| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dennis Woodard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Cokley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Russell Ridlon (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Travis King (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steven Cameron (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Hanke (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Kurt Macon (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Joshua Logue (fresh) C - James Doyle (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Kurt Macon inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Tennessee | Joshua Logue lays it in on a nice dish by Steven Cameron | 34-31 |
| 19:24 | Kentucky | Kurt Macon steals the ball from Russell Ridlon | 34-31 |
| 19:05 | Tennessee | Russell Ridlon is called for the reach on Kurt Macon - foul #1 on Russell Ridlon, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| 18:51 | Tennessee | Travis King is called for the reach on Kurt Macon - foul #2 on Travis King, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| 18:41 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Steven Cameron | 34-34 |
| 18:25 | Kentucky | Travis King drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Dennis Woodard | 36-34 |
| 18:15 | Tennessee | Joshua Logue's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Roby | 36-34 |
| 18:14 | Tennessee | Joshua Logue misses the tip | 36-34 |
| 18:12 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 17:54 | Kentucky | William Cokley drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Russell Ridlon | 39-34 |
| 17:40 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke makes the 3 from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 17:15 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 17:14 | Tennessee | Kurt Macon pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 16:51 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Kevin Hanke and he's hacked by Dennis Woodard - foul #3 on Dennis Woodard, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Keith Wilson (PG), Lanny Allums (SG), John Zagorac (SF), Jack Fife (PF), Arthur Giczewski (C) Dennis Woodard, William Cokley, Russell Ridlon, Travis King, Kenneth Roby | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Roger Desousa (SG), Frank Kendall (SF), Norman Lentz (PF), John Westmoreland (C) Kevin Hanke, Kurt Macon, Joshua Logue, James Doyle | |
| 16:51 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron makes the free throw | 39-40 |
| 16:32 | Kentucky | John Zagorac can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 16:31 | Tennessee | John Westmoreland grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 16:16 | Tennessee | John Westmoreland knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Steven Cameron and he's fouled by Lanny Allums - foul #1 on Lanny Allums, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jarogniew Zins (SF) Steven Cameron | |
| 16:16 | Tennessee | John Westmoreland makes the free throw | 39-43 |
| 15:55 | Kentucky | Jack Fife can't finish the layup | 39-43 |
| 15:54 | Kentucky | Arthur Giczewski grabs the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Keith Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lanny Allums (fresh) 1 pts. SF - John Zagorac (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Fife (fresh) C - Arthur Giczewski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Roger Desousa (fresh) SG - Frank Kendall (fresh) SF - Jarogniew Zins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Westmoreland (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Norman Lentz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Kentucky | Jack Fife is whistled for a carry | 39-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard (PG), Travis King (PF) Jack Fife, Arthur Giczewski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke (SG), Kurt Macon (SF), James Doyle (C) Frank Kendall, Jarogniew Zins, John Westmoreland | |
| 15:06 | Tennessee | The pull-up jumper by Kurt Macon is blocked by Dennis Woodard | 39-43 |
| 15:04 | Kentucky | John Zagorac pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 14:50 | Kentucky | John Zagorac misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-43 |
| 14:48 | Tennessee | Norman Lentz gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 14:32 | Tennessee | Norman Lentz comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Travis King - foul #3 on Travis King, team foul #5 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Cokley (SG), Russell Ridlon (SF), Kenneth Roby (C) Lanny Allums, John Zagorac, Keith Wilson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Cameron (PG) Roger Desousa | |
| 14:32 | Tennessee | Norman Lentz makes the 1st free throw | 39-44 |
| 14:32 | Tennessee | Norman Lentz makes the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 14:13 | Kentucky | Travis King makes the driving attempt from the left block set up by Dennis Woodard | 41-45 |
| 13:53 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron is hacked by Dennis Woodard - foul #4 on Dennis Woodard, team foul #6 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Herbert Patterson (PG), Jack Fife (PF) Dennis Woodard, Travis King | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frank Kendall (SF), Joshua Logue (PF), John Westmoreland (C) Kurt Macon, Norman Lentz, James Doyle | |
| 13:37 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 41-45 |
| 13:36 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron misses the tip | 41-45 |
| 13:35 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall grabs the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 13:15 | Tennessee | John Westmoreland connects on the floater from close range | 41-47 |
| 12:48 | Kentucky | Jack Fife is fouled on the floor by Joshua Logue - foul #3 on Joshua Logue, team foul #1 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Keith Wilson (PG), Travis King (PF) Herbert Patterson, Jack Fife | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Roger Desousa (SG) Kevin Hanke | |
| 12:35 | Kentucky | Russell Ridlon makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-47 |
