| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Samuel Batiste (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Justin Pavloski (fresh) 10 pts. SF - David Plumlee (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Dailey (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Watkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Glen Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Porterfield (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hiram Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. PF - George Hipp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Neal Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Kentucky | Hiram Thomas inbounds the ball | 21-25 |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:41 | N. Kentucky | Neal Myers can't throw it down | 21-25 |
| 19:40 | N. Kentucky | Neal Myers snags the offensive board | 21-25 |
| 19:26 | N. Kentucky | George Hipp makes the floater near the basket set up by Glen Parker | 21-27 |
| 19:01 | Mercy | Neal Myers denies the turnaround by Samuel Batiste | 21-27 |
| 19:00 | Mercy | David Plumlee can't tip it in | 21-27 |
| 18:59 | Mercy | David Plumlee tips it home | 23-27 |
| 18:47 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Porterfield knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-30 |
| 18:28 | Mercy | Robert Watkins hits a driving attempt from the right block and he's fouled by Neal Myers - foul #1 on Neal Myers, team foul #1 | 25-30 |
| 18:28 | Mercy | Robert Watkins misses the free throw | 25-30 |
| 18:28 | N. Kentucky | Neal Myers snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 18:20 | N. Kentucky | George Hipp misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 18:19 | Mercy | Robert Dailey gets the rebound | 25-30 |
| 18:09 | Mercy | David Plumlee misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-30 |
| 18:08 | N. Kentucky | Neal Myers snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 17:50 | N. Kentucky | David Plumlee steals the ball from Leroy Porterfield | 25-30 |
| 17:29 | Mercy | Samuel Batiste knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Watkins and the foul's on Neal Myers - foul #2 on Neal Myers, team foul #2 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Mercy | | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Herman Reed (PG), Robert Campbell (SG) Glen Parker, Leroy Porterfield | |
| 17:29 | Mercy | Samuel Batiste makes the free throw | 28-30 |
| 17:14 | N. Kentucky | Robert Campbell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-30 |
| 17:12 | N. Kentucky | Neal Myers tips it in | 28-32 |
| 16:48 | Mercy | Neal Myers is called for the reach on Robert Watkins - foul #3 on Neal Myers, team foul #3 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Mercy | Zachary Patterson (PG), Mark Woodruff (SG), Timothy Canup (PF), Dan Cooks (C) Samuel Batiste, Justin Pavloski, Robert Dailey, Robert Watkins | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Franklin Milliken (C) Neal Myers | |
| 16:34 | Mercy | Timothy Canup's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-32 |
| Subs | Mercy | | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Eric Mitchell (PF) George Hipp | |
| 16:26 | N. Kentucky | Franklin Milliken hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Robert Campbell | 28-34 |
| 16:03 | Mercy | Mark Woodruff comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 28-34 |
| 16:02 | N. Kentucky | Franklin Milliken grabs the defensive rebound | 28-34 |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Zachary Patterson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Woodruff (fresh) SF - David Plumlee (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Canup (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dan Cooks (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Herman Reed (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Campbell (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Hiram Thomas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Eric Mitchell (fresh) C - Franklin Milliken (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | N. Kentucky | Eric Mitchell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 28-34 |
| 15:35 | N. Kentucky | Robert Campbell tips it back up and in | 28-36 |
| 15:11 | Mercy | Dan Cooks misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-36 |
| 15:09 | N. Kentucky | Eric Mitchell snags the defensive board | 28-36 |
| 15:02 | N. Kentucky | Dan Cooks is called for the reach on Hiram Thomas - foul #3 on Dan Cooks, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Mercy | Samuel Batiste (PG), Justin Pavloski (SG), Robert Dailey (PF), Robert Watkins (C) Mark Woodruff, David Plumlee, Timothy Canup, Dan Cooks | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Glen Parker (PG), Leroy Porterfield (SG), Craig Cunningham (SF), George Hipp (PF), Neal Myers (C) Herman Reed, Robert Campbell, Hiram Thomas, Eric Mitchell, Franklin Milliken | |
| 14:47 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Porterfield's pass is intercepted by Zachary Patterson | 28-36 |
| 14:43 | Mercy | Samuel Batiste banks in the layup on a great pass from Zachary Patterson | 30-36 |
| 14:28 | N. Kentucky | Glen Parker misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Watkins - foul #1 on Robert Watkins, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| 14:28 | N. Kentucky | Glen Parker makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 14:28 | N. Kentucky | Glen Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 14:12 | Mercy | Craig Cunningham swats the short shot by Robert Watkins | 30-38 |
| 14:10 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Neal Myers | 30-38 |
| 14:03 | N. Kentucky | Glen Parker double dribbles | 30-38 |
| 13:48 | Mercy | Justin Pavloski misses the 3 from the right wing | 30-38 |
| 13:47 | N. Kentucky | Neal Myers pulls down the rebound | 30-38 |
| 13:30 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Porterfield can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-38 |
| 13:29 | Mercy | Robert Dailey snags the defensive board | 30-38 |
| 13:27 | Mercy | Leroy Porterfield takes the ball from Samuel Batiste in the backcourt | 30-38 |
| 13:07 | N. Kentucky | Zachary Patterson picks off the pass by Neal Myers | 30-38 |
