| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Phillip Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Leblanc (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fredrick Mason (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mark Pless (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Whitfield (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Roberto Romano (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Davidson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Dodd (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Alfred Edmiston (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Azevedo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Detroit Mercy | Fredrick Mason inbounds the ball | 32-40 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Detroit Mercy | Arthur Whitfield misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 32-40 |
| 19:37 | Kentucky | Michael Dodd grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 19:27 | Kentucky | Thomas Azevedo makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alfred Edmiston | 32-42 |
| 19:06 | Detroit Mercy | Fredrick Mason drills a runner near the basket | 34-42 |
| 18:56 | Kentucky | Michael Dodd is hacked by Fredrick Mason - foul #1 on Fredrick Mason, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| 18:38 | Kentucky | Charles Davidson knocks in the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Roberto Romano | 34-44 |
| 18:20 | Detroit Mercy | Fredrick Mason lays it up and in on a great pass from Phillip Johnson | 36-44 |
| 18:05 | Kentucky | Michael Dodd loses the ball out of bounds | 36-44 |
| 17:53 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Pless hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 17:51 | Detroit Mercy | Fredrick Mason pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 17:40 | Detroit Mercy | Arthur Whitfield can't connect on a runner from close range | 36-44 |
| 17:38 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Pless pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 17:31 | Detroit Mercy | Arthur Whitfield is fouled on the floor by Michael Dodd - foul #3 on Michael Dodd, team foul #1 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Derrick Engle (SF), James Tippett (PF) Fredrick Mason, Mark Pless | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Lee (SF), Dewei Zhou (PF), Ernest Calvin (C) Michael Dodd, Alfred Edmiston, Thomas Azevedo | |
| 17:20 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Johnson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 17:18 | Detroit Mercy | Arthur Whitfield misses the tip | 36-44 |
| 17:17 | Kentucky | Hank Lee snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 16:55 | Kentucky | Roberto Romano knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Charles Davidson | 36-47 |
| 16:41 | Detroit Mercy | Ernest Calvin is called for the reach on Arthur Whitfield - foul #2 on Ernest Calvin, team foul #2 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Casey Reveles (PG), Kenneth Putz (SG) Phillip Johnson, Stephen Leblanc | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stefan Moretti (SG), Tyler Morman (SF) Roberto Romano, Charles Davidson | |
| 16:26 | Detroit Mercy | Arthur Whitfield hits a jumper in the lane | 38-47 |
| 16:04 | Kentucky | Tyler Morman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-47 |
| 16:02 | Kentucky | Hank Lee snags the offensive board | 38-47 |
| 15:42 | Kentucky | Ernest Calvin misses short on a jump hook from close range | 38-47 |
| 15:41 | Kentucky | Tyler Morman tips it in | 38-49 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Casey Reveles (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kenneth Putz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Derrick Engle (fresh) PF - James Tippett (fresh) 3 reb. C - Arthur Whitfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Hank Lee (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stefan Moretti (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tyler Morman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dewei Zhou (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Calvin (fresh) | |
| 15:18 | Detroit Mercy | Arthur Whitfield is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Arthur Whitfield, team foul #2 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Johnson (PG), Stephen Leblanc (SG), Duane Crowder (SF), Sam Ontiveros (PF), Mark Pless (C) Casey Reveles, Kenneth Putz, Derrick Engle, James Tippett, Arthur Whitfield | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roberto Romano (PG), Charles Davidson (SG), Michael Dodd (SF), Alfred Edmiston (PF), Thomas Azevedo (C) Hank Lee, Stefan Moretti, Tyler Morman, Dewei Zhou, Ernest Calvin | |
| 14:57 | Kentucky | Sam Ontiveros steps in front of the Alfred Edmiston pass | 38-49 |
| 14:41 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Leblanc banks in the layup on a nice dish by Phillip Johnson | 40-49 |
| 14:30 | Kentucky | Thomas Azevedo misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-49 |
| 14:29 | Detroit Mercy | Sam Ontiveros snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 14:25 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Johnson makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-49 |
| 14:05 | Kentucky | Charles Davidson misses the driving attempt in the paint | 43-49 |
| 14:03 | Kentucky | Alfred Edmiston pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-49 |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | Thomas Azevedo double dribbles | 43-49 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Casey Reveles (PG) Phillip Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 13:40 | Detroit Mercy | Casey Reveles's pass is intercepted by Michael Dodd | 43-49 |
| 13:36 | Kentucky | Roberto Romano throws it down set up by Michael Dodd | 43-51 |
| 13:07 | Detroit Mercy | Alfred Edmiston is called for the reach on Sam Ontiveros - foul #1 on Alfred Edmiston, team foul #3 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Putz (SG), Arthur Whitfield (C) Stephen Leblanc, Mark Pless | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 12:56 | Detroit Mercy | Sam Ontiveros makes the shot from the right block | 45-51 |
| 12:44 | Kentucky | Alfred Edmiston misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-51 |
