| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Aaron Higgins (fresh) SG - Bill Holoman (fresh) SF - Ralph Cotton (fresh) PF - Gerald McCandless (fresh) C - Rodney Howe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Metropolitan St. | PG - David Fox (fresh) SG - Goran Roznowski (fresh) SF - Raphael Gallo (fresh) PF - Christopher Butler (fresh) C - Carl Freeman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Metropolitan St. | Metropolitan St. is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | N. Kentucky | Aaron Higgins evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Metropolitan St. | Christopher Butler grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Metropolitan St. | David Fox's pass is intercepted by Bill Holoman in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | N. Kentucky | Bill Holoman misses the easy layup | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Metropolitan St. | Carl Freeman pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Metropolitan St. | David Fox is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:09 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Metropolitan St. | Christopher Butler is hacked by Ralph Cotton - foul #1 on Ralph Cotton, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:21 | Metropolitan St. | Christopher Butler blows the layup but the foul's on Rodney Howe - foul #1 on Rodney Howe, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:21 | Metropolitan St. | Christopher Butler makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:21 | Metropolitan St. | Christopher Butler misses the 2nd free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:21 | N. Kentucky | Gerald McCandless snags the defensive board | 0-1 |
| 18:02 | N. Kentucky | Carl Freeman blocks the short jumper by Rodney Howe | 0-1 |
| 18:00 | Metropolitan St. | Christopher Butler grabs the board | 0-1 |
| 17:54 | Metropolitan St. | Goran Roznowski hits a jumper from the right block | 0-3 |
| 17:42 | N. Kentucky | Rodney Howe lays it in | 2-3 |
| 17:14 | Metropolitan St. | Goran Roznowski misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Rodney Howe - foul #2 on Rodney Howe, team foul #3 | 2-3 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | John Brand (PG), Sherwood Stutts (SG), Michael Murphy (PF), Timothy Thornburg (C) Aaron Higgins, Bill Holoman, Gerald McCandless, Rodney Howe | |
| Subs | Metropolitan St. | | |
| 17:14 | Metropolitan St. | Goran Roznowski makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:14 | Metropolitan St. | Goran Roznowski misses the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:14 | N. Kentucky | Michael Murphy pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:07 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 2-4 |
| 17:06 | Metropolitan St. | Carl Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:37 | Metropolitan St. | Carl Freeman drills a fadeaway near the basket | 2-6 |
| 16:15 | N. Kentucky | Raphael Gallo is called for the reach on Ralph Cotton - foul #1 on Raphael Gallo, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Joseph Jones (C) Ralph Cotton | |
| Subs | Metropolitan St. | Robert Scalf (SF), Denny Ashworth (PF), Gary Echevarria (C) Raphael Gallo, Christopher Butler, Carl Freeman | |
| 16:09 | N. Kentucky | John Brand misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 2-6 |
| 16:08 | N. Kentucky | Michael Murphy tips it but misses | 2-6 |
| 16:07 | N. Kentucky | Michael Murphy tips it back up and in | 4-6 |
| 15:50 | Metropolitan St. | Denny Ashworth can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 4-6 |
| 15:48 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - John Brand (fresh) SG - Sherwood Stutts (fresh) SF - Timothy Thornburg (fresh) PF - Michael Murphy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Metropolitan St. | PG - David Fox (fairly fresh) SG - Goran Roznowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Scalf (fresh) PF - Denny Ashworth (fresh) C - Gary Echevarria (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | N. Kentucky | Michael Murphy hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 4-6 |
| 15:32 | Metropolitan St. | Goran Roznowski gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 15:03 | Metropolitan St. | David Fox clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 15:02 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Jones gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 14:48 | N. Kentucky | Timothy Thornburg drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by John Brand | 6-6 |
| 14:33 | Metropolitan St. | Michael Murphy swats the short shot by Goran Roznowski | 6-6 |
| 14:32 | N. Kentucky | Michael Murphy pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:19 | N. Kentucky | Michael Murphy drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Timothy Thornburg and the foul's on Robert Scalf - foul #1 on Robert Scalf, team foul #2 | 8-6 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Aaron Higgins (PG), Bill Holoman (SG), Ralph Cotton (SF), Gerald McCandless (PF) John Brand, Sherwood Stutts, Timothy Thornburg, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Metropolitan St. | Raphael Gallo (SF), Christopher Butler (PF), Carl Freeman (C) Robert Scalf, Denny Ashworth, Gary Echevarria | |
| 14:19 | N. Kentucky | Michael Murphy misses the free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:19 | Metropolitan St. | Carl Freeman gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 13:55 | Metropolitan St. | David Fox misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-6 |
