| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Lester Seigler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bruce Moretti (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Garon (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Jess Ingram (fresh) 1 ast. C - Russell Pou (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - Russell Vinson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Tommy Jamieson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian McKennzie (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dustin Strong (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Bob Muldrow (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | E. Central | Brian McKennzie inbounds the ball | 42-32 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | E. Central | E. Central is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | E. Central | Brian McKennzie hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Russell Vinson | 42-35 |
| 19:21 | N. Kentucky | Russell Pou misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-35 |
| 19:19 | E. Central | Russell Vinson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 19:14 | E. Central | Brian McKennzie hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 19:13 | N. Kentucky | Russell Pou pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| 19:07 | N. Kentucky | Lester Seigler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-35 |
| 19:05 | E. Central | Brian McKennzie gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 19:03 | E. Central | Bruce Moretti steps in front of the Russell Vinson pass in the backcourt | 42-35 |
| 18:55 | N. Kentucky | Jonathan Garon misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-35 |
| 18:54 | E. Central | Bob Muldrow grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 18:49 | E. Central | Brian McKennzie misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jonathan Garon - foul #1 on Jonathan Garon, team foul #1 | 42-35 |
| 18:49 | E. Central | Brian McKennzie makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 18:49 | E. Central | Brian McKennzie makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 18:30 | N. Kentucky | Bruce Moretti hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Dustin Strong - foul #2 on Dustin Strong, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | E. Central | Reid Lee (SF), Frank Turner (PF), Jeffrey Werstein (C) Brian McKennzie, Dustin Strong, Bob Muldrow | |
| 18:30 | N. Kentucky | Bruce Moretti makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 18:30 | N. Kentucky | Bruce Moretti makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 18:18 | E. Central | Russell Vinson drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-39 |
| 18:01 | N. Kentucky | Lester Seigler buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Bruce Moretti | 47-39 |
| 17:45 | E. Central | Russell Vinson misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the free throw line | 47-39 |
| 17:44 | N. Kentucky | Russell Pou grabs the board | 47-39 |
| 17:40 | N. Kentucky | Jonathan Garon is hacked by Tommy Jamieson - foul #1 on Tommy Jamieson, team foul #2 | 47-39 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | E. Central | Brian Burge (PG), William Bass (SF) Russell Vinson, Tommy Jamieson | |
| 17:26 | N. Kentucky | Jess Ingram misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 17:25 | N. Kentucky | Russell Pou pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 17:16 | N. Kentucky | Lester Seigler hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 47-39 |
| 17:15 | E. Central | Frank Turner pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 17:11 | E. Central | William Bass's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-39 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Robert Carson (PG), Jerome Osborne (SG), Christopher Spade (C) Lester Seigler, Bruce Moretti, Russell Pou | |
| Subs | E. Central | Brian McKennzie (SF), Dustin Strong (PF), Bob Muldrow (C) William Bass, Frank Turner, Jeffrey Werstein | |
| 16:59 | N. Kentucky | Robert Carson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-39 |
| 16:58 | E. Central | The rebound goes to Bob Muldrow | 47-39 |
| 16:41 | E. Central | Dustin Strong makes the driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Jerome Osborne - foul #1 on Jerome Osborne, team foul #2 | 47-41 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Christopher Smith (SF), Jeffrey Hocker (PF) Jonathan Garon, Jess Ingram | |
| Subs | E. Central | William Bass (SG) Reid Lee | |
