| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph Thatcher (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Forest Legg (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Everett Hansen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randolph Pung (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Burnett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Joshua Harkins (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Clark (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ronnie Blakes (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roy Dreyer (fresh) 5 reb. C - Randy Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Everett Hansen inbounds the ball | 31-18 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Kentucky | Forest Legg buries a turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Roy Dreyer - foul #1 on Roy Dreyer, team foul #1 | 33-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Thompson (PG), Christopher Logsdon (SF), John Ehrenberg (PF) Joseph Thatcher, Everett Hansen, Randolph Pung | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 19:48 | Kentucky | Forest Legg misses the free throw | 33-18 |
| 19:48 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Randy Hicks | 33-18 |
| 19:27 | McNeese State | Roy Dreyer banks in the layup on a great pass from Ronnie Blakes | 33-20 |
| 19:12 | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-20 |
| 19:10 | Kentucky | Forest Legg grabs the offensive board | 33-20 |
| 19:02 | Kentucky | Forest Legg is fouled on the floor by Roy Dreyer - foul #2 on Roy Dreyer, team foul #2 | 33-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Thatcher (PG), Everett Hansen (SF), Randolph Pung (PF) Robert Thompson, Forest Legg, John Ehrenberg | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 18:52 | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Thatcher | 36-20 |
| 18:35 | McNeese State | Ronnie Blakes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-20 |
| 18:34 | Kentucky | Everett Hansen gets the rebound | 36-20 |
| 18:30 | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 36-20 |
| 18:28 | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon tips it in | 38-20 |
| 18:21 | McNeese State | Robert Clark misses short on a runner from the baseline | 38-20 |
| 18:20 | Kentucky | Everett Hansen grabs the defensive rebound | 38-20 |
| 18:15 | Kentucky | Everett Hansen comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 38-20 |
| 18:14 | McNeese State | Joshua Harkins pulls down the rebound | 38-20 |
| 17:45 | McNeese State | Ronnie Blakes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Thompson (SG), Forest Legg (SF), John Ehrenberg (PF), Paul Lavoie (C) Christopher Logsdon, Everett Hansen, Randolph Pung, John Burnett | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 17:31 | Kentucky | Joseph Thatcher loses the ball out of bounds | 38-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Everett Hansen (SF), Randolph Pung (PF) Joseph Thatcher, John Ehrenberg | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 17:14 | McNeese State | Robert Clark buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-23 |
| 16:59 | Kentucky | Everett Hansen connects on the shot from close range set up by Forest Legg | 40-23 |
| 16:39 | McNeese State | Randy Hicks is fouled on the floor by Paul Lavoie - foul #2 on Paul Lavoie, team foul #1 | 40-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Thatcher (PG), Christopher Logsdon (SF), John Ehrenberg (PF), John Burnett (C) Robert Thompson, Everett Hansen, Randolph Pung, Paul Lavoie | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Wyatt Ivory (PG), Jackie Crouch (SG), Frank Rosado (SF), Charles Coleman (PF), Victor Croce (C) Joshua Harkins, Robert Clark, Ronnie Blakes, Roy Dreyer, Randy Hicks | |
| 16:24 | McNeese State | Jackie Crouch misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-23 |
| 16:23 | McNeese State | Charles Coleman snags the offensive board | 40-23 |
| 16:08 | McNeese State | John Burnett blocks the short jumper by Victor Croce | 40-23 |
| 16:07 | McNeese State | Victor Croce tips it back up and in | 40-25 |
| 15:49 | Kentucky | John Ehrenberg makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Joseph Thatcher | 42-25 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph Thatcher (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Forest Legg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Logsdon (fresh) 16 pts. PF - John Ehrenberg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Burnett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Wyatt Ivory (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jackie Crouch (fresh) SF - Frank Rosado (fresh) PF - Charles Coleman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Victor Croce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:24 | McNeese State | Jackie Crouch hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Wyatt Ivory | 42-28 |
| 15:08 | Kentucky | John Ehrenberg misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-28 |
| 15:06 | Kentucky | John Ehrenberg tips it in | 44-28 |
| 14:49 | McNeese State | Jackie Crouch can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-28 |
| 14:47 | Kentucky | Joseph Thatcher gets the rebound | 44-28 |
| 14:30 | Kentucky | John Ehrenberg clanks a turnaround near the basket | 44-28 |
| 14:29 | McNeese State | Wyatt Ivory snags the defensive board | 44-28 |
| 14:10 | McNeese State | John Burnett swats the short shot by Charles Coleman | 44-28 |
| 14:09 | Kentucky | Joseph Thatcher pulls down the rebound | 44-28 |
| 13:54 | Kentucky | Forest Legg's pass is intercepted by Frank Rosado | 44-28 |
| 13:31 | McNeese State | Charles Coleman buries a jumper in the paint and he's fouled by Forest Legg - foul #1 on Forest Legg, team foul #2 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Thompson (SG), Everett Hansen (SF), Randolph Pung (PF), Paul Lavoie (C) Forest Legg, Christopher Logsdon, John Ehrenberg, John Burnett | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Joshua Harkins (PG), Robert Clark (SG), Ronnie Blakes (SF), Randy Hicks (C) Wyatt Ivory, Jackie Crouch, Frank Rosado, Victor Croce | |
