| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fresh) SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Sidney Mitchell (fresh) SG - Samuel Brann (fresh) SF - Jacob Deslauriers (fresh) PF - Neil Parks (fresh) C - Jed Meadows (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Elon | Jed Meadows wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Elon | Elon is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Elon | Sidney Mitchell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jerry Lee - foul #1 on Jerry Lee, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Elon | Sidney Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:47 | Elon | Sidney Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:29 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Bill Greenman | 3-2 |
| 19:15 | Elon | Samuel Brann makes the turnaround in the paint | 3-4 |
| 18:51 | Kentucky | Sidney Mitchell picks off the pass by Patrick Grant | 3-4 |
| 18:48 | Elon | Neil Parks lays it up and in on a nice dish by Sidney Mitchell | 3-6 |
| 18:28 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift loses the dribble to Sidney Mitchell | 3-6 |
| 18:24 | Elon | Sidney Mitchell lays it in | 3-8 |
| 18:22 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 3-8 |
| 18:07 | Elon | Neil Parks comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Jon Carnahan - foul #1 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #2 | 3-8 |
| 18:07 | Elon | Neil Parks makes the 1st free throw | 3-9 |
| 18:07 | Elon | Neil Parks misses the 2nd free throw | 3-9 |
| 18:07 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 3-9 |
| 17:46 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Neil Parks - foul #1 on Neil Parks, team foul #1 | 3-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Elon | John Glass (PF), Albert Zavasky (C) Neil Parks, Jed Meadows | |
| 17:46 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan makes the 1st free throw | 4-9 |
| 17:46 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 17:38 | Elon | Sidney Mitchell misses the jumper from the left side | 5-9 |
| 17:37 | Elon | John Glass hits the follow up shot | 5-11 |
| 17:18 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-11 |
| 17:16 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-11 |
| 17:03 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Patrick Grant | 7-11 |
| 16:38 | Elon | Samuel Brann's fadeaway is rejected by Jon Carnahan | 7-11 |
| 16:37 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman grabs the board | 7-11 |
| 16:21 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan comes up short on the shot in the lane | 7-11 |
| 16:20 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee gets the offensive rebound | 7-11 |
| 15:59 | Kentucky | Sidney Mitchell steps in front of the Jerry Lee pass | 7-11 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Patrick Grant (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jerry Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jon Carnahan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Sidney Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Samuel Brann (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jacob Deslauriers (fairly fresh) PF - John Glass (fresh) 2 pts. C - Albert Zavasky (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Elon | Samuel Brann throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), James Leslie (SF), John Jackson (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Gregory Gift, Patrick Grant, Bill Greenman, Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Elon | Ronald Pace (PG), Ben Anaya (SG), Neil Parks (PF), Jed Meadows (C) Sidney Mitchell, Samuel Brann, Jacob Deslauriers, Albert Zavasky | |
| 15:22 | Kentucky | John Jackson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-11 |
| 15:21 | Elon | Jed Meadows grabs the board | 7-11 |
| 15:17 | Elon | Neil Parks clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Elon | Gerald Sanborn (SF) John Glass | |
| 15:17 | Elon | Neil Parks makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 15:17 | Elon | Neil Parks makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 15:10 | Kentucky | Jed Meadows blocks the short jumper by Eldridge Kent | 7-13 |
| 15:08 | Elon | Jed Meadows gets the rebound | 7-13 |
| 14:55 | Elon | Neil Parks misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 7-13 |
| 14:53 | Elon | Ronald Pace grabs the offensive board | 7-13 |
| 14:33 | Elon | Jed Meadows scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Ben Anaya | 7-15 |
| 14:20 | Kentucky | James Leslie misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Gerald Sanborn - foul #1 on Gerald Sanborn, team foul #2 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Elon | Jacob Deslauriers (SF) Gerald Sanborn | |
| 14:20 | Kentucky | James Leslie makes the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 14:20 | Kentucky | James Leslie makes the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 13:56 | Elon | Ben Anaya misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 9-15 |
| 13:55 | Elon | Jacob Deslauriers snags the offensive board | 9-15 |
| 13:33 | Elon | Neil Parks hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Jed Meadows | 9-17 |
| 13:06 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-17 |
| 13:05 | Elon | Jacob Deslauriers grabs the defensive rebound | 9-17 |
| 12:59 | Elon | Jacob Deslauriers hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 9-17 |
| 12:57 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson gets the rebound | 9-17 |
| 12:38 | Kentucky | John Jackson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Leslie | 12-17 |
| 12:18 | Elon | Ronald Pace's pass is intercepted by Eldridge Kent | 12-17 |
