| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Michael Ford (fresh) SG - Ward Holmstrom (fresh) SF - Leo Folse (fresh) PF - Carlton O'Connell (fresh) C - John White (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Daniel England (fresh) SG - Billy Ellis (fresh) SF - Henry Bryant (fresh) PF - Carl Rose (fresh) C - Kyle Scalise (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N. Kentucky | John White wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | N. Kentucky | Carlton O'Connell drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Ward Holmstrom | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Henry Bryant is called for a charge - foul #1 on Henry Bryant, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | N. Kentucky | John White knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 18:31 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Kyle Scalise travels with the ball | 5-0 |
| 18:13 | N. Kentucky | Carl Rose swats the short shot by Leo Folse | 5-0 |
| 18:12 | N. Kentucky | Leo Folse grabs the offensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 17:57 | N. Kentucky | Leo Folse misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Henry Bryant - foul #2 on Henry Bryant, team foul #2 | 5-0 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bobby Nicholls (SF) Henry Bryant | |
| 17:57 | N. Kentucky | Leo Folse makes the 1st free throw | 6-0 |
| 17:57 | N. Kentucky | Leo Folse misses the 2nd free throw | 6-0 |
| 17:57 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Carl Rose snags the defensive board | 6-0 |
| 17:40 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Carl Rose misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Carlton O'Connell - foul #1 on Carlton O'Connell, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| 17:40 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Carl Rose makes the 1st free throw | 6-1 |
| 17:40 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Carl Rose misses the 2nd free throw | 6-1 |
| 17:40 | N. Kentucky | John White grabs the defensive rebound | 6-1 |
| 17:22 | N. Kentucky | Carl Rose picks off the pass by Leo Folse | 6-1 |
| 17:07 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Carl Rose misses badly on a runner in the lane | 6-1 |
| 17:06 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Kyle Scalise tips it back up and in | 6-3 |
| 17:01 | N. Kentucky | Leo Folse hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-3 |
| 17:00 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Daniel England snags the defensive board | 6-3 |
| 16:40 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Billy Ellis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-3 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Ricky Tillman (C) John White | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| 16:20 | N. Kentucky | Carlton O'Connell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 6-3 |
| 16:19 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Carl Rose snags the defensive board | 6-3 |
| 16:10 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Michael Ford steals the ball from Daniel England | 6-3 |
| 16:07 | N. Kentucky | Ward Holmstrom lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Ford | 8-3 |
| 15:47 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Carl Rose can't finish the layup | 8-3 |
| 15:45 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Kyle Scalise tips it back up and in | 8-5 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Michael Ford (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ward Holmstrom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leo Folse (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Carlton O'Connell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ricky Tillman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Daniel England (fresh) SG - Billy Ellis (fresh) SF - Bobby Nicholls (fresh) PF - Carl Rose (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Scalise (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | N. Kentucky | Ricky Tillman's pass is intercepted by Billy Ellis | 8-5 |
| 15:14 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Carl Rose lays it up and in set up by Bobby Nicholls and the foul's on Carlton O'Connell - foul #2 on Carlton O'Connell, team foul #2 | 8-7 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Edward Beal (PG), Larry Welch (SG), Stephen McQueen (PF), John White (C) Michael Ford, Ward Holmstrom, Leo Folse, Carlton O'Connell | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jason Barnett (PG), Bobby Hoskins (SG), Leon Houle (SF) Daniel England, Billy Ellis, Kyle Scalise | |
| 15:14 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Carl Rose misses the free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:14 | N. Kentucky | John White gets the rebound | 8-7 |
| 14:55 | N. Kentucky | Larry Welch scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Beal | 11-7 |
| 14:45 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John White is called for the reach on Bobby Nicholls - foul #1 on John White, team foul #3 | 11-7 |
| 14:31 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Carl Rose drills a jump hook from the baseline | 11-9 |
| 14:17 | N. Kentucky | Bobby Nicholls is called for the reach on Larry Welch - foul #1 on Bobby Nicholls, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Kyle Scalise (C) Carl Rose | |
| 14:02 | N. Kentucky | Leon Houle is called for the reach on Ricky Tillman - foul #1 on Leon Houle, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| 13:44 | N. Kentucky | Edward Beal makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Larry Welch | 14-9 |
| 13:24 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Leon Houle buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 13:08 | N. Kentucky | Ricky Tillman comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 14-12 |
| 13:07 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Kyle Scalise grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 12:48 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Leon Houle clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-12 |
| 12:46 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bobby Nicholls grabs the offensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 12:29 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bobby Hoskins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-12 |
| 12:28 | N. Kentucky | John White pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 12:18 | N. Kentucky | Bobby Hoskins is called for the reach on Larry Welch - foul #1 on Bobby Hoskins, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Michael Ford (PG), Ward Holmstrom (SG), Leo Folse (SF), Joseph Harris (PF) Edward Beal, Larry Welch, Ricky Tillman, Stephen McQueen | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Daniel England (PG), Billy Ellis (SG), Joshua Taylor (SF), Carl Rose (PF) Jason Barnett, Bobby Hoskins, Leon Houle, Bobby Nicholls | |
