| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Page (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Gregory Goodfellow (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Tyler Hazard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Welcher (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Vern Mills (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Willie Harris (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Wallen (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Manuel Hamilton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Montana | John Wallen inbounds the ball | 28-15 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:53 | Montana | Manuel Hamilton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-15 |
| 19:51 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Tyler Hazard | 28-15 |
| 19:28 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by John Wallen - foul #1 on John Wallen, team foul #1 | 28-15 |
| 19:28 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard makes the 1st free throw | 29-15 |
| 19:28 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard makes the 2nd free throw | 30-15 |
| 19:25 | Montana | Vern Mills travels in the backcourt | 30-15 |
| 19:08 | Kentucky | James Page misses the lay-in | 30-15 |
| 19:06 | Kentucky | Louis Welcher tips it back up and in | 32-15 |
| 19:02 | Montana | Willie Harris is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Goodfellow - foul #2 on Gregory Goodfellow, team foul #1 | 32-15 |
| 18:42 | Montana | Vern Mills misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-15 |
| 18:41 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Davis | 32-15 |
| 18:17 | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow is hacked by John Wallen - foul #2 on John Wallen, team foul #2 | 32-15 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Peres (SG), Thomas Mankowski (C) Gregory Goodfellow, Louis Welcher | |
| Subs | Montana | William Pham (C) Manuel Hamilton | |
| 17:50 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski can't throw it down but he's fouled by William Pham - foul #2 on William Pham, team foul #3 | 32-15 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdalla (SG), Damek Zomer (C) James Page, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Montana | Thomas Bayliss (PG), Ray Cardoso (SF), David Divine (C) Vern Mills, John Wallen, Mark Barnes | |
| 17:50 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski makes the 1st free throw | 33-15 |
| 17:50 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski makes the 2nd free throw | 34-15 |
| 17:41 | Montana | Willie Harris misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-15 |
| 17:40 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard gets the rebound | 34-15 |
| 17:34 | Kentucky | Willie Harris is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdalla - foul #1 on Willie Harris, team foul #4 | 34-15 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Montana | Thomas Brock (SG) Willie Harris | |
| 17:19 | Kentucky | Robert Peres misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-15 |
| 17:17 | Montana | Thomas Brock gets the rebound | 34-15 |
| 17:15 | Montana | Dikembe Abdalla picks off the pass by Thomas Brock in the backcourt | 34-15 |
| 17:14 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski hits the finger roll set up by Dikembe Abdalla | 36-15 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:52 | Montana | Thomas Bayliss lays it up and in on a great pass from Ray Cardoso and he's fouled by Damek Zomer - foul #1 on Damek Zomer, team foul #2 | 36-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG) Tyler Hazard | |
| Subs | Montana | John Wallen (SF), Manuel Hamilton (C) Ray Cardoso, David Divine | |
| 16:52 | Montana | Thomas Bayliss makes the free throw | 36-18 |
| 16:31 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdalla is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdalla, team foul #3 | 36-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Goodfellow (SG), Robert Davis (PF), Louis Welcher (C) Dikembe Abdalla, Thomas Mankowski, Damek Zomer | |
| Subs | Montana | Vern Mills (PG), Willie Harris (SG), Mark Barnes (PF) Thomas Bayliss, Thomas Brock, William Pham | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:08 | Montana | Willie Harris misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-18 |
| 16:07 | Montana | Manuel Hamilton tips it but misses | 36-18 |
| 16:06 | Montana | John Wallen misses the tip | 36-18 |
| 16:04 | Montana | Mark Barnes tips it back up and in | 36-20 |
| 15:59 | Kentucky | Robert Peres misses long on a floater from the left side | 36-20 |
| 15:57 | Montana | Manuel Hamilton gets the rebound | 36-20 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Page (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Gregory Goodfellow (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Peres (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Robert Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis Welcher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Vern Mills (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Willie Harris (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Wallen (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Barnes (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Manuel Hamilton (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Montana | Mark Barnes banks in the layup set up by Willie Harris | 36-22 |
| 15:34 | Kentucky | Robert Peres knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Davis | 39-22 |
| 15:13 | Montana | John Wallen connects on the 3 from the right wing | 39-25 |
| 14:56 | Kentucky | Robert Peres misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-25 |
| 14:55 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Peres | 39-25 |
| 14:46 | Kentucky | James Page is hacked by Willie Harris - foul #2 on Willie Harris, team foul #5 | 39-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdalla (SG), Tyler Hazard (SF), Thomas Mankowski (PF), Damek Zomer (C) Gregory Goodfellow, Robert Peres, Robert Davis, Louis Welcher | |
