| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gary Rowe (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Roman Martin (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Willie McCalpane (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Bruce Toro (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Quill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Alonzo Gonzales (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Roberto Lombardi (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Ripley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Wilson (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo inbounds the ball | 27-32 |
| 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) | |
| 19:45 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-32 |
| 19:22 | Tennessee | Roman Martin misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-32 |
| 19:20 | Tennessee | Willie McCalpane pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 19:05 | Tennessee | Roman Martin knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Willie McCalpane | 30-32 |
| 18:52 | Kentucky | James Wilson drills a floater from the right block and he's fouled by Roman Martin - foul #1 on Roman Martin, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| 18:52 | Kentucky | James Wilson misses the free throw | 30-34 |
| 18:52 | Tennessee | Bruce Toro gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 18:23 | Tennessee | Bruce Toro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-34 |
| 18:16 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi banks in the layup and he's hacked by Roman Martin - foul #2 on Roman Martin, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| 18:16 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi makes the free throw | 30-37 |
| 17:55 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill misses the easy layup | 30-37 |
| 17:54 | Kentucky | James Wilson snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 17:39 | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales's pass is intercepted by Bruce Toro | 30-37 |
| 17:28 | Tennessee | Bruce Toro's layup is rejected by Rene Rizzo | 30-37 |
| 17:27 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo snags the defensive board | 30-37 |
| 17:11 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley is whistled for a carry | 30-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Albert Hayne (PG), Frederick Price (SF), David King (PF), James Kasper (C) Gary Rowe, Willie McCalpane, Bruce Toro, Joseph Quill | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner (PG), Paul Young (PF), Fred Bevers (C) Alonzo Gonzales, Ronald Ripley, James Wilson | |
| 16:52 | Tennessee | James Kasper scores on a jump hook near the basket | 32-37 |
| 16:36 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-37 |
| 16:34 | Tennessee | James Kasper grabs the defensive rebound | 32-37 |
| 16:17 | Tennessee | Roman Martin drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-37 |
| 16:04 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-37 |
| 16:02 | Tennessee | Roman Martin pulls down the rebound | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Albert Hayne (fresh) SG - Roman Martin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Frederick Price (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David King (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Kasper (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Schreiner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roberto Lombardi (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rene Rizzo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Young (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Fred Bevers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:57 | Tennessee | Roman Martin connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Albert Hayne | 37-37 |
| 15:47 | Kentucky | Fred Bevers hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 37-37 |
| 15:46 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner grabs the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 15:36 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Fred Bevers | 37-40 |
| 15:15 | Tennessee | Fred Bevers blocks the short jumper by James Kasper | 37-40 |
| 15:14 | Kentucky | Fred Bevers pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 14:54 | Kentucky | David King steals it from Samuel Schreiner | 37-40 |
| 14:37 | Tennessee | David King misses the jumper near the basket | 37-40 |
| 14:36 | Tennessee | Roman Martin tips it back up and in | 39-40 |
| 14:12 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner scores on a jumper from the left side | 39-42 |
| 13:48 | Tennessee | Albert Hayne buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 13:29 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo is fouled on the floor by Albert Hayne - foul #2 on Albert Hayne, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gary Rowe (PG), Brandon Wiens (SG), Willie McCalpane (SF), Bruce Toro (PF), Joseph Quill (C) Albert Hayne, Roman Martin, Frederick Price, David King, James Kasper | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales (PG), Angel Lombardi (SG), Ronald Ripley (PF), James Wilson (C) Samuel Schreiner, Roberto Lombardi, Paul Young, Fred Bevers | |
| 13:10 | Kentucky | James Wilson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-44 |
| 12:57 | Tennessee | Bruce Toro connects on the shot from the left block set up by Brandon Wiens | 44-44 |
| 12:28 | Kentucky | Angel Lombardi loses the ball out of bounds | 44-44 |
| 12:07 | Tennessee | Brandon Wiens scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-44 |
