| Lineup | Niagara | PG - James Johansson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dirk Yamaguchi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Hyman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jimmy Thornhill (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Neal Chupp (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Craft (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) C - Huang-fu Huang (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente inbounds the ball | 29-35 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente connects on the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Andrew Craft | 29-37 |
| 19:20 | Niagara | Dirk Yamaguchi is hacked by Ronald Raphael - foul #2 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| 18:58 | Niagara | Dirk Yamaguchi misses the floater from the free throw line | 29-37 |
| 18:56 | Niagara | Jimmy Thornhill tips it back up and in | 31-37 |
| 18:27 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft makes the wide open fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Darryl Allen | 31-39 |
| 18:10 | Niagara | Neal Chupp misses long on a runner in the paint | 31-39 |
| 18:09 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 17:46 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente is hacked by Jimmy Thornhill - foul #1 on Jimmy Thornhill, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Smith (PG), Jimmy Milne (SG), John Gentry (SF), David Reed (PF), Walter Jones (C) James Johansson, Dirk Yamaguchi, Charles Hyman, Jimmy Thornhill, Neal Chupp | |
| 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 | |
| 17:23 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Samuel Johnson | 31-41 |
| 17:02 | Niagara | Jimmy Milne misses the turnaround from the left block | 31-41 |
| 17:00 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Thomas Good | 31-41 |
| 16:35 | Kentucky | Mark Mills is called for traveling | 31-41 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andrew Craft (SG), Ronald Raphael (PF) Mark Mills, Kenneth Brown | |
| 16:06 | Niagara | Walter Jones hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Mark Smith | 33-41 |
| 15:53 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson connects on the open jumper from close range set up by Ronald Raphael | 33-43 |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Mark Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jimmy Milne (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Gentry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Reed (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Walter Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Andrew Craft (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnnie Stone (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) C - Thomas Good (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Niagara | Walter Jones buries a runner in the lane set up by Jimmy Milne | 35-43 |
| 15:19 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Raphael | 35-46 |
| 14:53 | Niagara | David Reed hits the finger roll | 37-46 |
| 14:49 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone double dribbles in the backcourt | 37-46 |
| Subs | Niagara | James Johansson (PG), Dirk Yamaguchi (SG), Charles Hyman (SF), Jimmy Thornhill (PF), Neal Chupp (C) Mark Smith, Jimmy Milne, John Gentry, David Reed, Walter Jones | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Marvin Valente (SF), Kenneth Brown (PF), Huang-fu Huang (C) Samuel Johnson, Johnnie Stone, Ronald Raphael, Thomas Good | |
| 14:32 | Niagara | Dirk Yamaguchi is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Brown - foul #2 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #2 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Mills (SG) Andrew Craft | |
| 14:17 | Niagara | Huang-fu Huang steals the ball from Jimmy Thornhill | 37-46 |
| 14:05 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Hyman - foul #3 on Charles Hyman, team foul #2 | 37-46 |
| 14:05 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 1st free throw | 37-47 |
| 14:05 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 2nd free throw | 37-48 |
| 13:37 | Niagara | Neal Chupp drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Dirk Yamaguchi | 39-48 |
| 13:15 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-50 |
| 12:52 | Niagara | Charles Hyman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-50 |
| 12:50 | Niagara | Neal Chupp tips it but misses | 39-50 |
| 12:49 | Niagara | Jimmy Thornhill can't tip it in | 39-50 |
| 12:48 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Marvin Valente | 39-50 |
| 12:26 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Hyman - foul #4 on Charles Hyman, team foul #3 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Niagara | Jim Banks (PG), Jimmy Milne (SG), John Gentry (SF), Raymond Lee (C) James Johansson, Dirk Yamaguchi, Charles Hyman, Neal Chupp | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Andrew Craft (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Ronald Raphael (C) Darryl Allen, Mark Mills, Marvin Valente, Huang-fu Huang | |
| 12:26 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown misses the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 12:26 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| 12:10 | Niagara | John Gentry buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-51 |
| 12:06 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Johnnie Stone | 42-54 |
| 11:43 | Niagara | Ronald Raphael is called for the reach on Raymond Lee - foul #3 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #3 | 42-54 |
