| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - George Errico (fresh) SG - Miguel Cano (fresh) SF - Arthur Stephenson (fresh) PF - Njau Agbayani (fresh) C - Fernando Ruiz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mercyhurst | PG - Riley Seals (fresh) SG - John Brase (fresh) SF - Timothy Fellers (fresh) PF - David Boyer (fresh) C - Johnnie Buchanan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:43 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Stephenson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Mercyhurst | Johnnie Buchanan pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Mercyhurst | David Boyer misses the dunk attempt | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Arthur Stephenson | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | N. Kentucky | Miguel Cano loses the ball out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Mercyhurst | Johnnie Buchanan misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Miguel Cano - foul #1 on Miguel Cano, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Mercyhurst | Johnnie Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:51 | Mercyhurst | Johnnie Buchanan makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:43 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Stephenson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Mercyhurst | David Boyer pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | Mercyhurst | David Boyer buries a turnaround from the right block | 0-4 |
| 18:13 | N. Kentucky | Johnnie Buchanan takes the ball from Miguel Cano | 0-4 |
| 18:04 | Mercyhurst | Riley Seals is fouled on the floor by Arthur Stephenson - foul #1 on Arthur Stephenson, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 17:49 | Mercyhurst | Johnnie Buchanan banks in the layup | 0-6 |
| 17:32 | N. Kentucky | Njau Agbayani connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from George Errico | 2-6 |
| 17:14 | Mercyhurst | Johnnie Buchanan hits the finger roll | 2-8 |
| 17:05 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Stephenson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-8 |
| 17:04 | Mercyhurst | Johnnie Buchanan grabs the defensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 17:00 | Mercyhurst | Johnnie Buchanan's pass is intercepted by Arthur Stephenson | 2-8 |
| 16:57 | N. Kentucky | George Errico blows the layup | 2-8 |
| 16:56 | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz grabs the offensive rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:51 | N. Kentucky | Miguel Cano misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-8 |
| 16:50 | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz snags the offensive board | 2-8 |
| 16:42 | N. Kentucky | Njau Agbayani misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 2-8 |
| 16:40 | Mercyhurst | John Brase gets the rebound | 2-8 |
| 16:27 | Mercyhurst | Timothy Fellers lays it in | 2-10 |
| 16:12 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Stephenson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 2-10 |
| 16:11 | N. Kentucky | Njau Agbayani tips it but misses | 2-10 |
| 16:10 | Mercyhurst | David Boyer grabs the defensive rebound | 2-10 |
| 16:01 | Mercyhurst | Njau Agbayani picks off the pass by David Boyer | 2-10 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - George Errico (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Miguel Cano (fairly fresh) SF - Arthur Stephenson (fairly fresh) PF - Njau Agbayani (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Fernando Ruiz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercyhurst | PG - Riley Seals (fairly fresh) SG - John Brase (fairly fresh) SF - Timothy Fellers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Boyer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Johnnie Buchanan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Stephenson buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Fernando Ruiz | 4-10 |
| 15:42 | Mercyhurst | David Boyer is hacked by Fernando Ruiz - foul #1 on Fernando Ruiz, team foul #3 | 4-10 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Jones (PG), Xi-Wang Wen (SG), Gary Willman (SF), Keith Gallagher (PF) George Errico, Miguel Cano, Arthur Stephenson, Njau Agbayani | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| 15:31 | Mercyhurst | Riley Seals is fouled on the floor by David Jones - foul #1 on David Jones, team foul #4 | 4-10 |
| 15:14 | Mercyhurst | Timothy Fellers drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 4-12 |
| 15:04 | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz's pass is intercepted by Timothy Fellers | 4-12 |
| 14:52 | Mercyhurst | Riley Seals misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-12 |
| 14:50 | N. Kentucky | Xi-Wang Wen grabs the board | 4-12 |
| 14:45 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 6-12 |
| 14:23 | Mercyhurst | David Boyer buries a shot from the left side | 6-14 |
| 14:07 | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz slams it home on a nice dish by Gary Willman | 8-14 |
| 13:54 | Mercyhurst | John Brase misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 8-14 |
