| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Marco Steck (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Daniel Cornett (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marlon Seeley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Nicholas Ward (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - John Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Craft (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 3 reb. C - Huang-fu Huang (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang dunks the ball set up by Darryl Allen and the foul's on Daniel Cornett - foul #1 on Daniel Cornett, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang makes the free throw | 32-37 |
| 19:20 | Valparaiso | John Thompson slams it home | 34-37 |
| 19:04 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-37 |
| 18:49 | Valparaiso | Marco Steck clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 18:47 | Valparaiso | Nicholas Ward tips it back up and in | 36-37 |
| 18:42 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 18:41 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente misses the tip | 36-37 |
| 18:39 | Valparaiso | John Thompson pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| 18:27 | Valparaiso | John Thompson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Huang-fu Huang - foul #3 on Huang-fu Huang, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| 18:27 | Valparaiso | John Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:27 | Valparaiso | John Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 18:27 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 18:02 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 17:49 | Valparaiso | Nicholas Ward clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 17:48 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft gets the rebound | 36-40 |
| 17:25 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente is hacked by Marlon Seeley - foul #1 on Marlon Seeley, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Steven Hamilton (C) John Thompson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Good (C) Huang-fu Huang | |
| 17:04 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Nicholas Ward - foul #1 on Nicholas Ward, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Billy Strong (C) Marlon Seeley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Johnnie Stone (SF) Darryl Allen, Marvin Valente | |
| 17:04 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael misses the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 17:04 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 16:51 | Valparaiso | Daniel Cornett drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-41 |
| 16:33 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft is fouled on the floor by Daniel Cornett - foul #2 on Daniel Cornett, team foul #4 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Keith Shivers (PG), Jeffrey Winn (SF) Marco Steck, Nicholas Ward | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Mills (SG), Kenneth Brown (PF) Andrew Craft, Ronald Raphael | |
| 16:13 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Mark Mills and the foul's on Keith Shivers - foul #1 on Keith Shivers, team foul #5 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Nicholas Gouge (SG), John Thompson (C) Daniel Cornett, Jeffrey Winn | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:13 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone makes the free throw | 39-44 |
| 15:57 | Valparaiso | Johnnie Stone picks off the pass by Keith Shivers | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Keith Shivers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Gouge (fresh) SF - Steven Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Strong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Mills (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Johnnie Stone (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Good (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:29 | Kentucky | John Thompson is called for the reach on Mark Mills - foul #2 on John Thompson, team foul #6 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Marco Steck (PG), Daniel Cornett (SG), Marlon Seeley (SF), Nicholas Ward (PF) Keith Shivers, Nicholas Gouge, Steven Hamilton, Billy Strong | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Andrew Craft (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Huang-fu Huang (C) Samuel Johnson, Mark Mills, Johnnie Stone, Thomas Good | |
| 15:10 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Kenneth Brown | 39-47 |
| 14:55 | Valparaiso | Kenneth Brown denies the turnaround by John Thompson | 39-47 |
| 14:54 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 14:27 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente double dribbles | 39-47 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Steven Hamilton (C) John Thompson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael (PF) Kenneth Brown | |
| 14:11 | Valparaiso | Marlon Seeley is hacked by Darryl Allen - foul #1 on Darryl Allen, team foul #2 | 39-47 |
| 13:57 | Valparaiso | Andrew Craft is called for the reach on Daniel Cornett - foul #2 on Andrew Craft, team foul #3 | 39-47 |
| 13:43 | Valparaiso | Nicholas Ward hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-47 |
| 13:42 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Darryl Allen | 39-47 |
| 13:16 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Darryl Allen | 39-49 |
| 13:07 | Valparaiso | Steven Hamilton misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 39-49 |
