| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Damon Quiles (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Folse (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Matthew Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Michael Stark (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Adam Strickland (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Edward Bond (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Rinehart (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Hickman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Michigan | Matthew Jones inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Eastern Michigan | Damon Quiles misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 19:46 | Eastern Michigan | The offensive rebound goes to Adam Strickland | 31-33 |
| 19:28 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Stark is whistled for traveling | 31-33 |
| 19:10 | Kentucky | William Rinehart misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Michael Stark - foul #2 on Michael Stark, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| 19:10 | Kentucky | William Rinehart makes the 1st free throw | 31-34 |
| 19:10 | Kentucky | William Rinehart misses the 2nd free throw | 31-34 |
| 19:10 | Kentucky | James Hickman snags the offensive board | 31-34 |
| 18:57 | Kentucky | James Hickman hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Samuel Johnson | 31-36 |
| 18:39 | Eastern Michigan | Adam Strickland misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-36 |
| 18:38 | Kentucky | William Rinehart snags the defensive board | 31-36 |
| 18:31 | Kentucky | Matthew Jones picks off the pass by James Hickman | 31-36 |
| 18:17 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Bond takes the ball from Damon Quiles | 31-36 |
| 17:58 | Kentucky | William Rinehart scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Darryl Allen | 31-38 |
| 17:39 | Eastern Michigan | Matthew Jones misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Darryl Allen - foul #1 on Darryl Allen, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Loughmiller (PF), Edward Freeman (C) Michael Stark, Adam Strickland | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:39 | Eastern Michigan | Matthew Jones makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 17:39 | Eastern Michigan | Matthew Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 17:14 | Kentucky | William Rinehart misses the jump hook near the basket | 33-38 |
| 17:13 | Kentucky | William Rinehart can't tip it in | 33-38 |
| 17:11 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to William Folse | 33-38 |
| 16:53 | Eastern Michigan | Damon Quiles misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Darryl Allen - foul #2 on Darryl Allen, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Ralph Deering (SG), Richard Malcom (SF) William Folse, Matthew Jones | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:53 | Eastern Michigan | Damon Quiles makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 16:53 | Eastern Michigan | Damon Quiles makes the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 16:45 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 35-38 |
| 16:44 | Kentucky | Edward Bond grabs the offensive board | 35-38 |
| 16:34 | Kentucky | James Hickman blows the layup but he's fouled by Richard Malcom - foul #1 on Richard Malcom, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Ricky Frahm (SG), Adam Strickland (C) Damon Quiles, Richard Malcom | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:34 | Kentucky | James Hickman makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 16:34 | Kentucky | James Hickman misses the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 16:34 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Adam Strickland | 35-39 |
| 16:07 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Freeman connects on the jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by William Rinehart - foul #2 on William Rinehart, team foul #3 | 37-39 |
| 16:07 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Freeman misses the free throw | 37-39 |
| 16:07 | Kentucky | James Hickman gets the rebound | 37-39 |
| 15:52 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 15:51 | Kentucky | William Rinehart tips it home | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Ralph Deering (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ricky Frahm (fresh) SF - Kevin Loughmiller (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edward Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Adam Strickland (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Bond (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - William Rinehart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - James Hickman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Eastern Michigan | Ricky Frahm is hacked by Samuel Johnson - foul #3 on Samuel Johnson, team foul #4 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | William Folse (SG), Daniel Dibenedetto (SF), Michael Stark (PF) Ricky Frahm, Kevin Loughmiller, Edward Freeman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:17 | Eastern Michigan | Ralph Deering hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from William Folse | 39-41 |
| 15:15 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen's pass is intercepted by Ralph Deering in the backcourt | 39-41 |
| 15:13 | Eastern Michigan | William Folse hits the finger roll on a great pass from Ralph Deering | 41-41 |
| 15:02 | Kentucky | James Hickman hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 41-41 |
| 15:01 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Stark snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 14:38 | Eastern Michigan | William Folse comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Edward Bond - foul #2 on Edward Bond, team foul #5 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Damon Quiles (PG), Kevin Loughmiller (C) Ralph Deering, Adam Strickland | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Jackson (PG), Andrew Craft (SG) Darryl Allen, Samuel Johnson | |
| 14:38 | Eastern Michigan | William Folse misses the 1st free throw | 41-41 |
| 14:38 | Eastern Michigan | William Folse makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 14:14 | Kentucky | William Rinehart makes the jumper from the left block set up by Jimmy Jackson | 42-43 |
| 13:50 | Eastern Michigan | James Hickman steals it from Kevin Loughmiller | 42-43 |
| 13:33 | Kentucky | James Hickman knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Andrew Craft and he's hacked by Kevin Loughmiller - foul #1 on Kevin Loughmiller, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Micheal Pruett (PF) William Rinehart | |
