| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Benjamin Houston (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leon Canfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Beaver (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steve Snipes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Felipe Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - David Toles (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lee Childs (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Tregre (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Joseph Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Hubert Kimball (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Kentucky | Gary Tregre inbounds the ball | 42-43 |
| Game Plan | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | N. Kentucky | Lee Childs can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 19:36 | Central Arkansas | Steve Snipes grabs the board | 42-43 |
| 19:32 | Central Arkansas | David Toles is called for the reach on Benjamin Houston - foul #3 on David Toles, team foul #1 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Robert Brownlee (PG) David Toles | |
| 19:13 | Central Arkansas | Gary Tregre is called for the reach on Leon Canfield - foul #3 on Gary Tregre, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Ronald Wilder (SF) Gary Tregre | |
| 19:00 | Central Arkansas | David Beaver is whistled for traveling | 42-43 |
| 18:47 | N. Kentucky | Lee Childs is fouled on the floor by Felipe Martin - foul #1 on Felipe Martin, team foul #1 | 42-43 |
| 18:38 | N. Kentucky | Ronald Wilder misses long on a floater from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 18:36 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Richardson gets the offensive rebound | 42-43 |
| 18:25 | N. Kentucky | Robert Brownlee can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 18:23 | N. Kentucky | Lee Childs snags the offensive board | 42-43 |
| 18:13 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Richardson makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Lee Childs | 42-45 |
| 17:54 | Central Arkansas | Steve Snipes misses long on a jumper from close range | 42-45 |
| 17:53 | N. Kentucky | Hubert Kimball grabs the defensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 17:43 | N. Kentucky | Hubert Kimball is fouled on the floor by Felipe Martin - foul #2 on Felipe Martin, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Neal Zolman (PG), Brian Weymouth (SG), Kenneth Cummings (PF), Richard Thomas (C) Benjamin Houston, Leon Canfield, Steve Snipes, Felipe Martin | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Hugh Butler (PF), Alan Flatt (C) Joseph Richardson, Hubert Kimball | |
| 17:20 | N. Kentucky | Lee Childs connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Robert Brownlee | 42-47 |
| 17:10 | Central Arkansas | Richard Thomas hits a driving attempt in the paint | 44-47 |
| 16:53 | N. Kentucky | Lee Childs's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Cummings | 44-47 |
| 16:51 | Central Arkansas | The rebound goes to Brian Weymouth | 44-47 |
| 16:40 | Central Arkansas | David Beaver connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Neal Zolman | 46-47 |
| 16:19 | N. Kentucky | Robert Brownlee connects on the 3 from the left wing | 46-50 |
| 15:52 | Central Arkansas | Kenneth Cummings is denied on a layup by Hugh Butler | 46-50 |
| 15:50 | N. Kentucky | Alan Flatt snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Neal Zolman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Weymouth (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Beaver (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Robert Brownlee (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Childs (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Wilder (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Hugh Butler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alan Flatt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | N. Kentucky | Robert Brownlee makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Lee Childs | 46-52 |
| 15:28 | Central Arkansas | David Beaver blows the layup | 46-52 |
| 15:27 | N. Kentucky | Alan Flatt gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 15:23 | N. Kentucky | Alan Flatt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-52 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Benjamin Houston (PG), Leon Canfield (SG), Steve Snipes (PF), Felipe Martin (C) Neal Zolman, David Beaver, Kenneth Cummings, Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Toles (PG), Kenneth Alexander (SG), Gary Tregre (SF), Joseph Richardson (PF), Hubert Kimball (C) Robert Brownlee, Lee Childs, Ronald Wilder, Hugh Butler, Alan Flatt | |
| 15:16 | Central Arkansas | Steve Snipes comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Hubert Kimball - foul #2 on Hubert Kimball, team foul #3 | 46-52 |
| 15:16 | Central Arkansas | Steve Snipes makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 15:16 | Central Arkansas | Steve Snipes makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| 15:01 | N. Kentucky | David Toles is called for traveling | 48-52 |
