| Lineup | Wagner | PG - James Loyd (fresh) SG - Paul Nelson (fresh) SF - Raymond Busby (fresh) PF - Leo Collett (fresh) C - William Meissner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fresh) SG - Hank Bennett (fresh) SF - Michael Hunt (fresh) PF - Clarence Rankin (fresh) C - Murray Byrd (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wagner | Wagner is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin slams it home on a nice dish by Randy Randolph and he's fouled by James Loyd - foul #1 on James Loyd, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:25 | Wagner | James Loyd hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 0-3 |
| 19:23 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 19:07 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd tips it home | 0-5 |
| 18:45 | Wagner | Raymond Busby can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-5 |
| 18:44 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph gets the rebound | 0-5 |
| 18:33 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett is fouled on the floor by Paul Nelson - foul #1 on Paul Nelson, team foul #2 | 0-5 |
| 18:19 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Randy Randolph is denied by Paul Nelson | 0-5 |
| 18:18 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin tips it home | 0-7 |
| 17:58 | Wagner | Raymond Busby is whistled for traveling | 0-7 |
| 17:45 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt buries a floater from close range set up by Clarence Rankin | 0-9 |
| 17:40 | Wagner | James Loyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-9 |
| 17:15 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt is hacked by Leo Collett - foul #1 on Leo Collett, team foul #3 | 0-9 |
| Subs | Wagner | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale (SG) Hank Bennett | |
| 17:00 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Randy Randolph | 0-12 |
| 16:56 | Wagner | Raymond Busby comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 0-12 |
| 16:55 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph gets the rebound | 0-12 |
| 16:53 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph is called for traveling in the backcourt | 0-12 |
| 16:32 | Wagner | Leo Collett misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Clarence Rankin - foul #1 on Clarence Rankin, team foul #1 | 0-12 |
| Subs | Wagner | Robert Hack (C) William Meissner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:32 | Wagner | Leo Collett misses the 1st free throw | 0-12 |
| 16:32 | Wagner | Leo Collett makes the 2nd free throw | 1-12 |
| 16:11 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Steven Carnevale | 1-15 |
| 15:50 | Wagner | James Loyd can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 1-15 |
| 15:49 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Clarence Rankin | 1-15 |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - James Loyd (fresh) SG - Paul Nelson (fairly fresh) SF - Raymond Busby (fairly fresh) PF - Leo Collett (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Robert Hack (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Carnevale (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Hunt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence Rankin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Murray Byrd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd is fouled on the floor by Robert Hack - foul #1 on Robert Hack, team foul #4 | 1-15 |
| Subs | Wagner | Gary Pendleton (PG), Jesse Pleasants (SG), Frank Callahan (SF), Jerome Honda (C) James Loyd, Paul Nelson, Raymond Busby, Leo Collett | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (SG) Steven Carnevale | |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | Jerome Honda picks off the pass by Hank Bennett | 1-15 |
| 14:59 | Wagner | Frank Callahan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 1-15 |
| 14:58 | Wagner | Jerome Honda pulls down the offensive rebound | 1-15 |
| 14:46 | Wagner | Jesse Pleasants misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 1-15 |
| 14:45 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin grabs the board | 1-15 |
| 14:30 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt misses the jump hook from the baseline | 1-15 |
| 14:29 | Wagner | Robert Hack snags the defensive board | 1-15 |
| 14:14 | Wagner | Frank Callahan is fouled on the floor by Michael Hunt - foul #1 on Michael Hunt, team foul #2 | 1-15 |
| Subs | Wagner | James Loyd (PG), Paul Nelson (SG), Raymond Busby (SF), William Meissner (C) Gary Pendleton, Jesse Pleasants, Frank Callahan, Jerome Honda | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Stone (SF), Troy Auten (PF), Lewis Gregory (C) Michael Hunt, Clarence Rankin, Murray Byrd | |
