), Joe Wilson (C) John Mills, Silas Herndon, James Eckhoff, Fyodor Zysett, Peter Hudson | |
| 01:18 | Samford | Louis Chamlee makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 01:18 | Samford | Louis Chamlee misses the 2nd free throw | 29-37 |
| 01:18 | Kentucky | Igor Olenski grabs the board | 29-37 |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-37 |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | Igor Olenski tips it in | 29-39 |
| 00:47 | Samford | Thomas Isaacson is hacked by Igor Olenski - foul #2 on Igor Olenski, team foul #9 | 29-39 |
| Subs | Samford | George Riggins (PG) Louis Chamlee | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:47 | Samford | Thomas Isaacson makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 00:47 | Samford | Thomas Isaacson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Joe Wilson grabs the board | 30-39 |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Joe Wilson | 30-42 |
| 00:18 | Samford | Thomas Alexander picks off the pass by Lyle Williams in the backcourt | 30-42 |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Gerald Savoy hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Alexander | 30-44 |
| 00:02 | Samford | George Riggins is hacked by Thomas Alexander - foul #2 on Thomas Alexander, team foul #10 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Becker (SF) Thomas Alexander | |
| 00:02 | Samford | George Riggins misses the 1st free throw | 30-44 |
| 00:02 | Samford | George Riggins makes the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Gerald Savoy misses long on a halfcourt shot | 31-44 |