| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Copeland (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Roberto Lombardi (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Ripley (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Frederick Matsumoto (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Atwater (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hobson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Quill (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo inbounds the ball | 24-31 |
| 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) | |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi makes the 3 from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 19:23 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill is called for traveling | 27-31 |
| 18:58 | Kentucky | James Wilson comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 27-31 |
| 18:56 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo tips it back up and in | 29-31 |
| 18:49 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill clanks a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Rene Rizzo - foul #1 on Rene Rizzo, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 18:49 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 18:49 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill misses the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 18:49 | Kentucky | James Wilson gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 18:30 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 18:28 | Tennessee | Ronald Hobson gets the rebound | 29-32 |
| 18:22 | Tennessee | James Graham hits a shot from the baseline and he's hacked by Roberto Lombardi - foul #3 on Roberto Lombardi, team foul #2 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner (SG) Roberto Lombardi | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:22 | Tennessee | James Graham makes the free throw | 29-35 |
| 18:09 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 18:01 | Tennessee | The short jumper by James Graham is denied by Ronald Ripley | 32-35 |
| 18:00 | Tennessee | Daniel Atwater grabs the offensive board | 32-35 |
| 17:41 | Tennessee | Samuel Schreiner picks off the pass by Ronald Hobson | 32-35 |
| 17:38 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland lays it in on a great pass from Samuel Schreiner | 34-35 |
| 17:26 | Tennessee | James Graham travels with the ball | 34-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Young (C) James Wilson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:02 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by James Graham - foul #1 on James Graham, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta (C) Ronald Ripley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Roman Martin (SG), Harold Richards (SF), Bruce Toro (PF), David King (C) Daniel Atwater, Ronald Hobson, James Graham, Joseph Quill | |
| 17:02 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland misses the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 17:02 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 16:53 | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Copeland - foul #2 on Kenneth Copeland, team foul #3 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang (PG) Kenneth Copeland | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:53 | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 16:53 | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto misses the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 16:53 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 16:40 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Fred Bevers (C) Rene Rizzo | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gary Rowe (PG) Frederick Matsumoto | |
| 16:23 | Tennessee | Roman Martin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 16:22 | Kentucky | Paul Young snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 16:00 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 15:59 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Young | 35-35 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Li-Liang Tang (fresh) SG - Samuel Schreiner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Young (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jon Perrotta (fresh) 1 pts. C - Fred Bevers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gary Rowe (fresh) SG - Roman Martin (fresh) SF - Harold Richards (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bruce Toro (fresh) 3 pts. C - David King (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi (SG), Rene Rizzo (SF), Ronald Ripley (PF), James Wilson (C) Samuel Schreiner, Paul Young, Jon Perrotta, Fred Bevers | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Atwater (SG), Ronald Hobson (SF), James Graham (PF), Joseph Quill (C) Roman Martin, Harold Richards, Bruce Toro, David King | |
| 15:32 | Tennessee | Daniel Atwater's pass is intercepted by Ronald Ripley | 35-35 |
| 15:13 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley is fouled on the floor by Ronald Hobson - foul #2 on Ronald Hobson, team foul #2 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland (PG) Li-Liang Tang | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto (PG) Gary Rowe | |
| 15:05 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 15:04 | Kentucky | James Wilson tips it home | 37-35 |
| 14:42 | Tennessee | Daniel Atwater connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 14:40 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-38 |
| 14:23 | Tennessee | Ronald Hobson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 14:22 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 14:04 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 13:46 | Tennessee | Daniel Atwater steps out of bounds on the sideline | 40-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Young (SF), Jon Perrotta (C) Rene Rizzo, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Roman Martin (SG), Harold Richards (SF), Bruce Toro (PF), David King (C) Daniel Atwater, Ronald Hobson, James Graham, Joseph Quill | |
| 13:31 | Kentucky | David King swats the shot by Roberto Lombardi | 40-38 |
| 13:29 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Harold Richards | 40-38 |
| 13:01 | Tennessee | David King misses the jumper in the paint | 40-38 |
| 12:59 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Roberto Lombardi | 40-38 |
