| Lineup | American U. | PG - Gerald Danner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darryl Abrams (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Brian Frisby (fresh) 3 reb. C - Antonio Ruel (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joshua Wong (fresh) 4 pts. SF - William Harward (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clinton Cox (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hoggan (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | William Harward inbounds the ball | 24-33 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. 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 (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | William Harward misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 24-33 |
| 19:40 | American U. | Antonio Ruel pulls down the rebound | 24-33 |
| 19:26 | American U. | Gerald Danner's pass is intercepted by Clinton Cox | 24-33 |
| 19:09 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 24-33 |
| 19:07 | Kentucky | James Hoggan grabs the offensive board | 24-33 |
| 18:57 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 24-33 |
| 18:56 | Kentucky | James Hoggan tips it back up and in | 24-35 |
| 18:38 | American U. | Gerald Danner misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-35 |
| 18:37 | American U. | Antonio Ruel tips it back up and in | 26-35 |
| 18:21 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 26-35 |
| 18:19 | American U. | Darryl Abrams grabs the board | 26-35 |
| 17:52 | American U. | Clinton Cox picks off the pass by Jason Williams | 26-35 |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | William Harward connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by John Rhodes | 26-37 |
| 17:15 | American U. | Darryl Abrams makes the shot from just outside the lane | 28-37 |
| 17:00 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John Rhodes | 28-40 |
| 16:40 | American U. | Brian Frisby misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on James Hoggan - foul #1 on James Hoggan, team foul #1 | 28-40 |
| Subs | American U. | Edward Scott (PG), Gregory Cooper (SG), James Chang (SF), Stanley Lounsbury (C) Gerald Danner, Jason Williams, Darryl Abrams, Antonio Ruel | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kelly Stroud (PG), William Wagoner (SF), Charles Richards (PF), Timothy Gordon (C) John Rhodes, William Harward, Clinton Cox, James Hoggan | |
| 16:40 | American U. | Brian Frisby misses the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 16:40 | American U. | Brian Frisby makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 16:28 | Kentucky | William Wagoner scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Joshua Wong and the foul's on Gregory Cooper - foul #1 on Gregory Cooper, team foul #1 | 29-42 |
| Subs | American U. | Matt Swain (C) Brian Frisby | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nick Vaughan (SG) Joshua Wong | |
| 16:28 | Kentucky | William Wagoner makes the free throw | 29-43 |
| 16:04 | American U. | Charles Richards is called for the reach on Stanley Lounsbury - foul #2 on Charles Richards, team foul #2 | 29-43 |
| 15:50 | American U. | Gregory Cooper buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-43 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Edward Scott (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Chang (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Lounsbury (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Matt Swain (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kelly Stroud (fresh) SG - Nick Vaughan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Wagoner (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Charles Richards (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Kentucky | Kelly Stroud clanks a 3 from the right wing | 31-43 |
| 15:37 | American U. | James Chang gets the rebound | 31-43 |
| 15:32 | American U. | Gregory Cooper misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-43 |
| 15:31 | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon gets the rebound | 31-43 |
| 15:20 | Kentucky | Charles Richards's fadeaway is rejected by Matt Swain | 31-43 |
| 15:19 | American U. | The rebound goes to Gregory Cooper | 31-43 |
| 15:09 | American U. | James Chang lays it in set up by Gregory Cooper and he's hacked by William Wagoner - foul #3 on William Wagoner, team foul #3 | 33-43 |
| Subs | American U. | Gerald Danner (PG) Gregory Cooper | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Rhodes (PG), Joshua Wong (SG), Clinton Cox (PF) Kelly Stroud, Nick Vaughan, Timothy Gordon | |
| 15:09 | American U. | James Chang misses the free throw | 33-43 |
| 15:09 | American U. | Matt Swain grabs the offensive board | 33-43 |
| 14:53 | American U. | Gerald Danner misses the floater from the right side | 33-43 |
| 14:51 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to William Wagoner | 33-43 |
| 14:30 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong is hacked by Edward Scott - foul #1 on Edward Scott, team foul #2 | 33-43 |
| Subs | American U. | Jason Williams (SG), Darryl Abrams (SF), Brian Frisby (PF), Antonio Ruel (C) Edward Scott, James Chang, Stanley Lounsbury, Matt Swain | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Harward (SF), James Hoggan (C) William Wagoner, Charles Richards | |
| 14:15 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by John Rhodes | 33-45 |
| 13:56 | American U. | Antonio Ruel misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 33-45 |
| 13:54 | American U. | Darryl Abrams tips it in | 35-45 |
| 13:37 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong is fouled on the floor by Gerald Danner - foul #3 on Gerald Danner, team foul #3 | 35-45 |
| 13:26 | Kentucky | James Hoggan's floater is tipped away by Brian Frisby | 35-45 |
| 13:25 | American U. | The rebound goes to Jason Williams | 35-45 |
| 13:13 | American U. | Brian Frisby connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Gerald Danner | 38-45 |
| 13:04 | Kentucky | John Rhodes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-45 |
| 13:02 | Kentucky | William Harward grabs the offensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 12:41 | Kentucky | Jason Williams is called for the reach on Joshua Wong - foul #3 on Jason Williams, team foul #4 | 38-45 |
| Subs | American U. | Edward Scott (SG) Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Wagoner (PG), Charles Richards (C) John Rhodes, James Hoggan | |
| 12:28 | Kentucky | William Harward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-45 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon (SF) William Harward | |