| 14:39 | Central Arkansas | Benjamin Houston hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 48-52 |
| 14:37 | N. Kentucky | Hubert Kimball gets the rebound | 48-52 |
| 14:31 | N. Kentucky | The jump hook by Hubert Kimball is blocked by Steve Snipes | 48-52 |
| 14:29 | Central Arkansas | Brian Weymouth grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 14:25 | Central Arkansas | Leon Canfield connects on the floater in the paint set up by Benjamin Houston | 50-52 |
| 14:03 | N. Kentucky | David Toles connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Kenneth Alexander | 50-54 |
| 13:50 | Central Arkansas | Felipe Martin is whistled for traveling | 50-54 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Neal Zolman (SF) Brian Weymouth | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 13:31 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Richardson misses the driving attempt in the paint | 50-54 |
| 13:29 | Central Arkansas | The rebound goes to Felipe Martin | 50-54 |
| 13:12 | Central Arkansas | Neal Zolman hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Leon Canfield | 52-54 |
| 12:59 | N. Kentucky | David Toles misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Felipe Martin - foul #3 on Felipe Martin, team foul #3 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Winfred Johnson (SG), David Beaver (SF), Kenneth Cummings (PF), Richard Thomas (C) Benjamin Houston, Leon Canfield, Steve Snipes, Felipe Martin | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Lee Childs (SG), Ronald Wilder (SF), Hugh Butler (PF), Alan Flatt (C) Kenneth Alexander, Gary Tregre, Joseph Richardson, Hubert Kimball | |
| 12:59 | N. Kentucky | David Toles makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 12:59 | N. Kentucky | David Toles makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 12:46 | Central Arkansas | Neal Zolman is fouled on the floor by David Toles - foul #4 on David Toles, team foul #4 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Robert Brownlee (PG) David Toles | |
| 12:30 | Central Arkansas | Winfred Johnson is hacked by Ronald Wilder - foul #4 on Ronald Wilder, team foul #5 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gary Tregre (SF) Ronald Wilder | |
| 12:19 | Central Arkansas | Neal Zolman scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-56 |
| 12:09 | N. Kentucky | Neal Zolman steals it from Hugh Butler | 54-56 |
| 11:55 | Central Arkansas | David Beaver lays it up and in on a great pass from Winfred Johnson | 56-56 |
| 11:42 | N. Kentucky | Lee Childs scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Brownlee | 56-59 |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Neal Zolman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Winfred Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Beaver (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Robert Brownlee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lee Childs (fresh) 23 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gary Tregre (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Hugh Butler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alan Flatt (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Central Arkansas | Hugh Butler picks off the pass by David Beaver | 56-59 |
| 11:11 | N. Kentucky | Lee Childs is fouled on the floor by Winfred Johnson - foul #2 on Winfred Johnson, team foul #4 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Benjamin Houston (PG), Leon Canfield (SG), Brian Weymouth (SF), Steve Snipes (PF) Neal Zolman, Winfred Johnson, David Beaver, Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Kenneth Alexander (SG), Joseph Richardson (PF), Hubert Kimball (C) Lee Childs, Hugh Butler, Alan Flatt | |
| 10:52 | N. Kentucky | Robert Brownlee double dribbles | 56-59 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Felipe Martin (C) Kenneth Cummings | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 10:39 | Central Arkansas | Steve Snipes misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-59 |
| 10:38 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Richardson grabs the board | 56-59 |
| 10:20 | N. Kentucky | Robert Brownlee can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-59 |
| 10:18 | N. Kentucky | Gary Tregre grabs the offensive board | 56-59 |
| 10:03 | N. Kentucky | Robert Brownlee buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Kenneth Alexander and the foul's on Benjamin Houston - foul #2 on Benjamin Houston, team foul #5 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Neal Zolman (PG) Benjamin Houston | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 10:03 | N. Kentucky | Robert Brownlee misses the free throw | 56-61 |
| 10:03 | Central Arkansas | Felipe Martin pulls down the rebound | 56-61 |
| 09:45 | Central Arkansas | Brian Weymouth connects on the shot from the left block on a great pass from Leon Canfield | 58-61 |
| 09:28 | N. Kentucky | Brian Weymouth knocks away the 3 by Robert Brownlee | 58-61 |
| 09:27 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Richardson hits the follow up shot | 58-63 |
