| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Glen Parker (fresh) SG - Leroy Porterfield (fresh) SF - Bryan Mason (fresh) PF - George Hipp (fresh) C - Donald Patterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Tech | PG - Steve Peterson (fresh) SG - Paul Sanger (fresh) SF - Ed Boss (fresh) PF - Donald Lowrie (fresh) C - Scott Cook (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas Tech | Scott Cook wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas Tech | Arkansas Tech is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Arkansas Tech | Paul Sanger buries a jumper from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | N. Kentucky | George Hipp buries a floater from close range on a nice dish by Glen Parker | 2-2 |
| 18:56 | Arkansas Tech | Ed Boss buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steve Peterson | 2-4 |
| 18:38 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Porterfield drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 18:27 | Arkansas Tech | Steve Peterson is fouled on the floor by Glen Parker - foul #1 on Glen Parker, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 18:16 | Arkansas Tech | Donald Lowrie banks in the layup and he's hacked by Glen Parker - foul #2 on Glen Parker, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Herman Reed (PG) Glen Parker | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | | |
| 18:16 | Arkansas Tech | Donald Lowrie makes the free throw | 5-7 |
| 18:06 | N. Kentucky | Scott Cook takes the ball from Bryan Mason | 5-7 |
| 17:45 | Arkansas Tech | Ed Boss buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-10 |
| 17:24 | N. Kentucky | Donald Patterson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Steve Peterson - foul #1 on Steve Peterson, team foul #1 | 5-10 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | Eric Melendy (SF), Samuel Green (C) Ed Boss, Scott Cook | |
| 17:24 | N. Kentucky | Donald Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 17:24 | N. Kentucky | Donald Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 6-10 |
| 17:24 | Arkansas Tech | Samuel Green gets the rebound | 6-10 |
| 17:09 | Arkansas Tech | Eric Melendy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-10 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | Paul Smith (C) Donald Lowrie | |
| 16:52 | N. Kentucky | Bryan Mason can't finish the layup | 6-10 |
| 16:51 | Arkansas Tech | Steve Peterson snags the defensive board | 6-10 |
| 16:39 | Arkansas Tech | Eric Melendy misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 6-10 |
| 16:38 | Arkansas Tech | Samuel Green grabs the offensive board | 6-10 |
| 16:24 | Arkansas Tech | Paul Smith misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 6-10 |
| 16:22 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Leroy Porterfield | 6-10 |
| 16:17 | N. Kentucky | Herman Reed buries a floater from the free throw line | 8-10 |
| 15:54 | Arkansas Tech | Paul Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from Paul Sanger | 8-12 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Herman Reed (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Leroy Porterfield (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bryan Mason (fairly fresh) PF - George Hipp (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Patterson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Tech | PG - Steve Peterson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Sanger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Melendy (fresh) PF - Samuel Green (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Porterfield misses the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Samuel Green - foul #1 on Samuel Green, team foul #2 | 8-12 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Alan Foster (SF), Craig Cunningham (C) Bryan Mason, Donald Patterson | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | John Gibson (PG), Jean Davis (SG), Ed Boss (SF), Donald Lowrie (PF), Scott Cook (C) Steve Peterson, Paul Sanger, Eric Melendy, Samuel Green, Paul Smith | |
| 15:35 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Porterfield misses the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 15:35 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Porterfield misses the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 15:35 | Arkansas Tech | Donald Lowrie snags the defensive board | 8-12 |
| 15:20 | Arkansas Tech | Jean Davis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 15:19 | Arkansas Tech | Scott Cook tips it in | 8-14 |
| 15:01 | N. Kentucky | George Hipp makes the turnaround in the paint | 10-14 |
