| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Spratt (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Stafford (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gary Mulvey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Fred Bruner (fresh) C - Harold Granado (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jiao-Long Xue (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Yong Chin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Marlon Kapoor (fresh) C - Dustin Heflin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey inbounds the ball | 24-32 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Daniel Spratt | 27-32 |
| 19:25 | Kentucky | Yong Chin comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 27-32 |
| 19:23 | Kentucky | Dustin Heflin grabs the offensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 19:08 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 19:06 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor hits the follow up shot | 27-34 |
| 18:51 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-34 |
| 18:50 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt grabs the offensive board | 27-34 |
| 18:31 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-34 |
| 18:12 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 18:11 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| 17:52 | Mercer | Dustin Heflin blocks the short jumper by Gary Mulvey | 27-34 |
| 17:51 | Kentucky | Dustin Heflin grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 17:31 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-34 |
| 17:30 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Jeremy Stafford | 27-34 |
| 17:23 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-34 |
| 17:21 | Kentucky | Dustin Heflin gets the rebound | 27-34 |
| 16:54 | Kentucky | Fred Bruner is called for the reach on Marlon Kapoor - foul #3 on Fred Bruner, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Whitney (PG), Noel Freeman (SG), Ronnie Lawrence (PF), Brian Helle (C) Daniel Spratt, Jeremy Stafford, Fred Bruner, Harold Granado | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bart Quintal (PG), Lester Hicks (SG), Anthony Severson (SF), Raymond Lally (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Stephen Baker, Jiao-Long Xue, Yong Chin, Marlon Kapoor, Dustin Heflin | |
| 16:40 | Kentucky | Lester Hicks buries a runner from close range set up by Anthony Severson and the foul's on Noel Freeman - foul #2 on Noel Freeman, team foul #2 | 27-36 |
| 16:40 | Kentucky | Lester Hicks misses the free throw | 27-36 |
| 16:40 | Mercer | Brian Helle grabs the board | 27-36 |
| 16:27 | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-36 |
| 16:26 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson pulls down the rebound | 27-36 |
| 15:59 | Kentucky | Lester Hicks hits the finger roll set up by Raymond Lally | 27-38 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Whitney (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Noel Freeman (fresh) SF - Gary Mulvey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Helle (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Bart Quintal (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Hicks (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Anthony Severson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Raymond Lally (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Pullins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Mercer | Anthony Severson is called for the reach on David Whitney - foul #2 on Anthony Severson, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Spratt (PG), Charles Williams (SG), Harold Granado (C) Noel Freeman, Gary Mulvey, Brian Helle | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (SF) Anthony Severson | |
| 15:19 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt is fouled on the floor by Yong Chin - foul #2 on Yong Chin, team foul #2 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG) Bart Quintal | |
| 15:04 | Mercer | Yong Chin steals the ball from Charles Williams | 27-38 |
| 14:48 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by David Whitney - foul #1 on David Whitney, team foul #3 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford (SF), Fred Bruner (PF) David Whitney, Ronnie Lawrence | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (SG), Marlon Kapoor (PF), Dustin Heflin (C) Lester Hicks, Raymond Lally, Patrick Pullins | |
| 14:48 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 14:48 | Kentucky | Yong Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 14:28 | Mercer | Charles Williams misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Jiao-Long Xue - foul #1 on Jiao-Long Xue, team foul #3 | 27-39 |
| 14:28 | Mercer | Charles Williams makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 14:28 | Mercer | Charles Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 14:01 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Jiao-Long Xue is denied by Harold Granado | 29-39 |
| 13:59 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford pulls down the rebound | 29-39 |
| 13:40 | Mercer | Fred Bruner's pass is intercepted by Jiao-Long Xue | 29-39 |
| 13:36 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue dunks the ball | 29-41 |
| 13:07 | Mercer | Charles Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-41 |
| 13:06 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Yong Chin | 29-41 |
| 12:41 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor blows the layup | 29-41 |
| 12:39 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford grabs the board | 29-41 |
