| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lemansky (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Albin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Arthur Ewart (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Odoms (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - James Berner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Seth Piccolo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kenneth German (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Curtis Frazier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Ian Randle (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin inbounds the ball | 45-35 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Hilliker, team foul #1 | 45-35 |
| 19:41 | Fairfield | Ian Randle clanks a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Michael Odoms - foul #3 on Michael Odoms, team foul #2 | 45-35 |
| 19:41 | Fairfield | Ian Randle makes the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 19:41 | Fairfield | Ian Randle misses the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 19:41 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms grabs the defensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 19:24 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin blows the dunk | 45-36 |
| 19:22 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms tips it but misses | 45-36 |
| 19:21 | Kentucky | James Lemansky tips it back up and in | 47-36 |
| 19:07 | Fairfield | Kenneth German double dribbles | 47-36 |
| 18:50 | Kentucky | James Lemansky is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Michael Hilliker | 50-36 |
| 18:30 | Fairfield | Curtis Frazier hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 50-36 |
| 18:29 | Kentucky | James Lemansky pulls down the rebound | 50-36 |
| 18:00 | Kentucky | James Lemansky is hacked by James Berner - foul #2 on James Berner, team foul #1 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (PG), Robert Conley (PF), Tom Fontes (C) Michael Hilliker, Arthur Ewart, Michael Odoms | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Frank Fleming (PG), Terrence Mitchell (SG), David Deschamp (SF), Jacob Hodges (PF), Stephen Chang (C) James Berner, Seth Piccolo, Kenneth German, Curtis Frazier, Ian Randle | |
| 17:41 | Kentucky | Stephen Chang steals the ball from James Lemansky | 50-36 |
| 17:17 | Fairfield | Terrence Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-36 |
| 17:16 | Kentucky | Robert Conley pulls down the rebound | 50-36 |
| 16:55 | Kentucky | Robert Conley connects on the jump hook in the paint | 52-36 |
| 16:42 | Fairfield | David Deschamp misses the runner near the basket | 52-36 |
| 16:40 | Fairfield | David Deschamp tips it home | 52-38 |
| 16:26 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes is open but comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 52-38 |
| 16:24 | Fairfield | Terrence Mitchell gets the rebound | 52-38 |
| 16:11 | Fairfield | The jump hook by David Deschamp is blocked by Tom Fontes | 52-38 |
| 16:09 | Fairfield | David Deschamp grabs the offensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 15:56 | Fairfield | Stephen Chang makes the driving attempt from the right block | 52-40 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Lemansky (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Albin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Conley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Tom Fontes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Frank Fleming (fairly fresh) SG - Terrence Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - David Deschamp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jacob Hodges (fairly fresh) C - Stephen Chang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Kentucky | Stephen Chang takes the ball from Elmer Albin | 52-40 |
| 15:18 | Fairfield | Elmer Albin steals it from Terrence Mitchell | 52-40 |
| 15:15 | Kentucky | James Lemansky lays it in set up by Elmer Albin | 54-40 |
| 14:56 | Fairfield | Leroy Haring is called for the reach on Frank Fleming - foul #2 on Leroy Haring, team foul #3 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker (PG), Ernest Brown (SG), Arthur Ewart (PF), Michael Odoms (C) Leroy Haring, James Lemansky, Robert Conley, Tom Fontes | |
| Subs | Fairfield | James Berner (PG), Seth Piccolo (SG), Kenneth German (SF), Curtis Frazier (PF), Ian Randle (C) Frank Fleming, Terrence Mitchell, David Deschamp, Jacob Hodges, Stephen Chang | |
| 14:42 | Fairfield | The short jumper by Ian Randle is denied by Michael Odoms | 54-40 |
| 14:40 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms pulls down the rebound | 54-40 |
| 14:30 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-40 |
| 14:29 | Fairfield | Kenneth German grabs the defensive rebound | 54-40 |
| 14:19 | Fairfield | Michael Hilliker picks off the pass by Curtis Frazier | 54-40 |
| 14:16 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker banks in the layup | 56-40 |
| 13:55 | Fairfield | Kenneth German double dribbles | 56-40 |
| 13:46 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Curtis Frazier - foul #3 on Curtis Frazier, team foul #2 | 56-40 |
| 13:46 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin makes the 1st free throw | 57-40 |
| 13:46 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin makes the 2nd free throw | 58-40 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 13:25 | Fairfield | Arthur Ewart steals the ball from Curtis Frazier | 58-40 |
| 13:01 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 58-40 |
| 13:00 | Fairfield | Ian Randle pulls down the rebound | 58-40 |
| 12:47 | Fairfield | Kenneth German blows the layup | 58-40 |
| 12:45 | Fairfield | Curtis Frazier tips it back up and in | 58-42 |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | James Berner is called for the reach on Michael Hilliker in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Berner, team foul #3 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Lemansky (SG), Tom Fontes (SF), Robert Conley (C) Ernest Brown, Elmer Albin, Michael Odoms | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Matthew Dejean (PG), Terrence Mitchell (SG) James Berner, Seth Piccolo | |
| 12:32 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Kenneth German - foul #3 on Kenneth German, team foul #4 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (PG) Michael Hilliker | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 12:32 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart misses the 1st free throw | 58-42 |
