| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Billy Craighead (fresh) SG - Richard Linsley (fresh) SF - Chris Durocher (fresh) PF - Willie Hess (fresh) C - Harold Monte (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Copeland (fresh) SG - Roberto Lombardi (fresh) SF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) PF - Ronald Ripley (fresh) C - James Wilson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | James Wilson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley's pass is intercepted by Richard Linsley | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley misses the jumper in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Ronald Ripley - foul #1 on Ronald Ripley, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:14 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:14 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo grabs the board | 1-0 |
| 19:10 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland is fouled in the backcourt by Billy Craighead - foul #1 on Billy Craighead, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 18:57 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Billy Craighead - foul #2 on Billy Craighead, team foul #2 | 1-0 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin (PG) Billy Craighead | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:57 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland misses the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:57 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland makes the 2nd free throw | 1-1 |
| 18:40 | Detroit Mercy | Roberto Lombardi takes the ball from Gilbert Corwin | 1-1 |
| 18:24 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 1-1 |
| 18:23 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley gets the rebound | 1-1 |
| 18:19 | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin hits a 3 from straight away set up by Chris Durocher | 4-1 |
| 18:04 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi is called for 5 seconds | 4-1 |
| 17:39 | Detroit Mercy | 3 seconds is called on Harold Monte | 4-1 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Saxon (PF), Brad Buskirk (C) Willie Hess, Harold Monte | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang (PG), Samuel Schreiner (SG), Paul Young (SF), Jon Perrotta (PF), Fred Bevers (C) Kenneth Copeland, Roberto Lombardi, Rene Rizzo, Ronald Ripley, James Wilson | |
| 17:11 | Kentucky | Paul Young hits a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Li-Liang Tang | 4-4 |
| 16:57 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley drills a 3 from the left wing | 7-4 |
| 16:40 | Kentucky | Fred Bevers hits the finger roll set up by Paul Young | 7-6 |
| 16:17 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Samuel Schreiner - foul #1 on Samuel Schreiner, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash (PG), Stephen Dahlquist (SF), Willie Hess (PF), Harold Monte (C) Gilbert Corwin, Chris Durocher, Kevin Saxon, Brad Buskirk | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland (PG), Roberto Lombardi (SG), Rene Rizzo (SF), Ronald Ripley (PF) Li-Liang Tang, Samuel Schreiner, Jon Perrotta, Fred Bevers | |
| 16:17 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:17 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 15:55 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-6 |
| 15:54 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Stephen Dahlquist | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Michael Wash (fresh) SG - Richard Linsley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Dahlquist (fresh) PF - Willie Hess (fresh) 1 pts. C - Harold Monte (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Copeland (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Roberto Lombardi (fresh) SF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) PF - Ronald Ripley (fresh) C - Paul Young (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:27 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Dahlquist misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 9-6 |
| 15:25 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley grabs the board | 9-6 |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | Michael Wash is called for the reach on Paul Young - foul #1 on Michael Wash, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shively (PG), Kevin Saxon (C) Richard Linsley, Harold Monte | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Wilson (C) Paul Young | |
| 15:06 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Copeland | 9-8 |
| 14:46 | Detroit Mercy | James Shively misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 9-8 |
| 14:44 | Kentucky | James Wilson gets the rebound | 9-8 |
| 14:28 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland lays it up and in and he's fouled by Willie Hess - foul #1 on Willie Hess, team foul #4 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin (PG), Brad Buskirk (C) James Shively, Willie Hess | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta (PF) Ronald Ripley | |
| 14:28 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland makes the free throw | 9-11 |
| 14:15 | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 9-11 |
| 14:13 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Wilson | 9-11 |
| 14:04 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 9-13 |
| 13:45 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Dahlquist hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 9-13 |
| 13:43 | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin gets the offensive rebound | 9-13 |
| 13:30 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Saxon hits a jumper in the paint | 11-13 |
| 13:28 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-13 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher (SF), Harold Monte (C) Stephen Dahlquist, Kevin Saxon | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang (PG), Samuel Schreiner (SG), Paul Young (SF), Fred Bevers (C) Kenneth Copeland, Roberto Lombardi, Rene Rizzo, James Wilson | |
| 13:09 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-13 |
| 13:08 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner grabs the board | 11-13 |
| 12:48 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Paul Young and he's fouled by Michael Wash - foul #2 on Michael Wash, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley (SG), Willie Hess (PF) Michael Wash, Brad Buskirk | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley (PF) Fred Bevers | |
| 12:48 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta misses the free throw | 11-15 |
| 12:48 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 12:32 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-15 |
| 12:13 | Kentucky | Paul Young loses the ball out of bounds | 11-15 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shively (PG) Gilbert Corwin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Wilson (C) Jon Perrotta | |
| 12:03 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess's layup is rejected by Ronald Ripley | 11-15 |