| 12:26 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-41 |
| 12:25 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor grabs the defensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 12:02 | Kentucky | Daniel Spratt is called for the reach on Yong Chin - foul #2 on Daniel Spratt, team foul #4 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Whitney (PG), Noel Freeman (SG), Gary Mulvey (SF), Ronnie Lawrence (PF), Brian Helle (C) Daniel Spratt, Charles Williams, Jeremy Stafford, Fred Bruner, Harold Granado | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bart Quintal (PG), Lester Hicks (SG), Anthony Severson (SF), Raymond Lally (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Stephen Baker, Jiao-Long Xue, Yong Chin, Marlon Kapoor, Dustin Heflin | |
| 11:40 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Ronnie Lawrence - foul #2 on Ronnie Lawrence, team foul #5 | 29-41 |
| 11:40 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally misses the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 11:40 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally makes the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Whitney (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Noel Freeman (fresh) SF - Gary Mulvey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Helle (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Bart Quintal (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Hicks (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Anthony Severson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Raymond Lally (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Pullins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Mercer | David Whitney clanks a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Patrick Pullins - foul #3 on Patrick Pullins, team foul #4 | 29-42 |
| 11:24 | Mercer | David Whitney misses the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 11:24 | Mercer | David Whitney misses the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 11:24 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally pulls down the rebound | 29-42 |
| 11:01 | Kentucky | Lester Hicks lays it in | 29-44 |
| 10:44 | Mercer | David Whitney knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-44 |
| 10:15 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins is fouled on the floor by Ronnie Lawrence - foul #3 on Ronnie Lawrence, team foul #6 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | Daniel Spratt (PG) Gary Mulvey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dustin Heflin (C) Patrick Pullins | |
| 09:54 | Kentucky | Bart Quintal misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 32-44 |
| 09:52 | Mercer | The rebound goes to David Whitney | 32-44 |
| 09:43 | Mercer | Noel Freeman double dribbles | 32-44 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Williams (SG), Jeremy Stafford (SF), Fred Bruner (PF) David Whitney, Noel Freeman, Brian Helle | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (SF), Marlon Kapoor (PF) Anthony Severson, Raymond Lally | |
| 09:26 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses long on a jumper from the left side | 32-44 |
| 09:25 | Kentucky | Lester Hicks grabs the offensive board | 32-44 |
| 09:11 | Kentucky | Lester Hicks comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 32-44 |
| 09:10 | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence pulls down the rebound | 32-44 |
| 08:48 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-44 |
| 08:47 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford snags the offensive board | 32-44 |
| 08:33 | Mercer | Charles Williams misses the shot from the left wing | 32-44 |
| 08:32 | Kentucky | Dustin Heflin grabs the defensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 08:08 | Kentucky | Yong Chin throws it down set up by Bart Quintal and he's fouled by Charles Williams - foul #4 on Charles Williams, team foul #7 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Mercer | David Whitney (SG), Gary Mulvey (SF), Harold Granado (C) Charles Williams, Fred Bruner, Ronnie Lawrence | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Jiao-Long Xue (SG), Raymond Lally (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Bart Quintal, Lester Hicks, Marlon Kapoor, Dustin Heflin | |
| 08:08 | Kentucky | Yong Chin makes the free throw | 32-47 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 07:54 | Mercer | Daniel Spratt connects on the open 3pt shot from straight away | 35-47 |
| 07:40 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue loses the dribble to Jeremy Stafford | 35-47 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Daniel Spratt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Whitney (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Gary Mulvey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeremy Stafford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Granado (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jiao-Long Xue (fresh) 16 pts. 3 stl. SF - Yong Chin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Raymond Lally (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Pullins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 07:25 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey's pass is intercepted by Stephen Baker | 35-47 |
| 07:22 | Kentucky | Yong Chin banks in the layup on a nice dish by Stephen Baker | 35-49 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 07:06 | Mercer | Patrick Pullins takes the ball from Jeremy Stafford | 35-49 |
| 06:49 | Kentucky | Yong Chin comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-49 |
