| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Forest Legg (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Logsdon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Everett Hansen (fresh) 3 pf. PF - John Ehrenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Horton (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Weeks (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Keith Janson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Delossantos (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Paul Gary (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Eberly (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Everett Hansen inbounds the ball | 41-45 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Kentucky | Everett Hansen misses badly on a shot from the left side | 41-45 |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | Everett Hansen tips it but misses | 41-45 |
| 19:36 | Samford | Keith Janson pulls down the rebound | 41-45 |
| 19:11 | Samford | Everett Hansen steals the ball from Michael Eberly | 41-45 |
| 18:56 | Kentucky | Chris Horton lays it in on a great pass from Everett Hansen | 43-45 |
| 18:36 | Samford | Michael Eberly lays it up and in on a great pass from Walter Weeks | 43-47 |
| 18:13 | Kentucky | John Ehrenberg can't finish the layup | 43-47 |
| 18:11 | Kentucky | Forest Legg pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 17:59 | Kentucky | Chris Horton makes the floater near the basket | 45-47 |
| 17:45 | Samford | Keith Janson loses the ball out of bounds | 45-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm (PG), Steven Anker (SG), Paul Lavoie (PF), Billy Coulombe (C) Forest Legg, Christopher Logsdon, John Ehrenberg, Chris Horton | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 17:26 | Kentucky | Steven Anker clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 17:25 | Samford | Michael Eberly pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 17:03 | Samford | Michael Eberly blows the layup | 45-47 |
| 17:02 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 16:56 | Kentucky | Walter Weeks is called for the reach on Thomas Boehm - foul #1 on Walter Weeks, team foul #1 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | John Beyer (SG), James Cook (PF), Joshua Patterson (C) Keith Janson, Paul Gary, Michael Eberly | |
| 16:43 | Kentucky | Steven Anker makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Boehm | 47-47 |
| 16:24 | Samford | James Cook is hacked by Everett Hansen - foul #4 on Everett Hansen, team foul #1 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon (SG), Robert Thompson (SF), John Ehrenberg (PF) Thomas Boehm, Everett Hansen, Paul Lavoie | |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Pittman (PG), David Catalan (SF) Walter Weeks, Kevin Delossantos | |
| 16:02 | Samford | Keith Pittman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 47-47 |
| 16:00 | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Steven Anker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Logsdon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Ehrenberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Billy Coulombe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Keith Pittman (fresh) SG - John Beyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Catalan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joshua Patterson (fresh) | |
| 15:55 | Kentucky | Steven Anker misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-47 |
| 15:54 | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe hits the follow up shot | 49-47 |
| 15:25 | Samford | David Catalan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm (PG), Paul Lavoie (PF) Christopher Logsdon, John Ehrenberg | |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Weeks (PG), Keith Janson (SG), Kevin Delossantos (SF), Paul Gary (PF), Michael Eberly (C) Keith Pittman, John Beyer, David Catalan, James Cook, Joshua Patterson | |
| 15:06 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Robert Thompson | 51-47 |
| 14:38 | Samford | Walter Weeks misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 51-47 |
| 14:36 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos tips it in | 51-49 |
| 14:14 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson travels with the ball | 51-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Forest Legg (PG), Christopher Logsdon (SG), John Ehrenberg (PF), Chris Horton (C) Thomas Boehm, Steven Anker, Paul Lavoie, Billy Coulombe | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 13:57 | Samford | Michael Eberly is hacked by Chris Horton - foul #2 on Chris Horton, team foul #2 | 51-49 |
| 13:42 | Samford | Chris Horton denies the turnaround by Kevin Delossantos | 51-49 |
| 13:41 | Kentucky | John Ehrenberg gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 13:35 | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by John Ehrenberg | 54-49 |
| 13:08 | Samford | Keith Janson connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 12:50 | Kentucky | Forest Legg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Everett Hansen (SF) Robert Thompson | |
| Subs | Samford | John Beyer (SG), David Catalan (SF), James Cook (PF), Joshua Patterson (C) Keith Janson, Kevin Delossantos, Paul Gary, Michael Eberly | |
| 12:25 | Samford | John Beyer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 12:23 | Samford | Joshua Patterson tips it home | 54-53 |
| 12:10 | Kentucky | John Ehrenberg buries a jumper from the right side set up by Christopher Logsdon | 56-53 |
| 11:50 | Samford | The jumper by Joshua Patterson is denied by Christopher Logsdon | 56-53 |
| 11:49 | Samford | James Cook misses the tip | 56-53 |
| 11:48 | Kentucky | John Ehrenberg pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Forest Legg (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Logsdon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Everett Hansen (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - John Ehrenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Chris Horton (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Weeks (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Beyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Catalan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:43 | Kentucky | Chris Horton blows the layup | 56-53 |