| 13:02 | Mercy | Samuel Batiste hits the finger roll set up by Zachary Patterson | 32-38 |
| 12:39 | N. Kentucky | George Hipp drills a shot from close range set up by Leroy Porterfield | 32-40 |
| 12:24 | Mercy | Robert Dailey buries a jump hook from the right block and he's fouled by George Hipp - foul #3 on George Hipp, team foul #4 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Mercy | Mark Woodruff (PG), David Plumlee (SF), Timothy Canup (C) Samuel Batiste, Zachary Patterson, Robert Watkins | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Herman Reed (PG), Robert Campbell (SG), Hiram Thomas (SF) Glen Parker, Leroy Porterfield, Craig Cunningham | |
| 12:24 | Mercy | Robert Dailey misses the free throw | 34-40 |
| 12:24 | N. Kentucky | Neal Myers pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 11:55 | N. Kentucky | Neal Myers can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 11:53 | Mercy | The rebound goes to Timothy Canup | 34-40 |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Mark Woodruff (fresh) SG - Justin Pavloski (fresh) 10 pts. SF - David Plumlee (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Dailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Canup (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Herman Reed (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Hiram Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. PF - George Hipp (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Neal Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 15 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:41 | Mercy | Robert Dailey buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Justin Pavloski | 36-40 |
| 11:28 | N. Kentucky | Hiram Thomas can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 36-40 |
| 11:27 | N. Kentucky | Neal Myers tips it in | 36-42 |
| 11:17 | Mercy | Mark Woodruff is fouled on the floor by Herman Reed - foul #3 on Herman Reed, team foul #5 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Mercy | Samuel Batiste (PG), Dan Cooks (C) Justin Pavloski, Robert Dailey | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Eric Mitchell (PF), Franklin Milliken (C) George Hipp, Neal Myers | |
| 11:09 | Mercy | Samuel Batiste loses the dribble to Herman Reed | 36-42 |
| 10:48 | N. Kentucky | Dan Cooks takes the ball from Eric Mitchell | 36-42 |
| 10:41 | Mercy | Samuel Batiste makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Mark Woodruff and the foul's on Herman Reed - foul #4 on Herman Reed, team foul #6 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Mercy | Zachary Patterson (SG), Robert Watkins (C) Mark Woodruff, Dan Cooks | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Glen Parker (PG), Leroy Porterfield (SG) Herman Reed, Robert Campbell | |
| 10:41 | Mercy | Samuel Batiste makes the free throw | 39-42 |
| 10:29 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Porterfield drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Hiram Thomas | 39-45 |
| 10:20 | Mercy | Zachary Patterson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-45 |
| 10:18 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Eric Mitchell | 39-45 |
| 10:00 | N. Kentucky | Hiram Thomas misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Timothy Canup - foul #2 on Timothy Canup, team foul #3 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Mercy | Justin Pavloski (SG) Zachary Patterson | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | George Hipp (PF), Neal Myers (C) Eric Mitchell, Franklin Milliken | |
| 10:00 | N. Kentucky | Hiram Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 10:00 | N. Kentucky | Hiram Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 09:35 | Mercy | Samuel Batiste can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 09:33 | N. Kentucky | George Hipp grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 09:19 | N. Kentucky | Hiram Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 09:18 | N. Kentucky | Hiram Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 08:57 | N. Kentucky | George Hipp hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Glen Parker and he's hacked by Robert Watkins - foul #2 on Robert Watkins, team foul #4 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Mercy | Zachary Patterson (PG), Richard Beard (PF), Dan Cooks (C) Samuel Batiste, Timothy Canup, Robert Watkins | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Alan Foster (PG), Robert Campbell (SG) Glen Parker, Leroy Porterfield | |
| 08:57 | N. Kentucky | George Hipp makes the free throw | 39-50 |
| 08:48 | Mercy | George Hipp denies the turnaround by David Plumlee | 39-50 |
| 08:46 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Campbell | 39-50 |
| 08:28 | N. Kentucky | George Hipp can't finish the layup | 39-50 |
| 08:26 | Mercy | Zachary Patterson snags the defensive board | 39-50 |
| 08:15 | Mercy | David Plumlee misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 39-50 |
| 08:14 | Mercy | Zachary Patterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-50 |
| 08:03 | Mercy | Zachary Patterson double dribbles | 39-50 |
| Subs | Mercy | Mark Woodruff (SG), Robert Dailey (PF) Justin Pavloski, David Plumlee | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Craig Cunningham (SF), Eric Mitchell (PF) Hiram Thomas, George Hipp | |
| 07:53 | N. Kentucky | Craig Cunningham scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Alan Foster and the foul's on Richard Beard - foul #3 on Richard Beard, team foul #5 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Mercy | Robert Watkins (C) Dan Cooks | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Herman Reed (PG), Franklin Milliken (C) Alan Foster, Neal Myers | |
| 07:53 | N. Kentucky | Craig Cunningham makes the free throw | 39-53 |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Zachary Patterson (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Woodruff (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Beard (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Robert Dailey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Herman Reed (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Robert Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Craig Cunningham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Eric Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Franklin Milliken (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Mercy | Franklin Milliken swats the shot by Mark Woodruff | 39-53 |
