| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gary Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glen Marks (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Gerald Legg (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Douglass Murray (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Kowalski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Hayden (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joel Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Craig Keller (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Juhasz (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Craig Keller inbounds the ball | 25-19 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Vanderbilt | Craig Keller scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by James Hayden | 25-21 |
| 19:25 | Kentucky | Douglass Murray hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 25-21 |
| 19:24 | Kentucky | Douglass Murray tips it in | 27-21 |
| 19:04 | Vanderbilt | Joel Bailey loses the ball out of bounds | 27-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Dameron (PG), Donald Baker (SF) Gary Stephens, Gerald Legg | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 18:51 | Kentucky | Glen Marks can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-21 |
| 18:50 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Juhasz grabs the defensive rebound | 27-21 |
| 18:29 | Vanderbilt | Joel Bailey misses the lay-in but he's fouled by David Dameron - foul #1 on David Dameron, team foul #1 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Stephens (PG), Gerald Legg (SF) David Dameron, Donald Baker | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 18:29 | Vanderbilt | Joel Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 27-22 |
| 18:29 | Vanderbilt | Joel Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 18:15 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 27-23 |
| 18:14 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski tips it in | 29-23 |
| 17:54 | Vanderbilt | Joel Bailey lays it up and in set up by James Hayden | 29-25 |
| 17:28 | Kentucky | Craig Keller takes the ball from Gary Stephens | 29-25 |
| 17:23 | Vanderbilt | James Hayden lays it up and in on a nice dish by Craig Keller | 29-27 |
| 17:11 | Kentucky | Glen Marks knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-27 |
| 16:42 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey Bailey makes the wide open shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Craig Keller | 31-29 |
| 16:26 | Kentucky | Gerald Legg clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-29 |
| 16:25 | Kentucky | Douglass Murray grabs the offensive board | 31-29 |
| 16:05 | Kentucky | Gary Stephens makes the jump hook in the lane | 33-29 |
| 15:41 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Juhasz knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from James Hayden | 33-31 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gary Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glen Marks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Gerald Legg (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Douglass Murray (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Kowalski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Hayden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joel Bailey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Craig Keller (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Juhasz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Kentucky | Gerald Legg misses the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Jerry Juhasz - foul #2 on Jerry Juhasz, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Dameron (PG), Jason Christensen (SG), Anthony Mallery (PF), Michael Iglesias (C) Gary Stephens, Glen Marks, Douglass Murray, Charles Kowalski | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mark Huski (C) Jeffrey Bailey | |
| 15:34 | Kentucky | Gerald Legg misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 15:34 | Kentucky | Gerald Legg makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 15:08 | Vanderbilt | Craig Keller misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 15:07 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Iglesias | 34-31 |
| 14:50 | Kentucky | David Dameron scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Jerry Juhasz - foul #3 on Jerry Juhasz, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Glen Marks (SG), Donald Baker (SF) Jason Christensen, Gerald Legg | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 14:50 | Kentucky | David Dameron makes the free throw | 37-31 |
| 14:24 | Vanderbilt | Craig Keller hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Hayden | 37-33 |
| 14:05 | Kentucky | Glen Marks makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Dameron | 39-33 |
| 13:50 | Vanderbilt | James Hayden splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 39-33 |
| 13:49 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Anthony Mallery | 39-33 |
| 13:28 | Kentucky | Glen Marks connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Donald Baker | 42-33 |
| 13:04 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Juhasz can't connect on a shot in the paint | 42-33 |
| 13:02 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Juhasz pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 12:43 | Vanderbilt | Craig Keller scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by James Hayden | 42-35 |
| 12:24 | Kentucky | David Dameron is whistled for a carry | 42-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Stephens (PG), Jason Christensen (SG), Gerald Legg (SF), Douglass Murray (PF), Charles Kowalski (C) David Dameron, Glen Marks, Donald Baker, Anthony Mallery, Michael Iglesias | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kevin Coleman (SG), Donnie Gregory (PF), Jeffrey Bailey (C) Joel Bailey, Jerry Juhasz, Mark Huski | |
| 12:11 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey Bailey misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Kowalski - foul #2 on Charles Kowalski, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| 12:11 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 12:11 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 11:53 | Kentucky | Craig Keller takes the ball from Gary Stephens | 42-36 |
