| Lineup | Cornell | PG - William Smith (fresh) SG - Nicholas Konrad (fresh) SF - Norman Drummer (fresh) PF - Timothy Johnson (fresh) C - Israel Watson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Carlos Shippy (fresh) SG - Dwain Mitchell (fresh) SF - Bert Menchaca (fresh) PF - Desmond Boykin (fresh) C - Joe Gilbert (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Cornell | Israel Watson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Cornell | Cornell is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Cornell | William Smith connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Kentucky | Joe Gilbert can't finish the layup | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Cornell | The rebound goes to William Smith | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Cornell | Israel Watson is fouled on the floor by Desmond Boykin - foul #1 on Desmond Boykin, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Cornell | William Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Kentucky | Carlos Shippy snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Kentucky | Desmond Boykin scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Dwain Mitchell | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Cornell | Timothy Johnson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | Kentucky | Dwain Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:02 | Kentucky | Bert Menchaca drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Dwain Mitchell | 2-4 |
| 17:36 | Cornell | William Smith is fouled on the floor by Dwain Mitchell - foul #1 on Dwain Mitchell, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Cornell | Morgan Caverly (PG), Marc Dobbs (SG), Charles Twitty (SF), Michael Bayerl (PF), Carlos Risk (C) William Smith, Nicholas Konrad, Norman Drummer, Timothy Johnson, Israel Watson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:27 | Cornell | Joe Gilbert is called for the reach on Carlos Risk - foul #1 on Joe Gilbert, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| 17:11 | Cornell | Morgan Caverly drills a 3 from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 16:49 | Kentucky | Carlos Shippy is whistled for traveling | 5-4 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Pusey (SG), Keith Helle (SF), Donald Warren (PF), Kyle Goode (C) Dwain Mitchell, Bert Menchaca, Desmond Boykin, Joe Gilbert | |
| 16:42 | Cornell | Marc Dobbs's layup is rejected by Donald Warren | 5-4 |
| 16:41 | Cornell | Charles Twitty snags the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 16:31 | Cornell | Carlos Risk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-4 |
| Subs | Cornell | Nicholas Konrad (SG) Charles Twitty | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:29 | Kentucky | Carlos Shippy is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Konrad - foul #1 on Nicholas Konrad, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Cornell | Israel Watson (C) Carlos Risk | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:13 | Kentucky | Kyle Goode misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-4 |
| 16:12 | Kentucky | Donald Warren snags the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 16:06 | Kentucky | Mark Pusey misses short on a floater from the right wing | 5-4 |
| 16:05 | Cornell | Morgan Caverly pulls down the rebound | 5-4 |
| 15:58 | Cornell | Mark Pusey takes the ball from Nicholas Konrad | 5-4 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Morgan Caverly (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nicholas Konrad (fresh) SF - Marc Dobbs (fresh) PF - Michael Bayerl (fresh) C - Israel Watson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Carlos Shippy (fairly fresh) SG - Mark Pusey (fresh) SF - Keith Helle (fresh) PF - Donald Warren (fresh) C - Kyle Goode (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Kentucky | Mark Pusey misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 15:42 | Kentucky | Kyle Goode grabs the offensive board | 5-4 |
| 15:30 | Kentucky | Mark Pusey buries a shot from the left side | 5-6 |
| 15:28 | Cornell | Carlos Shippy steals it from Morgan Caverly in the backcourt | 5-6 |
| 15:11 | Kentucky | Donald Warren misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Bayerl - foul #1 on Michael Bayerl, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Cornell | William Smith (PG), Donald Thaler (SG), Norman Drummer (SF), Timothy Johnson (PF), Carlos Risk (C) Morgan Caverly, Nicholas Konrad, Marc Dobbs, Michael Bayerl, Israel Watson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dwain Mitchell (SG), Bert Menchaca (SF), Joe Gilbert (C) Carlos Shippy, Keith Helle, Kyle Goode | |
| 15:11 | Kentucky | Donald Warren misses the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:11 | Kentucky | Donald Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 14:53 | Cornell | Timothy Johnson makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Carlos Risk | 7-7 |
| 14:28 | Kentucky | Dwain Mitchell connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Pusey | 7-10 |
| 14:09 | Cornell | Timothy Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-10 |
| 14:07 | Kentucky | Donald Warren pulls down the rebound | 7-10 |
| 13:51 | Kentucky | Donald Thaler is called for the reach on Joe Gilbert - foul #1 on Donald Thaler, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Cornell | Nicholas Konrad (SG), Marc Dobbs (SF), Robert Clark (C) Donald Thaler, Norman Drummer, Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Keith Helle (PG), Desmond Boykin (PF) Mark Pusey, Donald Warren | |