| 11:58 | Kentucky | James Leslie clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Ben Anaya - foul #1 on Ben Anaya, team foul #3 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG), Patrick Grant (SG), Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Richard Johnson, Nicholas Pegg, John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Elon | Sidney Mitchell (PG), Samuel Brann (SG), Gerald Sanborn (SF), John Glass (PF), Albert Zavasky (C) Ronald Pace, Ben Anaya, Jacob Deslauriers, Neil Parks, Jed Meadows | |
| 11:58 | Kentucky | James Leslie makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 11:58 | Kentucky | James Leslie makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Leslie (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Sidney Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Samuel Brann (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Sanborn (fresh) PF - John Glass (fresh) 2 pts. C - Albert Zavasky (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Elon | Sidney Mitchell misses the floater from the right wing | 14-17 |
| 11:38 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 11:22 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 14-17 |
| 11:20 | Elon | The rebound goes to Gerald Sanborn | 14-17 |
| 11:00 | Elon | Gerald Sanborn buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Sidney Mitchell | 14-19 |
| 10:45 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee is fouled on the floor by Samuel Brann - foul #1 on Samuel Brann, team foul #4 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (SF) James Leslie | |
| Subs | Elon | Jacob Deslauriers (SF) Gerald Sanborn | |
| 10:25 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee blows the layup | 14-19 |
| 10:23 | Elon | The rebound goes to Jacob Deslauriers | 14-19 |
| 10:02 | Elon | Sidney Mitchell is hacked by Gregory Gift - foul #1 on Gregory Gift, team foul #4 | 14-19 |
| 09:49 | Elon | Samuel Brann misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Patrick Grant - foul #1 on Patrick Grant, team foul #5 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Elon | Jed Meadows (C) Albert Zavasky | |
| 09:49 | Elon | Samuel Brann misses the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 09:49 | Elon | Samuel Brann misses the 2nd free throw | 14-19 |
| 09:49 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan gets the rebound | 14-19 |
| 09:28 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman loses the ball out of bounds | 14-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 09:09 | Elon | John Glass misses the jumper near the basket | 14-19 |
| 09:07 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman pulls down the rebound | 14-19 |
| 08:49 | Kentucky | Sidney Mitchell is called for the reach on Gregory Gift - foul #1 on Sidney Mitchell, team foul #5 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG) Gregory Gift, Patrick Grant | |
| Subs | Elon | Ronald Pace (PG), Ben Anaya (SG), Neil Parks (PF) Sidney Mitchell, Samuel Brann, John Glass | |
| 08:42 | Kentucky | Ronald Pace steps in front of the Bill Greenman pass | 14-19 |
| 08:38 | Elon | Ronald Pace banks in the layup | 14-21 |
| 08:22 | Kentucky | John Jackson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-21 |
| 08:20 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman hits the follow up shot | 16-21 |
| 08:04 | Elon | Jed Meadows is called for 5 seconds | 16-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Elon | Gerald Sanborn (SF), Albert Zavasky (C) Jacob Deslauriers, Jed Meadows | |
| 07:35 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Ronald Pace - foul #1 on Ronald Pace, team foul #6 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Leslie (SF) Bill Greenman | |
| Subs | Elon | Samuel Brann (SG) Ben Anaya | |
| 07:35 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan misses the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 07:35 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) SF - James Leslie (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Ronald Pace (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Samuel Brann (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Sanborn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Neil Parks (fresh) 7 pts. C - Albert Zavasky (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Elon | Nicholas Pegg is called for the reach on Samuel Brann - foul #1 on Nicholas Pegg, team foul #6 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG), Patrick Grant (SG) Richard Johnson, Nicholas Pegg | |
| Subs | Elon | Sidney Mitchell (PG), Jacob Deslauriers (SF), John Glass (PF) Ronald Pace, Gerald Sanborn, Neil Parks | |
| 07:03 | Elon | Sidney Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 17-21 |
| 07:01 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan snags the defensive board | 17-21 |
| 06:47 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by James Leslie | 19-21 |
| 06:42 | Elon | A charge is called on John Glass - foul #1 on John Glass, team foul #7 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PF) Jerry Lee | |
| Subs | Elon | Jed Meadows (C) Albert Zavasky | |
| 06:28 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-21 |
| 06:26 | Elon | John Glass gets the rebound | 19-21 |
| 06:06 | Elon | Jacob Deslauriers misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 19-21 |
| 06:05 | Elon | Jed Meadows snags the offensive board | 19-21 |
| 05:44 | Elon | John Glass is fouled on the floor by John Jackson - foul #1 on John Jackson, team foul #7 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG), Bill Greenman (SF), Eldridge Kent (C) Patrick Grant, James Leslie, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Elon | Ronald Pace (SG), Neil Parks (PF) Samuel Brann, Jacob Deslauriers | |
| 05:44 | Elon | John Glass makes the 1st free throw | 19-22 |