| 12:43 | Detroit Mercy | Arthur Whitfield snags the defensive board | 45-51 |
| 12:21 | Detroit Mercy | Casey Reveles misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 12:20 | Kentucky | Michael Dodd pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |
| 12:06 | Kentucky | Alfred Edmiston scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 11:44 | Detroit Mercy | Casey Reveles clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-54 |
| 11:42 | Detroit Mercy | Arthur Whitfield can't tip it in | 45-54 |
| 11:40 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Charles Davidson | 45-54 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Casey Reveles (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kenneth Putz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Duane Crowder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Sam Ontiveros (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Arthur Whitfield (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Roberto Romano (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Davidson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Dodd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Alfred Edmiston (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Azevedo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Kentucky | Kenneth Putz takes the ball from Charles Davidson | 45-54 |
| 11:01 | Detroit Mercy | Sam Ontiveros can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 45-54 |
| 11:00 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Thomas Azevedo | 45-54 |
| 10:56 | Kentucky | Roberto Romano misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-54 |
| 10:54 | Detroit Mercy | Sam Ontiveros grabs the defensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 10:40 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Putz misses short on a 3 from straight away | 45-54 |
| 10:38 | Kentucky | Thomas Azevedo grabs the board | 45-54 |
| 10:34 | Kentucky | Roberto Romano throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-54 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Johnson (PG), Stephen Leblanc (SG), Fredrick Mason (SF), Mark Pless (PF), James Tippett (C) Casey Reveles, Kenneth Putz, Duane Crowder, Sam Ontiveros, Arthur Whitfield | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Lee (PG), Stefan Moretti (SG), Tyler Morman (SF), Dewei Zhou (PF), Ernest Calvin (C) Roberto Romano, Charles Davidson, Michael Dodd, Alfred Edmiston, Thomas Azevedo | |
| 10:21 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Leblanc clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-54 |
| 10:20 | Kentucky | Hank Lee snags the defensive board | 45-54 |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | Dewei Zhou hits a runner from the left block set up by Hank Lee and he's fouled by Mark Pless - foul #1 on Mark Pless, team foul #3 | 45-56 |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | Dewei Zhou makes the free throw | 45-57 |
| 09:43 | Detroit Mercy | Fredrick Mason misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-57 |
| 09:42 | Kentucky | Stefan Moretti snags the defensive board | 45-57 |
| 09:27 | Kentucky | Tyler Morman knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Stefan Moretti | 45-59 |
| 09:15 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Johnson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 45-59 |
| 09:13 | Kentucky | Tyler Morman gets the rebound | 45-59 |
| 09:00 | Kentucky | Tyler Morman is fouled on the floor by Fredrick Mason - foul #2 on Fredrick Mason, team foul #4 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Arthur Whitfield (C) James Tippett | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Hank Lee hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Stephen Leblanc - foul #3 on Stephen Leblanc, team foul #5 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Sam Ontiveros (PF) Mark Pless | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Davidson (SG) Stefan Moretti | |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Hank Lee makes the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Hank Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:26 | Detroit Mercy | Sam Ontiveros hits a jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by Charles Davidson - foul #2 on Charles Davidson, team foul #4 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Duane Crowder (SF) Fredrick Mason | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roberto Romano (PG) Tyler Morman | |
| 08:26 | Detroit Mercy | Sam Ontiveros makes the free throw | 48-61 |
| 08:12 | Kentucky | Ernest Calvin lays it up and in on a nice dish by Roberto Romano and the foul's on Duane Crowder - foul #4 on Duane Crowder, team foul #6 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | James Tippett (SF) Duane Crowder | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alfred Edmiston (PF) Dewei Zhou | |
| 08:12 | Kentucky | Ernest Calvin misses the free throw | 48-63 |
| 08:12 | Detroit Mercy | Arthur Whitfield gets the rebound | 48-63 |
| 08:04 | Detroit Mercy | Sam Ontiveros's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-63 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Swan (SF), Thomas Azevedo (C) Hank Lee, Ernest Calvin | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:44 | Kentucky | Arthur Whitfield steps in front of the Alfred Edmiston pass | 48-63 |
| 07:37 | Detroit Mercy | Sam Ontiveros connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by James Tippett | 50-63 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Phillip Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Leblanc (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Tippett (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Sam Ontiveros (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Arthur Whitfield (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Roberto Romano (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Davidson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Swan (fresh) PF - Alfred Edmiston (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Azevedo (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:33 | Kentucky | Roberto Romano buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from William Swan | 50-66 |