| 13:27 | Kentucky | Dwain Mitchell knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bert Menchaca | 7-13 |
| 13:10 | Cornell | Bert Menchaca is called for the reach on Robert Clark - foul #1 on Bert Menchaca, team foul #4 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Cornell | Morgan Caverly (PG), Michael Bayerl (PF), Israel Watson (C) William Smith, Carlos Risk, Robert Clark | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Carlos Shippy (PG), Kyle Goode (C) Bert Menchaca, Joe Gilbert | |
| 12:51 | Cornell | Marc Dobbs can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Desmond Boykin - foul #2 on Desmond Boykin, team foul #5 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joe Gilbert (C) Desmond Boykin | |
| 12:51 | Cornell | Marc Dobbs makes the 1st free throw | 8-13 |
| 12:51 | Cornell | Marc Dobbs misses the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 12:51 | Kentucky | Joe Gilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 12:32 | Kentucky | Carlos Shippy's layup is rejected by Israel Watson | 8-13 |
| 12:30 | Cornell | Israel Watson pulls down the rebound | 8-13 |
| 12:24 | Cornell | Israel Watson buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Marc Dobbs | 10-13 |
| 12:12 | Kentucky | Dwain Mitchell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 12:11 | Cornell | Israel Watson pulls down the rebound | 10-13 |
| 12:07 | Cornell | The pull-up jumper by Nicholas Konrad is blocked by Joe Gilbert | 10-13 |
| 12:06 | Cornell | Israel Watson misses the tip | 10-13 |
| 12:05 | Kentucky | Joe Gilbert snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 11:52 | Kentucky | Dwain Mitchell connects on the driving attempt near the basket and the foul's on Michael Bayerl - foul #2 on Michael Bayerl, team foul #4 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Clark (PG), Donald Thaler (SG), Norman Drummer (SF), Timothy Johnson (PF) Morgan Caverly, Nicholas Konrad, Marc Dobbs, Michael Bayerl | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Pusey (PG), Colin Williams (SF), Donald Warren (PF) Carlos Shippy, Keith Helle, Joe Gilbert | |
| 11:52 | Kentucky | Dwain Mitchell makes the free throw | 10-16 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Robert Clark (fresh) SG - Donald Thaler (fresh) SF - Norman Drummer (fresh) PF - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Israel Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Mark Pusey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwain Mitchell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Colin Williams (fresh) PF - Donald Warren (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Goode (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Cornell | Robert Clark misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 10-16 |
| 11:35 | Cornell | Timothy Johnson misses the tip | 10-16 |
| 11:34 | Kentucky | Mark Pusey grabs the board | 10-16 |
| 11:32 | Kentucky | Mark Pusey loses the dribble to Israel Watson in the backcourt | 10-16 |
| 11:13 | Cornell | Norman Drummer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-16 |
| Subs | Cornell | William Smith (PG), Carlos Risk (C) Robert Clark, Israel Watson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Carlos Shippy (PG), Bert Menchaca (SF), Joe Gilbert (C) Dwain Mitchell, Colin Williams, Kyle Goode | |
| 10:56 | Kentucky | Bert Menchaca hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Donald Warren | 10-18 |
| 10:50 | Cornell | Norman Drummer clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Joe Gilbert - foul #2 on Joe Gilbert, team foul #6 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dwain Mitchell (SG) Joe Gilbert | |
| 10:50 | Cornell | Norman Drummer makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 10:50 | Cornell | Norman Drummer makes the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 10:26 | Kentucky | Dwain Mitchell can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-18 |
| 10:25 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Norman Drummer | 12-18 |
| 10:15 | Cornell | Donald Thaler scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Timothy Johnson and he's hacked by Mark Pusey - foul #1 on Mark Pusey, team foul #7 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Cornell | Charles Twitty (SF), Robert Clark (C) Norman Drummer, Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Goode (PF) Mark Pusey | |
| 10:15 | Cornell | Donald Thaler makes the free throw | 15-18 |
| 09:55 | Kentucky | Carlos Shippy drills a shot from the right side set up by Bert Menchaca | 15-20 |
| 09:35 | Cornell | Kyle Goode blocks the short jumper by Carlos Risk | 15-20 |
| 09:34 | Kentucky | Donald Warren snags the defensive board | 15-20 |
| 09:32 | Kentucky | Donald Thaler picks off the pass by Dwain Mitchell in the backcourt | 15-20 |
| 09:17 | Cornell | Robert Clark comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Bert Menchaca - foul #2 on Bert Menchaca, team foul #8 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Cornell | Nicholas Konrad (SG), Marc Dobbs (SF), Israel Watson (C) William Smith, Donald Thaler, Charles Twitty | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Colin Williams (SF), Keith Helle (PF) Bert Menchaca, Kyle Goode | |
