| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Lazaro Esposito (fresh) SG - Mtima Abdalla (fresh) SF - Robert Simmons (fresh) PF - John Hawn (fresh) C - Donald Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Randy Blair (fresh) SG - Daniel Holgate (fresh) SF - Steven Clarke (fresh) PF - Aaron Tapp (fresh) C - Mark Honea (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N. Kentucky | Donald Smith wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:33 | N. Kentucky | Robert Simmons can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | N. Kentucky | Lazaro Esposito pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | N. Kentucky | Lazaro Esposito makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by John Hawn | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Steven Clarke misses the 3 from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | N. Kentucky | Donald Smith snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | N. Kentucky | John Hawn is whistled for traveling | 2-0 |
| 18:09 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Daniel Holgate comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:07 | N. Kentucky | Lazaro Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:48 | N. Kentucky | Lazaro Esposito clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 17:47 | St. Joseph's (IN) | The rebound goes to Aaron Tapp | 2-0 |
| 17:43 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Randy Blair clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 17:42 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Mtima Abdalla | 2-0 |
| 17:21 | N. Kentucky | Lazaro Esposito hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Randy Blair - foul #1 on Randy Blair, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 17:21 | N. Kentucky | Lazaro Esposito misses the 1st free throw | 2-0 |
| 17:21 | N. Kentucky | Lazaro Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 3-0 |
| 17:05 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Steven Clarke buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Mark Honea | 3-3 |
| 16:56 | N. Kentucky | Lazaro Esposito buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 5-3 |
| 16:43 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Donald Smith is called for the reach on Steven Clarke - foul #1 on Donald Smith, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 16:28 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Randy Blair misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 5-3 |
| 16:27 | N. Kentucky | John Hawn pulls down the rebound | 5-3 |
| 16:12 | N. Kentucky | Robert Simmons buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Lazaro Esposito | 8-3 |
| 15:48 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Randy Blair makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 8-6 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Lazaro Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mtima Abdalla (fresh) SF - Robert Simmons (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Hawn (fairly fresh) C - Donald Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Randy Blair (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Holgate (fresh) SF - Steven Clarke (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Aaron Tapp (fresh) C - Mark Honea (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | N. Kentucky | Randy Blair picks off the pass by Lazaro Esposito in the backcourt | 8-6 |
| 15:43 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Randy Blair banks in the layup | 8-8 |
| 15:25 | N. Kentucky | Donald Smith hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by John Hawn | 10-8 |
| 15:16 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Aaron Tapp misses long on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by John Hawn - foul #1 on John Hawn, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | James Graham (PG), Mark Devine (SG), Jason McAnulty (SF), Antoine Heffernan (PF), Kevin Cordova (C) Lazaro Esposito, Mtima Abdalla, Robert Simmons, John Hawn, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Pete O'Brien (SF) Steven Clarke | |
| 15:16 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Aaron Tapp makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 15:16 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Aaron Tapp makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 15:09 | N. Kentucky | James Graham misses the floater from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 15:07 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Pete O'Brien pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 14:39 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Pete O'Brien hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 10-10 |
| 14:37 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Mark Honea tips it but misses | 10-10 |
| 14:36 | N. Kentucky | Kevin Cordova snags the defensive board | 10-10 |
| 14:27 | N. Kentucky | Mark Devine throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-10 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Brent Crase (SG), Alan Faulkner (SF), Travis Kumar (PF), Marty Scott (C) Randy Blair, Daniel Holgate, Aaron Tapp, Mark Honea | |
| 14:15 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Pete O'Brien misses the easy layup | 10-10 |
| 14:13 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Travis Kumar grabs the offensive board | 10-10 |
| 13:50 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Travis Kumar misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 13:48 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Marty Scott pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:31 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Antoine Heffernan steals it from Marty Scott | 10-10 |
| 13:09 | N. Kentucky | Mark Devine can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 10-10 |
| 13:08 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Alan Faulkner grabs the defensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 12:52 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Travis Kumar buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Brent Crase | 10-12 |
| 12:37 | N. Kentucky | Mark Devine is fouled on the floor by Brent Crase - foul #1 on Brent Crase, team foul #2 | 10-12 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Lazaro Esposito (PG), Mtima Abdalla (SG), Robert Simmons (SF), John Hawn (PF), Donald Smith (C) James Graham, Mark Devine, Jason McAnulty, Antoine Heffernan, Kevin Cordova | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Randy Blair (PG), Daniel Holgate (SG), Steven Clarke (SF), Aaron Tapp (PF), Mark Honea (C) Pete O'Brien, Brent Crase, Alan Faulkner, Travis Kumar, Marty Scott | |
| 12:28 | N. Kentucky | Robert Simmons misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Aaron Tapp - foul #1 on Aaron Tapp, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| 12:28 | N. Kentucky | Robert Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 12:28 | N. Kentucky | Robert Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 12:10 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Steven Clarke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-12 |
