| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Gary Guernsey (fresh) SG - Gregory Ritchie (fresh) SF - Jerome Artiaga (fresh) PF - Christopher Victoria (fresh) C - Nathan Ballesteros (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Brandon Marshall (fresh) SG - Weldon Retzlaff (fresh) SF - Jacob Travis (fresh) PF - John Stroud (fresh) C - Peter Fessenden (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Guernsey | 3-0 |
| 19:32 | Bellarmine | Peter Fessenden clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Nathan Ballesteros - foul #1 on Nathan Ballesteros, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:32 | Bellarmine | Peter Fessenden makes the 1st free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:32 | Bellarmine | Peter Fessenden misses the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 19:32 | N. Kentucky | Jerome Artiaga gets the rebound | 3-1 |
| 19:17 | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-1 |
| 19:15 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria hits the follow up shot | 5-1 |
| 18:59 | Bellarmine | Brandon Marshall is hacked by Gary Guernsey - foul #1 on Gary Guernsey, team foul #2 | 5-1 |
| 18:42 | Bellarmine | Brandon Marshall hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 5-1 |
| 18:40 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria snags the defensive board | 5-1 |
| 18:29 | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey is called for traveling | 5-1 |
| 18:12 | Bellarmine | Jerome Artiaga picks off the pass by Weldon Retzlaff | 5-1 |
| 17:55 | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Brandon Marshall - foul #1 on Brandon Marshall, team foul #1 | 5-1 |
| 17:55 | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey makes the 1st free throw | 6-1 |
| 17:55 | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey makes the 2nd free throw | 7-1 |
| 17:43 | Bellarmine | Weldon Retzlaff clanks a 3 from the right wing | 7-1 |
| 17:42 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria grabs the board | 7-1 |
| 17:37 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jerome Artiaga | 9-1 |
| 17:14 | Bellarmine | Christopher Victoria denies the turnaround by Jacob Travis | 9-1 |
| 17:13 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria grabs the board | 9-1 |
| 17:01 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria's floater is knocked away by John Stroud | 9-1 |
| 16:59 | Bellarmine | John Stroud grabs the board | 9-1 |
| 16:54 | Bellarmine | Jacob Travis drills a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Peter Fessenden | 9-3 |
| 16:41 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Gary Guernsey | 12-3 |
| 16:37 | Bellarmine | Brandon Marshall hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 12-6 |
| 16:15 | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey steps out of bounds on the baseline | 12-6 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski (SF), Robert Frazier (PF), Reginald Smith (C) Jerome Artiaga, Christopher Victoria, Nathan Ballesteros | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | James McNees (PG), Melvin Moore (SF), Eric Harrington (PF), Duane Devlin (C) Brandon Marshall, Jacob Travis, John Stroud, Peter Fessenden | |
| 15:54 | Bellarmine | Reginald Smith swats the short shot by James McNees | 12-6 |
| 15:52 | Bellarmine | Melvin Moore grabs the offensive board | 12-6 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Gary Guernsey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gregory Ritchie (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Andrew Dembroski (fresh) PF - Robert Frazier (fresh) C - Reginald Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - James McNees (fresh) SG - Weldon Retzlaff (fresh) SF - Melvin Moore (fresh) PF - Eric Harrington (fresh) C - Duane Devlin (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Bellarmine | James McNees misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Gary Guernsey - foul #2 on Gary Guernsey, team foul #3 | 12-6 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Joe Bohman (SF) Gary Guernsey | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Gilbert Dailey (PG) Weldon Retzlaff | |
| 15:33 | Bellarmine | James McNees misses the 1st free throw | 12-6 |
| 15:33 | Bellarmine | James McNees makes the 2nd free throw | 12-7 |
| 15:12 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie is called for traveling | 12-7 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | John Stroud (PF) Duane Devlin | |
| 14:55 | Bellarmine | Eric Harrington hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 12-7 |
| 14:53 | Bellarmine | Melvin Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 12-7 |
| 14:39 | Bellarmine | James McNees loses the dribble to Gregory Ritchie | 12-7 |
| 14:19 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-7 |
| 14:17 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski tips it home | 14-7 |
| 14:00 | Bellarmine | Melvin Moore knocks in the shot from the right side | 14-9 |
| 13:45 | N. Kentucky | Reginald Smith double dribbles | 14-9 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jerome Artiaga (SF), Christopher Victoria (PF), Nathan Ballesteros (C) Joe Bohman, Robert Frazier, Reginald Smith | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Brandon Marshall (PG), Weldon Retzlaff (SG), Jacob Travis (SF), Peter Fessenden (C) Gilbert Dailey, James McNees, Melvin Moore, Eric Harrington | |
| 13:33 | Bellarmine | Jerome Artiaga steals the ball from Peter Fessenden | 14-9 |
| 13:12 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-9 |
| 13:11 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-9 |
| 12:57 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie is hacked by Jacob Travis - foul #1 on Jacob Travis, team foul #2 | 14-9 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Melvin Moore (PF) John Stroud | |
| 12:42 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Melvin Moore - foul #1 on Melvin Moore, team foul #3 | 14-9 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Eric Harrington (PF) Melvin Moore | |
