| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Scott Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Atwater (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Richards (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Graham (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Tyson Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Copeland (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Li-Liang Tang (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Aaron Rice (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - James Wilson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Harold Richards inbounds the ball | 36-35 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Tennessee | Harold Richards clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-35 |
| 19:30 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 19:24 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-35 |
| 19:23 | Tennessee | Tyson Thornton pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 19:07 | Tennessee | James Graham connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Scott Smith and the foul's on Aaron Rice - foul #1 on Aaron Rice, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| 19:07 | Tennessee | James Graham makes the free throw | 39-35 |
| 18:56 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-35 |
| 18:54 | Tennessee | Tyson Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 18:36 | Tennessee | Tyson Thornton is fouled on the floor by James Wilson - foul #2 on James Wilson, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| 18:22 | Tennessee | Daniel Atwater's pass is intercepted by Li-Liang Tang | 39-35 |
| 18:19 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland banks in the layup set up by Li-Liang Tang | 39-37 |
| 17:50 | Tennessee | Kenneth Copeland is called for the reach on Scott Smith - foul #2 on Kenneth Copeland, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronald Hobson (SF) Harold Richards | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta (C) James Wilson | |
| 17:39 | Tennessee | Tyson Thornton is fouled on the floor by Jon Perrotta - foul #2 on Jon Perrotta, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Quill (PF) James Graham | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner (SG) Kenneth Copeland | |
| 17:29 | Tennessee | Daniel Atwater comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jon Perrotta - foul #3 on Jon Perrotta, team foul #5 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto (PG) Scott Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Ton (SF), Ronald Ripley (PF), Fred Bevers (C) Rene Rizzo, Aaron Rice, Jon Perrotta | |
| 17:29 | Tennessee | Daniel Atwater makes the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 17:29 | Tennessee | Daniel Atwater misses the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 17:29 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 17:11 | Kentucky | Fred Bevers clanks a 3 from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 17:10 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 16:55 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Roman Martin (PG), Bruce Toro (C) Daniel Atwater, Tyson Thornton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Angel Lombardi (SG) Li-Liang Tang | |
| 16:26 | Tennessee | Ronald Hobson hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Bruce Toro | 42-37 |
| 16:06 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Ronald Hobson - foul #1 on Ronald Hobson, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Scott Smith (PG), Harold Richards (SF), James Graham (PF) Roman Martin, Ronald Hobson, Bruce Toro | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland (PG), Aaron Rice (PF), James Wilson (C) Angel Lombardi, James Ton, Fred Bevers | |
| 16:06 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 16:06 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 15:55 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Scott Smith is denied by Aaron Rice | 42-39 |
| 15:53 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Scott Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Matsumoto (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Harold Richards (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Graham (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Quill (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Copeland (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Samuel Schreiner (fresh) SF - Ronald Ripley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Aaron Rice (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Wilson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-42 |
| 15:03 | Tennessee | Aaron Rice is called for the reach on James Graham - foul #2 on Aaron Rice, team foul #6 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Atwater (SG), Tyson Thornton (C) Frederick Matsumoto, Joseph Quill | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi (SG), Rene Rizzo (SF) Samuel Schreiner, Ronald Ripley | |
| 14:51 | Tennessee | Roberto Lombardi is called for the reach on Daniel Atwater - foul #4 on Roberto Lombardi, team foul #7 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang (SG) Roberto Lombardi | |
| 14:51 | Tennessee | Daniel Atwater misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 14:51 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 14:46 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 42-42 |
| 14:44 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo grabs the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 14:32 | Kentucky | James Wilson misses the floater in the lane | 42-42 |
| 14:30 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland can't tip it in | 42-42 |
| 14:28 | Tennessee | Harold Richards snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 14:10 | Tennessee | Scott Smith misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Wilson - foul #3 on James Wilson, team foul #8 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta (C) James Wilson | |
