| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Frank Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Clay (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anderson Canizales (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Lewis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. C - Darrick Badillo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - James Thornhill (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Kim (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Shanahan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Blair (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Eugene Jenkins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Kentucky | Anderson Canizales inbounds the ball | 48-36 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:51 | N. Kentucky | Anderson Canizales clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-36 |
| 19:49 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard Blair pulls down the rebound | 48-36 |
| 19:42 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Eugene Jenkins misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-36 |
| 19:40 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard Blair tips it back up and in | 48-38 |
| 19:26 | N. Kentucky | Frank Patterson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 19:24 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Shanahan grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 19:05 | St. Joseph's (IN) | James Thornhill can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 48-38 |
| 19:03 | St. Joseph's (IN) | James Thornhill misses the tip | 48-38 |
| 19:02 | N. Kentucky | Anderson Canizales snags the defensive board | 48-38 |
| 18:47 | N. Kentucky | Frank Patterson double dribbles | 48-38 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Travis Rouse (PG), William Campisi (C) Frank Patterson, Darrick Badillo | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| 18:21 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Shanahan is fouled on the floor by William Campisi - foul #1 on William Campisi, team foul #1 | 48-38 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | William Baty (SG), Joshua Burgin (SF), Jack Gaskin (PF) Michael Clay, Anderson Canizales, John Lewis | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Michael Curtis (PG), Christopher Green (SG), Pat Lockridge (SF), Robert Jaynes (PF), Richard McElvaine (C) James Thornhill, David Kim, John Shanahan, Richard Blair, Eugene Jenkins | |
| 18:08 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard McElvaine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-38 |
| 18:00 | N. Kentucky | Travis Rouse misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-38 |
| 17:59 | N. Kentucky | William Campisi tips it back up and in | 50-38 |
| 17:38 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard McElvaine's fadeaway is rejected by Joshua Burgin | 50-38 |
| 17:37 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Christopher Green tips it but misses | 50-38 |
| 17:35 | N. Kentucky | Travis Rouse pulls down the rebound | 50-38 |
| 17:27 | N. Kentucky | Joshua Burgin misses short on a floater from the left side | 50-38 |
| 17:25 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Michael Curtis gets the rebound | 50-38 |
| 17:20 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Travis Rouse is called for the reach on Christopher Green - foul #2 on Travis Rouse, team foul #2 | 50-38 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Frank Patterson (PG), Anderson Canizales (SF), Darrick Badillo (C) Travis Rouse, Joshua Burgin, William Campisi | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | James Thornhill (PG), David Kim (SG), John Shanahan (SF) Michael Curtis, Christopher Green, Pat Lockridge | |
| 17:06 | St. Joseph's (IN) | David Kim misses the easy layup but the foul's on William Baty - foul #2 on William Baty, team foul #3 | 50-38 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Michael Clay (SG), John Lewis (PF) William Baty, Jack Gaskin | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard Blair (PF) Richard McElvaine | |
| 17:06 | St. Joseph's (IN) | David Kim makes the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 17:06 | St. Joseph's (IN) | David Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 16:48 | N. Kentucky | Darrick Badillo can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-40 |
| 16:46 | N. Kentucky | Anderson Canizales gets the offensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 16:36 | N. Kentucky | Michael Clay comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-40 |
| 16:34 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Shanahan snags the defensive board | 50-40 |
| 16:30 | St. Joseph's (IN) | James Thornhill throws it down on a nice dish by John Shanahan | 50-42 |
| 16:22 | N. Kentucky | John Lewis is whistled for a carry | 50-42 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Travis Rouse (PG), Joshua Burgin (SF), Jack Gaskin (PF) Frank Patterson, Anderson Canizales, John Lewis | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Christopher Green (PG), Michael Curtis (SF), Eugene Jenkins (C) James Thornhill, John Shanahan, Robert Jaynes | |
| 16:15 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Christopher Green's layup is rejected by Jack Gaskin | 50-42 |
| 16:14 | St. Joseph's (IN) | David Kim grabs the offensive board | 50-42 |
| 16:08 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Eugene Jenkins makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Kim | 50-44 |
