| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - William Grant (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Ryan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Cargill (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Shenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Palmateer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kevin Coughlin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Ely (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gary Garraway (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - James McClain (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Michael Ely inbounds the ball | 47-44 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt 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 (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Kentucky | James McClain comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 19:46 | Kentucky | James Smith gets the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 19:26 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway is whistled for a carry | 47-44 |
| 19:11 | Vanderbilt | Gary Garraway blocks the short jumper by Larry Shenberger | 47-44 |
| 19:10 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| 18:50 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Gary Garraway is denied by Larry Shenberger | 47-44 |
| 18:48 | Vanderbilt | Larry Shenberger pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 18:23 | Vanderbilt | Larry Shenberger buries a floater in the lane set up by William Grant | 49-44 |
| 18:01 | Kentucky | William Grant blocks the jumper by Michael Ely | 49-44 |
| 18:00 | Vanderbilt | Larry Shenberger pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 17:37 | Vanderbilt | Michael Palmateer blows the layup | 49-44 |
| 17:36 | Vanderbilt | Justin Cargill snags the offensive board | 49-44 |
| 17:21 | Vanderbilt | Mitchell Ryan blows the layup | 49-44 |
| 17:19 | Kentucky | James McClain pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 17:00 | Kentucky | James Smith misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Larry Shenberger - foul #2 on Larry Shenberger, team foul #1 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kurtis Stratton (PG), Billy Castor (SG), Rodney Ford (PF), Mohammad Schexnayder (C) William Grant, Mitchell Ryan, Larry Shenberger, Michael Palmateer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Linger (SG), Robert Larsen (SF) Kevin Coughlin, Michael Ely | |
| 17:00 | Kentucky | James Smith misses the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 17:00 | Kentucky | James Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 17:00 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Ford snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 16:33 | Vanderbilt | Justin Cargill misses the easy layup | 49-44 |
| 16:32 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway grabs the defensive rebound | 49-44 |
| 16:20 | Kentucky | James Smith knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Matt Linger | 49-47 |
| 16:03 | Vanderbilt | James McClain blocks the jumper by Kurtis Stratton | 49-47 |
| 16:01 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway grabs the board | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Kurtis Stratton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Castor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Cargill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rodney Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mohammad Schexnayder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Matt Linger (fresh) 7 ast. SF - Robert Larsen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gary Garraway (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - James McClain (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Kentucky | James Smith blows the layup | 49-47 |
| 15:54 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Rodney Ford | 49-47 |
| 15:44 | Vanderbilt | Gary Garraway steals the ball from Billy Castor | 49-47 |
| 15:18 | Kentucky | James McClain misses the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Mohammad Schexnayder - foul #2 on Mohammad Schexnayder, team foul #2 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Grant (PG), Mitchell Ryan (SG), Larry Shenberger (PF), Michael Palmateer (C) Kurtis Stratton, Billy Castor, Justin Cargill, Mohammad Schexnayder | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin (SG), Forrest Doran (SF), Michael Ely (PF) James Smith, Robert Larsen, Gary Garraway | |
| 15:18 | Kentucky | James McClain makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 15:18 | Kentucky | James McClain makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 14:57 | Vanderbilt | Michael Palmateer loses the dribble to Kevin Coughlin | 49-49 |
| 14:53 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin lays it in | 49-51 |
| 14:41 | Vanderbilt | Michael Palmateer misses long on a shot from the right side | 49-51 |
| 14:39 | Kentucky | Forrest Doran grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 14:23 | Kentucky | James McClain misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 49-51 |
| 14:22 | Vanderbilt | Michael Palmateer snags the defensive board | 49-51 |
| 14:06 | Vanderbilt | Larry Shenberger connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from William Grant | 52-51 |
| 13:52 | Kentucky | Michael Ely jams it set up by Kevin Coughlin | 52-53 |
| 13:36 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Ford clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-53 |
| 13:34 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James McClain | 52-53 |
| 13:29 | Kentucky | Matt Linger hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Forrest Doran | 52-56 |
| 13:11 | Vanderbilt | Mitchell Ryan misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-56 |
| 13:10 | Kentucky | James McClain snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| 13:04 | Kentucky | Larry Shenberger steals the ball from Michael Ely | 52-56 |
| 12:48 | Vanderbilt | Michael Palmateer lays it in set up by William Grant | 54-56 |
| 12:38 | Kentucky | James McClain can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Palmateer - foul #1 on Michael Palmateer, team foul #3 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kurtis Stratton (PG), Billy Castor (SG), Justin Cargill (SF), Mohammad Schexnayder (PF), Daniel Howard (C) William Grant, Mitchell Ryan, Rodney Ford, Larry Shenberger, Michael Palmateer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Billy Mier (PG), Gary Garraway (PF) Matt Linger, Michael Ely | |
