| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Payne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alton Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 6 pts. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman inbounds the ball | 20-28 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman is fouled on the floor by Cheng-Gong Xayasith - foul #1 on Cheng-Gong Xayasith, team foul #1 | 20-28 |
| 19:19 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Jon Carnahan | 20-30 |
| 18:57 | Tennessee | Jerry Lee denies the turnaround by Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 20-30 |
| 18:55 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan grabs the board | 20-30 |
| 18:29 | Kentucky | Leroy Carpenter denies the turnaround by Patrick Grant | 20-30 |
| 18:28 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera gets the rebound | 20-30 |
| 18:07 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith's pass is intercepted by Jerry Lee | 20-30 |
| 17:42 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-30 |
| 17:41 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan tips it back up and in | 20-32 |
| 17:28 | Tennessee | Harold Payne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Goss (C) Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:03 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee connects on the driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Randall Mosquera - foul #2 on Randall Mosquera, team foul #2 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (SG) Cheng-Gong Xayasith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG), John Jackson (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Patrick Grant, Bill Greenman, Jon Carnahan | |
| 17:03 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee makes the free throw | 20-35 |
| 16:48 | Tennessee | Harold Payne clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-35 |
| 16:47 | Tennessee | Alton Parker tips it home | 22-35 |
| 16:22 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-35 |
| 16:20 | Tennessee | Alton Parker pulls down the rebound | 22-35 |
| 16:06 | Tennessee | Harold Payne misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-35 |
| 16:04 | Tennessee | Robert Dixon grabs the offensive rebound | 22-35 |
| 15:44 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera is fouled on the floor by John Jackson - foul #3 on John Jackson, team foul #1 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Laurence Mozingo (PF), Leroy Carpenter (C) Robert Dixon, Randall Mosquera, Robert Goss | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), Bill Greenman (SF), Jon Carnahan (C) Richard Johnson, Jerry Lee, Eldridge Kent | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Payne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Laurence Mozingo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 7 pts. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 3 pf. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:39 | Tennessee | Harold Payne scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 25-35 |
| 15:14 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses the jumper from the right side | 25-35 |
| 15:12 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan misses the tip | 25-35 |
| 15:10 | Tennessee | Harold Payne pulls down the rebound | 25-35 |
| 14:54 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Nicholas Pegg - foul #1 on Nicholas Pegg, team foul #2 | 25-35 |
| 14:54 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo makes the 1st free throw | 26-35 |
| 14:54 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo makes the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 14:35 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Nicholas Pegg | 27-38 |
| 14:18 | Tennessee | John Jackson steals the ball from Leroy Carpenter | 27-38 |
| 13:49 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-38 |
| 13:48 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo grabs the defensive rebound | 27-38 |
| 13:30 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter misses the driving attempt from the right block | 27-38 |
| 13:29 | Kentucky | John Jackson gets the rebound | 27-38 |
| 13:02 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant hits a wide open fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Bill Greenman | 27-40 |
| 12:49 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter makes the jumper from the baseline | 29-40 |
| 12:31 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant is hacked by Laurence Mozingo - foul #4 on Laurence Mozingo, team foul #3 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (PG), Robert Dixon (SG), David Morgan (SF), Randall Mosquera (PF), Robert Goss (C) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Harold Payne, Alton Parker, Laurence Mozingo, Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Ernest Vickrey (SG), Jerry Lee (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Patrick Grant, Nicholas Pegg, John Jackson, Jon Carnahan | |
| 12:16 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Jerry Lee is denied by Robert Goss | 29-40 |
| 12:14 | Tennessee | Robert Dixon pulls down the rebound | 29-40 |
| 11:56 | Tennessee | Robert Goss drills a jumper from the left wing | 31-40 |
| 11:34 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee clanks a floater from the baseline | 31-40 |
| 11:32 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera pulls down the rebound | 31-40 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Larry Dreher (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Dixon (fresh) SF - David Morgan (fresh) PF - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Goss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ernest Vickrey (fresh) SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Tennessee | Larry Dreher misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 31-40 |
| 11:19 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee pulls down the rebound | 31-40 |
| 10:50 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-40 |
| 10:49 | Tennessee | Robert Goss grabs the board | 31-40 |
| 10:42 | Tennessee | Robert Goss misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-40 |
| 10:41 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee pulls down the rebound | 31-40 |
| 10:18 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee is called for a charge - foul #1 on Jerry Lee, team foul #3 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Harold Payne (SG), Alton Parker (SF) Larry Dreher, Robert Dixon, David Morgan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (SG), Jon Carnahan (C) Ernest Vickrey, Bill Greenman | |
| 10:03 | Tennessee | Jerry Lee denies the turnaround by Randall Mosquera | 31-40 |
| 10:02 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera grabs the offensive board | 31-40 |
| 09:51 | Tennessee | Robert Goss can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Jon Carnahan - foul #2 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #4 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter (C) Randall Mosquera | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (SF), John Jackson (PF) Eldridge Kent, Jerry Lee | |
| 09:51 | Tennessee | Robert Goss makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 09:51 | Tennessee | Robert Goss misses the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 09:51 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 09:26 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 09:24 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Leroy Carpenter | 32-40 |
| 09:06 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Leroy Carpenter is denied by Bill Greenman | 32-40 |
| 09:04 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Leroy Carpenter | 32-40 |
