| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Campbell (fresh) SG - Thomas Solomon (fresh) SF - Philip Carmichael (fresh) PF - Ellis Gibbs (fresh) C - Waylon Tedeschi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dennis Woodard (fresh) SG - Gerald Flowers (fresh) SF - Alan Harbison (fresh) PF - Nathan Mueller (fresh) C - Ralph Medved (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cleveland State | Waylon Tedeschi wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cleveland State | Cleveland State 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 (0) | |
| 19:49 | Cleveland State | Waylon Tedeschi comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Kentucky | Nathan Mueller snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Gerald Flowers | 0-2 |
| 19:28 | Cleveland State | Waylon Tedeschi hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 19:27 | Cleveland State | Ellis Gibbs misses the tip | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Kentucky | Nathan Mueller grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dennis Woodard | 0-4 |
| 18:36 | Cleveland State | Philip Carmichael misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Dennis Woodard - foul #1 on Dennis Woodard, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 18:36 | Cleveland State | Philip Carmichael makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 18:36 | Cleveland State | Philip Carmichael makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:17 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-7 |
| 18:02 | Cleveland State | Philip Carmichael makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Solomon | 5-7 |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Waylon Tedeschi - foul #1 on Waylon Tedeschi, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Pullen (SG), Edward Konczewski (SF), James Taylor (PF), James Blass (C) Thomas Solomon, Philip Carmichael, Ellis Gibbs, Waylon Tedeschi | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved misses the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 17:35 | Cleveland State | James Taylor gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 17:09 | Cleveland State | Robert Campbell comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 5-7 |
| 17:07 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 16:54 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved double dribbles | 5-7 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby (C) Ralph Medved | |
| 16:44 | Cleveland State | James Taylor misses the easy layup | 5-7 |
| 16:42 | Cleveland State | James Taylor snags the offensive board | 5-7 |
| 16:29 | Cleveland State | Edward Konczewski is whistled for traveling | 5-7 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jean Rogers (SG), Philip Carmichael (SF), Waylon Tedeschi (C) Robert Campbell, Edward Konczewski, James Blass | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Barry Fuller (PG), Travis King (C) Dennis Woodard, Nathan Mueller | |
| 16:13 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 5-7 |
| 16:11 | Cleveland State | Waylon Tedeschi pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:57 | Cleveland State | Philip Carmichael misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-7 |
| 15:55 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby grabs the defensive rebound | 5-7 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - David Pullen (fresh) SG - Jean Rogers (fresh) SF - Philip Carmichael (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. C - Waylon Tedeschi (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Barry Fuller (fresh) SG - Gerald Flowers (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alan Harbison (fairly fresh) PF - Kenneth Roby (fresh) C - Travis King (fresh) | |
| 15:49 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-7 |
| 15:47 | Cleveland State | David Pullen gets the rebound | 5-7 |
| 15:40 | Cleveland State | Waylon Tedeschi scores on a shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Travis King - foul #1 on Travis King, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Campbell (PG), Thomas Solomon (SG), Ellis Gibbs (PF) David Pullen, Jean Rogers, James Taylor | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Liggins (SG), Leonard Arnold (SF), Nathan Mueller (PF), Ralph Medved (C) Gerald Flowers, Alan Harbison, Kenneth Roby, Travis King | |
| 15:40 | Cleveland State | Waylon Tedeschi makes the free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:21 | Kentucky | William Liggins is hacked by Ellis Gibbs - foul #1 on Ellis Gibbs, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard (PG) William Liggins | |
| 15:02 | Kentucky | Ellis Gibbs is called for the reach on Dennis Woodard - foul #2 on Ellis Gibbs, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Edward Konczewski (SF), James Taylor (PF) Philip Carmichael, Ellis Gibbs | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:48 | Kentucky | Leonard Arnold makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Barry Fuller | 8-9 |
| 14:29 | Cleveland State | Thomas Solomon misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 14:28 | Kentucky | Nathan Mueller pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:08 | Kentucky | Barry Fuller misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Edward Konczewski - foul #1 on Edward Konczewski, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Blass (C) Waylon Tedeschi | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers (SG), Alan Harbison (SF) Dennis Woodard, Leonard Arnold | |