| 15:46 | N. Kentucky | Travis Rouse can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 15:45 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Eugene Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 50-44 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Travis Rouse (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Clay (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Burgin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jack Gaskin (fresh) 5 pts. C - Darrick Badillo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Christopher Green (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Kim (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Curtis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Blair (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Eugene Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Michael Curtis's pass is intercepted by Michael Clay in the backcourt | 50-44 |
| 15:26 | N. Kentucky | Jack Gaskin is whistled for traveling | 50-44 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Frank Patterson (PG), William Baty (SG), Anderson Canizales (SF), John Lewis (PF), William Campisi (C) Travis Rouse, Michael Clay, Joshua Burgin, Jack Gaskin, Darrick Badillo | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | James Thornhill (PG), Richard McElvaine (PF) David Kim, Richard Blair | |
| 15:11 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Eugene Jenkins makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Michael Curtis | 50-47 |
| 14:55 | N. Kentucky | John Lewis hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 14:36 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Eugene Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 53-47 |
| 14:34 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to William Baty | 53-47 |
| 14:28 | N. Kentucky | William Baty double dribbles | 53-47 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Travis Rouse (PG), Joshua Burgin (SF), Jack Gaskin (PF) Frank Patterson, Anderson Canizales, John Lewis | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Thomas Ramsey (PG), Russel Shrout (SG), John Shanahan (SF), Robert Jaynes (PF) James Thornhill, Christopher Green, Michael Curtis, Eugene Jenkins | |
| 14:26 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Russel Shrout is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Russel Shrout, team foul #1 | 53-47 |
| 14:14 | N. Kentucky | Travis Rouse misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-47 |
| 14:12 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Jaynes snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 13:49 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Russel Shrout scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Robert Jaynes | 53-50 |
| 13:45 | N. Kentucky | William Baty's layup is rejected by Robert Jaynes | 53-50 |
| 13:43 | N. Kentucky | William Campisi misses the tip | 53-50 |
| 13:42 | N. Kentucky | William Campisi grabs the offensive rebound | 53-50 |
| 13:37 | N. Kentucky | Travis Rouse misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 13:35 | St. Joseph's (IN) | The rebound goes to Richard McElvaine | 53-50 |
| 13:31 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Shanahan misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 53-50 |
| 13:29 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Jaynes tips it but misses | 53-50 |
| 13:27 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to William Campisi | 53-50 |
| 13:22 | N. Kentucky | Travis Rouse clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-50 |
| 13:20 | St. Joseph's (IN) | The rebound goes to John Shanahan | 53-50 |
| 13:17 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Travis Rouse is called for the reach on Thomas Ramsey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Travis Rouse, team foul #4 | 53-50 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Michael Clay (SG), Anderson Canizales (SF), John Lewis (PF), Darrick Badillo (C) William Baty, Joshua Burgin, Jack Gaskin, William Campisi | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | James Thornhill (PG), David Kim (SG), Richard Blair (PF) Thomas Ramsey, Russel Shrout, Richard McElvaine | |
| 13:03 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Shanahan misses badly on the uncontested turnaround from the right block | 53-50 |
| 13:01 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Jaynes can't tip it in | 53-50 |
| 13:00 | St. Joseph's (IN) | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Blair | 53-50 |
| 12:49 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard Blair scores on a floater from the left block | 53-52 |
| 12:28 | N. Kentucky | Michael Clay hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Anderson Canizales | 56-52 |
| 12:08 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Travis Rouse is called for the reach on James Thornhill - foul #4 on Travis Rouse, team foul #5 | 56-52 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Frank Patterson (PG), Jack Gaskin (PF), William Campisi (C) Travis Rouse, John Lewis, Darrick Badillo | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Christopher Green (PG), Michael Curtis (SF), Pat Lockridge (PF), Eugene Jenkins (C) James Thornhill, John Shanahan, Richard Blair, Robert Jaynes | |
| 11:43 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Pat Lockridge is fouled on the floor by Jack Gaskin - foul #1 on Jack Gaskin, team foul #6 | 56-52 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | William Baty (SG), Joshua Burgin (SF) Michael Clay, Anderson Canizales | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Russel Shrout (SG) David Kim | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Frank Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Baty (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SF - Joshua Burgin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jack Gaskin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - William Campisi (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Christopher Green (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Russel Shrout (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Curtis (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Pat Lockridge (fresh) 3 pts. C - Eugene Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:33 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Joshua Burgin steals the ball from Pat Lockridge | 56-52 |