| 08:46 | Tennessee | Harold Payne blows the layup but the foul's on John Jackson - foul #4 on John Jackson, team foul #5 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (PF) Robert Goss | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG), Eldridge Kent (SF), Jerry Lee (PF) Richard Johnson, Bill Greenman, John Jackson | |
| 08:46 | Tennessee | Harold Payne makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 08:46 | Tennessee | Harold Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 08:27 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Harold Payne - foul #1 on Harold Payne, team foul #4 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Morgan (C) Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Todd Scheetz (C) Jon Carnahan | |
| 08:27 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 08:27 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 08:07 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Pegg - foul #2 on Nicholas Pegg, team foul #6 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (SF) Todd Scheetz | |
| 07:50 | Tennessee | Alton Parker is whistled for a carry | 34-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo (PF) Randall Mosquera | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PF) Bill Greenman | |
| 07:22 | Kentucky | John Jackson is fouled on the floor by Laurence Mozingo - foul #5 on Laurence Mozingo, team foul #5 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (SG), Randall Mosquera (PF) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Laurence Mozingo | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Jon Carnahan (C) Patrick Grant, Eldridge Kent | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Harold Payne (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Dixon (fresh) SF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - David Morgan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 4 pf. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:14 | Kentucky | Randall Mosquera steals the ball from John Jackson | 34-41 |
| 07:02 | Tennessee | Alton Parker is hacked by Jerry Lee - foul #2 on Jerry Lee, team foul #7 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (PG), Leroy Carpenter (C) Harold Payne, David Morgan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (SF) Jerry Lee | |
| 07:02 | Tennessee | Alton Parker makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 07:02 | Tennessee | Alton Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| 07:02 | Kentucky | John Jackson grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 06:39 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-41 |
| 06:38 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 06:25 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter is denied on a layup by Richard Johnson | 35-41 |
| 06:24 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg grabs the board | 35-41 |
| 06:02 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses badly on a runner in the lane | 35-41 |
| 06:01 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Alton Parker | 35-41 |
| 05:49 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 35-41 |
| 05:47 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera tips it but misses | 35-41 |
| 05:46 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:31 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Leroy Carpenter - foul #3 on Leroy Carpenter, team foul #6 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Harold Payne (SG), David Morgan (SF), Robert Goss (C) Larry Dreher, Robert Dixon, Alton Parker, Leroy Carpenter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (SG), Eldridge Kent (SF), Jerry Lee (PF) Nicholas Pegg, Bill Greenman, John Jackson | |
| 05:31 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan misses the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 05:31 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 05:07 | Tennessee | Harold Payne misses the shot from the free throw line | 35-42 |
| 05:05 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson grabs the board | 35-42 |
| 04:43 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan blows the layup | 35-42 |
| 04:41 | Tennessee | Harold Payne grabs the defensive rebound | 35-42 |
| 04:24 | Tennessee | Robert Goss can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-42 |
| 04:22 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent grabs the board | 35-42 |
| 04:05 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses the easy layup but the foul's on Randall Mosquera - foul #3 on Randall Mosquera, team foul #7 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter (C) David Morgan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG), John Jackson (PF) Richard Johnson, Jon Carnahan | |
| 04:05 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 04:05 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 04:05 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter gets the rebound | 35-43 |
| 03:44 | Tennessee | Robert Goss misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-43 |
| 03:42 | Kentucky | John Jackson grabs the board | 35-43 |
| 03:18 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Cheng-Gong Xayasith - foul #2 on Cheng-Gong Xayasith, team foul #8 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Alton Parker (SF) Robert Goss | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:18 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 03:18 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Payne (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) | |
| 02:56 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter misses the easy layup | 35-44 |
| 02:54 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant gets the rebound | 35-44 |
| 02:54 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 35-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Bill Greenman (SF), Jon Carnahan (C) Nicholas Pegg, John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| 02:34 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Richard Johnson | 35-46 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:27 | Tennessee | Jerry Lee is called for the reach on Randall Mosquera - foul #3 on Jerry Lee, team foul #8 | 35-46 |
| 02:27 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 02:27 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 02:05 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-46 |
| 02:03 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee snags the offensive board | 37-46 |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 37-46 |
| 01:47 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan tips it in | 37-48 |
| 01:30 | Tennessee | Harold Payne misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-48 |
| 01:29 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan snags the defensive board | 37-48 |
| 01:25 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Lee | 37-50 |
| 01:06 | Tennessee | Alton Parker misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 37-50 |
| 01:04 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan snags the defensive board | 37-50 |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant is hacked by Alton Parker - foul #1 on Alton Parker, team foul #9 | 37-50 |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| 00:47 | Tennessee | Alton Parker pulls down the rebound | 37-51 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Tennessee | Harold Payne misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-51 |
| 00:40 | Tennessee | Alton Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 00:36 | Tennessee | Alton Parker knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-51 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Cheng-Gong Xayasith is called for the reach on Richard Johnson - foul #3 on Cheng-Gong Xayasith, team foul #10 | 39-51 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Alton Parker buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-53 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson runs out the clock | 42-53 |