| 14:08 | Kentucky | Barry Fuller makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:08 | Kentucky | Barry Fuller misses the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:08 | Cleveland State | James Blass pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 13:45 | Cleveland State | Edward Konczewski travels with the ball | 8-10 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Pullen (PG), Philip Carmichael (SF) Robert Campbell, Edward Konczewski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard (PG), Kenneth Roby (PF), Travis King (C) Barry Fuller, Nathan Mueller, Ralph Medved | |
| 13:38 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers makes the jumpshot from the free throw line and the foul's on Thomas Solomon - foul #1 on Thomas Solomon, team foul #5 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jesse Gimenez (C) James Taylor | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 13:38 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers makes the free throw | 8-13 |
| 13:14 | Cleveland State | Philip Carmichael misses the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Alan Harbison - foul #1 on Alan Harbison, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jean Rogers (SG) Thomas Solomon | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 13:14 | Cleveland State | Philip Carmichael makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 13:14 | Cleveland State | Philip Carmichael makes the 2nd free throw | 10-13 |
| 12:55 | Kentucky | Travis King misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 10-13 |
| 12:53 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to Jesse Gimenez | 10-13 |
| 12:37 | Cleveland State | Philip Carmichael drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Jean Rogers and the foul's on Alan Harbison - foul #2 on Alan Harbison, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Campbell (PG), James Taylor (PF), Waylon Tedeschi (C) Jean Rogers, James Blass, Jesse Gimenez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leonard Arnold (SF), Nathan Mueller (PF), Ralph Medved (C) Alan Harbison, Kenneth Roby, Travis King | |
| 12:37 | Cleveland State | Philip Carmichael misses the free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:37 | Cleveland State | James Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 12-13 |
| 12:25 | Cleveland State | Robert Campbell is hacked by Nathan Mueller - foul #1 on Nathan Mueller, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| 12:10 | Cleveland State | Philip Carmichael hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block | 12-13 |
| 12:09 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved grabs the board | 12-13 |
| 11:58 | Kentucky | Nathan Mueller hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 12-13 |
| 11:56 | Cleveland State | Waylon Tedeschi grabs the defensive rebound | 12-13 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Campbell (fresh) SG - David Pullen (fresh) SF - Philip Carmichael (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. C - Waylon Tedeschi (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dennis Woodard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Flowers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nathan Mueller (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ralph Medved (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Cleveland State | Waylon Tedeschi lays it in set up by Robert Campbell | 14-13 |
| 11:06 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard loses the dribble to Waylon Tedeschi | 14-13 |
| 10:55 | Cleveland State | Waylon Tedeschi hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 14-13 |
| 10:54 | Cleveland State | Waylon Tedeschi tips it back up and in | 16-13 |
| 10:35 | Kentucky | Nathan Mueller misses the easy layup | 16-13 |
| 10:34 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Leonard Arnold | 16-13 |
| 10:29 | Kentucky | Leonard Arnold misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 16-13 |
| 10:27 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard snags the offensive board | 16-13 |
| 10:10 | Kentucky | Leonard Arnold misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Philip Carmichael - foul #1 on Philip Carmichael, team foul #6 | 16-13 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Thomas Solomon (SG), Edward Konczewski (SF), James Blass (PF), Jesse Gimenez (C) David Pullen, Philip Carmichael, James Taylor, Waylon Tedeschi | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Barry Fuller (PG), William Liggins (SG), Kenneth Roby (PF), Travis King (C) Dennis Woodard, Gerald Flowers, Nathan Mueller, Ralph Medved | |
| 10:10 | Kentucky | Leonard Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 10:10 | Kentucky | Leonard Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 09:51 | Cleveland State | Thomas Solomon clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-15 |
| 09:50 | Cleveland State | James Blass tips it but misses | 16-15 |
| 09:48 | Cleveland State | Robert Campbell grabs the offensive rebound | 16-15 |
| 09:28 | Cleveland State | Robert Campbell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 16-15 |