| 09:17 | Cornell | Robert Clark misses the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 09:17 | Cornell | Robert Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | Keith Helle snags the defensive board | 15-20 |
| 09:13 | Kentucky | Robert Clark is called for the reach on Carlos Shippy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Clark, team foul #5 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Cornell | Morgan Caverly (PG), Timothy Johnson (PF) Robert Clark, Carlos Risk | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 09:03 | Kentucky | Donald Warren misses the lay-in | 15-20 |
| 09:02 | Kentucky | Colin Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 08:46 | Kentucky | Colin Williams can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 15-20 |
| 08:45 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Morgan Caverly | 15-20 |
| 08:39 | Cornell | Timothy Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 15-20 |
| 08:38 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Donald Warren | 15-20 |
| 08:21 | Kentucky | Dwain Mitchell misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 15-20 |
| 08:19 | Cornell | Israel Watson grabs the board | 15-20 |
| 08:14 | Cornell | Marc Dobbs buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Timothy Johnson | 18-20 |
| 08:12 | Kentucky | Carlos Shippy is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Konrad - foul #2 on Nicholas Konrad, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Cornell | Norman Drummer (SF), Carlos Risk (PF) Nicholas Konrad, Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Pusey (SG) Dwain Mitchell | |
| 08:07 | Kentucky | Carlos Shippy can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Morgan Caverly - foul #1 on Morgan Caverly, team foul #7 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Clark (C) Israel Watson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Goode (C) Keith Helle | |
| 08:07 | Kentucky | Carlos Shippy makes the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 08:07 | Kentucky | Carlos Shippy misses the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 08:07 | Cornell | Carlos Risk gets the rebound | 18-21 |
| 07:46 | Cornell | Norman Drummer buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Morgan Caverly and he's fouled by Colin Williams - foul #1 on Colin Williams, team foul #9 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Cornell | Charles Twitty (PF) Marc Dobbs | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Keith Helle (SF) Colin Williams | |
| 07:46 | Cornell | Norman Drummer makes the free throw | 21-21 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - Robert Clark (fresh) SG - Morgan Caverly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norman Drummer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Twitty (fresh) C - Carlos Risk (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Carlos Shippy (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Mark Pusey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Helle (fresh) PF - Kyle Goode (fresh) C - Donald Warren (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Kentucky | Keith Helle hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Carlos Shippy | 21-23 |
| 07:15 | Cornell | Carlos Risk lays it up and in on a nice dish by Morgan Caverly | 23-23 |
| 07:13 | Kentucky | Keith Helle travels in the backcourt | 23-23 |
| Subs | Cornell | William Smith (PG) Norman Drummer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:03 | Cornell | William Smith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-23 |
| 07:02 | Kentucky | Carlos Shippy grabs the defensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 07:00 | Kentucky | Carlos Shippy double dribbles in the backcourt | 23-23 |
| Subs | Cornell | Israel Watson (C) Robert Clark | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dwain Mitchell (SG) Carlos Shippy | |
| 06:41 | Cornell | William Smith drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Charles Twitty | 26-23 |
| 06:17 | Kentucky | William Smith takes the ball from Kyle Goode | 26-23 |
| 06:01 | Cornell | Morgan Caverly hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by William Smith | 28-23 |
| 05:59 | Kentucky | Keith Helle is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Twitty - foul #1 on Charles Twitty, team foul #8 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Clark (PG), Donald Thaler (SG), Marc Dobbs (SF), Timothy Johnson (PF) William Smith, Morgan Caverly, Charles Twitty, Carlos Risk | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Carlos Shippy (PG), Colin Williams (SF) Mark Pusey, Donald Warren | |
| 05:59 | Kentucky | Keith Helle makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:59 | Kentucky | Keith Helle misses the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 05:59 | Cornell | The rebound goes to Israel Watson | 28-24 |
| 05:43 | Cornell | Robert Clark is fouled on the floor by Colin Williams - foul #2 on Colin Williams, team foul #10 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Cornell | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Warren (C) Colin Williams | |
| 05:43 | Cornell | Robert Clark makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 05:43 | Cornell | Robert Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 05:26 | Kentucky | Kyle Goode's pass is intercepted by Donald Thaler | 30-24 |
