| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Pon (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Dupre (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terrell Price (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Maust (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Alan Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Aguinaldo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chung Xiong (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kurt O'Neill (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Samuel Jones inbounds the ball | 33-30 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Kentucky | Noel Pon hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-30 |
| 19:26 | VMI | Chung Xiong's layup is rejected by Samuel Jones | 36-30 |
| 19:25 | VMI | William Aguinaldo tips it in | 36-32 |
| 19:06 | Kentucky | James Smith is called for the reach on Terrell Price - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| 18:46 | Kentucky | Noel Pon connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Samuel Jones | 39-32 |
| 18:34 | VMI | Alan Stewart connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 18:08 | Kentucky | James Smith is called for the reach on Terrell Price - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| 17:58 | Kentucky | Frank Maust buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Carl Dupre | 41-35 |
| 17:45 | VMI | Kurt O'Neill scores on a turnaround from close range | 41-37 |
| 17:26 | Kentucky | Alan Stewart takes the ball from Noel Pon | 41-37 |
| 17:02 | VMI | Frank Maust picks off the pass by James Smith | 41-37 |
| 16:42 | Kentucky | Frank Maust lays it in and the foul's on William Aguinaldo - foul #2 on William Aguinaldo, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales (PG), Charles Janus (SG), George Jones (SF), Aaron Vest (PF) Noel Pon, Carl Dupre, Samuel Jones, Terrell Price | |
| Subs | VMI | Roy Thompson (PG), Dodek Kaminski (SF), Travis Rudnick (PF), Samuel Waldron (C) Alan Stewart, Chung Xiong, James Smith, Kurt O'Neill | |
| 16:42 | Kentucky | Frank Maust misses the free throw | 43-37 |
| 16:42 | VMI | Travis Rudnick gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 16:29 | VMI | Roy Thompson lays it in on a nice dish by Dodek Kaminski and the foul's on Alonzo Gonzales - foul #1 on Alonzo Gonzales, team foul #1 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Ward (C) Frank Maust | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 16:29 | VMI | Roy Thompson makes the free throw | 43-40 |
| 16:16 | Kentucky | Robert Ward misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 43-40 |
| 16:15 | VMI | Dodek Kaminski grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 16:01 | VMI | Alonzo Gonzales is called for the reach on William Aguinaldo - foul #2 on Alonzo Gonzales, team foul #2 | 43-40 |
| 15:47 | VMI | Alonzo Gonzales steals it from Roy Thompson | 43-40 |
| 15:44 | Kentucky | George Jones misses the easy layup | 43-40 |
| 15:42 | VMI | Samuel Waldron gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Alonzo Gonzales (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Charles Janus (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Jones (fresh) PF - Aaron Vest (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Ward (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Roy Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - William Aguinaldo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dodek Kaminski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Travis Rudnick (fresh) 5 reb. C - Samuel Waldron (fresh) | |
| 15:26 | VMI | Travis Rudnick misses badly on a shot from the left side | 43-40 |
| 15:24 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Ward | 43-40 |
| 15:11 | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Alonzo Gonzales, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Pon (PG), Carl Dupre (SG), Samuel Jones (SF) Alonzo Gonzales, Charles Janus, Robert Ward | |
| Subs | VMI | Alan Stewart (PG), Toby Minor (SG), James Smith (PF), Kurt O'Neill (C) Roy Thompson, William Aguinaldo, Travis Rudnick, Samuel Waldron | |
| 14:58 | VMI | James Smith drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Alan Stewart and the foul's on Aaron Vest - foul #1 on Aaron Vest, team foul #4 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | VMI | Chung Xiong (SF) Dodek Kaminski | |
| 14:58 | VMI | James Smith misses the free throw | 43-42 |
| 14:58 | Kentucky | George Jones gets the rebound | 43-42 |
| 14:47 | Kentucky | Samuel Jones clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-42 |
| 14:45 | VMI | James Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 14:25 | VMI | Alan Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 14:24 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Carl Dupre | 43-42 |
| 14:10 | Kentucky | Carl Dupre knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Noel Pon | 45-42 |
| 13:53 | VMI | Toby Minor hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 45-42 |
| 13:51 | VMI | The offensive rebound goes to Kurt O'Neill | 45-42 |
| 13:36 | VMI | James Smith buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 45-44 |
| 13:19 | Kentucky | Aaron Vest lays it in set up by Noel Pon | 47-44 |
| 13:07 | VMI | Alan Stewart misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 13:05 | Kentucky | George Jones gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 13:02 | Kentucky | Noel Pon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales (SG), John Maberry (SF), Terrell Price (PF), Frank Maust (C) Carl Dupre, Samuel Jones, Aaron Vest, George Jones | |
| Subs | VMI | Roy Thompson (PG), William Aguinaldo (SG), Dodek Kaminski (SF), Travis Rudnick (PF), Samuel Waldron (C) Alan Stewart, Toby Minor, Chung Xiong, James Smith, Kurt O'Neill | |
