| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Carlos Shippy (fresh) SG - William Cokley (fresh) SF - Lanny Allums (fresh) PF - Keith Wilson (fresh) C - Arthur Giczewski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Jerry Curcio (fresh) SG - Ian Bates (fresh) SF - Robert Wiggins (fresh) PF - Gene Bach (fresh) C - Dwayne Desmond (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Lehigh | Dwayne Desmond wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Lehigh | Lehigh is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Lehigh | Gene Bach buries a jumper from the left block | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Kentucky | Keith Wilson drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Lanny Allums | 2-2 |
| 19:14 | Lehigh | Robert Wiggins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 19:13 | Kentucky | Arthur Giczewski grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | Kentucky | William Cokley misses the 3 from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | Lehigh | Robert Wiggins grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 18:52 | Lehigh | Ian Bates misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Kentucky | Arthur Giczewski grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Kentucky | Carlos Shippy drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Keith Wilson | 5-2 |
| 18:15 | Lehigh | Gene Bach hits the finger roll | 5-4 |
| 18:01 | Kentucky | Lanny Allums clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-4 |
| 18:00 | Kentucky | Arthur Giczewski tips it but misses | 5-4 |
| 17:59 | Kentucky | Lanny Allums snags the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 17:52 | Kentucky | Keith Wilson buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur Giczewski | 7-4 |
| 17:45 | Lehigh | Gene Bach knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-7 |
| 17:21 | Kentucky | Keith Wilson is hacked by Gene Bach - foul #1 on Gene Bach, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Tommy Thrailkill (PG), Troy Banfield (SG), Joel Brown (SF), Joe Hanson (PF), Donald Smith (C) Jerry Curcio, Ian Bates, Robert Wiggins, Gene Bach, Dwayne Desmond | |
| 17:01 | Kentucky | Keith Wilson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 16:59 | Kentucky | Carlos Shippy pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 16:38 | Kentucky | Lanny Allums hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-7 |
| 16:36 | Lehigh | Troy Banfield snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 16:31 | Lehigh | Keith Wilson takes the ball from Troy Banfield | 7-7 |
| 16:07 | Kentucky | William Cokley knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Keith Wilson and he's hacked by Troy Banfield - foul #1 on Troy Banfield, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Herbert Patterson (PG), Jack Fife (SF), Victor Welch (PF), Joe Gilbert (C) Carlos Shippy, Lanny Allums, Keith Wilson, Arthur Giczewski | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Jerry Curcio (PG), Ian Bates (SG), Robert Wiggins (SF), Gene Bach (PF) Tommy Thrailkill, Troy Banfield, Joel Brown, Donald Smith | |
| 16:07 | Kentucky | William Cokley makes the free throw | 10-7 |
| 15:59 | Lehigh | Ian Bates hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jerry Curcio | 10-9 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Herbert Patterson (fresh) SG - William Cokley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jack Fife (fresh) PF - Victor Welch (fresh) C - Joe Gilbert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Jerry Curcio (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ian Bates (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Wiggins (fresh) PF - Gene Bach (fresh) 7 pts. C - Joe Hanson (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Kentucky | Victor Welch misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Gene Bach - foul #2 on Gene Bach, team foul #3 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Russell Ridlon (SG) William Cokley | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Dwayne Desmond (C) Gene Bach | |
| 15:46 | Kentucky | Victor Welch makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 15:46 | Kentucky | Victor Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 12-9 |
| 15:38 | Lehigh | Ian Bates clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-9 |
| 15:36 | Lehigh | Robert Wiggins grabs the offensive board | 12-9 |