| 13:05 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | Marlon Seeley is called for the reach on Darryl Allen - foul #2 on Marlon Seeley, team foul #7 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Keith Shivers (PG), Nicholas Gouge (SG), Billy Strong (PF), John Thompson (C) Marco Steck, Daniel Cornett, Marlon Seeley, Nicholas Ward | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Mills (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Thomas Good (C) Andrew Craft, Marvin Valente, Huang-fu Huang | |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen misses the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 12:43 | Valparaiso | Billy Strong gets the rebound | 39-49 |
| 12:26 | Valparaiso | Steven Hamilton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-49 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG) Darryl Allen | |
| 12:22 | Kentucky | Keith Shivers steps in front of the Samuel Johnson pass in the backcourt | 39-49 |
| 12:09 | Valparaiso | John Thompson misses the easy layup | 39-49 |
| 12:07 | Valparaiso | Billy Strong pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-49 |
| 11:46 | Valparaiso | Keith Shivers can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 39-49 |
| 11:45 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson grabs the board | 39-49 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Keith Shivers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Gouge (fresh) SF - Steven Hamilton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Billy Strong (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Mark Mills (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Johnnie Stone (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Good (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:20 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mark Mills | 39-51 |
| 11:07 | Valparaiso | John Thompson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-51 |
| 11:05 | Valparaiso | Steven Hamilton grabs the offensive board | 39-51 |
| 10:43 | Valparaiso | Steven Hamilton misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-51 |
| 10:41 | Kentucky | Mark Mills snags the defensive board | 39-51 |
| 10:20 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone loses the dribble to Steven Hamilton | 39-51 |
| 10:03 | Valparaiso | Steven Hamilton connects on the jumper from close range | 41-51 |
| 09:48 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Billy Strong - foul #1 on Billy Strong, team foul #8 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Marco Steck (PG), Daniel Cornett (SG), Marlon Seeley (SF), Nicholas Ward (PF), Joseph Morabito (C) Keith Shivers, Nicholas Gouge, Steven Hamilton, Billy Strong, John Thompson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andrew Craft (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Kenneth Brown (PF), Huang-fu Huang (C) Mark Mills, Johnnie Stone, Ronald Raphael, Thomas Good | |
| 09:48 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 09:48 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-53 |
| 09:25 | Valparaiso | Huang-fu Huang steals the ball from Nicholas Ward | 41-53 |
| 09:09 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson is hacked by Marco Steck - foul #2 on Marco Steck, team foul #9 | 41-53 |
| 09:09 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 09:09 | Valparaiso | Nicholas Ward gets the rebound | 41-53 |
| 08:44 | Valparaiso | Nicholas Ward hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 41-53 |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente gets the rebound | 41-53 |
| 08:20 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang misses the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Joseph Morabito - foul #4 on Joseph Morabito, team foul #10 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Billy Strong (C) Joseph Morabito | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG) Samuel Johnson | |
| 08:20 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang misses the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 08:20 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| 08:06 | Valparaiso | Marco Steck clanks a shot from the right side | 41-54 |
| 08:05 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang grabs the board | 41-54 |
| 07:44 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente clanks a shot near the basket | 41-54 |
| 07:42 | Valparaiso | Marlon Seeley gets the rebound | 41-54 |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Marco Steck (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Daniel Cornett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marlon Seeley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Ward (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Billy Strong (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Andrew Craft (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Huang-fu Huang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Valparaiso | Marlon Seeley is fouled on the floor by Huang-fu Huang - foul #4 on Huang-fu Huang, team foul #4 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | John Thompson (C) Billy Strong | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael (PF) Kenneth Brown | |
| 07:28 | Valparaiso | Nicholas Ward can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 41-54 |
| 07:26 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen grabs the board | 41-54 |
| 07:07 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang is hacked by John Thompson - foul #3 on John Thompson, team foul #11 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone (SF) Marvin Valente | |
