| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steven Cameron (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Kevin Hanke (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Kurt Macon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Joshua Logue (fresh) 4 pts. C - James Doyle (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dennis Woodard (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Cokley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Russell Ridlon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Travis King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Roby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Russell Ridlon inbounds the ball | 36-25 |
| 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) | |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | William Cokley connects on the 3 from the left corner | 36-28 |
| 19:36 | Tennessee | Dennis Woodard is called for the reach on Steven Cameron in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dennis Woodard, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| 19:15 | Tennessee | Travis King swats the short shot by James Doyle | 36-28 |
| 19:14 | Kentucky | William Cokley snags the defensive board | 36-28 |
| 19:10 | Kentucky | Russell Ridlon is fouled on the floor by Joshua Logue - foul #3 on Joshua Logue, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Norman Lentz (PF) Joshua Logue | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard travels with the ball | 36-28 |
| 18:53 | Tennessee | James Doyle knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Kevin Hanke | 38-28 |
| 18:38 | Kentucky | William Cokley connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-30 |
| 18:13 | Tennessee | Kurt Macon is fouled on the floor by Russell Ridlon - foul #2 on Russell Ridlon, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| 17:59 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Norman Lentz | 41-30 |
| 17:49 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-30 |
| 17:47 | Tennessee | Norman Lentz grabs the defensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 17:25 | Tennessee | William Cokley picks off the pass by Steven Cameron | 41-30 |
| 17:22 | Kentucky | William Cokley lays it up and in | 41-32 |
| 17:05 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Roby - foul #1 on Kenneth Roby, team foul #3 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frank Kendall (SF), John Westmoreland (C) Kurt Macon, James Doyle | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lanny Allums (SG), John Zagorac (SF), Keith Wilson (C) William Cokley, Russell Ridlon, Kenneth Roby | |
| 17:05 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke makes the 1st free throw | 42-32 |
| 17:05 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke misses the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 17:05 | Tennessee | Norman Lentz grabs the offensive rebound | 42-32 |
| 16:51 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Frank Kendall | 45-32 |
| 16:40 | Kentucky | Travis King dunks the ball on a nice dish by Lanny Allums | 45-34 |
| 16:19 | Tennessee | Lanny Allums is called for the reach on Kevin Hanke - foul #3 on Lanny Allums, team foul #4 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Roger Desousa (PG), Jarogniew Zins (SF) Steven Cameron, Kevin Hanke | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Cokley (SG), Jack Fife (PF), Arthur Giczewski (C) Dennis Woodard, Lanny Allums, Travis King | |
| 16:06 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall banks in the layup on a great pass from Roger Desousa and he's hacked by Arthur Giczewski - foul #2 on Arthur Giczewski, team foul #5 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kurt Macon (SF), James Doyle (C) Jarogniew Zins, Norman Lentz | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:06 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall makes the free throw | 48-34 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Frank Kendall (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SG - Roger Desousa (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kurt Macon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Westmoreland (fresh) C - James Doyle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Keith Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. SG - William Cokley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Zagorac (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jack Fife (fresh) C - Arthur Giczewski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:51 | Kentucky | John Zagorac comes up short on the floater from the right side | 48-34 |
| 15:50 | Tennessee | John Westmoreland grabs the defensive rebound | 48-34 |
| 15:39 | Tennessee | James Doyle is fouled on the floor by Arthur Giczewski - foul #3 on Arthur Giczewski, team foul #6 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Logue (PF) John Westmoreland | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Russell Ridlon (SF), Kenneth Roby (C) Jack Fife, Arthur Giczewski | |
| 15:25 | Tennessee | Roger Desousa misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-34 |
| 15:23 | Kentucky | John Zagorac gets the rebound | 48-34 |
| 15:06 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby can't connect on a shot from close range | 48-34 |
| 15:04 | Tennessee | Joshua Logue gets the rebound | 48-34 |
| 14:55 | Tennessee | Roger Desousa can't connect on a runner from close range | 48-34 |
| 14:53 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby grabs the board | 48-34 |
| 14:35 | Kentucky | John Zagorac's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Cameron (PG), Kevin Hanke (SG), Norman Lentz (C) Roger Desousa, Kurt Macon, James Doyle | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard (PG), Lanny Allums (SG), Travis King (PF) Keith Wilson, William Cokley, John Zagorac | |
| 14:19 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-34 |
| 14:01 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby hits a floater from the right side set up by Dennis Woodard | 50-36 |
| 13:40 | Tennessee | Kenneth Roby blocks the short jumper by Frank Kendall | 50-36 |
| 13:39 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 13:26 | Tennessee | Norman Lentz makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Kevin Hanke | 52-36 |
| 13:19 | Kentucky | Travis King misses short on a floater near the basket | 52-36 |