| Subs | Niagara | Walter Jones (C) Raymond Lee | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Good (C) Kenneth Brown | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Jim Banks (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jimmy Milne (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Gentry (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jimmy Thornhill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Walter Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Andrew Craft (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnnie Stone (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 3 pf. C - Thomas Good (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Niagara | Jimmy Thornhill knocks in the shot from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 11:24 | Kentucky | Jimmy Thornhill is called for the reach on Samuel Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jimmy Thornhill, team foul #4 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Niagara | David Reed (PF) Jimmy Thornhill | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Marvin Valente (SF) Samuel Johnson, Johnnie Stone | |
| 11:07 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-54 |
| 11:05 | Kentucky | Thomas Good snags the offensive board | 44-54 |
| 10:38 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente hits a wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-56 |
| 10:22 | Niagara | David Reed misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Thomas Good - foul #1 on Thomas Good, team foul #4 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Niagara | James Johansson (PG), Mark Smith (SG), Raymond Lee (SF), Neal Chupp (C) Jim Banks, Jimmy Milne, John Gentry, Walter Jones | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Mark Mills (SF), Huang-fu Huang (C) Darryl Allen, Marvin Valente, Thomas Good | |
| 10:22 | Niagara | David Reed misses the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 10:22 | Niagara | David Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 09:53 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-56 |
| 09:52 | Niagara | Raymond Lee gets the rebound | 45-56 |
| 09:47 | Niagara | James Johansson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-56 |
| 09:45 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft gets the rebound | 45-56 |
| 09:43 | Kentucky | Raymond Lee steals it from Andrew Craft in the backcourt | 45-56 |
| 09:40 | Niagara | James Johansson lays it up and in on a great pass from Raymond Lee | 47-56 |
| 09:36 | Kentucky | Mark Smith is called for the reach on Samuel Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Smith, team foul #5 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Niagara | Dirk Yamaguchi (SG), Jimmy Thornhill (PF) Mark Smith, David Reed | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone (SF) Andrew Craft | |
| 09:22 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the left side | 47-56 |
| 09:21 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang tips it back up and in | 47-58 |
| 09:02 | Niagara | Raymond Lee connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Jimmy Thornhill | 49-58 |
| 09:00 | Kentucky | Neal Chupp is called for the reach on Ronald Raphael in the backcourt - foul #1 on Neal Chupp, team foul #6 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Niagara | Jimmy Milne (SF), John Gentry (PF) Raymond Lee, Jimmy Thornhill | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG) Samuel Johnson | |
| 08:34 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 49-58 |
| 08:33 | Niagara | John Gentry grabs the board | 49-58 |
| 08:10 | Niagara | Dirk Yamaguchi double dribbles | 49-58 |
| Subs | Niagara | Jim Banks (PG), Jimmy Thornhill (PF), Walter Jones (C) James Johansson, Dirk Yamaguchi, Neal Chupp | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andrew Craft (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Kenneth Brown (PF), Thomas Good (C) Mark Mills, Johnnie Stone, Ronald Raphael, Huang-fu Huang | |
| 07:43 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente is called for traveling | 49-58 |
| Subs | Niagara | Charles Hyman (SF) John Gentry | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Jim Banks (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jimmy Milne (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Hyman (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jimmy Thornhill (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Walter Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Andrew Craft (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Good (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Niagara | Jimmy Milne hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 49-58 |
| 07:28 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente snags the defensive board | 49-58 |
| 07:26 | Kentucky | Jimmy Milne is called for the reach on Andrew Craft in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jimmy Milne, team foul #7 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Smith (SG) Jimmy Milne | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG) Darryl Allen | |
| 07:26 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 07:26 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft misses the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 07:26 | Niagara | Jimmy Thornhill grabs the defensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 07:07 | Niagara | Charles Hyman misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-59 |
| 07:06 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente grabs the defensive rebound | 49-59 |
| 07:03 | Kentucky | Jimmy Thornhill takes the ball from Andrew Craft in the backcourt | 49-59 |
| 06:46 | Niagara | Jimmy Thornhill connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-59 |
| 06:24 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Samuel Johnson | 52-62 |
| 05:59 | Niagara | Jim Banks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-62 |
| Subs | Niagara | James Johansson (PG), Dirk Yamaguchi (SG), John Gentry (SF), David Reed (PF), Neal Chupp (C) Jim Banks, Mark Smith, Charles Hyman, Jimmy Thornhill, Walter Jones | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF), Huang-fu Huang (C) Samuel Johnson, Andrew Craft, Marvin Valente, Kenneth Brown, Thomas Good | |