| 14:08 | Wagner | Raymond Busby hits the finger roll | 3-15 |
| 13:47 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 3-17 |
| 13:28 | Wagner | Raymond Busby hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Troy Auten - foul #1 on Troy Auten, team foul #3 | 3-17 |
| Subs | Wagner | Leo Collett (PF) Robert Hack | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Bohn (PG) Randy Randolph | |
| 13:28 | Wagner | Raymond Busby makes the 1st free throw | 4-17 |
| 13:28 | Wagner | Raymond Busby misses the 2nd free throw | 4-17 |
| 13:28 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Troy Auten | 4-17 |
| 13:16 | Kentucky | James Loyd steals it from Robert Stone | 4-17 |
| 13:12 | Wagner | James Loyd lays it up and in | 6-17 |
| 12:54 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett misses long on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Raymond Busby - foul #1 on Raymond Busby, team foul #5 | 6-17 |
| Subs | Wagner | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hunt (SF) Robert Stone | |
| 12:54 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 6-18 |
| 12:54 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 6-19 |
| 12:46 | Wagner | Troy Auten is called for the reach on Leo Collett - foul #2 on Troy Auten, team foul #4 | 6-19 |
| Subs | Wagner | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale (SG), Clarence Rankin (PF), Murray Byrd (C) Hank Bennett, Troy Auten, Lewis Gregory | |
| 12:27 | Wagner | Leo Collett connects on the shot near the basket set up by Raymond Busby | 8-19 |
| 12:11 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Hunt | 8-21 |
| 11:56 | Wagner | Leo Collett's pass is intercepted by Michael Hunt | 8-21 |
| 11:41 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-21 |
| 11:39 | Wagner | Paul Nelson grabs the board | 8-21 |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - James Loyd (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Nelson (fairly fresh) SF - Raymond Busby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leo Collett (fresh) 3 pts. C - William Meissner (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Bohn (fresh) SG - Steven Carnevale (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Hunt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence Rankin (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Murray Byrd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Wagner | Leo Collett clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Clarence Rankin - foul #2 on Clarence Rankin, team foul #5 | 8-21 |
| Subs | Wagner | Gary Pendleton (SG), Frank Callahan (SF), Robert Hack (C) Paul Nelson, Raymond Busby, William Meissner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (PG), Hank Bennett (SG), Robert Stone (SF), Troy Auten (PF), Lewis Gregory (C) Noel Bohn, Steven Carnevale, Michael Hunt, Clarence Rankin, Murray Byrd | |
| 11:21 | Wagner | Leo Collett makes the 1st free throw | 9-21 |
| 11:21 | Wagner | Leo Collett makes the 2nd free throw | 10-21 |
| 11:00 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 10-21 |
| 10:58 | Wagner | Robert Hack grabs the defensive rebound | 10-21 |
| 10:40 | Wagner | Gary Pendleton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-21 |
| 10:38 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Stone | 10-21 |
| 10:33 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 10-21 |
| 10:31 | Wagner | Gary Pendleton grabs the defensive rebound | 10-21 |
| 10:12 | Wagner | The short jumper by Leo Collett is denied by Troy Auten | 10-21 |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 10-21 |
| 09:56 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Randy Randolph | 10-24 |
| 09:44 | Wagner | James Loyd misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 10-24 |
| 09:42 | Wagner | Gary Pendleton tips it back up and in | 12-24 |
| 09:23 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-24 |
| 09:22 | Wagner | Frank Callahan grabs the board | 12-24 |
| 09:13 | Wagner | Leo Collett misses the 3 from straight away | 12-24 |
| 09:12 | Kentucky | Robert Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 12-24 |
| 08:50 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Loyd - foul #2 on James Loyd, team foul #6 | 12-24 |
| Subs | Wagner | Paul Nelson (SG), Raymond Busby (SF), Jerome Honda (PF), William Meissner (C) James Loyd, Frank Callahan, Leo Collett, Robert Hack | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Bohn (PG), Steven Carnevale (SG), Michael Hunt (SF), Murray Byrd (C) Hank Bennett, Robert Stone, Troy Auten, Lewis Gregory | |
| 08:50 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 12-25 |
| 08:50 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph misses the 2nd free throw | 12-25 |
| 08:50 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-25 |
