| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - John Handley (fresh) SG - Michael Curtis (fresh) SF - Ernest Kennerson (fresh) PF - Richard Blair (fresh) C - Eugene Jenkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Edmund Leedom (fresh) SG - Anderson Canizales (fresh) SF - Anthony Epps (fresh) PF - Lawrence Cox (fresh) C - Jack Gaskin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N. Kentucky | Lawrence Cox wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | N. Kentucky | Edmund Leedom scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ernest Kennerson drills a jumper from close range | 2-2 |
| 19:10 | N. Kentucky | Anthony Epps buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Edmund Leedom and he's hacked by Ernest Kennerson - foul #1 on Ernest Kennerson, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 19:10 | N. Kentucky | Anthony Epps misses the free throw | 2-4 |
| 19:10 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard Blair snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 19:04 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ernest Kennerson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 19:03 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Eugene Jenkins hits the follow up shot | 4-4 |
| 18:43 | N. Kentucky | Anderson Canizales is hacked by Richard Blair - foul #1 on Richard Blair, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 18:30 | N. Kentucky | Anthony Epps banks in the layup set up by Edmund Leedom | 4-6 |
| 18:12 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Eugene Jenkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-6 |
| 17:46 | N. Kentucky | Lawrence Cox lays it up and in | 4-8 |
| 17:32 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Edmund Leedom steals it from Eugene Jenkins | 4-8 |
| 17:13 | N. Kentucky | Anthony Epps blows the layup but he's fouled by Ernest Kennerson - foul #2 on Ernest Kennerson, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | David Kim (SF) Ernest Kennerson | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Paul Piche (SG), Peter Elwell (PF), Stephen Ross (C) Anderson Canizales, Lawrence Cox, Jack Gaskin | |
| 17:13 | N. Kentucky | Anthony Epps makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 17:13 | N. Kentucky | Anthony Epps makes the 2nd free throw | 4-10 |
| 17:05 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard Blair makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 6-10 |
| 16:46 | N. Kentucky | Peter Elwell misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 6-10 |
| 16:45 | N. Kentucky | Stephen Ross gets the offensive rebound | 6-10 |
| 16:35 | N. Kentucky | Edmund Leedom connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Anthony Epps | 6-13 |
| 16:16 | St. Joseph's (IN) | David Kim is fouled on the floor by Edmund Leedom - foul #1 on Edmund Leedom, team foul #1 | 6-13 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | James Thornhill (SG), Jeffrey Smith (SF), Robert Jaynes (C) John Handley, Michael Curtis, Eugene Jenkins | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Anderson Canizales (SG), David Mullaney (SF), Lawrence Cox (PF) Edmund Leedom, Anthony Epps, Stephen Ross | |
| 15:57 | St. Joseph's (IN) | David Kim comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 6-13 |
| 15:56 | St. Joseph's (IN) | James Thornhill grabs the offensive board | 6-13 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - David Kim (fresh) SG - James Thornhill (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Smith (fresh) PF - Richard Blair (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Jaynes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Paul Piche (fresh) SG - Anderson Canizales (fresh) SF - David Mullaney (fresh) PF - Lawrence Cox (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Elwell (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jeffrey Smith hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-13 |
| 15:26 | N. Kentucky | Paul Piche scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Lawrence Cox | 9-16 |
| 15:10 | St. Joseph's (IN) | James Thornhill is fouled on the floor by Anderson Canizales - foul #1 on Anderson Canizales, team foul #2 | 9-16 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Handley (PG), Michael Curtis (SG), John Shanahan (PF) James Thornhill, Jeffrey Smith, Richard Blair | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Edmund Leedom (PG), Jack Gaskin (C) Paul Piche, Peter Elwell | |
| 14:51 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Shanahan can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 9-16 |
| 14:49 | N. Kentucky | Jack Gaskin grabs the board | 9-16 |
| 14:44 | N. Kentucky | Edmund Leedom can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 9-16 |
| 14:42 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Jaynes grabs the defensive rebound | 9-16 |
| 14:38 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Handley clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-16 |
| 14:36 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Shanahan hits the follow up shot | 11-16 |
| 14:14 | N. Kentucky | Jack Gaskin misses the runner from the right block | 11-16 |