| 12:09 | American U. | Darryl Abrams hits a jumper near the basket and he's hacked by Timothy Gordon - foul #2 on Timothy Gordon, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | American U. | Stanley Lounsbury (PF), Matt Swain (C) Brian Frisby, Antonio Ruel | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 12:09 | American U. | Darryl Abrams misses the free throw | 40-45 |
| 12:09 | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 11:48 | Kentucky | Charles Richards is hacked by Edward Scott - foul #2 on Edward Scott, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | American U. | Gregory Cooper (SG) Gerald Danner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kelly Stroud (PG) Clinton Cox | |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Edward Scott (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gregory Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darryl Abrams (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stanley Lounsbury (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Matt Swain (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kelly Stroud (fresh) SG - Joshua Wong (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Wagoner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Richards (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon misses the jumper from the right block | 40-45 |
| 11:24 | American U. | The rebound goes to Gregory Cooper | 40-45 |
| 11:16 | American U. | Darryl Abrams is hacked by Charles Richards - foul #3 on Charles Richards, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | American U. | Jason Williams (SG), James Chang (SF) Gregory Cooper, Darryl Abrams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Rhodes (PG), William Harward (SF) Kelly Stroud, Joshua Wong | |
| 11:01 | American U. | Jason Williams misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 40-45 |
| 10:59 | American U. | Matt Swain tips it home | 42-45 |
| 10:43 | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon is fouled on the floor by Matt Swain - foul #1 on Matt Swain, team foul #6 | 42-45 |
| Subs | American U. | Gerald Danner (PG), Brian Frisby (PF), Antonio Ruel (C) Edward Scott, Stanley Lounsbury, Matt Swain | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Clinton Cox (PF), James Hoggan (C) Charles Richards, Timothy Gordon | |
| 10:25 | Kentucky | John Rhodes can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Gerald Danner - foul #4 on Gerald Danner, team foul #7 | 42-45 |
| Subs | American U. | Gregory Cooper (PG) Gerald Danner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Wong (SG) William Wagoner | |
| 10:25 | Kentucky | John Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 10:25 | Kentucky | John Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 10:06 | American U. | Jason Williams misses short on a jumper from close range | 42-47 |
| 10:05 | Kentucky | William Harward snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 09:52 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 42-47 |
| 09:51 | American U. | The rebound goes to Antonio Ruel | 42-47 |
| 09:43 | American U. | Antonio Ruel drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-47 |
| 09:35 | Kentucky | John Rhodes's pass is intercepted by Brian Frisby | 44-47 |
| 09:23 | American U. | Jason Williams hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-47 |
| 09:05 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox is fouled on the floor by Brian Frisby - foul #1 on Brian Frisby, team foul #8 | 47-47 |
| Subs | American U. | Edward Scott (PG), Darryl Abrams (SF) Jason Williams, James Chang | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Wagoner (PG), Timothy Gordon (SF) John Rhodes, William Harward | |
| 09:05 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox misses the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 09:05 | American U. | Gregory Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 08:48 | American U. | James Hoggan is called for the reach on Darryl Abrams - foul #2 on James Hoggan, team foul #6 | 47-47 |
| Subs | American U. | Stanley Lounsbury (C) Antonio Ruel | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Richards (C) James Hoggan | |
| 08:30 | American U. | Brian Frisby misses the jumper from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 08:28 | American U. | Brian Frisby tips it home | 49-47 |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | Charles Richards misses long on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Gregory Cooper - foul #2 on Gregory Cooper, team foul #9 | 49-47 |
| Subs | American U. | James Chang (SG), Matt Swain (C) Gregory Cooper, Brian Frisby | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kelly Stroud (PG), Nick Vaughan (SG) Joshua Wong, Clinton Cox | |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | Charles Richards makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | Charles Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 07:45 | American U. | Matt Swain's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Richards | 49-49 |
| 07:44 | American U. | Matt Swain pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-49 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Edward Scott (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Chang (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Darryl Abrams (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stanley Lounsbury (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Matt Swain (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kelly Stroud (fresh) SG - Nick Vaughan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Wagoner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Richards (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:27 | American U. | Darryl Abrams connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 07:16 | Kentucky | William Wagoner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 52-49 |
| 07:15 | Kentucky | Timothy Gordon tips it in | 52-51 |
| 07:00 | American U. | Matt Swain misses the lay-in | 52-51 |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to William Wagoner | 52-51 |
| 06:38 | Kentucky | Nick Vaughan comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Darryl Abrams - foul #2 on Darryl Abrams, team foul #10 | 52-51 |
| Subs | American U. | Gerald Danner (PG), Jason Williams (SG), Brian Frisby (PF), Antonio Ruel (C) Edward Scott, James Chang, Stanley Lounsbury, Matt Swain | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Rhodes (PG), William Harward (SF), Clinton Cox (PF), James Hoggan (C) Kelly Stroud, William Wagoner, Charles Richards, Timothy Gordon | |