| 05:44 | Elon | John Glass makes the 2nd free throw | 19-23 |
| 05:26 | Kentucky | Sidney Mitchell steals it from John Jackson | 19-23 |
| 05:15 | Elon | John Glass can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 19-23 |
| 05:14 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent grabs the board | 19-23 |
| 04:51 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-23 |
| 04:50 | Elon | The rebound goes to Neil Parks | 19-23 |
| 04:23 | Elon | Sidney Mitchell scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Pace | 19-25 |
| 04:08 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Sidney Mitchell - foul #2 on Sidney Mitchell, team foul #8 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (SG), Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Nicholas Pegg, John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Elon | Samuel Brann (SG), Jacob Deslauriers (SF), Albert Zavasky (C) Sidney Mitchell, John Glass, Jed Meadows | |
| 04:08 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift misses the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 04:08 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 03:57 | Elon | Ronald Pace misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 20-25 |
| 03:56 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee pulls down the rebound | 20-25 |
| 03:47 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Jacob Deslauriers - foul #1 on Jacob Deslauriers, team foul #9 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG) Gregory Gift | |
| Subs | Elon | Grady Boswell (PF) Neil Parks | |
| 03:47 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 03:47 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 03:23 | Elon | Albert Zavasky comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 22-25 |
| 03:22 | Elon | Samuel Brann gets the offensive rebound | 22-25 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Elon | PG - Ronald Pace (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Brann (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jacob Deslauriers (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Grady Boswell (fresh) C - Albert Zavasky (fresh) | |
| 03:09 | Elon | Albert Zavasky misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 22-25 |
| 03:07 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant grabs the board | 22-25 |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Richard Johnson | 25-25 |
| 02:38 | Elon | Jacob Deslauriers scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Ronald Pace and the foul's on Bill Greenman - foul #1 on Bill Greenman, team foul #8 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Leslie (SF), Eldridge Kent (C) Bill Greenman, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Elon | Neil Parks (PF) Ronald Pace | |
| 02:38 | Elon | Jacob Deslauriers makes the free throw | 25-28 |
| 02:19 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent lays it in on a nice dish by Patrick Grant | 27-28 |
| 01:58 | Elon | Albert Zavasky is called for traveling | 27-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG) Patrick Grant | |
| Subs | Elon | Sidney Mitchell (PG), Ben Anaya (SG), Jed Meadows (C) Grady Boswell, Samuel Brann, Albert Zavasky | |
| 01:34 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent blows the layup but the foul's on Jed Meadows - foul #1 on Jed Meadows, team foul #10 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG), John Jackson (PF) Richard Johnson, Jerry Lee | |
| Subs | Elon | John Glass (PF) Neil Parks | |
| 01:34 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 01:34 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent misses the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 01:34 | Elon | Jed Meadows snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| 01:28 | Elon | Jacob Deslauriers scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jed Meadows | 28-31 |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift is fouled on the floor by Jed Meadows - foul #2 on Jed Meadows, team foul #11 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan (C) Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Elon | | |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift misses the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 01:23 | Elon | Jed Meadows grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 00:55 | Elon | Sidney Mitchell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-31 |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg is hacked by Jed Meadows - foul #3 on Jed Meadows, team foul #12 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (SF) James Leslie | |
| Subs | Elon | Samuel Brann (SG), Albert Zavasky (C) Ben Anaya, Jed Meadows | |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg misses the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 00:50 | Elon | John Glass pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 00:34 | Elon | Samuel Brann clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-31 |
| 00:32 | Elon | Sidney Mitchell snags the offensive board | 30-31 |
| 00:18 | Elon | John Glass knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Samuel Brann | 30-33 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift is hacked by Sidney Mitchell - foul #3 on Sidney Mitchell, team foul #13 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (SG), Jerry Lee (PF) Nicholas Pegg, John Jackson | |
| Subs | Elon | Ronald Pace (PG), Neil Parks (PF) Sidney Mitchell, Jacob Deslauriers | |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift misses the 1st free throw | 30-33 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 00:05 | Elon | Samuel Brann misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jon Carnahan | 31-33 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan misses the halfcourt shot | 31-33 |