| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Carl Darrow (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leroy Knight (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Parker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Locklear (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen McCarver (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Bruce Motter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Courtney Abraham (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Claude Walsh (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - Steve Manning (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Sigler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Bellarmine | Claude Walsh inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:34 | Bellarmine | Claude Walsh misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 19:33 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Leroy Knight | 32-33 |
| 19:21 | N. Kentucky | Edward Locklear comes up short on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on John Sigler - foul #1 on John Sigler, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| 19:21 | N. Kentucky | Edward Locklear misses the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 19:21 | N. Kentucky | Edward Locklear misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 19:21 | Bellarmine | Steve Manning grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 19:04 | Bellarmine | Carl Darrow is called for the reach on Bruce Motter - foul #1 on Carl Darrow, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| 18:46 | Bellarmine | John Sigler connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 32-35 |
| 18:34 | N. Kentucky | Carl Darrow clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-35 |
| 18:32 | N. Kentucky | Stephen McCarver grabs the offensive board | 32-35 |
| 18:14 | N. Kentucky | Carl Darrow can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-35 |
| 18:13 | Bellarmine | Courtney Abraham pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 18:08 | Bellarmine | Bruce Motter can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-35 |
| 18:06 | Bellarmine | John Sigler tips it back up and in | 32-37 |
| 17:49 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Knight hits a shot from just outside the lane | 34-37 |
| 17:24 | Bellarmine | John Sigler's pass is intercepted by Stephen McCarver | 34-37 |
| 17:06 | N. Kentucky | Edward Locklear knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Leroy Knight | 36-37 |
| 16:46 | Bellarmine | Bruce Motter drills a jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Stephen McCarver - foul #1 on Stephen McCarver, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gerald Steffens (PG), Ryan Sanders (SG), Philip Burns (SF), Joseph Glaspie (PF), Scott Herr (C) Carl Darrow, Leroy Knight, Gary Parker, Edward Locklear, Stephen McCarver | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Vic McCaffree (SG), Larry Whitney (SF), Daniel Ferguson (C) Courtney Abraham, Claude Walsh, John Sigler | |
| 16:46 | Bellarmine | Bruce Motter makes the free throw | 36-40 |
| 16:31 | N. Kentucky | Scott Herr misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 16:30 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Glaspie tips it back up and in | 38-40 |
| 16:14 | Bellarmine | Daniel Ferguson drills a turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Ryan Sanders - foul #1 on Ryan Sanders, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Charles Smith (SG), Kenneth Ritter (C) Bruce Motter, Steve Manning | |
| 16:14 | Bellarmine | Daniel Ferguson misses the free throw | 38-42 |
| 16:14 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Glaspie grabs the board | 38-42 |
| 16:08 | N. Kentucky | Gerald Steffens comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 38-42 |
| 16:06 | Bellarmine | Daniel Ferguson pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 15:54 | Bellarmine | Larry Whitney loses the ball out of bounds | 38-42 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Edward Locklear (PF) Ryan Sanders | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Jack Gardner (PG), Courtney Abraham (SG) Charles Smith, Larry Whitney | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Gerald Steffens (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Philip Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Herr (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Edward Locklear (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Glaspie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Jack Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Courtney Abraham (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Vic McCaffree (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kenneth Ritter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:36 | N. Kentucky | Scott Herr can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-42 |
| 15:35 | N. Kentucky | Edward Locklear tips it back up and in | 40-42 |