| 14:12 | N. Kentucky | Lawrence Cox grabs the offensive board | 11-16 |
| 13:52 | N. Kentucky | Jack Gaskin misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 11-16 |
| 13:51 | N. Kentucky | David Mullaney snags the offensive board | 11-16 |
| 13:43 | N. Kentucky | Anderson Canizales makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Edmund Leedom | 11-19 |
| 13:24 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Shanahan clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 11-19 |
| 13:23 | N. Kentucky | Lawrence Cox pulls down the rebound | 11-19 |
| 13:10 | N. Kentucky | Lawrence Cox makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by David Mullaney | 11-22 |
| 12:57 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Handley makes the fadeaway in the lane set up by Michael Curtis | 13-22 |
| 12:36 | N. Kentucky | Lawrence Cox misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-22 |
| 12:34 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Jaynes gets the rebound | 13-22 |
| 12:22 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Handley drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-22 |
| 11:59 | N. Kentucky | Edmund Leedom double dribbles | 16-22 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | James Thornhill (SG), Jeffrey Smith (SF), Richard Blair (PF), Eugene Jenkins (C) Michael Curtis, David Kim, John Shanahan, Robert Jaynes | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Paul Piche (PG), Albert Lockwood (SG), Anthony Epps (SF), Peter Elwell (PF), Stephen Ross (C) Edmund Leedom, Anderson Canizales, David Mullaney, Lawrence Cox, Jack Gaskin | |
| 11:44 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Anthony Epps takes the ball from John Handley | 16-22 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - John Handley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - James Thornhill (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Blair (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eugene Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Paul Piche (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Albert Lockwood (fresh) SF - Anthony Epps (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Peter Elwell (fresh) C - Stephen Ross (fresh) | |
| 11:28 | N. Kentucky | Paul Piche comes up short on the floater from the left side | 16-22 |
| 11:27 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Eugene Jenkins snags the defensive board | 16-22 |
| 10:58 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Handley hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by James Thornhill | 18-22 |
| 10:47 | N. Kentucky | Paul Piche is hacked by Eugene Jenkins - foul #1 on Eugene Jenkins, team foul #4 | 18-22 |
| 10:28 | N. Kentucky | Albert Lockwood is hacked by Richard Blair - foul #2 on Richard Blair, team foul #5 | 18-22 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Michael Curtis (SG), John Shanahan (SF), Robert Jaynes (PF) John Handley, James Thornhill, Richard Blair | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Edmund Leedom (PG), Jack Gaskin (C) Albert Lockwood, Stephen Ross | |
| 10:10 | N. Kentucky | Peter Elwell hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Anthony Epps | 18-24 |
| 09:57 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Michael Curtis drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Smith | 20-24 |
| 09:45 | N. Kentucky | Paul Piche's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-24 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | David Kim (PG) John Shanahan | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Anderson Canizales (SG), Lawrence Cox (PF) Paul Piche, Peter Elwell | |
| 09:28 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jeffrey Smith blows the layup | 20-24 |
| 09:27 | N. Kentucky | Lawrence Cox grabs the board | 20-24 |
| 09:21 | N. Kentucky | Edmund Leedom misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Kim - foul #1 on David Kim, team foul #6 | 20-24 |
| 09:21 | N. Kentucky | Edmund Leedom makes the 1st free throw | 20-25 |
| 09:21 | N. Kentucky | Edmund Leedom makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 09:12 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Eugene Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 20-26 |
| 09:10 | N. Kentucky | Anderson Canizales grabs the board | 20-26 |
| 08:59 | N. Kentucky | Anthony Epps misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-26 |
| 08:57 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Eugene Jenkins snags the defensive board | 20-26 |
| 08:33 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Michael Curtis misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Lawrence Cox - foul #1 on Lawrence Cox, team foul #3 | 20-26 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | James Thornhill (PG), John Shanahan (PF) Jeffrey Smith, Eugene Jenkins | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Mullaney (SF), Peter Elwell (C) Anthony Epps, Jack Gaskin | |
| 08:33 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Michael Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 08:33 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Michael Curtis misses the 2nd free throw | 21-26 |