| 11:42 | Samford | James Cook pulls down the rebound | 56-53 |
| 11:36 | Samford | Joshua Patterson's pass is intercepted by Chris Horton | 56-53 |
| 11:32 | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-53 |
| 11:30 | Kentucky | Forest Legg snags the offensive board | 56-53 |
| 11:20 | Kentucky | David Catalan takes the ball from Forest Legg | 56-53 |
| 11:02 | Samford | Chris Horton swats the short shot by Joshua Patterson | 56-53 |
| 11:01 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Forest Legg | 56-53 |
| 10:43 | Kentucky | Chris Horton hits a floater from the right side set up by Everett Hansen | 58-53 |
| 10:31 | Samford | James Cook buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-56 |
| 10:05 | Kentucky | Chris Horton comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 10:03 | Kentucky | Everett Hansen snags the offensive board | 58-56 |
| 09:41 | Kentucky | Joshua Patterson is called for the reach on Chris Horton - foul #3 on Joshua Patterson, team foul #2 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm (PG), Steven Anker (SG), Paul Lavoie (PF), Billy Coulombe (C) Forest Legg, Christopher Logsdon, John Ehrenberg, Chris Horton | |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Pittman (PG), Keith Janson (SG), Kevin Delossantos (SF), Paul Gary (PF), Michael Eberly (C) Walter Weeks, John Beyer, David Catalan, James Cook, Joshua Patterson | |
| 09:20 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-56 |
| 09:19 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 09:14 | Samford | Billy Coulombe swats the short shot by Keith Janson | 58-56 |
| 09:13 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 09:05 | Kentucky | Michael Eberly blocks the short jumper by Paul Lavoie | 58-56 |
| 09:03 | Samford | Keith Pittman grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 08:56 | Samford | Paul Gary misses short on a floater in the lane | 58-56 |
| 08:54 | Samford | Keith Pittman tips it home | 58-58 |
| 08:49 | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe is whistled for traveling | 58-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | John Beyer (PG) Keith Pittman | |
| 08:29 | Samford | Billy Coulombe is called for the reach on John Beyer - foul #2 on Billy Coulombe, team foul #3 | 58-58 |
| 08:15 | Samford | John Beyer travels with the ball | 58-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon (SG), John Ehrenberg (PF), Chris Horton (C) Steven Anker, Paul Lavoie, Billy Coulombe | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 07:51 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm is fouled on the floor by John Beyer - foul #1 on John Beyer, team foul #3 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Forest Legg (PG), Billy Coulombe (C) Thomas Boehm, Chris Horton | |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Weeks (PG) John Beyer | |
| 07:34 | Kentucky | John Ehrenberg misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 58-58 |
| 07:32 | Samford | Michael Eberly pulls down the rebound | 58-58 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Forest Legg (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Logsdon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Everett Hansen (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - John Ehrenberg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Billy Coulombe (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Weeks (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Keith Janson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kevin Delossantos (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Gary (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Eberly (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:08 | Samford | Michael Eberly can't connect on a shot from the left side | 58-58 |
| 07:07 | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe gets the rebound | 58-58 |
| 06:46 | Kentucky | John Ehrenberg comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Paul Gary - foul #2 on Paul Gary, team foul #4 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm (PG), Steven Anker (SG), Chris Horton (C) Forest Legg, Christopher Logsdon, Billy Coulombe | |
| Subs | Samford | James Cook (C) Michael Eberly | |
| 06:46 | Kentucky | John Ehrenberg misses the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 06:46 | Kentucky | John Ehrenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 06:21 | Samford | Paul Gary hits a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Walter Weeks | 59-60 |
| 06:05 | Kentucky | Steven Anker knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Ehrenberg | 62-60 |
| 05:53 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos is fouled on the floor by Everett Hansen - foul #5 on Everett Hansen, team foul #4 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Forest Legg (PG), Christopher Logsdon (SG), Robert Thompson (SF), Paul Lavoie (PF) Thomas Boehm, Steven Anker, Everett Hansen, John Ehrenberg | |
| Subs | Samford | John Beyer (SG), David Catalan (SF), Joshua Patterson (C) Keith Janson, Kevin Delossantos, Paul Gary | |
| 05:38 | Samford | David Catalan misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-60 |
| 05:36 | Kentucky | Forest Legg grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| 05:17 | Kentucky | John Beyer is called for the reach on Chris Horton - foul #2 on John Beyer, team foul #5 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Pittman (PG), Michael Eberly (C) Walter Weeks, Joshua Patterson | |
| 04:56 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson is hacked by David Catalan - foul #2 on David Catalan, team foul #6 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Anker (SG) Christopher Logsdon | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 04:42 | Kentucky | Chris Horton scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 04:25 | Samford | John Beyer makes the floater from the left side | 64-62 |