| 13:52 | Mercyhurst | Johnnie Buchanan tips it back up and in | 8-16 |
| 13:32 | N. Kentucky | Keith Gallagher is fouled on the floor by David Boyer - foul #1 on David Boyer, team foul #1 | 8-16 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Miguel Cano (SG), Frederick Chaffin (SF), Njau Agbayani (PF) David Jones, Gary Willman, Keith Gallagher | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| 13:23 | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz's layup is rejected by Johnnie Buchanan | 8-16 |
| 13:21 | N. Kentucky | Xi-Wang Wen snags the offensive board | 8-16 |
| 13:07 | N. Kentucky | Miguel Cano misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 8-16 |
| 13:05 | Mercyhurst | David Boyer snags the defensive board | 8-16 |
| 12:48 | Mercyhurst | Timothy Fellers misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 8-16 |
| 12:47 | Mercyhurst | David Boyer tips it back up and in | 8-18 |
| 12:39 | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz clanks a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Johnnie Buchanan - foul #1 on Johnnie Buchanan, team foul #2 | 8-18 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | George Errico (PG), Arthur Stephenson (SF) Xi-Wang Wen, Frederick Chaffin | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| 12:39 | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz makes the 1st free throw | 9-18 |
| 12:39 | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz misses the 2nd free throw | 9-18 |
| 12:39 | Mercyhurst | The rebound goes to David Boyer | 9-18 |
| 12:18 | Mercyhurst | Riley Seals hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnnie Buchanan | 9-20 |
| 12:09 | N. Kentucky | Miguel Cano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-20 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman (SF) Fernando Ruiz | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| 11:58 | Mercyhurst | George Errico is called for the reach on Riley Seals - foul #1 on George Errico, team foul #5 | 9-20 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - George Errico (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Miguel Cano (fresh) SF - Gary Willman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Arthur Stephenson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Njau Agbayani (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mercyhurst | PG - Riley Seals (tiring) 2 pts. SG - John Brase (tiring) SF - Timothy Fellers (tiring) 4 pts. PF - David Boyer (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Johnnie Buchanan (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Mercyhurst | Johnnie Buchanan misses short on a shot from the right wing | 9-20 |
| 11:43 | N. Kentucky | George Errico grabs the defensive rebound | 9-20 |
| 11:39 | N. Kentucky | Riley Seals steals it from Miguel Cano | 9-20 |
| 11:25 | Mercyhurst | Johnnie Buchanan connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Riley Seals | 9-23 |
| 11:16 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-23 |
| 11:14 | Mercyhurst | The rebound goes to Riley Seals | 9-23 |
| 11:09 | Mercyhurst | Riley Seals makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from John Brase | 9-25 |
| 10:59 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Stephenson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-25 |
| 10:39 | Mercyhurst | Johnnie Buchanan is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Johnnie Buchanan, team foul #3 | 12-25 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Xi-Wang Wen (SG), Frederick Chaffin (SF), Keith Gallagher (PF) Miguel Cano, Gary Willman, Arthur Stephenson | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| 10:30 | N. Kentucky | Njau Agbayani misses long on a floater from the left side | 12-25 |
| 10:28 | Mercyhurst | Timothy Fellers gets the rebound | 12-25 |
| 10:22 | Mercyhurst | Johnnie Buchanan blows the layup but he's fouled by Frederick Chaffin - foul #1 on Frederick Chaffin, team foul #6 | 12-25 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Jones (PG), Fernando Ruiz (C) George Errico, Njau Agbayani | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| 10:22 | Mercyhurst | Johnnie Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 12-26 |
| 10:22 | Mercyhurst | Johnnie Buchanan misses the 2nd free throw | 12-26 |
| 10:22 | N. Kentucky | Frederick Chaffin gets the rebound | 12-26 |
| 10:03 | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 12-26 |
| 10:01 | N. Kentucky | Keith Gallagher tips it but misses | 12-26 |
| 09:59 | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz hits the follow up shot | 14-26 |
| 09:41 | Mercyhurst | Johnnie Buchanan clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-26 |
| 09:39 | N. Kentucky | Keith Gallagher snags the defensive board | 14-26 |
| 09:33 | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by David Boyer - foul #2 on David Boyer, team foul #4 | 14-26 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Miguel Cano (SG), Arthur Stephenson (SF) Xi-Wang Wen, Frederick Chaffin | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| 09:33 | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz makes the 1st free throw | 15-26 |