| 13:33 | Kentucky | James Hickman makes the free throw | 42-46 |
| 13:18 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Dibenedetto's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Matthew Jones (SF), Edward Freeman (C) Daniel Dibenedetto, Michael Stark | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Hensley (SF), William Gholston (C) Edward Bond, James Hickman | |
| 13:05 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-46 |
| 13:03 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Edward Freeman | 42-46 |
| 12:56 | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Loughmiller buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Matthew Jones | 45-46 |
| 12:51 | Kentucky | Micheal Pruett is fouled on the floor by Edward Freeman - foul #1 on Edward Freeman, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Ralph Deering (SG), Richard Malcom (SF), Adam Strickland (C) Damon Quiles, William Folse, Kevin Loughmiller | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Samuel Johnson (SG) Jimmy Jackson, Richard Hensley | |
| 12:36 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Andrew Craft | 45-49 |
| 12:30 | Eastern Michigan | Adam Strickland travels with the ball | 45-49 |
| 12:15 | Kentucky | Micheal Pruett's pass is intercepted by Ralph Deering | 45-49 |
| 11:50 | Eastern Michigan | Ralph Deering misses short on a shot from the left side | 45-49 |
| 11:48 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Freeman tips it home | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Matthew Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ralph Deering (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Malcom (fresh) PF - Edward Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Strickland (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Craft (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Micheal Pruett (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Gholston (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Kentucky | William Gholston throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-49 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Damon Quiles (PG), William Folse (SG), Daniel Dibenedetto (SF), Michael Stark (PF) Matthew Jones, Ralph Deering, Richard Malcom, Edward Freeman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Jackson (PG), Edward Bond (SF), William Rinehart (PF) Darryl Allen, Samuel Johnson, William Gholston | |
| 11:17 | Eastern Michigan | Damon Quiles knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Dibenedetto | 50-49 |
| 10:57 | Kentucky | Micheal Pruett misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 50-49 |
| 10:56 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Stark gets the rebound | 50-49 |
| 10:41 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Dibenedetto hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 50-49 |
| 10:40 | Eastern Michigan | Adam Strickland pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-49 |
| 10:35 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Stark lays it in set up by William Folse | 52-49 |
| 10:17 | Kentucky | Micheal Pruett makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Jimmy Jackson and he's hacked by Damon Quiles - foul #1 on Damon Quiles, team foul #5 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Loughmiller (C) Adam Strickland | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Hickman (C) William Rinehart | |
| 10:17 | Kentucky | Micheal Pruett makes the free throw | 52-52 |
| 09:56 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Stark comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-52 |
| 09:55 | Kentucky | James Hickman snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 09:41 | Kentucky | Micheal Pruett misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-52 |
| 09:40 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Dibenedetto grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 09:21 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Stark clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 09:19 | Kentucky | James Hickman snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 08:59 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jimmy Jackson | 52-55 |
| 08:43 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Stark loses the ball out of bounds | 52-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Matthew Jones (PG), Ralph Deering (SG), Richard Malcom (SF), Edward Freeman (C) Damon Quiles, William Folse, Daniel Dibenedetto, Michael Stark | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Samuel Johnson (SG), William Rinehart (PF) Jimmy Jackson, Edward Bond, Micheal Pruett | |
| 08:27 | Kentucky | William Rinehart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Adam Strickland (C) Richard Malcom | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:07 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Freeman knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Matthew Jones | 54-55 |
| 07:46 | Kentucky | The jump hook by James Hickman is blocked by Adam Strickland | 54-55 |
| 07:45 | Kentucky | William Rinehart pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-55 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Matthew Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ralph Deering (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kevin Loughmiller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Strickland (fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Andrew Craft (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Rinehart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - James Hickman (tiring) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 54-55 |
| 07:27 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 07:22 | Eastern Michigan | Matthew Jones knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 57-55 |
| 07:00 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-55 |
| 06:58 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Kevin Loughmiller | 57-55 |
| 06:39 | Eastern Michigan | William Rinehart steals it from Edward Freeman | 57-55 |
| 06:17 | Kentucky | Matthew Jones steals it from Darryl Allen | 57-55 |
| 06:00 | Eastern Michigan | Matthew Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 05:59 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Freeman grabs the offensive board | 57-55 |
| 05:59 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Damon Quiles (PG), William Folse (SG), Daniel Dibenedetto (SF), Michael Stark (PF) Matthew Jones, Ralph Deering, Kevin Loughmiller, Edward Freeman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Edward Bond (SF), Micheal Pruett (C) Andrew Craft, James Hickman | |
