| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Bill Holoman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Aaron Higgins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Cotton (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rodney Howe (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Fred Rose (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David McLear (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Erasmo Yazzie (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kenneth Gannon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David McCarthy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton inbounds the ball | 24-30 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-30 |
| 19:20 | Bellarmine | David McLear comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-30 |
| 19:19 | Bellarmine | David McCarthy tips it back up and in | 24-32 |
| 19:00 | N. Kentucky | Rodney Howe banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Murphy and the foul's on Kenneth Gannon - foul #3 on Kenneth Gannon, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Harold Chesley (PF) Kenneth Gannon | |
| 19:00 | N. Kentucky | Rodney Howe makes the free throw | 27-32 |
| 18:36 | Bellarmine | David McLear hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Fred Rose | 27-35 |
| 18:23 | N. Kentucky | Rodney Howe hits a jumpshot from the left side set up by Bill Holoman and he's fouled by David McCarthy - foul #2 on David McCarthy, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| 18:23 | N. Kentucky | Rodney Howe misses the free throw | 29-35 |
| 18:23 | Bellarmine | The rebound goes to Harold Chesley | 29-35 |
| 17:57 | Bellarmine | Ralph Cotton takes the ball from David McLear | 29-35 |
| 17:41 | N. Kentucky | Rodney Howe misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 29-35 |
| 17:39 | Bellarmine | Fred Rose gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 17:16 | Bellarmine | Michael Murphy picks off the pass by Fred Rose | 29-35 |
| 16:57 | N. Kentucky | Bill Holoman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-35 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | John Brand (PG), Sherwood Stutts (SG), Gerald McCandless (PF), Timothy Thornburg (C) Bill Holoman, Aaron Higgins, Rodney Howe, Michael Murphy | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Charles Baird (SG), Samuel Degregorio (C) David McLear, David McCarthy | |
| 16:37 | Bellarmine | Erasmo Yazzie banks in the layup | 29-37 |
| 16:15 | N. Kentucky | Timothy Thornburg misses badly on a shot from the right side | 29-37 |
| 16:14 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton hits the follow up shot | 31-37 |
| 16:05 | Bellarmine | Harold Chesley can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Timothy Thornburg - foul #2 on Timothy Thornburg, team foul #1 | 31-37 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Joseph Jones (C) Ralph Cotton | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Ike Sanberg (SG), John Hale (PF) Fred Rose, Erasmo Yazzie | |
| 16:05 | Bellarmine | Harold Chesley misses the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 16:05 | Bellarmine | Harold Chesley makes the 2nd free throw | 31-38 |
| 15:41 | N. Kentucky | Joseph Jones is fouled on the floor by Harold Chesley - foul #1 on Harold Chesley, team foul #3 | 31-38 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Aaron Higgins (SG), Rodney Howe (PF), Michael Murphy (C) Sherwood Stutts, Timothy Thornburg, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | David McLear (SG), Kenneth Gannon (PF), David McCarthy (C) Ike Sanberg, John Hale, Harold Chesley | |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - John Brand (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Aaron Higgins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald McCandless (fresh) PF - Rodney Howe (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Murphy (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Charles Baird (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David McLear (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Degregorio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Gannon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David McCarthy (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:34 | N. Kentucky | Aaron Higgins scores on a 3 from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 15:07 | Bellarmine | Kenneth Gannon scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Baird | 34-40 |
| 14:54 | N. Kentucky | Aaron Higgins misses the 3 from the right corner | 34-40 |
| 14:52 | N. Kentucky | Michael Murphy misses the tip | 34-40 |
| 14:51 | N. Kentucky | Michael Murphy grabs the offensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 14:36 | N. Kentucky | Michael Murphy buries a shot near the basket | 36-40 |
| 14:20 | Bellarmine | Samuel Degregorio misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 14:18 | N. Kentucky | Michael Murphy snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 14:14 | N. Kentucky | John Brand is fouled on the floor by Charles Baird - foul #2 on Charles Baird, team foul #4 | 36-40 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Bill Holoman (PG), Ralph Cotton (SF), Timothy Thornburg (PF) John Brand, Gerald McCandless, Rodney Howe | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Fred Rose (PG), Erasmo Yazzie (SF) Charles Baird, Samuel Degregorio | |