| 06:48 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey pulls down the rebound | 35-49 |
| 06:34 | Mercer | Harold Granado is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Harold Granado, team foul #8 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Charles Williams (SG), Fred Bruner (PF) Daniel Spratt, Jeremy Stafford | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Severson (SF), Marlon Kapoor (PF), Dustin Heflin (C) Yong Chin, Raymond Lally, Patrick Pullins | |
| 06:12 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 35-49 |
| 06:10 | Mercer | Fred Bruner grabs the board | 35-49 |
| 06:05 | Mercer | David Whitney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-49 |
| 06:04 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Dustin Heflin | 35-49 |
| 05:57 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue misses the jumpshot from the left side | 35-49 |
| 05:56 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker tips it back up and in | 35-51 |
| 05:39 | Mercer | Anthony Severson steals it from Gary Mulvey | 35-51 |
| 05:10 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor buries a turnaround from close range set up by Stephen Baker | 35-53 |
| 04:57 | Mercer | Charles Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-53 |
| 04:55 | Mercer | Gary Mulvey misses the tip | 35-53 |
| 04:54 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor gets the rebound | 35-53 |
| 04:50 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 35-53 |
| 04:48 | Mercer | Fred Bruner gets the rebound | 35-53 |
| 04:41 | Mercer | Marlon Kapoor picks off the pass by Harold Granado | 35-53 |
| 04:19 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Anthony Severson and he's hacked by Fred Bruner - foul #4 on Fred Bruner, team foul #9 | 35-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford (SG), Noel Freeman (SF), Ronnie Lawrence (PF), Brian Helle (C) Charles Williams, Gary Mulvey, Fred Bruner, Harold Granado | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bart Quintal (PG), Lester Hicks (SG), Yong Chin (SF), Patrick Pullins (C) Stephen Baker, Jiao-Long Xue, Anthony Severson, Dustin Heflin | |
| 04:19 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor makes the free throw | 35-56 |
| 04:03 | Mercer | Noel Freeman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-56 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raymond Lally (PF) Marlon Kapoor | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 03:42 | Kentucky | Yong Chin knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Patrick Pullins | 35-58 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:38 | Mercer | David Whitney's pass is intercepted by Bart Quintal in the backcourt | 35-58 |
| 03:37 | Kentucky | Bart Quintal banks in the layup | 35-60 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - David Whitney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jeremy Stafford (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Noel Freeman (fresh) PF - Ronnie Lawrence (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Helle (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Bart Quintal (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lester Hicks (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Yong Chin (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Raymond Lally (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Pullins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Mercer | Brian Helle misses the easy layup | 35-60 |
| 03:15 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally gets the rebound | 35-60 |
| 02:54 | Kentucky | Yong Chin drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Lester Hicks | 35-62 |
| 02:37 | Mercer | Brian Helle hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Patrick Pullins - foul #4 on Patrick Pullins, team foul #5 | 37-62 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Severson (SF), Marlon Kapoor (PF), Dustin Heflin (C) Yong Chin, Raymond Lally, Patrick Pullins | |
| 02:37 | Mercer | Brian Helle makes the free throw | 38-62 |
| 02:11 | Kentucky | Bart Quintal drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-65 |
| 02:02 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 38-65 |
| 02:01 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Anthony Severson | 38-65 |
| 01:44 | Kentucky | David Whitney is called for the reach on Dustin Heflin - foul #2 on David Whitney, team foul #10 | 38-65 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Jiao-Long Xue (SG), Yong Chin (SF) Bart Quintal, Lester Hicks, Anthony Severson | |
| 01:44 | Kentucky | Dustin Heflin misses the 1st free throw | 38-65 |
| 01:44 | Kentucky | Dustin Heflin makes the 2nd free throw | 38-66 |
| 01:19 | Mercer | Jeremy Stafford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-66 |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 38-66 |
| 00:54 | Mercer | Brian Helle grabs the defensive rebound | 38-66 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Mercer | Noel Freeman drills a shot from the left side | 40-66 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer 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 fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Yong Chin clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 40-66 |
| 00:22 | Mercer | Ronnie Lawrence grabs the board | 40-66 |
| 00:15 | Mercer | David Whitney is hacked by Jiao-Long Xue - foul #2 on Jiao-Long Xue, team foul #6 | 40-66 |
| 00:12 | Mercer | David Whitney is called for traveling | 40-66 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker runs out the clock | 40-66 |