| 16:41 | E. Central | Dustin Strong makes the free throw | 47-42 |
| 16:30 | N. Kentucky | Robert Carson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-42 |
| 16:29 | E. Central | Brian McKennzie snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 16:23 | E. Central | Brian McKennzie misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 16:22 | E. Central | Dustin Strong hits the follow up shot | 47-44 |
| 16:06 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Spade hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Hocker | 50-44 |
| 16:03 | E. Central | Dustin Strong is hacked by Jeffrey Hocker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hocker, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Charles Livingston (PG), Bruce Moretti (SG), Russell Pou (C) Robert Carson, Jerome Osborne, Christopher Spade | |
| Subs | E. Central | Russell Vinson (PG), Tommy Jamieson (SG) Brian Burge, Brian McKennzie | |
| 15:58 | E. Central | Tommy Jamieson is hacked by Russell Pou - foul #1 on Russell Pou, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | E. Central | Frank Turner (PF) Dustin Strong | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Charles Livingston (fresh) SG - Bruce Moretti (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Smith (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Hocker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. C - Russell Pou (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - Russell Vinson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Jamieson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Bass (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Frank Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bob Muldrow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:48 | E. Central | Russell Vinson travels with the ball | 50-44 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Lester Seigler (PG) Charles Livingston | |
| Subs | E. Central | | |
| 15:34 | N. Kentucky | Lester Seigler misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 15:33 | E. Central | Tommy Jamieson grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 15:28 | E. Central | Jeffrey Hocker steals it from William Bass | 50-44 |
| 15:19 | N. Kentucky | Russell Pou misses the dunk but the foul's on Bob Muldrow - foul #2 on Bob Muldrow, team foul #3 | 50-44 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Charles Livingston (SG), Jonathan Garon (SF), Jess Ingram (PF) Bruce Moretti, Christopher Smith, Jeffrey Hocker | |
| Subs | E. Central | Brian McKennzie (SF), Dustin Strong (PF) William Bass, Frank Turner | |
| 15:19 | N. Kentucky | Russell Pou misses the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 15:19 | N. Kentucky | Russell Pou makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 15:17 | E. Central | Russell Vinson is hacked by Lester Seigler in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lester Seigler, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Christopher Spade (C) Russell Pou | |
| Subs | E. Central | | |
| 15:03 | E. Central | Brian McKennzie is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-47 |
| 14:42 | N. Kentucky | Jonathan Garon misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-47 |
| 14:41 | E. Central | Dustin Strong pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 14:36 | E. Central | Tommy Jamieson misses the easy open layup | 51-47 |
| 14:34 | N. Kentucky | Lester Seigler grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 14:28 | N. Kentucky | Jess Ingram misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-47 |
| 14:27 | E. Central | Brian McKennzie grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 14:25 | E. Central | Charles Livingston picks off the pass by Bob Muldrow in the backcourt | 51-47 |
| 14:23 | N. Kentucky | Jonathan Garon banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Livingston | 53-47 |
| 14:21 | E. Central | Christopher Spade takes the ball from Tommy Jamieson in the backcourt | 53-47 |
| 14:07 | N. Kentucky | Charles Livingston clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-47 |
| 14:05 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Spade hits the follow up shot | 55-47 |
| 14:01 | E. Central | Russell Vinson is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Garon - foul #2 on Jonathan Garon, team foul #6 | 55-47 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Robert Carson (PG), Bruce Moretti (SG), Christopher Smith (SF), Jeffrey Hocker (PF), Russell Pou (C) Lester Seigler, Charles Livingston, Jonathan Garon, Jess Ingram, Christopher Spade | |