| 14:01 | N. Kentucky | Bill Holoman misses long on a runner from the baseline | 36-40 |
| 13:59 | Bellarmine | Fred Rose pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 13:41 | Bellarmine | Fred Rose scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Kenneth Gannon | 36-42 |
| 13:26 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton can't connect on a shot from the right side | 36-42 |
| 13:24 | Bellarmine | Kenneth Gannon pulls down the rebound | 36-42 |
| 13:19 | Bellarmine | Erasmo Yazzie hits a 3 from the left corner | 36-45 |
| 13:11 | N. Kentucky | David McLear steals it from Timothy Thornburg | 36-45 |
| 12:49 | Bellarmine | David McLear scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 36-47 |
| 12:32 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-47 |
| 12:19 | Bellarmine | David McLear is hacked by Timothy Thornburg - foul #3 on Timothy Thornburg, team foul #2 | 38-47 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | John Brand (SG), Rodney Howe (PF) Aaron Higgins, Michael Murphy | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Charles Baird (SG), Harold Chesley (PF), Samuel Degregorio (C) David McLear, Kenneth Gannon, David McCarthy | |
| 12:03 | Bellarmine | Harold Chesley misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 12:02 | Bellarmine | Harold Chesley tips it but misses | 38-47 |
| 12:00 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 11:56 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Samuel Degregorio - foul #1 on Samuel Degregorio, team foul #5 | 38-47 |
| 11:56 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton misses the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 11:56 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton misses the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 11:56 | Bellarmine | Harold Chesley pulls down the rebound | 38-47 |
| 11:51 | Bellarmine | Bill Holoman is called for the reach on Fred Rose in the backcourt - foul #3 on Bill Holoman, team foul #3 | 38-47 |
| 11:33 | Bellarmine | Erasmo Yazzie blows the layup | 38-47 |
| 11:32 | Bellarmine | Erasmo Yazzie pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-47 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Bill Holoman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Brand (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ralph Cotton (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rodney Howe (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Thornburg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Fred Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Baird (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Erasmo Yazzie (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Harold Chesley (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Samuel Degregorio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Bellarmine | Charles Baird throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-47 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Sherwood Stutts (SG), Gerald McCandless (PF) Bill Holoman, Timothy Thornburg | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| 11:00 | N. Kentucky | John Brand hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 10:58 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton misses the tip | 38-47 |
| 10:57 | Bellarmine | Harold Chesley snags the defensive board | 38-47 |
| 10:43 | Bellarmine | Erasmo Yazzie comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 38-47 |
| 10:42 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ralph Cotton | 38-47 |
| 10:38 | N. Kentucky | Harold Chesley steps in front of the Rodney Howe pass | 38-47 |
| 10:17 | Bellarmine | Fred Rose lays it in on a great pass from Erasmo Yazzie and he's hacked by John Brand - foul #3 on John Brand, team foul #4 | 38-49 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Aaron Higgins (SG), Michael Murphy (C) Sherwood Stutts, Ralph Cotton | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | David McLear (SG), Kenneth Gannon (PF), David McCarthy (C) Charles Baird, Erasmo Yazzie, Harold Chesley | |
| 10:17 | Bellarmine | Fred Rose misses the free throw | 38-49 |
| 10:17 | N. Kentucky | Rodney Howe grabs the board | 38-49 |
| 09:55 | N. Kentucky | Aaron Higgins connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Brand | 41-49 |
| 09:34 | Bellarmine | Kenneth Gannon is fouled on the floor by Gerald McCandless - foul #1 on Gerald McCandless, team foul #5 | 41-49 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Bill Holoman (PG), Timothy Thornburg (SF) John Brand, Rodney Howe | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Ike Sanberg (PG) Fred Rose | |
| 09:19 | Bellarmine | David McLear buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Ike Sanberg | 41-51 |
| 09:05 | N. Kentucky | Timothy Thornburg steps out of bounds on the sideline | 41-51 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton (SF) Timothy Thornburg | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Erasmo Yazzie (SF) Samuel Degregorio | |
| 08:50 | Bellarmine | Erasmo Yazzie clanks a 3 from the left wing | 41-51 |
| 08:48 | Bellarmine | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Gannon | 41-51 |