| 12:42 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria makes the 1st free throw | 15-9 |
| 12:42 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria misses the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 12:42 | Bellarmine | Eric Harrington gets the rebound | 15-9 |
| 12:16 | Bellarmine | Jacob Travis makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-12 |
| 11:58 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski knocks in the shot from the right block on a great pass from Christopher Victoria and he's hacked by Weldon Retzlaff - foul #1 on Weldon Retzlaff, team foul #4 | 17-12 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Robert Frazier (C) Nathan Ballesteros | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Duane Devlin (C) Peter Fessenden | |
| 11:58 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski makes the free throw | 18-12 |
| 11:41 | Bellarmine | Jacob Travis loses the dribble to Robert Frazier | 18-12 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Andrew Dembroski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Gregory Ritchie (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Jerome Artiaga (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Victoria (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Frazier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Brandon Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Weldon Retzlaff (fresh) SF - Jacob Travis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Eric Harrington (fresh) C - Duane Devlin (fresh) | |
| 11:22 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie scores on a floater from the right wing | 20-12 |
| 11:03 | Bellarmine | The jump hook by Eric Harrington is blocked by Robert Frazier | 20-12 |
| 11:01 | Bellarmine | The offensive rebound goes to Duane Devlin | 20-12 |
| 10:44 | Bellarmine | Jacob Travis hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Brandon Marshall | 20-15 |
| 10:18 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but the foul's on Brandon Marshall - foul #2 on Brandon Marshall, team foul #5 | 20-15 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Joe Bohman (SF), Reginald Smith (PF), Nathan Ballesteros (C) Jerome Artiaga, Christopher Victoria, Robert Frazier | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | James McNees (PG), Melvin Moore (SF), John Stroud (PF), Peter Fessenden (C) Brandon Marshall, Jacob Travis, Eric Harrington, Duane Devlin | |
| 10:18 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 10:18 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie makes the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 09:54 | Bellarmine | Melvin Moore hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James McNees | 22-18 |
| 09:33 | N. Kentucky | James McNees is called for the reach on Andrew Dembroski - foul #1 on James McNees, team foul #6 | 22-18 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Gilbert Dailey (PG) Weldon Retzlaff | |
| 09:14 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 22-18 |
| 09:12 | Bellarmine | John Stroud snags the defensive board | 22-18 |
| 08:50 | Bellarmine | John Stroud can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-18 |
| 08:48 | N. Kentucky | Joe Bohman gets the rebound | 22-18 |
| 08:41 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Peter Fessenden - foul #1 on Peter Fessenden, team foul #7 | 22-18 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jerome Artiaga (PG), Christopher Victoria (PF) Andrew Dembroski, Reginald Smith | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Weldon Retzlaff (SG), Jacob Travis (SF) Gilbert Dailey, Melvin Moore | |
| 08:41 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 08:41 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie makes the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 08:20 | Bellarmine | Weldon Retzlaff drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Peter Fessenden | 24-21 |
| 08:08 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros dunks the ball and he's hacked by John Stroud - foul #1 on John Stroud, team foul #8 | 26-21 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Eric Harrington (C) Peter Fessenden | |
| 08:08 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros misses the free throw | 26-21 |
| 08:08 | Bellarmine | Eric Harrington gets the rebound | 26-21 |
| 07:48 | Bellarmine | Jacob Travis misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-21 |
| 07:47 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros pulls down the rebound | 26-21 |
| 07:35 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie misses the easy layup | 26-21 |
| 07:34 | Bellarmine | Eric Harrington grabs the board | 26-21 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Jerome Artiaga (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gregory Ritchie (tiring) 14 pts. SF - Joe Bohman (fresh) PF - Christopher Victoria (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Nathan Ballesteros (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - James McNees (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Weldon Retzlaff (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jacob Travis (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Stroud (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eric Harrington (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Bellarmine | Eric Harrington can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 26-21 |
| 07:05 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria grabs the defensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 07:00 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie is called for a charge - foul #1 on Gregory Ritchie, team foul #4 | 26-21 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski (PG), Robert Frazier (C) Joe Bohman, Nathan Ballesteros | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Gilbert Dailey (PG), Duane Devlin (C) James McNees, John Stroud | |
