| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Kent Brown (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Ruben Karas (fresh) SF - Patrick Potter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Glenn Echavarria (fresh) 4 pts. C - Barry Frank (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Copeland (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Roberto Lombardi (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Aaron Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo inbounds the ball | 28-27 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | James Wilson misses the runner from close range | 28-27 |
| 19:39 | Appalachian State | Patrick Potter grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 19:30 | Appalachian State | Ruben Karas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-27 |
| 19:14 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Roberto Lombardi and he's hacked by Kent Brown - foul #1 on Kent Brown, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| 19:14 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland makes the free throw | 28-30 |
| 18:50 | Appalachian State | Ruben Karas is hacked by Aaron Rice - foul #2 on Aaron Rice, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| 18:34 | Appalachian State | Glenn Echavarria is hacked by Rene Rizzo - foul #2 on Rene Rizzo, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| 18:07 | Appalachian State | Kent Brown is whistled for a carry | 28-30 |
| 17:38 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland misses the easy layup | 28-30 |
| 17:37 | Appalachian State | Patrick Potter grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 17:19 | Appalachian State | Kent Brown misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-30 |
| 17:18 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice pulls down the rebound | 28-30 |
| 17:14 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Glenn Echavarria - foul #3 on Glenn Echavarria, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Benjamin Burgos (PF) Glenn Echavarria | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Ton (SF), Jon Perrotta (C) Rene Rizzo, James Wilson | |
| 17:14 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 17:14 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 16:46 | Appalachian State | Patrick Potter misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 16:44 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| 16:26 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Copeland | 28-34 |
| 16:15 | Appalachian State | Ruben Karas hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but the foul's on Aaron Rice - foul #3 on Aaron Rice, team foul #3 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Charles Henline (PG), Michael Lippincott (SF), Willis Bowden (C) Kent Brown, Patrick Potter, Barry Frank | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang (PG), Samuel Schreiner (SG), Fred Bevers (C) Kenneth Copeland, Roberto Lombardi, Aaron Rice | |
| 16:15 | Appalachian State | Ruben Karas makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 16:15 | Appalachian State | Ruben Karas makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 15:48 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 30-34 |
| 15:46 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner gets the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Charles Henline (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ruben Karas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Lippincott (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Benjamin Burgos (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Willis Bowden (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Li-Liang Tang (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Samuel Schreiner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Ton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jon Perrotta (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Fred Bevers (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Kentucky | Fred Bevers is denied on a layup by Benjamin Burgos | 30-34 |
| 15:30 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta grabs the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 15:15 | Kentucky | Fred Bevers is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Fred Bevers, team foul #4 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | David Smith (SF), Glenn Echavarria (PF) Ruben Karas, Willis Bowden | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo (SF), James Wilson (C) James Ton, Fred Bevers | |
| 15:08 | Appalachian State | Michael Lippincott can't finish the layup | 30-34 |
| 15:07 | Kentucky | James Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 14:51 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo comes up short on the floater from close range but the foul's on Glenn Echavarria - foul #4 on Glenn Echavarria, team foul #3 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Kent Brown (PG), Willis Bowden (PF), Barry Frank (C) Charles Henline, Glenn Echavarria, Benjamin Burgos | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi (SG), Aaron Rice (PF) Samuel Schreiner, Jon Perrotta | |
| 14:51 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 14:51 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 14:22 | Appalachian State | Michael Lippincott comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Li-Liang Tang - foul #1 on Li-Liang Tang, team foul #5 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Patrick Potter (SF) David Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland (PG) Li-Liang Tang | |
| 14:22 | Appalachian State | Michael Lippincott misses the 1st free throw | 30-36 |
| 14:22 | Appalachian State | Michael Lippincott misses the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 14:22 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo grabs the board | 30-36 |
| 14:04 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Rene Rizzo | 30-39 |
| 13:42 | Appalachian State | Willis Bowden is hacked by Aaron Rice - foul #4 on Aaron Rice, team foul #6 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Charles Henline (SG) Michael Lippincott | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta (PF) Aaron Rice | |
| 13:28 | Appalachian State | Charles Henline knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 32-39 |
| 13:17 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Rene Rizzo | 32-42 |