| 12:02 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte snags the offensive board | 11-15 |
| 11:44 | Detroit Mercy | James Shively is whistled for a carry | 11-15 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Saxon (C) Harold Monte | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi (SG), Rene Rizzo (SF) Samuel Schreiner, Paul Young | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Shively (fresh) SG - Richard Linsley (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Chris Durocher (fresh) PF - Willie Hess (fresh) 1 pts. C - Kevin Saxon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Li-Liang Tang (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roberto Lombardi (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Ripley (fresh) C - James Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-15 |
| 11:36 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to Richard Linsley | 11-15 |
| 11:17 | Detroit Mercy | James Shively connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 13-15 |
| 10:56 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Chris Durocher - foul #1 on Chris Durocher, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin (SG), Stephen Dahlquist (SF), Brad Buskirk (C) Richard Linsley, Chris Durocher, Willie Hess | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland (PG), Paul Young (C) Li-Liang Tang, James Wilson | |
| 10:56 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 10:56 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley misses the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 10:56 | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin grabs the defensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 10:50 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Copeland steals the ball from Kevin Saxon | 13-16 |
| 10:45 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland misses the easy layup | 13-16 |
| 10:43 | Kentucky | Paul Young grabs the offensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 10:35 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Copeland | 13-19 |
| 10:16 | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin scores on a shot from the right side set up by Brad Buskirk | 15-19 |
| 10:00 | Kentucky | Paul Young misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 15-19 |
| 09:58 | Kentucky | Paul Young grabs the offensive board | 15-19 |
| 09:34 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley drills a shot from the baseline set up by Roberto Lombardi and he's hacked by Brad Buskirk - foul #1 on Brad Buskirk, team foul #7 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley (SG), Harold Monte (C) James Shively, Kevin Saxon | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner (SG), Jon Perrotta (C) Roberto Lombardi, Rene Rizzo | |
| 09:34 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley makes the free throw | 15-22 |
| 09:19 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 15-22 |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta pulls down the rebound | 15-22 |
| 09:10 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta is hacked by Harold Monte - foul #1 on Harold Monte, team foul #8 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher (SF), Willie Hess (PF) Stephen Dahlquist, Brad Buskirk | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang (PG), Angel Lombardi (SF), James Wilson (C) Kenneth Copeland, Paul Young, Ronald Ripley | |
| 09:10 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta misses the 1st free throw | 15-22 |
| 09:10 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte gets the rebound | 15-22 |
| 08:59 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess is called for a charge - foul #2 on Willie Hess, team foul #9 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Marco Beal (PF) Willie Hess | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-22 |
| 08:41 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte grabs the board | 15-22 |
| 08:34 | Detroit Mercy | Marco Beal hits a runner near the basket on a great pass from Chris Durocher | 17-22 |
| 08:12 | Kentucky | James Wilson misses the easy layup | 17-22 |
| 08:11 | Kentucky | James Wilson grabs the offensive board | 17-22 |
| 08:03 | Kentucky | Angel Lombardi is fouled on the floor by Chris Durocher - foul #2 on Chris Durocher, team foul #10 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shively (PG), Stephen Dahlquist (SF), Kevin Saxon (PF) Gilbert Corwin, Chris Durocher, Marco Beal | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi (SG), Rene Rizzo (SF), Paul Young (PF) Li-Liang Tang, Samuel Schreiner, Jon Perrotta | |
| 08:03 | Kentucky | Angel Lombardi misses the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 08:03 | Kentucky | Angel Lombardi misses the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 08:03 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Saxon pulls down the rebound | 17-22 |
| 07:54 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Dahlquist misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 17-22 |
| 07:52 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Dahlquist grabs the offensive board | 17-22 |
| 07:47 | Detroit Mercy | Harold Monte is called for traveling | 17-22 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Brad Buskirk (C) Harold Monte | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland (PG), Jon Perrotta (C) Angel Lombardi, James Wilson | |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Shively (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Linsley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephen Dahlquist (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Saxon (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brad Buskirk (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Copeland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roberto Lombardi (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Young (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Perrotta (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 17-22 |
| 07:20 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Saxon snags the defensive board | 17-22 |
| 06:58 | Detroit Mercy | Brad Buskirk can't connect on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Jon Perrotta - foul #1 on Jon Perrotta, team foul #3 | 17-22 |
| 06:58 | Detroit Mercy | Brad Buskirk misses the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 06:58 | Detroit Mercy | Brad Buskirk misses the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jon Perrotta | 17-22 |
| 06:51 | Kentucky | Paul Young's fadeaway is rejected by Brad Buskirk | 17-22 |
| 06:49 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Saxon grabs the defensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 06:43 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Roberto Lombardi - foul #1 on Roberto Lombardi, team foul #4 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Marco Beal (C) Kevin Saxon | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley (PF) Paul Young | |
