| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Baumgarten (fresh) 5 ast. SG - William Wagoner (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Howard Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip Horton (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Richards (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - James Brasfield (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Carlos Flores (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Barnette (fresh) PF - David Bowne (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Lucien Giordano (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Elon | Robert Barnette inbounds the ball | 36-30 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Elon | Charles Richards blocks the jumper by Carlos Flores | 36-30 |
| 19:37 | Kentucky | Charles Richards snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 19:09 | Kentucky | Howard Alexander is hacked by Carlos Flores - foul #3 on Carlos Flores, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Elon | Gary Welborn (SG) Carlos Flores | |
| 19:00 | Kentucky | James Baumgarten drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Howard Alexander | 38-30 |
| 18:43 | Elon | Robert Barnette misses short on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Howard Alexander - foul #2 on Howard Alexander, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| 18:43 | Elon | Robert Barnette misses the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 18:43 | Elon | Robert Barnette makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 18:21 | Kentucky | William Wagoner is called for traveling | 38-31 |
| 17:57 | Elon | David Bowne scores on a floater from just outside the lane and the foul's on Philip Horton - foul #2 on Philip Horton, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| 17:57 | Elon | David Bowne makes the free throw | 38-34 |
| 17:38 | Kentucky | Philip Horton drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Richards | 40-34 |
| 17:24 | Elon | Lucien Giordano can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 17:23 | Kentucky | Philip Horton pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 17:01 | Kentucky | William Wagoner clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 40-34 |
| 16:59 | Elon | James Brasfield gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 16:39 | Elon | Gary Welborn drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Lucien Giordano | 40-36 |
| 16:23 | Kentucky | James Baumgarten is fouled on the floor by Robert Barnette - foul #3 on Robert Barnette, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Isaac Hayward (PG), Larry Parker (SG), Gilberto Greco (PF), James Samford (C) James Baumgarten, William Wagoner, Philip Horton, Charles Richards | |
| Subs | Elon | David Evans (SF), Charles Williams (PF), Kevin McPherson (C) Robert Barnette, David Bowne, Lucien Giordano | |
| 16:14 | Kentucky | James Samford loses the dribble to Kevin McPherson | 40-36 |
| 15:59 | Elon | Kevin McPherson steps out of bounds on the sideline | 40-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Peterson (SF) Howard Alexander | |
| Subs | Elon | Carlos Flores (PG), Jay Siebert (SG) James Brasfield, Gary Welborn | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Isaac Hayward (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - David Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gilberto Greco (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Samford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Carlos Flores (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jay Siebert (fresh) 3 pf. SF - David Evans (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Williams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin McPherson (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Kentucky | Gilberto Greco hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-36 |
| 15:48 | Elon | Kevin McPherson snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 15:23 | Elon | Larry Parker is called for the reach on Jay Siebert - foul #1 on Larry Parker, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Wagoner (SG), Charles Richards (C) David Peterson, James Samford | |
| Subs | Elon | Robert Barnette (SF) David Evans | |
| 15:00 | Elon | Charles Williams misses long on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Larry Parker - foul #2 on Larry Parker, team foul #4 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Howard Alexander (SF) Larry Parker | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 15:00 | Elon | Charles Williams misses the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 15:00 | Elon | Charles Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 14:45 | Kentucky | Isaac Hayward hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 14:43 | Elon | Kevin McPherson snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 14:35 | Elon | Kevin McPherson misses the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Isaac Hayward - foul #1 on Isaac Hayward, team foul #5 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Baumgarten (PG) Isaac Hayward | |
| Subs | Elon | David Bowne (PF) Charles Williams | |
| 14:35 | Elon | Kevin McPherson makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 14:35 | Elon | Kevin McPherson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 14:35 | Kentucky | Charles Richards grabs the board | 40-38 |
| 14:13 | Kentucky | Gilberto Greco misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 40-38 |
| 14:11 | Kentucky | Gilberto Greco tips it back up and in | 42-38 |
| 13:49 | Elon | Robert Barnette misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-38 |