| 08:33 | N. Kentucky | Lawrence Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 21-26 |
| 08:20 | N. Kentucky | Edmund Leedom hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Anderson Canizales | 21-28 |
| 08:05 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Anderson Canizales is called for the reach on David Kim - foul #2 on Anderson Canizales, team foul #4 | 21-28 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Handley (PG), Pat Lockridge (PF), Eugene Jenkins (C) Michael Curtis, David Kim, Robert Jaynes | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Paul Piche (PG), Albert Lockwood (SG) Edmund Leedom, Anderson Canizales | |
| 07:56 | St. Joseph's (IN) | James Thornhill misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-28 |
| 07:54 | N. Kentucky | Peter Elwell snags the defensive board | 21-28 |
| 07:37 | N. Kentucky | David Mullaney buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Paul Piche and the foul's on John Shanahan - foul #1 on John Shanahan, team foul #7 | 21-30 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Stephen Ross (C) Lawrence Cox | |
| 07:37 | N. Kentucky | David Mullaney misses the free throw | 21-30 |
| 07:37 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Eugene Jenkins grabs the defensive rebound | 21-30 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - John Handley (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Thornhill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Shanahan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Pat Lockridge (fresh) C - Eugene Jenkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Paul Piche (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Lockwood (fresh) SF - David Mullaney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Elwell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Ross (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | St. Joseph's (IN) | David Mullaney denies the turnaround by John Shanahan | 21-30 |
| 07:14 | N. Kentucky | Stephen Ross grabs the board | 21-30 |
| 07:09 | N. Kentucky | John Handley takes the ball from Paul Piche in the backcourt | 21-30 |
| 06:51 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Eugene Jenkins clanks a runner from the right block but the foul's on Peter Elwell - foul #1 on Peter Elwell, team foul #5 | 21-30 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Michael Curtis (SG), David Kim (SF), Robert Jaynes (PF) James Thornhill, John Shanahan, Pat Lockridge | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Edmund Leedom (PG), Anthony Epps (SF), Jack Gaskin (C) Albert Lockwood, David Mullaney, Stephen Ross | |
| 06:51 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Eugene Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 06:51 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Eugene Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 06:31 | N. Kentucky | Jack Gaskin hits the finger roll set up by Anthony Epps | 22-32 |
| 06:10 | St. Joseph's (IN) | David Kim drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Handley | 25-32 |
| 05:57 | N. Kentucky | Peter Elwell banks in the layup and the foul's on Robert Jaynes - foul #1 on Robert Jaynes, team foul #8 | 25-34 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jeffrey Smith (SF), John Shanahan (PF) John Handley, Eugene Jenkins | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 05:57 | N. Kentucky | Peter Elwell makes the free throw | 25-35 |
| 05:45 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Shanahan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Peter Elwell - foul #2 on Peter Elwell, team foul #6 | 25-35 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Lawrence Cox (PF) Peter Elwell | |
| 05:45 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Shanahan makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 05:45 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Shanahan misses the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 05:45 | N. Kentucky | Lawrence Cox snags the defensive board | 26-35 |
| 05:32 | N. Kentucky | Jack Gaskin clanks a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Curtis - foul #1 on Michael Curtis, team foul #9 | 26-35 |
| 05:32 | N. Kentucky | Jack Gaskin misses the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 05:32 | N. Kentucky | Jack Gaskin misses the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 05:32 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Jaynes gets the rebound | 26-35 |
| 05:07 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Michael Curtis misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 26-35 |
| 05:06 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jeffrey Smith snags the offensive board | 26-35 |
| 04:52 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Jaynes scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jeffrey Smith | 28-35 |
| 04:34 | N. Kentucky | Paul Piche connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Lawrence Cox | 28-38 |
| 04:12 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Anthony Epps steals the ball from Robert Jaynes | 28-38 |