| 12:56 | Appalachian State | Willis Bowden is fouled on the floor by James Wilson - foul #1 on James Wilson, team foul #7 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Ruben Karas (SG) Charles Henline | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang (SG), James Ton (C) Roberto Lombardi, James Wilson | |
| 12:56 | Appalachian State | Willis Bowden makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 12:56 | Appalachian State | Willis Bowden makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 12:35 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-42 |
| 12:33 | Kentucky | James Ton pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 12:13 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang misses short on a jumper from the right side | 34-42 |
| 12:12 | Appalachian State | Barry Frank grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 11:55 | Appalachian State | Ruben Karas scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Kent Brown | 37-42 |
| 11:38 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-42 |
| 11:36 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Barry Frank | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Kent Brown (fairly fresh) 5 ast. SG - Ruben Karas (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Patrick Potter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Willis Bowden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Frank (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Copeland (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Li-Liang Tang (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Rene Rizzo (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jon Perrotta (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - James Ton (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Appalachian State | Patrick Potter scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-42 |
| 11:07 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Kent Brown - foul #2 on Kent Brown, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Charles Henline (PG), Michael Lippincott (SF), Benjamin Burgos (PF), Ike Curtis (C) Kent Brown, Patrick Potter, Willis Bowden, Barry Frank | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi (SG), James Wilson (C) Li-Liang Tang, Rene Rizzo | |
| 11:07 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 11:07 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland misses the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 11:07 | Appalachian State | Ike Curtis snags the defensive board | 40-43 |
| 10:44 | Appalachian State | Ruben Karas hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Henline | 42-43 |
| 10:22 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 42-43 |
| 10:21 | Appalachian State | Benjamin Burgos pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 10:16 | Appalachian State | Michael Lippincott scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Charles Henline | 44-43 |
| 09:58 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-43 |
| 09:56 | Appalachian State | Benjamin Burgos grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 09:35 | Appalachian State | Charles Henline blows the layup but the foul's on Kenneth Copeland - foul #2 on Kenneth Copeland, team foul #8 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | David Smith (SF) Ruben Karas | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang (PG), Samuel Schreiner (SF), Ronald Ripley (PF) Kenneth Copeland, James Ton, Jon Perrotta | |
| 09:35 | Appalachian State | Charles Henline makes the 1st free throw | 45-43 |
| 09:35 | Appalachian State | Charles Henline makes the 2nd free throw | 46-43 |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | James Wilson misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 46-43 |
| 09:16 | Appalachian State | Benjamin Burgos gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 08:58 | Appalachian State | Li-Liang Tang steals the ball from Michael Lippincott | 46-43 |
| 08:53 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner blows the layup | 46-43 |
| 08:52 | Appalachian State | David Smith gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 08:37 | Appalachian State | David Smith double dribbles | 46-43 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Kent Brown (PG), Patrick Potter (SF), Willis Bowden (PF), Barry Frank (C) Michael Lippincott, David Smith, Benjamin Burgos, Ike Curtis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo (SF), Fred Bevers (C) Samuel Schreiner, James Wilson | |
| 08:17 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Kent Brown - foul #3 on Kent Brown, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Ruben Karas (SG) Charles Henline | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner (SG), Jon Perrotta (PF), James Ton (C) Roberto Lombardi, Ronald Ripley, Fred Bevers | |
| 08:17 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 08:17 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 08:10 | Appalachian State | Ruben Karas misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Rene Rizzo - foul #3 on Rene Rizzo, team foul #9 | 46-45 |
| 08:10 | Appalachian State | Ruben Karas makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 08:10 | Appalachian State | Ruben Karas makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 07:59 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 48-45 |
| 07:58 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to James Ton | 48-45 |
| 07:39 | Kentucky | Kent Brown steals the ball from Samuel Schreiner | 48-45 |
| 07:19 | Appalachian State | Kent Brown misses short on a shot from the right wing | 48-45 |
| 07:18 | Appalachian State | Willis Bowden tips it in | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Kent Brown (fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ruben Karas (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Patrick Potter (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Willis Bowden (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Barry Frank (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Li-Liang Tang (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Samuel Schreiner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jon Perrotta (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - James Ton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 06:55 | Appalachian State | Ruben Karas grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 06:37 | Appalachian State | Patrick Potter comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 06:35 | Appalachian State | Patrick Potter snags the offensive board | 50-45 |