| Subs | E. Central | Brian Burge (PG), Reid Lee (SF), Frank Turner (PF), Jeffrey Werstein (C) Russell Vinson, Brian McKennzie, Dustin Strong, Bob Muldrow | |
| 13:46 | E. Central | Brian Burge comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 13:44 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Bruce Moretti | 55-47 |
| 13:40 | N. Kentucky | Jeffrey Werstein is called for the reach on Russell Pou - foul #2 on Jeffrey Werstein, team foul #4 | 55-47 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | E. Central | William Bass (SF) Tommy Jamieson | |
| 13:27 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Smith buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Carson | 57-47 |
| 13:08 | E. Central | Frank Turner buries a runner from the baseline | 57-49 |
| 12:49 | N. Kentucky | Russell Pou misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-49 |
| 12:47 | E. Central | Reid Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 57-49 |
| 12:33 | E. Central | Brian Burge connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-51 |
| 12:22 | N. Kentucky | Bruce Moretti is fouled on the floor by Reid Lee - foul #2 on Reid Lee, team foul #5 | 57-51 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Lester Seigler (PG), Jerome Osborne (SG), Jonathan Garon (SF), Jess Ingram (PF), James Keen (C) Robert Carson, Bruce Moretti, Christopher Smith, Jeffrey Hocker, Russell Pou | |
| Subs | E. Central | Keith Julian (PG), Tommy Jamieson (SG), Brian McKennzie (SF), Dustin Strong (PF), Bob Muldrow (C) Brian Burge, Reid Lee, William Bass, Frank Turner, Jeffrey Werstein | |
| 12:17 | N. Kentucky | James Keen is fouled on the floor by Bob Muldrow - foul #3 on Bob Muldrow, team foul #6 | 57-51 |
| 12:09 | N. Kentucky | Jonathan Garon misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Bob Muldrow - foul #4 on Bob Muldrow, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Christopher Spade (C) James Keen | |
| Subs | E. Central | Jeffrey Werstein (C) Bob Muldrow | |
| 12:09 | N. Kentucky | Jonathan Garon makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 12:09 | N. Kentucky | Jonathan Garon makes the 2nd free throw | 59-51 |
| 11:56 | E. Central | Brian McKennzie misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 59-51 |
| 11:55 | E. Central | Jeffrey Werstein hits the follow up shot | 59-53 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Lester Seigler (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jerome Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jonathan Garon (fairly fresh) 17 pts. PF - Jess Ingram (fairly fresh) 1 ast. C - Christopher Spade (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - Keith Julian (fresh) SG - Tommy Jamieson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian McKennzie (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dustin Strong (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeffrey Werstein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | N. Kentucky | Jerome Osborne is called for traveling | 59-53 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Charles Livingston (PG) Lester Seigler | |
| Subs | E. Central | Russell Vinson (PG) Keith Julian | |
| 11:41 | E. Central | Tommy Jamieson's pass is intercepted by Charles Livingston in the backcourt | 59-53 |
| 11:29 | N. Kentucky | Charles Livingston misses the 3 from the right corner | 59-53 |
| 11:27 | E. Central | Tommy Jamieson grabs the board | 59-53 |
| 11:20 | E. Central | Russell Vinson is alone and drills a shot near the basket set up by Brian McKennzie | 59-55 |
| 11:10 | N. Kentucky | Jeffrey Werstein steals it from Christopher Spade | 59-55 |
| 11:05 | E. Central | Tommy Jamieson misses badly on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Jerome Osborne - foul #2 on Jerome Osborne, team foul #7 | 59-55 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Lester Seigler (PG), Bruce Moretti (SG), Christopher Smith (SF), James Keen (C) Charles Livingston, Jerome Osborne, Jonathan Garon, Christopher Spade | |
| Subs | E. Central | | |
| 11:05 | E. Central | Tommy Jamieson makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 11:05 | E. Central | Tommy Jamieson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 11:05 | N. Kentucky | James Keen pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 10:44 | N. Kentucky | Jess Ingram connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Bruce Moretti | 62-56 |
