| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - William Ray (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ronald Erickson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Forrest Doran (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Garraway (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Hodder (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Christopher Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Boerner (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Wilbur Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lon Tamplin (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - James Lindsey (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Kentucky | William Hodder clanks a 3 from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 19:39 | Samford | Christopher Freeman pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 19:25 | Samford | William Hodder steals it from Christopher Freeman | 31-32 |
| 19:13 | Kentucky | William Ray connects on the 3 from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 18:54 | Samford | James Lindsey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-32 |
| 18:53 | Kentucky | Ronald Erickson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 18:34 | Kentucky | William Ray is fouled on the floor by Lon Tamplin - foul #3 on Lon Tamplin, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | John Brazil (PF) Lon Tamplin | |
| 18:12 | Kentucky | Ronald Erickson misses the dunk | 34-32 |
| 18:10 | Samford | Christopher Freeman gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| 18:01 | Samford | John Brazil clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 18:00 | Samford | Wilbur Wilson hits the follow up shot | 34-34 |
| 17:58 | Kentucky | William Ray's pass is intercepted by Thomas Boerner in the backcourt | 34-34 |
| 17:44 | Samford | Christopher Freeman misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 17:43 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 17:38 | Kentucky | Ronald Erickson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 17:37 | Samford | John Brazil pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 17:15 | Samford | Wilbur Wilson clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Forrest Doran - foul #3 on Forrest Doran, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Logan (SF) Forrest Doran | |
| Subs | Samford | David Davis (SG) Thomas Boerner | |
| 17:15 | Samford | Wilbur Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 17:15 | Samford | Wilbur Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 17:15 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 17:05 | Kentucky | William Hodder blows the layup | 34-35 |
| 17:04 | Kentucky | Kevin Logan grabs the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 16:54 | Kentucky | William Ray's pass is intercepted by Wilbur Wilson | 34-35 |
| 16:36 | Samford | John Brazil misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 16:34 | Kentucky | William Hodder snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 16:28 | Kentucky | Kevin Logan can't connect on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Wilbur Wilson - foul #1 on Wilbur Wilson, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ryan Judkins (PG), Matt Linger (SG), James McClain (PF), Daniel Helman (C) William Ray, Ronald Erickson, Gary Garraway, William Hodder | |
| Subs | Samford | Ryan Deluca (SG), Terry Smith (SF), Joshua Barrick (C) Christopher Freeman, Wilbur Wilson, James Lindsey | |
| 16:28 | Kentucky | Kevin Logan makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 16:28 | Kentucky | Kevin Logan makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| 16:12 | Samford | David Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-35 |
| 15:55 | Kentucky | Daniel Helman hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Matt Linger | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Ryan Judkins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matt Linger (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Kevin Logan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - James McClain (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Helman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - David Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Deluca (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Terry Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Brazil (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joshua Barrick (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Samford | Ryan Judkins takes the ball from John Brazil | 39-35 |
| 15:26 | Kentucky | Daniel Helman lays it in set up by Ryan Judkins | 41-35 |
| 15:15 | Samford | David Davis misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 15:13 | Samford | Terry Smith hits the follow up shot | 41-37 |
| 15:00 | Kentucky | Kevin Logan misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 14:59 | Samford | Ryan Deluca snags the defensive board | 41-37 |
| 14:43 | Samford | Joshua Barrick loses the dribble to Matt Linger | 41-37 |
| 14:26 | Kentucky | Matt Linger's pass is intercepted by David Davis | 41-37 |
| 13:57 | Samford | Ryan Deluca is hacked by James McClain - foul #2 on James McClain, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Ray (PG), Ronald Erickson (SG), Forrest Doran (SF), Gary Garraway (PF), William Hodder (C) Ryan Judkins, Matt Linger, Kevin Logan, James McClain, Daniel Helman | |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Freeman (PG), Thomas Boerner (SG), Wilbur Wilson (SF), Lon Tamplin (PF), James Lindsey (C) David Davis, Ryan Deluca, Terry Smith, John Brazil, Joshua Barrick | |
| 13:38 | Samford | Thomas Boerner's pass is intercepted by Forrest Doran | 41-37 |