| 07:27 | Mercy | Zachary Patterson grabs the offensive board | 39-53 |
| 07:12 | Mercy | Robert Dailey clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-53 |
| 07:10 | Mercy | Zachary Patterson grabs the offensive rebound | 39-53 |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:53 | Mercy | Robert Dailey double dribbles | 39-53 |
| Subs | Mercy | Samuel Batiste (PG), Justin Pavloski (SG), David Plumlee (SF) Zachary Patterson, Mark Woodruff, Richard Beard | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Glen Parker (PG), Leroy Porterfield (SG), Hiram Thomas (SF), George Hipp (PF), Neal Myers (C) Herman Reed, Robert Campbell, Craig Cunningham, Eric Mitchell, Franklin Milliken | |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:30 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Porterfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-53 |
| 06:18 | Mercy | David Plumlee connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Justin Pavloski | 42-53 |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:59 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Porterfield comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-53 |
| 05:57 | Mercy | David Plumlee snags the defensive board | 42-53 |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:41 | Mercy | Robert Dailey makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Samuel Batiste | 45-53 |
| 05:25 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Porterfield misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-53 |
| 05:23 | N. Kentucky | Glen Parker tips it back up and in | 45-55 |
| 05:07 | Mercy | Robert Watkins drills a runner near the basket set up by David Plumlee | 47-55 |
| 04:43 | N. Kentucky | Glen Parker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 04:41 | Mercy | Robert Dailey pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 04:25 | Mercy | David Plumlee makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Justin Pavloski | 50-55 |
| 04:15 | N. Kentucky | Justin Pavloski takes the ball from Leroy Porterfield | 50-55 |
| 03:53 | Mercy | Samuel Batiste knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Plumlee | 52-55 |
| Lineup | Mercy | PG - Samuel Batiste (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Justin Pavloski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Plumlee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Dailey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Watkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Glen Parker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leroy Porterfield (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hiram Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Hipp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Neal Myers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 16 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:37 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Porterfield misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-55 |
| 03:36 | Mercy | David Plumlee grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 03:24 | Mercy | Robert Watkins misses short on a shot from the baseline | 52-55 |
| 03:23 | N. Kentucky | Hiram Thomas pulls down the rebound | 52-55 |
| 03:18 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Porterfield misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-55 |
| 03:17 | Mercy | The rebound goes to Robert Dailey | 52-55 |
| 03:10 | Mercy | David Plumlee buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Dailey | 55-55 |
| 02:45 | N. Kentucky | Hiram Thomas drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 02:26 | Mercy | Robert Dailey lays it in on a nice dish by Samuel Batiste | 57-57 |
| 02:14 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Porterfield hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 57-57 |
| 02:12 | N. Kentucky | George Hipp hits the follow up shot | 57-59 |
| 01:54 | Mercy | Robert Dailey scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Justin Pavloski | 59-59 |
| 01:39 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Porterfield misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-59 |
| 01:37 | Mercy | Robert Dailey grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 01:29 | Mercy | Samuel Batiste knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Justin Pavloski | 61-59 |
| 01:14 | N. Kentucky | Neal Myers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 61-59 |
| 01:12 | Mercy | Robert Watkins pulls down the rebound | 61-59 |
| 01:06 | Mercy | Robert Dailey can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by George Hipp - foul #4 on George Hipp, team foul #7 | 61-59 |
| 01:06 | Mercy | Robert Dailey makes the 1st free throw | 62-59 |
| 01:06 | Mercy | Robert Dailey makes the 2nd free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:49 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Porterfield makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Hiram Thomas | 63-62 |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Mercy | Justin Pavloski drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Samuel Batiste and the foul's on Neal Myers - foul #4 on Neal Myers, team foul #8 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Mercy | Mark Woodruff (PG), Timothy Canup (PF) Samuel Batiste, Robert Dailey | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 00:26 | Mercy | Justin Pavloski misses the free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:26 | N. Kentucky | Neal Myers pulls down the rebound | 65-62 |
| 00:08 | N. Kentucky | Hiram Thomas comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-62 |
| 00:06 | Mercy | Justin Pavloski snags the defensive board | 65-62 |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Mercy | Justin Pavloski is hacked by Glen Parker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Glen Parker, team foul #9 | 65-62 |
| 00:04 | Mercy | Justin Pavloski makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:04 | Mercy | Justin Pavloski makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| Game Plan | Mercy | Mercy is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | N. Kentucky | Hiram Thomas clanks a halfcourt shot | 67-62 |