| Subs | Montana | Thomas Bayliss (PG), Marion Kitchens (SG), Ray Cardoso (SF), William Pham (PF), David Divine (C) Vern Mills, Willie Harris, John Wallen, Mark Barnes, Manuel Hamilton | |
| 14:32 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Damek Zomer | 41-25 |
| 14:17 | Montana | Thomas Bayliss misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-25 |
| 14:16 | Kentucky | Damek Zomer grabs the board | 41-25 |
| 13:47 | Kentucky | William Pham is called for the reach on Thomas Mankowski - foul #3 on William Pham, team foul #6 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Montana | Vern Mills (PG) Thomas Bayliss | |
| 13:28 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Page | 44-25 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:19 | Montana | Marion Kitchens is open and buries a 3 from straight away | 44-28 |
| 12:56 | Kentucky | James Page hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Dikembe Abdalla | 46-28 |
| 12:40 | Montana | Marion Kitchens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Peres (PG), Gregory Goodfellow (SG), Robert Davis (PF), Louis Welcher (C) James Page, Dikembe Abdalla, Thomas Mankowski, Damek Zomer | |
| Subs | Montana | Willie Harris (SG), John Wallen (SF), Mark Barnes (PF), Manuel Hamilton (C) Marion Kitchens, Ray Cardoso, William Pham, David Divine | |
| 12:20 | Kentucky | Robert Peres knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Tyler Hazard | 49-28 |
| 12:11 | Montana | Vern Mills drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by John Wallen | 49-30 |
| 11:50 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Peres | 52-30 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Peres (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Goodfellow (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Tyler Hazard (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Davis (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Louis Welcher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Vern Mills (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Willie Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Wallen (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Mark Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Manuel Hamilton (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Montana | Manuel Hamilton misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-30 |
| 11:36 | Kentucky | Robert Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 52-30 |
| 11:22 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard is fouled on the floor by John Wallen - foul #3 on John Wallen, team foul #7 | 52-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG), Damek Zomer (C) Robert Peres, Louis Welcher | |
| Subs | Montana | Thomas Bayliss (PG), William Pham (C) Vern Mills, Manuel Hamilton | |
| 11:22 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard misses the 1st free throw | 52-30 |
| 11:22 | Montana | The rebound goes to Mark Barnes | 52-30 |
| 11:06 | Montana | William Pham is whistled for traveling | 52-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Montana | Marion Kitchens (SF) John Wallen | |
| 10:40 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-30 |
| 10:39 | Montana | The rebound goes to William Pham | 52-30 |
| 10:21 | Montana | Mark Barnes is denied on a dunk by Damek Zomer | 52-30 |
| 10:20 | Kentucky | Damek Zomer grabs the board | 52-30 |
| 09:57 | Kentucky | James Page buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-30 |
| 09:46 | Montana | Mark Barnes hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Robert Davis - foul #1 on Robert Davis, team foul #4 | 54-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Peres (PG), Dikembe Abdalla (SG), Thomas Mankowski (PF), Louis Welcher (C) James Page, Gregory Goodfellow, Robert Davis, Damek Zomer | |
| Subs | Montana | John Wallen (SF), David Divine (C) Willie Harris, William Pham | |
| 09:46 | Montana | Mark Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 54-31 |
| 09:46 | Montana | Mark Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 54-32 |
| 09:30 | Kentucky | Robert Peres misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-32 |
| 09:29 | Montana | The rebound goes to John Wallen | 54-32 |
| 09:22 | Montana | David Divine makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-34 |
| 08:58 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Thomas Mankowski | 56-34 |
| 08:44 | Montana | Marion Kitchens misses badly on a floater from close range | 56-34 |
| 08:42 | Montana | Mark Barnes snags the offensive board | 56-34 |
| 08:28 | Montana | David Divine hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 56-34 |
| 08:27 | Montana | Marion Kitchens tips it home | 56-36 |
| 07:58 | Kentucky | Thomas Bayliss is called for the reach on Robert Peres - foul #1 on Thomas Bayliss, team foul #8 | 56-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG), Gregory Goodfellow (SG), Robert Davis (PF), Damek Zomer (C) Dikembe Abdalla, Tyler Hazard, Thomas Mankowski, Louis Welcher | |
| Subs | Montana | Vern Mills (PG), Willie Harris (SG), Ray Cardoso (SF), William Pham (PF), Manuel Hamilton (C) Thomas Bayliss, Marion Kitchens, John Wallen, Mark Barnes, David Divine | |
| 07:58 | Kentucky | Robert Peres misses the 1st free throw | 56-36 |
| 07:58 | Montana | William Pham gets the rebound | 56-36 |
| 07:54 | Montana | Willie Harris double dribbles in the backcourt | 56-36 |
| 07:41 | Kentucky | Robert Davis drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from James Page | 58-36 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Page (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Goodfellow (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Peres (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Robert Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Damek Zomer (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Vern Mills (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Willie Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Cardoso (fresh) PF - William Pham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Manuel Hamilton (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Montana | William Pham travels with the ball | 58-36 |
