| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) SG - James Sena (fresh) SF - Jim Elliott (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Walczak (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Harvey Hill (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Levi Mayhugh (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Reavis (fresh) PF - Christopher Slane (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Zets (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott inbounds the ball | 33-21 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson loses the dribble to Christopher Slane | 33-21 |
| 19:36 | Tennessee | The refs have stopped play. Christopher Slane is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 33-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Kaufman (PF) Christopher Slane | |
| 19:18 | Tennessee | John Kaufman misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Kevin Jackson - foul #2 on Kevin Jackson, team foul #1 | 33-21 |
| 19:18 | Tennessee | John Kaufman makes the 1st free throw | 33-22 |
| 19:18 | Tennessee | John Kaufman makes the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 18:59 | Kentucky | John Nam makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-23 |
| 18:53 | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Harvey Hill | 36-26 |
| 18:32 | Kentucky | James Sena makes the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Jim Elliott | 39-26 |
| 18:07 | Tennessee | Harvey Hill is hacked by Jim Elliott - foul #1 on Jim Elliott, team foul #2 | 39-26 |
| 18:01 | Tennessee | Henry Walczak picks off the pass by John Kaufman | 39-26 |
| 17:41 | Kentucky | James Sena misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-26 |
| 17:40 | Tennessee | John Kaufman pulls down the rebound | 39-26 |
| 17:21 | Tennessee | John Kaufman connects on the runner near the basket on a great pass from Brian Zets | 39-28 |
| 16:52 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-28 |
| 16:51 | Kentucky | James Sena tips it back up and in | 41-28 |
| 16:25 | Tennessee | Harvey Hill connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Andrew Reavis | 41-31 |
| 15:56 | Kentucky | John Nam comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Andrew Reavis - foul #3 on Andrew Reavis, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell (SG), Anthony Winkler (SF), Christopher Bennett (PF) James Sena, Jim Elliott, Kevin Jackson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue (SG), Daniel Bridger (PF) Andrew Reavis, John Kaufman | |
| 15:56 | Kentucky | John Nam makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 15:56 | Kentucky | John Nam makes the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Phillip Truesdell (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Anthony Winkler (fresh) PF - Christopher Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. C - Henry Walczak (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Harvey Hill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sammy Donahue (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Levi Mayhugh (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Bridger (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brian Zets (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh misses short on a 3 from straight away | 43-31 |
| 15:43 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett grabs the board | 43-31 |
| 15:14 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 43-31 |
| 15:13 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 14:52 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-31 |
| 14:51 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak tips it home | 45-31 |
| 14:36 | Tennessee | John Nam picks off the pass by Sammy Donahue | 45-31 |
| 14:32 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler dunks the ball on a great pass from John Nam | 47-31 |
| 14:25 | Tennessee | Harvey Hill works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-31 |
| 14:24 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Anthony Winkler | 47-31 |
| 14:00 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler misses the easy layup | 47-31 |
| 13:59 | Tennessee | Harvey Hill gets the rebound | 47-31 |
| 13:44 | Tennessee | Brian Zets hits the finger roll on a great pass from Daniel Bridger and the foul's on Henry Walczak - foul #1 on Henry Walczak, team foul #3 | 47-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), Jim Elliott (SF), Kevin Jackson (PF) John Nam, Anthony Winkler, Christopher Bennett | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis (SF), John Kaufman (PF) Sammy Donahue, Daniel Bridger | |
| 13:44 | Tennessee | Brian Zets makes the free throw | 47-34 |
| 13:30 | Kentucky | James Sena drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Jackson | 50-34 |
| 13:10 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis is fouled on the floor by Henry Walczak - foul #2 on Henry Walczak, team foul #4 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harold Hendricks (SG), Christopher Bennett (C) Phillip Truesdell, Henry Walczak | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 12:55 | Tennessee | Harold Hendricks is called for the reach on Levi Mayhugh - foul #2 on Harold Hendricks, team foul #5 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Slane (PF), Daniel Bridger (C) John Kaufman, Brian Zets | |
| 12:47 | Tennessee | Jim Elliott steals it from Daniel Bridger | 50-34 |
| 12:44 | Kentucky | Harold Hendricks banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jim Elliott | 52-34 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:31 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-37 |
| 12:09 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott's floater is knocked away by Daniel Bridger | 52-37 |
| 12:07 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Daniel Bridger | 52-37 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:53 | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh misses the floater from the right side but the foul's on Christopher Bennett - foul #1 on Christopher Bennett, team foul #6 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell (SG), Henry Walczak (C) Harold Hendricks, Christopher Bennett | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue (SG), Brian Zets (C) Harvey Hill, Daniel Bridger | |
| 11:53 | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh makes the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 11:53 | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh misses the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 11:53 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-38 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Sena (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Phillip Truesdell (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jim Elliott (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Walczak (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Levi Mayhugh (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sammy Donahue (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andrew Reavis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Slane (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Zets (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak misses the shot near the basket | 52-38 |
