| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Raul Marrero (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Bentz (fresh) SF - Dobromir Prusinski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Aaron Rice (fresh) 3 reb. C - Fabian Conti (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Leon Butler (fresh) SG - Arthur Romanoski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Koenig (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Peter Durso (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Ellison (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig inbounds the ball | 26-35 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski is hacked by David Bentz - foul #3 on David Bentz, team foul #1 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti (SG) David Bentz | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 19:25 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 26-35 |
| 19:23 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 19:18 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 26-35 |
| 19:16 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Bobby Koenig | 26-35 |
| 19:01 | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler is hacked by Raul Marrero - foul #2 on Raul Marrero, team foul #2 | 26-35 |
| 18:56 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig is hacked by Dikembe Abdelmuti - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelmuti, team foul #3 | 26-35 |
| 18:32 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski is fouled on the floor by Dobromir Prusinski - foul #1 on Dobromir Prusinski, team foul #4 | 26-35 |
| 18:15 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski is whistled for a carry | 26-35 |
| 17:50 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti misses the floater from the left wing | 26-35 |
| 17:49 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Arthur Romanoski | 26-35 |
| 17:29 | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Leon Butler, team foul #1 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie (PF), Gregory Cummings (C) Aaron Rice, Fabian Conti | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Tom Cobb (PG), Thomas Owen (SG), Daniel Custodio (PF) Leon Butler, Arthur Romanoski, Peter Durso | |
| 17:12 | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Kennedy (SG), Christopher Hill (C) Bobby Koenig, William Ellison | |
| 16:58 | Northern Iowa | Dobromir Prusinski denies the turnaround by Daniel Custodio | 26-35 |
| 16:57 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Owen hits the follow up shot | 26-37 |
| 16:44 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Kennedy | 26-37 |
| 16:39 | Northern Iowa | Tom Cobb clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Dobromir Prusinski - foul #2 on Dobromir Prusinski, team foul #5 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Whittaker (PG), Gary Stagner (SF), James Ton (PF) Raul Marrero, Dikembe Abdelmuti, Dobromir Prusinski | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 16:39 | Northern Iowa | Tom Cobb misses the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 16:39 | Northern Iowa | Tom Cobb misses the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 16:39 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Custodio gets the offensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 16:30 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Custodio hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 16:29 | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings pulls down the rebound | 26-37 |
| 16:09 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie misses long on a runner in the paint | 26-37 |
| 16:07 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Owen gets the rebound | 26-37 |
| 15:47 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Owen is fouled on the floor by David Whittaker - foul #1 on David Whittaker, team foul #6 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raul Marrero (PG), David Bentz (SG), Aaron Rice (PF), Fabian Conti (C) David Whittaker, Gary Stagner, James Ton, Gregory Cummings | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler (PG), Arthur Romanoski (SG), Bobby Koenig (SF), Peter Durso (PF), William Ellison (C) Thomas Owen, Kenneth Kennedy, Tom Cobb, Daniel Custodio, Christopher Hill | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Raul Marrero (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Bentz (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Kwamin Akuchie (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Aaron Rice (fresh) 3 reb. C - Fabian Conti (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Leon Butler (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Arthur Romanoski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bobby Koenig (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Peter Durso (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Ellison (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Northern Iowa | Peter Durso misses long on a runner from the right block | 26-37 |
| 15:36 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice snags the defensive board | 26-37 |
| 15:27 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-37 |
| 15:26 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski snags the defensive board | 26-37 |
| 15:10 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Leon Butler | 26-40 |
| 14:51 | Kentucky | David Bentz is fouled on the floor by Arthur Romanoski - foul #1 on Arthur Romanoski, team foul #2 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski (SF) Kwamin Akuchie | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 14:32 | Kentucky | David Bentz can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 26-40 |
| 14:31 | Northern Iowa | Peter Durso snags the defensive board | 26-40 |
| 14:11 | Northern Iowa | William Ellison buries a fadeaway from the right block | 26-42 |
| 13:49 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice hits a floater from just outside the lane | 28-42 |
| 13:39 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-44 |