| 15:24 | Bellarmine | Vic McCaffree knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jack Gardner | 40-44 |
| 15:19 | N. Kentucky | Philip Burns comes up short on the shot from the right side | 40-44 |
| 15:18 | Bellarmine | The rebound goes to Daniel Ferguson | 40-44 |
| 15:00 | Bellarmine | Kenneth Ritter misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 40-44 |
| 14:59 | N. Kentucky | Scott Herr grabs the board | 40-44 |
| 14:54 | N. Kentucky | Edward Locklear comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 40-44 |
| 14:52 | Bellarmine | The rebound goes to Daniel Ferguson | 40-44 |
| 14:36 | Bellarmine | Vic McCaffree comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 40-44 |
| 14:34 | N. Kentucky | Gerald Steffens grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 14:15 | N. Kentucky | Edward Locklear buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Philip Burns | 42-44 |
| 13:47 | Bellarmine | Kenneth Ritter lays it in on a great pass from Jack Gardner | 42-46 |
| 13:36 | N. Kentucky | Philip Burns comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 42-46 |
| 13:34 | N. Kentucky | Edward Locklear gets the offensive rebound | 42-46 |
| 13:17 | N. Kentucky | Gerald Steffens scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Edward Locklear | 45-46 |
| 13:06 | Bellarmine | Joseph Glaspie is called for the reach on Courtney Abraham - foul #2 on Joseph Glaspie, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Carl Darrow (PG), Leroy Knight (SG), Gary Parker (SF), Greg Lynn (PF), Stephen McCarver (C) Gerald Steffens, Philip Burns, Scott Herr, Edward Locklear, Joseph Glaspie | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Bruce Motter (PG), Claude Walsh (SF), Steve Manning (PF), John Sigler (C) Courtney Abraham, Vic McCaffree, Daniel Ferguson, Kenneth Ritter | |
| 12:58 | Bellarmine | Claude Walsh hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 12:56 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Carl Darrow | 45-46 |
| 12:36 | N. Kentucky | Greg Lynn comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 45-46 |
| 12:35 | Bellarmine | Jack Gardner snags the defensive board | 45-46 |
| 12:30 | Bellarmine | Leroy Knight is called for the reach on Claude Walsh - foul #1 on Leroy Knight, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Charles Smith (SG) Jack Gardner | |
| 12:10 | Bellarmine | Claude Walsh misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 12:08 | N. Kentucky | Stephen McCarver pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 11:51 | N. Kentucky | Greg Lynn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Courtney Abraham (SG) Charles Smith | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Carl Darrow (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leroy Knight (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Parker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Greg Lynn (fresh) C - Stephen McCarver (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Bruce Motter (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Courtney Abraham (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Claude Walsh (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - Steve Manning (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - John Sigler (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Bellarmine | Courtney Abraham misses long on a jump hook from close range | 45-46 |
| 11:31 | N. Kentucky | Gary Parker pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 11:17 | N. Kentucky | Greg Lynn misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 45-46 |
| 11:16 | N. Kentucky | Stephen McCarver tips it but misses | 45-46 |
| 11:15 | Bellarmine | John Sigler pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 11:00 | Bellarmine | Bruce Motter misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-46 |
| 10:59 | Bellarmine | Courtney Abraham tips it in | 45-48 |
| 10:38 | N. Kentucky | Greg Lynn lays it up and in and the foul's on John Sigler - foul #2 on John Sigler, team foul #2 | 47-48 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Edward Locklear (PF), Joseph Glaspie (C) Gary Parker, Stephen McCarver | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Daniel Ferguson (C) John Sigler | |
| 10:38 | N. Kentucky | Greg Lynn makes the free throw | 48-48 |
| 10:27 | Bellarmine | Steve Manning hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Courtney Abraham | 48-50 |
| 10:10 | N. Kentucky | Edward Locklear connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Carl Darrow and he's fouled by Steve Manning - foul #1 on Steve Manning, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gerald Steffens (PG), Philip Burns (SG), Scott Herr (SF) Carl Darrow, Leroy Knight, Greg Lynn | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Jack Gardner (PG), Vic McCaffree (SG), Larry Whitney (SF) Bruce Motter, Courtney Abraham, Claude Walsh | |
| 10:10 | N. Kentucky | Edward Locklear misses the free throw | 50-50 |
| 10:10 | Bellarmine | The rebound goes to Daniel Ferguson | 50-50 |
