| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Earl Fife (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Clifton Haynes (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Antonio Battle (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Green (fresh) 3 pts. C - Bradly Unrein (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Bohn (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Jay (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Auten (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Garrett (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joe Madden (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Antonio Battle inbounds the ball | 26-41 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | East Carolina | Antonio Battle buries a pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-41 |
| 19:18 | Kentucky | Joe Madden comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 28-41 |
| 19:17 | Kentucky | Joe Madden tips it but misses | 28-41 |
| 19:16 | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein gets the rebound | 28-41 |
| 19:10 | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-41 |
| 19:08 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Noel Bohn | 28-41 |
| 18:39 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Green - foul #2 on Richard Green, team foul #1 | 28-41 |
| 18:39 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn misses the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 18:39 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn makes the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 18:15 | East Carolina | Joe Madden is called for the reach on Clifton Haynes - foul #2 on Joe Madden, team foul #1 | 28-42 |
| 18:03 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes's floater is tipped away by Timothy Garrett | 28-42 |
| 18:02 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn pulls down the rebound | 28-42 |
| 17:44 | Kentucky | Troy Auten is hacked by Bradly Unrein - foul #2 on Bradly Unrein, team foul #2 | 28-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gerald Christopher (PF) Richard Green | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter (SG), Robert Stone (PF) Joseph Jay, Timothy Garrett | |
| 17:28 | Kentucky | Gerald Christopher picks off the pass by Bryan Nutter | 28-42 |
| 17:14 | East Carolina | Antonio Battle clanks a shot from the left wing | 28-42 |
| 17:12 | Kentucky | Troy Auten pulls down the rebound | 28-42 |
| 16:52 | Kentucky | Troy Auten throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway (SF) Antonio Battle | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale (SF) Troy Auten | |
| 16:28 | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein is denied on a layup by Robert Stone | 28-42 |
| 16:27 | East Carolina | Gerald Christopher gets the offensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 16:19 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 28-42 |
| 16:17 | Kentucky | Joe Madden gets the rebound | 28-42 |
| 15:57 | Kentucky | Bradley Conaway is called for the reach on Steven Carnevale - foul #1 on Bradley Conaway, team foul #3 | 28-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Chase Townsend (PG), Antonio Battle (SF), Steven Davis (PF), Richard Green (C) Earl Fife, Clifton Haynes, Gerald Christopher, Bradly Unrein | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Jay (SG), Troy Auten (SF), Lewis Gregory (PF), Timothy Garrett (C) Bryan Nutter, Steven Carnevale, Robert Stone, Joe Madden | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Chase Townsend (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bradley Conaway (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Antonio Battle (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Steven Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Green (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Bohn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Jay (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Auten (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lewis Gregory (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. C - Timothy Garrett (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory is hacked by Steven Davis - foul #4 on Steven Davis, team foul #4 | 28-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein (C) Steven Davis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:13 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 28-42 |
| 15:11 | Kentucky | Troy Auten gets the offensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 14:53 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory comes up short on the shot from close range | 28-42 |
| 14:52 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Bradly Unrein | 28-42 |
| 14:48 | East Carolina | Antonio Battle comes up short on the floater from the right side | 28-42 |
| 14:47 | Kentucky | Timothy Garrett snags the defensive board | 28-42 |
| 14:25 | Kentucky | Chase Townsend takes the ball from Noel Bohn | 28-42 |
| 14:20 | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Antonio Battle | 30-42 |
| 14:04 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-42 |
| 14:02 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Bradly Unrein | 30-42 |
| 13:55 | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein misses the easy layup | 30-42 |
| 13:54 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Troy Auten | 30-42 |
| 13:33 | Kentucky | Joseph Jay misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 30-42 |
| 13:32 | East Carolina | Antonio Battle pulls down the rebound | 30-42 |
