| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Aubrey Schilling (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Evins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Vassar (fresh) C - George Coomes (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Kingston (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jim Elliott (fresh) 10 pts. PF - John McGrath (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert McGuirt (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott inbounds the ball | 22-44 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:32 | Kentucky | John Nam is fouled on the floor by William Vassar - foul #2 on William Vassar, team foul #1 | 22-44 |
| 19:10 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 22-44 |
| 19:08 | Kentucky | John McGrath grabs the offensive rebound | 22-44 |
| 18:51 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 22-44 |
| 18:49 | Belmont | Patrick Ward pulls down the rebound | 22-44 |
| 18:37 | Belmont | George Coomes can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-44 |
| 18:36 | Kentucky | John McGrath snags the defensive board | 22-44 |
| 18:31 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-44 |
| 18:30 | Belmont | The rebound goes to George Coomes | 22-44 |
| 18:09 | Belmont | Patrick Ward loses the ball out of bounds | 22-44 |
| 17:47 | Kentucky | John McGrath hits a driving attempt from close range and he's hacked by William Vassar - foul #3 on William Vassar, team foul #2 | 22-46 |
| Subs | Belmont | Grant Person (PF) William Vassar | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:47 | Kentucky | John McGrath makes the free throw | 22-47 |
| 17:37 | Belmont | Jim Elliott steals the ball from Grant Person | 22-47 |
| 17:32 | Kentucky | John Kingston banks in the layup set up by Jim Elliott | 22-49 |
| 17:16 | Belmont | Joshua Evins misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Jim Elliott - foul #1 on Jim Elliott, team foul #1 | 22-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler (SG) John Kingston | |
| 17:16 | Belmont | Joshua Evins makes the 1st free throw | 23-49 |
| 17:16 | Belmont | Joshua Evins makes the 2nd free throw | 24-49 |
| 16:52 | Kentucky | John Nam drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John McGrath | 24-52 |
| 16:34 | Belmont | Patrick Ward misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-52 |
| 16:33 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert McGuirt | 24-52 |
| 16:13 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Aubrey Schilling - foul #2 on Aubrey Schilling, team foul #3 | 24-52 |
| Subs | Belmont | Maurice Robertson (PG), Mark Brown (SG), Thomas Pemberton (SF), Robert Costa (C) Aubrey Schilling, Joshua Evins, Patrick Ward, George Coomes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), John Kingston (SG), Noel Snow (SF), Christopher Bennett (C) John Nam, Jim Elliott, John McGrath, Robert McGuirt | |
| 16:13 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler makes the 1st free throw | 24-53 |
| 16:13 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler misses the 2nd free throw | 24-53 |
| 16:13 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Grant Person | 24-53 |
| 16:06 | Belmont | Mark Brown makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Maurice Robertson and the foul's on Christopher Bennett - foul #1 on Christopher Bennett, team foul #2 | 26-53 |
| 16:06 | Belmont | Mark Brown makes the free throw | 27-53 |
| 15:44 | Kentucky | Thomas Pemberton steals the ball from John Kingston | 27-53 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Maurice Robertson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Brown (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Pemberton (fresh) PF - Grant Person (fresh) C - Robert Costa (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Sena (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kingston (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Noel Snow (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Christopher Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Belmont | Robert Costa knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Pemberton | 30-53 |
| 15:21 | Kentucky | John Kingston misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 30-53 |
| 15:19 | Kentucky | John Kingston grabs the offensive rebound | 30-53 |
| 14:55 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Kingston | 30-55 |
| 14:44 | Belmont | Maurice Robertson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-55 |
| 14:42 | Kentucky | John Kingston pulls down the rebound | 30-55 |
| 14:23 | Kentucky | John Kingston slams it home on a great pass from James Sena | 30-57 |
| 14:04 | Belmont | John Kingston steps in front of the Robert Costa pass | 30-57 |
| 14:01 | Kentucky | Noel Snow can't throw it down | 30-57 |
| 13:59 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett can't tip it in | 30-57 |
| 13:57 | Kentucky | John Kingston tips it in | 30-59 |
| 13:50 | Belmont | Robert Costa misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-59 |
| 13:48 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 30-59 |
| 13:20 | Kentucky | John Kingston's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-59 |
