| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Stephen Wallace (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Kiser (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Beckmann (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Bernardo Romano (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Greg Sellers (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Raul Marrero (fresh) 4 ast. SG - David Whittaker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dobromir Prusinski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Rice (fresh) 8 pts. C - Fabian Conti (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ball State | John Beckmann inbounds the ball | 28-31 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-31 |
| 19:35 | Ball State | Bernardo Romano grabs the offensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 19:20 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-31 |
| 18:57 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-33 |
| 18:38 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-33 |
| 18:24 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski's pass is intercepted by Stephen Wallace | 31-33 |
| 18:20 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser lays it in set up by Stephen Wallace | 33-33 |
| 18:15 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-33 |
| 18:00 | Ball State | Bernardo Romano buries a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Beckmann | 36-33 |
| 17:47 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero lays it up and in on a great pass from Fabian Conti and he's fouled by Bernardo Romano - foul #2 on Bernardo Romano, team foul #1 | 36-35 |
| 17:47 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero makes the free throw | 36-36 |
| 17:38 | Ball State | Greg Sellers can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Raul Marrero - foul #2 on Raul Marrero, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| 17:38 | Ball State | Greg Sellers makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 17:38 | Ball State | Greg Sellers misses the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 17:38 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski grabs the board | 37-36 |
| 17:20 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-36 |
| 17:19 | Ball State | John Beckmann snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 17:07 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser is hacked by David Whittaker - foul #3 on David Whittaker, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Flanders (PG), Murray Pearce (C) Stephen Wallace, Greg Sellers | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti (SG), Kwamin Akuchie (PF) David Whittaker, Aaron Rice | |
| 16:51 | Ball State | Murray Pearce is whistled for a carry | 37-36 |
| Subs | Ball State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings (C) Fabian Conti | |
| 16:40 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski connects on the jumper from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 16:19 | Ball State | John Beckmann misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kwamin Akuchie - foul #1 on Kwamin Akuchie, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Andrew Land (C) Bernardo Romano | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Bentz (PG), Gary Stagner (SF) Raul Marrero, Dobromir Prusinski | |
| 16:19 | Ball State | John Beckmann misses the 1st free throw | 37-38 |
| 16:19 | Ball State | John Beckmann makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 16:08 | Kentucky | David Bentz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-38 |
| 16:07 | Ball State | John Beckmann gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 15:45 | Ball State | Joseph Flanders can't finish the layup | 38-38 |
| 15:43 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Joseph Flanders (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Kiser (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Beckmann (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Murray Pearce (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Andrew Land (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Bentz (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dikembe Abdelmuti (fresh) SF - Gary Stagner (fresh) PF - Kwamin Akuchie (fresh) 6 pts. C - Gregory Cummings (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti is hacked by John Beckmann - foul #2 on John Beckmann, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Ball State | Stephen Wallace (PG), Richard Blades (SG), Greg Sellers (C) Thomas Kiser, John Beckmann, Andrew Land | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raul Marrero (PG), David Whittaker (SG), Aaron Rice (PF), Fabian Conti (C) David Bentz, Gary Stagner, Kwamin Akuchie, Gregory Cummings | |
| 15:15 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti is denied on a layup by Greg Sellers | 38-38 |
| 15:14 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti hits the follow up shot | 38-40 |
| 14:52 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Greg Sellers and he's hacked by David Whittaker - foul #4 on David Whittaker, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | Bernardo Romano (PF) Murray Pearce | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski (SF) David Whittaker | |
| 14:52 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace makes the free throw | 42-40 |
| 14:25 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Richard Blades - foul #4 on Richard Blades, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Ball State | Murray Pearce (SG) Richard Blades | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:25 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti misses the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 14:25 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 14:23 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace's pass is intercepted by Raul Marrero in the backcourt | 42-41 |
