| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Bill Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Belkowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Maurice Axtell (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Gilbert Zisk (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Victor Boehm (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Brown (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Anthony Estep (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James White (fresh) 3 reb. C - Russell Esquibel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Estep inbounds the ball | 28-23 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Western Kentucky | Russell Esquibel banks in the layup on a great pass from James White | 28-25 |
| 19:25 | N. Kentucky | Ivan Belkowski connects on the open 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bill Davis | 31-25 |
| 19:12 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-28 |
| 18:52 | N. Kentucky | Maurice Axtell can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 18:51 | Western Kentucky | David Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 18:34 | Western Kentucky | Keith Evans steals the ball from James White | 31-28 |
| 18:08 | N. Kentucky | Maurice Axtell misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Russell Esquibel - foul #3 on Russell Esquibel, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Woodrow Bissell (C) Russell Esquibel | |
| 18:08 | N. Kentucky | Maurice Axtell makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 18:08 | N. Kentucky | Maurice Axtell makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 17:48 | Western Kentucky | David Brown is denied on a layup by Gilbert Zisk | 33-28 |
| 17:47 | N. Kentucky | Maurice Axtell grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 17:23 | N. Kentucky | Keith Evans is fouled on the floor by Victor Boehm - foul #2 on Victor Boehm, team foul #2 | 33-28 |
| 17:08 | N. Kentucky | Gilbert Zisk is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Gilbert Zisk, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jonathan Olds (PG) Bill Davis | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 16:41 | Western Kentucky | David Brown misses the jump hook from the baseline | 33-28 |
| 16:40 | Western Kentucky | David Brown tips it back up and in | 33-30 |
| 16:19 | N. Kentucky | Ivan Belkowski misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-30 |
| 16:17 | Western Kentucky | James White snags the defensive board | 33-30 |
| 15:48 | Western Kentucky | Gilbert Zisk picks off the pass by James White | 33-30 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Jonathan Olds (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ivan Belkowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Evans (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Maurice Axtell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Gilbert Zisk (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Victor Boehm (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Brown (fairly fresh) 19 pts. SF - Anthony Estep (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - James White (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Woodrow Bissell (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | N. Kentucky | Ivan Belkowski buries a 3 from the right corner | 36-30 |
| 14:55 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 36-30 |
| 14:54 | Western Kentucky | James White tips it home | 36-32 |
| 14:35 | N. Kentucky | Ivan Belkowski is hacked by Anthony Estep - foul #2 on Anthony Estep, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Bill Davis (PG), Thomas Jackson (SF), Charles Didomenico (PF), Herbert Davis (C) Ivan Belkowski, Keith Evans, Maurice Axtell, Gilbert Zisk | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon (PG), David Moore (SF), Russell Esquibel (C) Victor Boehm, Anthony Estep, Woodrow Bissell | |
| 14:10 | N. Kentucky | Herbert Davis can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 36-32 |
| 14:08 | Western Kentucky | Russell Esquibel grabs the defensive rebound | 36-32 |
| 13:50 | Western Kentucky | David Moore comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-32 |
| 13:49 | N. Kentucky | Bill Davis pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 13:28 | N. Kentucky | Herbert Davis lays it up and in on a nice dish by Bill Davis | 38-32 |
| 13:13 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 13:11 | N. Kentucky | Herbert Davis pulls down the rebound | 38-32 |
| 12:45 | N. Kentucky | Russell Esquibel denies the turnaround by Charles Didomenico | 38-32 |
| 12:44 | N. Kentucky | Charles Didomenico hits the follow up shot | 40-32 |
| 12:22 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 12:01 | N. Kentucky | Herbert Davis misses the easy layup but the foul's on Russell Esquibel - foul #4 on Russell Esquibel, team foul #4 | 40-35 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Ivan Belkowski (SG), Keith Evans (SF), Maurice Axtell (PF) Jonathan Olds, Thomas Jackson, Charles Didomenico | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm (PG), Anthony Estep (SF), Woodrow Bissell (C) Arthur Witherspoon, David Moore, Russell Esquibel | |
| 12:01 | N. Kentucky | Herbert Davis makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 12:01 | N. Kentucky | Herbert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 11:40 | Western Kentucky | David Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 11:39 | N. Kentucky | Keith Evans pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Bill Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ivan Belkowski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Keith Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Maurice Axtell (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Herbert Davis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Victor Boehm (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Brown (fairly fresh) 19 pts. SF - Anthony Estep (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Woodrow Bissell (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | N. Kentucky | Keith Evans buries a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Ivan Belkowski | 44-35 |