| 12:22 | Tennessee | John Westmoreland loses the dribble to Kenneth Roby | 44-47 |
| 12:10 | Kentucky | Keith Wilson hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from William Cokley | 46-47 |
| 11:59 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-50 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Keith Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - William Cokley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Russell Ridlon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Travis King (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Roby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steven Cameron (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roger Desousa (fresh) SF - Frank Kendall (fresh) PF - Joshua Logue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - John Westmoreland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby loses the dribble to Steven Cameron | 46-50 |
| 11:29 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron misses the easy layup | 46-50 |
| 11:28 | Tennessee | Joshua Logue tips it home | 46-52 |
| 11:08 | Kentucky | Keith Wilson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-52 |
| 11:07 | Tennessee | John Westmoreland gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 10:45 | Tennessee | Keith Wilson is called for the reach on Steven Cameron - foul #3 on Keith Wilson, team foul #7 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Herbert Patterson (PG), Lanny Allums (SG), John Zagorac (SF), Jack Fife (PF), Arthur Giczewski (C) Keith Wilson, William Cokley, Russell Ridlon, Travis King, Kenneth Roby | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke (SG), Kurt Macon (SF), Norman Lentz (PF), James Doyle (C) Roger Desousa, Frank Kendall, Joshua Logue, John Westmoreland | |
| 10:45 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron makes the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 10:45 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 10:32 | Kentucky | Jack Fife can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-54 |
| 10:31 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Fife | 46-54 |
| 10:13 | Kentucky | Jack Fife misses badly on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Norman Lentz - foul #1 on Norman Lentz, team foul #2 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Roger Desousa (PG) Steven Cameron | |
| 10:13 | Kentucky | Jack Fife makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 10:13 | Kentucky | Jack Fife misses the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 10:13 | Tennessee | James Doyle gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| 10:04 | Tennessee | Roger Desousa makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Hanke and he's fouled by Herbert Patterson - foul #1 on Herbert Patterson, team foul #8 | 47-56 |
| 10:04 | Tennessee | Roger Desousa makes the free throw | 47-57 |
| 09:46 | Kentucky | Kevin Hanke picks off the pass by Herbert Patterson | 47-57 |
| 09:28 | Tennessee | Jack Fife is called for the reach on Kevin Hanke - foul #2 on Jack Fife, team foul #9 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Keith Wilson (PG) Herbert Patterson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 09:28 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 09:28 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke misses the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 09:28 | Kentucky | Arthur Giczewski pulls down the rebound | 47-58 |
| 09:16 | Kentucky | Kurt Macon is called for the reach on John Zagorac - foul #2 on Kurt Macon, team foul #3 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Travis King (PF) Jack Fife | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 08:58 | Kentucky | Arthur Giczewski dunks the ball | 49-58 |
| 08:51 | Tennessee | Travis King steals the ball from Kurt Macon | 49-58 |
| 08:33 | Kentucky | John Zagorac scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-58 |
| 08:18 | Tennessee | Travis King is called for the reach on James Doyle - foul #4 on Travis King, team foul #10 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Cokley (SG), Russell Ridlon (SF), Kenneth Roby (C) Lanny Allums, Travis King, Arthur Giczewski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Cameron (PG), Joshua Logue (PF) Roger Desousa, Norman Lentz | |
| 08:18 | Tennessee | James Doyle misses the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 08:18 | Tennessee | James Doyle makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 07:54 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 52-59 |
| 07:53 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby can't tip it in | 52-59 |
| 07:52 | Tennessee | Joshua Logue grabs the board | 52-59 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Keith Wilson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Cokley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Russell Ridlon (fresh) 9 pts. PF - John Zagorac (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steven Cameron (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kevin Hanke (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kurt Macon (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Logue (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Doyle (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke banks in the layup and he's fouled by William Cokley - foul #2 on William Cokley, team foul #11 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard (PG), Travis King (PF) Keith Wilson, John Zagorac | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frank Kendall (SF), John Westmoreland (C) Kurt Macon, James Doyle | |
| 07:38 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke makes the free throw | 52-62 |
| 07:18 | Kentucky | John Westmoreland denies the turnaround by William Cokley | 52-62 |
| 07:16 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall gets the rebound | 52-62 |
| 06:47 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke's pass is intercepted by Russell Ridlon | 52-62 |
| 06:34 | Kentucky | Kevin Hanke takes the ball from Kenneth Roby | 52-62 |
| 06:17 | Tennessee | John Westmoreland's floater is knocked away by Travis King | 52-62 |