| 12:03 | N. Kentucky | Ward Holmstrom misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-12 |
| 12:02 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Kyle Scalise pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 11:33 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Kyle Scalise's pass is intercepted by Ward Holmstrom | 14-12 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Michael Ford (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ward Holmstrom (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leo Folse (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joseph Harris (fresh) C - John White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Daniel England (fresh) SG - Billy Ellis (fresh) SF - Joshua Taylor (fresh) PF - Carl Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Scalise (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:29 | N. Kentucky | Ward Holmstrom misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Carl Rose - foul #1 on Carl Rose, team foul #6 | 14-12 |
| 11:29 | N. Kentucky | Ward Holmstrom makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:29 | N. Kentucky | Ward Holmstrom misses the 2nd free throw | 15-12 |
| 11:29 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Kyle Scalise pulls down the rebound | 15-12 |
| 11:20 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Kyle Scalise blows the layup but the foul's on Michael Ford - foul #1 on Michael Ford, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| 11:20 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Kyle Scalise makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 11:20 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Kyle Scalise misses the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 11:20 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Harris gets the rebound | 15-13 |
| 11:02 | N. Kentucky | John White misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-13 |
| 11:01 | N. Kentucky | Michael Ford grabs the offensive board | 15-13 |
| 10:43 | N. Kentucky | Michael Ford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-13 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Stephen McQueen (PF) John White | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bobby Nicholls (C) Kyle Scalise | |
| 10:21 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Michael Ford steals the ball from Joshua Taylor | 15-13 |
| 09:59 | N. Kentucky | Leo Folse misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 15-13 |
| 09:57 | N. Kentucky | Michael Ford misses the tip | 15-13 |
| 09:55 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bobby Nicholls grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 09:33 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bobby Nicholls can't finish the layup | 15-13 |
| 09:31 | N. Kentucky | Leo Folse gets the rebound | 15-13 |
| 09:27 | N. Kentucky | Leo Folse clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-13 |
| 09:26 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Carl Rose pulls down the rebound | 15-13 |
| 09:08 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Carl Rose drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-16 |
| 08:53 | N. Kentucky | Billy Ellis picks off the pass by Leo Folse | 15-16 |
| 08:36 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Daniel England hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 15-16 |
| 08:35 | N. Kentucky | Stephen McQueen gets the rebound | 15-16 |
| 08:19 | N. Kentucky | Ward Holmstrom connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Michael Ford | 18-16 |
| 08:00 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Joshua Taylor misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-16 |
| 07:58 | N. Kentucky | Stephen McQueen gets the rebound | 18-16 |
| 07:52 | N. Kentucky | Michael Ford misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-16 |
| 07:51 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Billy Ellis grabs the board | 18-16 |
| 07:46 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Carl Rose is hacked by Stephen McQueen - foul #1 on Stephen McQueen, team foul #5 | 18-16 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | James McOy (PG), Edward Beal (SG), Larry Welch (SF), Ricky Tillman (PF), John White (C) Michael Ford, Ward Holmstrom, Leo Folse, Stephen McQueen, Joseph Harris | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jason Barnett (PG), Bobby Hoskins (SG), Leon Houle (SF), Kyle Scalise (C) Daniel England, Billy Ellis, Joshua Taylor, Bobby Nicholls | |
| 07:31 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Kyle Scalise can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 18-16 |
| 07:30 | N. Kentucky | Larry Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 18-16 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - James McOy (fresh) SG - Edward Beal (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Welch (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ricky Tillman (fresh) C - John White (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Jason Barnett (fresh) SG - Bobby Hoskins (fresh) SF - Leon Houle (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Rose (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Scalise (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:25 | N. Kentucky | James McOy is fouled on the floor by Jason Barnett - foul #1 on Jason Barnett, team foul #7 | 18-16 |
| 07:25 | N. Kentucky | James McOy misses the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 07:25 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Carl Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 07:06 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bobby Hoskins clanks a shot from the right side | 18-16 |
| 07:05 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Kyle Scalise misses the tip | 18-16 |
| 07:03 | N. Kentucky | John White grabs the defensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 06:59 | N. Kentucky | Jason Barnett is called for the reach on James McOy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Barnett, team foul #8 | 18-16 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Kevin Bryan (PG) Jason Barnett | |
| 06:59 | N. Kentucky | James McOy misses the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 06:59 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Carl Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 06:37 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Edward Beal steps in front of the Bobby Hoskins pass | 18-16 |
| 06:15 | N. Kentucky | A charge is called on John White - foul #2 on John White, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Michael Ford (PG), Stephen McQueen (C) James McOy, John White | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bobby Nicholls (PF) Carl Rose | |
| 06:08 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Leon Houle buries a jumper from just outside the lane | 18-18 |