| 13:31 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti's layup is rejected by William Ellison | 28-44 |
| 13:29 | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 28-44 |
| 13:10 | Northern Iowa | Peter Durso can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-44 |
| 13:08 | Northern Iowa | William Ellison pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-44 |
| 12:55 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-44 |
| 12:53 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice snags the defensive board | 28-44 |
| 12:30 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Raul Marrero | 31-44 |
| 12:04 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Ellison | 31-47 |
| 12:00 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-47 |
| 11:59 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig gets the rebound | 31-47 |
| 11:43 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig is fouled on the floor by Fabian Conti - foul #2 on Fabian Conti, team foul #7 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Whittaker (PG), Dikembe Abdelmuti (SG), Gary Stagner (SF), Kwamin Akuchie (PF), Gregory Cummings (C) Raul Marrero, David Bentz, Dobromir Prusinski, Aaron Rice, Fabian Conti | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Tom Cobb (PG), Thomas Owen (SG), Daniel Custodio (PF), Christopher Hill (C) Leon Butler, Arthur Romanoski, Peter Durso, William Ellison | |
| 11:43 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig makes the 1st free throw | 31-48 |
| 11:43 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig misses the 2nd free throw | 31-48 |
| 11:43 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie grabs the board | 31-48 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Whittaker (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Dikembe Abdelmuti (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gary Stagner (fresh) PF - Kwamin Akuchie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Tom Cobb (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - Thomas Owen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Bobby Koenig (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - Daniel Custodio (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:26 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Dikembe Abdelmuti is denied by Christopher Hill | 31-48 |
| 11:24 | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings tips it but misses | 31-48 |
| 11:23 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Thomas Owen | 31-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:00 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Custodio lays it up and in | 31-50 |
| 10:37 | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 31-50 |
| 10:35 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Custodio snags the defensive board | 31-50 |
| 10:17 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Custodio scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-53 |
| 10:01 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-53 |
| 09:59 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hill pulls down the rebound | 31-53 |
| 09:37 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raul Marrero (PG), Dobromir Prusinski (SF), Fabian Conti (C) David Whittaker, Gary Stagner, Gregory Cummings | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler (PG) Bobby Koenig | |
| 09:24 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Raul Marrero and he's hacked by Leon Butler - foul #4 on Leon Butler, team foul #3 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Bentz (SG) Dikembe Abdelmuti | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Kennedy (SG), William Ellison (C) Leon Butler, Daniel Custodio | |
| 09:24 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski makes the free throw | 34-53 |
| 08:55 | Northern Iowa | Raul Marrero is called for the reach on Christopher Hill - foul #3 on Raul Marrero, team foul #8 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Ton (PF) Kwamin Akuchie | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig (SF) Thomas Owen | |
| 08:55 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hill makes the 1st free throw | 34-54 |
| 08:55 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 34-54 |
| 08:55 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti gets the rebound | 34-54 |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | David Bentz makes the 3 from the left corner | 37-54 |
| 08:21 | Northern Iowa | James Ton swats the dunk try by Christopher Hill | 37-54 |
| 08:19 | Northern Iowa | William Ellison tips it back up and in | 37-56 |
| 08:04 | Kentucky | James Ton hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Raul Marrero | 40-56 |
| 07:42 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti (SG), Aaron Rice (PF), Gregory Cummings (C) David Bentz, James Ton, Fabian Conti | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler (PG), Arthur Romanoski (SG), Thomas Owen (SF), Peter Durso (PF), Daniel Custodio (C) Tom Cobb, Kenneth Kennedy, Bobby Koenig, Christopher Hill, William Ellison | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Raul Marrero (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dikembe Abdelmuti (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Dobromir Prusinski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. PF - Aaron Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gregory Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Leon Butler (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Arthur Romanoski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Owen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Peter Durso (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Custodio (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti is hacked by Arthur Romanoski - foul #2 on Arthur Romanoski, team foul #4 | 40-56 |
| 07:17 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 40-56 |
| 07:15 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Arthur Romanoski | 40-56 |
| 06:56 | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-56 |
| 06:54 | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings gets the rebound | 40-56 |