| 12:44 | Kentucky | Paul Young is called for traveling | 40-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang (PG), Samuel Schreiner (SG), Rene Rizzo (SF) Kenneth Copeland, Roberto Lombardi, Ronald Ripley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Atwater (SG), James Graham (PF), Joseph Quill (C) Roman Martin, Bruce Toro, David King | |
| 12:24 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill misses the lay-in | 40-38 |
| 12:22 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Paul Young | 40-38 |
| 12:00 | Kentucky | Paul Young buries a jumper from the left block and the foul's on Frederick Matsumoto - foul #2 on Frederick Matsumoto, team foul #3 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Wilson (C) Jon Perrotta | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gary Rowe (PG), Ronald Hobson (SF) Frederick Matsumoto, Harold Richards | |
| 12:00 | Kentucky | Paul Young makes the free throw | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Li-Liang Tang (fresh) SG - Samuel Schreiner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Paul Young (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gary Rowe (fresh) SG - Daniel Atwater (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hobson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Graham (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Quill (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:49 | Tennessee | Daniel Atwater scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Gary Rowe | 43-40 |
| 11:24 | Kentucky | Paul Young comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 43-40 |
| 11:22 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo tips it but misses | 43-40 |
| 11:21 | Tennessee | James Graham pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 10:55 | Tennessee | Ronald Hobson misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Rene Rizzo - foul #2 on Rene Rizzo, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland (PG), Roberto Lombardi (SG), Ronald Ripley (PF) Li-Liang Tang, Rene Rizzo, Paul Young | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Richards (SG), Bruce Toro (PF), David King (C) Daniel Atwater, James Graham, Joseph Quill | |
| 10:55 | Tennessee | Ronald Hobson makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 10:55 | Tennessee | Ronald Hobson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 10:31 | Kentucky | James Wilson hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Copeland | 45-42 |
| 10:20 | Tennessee | David King lays it up and in | 45-44 |
| 10:01 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Kenneth Copeland | 47-44 |
| 09:40 | Tennessee | Harold Richards lays it in on a great pass from Bruce Toro | 47-46 |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley makes the fadeaway from the left block set up by Kenneth Copeland and the foul's on Bruce Toro - foul #2 on Bruce Toro, team foul #4 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo (SF), Paul Young (C) Samuel Schreiner, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto (PG), Daniel Atwater (SG), James Graham (PF), Joseph Quill (C) Gary Rowe, Ronald Hobson, Bruce Toro, David King | |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley makes the free throw | 50-46 |
| 09:00 | Tennessee | Harold Richards comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 50-46 |
| 08:58 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 08:41 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 50-46 |
| 08:39 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Joseph Quill | 50-46 |
| 08:33 | Tennessee | James Graham banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph Quill | 50-48 |
| 08:20 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 08:18 | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 07:59 | Tennessee | Harold Richards misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-48 |
| 07:57 | Tennessee | James Graham grabs the offensive board | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Copeland (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roberto Lombardi (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Ronald Ripley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Young (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Frederick Matsumoto (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Atwater (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Richards (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Graham (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Quill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Tennessee | Rene Rizzo picks off the pass by Harold Richards | 50-48 |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo lays it up and in | 52-48 |
| 07:18 | Tennessee | James Graham's pass is intercepted by Paul Young | 52-48 |
| 07:04 | Kentucky | Daniel Atwater steals it from Rene Rizzo | 52-48 |
| 06:54 | Tennessee | Roberto Lombardi is called for the reach on Joseph Quill - foul #4 on Roberto Lombardi, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang (PG), Samuel Schreiner (SG), James Wilson (C) Kenneth Copeland, Roberto Lombardi, Ronald Ripley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Roman Martin (SG), Ronald Hobson (SF), Bruce Toro (PF), David King (C) Daniel Atwater, Harold Richards, James Graham, Joseph Quill | |
| 06:43 | Tennessee | Ronald Hobson drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Bruce Toro | 52-51 |
| 06:25 | Kentucky | James Wilson misses the dunk attempt | 52-51 |
| 06:23 | Tennessee | Ronald Hobson snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 06:13 | Tennessee | Bruce Toro buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Frederick Matsumoto | 52-53 |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Paul Young is blocked by Ronald Hobson | 52-53 |
| 05:50 | Kentucky | Paul Young grabs the offensive board | 52-53 |
| 05:31 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 05:30 | Tennessee | Ronald Hobson pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 05:15 | Tennessee | David King misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Rene Rizzo - foul #3 on Rene Rizzo, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi (SG), Jon Perrotta (PF) Rene Rizzo, Paul Young | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gary Rowe (PG), Daniel Atwater (SG), James Graham (PF) Frederick Matsumoto, Roman Martin, Bruce Toro | |
| 05:15 | Tennessee | David King makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 05:15 | Tennessee | David King misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 05:15 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner gets the rebound | 52-54 |