| 11:01 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Estep is fouled on the floor by Keith Evans - foul #1 on Keith Evans, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Thomas Jackson (PG), Gilbert Zisk (C) Bill Davis, Herbert Davis | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 10:45 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-35 |
| 10:43 | Western Kentucky | David Brown tips it in | 44-37 |
| 10:19 | N. Kentucky | Gilbert Zisk misses short on a floater from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 10:18 | N. Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Jackson | 44-37 |
| 10:01 | N. Kentucky | Thomas Jackson is fouled on the floor by Woodrow Bissell - foul #3 on Woodrow Bissell, team foul #5 | 44-37 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon (PG), David Moore (SG), Darryl Anthony (PF) Victor Boehm, David Brown, James White | |
| 09:42 | N. Kentucky | Maurice Axtell clanks a floater from close range but he's fouled by Darryl Anthony - foul #1 on Darryl Anthony, team foul #6 | 44-37 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jonathan Olds (PG) Thomas Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 09:42 | N. Kentucky | Maurice Axtell makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 09:42 | N. Kentucky | Maurice Axtell misses the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 09:42 | Western Kentucky | Woodrow Bissell gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 09:13 | Western Kentucky | David Moore makes the 3 from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 08:44 | N. Kentucky | Gilbert Zisk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-40 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Bill Davis (PG), Thomas Jackson (SF) Jonathan Olds, Keith Evans | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm (PG), David Brown (SG), James White (PF) Arthur Witherspoon, Anthony Estep, Darryl Anthony | |
| 08:19 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Brown | 45-43 |
| 07:53 | N. Kentucky | David Moore steps in front of the Maurice Axtell pass | 45-43 |
| 07:50 | Western Kentucky | David Brown lays it up and in set up by David Moore | 45-45 |
| 07:27 | N. Kentucky | Gilbert Zisk is fouled on the floor by Woodrow Bissell - foul #4 on Woodrow Bissell, team foul #7 | 45-45 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jonathan Olds (SG), Keith Evans (SF), Charles Didomenico (PF) Ivan Belkowski, Thomas Jackson, Maurice Axtell | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Anthony Estep (SF), Russell Esquibel (C) David Moore, Woodrow Bissell | |
| 07:27 | N. Kentucky | Gilbert Zisk misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 07:27 | Western Kentucky | Russell Esquibel pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Bill Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Olds (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Keith Evans (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Charles Didomenico (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gilbert Zisk (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Victor Boehm (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Brown (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Estep (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Russell Esquibel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:00 | Western Kentucky | David Brown can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 45-45 |
| 06:58 | N. Kentucky | Keith Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 06:37 | N. Kentucky | Bill Davis misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Anthony Estep - foul #3 on Anthony Estep, team foul #8 | 45-45 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Ivan Belkowski (SG), Herbert Davis (C) Jonathan Olds, Gilbert Zisk | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon (PG), Darryl Anthony (PF) Victor Boehm, James White | |
| 06:37 | N. Kentucky | Bill Davis makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 06:37 | N. Kentucky | Bill Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 06:37 | N. Kentucky | Herbert Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 06:18 | N. Kentucky | David Brown is called for the reach on Ivan Belkowski - foul #1 on David Brown, team foul #9 | 46-45 |
| 06:18 | N. Kentucky | Ivan Belkowski makes the 1st free throw | 47-45 |
| 06:18 | N. Kentucky | Ivan Belkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-45 |
| 05:49 | Western Kentucky | David Brown can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-45 |
| 05:47 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Charles Didomenico | 48-45 |
| 05:28 | N. Kentucky | Keith Evans connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 50-45 |
| 05:00 | Western Kentucky | Anthony Estep throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jonathan Olds (PG), Maurice Axtell (PF), Gilbert Zisk (C) Bill Davis, Charles Didomenico, Herbert Davis | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm (PG), David Moore (SF), James White (PF) David Brown, Anthony Estep, Darryl Anthony | |
| 04:43 | N. Kentucky | Ivan Belkowski is hacked by Russell Esquibel - foul #5 on Russell Esquibel, team foul #10 | 50-45 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Thomas Jackson (SF) Keith Evans | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Woodrow Bissell (C) Russell Esquibel | |
| 04:43 | N. Kentucky | Ivan Belkowski makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 04:43 | N. Kentucky | Ivan Belkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 04:22 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 04:21 | Western Kentucky | James White tips it but misses | 52-45 |
