| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Smith (fresh) SG - Kevin Coughlin (fresh) SF - Xing-Fu Yen (fresh) PF - Robert Larsen (fresh) C - Phillip Mercer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Alfred Kite (fresh) SG - Christopher Lewis (fresh) SF - Lloyd Huskins (fresh) PF - Yul Tang (fresh) C - Bennie Crockett (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer can't finish the layup but the foul's on Bennie Crockett - foul #1 on Bennie Crockett, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:50 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:40 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:39 | Kentucky | James Smith snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | Kentucky | James Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 19:32 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Alfred Kite | 2-2 |
| 19:07 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Alfred Kite | 2-5 |
| 18:24 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen lays it up and in on a great pass from Kevin Coughlin | 4-5 |
| 18:10 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Alfred Kite | 4-8 |
| 18:01 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from James Smith | 6-8 |
| 17:32 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite is fouled on the floor by James Smith - foul #1 on James Smith, team foul #1 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Linger (PG), Billy Mier (SG), Ian Roberts (SF), Michael Mapp (PF), Benjamin Wood (C) James Smith, Kevin Coughlin, Xing-Fu Yen, Robert Larsen, Phillip Mercer | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Don Palmer (PF) Yul Tang | |
| 17:12 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lloyd Huskins | 6-10 |
| 16:54 | Kentucky | Matt Linger makes the 3 from straight away | 9-10 |
| 16:36 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-10 |
| 16:34 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis tips it but misses | 9-10 |
| 16:33 | Kentucky | Benjamin Wood grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 16:29 | Kentucky | Matt Linger double dribbles | 9-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin (SG) Billy Mier | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby (PG), Michael Banas (SG), James Palmer (SF), Yul Tang (PF) Alfred Kite, Christopher Lewis, Lloyd Huskins, Bennie Crockett | |
| 16:17 | Tennessee | James Palmer can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 9-10 |
| 16:16 | Tennessee | Yul Tang tips it in | 9-12 |
| 15:49 | Kentucky | Matt Linger misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 9-12 |
| 15:47 | Tennessee | Don Palmer gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matt Linger (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Coughlin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ian Roberts (fresh) PF - Michael Mapp (fresh) C - Benjamin Wood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Calvin Kirby (fresh) SG - Michael Banas (fresh) SF - James Palmer (fresh) PF - Yul Tang (fresh) 2 pts. C - Don Palmer (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Tennessee | James Palmer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-12 |
| 15:40 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin snags the defensive board | 9-12 |
| 15:31 | Kentucky | Matt Linger comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-12 |
| 15:29 | Kentucky | Ian Roberts can't tip it in | 9-12 |
| 15:28 | Kentucky | Matt Linger snags the offensive board | 9-12 |
| 15:08 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 11-12 |
| 14:53 | Tennessee | Kevin Coughlin is called for the reach on Michael Banas - foul #1 on Kevin Coughlin, team foul #2 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Smith (PG), Xing-Fu Yen (SF), Robert Larsen (PF), Phillip Mercer (C) Matt Linger, Ian Roberts, Michael Mapp, Benjamin Wood | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alfred Kite (PG), Christopher Lewis (SG), Lloyd Huskins (SF), Bennie Crockett (C) Calvin Kirby, Michael Banas, Yul Tang, Don Palmer | |
| 14:43 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Lloyd Huskins | 11-14 |
| 14:19 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen's pass is intercepted by Lloyd Huskins | 11-14 |
| 14:00 | Tennessee | Phillip Mercer steps in front of the Bennie Crockett pass | 11-14 |
| 13:48 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer loses the dribble to Lloyd Huskins | 11-14 |
| 13:44 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite lays it up and in set up by Lloyd Huskins | 11-16 |
| 13:27 | Kentucky | James Smith is fouled on the floor by Alfred Kite - foul #1 on Alfred Kite, team foul #2 | 11-16 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Linger (SG) Kevin Coughlin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Yul Tang (PF) James Palmer | |
| 13:10 | Kentucky | James Smith scores on a floater in the lane | 13-16 |
| 13:02 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins comes up short on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Phillip Mercer - foul #1 on Phillip Mercer, team foul #3 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Mapp (PF), Ian Roberts (C) Robert Larsen, Phillip Mercer | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Don Palmer (C) Bennie Crockett | |
| 13:02 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 13:02 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 12:44 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 15-18 |
| 12:32 | Tennessee | Yul Tang buries a runner near the basket set up by Alfred Kite | 15-20 |