| 14:41 | Arkansas Tech | Scott Cook misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Leroy Porterfield - foul #1 on Leroy Porterfield, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Kevin Peterson (PG), Donald Perin (C) Herman Reed, George Hipp | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | | |
| 14:41 | Arkansas Tech | Scott Cook makes the 1st free throw | 10-15 |
| 14:41 | Arkansas Tech | Scott Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 14:41 | N. Kentucky | Donald Perin gets the rebound | 10-15 |
| 14:23 | N. Kentucky | Alan Foster drills a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Kevin Peterson | 12-15 |
| 14:05 | Arkansas Tech | Ed Boss is called for traveling | 12-15 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Bryan Mason (SF) Leroy Porterfield | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | Paul Sanger (SG) Jean Davis | |
| 13:48 | N. Kentucky | Craig Cunningham clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 13:46 | Arkansas Tech | Donald Lowrie grabs the board | 12-15 |
| 13:22 | Arkansas Tech | Ed Boss is fouled on the floor by Donald Perin - foul #1 on Donald Perin, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Herman Reed (PG), George Hipp (PF) Alan Foster, Donald Perin | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | Steve Peterson (PG), Eric Melendy (SF), Samuel Green (PF), Paul Smith (C) John Gibson, Ed Boss, Donald Lowrie, Scott Cook | |
| 13:07 | Arkansas Tech | Steve Peterson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by George Hipp - foul #1 on George Hipp, team foul #5 | 12-15 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Donald Patterson (C) Craig Cunningham | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | | |
| 13:07 | Arkansas Tech | Steve Peterson misses the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 13:07 | Arkansas Tech | Steve Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-16 |
| 12:49 | N. Kentucky | Paul Sanger steals it from Herman Reed | 12-16 |
| 12:40 | Arkansas Tech | Paul Sanger makes the 3 from the right wing | 12-19 |
| 12:14 | N. Kentucky | George Hipp can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Samuel Green - foul #2 on Samuel Green, team foul #3 | 12-19 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Alan Foster (SG) Kevin Peterson | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | John Gibson (SG), Donald Lowrie (PF) Paul Sanger, Samuel Green | |
| 12:14 | N. Kentucky | George Hipp misses the 1st free throw | 12-19 |
| 12:14 | N. Kentucky | George Hipp makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 11:53 | Arkansas Tech | Bryan Mason steals it from John Gibson | 13-19 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Herman Reed (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alan Foster (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bryan Mason (fairly fresh) PF - George Hipp (fresh) 5 pts. C - Donald Patterson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Tech | PG - Steve Peterson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Gibson (fresh) SF - Eric Melendy (fresh) PF - Donald Lowrie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:31 | N. Kentucky | Donald Lowrie is called for the reach on George Hipp - foul #1 on Donald Lowrie, team foul #4 | 13-19 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Leroy Porterfield (SG), Craig Cunningham (SF), Donald Perin (C) Herman Reed, Bryan Mason, Donald Patterson | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | Ed Boss (SF), Scott Cook (C) Eric Melendy, Paul Smith | |
| 11:19 | N. Kentucky | Alan Foster misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-19 |
| 11:18 | Arkansas Tech | Scott Cook gets the rebound | 13-19 |
| 11:12 | Arkansas Tech | Craig Cunningham is called for the reach on John Gibson - foul #1 on Craig Cunningham, team foul #6 | 13-19 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | Paul Sanger (SG) John Gibson | |
| 10:59 | Arkansas Tech | Ed Boss connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Steve Peterson | 13-22 |
| 10:54 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Porterfield loses the dribble to Ed Boss | 13-22 |
| 10:44 | Arkansas Tech | Paul Sanger can't finish the layup | 13-22 |
| 10:43 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Porterfield grabs the board | 13-22 |
| 10:14 | N. Kentucky | Craig Cunningham misses the 3 from the right wing | 13-22 |
| 10:13 | Arkansas Tech | Donald Lowrie snags the defensive board | 13-22 |
| 09:50 | Arkansas Tech | Scott Cook misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 13-22 |
| 09:49 | N. Kentucky | Donald Perin grabs the board | 13-22 |
| 09:34 | N. Kentucky | Paul Sanger picks off the pass by Leroy Porterfield | 13-22 |