| 13:31 | McNeese State | Charles Coleman makes the free throw | 44-31 |
| 13:18 | Kentucky | Everett Hansen comes up short on the floater from the right block but the foul's on Charles Coleman - foul #3 on Charles Coleman, team foul #3 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Roy Dreyer (PF) Charles Coleman | |
| 13:18 | Kentucky | Everett Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 13:18 | Kentucky | Everett Hansen misses the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 13:18 | McNeese State | Roy Dreyer snags the defensive board | 45-31 |
| 12:54 | McNeese State | Joshua Harkins clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-31 |
| 12:52 | McNeese State | Ronnie Blakes tips it back up and in | 45-33 |
| 12:40 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson misses the shot from the left side | 45-33 |
| 12:39 | McNeese State | The rebound goes to Roy Dreyer | 45-33 |
| 12:27 | McNeese State | Randy Hicks loses the dribble to Everett Hansen | 45-33 |
| 12:04 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson drills a shot from the left side | 47-33 |
| 11:46 | McNeese State | Ronnie Blakes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Forest Legg (SG), John Burnett (C) Joseph Thatcher, Paul Lavoie | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Forest Legg (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Everett Hansen (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Randolph Pung (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Burnett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Joshua Harkins (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Clark (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ronnie Blakes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roy Dreyer (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Randy Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Kentucky | Everett Hansen's pass is intercepted by Robert Clark | 47-33 |
| 11:13 | McNeese State | Robert Clark misses short on a shot from the baseline | 47-33 |
| 11:12 | Kentucky | Everett Hansen grabs the board | 47-33 |
| 11:07 | Kentucky | Everett Hansen misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-33 |
| 11:05 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson tips it home | 49-33 |
| 10:49 | McNeese State | Robert Clark misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-33 |
| 10:47 | Kentucky | Everett Hansen gets the rebound | 49-33 |
| 10:23 | Kentucky | Everett Hansen knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Thompson | 51-33 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:07 | McNeese State | Randolph Pung steals it from Robert Clark | 51-33 |
| 09:43 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 51-33 |
| 09:42 | McNeese State | Joshua Harkins snags the defensive board | 51-33 |
| 09:26 | McNeese State | Robert Clark hits a shot from the left block and the foul's on Forest Legg - foul #2 on Forest Legg, team foul #3 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Thatcher (PG), Christopher Logsdon (SG), John Ehrenberg (PF), Paul Lavoie (C) Robert Thompson, Forest Legg, Everett Hansen, John Burnett | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Jackie Crouch (PG), Wyatt Ivory (SF), Charles Coleman (PF), Victor Croce (C) Joshua Harkins, Ronnie Blakes, Roy Dreyer, Randy Hicks | |
| 09:26 | McNeese State | Robert Clark misses the free throw | 51-35 |
| 09:26 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Paul Lavoie | 51-35 |
| 09:10 | Kentucky | John Ehrenberg knocks in the floater from the left wing | 53-35 |
| 09:07 | McNeese State | Jackie Crouch loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Everett Hansen (SF) John Ehrenberg | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Frank Rosado (SF) Robert Clark | |
| 09:01 | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-35 |
| 08:47 | McNeese State | Victor Croce loses the dribble to Everett Hansen | 53-35 |
| 08:31 | Kentucky | Wyatt Ivory steps in front of the Paul Lavoie pass | 53-35 |
| 08:17 | McNeese State | A charge is called on Wyatt Ivory - foul #1 on Wyatt Ivory, team foul #4 | 53-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Thompson (SG), John Burnett (C) Everett Hansen, Paul Lavoie | |
| Subs | McNeese State | | |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon dunks the ball on a nice dish by Robert Thompson | 55-35 |
| 07:48 | McNeese State | Wyatt Ivory makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Frank Rosado | 55-38 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph Thatcher (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Christopher Logsdon (fresh) 18 pts. PF - Randolph Pung (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - John Burnett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Wyatt Ivory (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jackie Crouch (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Frank Rosado (fresh) PF - Charles Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Victor Croce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:29 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson is called for traveling | 55-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Everett Hansen (SF), John Ehrenberg (PF) Robert Thompson, Randolph Pung | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Joshua Harkins (PG), Robert Clark (SG), Roy Dreyer (PF) Jackie Crouch, Frank Rosado, Victor Croce | |
| 07:14 | McNeese State | Charles Coleman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 55-38 |
| 07:12 | McNeese State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Coleman | 55-38 |
| 06:58 | McNeese State | Robert Clark makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 55-40 |
| 06:33 | Kentucky | Robert Clark takes the ball from Christopher Logsdon | 55-40 |
| 06:15 | McNeese State | Charles Coleman comes up short on the floater from close range | 55-40 |
| 06:13 | Kentucky | John Burnett gets the rebound | 55-40 |
| 06:08 | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-40 |
| 06:07 | Kentucky | Joseph Thatcher tips it but misses | 55-40 |
| 06:05 | McNeese State | Charles Coleman pulls down the rebound | 55-40 |