| 05:11 | Cornell | Robert Clark comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-24 |
| 05:09 | Kentucky | Kyle Goode pulls down the rebound | 30-24 |
| 04:47 | Kentucky | Carlos Shippy scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Dwain Mitchell | 30-27 |
| 04:35 | Cornell | Timothy Johnson lays it in and he's hacked by Kyle Goode - foul #1 on Kyle Goode, team foul #11 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Cornell | William Smith (PG), Morgan Caverly (SG), Norman Drummer (SF), Carlos Risk (C) Robert Clark, Donald Thaler, Marc Dobbs, Israel Watson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Pusey (SG) Dwain Mitchell | |
| 04:35 | Cornell | Timothy Johnson makes the free throw | 33-27 |
| 04:21 | Kentucky | Carlos Shippy makes the 3 from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 04:00 | Cornell | Morgan Caverly makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Timothy Johnson | 36-30 |
| 03:39 | Kentucky | William Smith picks off the pass by Carlos Shippy | 36-30 |
| Lineup | Cornell | PG - William Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Morgan Caverly (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Drummer (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Johnson (tiring) 5 pts. C - Carlos Risk (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Carlos Shippy (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Pusey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Keith Helle (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Donald Warren (tired) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Kyle Goode (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Cornell | Timothy Johnson is called for traveling | 36-30 |
| Subs | Cornell | Nicholas Konrad (SG), Marc Dobbs (SF), Charles Twitty (PF), Michael Bayerl (C) Morgan Caverly, Norman Drummer, Timothy Johnson, Carlos Risk | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dwain Mitchell (SG), Bert Menchaca (SF), Desmond Boykin (PF), Joe Gilbert (C) Carlos Shippy, Keith Helle, Donald Warren, Kyle Goode | |
| 03:05 | Kentucky | Dwain Mitchell is whistled for traveling | 36-30 |
| Subs | Cornell | Robert Clark (C) William Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:47 | Cornell | Robert Clark comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-30 |
| 02:46 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Joe Gilbert | 36-30 |
| 02:24 | Kentucky | Joe Gilbert hits a fadeaway from the left block | 36-32 |
| 02:11 | Cornell | Michael Bayerl drills a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Marc Dobbs and he's hacked by Desmond Boykin - foul #3 on Desmond Boykin, team foul #12 | 38-32 |
| Subs | Cornell | William Smith (PG), Carlos Risk (C) Marc Dobbs, Robert Clark | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Carlos Shippy (PG), Donald Warren (PF) Mark Pusey, Desmond Boykin | |
| 02:11 | Cornell | Michael Bayerl makes the free throw | 39-32 |
| 01:50 | Kentucky | Joe Gilbert misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Carlos Risk - foul #1 on Carlos Risk, team foul #9 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Cornell | Donald Thaler (SF), Israel Watson (C) Charles Twitty, Michael Bayerl | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Colin Williams (SF) Bert Menchaca | |
| 01:50 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-32 |
| 01:50 | Kentucky | Joe Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 01:50 | Kentucky | Joe Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 01:47 | Cornell | William Smith is hacked by Carlos Shippy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Carlos Shippy, team foul #13 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Cornell | Norman Drummer (SF) Donald Thaler | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bert Menchaca (SF) Colin Williams | |
| 01:47 | Cornell | William Smith makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 01:47 | Cornell | William Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 01:31 | Kentucky | Joe Gilbert misses the runner in the paint | 41-34 |
| 01:30 | Cornell | Israel Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 01:06 | Cornell | Israel Watson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 41-34 |
| 01:04 | Cornell | Norman Drummer grabs the offensive board | 41-34 |
| 00:52 | Cornell | Norman Drummer travels with the ball | 41-34 |
| Subs | Cornell | Marc Dobbs (PG), Donald Thaler (SG), Michael Bayerl (PF) William Smith, Nicholas Konrad, Carlos Risk | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Pusey (SG), Colin Williams (SF), Kyle Goode (PF) Dwain Mitchell, Bert Menchaca, Donald Warren | |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Norman Drummer is called for the reach on Colin Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Norman Drummer, team foul #10 | 41-34 |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Colin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Colin Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 00:47 | Cornell | Michael Bayerl grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 00:28 | Cornell | Israel Watson misses the lay-in | 41-35 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Kyle Goode grabs the board | 41-35 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Carlos Shippy scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-37 |
| 00:00 | Cornell | Marc Dobbs misses short on a fullcourt shot | 41-37 |