| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Lester Seigler (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bruce Moretti (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jonathan Garon (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jess Ingram (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. C - Russell Pou (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Joseph Lawson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fulumirani Ahmadi (fresh) 11 pts. 3 stl. SF - Jeremy Luevano (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Willis Saylor (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 20:00 | N. Kentucky | Jonathan Garon inbounds the ball | 50-50 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | N. Kentucky | Lester Seigler is fouled on the floor by Joseph Lawson - foul #2 on Joseph Lawson, team foul #1 | 50-50 |
| 19:28 | N. Kentucky | Willis Saylor steals it from Bruce Moretti | 50-50 |
| 19:24 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Joseph Lawson is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Lawson, team foul #2 | 50-50 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Howard Brooks (PG) Joseph Lawson | |
| 19:05 | N. Kentucky | Charles Johnson picks off the pass by Jess Ingram | 50-50 |
| 19:00 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Fulumirani Ahmadi throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-50 |
| 18:47 | N. Kentucky | Russell Pou's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-50 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Mark Sparks (PF) Charles Johnson | |
| 18:44 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jeremy Luevano loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-50 |
| 18:30 | N. Kentucky | Jonathan Garon makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Russell Pou | 53-50 |
| 18:14 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Mark Sparks buries a jumper from the baseline set up by Howard Brooks | 53-52 |
| 18:09 | N. Kentucky | Russell Pou misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 18:07 | N. Kentucky | Lester Seigler snags the offensive board | 53-52 |
| 17:54 | N. Kentucky | Bruce Moretti scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jonathan Garon | 56-52 |
| 17:50 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Fulumirani Ahmadi connects on the 3 from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 17:33 | N. Kentucky | Russell Pou connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Bruce Moretti | 59-55 |
| 17:18 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Howard Brooks makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Fulumirani Ahmadi | 59-58 |
| 17:02 | N. Kentucky | Jess Ingram hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-58 |
| 17:00 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jeremy Luevano gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 16:41 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jeremy Luevano buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Howard Brooks | 59-61 |
| 16:27 | N. Kentucky | Russell Pou is fouled on the floor by Howard Brooks - foul #1 on Howard Brooks, team foul #3 | 59-61 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Robert Carson (PG), Jerome Osborne (SG), Christopher Smith (SF), Jeffrey Hocker (PF), Christopher Spade (C) Lester Seigler, Bruce Moretti, Jonathan Garon, Jess Ingram, Russell Pou | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Dexter Bishop (PG), Herbert Hunt (SF), Charles Johnson (PF), Louie Kirkpatrick (C) Howard Brooks, Jeremy Luevano, Mark Sparks, Willis Saylor | |
| 16:13 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Spade hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Hocker | 62-61 |
| 15:59 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Herbert Hunt loses the dribble to Christopher Spade | 62-61 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Robert Carson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jerome Osborne (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Hocker (fresh) 1 ast. C - Christopher Spade (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Dexter Bishop (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fulumirani Ahmadi (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Herbert Hunt (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Charles Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Louie Kirkpatrick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:36 | N. Kentucky | Jerome Osborne's pass is intercepted by Dexter Bishop | 62-61 |
| 15:28 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Fulumirani Ahmadi comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-61 |
| 15:27 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Smith grabs the board | 62-61 |
| 15:22 | N. Kentucky | Dexter Bishop is called for the reach on Robert Carson - foul #2 on Dexter Bishop, team foul #4 | 62-61 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Charles Livingston (SG), Jess Ingram (PF) Jerome Osborne, Jeffrey Hocker | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Joseph Lawson (PG), Rodney Choice (SG) Dexter Bishop, Fulumirani Ahmadi | |
| 15:12 | N. Kentucky | Charles Livingston clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-61 |
| 15:11 | St. Joseph's (IN) | The rebound goes to Charles Johnson | 62-61 |
| 14:46 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Rodney Choice hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-61 |
