| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Lester Fabiano (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alan Ladner (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Barry Peel (fresh) PF - Stevie Delaney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Denault (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Howard Acker (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Manuel Spencer (fresh) SF - Kevin Hosmer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Wiltshire (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Jeffries (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Hosmer inbounds the ball | 24-20 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:41 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Hosmer misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-20 |
| 19:39 | Kansas | Mark Denault gets the rebound | 24-20 |
| 19:19 | Kansas | Lester Fabiano hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Howard Acker - foul #2 on Howard Acker, team foul #1 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Kansas | Steven Foy (SG), Ardian Czaplinski (SF), Thomas Bacon (PF), Olin Murawski (C) Alan Ladner, Barry Peel, Stevie Delaney, Mark Denault | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 19:19 | Kansas | Lester Fabiano makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 19:19 | Kansas | Lester Fabiano misses the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 19:19 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire grabs the board | 25-20 |
| 18:54 | Eastern Kentucky | Howard Acker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-20 |
| 18:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Jeffries snags the offensive board | 25-20 |
| 18:25 | Eastern Kentucky | Howard Acker misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 25-20 |
| 18:24 | Kansas | Olin Murawski grabs the board | 25-20 |
| 18:07 | Kansas | Thomas Bacon can't finish the layup | 25-20 |
| 18:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire pulls down the rebound | 25-20 |
| 17:40 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Hosmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-20 |
| Subs | Kansas | Andrew Hackett (PG), Alan Ladner (SG), Barry Peel (SF), Stevie Delaney (PF), Mark Denault (C) Lester Fabiano, Steven Foy, Ardian Czaplinski, Thomas Bacon, Olin Murawski | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 17:30 | Kansas | Mark Denault's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Wiltshire | 25-20 |
| 17:29 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Jeffries snags the defensive board | 25-20 |
| 17:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire misses long on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Stevie Delaney - foul #1 on Stevie Delaney, team foul #1 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Bacon (C) Mark Denault | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Carlos Hackney (C) Thomas Jeffries | |
| 17:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 17:03 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 16:52 | Kansas | Andrew Hackett connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Alan Ladner | 27-22 |
| 16:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire is hacked by Barry Peel - foul #2 on Barry Peel, team foul #2 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Kansas | Steven Foy (SG), Mark Denault (C) Alan Ladner, Thomas Bacon | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 16:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Hosmer comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 27-22 |
| 16:26 | Kansas | Barry Peel gets the rebound | 27-22 |
| 16:21 | Kansas | Barry Peel clanks a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Howard Acker - foul #3 on Howard Acker, team foul #2 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Kansas | Lester Fabiano (PG), Alan Ladner (SG), Thomas Bacon (C) Andrew Hackett, Steven Foy, Mark Denault | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Waltman (PG), John Morfin (SF), Richard Asher (C) Howard Acker, Kevin Hosmer, Paul Wiltshire | |
| 16:21 | Kansas | Barry Peel makes the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 16:21 | Kansas | Barry Peel makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 15:55 | Eastern Kentucky | James Waltman is called for traveling | 29-22 |
| Subs | Kansas | Steven Foy (SG), Ardian Czaplinski (SF), Mark Denault (C) Alan Ladner, Barry Peel, Stevie Delaney | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate (SF) John Morfin | |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Lester Fabiano (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Foy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ardian Czaplinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Bacon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Denault (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - James Waltman (fresh) SG - Manuel Spencer (fairly fresh) SF - Kenneth Tate (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Carlos Hackney (fresh) C - Richard Asher (fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Kansas | James Waltman steps in front of the Thomas Bacon pass | 29-22 |
| 15:30 | Eastern Kentucky | Mark Denault steals it from Richard Asher | 29-22 |
| 15:13 | Kansas | Thomas Bacon misses the jump hook from the left block | 29-22 |
| 15:11 | Kansas | Thomas Bacon tips it in | 31-22 |
| 14:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Steven Foy - foul #2 on Steven Foy, team foul #3 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Kansas | Andrew Hackett (PG), Alan Ladner (SG), Barry Peel (SF), Stevie Delaney (PF), Olin Murawski (C) Lester Fabiano, Steven Foy, Ardian Czaplinski, Thomas Bacon, Mark Denault | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Howard Acker (PG), Kevin Hosmer (SG), Paul Wiltshire (PF), Thomas Jeffries (C) James Waltman, Manuel Spencer, Carlos Hackney, Richard Asher | |
| 14:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate misses the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 14:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate makes the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 14:17 | Kansas | Olin Murawski loses the dribble to Paul Wiltshire | 31-23 |
| 13:56 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Jeffries buries a shot from close range | 31-25 |