| 13:54 | N. Kentucky | Michael Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 13:40 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 8-6 |
| 13:38 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton tips it in | 10-6 |
| 13:15 | Metropolitan St. | Christopher Butler drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Carl Freeman | 10-8 |
| 12:58 | N. Kentucky | Carl Freeman swats the layup by Gerald McCandless | 10-8 |
| 12:56 | Metropolitan St. | Raphael Gallo gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 12:36 | Metropolitan St. | Raphael Gallo hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Fox | 10-10 |
| 12:15 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Christopher Butler - foul #1 on Christopher Butler, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Timothy Thornburg (C) Michael Murphy | |
| Subs | Metropolitan St. | James Stephenson (PG), Robert Scalf (SG) David Fox, Goran Roznowski | |
| 12:15 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton misses the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 12:15 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 11:50 | Metropolitan St. | James Stephenson misses long on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Gerald McCandless - foul #1 on Gerald McCandless, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | John Brand (SG), Joseph Jones (C) Bill Holoman, Gerald McCandless | |
| Subs | Metropolitan St. | Denny Ashworth (SF) Raphael Gallo | |
| 11:50 | Metropolitan St. | James Stephenson makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 11:50 | Metropolitan St. | James Stephenson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Aaron Higgins (fresh) SG - John Brand (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ralph Cotton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Thornburg (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Metropolitan St. | PG - James Stephenson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Scalf (fresh) SF - Denny Ashworth (fresh) PF - Christopher Butler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:32 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton clanks a floater from the right block but the foul's on Robert Scalf - foul #2 on Robert Scalf, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Sherwood Stutts (SG) Aaron Higgins | |
| Subs | Metropolitan St. | David Fox (PG) Robert Scalf | |
| 11:32 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 11:32 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton misses the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 11:32 | Metropolitan St. | Carl Freeman grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 11:04 | Metropolitan St. | David Fox drills a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Denny Ashworth | 12-14 |
| 10:50 | N. Kentucky | Timothy Thornburg's pass is intercepted by David Fox | 12-14 |
| 10:22 | Metropolitan St. | James Stephenson knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Carl Freeman | 12-16 |
| 10:04 | N. Kentucky | Sherwood Stutts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-16 |
| 10:02 | N. Kentucky | Timothy Thornburg pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-16 |
| 09:48 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton's pass is intercepted by David Fox | 12-16 |
| 09:24 | Metropolitan St. | David Fox's pass is intercepted by Ralph Cotton | 12-16 |
| 09:10 | N. Kentucky | Sherwood Stutts comes up short on the jumper from the left block but the foul's on James Stephenson - foul #1 on James Stephenson, team foul #5 | 12-16 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Bill Holoman (SG), Gerald McCandless (PF), Michael Murphy (C) John Brand, Timothy Thornburg, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Metropolitan St. | Goran Roznowski (SG), Raphael Gallo (SF), Gary Echevarria (C) David Fox, Christopher Butler, Carl Freeman | |
| 09:10 | N. Kentucky | Sherwood Stutts makes the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 09:10 | N. Kentucky | Sherwood Stutts makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 08:54 | Metropolitan St. | Michael Murphy picks off the pass by Goran Roznowski | 14-16 |
| 08:35 | N. Kentucky | Gerald McCandless misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 14-16 |
| 08:34 | Metropolitan St. | Gary Echevarria gets the rebound | 14-16 |
| 08:05 | Metropolitan St. | Ralph Cotton steals the ball from Gary Echevarria | 14-16 |
| 07:45 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton can't finish the layup | 14-16 |
| 07:44 | Metropolitan St. | James Stephenson grabs the board | 14-16 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Sherwood Stutts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bill Holoman (fresh) SF - Ralph Cotton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Gerald McCandless (fresh) C - Michael Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Metropolitan St. | PG - James Stephenson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Goran Roznowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raphael Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Denny Ashworth (fairly fresh) C - Gary Echevarria (fresh) | |
| 07:20 | Metropolitan St. | Raphael Gallo loses the ball out of bounds | 14-16 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Aaron Higgins (PG) Sherwood Stutts | |