| 11:24 | N. Kentucky | Joshua Burgin is hacked by Michael Curtis - foul #2 on Michael Curtis, team foul #2 | 56-52 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard McElvaine (PF) Russel Shrout | |
| 11:12 | N. Kentucky | Frank Patterson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-52 |
| 11:11 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard McElvaine grabs the board | 56-52 |
| 11:05 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Eugene Jenkins banks in the layup and the foul's on William Campisi - foul #2 on William Campisi, team foul #7 | 56-54 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | James Thornhill (PG), Richard Blair (PF) Pat Lockridge, Richard McElvaine | |
| 11:05 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Eugene Jenkins misses the free throw | 56-54 |
| 11:05 | N. Kentucky | William Baty grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 10:43 | N. Kentucky | Jack Gaskin misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 10:41 | N. Kentucky | William Baty pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-54 |
| 10:25 | N. Kentucky | Jack Gaskin makes the shot from the left block on a great pass from William Baty | 58-54 |
| 10:08 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Eugene Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Frank Patterson - foul #2 on Frank Patterson, team foul #8 | 58-54 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Travis Rouse (PG), Michael Clay (SG), Anderson Canizales (SF), John Lewis (PF), Darrick Badillo (C) Frank Patterson, William Baty, Joshua Burgin, Jack Gaskin, William Campisi | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | David Kim (SG), John Shanahan (SF), Robert Jaynes (PF) Christopher Green, Michael Curtis, Richard Blair | |
| 10:08 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Eugene Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 10:08 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Darrick Badillo | 58-54 |
| 09:53 | N. Kentucky | Darrick Badillo is whistled for a carry | 58-54 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Thomas Ramsey (PG), Richard McElvaine (C) James Thornhill, Eugene Jenkins | |
| 09:33 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Thomas Ramsey misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Darrick Badillo - foul #1 on Darrick Badillo, team foul #9 | 58-54 |
| 09:33 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Thomas Ramsey misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 09:33 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Thomas Ramsey makes the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 09:18 | N. Kentucky | Robert Jaynes is called for the reach on John Lewis - foul #2 on Robert Jaynes, team foul #3 | 58-55 |
| 09:13 | N. Kentucky | Anderson Canizales misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 58-55 |
| 09:11 | N. Kentucky | Michael Clay tips it back up and in | 60-55 |
| 08:50 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard McElvaine misses badly on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by John Lewis - foul #4 on John Lewis, team foul #10 | 60-55 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | William Baty (SG), William Campisi (C) Michael Clay, Darrick Badillo | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | James Thornhill (PG), Michael Curtis (SF), Richard Blair (PF) Thomas Ramsey, John Shanahan, Robert Jaynes | |
| 08:50 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard McElvaine misses the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 08:50 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard McElvaine misses the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| 08:50 | N. Kentucky | Anderson Canizales pulls down the rebound | 60-55 |
| 08:36 | N. Kentucky | Travis Rouse misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-55 |
| 08:34 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 08:19 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard Blair can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by William Baty - foul #3 on William Baty, team foul #11 | 60-55 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Lynn Sherrill (SF), Jack Gaskin (PF) Anderson Canizales, John Lewis | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Christopher Green (SG), Pat Lockridge (C) David Kim, Richard McElvaine | |
| 08:19 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard Blair makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 08:19 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| 08:07 | N. Kentucky | Jack Gaskin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-57 |
| 08:05 | N. Kentucky | Travis Rouse snags the offensive board | 60-57 |