| 09:50 | Bellarmine | Philip Burns is called for the reach on Vic McCaffree - foul #2 on Philip Burns, team foul #6 | 50-50 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Kenneth Ritter (C) Steve Manning | |
| 09:24 | Bellarmine | Gerald Steffens picks off the pass by Daniel Ferguson | 50-50 |
| 09:21 | N. Kentucky | Philip Burns banks in the layup set up by Gerald Steffens | 52-50 |
| 08:59 | Bellarmine | Vic McCaffree's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-50 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Carl Darrow (PG), Leroy Knight (SG), Gary Parker (SF), Stephen McCarver (C) Gerald Steffens, Philip Burns, Scott Herr, Joseph Glaspie | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Bruce Motter (PG), Courtney Abraham (SG), Claude Walsh (SF), Steve Manning (PF), John Sigler (C) Jack Gardner, Vic McCaffree, Larry Whitney, Daniel Ferguson, Kenneth Ritter | |
| 08:48 | N. Kentucky | Carl Darrow knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Leroy Knight | 55-50 |
| 08:29 | Bellarmine | Courtney Abraham clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-50 |
| 08:28 | Bellarmine | Bruce Motter tips it back up and in | 55-52 |
| 08:03 | N. Kentucky | Gary Parker knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Leroy Knight | 57-52 |
| 07:39 | Bellarmine | John Sigler comes up short on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Stephen McCarver - foul #2 on Stephen McCarver, team foul #7 | 57-52 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Joseph Glaspie (PF) Edward Locklear | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| 07:39 | Bellarmine | John Sigler makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 07:39 | Bellarmine | John Sigler makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Carl Darrow (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leroy Knight (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gary Parker (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joseph Glaspie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen McCarver (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Bruce Motter (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Courtney Abraham (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Claude Walsh (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - Steve Manning (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Sigler (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | N. Kentucky | Gary Parker scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Darrow | 59-54 |
| 07:04 | Bellarmine | Steve Manning buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Bruce Motter and the foul's on Joseph Glaspie - foul #3 on Joseph Glaspie, team foul #8 | 59-56 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gerald Steffens (SG) Leroy Knight | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Jack Gardner (PG), Vic McCaffree (SF) Bruce Motter, Claude Walsh | |
| 07:04 | Bellarmine | Steve Manning makes the free throw | 59-57 |
| 06:49 | N. Kentucky | Carl Darrow comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-57 |
| 06:47 | Bellarmine | The rebound goes to Steve Manning | 59-57 |
| 06:32 | Bellarmine | Gerald Steffens steals the ball from Courtney Abraham | 59-57 |
| 06:29 | N. Kentucky | Gerald Steffens dunks the ball | 61-57 |
| 06:08 | Bellarmine | Steve Manning misses the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Stephen McCarver - foul #3 on Stephen McCarver, team foul #9 | 61-57 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Ryan Sanders (SG), Philip Burns (SF), Edward Locklear (PF), Scott Herr (C) Carl Darrow, Gary Parker, Joseph Glaspie, Stephen McCarver | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Larry Whitney (SF), Daniel Ferguson (C) Courtney Abraham, John Sigler | |
| 06:08 | Bellarmine | Steve Manning makes the 1st free throw | 61-58 |
| 06:08 | Bellarmine | Steve Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 61-59 |
| 05:47 | N. Kentucky | Edward Locklear hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Gerald Steffens | 63-59 |
| 05:27 | Bellarmine | Jack Gardner misses the 3 from the left corner | 63-59 |
| 05:25 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Scott Herr | 63-59 |
| 05:05 | N. Kentucky | Edward Locklear misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 63-59 |
| 05:03 | Bellarmine | Steve Manning grabs the defensive rebound | 63-59 |
| 05:03 | Bellarmine | Bellarmine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-59 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Carl Darrow (PG), Leroy Knight (SG), Gary Parker (SF), Stephen McCarver (C) Gerald Steffens, Ryan Sanders, Philip Burns, Scott Herr | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Bruce Motter (PG), Courtney Abraham (SG), Claude Walsh (SF), John Sigler (C) Jack Gardner, Vic McCaffree, Larry Whitney, Daniel Ferguson | |
| 04:51 | Bellarmine | Courtney Abraham comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-59 |
