| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joe Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Lundgren (fresh) SF - Benjamin Millikan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Zarrineh (fresh) 3 pts. C - George Fullerton (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Raul Marrero (fresh) 4 pts. SG - David Bentz (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dobromir Prusinski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Rice (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Fabian Conti (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski inbounds the ball | 24-39 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 24-39 |
| 19:38 | Tennessee | Benjamin Millikan grabs the board | 24-39 |
| 19:16 | Tennessee | Benjamin Millikan drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Craig Lundgren | 26-39 |
| 18:53 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-39 |
| 18:51 | Tennessee | George Fullerton grabs the defensive rebound | 26-39 |
| 18:22 | Tennessee | Dobromir Prusinski denies the turnaround by Joe Jones | 26-39 |
| 18:21 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Aaron Rice | 26-39 |
| 18:03 | Kentucky | David Bentz comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 26-39 |
| 18:02 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero grabs the offensive board | 26-39 |
| 17:55 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti can't finish the layup but he's fouled by George Fullerton - foul #2 on George Fullerton, team foul #1 | 26-39 |
| 17:55 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti makes the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 17:55 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti misses the 2nd free throw | 26-40 |
| 17:55 | Tennessee | Thomas Zarrineh pulls down the rebound | 26-40 |
| 17:30 | Tennessee | Benjamin Millikan can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Dobromir Prusinski - foul #1 on Dobromir Prusinski, team foul #1 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ross Brashear (C) George Fullerton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie (PF) Aaron Rice | |
| 17:30 | Tennessee | Benjamin Millikan makes the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 17:30 | Tennessee | Benjamin Millikan makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 17:11 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-40 |
| 17:10 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie misses the tip | 28-40 |
| 17:09 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Ross Brashear | 28-40 |
| 16:46 | Tennessee | Joe Jones makes the turnaround in the lane set up by Thomas Zarrineh | 30-40 |
| 16:29 | Kentucky | David Bentz is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on David Bentz, team foul #2 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mike Gordy (PG), Dennis Owens (SG), Jason Williams (PF), Tyson Thornton (C) Joe Jones, Craig Lundgren, Benjamin Millikan, Thomas Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Whittaker (PG), Dikembe Abdelmuti (SG), Gary Stagner (SF), Gregory Cummings (C) Raul Marrero, David Bentz, Dobromir Prusinski, Fabian Conti | |
| 16:08 | Tennessee | Mike Gordy clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-40 |
| 16:07 | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings gets the rebound | 30-40 |
| 15:54 | Kentucky | Gary Stagner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 30-40 |
| 15:52 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie tips it in | 30-42 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mike Gordy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Owens (fresh) SF - Ross Brashear (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Tyson Thornton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Whittaker (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dikembe Abdelmuti (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gary Stagner (fresh) PF - Kwamin Akuchie (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Gregory Cummings (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Tennessee | Ross Brashear drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Dennis Owens and he's fouled by Gary Stagner - foul #1 on Gary Stagner, team foul #3 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Fullerton (C) Tyson Thornton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raul Marrero (PG), Dobromir Prusinski (SF), Aaron Rice (PF) David Whittaker, Gary Stagner, Kwamin Akuchie | |
| 15:34 | Tennessee | Ross Brashear makes the free throw | 33-42 |
| 15:13 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti's pass is intercepted by Ross Brashear | 33-42 |
| 15:10 | Tennessee | Ross Brashear lays it up and in | 35-42 |
| 14:50 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Raul Marrero | 35-44 |
| 14:34 | Tennessee | Dennis Owens scores on a fadeaway near the basket and he's hacked by Dikembe Abdelmuti - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelmuti, team foul #4 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joe Jones (PG), Benjamin Millikan (SF), Thomas Zarrineh (PF) Mike Gordy, Ross Brashear, Jason Williams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Bentz (SG), Fabian Conti (C) Dikembe Abdelmuti, Gregory Cummings | |
| 14:34 | Tennessee | Dennis Owens misses the free throw | 37-44 |
| 14:34 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Aaron Rice | 37-44 |
| 14:17 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero hits a jumper from the left side | 37-46 |
| 14:08 | Tennessee | Dennis Owens drills a floater from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Raul Marrero | 39-48 |
| 13:51 | Tennessee | Dennis Owens loses the ball out of bounds | 39-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Craig Lundgren (SG) Dennis Owens | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti (SF) Dobromir Prusinski | |
| 13:42 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on George Fullerton - foul #3 on George Fullerton, team foul #2 | 39-48 |