| 12:45 | VMI | John Maberry is called for the reach on William Aguinaldo - foul #1 on John Maberry, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Janus (SG) Noel Pon | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 12:32 | VMI | William Aguinaldo knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Roy Thompson and he's hacked by Charles Janus - foul #2 on Charles Janus, team foul #6 | 47-46 |
| 12:32 | VMI | William Aguinaldo makes the free throw | 47-47 |
| 12:14 | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 47-47 |
| 12:13 | VMI | Dodek Kaminski gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 12:09 | VMI | Roy Thompson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-47 |
| 12:08 | Kentucky | Charles Janus grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 11:52 | Kentucky | Charles Janus hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 47-47 |
| 11:50 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to John Maberry | 47-47 |
| 11:37 | Kentucky | Charles Janus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Pon (PG), Carl Dupre (SG), Samuel Jones (SF) Alonzo Gonzales, Charles Janus, John Maberry | |
| Subs | VMI | Alan Stewart (PG), Toby Minor (SG), Kurt O'Neill (C) Roy Thompson, William Aguinaldo, Samuel Waldron | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Pon (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Dupre (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Terrell Price (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Maust (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Alan Stewart (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Toby Minor (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dodek Kaminski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Travis Rudnick (fresh) 5 reb. C - Kurt O'Neill (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:18 | VMI | Alan Stewart misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-47 |
| 11:17 | VMI | Kurt O'Neill snags the offensive board | 47-47 |
| 10:59 | VMI | Alan Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | VMI | Chung Xiong (SF), James Smith (PF) Dodek Kaminski, Travis Rudnick | |
| 10:47 | Kentucky | Samuel Jones buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Carl Dupre and the foul's on Chung Xiong - foul #3 on Chung Xiong, team foul #4 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Jones (PF), Robert Ward (C) Terrell Price, Frank Maust | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 10:47 | Kentucky | Samuel Jones makes the free throw | 50-47 |
| 10:25 | VMI | Kurt O'Neill misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Ward - foul #2 on Robert Ward, team foul #7 | 50-47 |
| 10:25 | VMI | Kurt O'Neill misses the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 10:25 | VMI | Kurt O'Neill misses the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 10:25 | Kentucky | Robert Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 09:57 | Kentucky | George Jones hits the finger roll on a great pass from Noel Pon | 52-47 |
| 09:36 | VMI | Robert Ward steps in front of the Toby Minor pass | 52-47 |
| 09:10 | Kentucky | Toby Minor steals the ball from Robert Ward | 52-47 |
| 08:49 | VMI | Alan Stewart drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by James Smith | 52-50 |
| 08:31 | Kentucky | Carl Dupre misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-50 |
| 08:29 | VMI | The rebound goes to Chung Xiong | 52-50 |
| 08:04 | VMI | Alan Stewart hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 08:02 | VMI | Toby Minor hits the follow up shot | 52-52 |
| 07:44 | Kentucky | Samuel Jones is denied on a layup by Chung Xiong | 52-52 |
| 07:42 | Kentucky | George Jones misses the tip | 52-52 |
| 07:40 | VMI | Kurt O'Neill gets the rebound | 52-52 |
| 07:19 | VMI | Alan Stewart connects on the shot from the free throw line | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Pon (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carl Dupre (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Samuel Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - George Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Alan Stewart (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Toby Minor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Chung Xiong (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - James Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Kurt O'Neill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Kentucky | Noel Pon misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 07:03 | Kentucky | Carl Dupre grabs the offensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 06:51 | Kentucky | George Jones clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Alan Stewart - foul #2 on Alan Stewart, team foul #5 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales (PG), Charles Janus (SG), Terrell Price (PF), Frank Maust (C) Noel Pon, Carl Dupre, Samuel Jones, Robert Ward | |
| Subs | VMI | Roy Thompson (PG), William Aguinaldo (SG), Dodek Kaminski (SF), Travis Rudnick (PF), Samuel Waldron (C) Alan Stewart, Toby Minor, Chung Xiong, James Smith, Kurt O'Neill | |
| 06:51 | Kentucky | George Jones misses the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 06:51 | Kentucky | George Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 06:51 | VMI | Travis Rudnick snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| 06:29 | VMI | Alonzo Gonzales steps in front of the Dodek Kaminski pass | 52-54 |
| 06:26 | Kentucky | Charles Janus banks in the layup set up by Alonzo Gonzales | 54-54 |
| 06:11 | VMI | Dodek Kaminski is fouled on the floor by Terrell Price - foul #1 on Terrell Price, team foul #8 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Maberry (SF) George Jones | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 06:11 | VMI | Dodek Kaminski makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 06:11 | VMI | Dodek Kaminski makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | Frank Maust's pass is intercepted by Travis Rudnick | 54-56 |