| 07:07 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 07:07 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang misses the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 07:07 | Valparaiso | John Thompson gets the rebound | 41-55 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:51 | Valparaiso | Marlon Seeley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-55 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Steven Hamilton (SF) Marlon Seeley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Good (C) Huang-fu Huang | |
| 06:22 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-58 |
| 06:08 | Valparaiso | John Thompson hits a floater from the left wing and he's fouled by Thomas Good - foul #4 on Thomas Good, team foul #5 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Keith Shivers (PG), Billy Strong (PF) Marco Steck, Nicholas Ward | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Mills (SG), Marvin Valente (SF) Andrew Craft, Johnnie Stone | |
| 06:08 | Valparaiso | John Thompson misses the free throw | 43-58 |
| 06:08 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente snags the defensive board | 43-58 |
| 05:46 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente's fadeaway is rejected by Billy Strong | 43-58 |
| 05:45 | Valparaiso | Billy Strong gets the rebound | 43-58 |
| 05:21 | Valparaiso | Daniel Cornett misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-58 |
| 05:19 | Kentucky | Mark Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 43-58 |
| 04:51 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the jumper in the paint set up by Darryl Allen and the foul's on Steven Hamilton - foul #2 on Steven Hamilton, team foul #12 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Marco Steck (PG), Marlon Seeley (SF), Nicholas Ward (PF) Daniel Cornett, Billy Strong, John Thompson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Andrew Craft (SG), Kenneth Brown (PF), Huang-fu Huang (C) Darryl Allen, Mark Mills, Ronald Raphael, Thomas Good | |
| 04:51 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente misses the free throw | 43-60 |
| 04:51 | Valparaiso | Marlon Seeley grabs the defensive rebound | 43-60 |
| 04:38 | Valparaiso | Marlon Seeley misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 43-60 |
| 04:36 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Samuel Johnson | 43-60 |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 43-60 |
| 04:14 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 43-60 |
| 03:52 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-60 |
| 03:51 | Valparaiso | Nicholas Ward gets the rebound | 43-60 |
| 03:36 | Valparaiso | Marlon Seeley double dribbles | 43-60 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Nicholas Gouge (SG), Jeffrey Winn (SF), Billy Strong (PF), Joseph Morabito (C) Marco Steck, Marlon Seeley, Nicholas Ward, Steven Hamilton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF) Marvin Valente, Kenneth Brown | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Keith Shivers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Gouge (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Winn (fresh) PF - Billy Strong (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Morabito (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SG - Andrew Craft (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnnie Stone (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Huang-fu Huang (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:19 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-60 |
| 03:18 | Valparaiso | Joseph Morabito grabs the board | 43-60 |
| 03:04 | Valparaiso | Nicholas Gouge hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Keith Shivers | 45-60 |
| 02:43 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson double dribbles | 45-60 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Steven Hamilton (C) Keith Shivers | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Thomas Good (C) Samuel Johnson, Huang-fu Huang | |
| 02:35 | Valparaiso | Billy Strong scores on a fadeaway near the basket set up by Nicholas Gouge | 47-60 |
| 02:14 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-60 |
| 02:12 | Kentucky | Thomas Good tips it back up and in | 47-62 |
| 02:02 | Valparaiso | Jeffrey Winn makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Billy Strong | 50-62 |
| 01:42 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Johnnie Stone is blocked by Joseph Morabito | 50-62 |
| 01:41 | Valparaiso | Jeffrey Winn grabs the defensive rebound | 50-62 |
| 01:23 | Valparaiso | Johnnie Stone steals the ball from Jeffrey Winn | 50-62 |
| 00:59 | Kentucky | Nicholas Gouge steps in front of the Johnnie Stone pass | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Valparaiso | Billy Strong comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Darryl Allen - foul #2 on Darryl Allen, team foul #6 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Keith Shivers (PG) Jeffrey Winn | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Valente (SF), Huang-fu Huang (C) Johnnie Stone, Thomas Good | |
| 00:54 | Valparaiso | Billy Strong misses the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 00:54 | Valparaiso | Billy Strong misses the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang grabs the board | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Joseph Morabito - foul #5 on Joseph Morabito, team foul #13 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jeffrey Winn (SF) Joseph Morabito | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| 00:25 | Valparaiso | Jeffrey Winn is whistled for traveling | 50-64 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen runs out the clock | 50-64 |