| 15:19 | Lehigh | Jerry Curcio hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 12-9 |
| 15:17 | Lehigh | Robert Wiggins gets the offensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 15:02 | Lehigh | Robert Wiggins buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Ian Bates | 12-12 |
| 14:45 | Kentucky | Jack Fife hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 12-12 |
| 14:43 | Lehigh | Dwayne Desmond pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 14:28 | Lehigh | Jack Fife steals it from Robert Wiggins | 12-12 |
| 14:01 | Kentucky | Russell Ridlon is fouled on the floor by Ian Bates - foul #1 on Ian Bates, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Carlos Shippy (PG), Lanny Allums (SF), Keith Wilson (PF), Arthur Giczewski (C) Herbert Patterson, Jack Fife, Victor Welch, Joe Gilbert | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Troy Banfield (SF), Joel Brown (PF), Donald Smith (C) Robert Wiggins, Joe Hanson, Dwayne Desmond | |
| 13:54 | Kentucky | Russell Ridlon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 13:52 | Lehigh | The rebound goes to Troy Banfield | 12-12 |
| 13:45 | Lehigh | Joel Brown is hacked by Keith Wilson - foul #1 on Keith Wilson, team foul #1 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Cokley (SG) Russell Ridlon | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Tommy Thrailkill (PG), Robert Veliz (SG) Jerry Curcio, Ian Bates | |
| 13:23 | Lehigh | Tommy Thrailkill hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Carlos Shippy - foul #1 on Carlos Shippy, team foul #2 | 12-12 |
| 13:23 | Lehigh | Tommy Thrailkill makes the 1st free throw | 12-13 |
| 13:23 | Lehigh | Tommy Thrailkill makes the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 13:09 | Kentucky | Troy Banfield steps in front of the William Cokley pass | 12-14 |
| 12:44 | Lehigh | Keith Wilson steps in front of the Troy Banfield pass | 12-14 |
| 12:29 | Kentucky | William Cokley hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 12-14 |
| 12:27 | Lehigh | Joel Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 12:23 | Lehigh | Tommy Thrailkill loses the dribble to Carlos Shippy | 12-14 |
| 11:55 | Kentucky | Keith Wilson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Donald Smith - foul #1 on Donald Smith, team foul #5 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Russell Ridlon (SG), Victor Welch (C) William Cokley, Arthur Giczewski | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Jerry Curcio (PG), Ian Bates (SG), Robert Wiggins (SF), Dwayne Desmond (C) Tommy Thrailkill, Robert Veliz, Troy Banfield, Joel Brown | |
| 11:55 | Kentucky | Keith Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 11:55 | Kentucky | Keith Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Carlos Shippy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Russell Ridlon (fresh) SF - Lanny Allums (fresh) PF - Keith Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Victor Welch (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Jerry Curcio (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ian Bates (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wiggins (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Smith (fresh) C - Dwayne Desmond (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Lehigh | Robert Wiggins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 11:38 | Kentucky | Keith Wilson gets the rebound | 13-14 |
| 11:15 | Kentucky | Carlos Shippy comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 13-14 |
| 11:14 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Carlos Shippy | 13-14 |
| 10:57 | Kentucky | Victor Welch misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 13-14 |
| 10:56 | Lehigh | Ian Bates grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 10:36 | Lehigh | Donald Smith hits the finger roll set up by Dwayne Desmond | 13-16 |
| 10:19 | Kentucky | Lanny Allums is hacked by Robert Wiggins - foul #1 on Robert Wiggins, team foul #6 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Herbert Patterson (PG), William Cokley (SG), Jack Fife (SF), Arthur Giczewski (C) Carlos Shippy, Russell Ridlon, Lanny Allums, Keith Wilson | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Joe Hanson (PF) Donald Smith | |
| 10:13 | Kentucky | Jack Fife is hacked by Dwayne Desmond - foul #1 on Dwayne Desmond, team foul #7 | 13-16 |
| 10:13 | Kentucky | Jack Fife misses the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 10:13 | Lehigh | Dwayne Desmond grabs the board | 13-16 |