| 13:17 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Travis King | 52-36 |
| 13:00 | Kentucky | Travis King is fouled on the floor by Joshua Logue - foul #4 on Joshua Logue, team foul #2 | 52-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kurt Macon (SF), James Doyle (C) Frank Kendall, Joshua Logue | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Zagorac (SF), Keith Wilson (C) Russell Ridlon, Kenneth Roby | |
| 12:46 | Kentucky | John Zagorac hits the finger roll | 52-38 |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | Norman Lentz misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 52-38 |
| 12:34 | Kentucky | Keith Wilson pulls down the rebound | 52-38 |
| 12:30 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Keith Wilson | 52-40 |
| 12:19 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron buries a 3 from the left corner | 55-40 |
| 12:00 | Kentucky | Keith Wilson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Keith Wilson, team foul #7 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Westmoreland (PF) Norman Lentz | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Cokley (SG), Arthur Giczewski (C) Lanny Allums, Travis King | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steven Cameron (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Hanke (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kurt Macon (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Westmoreland (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Doyle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Dennis Woodard (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Cokley (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Zagorac (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Keith Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Giczewski (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:44 | Tennessee | James Doyle is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on James Doyle, team foul #3 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jack Fife (PF) Dennis Woodard | |
| 11:18 | Kentucky | John Zagorac misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Kurt Macon - foul #2 on Kurt Macon, team foul #4 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Roger Desousa (PG), Frank Kendall (SG) Steven Cameron, Kevin Hanke | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Russell Ridlon (SF), Kenneth Roby (C) Jack Fife, Arthur Giczewski | |
| 11:18 | Kentucky | John Zagorac makes the 1st free throw | 55-41 |
| 11:18 | Kentucky | John Zagorac makes the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 10:54 | Tennessee | Kurt Macon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Norman Lentz (PF) John Westmoreland | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard (PG), Travis King (PF) Keith Wilson, John Zagorac | |
| 10:26 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 55-42 |
| 10:25 | Tennessee | Norman Lentz grabs the defensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 10:12 | Tennessee | Kurt Macon is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Roby - foul #2 on Kenneth Roby, team foul #8 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Cameron (PG), Kevin Hanke (SG), John Westmoreland (C) Roger Desousa, Frank Kendall, James Doyle | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:12 | Tennessee | Kurt Macon makes the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 10:12 | Tennessee | Kurt Macon misses the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 10:12 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby pulls down the rebound | 56-42 |
| 09:56 | Kentucky | William Cokley misses the 3 from the right corner | 56-42 |
| 09:55 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Norman Lentz | 56-42 |
| 09:39 | Tennessee | Kurt Macon can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-42 |
| 09:38 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby grabs the board | 56-42 |
| 09:22 | Kentucky | Russell Ridlon can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 56-42 |
| 09:21 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard gets the offensive rebound | 56-42 |
| 09:04 | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-42 |
| 09:03 | Kentucky | Russell Ridlon can't tip it in | 56-42 |
| 09:02 | Tennessee | Norman Lentz grabs the defensive rebound | 56-42 |
| 08:36 | Tennessee | John Westmoreland throws it down set up by Steven Cameron | 58-42 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:28 | Kentucky | Travis King misses the easy layup but the foul's on Norman Lentz - foul #1 on Norman Lentz, team foul #5 | 58-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frank Kendall (SF), James Doyle (C) Kurt Macon, Norman Lentz | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Keith Wilson (PG), Lanny Allums (SG), John Zagorac (SF), Arthur Giczewski (C) Dennis Woodard, William Cokley, Russell Ridlon, Kenneth Roby | |
| 08:28 | Kentucky | Travis King makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 08:28 | Kentucky | Travis King makes the 2nd free throw | 58-44 |
| 08:10 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Hanke | 60-44 |
| 07:56 | Kentucky | Travis King blows the dunk | 60-44 |
| 07:55 | Kentucky | John Zagorac pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-44 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Steven Cameron (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kevin Hanke (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frank Kendall (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Westmoreland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Doyle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Keith Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SG - Lanny Allums (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. SF - John Zagorac (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Travis King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Arthur Giczewski (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:50 | Kentucky | Lanny Allums loses the ball out of bounds | 60-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Roger Desousa (PG), Jarogniew Zins (SF), Joshua Logue (PF) Steven Cameron, Kevin Hanke, John Westmoreland | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jack Fife (PF) Travis King | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:48 | Tennessee | Roger Desousa's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-44 |