| 09:27 | Cleveland State | James Blass tips it home | 18-15 |
| 09:11 | Kentucky | Barry Fuller is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Barry Fuller, team foul #6 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jean Rogers (PG) Robert Campbell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Ellsworth (PG), Nathan Mueller (PF) Leonard Arnold, Travis King | |
| 08:51 | Cleveland State | Edward Konczewski misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 18-15 |
| 08:49 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby snags the defensive board | 18-15 |
| 08:35 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby is fouled on the floor by Jesse Gimenez - foul #1 on Jesse Gimenez, team foul #7 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Waylon Tedeschi (C) Jesse Gimenez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers (SG) Richard Ellsworth | |
| 08:35 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby misses the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 08:35 | Cleveland State | James Blass snags the defensive board | 18-15 |
| 08:15 | Cleveland State | James Blass travels with the ball | 18-15 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Campbell (PG), James Taylor (PF) Jean Rogers, James Blass | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard (PG), Ralph Medved (C) William Liggins, Kenneth Roby | |
| 08:11 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Woodard, team foul #7 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Ellsworth (PG) Dennis Woodard | |
| 07:51 | Cleveland State | Nathan Mueller is called for the reach on Waylon Tedeschi - foul #2 on Nathan Mueller, team foul #8 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Philip Carmichael (SF) Edward Konczewski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Liggins (SF), Travis King (PF) Richard Ellsworth, Nathan Mueller | |
| 07:51 | Cleveland State | Waylon Tedeschi makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 07:51 | Cleveland State | Waylon Tedeschi makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Campbell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Solomon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip Carmichael (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. C - Waylon Tedeschi (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Barry Fuller (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Flowers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Liggins (fresh) PF - Travis King (fresh) C - Ralph Medved (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Kentucky | Barry Fuller lays it in on a great pass from Gerald Flowers | 20-17 |
| 07:21 | Cleveland State | Waylon Tedeschi misses the easy layup | 20-17 |
| 07:19 | Kentucky | Travis King gets the rebound | 20-17 |
| 07:03 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-17 |
| 07:01 | Kentucky | Travis King snags the offensive board | 20-17 |
| 06:56 | Kentucky | Barry Fuller hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 20-17 |
| 06:54 | Cleveland State | Thomas Solomon gets the rebound | 20-17 |
| 06:49 | Cleveland State | Thomas Solomon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-17 |
| 06:47 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved snags the defensive board | 20-17 |
| 06:34 | Kentucky | William Liggins misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Taylor - foul #1 on James Taylor, team foul #8 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Pullen (SG), James Blass (PF), Jesse Gimenez (C) Thomas Solomon, James Taylor, Waylon Tedeschi | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leonard Arnold (PG), Kenneth Roby (PF) Barry Fuller, Ralph Medved | |
| 06:34 | Kentucky | William Liggins makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 06:34 | Kentucky | William Liggins misses the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 06:34 | Cleveland State | The rebound goes to James Blass | 20-18 |
| 06:21 | Cleveland State | Robert Campbell loses the ball out of bounds | 20-18 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Edward Konczewski (SF) Philip Carmichael | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Ellsworth (PG) William Liggins | |
| 06:08 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Ellsworth | 20-20 |
| 05:55 | Cleveland State | Edward Konczewski comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Ellsworth - foul #1 on Richard Ellsworth, team foul #9 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Jean Rogers (SG) Robert Campbell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:55 | Cleveland State | Edward Konczewski makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 05:55 | Cleveland State | Edward Konczewski misses the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 05:55 | Kentucky | Leonard Arnold gets the rebound | 21-20 |
| 05:35 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby double dribbles | 21-20 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Waylon Tedeschi (C) Jesse Gimenez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Liggins (SG), Ralph Medved (C) Gerald Flowers, Travis King | |