| 10:24 | E. Central | Lester Seigler is called for the reach on Tommy Jamieson - foul #3 on Lester Seigler, team foul #8 | 62-56 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Robert Carson (PG), Jeffrey Hocker (PF) Lester Seigler, Jess Ingram | |
| Subs | E. Central | Keith Julian (PG), Reid Lee (SF), Frank Turner (C) Russell Vinson, Brian McKennzie, Jeffrey Werstein | |
| 10:24 | E. Central | Tommy Jamieson makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 10:24 | E. Central | Tommy Jamieson misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 10:24 | N. Kentucky | James Keen grabs the board | 62-57 |
| 10:19 | N. Kentucky | Bruce Moretti makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Carson | 64-57 |
| 10:04 | E. Central | Frank Turner misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Jeffrey Hocker - foul #2 on Jeffrey Hocker, team foul #9 | 64-57 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jonathan Garon (SF), Russell Pou (C) Christopher Smith, James Keen | |
| Subs | E. Central | William Bass (SF) Tommy Jamieson | |
| 10:04 | E. Central | Frank Turner makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 10:04 | E. Central | Frank Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 10:04 | N. Kentucky | Russell Pou grabs the defensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 09:49 | N. Kentucky | Bruce Moretti misses the 3 from the left corner | 64-58 |
| 09:48 | E. Central | Keith Julian gets the rebound | 64-58 |
| 09:38 | E. Central | William Bass can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 64-58 |
| 09:37 | N. Kentucky | Russell Pou grabs the defensive rebound | 64-58 |
| 09:31 | N. Kentucky | Robert Carson hits a runner from the right block set up by Russell Pou | 66-58 |
| 09:27 | E. Central | Keith Julian is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Garon - foul #3 on Jonathan Garon, team foul #10 | 66-58 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Lester Seigler (PG), Charles Livingston (SG), Christopher Spade (PF) Robert Carson, Bruce Moretti, Jonathan Garon | |
| Subs | E. Central | Brian Burge (PG) Frank Turner | |
| 09:27 | E. Central | Keith Julian misses the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 09:27 | E. Central | Keith Julian makes the 2nd free throw | 66-59 |
| 09:17 | N. Kentucky | Keith Julian steals the ball from Jeffrey Hocker | 66-59 |
| 09:00 | E. Central | William Bass is hacked by Russell Pou - foul #2 on Russell Pou, team foul #11 | 66-59 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jerome Osborne (SG), Christopher Smith (SF), Jess Ingram (PF) Lester Seigler, Jeffrey Hocker, Russell Pou | |
| Subs | E. Central | Russell Vinson (PG), Frank Turner (C) Reid Lee, Keith Julian | |
| 09:00 | E. Central | William Bass makes the 1st free throw | 66-60 |
| 09:00 | E. Central | William Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 66-61 |
| 08:45 | N. Kentucky | Charles Livingston hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-61 |
| 08:43 | E. Central | The rebound goes to Russell Vinson | 66-61 |
| 08:37 | E. Central | Brian Burge is wide open but clanks a turnaround from close range | 66-61 |
| 08:35 | E. Central | Frank Turner tips it back up and in | 66-63 |
| 08:25 | N. Kentucky | Russell Vinson takes the ball from Christopher Spade | 66-63 |
| 08:22 | E. Central | William Bass banks in the layup on a great pass from Russell Vinson | 66-65 |
| 08:10 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Smith clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-65 |
| 08:09 | E. Central | The rebound goes to Brian Burge | 66-65 |
| 08:04 | E. Central | William Bass is fouled on the floor by Christopher Smith - foul #4 on Christopher Smith, team foul #12 | 66-65 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Robert Carson (PG), Bruce Moretti (SG), Jonathan Garon (SF), James Keen (PF), Russell Pou (C) Charles Livingston, Jerome Osborne, Christopher Smith, Jess Ingram, Christopher Spade | |
| Subs | E. Central | Brian McKennzie (SF), Jeffrey Werstein (C) Brian Burge, Frank Turner | |
| 08:04 | E. Central | William Bass makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 08:04 | E. Central | William Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 07:50 | N. Kentucky | James Keen clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 66-67 |
