| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 3 pts. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gary Francis (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Oscar Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Broussard (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Thornton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith inbounds the ball | 25-26 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton loses the ball out of bounds | 25-26 |
| 19:29 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses short on a 3 from straight away | 25-26 |
| 19:28 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton snags the defensive board | 25-26 |
| 19:01 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-26 |
| 18:59 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee grabs the board | 25-26 |
| 18:36 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent is whistled for a carry | 25-26 |
| 18:17 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-26 |
| 18:16 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton tips it in | 25-28 |
| 17:52 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jerry Lee | 28-28 |
| 17:29 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard is called for traveling | 28-28 |
| 17:06 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee double dribbles | 28-28 |
| 16:50 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-28 |
| 16:48 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton snags the offensive board | 28-28 |
| 16:32 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Broussard | 28-31 |
| 16:03 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 28-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Wade (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), John Jackson (PF), Todd Scheetz (C) Richard Johnson, Patrick Grant, Jerry Lee, Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin (SF), Carlos Hogan (C) Oscar Smith, Richard Thornton | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Wade (fresh) SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Jackson (fresh) C - Todd Scheetz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gary Francis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jerry Holguin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Broussard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Carlos Hogan (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard is fouled on the floor by John Jackson - foul #1 on John Jackson, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan (C) Todd Scheetz | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 15:19 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin lays it in on a nice dish by Carlos Hogan | 28-33 |
| 14:53 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman banks in the layup | 30-33 |
| 14:32 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard can't finish the layup | 30-33 |
| 14:31 | Kentucky | John Jackson grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 14:07 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 14:05 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 13:43 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Pegg - foul #1 on Nicholas Pegg, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Patrick Grant (SG), Jerry Lee (SF) Patrick Wade, Nicholas Pegg, Bill Greenman | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith (SF), Richard Thornton (C) Jerry Holguin, Carlos Hogan | |
| 13:14 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton clanks a turnaround from close range | 30-33 |
| 13:13 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jerry Lee | 30-33 |
| 13:06 | Kentucky | A charge is called on John Jackson - foul #2 on John Jackson, team foul #3 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Criner (PF) John Broussard | |
| 12:41 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-33 |
| 12:40 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Criner tips it home | 30-35 |
| 12:20 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Johnson | 33-35 |
| 12:02 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gary Francis (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Oscar Smith (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Criner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan is fouled on the floor by Richard Thornton - foul #2 on Richard Thornton, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (SF), Eldridge Kent (C) John Jackson, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson (SG), John Broussard (PF) Gary Francis, Thomas Criner | |
| 11:09 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Bill Greenman | 36-37 |
| 10:48 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-37 |
| 10:47 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 10:25 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee scores on a driving attempt from close range set up by Patrick Grant | 38-37 |
| 10:06 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Jackson | 38-39 |
| 09:40 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 09:39 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 09:10 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 09:09 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Gerald Johnson - foul #1 on Gerald Johnson, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Wade (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), John Jackson (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Richard Johnson, Patrick Grant, Jerry Lee, Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis (SG), Jerry Holguin (SF), Thomas Criner (PF), Carlos Hogan (C) Gerald Johnson, Oscar Smith, John Broussard, Richard Thornton | |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 08:26 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 40-39 |
| 08:25 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman grabs the defensive rebound | 40-39 |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Patrick Wade | 43-39 |
| 07:43 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis misses the jumper from the free throw line | 43-39 |
| 07:41 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Wade (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Francis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jerry Holguin (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Criner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carlos Hogan (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 43-39 |
| 07:22 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Jerry Holguin | 43-39 |
| 07:00 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin travels with the ball | 43-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Patrick Grant (SG), Eldridge Kent (SF) Patrick Wade, Nicholas Pegg, Bill Greenman | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson (SG) James Jackson | |
| 06:36 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by John Jackson | 45-39 |
| 06:10 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-42 |
| 05:50 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 05:49 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 05:28 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis travels with the ball | 45-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jerry Lee (PF) John Jackson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Jackson (PG), Oscar Smith (SF), John Broussard (PF), Richard Thornton (C) Gerald Johnson, Jerry Holguin, Thomas Criner, Carlos Hogan | |
| 05:09 | Kentucky | James Jackson is called for the reach on Patrick Grant - foul #3 on James Jackson, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (SF) Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 04:53 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant is fouled on the floor by Gary Francis - foul #2 on Gary Francis, team foul #4 | 45-42 |
| 04:31 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by James Jackson - foul #4 on James Jackson, team foul #5 | 45-42 |
| 04:31 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 04:31 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 04:31 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 04:07 | Vanderbilt | The jumper by John Broussard is denied by Jerry Lee | 46-42 |
| 04:06 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard misses the tip | 46-42 |
| 04:04 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 03:35 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent scores on a runner near the basket and he's fouled by Gary Francis - foul #3 on Gary Francis, team foul #6 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Wade (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), Jon Carnahan (C) Richard Johnson, Patrick Grant, Bill Greenman | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson (SG) Gary Francis | |
| 03:35 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent makes the free throw | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Wade (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) SF - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gerald Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Oscar Smith (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Broussard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Oscar Smith | 49-45 |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PF) Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin (SF) Oscar Smith | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:51 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Patrick Grant (SG), Bill Greenman (SF) Patrick Wade, Nicholas Pegg, John Jackson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis (SG), Oscar Smith (SF) Gerald Johnson, Jerry Holguin | |
| 02:34 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-45 |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee grabs the board | 49-45 |
| 02:12 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman connects on the jump hook in the paint | 51-45 |
| 01:53 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Lee steps in front of the Richard Thornton pass | 51-45 |
| 01:30 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses long on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Oscar Smith - foul #1 on Oscar Smith, team foul #7 | 51-45 |
| 01:30 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 01:30 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:14 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 01:12 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 00:47 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard snags the defensive board | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:42 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-45 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee grabs the board | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:38 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee is hacked by James Jackson in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Jackson, team foul #8 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent (C) Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson (SG) James Jackson | |
| 00:38 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee makes the 1st free throw | 54-45 |
| 00:38 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 00:32 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton knocks in the shot from the left side | 55-47 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Francis - foul #4 on Gary Francis, team foul #9 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PF) Jerry Lee | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 55-47 |
| 00:30 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton pulls down the rebound | 55-47 |
| 00:24 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-47 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | John Jackson snags the defensive board | 55-47 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-47 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson is hacked by Gary Francis in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gary Francis, team foul #10 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Keith Lee (SG) Gary Francis | |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 56-47 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:13 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-47 |
| 00:11 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson snags the offensive board | 57-47 |
| 00:07 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson runs out the clock | 57-47 |