| 07:23 | Detroit Mercy | Sam Ontiveros throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-66 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Casey Reveles (PG), Kenneth Putz (SG), Duane Crowder (SF), Mark Pless (C) Phillip Johnson, Stephen Leblanc, James Tippett, Arthur Whitfield | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Dodd (SF), Dewei Zhou (C) William Swan, Thomas Azevedo | |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:01 | Kentucky | Dewei Zhou dunks the ball set up by Roberto Romano | 50-68 |
| 06:54 | Detroit Mercy | Casey Reveles misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 50-68 |
| 06:52 | Detroit Mercy | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Putz | 50-68 |
| 06:42 | Detroit Mercy | Casey Reveles is called for traveling | 50-68 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Fredrick Mason (C) Sam Ontiveros | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Lee (PG), Stefan Moretti (SG), Ernest Calvin (C) Roberto Romano, Charles Davidson, Alfred Edmiston | |
| 06:20 | Kentucky | Stefan Moretti knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Ernest Calvin | 50-70 |
| 06:10 | Detroit Mercy | Duane Crowder hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Casey Reveles | 53-70 |
| 05:50 | Kentucky | Michael Dodd misses the runner from close range | 53-70 |
| 05:48 | Detroit Mercy | Mark Pless grabs the board | 53-70 |
| 05:38 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Putz loses the dribble to Hank Lee | 53-70 |
| 05:35 | Kentucky | Stefan Moretti lays it up and in set up by Hank Lee | 53-72 |
| 05:35 | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-72 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Johnson (PG), Stephen Leblanc (SG), Sam Ontiveros (PF), Arthur Whitfield (C) Casey Reveles, Kenneth Putz, Mark Pless, Fredrick Mason | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roberto Romano (PG), Charles Davidson (SG), Alfred Edmiston (PF), Thomas Azevedo (C) Hank Lee, Stefan Moretti, Dewei Zhou, Ernest Calvin | |
| 05:19 | Detroit Mercy | Arthur Whitfield comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 53-72 |
| 05:18 | Kentucky | Thomas Azevedo grabs the defensive rebound | 53-72 |
| 04:52 | Kentucky | Michael Dodd hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Duane Crowder - foul #5 on Duane Crowder, team foul #7 | 53-74 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Fredrick Mason (SF) Duane Crowder | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:52 | Kentucky | Michael Dodd makes the free throw | 53-75 |
| 04:43 | Detroit Mercy | Phillip Johnson misses long on a shot from the right side | 53-75 |
| 04:41 | Detroit Mercy | Stephen Leblanc grabs the offensive board | 53-75 |
| 04:31 | Detroit Mercy | Fredrick Mason misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Michael Dodd - foul #4 on Michael Dodd, team foul #5 | 53-75 |
| Subs | Detroit Mercy | Casey Reveles (PG), Kenneth Putz (SG), Mark Pless (PF), James Tippett (C) Phillip Johnson, Stephen Leblanc, Sam Ontiveros, Arthur Whitfield | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Lee (PG), Stefan Moretti (SG), Tyler Morman (SF), Dewei Zhou (PF), Ernest Calvin (C) Roberto Romano, Charles Davidson, Michael Dodd, Alfred Edmiston, Thomas Azevedo | |
| 04:31 | Detroit Mercy | Fredrick Mason makes the 1st free throw | 54-75 |
| 04:31 | Detroit Mercy | Fredrick Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 55-75 |
| 04:17 | Kentucky | Tyler Morman misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-75 |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | Hank Lee snags the offensive board | 55-75 |
| 03:57 | Kentucky | Ernest Calvin hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Stefan Moretti | 55-77 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Detroit Mercy | Casey Reveles buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-77 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:20 | Kentucky | Tyler Morman misses the lay-in | 58-77 |
| 03:19 | Detroit Mercy | The rebound goes to James Tippett | 58-77 |
| Lineup | Detroit Mercy | PG - Casey Reveles (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Putz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Fredrick Mason (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mark Pless (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - James Tippett (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Hank Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stefan Moretti (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Tyler Morman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dewei Zhou (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernest Calvin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:03 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Putz is denied on a dunk by Tyler Morman | 58-77 |
| 03:02 | Kentucky | Ernest Calvin grabs the board | 58-77 |
| 02:37 | Kentucky | Hank Lee hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Stefan Moretti | 58-79 |
| 02:21 | Detroit Mercy | Fredrick Mason drills a jumper from the right block | 60-79 |
| 01:52 | Kentucky | Tyler Morman is whistled for a carry | 60-79 |
| 01:24 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Putz is hacked by Ernest Calvin - foul #3 on Ernest Calvin, team foul #6 | 60-79 |
| 01:19 | Detroit Mercy | Kenneth Putz buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from Casey Reveles | 62-79 |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | Stefan Moretti hits the finger roll on a great pass from Hank Lee | 62-81 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy 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 (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Detroit Mercy | Fredrick Mason misses the lay-in | 62-81 |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Dewei Zhou snags the defensive board | 62-81 |
| Game Plan | Detroit Mercy | Detroit Mercy 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 (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Hank Lee clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 62-81 |
| 00:23 | Detroit Mercy | Casey Reveles snags the defensive board | 62-81 |
| 00:17 | Detroit Mercy | Casey Reveles clanks a jumper in the lane | 62-81 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Hank Lee | 62-81 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Hank Lee runs out the clock | 62-81 |