| 14:44 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Charles Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-61 |
| 14:21 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Charles Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-61 |
| 14:19 | N. Kentucky | Robert Carson snags the defensive board | 62-61 |
| 14:13 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Smith is fouled on the floor by Rodney Choice - foul #4 on Rodney Choice, team foul #5 | 62-61 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jerome Osborne (PG), Bruce Moretti (SG), Jonathan Garon (SF), Jeffrey Hocker (PF), Russell Pou (C) Robert Carson, Charles Livingston, Christopher Smith, Jess Ingram, Christopher Spade | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Dexter Bishop (SG), Jeremy Luevano (SF), James Oppenheimer (PF), Willis Saylor (C) Rodney Choice, Herbert Hunt, Charles Johnson, Louie Kirkpatrick | |
| 13:54 | N. Kentucky | Jeffrey Hocker buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jerome Osborne | 65-61 |
| 13:33 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jeremy Luevano misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-61 |
| 13:32 | N. Kentucky | Jonathan Garon grabs the defensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 13:13 | N. Kentucky | Jeffrey Hocker clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-61 |
| 13:12 | N. Kentucky | Jonathan Garon tips it home | 67-61 |
| 12:48 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Dexter Bishop is hacked by Bruce Moretti - foul #4 on Bruce Moretti, team foul #1 | 67-61 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Lester Seigler (PG), Charles Livingston (SG), Jess Ingram (PF), Christopher Smith (C) Jerome Osborne, Bruce Moretti, Jeffrey Hocker, Russell Pou | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Fulumirani Ahmadi (SG), Charles Johnson (PF), Mark Sparks (C) Dexter Bishop, James Oppenheimer, Willis Saylor | |
| 12:33 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Fulumirani Ahmadi is alone and drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Charles Johnson | 67-63 |
| 12:16 | N. Kentucky | Lester Seigler loses the dribble to Fulumirani Ahmadi | 67-63 |
| 12:12 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Fulumirani Ahmadi jams it | 67-65 |
| 11:49 | N. Kentucky | Lester Seigler hits a 3 from straight away set up by Christopher Smith | 70-65 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Lester Seigler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Livingston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Garon (tiring) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jess Ingram (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. C - Christopher Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Joseph Lawson (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Fulumirani Ahmadi (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Jeremy Luevano (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Charles Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Mark Sparks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jeremy Luevano hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Charles Johnson and he's hacked by Jonathan Garon - foul #2 on Jonathan Garon, team foul #2 | 70-67 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Robert Carson (SG), James Keen (SF), Jeffrey Hocker (PF), Christopher Spade (C) Charles Livingston, Jonathan Garon, Jess Ingram, Christopher Smith | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Howard Brooks (PG), Dexter Bishop (SG), Willis Saylor (C) Joseph Lawson, Fulumirani Ahmadi, Mark Sparks | |
| 11:35 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jeremy Luevano makes the free throw | 70-68 |
| 11:21 | N. Kentucky | Robert Carson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 70-68 |
| 11:19 | St. Joseph's (IN) | The rebound goes to Charles Johnson | 70-68 |
| 11:02 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Charles Johnson drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Howard Brooks and he's hacked by Lester Seigler - foul #4 on Lester Seigler, team foul #3 | 70-70 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Bruce Moretti (SG), Russell Pou (C) Lester Seigler, James Keen | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Herbert Hunt (SF), Louie Kirkpatrick (C) Jeremy Luevano, Willis Saylor | |
| 11:02 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Charles Johnson misses the free throw | 70-70 |
| 11:02 | St. Joseph's (IN) | The offensive rebound goes to Herbert Hunt | 70-70 |
| 10:52 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Louie Kirkpatrick is open and buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Howard Brooks | 70-73 |
| 10:37 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Spade clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-73 |
| 10:36 | N. Kentucky | Robert Carson hits the follow up shot | 72-73 |
| 10:31 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Herbert Hunt is hacked by Jeffrey Hocker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeffrey Hocker, team foul #4 | 72-73 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Lester Seigler (PG), Jess Ingram (PF) Robert Carson, Christopher Spade | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Fulumirani Ahmadi (SG), James Oppenheimer (PF) Dexter Bishop, Charles Johnson | |