| 13:48 | Kentucky | Charles Richards snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 13:42 | Kentucky | Howard Alexander hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-38 |
| 13:40 | Elon | Robert Barnette grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 13:22 | Elon | Kevin McPherson misses the floater from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 13:21 | Kentucky | Charles Richards grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 13:16 | Kentucky | William Wagoner clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 13:14 | Kentucky | James Baumgarten snags the offensive board | 42-38 |
| 13:00 | Kentucky | William Wagoner is hacked by Kevin McPherson - foul #1 on Kevin McPherson, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Isaac Hayward (PG), Larry Parker (SG), Philip Horton (PF), James Samford (C) James Baumgarten, William Wagoner, Gilberto Greco, Charles Richards | |
| Subs | Elon | James Brasfield (PG), Gary Welborn (SG), David Evans (SF), Lucien Giordano (C) Carlos Flores, Jay Siebert, Robert Barnette, Kevin McPherson | |
| 12:46 | Kentucky | Isaac Hayward loses the dribble to David Bowne | 42-38 |
| 12:25 | Elon | Lucien Giordano connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Gary Welborn | 42-40 |
| 12:12 | Kentucky | Philip Horton scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Howard Alexander | 44-40 |
| 12:00 | Elon | James Brasfield misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 11:58 | Elon | Lucien Giordano tips it back up and in | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Isaac Hayward (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Howard Alexander (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip Horton (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - James Samford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - James Brasfield (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Gary Welborn (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - David Evans (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Bowne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Lucien Giordano (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Kentucky | Philip Horton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-42 |
| 11:32 | Kentucky | Philip Horton grabs the offensive board | 44-42 |
| 11:21 | Kentucky | Howard Alexander's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Baumgarten (PG), William Wagoner (SG), Charles Richards (C) Isaac Hayward, Howard Alexander, James Samford | |
| Subs | Elon | Jay Siebert (SG), Robert Barnette (SF), Charles Williams (PF) Gary Welborn, David Evans, David Bowne | |
| 11:04 | Elon | A charge is called on James Brasfield - foul #3 on James Brasfield, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| 10:42 | Kentucky | Charles Richards makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Larry Parker | 46-42 |
| 10:26 | Elon | Jay Siebert clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 10:25 | Kentucky | Charles Richards pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | Philip Horton buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by William Wagoner | 48-42 |
| 09:49 | Elon | Robert Barnette loses the dribble to James Baumgarten | 48-42 |
| 09:28 | Kentucky | Jay Siebert steals the ball from James Baumgarten | 48-42 |
| 09:07 | Elon | James Brasfield hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 09:05 | Elon | Charles Williams gets the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 08:39 | Elon | William Wagoner is called for the reach on Jay Siebert - foul #3 on William Wagoner, team foul #6 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Isaac Hayward (PG), Howard Alexander (SF), Gilberto Greco (PF) James Baumgarten, Larry Parker, Philip Horton | |
| Subs | Elon | Carlos Flores (PG), Gary Welborn (SG), David Bowne (PF) James Brasfield, Jay Siebert, Lucien Giordano | |
| 08:23 | Elon | William Wagoner is called for the reach on Robert Barnette - foul #4 on William Wagoner, team foul #7 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Peterson (PG) William Wagoner | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 08:23 | Elon | Robert Barnette makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 08:23 | Elon | Robert Barnette makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | David Peterson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-44 |
| 08:04 | Kentucky | Gilberto Greco misses the tip | 48-44 |
| 08:03 | Kentucky | Howard Alexander tips it in | 50-44 |
| 07:43 | Elon | Charles Williams misses the jumpshot from the right side | 50-44 |
| 07:41 | Elon | David Bowne can't tip it in | 50-44 |
| 07:39 | Kentucky | Gilberto Greco snags the defensive board | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Isaac Hayward (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Alexander (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gilberto Greco (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Richards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Carlos Flores (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Gary Welborn (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Robert Barnette (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Bowne (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Charles Williams (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Kentucky | Charles Richards buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Howard Alexander | 52-44 |
| 07:10 | Elon | Charles Richards picks off the pass by Robert Barnette | 52-44 |
| 06:46 | Kentucky | Gilberto Greco scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Charles Williams - foul #1 on Charles Williams, team foul #5 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Baumgarten (PG), William Wagoner (SG), James Samford (C) David Peterson, Isaac Hayward, Charles Richards | |
