| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Andrew Perry (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wesley Biondo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Orville Battle (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ben Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Kentucky | Ben Hall denies the turnaround by Gregory Gift | 30-27 |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift tips it but misses | 30-27 |
| 19:39 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan hits the follow up shot | 32-27 |
| 19:25 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Andrew Perry | 32-29 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 32-29 |
| 19:04 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Anthony Williams | 32-29 |
| 18:49 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Perry misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-29 |
| 18:47 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 18:23 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Patrick Grant and the foul's on Ben Hall - foul #2 on Ben Hall, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 18:23 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift makes the free throw | 35-29 |
| 17:59 | Western Kentucky | Bill Greenman takes the ball from Wesley Biondo | 35-29 |
| 17:55 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman is whistled for traveling | 35-29 |
| 17:38 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Perry is called for traveling | 35-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton (SG), Jerry Ogden (PF) Wesley Biondo, Anthony Williams | |
| 17:21 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan misses the easy layup | 35-29 |
| 17:20 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 17:15 | Western Kentucky | Jon Carnahan picks off the pass by Orville Battle | 35-29 |
| 16:55 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 35-29 |
| 16:54 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Orville Battle | 35-29 |
| 16:41 | Western Kentucky | Orville Battle clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-29 |
| 16:39 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant grabs the board | 35-29 |
| 16:18 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift knocks in the jump hook in the paint set up by Jon Carnahan | 37-29 |
| 16:02 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 37-29 |
| 16:00 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 37-29 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Andrew Perry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Dunton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Orville Battle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jerry Ogden (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:49 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift misses the jumper in the paint | 37-29 |
| 15:48 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman gets the offensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 15:32 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-29 |
| 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 | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis (PG), Wesley Biondo (SG), Rodney Gabbard (SF), Anthony Williams (PF) Andrew Perry, Joel Dunton, Orville Battle, Ben Hall | |
| 15:22 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Gabbard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 37-29 |
| 15:20 | Kentucky | John Jackson gets the rebound | 37-29 |
| 15:10 | Kentucky | James Leslie comes up short on the shot from the right side | 37-29 |
| 15:09 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg hits the follow up shot | 39-29 |
| 14:52 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Jerry Ogden | 39-32 |
| 14:30 | Kentucky | John Jackson drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Eldridge Kent | 42-32 |
| 14:17 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams throws it down | 42-34 |
| 14:06 | Kentucky | John Jackson travels with the ball | 42-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Orville Battle (SF) Jerry Ogden | |
| 13:57 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo is called for traveling | 42-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Andrew Perry (PG), Ben Hall (C) Rick Davis, Rodney Gabbard | |
| 13:28 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent's dunk attempt is rejected by Ben Hall | 42-34 |
| 13:27 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 13:20 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams is fouled on the floor by John Jackson - foul #1 on John Jackson, team foul #1 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG) Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton (SG), Rodney Gabbard (PF) Wesley Biondo, Anthony Williams | |
| 13:07 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 12:53 | Kentucky | Rodney Gabbard is called for the reach on Nicholas Pegg - foul #1 on Rodney Gabbard, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (SG), Bill Greenman (SF), Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Nicholas Pegg, James Leslie, John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Patrick Grant is denied by Ben Hall | 42-37 |
| 12:41 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 12:25 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 12:24 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ben Hall | 42-37 |
| 11:59 | Western Kentucky | Gregory Gift steals the ball from Ben Hall | 42-37 |
| 11:55 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift slams it home | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Andrew Perry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Dunton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Orville Battle (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rodney Gabbard (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ben Hall (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:38 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Gabbard makes the shot from the left side | 44-39 |
| 11:28 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan buries a floater from the right side set up by Patrick Grant | 46-39 |
| 11:11 | Western Kentucky | Orville Battle drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Andrew Perry | 46-42 |
| 10:48 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee blows the layup | 46-42 |
| 10:47 | Western Kentucky | Orville Battle gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 10:40 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall is hacked by Jon Carnahan - foul #2 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| 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 | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis (PG), Wesley Biondo (SG), Anthony Williams (PF), Jerry Ogden (C) Andrew Perry, Joel Dunton, Rodney Gabbard, Ben Hall | |
| 10:27 | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis is whistled for traveling | 46-42 |
| 10:09 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent is called for a charge - foul #3 on Eldridge Kent, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| 10:06 | Western Kentucky | Richard Johnson picks off the pass by Rick Davis in the backcourt | 46-42 |
| 09:44 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Johnson | 48-42 |
| 09:27 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 48-42 |
| 09:25 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Ogden snags the offensive board | 48-42 |
| 09:10 | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis is called for traveling | 48-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (SF) James Leslie | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 08:47 | Kentucky | Anthony Williams steals the ball from John Jackson | 48-42 |