| 06:38 | Kentucky | Nick Vaughan makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 06:38 | Kentucky | Nick Vaughan makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 06:23 | American U. | Antonio Ruel comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by James Hoggan - foul #3 on James Hoggan, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Wong (SG) Nick Vaughan | |
| 06:23 | American U. | Antonio Ruel makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 06:23 | American U. | Antonio Ruel misses the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 06:23 | Kentucky | William Harward grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 06:09 | Kentucky | Clinton Cox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-53 |
| 05:44 | American U. | Brian Frisby misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Clinton Cox - foul #2 on Clinton Cox, team foul #8 | 53-53 |
| Subs | American U. | Edward Scott (SF) Darryl Abrams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:44 | American U. | Brian Frisby makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 05:44 | American U. | Brian Frisby makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 05:29 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Harward | 55-56 |
| 05:02 | American U. | Antonio Ruel misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 55-56 |
| 05:01 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 04:46 | Kentucky | William Harward's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Frisby | 55-56 |
| 04:44 | American U. | Edward Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 04:25 | American U. | Edward Scott misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 04:24 | Kentucky | John Rhodes snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 04:05 | Kentucky | William Harward can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gerald Danner - foul #5 on Gerald Danner, team foul #11 | 55-56 |
| Subs | American U. | Gregory Cooper (PG), James Chang (SG), Darryl Abrams (SF), Stanley Lounsbury (PF), Matt Swain (C) Gerald Danner, Jason Williams, Edward Scott, Brian Frisby, Antonio Ruel | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Richards (C) James Hoggan | |
| 04:05 | Kentucky | William Harward makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 04:05 | Kentucky | William Harward misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 04:05 | Kentucky | Charles Richards grabs the offensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 03:50 | Kentucky | John Rhodes can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gregory Cooper - foul #3 on Gregory Cooper, team foul #12 | 55-57 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Wagoner (SF), Timothy Gordon (C) William Harward, Clinton Cox | |
| 03:50 | Kentucky | John Rhodes misses the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 03:50 | Kentucky | John Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 03:31 | American U. | John Rhodes steals the ball from Gregory Cooper | 55-58 |
| Lineup | American U. | PG - Gregory Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Chang (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Darryl Abrams (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stanley Lounsbury (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Matt Swain (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Rhodes (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Wong (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Wagoner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Charles Richards (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Gordon (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Kentucky | William Wagoner makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-61 |
| 02:50 | American U. | Matt Swain misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 55-61 |
| 02:48 | American U. | James Chang tips it in | 57-61 |
| 02:48 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-61 |
| Subs | American U. | Edward Scott (PG), Jason Williams (SG), Brian Frisby (PF), Antonio Ruel (C) Gregory Cooper, James Chang, Stanley Lounsbury, Matt Swain | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Harward (SF), Clinton Cox (PF), James Hoggan (C) William Wagoner, Charles Richards, Timothy Gordon | |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | James Hoggan travels with the ball | 57-61 |
| 02:08 | American U. | Edward Scott is hacked by Clinton Cox - foul #3 on Clinton Cox, team foul #9 | 57-61 |
| 02:08 | American U. | Edward Scott makes the 1st free throw | 58-61 |
| 02:08 | American U. | Edward Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 59-61 |
| 01:50 | Kentucky | John Rhodes misses the fadeaway from the right side | 59-61 |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | John Rhodes hits the follow up shot | 59-63 |
| 01:29 | American U. | Edward Scott loses the dribble to James Hoggan | 59-63 |
| 01:05 | Kentucky | James Hoggan banks in the layup | 59-65 |
| 00:50 | American U. | Brian Frisby is hacked by William Harward - foul #2 on William Harward, team foul #10 | 59-65 |
| 00:50 | American U. | Brian Frisby makes the 1st free throw | 60-65 |
| 00:50 | American U. | Brian Frisby makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | John Rhodes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | American U. | Darryl Abrams clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-65 |
| 00:19 | American U. | Brian Frisby snags the offensive board | 61-65 |
| 00:16 | American U. | Darryl Abrams misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-65 |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Joshua Wong | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | American U. | American U. is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Jason Williams is called for the reach on Joshua Wong in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jason Williams, team foul #13 | 61-65 |
| Subs | American U. | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Wagoner (SF) William Harward | |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong misses the 1st free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong makes the 2nd free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:08 | American U. | Jason Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-66 |
| 00:07 | American U. | Edward Scott grabs the offensive board | 61-66 |
| 00:05 | American U. | Joshua Wong takes the ball from Edward Scott | 61-66 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Joshua Wong jams it | 61-68 |
| 00:00 | American U. | Jason Williams can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 61-68 |