| Subs | Elon | James Brasfield (PG), Jay Siebert (SG), Kevin McPherson (C) Carlos Flores, Robert Barnette, Charles Williams | |
| 06:46 | Kentucky | Gilberto Greco makes the free throw | 55-44 |
| 06:33 | Elon | David Bowne is whistled for a carry | 55-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Elon | Lucien Giordano (C) Kevin McPherson | |
| 06:17 | Kentucky | Howard Alexander is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Howard Alexander, team foul #8 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Philip Horton (PF) James Samford | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 05:56 | Elon | Lucien Giordano hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 55-44 |
| 05:55 | Kentucky | Gilberto Greco snags the defensive board | 55-44 |
| 05:35 | Kentucky | Gilberto Greco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Samford (C) Gilberto Greco | |
| Subs | Elon | Kevin McPherson (PF) David Bowne | |
| 05:17 | Elon | James Baumgarten picks off the pass by Kevin McPherson | 55-44 |
| 04:50 | Kentucky | William Wagoner misses long on a floater from the right side | 55-44 |
| 04:49 | Kentucky | William Wagoner tips it in | 57-44 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:39 | Elon | Gary Welborn misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-44 |
| 04:38 | Elon | Lucien Giordano grabs the offensive rebound | 57-44 |
| 04:28 | Elon | Gary Welborn can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Howard Alexander - foul #4 on Howard Alexander, team foul #9 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Isaac Hayward (PG), Larry Parker (SF), Gilberto Greco (PF), Charles Richards (C) James Baumgarten, Howard Alexander, Philip Horton, James Samford | |
| Subs | Elon | Carlos Flores (PG), David Bowne (PF), Charles Williams (C) James Brasfield, Kevin McPherson, Lucien Giordano | |
| 04:28 | Elon | Gary Welborn makes the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 04:28 | Elon | Gary Welborn makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 04:11 | Kentucky | Charles Richards buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from William Wagoner | 59-46 |
| 03:54 | Elon | Charles Williams misses the runner in the paint | 59-46 |
| 03:52 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gilberto Greco | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Kentucky | William Wagoner knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-46 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Isaac Hayward (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Wagoner (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Larry Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gilberto Greco (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Richards (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Carlos Flores (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Jay Siebert (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Gary Welborn (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Bowne (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Charles Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Elon | Charles Williams misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Isaac Hayward - foul #2 on Isaac Hayward, team foul #10 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Peterson (SF), James Samford (C) William Wagoner, Charles Richards | |
| Subs | Elon | David Evans (PG), Kevin McPherson (SF), Jeffery Erving (C) Jay Siebert, Gary Welborn, David Bowne | |
| 03:03 | Elon | Charles Williams makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 03:03 | Elon | Charles Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 03:03 | Kentucky | Gilberto Greco snags the defensive board | 62-47 |
| 02:44 | Kentucky | Gilberto Greco misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Charles Williams - foul #2 on Charles Williams, team foul #6 | 62-47 |
| 02:44 | Kentucky | Gilberto Greco misses the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 02:44 | Kentucky | Gilberto Greco misses the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 02:44 | Elon | Charles Williams pulls down the rebound | 62-47 |
| 02:37 | Elon | Jeffery Erving is called for traveling | 62-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Daniel Baron (C) Gilberto Greco | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 02:13 | Kentucky | Daniel Baron buries a jumper near the basket | 64-47 |
| 02:01 | Elon | James Samford swats the layup by Kevin McPherson | 64-47 |
| 01:59 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Isaac Hayward | 64-47 |
| 01:35 | Kentucky | David Peterson knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Daniel Baron | 66-47 |
| 01:19 | Elon | David Evans's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gilberto Greco (PF) Daniel Baron | |
| Subs | Elon | Gary Welborn (SF) Jeffery Erving | |
| 00:59 | Kentucky | Isaac Hayward scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Larry Parker | 69-47 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Elon | Carlos Flores misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 69-47 |
| 00:53 | Elon | Charles Williams tips it but misses | 69-47 |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | David Peterson gets the rebound | 69-47 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | David Peterson is whistled for a carry | 69-47 |
| 00:16 | Elon | Gilberto Greco swats the short shot by David Evans | 69-47 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Larry Parker snags the defensive board | 69-47 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Isaac Hayward runs out the clock | 69-47 |