| 08:34 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd misses short on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by William Meissner - foul #1 on William Meissner, team foul #7 | 12-25 |
| Subs | Wagner | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory (C) Noel Bohn | |
| 08:34 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 12-25 |
| 08:34 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 12-26 |
| 08:20 | Wagner | Michael Hunt blocks the jumper by Jerome Honda | 12-26 |
| 08:19 | Wagner | William Meissner tips it but misses | 12-26 |
| 08:18 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd snags the defensive board | 12-26 |
| 08:15 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-26 |
| Subs | Wagner | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin (PF) Lewis Gregory | |
| 08:05 | Wagner | Paul Nelson scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Gary Pendleton | 15-26 |
| 07:56 | Kentucky | William Meissner steals the ball from Clarence Rankin | 15-26 |
| 07:31 | Wagner | William Meissner is whistled for traveling | 15-26 |
| Subs | Wagner | Jesse Pleasants (PG) Gary Pendleton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Bohn (PG) Randy Randolph | |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - Jesse Pleasants (fresh) SG - Paul Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raymond Busby (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerome Honda (fresh) C - William Meissner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Bohn (fresh) SG - Steven Carnevale (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Hunt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Clarence Rankin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Murray Byrd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-26 |
| 07:06 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd snags the offensive board | 15-26 |
| 06:54 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Jerome Honda - foul #1 on Jerome Honda, team foul #8 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Wagner | Frank Callahan (PF), Robert Hack (C) Jerome Honda, William Meissner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (SG), Robert Stone (SF) Steven Carnevale, Clarence Rankin | |
| 06:54 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 15-27 |
| 06:54 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt misses the 2nd free throw | 15-27 |
| 06:54 | Wagner | Robert Hack snags the defensive board | 15-27 |
| 06:31 | Wagner | The jump hook by Paul Nelson is blocked by Michael Hunt | 15-27 |
| 06:29 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Noel Bohn | 15-27 |
| 06:15 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 15-27 |
| 06:14 | Wagner | Jesse Pleasants snags the defensive board | 15-27 |
| 05:56 | Wagner | Raymond Busby clanks a 3 from the right corner | 15-27 |
| 05:54 | Wagner | Frank Callahan hits the follow up shot | 17-27 |
| 05:41 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd misses long on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Hack - foul #2 on Robert Hack, team foul #9 | 17-27 |
| Subs | Wagner | Gary Pendleton (PG), Leo Collett (PF), Jerome Honda (C) Paul Nelson, Raymond Busby, Robert Hack | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (PG), Lewis Gregory (C) Noel Bohn, Michael Hunt | |
| 05:41 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 17-28 |
| 05:41 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 17-29 |
| 05:31 | Wagner | Leo Collett loses the ball out of bounds | 17-29 |
| Subs | Wagner | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin (PF) Murray Byrd | |
| 05:19 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph loses the ball out of bounds | 17-29 |
| 05:10 | Wagner | Leo Collett misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 17-29 |
| 05:09 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph snags the defensive board | 17-29 |
| 04:54 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett is fouled on the floor by Gary Pendleton - foul #1 on Gary Pendleton, team foul #10 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Wagner | John Leggett (SF), William Meissner (C) Frank Callahan, Jerome Honda | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale (SG) Clarence Rankin | |
| 04:54 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 17-30 |
| 04:54 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 17-31 |
| 04:43 | Wagner | William Meissner misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 17-31 |
| 04:42 | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale grabs the defensive rebound | 17-31 |
| 04:20 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Leo Collett - foul #2 on Leo Collett, team foul #11 | 17-31 |