| 07:42 | Kentucky | Frank Kendall takes the ball from Keith Wilson | 60-44 |
| 07:13 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall slams it home set up by Roger Desousa | 62-44 |
| 06:55 | Kentucky | Keith Wilson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 62-44 |
| 06:54 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Lanny Allums | 62-44 |
| 06:44 | Kentucky | John Zagorac hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Keith Wilson and the foul's on Joshua Logue - foul #5 on Joshua Logue, team foul #6 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Cameron (PG), Kevin Hanke (SG), Norman Lentz (PF) Roger Desousa, Jarogniew Zins, Joshua Logue | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dennis Woodard (PG), William Cokley (SG), Kenneth Roby (C) Lanny Allums, Jack Fife, Arthur Giczewski | |
| 06:44 | Kentucky | John Zagorac makes the free throw | 62-47 |
| 06:20 | Tennessee | Steven Cameron can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 62-47 |
| 06:18 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby grabs the defensive rebound | 62-47 |
| 06:14 | Kentucky | John Zagorac throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kurt Macon (SF) Frank Kendall | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Russell Ridlon (SF) Keith Wilson | |
| 05:45 | Tennessee | Kevin Hanke hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Steven Cameron | 65-47 |
| 05:29 | Kentucky | John Zagorac comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-47 |
| 05:28 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Kevin Hanke | 65-47 |
| 05:10 | Tennessee | James Doyle misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-47 |
| 05:09 | Kentucky | Russell Ridlon grabs the defensive rebound | 65-47 |
| 05:05 | Kentucky | William Cokley's floater is knocked away by Norman Lentz | 65-47 |
| 05:03 | Kentucky | Kenneth Roby grabs the offensive board | 65-47 |
| 04:50 | Kentucky | William Cokley misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by James Doyle - foul #2 on James Doyle, team foul #7 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frank Kendall (SF), John Westmoreland (PF), John Smith (C) Kurt Macon, Norman Lentz, James Doyle | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Travis King (PF), Keith Wilson (C) John Zagorac, Kenneth Roby | |
| 04:50 | Kentucky | William Cokley makes the 1st free throw | 65-48 |
| 04:50 | Kentucky | William Cokley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-49 |
| 04:31 | Tennessee | John Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-49 |
| 04:30 | Kentucky | Travis King grabs the board | 65-49 |
| 04:09 | Kentucky | Russell Ridlon is whistled for a carry | 65-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Roger Desousa (PG), Jarogniew Zins (SF) Steven Cameron, Kevin Hanke | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lanny Allums (SG), Arthur Giczewski (C) Dennis Woodard, William Cokley | |
| 03:51 | Tennessee | Keith Wilson is called for the reach on Frank Kendall - foul #3 on Keith Wilson, team foul #9 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Norman Lentz (PF) John Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Herbert Patterson (PG), Jack Fife (PF) Russell Ridlon, Travis King | |
| 03:51 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall makes the 1st free throw | 66-49 |
| 03:51 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall makes the 2nd free throw | 67-49 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Frank Kendall (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Roger Desousa (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jarogniew Zins (fresh) PF - Norman Lentz (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - John Westmoreland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Herbert Patterson (fresh) SG - Lanny Allums (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Keith Wilson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jack Fife (fresh) C - Arthur Giczewski (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:35 | Kentucky | Jack Fife's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-49 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:06 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall dunks the ball set up by Roger Desousa | 69-49 |
| 02:51 | Kentucky | Keith Wilson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 69-49 |
| 02:50 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall pulls down the rebound | 69-49 |
| 02:27 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall double dribbles | 69-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Smith (C) John Westmoreland | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Zagorac (SF) Keith Wilson | |
| 02:16 | Kentucky | Norman Lentz denies the turnaround by John Zagorac | 69-49 |
| 02:14 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to John Smith | 69-49 |
| 01:54 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 71-49 |
| 01:36 | Kentucky | John Zagorac comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 71-49 |
| 01:35 | Tennessee | Norman Lentz snags the defensive board | 71-49 |
| 01:08 | Tennessee | Lanny Allums blocks the short jumper by Jarogniew Zins | 71-49 |
| 01:06 | Tennessee | Norman Lentz tips it back up and in | 73-49 |
| 00:43 | Kentucky | Lanny Allums misses short on a jumper from the right side | 73-49 |
| 00:41 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Frank Kendall | 73-49 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by John Zagorac - foul #2 on John Zagorac, team foul #10 | 73-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Westmoreland (C) John Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Keith Wilson (PG) Herbert Patterson | |
| 00:15 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall makes the 1st free throw | 74-49 |
| 00:15 | Tennessee | Frank Kendall makes the 2nd free throw | 75-49 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | Jack Fife comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-49 |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | Lanny Allums pulls down the offensive rebound | 75-49 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Jack Fife misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-49 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Keith Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 75-49 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | The clock runs out | 75-49 |