| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kris Coen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Yonker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dan Gimenez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Horace Rodgers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Topolski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Craft (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Huang-fu Huang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente inbounds the ball | 16-28 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:33 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Marvin Valente | 16-31 |
| 19:16 | Mercer | Horace Rodgers hits a driving attempt near the basket | 18-31 |
| 18:51 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Dan Gimenez - foul #1 on Dan Gimenez, team foul #1 | 18-31 |
| 18:51 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente misses the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 18:51 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 2nd free throw | 18-32 |
| 18:29 | Mercer | Horace Rodgers hits the finger roll and the foul's on Ronald Raphael - foul #2 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #1 | 20-32 |
| 18:29 | Mercer | Horace Rodgers makes the free throw | 21-32 |
| 18:06 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Raphael | 21-35 |
| 17:44 | Mercer | Marvin Valente steals the ball from Horace Rodgers | 21-35 |
| 17:31 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang's dunk attempt is rejected by Horace Rodgers | 21-35 |
| 17:29 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Dan Gimenez | 21-35 |
| 17:22 | Mercer | Michael Yonker misses the 3 from the left wing | 21-35 |
| 17:21 | Mercer | Horace Rodgers snags the offensive board | 21-35 |
| 17:07 | Mercer | Horace Rodgers can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 21-35 |
| 17:05 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael grabs the board | 21-35 |
| 16:36 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-38 |
| 16:22 | Mercer | Andrew Craft picks off the pass by Kris Coen | 21-38 |
| 15:54 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 21-38 |
| 15:52 | Mercer | Dan Gimenez pulls down the rebound | 21-38 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kris Coen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Yonker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dan Gimenez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Horace Rodgers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Topolski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Craft (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Valente (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Raphael (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Huang-fu Huang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Mercer | Michael Yonker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-38 |
| 15:43 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente snags the defensive board | 21-38 |
| 15:37 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen's pass is intercepted by Dan Gimenez | 21-38 |
| 15:26 | Mercer | Dan Gimenez comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Huang-fu Huang - foul #2 on Huang-fu Huang, team foul #2 | 21-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Barkman (PG), Travis Akridge (SG), Joe Sledge (PF), Joseph Ellis (C) Kris Coen, Michael Yonker, Horace Rodgers, Gary Topolski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Kenneth Brown (PF), Thomas Good (C) Darryl Allen, Andrew Craft, Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael, Huang-fu Huang | |
| 15:26 | Mercer | Dan Gimenez makes the 1st free throw | 22-38 |
| 15:26 | Mercer | Dan Gimenez makes the 2nd free throw | 23-38 |
| 14:58 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-38 |
| 14:57 | Mercer | The rebound goes to Joseph Ellis | 23-38 |
| 14:37 | Mercer | Dan Gimenez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-38 |
| Subs | Mercer | Lyle Scrivner (SG) Dan Gimenez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:10 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 23-40 |
| 13:53 | Mercer | Travis Akridge misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-40 |
| 13:52 | Kentucky | Mark Mills grabs the board | 23-40 |
| 13:23 | Kentucky | Mark Mills knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Samuel Johnson | 23-42 |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:14 | Mercer | Kenneth Brown swats the short shot by Joe Sledge | 23-42 |
| 13:12 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown pulls down the rebound | 23-42 |
| 12:47 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 23-42 |
| 12:46 | Mercer | Joe Sledge grabs the defensive rebound | 23-42 |
| 12:41 | Mercer | Travis Akridge is whistled for traveling | 23-42 |
| Subs | Mercer | Kris Coen (PG), Michael Yonker (SG), Horace Rodgers (PF), Gary Topolski (C) Andrew Barkman, Lyle Scrivner, Joe Sledge, Joseph Ellis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Andrew Craft (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF), Huang-fu Huang (C) Samuel Johnson, Mark Mills, Johnnie Stone, Kenneth Brown, Thomas Good | |
| 12:20 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Andrew Craft | 23-44 |
| 12:12 | Mercer | Huang-fu Huang steals the ball from Kris Coen | 23-44 |
| 11:50 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 23-46 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Kris Coen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Yonker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Travis Akridge (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Horace Rodgers (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Topolski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Craft (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Huang-fu Huang (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Mercer | Kris Coen drills a turnaround from the left block | 25-46 |
| 11:14 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Marvin Valente | 25-49 |
| 11:05 | Mercer | Travis Akridge misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 25-49 |
| 11:03 | Mercer | Michael Yonker gets the offensive rebound | 25-49 |
| 10:50 | Mercer | Gary Topolski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Dan Gimenez (SF), Joseph Ellis (C) Travis Akridge, Gary Topolski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Good (C) Huang-fu Huang | |
| 10:30 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft's pass is intercepted by Michael Yonker | 25-49 |
| 10:06 | Mercer | Dan Gimenez can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 25-49 |
| 10:05 | Mercer | Horace Rodgers tips it home | 27-49 |
| 09:37 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente's pass is intercepted by Dan Gimenez | 27-49 |
| 09:33 | Mercer | Marvin Valente steals it from Michael Yonker | 27-49 |
| 09:04 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente misses the runner from the left block but he's fouled by Kris Coen - foul #3 on Kris Coen, team foul #2 | 27-49 |