| Subs | Wagner | Paul Nelson (SG), Raymond Busby (SF), Jerome Honda (PF) Jesse Pleasants, John Leggett, Leo Collett | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hunt (SF) Robert Stone | |
| 04:20 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 17-32 |
| 04:20 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 17-32 |
| 04:20 | Wagner | William Meissner gets the rebound | 17-32 |
| 04:04 | Wagner | Paul Nelson drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Pendleton | 20-32 |
| 03:45 | Kentucky | William Meissner steals the ball from Steven Carnevale | 20-32 |
| 03:26 | Wagner | Paul Nelson comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Steven Carnevale - foul #1 on Steven Carnevale, team foul #6 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Wagner | James Loyd (PG), Leo Collett (PF), Robert Hack (C) Gary Pendleton, Jerome Honda, William Meissner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Bohn (PG), Clarence Rankin (PF), Murray Byrd (C) Randy Randolph, Steven Carnevale, Lewis Gregory | |
| 03:26 | Wagner | Paul Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 20-32 |
| 03:26 | Wagner | Paul Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 03:26 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 20-32 |
| Lineup | Wagner | PG - James Loyd (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Raymond Busby (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Leo Collett (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Hack (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Bohn (fresh) SG - Hank Bennett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Hunt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - Clarence Rankin (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Murray Byrd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Michael Hunt | 20-34 |
| 02:59 | Wagner | Paul Nelson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 20-34 |
| 02:58 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Hank Bennett | 20-34 |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn is hacked by James Loyd - foul #3 on James Loyd, team foul #12 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Wagner | Gary Pendleton (PG), Jesse Pleasants (SG), Frank Callahan (SF) James Loyd, Paul Nelson, Raymond Busby | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Stone (SF) Michael Hunt | |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn makes the 1st free throw | 20-35 |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn makes the 2nd free throw | 20-36 |
| 02:40 | Wagner | Jesse Pleasants is hacked by Murray Byrd - foul #1 on Murray Byrd, team foul #7 | 20-36 |
| 02:40 | Wagner | Jesse Pleasants makes the 1st free throw | 21-36 |
| 02:40 | Wagner | Jesse Pleasants makes the 2nd free throw | 22-36 |
| 02:38 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn is fouled in the backcourt by Jesse Pleasants - foul #1 on Jesse Pleasants, team foul #13 | 22-36 |
| 02:38 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn makes the 1st free throw | 22-37 |
| 02:38 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn makes the 2nd free throw | 22-38 |
| 02:25 | Wagner | Hank Bennett takes the ball from Frank Callahan | 22-38 |
| 02:09 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin is hacked by Frank Callahan - foul #1 on Frank Callahan, team foul #14 | 22-38 |
| Subs | Wagner | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (PG), Steven Carnevale (SG) Noel Bohn, Hank Bennett | |
| 02:09 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin makes the 1st free throw | 22-39 |
| 02:09 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin makes the 2nd free throw | 22-40 |
| 01:57 | Wagner | Robert Hack lays it in | 24-40 |
| 01:33 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Carnevale | 24-43 |
| 01:04 | Wagner | Gary Pendleton makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Leo Collett | 27-43 |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd can't finish the layup | 27-43 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd grabs the offensive board | 27-43 |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Robert Stone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-43 |
| Subs | Wagner | Paul Nelson (SG), Raymond Busby (SF), Jerome Honda (PF), William Meissner (C) Gary Pendleton, Frank Callahan, Leo Collett, Robert Hack | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (SG), Michael Hunt (SF), Lewis Gregory (C) Steven Carnevale, Robert Stone, Murray Byrd | |
| 00:05 | Wagner | William Meissner makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jesse Pleasants | 29-43 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin comes up short on the shot in the paint | 29-43 |
| 00:00 | Wagner | The rebound goes to Paul Nelson | 29-43 |