| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - George Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathon French (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Xing-Fu Yen (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ian Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Mapp (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Jeffery Pierce (fresh) SG - Eldon Roberts (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Damon Sailer (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Thomas Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kent Boyster (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | UNC Wilmington | Damon Sailer inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:36 | UNC Wilmington | Eldon Roberts connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 36-30 |
| 19:13 | Kentucky | Jonathon French knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by George Williams | 39-30 |
| 18:55 | UNC Wilmington | Damon Sailer can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-30 |
| 18:53 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen snags the defensive board | 39-30 |
| 18:44 | Kentucky | Jonathon French is fouled on the floor by Eldon Roberts - foul #1 on Eldon Roberts, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| 18:24 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp knocks in the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Ian Roberts | 41-30 |
| 17:58 | UNC Wilmington | Kent Boyster is denied on a layup by Ian Roberts | 41-30 |
| 17:56 | Kentucky | Jonathon French grabs the defensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 17:42 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-30 |
| 17:41 | Kentucky | Ian Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 17:26 | Kentucky | Ian Roberts buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Jonathon French | 43-30 |
| 17:11 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Robinson misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 43-30 |
| 17:09 | UNC Wilmington | Eldon Roberts hits the follow up shot | 43-32 |
| 16:47 | Kentucky | Ian Roberts clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-32 |
| 16:46 | UNC Wilmington | Kent Boyster grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 16:28 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Robinson clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 43-32 |
| 16:27 | Kentucky | Jonathon French pulls down the rebound | 43-32 |
| 16:09 | Kentucky | Ian Roberts misses the lay-in | 43-32 |
| 16:07 | UNC Wilmington | Damon Sailer grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| 15:51 | UNC Wilmington | Kent Boyster scores on a fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Michael Mapp - foul #1 on Michael Mapp, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Vince Miller (PG), Roger Gaddy (SG), Timothy McCollom (PF), Benjamin Wood (C) George Williams, Jonathon French, Ian Roberts, Michael Mapp | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Coker (PG), Howard Nixon (SG), Peter Cullen (SF), Lawrence Vogel (PF) Jeffery Pierce, Eldon Roberts, Damon Sailer, Thomas Robinson | |
| 15:51 | UNC Wilmington | Kent Boyster makes the free throw | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Vince Miller (fresh) SG - Roger Gaddy (fresh) SF - Xing-Fu Yen (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy McCollom (fresh) 3 pts. C - Benjamin Wood (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Jonathan Coker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Nixon (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Peter Cullen (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Lawrence Vogel (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kent Boyster (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen misses the lay-in but the foul's on Kent Boyster - foul #2 on Kent Boyster, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| 15:41 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 15:41 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 15:27 | UNC Wilmington | Peter Cullen misses badly on a runner in the paint | 45-35 |
| 15:25 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen snags the defensive board | 45-35 |
| 15:07 | Kentucky | Roger Gaddy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdallah (C) Xing-Fu Yen | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Robinson (PF) Kent Boyster | |
| 14:51 | UNC Wilmington | Howard Nixon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jonathon French (SG), Ian Roberts (PF) Vince Miller, Dikembe Abdallah | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 14:36 | Kentucky | Ian Roberts can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-35 |
| 14:35 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Lawrence Vogel | 45-35 |
| 14:09 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Robinson drills a shot near the basket set up by Jonathan Coker | 45-37 |
| 13:54 | Kentucky | Jonathon French misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-37 |
| 13:52 | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Coker gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 13:48 | UNC Wilmington | Peter Cullen misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 45-37 |
| 13:46 | Kentucky | Jonathon French gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 13:40 | Kentucky | Lawrence Vogel is called for the reach on Jonathon French - foul #2 on Lawrence Vogel, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Williams (PG), Xing-Fu Yen (SF), Michael Mapp (C) Roger Gaddy, Timothy McCollom, Benjamin Wood | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Pierce (PG), Eldon Roberts (SG) Jonathan Coker, Thomas Robinson | |
| 13:26 | Kentucky | Jonathon French loses the dribble to Jeffery Pierce | 45-37 |
| 13:21 | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Pierce slams it home | 45-39 |
| 13:05 | Kentucky | Ian Roberts misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block | 45-39 |
| 13:03 | UNC Wilmington | The rebound goes to Howard Nixon | 45-39 |
| 12:44 | UNC Wilmington | Eldon Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy McCollom (PF) Ian Roberts | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Damon Sailer (SF), Thomas Robinson (PF), Kent Boyster (C) Howard Nixon, Lawrence Vogel, Peter Cullen | |
| 12:24 | Kentucky | Thomas Robinson picks off the pass by Xing-Fu Yen | 45-39 |
| 12:08 | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Pierce misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 45-39 |
| 12:07 | Kentucky | Timothy McCollom grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 11:56 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 45-39 |
| 11:54 | Kentucky | Timothy McCollom grabs the offensive board | 45-39 |