| 12:12 | Kentucky | James Smith hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Xing-Fu Yen and the foul's on Alfred Kite - foul #2 on Alfred Kite, team foul #3 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin (SG), Benjamin Wood (C) Matt Linger, Xing-Fu Yen | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby (PG), Michael Banas (SG), Bennie Crockett (C) Alfred Kite, Christopher Lewis, Don Palmer | |
| 12:12 | Kentucky | James Smith makes the free throw | 18-20 |
| 12:04 | Tennessee | Michael Banas buries a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Lloyd Huskins and he's fouled by Michael Mapp - foul #1 on Michael Mapp, team foul #4 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Linger (PG) James Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 12:04 | Tennessee | Michael Banas makes the free throw | 18-23 |
| 11:48 | Kentucky | Matt Linger misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-23 |
| 11:46 | Tennessee | Yul Tang pulls down the rebound | 18-23 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matt Linger (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Coughlin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ian Roberts (fresh) PF - Michael Mapp (fairly fresh) C - Benjamin Wood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Calvin Kirby (fresh) SG - Michael Banas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lloyd Huskins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Yul Tang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bennie Crockett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Tennessee | Michael Banas makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Calvin Kirby | 18-26 |
| 11:01 | Kentucky | Ian Roberts hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-26 |
| 11:00 | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby gets the rebound | 18-26 |
| 10:46 | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby scores on a shot from the free throw line | 18-28 |
| 10:27 | Kentucky | Bennie Crockett is called for the reach on Ian Roberts - foul #2 on Bennie Crockett, team foul #4 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Smith (PG), Xing-Fu Yen (SF), Robert Larsen (PF), Phillip Mercer (C) Kevin Coughlin, Ian Roberts, Michael Mapp, Benjamin Wood | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis (SG), James Palmer (SF), Don Palmer (PF), Ronald Joachim (C) Calvin Kirby, Lloyd Huskins, Yul Tang, Bennie Crockett | |
| 10:19 | Kentucky | Matt Linger makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Xing-Fu Yen | 21-28 |
| 10:06 | Tennessee | Ronald Joachim throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-28 |
| 09:45 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen buries a floater from the right wing set up by James Smith | 23-28 |
| 09:35 | Tennessee | Michael Banas can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-28 |
| 09:33 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen grabs the board | 23-28 |
| 09:13 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer lays it up and in on a great pass from Matt Linger | 25-28 |
| 08:54 | Tennessee | Don Palmer scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Christopher Lewis | 25-30 |
| 08:44 | Kentucky | James Smith is fouled on the floor by Don Palmer - foul #1 on Don Palmer, team foul #5 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Billy Mier (PG), Kevin Coughlin (SG) James Smith, Matt Linger | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby (PG), Lloyd Huskins (SF) Michael Banas, Don Palmer | |
| 08:38 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 08:36 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins grabs the defensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 08:16 | Tennessee | Ronald Joachim connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Palmer | 25-32 |
| 07:56 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-32 |
| 07:55 | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis gets the rebound | 25-32 |
| 07:35 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Calvin Kirby | 25-34 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Billy Mier (fresh) SG - Kevin Coughlin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Xing-Fu Yen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Larsen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Phillip Mercer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Calvin Kirby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lloyd Huskins (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Palmer (fairly fresh) C - Ronald Joachim (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:11 | Kentucky | Phillip Mercer misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 25-34 |
| 07:09 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins pulls down the rebound | 25-34 |
| 06:45 | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-34 |
| 06:44 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins misses the tip | 25-34 |
| 06:43 | Tennessee | James Palmer misses the tip | 25-34 |
| 06:42 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin grabs the board | 25-34 |
| 06:30 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 06:25 | Tennessee | Ronald Joachim is fouled on the floor by Phillip Mercer - foul #2 on Phillip Mercer, team foul #5 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Smith (PG), Ian Roberts (SF), Michael Mapp (PF), Benjamin Wood (C) Billy Mier, Xing-Fu Yen, Robert Larsen, Phillip Mercer | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Banas (SG), Yul Tang (PF), Don Palmer (C) Christopher Lewis, James Palmer, Ronald Joachim | |
| 06:05 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 06:04 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp gets the rebound | 28-34 |
| 05:39 | Kentucky | Benjamin Wood misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 05:37 | Kentucky | James Smith hits the follow up shot | 30-34 |