| Subs | Mercer | Travis Akridge (SG), Joe Sledge (PF), Gary Topolski (C) Michael Yonker, Horace Rodgers, Joseph Ellis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Kenneth Brown (PF), Huang-fu Huang (C) Darryl Allen, Ronald Raphael, Thomas Good | |
| 09:04 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 1st free throw | 27-50 |
| 09:04 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 2nd free throw | 27-51 |
| 08:55 | Mercer | Travis Akridge is fouled on the floor by Huang-fu Huang - foul #3 on Huang-fu Huang, team foul #3 | 27-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Barkman (PG), Lyle Scrivner (SG), Joseph Ellis (C) Kris Coen, Dan Gimenez, Gary Topolski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Mills (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF) Andrew Craft, Marvin Valente | |
| 08:45 | Mercer | Joseph Ellis misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-51 |
| 08:44 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang snags the defensive board | 27-51 |
| 08:15 | Kentucky | Mark Mills misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-51 |
| 08:13 | Mercer | Joe Sledge grabs the defensive rebound | 27-51 |
| 07:56 | Mercer | Joseph Ellis is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Brown - foul #3 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #4 | 27-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andrew Craft (SG), Ronald Raphael (PF) Mark Mills, Kenneth Brown | |
| 07:45 | Mercer | Lyle Scrivner misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Andrew Craft - foul #1 on Andrew Craft, team foul #5 | 27-51 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG) Samuel Johnson | |
| 07:45 | Mercer | Lyle Scrivner makes the 1st free throw | 28-51 |
| 07:45 | Mercer | Lyle Scrivner makes the 2nd free throw | 29-51 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Andrew Barkman (fresh) SG - Lyle Scrivner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Travis Akridge (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Joe Sledge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Ellis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Craft (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnnie Stone (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Huang-fu Huang (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-51 |
| 07:15 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone snags the offensive board | 29-51 |
| 06:52 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ronald Raphael | 29-54 |
| 06:37 | Mercer | Joseph Ellis is fouled on the floor by Huang-fu Huang - foul #4 on Huang-fu Huang, team foul #6 | 29-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Herman Harris (C) Joseph Ellis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Valente (SF), Thomas Good (C) Johnnie Stone, Huang-fu Huang | |
| 06:30 | Mercer | Lyle Scrivner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-54 |
| 06:29 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente grabs the board | 29-54 |
| 06:03 | Kentucky | Thomas Good clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Herman Harris - foul #1 on Herman Harris, team foul #3 | 29-54 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joseph Brown (PG) Andrew Barkman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown (PF) Ronald Raphael | |
| 06:03 | Kentucky | Thomas Good misses the 1st free throw | 29-54 |
| 06:03 | Kentucky | Thomas Good makes the 2nd free throw | 29-55 |
| 05:50 | Mercer | Travis Akridge hits a 3 from straight away | 32-55 |
| 05:33 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft misses long on a 3 from straight away | 32-55 |
| 05:31 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen grabs the offensive rebound | 32-55 |
| 05:14 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft's pass is intercepted by Herman Harris | 32-55 |
| 05:00 | Mercer | Joe Sledge loses the ball out of bounds | 32-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | Andrew Barkman (SG), Joseph Ellis (PF) Lyle Scrivner, Joe Sledge | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Ronald Raphael (PF) Darryl Allen, Andrew Craft, Kenneth Brown | |
| 04:33 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-55 |
| 04:32 | Mercer | Joseph Ellis grabs the board | 32-55 |
| 04:21 | Mercer | Travis Akridge drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Ellis | 34-55 |
| 03:52 | Kentucky | Mark Mills can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Andrew Barkman - foul #1 on Andrew Barkman, team foul #4 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Mercer | Joe Sledge (PF) Herman Harris | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone (SF), Huang-fu Huang (C) Marvin Valente, Thomas Good | |
| 03:52 | Kentucky | Mark Mills makes the 1st free throw | 34-56 |
| 03:52 | Kentucky | Mark Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 34-57 |
| 03:43 | Mercer | Joseph Ellis connects on the runner from the left block | 36-57 |
| Lineup | Mercer | PG - Joseph Brown (fresh) SG - Andrew Barkman (fresh) SF - Travis Akridge (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joe Sledge (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Ellis (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SG - Mark Mills (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Johnnie Stone (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Huang-fu Huang (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 36-57 |
| 03:19 | Kentucky | Mark Mills tips it in | 36-59 |
| 02:57 | Mercer | Joe Sledge blows the layup but he's fouled by Ronald Raphael - foul #3 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #7 | 36-59 |
| Subs | Mercer | Lyle Scrivner (SG) Joseph Brown | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Andrew Craft (SG), Kenneth Brown (PF) Samuel Johnson, Mark Mills, Ronald Raphael | |
| 02:57 | Mercer | Joe Sledge makes the 1st free throw | 37-59 |
| 02:57 | Mercer | Joe Sledge makes the 2nd free throw | 38-59 |
| 02:35 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Darryl Allen | 38-62 |
| 02:20 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Lyle Scrivner | 41-62 |
| 02:01 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Andrew Craft | 41-65 |
| 01:41 | Mercer | Lyle Scrivner blows the layup | 41-65 |
| 01:40 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang pulls down the rebound | 41-65 |
| 01:29 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-65 |
| 01:27 | Mercer | Joseph Ellis pulls down the rebound | 41-65 |
| 01:11 | Mercer | Joe Sledge connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Lyle Scrivner | 43-65 |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen is fouled on the floor by Andrew Barkman - foul #2 on Andrew Barkman, team foul #5 | 43-65 |
| Subs | Mercer | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Valente (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF) Johnnie Stone, Kenneth Brown | |
| Game Plan | Mercer | Mercer is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Darryl Allen | 43-67 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Mercer | Andrew Barkman is whistled for a carry | 43-67 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen runs out the clock | 43-67 |