| 06:14 | Appalachian State | Willis Bowden drills a jumper from close range | 52-45 |
| 05:53 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 52-45 |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner grabs the offensive board | 52-45 |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-45 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Glenn Echavarria (PF) Willis Bowden | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland (PG), Roberto Lombardi (SG), Aaron Rice (PF), James Wilson (C) Li-Liang Tang, Samuel Schreiner, Jon Perrotta, James Ton | |
| 05:41 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-45 |
| 05:30 | Appalachian State | Kent Brown makes the runner near the basket and he's fouled by Aaron Rice - foul #5 on Aaron Rice, team foul #10 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta (PF) Aaron Rice | |
| 05:30 | Appalachian State | Kent Brown makes the free throw | 55-45 |
| 05:12 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-45 |
| 05:09 | Appalachian State | Kenneth Copeland is called for the reach on Kent Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Copeland, team foul #11 | 55-45 |
| 05:09 | Appalachian State | Kent Brown makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 05:09 | Appalachian State | Kent Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 05:09 | Kentucky | James Wilson pulls down the rebound | 56-45 |
| 05:00 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Barry Frank - foul #1 on Barry Frank, team foul #6 | 56-45 |
| 05:00 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 05:00 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 04:38 | Appalachian State | Patrick Potter misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-47 |
| 04:36 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo grabs the board | 56-47 |
| 04:12 | Kentucky | Ruben Karas takes the ball from Roberto Lombardi | 56-47 |
| 03:58 | Appalachian State | Barry Frank banks in the layup on a great pass from Ruben Karas | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:54 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 58-47 |
| 03:52 | Appalachian State | Barry Frank gets the rebound | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:37 | Appalachian State | Barry Frank hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Wilson - foul #2 on James Wilson, team foul #12 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Michael Lippincott (SG), David Smith (SF) Ruben Karas, Patrick Potter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Ton (SF) Rene Rizzo | |
| 03:37 | Appalachian State | Barry Frank makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 03:37 | Appalachian State | Barry Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 03:17 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland hits a floater from just outside the lane | 60-49 |
| Lineup | Appalachian State | PG - Kent Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Lippincott (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Glenn Echavarria (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. C - Barry Frank (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Copeland (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Roberto Lombardi (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Ton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jon Perrotta (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - James Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Appalachian State | Glenn Echavarria hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-49 |
| 02:47 | Appalachian State | Michael Lippincott grabs the offensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 02:37 | Appalachian State | Barry Frank blows the layup | 60-49 |
| 02:35 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta pulls down the rebound | 60-49 |
| 02:17 | Kentucky | The jump hook by James Ton is blocked by Barry Frank | 60-49 |
| 02:16 | Appalachian State | The rebound goes to Michael Lippincott | 60-49 |
| 01:47 | Appalachian State | Glenn Echavarria misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-49 |
| 01:46 | Kentucky | James Wilson snags the defensive board | 60-49 |
| 01:39 | Kentucky | James Ton is called for a charge - foul #2 on James Ton, team foul #13 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Charles Henline (PG), Benjamin Burgos (PF), Willis Bowden (C) Kent Brown, Glenn Echavarria, Barry Frank | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang (PG), Samuel Schreiner (SG), Fred Bevers (C) Kenneth Copeland, Roberto Lombardi, James Wilson | |
| 01:13 | Appalachian State | Charles Henline comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 01:12 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta grabs the defensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 01:07 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Bevers | 60-52 |
| 01:07 | Appalachian State | Appalachian State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Kent Brown (PG), Ruben Karas (SG), Patrick Potter (SF), Glenn Echavarria (PF), Barry Frank (C) Charles Henline, Michael Lippincott, David Smith, Benjamin Burgos, Willis Bowden | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland (PG), Roberto Lombardi (SG), Rene Rizzo (SF), James Wilson (C) Li-Liang Tang, Samuel Schreiner, James Ton, Fred Bevers | |
| 00:39 | Appalachian State | Kent Brown scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ruben Karas | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | Kent Brown steals it from Roberto Lombardi | 62-52 |
| 00:30 | Appalachian State | Patrick Potter dunks the ball on a great pass from Kent Brown | 64-52 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland is fouled on the floor by Kent Brown - foul #4 on Kent Brown, team foul #7 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Appalachian State | Charles Henline (PG), Michael Lippincott (SG), David Smith (SF), Benjamin Burgos (PF), Willis Bowden (C) Kent Brown, Ruben Karas, Patrick Potter, Glenn Echavarria, Barry Frank | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang (SG), James Ton (SF), Fred Bevers (C) Roberto Lombardi, Rene Rizzo, James Wilson | |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Appalachian State | Appalachian State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Appalachian State | Charles Henline runs out the clock | 64-54 |