| 08:27 | Bellarmine | David McLear is hacked by Aaron Higgins - foul #2 on Aaron Higgins, team foul #6 | 41-51 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | John Brand (SG), Rodney Howe (PF) Aaron Higgins, Gerald McCandless | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Charles Baird (PG), Harold Chesley (PF) Ike Sanberg, Kenneth Gannon | |
| 08:13 | Bellarmine | Ralph Cotton takes the ball from Charles Baird | 41-51 |
| 07:50 | N. Kentucky | Rodney Howe scores on a jump hook in the lane | 43-51 |
| 07:29 | Bellarmine | David McLear loses the dribble to Bill Holoman | 43-51 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Bill Holoman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Brand (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ralph Cotton (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rodney Howe (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Murphy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Charles Baird (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David McLear (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Erasmo Yazzie (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Harold Chesley (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - David McCarthy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:05 | N. Kentucky | Michael Murphy clanks a shot from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 07:03 | Bellarmine | Harold Chesley pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 06:47 | Bellarmine | Bill Holoman steps in front of the Charles Baird pass | 43-51 |
| 06:44 | N. Kentucky | Bill Holoman lays it up and in | 45-51 |
| 06:27 | Bellarmine | David McCarthy scores on a floater in the paint set up by Harold Chesley | 45-53 |
| 06:07 | N. Kentucky | Michael Murphy can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Erasmo Yazzie - foul #3 on Erasmo Yazzie, team foul #6 | 45-53 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Aaron Higgins (SG), Timothy Thornburg (SF), Gerald McCandless (PF) Bill Holoman, Ralph Cotton, Rodney Howe | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Fred Rose (PG), Ike Sanberg (SG), Samuel Degregorio (SF), Kenneth Gannon (PF) Charles Baird, David McLear, Erasmo Yazzie, David McCarthy | |
| 06:07 | N. Kentucky | Michael Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 06:07 | N. Kentucky | Michael Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 05:57 | Bellarmine | Aaron Higgins is called for the reach on Ike Sanberg - foul #3 on Aaron Higgins, team foul #7 | 47-53 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Joseph Jones (C) Michael Murphy | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Jonathan Graham (SF) Harold Chesley | |
| 05:57 | Bellarmine | Ike Sanberg makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 05:57 | Bellarmine | Ike Sanberg makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 05:33 | N. Kentucky | Aaron Higgins buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Jones | 50-55 |
| 05:23 | Bellarmine | Fred Rose's floater is knocked away by Timothy Thornburg | 50-55 |
| 05:21 | N. Kentucky | Gerald McCandless gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 05:01 | N. Kentucky | Gerald McCandless throws it down | 52-55 |
| 04:49 | Bellarmine | Gerald McCandless steals it from Kenneth Gannon | 52-55 |
| 04:32 | N. Kentucky | Timothy Thornburg can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Samuel Degregorio - foul #2 on Samuel Degregorio, team foul #7 | 52-55 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Sherwood Stutts (PG), Ralph Cotton (SF) John Brand, Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Erasmo Yazzie (SF), Harold Chesley (C) Jonathan Graham, Samuel Degregorio | |
| 04:32 | N. Kentucky | Timothy Thornburg makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 04:32 | N. Kentucky | Timothy Thornburg makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 04:24 | Bellarmine | Aaron Higgins is called for the reach on Ike Sanberg - foul #4 on Aaron Higgins, team foul #8 | 54-55 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Rodney Howe (PF) Gerald McCandless | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | David McLear (SG) Fred Rose | |
| 04:24 | Bellarmine | Ike Sanberg makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 04:24 | Bellarmine | Ike Sanberg makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 04:01 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 54-57 |
| 03:59 | Bellarmine | Kenneth Gannon pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| 03:48 | Bellarmine | Kenneth Gannon can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-57 |
| 03:47 | Bellarmine | Harold Chesley grabs the offensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 03:31 | Bellarmine | Erasmo Yazzie hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Rodney Howe - foul #2 on Rodney Howe, team foul #9 | 54-57 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Bill Holoman (PG), Michael Murphy (C) Sherwood Stutts, Timothy Thornburg | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Fred Rose (PG), David McCarthy (C) Ike Sanberg, Kenneth Gannon | |
