| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Gregorio Giordano (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ken Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fred Rabin (fresh) 9 pts. PF - William Mooneyham (fresh) 5 reb. C - Michael Paddock (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Paul Green (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Walburn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathaniel Lowry (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Long (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | N. Kentucky | Fred Rabin inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | N. Kentucky | Ken Brown clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 19:37 | Abilene Christian | The rebound goes to James Richardson | 29-26 |
| 19:08 | Abilene Christian | Michael Long misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 29-26 |
| 19:06 | Abilene Christian | James Richardson can't tip it in | 29-26 |
| 19:05 | N. Kentucky | Fred Rabin grabs the board | 29-26 |
| 18:47 | N. Kentucky | Ken Brown comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Paul Green - foul #3 on Paul Green, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Frank Asbury (PG) Paul Green | |
| 18:47 | N. Kentucky | Ken Brown misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 18:47 | N. Kentucky | Ken Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 18:45 | Abilene Christian | Frank Asbury's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-26 |
| 18:26 | N. Kentucky | Ken Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 30-26 |
| 18:25 | N. Kentucky | Fred Rabin tips it in | 32-26 |
| 18:11 | Abilene Christian | William Mooneyham swats the layup by James Richardson | 32-26 |
| 18:10 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Paddock | 32-26 |
| 17:47 | N. Kentucky | William Mooneyham drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Ken Brown | 34-26 |
| 17:31 | Abilene Christian | James Richardson can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by William Mooneyham - foul #2 on William Mooneyham, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| 17:31 | Abilene Christian | James Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 34-27 |
| 17:31 | Abilene Christian | James Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 17:31 | N. Kentucky | William Mooneyham grabs the board | 34-27 |
| 17:28 | N. Kentucky | Frank Asbury is called for the reach on Gregorio Giordano in the backcourt - foul #3 on Frank Asbury, team foul #2 | 34-27 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Micheal Hurst (C) Michael Paddock | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Robbie White (PG) Frank Asbury | |
| 17:03 | N. Kentucky | Michael Long blocks the short jumper by Micheal Hurst | 34-27 |
| 17:01 | Abilene Christian | Michael Long snags the defensive board | 34-27 |
| 16:43 | Abilene Christian | Robbie White blows the layup but he's hacked by Gregorio Giordano - foul #3 on Gregorio Giordano, team foul #2 | 34-27 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Reginald Rose (SG), Jimmie Cornman (SF), David Karlinsky (C) Ken Brown, Fred Rabin, William Mooneyham | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Alfred Spangler (PG), Vincent Mack (PF), Kenneth Arceo (C) Mark Walburn, James Richardson, Michael Long | |
| 16:43 | Abilene Christian | Robbie White makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 16:43 | Abilene Christian | Robbie White makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 16:24 | N. Kentucky | Nathaniel Lowry steals it from Gregorio Giordano | 34-29 |
| 16:07 | Abilene Christian | Robbie White hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 16:06 | N. Kentucky | David Karlinsky snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 15:48 | N. Kentucky | Reginald Rose connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-29 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Gregorio Giordano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Reginald Rose (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jimmie Cornman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Micheal Hurst (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Karlinsky (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Alfred Spangler (fresh) SG - Robbie White (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Nathaniel Lowry (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Vincent Mack (fresh) C - Kenneth Arceo (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Abilene Christian | Nathaniel Lowry slams it home | 37-31 |
| 15:08 | N. Kentucky | Gregorio Giordano connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Micheal Hurst | 39-31 |
| 14:57 | Abilene Christian | Nathaniel Lowry clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-31 |
| 14:56 | N. Kentucky | David Karlinsky gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 14:51 | N. Kentucky | Reginald Rose misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 14:49 | Abilene Christian | Kenneth Arceo grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 14:26 | Abilene Christian | Vincent Mack is denied on a layup by David Karlinsky | 39-31 |
| 14:24 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Karlinsky | 39-31 |
| 14:03 | N. Kentucky | Reginald Rose drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Jimmie Cornman | 42-31 |
| 13:57 | Abilene Christian | Robbie White hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Nathaniel Lowry out of the doubleteam | 42-34 |
| 13:28 | N. Kentucky | Micheal Hurst misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 42-34 |
| 13:26 | N. Kentucky | David Karlinsky tips it in | 44-34 |
| 13:20 | Abilene Christian | Vincent Mack knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Alfred Spangler | 44-36 |
| 12:55 | N. Kentucky | Vincent Mack takes the ball from David Karlinsky | 44-36 |
| 12:46 | Abilene Christian | Nathaniel Lowry misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 44-36 |
| 12:45 | Abilene Christian | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Arceo | 44-36 |
| 12:37 | Abilene Christian | Micheal Hurst picks off the pass by Robbie White | 44-36 |