| 07:48 | E. Central | Dustin Strong pulls down the rebound | 66-67 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Robert Carson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Moretti (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jonathan Garon (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 pf. PF - James Keen (fresh) 2 pts. C - Russell Pou (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. | |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - Russell Vinson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Bass (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian McKennzie (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dustin Strong (tired) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Jeffrey Werstein (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | E. Central | William Bass loses the ball out of bounds | 66-67 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jeffrey Hocker (PF) Russell Pou | |
| Subs | E. Central | Keith Julian (PG), Tommy Jamieson (SG), Reid Lee (SF), Frank Turner (PF), Bob Muldrow (C) Russell Vinson, William Bass, Brian McKennzie, Dustin Strong, Jeffrey Werstein | |
| 07:15 | N. Kentucky | Jeffrey Hocker clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-67 |
| 07:13 | E. Central | Bob Muldrow gets the rebound | 66-67 |
| 07:07 | E. Central | Reid Lee misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-67 |
| 07:06 | N. Kentucky | Jonathan Garon snags the defensive board | 66-67 |
| 07:02 | N. Kentucky | Bruce Moretti misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-67 |
| 07:01 | E. Central | Reid Lee grabs the board | 66-67 |
| 06:59 | E. Central | Robert Carson picks off the pass by Keith Julian in the backcourt | 66-67 |
| 06:47 | N. Kentucky | Jonathan Garon hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Jeffrey Hocker | 68-67 |
| 06:30 | E. Central | Reid Lee drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Keith Julian | 68-70 |
| 06:17 | N. Kentucky | Jeffrey Hocker drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jonathan Garon | 71-70 |
| 06:15 | E. Central | Jeffrey Hocker is called for the reach on Reid Lee in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Hocker, team foul #13 | 71-70 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Lester Seigler (PG), Jerome Osborne (SG), Christopher Smith (SF), Jess Ingram (PF), Christopher Spade (C) Robert Carson, Bruce Moretti, Jonathan Garon, Jeffrey Hocker, James Keen | |
| Subs | E. Central | Russell Vinson (PG), Brian McKennzie (SF), Dustin Strong (PF) Keith Julian, Tommy Jamieson, Frank Turner | |
| 06:15 | E. Central | Reid Lee makes the 1st free throw | 71-71 |
| 06:15 | E. Central | Reid Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 71-72 |
| 05:58 | N. Kentucky | Jerome Osborne knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-72 |
| 05:47 | E. Central | Russell Vinson misses the lay-in | 74-72 |
| 05:46 | N. Kentucky | Lester Seigler grabs the defensive rebound | 74-72 |
| 05:42 | N. Kentucky | Lester Seigler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 74-72 |
| 05:41 | E. Central | Brian McKennzie grabs the defensive rebound | 74-72 |
| 05:28 | E. Central | Reid Lee lays it up and in on a great pass from Russell Vinson | 74-74 |
| 05:24 | N. Kentucky | Jess Ingram comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 74-74 |
| 05:23 | E. Central | The rebound goes to Bob Muldrow | 74-74 |
| 05:19 | E. Central | Russell Vinson misses long on a floater from the right side | 74-74 |
| 05:17 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Spade pulls down the rebound | 74-74 |
| 05:13 | N. Kentucky | Lester Seigler hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jerome Osborne | 77-74 |
| 05:00 | E. Central | Bob Muldrow drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 77-77 |
| 04:46 | N. Kentucky | Jerome Osborne comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 77-77 |
| 04:44 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Smith tips it home | 79-77 |
| 04:39 | E. Central | Jerome Osborne picks off the pass by Reid Lee in the backcourt | 79-77 |
| 04:38 | N. Kentucky | Jerome Osborne banks in the layup | 81-77 |
| 04:14 | E. Central | Russell Vinson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 81-77 |
| 04:13 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Christopher Spade | 81-77 |
| 04:07 | N. Kentucky | Jess Ingram can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 81-77 |
| 04:06 | E. Central | Brian McKennzie snags the defensive board | 81-77 |
| 04:01 | E. Central | Brian McKennzie misses badly on a shot from the right side | 81-77 |
| 03:59 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Spade grabs the board | 81-77 |
| 03:53 | N. Kentucky | Jerome Osborne comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 81-77 |