| 05:51 | N. Kentucky | Edward Beal misses short on a floater in the lane | 18-18 |
| 05:50 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Leon Houle snags the defensive board | 18-18 |
| 05:39 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Larry Welch takes the ball from Bobby Hoskins | 18-18 |
| 05:16 | N. Kentucky | Edward Beal clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-18 |
| 05:15 | St. Joseph's (IN) | The rebound goes to Kyle Scalise | 18-18 |
| 05:05 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Leon Houle hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 18-18 |
| 05:03 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Kyle Scalise tips it in | 18-20 |
| 04:43 | N. Kentucky | Edward Beal's pass is intercepted by Leon Houle | 18-20 |
| 04:24 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bobby Hoskins misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 18-20 |
| 04:23 | N. Kentucky | Stephen McQueen pulls down the rebound | 18-20 |
| 04:09 | N. Kentucky | Larry Welch connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Beal | 21-20 |
| 03:53 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bobby Nicholls misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Ford - foul #2 on Michael Ford, team foul #7 | 21-20 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | James McOy (PG), Ward Holmstrom (SG), Leo Folse (SF), Carlton O'Connell (PF), John White (C) Michael Ford, Edward Beal, Larry Welch, Ricky Tillman, Stephen McQueen | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Daniel England (PG), Billy Ellis (SG), Henry Bryant (SF), Carl Rose (PF) Kevin Bryan, Bobby Hoskins, Leon Houle, Kyle Scalise | |
| 03:53 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bobby Nicholls makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 03:53 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bobby Nicholls makes the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 03:35 | N. Kentucky | Carlton O'Connell misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-22 |
| 03:34 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bobby Nicholls gets the rebound | 21-22 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - James McOy (fresh) SG - Ward Holmstrom (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leo Folse (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlton O'Connell (fresh) 2 pts. C - John White (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Daniel England (fresh) SG - Billy Ellis (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Henry Bryant (fresh) PF - Carl Rose (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Bobby Nicholls (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Billy Ellis knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Carlton O'Connell - foul #3 on Carlton O'Connell, team foul #8 | 21-24 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Joseph Harris (PF) Carlton O'Connell | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| 03:15 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Billy Ellis makes the free throw | 21-25 |
| 02:54 | N. Kentucky | Leo Folse scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ward Holmstrom | 24-25 |
| 02:30 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John White swats the short shot by Carl Rose | 24-25 |
| 02:28 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bobby Nicholls misses the tip | 24-25 |
| 02:26 | N. Kentucky | John White grabs the board | 24-25 |
| 02:12 | N. Kentucky | Leo Folse makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from James McOy | 27-25 |
| 01:55 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Daniel England misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by James McOy - foul #1 on James McOy, team foul #9 | 27-25 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Michael Ford (PG), Ricky Tillman (PF) James McOy, John White | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Kyle Scalise (C) Bobby Nicholls | |
| 01:55 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Daniel England makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 01:55 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Daniel England misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 01:55 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Carl Rose pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 01:44 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Carl Rose hits a 3 from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 01:35 | N. Kentucky | Michael Ford scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ward Holmstrom | 30-29 |
| 01:20 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Kyle Scalise misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Harris - foul #1 on Joseph Harris, team foul #10 | 30-29 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jason Barnett (PG), Bobby Hoskins (SG) Daniel England, Billy Ellis | |
| 01:20 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Kyle Scalise misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 01:20 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Kyle Scalise misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 01:20 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Harris pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 00:56 | N. Kentucky | Ward Holmstrom can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 30-29 |
| 00:54 | N. Kentucky | Ricky Tillman tips it in | 32-29 |
| 00:35 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Carl Rose loses the ball out of bounds | 32-29 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Edward Beal (SG), Larry Welch (SF), Stephen McQueen (C) Ward Holmstrom, Leo Folse, Joseph Harris | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Leon Houle (SF), Bobby Nicholls (PF) Henry Bryant, Carl Rose | |
| 00:23 | N. Kentucky | Michael Ford misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-29 |
| 00:22 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Kyle Scalise grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 00:15 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Leon Houle is fouled on the floor by Michael Ford - foul #3 on Michael Ford, team foul #11 | 32-29 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | John White (C) Michael Ford | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Daniel England (PG), Billy Ellis (SG) Jason Barnett, Bobby Hoskins | |
| 00:15 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Leon Houle misses the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 00:15 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Leon Houle makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 00:03 | N. Kentucky | Edward Beal knocks in the floater from the right side | 34-30 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Leon Houle can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 34-30 |