| 13:42 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 13:42 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 13:29 | Tennessee | Aaron Rice is called for the reach on Thomas Zarrineh - foul #2 on Aaron Rice, team foul #5 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ross Brashear (C) George Fullerton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie (PF) Aaron Rice | |
| 13:16 | Tennessee | Ross Brashear can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 39-50 |
| 13:14 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti gets the rebound | 39-50 |
| 12:57 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero makes the turnaround from the right block | 39-52 |
| 12:39 | Tennessee | Fabian Conti is called for the reach on Ross Brashear - foul #2 on Fabian Conti, team foul #6 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Whittaker (PG), Dobromir Prusinski (SF) Raul Marrero, David Bentz | |
| 12:24 | Tennessee | Benjamin Millikan connects on the floater in the lane set up by Joe Jones | 41-52 |
| 11:55 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie hits a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Dobromir Prusinski | 41-54 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joe Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Craig Lundgren (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Millikan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Zarrineh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Ross Brashear (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Whittaker (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Dikembe Abdelmuti (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Dobromir Prusinski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kwamin Akuchie (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Fabian Conti (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Benjamin Millikan is blocked by Fabian Conti | 41-54 |
| 11:34 | Tennessee | Joe Jones hits the follow up shot | 43-54 |
| 11:16 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti is hacked by Craig Lundgren - foul #3 on Craig Lundgren, team foul #3 | 43-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mike Gordy (PG), Dennis Owens (SF), Jason Williams (PF), George Fullerton (C) Joe Jones, Benjamin Millikan, Thomas Zarrineh, Ross Brashear | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raul Marrero (PG), David Bentz (SG), Aaron Rice (PF), Gregory Cummings (C) David Whittaker, Dikembe Abdelmuti, Kwamin Akuchie, Fabian Conti | |
| 11:08 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jason Williams - foul #2 on Jason Williams, team foul #4 | 43-54 |
| 11:08 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 11:08 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| 10:39 | Tennessee | Gregory Cummings steals it from Mike Gordy | 43-56 |
| 10:24 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-56 |
| 10:23 | Tennessee | George Fullerton grabs the board | 43-56 |
| 10:05 | Tennessee | Dennis Owens buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-56 |
| 09:47 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Dobromir Prusinski is blocked by George Fullerton | 46-56 |
| 09:46 | Tennessee | George Fullerton grabs the defensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 09:28 | Tennessee | Jason Williams clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-56 |
| 09:27 | Kentucky | Gregory Cummings snags the defensive board | 46-56 |
| 09:16 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Dobromir Prusinski | 46-59 |
| 09:11 | Tennessee | Aaron Rice is called for the reach on Jason Williams - foul #3 on Aaron Rice, team foul #7 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joe Jones (PG), Thomas Zarrineh (PF) Mike Gordy, Craig Lundgren | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti (SG), Kwamin Akuchie (SF), Fabian Conti (C) David Bentz, Dobromir Prusinski, Gregory Cummings | |
| 09:11 | Tennessee | Jason Williams makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 09:11 | Tennessee | Jason Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 08:59 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti travels with the ball | 48-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Benjamin Millikan (SF), Ross Brashear (C) Jason Williams, George Fullerton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Stagner (SF) Aaron Rice | |
| 08:43 | Tennessee | Dennis Owens misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-59 |
| 08:42 | Tennessee | Benjamin Millikan tips it in | 50-59 |
| 08:30 | Kentucky | Benjamin Millikan picks off the pass by Gary Stagner | 50-59 |
| 08:16 | Tennessee | Joe Jones hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Zarrineh | 53-59 |
| 08:03 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti is fouled on the floor by Dennis Owens - foul #1 on Dennis Owens, team foul #5 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mike Gordy (SG) Dennis Owens | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Whittaker (PG), David Bentz (SG) Raul Marrero, Gary Stagner | |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | David Whittaker loses the dribble to Thomas Zarrineh | 53-59 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joe Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mike Gordy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Benjamin Millikan (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Zarrineh (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Ross Brashear (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Whittaker (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Bentz (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Abdelmuti (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kwamin Akuchie (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Fabian Conti (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Tennessee | Benjamin Millikan makes the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Zarrineh | 55-59 |
| 07:11 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Mike Gordy - foul #3 on Mike Gordy, team foul #6 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Craig Lundgren (SG), George Fullerton (C) Joe Jones, Thomas Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raul Marrero (PG), Dobromir Prusinski (SF), Aaron Rice (PF), Gregory Cummings (C) David Whittaker, David Bentz, Kwamin Akuchie, Fabian Conti | |
