| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Bruce Motter (fresh) SG - Courtney Abraham (fresh) SF - Charles Ellis (fresh) PF - Marvin Tubbs (fresh) C - Daniel James (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Carl Darrow (fresh) SG - Leroy Knight (fresh) SF - Joseph Ferrill (fresh) PF - Edward Locklear (fresh) C - Joshua Carpenter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Bellarmine | Marvin Tubbs wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Bellarmine | Edward Locklear steals the ball from Courtney Abraham | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Ferrill misses the driving attempt in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Bellarmine | The rebound goes to Bruce Motter | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Bellarmine | Courtney Abraham clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | N. Kentucky | Joshua Carpenter gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | N. Kentucky | Courtney Abraham takes the ball from Edward Locklear | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Bellarmine | Carl Darrow is called for the reach on Courtney Abraham - foul #1 on Carl Darrow, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:35 | Bellarmine | Charles Ellis misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Ferrill grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:21 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Knight's pass is intercepted by Marvin Tubbs | 0-0 |
| 18:02 | Bellarmine | Courtney Abraham knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 17:48 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Ferrill buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Leroy Knight | 3-3 |
| 17:42 | Bellarmine | Marvin Tubbs makes the shot from the free throw line | 5-3 |
| 17:33 | N. Kentucky | Joshua Carpenter hits the finger roll set up by Joseph Ferrill | 5-5 |
| 17:19 | Bellarmine | Courtney Abraham clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 5-5 |
| 17:17 | Bellarmine | Daniel James gets the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:04 | Bellarmine | Charles Ellis is whistled for traveling | 5-5 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Jack Gardner (PG), Vic McCaffree (SG), Steve Manning (SF), Claude Walsh (PF), Mark Mahoney (C) Bruce Motter, Courtney Abraham, Charles Ellis, Marvin Tubbs, Daniel James | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 16:44 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Ferrill hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Darrow | 5-8 |
| 16:27 | Bellarmine | Vic McCaffree misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Leroy Knight - foul #1 on Leroy Knight, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gerald Steffens (PG), Jesse Boston (SG), Joe Wallis (SF), Stephen McCarver (PF), Scott Herr (C) Carl Darrow, Leroy Knight, Joseph Ferrill, Edward Locklear, Joshua Carpenter | |
| 16:27 | Bellarmine | Vic McCaffree makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 16:27 | Bellarmine | Vic McCaffree makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:20 | N. Kentucky | Gerald Steffens is fouled on the floor by Mark Mahoney - foul #1 on Mark Mahoney, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Charles Ellis (SF) Claude Walsh | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 16:05 | N. Kentucky | Jesse Boston is hacked by Vic McCaffree - foul #1 on Vic McCaffree, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Marvin Tubbs (PF), Daniel James (C) Mark Mahoney, Steve Manning | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 16:00 | N. Kentucky | Scott Herr can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-8 |
| 15:59 | Bellarmine | Marvin Tubbs gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Jack Gardner (fresh) SG - Vic McCaffree (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Ellis (fresh) PF - Marvin Tubbs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Daniel James (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Gerald Steffens (fresh) SG - Jesse Boston (fresh) SF - Joe Wallis (fresh) PF - Stephen McCarver (fresh) C - Scott Herr (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Bellarmine | Marvin Tubbs clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-8 |
| 15:40 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gerald Steffens | 7-8 |
| 15:27 | N. Kentucky | Joe Wallis can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-8 |
| 15:26 | Bellarmine | Daniel James pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 15:02 | Bellarmine | Jesse Boston takes the ball from Marvin Tubbs | 7-8 |
| 14:52 | N. Kentucky | Joe Wallis clanks a 3 from straight away | 7-8 |