| 05:43 | Eastern Michigan | Damon Quiles can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-55 |
| 05:41 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Micheal Pruett | 57-55 |
| 05:22 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Edward Bond | 57-58 |
| 05:11 | Eastern Michigan | William Folse can't finish the layup but the foul's on William Rinehart - foul #3 on William Rinehart, team foul #6 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Edward Freeman (C) Adam Strickland | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Jackson (PG), Andrew Craft (SG) Darryl Allen, Samuel Johnson | |
| 05:11 | Eastern Michigan | William Folse makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 05:11 | Eastern Michigan | William Folse makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 04:57 | Kentucky | 3 seconds is called on Edward Bond | 59-58 |
| 04:43 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Dibenedetto's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kevin Loughmiller (C) Edward Freeman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:24 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 59-58 |
| 04:23 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Jimmy Jackson | 59-58 |
| 04:05 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by William Folse - foul #1 on William Folse, team foul #6 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Hickman (C) Micheal Pruett | |
| 04:05 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft makes the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 04:05 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 03:42 | Eastern Michigan | Jimmy Jackson is called for the reach on Daniel Dibenedetto - foul #2 on Jimmy Jackson, team foul #7 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Adam Strickland (C) Michael Stark | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Micheal Pruett (PF) Jimmy Jackson, William Rinehart | |
| 03:42 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Dibenedetto makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 03:42 | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Dibenedetto misses the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 03:42 | Kentucky | Edward Bond pulls down the rebound | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Damon Quiles (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Folse (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Dibenedetto (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Loughmiller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Adam Strickland (fresh) 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Craft (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Bond (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Micheal Pruett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - James Hickman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Kentucky | James Hickman drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Edward Bond | 60-62 |
| 03:09 | Eastern Michigan | Damon Quiles connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Folse | 63-62 |
| 02:55 | Kentucky | Micheal Pruett buries a jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Kevin Loughmiller - foul #2 on Kevin Loughmiller, team foul #7 | 63-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Matthew Jones (PG), Ralph Deering (SG), Richard Malcom (SF), Edward Freeman (PF) Damon Quiles, William Folse, Daniel Dibenedetto, Kevin Loughmiller | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (SG) Andrew Craft | |
| 02:55 | Kentucky | Micheal Pruett misses the free throw | 63-64 |
| 02:55 | Eastern Michigan | Edward Freeman snags the defensive board | 63-64 |
| 02:55 | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-64 |
| 02:37 | Eastern Michigan | Adam Strickland makes the jumpshot from the right side and the foul's on Darryl Allen - foul #3 on Darryl Allen, team foul #8 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Damon Quiles (PG), William Folse (SG), Michael Stark (PF) Ralph Deering, Richard Malcom, Edward Freeman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Rinehart (PF) Micheal Pruett | |
| 02:37 | Eastern Michigan | Adam Strickland makes the free throw | 66-64 |
| 02:19 | Kentucky | James Hickman blows the layup | 66-64 |
| 02:18 | Kentucky | William Rinehart tips it home | 66-66 |
| 02:01 | Eastern Michigan | William Rinehart swats the dunk try by Michael Stark | 66-66 |
| 01:59 | Kentucky | James Hickman snags the defensive board | 66-66 |
| 01:43 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-66 |
| 01:42 | Kentucky | James Hickman tips it in | 66-68 |
| 01:15 | Eastern Michigan | Matthew Jones clanks a 3 from straight away | 66-68 |
| 01:13 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson pulls down the rebound | 66-68 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:07 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 66-68 |
| 01:05 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Stark snags the defensive board | 66-68 |
| 00:47 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Stark makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Damon Quiles | 69-68 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 69-70 |
| 00:18 | Eastern Michigan | Matthew Jones travels with the ball | 69-70 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Daniel Dibenedetto (SF) Matthew Jones | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Edward Bond is fouled in the backcourt by William Folse - foul #2 on William Folse, team foul #8 | 69-70 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Edward Bond makes the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Edward Bond misses the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:16 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Stark grabs the defensive rebound | 69-71 |
| 00:11 | Eastern Michigan | William Folse can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 69-71 |
| 00:09 | Eastern Michigan | Michael Stark gets the offensive rebound | 69-71 |
| 00:07 | Eastern Michigan | Samuel Johnson picks off the pass by Damon Quiles | 69-71 |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Damon Quiles is called for the reach on Edward Bond in the backcourt - foul #2 on Damon Quiles, team foul #9 | 69-71 |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Edward Bond makes the 1st free throw | 69-72 |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Edward Bond makes the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Damon Quiles misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-73 |