| 12:32 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart misses the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| 12:32 | Fairfield | Ian Randle grabs the defensive rebound | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 12:27 | Fairfield | Terrence Mitchell misses the dunk attempt | 58-42 |
| 12:26 | Kentucky | Robert Conley gets the rebound | 58-42 |
| 12:11 | Kentucky | Robert Conley banks in the wide open layup on a great pass from Leroy Haring | 60-42 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 12:03 | Fairfield | Kenneth German is hacked by Tom Fontes - foul #3 on Tom Fontes, team foul #4 | 60-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker (PG) Arthur Ewart | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Deschamp (C) Ian Randle | |
| 11:54 | Fairfield | Curtis Frazier knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Dejean | 60-44 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Lemansky (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Haring (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Robert Conley (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Tom Fontes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Matthew Dejean (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terrence Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Kenneth German (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Curtis Frazier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Deschamp (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes is open and scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Hilliker | 62-44 |
| 11:23 | Fairfield | Curtis Frazier scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Matthew Dejean and he's fouled by Michael Hilliker - foul #4 on Michael Hilliker, team foul #5 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Brown (SG), Michael Odoms (C) James Lemansky, Leroy Haring | |
| Subs | Fairfield | James Berner (PG) Terrence Mitchell | |
| 11:23 | Fairfield | Curtis Frazier misses the free throw | 62-46 |
| 11:23 | Kentucky | Robert Conley grabs the defensive rebound | 62-46 |
| 11:18 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker's pass is intercepted by James Berner in the backcourt | 62-46 |
| 11:16 | Fairfield | Matthew Dejean hits the finger roll set up by James Berner | 62-48 |
| 11:11 | Kentucky | Ernest Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Elmer Albin (SF), Arthur Ewart (PF) Tom Fontes, Robert Conley | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Seth Piccolo (SG), Jacob Hodges (PF) Matthew Dejean, Curtis Frazier | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 11:01 | Fairfield | Michael Odoms picks off the pass by David Deschamp | 62-48 |
| 10:44 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Ian Randle (C) David Deschamp | |
| 10:25 | Fairfield | Kenneth German can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-48 |
| 10:23 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker snags the defensive board | 62-48 |
| 10:02 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Michael Hilliker | 64-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 09:54 | Fairfield | Kenneth German can't finish the layup but the foul's on Ernest Brown - foul #1 on Ernest Brown, team foul #6 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Lemansky (SG), Leroy Haring (SF), Robert Conley (PF), Tom Fontes (C) Ernest Brown, Elmer Albin, Arthur Ewart, Michael Odoms | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Matthew Dejean (PG), Terrence Mitchell (SG), Curtis Frazier (PF), Stephen Chang (C) James Berner, Seth Piccolo, Jacob Hodges, Ian Randle | |
| 09:54 | Fairfield | Kenneth German misses the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 09:54 | Fairfield | Kenneth German makes the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 09:46 | Kentucky | James Lemansky can't throw it down but he's hacked by Terrence Mitchell - foul #2 on Terrence Mitchell, team foul #5 | 64-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Frank Fleming (SG) Kenneth German | |
| 09:46 | Kentucky | James Lemansky makes the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 09:46 | Kentucky | James Lemansky makes the 2nd free throw | 66-49 |
| 09:32 | Fairfield | Matthew Dejean's pass is intercepted by Michael Hilliker | 66-49 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 09:18 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-49 |
| 09:16 | Kentucky | James Lemansky grabs the offensive board | 66-49 |
| 08:59 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-49 |
| 08:58 | Fairfield | Stephen Chang grabs the defensive rebound | 66-49 |
| 08:35 | Fairfield | Curtis Frazier hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 66-49 |
| 08:33 | Kentucky | Robert Conley gets the rebound | 66-49 |
| 08:11 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Lemansky | 69-49 |
| 08:00 | Fairfield | Terrence Mitchell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Brown (SG), Elmer Albin (SF), Arthur Ewart (PF), Michael Odoms (C) Michael Hilliker, James Lemansky, Robert Conley, Tom Fontes | |
| Subs | Fairfield | James Berner (PG), Seth Piccolo (SG), David Deschamp (SF), Jacob Hodges (PF), Ian Randle (C) Matthew Dejean, Frank Fleming, Terrence Mitchell, Curtis Frazier, Stephen Chang | |
| 07:57 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring's pass is intercepted by David Deschamp in the backcourt | 69-49 |
| 07:52 | Fairfield | David Deschamp hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Seth Piccolo and he's hacked by Arthur Ewart - foul #1 on Arthur Ewart, team foul #7 | 69-51 |
| 07:52 | Fairfield | David Deschamp makes the free throw | 69-52 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ernest Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Elmer Albin (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Arthur Ewart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Odoms (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - James Berner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Seth Piccolo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Deschamp (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jacob Hodges (fresh) C - Ian Randle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Kentucky | Seth Piccolo takes the ball from Ernest Brown in the backcourt | 69-52 |
| 07:37 | Fairfield | James Berner can't connect on a floater from the left block | 69-52 |
| 07:35 | Fairfield | Seth Piccolo tips it in | 69-54 |