| 12:22 | N. Kentucky | Vincent Mack takes the ball from Reginald Rose | 44-36 |
| 12:06 | Abilene Christian | Vincent Mack misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-36 |
| 12:04 | N. Kentucky | David Karlinsky snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| 11:36 | N. Kentucky | Reginald Rose hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-36 |
| 11:35 | Abilene Christian | Vincent Mack gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Gregorio Giordano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Reginald Rose (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jimmie Cornman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Micheal Hurst (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - David Karlinsky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Alfred Spangler (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robbie White (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Nathaniel Lowry (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Vincent Mack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Kenneth Arceo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Abilene Christian | Kenneth Arceo blows the layup | 44-36 |
| 11:11 | N. Kentucky | Micheal Hurst gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 11:05 | N. Kentucky | Kenneth Arceo swats the layup by David Karlinsky | 44-36 |
| 11:03 | N. Kentucky | Micheal Hurst tips it back up and in | 46-36 |
| 10:50 | Abilene Christian | Kenneth Arceo buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-39 |
| 10:21 | N. Kentucky | Gregorio Giordano scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Micheal Hurst | 48-39 |
| 10:09 | Abilene Christian | Kenneth Arceo hits a 3 from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 09:42 | N. Kentucky | Reginald Rose knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gregorio Giordano | 51-42 |
| 09:25 | Abilene Christian | Vincent Mack comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 51-42 |
| 09:24 | N. Kentucky | Reginald Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 09:03 | N. Kentucky | Jimmie Cornman buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gregorio Giordano | 53-42 |
| 08:47 | Abilene Christian | Robbie White misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-42 |
| 08:45 | Abilene Christian | Robbie White grabs the offensive rebound | 53-42 |
| 08:30 | Abilene Christian | Nathaniel Lowry evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the right wing and the foul's on Jimmie Cornman - foul #1 on Jimmie Cornman, team foul #3 | 53-44 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Stacy Sheehy (PG), Ken Brown (SG), Fred Rabin (SF), William Mooneyham (PF), Michael Paddock (C) Gregorio Giordano, Reginald Rose, Jimmie Cornman, Micheal Hurst, David Karlinsky | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Paul Green (PG), Mark Walburn (SG), James Richardson (PF), Michael Long (C) Alfred Spangler, Robbie White, Vincent Mack, Kenneth Arceo | |
| 08:30 | Abilene Christian | Nathaniel Lowry makes the free throw | 53-45 |
| 08:05 | N. Kentucky | Fred Rabin comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Mark Walburn - foul #1 on Mark Walburn, team foul #3 | 53-45 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | William Garey (SF) Nathaniel Lowry | |
| 08:05 | N. Kentucky | Fred Rabin makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 08:05 | N. Kentucky | Fred Rabin makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 07:51 | Abilene Christian | Paul Green is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Paul Green, team foul #4 | 55-45 |
| 07:31 | N. Kentucky | Michael Long steals the ball from Ken Brown | 55-45 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Stacy Sheehy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ken Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fred Rabin (fresh) 13 pts. PF - William Mooneyham (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Paddock (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Paul Green (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Mark Walburn (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Garey (fresh) PF - James Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Long (fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Abilene Christian | Michael Long makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Richardson | 55-47 |
| 06:57 | N. Kentucky | Stacy Sheehy clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Paul Green - foul #5 on Paul Green, team foul #5 | 55-47 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Frank Asbury (PG) Paul Green | |
| 06:57 | N. Kentucky | Stacy Sheehy makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 06:57 | N. Kentucky | Stacy Sheehy misses the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| 06:57 | Abilene Christian | The rebound goes to Michael Long | 56-47 |
| 06:36 | Abilene Christian | Mark Walburn misses the jumpshot from the left side | 56-47 |
| 06:34 | Abilene Christian | Frank Asbury tips it in | 56-49 |
| 06:09 | N. Kentucky | William Mooneyham comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 06:07 | Abilene Christian | William Garey pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 05:52 | Abilene Christian | Michael Paddock is called for the reach on Mark Walburn - foul #2 on Michael Paddock, team foul #4 | 56-49 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gary Bush (C) Michael Paddock | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 05:38 | Abilene Christian | James Richardson drills a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Frank Asbury | 56-51 |
| 05:15 | N. Kentucky | William Mooneyham double dribbles | 56-51 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Darrell Clark (PG), Michael Paddock (C) Stacy Sheehy, William Mooneyham | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Daniel Singleton (PF) James Richardson | |
| 04:58 | Abilene Christian | William Garey hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-54 |
| 04:32 | N. Kentucky | Ken Brown clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-54 |
| 04:30 | N. Kentucky | Michael Paddock snags the offensive board | 56-54 |