| 07:55 | N. Kentucky | Jack Gaskin misses the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Richard Blair - foul #1 on Richard Blair, team foul #4 | 60-57 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Frank Patterson (PG), Michael Clay (SG), Joshua Burgin (SF) Travis Rouse, William Baty, Lynn Sherrill | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| 07:55 | N. Kentucky | Jack Gaskin makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 07:55 | N. Kentucky | Jack Gaskin makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 07:37 | St. Joseph's (IN) | James Thornhill makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Green | 62-59 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Frank Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Clay (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Burgin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - Jack Gaskin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - William Campisi (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - James Thornhill (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Green (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Curtis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Blair (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. C - Pat Lockridge (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:16 | N. Kentucky | Michael Clay is hacked by Christopher Green - foul #2 on Christopher Green, team foul #5 | 62-59 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Travis Rouse (SF), Darrick Badillo (C) Joshua Burgin, William Campisi | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Russel Shrout (SG), John Shanahan (SF), Robert Jaynes (PF), Eugene Jenkins (C) James Thornhill, Michael Curtis, Richard Blair, Pat Lockridge | |
| 07:02 | N. Kentucky | Darrick Badillo drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-59 |
| 06:51 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Eugene Jenkins misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Jack Gaskin - foul #2 on Jack Gaskin, team foul #12 | 65-59 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | William Baty (SG), Anderson Canizales (SF), John Lewis (PF) Frank Patterson, Michael Clay, Jack Gaskin | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Thomas Ramsey (PG), David Kim (SG) Christopher Green, Russel Shrout | |
| 06:51 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Eugene Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 06:51 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Eugene Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| 06:38 | N. Kentucky | Travis Rouse comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 65-60 |
| 06:36 | N. Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Rouse | 65-60 |
| 06:25 | N. Kentucky | Darrick Badillo misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 65-60 |
| 06:24 | N. Kentucky | William Baty pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-60 |
| 06:19 | N. Kentucky | John Lewis scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Anderson Canizales | 67-60 |
| 06:03 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Eugene Jenkins banks in the layup on a nice dish by Thomas Ramsey | 67-62 |
| 05:44 | N. Kentucky | William Baty loses the ball out of bounds | 67-62 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Michael Clay (SG), Jack Gaskin (PF), William Campisi (C) Travis Rouse, John Lewis, Darrick Badillo | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | James Thornhill (PG), Michael Curtis (SF), Richard Blair (PF), Richard McElvaine (C) Thomas Ramsey, John Shanahan, Robert Jaynes, Eugene Jenkins | |
| 05:29 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Michael Curtis scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by David Kim | 67-65 |
| 05:09 | N. Kentucky | William Campisi buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Baty | 70-65 |
| 05:07 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jack Gaskin picks off the pass by David Kim in the backcourt | 70-65 |
| 04:53 | N. Kentucky | Jack Gaskin misses the lay-in | 70-65 |
| 04:51 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard Blair pulls down the rebound | 70-65 |
| 04:33 | St. Joseph's (IN) | James Thornhill misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William Baty - foul #4 on William Baty, team foul #13 | 70-65 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Frank Patterson (PG), Joshua Burgin (SF), John Lewis (PF) Michael Clay, Anderson Canizales, William Campisi | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Christopher Green (SG), John Shanahan (SF), Robert Jaynes (PF) David Kim, Michael Curtis, Richard Blair | |
| 04:33 | St. Joseph's (IN) | James Thornhill makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 04:33 | St. Joseph's (IN) | James Thornhill makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 04:20 | N. Kentucky | William Baty's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 70-67 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Travis Rouse (SF), Stephen Ross (C) William Baty, Jack Gaskin | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Russel Shrout (SG) James Thornhill | |
| 04:05 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Russel Shrout comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-67 |
| 04:04 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Shanahan misses the tip | 70-67 |
| 04:03 | N. Kentucky | Stephen Ross gets the rebound | 70-67 |
| 03:51 | N. Kentucky | Frank Patterson connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-67 |
| 03:28 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Jaynes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Frank Patterson - foul #3 on Frank Patterson, team foul #14 | 73-67 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Michael Clay (SG), Darrick Badillo (C) Travis Rouse, John Lewis | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Michael Curtis (PG), Richard Blair (PF), Eugene Jenkins (C) Russel Shrout, John Shanahan, Richard McElvaine | |
| 03:28 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Jaynes misses the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 03:28 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Jaynes makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Frank Patterson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Clay (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joshua Burgin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - Stephen Ross (fresh) C - Darrick Badillo (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Michael Curtis (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Green (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Jaynes (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Richard Blair (fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. C - Eugene Jenkins (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | N. Kentucky | Michael Clay buries a shot from the free throw line | 75-68 |