| 14:10 | Tennessee | Scott Smith makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 14:10 | Tennessee | Scott Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 44-42 |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta makes the floater in the paint set up by Rene Rizzo and he's hacked by Tyson Thornton - foul #2 on Tyson Thornton, team foul #2 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronald Hobson (SF), Joseph Quill (PF) Harold Richards, James Graham | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Angel Lombardi (SG), James Ton (C) Kenneth Copeland, Aaron Rice | |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta makes the free throw | 44-45 |
| 13:42 | Tennessee | Ronald Hobson lays it up and in | 46-45 |
| 13:33 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Tyson Thornton - foul #3 on Tyson Thornton, team foul #3 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto (PG) Scott Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 13:33 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 13:33 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang makes the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 13:19 | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto can't connect on a shot from the right side | 46-47 |
| 13:17 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 12:59 | Kentucky | James Ton clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 46-47 |
| 12:58 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill grabs the defensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 12:38 | Tennessee | Ronald Hobson comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Jon Perrotta - foul #4 on Jon Perrotta, team foul #9 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Richards (SF), James Graham (PF) Daniel Atwater, Joseph Quill | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland (PG), Aaron Rice (PF), James Wilson (C) Angel Lombardi, Jon Perrotta, James Ton | |
| 12:38 | Tennessee | Ronald Hobson makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 12:38 | Tennessee | Ronald Hobson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 12:09 | Kentucky | Frederick Matsumoto picks off the pass by Aaron Rice | 48-47 |
| 11:55 | Tennessee | Harold Richards buries a fadeaway from the right block | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Frederick Matsumoto (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Hobson (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Harold Richards (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Graham (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Tyson Thornton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Copeland (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Li-Liang Tang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rene Rizzo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Rice (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - James Wilson (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Kentucky | James Wilson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-47 |
| 11:30 | Kentucky | James Wilson hits the follow up shot | 50-49 |
| 11:25 | Tennessee | Kenneth Copeland steps in front of the Frederick Matsumoto pass in the backcourt | 50-49 |
| 11:24 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland hits the finger roll | 50-51 |
| 11:12 | Tennessee | Tyson Thornton hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-51 |
| 11:11 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice gets the rebound | 50-51 |
| 11:07 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 50-51 |
| 11:05 | Kentucky | James Wilson tips it back up and in | 50-53 |
| 10:50 | Tennessee | Aaron Rice steps in front of the Ronald Hobson pass | 50-53 |
| 10:28 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Scott Smith (PG), Daniel Atwater (SG), Bruce Toro (SF), Joseph Quill (PF), David King (C) Frederick Matsumoto, Ronald Hobson, Harold Richards, James Graham, Tyson Thornton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner (PG), Angel Lombardi (SG), James Ton (SF), Ronald Ripley (PF), Fred Bevers (C) Kenneth Copeland, Li-Liang Tang, Rene Rizzo, Aaron Rice, James Wilson | |
| 10:13 | Tennessee | Daniel Atwater scores on a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Smith | 52-53 |
| 09:56 | Kentucky | Fred Bevers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-53 |
| 09:37 | Tennessee | David King misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 52-53 |
| 09:35 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 09:25 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-56 |
| 09:06 | Tennessee | David King buries a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Joseph Quill | 54-56 |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner knocks in the floater from the left block | 54-58 |
| 08:27 | Tennessee | Samuel Schreiner takes the ball from David King | 54-58 |
| 08:11 | Kentucky | Angel Lombardi makes the 3 from straight away | 54-61 |
| 07:56 | Tennessee | The jumper by Scott Smith is denied by James Ton | 54-61 |
| 07:55 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley gets the rebound | 54-61 |
| 07:42 | Kentucky | Scott Smith is called for the reach on Samuel Schreiner - foul #1 on Scott Smith, team foul #4 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto (PG), Ronald Hobson (SG), Harold Richards (SF), James Graham (PF), Tyson Thornton (C) Scott Smith, Daniel Atwater, Bruce Toro, Joseph Quill, David King | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland (PG), Roberto Lombardi (SG), Rene Rizzo (SF), Aaron Rice (PF), James Wilson (C) Samuel Schreiner, Angel Lombardi, James Ton, Ronald Ripley, Fred Bevers | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Frederick Matsumoto (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Hobson (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Harold Richards (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Graham (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Tyson Thornton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Copeland (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roberto Lombardi (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. SF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Aaron Rice (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:25 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth Copeland | 54-63 |