| 11:49 | Vanderbilt | Craig Keller lays it up and in | 42-38 |
| 11:34 | Kentucky | Gerald Legg scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Douglass Murray | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gary Stephens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Christensen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Legg (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Douglass Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Kowalski (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Hayden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 ast. SG - Kevin Coleman (fresh) SF - Craig Keller (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donnie Gregory (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:09 | Vanderbilt | Craig Keller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Glen Marks (SG) Jason Christensen | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Defelice (PG), Cedric Crispin (SF) James Hayden, Craig Keller | |
| 10:55 | Kentucky | Gary Stephens scores on a driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Gerald Legg and he's fouled by William Defelice - foul #2 on William Defelice, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jason Christensen (SG) Glen Marks | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 10:55 | Kentucky | Gary Stephens makes the free throw | 47-38 |
| 10:28 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey Bailey clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-38 |
| 10:27 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski gets the rebound | 47-38 |
| 10:21 | Kentucky | Jason Christensen clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 10:20 | Vanderbilt | Donnie Gregory grabs the defensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 09:52 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey Bailey buries a floater from the right side on a great pass from William Defelice | 47-40 |
| 09:30 | Kentucky | Kevin Coleman steals the ball from Jason Christensen | 47-40 |
| 09:01 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey Bailey blows the layup but he's fouled by Charles Kowalski - foul #3 on Charles Kowalski, team foul #3 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Glen Marks (SG) Gerald Legg | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Hayden (PG), Joel Bailey (SG), Craig Keller (SF), Jerry Juhasz (PF) William Defelice, Kevin Coleman, Cedric Crispin, Donnie Gregory | |
| 09:01 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 09:01 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 08:42 | Kentucky | Glen Marks can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 08:41 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Juhasz gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 08:19 | Vanderbilt | Craig Keller is fouled on the floor by Jason Christensen - foul #2 on Jason Christensen, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Dameron (PG), Donald Baker (SF), Anthony Mallery (PF) Gary Stephens, Jason Christensen, Douglass Murray | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mark Huski (C) Jeffrey Bailey | |
| 08:09 | Vanderbilt | Craig Keller lays it in on a great pass from James Hayden | 47-44 |
| 07:55 | Kentucky | David Dameron misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-44 |
| 07:54 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski grabs the offensive board | 47-44 |
| 07:34 | Kentucky | Glen Marks misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-44 |
| 07:33 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Juhasz grabs the board | 47-44 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Dameron (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Glen Marks (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Donald Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Mallery (fresh) C - Charles Kowalski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Hayden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 ast. SG - Joel Bailey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Craig Keller (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Juhasz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Mark Huski (fresh) | |
| 07:16 | Vanderbilt | Joel Bailey is whistled for traveling | 47-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Stephens (PG), Gerald Legg (SF), Douglass Murray (PF), Michael Iglesias (C) David Dameron, Donald Baker, Anthony Mallery, Charles Kowalski | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 06:54 | Kentucky | Glen Marks is hacked by Jerry Juhasz - foul #4 on Jerry Juhasz, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| 06:44 | Kentucky | Jerry Juhasz is called for the reach on Gerald Legg - foul #5 on Jerry Juhasz, team foul #5 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski (C) Michael Iglesias | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donnie Gregory (PF), Jeffrey Bailey (C) Jerry Juhasz, Mark Huski | |
| 06:31 | Kentucky | Gerald Legg is fouled on the floor by Joel Bailey - foul #1 on Joel Bailey, team foul #6 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Iglesias (C) Charles Kowalski | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 06:15 | Kentucky | Gary Stephens misses short on a floater from the right side | 47-44 |
| 06:13 | Vanderbilt | Joel Bailey grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 05:44 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey Bailey misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-44 |
| 05:42 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey Bailey grabs the offensive board | 47-44 |
| 05:13 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Legg picks off the pass by Craig Keller | 47-44 |
| 04:52 | Kentucky | Gerald Legg buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Glen Marks | 50-44 |
| 04:33 | Vanderbilt | Donnie Gregory misses badly on a floater from close range | 50-44 |
| 04:32 | Vanderbilt | Craig Keller tips it but misses | 50-44 |
| 04:30 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Bailey | 50-44 |