| 13:43 | Kansas | Paul Wiltshire is called for the reach on Olin Murawski - foul #2 on Paul Wiltshire, team foul #3 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Kansas | Lester Fabiano (PG), Mark Denault (C) Andrew Hackett, Olin Murawski | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 13:33 | Kansas | Mark Denault is hacked by Howard Acker - foul #4 on Howard Acker, team foul #4 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Kansas | Steven Foy (SG), Ardian Czaplinski (SF) Alan Ladner, Barry Peel | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Waltman (PG) Howard Acker | |
| 13:22 | Kansas | Paul Wiltshire picks off the pass by Ardian Czaplinski | 31-25 |
| 12:59 | Eastern Kentucky | James Waltman is hacked by Lester Fabiano - foul #2 on Lester Fabiano, team foul #4 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Kansas | Alan Ladner (SG), Barry Peel (SF), Thomas Bacon (PF) Steven Foy, Ardian Czaplinski, Stevie Delaney | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Spencer (SG) Kenneth Tate | |
| 12:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Spencer scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-28 |
| 12:29 | Kansas | Barry Peel knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Alan Ladner | 33-28 |
| 12:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire double dribbles | 33-28 |
| Subs | Kansas | Andrew Hackett (PG), Steven Foy (SG), Ardian Czaplinski (SF), Stevie Delaney (PF) Lester Fabiano, Alan Ladner, Barry Peel, Mark Denault | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Carlos Hackney (C) Thomas Jeffries | |
| 11:51 | Kansas | James Waltman steps in front of the Thomas Bacon pass | 33-28 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Andrew Hackett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Foy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ardian Czaplinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stevie Delaney (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Bacon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - James Waltman (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Manuel Spencer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kevin Hosmer (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Paul Wiltshire (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Carlos Hackney (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Spencer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 11:36 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Hosmer gets the offensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 11:13 | Eastern Kentucky | The pull-up jumper by Paul Wiltshire is blocked by Stevie Delaney | 33-28 |
| 11:12 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Stevie Delaney | 33-28 |
| 10:51 | Kansas | Thomas Bacon hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Ardian Czaplinski | 35-28 |
| 10:28 | Eastern Kentucky | Carlos Hackney knocks in the runner in the lane | 35-30 |
| 10:19 | Kansas | Steven Foy clanks a 3 from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 10:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Hosmer pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 09:52 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by James Waltman | 35-32 |
| 09:47 | Kansas | Stevie Delaney's fadeaway is rejected by Carlos Hackney | 35-32 |
| 09:46 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire grabs the board | 35-32 |
| 09:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Spencer knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Paul Wiltshire | 35-35 |
| 09:29 | Kansas | Stevie Delaney misses the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Waltman - foul #1 on James Waltman, team foul #5 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Kansas | Lester Fabiano (PG), Alan Ladner (SG), Barry Peel (SF), Mark Denault (C) Andrew Hackett, Steven Foy, Ardian Czaplinski, Thomas Bacon | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Michael Johnson (PG), Kenneth Tate (SF), Paul Harder (PF), Thomas Jeffries (C) James Waltman, Kevin Hosmer, Paul Wiltshire, Carlos Hackney | |
| 09:29 | Kansas | Stevie Delaney makes the 1st free throw | 36-35 |
| 09:29 | Kansas | Stevie Delaney makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 09:08 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Jeffries drills a shot from the baseline set up by Manuel Spencer | 37-37 |
| 08:43 | Kansas | Mark Denault slams it home on a nice dish by Lester Fabiano | 39-37 |
| 08:18 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Spencer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 08:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Jeffries tips it in | 39-39 |
| 07:54 | Kansas | Thomas Jeffries is called for the reach on Barry Peel - foul #3 on Thomas Jeffries, team foul #6 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Bacon (PF) Stevie Delaney | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Waltman (PG), Howard Acker (SG), Carlos Hackney (PF) Michael Johnson, Manuel Spencer, Paul Harder | |
| 07:35 | Kansas | Barry Peel is hacked by Kenneth Tate - foul #4 on Kenneth Tate, team foul #7 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Kansas | Steven Foy (PF) Thomas Bacon | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Hosmer (SG), Paul Wiltshire (PF) James Waltman, Carlos Hackney | |
| 07:35 | Kansas | Barry Peel misses the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 07:35 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to Thomas Jeffries | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Lester Fabiano (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alan Ladner (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Barry Peel (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Steven Foy (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Denault (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Howard Acker (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - Kevin Hosmer (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Kenneth Tate (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Paul Wiltshire (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Jeffries (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:07 | Eastern Kentucky | Kenneth Tate is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Kenneth Tate, team foul #8 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Kansas | Thomas Bacon (PF) Steven Foy | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Waltman (SF), Carlos Hackney (C) Kenneth Tate, Thomas Jeffries | |