| 12:09 | N. Kentucky | Donald Smith grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 12:03 | N. Kentucky | Lazaro Esposito buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Mtima Abdalla | 15-12 |
| 11:57 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Steven Clarke is called for a charge - foul #1 on Steven Clarke, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| 11:37 | N. Kentucky | Robert Simmons blows the layup but he's hacked by Steven Clarke - foul #2 on Steven Clarke, team foul #5 | 15-12 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Pete O'Brien (SF) Steven Clarke | |
| 11:37 | N. Kentucky | Robert Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 11:37 | N. Kentucky | Robert Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Lazaro Esposito (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mtima Abdalla (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Hawn (fresh) C - Donald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Randy Blair (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Daniel Holgate (fresh) SF - Pete O'Brien (fresh) PF - Aaron Tapp (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Honea (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Randy Blair misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-12 |
| 11:19 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Mark Honea can't tip it in | 17-12 |
| 11:18 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Aaron Tapp pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 11:08 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Pete O'Brien is fouled on the floor by Robert Simmons - foul #1 on Robert Simmons, team foul #3 | 17-12 |
| 10:57 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Daniel Holgate scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Randy Blair | 17-15 |
| 10:47 | N. Kentucky | Robert Simmons is hacked by Mark Honea - foul #1 on Mark Honea, team foul #6 | 17-15 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Brent Crase (SG), Marty Scott (PF), Alan Faulkner (C) Daniel Holgate, Aaron Tapp, Mark Honea | |
| 10:42 | N. Kentucky | Robert Simmons knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Smith | 20-15 |
| 10:40 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Randy Blair's pass is intercepted by Lazaro Esposito in the backcourt | 20-15 |
| 10:24 | N. Kentucky | Mtima Abdalla drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Lazaro Esposito | 22-15 |
| 10:02 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Pete O'Brien misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-15 |
| 10:00 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Donald Smith | 22-15 |
| 09:42 | N. Kentucky | Lazaro Esposito throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-15 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | James Graham (PG), Mark Devine (SG), Jason McAnulty (SF), Antoine Heffernan (PF), Kevin Cordova (C) Lazaro Esposito, Mtima Abdalla, Robert Simmons, John Hawn, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Daniel Holgate (SG), Mark Honea (C) Randy Blair, Brent Crase | |
| 09:21 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Daniel Holgate is hacked by James Graham - foul #1 on James Graham, team foul #4 | 22-15 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Aaron Tapp (PF) Marty Scott | |
| 09:09 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Daniel Holgate loses the dribble to Kevin Cordova | 22-15 |
| 08:45 | N. Kentucky | Antoine Heffernan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-15 |
| 08:44 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Alan Faulkner gets the rebound | 22-15 |
| 08:24 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Kevin Cordova denies the turnaround by Aaron Tapp | 22-15 |
| 08:23 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Pete O'Brien tips it in | 22-17 |
| 08:07 | N. Kentucky | Mark Devine hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-17 |
| 08:06 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Alan Faulkner grabs the defensive rebound | 22-17 |
| 07:46 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Alan Faulkner knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Daniel Holgate | 22-19 |
| 07:25 | N. Kentucky | Mark Devine is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Mark Devine, team foul #5 | 22-19 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Lazaro Esposito (PG), Mtima Abdalla (SG), Robert Simmons (SF), John Hawn (PF), Donald Smith (C) James Graham, Mark Devine, Jason McAnulty, Antoine Heffernan, Kevin Cordova | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Randy Blair (PG), Brent Crase (SG), Travis Kumar (SF), Marty Scott (C) Pete O'Brien, Daniel Holgate, Alan Faulkner, Mark Honea | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Lazaro Esposito (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mtima Abdalla (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Simmons (fresh) 10 pts. PF - John Hawn (fresh) C - Donald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Randy Blair (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brent Crase (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Travis Kumar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Aaron Tapp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marty Scott (fresh) | |
| 07:05 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Aaron Tapp's pass is intercepted by John Hawn | 22-19 |
| 06:47 | N. Kentucky | Robert Simmons comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-19 |
| 06:46 | N. Kentucky | Mtima Abdalla pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 06:33 | N. Kentucky | Donald Smith misses short on a floater from close range | 22-19 |
| 06:32 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Aaron Tapp pulls down the rebound | 22-19 |
| 06:04 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Aaron Tapp misses badly on a floater from the right side | 22-19 |
| 06:03 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Brent Crase snags the offensive board | 22-19 |
| 05:58 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Brent Crase misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-19 |
| 05:57 | N. Kentucky | Robert Simmons grabs the defensive rebound | 22-19 |
| 05:52 | N. Kentucky | Lazaro Esposito knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Simmons | 24-19 |
| 05:29 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Travis Kumar blows the layup but he's hacked by Lazaro Esposito - foul #1 on Lazaro Esposito, team foul #6 | 24-19 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Antoine Heffernan (PF) John Hawn | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Daniel Holgate (SG), Mark Honea (C) Brent Crase, Aaron Tapp | |