| 12:38 | Kentucky | James McClain misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 12:38 | Kentucky | James McClain makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 12:31 | Vanderbilt | James McClain steps in front of the Mohammad Schexnayder pass | 54-57 |
| 12:17 | Kentucky | James McClain drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Gary Garraway | 54-59 |
| 11:59 | Vanderbilt | Forrest Doran steals it from Mohammad Schexnayder | 54-59 |
| 11:54 | Kentucky | Billy Mier lays it in set up by Forrest Doran | 54-61 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Kurtis Stratton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Castor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Justin Cargill (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mohammad Schexnayder (fresh) C - Daniel Howard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Billy Mier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Coughlin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Forrest Doran (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gary Garraway (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - James McClain (tiring) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Vanderbilt | Kurtis Stratton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Forrest Doran - foul #4 on Forrest Doran, team foul #1 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Smith (PG), Michael Ely (SF), Robert Larsen (C) Kevin Coughlin, Forrest Doran, James McClain | |
| 11:29 | Vanderbilt | Kurtis Stratton makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 11:29 | Vanderbilt | Kurtis Stratton makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| 11:19 | Kentucky | Michael Ely can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 56-61 |
| 11:17 | Kentucky | James Smith grabs the offensive board | 56-61 |
| 11:07 | Kentucky | James Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 56-61 |
| 11:05 | Kentucky | Michael Ely tips it back up and in | 56-63 |
| 10:52 | Vanderbilt | Justin Cargill connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 58-63 |
| 10:39 | Kentucky | Michael Ely is hacked by Daniel Howard - foul #1 on Daniel Howard, team foul #4 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mitchell Ryan (SG), Larry Shenberger (PF), Michael Palmateer (C) Billy Castor, Mohammad Schexnayder, Daniel Howard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Linger (SG) Billy Mier | |
| 10:24 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 58-63 |
| 10:23 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway snags the offensive board | 58-63 |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | James Smith is called for traveling | 58-63 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Grant (PG) Kurtis Stratton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 09:53 | Vanderbilt | Mitchell Ryan drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Justin Cargill | 60-63 |
| 09:36 | Kentucky | Michael Ely is hacked by Larry Shenberger - foul #3 on Larry Shenberger, team foul #5 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin (SG) Matt Linger | |
| 09:25 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-66 |
| 09:05 | Vanderbilt | Michael Palmateer is fouled on the floor by Robert Larsen - foul #1 on Robert Larsen, team foul #2 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Billy Castor (SF), Rodney Ford (PF), Mohammad Schexnayder (C) Justin Cargill, Larry Shenberger, Michael Palmateer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Billy Mier (PG), Matt Linger (SF), Phillip Mercer (C) James Smith, Michael Ely, Robert Larsen | |
| 08:48 | Vanderbilt | Billy Mier is called for the reach on Mitchell Ryan - foul #1 on Billy Mier, team foul #3 | 60-66 |
| 08:41 | Vanderbilt | Mitchell Ryan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-66 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kurtis Stratton (PG) William Grant | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:25 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Billy Mier | 60-69 |
| 08:07 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Ford blows the layup | 60-69 |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer snags the defensive board | 60-69 |
| 07:55 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway misses the floater in the lane | 60-69 |
| 07:54 | Vanderbilt | Billy Castor pulls down the rebound | 60-69 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Kurtis Stratton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Ryan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Billy Castor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Rodney Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Mohammad Schexnayder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Billy Mier (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Coughlin (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Matt Linger (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. PF - Gary Garraway (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Phillip Mercer (fresh) | |
| 07:38 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Ford misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-69 |
| 07:36 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer grabs the board | 60-69 |
| 07:30 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Phillip Mercer, team foul #4 | 60-69 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Grant (PG), Justin Cargill (SF), Larry Shenberger (PF), Michael Palmateer (C) Kurtis Stratton, Mitchell Ryan, Billy Castor, Mohammad Schexnayder | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Smith (PG), Forrest Doran (SF), Michael Ely (PF), James McClain (C) Billy Mier, Matt Linger, Gary Garraway, Phillip Mercer | |
| 07:16 | Vanderbilt | Justin Cargill is whistled for traveling | 60-69 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Billy Mier (SG) Kevin Coughlin | |
| 07:04 | Kentucky | Billy Mier clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Rodney Ford - foul #3 on Rodney Ford, team foul #6 | 60-69 |
| 07:04 | Kentucky | Billy Mier makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 07:04 | Kentucky | Billy Mier makes the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 06:56 | Vanderbilt | Larry Shenberger hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Ely - foul #3 on Michael Ely, team foul #5 | 60-71 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Linger (SG) Billy Mier | |
| 06:56 | Vanderbilt | Larry Shenberger makes the 1st free throw | 61-71 |
| 06:56 | Vanderbilt | Larry Shenberger makes the 2nd free throw | 62-71 |