| 05:35 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen connects on the open 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Mark Mills | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:21 | Niagara | Dirk Yamaguchi hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Johansson | 54-65 |
| 05:17 | Kentucky | James Johansson is called for the reach on Darryl Allen in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Johansson, team foul #8 | 54-65 |
| 05:17 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen misses the 1st free throw | 54-65 |
| 05:17 | Niagara | Neal Chupp snags the defensive board | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:00 | Niagara | David Reed buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Gentry | 57-65 |
| 04:31 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael is open but misses the lay-in | 57-65 |
| 04:30 | Kentucky | Mark Mills tips it but misses | 57-65 |
| 04:29 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone tips it but misses | 57-65 |
| 04:28 | Niagara | Neal Chupp pulls down the rebound | 57-65 |
| 04:23 | Niagara | James Johansson is fouled on the floor by Mark Mills - foul #2 on Mark Mills, team foul #5 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Niagara | Mark Smith (PG), Jimmy Milne (SG), Jimmy Thornhill (PF) James Johansson, Dirk Yamaguchi, David Reed | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Andrew Craft (SG) Darryl Allen, Mark Mills | |
| 04:16 | Niagara | Jimmy Milne's pass is intercepted by Samuel Johnson | 57-65 |
| 03:47 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Samuel Johnson | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Niagara | Andrew Craft is called for the reach on Neal Chupp - foul #2 on Andrew Craft, team foul #6 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Niagara | Jim Banks (PG), Charles Hyman (SF), Raymond Lee (C) Mark Smith, John Gentry, Neal Chupp | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Valente (SF), Thomas Good (C) Johnnie Stone, Huang-fu Huang | |
| Lineup | Niagara | PG - Jim Banks (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jimmy Milne (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Hyman (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jimmy Thornhill (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Raymond Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Andrew Craft (fresh) 26 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ronald Raphael (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Thomas Good (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Niagara | Jim Banks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 57-67 |
| 03:18 | Niagara | Charles Hyman tips it home | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:57 | Kentucky | Jimmy Thornhill steals the ball from Marvin Valente | 59-67 |
| 02:57 | Niagara | Niagara calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-67 |
| Subs | Niagara | James Johansson (PG), Dirk Yamaguchi (SG), Neal Chupp (C) Jim Banks, Jimmy Milne, Raymond Lee | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Kenneth Brown (PF) Samuel Johnson, Ronald Raphael | |
| 02:32 | Niagara | Jimmy Thornhill loses the ball out of bounds | 59-67 |
| Subs | Niagara | David Reed (PF) Jimmy Thornhill | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-67 |
| Subs | Niagara | Jimmy Thornhill (PF) David Reed | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:12 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft's pass is intercepted by James Johansson | 59-67 |
| 01:52 | Niagara | James Johansson is fouled on the floor by Thomas Good - foul #2 on Thomas Good, team foul #7 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael (PF), Huang-fu Huang (C) Kenneth Brown, Thomas Good | |
| 01:52 | Niagara | James Johansson misses the 1st free throw | 59-67 |
| 01:52 | Niagara | James Johansson gets the offensive rebound | 59-67 |
| 01:47 | Niagara | James Johansson loses the dribble to Ronald Raphael | 59-67 |
| 01:18 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-67 |
| 01:17 | Niagara | Charles Hyman grabs the board | 59-67 |
| 00:59 | Niagara | James Johansson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-67 |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft grabs the board | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft is hacked by Dirk Yamaguchi in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dirk Yamaguchi, team foul #9 | 59-67 |
| Subs | Niagara | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone (SF) Marvin Valente | |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft makes the 1st free throw | 59-68 |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Niagara | Jimmy Thornhill misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-69 |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft snags the defensive board | 59-69 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft is fouled in the backcourt by Dirk Yamaguchi - foul #2 on Dirk Yamaguchi, team foul #10 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Niagara | Jim Banks (PG), Jimmy Milne (SG), John Gentry (SF), David Reed (PF), Walter Jones (C) James Johansson, Dirk Yamaguchi, Charles Hyman, Jimmy Thornhill, Neal Chupp | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft misses the 2nd free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:44 | Niagara | The rebound goes to David Reed | 59-70 |
| 00:36 | Niagara | John Gentry comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 59-70 |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft grabs the defensive rebound | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Niagara | Niagara is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang misses short on an open runner from the right block | 59-70 |
| 00:12 | Niagara | David Reed snags the defensive board | 59-70 |
| 00:07 | Niagara | Jim Banks connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by John Gentry | 62-70 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen runs out the clock | 62-70 |