| 05:29 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Travis Kumar makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 05:29 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Travis Kumar misses the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 05:29 | N. Kentucky | Donald Smith grabs the board | 24-20 |
| 05:04 | N. Kentucky | Lazaro Esposito buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Simmons | 27-20 |
| 04:48 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Marty Scott hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 27-20 |
| 04:47 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Daniel Holgate hits the follow up shot | 27-22 |
| 04:22 | N. Kentucky | Mtima Abdalla scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Lazaro Esposito | 30-22 |
| 04:09 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Daniel Holgate's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Smith | 30-22 |
| 04:07 | N. Kentucky | Donald Smith gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| 04:01 | N. Kentucky | Robert Simmons misses short on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Travis Kumar - foul #1 on Travis Kumar, team foul #7 | 30-22 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | James Graham (PG), Mark Devine (SG), John Hawn (PF) Lazaro Esposito, Mtima Abdalla, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Brent Crase (PG), Pete O'Brien (SF), Alan Faulkner (PF) Randy Blair, Travis Kumar, Marty Scott | |
| 04:01 | N. Kentucky | Robert Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 04:01 | N. Kentucky | Robert Simmons misses the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 04:01 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Alan Faulkner grabs the board | 31-22 |
| 03:48 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Alan Faulkner is hacked by Antoine Heffernan - foul #1 on Antoine Heffernan, team foul #7 | 31-22 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jason McAnulty (SF) Robert Simmons | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Steven Clarke (SF) Brent Crase | |
| 03:48 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Alan Faulkner makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 03:48 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Alan Faulkner makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 03:31 | N. Kentucky | James Graham misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-24 |
| 03:30 | N. Kentucky | Mark Devine tips it but misses | 31-24 |
| 03:29 | N. Kentucky | John Hawn snags the offensive board | 31-24 |
| 03:21 | N. Kentucky | Jason McAnulty knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Graham | 33-24 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - James Graham (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Devine (fresh) SF - Jason McAnulty (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Hawn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Antoine Heffernan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Pete O'Brien (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Holgate (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Clarke (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alan Faulkner (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Honea (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:00 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Mark Honea misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 33-24 |
| 02:58 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Antoine Heffernan | 33-24 |
| 02:52 | N. Kentucky | Jason McAnulty misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 33-24 |
| 02:50 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Alan Faulkner pulls down the rebound | 33-24 |
| 02:25 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Pete O'Brien misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by James Graham - foul #2 on James Graham, team foul #8 | 33-24 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Lazaro Esposito (PG), Mtima Abdalla (SG), Robert Simmons (SF), Kevin Cordova (PF), Donald Smith (C) James Graham, Mark Devine, Jason McAnulty, John Hawn, Antoine Heffernan | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Randy Blair (PG), Aaron Tapp (PF), Marty Scott (C) Daniel Holgate, Alan Faulkner, Mark Honea | |
| 02:25 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Pete O'Brien makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 02:25 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Pete O'Brien makes the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 02:10 | N. Kentucky | Pete O'Brien steps in front of the Mtima Abdalla pass | 33-26 |
| 02:06 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Pete O'Brien lays it up and in | 33-28 |
| 01:44 | N. Kentucky | Steven Clarke steps in front of the Lazaro Esposito pass | 33-28 |
| 01:32 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Aaron Tapp misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 33-28 |
| 01:31 | N. Kentucky | Donald Smith snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| 01:02 | N. Kentucky | Donald Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 01:01 | N. Kentucky | Mtima Abdalla gets the offensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 00:53 | N. Kentucky | Donald Smith misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Marty Scott - foul #1 on Marty Scott, team foul #8 | 33-28 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | John Hawn (PF) Kevin Cordova | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Alan Faulkner (SF) Steven Clarke | |
| 00:53 | N. Kentucky | Donald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 00:53 | N. Kentucky | Donald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 00:41 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Marty Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-28 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Brent Crase (SG) Pete O'Brien | |
| 00:29 | N. Kentucky | Mtima Abdalla drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Lazaro Esposito | 38-28 |
| 00:05 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Alan Faulkner misses short on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Lazaro Esposito - foul #2 on Lazaro Esposito, team foul #9 | 38-28 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | James Graham (PG), Mark Devine (SG), Jason McAnulty (SF), Antoine Heffernan (C) Lazaro Esposito, Mtima Abdalla, Robert Simmons, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Daniel Holgate (SG), Travis Kumar (PF), Mark Honea (C) Brent Crase, Aaron Tapp, Marty Scott | |
| 00:05 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Alan Faulkner misses the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 00:05 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Alan Faulkner misses the 2nd free throw | 38-28 |
| 00:05 | N. Kentucky | John Hawn grabs the board | 38-28 |
| 00:01 | N. Kentucky | James Graham buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-28 |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Randy Blair can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 41-28 |