| 10:16 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Howard Brooks lays it in on a nice dish by Fulumirani Ahmadi | 72-75 |
| 10:04 | N. Kentucky | Lester Seigler drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jess Ingram | 75-75 |
| 10:00 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Bruce Moretti is called for the reach on Fulumirani Ahmadi in the backcourt - foul #5 on Bruce Moretti, team foul #5 | 75-75 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jerome Osborne (SG), Christopher Smith (SF) Bruce Moretti, Jeffrey Hocker | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Mark Sparks (C) Louie Kirkpatrick | |
| 09:47 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Fulumirani Ahmadi loses the dribble to Jerome Osborne | 75-75 |
| 09:34 | N. Kentucky | Jess Ingram clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 75-75 |
| 09:33 | N. Kentucky | Jerome Osborne tips it but misses | 75-75 |
| 09:31 | St. Joseph's (IN) | James Oppenheimer gets the rebound | 75-75 |
| 09:16 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Mark Sparks makes the shot from the right side | 75-77 |
| 09:11 | N. Kentucky | Lester Seigler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-77 |
| 09:09 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Mark Sparks snags the defensive board | 75-77 |
| 08:50 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Fulumirani Ahmadi's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-77 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Robert Carson (PG), Charles Livingston (SG), Jonathan Garon (SF), Jeffrey Hocker (PF), Christopher Spade (C) Lester Seigler, Jerome Osborne, Christopher Smith, Jess Ingram, Russell Pou | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Dexter Bishop (PG), Jeremy Luevano (SF), Charles Johnson (PF), Willis Saylor (C) Howard Brooks, Herbert Hunt, James Oppenheimer, Mark Sparks | |
| 08:30 | N. Kentucky | Willis Saylor steps in front of the Jeffrey Hocker pass | 75-77 |
| 08:28 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Charles Livingston steps in front of the Jeremy Luevano pass in the backcourt | 75-77 |
| 08:27 | N. Kentucky | Robert Carson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Livingston | 77-77 |
| 08:23 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Christopher Spade is called for the reach on Fulumirani Ahmadi - foul #1 on Christopher Spade, team foul #6 | 77-77 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Louie Kirkpatrick (PF) Charles Johnson | |
| 08:10 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jeremy Luevano's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Hocker | 77-77 |
| 07:57 | N. Kentucky | Jonathan Garon misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 77-77 |
| 07:55 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Willis Saylor grabs the defensive rebound | 77-77 |
| 07:32 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Louie Kirkpatrick clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 77-77 |
| 07:30 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Willis Saylor tips it but misses | 77-77 |
| 07:28 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Fulumirani Ahmadi grabs the offensive board | 77-77 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Robert Carson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Charles Livingston (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jonathan Garon (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Hocker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. C - Christopher Spade (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Dexter Bishop (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fulumirani Ahmadi (tiring) 18 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Jeremy Luevano (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Louie Kirkpatrick (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Willis Saylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:14 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Dexter Bishop makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Jeremy Luevano | 77-79 |
| 07:07 | N. Kentucky | Charles Livingston travels with the ball | 77-79 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Lester Seigler (PG), Jerome Osborne (SG), Christopher Smith (SF), Jess Ingram (PF), James Keen (C) Robert Carson, Charles Livingston, Jonathan Garon, Jeffrey Hocker, Christopher Spade | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Joseph Lawson (PG), Rodney Choice (SF), Mark Sparks (PF) Dexter Bishop, Jeremy Luevano, Louie Kirkpatrick | |
| 07:04 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Joseph Lawson is hacked by Christopher Smith in the backcourt - foul #3 on Christopher Smith, team foul #7 | 77-79 |
| 07:04 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Joseph Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 77-79 |
| 07:04 | N. Kentucky | Jess Ingram snags the defensive board | 77-79 |
| 06:58 | N. Kentucky | Jess Ingram connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerome Osborne | 80-79 |
| 06:39 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Fulumirani Ahmadi misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Jerome Osborne - foul #2 on Jerome Osborne, team foul #8 | 80-79 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | James Oppenheimer (PF) Willis Saylor | |
| 06:39 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Fulumirani Ahmadi makes the 1st free throw | 80-80 |