| 04:49 | Bellarmine | John Sigler grabs the offensive board | 63-59 |
| 04:33 | Bellarmine | Claude Walsh makes the floater near the basket | 63-61 |
| 04:26 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Knight loses the dribble to Claude Walsh | 63-61 |
| 03:57 | Bellarmine | John Sigler's pass is intercepted by Edward Locklear | 63-61 |
| 03:37 | N. Kentucky | Carl Darrow lays it in set up by Leroy Knight and he's hacked by Bruce Motter - foul #1 on Bruce Motter, team foul #4 | 65-61 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Daniel Ferguson (PF) Steve Manning | |
| 03:37 | N. Kentucky | Carl Darrow makes the free throw | 66-61 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Carl Darrow (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leroy Knight (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Gary Parker (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Edward Locklear (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen McCarver (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Bruce Motter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Courtney Abraham (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Claude Walsh (fresh) 5 pts. 4 stl. PF - Daniel Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Sigler (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Bellarmine | Courtney Abraham's layup is rejected by Stephen McCarver | 66-61 |
| 03:08 | Bellarmine | Daniel Ferguson tips it but misses | 66-61 |
| 03:07 | N. Kentucky | Edward Locklear gets the rebound | 66-61 |
| 02:51 | N. Kentucky | Gary Parker misses long on a shot from the left side | 66-61 |
| 02:49 | N. Kentucky | Stephen McCarver grabs the offensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 02:38 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Knight hits a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Gary Parker and he's hacked by Daniel Ferguson - foul #1 on Daniel Ferguson, team foul #5 | 68-61 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Philip Burns (SF), Joseph Glaspie (C) Gary Parker, Stephen McCarver | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Kenneth Ritter (C) John Sigler | |
| 02:38 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Knight makes the free throw | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:36 | Bellarmine | Bellarmine calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-61 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gary Parker (SF), Stephen McCarver (C) Philip Burns, Joseph Glaspie | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Steve Manning (PF), John Sigler (C) Daniel Ferguson, Kenneth Ritter | |
| 02:20 | Bellarmine | Courtney Abraham hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Bruce Motter | 69-64 |
| 01:53 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Knight clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-64 |
| 01:51 | Bellarmine | Steve Manning grabs the defensive rebound | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:22 | Bellarmine | Bruce Motter knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Courtney Abraham | 69-67 |
| 01:14 | N. Kentucky | Stephen McCarver misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Steve Manning - foul #2 on Steve Manning, team foul #6 | 69-67 |
| 01:14 | N. Kentucky | Stephen McCarver makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 01:14 | N. Kentucky | Stephen McCarver makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| 01:01 | Bellarmine | Bruce Motter misses the fadeaway from the right block | 71-67 |
| 00:59 | Bellarmine | Claude Walsh snags the offensive board | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Bellarmine | Courtney Abraham connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Bruce Motter | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | N. Kentucky | Edward Locklear clanks a runner from the baseline | 71-69 |
| 00:22 | Bellarmine | Claude Walsh pulls down the rebound | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Bellarmine | Steve Manning loses the dribble to Stephen McCarver | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:12 | N. Kentucky | Carl Darrow is fouled in the backcourt by Courtney Abraham - foul #3 on Courtney Abraham, team foul #7 | 71-69 |
| 00:12 | N. Kentucky | Carl Darrow makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:12 | N. Kentucky | Carl Darrow makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:06 | Bellarmine | Courtney Abraham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-69 |
| 00:05 | N. Kentucky | Edward Locklear gets the rebound | 73-69 |
| 00:02 | N. Kentucky | Edward Locklear is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Motter - foul #2 on Bruce Motter, team foul #8 | 73-69 |
| 00:02 | N. Kentucky | Edward Locklear makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:02 | N. Kentucky | Edward Locklear makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:00 | Bellarmine | Courtney Abraham comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 75-69 |