| 03:08 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Michael Curtis is hacked by Frank Patterson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Frank Patterson, team foul #15 | 75-68 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Travis Rouse (PG), Lynn Sherrill (SF), Jack Gaskin (PF) Frank Patterson, Joshua Burgin, Stephen Ross | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | James Thornhill (PG) Robert Jaynes | |
| 03:08 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Michael Curtis makes the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 03:08 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Michael Curtis makes the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 02:52 | N. Kentucky | Jack Gaskin misses the lay-in | 75-70 |
| 02:50 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard Blair gets the rebound | 75-70 |
| 02:50 | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-70 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Frank Patterson (PG), Anderson Canizales (SF), John Lewis (PF) Travis Rouse, Lynn Sherrill, Jack Gaskin | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | David Kim (SG), John Shanahan (SF) Christopher Green, Michael Curtis | |
| 02:29 | St. Joseph's (IN) | David Kim misses the easy layup | 75-70 |
| 02:27 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Shanahan hits the follow up shot | 75-72 |
| 02:13 | N. Kentucky | John Lewis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 75-72 |
| 02:11 | St. Joseph's (IN) | David Kim grabs the defensive rebound | 75-72 |
| 02:07 | St. Joseph's (IN) | James Thornhill is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Clay - foul #3 on Michael Clay, team foul #16 | 75-72 |
| 02:07 | St. Joseph's (IN) | James Thornhill makes the 1st free throw | 75-73 |
| 02:07 | St. Joseph's (IN) | James Thornhill makes the 2nd free throw | 75-74 |
| 01:44 | N. Kentucky | Michael Clay comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-74 |
| 01:43 | St. Joseph's (IN) | The rebound goes to Richard Blair | 75-74 |
| 01:27 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Michael Clay steals the ball from Richard Blair | 75-74 |
| 01:16 | N. Kentucky | Michael Clay knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 78-74 |
| 01:10 | St. Joseph's (IN) | James Thornhill is hacked by Darrick Badillo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Darrick Badillo, team foul #17 | 78-74 |
| 01:10 | St. Joseph's (IN) | James Thornhill makes the 1st free throw | 78-75 |
| 01:10 | St. Joseph's (IN) | James Thornhill makes the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |
| 00:57 | N. Kentucky | John Lewis scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Frank Patterson | 81-76 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:42 | St. Joseph's (IN) | James Thornhill misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 81-76 |
| 00:40 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Eugene Jenkins grabs the offensive board | 81-76 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:38 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Eugene Jenkins misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 81-76 |
| 00:37 | N. Kentucky | John Lewis gets the rebound | 81-76 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:34 | N. Kentucky | John Lewis is hacked by James Thornhill in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Thornhill, team foul #6 | 81-76 |
| 00:33 | N. Kentucky | James Thornhill is called for the reach on Michael Clay - foul #4 on James Thornhill, team foul #7 | 81-76 |
| 00:33 | N. Kentucky | Michael Clay makes the 1st free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:33 | N. Kentucky | Michael Clay makes the 2nd free throw | 83-76 |
| 00:29 | St. Joseph's (IN) | James Thornhill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 83-76 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Joshua Burgin (SF) Anderson Canizales | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| 00:28 | N. Kentucky | David Kim is called for the reach on Michael Clay - foul #1 on David Kim, team foul #8 | 83-76 |
| 00:28 | N. Kentucky | Michael Clay misses the 1st free throw | 83-76 |
| 00:28 | St. Joseph's (IN) | The rebound goes to Richard Blair | 83-76 |
| 00:22 | St. Joseph's (IN) | James Thornhill is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 83-76 |
| 00:21 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Richard Blair grabs the offensive board | 83-76 |
| 00:19 | St. Joseph's (IN) | David Kim comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 83-76 |
| 00:17 | N. Kentucky | Joshua Burgin grabs the board | 83-76 |
| 00:14 | N. Kentucky | Joshua Burgin is fouled in the backcourt by James Thornhill - foul #5 on James Thornhill, team foul #9 | 83-76 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Michael Curtis (PG) James Thornhill | |
| 00:14 | N. Kentucky | Joshua Burgin makes the 1st free throw | 84-76 |
| 00:14 | N. Kentucky | Joshua Burgin misses the 2nd free throw | 84-76 |
| 00:14 | St. Joseph's (IN) | John Shanahan gets the rebound | 84-76 |
| 00:06 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Michael Curtis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 84-76 |
| 00:05 | N. Kentucky | John Lewis grabs the defensive rebound | 84-76 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | N. Kentucky | Frank Patterson runs out the clock | 84-76 |