| 14:14 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-41 |
| 14:12 | Ball State | Joseph Flanders gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 14:07 | Ball State | Joseph Flanders scores on a shot from the right side and he's hacked by Dobromir Prusinski - foul #2 on Dobromir Prusinski, team foul #5 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | Thomas Kiser (SG) Murray Pearce | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie (SG) Dikembe Abdelmuti | |
| 14:07 | Ball State | Joseph Flanders makes the free throw | 45-41 |
| 13:48 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero is fouled on the floor by Bernardo Romano - foul #3 on Bernardo Romano, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Beckmann (SF), Murray Pearce (C) Joseph Flanders, Greg Sellers | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Bentz (SG) Aaron Rice | |
| 13:36 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Kwamin Akuchie | 45-44 |
| 13:20 | Ball State | Bernardo Romano throws it down on a nice dish by Stephen Wallace | 47-44 |
| 13:01 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Raul Marrero | 47-47 |
| 12:35 | Ball State | The jumper by Thomas Kiser is denied by Dobromir Prusinski | 47-47 |
| 12:33 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Dobromir Prusinski | 47-47 |
| 12:20 | Kentucky | Thomas Kiser steps in front of the Fabian Conti pass | 47-47 |
| 12:16 | Ball State | John Beckmann hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Kiser | 49-47 |
| 12:01 | Kentucky | Thomas Kiser steals it from David Bentz | 49-47 |
| 11:57 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser blows the layup | 49-47 |
| 11:55 | Ball State | Murray Pearce pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 11:43 | Ball State | John Beckmann clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 49-47 |
| 11:42 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Stephen Wallace (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Kiser (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Beckmann (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bernardo Romano (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Murray Pearce (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Raul Marrero (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Bentz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dobromir Prusinski (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kwamin Akuchie (fresh) 6 pts. C - Fabian Conti (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Kentucky | John Beckmann steps in front of the Dobromir Prusinski pass | 49-47 |
| 11:21 | Ball State | Bernardo Romano throws it down set up by John Beckmann | 51-47 |
| 11:00 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 10:43 | Ball State | Murray Pearce throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | Ball State | Joseph Flanders (SF), Andrew Land (PF), Greg Sellers (C) John Beckmann, Bernardo Romano, Murray Pearce | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alexander Meredith (PG), Dikembe Abdelmuti (SG), Gary Stagner (SF), Aaron Rice (PF), Gregory Cummings (C) Raul Marrero, David Bentz, Dobromir Prusinski, Kwamin Akuchie, Fabian Conti | |
| 10:18 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Alexander Meredith | 51-52 |
| 10:06 | Ball State | Gary Stagner is called for the reach on Joseph Flanders - foul #1 on Gary Stagner, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| 09:49 | Ball State | Andrew Land knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 53-52 |
| 09:21 | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Gregory Cummings, team foul #7 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Ball State | Murray Pearce (SG), John Beckmann (SF), Bernardo Romano (PF) Stephen Wallace, Thomas Kiser, Andrew Land | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Bentz (PG), Dobromir Prusinski (SF) Alexander Meredith, Gary Stagner | |
| 09:07 | Ball State | Murray Pearce comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 09:05 | Ball State | Bernardo Romano grabs the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 08:38 | Ball State | Greg Sellers comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 53-52 |
| 08:36 | Ball State | The offensive rebound goes to Murray Pearce | 53-52 |
| 08:17 | Ball State | Bernardo Romano comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-52 |
| 08:15 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 07:58 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-52 |
| 07:56 | Ball State | Murray Pearce gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| 07:50 | Ball State | Greg Sellers clanks a shot from the left side | 53-52 |
| 07:49 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gregory Cummings | 53-52 |
| 07:26 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice drills a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelmuti | 53-54 |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Joseph Flanders (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Murray Pearce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. SF - John Beckmann (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bernardo Romano (fresh) 14 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Greg Sellers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Bentz (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dikembe Abdelmuti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dobromir Prusinski (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Aaron Rice (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Cummings (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Ball State | Joseph Flanders can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-54 |
| 07:05 | Ball State | Bernardo Romano snags the offensive board | 53-54 |
| 06:47 | Ball State | John Beckmann makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 06:45 | Kentucky | David Bentz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-54 |