| 13:25 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by William Ray and he's fouled by James Lindsey - foul #3 on James Lindsey, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| 13:25 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran misses the free throw | 43-37 |
| 13:25 | Samford | James Lindsey pulls down the rebound | 43-37 |
| 13:03 | Samford | Thomas Boerner clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Ronald Erickson - foul #1 on Ronald Erickson, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| 13:03 | Samford | Thomas Boerner makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 13:03 | Samford | Thomas Boerner makes the 2nd free throw | 43-39 |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | Wilbur Wilson steps in front of the Gary Garraway pass | 43-39 |
| 12:30 | Samford | The pull-up jumper by James Lindsey is blocked by Gary Garraway | 43-39 |
| 12:29 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway grabs the board | 43-39 |
| 12:13 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-39 |
| 12:11 | Samford | Thomas Boerner pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 11:52 | Samford | James Lindsey misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by William Hodder - foul #3 on William Hodder, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| 11:52 | Samford | James Lindsey makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 11:52 | Samford | James Lindsey makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - William Ray (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Erickson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Forrest Doran (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Garraway (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - William Hodder (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Christopher Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Boerner (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Wilbur Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lon Tamplin (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Lindsey (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | Kentucky | William Hodder is fouled on the floor by Thomas Boerner - foul #2 on Thomas Boerner, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| 11:28 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway's floater is tipped away by James Lindsey | 43-41 |
| 11:27 | Kentucky | William Hodder can't tip it in | 43-41 |
| 11:26 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran tips it home | 45-41 |
| 11:14 | Samford | William Hodder swats the short shot by Wilbur Wilson | 45-41 |
| 11:13 | Kentucky | Ronald Erickson pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 11:06 | Kentucky | William Hodder misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Thomas Boerner - foul #3 on Thomas Boerner, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Linger (SG), James McClain (PF) Ronald Erickson, Gary Garraway | |
| Subs | Samford | David Davis (SG), Ryan Deluca (SF), John Brazil (PF), Joshua Barrick (C) Thomas Boerner, Wilbur Wilson, Lon Tamplin, James Lindsey | |
| 11:06 | Kentucky | William Hodder makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 11:06 | Kentucky | William Hodder makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 10:46 | Samford | Ryan Deluca comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 10:45 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to William Hodder | 47-41 |
| 10:27 | Kentucky | Matt Linger knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-41 |
| 10:17 | Samford | John Brazil knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 49-43 |
| 09:59 | Kentucky | Matt Linger misses the floater from the free throw line | 49-43 |
| 09:58 | Kentucky | William Hodder misses the tip | 49-43 |
| 09:56 | Kentucky | James McClain can't tip it in | 49-43 |
| 09:55 | Samford | Ryan Deluca grabs the board | 49-43 |
| 09:50 | Samford | David Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronald Erickson (SG), Kevin Logan (SF), Gary Garraway (PF) William Ray, Forrest Doran, William Hodder | |
| Subs | Samford | Wilbur Wilson (SF), Lon Tamplin (PF), James Lindsey (C) Christopher Freeman, John Brazil, Joshua Barrick | |
| 09:22 | Kentucky | Matt Linger comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 09:20 | Samford | Lon Tamplin grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 09:06 | Samford | James Lindsey misses badly on a shot from close range | 49-43 |
| 09:04 | Kentucky | James McClain snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 08:40 | Kentucky | Matt Linger misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 08:39 | Samford | Ryan Deluca gets the rebound | 49-43 |
| 08:32 | Samford | James McClain picks off the pass by Wilbur Wilson | 49-43 |
| 08:15 | Kentucky | Matt Linger drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Ronald Erickson | 52-43 |
| 08:07 | Samford | Wilbur Wilson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-43 |
| 08:06 | Samford | James Lindsey tips it back up and in | 52-45 |
| 07:42 | Kentucky | James McClain loses the dribble to James Lindsey | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matt Linger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Erickson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kevin Logan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Garraway (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - James McClain (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - David Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ryan Deluca (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Wilbur Wilson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lon Tamplin (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - James Lindsey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Samford | Ryan Deluca hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 07:29 | Samford | The offensive rebound goes to Lon Tamplin | 52-45 |