| 09:14 | Central Arkansas | Kenneth Alexander takes the ball from Brian Weymouth | 58-63 |
| 09:11 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Richardson misses the lay-in | 58-63 |
| 09:10 | N. Kentucky | Hubert Kimball snags the offensive board | 58-63 |
| 08:50 | N. Kentucky | Kenneth Alexander comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Leon Canfield - foul #1 on Leon Canfield, team foul #6 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | David Beaver (SF), Kenneth Cummings (PF), Richard Thomas (C) Leon Canfield, Steve Snipes, Felipe Martin | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Hugh Butler (PF), Alan Flatt (C) Joseph Richardson, Hubert Kimball | |
| 08:50 | N. Kentucky | Kenneth Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 08:50 | N. Kentucky | Kenneth Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 08:22 | Central Arkansas | David Beaver misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Gary Tregre - foul #4 on Gary Tregre, team foul #6 | 58-65 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Benjamin Houston (PG), Winfred Johnson (SG) Neal Zolman, Brian Weymouth | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Lee Childs (SG), Ronald Wilder (SF) Kenneth Alexander, Gary Tregre | |
| 08:22 | Central Arkansas | David Beaver misses the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 08:22 | Central Arkansas | David Beaver makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 08:04 | N. Kentucky | Lee Childs hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Winfred Johnson - foul #3 on Winfred Johnson, team foul #7 | 59-65 |
| 08:04 | N. Kentucky | Lee Childs misses the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 08:04 | N. Kentucky | Lee Childs makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 07:52 | Central Arkansas | David Beaver misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-66 |
| 07:51 | N. Kentucky | Alan Flatt grabs the defensive rebound | 59-66 |
| 07:39 | N. Kentucky | Robert Brownlee can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-66 |
| 07:38 | Central Arkansas | The rebound goes to Benjamin Houston | 59-66 |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Benjamin Houston (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Winfred Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Beaver (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Robert Brownlee (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lee Childs (fresh) 24 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Wilder (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Hugh Butler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Alan Flatt (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Central Arkansas | David Beaver misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-66 |
| 07:21 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Hugh Butler | 59-66 |
| 07:07 | N. Kentucky | Lee Childs drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-69 |
| 06:48 | Central Arkansas | Richard Thomas clanks a 3 from the right corner | 59-69 |
| 06:46 | N. Kentucky | Ronald Wilder grabs the board | 59-69 |
| 06:37 | N. Kentucky | Lee Childs clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-69 |
| 06:35 | Central Arkansas | Richard Thomas pulls down the rebound | 59-69 |
| 06:12 | Central Arkansas | Winfred Johnson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Benjamin Houston | 62-69 |
| 05:56 | N. Kentucky | Ronald Wilder lays it up and in | 62-71 |
| 05:35 | Central Arkansas | Ronald Wilder picks off the pass by Richard Thomas | 62-71 |
| 05:35 | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-71 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Neal Zolman (PG), Leon Canfield (SG), Steve Snipes (PF), Felipe Martin (C) Benjamin Houston, Winfred Johnson, Kenneth Cummings, Richard Thomas | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Toles (PG), Joseph Richardson (PF), Hubert Kimball (C) Robert Brownlee, Hugh Butler, Alan Flatt | |
| 05:15 | N. Kentucky | Lee Childs misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-71 |
| 05:13 | Central Arkansas | David Beaver pulls down the rebound | 62-71 |
| 05:07 | Central Arkansas | Steve Snipes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-71 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gary Tregre (SF) Ronald Wilder | |
| 04:58 | N. Kentucky | Lee Childs knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Tregre | 62-73 |
| 04:42 | Central Arkansas | David Beaver hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 62-73 |
| 04:40 | Central Arkansas | Felipe Martin tips it in | 64-73 |
| 04:25 | N. Kentucky | Lee Childs is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Lee Childs, team foul #7 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Brian Weymouth (SF) David Beaver | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 04:14 | Central Arkansas | Brian Weymouth misses short on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Gary Tregre - foul #5 on Gary Tregre, team foul #8 | 64-73 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Ronald Wilder (SF) Gary Tregre | |