| 09:30 | Arkansas Tech | Paul Sanger misses the easy layup | 13-22 |
| 09:29 | N. Kentucky | Alan Foster gets the rebound | 13-22 |
| 09:02 | N. Kentucky | Donald Perin makes the jumper from the right block set up by Alan Foster | 15-22 |
| 08:48 | Arkansas Tech | Alan Foster is called for the reach on Steve Peterson - foul #1 on Alan Foster, team foul #7 | 15-22 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Herman Reed (PG), Kevin Peterson (SG), Bryan Mason (SF), Donald Patterson (C) Alan Foster, Leroy Porterfield, Craig Cunningham, Donald Perin | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | John Gibson (SG), Eric Melendy (SF), Chris Smith (PF), Paul Smith (C) Paul Sanger, Ed Boss, Donald Lowrie, Scott Cook | |
| 08:48 | Arkansas Tech | Steve Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 08:48 | Arkansas Tech | Steve Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 08:28 | N. Kentucky | Kevin Peterson can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 15-24 |
| 08:26 | N. Kentucky | George Hipp grabs the offensive board | 15-24 |
| 08:12 | N. Kentucky | George Hipp hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Chris Smith - foul #1 on Chris Smith, team foul #5 | 15-24 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | Jean Davis (SG) Steve Peterson | |
| 08:12 | N. Kentucky | George Hipp makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 08:12 | N. Kentucky | George Hipp misses the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 08:12 | Arkansas Tech | Jean Davis grabs the board | 16-24 |
| 07:47 | Arkansas Tech | John Gibson travels with the ball | 16-24 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Herman Reed (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Peterson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bryan Mason (fresh) PF - George Hipp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Donald Patterson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Tech | PG - John Gibson (fresh) SG - Jean Davis (fresh) SF - Eric Melendy (fresh) PF - Chris Smith (fresh) C - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:28 | N. Kentucky | Kevin Peterson misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Eric Melendy - foul #1 on Eric Melendy, team foul #6 | 16-24 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Craig Cunningham (PF) George Hipp | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | Paul Sanger (SG) Jean Davis | |
| 07:28 | N. Kentucky | Kevin Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 07:28 | N. Kentucky | Kevin Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-24 |
| 07:12 | Arkansas Tech | Bryan Mason steals the ball from John Gibson | 18-24 |
| 07:01 | N. Kentucky | Kevin Peterson travels with the ball | 18-24 |
| 06:39 | Arkansas Tech | John Gibson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 18-24 |
| 06:37 | N. Kentucky | Craig Cunningham pulls down the rebound | 18-24 |
| 06:29 | N. Kentucky | Herman Reed is hacked by John Gibson - foul #1 on John Gibson, team foul #7 | 18-24 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Leroy Porterfield (SG) Kevin Peterson | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | Ed Boss (SF) John Gibson | |
| 06:29 | N. Kentucky | Herman Reed misses the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 06:29 | N. Kentucky | Donald Patterson grabs the offensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 06:14 | N. Kentucky | Herman Reed misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-24 |
| 06:12 | Arkansas Tech | The rebound goes to Ed Boss | 18-24 |
| 05:56 | Arkansas Tech | Ed Boss hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Craig Cunningham - foul #2 on Craig Cunningham, team foul #8 | 18-24 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Alan Foster (PG), Jeremiah Holmes (SF), Donald Perin (PF) Herman Reed, Bryan Mason, Craig Cunningham | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | Lorenzo Sturtevant (PG), Donald Lowrie (PF), Scott Cook (C) Eric Melendy, Chris Smith, Paul Smith | |
| 05:56 | Arkansas Tech | Ed Boss misses the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 05:56 | Arkansas Tech | Ed Boss makes the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 05:37 | N. Kentucky | Alan Foster travels with the ball | 18-25 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | George Hipp (PF) Donald Patterson | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | Steve Peterson (PG), Jean Davis (SG) Lorenzo Sturtevant, Paul Sanger | |
| 05:35 | Arkansas Tech | Leroy Porterfield steals it from Steve Peterson in the backcourt | 18-25 |
| 05:23 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Porterfield connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Donald Perin | 21-25 |
