| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Tuten (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Darren Ramsey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Quincy Gillingham (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Carl Rodrigues (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gilberto Colombo (fresh) C - Hedeon Janczunski (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Joseph Reed inbounds the ball | 25-21 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Kentucky | Joseph Reed is whistled for a carry | 25-21 |
| 19:31 | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Oliver - foul #2 on Jeffrey Oliver, team foul #1 | 25-21 |
| 19:20 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo loses the dribble to Joseph Reed | 25-21 |
| 19:15 | Kentucky | John Smith misses the 3 from the right corner | 25-21 |
| 19:13 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues gets the rebound | 25-21 |
| 18:56 | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham misses short on a floater from the left block | 25-21 |
| 18:55 | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham tips it back up and in | 25-23 |
| 18:33 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Oliver hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Carl Rodrigues - foul #1 on Carl Rodrigues, team foul #1 | 25-23 |
| 18:33 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 18:33 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Oliver misses the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 18:33 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 18:17 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-23 |
| 18:15 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski grabs the offensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 18:04 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski's dunk attempt is rejected by Jeffrey Oliver | 26-23 |
| 18:03 | Kentucky | Donald Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 26-23 |
| 17:39 | Kentucky | Joseph Reed jams it on a great pass from Donald Jones | 28-23 |
| 17:13 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski drills a turnaround from the left block | 28-25 |
| 16:52 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Oliver knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Jones | 30-25 |
| 16:32 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Steven Tuten - foul #2 on Steven Tuten, team foul #2 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Duff (SF), Scott Traylor (PF), Gerard Deleon (C) Joseph Reed, Jeffrey Oliver, Steven Tuten | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia (SF), Justin Dodge (PF) Carl Rodrigues, Gilberto Colombo | |
| 16:32 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 16:32 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 16:12 | Kentucky | Scott Traylor drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-27 |
| 15:49 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 33-27 |
| 15:48 | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-27 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Smith (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SF - Charles Duff (fresh) PF - Scott Traylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Gerard Deleon (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Darren Ramsey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Quincy Gillingham (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ramon Garcia (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Justin Dodge (fresh) C - Hedeon Janczunski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Hedeon Janczunski | 33-30 |
| 15:05 | Kentucky | Donald Jones hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from John Smith | 35-30 |
| 14:46 | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 14:45 | Kentucky | Charles Duff grabs the defensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 14:20 | Kentucky | Donald Jones comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 14:19 | Kentucky | Donald Jones pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-30 |
| 14:00 | Kentucky | Scott Traylor scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by John Smith | 38-30 |
| 13:31 | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 13:30 | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham gets the offensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 13:04 | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey is hacked by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #3 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett (PG), James Frasher (SG), Joseph Reed (SF), Jeffrey Oliver (PF), Steven Tuten (C) John Smith, Donald Jones, Charles Duff, Scott Traylor, Gerard Deleon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Barry Proctor (SG), Carl Rodrigues (SF), Gilberto Colombo (PF), Christopher Beckner (C) Darren Ramsey, Ramon Garcia, Justin Dodge, Hedeon Janczunski | |
| 12:43 | Tennessee | Gilberto Colombo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 12:42 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 12:17 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 38-30 |
| 12:15 | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham pulls down the rebound | 38-30 |
| 12:09 | Tennessee | Barry Proctor can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-30 |
| 12:08 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Oliver pulls down the rebound | 38-30 |
| 12:04 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett buries a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Joseph Reed and he's fouled by Carl Rodrigues - foul #2 on Carl Rodrigues, team foul #2 | 40-30 |
| 12:04 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett misses the free throw | 40-30 |
| 12:04 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues gets the rebound | 40-30 |
| 11:42 | Tennessee | Barry Proctor is hacked by Jeffrey Oliver - foul #3 on Jeffrey Oliver, team foul #4 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Justin Dodge (C) Christopher Beckner | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Cameron Hewlett (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - James Frasher (fresh) SF - Joseph Reed (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Oliver (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Tuten (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Quincy Gillingham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Barry Proctor (fresh) SF - Carl Rodrigues (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gilberto Colombo (fresh) C - Justin Dodge (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 40-30 |
| 11:34 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues misses the tip | 40-30 |
| 11:33 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Steven Tuten | 40-30 |
| 11:15 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Oliver is whistled for traveling | 40-30 |
| 10:48 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues is hacked by Joseph Reed - foul #1 on Joseph Reed, team foul #5 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski (C) Justin Dodge | |
| 10:26 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski can't connect on a floater near the basket but he's hacked by Steven Tuten - foul #3 on Steven Tuten, team foul #6 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Jones (SG) James Frasher | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey (PG) Barry Proctor | |
| 10:26 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 10:26 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski misses the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 10:26 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 09:57 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett is hacked by Hedeon Janczunski - foul #2 on Hedeon Janczunski, team foul #3 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Duff (SF) Joseph Reed | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia (SF) Carl Rodrigues | |
| 09:33 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Oliver blows the layup | 40-31 |