| 07:11 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 07:11 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti makes the 2nd free throw | 55-61 |
| 06:52 | Tennessee | Benjamin Millikan scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Craig Lundgren | 58-61 |
| 06:37 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 06:35 | Tennessee | Mike Gordy grabs the defensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 06:14 | Tennessee | George Fullerton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-61 |
| 06:12 | Tennessee | George Fullerton tips it in | 60-61 |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | Dikembe Abdelmuti comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-61 |
| 05:52 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Dobromir Prusinski | 60-61 |
| 05:32 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski loses the ball out of bounds | 60-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joe Jones (PG), Dennis Owens (SF), Thomas Zarrineh (PF) Mike Gordy, Benjamin Millikan, Ross Brashear | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Bentz (SG), Fabian Conti (C) Dikembe Abdelmuti, Gregory Cummings | |
| 05:12 | Tennessee | Craig Lundgren clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 60-61 |
| 05:10 | Tennessee | Thomas Zarrineh hits the follow up shot | 62-61 |
| 04:51 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-64 |
| 04:23 | Tennessee | Thomas Zarrineh misses the lay-in | 62-64 |
| 04:22 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski pulls down the rebound | 62-64 |
| 04:10 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-66 |
| 03:55 | Tennessee | Joe Jones can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-66 |
| 03:54 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski snags the defensive board | 62-66 |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | David Bentz hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Raul Marrero and the foul's on George Fullerton - foul #4 on George Fullerton, team foul #7 | 62-68 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Benjamin Millikan (SF), Ross Brashear (C) Craig Lundgren, George Fullerton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Whittaker (PG), Dikembe Abdelmuti (SF), Kwamin Akuchie (PF) Raul Marrero, Dobromir Prusinski, Aaron Rice | |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | David Bentz makes the free throw | 62-69 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joe Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Owens (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Benjamin Millikan (fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Zarrineh (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ross Brashear (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Whittaker (fresh) 5 pts. SG - David Bentz (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dikembe Abdelmuti (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kwamin Akuchie (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Fabian Conti (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Tennessee | Joe Jones's pass is intercepted by David Whittaker | 62-69 |
| 03:07 | Kentucky | David Whittaker lays it in | 62-71 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:47 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Benjamin Millikan is denied by Fabian Conti | 62-71 |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie snags the defensive board | 62-71 |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-71 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Craig Lundgren (SG) Dennis Owens | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raul Marrero (PG), Dobromir Prusinski (SF) David Whittaker, Dikembe Abdelmuti | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:25 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 62-71 |
| 02:24 | Tennessee | Joe Jones grabs the board | 62-71 |
| 02:09 | Tennessee | Benjamin Millikan misses the 3 from the right corner | 62-71 |
| 02:07 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Fabian Conti | 62-71 |
| 01:44 | Kentucky | Dobromir Prusinski hits a 3 from the left wing | 62-74 |
| 01:24 | Tennessee | Craig Lundgren misses the jumper from the left side | 62-74 |
| 01:22 | Kentucky | Raul Marrero pulls down the rebound | 62-74 |
| 01:03 | Kentucky | Fabian Conti's pass is intercepted by Ross Brashear | 62-74 |
| 00:52 | Tennessee | Joe Jones knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Thomas Zarrineh | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Craig Lundgren is called for the reach on Kwamin Akuchie in the backcourt - foul #4 on Craig Lundgren, team foul #8 | 64-74 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mike Gordy (PG), Dennis Owens (SG), Jason Williams (PF), Tyson Thornton (C) Joe Jones, Craig Lundgren, Benjamin Millikan, Thomas Zarrineh | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Whittaker (PG), Dikembe Abdelmuti (SF), James Ton (PF), Gregory Cummings (C) Raul Marrero, David Bentz, Dobromir Prusinski, Fabian Conti | |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie makes the 1st free throw | 64-75 |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie makes the 2nd free throw | 64-76 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | Dennis Owens misses the lay-in | 64-76 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Ross Brashear can't tip it in | 64-76 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie snags the defensive board | 64-76 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee 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) | |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | The pull-up jumper by David Whittaker is blocked by Tyson Thornton | 64-76 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee | Jason Williams gets the rebound | 64-76 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Dennis Owens misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 64-76 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Kwamin Akuchie pulls down the rebound | 64-76 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | David Whittaker runs out the clock | 64-76 |