| 03:31 | Bellarmine | Erasmo Yazzie misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 03:31 | Bellarmine | Erasmo Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Bill Holoman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. 3 pf. SG - Aaron Higgins (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ralph Cotton (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rodney Howe (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Murphy (fresh) 7 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Fred Rose (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - David McLear (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Erasmo Yazzie (fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. PF - Harold Chesley (fresh) 1 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. C - David McCarthy (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:24 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from Bill Holoman | 56-58 |
| 03:00 | Bellarmine | Erasmo Yazzie is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Erasmo Yazzie, team foul #8 | 56-58 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | John Brand (SG) Aaron Higgins | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| 02:47 | N. Kentucky | Rodney Howe is whistled for a carry | 56-58 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gerald McCandless (PF) Rodney Howe | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Charles Baird (SG), Samuel Degregorio (PF) David McLear, Harold Chesley | |
| 02:44 | Bellarmine | Bellarmine calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-58 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Aaron Higgins (SG), Rodney Howe (PF) John Brand, Gerald McCandless | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | David McLear (SG), Kenneth Gannon (PF) Charles Baird, Samuel Degregorio | |
| 02:30 | Bellarmine | David McCarthy clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Bill Holoman - foul #4 on Bill Holoman, team foul #10 | 56-58 |
| 02:30 | Bellarmine | David McCarthy misses the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 02:30 | Bellarmine | David McCarthy makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 02:11 | N. Kentucky | Bill Holoman drills a shot from the right side and the foul's on Fred Rose - foul #1 on Fred Rose, team foul #9 | 58-59 |
| 02:11 | N. Kentucky | Bill Holoman makes the free throw | 59-59 |
| 01:53 | Bellarmine | David McLear misses the easy layup | 59-59 |
| 01:52 | Bellarmine | David McLear misses the tip | 59-59 |
| 01:51 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton grabs the board | 59-59 |
| 01:36 | N. Kentucky | Aaron Higgins's pass is intercepted by Erasmo Yazzie | 59-59 |
| 01:18 | Bellarmine | Fred Rose misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-59 |
| 01:16 | Bellarmine | Kenneth Gannon tips it home | 59-61 |
| 00:56 | N. Kentucky | Rodney Howe knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 61-61 |
| 00:41 | Bellarmine | David McLear hits a jumper from the baseline | 61-63 |
| 00:36 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Erasmo Yazzie - foul #5 on Erasmo Yazzie, team foul #10 | 61-63 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Samuel Degregorio (SF) Erasmo Yazzie | |
| 00:36 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:36 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton makes the 2nd free throw | 63-63 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Bellarmine | David McLear is fouled on the floor by Ralph Cotton - foul #1 on Ralph Cotton, team foul #11 | 63-63 |
| 00:15 | Bellarmine | David McLear makes the 1st free throw | 63-64 |
| 00:15 | Bellarmine | David McLear makes the 2nd free throw | 63-65 |
| 00:03 | N. Kentucky | Michael Murphy drills a jumper from the left wing set up by Aaron Higgins | 65-65 |
| 00:03 | Bellarmine | Bellarmine calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Bellarmine | Samuel Degregorio comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 65-65 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Bill Holoman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - Aaron Higgins (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ralph Cotton (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rodney Howe (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Murphy (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Fred Rose (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - David McLear (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Degregorio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Gannon (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - David McCarthy (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 05:00 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton wins the tip | 65-65 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:49 | N. Kentucky | Michael Murphy misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 65-65 |
| 04:48 | Bellarmine | The rebound goes to Kenneth Gannon | 65-65 |
| 04:44 | Bellarmine | Fred Rose misses short on a floater in the lane | 65-65 |
| 04:43 | N. Kentucky | Michael Murphy pulls down the rebound | 65-65 |
| 04:14 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton is hacked by David McLear - foul #2 on David McLear, team foul #11 | 65-65 |
| 04:14 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton makes the 1st free throw | 66-65 |
| 04:14 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 04:03 | Bellarmine | Kenneth Gannon misses badly on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Michael Murphy - foul #2 on Michael Murphy, team foul #12 | 67-65 |