| 14:51 | Bellarmine | Daniel James grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 14:46 | Bellarmine | Vic McCaffree throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-8 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Bruce Motter (PG), Courtney Abraham (SG), Steve Manning (SF) Jack Gardner, Vic McCaffree, Charles Ellis | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Carl Darrow (PG), Leroy Knight (SG), Joseph Ferrill (SF), Edward Locklear (PF), Joshua Carpenter (C) Gerald Steffens, Jesse Boston, Joe Wallis, Stephen McCarver, Scott Herr | |
| 14:32 | N. Kentucky | Edward Locklear is fouled on the floor by Daniel James - foul #1 on Daniel James, team foul #3 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Mark Mahoney (C) Daniel James | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 14:16 | N. Kentucky | Carl Darrow hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Ferrill | 7-11 |
| 13:56 | Bellarmine | Marvin Tubbs misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Edward Locklear - foul #1 on Edward Locklear, team foul #3 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Charles Ellis (SF) Steve Manning | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 13:56 | Bellarmine | Marvin Tubbs misses the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 13:56 | Bellarmine | Marvin Tubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 13:34 | N. Kentucky | Edward Locklear misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 8-11 |
| 13:32 | N. Kentucky | Joshua Carpenter tips it home | 8-13 |
| 13:08 | Bellarmine | Marvin Tubbs can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-13 |
| 13:07 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Ferrill snags the defensive board | 8-13 |
| 12:39 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Knight knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Carl Darrow | 8-15 |
| 12:22 | Bellarmine | Charles Ellis can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 8-15 |
| 12:20 | N. Kentucky | Joshua Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 8-15 |
| 12:04 | N. Kentucky | The short jumper by Carl Darrow is denied by Charles Ellis | 8-15 |
| 12:03 | N. Kentucky | Joshua Carpenter grabs the offensive board | 8-15 |
| 11:47 | N. Kentucky | Edward Locklear can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 8-15 |
| 11:46 | N. Kentucky | Edward Locklear can't tip it in | 8-15 |
| 11:44 | N. Kentucky | Edward Locklear tips it but misses | 8-15 |
| 11:42 | N. Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Leroy Knight | 8-15 |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Bruce Motter (fairly fresh) SG - Courtney Abraham (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Ellis (fairly fresh) PF - Marvin Tubbs (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Mark Mahoney (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Carl Darrow (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leroy Knight (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Ferrill (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Locklear (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joshua Carpenter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Knight is fouled on the floor by Courtney Abraham - foul #1 on Courtney Abraham, team foul #4 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Jack Gardner (PG), Vic McCaffree (SG), Steve Manning (SF), Claude Walsh (PF), Daniel James (C) Bruce Motter, Courtney Abraham, Charles Ellis, Marvin Tubbs, Mark Mahoney | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gerald Steffens (PG), Jesse Boston (SG), Joe Wallis (SF), Stephen McCarver (PF), Scott Herr (C) Carl Darrow, Leroy Knight, Joseph Ferrill, Edward Locklear, Joshua Carpenter | |
| 11:09 | N. Kentucky | Scott Herr's layup is rejected by Daniel James | 8-15 |
| 11:08 | Bellarmine | Steve Manning snags the defensive board | 8-15 |
| 11:06 | Bellarmine | Gerald Steffens is called for the reach on Jack Gardner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerald Steffens, team foul #4 | 8-15 |
| 10:54 | Bellarmine | Daniel James knocks in the turnaround in the lane and the foul's on Jesse Boston - foul #1 on Jesse Boston, team foul #5 | 10-15 |
| 10:54 | Bellarmine | Daniel James misses the free throw | 10-15 |
| 10:54 | N. Kentucky | Stephen McCarver grabs the defensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 10:34 | N. Kentucky | Stephen McCarver misses the floater from the left side | 10-15 |
| 10:32 | N. Kentucky | Jesse Boston tips it but misses | 10-15 |
| 10:31 | Bellarmine | Jack Gardner pulls down the rebound | 10-15 |
| 10:13 | Bellarmine | Steve Manning misses short on a 3 from straight away | 10-15 |