| 13:09 | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Lewis Gregory - foul #4 on Lewis Gregory, team foul #2 | 30-42 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Earl Fife (PG), Clifton Haynes (SG), Lloyd Brown (SF), Gerald Christopher (PF) Chase Townsend, Bradley Conaway, Antonio Battle, Richard Green | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter (PG), Steven Carnevale (SG), Robert Stone (PF), Joe Madden (C) Noel Bohn, Joseph Jay, Lewis Gregory, Timothy Garrett | |
| 13:09 | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein misses the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 13:09 | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein misses the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 13:09 | Kentucky | Joe Madden pulls down the rebound | 30-42 |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-42 |
| 12:18 | East Carolina | Earl Fife scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Clifton Haynes | 33-42 |
| 11:59 | Kentucky | Robert Stone makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Troy Auten | 33-44 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Earl Fife (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Clifton Haynes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lloyd Brown (fresh) PF - Gerald Christopher (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bradly Unrein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Bryan Nutter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Carnevale (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Troy Auten (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Stone (fresh) 7 pts. C - Joe Madden (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:31 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-44 |
| 11:30 | Kentucky | Joe Madden grabs the defensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 11:16 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Bryan Nutter, team foul #3 | 33-44 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Antonio Battle (SF), Richard Green (C) Lloyd Brown, Bradly Unrein | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Bohn (PG) Troy Auten | |
| 11:08 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Earl Fife | 35-44 |
| 10:51 | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-44 |
| 10:50 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 10:29 | East Carolina | Richard Green buries a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Clifton Haynes | 37-44 |
| 10:10 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-44 |
| 10:09 | East Carolina | Richard Green pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| 10:03 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Green | 40-44 |
| 09:51 | Kentucky | Gerald Christopher picks off the pass by Joe Madden | 40-44 |
| 09:47 | East Carolina | Antonio Battle scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 09:23 | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale connects on the shot from just outside the lane set up by Bryan Nutter | 43-46 |
| 09:09 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes double dribbles | 43-46 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Chase Townsend (PG), Bradley Conaway (SG), Bradly Unrein (C) Earl Fife, Clifton Haynes, Gerald Christopher | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Jay (SG), Troy Auten (SF), Timothy Garrett (PF) Noel Bohn, Steven Carnevale, Robert Stone | |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Troy Auten scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Bryan Nutter | 43-49 |
| 08:32 | East Carolina | Richard Green comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 43-49 |
| 08:30 | East Carolina | Richard Green tips it back up and in | 45-49 |
| 08:04 | Kentucky | Joe Madden hits the finger roll set up by Joseph Jay and he's hacked by Bradly Unrein - foul #3 on Bradly Unrein, team foul #5 | 45-51 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Earl Fife (PG), Clifton Haynes (SG) Chase Townsend, Antonio Battle | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:04 | Kentucky | Joe Madden makes the free throw | 45-52 |
| 07:52 | East Carolina | Bryan Nutter steals the ball from Richard Green | 45-52 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Earl Fife (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clifton Haynes (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bradley Conaway (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Green (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Bradly Unrein (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Bryan Nutter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Jay (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Troy Auten (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Timothy Garrett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe Madden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:27 | Kentucky | Clifton Haynes steps in front of the Timothy Garrett pass | 45-52 |
| 07:18 | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-52 |
| 06:54 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Bradley Conaway - foul #2 on Bradley Conaway, team foul #6 | 47-52 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Antonio Battle (SF), Steven Davis (PF) Bradley Conaway, Richard Green | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Bohn (PG), Robert Stone (SF), Lewis Gregory (PF) Joseph Jay, Troy Auten, Timothy Garrett | |
| 06:54 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 06:54 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 06:28 | East Carolina | 3 seconds is called on Bradly Unrein | 47-54 |
| 06:02 | Kentucky | Robert Stone comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Antonio Battle - foul #3 on Antonio Battle, team foul #7 | 47-54 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale (SG), Timothy Garrett (C) Bryan Nutter, Joe Madden | |