| 03:52 | E. Central | Russell Vinson grabs the board | 81-77 |
| 03:47 | E. Central | Brian McKennzie is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 81-80 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Lester Seigler (tired) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jerome Osborne (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Jess Ingram (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. C - Christopher Spade (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | E. Central | PG - Russell Vinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Reid Lee (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. SF - Brian McKennzie (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dustin Strong (tired) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Bob Muldrow (tiring) 7 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:36 | N. Kentucky | Lester Seigler misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 81-80 |
| 03:35 | E. Central | Reid Lee snags the defensive board | 81-80 |
| 03:29 | E. Central | Brian McKennzie hits a driving attempt from close range | 81-82 |
| 03:19 | N. Kentucky | Jerome Osborne knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 83-82 |
| 03:01 | E. Central | Dustin Strong misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 83-82 |
| 03:00 | E. Central | Bob Muldrow grabs the offensive board | 83-82 |
| 02:47 | E. Central | Brian McKennzie can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 83-82 |
| 02:46 | E. Central | The offensive rebound goes to Brian McKennzie | 83-82 |
| 02:21 | E. Central | Russell Vinson connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 83-84 |
| 02:21 | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-84 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Robert Carson (PG), Charles Livingston (SG), Jonathan Garon (SF), Jeffrey Hocker (PF), Russell Pou (C) Lester Seigler, Jerome Osborne, Christopher Smith, Jess Ingram, Christopher Spade | |
| Subs | E. Central | Brian Burge (PG), Tommy Jamieson (SG), William Bass (SF), Frank Turner (PF), Jeffrey Werstein (C) Russell Vinson, Reid Lee, Brian McKennzie, Dustin Strong, Bob Muldrow | |
| 02:09 | N. Kentucky | Robert Carson double dribbles | 83-84 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Bruce Moretti (SG) Charles Livingston | |
| Subs | E. Central | | |
| 01:48 | E. Central | Frank Turner can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 83-84 |
| 01:46 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jonathan Garon | 83-84 |
| 01:40 | N. Kentucky | Jonathan Garon is hacked by William Bass - foul #1 on William Bass, team foul #8 | 83-84 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Lester Seigler (PG), Jess Ingram (PF) Robert Carson, Jeffrey Hocker | |
| Subs | E. Central | Russell Vinson (PG), Brian McKennzie (SF), Dustin Strong (PF), Bob Muldrow (C) Brian Burge, William Bass, Frank Turner, Jeffrey Werstein | |
| 01:40 | N. Kentucky | Jonathan Garon misses the 1st free throw | 83-84 |
| 01:40 | E. Central | Tommy Jamieson grabs the defensive rebound | 83-84 |
| 01:17 | E. Central | Bob Muldrow drills a floater from the left block set up by Russell Vinson | 83-86 |
| 00:57 | N. Kentucky | Jonathan Garon clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 83-86 |
| 00:55 | N. Kentucky | Jess Ingram tips it in | 85-86 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | E. Central | E. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:53 | E. Central | Russell Vinson is fouled in the backcourt by Lester Seigler - foul #4 on Lester Seigler, team foul #14 | 85-86 |
| 00:53 | E. Central | Russell Vinson makes the 1st free throw | 85-87 |
| 00:53 | E. Central | Russell Vinson misses the 2nd free throw | 85-87 |
| 00:53 | E. Central | Bob Muldrow grabs the offensive board | 85-87 |
| 00:25 | E. Central | Tommy Jamieson is open and lays it up and in | 85-89 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | E. Central | E. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | N. Kentucky | Tommy Jamieson steals it from Jonathan Garon | 85-89 |
| 00:15 | E. Central | Tommy Jamieson jams it | 85-91 |
| 00:10 | N. Kentucky | Tommy Jamieson takes the ball from Bruce Moretti | 85-91 |
| 00:06 | E. Central | Russell Vinson lays it up and in on a great pass from Tommy Jamieson | 85-93 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | E. Central | E. Central is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | N. Kentucky | Jess Ingram misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 85-93 |