| 06:43 | Bellarmine | Andrew Dembroski steals the ball from Weldon Retzlaff | 26-21 |
| 06:18 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie is called for traveling | 26-21 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Melvin Moore (SF), Peter Fessenden (C) Jacob Travis, Duane Devlin | |
| 06:01 | Bellarmine | Melvin Moore connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Eric Harrington | 26-23 |
| 05:48 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-23 |
| 05:47 | Bellarmine | Melvin Moore snags the defensive board | 26-23 |
| 05:26 | Bellarmine | Weldon Retzlaff misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-23 |
| 05:24 | Bellarmine | Eric Harrington gets the offensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 05:14 | Bellarmine | Eric Harrington hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but the foul's on Robert Frazier - foul #1 on Robert Frazier, team foul #5 | 26-23 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Joe Bohman (SF), Nathan Ballesteros (C) Jerome Artiaga, Christopher Victoria | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | James McNees (PG), Jacob Travis (SF) Gilbert Dailey, Weldon Retzlaff | |
| 05:14 | Bellarmine | Eric Harrington misses the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 05:14 | Bellarmine | Eric Harrington misses the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 05:14 | Bellarmine | Melvin Moore snags the offensive board | 26-23 |
| 05:02 | Bellarmine | Melvin Moore hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Fessenden | 26-26 |
| 04:40 | N. Kentucky | Gregory Ritchie misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-26 |
| 04:39 | N. Kentucky | Nathan Ballesteros tips it home | 28-26 |
| 04:18 | Bellarmine | Jacob Travis misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-26 |
| 04:17 | Bellarmine | Eric Harrington snags the offensive board | 28-26 |
| 04:00 | Bellarmine | Melvin Moore misses long on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Nathan Ballesteros - foul #2 on Nathan Ballesteros, team foul #6 | 28-26 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey (PG), Jerome Artiaga (SG), Reginald Smith (PF) Andrew Dembroski, Gregory Ritchie, Robert Frazier | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Brandon Marshall (PG), John Stroud (PF), Duane Devlin (C) James McNees, Eric Harrington, Peter Fessenden | |
| 04:00 | Bellarmine | Melvin Moore makes the 1st free throw | 28-27 |
| 04:00 | Bellarmine | Melvin Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 03:45 | N. Kentucky | Jerome Artiaga misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 03:43 | N. Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Reginald Smith | 28-28 |
| 03:19 | N. Kentucky | Gary Guernsey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 03:17 | Bellarmine | Melvin Moore snags the defensive board | 28-28 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Gary Guernsey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerome Artiaga (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joe Bohman (fresh) PF - Reginald Smith (fresh) C - Nathan Ballesteros (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Brandon Marshall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Moore (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. SF - Jacob Travis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Stroud (fresh) 2 reb. C - Duane Devlin (fresh) | |
| 03:00 | Bellarmine | Reginald Smith swats the layup by Melvin Moore | 28-28 |
| 02:58 | Bellarmine | Melvin Moore can't tip it in | 28-28 |
| 02:57 | Bellarmine | John Stroud grabs the offensive board | 28-28 |
| 02:48 | Bellarmine | Brandon Marshall misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 28-28 |
| 02:46 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Nathan Ballesteros | 28-28 |
| 02:24 | N. Kentucky | Jerome Artiaga makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Guernsey | 31-28 |
| 02:09 | Bellarmine | Brandon Marshall misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-28 |
| 02:07 | N. Kentucky | Reginald Smith gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 02:03 | N. Kentucky | Jerome Artiaga is fouled on the floor by Melvin Moore - foul #2 on Melvin Moore, team foul #9 | 31-28 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski (SG), Christopher Victoria (PF), Robert Frazier (C) Joe Bohman, Reginald Smith, Nathan Ballesteros | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Weldon Retzlaff (SG), James McNees (SF), Peter Fessenden (C) Melvin Moore, Jacob Travis, Duane Devlin | |
| 02:03 | N. Kentucky | Jerome Artiaga makes the 1st free throw | 32-28 |
| 02:03 | N. Kentucky | Jerome Artiaga makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 01:43 | Bellarmine | Jerome Artiaga takes the ball from Brandon Marshall | 33-28 |
| 01:22 | N. Kentucky | Robert Frazier is hacked by John Stroud - foul #2 on John Stroud, team foul #10 | 33-28 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Gilbert Dailey (PG) Brandon Marshall | |
| 01:22 | N. Kentucky | Robert Frazier misses the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 01:22 | N. Kentucky | Robert Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 00:59 | Bellarmine | Peter Fessenden scores on a runner from close range | 34-30 |
| 00:35 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski misses badly on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Weldon Retzlaff - foul #2 on Weldon Retzlaff, team foul #11 | 34-30 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Melvin Moore (SF), Eric Harrington (PF) Gilbert Dailey, John Stroud | |
| 00:35 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 00:35 | N. Kentucky | Andrew Dembroski makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 00:16 | Bellarmine | Eric Harrington buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Melvin Moore | 36-32 |
| 00:00 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Victoria buries a jumper from the baseline | 38-32 |