| Subs | Belmont | Aubrey Schilling (PG), Joshua Evins (SG), Patrick Ward (SF), William Vassar (PF), George Coomes (C) Maurice Robertson, Mark Brown, Thomas Pemberton, Grant Person, Robert Costa | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), Jim Elliott (SF), John McGrath (PF), Robert McGuirt (C) James Sena, Noel Snow, Christopher Bennett, Anthony Winkler | |
| 12:58 | Belmont | George Coomes misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-59 |
| 12:56 | Belmont | William Vassar tips it but misses | 30-59 |
| 12:54 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt grabs the board | 30-59 |
| 12:31 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-59 |
| 12:29 | Kentucky | John McGrath tips it in | 30-61 |
| 12:16 | Belmont | Joshua Evins comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-61 |
| 12:15 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott pulls down the rebound | 30-61 |
| 11:59 | Kentucky | John McGrath is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John McGrath, team foul #3 | 30-61 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (SG) John Kingston | |
| 11:43 | Belmont | William Vassar is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on William Vassar, team foul #4 | 30-61 |
| Subs | Belmont | Mark Brown (PF) William Vassar | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler (SG) James Sena | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Aubrey Schilling (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Evins (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Patrick Ward (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Brown (fresh) 7 pts. C - George Coomes (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jim Elliott (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - John McGrath (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. C - Robert McGuirt (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Kentucky | George Coomes denies the turnaround by Robert McGuirt | 30-61 |
| 11:17 | Belmont | Mark Brown pulls down the rebound | 30-61 |
| 10:56 | Belmont | Patrick Ward loses the ball out of bounds | 30-61 |
| 10:39 | Kentucky | Joshua Evins is called for the reach on Anthony Winkler - foul #2 on Joshua Evins, team foul #5 | 30-61 |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott loses the dribble to Aubrey Schilling | 30-61 |
| 10:07 | Belmont | Patrick Ward hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Aubrey Schilling | 32-61 |
| 09:41 | Kentucky | John McGrath blows the dunk | 32-61 |
| 09:39 | Belmont | Patrick Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 32-61 |
| 09:35 | Belmont | Joshua Evins knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Patrick Ward | 34-61 |
| 09:09 | Kentucky | John McGrath misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-61 |
| 09:07 | Belmont | Patrick Ward snags the defensive board | 34-61 |
| 09:00 | Belmont | Mark Brown can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 34-61 |
| 08:59 | Belmont | Patrick Ward misses the tip | 34-61 |
| 08:57 | Kentucky | John McGrath snags the defensive board | 34-61 |
| 08:33 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Aubrey Schilling - foul #3 on Aubrey Schilling, team foul #6 | 34-61 |
| Subs | Belmont | Maurice Robertson (PG), Thomas Pemberton (SF), Grant Person (PF), Robert Costa (C) Aubrey Schilling, Joshua Evins, Patrick Ward, George Coomes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), John Kingston (SG), Phillip Truesdell (PF), Christopher Bennett (C) John Nam, Anthony Winkler, John McGrath, Robert McGuirt | |
| 08:33 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott misses the 1st free throw | 34-61 |
| 08:33 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 34-62 |
| 08:26 | Belmont | Grant Person misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-62 |
| 08:25 | Kentucky | John Kingston gets the rebound | 34-62 |
| 08:12 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott connects on the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Kingston | 34-64 |
| 07:56 | Belmont | Grant Person can't finish the layup | 34-64 |
| 07:54 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett gets the rebound | 34-64 |
| 07:49 | Kentucky | John Kingston hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Sena | 34-66 |
| 07:38 | Belmont | John Kingston steals the ball from Maurice Robertson | 34-66 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Maurice Robertson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Thomas Pemberton (fresh) PF - Grant Person (fresh) C - Robert Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Sena (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Kingston (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jim Elliott (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Phillip Truesdell (fresh) C - Christopher Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Mark Brown - foul #2 on Mark Brown, team foul #7 | 34-66 |
| Subs | Belmont | Herbert Clark (SG) Mark Brown | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:10 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 34-67 |
| 07:10 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 34-68 |
| 06:57 | Belmont | Maurice Robertson is called for 3 seconds | 34-68 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Snow (SF) Jim Elliott | |
| 06:28 | Kentucky | John Kingston makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Noel Snow | 34-71 |