| 06:45 | Kansas | Alan Ladner is hacked by Kevin Hosmer - foul #1 on Kevin Hosmer, team foul #9 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Kansas | Steven Foy (PF), Olin Murawski (C) Thomas Bacon, Mark Denault | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 06:45 | Kansas | Alan Ladner misses the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 06:45 | Eastern Kentucky | Carlos Hackney grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 06:27 | Eastern Kentucky | James Waltman clanks a floater from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 06:26 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Olin Murawski | 39-39 |
| 06:07 | Kansas | Lester Fabiano hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 39-39 |
| 06:06 | Kansas | Alan Ladner tips it but misses | 39-39 |
| 06:05 | Eastern Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Waltman | 39-39 |
| 05:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Hosmer misses the easy layup but the foul's on Alan Ladner - foul #2 on Alan Ladner, team foul #5 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Kansas | Ardian Czaplinski (SF), Thomas Bacon (PF), Mark Denault (C) Barry Peel, Steven Foy, Olin Murawski | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Spencer (SG), Thomas Jeffries (C) James Waltman, Paul Wiltshire | |
| 05:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Hosmer makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 05:43 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Hosmer makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 05:26 | Kansas | Mark Denault throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-41 |
| Subs | Kansas | Steven Foy (SG) Alan Ladner | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 05:04 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Hosmer can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 05:03 | Kansas | Lester Fabiano grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 04:50 | Kansas | Lester Fabiano buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-41 |
| 04:31 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Hosmer hits the finger roll | 41-43 |
| 04:12 | Kansas | Mark Denault misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 41-43 |
| 04:11 | Eastern Kentucky | Carlos Hackney gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 03:47 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Hosmer knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Thomas Jeffries | 41-45 |
| 03:29 | Kansas | Ardian Czaplinski drills a jumper from the baseline | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Kansas | PG - Lester Fabiano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Foy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ardian Czaplinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Bacon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Denault (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Eastern Kentucky | PG - Howard Acker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. SG - Manuel Spencer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Hosmer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Carlos Hackney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Jeffries (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:05 | Eastern Kentucky | Carlos Hackney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-45 |
| Subs | Kansas | Andrew Hackett (PG), Alan Ladner (SG), Barry Peel (SF), Stevie Delaney (PF), Olin Murawski (C) Lester Fabiano, Steven Foy, Ardian Czaplinski, Thomas Bacon, Mark Denault | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Waltman (PG), John Morfin (SF), Paul Wiltshire (PF), Richard Asher (C) Howard Acker, Kevin Hosmer, Carlos Hackney, Thomas Jeffries | |
| 02:50 | Kansas | Olin Murawski drills a jumpshot from the left side | 45-45 |
| 02:50 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-45 |
| 02:32 | Eastern Kentucky | Olin Murawski is called for the reach on Manuel Spencer - foul #1 on Olin Murawski, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Howard Acker (PG), Kevin Hosmer (SF) James Waltman, John Morfin | |
| 02:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Asher is fouled on the floor by Olin Murawski - foul #2 on Olin Murawski, team foul #7 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Kansas | Lester Fabiano (PG) Andrew Hackett | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | | |
| 02:16 | Eastern Kentucky | Richard Asher misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 02:16 | Kansas | The rebound goes to Olin Murawski | 45-45 |
| 02:00 | Kansas | Barry Peel loses the ball out of bounds | 45-45 |
| Subs | Kansas | Mark Denault (C) Olin Murawski | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Jeffries (C) Richard Asher | |
| 01:42 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Spencer connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Wiltshire | 45-48 |
| 01:17 | Kansas | Mark Denault scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lester Fabiano | 47-48 |
| 01:00 | Eastern Kentucky | Manuel Spencer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-48 |
| 00:39 | Kansas | Stevie Delaney buries a fadeaway near the basket | 49-48 |
| 00:14 | Eastern Kentucky | Paul Wiltshire connects on the shot from the left block | 49-50 |
| 00:08 | Kansas | Lester Fabiano loses the dribble to Thomas Jeffries | 49-50 |
| Game Plan | Kansas | Kansas is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Hosmer is fouled in the backcourt by Lester Fabiano - foul #3 on Lester Fabiano, team foul #8 | 49-50 |
| 00:06 | Eastern Kentucky | Kevin Hosmer misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 00:06 | Kansas | Alan Ladner grabs the defensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 00:06 | Kansas | Kansas calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 49-50 |
| 00:02 | Kansas | Alan Ladner misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Howard Acker - foul #5 on Howard Acker, team foul #10 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Kansas | | |
| Subs | Eastern Kentucky | James Waltman (PG) Howard Acker | |
| 00:02 | Kansas | Alan Ladner misses the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 00:02 | Kansas | Alan Ladner misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Thomas Jeffries snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 00:02 | Eastern Kentucky | Eastern Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-50 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Kentucky | James Waltman runs out the clock | 49-50 |