| 05:47 | McNeese State | Charles Coleman buries a 3 from the left wing | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:23 | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-43 |
| 05:21 | McNeese State | Roy Dreyer pulls down the rebound | 55-43 |
| 05:21 | McNeese State | McNeese State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Thompson (PG), Forest Legg (SG), Randolph Pung (SF), Paul Lavoie (C) Joseph Thatcher, Christopher Logsdon, Everett Hansen, John Burnett | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Ronnie Blakes (SF), Randy Hicks (C) Wyatt Ivory, Charles Coleman | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:56 | McNeese State | Randy Hicks's pass is intercepted by Robert Thompson | 55-43 |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Lavoie | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:22 | McNeese State | Randy Hicks can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Paul Lavoie - foul #3 on Paul Lavoie, team foul #4 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Burnett (C) Paul Lavoie | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Victor Croce (PF) Roy Dreyer | |
| 04:22 | McNeese State | Randy Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 57-44 |
| 04:22 | McNeese State | Randy Hicks makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| 04:04 | Kentucky | John Ehrenberg loses the ball out of bounds | 57-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Thatcher (PG) John Ehrenberg | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Wyatt Ivory (PG), Charles Coleman (PF) Joshua Harkins, Victor Croce | |
| 03:54 | McNeese State | Ronnie Blakes connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Wyatt Ivory | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:39 | Kentucky | Forest Legg hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Burnett | 59-47 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph Thatcher (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SF - Forest Legg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Randolph Pung (fresh) 4 reb. C - John Burnett (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | McNeese State | PG - Wyatt Ivory (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Clark (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ronnie Blakes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Randy Hicks (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:23 | McNeese State | Ronnie Blakes clanks a shot from the left block | 59-47 |
| 03:22 | McNeese State | Ronnie Blakes grabs the offensive board | 59-47 |
| 03:17 | McNeese State | Charles Coleman scores on a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Wyatt Ivory | 59-49 |
| 02:54 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson is hacked by Robert Clark - foul #3 on Robert Clark, team foul #5 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon (SG), Everett Hansen (SF), Paul Lavoie (C) Joseph Thatcher, Forest Legg, John Burnett | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Joshua Harkins (PG), Roy Dreyer (PF) Robert Clark, Charles Coleman | |
| 02:46 | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 59-49 |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson tips it back up and in | 61-49 |
| 02:30 | McNeese State | Ronnie Blakes scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Wyatt Ivory | 61-52 |
| 02:04 | Kentucky | Randy Hicks picks off the pass by Paul Lavoie | 61-52 |
| 01:54 | McNeese State | Ronnie Blakes misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-52 |
| 01:52 | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon snags the defensive board | 61-52 |
| 01:25 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-52 |
| 01:24 | McNeese State | Roy Dreyer grabs the defensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 01:13 | McNeese State | Ronnie Blakes knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-55 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:03 | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Everett Hansen | 63-55 |
| 00:56 | McNeese State | Ronnie Blakes can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 63-55 |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | Randolph Pung gets the rebound | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | Joshua Harkins is called for the reach on Randolph Pung in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joshua Harkins, team foul #6 | 63-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Forest Legg (SG), John Burnett (C) Christopher Logsdon, Paul Lavoie | |
| Subs | McNeese State | Robert Clark (SG) Wyatt Ivory | |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | Joshua Harkins is called for the reach on Randolph Pung - foul #4 on Joshua Harkins, team foul #7 | 63-55 |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | Randolph Pung misses the 1st free throw | 63-55 |
| 00:51 | McNeese State | Randy Hicks snags the defensive board | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | McNeese State | Robert Clark can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-55 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | John Burnett gets the rebound | 63-55 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | John Burnett is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Clark - foul #4 on Robert Clark, team foul #8 | 63-55 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | John Burnett makes the 1st free throw | 64-55 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | John Burnett makes the 2nd free throw | 65-55 |
| 00:38 | McNeese State | Randy Hicks loses the dribble to John Burnett | 65-55 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | McNeese State | McNeese State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Randy Hicks steals the ball from Robert Thompson | 65-55 |
| 00:09 | McNeese State | Robert Clark misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 65-55 |
| 00:08 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson snags the defensive board | 65-55 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson runs out the clock | 65-55 |