| Subs | Ball State | Richard Blades (PG), Thomas Kiser (SG), Andrew Land (PF), Richard Scott (C) Joseph Flanders, Murray Pearce, Bernardo Romano, Greg Sellers | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raul Marrero (PG), David Whittaker (SG), Gary Stagner (SF), Kwamin Akuchie (PF), Fabian Conti (C) David Bentz, Dikembe Abdelmuti, Dobromir Prusinski, Aaron Rice, Gregory Cummings | |
| 06:36 | Ball State | John Beckmann knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by Richard Blades | 58-54 |
| 06:15 | Kentucky | David Whittaker knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Kwamin Akuchie | 58-56 |
| 06:04 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Timothy Boaz (SF) John Beckmann | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:35 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Stephen Wallace (PG), Bernardo Romano (PF) Timothy Boaz, Richard Scott | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski (SF) Gary Stagner | |
| 05:22 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Raul Marrero - foul #3 on Raul Marrero, team foul #8 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Ball State | Murray Pearce (C) Andrew Land | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:22 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 05:22 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 04:56 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie hits the finger roll on a nice dish by David Whittaker | 59-58 |
| 04:43 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 61-58 |
| 04:28 | Kentucky | Bernardo Romano swats the shot by Dobromir Prusinski | 61-58 |
| 04:26 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti grabs the offensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 04:14 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 04:12 | Ball State | Murray Pearce gets the rebound | 61-58 |
| 03:50 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-58 |
| 03:49 | Ball State | Richard Blades grabs the offensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 03:33 | Ball State | Stephen Wallace makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Blades | 64-58 |
| 03:18 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-58 |
| 03:16 | Ball State | The rebound goes to Murray Pearce | 64-58 |
| 03:16 | Ball State | Ball State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-58 |
| Subs | Ball State | John Beckmann (SF), Greg Sellers (C) Richard Blades, Murray Pearce | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Aaron Rice (PF) Kwamin Akuchie | |
| Lineup | Ball State | PG - Stephen Wallace (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Kiser (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Beckmann (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Bernardo Romano (fresh) 14 pts. 11 reb. 3 pf. C - Greg Sellers (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Raul Marrero (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Whittaker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dobromir Prusinski (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Aaron Rice (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Fabian Conti (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Ball State | Fabian Conti is called for the reach on Greg Sellers - foul #1 on Fabian Conti, team foul #9 | 64-58 |
| 02:59 | Ball State | Greg Sellers makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 02:59 | Ball State | Greg Sellers misses the 2nd free throw | 65-58 |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti snags the defensive board | 65-58 |
| 02:44 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 65-58 |
| 02:42 | Ball State | Bernardo Romano gets the rebound | 65-58 |
| 02:29 | Ball State | John Beckmann knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Stephen Wallace | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:12 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 68-58 |
| 02:10 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti tips it back up and in | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:54 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 68-60 |
| 01:53 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti grabs the board | 68-60 |
| 01:33 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by David Whittaker | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:06 | Ball State | John Beckmann misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-63 |
| 01:04 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero pulls down the rebound | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-63 |
| 00:54 | Ball State | Greg Sellers gets the rebound | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Beckmann | 70-63 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Stephen Wallace steals it from Dobromir Prusinski | 70-63 |
| 00:19 | Ball State | Thomas Kiser throws it down on a nice dish by Stephen Wallace | 72-63 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Bernardo Romano is called for the reach on Raul Marrero - foul #4 on Bernardo Romano, team foul #5 | 72-63 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | David Whittaker drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Dobromir Prusinski | 72-66 |
| Game Plan | Ball State | Ball State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Ball State | David Whittaker is called for the reach on John Beckmann in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Whittaker, team foul #10 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Ball State | Murray Pearce (PF) Bernardo Romano | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti (SG) David Whittaker | |
| 00:09 | Ball State | John Beckmann makes the 1st free throw | 73-66 |
| 00:09 | Ball State | John Beckmann makes the 2nd free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 74-66 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-66 |