| 04:03 | Bellarmine | Kenneth Gannon makes the 1st free throw | 67-66 |
| 04:03 | Bellarmine | Kenneth Gannon makes the 2nd free throw | 67-67 |
| 03:47 | N. Kentucky | Aaron Higgins double dribbles | 67-67 |
| 03:24 | Bellarmine | Fred Rose makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Gannon | 67-70 |
| 03:14 | N. Kentucky | Kenneth Gannon knocks away the 3 by Aaron Higgins | 67-70 |
| 03:12 | N. Kentucky | Rodney Howe hits the follow up shot | 69-70 |
| 02:54 | Bellarmine | Kenneth Gannon hits the finger roll | 69-72 |
| 02:34 | N. Kentucky | The jumper by Ralph Cotton is denied by David McCarthy | 69-72 |
| 02:32 | Bellarmine | Kenneth Gannon grabs the defensive rebound | 69-72 |
| 02:16 | Bellarmine | Rodney Howe blocks the short jumper by Kenneth Gannon | 69-72 |
| 02:15 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Rodney Howe | 69-72 |
| 01:56 | N. Kentucky | Bill Holoman connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Aaron Higgins | 72-72 |
| 01:38 | Bellarmine | Fred Rose hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-72 |
| 01:36 | N. Kentucky | Rodney Howe snags the defensive board | 72-72 |
| 01:14 | N. Kentucky | Rodney Howe misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 72-72 |
| 01:13 | Bellarmine | Kenneth Gannon grabs the defensive rebound | 72-72 |
| 01:03 | Bellarmine | Fred Rose misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 72-72 |
| 01:01 | Bellarmine | Kenneth Gannon tips it back up and in | 72-74 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Bill Holoman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - Aaron Higgins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ralph Cotton (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rodney Howe (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Murphy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Fred Rose (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - David McLear (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Degregorio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Gannon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - David McCarthy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 00:47 | N. Kentucky | Michael Murphy hits the finger roll set up by Aaron Higgins | 74-74 |
| 00:33 | Bellarmine | Fred Rose hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 74-74 |
| 00:31 | Bellarmine | David McCarthy grabs the offensive rebound | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Bellarmine | Fred Rose is denied on a layup by Rodney Howe | 74-74 |
| 00:01 | N. Kentucky | Michael Murphy pulls down the rebound | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | N. Kentucky | Michael Murphy misses short on a fullcourt shot | 74-74 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Bill Holoman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - Aaron Higgins (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ralph Cotton (fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rodney Howe (fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Murphy (fresh) 11 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Fred Rose (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - David McLear (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Degregorio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Gannon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - David McCarthy (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| 05:00 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton wins the tip | 74-74 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:35 | N. Kentucky | Aaron Higgins scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-74 |
| 04:18 | Bellarmine | Samuel Degregorio is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Samuel Degregorio, team foul #12 | 77-74 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | John Brand (PG), Sherwood Stutts (SG), Gerald McCandless (PF) Bill Holoman, Aaron Higgins, Rodney Howe | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Harold Chesley (PF) Kenneth Gannon | |
| 04:02 | N. Kentucky | Michael Murphy comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Fred Rose - foul #2 on Fred Rose, team foul #13 | 77-74 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Charles Baird (C) David McCarthy | |
| 04:02 | N. Kentucky | Michael Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 78-74 |
| 04:02 | N. Kentucky | Michael Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 79-74 |
| 03:49 | Bellarmine | Samuel Degregorio misses the jumper from the left wing | 79-74 |
| 03:47 | N. Kentucky | Michael Murphy grabs the board | 79-74 |
| 03:34 | N. Kentucky | Michael Murphy misses the easy layup | 79-74 |
| 03:33 | Bellarmine | Samuel Degregorio pulls down the rebound | 79-74 |
| 03:15 | Bellarmine | David McLear can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 79-74 |
| 03:13 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ralph Cotton | 79-74 |
| 03:07 | N. Kentucky | Michael Murphy's fadeaway is rejected by Harold Chesley | 79-74 |
| 03:05 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton tips it back up and in | 81-74 |