| 11:53 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 11:51 | Tennessee | Gary Rowe snags the defensive board | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gary Rowe (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Brandon Wiens (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie McCalpane (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Bruce Toro (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Quill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Alonzo Gonzales (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Angel Lombardi (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Rene Rizzo (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Ripley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - James Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:45 | Tennessee | Gary Rowe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Albert Hayne (SG) Brandon Wiens | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner (SG) Rene Rizzo | |
| 11:31 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-44 |
| 11:30 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 11:10 | Tennessee | Albert Hayne buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Willie McCalpane | 49-44 |
| 11:05 | Kentucky | Gary Rowe steps in front of the Alonzo Gonzales pass | 49-44 |
| 10:53 | Tennessee | James Wilson swats the shot by Gary Rowe | 49-44 |
| 10:52 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley gets the rebound | 49-44 |
| 10:31 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley misses the 3 from straight away | 49-44 |
| 10:30 | Tennessee | Gary Rowe pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 10:23 | Tennessee | Gary Rowe comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-44 |
| 10:21 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 10:02 | Kentucky | Gary Rowe is called for the reach on Alonzo Gonzales - foul #1 on Gary Rowe, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Brandon Wiens (PG), Roman Martin (SG), Frederick Price (SF), David King (PF), James Kasper (C) Gary Rowe, Albert Hayne, Willie McCalpane, Bruce Toro, Joseph Quill | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi (SG), Paul Young (SF), Fred Bevers (PF), Robbie Mahoney (C) Alonzo Gonzales, Angel Lombardi, Ronald Ripley, James Wilson | |
| 09:50 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 09:48 | Tennessee | James Kasper pulls down the rebound | 49-44 |
| 09:34 | Tennessee | Roman Martin misses long on a jumper from the left side | 49-44 |
| 09:33 | Kentucky | Fred Bevers snags the defensive board | 49-44 |
| 09:18 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 49-44 |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | Paul Young tips it home | 49-46 |
| 09:03 | Tennessee | Fred Bevers steals it from Brandon Wiens | 49-46 |
| 08:40 | Kentucky | Fred Bevers misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 08:39 | Tennessee | David King grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 08:36 | Tennessee | Brandon Wiens is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 49-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gary Rowe (PG), Joseph Quill (C) Brandon Wiens, James Kasper | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Carl Dupre (PG), Rene Rizzo (SF), Ronald Ripley (PF) Samuel Schreiner, Fred Bevers, Robbie Mahoney | |
| 08:16 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Paul Young | 49-48 |
| 08:05 | Tennessee | David King double dribbles | 49-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie McCalpane (SF), Bruce Toro (PF) Frederick Price, David King | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales (PG) Carl Dupre | |
| 07:43 | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales drills a shot from the left wing | 49-50 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gary Rowe (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Roman Martin (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Willie McCalpane (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Bruce Toro (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Quill (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Alonzo Gonzales (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roberto Lombardi (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rene Rizzo (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Ripley (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Young (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:26 | Tennessee | Gary Rowe misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Rene Rizzo - foul #3 on Rene Rizzo, team foul #1 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Wilson (C) Paul Young | |
| 07:26 | Tennessee | Gary Rowe makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 07:26 | Tennessee | Gary Rowe makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:13 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Alonzo Gonzales and he's fouled by Roman Martin - foul #3 on Roman Martin, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Albert Hayne (PG) Gary Rowe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:13 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo makes the free throw | 51-53 |
| 07:04 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill hits a jumper in the lane | 53-53 |
| 06:48 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-53 |
| 06:47 | Kentucky | James Wilson grabs the offensive board | 53-53 |
| 06:30 | Kentucky | James Wilson is denied on a layup by Joseph Quill | 53-53 |
| 06:29 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley hits the follow up shot | 53-55 |
| 06:08 | Tennessee | Willie McCalpane misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-55 |
| 06:07 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley misses badly on a floater from close range | 53-55 |
| 05:50 | Kentucky | James Wilson tips it home | 53-57 |
| 05:21 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill banks in the layup on a nice dish by Roman Martin | 55-57 |
| 05:12 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 55-57 |
| 05:10 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 04:54 | Tennessee | Albert Hayne hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 04:53 | Tennessee | Bruce Toro grabs the offensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 04:43 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill comes up short on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Ronald Ripley - foul #2 on Ronald Ripley, team foul #2 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gary Rowe (PG), Frederick Price (SF), David King (PF) Roman Martin, Willie McCalpane, Bruce Toro | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner (PG), Angel Lombardi (SG), Paul Young (SF), Fred Bevers (PF), Robbie Mahoney (C) Alonzo Gonzales, Roberto Lombardi, Rene Rizzo, Ronald Ripley, James Wilson | |