| 07:10 | Kentucky | James Page's pass is intercepted by Willie Harris | 58-36 |
| 07:05 | Montana | Vern Mills banks in the layup on a nice dish by Willie Harris | 58-38 |
| 06:41 | Kentucky | James Page knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Robert Peres | 60-38 |
| 06:32 | Montana | Ray Cardoso drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Willie Harris | 60-40 |
| 06:04 | Kentucky | Robert Davis hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Peres | 62-40 |
| 05:54 | Montana | Manuel Hamilton misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 62-40 |
| 05:53 | Montana | William Pham tips it in | 62-42 |
| 05:43 | Kentucky | James Page can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on William Pham - foul #4 on William Pham, team foul #9 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdalla (SG), Tyler Hazard (SF), Thomas Mankowski (PF), Louis Welcher (C) Gregory Goodfellow, Robert Peres, Robert Davis, Damek Zomer | |
| Subs | Montana | Thomas Bayliss (PG), Marion Kitchens (SG), John Wallen (SF), David Divine (PF) Vern Mills, Willie Harris, Ray Cardoso, William Pham | |
| 05:43 | Kentucky | James Page makes the 1st free throw | 63-42 |
| 05:43 | Kentucky | James Page makes the 2nd free throw | 64-42 |
| 05:39 | Montana | Dikembe Abdalla picks off the pass by John Wallen in the backcourt | 64-42 |
| 05:22 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski makes the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdalla | 66-42 |
| 05:20 | Montana | Tyler Hazard steps in front of the Manuel Hamilton pass in the backcourt | 66-42 |
| 05:19 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard lays it up and in | 68-42 |
| 05:16 | Montana | John Wallen is hacked by Dikembe Abdalla in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdalla, team foul #5 | 68-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Montana | Thomas Brock (SG), William Pham (C) John Wallen, Manuel Hamilton | |
| 05:01 | Montana | Dikembe Abdalla picks off the pass by Marion Kitchens | 68-42 |
| 04:36 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdalla scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Louis Welcher and he's hacked by David Divine - foul #1 on David Divine, team foul #10 | 70-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Davis (PF) Louis Welcher | |
| Subs | Montana | Willy Pannell (PG) Thomas Bayliss | |
| 04:36 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdalla makes the free throw | 71-42 |
| 04:32 | Montana | Thomas Brock is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 71-42 |
| 04:13 | Kentucky | James Page scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Dikembe Abdalla | 73-42 |
| 03:52 | Montana | Tyler Hazard steals the ball from David Divine | 73-42 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski connects on the runner in the paint | 75-42 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Page (tiring) 20 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdalla (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SF - Tyler Hazard (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Mankowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Willy Pannell (fresh) SG - Thomas Brock (fairly fresh) SF - Marion Kitchens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Pham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - David Divine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:16 | Montana | Willy Pannell clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 75-42 |
| 03:14 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski snags the defensive board | 75-42 |
| 02:54 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 75-42 |
| 02:52 | Montana | David Divine grabs the defensive rebound | 75-42 |
| 02:44 | Montana | David Divine misses the easy layup | 75-42 |
| 02:42 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski snags the defensive board | 75-42 |
| 02:16 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 75-42 |
| 02:14 | Montana | The rebound goes to David Divine | 75-42 |
| 02:11 | Montana | Willy Pannell is hacked by Tyler Hazard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tyler Hazard, team foul #6 | 75-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Peres (PG), Gregory Goodfellow (SG), Damek Zomer (PF), Louis Welcher (C) James Page, Dikembe Abdalla, Robert Davis, Thomas Mankowski | |
| Subs | Montana | Thomas Bayliss (PG), Ray Cardoso (SF) Willy Pannell, Thomas Brock | |
| 01:57 | Montana | Gregory Goodfellow is called for the reach on Ray Cardoso - foul #3 on Gregory Goodfellow, team foul #7 | 75-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG), Robert Davis (PF) Robert Peres, Damek Zomer | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 01:57 | Montana | Ray Cardoso makes the 1st free throw | 75-43 |
| 01:57 | Montana | Ray Cardoso makes the 2nd free throw | 75-44 |
| 01:42 | Kentucky | Robert Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 75-44 |
| 01:40 | Montana | William Pham snags the defensive board | 75-44 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:36 | Montana | Ray Cardoso throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-44 |
| 01:13 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 77-44 |
| 00:55 | Montana | William Pham makes the jump hook in the paint set up by Thomas Bayliss | 77-46 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | Robert Davis misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by David Divine - foul #2 on David Divine, team foul #11 | 77-46 |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | Robert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 78-46 |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 79-46 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Montana | William Pham hits a driving attempt from the baseline and the foul's on James Page - foul #2 on James Page, team foul #8 | 79-48 |
| 00:28 | Montana | William Pham makes the free throw | 79-49 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | James Page runs out the clock | 79-49 |