| 04:06 | Kentucky | Steven Anker knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-62 |
| 03:48 | Samford | Paul Lavoie is called for the reach on Michael Eberly - foul #1 on Paul Lavoie, team foul #5 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm (PG), Christopher Logsdon (SG), John Ehrenberg (PF), Billy Coulombe (C) Forest Legg, Steven Anker, Paul Lavoie, Chris Horton | |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Weeks (PG), Keith Janson (SG), Kevin Delossantos (SF), Paul Gary (PF) Keith Pittman, John Beyer, David Catalan, James Cook | |
| 03:37 | Samford | Paul Gary misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 67-62 |
| 03:35 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson grabs the board | 67-62 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Boehm (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Logsdon (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Ehrenberg (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Billy Coulombe (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Samford | PG - Walter Weeks (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Keith Janson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kevin Delossantos (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Gary (fresh) 6 pts. C - Michael Eberly (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Keith Janson - foul #2 on Keith Janson, team foul #7 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Forest Legg (PG), Chris Horton (C) Thomas Boehm, Billy Coulombe | |
| Subs | Samford | Joshua Patterson (C) Michael Eberly | |
| 03:12 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 03:12 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 69-62 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:48 | Samford | Paul Gary is fouled on the floor by Forest Legg - foul #2 on Forest Legg, team foul #6 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe (C) Chris Horton | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 02:35 | Samford | Keith Janson comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 69-62 |
| 02:33 | Samford | Keith Janson grabs the offensive rebound | 69-62 |
| 02:16 | Samford | Paul Gary hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 69-62 |
| 02:14 | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe grabs the defensive rebound | 69-62 |
| 02:00 | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:42 | Samford | Walter Weeks can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 72-62 |
| 01:41 | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe grabs the defensive rebound | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:15 | Kentucky | Walter Weeks steals the ball from Robert Thompson | 72-62 |
| 01:00 | Samford | Paul Gary is fouled on the floor by John Ehrenberg - foul #2 on John Ehrenberg, team foul #7 | 72-62 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Chris Horton (C) Billy Coulombe | |
| Subs | Samford | Keith Pittman (PG), John Beyer (SG), David Catalan (SF), James Cook (C) Walter Weeks, Keith Janson, Kevin Delossantos, Joshua Patterson | |
| 01:00 | Samford | Paul Gary makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 01:00 | Samford | Paul Gary makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson is hacked by Keith Pittman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Keith Pittman, team foul #8 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Anker (SG) Christopher Logsdon | |
| Subs | Samford | Walter Weeks (PG), Keith Janson (SG), Kevin Delossantos (SF), Michael Eberly (C) Keith Pittman, John Beyer, David Catalan, James Cook | |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos is denied on a dunk by John Ehrenberg | 74-64 |
| 00:50 | Samford | Paul Gary grabs the offensive rebound | 74-64 |
| 00:48 | Samford | Walter Weeks hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 74-67 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | Chris Horton is hacked by Walter Weeks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Walter Weeks, team foul #9 | 74-67 |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | Chris Horton makes the 1st free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | Chris Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:41 | Samford | Robert Thompson is called for the reach on Kevin Delossantos - foul #2 on Robert Thompson, team foul #8 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon (SG) Steven Anker | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:41 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos makes the 1st free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:41 | Samford | Kevin Delossantos misses the 2nd free throw | 76-68 |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | Chris Horton gets the rebound | 76-68 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Chris Horton is hacked by Keith Janson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Keith Janson, team foul #10 | 76-68 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Anker (SG) Christopher Logsdon | |
| Subs | Samford | | |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Chris Horton makes the 1st free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Chris Horton misses the 2nd free throw | 77-68 |
| 00:39 | Samford | Paul Gary grabs the board | 77-68 |
| 00:32 | Samford | Chris Horton takes the ball from Walter Weeks | 77-68 |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Walter Weeks is called for the reach on Steven Anker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Walter Weeks, team foul #11 | 77-68 |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Steven Anker makes the 1st free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Steven Anker misses the 2nd free throw | 78-68 |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Chris Horton snags the offensive board | 78-68 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Samford | Samford is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Forest Legg runs out the clock | 78-68 |