| 09:33 | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz misses the 2nd free throw | 15-26 |
| 09:33 | Mercyhurst | John Brase gets the rebound | 15-26 |
| 09:21 | Mercyhurst | Johnnie Buchanan misses the easy layup | 15-26 |
| 09:20 | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz pulls down the rebound | 15-26 |
| 09:06 | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 15-26 |
| 09:05 | Mercyhurst | The rebound goes to David Boyer | 15-26 |
| 08:46 | Mercyhurst | David Boyer clanks a jumper in the paint | 15-26 |
| 08:45 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Fernando Ruiz | 15-26 |
| 08:25 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Stephenson makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Keith Gallagher | 18-26 |
| 08:25 | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 18-26 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | George Errico (PG), Gary Willman (SF) David Jones, Fernando Ruiz | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| 08:04 | Mercyhurst | John Brase can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-26 |
| 08:02 | N. Kentucky | Keith Gallagher grabs the defensive rebound | 18-26 |
| 07:55 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Miguel Cano | 20-26 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - George Errico (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Miguel Cano (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Willman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Arthur Stephenson (fresh) 8 pts. C - Keith Gallagher (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercyhurst | PG - Riley Seals (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Brase (tired) 1 ast. SF - Timothy Fellers (tiring) 4 pts. PF - David Boyer (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Johnnie Buchanan (tired) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Mercyhurst | Johnnie Buchanan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-26 |
| 07:39 | Mercyhurst | Johnnie Buchanan gets the offensive rebound | 20-26 |
| 07:23 | Mercyhurst | Riley Seals is hacked by George Errico - foul #2 on George Errico, team foul #7 | 20-26 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Jones (PG), Njau Agbayani (C) George Errico, Keith Gallagher | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| 07:23 | Mercyhurst | Riley Seals makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 07:23 | Mercyhurst | Riley Seals misses the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 07:23 | N. Kentucky | Njau Agbayani gets the rebound | 20-27 |
| 07:02 | N. Kentucky | Njau Agbayani connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Miguel Cano | 23-27 |
| 06:52 | Mercyhurst | Njau Agbayani steals the ball from David Boyer | 23-27 |
| 06:34 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Brase - foul #1 on John Brase, team foul #5 | 23-27 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz (C) Arthur Stephenson | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| 06:34 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman misses the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 06:34 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 06:14 | Mercyhurst | John Brase clanks a jumper from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 06:13 | Mercyhurst | David Boyer snags the offensive board | 24-27 |
| 05:52 | Mercyhurst | John Brase is fouled on the floor by Gary Willman - foul #1 on Gary Willman, team foul #8 | 24-27 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Frederick Chaffin (SF) Gary Willman | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| 05:52 | Mercyhurst | John Brase makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 05:52 | Mercyhurst | John Brase makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 05:38 | N. Kentucky | Miguel Cano buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by David Jones | 27-29 |
| 05:31 | Mercyhurst | Timothy Fellers loses the dribble to Njau Agbayani | 27-29 |
| 05:17 | N. Kentucky | Njau Agbayani misses the easy layup | 27-29 |
| 05:16 | Mercyhurst | Johnnie Buchanan pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 05:11 | Mercyhurst | Timothy Fellers hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Fernando Ruiz - foul #2 on Fernando Ruiz, team foul #9 | 27-29 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Xi-Wang Wen (SG), Arthur Stephenson (SF), Keith Gallagher (PF) Miguel Cano, Frederick Chaffin, Fernando Ruiz | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | Matope Dong (SF) David Boyer | |
| 05:11 | Mercyhurst | Timothy Fellers makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 05:11 | Mercyhurst | Timothy Fellers misses the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 05:11 | Mercyhurst | The offensive rebound goes to Matope Dong | 27-30 |
| 05:02 | Mercyhurst | John Brase can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-30 |
| 05:01 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Arthur Stephenson | 27-30 |
| 04:55 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Stephenson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-30 |