| 04:11 | N. Kentucky | Ken Brown misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 04:10 | N. Kentucky | Gary Bush grabs the offensive board | 56-54 |
| 03:56 | N. Kentucky | Gary Bush's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Long | 56-54 |
| 03:54 | Abilene Christian | Daniel Singleton snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 03:30 | Abilene Christian | Daniel Singleton clanks a jumper near the basket | 56-54 |
| 03:28 | N. Kentucky | Michael Paddock pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| Lineup | N. Kentucky | PG - Darrell Clark (fresh) SG - Ken Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fred Rabin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Gary Bush (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Paddock (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Abilene Christian | PG - Frank Asbury (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Walburn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Garey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Singleton (fresh) C - Michael Long (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:05 | N. Kentucky | Fred Rabin scores on a floater in the paint and he's fouled by Michael Long - foul #1 on Michael Long, team foul #6 | 58-54 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Gregorio Giordano (PG), Reginald Rose (SG), William Mooneyham (PF) Darrell Clark, Ken Brown, Gary Bush | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Alfred Spangler (PG), Robbie White (SG), Nathaniel Lowry (SF), James Richardson (PF), Kenneth Arceo (C) Frank Asbury, Mark Walburn, William Garey, Daniel Singleton, Michael Long | |
| 03:05 | N. Kentucky | Fred Rabin makes the free throw | 59-54 |
| 02:43 | Abilene Christian | James Richardson misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 59-54 |
| 02:41 | Abilene Christian | Alfred Spangler grabs the offensive rebound | 59-54 |
| 02:41 | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-54 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Jimmie Cornman (SF), Micheal Hurst (C) Fred Rabin, Michael Paddock | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Frank Asbury (PG), Vincent Mack (C) Alfred Spangler, Kenneth Arceo | |
| 02:31 | Abilene Christian | Robbie White misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-54 |
| 02:29 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Micheal Hurst | 59-54 |
| 02:29 | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-54 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Ken Brown (SG), Fred Rabin (SF), Michael Paddock (C) Reginald Rose, Jimmie Cornman, Micheal Hurst | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Mark Walburn (SG), Michael Long (C) Robbie White, Vincent Mack | |
| 02:03 | N. Kentucky | Fred Rabin buries a fadeaway from the left block | 61-54 |
| 01:38 | Abilene Christian | Nathaniel Lowry lays it up and in on a great pass from Frank Asbury | 61-56 |
| 01:23 | N. Kentucky | Fred Rabin misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 61-56 |
| 01:22 | N. Kentucky | Gregorio Giordano tips it back up and in | 63-56 |
| 01:04 | Abilene Christian | Michael Long knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Frank Asbury | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:35 | N. Kentucky | Fred Rabin can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 63-58 |
| 00:33 | Abilene Christian | Mark Walburn grabs the defensive rebound | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Abilene Christian | Mark Walburn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-58 |
| 00:27 | N. Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Paddock | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:24 | N. Kentucky | Michael Paddock is hacked by Mark Walburn in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Walburn, team foul #7 | 63-58 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Reginald Rose (SF), Micheal Hurst (PF) Fred Rabin, William Mooneyham | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 00:24 | N. Kentucky | Michael Paddock misses the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:24 | Abilene Christian | Michael Long pulls down the rebound | 63-58 |
| 00:19 | Abilene Christian | Frank Asbury clanks a 3 from straight away | 63-58 |
| 00:18 | N. Kentucky | Ken Brown grabs the board | 63-58 |
| 00:18 | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| 00:16 | N. Kentucky | Michael Paddock is hacked by Frank Asbury in the backcourt - foul #4 on Frank Asbury, team foul #8 | 63-58 |
| 00:16 | N. Kentucky | Michael Paddock makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:16 | N. Kentucky | Michael Paddock makes the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:09 | Abilene Christian | Frank Asbury is called for traveling | 65-58 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Fred Rabin (SF), William Mooneyham (PF) Reginald Rose, Micheal Hurst | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | | |
| 00:07 | N. Kentucky | Mark Walburn is called for the reach on Ken Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mark Walburn, team foul #9 | 65-58 |
| 00:07 | N. Kentucky | Ken Brown makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:07 | N. Kentucky | Ken Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:03 | Abilene Christian | Frank Asbury scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Nathaniel Lowry | 67-61 |
| 00:02 | N. Kentucky | Ken Brown is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Asbury - foul #5 on Frank Asbury, team foul #10 | 67-61 |
| Subs | N. Kentucky | Reginald Rose (SG) William Mooneyham | |
| Subs | Abilene Christian | Robbie White (PG) Frank Asbury | |
| 00:02 | N. Kentucky | Ken Brown makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:02 | N. Kentucky | Ken Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:02 | Abilene Christian | Nathaniel Lowry gets the rebound | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | N. Kentucky | N. Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Abilene Christian | Abilene Christian is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Abilene Christian | Nathaniel Lowry hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 68-61 |