| 06:39 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Fulumirani Ahmadi makes the 2nd free throw | 80-81 |
| 06:26 | N. Kentucky | Lester Seigler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 80-81 |
| 06:24 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Rodney Choice pulls down the rebound | 80-81 |
| 06:22 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Joseph Lawson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 80-81 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Russell Pou (C) James Keen | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Charles Johnson (PF) Fulumirani Ahmadi | |
| 06:14 | N. Kentucky | Charles Johnson is called for the reach on Jerome Osborne - foul #1 on Charles Johnson, team foul #6 | 80-81 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Herbert Hunt (SF), Willis Saylor (C) Charles Johnson, Mark Sparks | |
| 05:56 | N. Kentucky | Russell Pou is hacked by James Oppenheimer - foul #1 on James Oppenheimer, team foul #7 | 80-81 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jonathan Garon (SF) Christopher Smith | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Charles Johnson (PF) James Oppenheimer | |
| 05:56 | N. Kentucky | Russell Pou misses the 1st free throw | 80-81 |
| 05:56 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Willis Saylor snags the defensive board | 80-81 |
| 05:39 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Willis Saylor is called for 3 seconds | 80-81 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Robert Carson (PG), Jeffrey Hocker (PF) Lester Seigler, Jess Ingram | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Howard Brooks (PG) Joseph Lawson | |
| 05:32 | N. Kentucky | Jeffrey Hocker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 80-81 |
| 05:31 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Howard Brooks grabs the board | 80-81 |
| 05:29 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Herbert Hunt is hacked by Jeffrey Hocker in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffrey Hocker, team foul #9 | 80-81 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Christopher Spade (C) Russell Pou | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Dexter Bishop (SG) Rodney Choice | |
| 05:29 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Herbert Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 80-82 |
| 05:29 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Herbert Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 80-83 |
| 05:22 | N. Kentucky | Jeffrey Hocker buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Carson | 83-83 |
| 05:09 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Charles Johnson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 83-83 |
| 05:08 | N. Kentucky | Jonathan Garon gets the rebound | 83-83 |
| 05:03 | N. Kentucky | Robert Carson is whistled for traveling | 83-83 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Christopher Smith (SF) Jonathan Garon | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Rodney Choice (SF), Mark Sparks (C) Herbert Hunt, Willis Saylor | |
| 04:59 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Robert Carson picks off the pass by Dexter Bishop in the backcourt | 83-83 |
| 04:47 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Spade drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jerome Osborne | 86-83 |
| 04:40 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Dexter Bishop comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jerome Osborne - foul #3 on Jerome Osborne, team foul #10 | 86-83 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Lester Seigler (PG), James Keen (PF) Robert Carson, Jeffrey Hocker | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | James Oppenheimer (SF), Louie Kirkpatrick (C) Howard Brooks, Charles Johnson | |
| 04:40 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Dexter Bishop makes the 1st free throw | 86-84 |
| 04:40 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Dexter Bishop makes the 2nd free throw | 86-85 |
| 04:26 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 86-85 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Russell Pou (C) Christopher Spade | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Joseph Lawson (PG) Dexter Bishop | |
| 04:06 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Joseph Lawson misses long on an open shot from the right wing | 86-85 |
| 04:05 | N. Kentucky | Lester Seigler pulls down the rebound | 86-85 |
| 04:00 | N. Kentucky | Jerome Osborne can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 86-85 |
| 03:59 | St. Joseph's (IN) | The rebound goes to Louie Kirkpatrick | 86-85 |
| 03:55 | St. Joseph's (IN) | James Oppenheimer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 86-85 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Charles Livingston (SG), Jonathan Garon (SF), Jess Ingram (PF) Jerome Osborne, Christopher Smith, James Keen | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Fulumirani Ahmadi (SG), Jeremy Luevano (SF), Charles Johnson (PF), Willis Saylor (C) Rodney Choice, James Oppenheimer, Mark Sparks, Louie Kirkpatrick | |
| 03:49 | N. Kentucky | Russell Pou misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 86-85 |
| 03:47 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Willis Saylor gets the rebound | 86-85 |