| 05:38 | VMI | Roy Thompson knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Dodek Kaminski | 54-59 |
| 05:20 | Kentucky | Charles Janus is whistled for traveling | 54-59 |
| 04:57 | VMI | Terrell Price steals it from Travis Rudnick | 54-59 |
| 04:43 | Kentucky | Terrell Price buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alonzo Gonzales | 56-59 |
| 04:23 | VMI | Roy Thompson misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 56-59 |
| 04:21 | VMI | Travis Rudnick tips it back up and in | 56-61 |
| 04:06 | Kentucky | Charles Janus clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 56-61 |
| 04:05 | VMI | Travis Rudnick snags the defensive board | 56-61 |
| 03:58 | VMI | Travis Rudnick lays it up and in set up by Roy Thompson and he's hacked by Frank Maust - foul #2 on Frank Maust, team foul #9 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Pon (PG), Samuel Jones (SF), Aaron Vest (PF) Charles Janus, John Maberry, Terrell Price | |
| Subs | VMI | Alan Stewart (PG), Chung Xiong (SF), James Smith (PF) Roy Thompson, Dodek Kaminski, Samuel Waldron | |
| 03:58 | VMI | Travis Rudnick misses the free throw | 56-63 |
| 03:58 | Kentucky | Aaron Vest gets the rebound | 56-63 |
| 03:37 | Kentucky | Noel Pon misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-63 |
| 03:36 | VMI | Chung Xiong snags the defensive board | 56-63 |
| 03:29 | VMI | Travis Rudnick misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 56-63 |
| 03:28 | VMI | Travis Rudnick grabs the offensive board | 56-63 |
| 03:08 | VMI | Travis Rudnick buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by James Smith | 56-65 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Pon (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. SG - Alonzo Gonzales (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Aaron Vest (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Maust (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | VMI | PG - Alan Stewart (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Aguinaldo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chung Xiong (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. PF - James Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Travis Rudnick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:58 | Kentucky | Noel Pon makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Alonzo Gonzales | 59-65 |
| 02:37 | VMI | James Smith is fouled on the floor by Noel Pon - foul #2 on Noel Pon, team foul #10 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Carl Dupre (SG), George Jones (C) Alonzo Gonzales, Frank Maust | |
| Subs | VMI | Toby Minor (SG), Kenneth Strobel (SF), Kurt O'Neill (C) William Aguinaldo, Chung Xiong, Travis Rudnick | |
| 02:37 | VMI | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 02:37 | VMI | James Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 02:37 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Aaron Vest | 59-65 |
| 02:37 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:13 | Kentucky | Noel Pon blows the layup | 59-65 |
| 02:12 | VMI | The rebound goes to James Smith | 59-65 |
| 02:12 | VMI | VMI calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Terrell Price (PF), Frank Maust (C) Aaron Vest, George Jones | |
| Subs | VMI | William Aguinaldo (SG), Chung Xiong (SF) Toby Minor, Kenneth Strobel | |
| 01:51 | VMI | Carl Dupre steals it from William Aguinaldo | 59-65 |
| 01:25 | Kentucky | Samuel Jones misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-65 |
| 01:23 | VMI | James Smith gets the rebound | 59-65 |
| 01:05 | VMI | William Aguinaldo hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Terrell Price - foul #2 on Terrell Price, team foul #11 | 59-65 |
| 01:05 | VMI | William Aguinaldo makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 01:05 | VMI | William Aguinaldo makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | Noel Pon scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Terrell Price | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | VMI | Chung Xiong makes the shot from the left side | 62-69 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Carl Dupre scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Samuel Jones | 65-69 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | VMI | Chung Xiong is fouled in the backcourt by Noel Pon - foul #3 on Noel Pon, team foul #12 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | VMI | Toby Minor (SG) William Aguinaldo | |
| 00:22 | VMI | Chung Xiong misses the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 00:22 | VMI | Chung Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Noel Pon misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-70 |
| 00:15 | VMI | The rebound goes to James Smith | 65-70 |
| 00:13 | VMI | Noel Pon is called for the reach on James Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Noel Pon, team foul #13 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | VMI | Dodek Kaminski (C) Kurt O'Neill | |
| 00:13 | VMI | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:13 | VMI | James Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 65-71 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Frank Maust snags the defensive board | 65-71 |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | Dodek Kaminski steals the ball from Samuel Jones | 65-71 |
| 00:06 | VMI | VMI calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-71 |
| 00:05 | VMI | Chung Xiong is fouled in the backcourt by Noel Pon - foul #5 on Noel Pon, team foul #14 | 65-71 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales (PG) Noel Pon | |
| Subs | VMI | | |
| 00:05 | VMI | Chung Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 65-72 |
| 00:05 | VMI | Chung Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 65-73 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | VMI | VMI is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Carl Dupre hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-73 |