| 06:43 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley misses the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 06:43 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 06:27 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 18-22 |
| 06:26 | Detroit Mercy | James Shively grabs the board | 18-22 |
| 06:18 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Dahlquist can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Ronald Ripley - foul #2 on Ronald Ripley, team foul #5 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin (SG), Harold Monte (C) Richard Linsley, Marco Beal | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang (PG), Samuel Schreiner (SG), Angel Lombardi (SF), James Wilson (C) Kenneth Copeland, Roberto Lombardi, Rene Rizzo, Ronald Ripley | |
| 06:18 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Dahlquist makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 06:18 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Dahlquist makes the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:49 | Kentucky | James Wilson dunks the ball set up by Li-Liang Tang | 20-24 |
| 05:27 | Detroit Mercy | Brad Buskirk comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Li-Liang Tang - foul #1 on Li-Liang Tang, team foul #6 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley (SG) James Shively | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Young (SF), Robbie Mahoney (PF) Angel Lombardi, Jon Perrotta | |
| 05:27 | Detroit Mercy | Brad Buskirk makes the 1st free throw | 21-24 |
| 05:27 | Detroit Mercy | Brad Buskirk makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 05:14 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 22-24 |
| 05:12 | Kentucky | James Wilson tips it home | 22-26 |
| 04:59 | Detroit Mercy | Brad Buskirk is denied on a layup by Robbie Mahoney | 22-26 |
| 04:57 | Kentucky | James Wilson gets the rebound | 22-26 |
| 04:49 | Kentucky | Stephen Dahlquist is called for the reach on Samuel Schreiner - foul #1 on Stephen Dahlquist, team foul #11 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Saxon (PF), Marco Beal (C) Brad Buskirk, Harold Monte | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland (PG), Rene Rizzo (SF), Fred Bevers (C) Li-Liang Tang, Robbie Mahoney, James Wilson | |
| 04:49 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 04:49 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 04:23 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley is hacked by Fred Bevers - foul #1 on Fred Bevers, team foul #7 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shively (PG) Stephen Dahlquist | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi (SG), Jon Perrotta (C) Samuel Schreiner, Fred Bevers | |
| 04:23 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley misses the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 04:23 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi grabs the defensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 04:11 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Rene Rizzo | 22-31 |
| 03:48 | Detroit Mercy | Rene Rizzo steps in front of the Kevin Saxon pass | 22-31 |
| 03:41 | Kentucky | Richard Linsley steps in front of the Rene Rizzo pass | 22-31 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - James Shively (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Linsley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Gilbert Corwin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Kevin Saxon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marco Beal (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Copeland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roberto Lombardi (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Young (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Perrotta (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Copeland steps in front of the Marco Beal pass | 22-31 |
| 03:26 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi hits the finger roll set up by Kenneth Copeland | 22-33 |
| 03:14 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley is hacked by Roberto Lombardi - foul #2 on Roberto Lombardi, team foul #8 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Billy Craighead (PG), Chris Durocher (SF), Willie Hess (PF), Harold Monte (C) James Shively, Gilbert Corwin, Kevin Saxon, Marco Beal | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang (PG), Ronald Ripley (PF), James Wilson (C) Kenneth Copeland, Paul Young, Jon Perrotta | |
| 03:14 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley makes the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 03:14 | Detroit Mercy | Richard Linsley makes the 2nd free throw | 24-33 |
| 03:06 | Kentucky | Billy Craighead is called for the reach on Li-Liang Tang - foul #3 on Billy Craighead, team foul #12 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash (PG) Billy Craighead | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:06 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang makes the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 03:06 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 02:49 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess hits a shot in the paint set up by Michael Wash | 26-35 |
| 02:27 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo makes the runner in the paint | 26-37 |
| 02:14 | Detroit Mercy | Chris Durocher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-37 |
| 02:12 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley grabs the board | 26-37 |
| 01:58 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Shively (PG), Kevin Saxon (C) Richard Linsley, Harold Monte | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland (PG), Samuel Schreiner (SG), Paul Young (SF), Jon Perrotta (C) Li-Liang Tang, Roberto Lombardi, Rene Rizzo, James Wilson | |
| 01:44 | Detroit Mercy | James Shively clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-37 |
| 01:43 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley grabs the board | 26-37 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 26-37 |
| 01:26 | Detroit Mercy | Willie Hess grabs the defensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 01:00 | Detroit Mercy | Michael Wash scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-37 |
| 00:43 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 28-37 |
| 00:41 | Detroit Mercy | Kevin Saxon pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 00:27 | Detroit Mercy | James Shively can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-37 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Paul Young snags the defensive board | 28-37 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta is whistled for a carry | 28-37 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Gilbert Corwin (PG), Stephen Dahlquist (SF), Brad Buskirk (PF), Harold Monte (C) James Shively, Chris Durocher, Willie Hess, Kevin Saxon | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang (PG), Roberto Lombardi (SG), Rene Rizzo (SF), James Wilson (C) Kenneth Copeland, Samuel Schreiner, Paul Young, Ronald Ripley | |
| 00:00 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Dahlquist comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 28-37 |