| 05:23 | Cleveland State | Edward Konczewski is hacked by Leonard Arnold - foul #1 on Leonard Arnold, team foul #10 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Taylor (PF) James Blass | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:23 | Cleveland State | Edward Konczewski makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 05:23 | Cleveland State | Edward Konczewski misses the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 05:23 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby gets the rebound | 22-20 |
| 05:13 | Kentucky | William Liggins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 22-20 |
| 05:12 | Cleveland State | Waylon Tedeschi pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 05:01 | Cleveland State | Jean Rogers knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from David Pullen | 25-20 |
| 04:49 | Kentucky | William Liggins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 25-20 |
| 04:47 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby hits the follow up shot | 25-22 |
| 04:33 | Cleveland State | David Pullen makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Waylon Tedeschi | 27-22 |
| 04:28 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved is fouled on the floor by Edward Konczewski - foul #2 on Edward Konczewski, team foul #9 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Robert Campbell (PG), Thomas Solomon (SG), Philip Carmichael (SF) David Pullen, Jean Rogers, Edward Konczewski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Barry Fuller (PG), Gerald Flowers (SG) Richard Ellsworth, William Liggins | |
| 04:28 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 04:28 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved makes the 2nd free throw | 27-24 |
| 04:07 | Cleveland State | James Taylor is hacked by Ralph Medved - foul #1 on Ralph Medved, team foul #11 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | James Blass (C) Waylon Tedeschi | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Travis King (PF), John Zagorac (C) Kenneth Roby, Ralph Medved | |
| 04:07 | Cleveland State | James Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 04:07 | Cleveland State | James Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 03:51 | Kentucky | Barry Fuller clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 03:49 | Cleveland State | Thomas Solomon pulls down the rebound | 28-24 |
| Lineup | Cleveland State | PG - Robert Campbell (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Solomon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip Carmichael (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Taylor (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - James Blass (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Barry Fuller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Flowers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leonard Arnold (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Travis King (fresh) 2 reb. C - John Zagorac (fresh) | |
| 03:33 | Cleveland State | Robert Campbell drills a jumper from close range | 30-24 |
| 03:10 | Kentucky | John Zagorac hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Leonard Arnold | 30-26 |
| 02:52 | Cleveland State | Thomas Solomon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-26 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | Ellis Gibbs (PF), Waylon Tedeschi (C) James Taylor, James Blass | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard (PG), Alan Harbison (SF), Nathan Mueller (PF), Ralph Medved (C) Barry Fuller, Leonard Arnold, Travis King, John Zagorac | |
| 02:34 | Kentucky | Gerald Flowers misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-26 |
| 02:32 | Cleveland State | Robert Campbell pulls down the rebound | 30-26 |
| 02:25 | Cleveland State | Robert Campbell makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Waylon Tedeschi | 33-26 |
| 02:03 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved banks in the layup set up by Alan Harbison | 33-28 |
| 01:41 | Cleveland State | Alan Harbison denies the turnaround by Philip Carmichael | 33-28 |
| 01:40 | Cleveland State | Thomas Solomon hits the follow up shot | 35-28 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved blows the dunk | 35-28 |
| 01:25 | Cleveland State | Philip Carmichael gets the rebound | 35-28 |
| 01:20 | Cleveland State | Philip Carmichael scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Solomon | 37-28 |
| 01:10 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 37-28 |
| 01:09 | Cleveland State | Waylon Tedeschi grabs the board | 37-28 |
| 00:51 | Cleveland State | Philip Carmichael makes the 3 from the right wing | 40-28 |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | Ralph Medved connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Nathan Mueller | 40-30 |
| 00:26 | Cleveland State | Thomas Solomon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-30 |
| Subs | Cleveland State | David Pullen (PG), Jean Rogers (SG), Edward Konczewski (SF), James Taylor (PF), James Blass (C) Robert Campbell, Thomas Solomon, Philip Carmichael, Ellis Gibbs, Waylon Tedeschi | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Barry Fuller (SG), Kenneth Roby (C) Gerald Flowers, Ralph Medved | |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Alan Harbison hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Barry Fuller | 40-32 |
| 00:00 | Cleveland State | Jean Rogers misses the halfcourt shot | 40-32 |