| 05:06 | Arkansas Tech | Scott Cook hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Steve Peterson and he's fouled by Donald Perin - foul #2 on Donald Perin, team foul #9 | 21-27 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Kevin Peterson (PG), Donald Patterson (C) Jeremiah Holmes, Donald Perin | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | John Gibson (SG) Ed Boss | |
| 05:06 | Arkansas Tech | Scott Cook makes the free throw | 21-28 |
| 04:44 | N. Kentucky | Alan Foster misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 21-28 |
| 04:42 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Porterfield hits the follow up shot | 23-28 |
| 04:22 | Arkansas Tech | John Gibson connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Jean Davis | 23-30 |
| 03:57 | N. Kentucky | Donald Patterson misses short on a shot in the paint | 23-30 |
| 03:56 | Arkansas Tech | The rebound goes to Donald Lowrie | 23-30 |
| 03:37 | Arkansas Tech | John Gibson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-30 |
| 03:36 | N. Kentucky | George Hipp grabs the board | 23-30 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Kevin Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Porterfield (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Alan Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Hipp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Patterson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas Tech | PG - Steve Peterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jean Davis (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Donald Lowrie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Cook (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | N. Kentucky | Kevin Peterson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-30 |
| 03:19 | Arkansas Tech | The rebound goes to Donald Lowrie | 23-30 |
| 02:55 | Arkansas Tech | John Gibson lays it in on a great pass from Steve Peterson | 23-32 |
| 02:40 | N. Kentucky | Donald Lowrie swats the shot by Kevin Peterson | 23-32 |
| 02:38 | N. Kentucky | Donald Patterson grabs the offensive rebound | 23-32 |
| 02:27 | N. Kentucky | Donald Patterson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-32 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Glen Parker (PG), Herman Reed (SG), Bryan Mason (SF), Craig Cunningham (PF), Donald Perin (C) Kevin Peterson, Leroy Porterfield, Alan Foster, George Hipp, Donald Patterson | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | Eric Melendy (PG), Paul Sanger (SG), Ed Boss (SF), Samuel Green (PF), Paul Smith (C) Steve Peterson, John Gibson, Jean Davis, Donald Lowrie, Scott Cook | |
| 02:04 | Arkansas Tech | Paul Smith clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Donald Perin - foul #3 on Donald Perin, team foul #10 | 23-32 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | George Hipp (PF) Donald Perin | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | | |
| 02:04 | Arkansas Tech | Paul Smith misses the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 02:04 | Arkansas Tech | Paul Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 01:43 | N. Kentucky | George Hipp makes the jumper from the left wing | 25-33 |
| 01:20 | Arkansas Tech | Ed Boss connects on the shot from the left wing | 25-35 |
| 01:04 | N. Kentucky | The jump hook by Bryan Mason is blocked by Paul Smith | 25-35 |
| 01:03 | Arkansas Tech | Paul Sanger pulls down the rebound | 25-35 |
| 00:48 | Arkansas Tech | Paul Smith misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-35 |
| 00:46 | Arkansas Tech | Samuel Green grabs the offensive board | 25-35 |
| 00:32 | Arkansas Tech | Ed Boss misses the jumper from the left side | 25-35 |
| 00:31 | Arkansas Tech | Paul Smith grabs the offensive board | 25-35 |
| 00:12 | Arkansas Tech | Samuel Green is fouled on the floor by Bryan Mason - foul #1 on Bryan Mason, team foul #11 | 25-35 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Arkansas Tech | Steve Peterson (PG), Donald Lowrie (PF) Ed Boss, Paul Smith | |
| 00:12 | Arkansas Tech | Samuel Green misses the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 00:12 | Arkansas Tech | Samuel Green makes the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 00:02 | N. Kentucky | Steve Peterson is called for the reach on George Hipp - foul #2 on Steve Peterson, team foul #8 | 25-36 |
| 00:02 | N. Kentucky | George Hipp makes the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 00:02 | N. Kentucky | George Hipp makes the 2nd free throw | 27-36 |
| 00:00 | Arkansas Tech | Paul Sanger misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 27-36 |