| 05:24 | Tennessee | Don Palmer scores on a jumper in the paint and he's hacked by James Smith - foul #2 on James Smith, team foul #6 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Linger (PG), Billy Mier (SG) James Smith, Kevin Coughlin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis (SG) Calvin Kirby | |
| 05:24 | Tennessee | Don Palmer makes the free throw | 30-37 |
| 05:10 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-37 |
| 05:08 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins grabs the board | 30-37 |
| 05:03 | Tennessee | Billy Mier takes the ball from Christopher Lewis | 30-37 |
| 04:59 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp banks in the layup on a great pass from Billy Mier | 32-37 |
| 04:48 | Tennessee | Michael Banas buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Yul Tang | 32-39 |
| 04:40 | Kentucky | Yul Tang steps in front of the Benjamin Wood pass | 32-39 |
| 04:26 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Christopher Lewis | 32-41 |
| 04:20 | Kentucky | Benjamin Wood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin (SG), Xing-Fu Yen (SF) Billy Mier, Michael Mapp | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Harris (C) Don Palmer | |
| 04:01 | Tennessee | Michael Banas drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Yul Tang and he's hacked by Benjamin Wood - foul #1 on Benjamin Wood, team foul #7 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Larsen (PF) Benjamin Wood | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby (PG) Christopher Lewis | |
| 04:01 | Tennessee | Michael Banas makes the free throw | 32-44 |
| 03:42 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Robert Larsen, team foul #8 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Smith (PG), Phillip Mercer (C) Matt Linger, Ian Roberts | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alfred Kite (PG), Bennie Crockett (C) Michael Banas, Yul Tang | |
| 03:19 | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-44 |
| 03:17 | Tennessee | Lloyd Huskins hits the follow up shot | 32-46 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Coughlin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Xing-Fu Yen (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Robert Larsen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Phillip Mercer (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Alfred Kite (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Calvin Kirby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lloyd Huskins (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Harris (fresh) C - Bennie Crockett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:07 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-46 |
| 03:05 | Kentucky | Robert Larsen pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 02:51 | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-46 |
| 02:50 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett grabs the board | 32-46 |
| 02:44 | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Kevin Coughlin - foul #2 on Kevin Coughlin, team foul #9 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matt Linger (SF), Michael Mapp (PF), Benjamin Wood (C) Xing-Fu Yen, Robert Larsen, Phillip Mercer | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Banas (SF), Don Palmer (PF) Lloyd Huskins, John Harris | |
| 02:44 | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby makes the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 02:44 | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby misses the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 02:44 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Mapp | 32-47 |
| 02:31 | Kentucky | Matt Linger misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-47 |
| 02:29 | Kentucky | James Smith grabs the offensive board | 32-47 |
| 02:11 | Kentucky | James Smith is whistled for traveling | 32-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ian Roberts (SF) Kevin Coughlin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Palmer (SF), Yul Tang (PF) Calvin Kirby, Don Palmer | |
| 01:53 | Tennessee | Michael Banas is hacked by Benjamin Wood - foul #2 on Benjamin Wood, team foul #10 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Lewis (SG) James Palmer | |
| 01:53 | Tennessee | Michael Banas makes the 1st free throw | 32-48 |
| 01:53 | Tennessee | Michael Banas makes the 2nd free throw | 32-49 |
| 01:34 | Kentucky | Michael Mapp misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-49 |
| 01:32 | Kentucky | Matt Linger grabs the offensive board | 32-49 |
| 01:19 | Kentucky | Alfred Kite takes the ball from James Smith | 32-49 |
| 01:16 | Tennessee | Yul Tang lays it in on a nice dish by Alfred Kite | 32-51 |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | The jumper by Matt Linger is denied by Yul Tang | 32-51 |
| 01:00 | Tennessee | Bennie Crockett gets the rebound | 32-51 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Alfred Kite's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Coughlin (SG), Xing-Fu Yen (SF), Robert Larsen (PF), Phillip Mercer (C) James Smith, Ian Roberts, Michael Mapp, Benjamin Wood | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Calvin Kirby (PG), Lloyd Huskins (SF), Don Palmer (PF), Ronald Joachim (C) Alfred Kite, Michael Banas, Yul Tang, Bennie Crockett | |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Xing-Fu Yen clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-51 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Ronald Joachim | 32-51 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Ronald Joachim clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-51 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Don Palmer snags the offensive board | 32-51 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | The clock runs out | 32-51 |