| 04:14 | Vanderbilt | Donnie Gregory is hacked by Douglass Murray - foul #2 on Douglass Murray, team foul #5 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Dameron (PG), Jason Christensen (SG), Donald Baker (SF), Anthony Mallery (PF), Charles Kowalski (C) Gary Stephens, Glen Marks, Gerald Legg, Douglass Murray, Michael Iglesias | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Defelice (PG), Kevin Coleman (SG), Cedric Crispin (SF), Mark Huski (C) James Hayden, Joel Bailey, Craig Keller, Jeffrey Bailey | |
| 03:49 | Vanderbilt | Cedric Crispin misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by David Dameron - foul #2 on David Dameron, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gerald Legg (SF) Donald Baker | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 03:49 | Vanderbilt | Cedric Crispin makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 03:49 | Vanderbilt | Cedric Crispin misses the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 03:49 | Kentucky | Gerald Legg pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 03:24 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski misses the turnaround in the paint | 50-45 |
| 03:22 | Vanderbilt | Cedric Crispin grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Dameron (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jason Christensen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gerald Legg (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Mallery (fresh) C - Charles Kowalski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - William Defelice (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kevin Coleman (fresh) SF - Cedric Crispin (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donnie Gregory (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Huski (fresh) | |
| 02:55 | Vanderbilt | Mark Huski can't finish the layup | 50-45 |
| 02:54 | Vanderbilt | Cedric Crispin can't tip it in | 50-45 |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Gerald Legg snags the defensive board | 50-45 |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | Jason Christensen is hacked by Kevin Coleman - foul #1 on Kevin Coleman, team foul #7 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Stephens (PG), Glen Marks (SG), Douglass Murray (PF) David Dameron, Gerald Legg, Anthony Mallery | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Hayden (PG), Joel Bailey (SG), Craig Keller (PF), Jeffrey Bailey (C) William Defelice, Kevin Coleman, Donnie Gregory, Mark Huski | |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | Jason Christensen misses the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 02:45 | Vanderbilt | Craig Keller pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 02:16 | Vanderbilt | Cedric Crispin is hacked by Charles Kowalski - foul #4 on Charles Kowalski, team foul #7 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Baker (SF) Jason Christensen | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 02:16 | Vanderbilt | Cedric Crispin makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 02:16 | Vanderbilt | Cedric Crispin misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 02:16 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 01:58 | Kentucky | Glen Marks misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 01:56 | Vanderbilt | Craig Keller pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 01:29 | Vanderbilt | Craig Keller comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Charles Kowalski - foul #5 on Charles Kowalski, team foul #8 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gerald Legg (SF), Michael Iglesias (C) Donald Baker, Charles Kowalski | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donnie Gregory (PF) Cedric Crispin | |
| 01:29 | Vanderbilt | Craig Keller misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 01:29 | Vanderbilt | Craig Keller makes the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 01:18 | Kentucky | Glen Marks is fouled on the floor by Joel Bailey - foul #2 on Joel Bailey, team foul #8 | 50-47 |
| 01:18 | Kentucky | Glen Marks makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 01:18 | Kentucky | Glen Marks makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 01:02 | Vanderbilt | James Hayden scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Gary Stephens scores on a jumper from the free throw line set up by Gerald Legg | 54-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Vanderbilt | Joel Bailey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Glen Marks is hacked by Joel Bailey in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joel Bailey, team foul #9 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Dameron (PG) Gary Stephens | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Glen Marks misses the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 00:35 | Vanderbilt | Donnie Gregory gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| 00:30 | Vanderbilt | Donnie Gregory is by himself and knocks in the floater from the right block set up by James Hayden out of the doubleteam | 54-52 |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Glen Marks is hacked by James Hayden in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Hayden, team foul #10 | 54-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Stephens (PG) David Dameron | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Glen Marks makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Glen Marks misses the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:29 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Bailey | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Vanderbilt | James Hayden misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-52 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Glen Marks grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 00:08 | Kentucky | Joel Bailey is called for the reach on Glen Marks in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joel Bailey, team foul #11 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Dameron (PG) Gary Stephens | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:08 | Kentucky | Glen Marks makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:08 | Kentucky | Glen Marks makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Vanderbilt | James Hayden makes the contested 3 pointer from straight away | 57-55 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | David Dameron runs out the clock | 57-55 |