| 04:20 | N. Kentucky | Gilbert Zisk grabs the board | 52-45 |
| 04:00 | N. Kentucky | Maurice Axtell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-45 |
| 03:37 | Western Kentucky | David Moore misses short on a floater from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 03:36 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Maurice Axtell | 52-45 |
| 03:17 | N. Kentucky | Ivan Belkowski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-45 |
| 03:15 | N. Kentucky | Maurice Axtell snags the offensive board | 52-45 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Jonathan Olds (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ivan Belkowski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Maurice Axtell (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Gilbert Zisk (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Victor Boehm (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arthur Witherspoon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Moore (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - James White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Woodrow Bissell (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:01 | N. Kentucky | Ivan Belkowski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 03:00 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Woodrow Bissell | 52-45 |
| 03:00 | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-45 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Bill Davis (PG), Keith Evans (SF) Jonathan Olds, Thomas Jackson | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | David Brown (SG), Anthony Estep (SF) Arthur Witherspoon, David Moore | |
| 02:46 | Western Kentucky | David Brown misses the runner in the lane | 52-45 |
| 02:44 | N. Kentucky | Bill Davis gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 02:40 | N. Kentucky | Keith Evans is denied on a layup by Woodrow Bissell | 52-45 |
| 02:39 | Western Kentucky | James White gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 02:34 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm loses the dribble to Maurice Axtell | 52-45 |
| 02:15 | N. Kentucky | Ivan Belkowski scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:11 | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 55-45 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Thomas Jackson (PG), Jonathan Olds (SG), Charles Didomenico (SF), Okello Arboleda (PF), Herbert Davis (C) Bill Davis, Ivan Belkowski, Keith Evans, Maurice Axtell, Gilbert Zisk | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ben Lenberg (PG), Arthur Witherspoon (SG), David Moore (SF), Darryl Anthony (PF) Victor Boehm, David Brown, Anthony Estep, James White | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 02:01 | N. Kentucky | Charles Didomenico comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 55-45 |
| 02:00 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| 01:53 | Western Kentucky | Herbert Davis steals it from Ben Lenberg | 55-45 |
| 01:30 | N. Kentucky | Thomas Jackson travels with the ball | 55-45 |
| 01:11 | Western Kentucky | David Moore is hacked by Thomas Jackson - foul #1 on Thomas Jackson, team foul #3 | 55-45 |
| 00:47 | Western Kentucky | Woodrow Bissell is denied on a layup by Herbert Davis | 55-45 |
| 00:45 | Western Kentucky | Woodrow Bissell hits the follow up shot | 55-47 |
| 00:45 | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-47 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Bill Davis (PG), Ivan Belkowski (SG), Keith Evans (SF), Maurice Axtell (PF), Gilbert Zisk (C) Thomas Jackson, Jonathan Olds, Charles Didomenico, Okello Arboleda, Herbert Davis | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Victor Boehm (PG), David Brown (SG), Anthony Estep (SF), James White (PF) Ben Lenberg, Arthur Witherspoon, David Moore, Darryl Anthony | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:42 | N. Kentucky | Ivan Belkowski is fouled in the backcourt by David Brown - foul #2 on David Brown, team foul #11 | 55-47 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Okello Arboleda (PF) Maurice Axtell | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 00:42 | N. Kentucky | Ivan Belkowski makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 00:42 | N. Kentucky | Ivan Belkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:35 | Western Kentucky | David Brown makes the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Victor Boehm | 57-49 |
| 00:32 | N. Kentucky | Victor Boehm is called for the reach on Keith Evans in the backcourt - foul #3 on Victor Boehm, team foul #12 | 57-49 |
| 00:32 | N. Kentucky | Keith Evans makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:32 | N. Kentucky | Keith Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:27 | Western Kentucky | David Brown is fouled on the floor by Ivan Belkowski - foul #1 on Ivan Belkowski, team foul #4 | 59-49 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Thomas Jackson (PG), Jonathan Olds (SG), Charles Didomenico (SF), Herbert Davis (C) Bill Davis, Ivan Belkowski, Keith Evans, Gilbert Zisk | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Ben Lenberg (PG), Arthur Witherspoon (SG), David Moore (SF), Darryl Anthony (PF) Victor Boehm, David Brown, Anthony Estep, James White | |
| 00:25 | Western Kentucky | Arthur Witherspoon can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-49 |
| 00:23 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Darryl Anthony | 59-49 |
| 00:19 | Western Kentucky | Woodrow Bissell comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 59-49 |
| 00:18 | Western Kentucky | Ben Lenberg grabs the offensive board | 59-49 |
| 00:14 | Western Kentucky | David Moore clanks a 3 from the right corner | 59-49 |
| 00:13 | N. Kentucky | Thomas Jackson gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:00 | N. Kentucky | Thomas Jackson runs out the clock | 59-49 |