| 10:03 | Lehigh | Robert Wiggins drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Curcio | 13-19 |
| 09:43 | Kentucky | Victor Welch banks in the layup | 15-19 |
| 09:27 | Lehigh | Dwayne Desmond can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 15-19 |
| 09:25 | Lehigh | Dwayne Desmond tips it home | 15-21 |
| 09:06 | Kentucky | Arthur Giczewski can't connect on a runner from the right block | 15-21 |
| 09:04 | Lehigh | Joe Hanson snags the defensive board | 15-21 |
| 08:38 | Lehigh | Joe Hanson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-21 |
| 08:36 | Kentucky | Arthur Giczewski gets the rebound | 15-21 |
| 08:23 | Kentucky | Jerry Curcio steals it from William Cokley | 15-21 |
| 08:18 | Lehigh | Ian Bates hits the finger roll set up by Jerry Curcio | 15-23 |
| 07:54 | Kentucky | Joe Hanson takes the ball from Arthur Giczewski | 15-23 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jack Fife (fresh) SG - William Cokley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Herbert Patterson (fresh) PF - Victor Welch (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Arthur Giczewski (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Jerry Curcio (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ian Bates (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wiggins (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Hanson (fresh) C - Dwayne Desmond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:50 | Lehigh | Jack Fife picks off the pass by Ian Bates | 15-23 |
| 07:39 | Kentucky | Herbert Patterson buries a jumper from the right wing set up by William Cokley | 17-23 |
| 07:21 | Lehigh | Jerry Curcio's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Carlos Shippy (PG), Russell Ridlon (SG), Lanny Allums (SF), Keith Wilson (PF), Joe Gilbert (C) Jack Fife, William Cokley, Herbert Patterson, Victor Welch, Arthur Giczewski | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Tommy Thrailkill (PG), Robert Veliz (SG), Troy Banfield (SF), Joel Brown (PF), Donald Smith (C) Jerry Curcio, Ian Bates, Robert Wiggins, Joe Hanson, Dwayne Desmond | |
| 07:02 | Kentucky | Keith Wilson scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Joe Gilbert | 19-23 |
| 06:50 | Lehigh | Joe Gilbert is called for the reach on Tommy Thrailkill - foul #1 on Joe Gilbert, team foul #3 | 19-23 |
| 06:45 | Lehigh | Donald Smith's pass is intercepted by Russell Ridlon | 19-23 |
| 06:29 | Kentucky | Troy Banfield is called for the reach on Lanny Allums - foul #2 on Troy Banfield, team foul #8 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Jerry Curcio (PG) Troy Banfield | |
| 06:29 | Kentucky | Lanny Allums makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 06:29 | Kentucky | Lanny Allums makes the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 06:07 | Lehigh | Donald Smith's layup is rejected by Joe Gilbert | 21-23 |
| 06:06 | Kentucky | Joe Gilbert gets the rebound | 21-23 |
| 06:00 | Kentucky | Joe Gilbert misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Robert Veliz - foul #1 on Robert Veliz, team foul #9 | 21-23 |
| 06:00 | Kentucky | Joe Gilbert misses the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 06:00 | Kentucky | Joe Gilbert misses the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 06:00 | Lehigh | Tommy Thrailkill grabs the board | 21-23 |
| 05:55 | Lehigh | Tommy Thrailkill comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 21-23 |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Joe Gilbert snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| 05:32 | Kentucky | Joe Gilbert lays it in on a great pass from Lanny Allums | 23-23 |
| 05:18 | Lehigh | Joel Brown misses short on a 3 from straight away | 23-23 |
| 05:17 | Lehigh | The offensive rebound goes to Joel Brown | 23-23 |
| 05:07 | Lehigh | Tommy Thrailkill makes the 3 from straight away set up by Robert Veliz | 23-26 |
| 04:46 | Kentucky | Russell Ridlon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-26 |
| 04:45 | Lehigh | Tommy Thrailkill gets the rebound | 23-26 |
| 04:32 | Lehigh | Joel Brown is called for traveling | 23-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Herbert Patterson (PG), William Cokley (SG), Victor Welch (PF), Arthur Giczewski (C) Carlos Shippy, Russell Ridlon, Keith Wilson, Joe Gilbert | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Ian Bates (SG), Robert Wiggins (SF), Joe Hanson (PF), Dwayne Desmond (C) Robert Veliz, Tommy Thrailkill, Joel Brown, Donald Smith | |