| 03:41 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jonathan Garon is called for the reach on Jeremy Luevano - foul #3 on Jonathan Garon, team foul #11 | 86-85 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Robert Carson (PG) Lester Seigler | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Howard Brooks (PG) Joseph Lawson | |
| 03:41 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jeremy Luevano misses the 1st free throw | 86-85 |
| 03:41 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jeremy Luevano misses the 2nd free throw | 86-85 |
| 03:41 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Charles Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 86-85 |
| 03:30 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Howard Brooks misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 86-85 |
| 03:28 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Willis Saylor grabs the offensive board | 86-85 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Robert Carson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Livingston (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jonathan Garon (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jess Ingram (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. C - Russell Pou (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Howard Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 8 ast. SG - Fulumirani Ahmadi (tiring) 20 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Jeremy Luevano (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Charles Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Willis Saylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 14 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:17 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Howard Brooks misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 86-85 |
| 03:16 | N. Kentucky | Russell Pou pulls down the rebound | 86-85 |
| 03:02 | N. Kentucky | Jess Ingram clanks a 3 from straight away | 86-85 |
| 03:00 | St. Joseph's (IN) | The rebound goes to Fulumirani Ahmadi | 86-85 |
| 02:35 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Willis Saylor is alone and drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Howard Brooks | 86-87 |
| 02:15 | N. Kentucky | Charles Livingston misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 86-87 |
| 02:14 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Willis Saylor grabs the defensive rebound | 86-87 |
| 02:07 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Fulumirani Ahmadi clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 86-87 |
| 02:06 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jeremy Luevano pulls down the offensive rebound | 86-87 |
| 01:50 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Howard Brooks misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Robert Carson - foul #1 on Robert Carson, team foul #12 | 86-87 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Lester Seigler (PG), Jerome Osborne (SG) Robert Carson, Charles Livingston | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| 01:50 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Howard Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 86-88 |
| 01:50 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Howard Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 86-88 |
| 01:50 | N. Kentucky | Russell Pou pulls down the rebound | 86-88 |
| 01:32 | N. Kentucky | Lester Seigler misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 86-88 |
| 01:30 | N. Kentucky | Russell Pou tips it in | 88-88 |
| 01:08 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jeremy Luevano buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Howard Brooks | 88-91 |
| 01:02 | N. Kentucky | Jess Ingram hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 88-91 |
| 01:01 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Willis Saylor gets the rebound | 88-91 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:38 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Russell Pou steals it from Fulumirani Ahmadi | 88-91 |
| 00:22 | N. Kentucky | Howard Brooks is called for the reach on Lester Seigler - foul #2 on Howard Brooks, team foul #8 | 88-91 |
| 00:22 | N. Kentucky | Lester Seigler makes the 1st free throw | 89-91 |
| 00:22 | N. Kentucky | Lester Seigler makes the 2nd free throw | 90-91 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:20 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Willis Saylor is fouled in the backcourt by Jerome Osborne - foul #4 on Jerome Osborne, team foul #13 | 90-91 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Joseph Lawson (PG) Howard Brooks | |
| 00:20 | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 90-91 |
| 00:20 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Willis Saylor makes the 1st free throw | 90-92 |
| 00:20 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Willis Saylor misses the 2nd free throw | 90-92 |
| 00:20 | N. Kentucky | Russell Pou grabs the defensive rebound | 90-92 |
| 00:12 | N. Kentucky | Jess Ingram knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Jerome Osborne | 92-92 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:06 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Lester Seigler steals the ball from Jeremy Luevano in the backcourt | 92-92 |
| 00:04 | N. Kentucky | Jonathan Garon blows the layup | 92-92 |
| 00:02 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Willis Saylor gets the rebound | 92-92 |