| 04:52 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by James Graham - foul #2 on James Graham, team foul #5 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Fred Bevers (C) James Wilson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Quill (C) David King | |
| 04:52 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 04:52 | Kentucky | Jon Perrotta makes the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 04:32 | Tennessee | James Graham knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Atwater | 54-57 |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi clanks a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Graham - foul #3 on James Graham, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland (PG), Angel Lombardi (SF), Ronald Ripley (PF) Li-Liang Tang, Samuel Schreiner, Fred Bevers | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Richards (SF) Ronald Hobson | |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi misses the 2nd free throw | 55-57 |
| 04:16 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to James Graham | 55-57 |
| 04:14 | Tennessee | Kenneth Copeland steps in front of the Gary Rowe pass in the backcourt | 55-57 |
| 04:00 | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland misses the lay-in | 55-57 |
| 03:59 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Daniel Atwater | 55-57 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kenneth Copeland (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Roberto Lombardi (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Angel Lombardi (fresh) PF - Ronald Ripley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Perrotta (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gary Rowe (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Atwater (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harold Richards (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Graham (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Joseph Quill (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Tennessee | Gary Rowe drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Quill and he's fouled by Angel Lombardi - foul #1 on Angel Lombardi, team foul #7 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo (SF) Angel Lombardi | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 03:40 | Tennessee | Gary Rowe makes the free throw | 55-60 |
| 03:17 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-60 |
| 03:15 | Tennessee | James Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 03:07 | Tennessee | Harold Richards connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Daniel Atwater | 55-62 |
| 02:51 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on Roberto Lombardi, team foul #8 | 55-62 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner (SG), James Wilson (C) Roberto Lombardi, Jon Perrotta | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto (PG), Roman Martin (SG), Ronald Hobson (SF) Gary Rowe, Daniel Atwater, Harold Richards | |
| 02:37 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill makes the floater from the right block | 55-64 |
| 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) | |
| 02:16 | Kentucky | A charge is called on Samuel Schreiner - foul #1 on Samuel Schreiner, team foul #9 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang (PG) Kenneth Copeland | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bruce Toro (PF) James Graham | |
| 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) | |
| 02:14 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-64 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland (PG) Li-Liang Tang | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Atwater (SG), James Graham (PF) Roman Martin, Bruce Toro | |
| 01:53 | Tennessee | Ronald Hobson drills a 3 from straight away set up by Frederick Matsumoto | 55-67 |
| 01:35 | Kentucky | James Wilson buries a jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Joseph Quill - foul #2 on Joseph Quill, team foul #7 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang (PG), Paul Young (SF), Jon Perrotta (PF) Kenneth Copeland, Rene Rizzo, Ronald Ripley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gary Rowe (PG), Roman Martin (SG), Harold Richards (SF), Bruce Toro (PF), David King (C) Frederick Matsumoto, Daniel Atwater, Ronald Hobson, James Graham, Joseph Quill | |
| 01:35 | Kentucky | James Wilson makes the free throw | 58-67 |
| 01:33 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-67 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Copeland (PG), Rene Rizzo (SF), Ronald Ripley (PF) Li-Liang Tang, Paul Young, Jon Perrotta | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frederick Matsumoto (PG), Daniel Atwater (SG), Ronald Hobson (SF), James Graham (PF), Joseph Quill (C) Gary Rowe, Roman Martin, Harold Richards, Bruce Toro, David King | |
| 01:13 | Tennessee | Ronald Hobson is fouled on the floor by Rene Rizzo - foul #4 on Rene Rizzo, team foul #10 | 58-67 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee | Ronald Hobson makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee | Ronald Hobson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner misses the 3 from the right wing | 58-69 |
| 00:56 | Tennessee | James Graham grabs the board | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Ronald Hobson is hacked by Rene Rizzo - foul #5 on Rene Rizzo, team foul #11 | 58-69 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Li-Liang Tang (PG), Paul Young (SF), Jon Perrotta (PF), Fred Bevers (C) Kenneth Copeland, Rene Rizzo, Ronald Ripley, James Wilson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gary Rowe (PG), Harold Richards (SG), Bruce Toro (PF), David King (C) Frederick Matsumoto, Daniel Atwater, James Graham, Joseph Quill | |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Ronald Hobson makes the 1st free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Ronald Hobson misses the 2nd free throw | 58-70 |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Fred Bevers | 58-70 |
| 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) | |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 58-70 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | David King grabs the defensive rebound | 58-70 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Gary Rowe runs out the clock | 58-70 |