| 07:18 | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto loses the ball out of bounds | 54-63 |
| 07:05 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland is hacked by Ronald Hobson - foul #2 on Ronald Hobson, team foul #5 | 54-63 |
| 06:54 | Kentucky | James Wilson jams it and the foul's on Tyson Thornton - foul #4 on Tyson Thornton, team foul #6 | 54-65 |
| 06:54 | Kentucky | James Wilson makes the free throw | 54-66 |
| 06:35 | Tennessee | Aaron Rice swats the short shot by James Graham | 54-66 |
| 06:34 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice pulls down the rebound | 54-66 |
| 06:14 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 54-66 |
| 06:13 | Tennessee | Ronald Hobson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-66 |
| 05:58 | Tennessee | Roberto Lombardi picks off the pass by Tyson Thornton | 54-66 |
| 05:52 | Kentucky | James Wilson buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Roberto Lombardi | 54-68 |
| 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 and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:48 | Tennessee | Ronald Hobson's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Copeland | 54-68 |
| 05:45 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kenneth Copeland | 54-70 |
| 05:26 | Tennessee | Harold Richards hits the finger roll | 56-70 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 05:09 | Kentucky | The jumper by Roberto Lombardi is denied by Tyson Thornton | 56-70 |
| 05:07 | Tennessee | Tyson Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 56-70 |
| 05:07 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Scott Smith (PG), Daniel Atwater (SG) Frederick Matsumoto, Ronald Hobson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:57 | Tennessee | James Graham hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 56-70 |
| 04:55 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi gets the rebound | 56-70 |
| 04:32 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Rene Rizzo | 56-73 |
| 04:21 | Tennessee | Scott Smith travels with the ball | 56-73 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Ton (SF), Jon Perrotta (C) Rene Rizzo, James Wilson | |
| 04:03 | Kentucky | Aaron Rice can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-73 |
| 04:01 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta can't tip it in | 56-73 |
| 04:00 | Tennessee | Scott Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 56-73 |
| 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) | |
| 03:56 | Tennessee | Harold Richards is whistled for traveling | 56-73 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronald Hobson (SF) Harold Richards | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang (PG) Kenneth Copeland | |
| 03:38 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on Roberto Lombardi, team foul #10 | 56-73 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Roman Martin (PG), Frederick Matsumoto (SG), Joseph Quill (PF), Bruce Toro (C) Scott Smith, Daniel Atwater, James Graham, Tyson Thornton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner (SG), Fred Bevers (C) Roberto Lombardi, Aaron Rice | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Roman Martin (fresh) SG - Frederick Matsumoto (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Hobson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Quill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Bruce Toro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Li-Liang Tang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Schreiner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Ton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jon Perrotta (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Fred Bevers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-73 |
| 02:54 | Kentucky | Fred Bevers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-73 |
| 02:52 | Tennessee | Roman Martin grabs the board | 56-73 |
| 02:37 | Tennessee | Bruce Toro jams it on a nice dish by Ronald Hobson and he's fouled by Fred Bevers - foul #2 on Fred Bevers, team foul #11 | 58-73 |
| 02:37 | Tennessee | Bruce Toro makes the free throw | 59-73 |
| 02:16 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-73 |
| 02:14 | Tennessee | Bruce Toro pulls down the rebound | 59-73 |
| 02:09 | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-73 |
| 02:08 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang grabs the defensive rebound | 59-73 |
| 01:45 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang clanks a shot from the right side | 59-73 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Joseph Quill | 59-73 |
| 01:37 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Samuel Schreiner - foul #2 on Samuel Schreiner, team foul #12 | 59-73 |
| 01:37 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill makes the 1st free throw | 60-73 |
| 01:37 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill makes the 2nd free throw | 61-73 |
| 01:26 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Samuel Schreiner | 61-75 |
| 01:16 | Tennessee | Roman Martin misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 61-75 |
| 01:15 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta grabs the defensive rebound | 61-75 |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-78 |
| 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 triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-78 |
| 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) | |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Joseph Quill steps in front of the Samuel Schreiner pass | 61-78 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Roman Martin is fouled on the floor by Li-Liang Tang - foul #1 on Li-Liang Tang, team foul #13 | 61-78 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Roman Martin misses the 1st free throw | 61-78 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Roman Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 62-78 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang runs out the clock | 62-78 |