| 06:15 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby grabs the defensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 06:11 | Kentucky | Russell Ridlon misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-62 |
| 06:10 | Kentucky | Travis King gets the offensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 06:02 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-62 |
| 06:01 | Tennessee | Joshua Logue pulls down the rebound | 52-62 |
| 05:43 | Tennessee | Russell Ridlon is called for the reach on Frank Kendall - foul #2 on Russell Ridlon, team foul #12 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lanny Allums (SG), John Zagorac (SF), Keith Wilson (PF), Arthur Giczewski (C) William Cokley, Russell Ridlon, Travis King, Kenneth Roby | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Roger Desousa (SG), Kurt Macon (SF), Norman Lentz (PF), James Doyle (C) Steven Cameron, Kevin Hanke, Joshua Logue, John Westmoreland | |
| 05:43 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall misses the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 05:43 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 05:19 | Kentucky | John Zagorac misses badly on a runner near the basket | 52-63 |
| 05:18 | Tennessee | James Doyle pulls down the rebound | 52-63 |
| 04:51 | Tennessee | James Doyle banks in the layup on a great pass from Frank Kendall | 52-65 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:33 | Kentucky | John Zagorac double dribbles | 52-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Travis King (PF) Dennis Woodard | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Schaible (PG) Frank Kendall | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:11 | Tennessee | The short jumper by James Doyle is denied by Travis King | 52-65 |
| 04:10 | Kentucky | Travis King gets the rebound | 52-65 |
| 03:51 | Kentucky | Lanny Allums comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Norman Lentz - foul #2 on Norman Lentz, team foul #4 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Herbert Patterson (PG), Kenneth Roby (C) Keith Wilson, Arthur Giczewski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Cameron (PG), Kevin Hanke (SG) Michael Schaible, Roger Desousa | |
| 03:51 | Kentucky | Lanny Allums makes the 1st free throw | 53-65 |
| 03:51 | Kentucky | Lanny Allums makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Herbert Patterson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lanny Allums (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Zagorac (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Travis King (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steven Cameron (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kevin Hanke (fresh) 24 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kurt Macon (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Lentz (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - James Doyle (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:36 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-65 |
| 03:35 | Kentucky | Travis King snags the defensive board | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Kentucky | John Zagorac makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Herbert Patterson | 56-65 |
| 02:55 | Tennessee | Kurt Macon can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 56-65 |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby grabs the defensive rebound | 56-65 |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard (PG), William Cokley (SG), Russell Ridlon (SF) Herbert Patterson, Lanny Allums, John Zagorac | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Logue (PF) Norman Lentz | |
| 02:35 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Travis King | 59-65 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:31 | Tennessee | Dennis Woodard is called for the reach on Steven Cameron in the backcourt - foul #5 on Dennis Woodard, team foul #13 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Keith Wilson (PG) Dennis Woodard | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 02:31 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron makes the 1st free throw | 59-66 |
| 02:31 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron makes the 2nd free throw | 59-67 |
| 02:18 | Kentucky | Keith Wilson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-67 |
| 02:17 | Tennessee | Kurt Macon gets the rebound | 59-67 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:58 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kurt Macon | 59-69 |
| 01:40 | Kentucky | William Cokley is hacked by Kevin Hanke - foul #2 on Kevin Hanke, team foul #5 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lanny Allums (SG), John Zagorac (SF), Jack Fife (PF), Arthur Giczewski (C) William Cokley, Russell Ridlon, Travis King, Kenneth Roby | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Roger Desousa (PG), Frank Kendall (SG), Jarogniew Zins (SF), Norman Lentz (PF), John Westmoreland (C) Steven Cameron, Kevin Hanke, Kurt Macon, Joshua Logue, James Doyle | |
| 01:35 | Kentucky | Jack Fife misses the lay-in | 59-69 |
| 01:33 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Norman Lentz | 59-69 |
| 01:05 | Tennessee | Roger Desousa double dribbles | 59-69 |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | Jack Fife throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-69 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Roger Desousa is fouled in the backcourt by Keith Wilson - foul #4 on Keith Wilson, team foul #14 | 59-69 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Smith (C) Jarogniew Zins | |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Roger Desousa makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Roger Desousa makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Roger Desousa steals it from John Zagorac | 59-71 |
| 00:33 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall blows the layup | 59-71 |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Zagorac | 59-71 |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Lanny Allums knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Keith Wilson | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Roger Desousa runs out the clock | 61-71 |