| 10:11 | Bellarmine | Daniel James grabs the offensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 09:52 | Bellarmine | Steve Manning buries a jumpshot from the left side and the foul's on Jesse Boston - foul #2 on Jesse Boston, team foul #6 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Bruce Motter (PG), Courtney Abraham (SG), Charles Ellis (SF) Jack Gardner, Vic McCaffree, Claude Walsh | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Carl Darrow (PG), Leroy Knight (SG), Edward Locklear (PF) Gerald Steffens, Jesse Boston, Scott Herr | |
| 09:52 | Bellarmine | Steve Manning makes the free throw | 13-15 |
| 09:31 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Knight misses short on a jumper from the right side | 13-15 |
| 09:30 | N. Kentucky | Stephen McCarver misses the tip | 13-15 |
| 09:28 | N. Kentucky | Stephen McCarver tips it home | 13-17 |
| 09:14 | Bellarmine | Daniel James can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 13-17 |
| 09:13 | Bellarmine | Charles Ellis hits the follow up shot | 15-17 |
| 08:50 | N. Kentucky | Edward Locklear comes up short on the shot in the paint | 15-17 |
| 08:48 | Bellarmine | Charles Ellis gets the rebound | 15-17 |
| 08:26 | Bellarmine | Charles Ellis is fouled on the floor by Joe Wallis - foul #1 on Joe Wallis, team foul #7 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Jack Gardner (PG), Marvin Tubbs (PF) Bruce Motter, Steve Manning | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Joseph Ferrill (SF), Joshua Carpenter (C) Joe Wallis, Stephen McCarver | |
| 08:26 | Bellarmine | Charles Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 08:26 | Bellarmine | Charles Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:11 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Knight is fouled on the floor by Courtney Abraham - foul #2 on Courtney Abraham, team foul #5 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Vic McCaffree (SG), Mark Mahoney (C) Courtney Abraham, Daniel James | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| 07:58 | N. Kentucky | Charles Ellis picks off the pass by Joshua Carpenter | 17-17 |
| 07:44 | Bellarmine | Jack Gardner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-17 |
| 07:43 | N. Kentucky | Joshua Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 17-17 |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Jack Gardner (fresh) SG - Vic McCaffree (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marvin Tubbs (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mark Mahoney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Carl Darrow (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leroy Knight (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Ferrill (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Locklear (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joshua Carpenter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Knight misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Mark Mahoney - foul #2 on Mark Mahoney, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Bruce Motter (PG), Steve Manning (C) Jack Gardner, Mark Mahoney | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gerald Steffens (PG) Carl Darrow | |
| 07:28 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Knight misses the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 07:28 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 07:12 | Bellarmine | Marvin Tubbs drills a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Steve Manning | 19-18 |
| 06:53 | N. Kentucky | Steve Manning is called for the reach on Edward Locklear - foul #1 on Steve Manning, team foul #7 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Daniel James (C) Charles Ellis | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Philip Burns (SG) Leroy Knight | |
| 06:53 | N. Kentucky | Edward Locklear misses the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 06:53 | Bellarmine | Daniel James snags the defensive board | 19-18 |
| 06:40 | Bellarmine | Daniel James makes the shot from close range and the foul's on Edward Locklear - foul #2 on Edward Locklear, team foul #8 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Stephen McCarver (PF) Edward Locklear | |
| 06:40 | Bellarmine | Daniel James misses the free throw | 21-18 |
| 06:40 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Joshua Carpenter | 21-18 |
| 06:24 | N. Kentucky | Joshua Carpenter misses the easy layup | 21-18 |
| 06:22 | Bellarmine | The rebound goes to Daniel James | 21-18 |
| 06:05 | Bellarmine | Steve Manning connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 23-18 |
| 05:38 | N. Kentucky | The jump hook by Joseph Ferrill is blocked by Steve Manning | 23-18 |