| 08:23 | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis connects on the jumper from the left side | 48-44 |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 08:04 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Ogden gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| 07:48 | Western Kentucky | John Jackson steps in front of the Anthony Williams pass | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Eldridge Kent (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Rick Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wesley Biondo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Orville Battle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Anthony Williams (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerry Ogden (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Kentucky | John Jackson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Anthony Williams - foul #1 on Anthony Williams, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG), Patrick Grant (SG), Jon Carnahan (C) Richard Johnson, Nicholas Pegg, Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Andrew Perry (PG), Joel Dunton (SG), Rodney Gabbard (SF), Glen Lawson (PF), Ben Hall (C) Rick Davis, Wesley Biondo, Orville Battle, Anthony Williams, Jerry Ogden | |
| 07:31 | Kentucky | John Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 07:31 | Kentucky | John Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 07:08 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Gabbard travels with the ball | 49-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Leslie (SF), Jerry Lee (PF) Bill Greenman, John Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 06:53 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee travels with the ball | 49-44 |
| 06:33 | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 06:31 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall grabs the offensive board | 49-44 |
| 06:21 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Perry is hacked by Patrick Grant - foul #2 on Patrick Grant, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jerry Ogden (PF) Glen Lawson | |
| 06:11 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Gabbard hits the finger roll and he's fouled by James Leslie - foul #2 on James Leslie, team foul #5 | 49-46 |
| 06:11 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Gabbard makes the free throw | 49-47 |
| 05:52 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Leslie and he's hacked by Andrew Perry - foul #2 on Andrew Perry, team foul #4 | 52-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (SF) James Leslie | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 05:52 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the free throw | 53-47 |
| 05:32 | Western Kentucky | Andrew Perry misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 05:31 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 05:09 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Gregory Gift | 56-47 |
| 04:54 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Gabbard knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 56-50 |
| 04:41 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gregory Gift and he's hacked by Ben Hall - foul #3 on Ben Hall, team foul #5 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), John Jackson (PF) Gregory Gift, Patrick Grant, Jerry Lee | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo (SG), Rick Davis (SF), Anthony Williams (PF) Joel Dunton, Rodney Gabbard, Jerry Ogden | |
| 04:41 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan misses the free throw | 58-50 |
| 04:41 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| 04:16 | Western Kentucky | Richard Johnson picks off the pass by Wesley Biondo | 58-50 |
| 04:05 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Bill Greenman | 61-50 |
| 03:47 | Western Kentucky | Ben Hall is fouled on the floor by Jon Carnahan - foul #3 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #6 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Leslie (SF), Eldridge Kent (C) Bill Greenman, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Orville Battle (SF), Glen Lawson (C) Andrew Perry, Ben Hall | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 10 pts. SF - James Leslie (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Rick Davis (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wesley Biondo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Orville Battle (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Anthony Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Glen Lawson (fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:42 | Western Kentucky | Glen Lawson misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by John Jackson - foul #2 on John Jackson, team foul #7 | 61-50 |
| 03:42 | Western Kentucky | Glen Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 03:42 | Western Kentucky | Glen Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:23 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Nicholas Pegg | 63-51 |
| 03:09 | Western Kentucky | Wesley Biondo misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-51 |
| 03:08 | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis can't tip it in | 63-51 |
| 03:06 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Williams grabs the offensive board | 63-51 |
| 02:53 | Western Kentucky | Orville Battle misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-51 |
| 02:52 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg grabs the defensive rebound | 63-51 |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg is hacked by Wesley Biondo - foul #2 on Wesley Biondo, team foul #6 | 63-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG), Patrick Grant (SG), Jerry Lee (PF) Richard Johnson, Nicholas Pegg, John Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Joel Dunton (SG), Rodney Gabbard (SF), Jerry Ogden (PF) Wesley Biondo, Orville Battle, Anthony Williams | |
| 02:26 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent is whistled for traveling | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:14 | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis misses short on a runner from the left block | 63-51 |
| 02:12 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee grabs the board | 63-51 |
| 01:46 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee drills a jumper from the right side set up by James Leslie | 65-51 |
| 01:23 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Gabbard is hacked by James Leslie - foul #3 on James Leslie, team foul #8 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (SF), Jon Carnahan (C) James Leslie, Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 01:23 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Gabbard makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 01:23 | Western Kentucky | Rodney Gabbard misses the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee pulls down the rebound | 65-52 |
| 01:09 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses the easy layup | 65-52 |
| 01:08 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Ogden pulls down the rebound | 65-52 |
| 01:02 | Western Kentucky | Patrick Grant takes the ball from Rick Davis | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-52 |
| 00:41 | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis snags the defensive board | 65-52 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Western Kentucky | Rick Davis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-52 |
| 00:36 | Western Kentucky | Glen Lawson snags the offensive board | 65-52 |
| 00:32 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Ogden is fouled on the floor by Jerry Lee - foul #1 on Jerry Lee, team foul #9 | 65-52 |
| 00:32 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Ogden misses the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan pulls down the rebound | 65-52 |
| 00:08 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gregory Gift and the foul's on Rick Davis - foul #1 on Rick Davis, team foul #7 | 67-52 |
| 00:08 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the free throw | 68-52 |
| 00:03 | Western Kentucky | Jerry Lee swats the shot by Rick Davis | 68-52 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jerry Lee | 68-52 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee runs out the clock | 68-52 |