| 03:55 | N. Kentucky | Edmund Leedom clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 28-38 |
| 03:53 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Shanahan gets the rebound | 28-38 |
| 03:51 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Edmund Leedom steps in front of the David Kim pass in the backcourt | 28-38 |
| 03:32 | N. Kentucky | Lawrence Cox comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by John Shanahan - foul #2 on John Shanahan, team foul #10 | 28-38 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Handley (PG), James Thornhill (SG), Ernest Kennerson (SF), Richard Blair (PF), Eugene Jenkins (C) David Kim, Michael Curtis, Jeffrey Smith, John Shanahan, Robert Jaynes | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Allan Brodeur (PG), Anderson Canizales (SG), David Mullaney (SF), Peter Elwell (C) Edmund Leedom, Paul Piche, Anthony Epps, Jack Gaskin | |
| 03:32 | N. Kentucky | Lawrence Cox makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 03:32 | N. Kentucky | Lawrence Cox misses the 2nd free throw | 28-39 |
| 03:32 | N. Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Lawrence Cox | 28-39 |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - John Handley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Thornhill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ernest Kennerson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Blair (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eugene Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Allan Brodeur (fresh) SG - Anderson Canizales (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Mullaney (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Cox (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Peter Elwell (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:16 | N. Kentucky | Lawrence Cox is fouled on the floor by Richard Blair - foul #3 on Richard Blair, team foul #11 | 28-39 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Pat Lockridge (PF) Richard Blair | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 03:16 | N. Kentucky | Lawrence Cox misses the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 03:16 | N. Kentucky | Lawrence Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 02:55 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ernest Kennerson lays it up and in set up by John Handley | 30-40 |
| 02:33 | N. Kentucky | A charge is called on Allan Brodeur - foul #1 on Allan Brodeur, team foul #7 | 30-40 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Stephen Ross (C) Lawrence Cox | |
| 02:19 | St. Joseph's (IN) | James Thornhill misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-40 |
| 02:17 | N. Kentucky | Stephen Ross grabs the board | 30-40 |
| 01:54 | N. Kentucky | David Mullaney misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-40 |
| 01:52 | St. Joseph's (IN) | The rebound goes to John Handley | 30-40 |
| 01:33 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Handley comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Anderson Canizales - foul #3 on Anderson Canizales, team foul #8 | 30-40 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Michael Curtis (SG), Robert Jaynes (PF), David Kim (C) James Thornhill, Pat Lockridge, Eugene Jenkins | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Edmund Leedom (PG), Paul Piche (SG), Anthony Epps (SF), Lawrence Cox (PF), Jack Gaskin (C) Allan Brodeur, Anderson Canizales, David Mullaney, Peter Elwell, Stephen Ross | |
| 01:33 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Handley misses the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 01:33 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Handley makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 01:12 | N. Kentucky | Jack Gaskin lays it up and in | 31-42 |
| 01:00 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Jaynes clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 31-42 |
| 00:58 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Anthony Epps | 31-42 |
| 00:43 | N. Kentucky | Paul Piche hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-42 |
| 00:41 | N. Kentucky | Lawrence Cox grabs the offensive board | 31-42 |
| 00:26 | N. Kentucky | Michael Curtis takes the ball from Anthony Epps | 31-42 |
| 00:22 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Ernest Kennerson banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Curtis | 33-42 |
| 00:05 | N. Kentucky | Edmund Leedom connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-45 |
| 00:01 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Michael Curtis is fouled on the floor by Edmund Leedom - foul #2 on Edmund Leedom, team foul #9 | 33-45 |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jeffrey Smith (PG), John Shanahan (SF), Eugene Jenkins (C) John Handley, Ernest Kennerson, David Kim | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Mullaney (SF), Peter Elwell (PF) Anthony Epps, Lawrence Cox | |
| 00:01 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Michael Curtis misses the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 00:01 | N. Kentucky | Jack Gaskin grabs the defensive rebound | 33-45 |
| 00:00 | N. Kentucky | Jack Gaskin clanks a fullcourt shot | 33-45 |