| 04:43 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 04:43 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill misses the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 04:43 | Kentucky | Fred Bevers grabs the board | 56-57 |
| 04:21 | Kentucky | Angel Lombardi knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Paul Young | 56-59 |
| 03:58 | Tennessee | Paul Young steps in front of the Frederick Price pass | 56-59 |
| 03:50 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Gary Rowe - foul #2 on Gary Rowe, team foul #6 | 56-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Brandon Wiens (SG), James Kasper (C) Albert Hayne, Joseph Quill | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:50 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 03:50 | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner misses the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 03:50 | Tennessee | David King gets the rebound | 56-60 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gary Rowe (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Brandon Wiens (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Frederick Price (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David King (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - James Kasper (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Schreiner (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Angel Lombardi (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Paul Young (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - Fred Bevers (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robbie Mahoney (fresh) | |
| 03:22 | Tennessee | James Kasper blows the layup but the foul's on Robbie Mahoney - foul #1 on Robbie Mahoney, team foul #3 | 56-60 |
| 03:22 | Tennessee | James Kasper misses the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 03:22 | Tennessee | James Kasper makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 03:09 | Kentucky | James Kasper is called for the reach on Fred Bevers - foul #2 on James Kasper, team foul #7 | 57-60 |
| 03:09 | Kentucky | Fred Bevers makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 03:09 | Kentucky | Fred Bevers makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 02:51 | Tennessee | Frederick Price misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Paul Young - foul #2 on Paul Young, team foul #4 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie McCalpane (SF) James Kasper | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales (PG), Roberto Lombardi (SG), Rene Rizzo (SF) Samuel Schreiner, Angel Lombardi, Robbie Mahoney | |
| 02:51 | Tennessee | Frederick Price misses the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 02:51 | Tennessee | Frederick Price makes the 2nd free throw | 58-62 |
| 02:47 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Roman Martin (SG), Bruce Toro (PF) Brandon Wiens, Frederick Price | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronald Ripley (PF), James Wilson (C) Paul Young, Fred Bevers | |
| 02:42 | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales's floater is tipped away by David King | 58-62 |
| 02:41 | Tennessee | Bruce Toro snags the defensive board | 58-62 |
| 02:23 | Tennessee | Roman Martin is hacked by Roberto Lombardi - foul #3 on Roberto Lombardi, team foul #5 | 58-62 |
| 02:11 | Tennessee | Bruce Toro misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-62 |
| 02:10 | Tennessee | Willie McCalpane tips it in | 60-62 |
| 01:51 | Kentucky | Alonzo Gonzales clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 60-62 |
| 01:50 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo tips it home | 60-64 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee | Gary Rowe comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 60-64 |
| 01:41 | Tennessee | Roman Martin pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-64 |
| 01:24 | Tennessee | Roman Martin lays it in | 62-64 |
| 01:04 | Kentucky | Roberto Lombardi hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Wilson | 62-67 |
| 00:48 | Tennessee | Roman Martin misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-67 |
| 00:46 | Tennessee | Willie McCalpane tips it home | 64-67 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Rene Rizzo clanks a turnaround in the lane | 64-67 |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | James Wilson snags the offensive board | 64-67 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | James Wilson is hacked by Bruce Toro - foul #1 on Bruce Toro, team foul #8 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Quill (C) David King | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Schreiner (PG) Alonzo Gonzales | |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | James Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Joseph Quill grabs the board | 64-68 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Tennessee | Gary Rowe can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 64-68 |
| 00:09 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Quill | 64-68 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Gary Rowe can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 64-68 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | James Wilson pulls down the rebound | 64-68 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | James Wilson is hacked by Gary Rowe in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Rowe, team foul #9 | 64-68 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | James Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | James Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-70 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Willie McCalpane hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 64-70 |