| 11:42 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen misses the easy layup | 45-39 |
| 11:40 | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Pierce gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - George Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathon French (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Xing-Fu Yen (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Timothy McCollom (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Mapp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Jeffery Pierce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eldon Roberts (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Damon Sailer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kent Boyster (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:16 | UNC Wilmington | Kent Boyster hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 45-39 |
| 11:15 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen grabs the defensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 10:57 | Kentucky | Jonathon French is hacked by Eldon Roberts - foul #2 on Eldon Roberts, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roger Gaddy (PG), Ian Roberts (PF), Benjamin Wood (C) George Williams, Jonathon French, Michael Mapp | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Coker (PG), Lawrence Vogel (PF), Peter Cullen (C) Jeffery Pierce, Thomas Robinson, Kent Boyster | |
| 10:46 | Kentucky | Ian Roberts makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Roger Gaddy | 48-39 |
| 10:23 | UNC Wilmington | Eldon Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Vince Miller (PG) Timothy McCollom | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Howard Nixon (SG), Kent Boyster (C) Eldon Roberts, Damon Sailer | |
| 10:20 | Kentucky | Vince Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-39 |
| 10:10 | UNC Wilmington | Benjamin Wood blocks the short jumper by Kent Boyster | 48-39 |
| 10:09 | Kentucky | Vince Miller gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 09:49 | Kentucky | Ian Roberts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Williams (PG) Vince Miller | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 09:25 | UNC Wilmington | Peter Cullen is hacked by George Williams - foul #2 on George Williams, team foul #2 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jonathon French (SG) Roger Gaddy | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Eldon Roberts (SG) Kent Boyster | |
| 09:10 | UNC Wilmington | Ian Roberts is called for the reach on Eldon Roberts - foul #2 on Ian Roberts, team foul #3 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy McCollom (SF), Michael Mapp (C) Xing-Fu Yen, Benjamin Wood | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 09:03 | UNC Wilmington | Howard Nixon's fadeaway is rejected by Ian Roberts | 48-39 |
| 09:01 | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Coker misses the tip | 48-39 |
| 09:00 | UNC Wilmington | Howard Nixon tips it back up and in | 48-41 |
| 08:41 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp misses the 3 from straight away | 48-41 |
| 08:39 | Kentucky | Timothy McCollom misses the tip | 48-41 |
| 08:37 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp grabs the offensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 08:20 | Kentucky | Ian Roberts connects on the jumper in the paint and he's fouled by Eldon Roberts - foul #3 on Eldon Roberts, team foul #5 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen (SF) Timothy McCollom | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Pierce (PG), Damon Sailer (SF), Thomas Robinson (PF) Jonathan Coker, Howard Nixon, Peter Cullen | |
| 08:20 | Kentucky | Ian Roberts misses the free throw | 50-41 |
| 08:20 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Robinson pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 07:59 | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Pierce can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by George Williams - foul #3 on George Williams, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roger Gaddy (PG) George Williams | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Kent Boyster (C) Lawrence Vogel | |
| 07:59 | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 50-42 |
| 07:59 | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Pierce misses the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 07:59 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ian Roberts | 50-42 |
| 07:36 | Kentucky | Ian Roberts's layup is rejected by Thomas Robinson | 50-42 |
| 07:34 | UNC Wilmington | Damon Sailer pulls down the rebound | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Roger Gaddy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathon French (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Xing-Fu Yen (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ian Roberts (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Mapp (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Jeffery Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eldon Roberts (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Damon Sailer (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kent Boyster (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:20 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Robinson makes the floater near the basket set up by Jeffery Pierce | 50-44 |
| 06:56 | Kentucky | Jonathon French misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Eldon Roberts - foul #4 on Eldon Roberts, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Williams (PG), Timothy McCollom (PF), Benjamin Wood (C) Roger Gaddy, Ian Roberts, Michael Mapp | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Coker (SG) Eldon Roberts | |
| 06:56 | Kentucky | Jonathon French makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 06:56 | Kentucky | Jonathon French makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 06:45 | UNC Wilmington | Kent Boyster banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jonathan Coker | 52-46 |
| 06:32 | Kentucky | Benjamin Wood misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-46 |
| 06:30 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Robinson pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 06:10 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Robinson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-46 |
| 06:09 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen snags the defensive board | 52-46 |
| 05:55 | Kentucky | Thomas Robinson is called for the reach on Timothy McCollom - foul #3 on Thomas Robinson, team foul #7 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roger Gaddy (SG), Ian Roberts (PF) Jonathon French, Benjamin Wood | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Eldon Roberts (SG), Howard Nixon (SF), Lawrence Vogel (PF), Peter Cullen (C) Jeffery Pierce, Damon Sailer, Thomas Robinson, Kent Boyster | |