| 07:22 | Samford | Lon Tamplin buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Wilbur Wilson | 52-47 |
| 06:57 | Kentucky | Ronald Erickson clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by James Lindsey - foul #4 on James Lindsey, team foul #6 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Ray (PG), Forrest Doran (SF), Daniel Helman (PF), William Hodder (C) Matt Linger, Kevin Logan, Gary Garraway, James McClain | |
| Subs | Samford | Christopher Freeman (PG), Thomas Boerner (SG), Terry Smith (SF), John Brazil (PF), Joshua Barrick (C) David Davis, Ryan Deluca, Wilbur Wilson, Lon Tamplin, James Lindsey | |
| 06:57 | Kentucky | Ronald Erickson misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 06:57 | Kentucky | Ronald Erickson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 06:38 | Samford | Thomas Boerner connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Joshua Barrick | 53-49 |
| 06:16 | Kentucky | William Ray can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-49 |
| 06:15 | Samford | The rebound goes to Christopher Freeman | 53-49 |
| 05:59 | Samford | John Brazil knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-51 |
| 05:44 | Kentucky | Daniel Helman's pass is intercepted by Terry Smith | 53-51 |
| 05:31 | Samford | William Ray steals it from John Brazil | 53-51 |
| 05:11 | Kentucky | William Ray is hacked by John Brazil - foul #2 on John Brazil, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Logan (SG), Gary Garraway (PF) Ronald Erickson, Daniel Helman | |
| Subs | Samford | Wilbur Wilson (SF), Lon Tamplin (PF), James Lindsey (C) Terry Smith, John Brazil, Joshua Barrick | |
| 05:11 | Kentucky | William Ray makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 05:11 | Kentucky | William Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 05:11 | Samford | The rebound goes to Lon Tamplin | 54-51 |
| 05:02 | Samford | Wilbur Wilson misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 54-51 |
| 05:00 | Kentucky | Kevin Logan snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 04:41 | Kentucky | William Ray can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 04:39 | Kentucky | Kevin Logan hits the follow up shot | 56-51 |
| 04:25 | Samford | James Lindsey misses the fadeaway near the basket | 56-51 |
| 04:24 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to William Hodder | 56-51 |
| 04:05 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran misses long on a shot from the right block | 56-51 |
| 04:04 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway grabs the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 03:45 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway misses short on a turnaround from close range | 56-51 |
| 03:43 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 03:29 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Gary Garraway | 58-51 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - William Ray (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Logan (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. SF - Forrest Doran (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Garraway (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - William Hodder (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Christopher Freeman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Boerner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Wilbur Wilson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lon Tamplin (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - James Lindsey (fresh) 10 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:05 | Samford | Thomas Boerner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 58-51 |
| 03:03 | Kentucky | Kevin Logan snags the defensive board | 58-51 |
| 02:47 | Kentucky | William Hodder knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Ray | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:28 | Samford | Thomas Boerner misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-51 |
| 02:26 | Kentucky | William Hodder grabs the board | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:05 | Kentucky | Kevin Logan scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-51 |
| 01:51 | Samford | Thomas Boerner misses short on a 3 from straight away | 63-51 |
| 01:49 | Samford | Lon Tamplin tips it in | 63-53 |
| 01:24 | Kentucky | Kevin Logan buries a shot from just outside the lane | 65-53 |
| 01:05 | Samford | Thomas Boerner scores on a 3 from straight away | 65-56 |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran knocks in the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by William Hodder | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Samford | Kevin Logan picks off the pass by Wilbur Wilson | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | Christopher Freeman steals the ball from Forrest Doran | 67-56 |
| 00:10 | Samford | Christopher Freeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ryan Judkins (PG), Matt Linger (SG), James McClain (PF), Daniel Helman (C) William Ray, Forrest Doran, Gary Garraway, William Hodder | |
| Subs | Samford | David Davis (PG), Ryan Deluca (SG), Terry Smith (SF), John Brazil (PF), Joshua Barrick (C) Christopher Freeman, Thomas Boerner, Wilbur Wilson, Lon Tamplin, James Lindsey | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Ryan Judkins runs out the clock | 67-56 |