| 07:32 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin is fouled in the backcourt by David Deschamp - foul #3 on David Deschamp, team foul #6 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker (PG) Leroy Haring | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 07:16 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms is hacked by Jacob Hodges - foul #3 on Jacob Hodges, team foul #7 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Kenneth German (SF) Ian Randle | |
| 07:16 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms misses the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 07:16 | Fairfield | Jacob Hodges grabs the board | 69-54 |
| 06:57 | Fairfield | Kenneth German loses the dribble to Arthur Ewart | 69-54 |
| 06:30 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Michael Hilliker | 71-54 |
| 06:19 | Fairfield | Seth Piccolo connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from James Berner | 71-56 |
| 05:59 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin hits a shot from the right block on a great pass from Michael Odoms | 73-56 |
| 05:41 | Fairfield | Seth Piccolo makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Berner | 73-59 |
| 05:14 | Kentucky | Jacob Hodges steals the ball from Michael Hilliker | 73-59 |
| 04:59 | Fairfield | Jacob Hodges hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-59 |
| 04:58 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker pulls down the rebound | 73-59 |
| 04:43 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker is hacked by James Berner - foul #4 on James Berner, team foul #8 | 73-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Lemansky (SG), Leroy Haring (SF), Robert Conley (PF), Tom Fontes (C) Ernest Brown, Elmer Albin, Arthur Ewart, Michael Odoms | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Matthew Dejean (PG), Frank Fleming (SG), Terrence Mitchell (SF), Curtis Frazier (PF), Ian Randle (C) James Berner, Seth Piccolo, Kenneth German, Jacob Hodges, David Deschamp | |
| 04:43 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker makes the 1st free throw | 74-59 |
| 04:43 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker makes the 2nd free throw | 75-59 |
| 04:26 | Fairfield | Ian Randle misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-59 |
| 04:24 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Tom Fontes | 75-59 |
| 04:05 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring hits a wide open floater from the baseline on a nice dish by James Lemansky | 77-59 |
| 03:59 | Fairfield | Ian Randle connects on the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Frank Fleming | 77-61 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:41 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring is hacked by Terrence Mitchell - foul #3 on Terrence Mitchell, team foul #9 | 77-61 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Elmer Albin (SF) Michael Hilliker | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Stephen Chang (C) Ian Randle | |
| 03:41 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring makes the 1st free throw | 78-61 |
| 03:41 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring makes the 2nd free throw | 79-61 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Lemansky (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SF - Elmer Albin (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Conley (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Tom Fontes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Matthew Dejean (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frank Fleming (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Terrence Mitchell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Curtis Frazier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Chang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:33 | Fairfield | Curtis Frazier is fouled on the floor by Elmer Albin - foul #2 on Elmer Albin, team foul #8 | 79-61 |
| 03:33 | Fairfield | Curtis Frazier misses the 1st free throw | 79-61 |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | Robert Conley grabs the board | 79-61 |
| 03:31 | Kentucky | James Lemansky is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Lemansky, team foul #9 | 79-61 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | David Deschamp (PF) Curtis Frazier | |
| 03:20 | Fairfield | Terrence Mitchell banks in the layup | 79-63 |
| 02:54 | Kentucky | James Lemansky is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Leroy Haring | 82-63 |
| 02:44 | Fairfield | Frank Fleming comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 82-63 |
| 02:43 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to Terrence Mitchell | 82-63 |
| 02:32 | Fairfield | David Deschamp can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 82-63 |
| 02:31 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes pulls down the rebound | 82-63 |
| 02:11 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes hits a turnaround from the left block | 84-63 |
| 01:53 | Fairfield | Matthew Dejean misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 84-63 |
| 01:52 | Kentucky | James Lemansky gets the rebound | 84-63 |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | Terrence Mitchell steps in front of the Tom Fontes pass | 84-63 |
| 01:06 | Fairfield | Matthew Dejean knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stephen Chang | 84-65 |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 84-65 |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Robert Conley pulls down the offensive rebound | 84-65 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring is alone and drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 86-65 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Fairfield | David Deschamp is hacked by Tom Fontes - foul #4 on Tom Fontes, team foul #10 | 86-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker (PG), Arthur Ewart (PF), Michael Odoms (C) Leroy Haring, Robert Conley, Tom Fontes | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jacob Hodges (PF) Frank Fleming | |
| 00:18 | Fairfield | David Deschamp misses the 1st free throw | 86-65 |
| 00:18 | Fairfield | David Deschamp misses the 2nd free throw | 86-65 |
| 00:18 | Fairfield | Stephen Chang pulls down the offensive rebound | 86-65 |
| 00:16 | Fairfield | David Deschamp is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on David Deschamp, team foul #10 | 86-65 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker runs out the clock | 86-65 |