| 06:09 | Belmont | Christopher Bennett swats the dunk try by Herbert Clark | 34-71 |
| 06:07 | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell grabs the board | 34-71 |
| 05:44 | Kentucky | John Kingston misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-71 |
| 05:43 | Belmont | Grant Person pulls down the rebound | 34-71 |
| 05:38 | Belmont | Herbert Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-71 |
| 05:36 | Kentucky | John Kingston gets the rebound | 34-71 |
| 05:25 | Kentucky | John Kingston misses the lay-in | 34-71 |
| 05:24 | Belmont | Grant Person gets the rebound | 34-71 |
| 05:07 | Belmont | Herbert Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-71 |
| Subs | Belmont | Justin Dejohn (PG), Mark Brown (SF) Maurice Robertson, Thomas Pemberton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), Anthony Winkler (SG), John McGrath (PF), Robert McGuirt (C) James Sena, John Kingston, Phillip Truesdell, Christopher Bennett | |
| 04:43 | Kentucky | John McGrath clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Grant Person - foul #2 on Grant Person, team foul #8 | 34-71 |
| 04:43 | Kentucky | John McGrath makes the 1st free throw | 34-72 |
| 04:43 | Kentucky | John McGrath misses the 2nd free throw | 34-72 |
| 04:43 | Belmont | Grant Person grabs the board | 34-72 |
| 04:34 | Belmont | Anthony Winkler knocks away the 3 by Herbert Clark | 34-72 |
| 04:33 | Belmont | Grant Person misses the tip | 34-72 |
| 04:31 | Kentucky | Noel Snow pulls down the rebound | 34-72 |
| 04:11 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Anthony Winkler and he's hacked by Robert Costa - foul #1 on Robert Costa, team foul #9 | 34-74 |
| Subs | Belmont | Maurice Robertson (SG), Thomas Pemberton (SF) Herbert Clark, Robert Costa | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jim Elliott (SF) Noel Snow | |
| 04:11 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt misses the free throw | 34-74 |
| 04:11 | Belmont | Grant Person grabs the board | 34-74 |
| 04:01 | Belmont | Justin Dejohn misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 34-74 |
| 03:59 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt grabs the board | 34-74 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | John Nam is fouled on the floor by Justin Dejohn - foul #1 on Justin Dejohn, team foul #10 | 34-74 |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | John Nam makes the 1st free throw | 34-75 |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | John Nam makes the 2nd free throw | 34-76 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Justin Dejohn (fresh) SG - Maurice Robertson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Pemberton (fresh) PF - Mark Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Grant Person (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jim Elliott (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - John McGrath (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - Robert McGuirt (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Belmont | Grant Person banks in the layup and the foul's on Robert McGuirt - foul #2 on Robert McGuirt, team foul #4 | 36-76 |
| 03:20 | Belmont | Grant Person makes the free throw | 37-76 |
| 02:57 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Anthony Winkler | 37-79 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:48 | Belmont | Grant Person can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 37-79 |
| 02:46 | Kentucky | John McGrath grabs the defensive rebound | 37-79 |
| 02:41 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler is fouled on the floor by Justin Dejohn - foul #2 on Justin Dejohn, team foul #11 | 37-79 |
| Subs | Belmont | Herbert Clark (SG) Justin Dejohn | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Snow (SF) Jim Elliott | |
| 02:41 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler makes the 1st free throw | 37-80 |
| 02:41 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler makes the 2nd free throw | 37-81 |
| 02:32 | Belmont | Robert McGuirt denies the turnaround by Grant Person | 37-81 |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | John McGrath grabs the board | 37-81 |
| 02:10 | Kentucky | John Nam hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 37-81 |
| 02:09 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt grabs the offensive rebound | 37-81 |
| 01:52 | Kentucky | John McGrath is called for 3 seconds | 37-81 |
| Subs | Belmont | Robert Costa (C) Herbert Clark | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Kingston (SG), Jim Elliott (SF) Anthony Winkler, Noel Snow | |
| 01:40 | Belmont | Robert Costa clanks a fadeaway from close range | 37-81 |
| 01:39 | Belmont | The offensive rebound goes to Grant Person | 37-81 |
| 01:23 | Belmont | Grant Person hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Pemberton | 39-81 |
| 01:07 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Kingston | 39-83 |
| 00:58 | Belmont | Maurice Robertson loses the ball out of bounds | 39-83 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from John Kingston | 39-85 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Belmont | Robert McGuirt steals the ball from Mark Brown | 39-85 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | John Nam runs out the clock | 39-85 |