| 04:14 | Central Arkansas | Brian Weymouth makes the 1st free throw | 65-73 |
| 04:14 | Central Arkansas | Brian Weymouth makes the 2nd free throw | 66-73 |
| 03:57 | N. Kentucky | Brian Weymouth picks off the pass by Lee Childs | 66-73 |
| 03:33 | Central Arkansas | Leon Canfield scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Neal Zolman | 68-73 |
| Lineup | Central Arkansas | PG - Neal Zolman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leon Canfield (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brian Weymouth (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steve Snipes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Felipe Martin (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - David Toles (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Lee Childs (fairly fresh) 29 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Wilder (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Joseph Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Hubert Kimball (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:28 | N. Kentucky | Lee Childs misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 68-73 |
| 03:26 | Central Arkansas | Felipe Martin pulls down the rebound | 68-73 |
| 03:12 | Central Arkansas | Felipe Martin misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on David Toles - foul #5 on David Toles, team foul #9 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Benjamin Houston (PG), David Beaver (SF), Kenneth Cummings (PF) Neal Zolman, Leon Canfield, Steve Snipes | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Robert Brownlee (PG), Kenneth Alexander (SG), Hugh Butler (PF), Alan Flatt (C) David Toles, Lee Childs, Joseph Richardson, Hubert Kimball | |
| 03:12 | Central Arkansas | Felipe Martin makes the 1st free throw | 69-73 |
| 03:12 | Central Arkansas | Felipe Martin misses the 2nd free throw | 69-73 |
| 03:12 | Central Arkansas | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Cummings | 69-73 |
| 02:56 | Central Arkansas | Ronald Wilder picks off the pass by Kenneth Cummings | 69-73 |
| 02:56 | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 69-73 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | Leon Canfield (SG), Steve Snipes (PF) Brian Weymouth, Kenneth Cummings | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Joseph Richardson (PF), Hubert Kimball (C) Hugh Butler, Alan Flatt | |
| 02:45 | N. Kentucky | Robert Brownlee misses short on a shot from the right side | 69-73 |
| 02:44 | Central Arkansas | The rebound goes to Felipe Martin | 69-73 |
| 02:40 | Central Arkansas | Leon Canfield makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Benjamin Houston | 72-73 |
| 02:16 | N. Kentucky | Ronald Wilder misses the shot near the basket | 72-73 |
| 02:15 | N. Kentucky | Kenneth Alexander tips it back up and in | 72-75 |
| 02:09 | Central Arkansas | Steve Snipes scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Leon Canfield | 74-75 |
| 02:09 | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 74-75 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Lee Childs (SG) Kenneth Alexander | |
| 01:58 | N. Kentucky | Robert Brownlee knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Richardson | 74-78 |
| 01:39 | Central Arkansas | Steve Snipes knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Leon Canfield | 76-78 |
| 01:17 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Richardson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 76-78 |
| 01:16 | Central Arkansas | Felipe Martin pulls down the rebound | 76-78 |
| 01:11 | Central Arkansas | Ronald Wilder is called for the reach on David Beaver - foul #5 on Ronald Wilder, team foul #10 | 76-78 |
| Subs | Central Arkansas | | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Wendell Granier (SF) Ronald Wilder | |
| 01:11 | Central Arkansas | David Beaver makes the 1st free throw | 77-78 |
| 01:11 | Central Arkansas | David Beaver makes the 2nd free throw | 78-78 |
| 01:09 | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 78-78 |
| 00:58 | N. Kentucky | Wendell Granier misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 78-78 |
| 00:57 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Richardson tips it but misses | 78-78 |
| 00:56 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Richardson tips it but misses | 78-78 |
| 00:54 | N. Kentucky | Hubert Kimball can't tip it in | 78-78 |
| 00:52 | Central Arkansas | Steve Snipes gets the rebound | 78-78 |
| 00:31 | Central Arkansas | Benjamin Houston buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by David Beaver | 81-78 |
| 00:31 | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 81-78 |
| 00:13 | N. Kentucky | Robert Brownlee connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Wendell Granier | 81-81 |
| Game Plan | Central Arkansas | Central Arkansas is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Central Arkansas | Steve Snipes makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Benjamin Houston | 84-81 |
| 00:04 | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 84-81 |
| 00:00 | N. Kentucky | Lee Childs misses long on a halfcourt shot | 84-81 |