| 06:32 | Kentucky | Michael Ely misses long on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Justin Cargill - foul #2 on Justin Cargill, team foul #7 | 62-71 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Billy Castor (SG) Rodney Ford | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:32 | Kentucky | Michael Ely makes the 1st free throw | 62-72 |
| 06:32 | Kentucky | Michael Ely makes the 2nd free throw | 62-73 |
| 06:09 | Vanderbilt | Larry Shenberger lays it up and in on a nice dish by Justin Cargill | 64-73 |
| 05:57 | Kentucky | James Smith drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Forrest Doran | 64-76 |
| 05:43 | Vanderbilt | William Grant makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Justin Cargill | 66-76 |
| 05:43 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-76 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mitchell Ryan (SG) Billy Castor | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin (SG), Gary Garraway (PF) Matt Linger, Michael Ely | |
| 05:22 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from James Smith and he's fouled by William Grant - foul #2 on William Grant, team foul #8 | 66-78 |
| 05:22 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway misses the free throw | 66-78 |
| 05:22 | Vanderbilt | Justin Cargill grabs the defensive rebound | 66-78 |
| 05:06 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Coughlin steps in front of the Michael Palmateer pass | 66-78 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:37 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Forrest Doran | 66-80 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt 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) | |
| 04:20 | Vanderbilt | William Grant hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-80 |
| 04:19 | Vanderbilt | Justin Cargill tips it home | 68-80 |
| 03:50 | Kentucky | James Smith misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Palmateer - foul #2 on Michael Palmateer, team foul #9 | 68-80 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kurtis Stratton (PG), Rodney Ford (PF), Mohammad Schexnayder (C) William Grant, Larry Shenberger, Michael Palmateer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:50 | Kentucky | James Smith makes the 1st free throw | 68-81 |
| 03:50 | Kentucky | James Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 68-82 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Kurtis Stratton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Ryan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Cargill (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Rodney Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Mohammad Schexnayder (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Smith (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Coughlin (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Forrest Doran (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Gary Garraway (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. C - James McClain (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:42 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Ford's pass is intercepted by James McClain | 68-82 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt 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) | |
| 03:26 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-82 |
| 03:24 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Mohammad Schexnayder | 68-82 |
| 03:10 | Vanderbilt | Mohammad Schexnayder hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 68-82 |
| 03:08 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gary Garraway | 68-82 |
| 02:47 | Kentucky | Gary Garraway hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James McClain | 68-84 |
| 02:30 | Vanderbilt | Justin Cargill buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Kurtis Stratton | 70-84 |
| 02:10 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Kurtis Stratton - foul #2 on Kurtis Stratton, team foul #10 | 70-84 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Billy Castor (SF), Daniel Howard (C) Mitchell Ryan, Justin Cargill | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Linger (PG), Michael Ely (SF), Robert Larsen (PF), Phillip Mercer (C) James Smith, Forrest Doran, Gary Garraway, James McClain | |
| 02:10 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin makes the 1st free throw | 70-85 |
| 02:10 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin misses the 2nd free throw | 70-85 |
| 02:10 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Daniel Howard | 70-85 |
| 01:56 | Vanderbilt | Kurtis Stratton double dribbles | 70-85 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Billy Mier (SG) Kevin Coughlin | |
| 01:43 | Kentucky | Billy Mier comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 70-85 |
| 01:41 | Vanderbilt | Mohammad Schexnayder grabs the defensive rebound | 70-85 |
| 01:36 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Ford hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 70-85 |
| 01:34 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Howard pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-85 |
| 01:26 | Vanderbilt | Billy Castor misses long on a 3 from straight away | 70-85 |
| 01:24 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Rodney Ford | 70-85 |
| 01:14 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Ford hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but the foul's on Phillip Mercer - foul #2 on Phillip Mercer, team foul #6 | 70-85 |
| 01:14 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Ford makes the 1st free throw | 71-85 |
| 01:14 | Vanderbilt | Rodney Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 72-85 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen connects on the floater from close range set up by Michael Ely | 72-87 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt 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) | |
| 00:42 | Vanderbilt | Billy Castor misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-87 |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer grabs the board | 72-87 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt 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) | |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Michael Ely hits a jumper from the right block set up by Matt Linger | 72-89 |
| 00:10 | Vanderbilt | Mohammad Schexnayder is hacked by Matt Linger - foul #1 on Matt Linger, team foul #7 | 72-89 |
| 00:10 | Vanderbilt | Mohammad Schexnayder makes the 1st free throw | 73-89 |
| 00:10 | Vanderbilt | Mohammad Schexnayder misses the 2nd free throw | 73-89 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Phillip Mercer | 73-89 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Matt Linger runs out the clock | 73-89 |