| 03:00 | Bellarmine | Bellarmine calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 81-74 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Bill Holoman (PG), Aaron Higgins (SG), Rodney Howe (PF) John Brand, Sherwood Stutts, Gerald McCandless | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Kenneth Gannon (PF), David McCarthy (C) Harold Chesley, Charles Baird | |
| 02:36 | Bellarmine | Fred Rose misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 81-74 |
| 02:34 | N. Kentucky | Michael Murphy snags the defensive board | 81-74 |
| 02:16 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton is hacked by Samuel Degregorio - foul #4 on Samuel Degregorio, team foul #14 | 81-74 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Timothy Thornburg (C) Michael Murphy | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| 02:16 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton makes the 1st free throw | 82-74 |
| 02:16 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton makes the 2nd free throw | 83-74 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:04 | Bellarmine | Samuel Degregorio misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 83-74 |
| 02:02 | N. Kentucky | Rodney Howe pulls down the rebound | 83-74 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:33 | N. Kentucky | Rodney Howe misses long on a shot from the left wing | 83-74 |
| 01:31 | Bellarmine | Kenneth Gannon grabs the board | 83-74 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:15 | Bellarmine | David McLear hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Aaron Higgins - foul #5 on Aaron Higgins, team foul #13 | 83-74 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | John Brand (SG), Michael Murphy (C) Aaron Higgins, Timothy Thornburg | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| 01:15 | Bellarmine | David McLear misses the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 01:15 | Bellarmine | David McLear makes the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:48 | N. Kentucky | Fred Rose is called for the reach on Bill Holoman - foul #3 on Fred Rose, team foul #15 | 83-75 |
| 00:48 | N. Kentucky | Bill Holoman misses the 1st free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:48 | N. Kentucky | Bill Holoman misses the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:48 | Bellarmine | Kenneth Gannon pulls down the rebound | 83-75 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Bill Holoman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - John Brand (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ralph Cotton (fresh) 23 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. PF - Rodney Howe (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Murphy (fresh) 13 pts. 14 reb. | |
| Lineup | Bellarmine | PG - Fred Rose (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - David McLear (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Degregorio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Kenneth Gannon (fresh) 12 pts. 13 reb. 3 pf. C - David McCarthy (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Bellarmine | David McLear misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 83-75 |
| 00:40 | N. Kentucky | Rodney Howe gets the rebound | 83-75 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:39 | N. Kentucky | Fred Rose is called for the reach on Rodney Howe in the backcourt - foul #4 on Fred Rose, team foul #16 | 83-75 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Sherwood Stutts (SG) John Brand | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | | |
| 00:39 | N. Kentucky | Rodney Howe makes the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:39 | N. Kentucky | Rodney Howe misses the 2nd free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:39 | Bellarmine | David McCarthy gets the rebound | 84-75 |
| 00:33 | Bellarmine | David McLear can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 84-75 |
| 00:32 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton gets the rebound | 84-75 |
| 00:29 | N. Kentucky | Fred Rose is called for the reach on Ralph Cotton in the backcourt - foul #5 on Fred Rose, team foul #17 | 84-75 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Bellarmine | Charles Baird (PG) Fred Rose | |
| 00:29 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton makes the 1st free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:29 | N. Kentucky | Ralph Cotton makes the 2nd free throw | 86-75 |
| 00:23 | Bellarmine | Samuel Degregorio misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 86-75 |
| 00:22 | Bellarmine | Samuel Degregorio hits the follow up shot | 86-77 |
| 00:19 | N. Kentucky | Charles Baird is called for the reach on Sherwood Stutts in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Baird, team foul #18 | 86-77 |
| 00:19 | N. Kentucky | Sherwood Stutts makes the 1st free throw | 87-77 |
| 00:19 | N. Kentucky | Sherwood Stutts misses the 2nd free throw | 87-77 |
| 00:19 | Bellarmine | The rebound goes to David McCarthy | 87-77 |
| 00:12 | Bellarmine | Charles Baird misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 87-77 |
| 00:10 | N. Kentucky | Michael Murphy snags the defensive board | 87-77 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Bellarmine | Bellarmine is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | N. Kentucky | Bill Holoman runs out the clock | 87-77 |