| 05:37 | Bellarmine | The rebound goes to Steve Manning | 23-18 |
| 05:11 | Bellarmine | Marvin Tubbs makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Steve Manning | 26-18 |
| 04:59 | N. Kentucky | Philip Burns loses the dribble to Daniel James | 26-18 |
| 04:44 | Bellarmine | A charge is called on Steve Manning - foul #2 on Steve Manning, team foul #8 | 26-18 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Jack Gardner (PG), Charles Smith (SG), Charles Ellis (SF), Claude Walsh (PF) Bruce Motter, Vic McCaffree, Steve Manning, Marvin Tubbs | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Carl Darrow (PG), Leroy Knight (SG), Joe Wallis (SF), Scott Herr (C) Gerald Steffens, Philip Burns, Joseph Ferrill, Joshua Carpenter | |
| 04:29 | N. Kentucky | Leroy Knight makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Carl Darrow | 26-21 |
| 04:09 | Bellarmine | A charge is called on Charles Smith - foul #1 on Charles Smith, team foul #9 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Joshua Carpenter (C) Stephen McCarver | |
| 03:57 | N. Kentucky | Joshua Carpenter loses the ball out of bounds | 26-21 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Courtney Abraham (SG), Mark Mahoney (C) Charles Smith, Daniel James | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Edward Locklear (PF) Joshua Carpenter | |
| 03:32 | Bellarmine | Jack Gardner double dribbles | 26-21 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Marvin Tubbs (PF) Claude Walsh | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Jack Gardner (fresh) SG - Courtney Abraham (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Ellis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Marvin Tubbs (fresh) 8 pts. C - Mark Mahoney (fresh) | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Carl Darrow (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leroy Knight (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joe Wallis (fresh) PF - Edward Locklear (fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Herr (fresh) | |
| 03:24 | N. Kentucky | Joe Wallis misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-21 |
| 03:23 | Bellarmine | Mark Mahoney gets the rebound | 26-21 |
| 03:12 | Bellarmine | Carl Darrow steps in front of the Courtney Abraham pass | 26-21 |
| 03:09 | N. Kentucky | Carl Darrow misses the lay-in | 26-21 |
| 03:08 | Bellarmine | The rebound goes to Marvin Tubbs | 26-21 |
| 02:58 | Bellarmine | Charles Ellis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-21 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Joseph Ferrill (SF), Stephen McCarver (C) Joe Wallis, Scott Herr | |
| 02:42 | N. Kentucky | Carl Darrow drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen McCarver | 26-24 |
| 02:25 | Bellarmine | Mark Mahoney misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Stephen McCarver - foul #1 on Stephen McCarver, team foul #9 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Bruce Motter (PG), Daniel James (C) Jack Gardner, Marvin Tubbs | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Joshua Carpenter (C) Stephen McCarver | |
| 02:25 | Bellarmine | Mark Mahoney makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 02:25 | Bellarmine | Mark Mahoney makes the 2nd free throw | 28-24 |
| 02:02 | N. Kentucky | Charles Ellis steps in front of the Joseph Ferrill pass | 28-24 |
| 01:59 | Bellarmine | Bruce Motter lays it in set up by Charles Ellis | 30-24 |
| 01:33 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Ferrill buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Carl Darrow and the foul's on Courtney Abraham - foul #3 on Courtney Abraham, team foul #10 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Vic McCaffree (SG), Steve Manning (SF), Marvin Tubbs (PF) Courtney Abraham, Charles Ellis, Mark Mahoney | |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gerald Steffens (PG), Jesse Boston (SG) Carl Darrow, Leroy Knight | |
| 01:33 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Ferrill makes the free throw | 30-27 |
| 01:13 | Bellarmine | Joseph Ferrill steps in front of the Daniel James pass | 30-27 |
| 00:54 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Ferrill banks in the layup set up by Joshua Carpenter | 30-29 |
| 00:45 | Bellarmine | Marvin Tubbs can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-29 |
| 00:43 | Bellarmine | Daniel James tips it in | 32-29 |
| 00:28 | N. Kentucky | Jesse Boston hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald Steffens | 32-31 |
| 00:01 | Bellarmine | Marvin Tubbs misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-31 |
| 00:00 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jesse Boston | 32-31 |