| 00:02 | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 92-92 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jeremy Luevano hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 92-92 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Lester Seigler (tiring) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jerome Osborne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jonathan Garon (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jess Ingram (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. C - Russell Pou (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Joseph Lawson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Fulumirani Ahmadi (tiring) 20 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Jeremy Luevano (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Willis Saylor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 17 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | N. Kentucky | Russell Pou wins the tip | 92-92 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:52 | N. Kentucky | Russell Pou makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 95-92 |
| 04:27 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jerome Osborne takes the ball from Fulumirani Ahmadi | 95-92 |
| 04:16 | N. Kentucky | Russell Pou misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 95-92 |
| 04:14 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jeremy Luevano gets the rebound | 95-92 |
| 04:12 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Joseph Lawson is fouled in the backcourt by Lester Seigler - foul #5 on Lester Seigler, team foul #14 | 95-92 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Robert Carson (PG), Charles Livingston (SG), Christopher Smith (SF), Jeffrey Hocker (PF), Christopher Spade (C) Lester Seigler, Jerome Osborne, Jonathan Garon, Jess Ingram, Russell Pou | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Rodney Choice (SG), Herbert Hunt (SF), Mark Sparks (PF), Louie Kirkpatrick (C) Fulumirani Ahmadi, Jeremy Luevano, Charles Johnson, Willis Saylor | |
| 04:12 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Joseph Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 95-92 |
| 04:12 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Joseph Lawson misses the 2nd free throw | 95-92 |
| 04:12 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Spade pulls down the rebound | 95-92 |
| 04:07 | N. Kentucky | Robert Carson drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Christopher Smith | 98-92 |
| 03:53 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Herbert Hunt misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 98-92 |
| 03:52 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Louie Kirkpatrick grabs the offensive board | 98-92 |
| 03:41 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Joseph Lawson misses the easy layup | 98-92 |
| 03:40 | N. Kentucky | Christopher Spade grabs the board | 98-92 |
| 03:33 | N. Kentucky | Robert Carson buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Livingston | 101-92 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:12 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Joseph Lawson can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 101-92 |
| 03:11 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Mark Sparks grabs the offensive rebound | 101-92 |
| 03:06 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Louie Kirkpatrick can't connect on a floater in the paint | 101-92 |
| 03:04 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Joseph Lawson hits the follow up shot | 101-94 |
| 02:52 | N. Kentucky | Jeffrey Hocker scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Robert Carson | 104-94 |
| 02:50 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Rodney Choice throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 104-94 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jerome Osborne (SG), Jonathan Garon (SF), Jess Ingram (PF) Charles Livingston, Jeffrey Hocker, Christopher Spade | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Howard Brooks (PG), Dexter Bishop (SG), James Oppenheimer (PF) Joseph Lawson, Herbert Hunt, Louie Kirkpatrick | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:39 | N. Kentucky | Robert Carson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 104-94 |
| 02:38 | N. Kentucky | Robert Carson grabs the offensive rebound | 104-94 |
| 02:38 | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 104-94 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Christopher Spade (C) Christopher Smith | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Herbert Hunt (SF), Louie Kirkpatrick (C) Dexter Bishop, James Oppenheimer | |
| 02:22 | N. Kentucky | Rodney Choice picks off the pass by Jonathan Garon | 104-94 |
| 02:22 | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 104-94 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Charles Livingston (SG), Russell Pou (C) Jerome Osborne, Christopher Spade | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Fulumirani Ahmadi (SG), Willis Saylor (C) Herbert Hunt, Louie Kirkpatrick | |
| 02:18 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Rodney Choice is hacked by Jonathan Garon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jonathan Garon, team foul #15 | 104-94 |
| 02:18 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Rodney Choice makes the 1st free throw | 104-95 |
| 02:18 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Rodney Choice makes the 2nd free throw | 104-96 |