| 05:55 | Kentucky | Timothy McCollom makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 05:55 | Kentucky | Timothy McCollom makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 05:37 | UNC Wilmington | Eldon Roberts misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Xing-Fu Yen - foul #3 on Xing-Fu Yen, team foul #5 | 54-46 |
| 05:37 | UNC Wilmington | Eldon Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 05:37 | UNC Wilmington | Eldon Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 05:28 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 54-48 |
| 05:27 | UNC Wilmington | Peter Cullen grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| 05:12 | UNC Wilmington | Eldon Roberts makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Jonathan Coker | 54-51 |
| 04:46 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen drills a floater from close range set up by Roger Gaddy | 56-51 |
| 04:29 | UNC Wilmington | Eldon Roberts misses the driving attempt from the right block | 56-51 |
| 04:28 | Kentucky | Ian Roberts snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 04:06 | Kentucky | Jonathan Coker is called for the reach on George Williams - foul #1 on Jonathan Coker, team foul #8 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jonathon French (SG), Michael Mapp (C) Xing-Fu Yen, Timothy McCollom | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Pierce (PG), Damon Sailer (SF), Thomas Robinson (PF), Kent Boyster (C) Jonathan Coker, Eldon Roberts, Lawrence Vogel, Peter Cullen | |
| 04:06 | Kentucky | George Williams makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 04:06 | Kentucky | George Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 03:46 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Robinson misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Ian Roberts - foul #3 on Ian Roberts, team foul #6 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Vince Miller (SF), Benjamin Wood (PF) George Williams, Ian Roberts | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | | |
| 03:46 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 03:46 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 03:24 | Kentucky | Jonathon French connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Roger Gaddy | 61-52 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Roger Gaddy (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jonathon French (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vince Miller (fresh) PF - Benjamin Wood (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Mapp (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | UNC Wilmington | PG - Jeffery Pierce (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Nixon (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Damon Sailer (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Kent Boyster (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:16 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Robinson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-52 |
| 03:14 | Kentucky | Vince Miller gets the rebound | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:47 | Kentucky | Thomas Robinson is called for the reach on Michael Mapp - foul #4 on Thomas Robinson, team foul #9 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy McCollom (PG), Xing-Fu Yen (SF), Ian Roberts (PF) Roger Gaddy, Vince Miller, Benjamin Wood | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Eldon Roberts (SG) Howard Nixon | |
| 02:47 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 02:47 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp misses the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 02:47 | UNC Wilmington | Thomas Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 02:35 | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Pierce misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Ian Roberts - foul #4 on Ian Roberts, team foul #7 | 62-52 |
| 02:35 | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 62-53 |
| 02:35 | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 02:18 | Kentucky | Jonathon French connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Timothy McCollom | 65-54 |
| 02:09 | UNC Wilmington | Eldon Roberts is fouled on the floor by Xing-Fu Yen - foul #4 on Xing-Fu Yen, team foul #8 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Vince Miller (PG), Roger Gaddy (SG), Benjamin Wood (PF), Dikembe Abdallah (C) Jonathon French, Xing-Fu Yen, Ian Roberts, Michael Mapp | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Coker (PG), Howard Nixon (SF), Lawrence Vogel (PF), Peter Cullen (C) Jeffery Pierce, Damon Sailer, Thomas Robinson, Kent Boyster | |
| 02:09 | UNC Wilmington | Eldon Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 65-55 |
| 02:09 | UNC Wilmington | Eldon Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 02:06 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Williams (PG), Jonathon French (SG), Xing-Fu Yen (SF), Ian Roberts (PF), Michael Mapp (C) Vince Miller, Roger Gaddy, Timothy McCollom, Benjamin Wood, Dikembe Abdallah | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Pierce (PG), Damon Sailer (SF), Thomas Robinson (PF), Kent Boyster (C) Jonathan Coker, Howard Nixon, Lawrence Vogel, Peter Cullen | |
| 01:48 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by George Williams | 67-56 |
| 01:38 | UNC Wilmington | Jeffery Pierce misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 67-56 |
| 01:37 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp pulls down the rebound | 67-56 |
| 01:15 | Kentucky | Jonathon French misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-56 |
| 01:13 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-56 |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 67-56 |
| 00:53 | UNC Wilmington | Eldon Roberts snags the defensive board | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:48 | UNC Wilmington | Damon Sailer is whistled for a carry | 67-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Vince Miller (PG), Roger Gaddy (SG), Timothy McCollom (SF), Benjamin Wood (PF), Dikembe Abdallah (C) George Williams, Jonathon French, Xing-Fu Yen, Ian Roberts, Michael Mapp | |
| Subs | UNC Wilmington | Jonathan Coker (PG), Israel Tyler (SG), Howard Nixon (SF), Lawrence Vogel (PF), Peter Cullen (C) Jeffery Pierce, Eldon Roberts, Damon Sailer, Thomas Robinson, Kent Boyster | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | UNC Wilmington | UNC Wilmington is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | Vince Miller misses the jumper from the right block | 67-56 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Vince Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-56 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Vince Miller runs out the clock | 67-56 |