| 06:49 | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings is called for traveling | 40-56 |
| 06:29 | Northern Iowa | Arthur Romanoski misses badly on a runner from close range | 40-56 |
| 06:27 | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings pulls down the rebound | 40-56 |
| 06:16 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 40-56 |
| 06:15 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski hits the follow up shot | 42-56 |
| 05:59 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Custodio loses the dribble to Aaron Rice | 42-56 |
| 05:46 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Whittaker (PG), David Bentz (SG), Kwamin Akuchie (PF), Fabian Conti (C) Raul Marrero, Dobromir Prusinski, Aaron Rice, Gregory Cummings | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Kennedy (SG), Bobby Koenig (SF), Jerry Brown (PF), William Ellison (C) Arthur Romanoski, Thomas Owen, Peter Durso, Daniel Custodio | |
| 05:24 | Northern Iowa | Leon Butler scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-59 |
| 04:58 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti loses the dribble to Bobby Koenig | 42-59 |
| 04:55 | Northern Iowa | Bobby Koenig lays it up and in | 42-61 |
| 04:41 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-61 |
| 04:40 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Kennedy snags the defensive board | 42-61 |
| 04:20 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Brown is hacked by Kwamin Akuchie - foul #2 on Kwamin Akuchie, team foul #9 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Stagner (SF), James Ton (PF), Gregory Cummings (C) David Bentz, Dikembe Abdelmuti, Fabian Conti | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Tom Cobb (PG), Thomas Owen (SG), Daniel Custodio (SF), Christopher Hill (C) Leon Butler, Kenneth Kennedy, Bobby Koenig, William Ellison | |
| 04:20 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Brown makes the 1st free throw | 42-62 |
| 04:20 | Northern Iowa | Jerry Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 42-63 |
| 04:04 | Kentucky | David Whittaker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-63 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Kennedy (SG) Jerry Brown | |
| 03:45 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hill lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Owen | 42-65 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Kentucky | James Ton can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Daniel Custodio - foul #1 on Daniel Custodio, team foul #5 | 42-65 |
| 03:35 | Kentucky | James Ton makes the 1st free throw | 43-65 |
| 03:35 | Kentucky | James Ton misses the 2nd free throw | 43-65 |
| 03:35 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Custodio pulls down the rebound | 43-65 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Whittaker (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kwamin Akuchie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Gary Stagner (fresh) PF - James Ton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Gregory Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Thomas Owen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Kenneth Kennedy (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Tom Cobb (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Custodio (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Hill (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Custodio lays it up and in on a great pass from Christopher Hill | 43-67 |
| 03:16 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie connects on the shot from the baseline and the foul's on Christopher Hill - foul #2 on Christopher Hill, team foul #6 | 45-67 |
| 03:16 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie makes the free throw | 46-67 |
| 02:59 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Kennedy misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 46-67 |
| 02:58 | Kentucky | David Whittaker grabs the board | 46-67 |
| 02:49 | Kentucky | David Whittaker misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-67 |
| 02:47 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Kenneth Kennedy | 46-67 |
| 02:21 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hill misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 46-67 |
| 02:20 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 46-67 |
| 01:51 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Custodio misses long on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on James Ton - foul #1 on James Ton, team foul #10 | 46-67 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti (SG) James Ton | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:51 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Custodio makes the 1st free throw | 46-68 |
| 01:51 | Northern Iowa | Daniel Custodio makes the 2nd free throw | 46-69 |
| 01:37 | Kentucky | David Whittaker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 46-69 |
| 01:35 | Northern Iowa | Kenneth Kennedy gets the rebound | 46-69 |
| 01:10 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hill is fouled on the floor by Kwamin Akuchie - foul #3 on Kwamin Akuchie, team foul #11 | 46-69 |
| 01:10 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hill misses the 1st free throw | 46-69 |
| 01:10 | Northern Iowa | Christopher Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 46-70 |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | Kenneth Kennedy steals the ball from Gary Stagner | 46-70 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Northern Iowa | Tom Cobb misses the jumper from the right block | 46-70 |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti snags the defensive board | 46-70 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Christopher Hill - foul #3 on Christopher Hill, team foul #7 | 46-70 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie misses the 1st free throw | 46-70 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie makes the 2nd free throw | 47-70 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Thomas Owen runs out the clock | 47-70 |