| 04:12 | Kentucky | Victor Welch can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Joe Hanson - foul #1 on Joe Hanson, team foul #10 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jack Fife (SF) Lanny Allums | |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| 04:12 | Kentucky | Victor Welch misses the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 04:12 | Kentucky | Victor Welch misses the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 04:12 | Lehigh | Dwayne Desmond snags the defensive board | 23-26 |
| 03:56 | Lehigh | Joe Hanson lays it in and he's hacked by Herbert Patterson - foul #1 on Herbert Patterson, team foul #4 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Troy Banfield (PG) Jerry Curcio | |
| 03:56 | Lehigh | Joe Hanson misses the free throw | 23-28 |
| 03:56 | Kentucky | Arthur Giczewski pulls down the rebound | 23-28 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Herbert Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Cokley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jack Fife (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Victor Welch (fresh) 4 pts. C - Arthur Giczewski (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Lehigh | PG - Troy Banfield (fresh) SG - Ian Bates (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Wiggins (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Hanson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dwayne Desmond (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Kentucky | Arthur Giczewski buries a driving attempt from the right block set up by Herbert Patterson | 25-28 |
| 03:22 | Lehigh | Troy Banfield is fouled on the floor by Herbert Patterson - foul #2 on Herbert Patterson, team foul #5 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Carlos Shippy (PG), Keith Wilson (PF) Jack Fife, Victor Welch | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Gene Bach (PF) Joe Hanson | |
| 03:12 | Lehigh | Dwayne Desmond is called for a charge - foul #2 on Dwayne Desmond, team foul #11 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lanny Allums (SF) Herbert Patterson | |
| Subs | Lehigh | | |
| 02:51 | Kentucky | Carlos Shippy can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ian Bates - foul #2 on Ian Bates, team foul #12 | 25-28 |
| 02:51 | Kentucky | Carlos Shippy makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 02:51 | Kentucky | Carlos Shippy misses the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 02:51 | Lehigh | Dwayne Desmond grabs the defensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 02:41 | Lehigh | Troy Banfield can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 02:40 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Arthur Giczewski | 26-28 |
| 02:23 | Kentucky | William Cokley misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 02:21 | Lehigh | Gene Bach gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 02:17 | Lehigh | Carlos Shippy steals it from Troy Banfield in the backcourt | 26-28 |
| 02:15 | Kentucky | Carlos Shippy misses the lay-in | 26-28 |
| 02:13 | Lehigh | Gene Bach grabs the defensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 01:57 | Lehigh | Troy Banfield scores on a floater from the free throw line | 26-30 |
| 01:32 | Kentucky | Dwayne Desmond steps in front of the Carlos Shippy pass | 26-30 |
| 01:15 | Lehigh | Robert Wiggins is fouled on the floor by Arthur Giczewski - foul #1 on Arthur Giczewski, team foul #6 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Herbert Patterson (PG), Russell Ridlon (SG), Jack Fife (SF), Victor Welch (PF), Joe Gilbert (C) Carlos Shippy, William Cokley, Lanny Allums, Keith Wilson, Arthur Giczewski | |
| Subs | Lehigh | Jerry Curcio (PG), Robert Veliz (SG), Joel Brown (SF), Joe Hanson (C) Troy Banfield, Ian Bates, Robert Wiggins, Dwayne Desmond | |
| 01:00 | Lehigh | Robert Veliz hits a jumpshot from the left wing | 26-32 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Robert Veliz takes the ball from Herbert Patterson | 26-32 |
| 00:44 | Lehigh | Joel Brown hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Veliz | 26-34 |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Jerry Curcio steals it from Jack Fife | 26-34 |
| 00:01 | Lehigh | Jerry Curcio clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 26-34 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Victor Welch grabs the board | 26-34 |