| 09:32 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Oliver hits the follow up shot | 42-31 |
| 09:04 | Tennessee | Quincy Gillingham misses the jumper from the right side | 42-31 |
| 09:03 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten grabs the board | 42-31 |
| 08:34 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 42-31 |
| 08:33 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Ramon Garcia | 42-31 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:15 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski's floater is tipped away by Steven Tuten | 42-31 |
| 08:14 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski tips it but misses | 42-31 |
| 08:12 | Kentucky | Donald Jones gets the rebound | 42-31 |
| 07:46 | Kentucky | Charles Duff misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 07:44 | Tennessee | Hedeon Janczunski gets the rebound | 42-31 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Cameron Hewlett (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Donald Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SF - Charles Duff (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Oliver (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Tuten (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Darren Ramsey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Quincy Gillingham (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Ramon Garcia (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gilberto Colombo (fairly fresh) C - Hedeon Janczunski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 42-31 |
| 07:31 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Oliver | 42-31 |
| 07:11 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett clanks a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Darren Ramsey - foul #3 on Darren Ramsey, team foul #4 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Frasher (SG), Joseph Reed (SF), Scott Traylor (PF), Gerard Deleon (C) Donald Jones, Charles Duff, Jeffrey Oliver, Steven Tuten | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Barry Proctor (PG), Carl Rodrigues (SF), Andrew Dillard (PF), Justin Dodge (C) Darren Ramsey, Quincy Gillingham, Gilberto Colombo, Hedeon Janczunski | |
| 07:11 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 07:11 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett makes the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| 07:02 | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-31 |
| 07:00 | Tennessee | Andrew Dillard grabs the offensive board | 44-31 |
| 06:53 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Smith (PG) Cameron Hewlett | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 06:29 | Kentucky | Joseph Reed clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 44-31 |
| 06:28 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Gerard Deleon | 44-31 |
| 06:02 | Kentucky | Gerard Deleon misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-31 |
| 06:01 | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia grabs the defensive rebound | 44-31 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 05:47 | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-31 |
| 05:45 | Kentucky | Gerard Deleon pulls down the rebound | 44-31 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:16 | Kentucky | Scott Traylor scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from James Frasher | 46-31 |
| 05:11 | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-31 |
| 05:09 | Tennessee | Andrew Dillard tips it back up and in | 46-33 |
| 04:48 | Kentucky | Scott Traylor loses the ball out of bounds | 46-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett (PG), Donald Jones (SG), Jeffrey Oliver (PF) John Smith, James Frasher, Scott Traylor | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Darren Ramsey (PG), Quincy Gillingham (SG), Hedeon Janczunski (C) Barry Proctor, Ramon Garcia, Andrew Dillard | |
| 04:40 | Tennessee | Donald Jones is called for the reach on Justin Dodge - foul #2 on Donald Jones, team foul #7 | 46-33 |
| 04:40 | Tennessee | Justin Dodge misses the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 04:40 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Oliver gets the rebound | 46-33 |
| 04:13 | Kentucky | Joseph Reed is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Darren Ramsey - foul #4 on Darren Ramsey, team foul #5 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Tuten (C) Gerard Deleon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Barry Proctor (PG), Ramon Garcia (SG), Andrew Dillard (SF), Christopher Beckner (PF) Darren Ramsey, Quincy Gillingham, Carl Rodrigues, Hedeon Janczunski | |
| 04:13 | Kentucky | Joseph Reed makes the 1st free throw | 47-33 |
| 04:13 | Kentucky | Joseph Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| 04:06 | Tennessee | Cameron Hewlett takes the ball from Barry Proctor | 48-33 |
| 04:03 | Kentucky | Joseph Reed slams it home on a great pass from Cameron Hewlett | 50-33 |
| 03:41 | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-33 |
| 03:40 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten grabs the board | 50-33 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Cameron Hewlett (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SF - Joseph Reed (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeffrey Oliver (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Steven Tuten (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Barry Proctor (fresh) SG - Ramon Garcia (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Dillard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Beckner (fresh) C - Justin Dodge (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:21 | Kentucky | Joseph Reed hits a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Cameron Hewlett | 52-33 |
| 03:10 | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-36 |
| 02:47 | Kentucky | Donald Jones scores on a shot near the basket | 54-36 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:35 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Oliver is called for the reach on Barry Proctor - foul #4 on Jeffrey Oliver, team foul #8 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Duff (SF), Scott Traylor (PF) Joseph Reed, Jeffrey Oliver | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 02:35 | Tennessee | Barry Proctor makes the 1st free throw | 54-37 |
| 02:35 | Tennessee | Barry Proctor misses the 2nd free throw | 54-37 |
| 02:35 | Tennessee | Christopher Beckner pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-37 |
| 02:25 | Tennessee | Barry Proctor comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-37 |
| 02:24 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Beckner | 54-37 |
| 02:19 | Tennessee | Barry Proctor misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 54-37 |
| 02:18 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett snags the defensive board | 54-37 |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett is hacked by Ramon Garcia - foul #1 on Ramon Garcia, team foul #6 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Reed (SF), Jeffrey Oliver (PF) Charles Duff, Scott Traylor | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 01:25 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Oliver misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-37 |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten tips it in | 56-37 |
| 01:09 | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-37 |
| 01:07 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten grabs the defensive rebound | 56-37 |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 56-37 |
| 00:53 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-37 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten is alone and drills a jumper from the right block set up by Donald Jones | 58-37 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | Ramon Garcia connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-40 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett runs out the clock | 58-40 |