| 02:09 | N. Kentucky | Howard Brooks picks off the pass by Robert Carson | 104-96 |
| 02:05 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Rodney Choice lays it up and in set up by Howard Brooks | 104-98 |
| 02:05 | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 104-98 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jerome Osborne (SG) Charles Livingston | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Joseph Lawson (PG), Jeremy Luevano (SF) Howard Brooks, Rodney Choice | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:44 | N. Kentucky | Jerome Osborne drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Carson | 107-98 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:29 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Joseph Lawson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 107-98 |
| 01:27 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Mark Sparks tips it in | 107-100 |
| 01:27 | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 107-100 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Charles Johnson (PF) Mark Sparks | |
| 01:03 | N. Kentucky | Russell Pou misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 107-100 |
| 01:01 | N. Kentucky | Jonathan Garon tips it home | 109-100 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Robert Carson (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerome Osborne (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Jonathan Garon (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Jess Ingram (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. C - Russell Pou (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. | |
| Lineup | St. Joseph's (IN) | PG - Joseph Lawson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Fulumirani Ahmadi (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Jeremy Luevano (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Willis Saylor (fresh) 9 pts. 17 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:56 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Jonathan Garon takes the ball from Fulumirani Ahmadi | 109-100 |
| 00:51 | N. Kentucky | Robert Carson lays it up and in set up by Jonathan Garon | 111-100 |
| 00:45 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Fulumirani Ahmadi buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Charles Johnson | 111-103 |
| 00:45 | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 111-103 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Lawson is called for the reach on Jonathan Garon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Lawson, team foul #9 | 111-103 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Charles Livingston (PG), Jeffrey Hocker (PF), Christopher Spade (C) Robert Carson, Jess Ingram, Russell Pou | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| 00:43 | N. Kentucky | Jonathan Garon makes the 1st free throw | 112-103 |
| 00:43 | N. Kentucky | Jonathan Garon makes the 2nd free throw | 113-103 |
| 00:35 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Joseph Lawson drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 113-105 |
| 00:34 | N. Kentucky | Jeffrey Hocker is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Lawson - foul #5 on Joseph Lawson, team foul #10 | 113-105 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | Howard Brooks (PG) Joseph Lawson | |
| 00:34 | N. Kentucky | Jeffrey Hocker misses the 1st free throw | 113-105 |
| 00:34 | N. Kentucky | Jeffrey Hocker makes the 2nd free throw | 114-105 |
| 00:29 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Fulumirani Ahmadi misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 114-105 |
| 00:27 | St. Joseph's (IN) | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Johnson | 114-105 |
| 00:25 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Howard Brooks is fouled on the floor by Charles Livingston - foul #1 on Charles Livingston, team foul #16 | 114-105 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Robert Carson (PG), Jess Ingram (PF), Russell Pou (C) Charles Livingston, Jeffrey Hocker, Christopher Spade | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| 00:25 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Howard Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 114-106 |
| 00:25 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Howard Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 114-106 |
| 00:25 | N. Kentucky | Russell Pou grabs the board | 114-106 |
| 00:25 | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 114-106 |
| 00:24 | N. Kentucky | Jonathan Garon is hacked by Howard Brooks in the backcourt - foul #3 on Howard Brooks, team foul #11 | 114-106 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Charles Livingston (PG), Jeffrey Hocker (PF), Christopher Spade (C) Robert Carson, Jess Ingram, Russell Pou | |
| Subs | St. Joseph's (IN) | | |
| 00:24 | N. Kentucky | Jonathan Garon makes the 1st free throw | 115-106 |
| 00:24 | N. Kentucky | Jonathan Garon makes the 2nd free throw | 116-106 |
| 00:16 | St. Joseph's (IN) | Fulumirani Ahmadi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 116-106 |
| 00:14 | N. Kentucky | Jonathan Garon grabs the defensive rebound | 116-106 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | St. Joseph's (IN) | St. Joseph's (IN) is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | N. Kentucky | Charles Livingston runs out the clock | 116-106 |