| Subs | Metropolitan St. | David Fox (PG), Christopher Butler (PF) James Stephenson, Denny Ashworth | |
| 07:01 | N. Kentucky | Bill Holoman is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 14-16 |
| 06:59 | N. Kentucky | Gerald McCandless grabs the offensive rebound | 14-16 |
| 06:47 | N. Kentucky | Aaron Higgins drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 17-16 |
| 06:43 | Metropolitan St. | David Fox knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Raphael Gallo | 17-19 |
| 06:25 | N. Kentucky | Gary Echevarria steals it from Aaron Higgins | 17-19 |
| 06:12 | Metropolitan St. | David Fox is hacked by Aaron Higgins - foul #1 on Aaron Higgins, team foul #5 | 17-19 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | John Brand (SG), Timothy Thornburg (SF), Joseph Jones (C) Bill Holoman, Ralph Cotton, Michael Murphy | |
| Subs | Metropolitan St. | Carl Freeman (C) Gary Echevarria | |
| 05:48 | Metropolitan St. | David Fox knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Carl Freeman | 17-22 |
| 05:25 | N. Kentucky | Timothy Thornburg clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 17-22 |
| 05:23 | Metropolitan St. | Carl Freeman snags the defensive board | 17-22 |
| 05:08 | Metropolitan St. | David Fox hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-22 |
| 05:07 | Metropolitan St. | Carl Freeman snags the offensive board | 17-22 |
| 04:46 | Metropolitan St. | Christopher Butler misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 17-22 |
| 04:44 | Metropolitan St. | Carl Freeman tips it in | 17-24 |
| 04:25 | N. Kentucky | Gerald McCandless is called for a charge - foul #2 on Gerald McCandless, team foul #6 | 17-24 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Bill Holoman (SG), Michael Murphy (PF) John Brand, Gerald McCandless | |
| Subs | Metropolitan St. | James Stephenson (SG), Denny Ashworth (SF), Gary Echevarria (PF) Goran Roznowski, Raphael Gallo, Christopher Butler | |
| 04:01 | Metropolitan St. | David Fox misses the 3 from the right corner | 17-24 |
| 04:00 | N. Kentucky | Michael Murphy snags the defensive board | 17-24 |
| 03:32 | N. Kentucky | Bill Holoman drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 19-24 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Aaron Higgins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bill Holoman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Thornburg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Metropolitan St. | PG - David Fox (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Stephenson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Denny Ashworth (fresh) PF - Gary Echevarria (fresh) C - Carl Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:13 | Metropolitan St. | David Fox hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 19-24 |
| 03:11 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Jones pulls down the rebound | 19-24 |
| 02:57 | N. Kentucky | Aaron Higgins works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-24 |
| 02:55 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Jones gets the offensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 02:40 | N. Kentucky | Bill Holoman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-24 |
| 02:38 | N. Kentucky | Timothy Thornburg pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 02:24 | N. Kentucky | Aaron Higgins's pass is intercepted by David Fox | 19-24 |
| 01:56 | Metropolitan St. | Carl Freeman blows the layup | 19-24 |
| 01:54 | Metropolitan St. | Gary Echevarria gets the offensive rebound | 19-24 |
| 01:36 | Metropolitan St. | David Fox can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-24 |
| 01:34 | N. Kentucky | Michael Murphy snags the defensive board | 19-24 |
| 01:18 | N. Kentucky | Aaron Higgins misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 19-24 |
| 01:17 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Jones hits the follow up shot | 21-24 |
| 00:49 | Metropolitan St. | David Fox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-24 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | John Brand (PG), Sherwood Stutts (SG), Ralph Cotton (SF), Gerald McCandless (PF), Rodney Howe (C) Aaron Higgins, Bill Holoman, Timothy Thornburg, Michael Murphy, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Metropolitan St. | Goran Roznowski (SG), Raphael Gallo (SF), Christopher Butler (PF) David Fox, Denny Ashworth, Gary Echevarria | |
| 00:36 | N. Kentucky | Rodney Howe blows the layup but the foul's on Raphael Gallo - foul #2 on Raphael Gallo, team foul #6 | 21-24 |
| 00:36 | N. Kentucky | Rodney Howe makes the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 00:36 | N. Kentucky | Rodney Howe makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 00:13 | Metropolitan St. | James Stephenson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Gerald McCandless - foul #3 on Gerald McCandless, team foul #7 | 23-24 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Michael Murphy (PF) Gerald McCandless | |
| Subs | Metropolitan St. | | |
| 00:13 | Metropolitan St. | James Stephenson makes the 1st free throw | 23-25 |
| 00:13 | Metropolitan St. | James Stephenson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 00:03 | N. Kentucky | James Stephenson is called for the reach on Ralph Cotton - foul #2 on James Stephenson, team foul #7 | 23-26 |
| 00:03 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 00:03 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 00:00 | Metropolitan St. | Raphael Gallo misses short on a halfcourt shot | 25-26 |