| 06:02 | Kentucky | Robert Stone misses the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 06:02 | Kentucky | Robert Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 47-55 |
| 05:35 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Earl Fife | 49-55 |
| 05:18 | Kentucky | Robert Stone clanks a jumper in the lane | 49-55 |
| 05:16 | East Carolina | Bradly Unrein snags the defensive board | 49-55 |
| 05:08 | East Carolina | Clifton Haynes is fouled on the floor by Steven Carnevale - foul #1 on Steven Carnevale, team foul #4 | 49-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Chase Townsend (PG), Bradley Conaway (SG), Gerald Christopher (C) Earl Fife, Clifton Haynes, Bradly Unrein | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Jay (SG), Troy Auten (SF) Steven Carnevale, Robert Stone | |
| 05:03 | East Carolina | Antonio Battle comes up short on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Troy Auten - foul #1 on Troy Auten, team foul #5 | 49-55 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joe Madden (C) Timothy Garrett | |
| 05:03 | East Carolina | Antonio Battle makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 05:03 | East Carolina | Antonio Battle makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 04:44 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 04:42 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory hits the follow up shot | 51-57 |
| 04:28 | East Carolina | Antonio Battle clanks a floater from the left wing | 51-57 |
| 04:26 | Kentucky | Troy Auten grabs the board | 51-57 |
| 04:06 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Jay and he's fouled by Chase Townsend - foul #1 on Chase Townsend, team foul #8 | 51-59 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Earl Fife (PG), Clifton Haynes (SG) Chase Townsend, Antonio Battle | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Stone (PF) Lewis Gregory | |
| 04:06 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn misses the free throw | 51-59 |
| 04:06 | East Carolina | The rebound goes to Gerald Christopher | 51-59 |
| 03:46 | East Carolina | Noel Bohn steals it from Earl Fife | 51-59 |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Earl Fife (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clifton Haynes (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Bradley Conaway (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Steven Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Gerald Christopher (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Bohn (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Jay (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Troy Auten (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Stone (fresh) 8 pts. C - Joe Madden (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:26 | Kentucky | Robert Stone dunks the ball | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:23 | East Carolina | Earl Fife throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-61 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter (PG), Timothy Garrett (C) Noel Bohn, Joe Madden | |
| 03:02 | Kentucky | Robert Stone scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 51-63 |
| 02:59 | East Carolina | East Carolina calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-63 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Antonio Battle (SF), Richard Green (PF) Bradley Conaway, Steven Davis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Bohn (PG), Lewis Gregory (PF) Bryan Nutter, Robert Stone | |
| 02:57 | East Carolina | Earl Fife hits a jumper from the right block | 53-63 |
| 02:40 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Noel Bohn and the foul's on Earl Fife - foul #2 on Earl Fife, team foul #9 | 53-65 |
| Subs | East Carolina | Chase Townsend (PG), Bradley Conaway (SG), Lloyd Brown (SF) Earl Fife, Clifton Haynes, Antonio Battle | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter (PG), Steven Carnevale (SG), Robert Stone (SF) Noel Bohn, Joseph Jay, Troy Auten | |
| 02:40 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory misses the free throw | 53-65 |
| 02:40 | Kentucky | Robert Stone snags the offensive board | 53-65 |
| 02:16 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Stone | 53-67 |
| 01:50 | East Carolina | Chase Townsend misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-67 |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Steven Carnevale | 53-67 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Lloyd Brown picks off the pass by Robert Stone | 53-67 |
| 01:22 | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-67 |
| 01:20 | East Carolina | Richard Green hits the follow up shot | 55-67 |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 55-67 |
| 00:51 | East Carolina | Bradley Conaway grabs the defensive rebound | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:45 | East Carolina | The jump hook by Richard Green is blocked by Lewis Gregory | 55-67 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Timothy Garrett snags the defensive board | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Gerald Christopher - foul #1 on Gerald Christopher, team foul #10 | 55-67 |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joe Madden (C) Lewis Gregory | |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter makes the 1st free throw | 55-68 |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter makes the 2nd free throw | 55-69 |
| 00:11 | East Carolina | Joe Madden is called for the reach on Richard Green - foul #3 on Joe Madden, team foul #6 | 55-69 |
| 00:08 | East Carolina | Chase Townsend comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-69 |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | Robert Stone pulls down the rebound | 55-69 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter runs out the clock | 55-69 |