| 04:54 | Mercyhurst | Riley Seals pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 04:48 | Mercyhurst | John Brase hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Riley Seals | 27-32 |
| 04:41 | N. Kentucky | Riley Seals steals the ball from Arthur Stephenson | 27-32 |
| 04:22 | Mercyhurst | Johnnie Buchanan's floater is tipped away by Njau Agbayani | 27-32 |
| 04:21 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Njau Agbayani | 27-32 |
| 04:05 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Stephenson hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Keith Gallagher | 30-32 |
| 03:58 | Mercyhurst | John Brase loses the ball out of bounds | 30-32 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | George Errico (PG), Miguel Cano (SG), Gary Willman (SF), Fernando Ruiz (C) David Jones, Xi-Wang Wen, Arthur Stephenson, Keith Gallagher | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | David Boyer (PF) Matope Dong | |
| 03:42 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 30-32 |
| 03:41 | N. Kentucky | Miguel Cano snags the offensive board | 30-32 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - George Errico (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Miguel Cano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Willman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Njau Agbayani (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Fernando Ruiz (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mercyhurst | PG - Riley Seals (tired) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Brase (tired) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Fellers (tired) 5 pts. PF - David Boyer (tired) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Johnnie Buchanan (very tired) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:28 | N. Kentucky | Miguel Cano drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from George Errico | 33-32 |
| 03:15 | Mercyhurst | Johnnie Buchanan loses the ball out of bounds | 33-32 |
| 02:53 | N. Kentucky | Fernando Ruiz drills a shot from close range on a great pass from George Errico | 35-32 |
| 02:40 | Mercyhurst | Fernando Ruiz blocks the short jumper by Johnnie Buchanan | 35-32 |
| 02:38 | N. Kentucky | George Errico snags the defensive board | 35-32 |
| 02:23 | N. Kentucky | Miguel Cano can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 02:21 | Mercyhurst | Timothy Fellers gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 02:02 | Mercyhurst | John Brase clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 02:01 | N. Kentucky | Njau Agbayani grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 01:55 | N. Kentucky | Njau Agbayani's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-32 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Xi-Wang Wen (SG), Arthur Stephenson (SF), Keith Gallagher (PF) Miguel Cano, Gary Willman, Njau Agbayani | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| 01:45 | Mercyhurst | Johnnie Buchanan connects on the jump hook near the basket | 35-34 |
| 01:22 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Stephenson can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Timothy Fellers - foul #1 on Timothy Fellers, team foul #6 | 35-34 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | David Jones (PG), Frederick Chaffin (SF) George Errico, Fernando Ruiz | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| 01:22 | Mercyhurst | Mercyhurst calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 35-34 |
| 01:22 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Stephenson misses the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 01:22 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Stephenson misses the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 01:22 | Mercyhurst | The rebound goes to David Boyer | 35-34 |
| 01:07 | Mercyhurst | Johnnie Buchanan's fadeaway is rejected by Keith Gallagher | 35-34 |
| 01:05 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Stephenson grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 01:01 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Stephenson misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on David Boyer - foul #3 on David Boyer, team foul #7 | 35-34 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | George Errico (PG), Miguel Cano (SG), Gary Willman (SF) David Jones, Xi-Wang Wen, Frederick Chaffin | |
| Subs | Mercyhurst | | |
| 01:01 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Stephenson makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 01:01 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Stephenson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 01:01 | Mercyhurst | The rebound goes to David Boyer | 36-34 |
| 00:47 | Mercyhurst | Timothy Fellers is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Timothy Fellers, team foul #8 | 36-34 |
| 00:27 | N. Kentucky | Arthur Stephenson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-34 |
| 00:26 | N. Kentucky | Keith Gallagher grabs the offensive board | 36-34 |
| 00:01 | N. Kentucky | Gary Willman drills a 3 from the left corner | 39-34 |
| 00:00 | Mercyhurst | Riley Seals misses short on a fullcourt shot | 39-34 |