| 11:31 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott snags the offensive board | 52-38 |
| 11:05 | Kentucky | James Sena misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 52-38 |
| 11:04 | Tennessee | Brian Zets grabs the defensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 10:44 | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 52-38 |
| 10:43 | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell gets the rebound | 52-38 |
| 10:16 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Henry Walczak, team foul #7 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), Noel Snow (SF), Anthony Winkler (PF), Christopher Bennett (C) James Sena, Jim Elliott, Kevin Jackson, Henry Walczak | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harvey Hill (PG), John Kaufman (PF) Levi Mayhugh, Christopher Slane | |
| 09:52 | Tennessee | John Kaufman misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-38 |
| 09:51 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Nam | 52-38 |
| 09:46 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harold Hendricks (SG) Phillip Truesdell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger (C) Brian Zets | |
| 09:18 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jim Elliott (SF) Noel Snow | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Gordy (SG) Sammy Donahue | |
| 08:49 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Nam | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:27 | Tennessee | John Kaufman misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Christopher Bennett - foul #2 on Christopher Bennett, team foul #8 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (SG), Kevin Jackson (PF), Henry Walczak (C) Harold Hendricks, Anthony Winkler, Christopher Bennett | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Brian Zets (C) Daniel Bridger | |
| 08:27 | Tennessee | John Kaufman misses the 1st free throw | 54-38 |
| 08:27 | Tennessee | John Kaufman makes the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| 08:13 | Kentucky | James Sena can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 54-39 |
| 08:11 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Brian Zets | 54-39 |
| 07:55 | Tennessee | Harvey Hill clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-39 |
| 07:54 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis gets the offensive rebound | 54-39 |
| 07:40 | Tennessee | Brian Zets's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue (SG), Levi Mayhugh (SF), Christopher Slane (PF) Harvey Hill, Andrew Reavis, John Kaufman | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Sena (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jim Elliott (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Henry Walczak (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Donald Gordy (fresh) SG - Sammy Donahue (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Levi Mayhugh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Slane (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Zets (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Brian Zets - foul #3 on Brian Zets, team foul #2 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler (SF) Jim Elliott | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 07:11 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 55-39 |
| 07:11 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-39 |
| 07:08 | Tennessee | John Nam steals the ball from Donald Gordy in the backcourt | 56-39 |
| 06:54 | Kentucky | John Nam hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-39 |
| 06:36 | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Donald Gordy | 59-41 |
| 06:31 | Kentucky | John Nam misses the 3 from the right corner | 59-41 |
| 06:30 | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh grabs the defensive rebound | 59-41 |
| 06:25 | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-41 |
| 06:23 | Kentucky | John Nam gets the rebound | 59-41 |
| 06:19 | Kentucky | James Sena is fouled on the floor by Sammy Donahue - foul #1 on Sammy Donahue, team foul #3 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell (SG), Christopher Bennett (PF) James Sena, Kevin Jackson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harvey Hill (PG), Daniel Bridger (C) Donald Gordy, Brian Zets | |
| 05:58 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler loses the dribble to Daniel Bridger | 59-41 |
| 05:44 | Tennessee | Harvey Hill can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 59-41 |
| 05:43 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler grabs the defensive rebound | 59-41 |
| 05:26 | Kentucky | Levi Mayhugh takes the ball from Phillip Truesdell | 59-41 |
| 05:22 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue lays it in set up by Levi Mayhugh | 59-43 |
| 04:55 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 59-43 |
| 04:53 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane pulls down the rebound | 59-43 |
| 04:36 | Tennessee | Harvey Hill splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 59-43 |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | John Nam snags the defensive board | 59-43 |
| 04:12 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak misses the floater from the right wing | 59-43 |
| 04:10 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane pulls down the rebound | 59-43 |
| 03:54 | Tennessee | Henry Walczak is called for the reach on Harvey Hill - foul #4 on Henry Walczak, team foul #9 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), Jim Elliott (SF), Kevin Jackson (PF) John Nam, Anthony Winkler, Henry Walczak | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Gordy (PG), John Kaufman (PF) Levi Mayhugh, Christopher Slane | |
| 03:54 | Tennessee | Harvey Hill makes the 1st free throw | 59-44 |
| 03:54 | Tennessee | Harvey Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-45 |
| 03:26 | Kentucky | James Sena grabs the offensive rebound | 59-45 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Sena (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Phillip Truesdell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jim Elliott (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Bennett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Donald Gordy (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sammy Donahue (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Harvey Hill (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Kaufman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Bridger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson banks in the layup set up by James Sena | 61-45 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:44 | Tennessee | Donald Gordy loses the dribble to Phillip Truesdell | 61-45 |
| 02:20 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Daniel Bridger - foul #2 on Daniel Bridger, team foul #4 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harold Hendricks (SG) Phillip Truesdell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis (SF), Michael Bradford (C) Harvey Hill, Daniel Bridger | |
| 02:20 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 62-45 |
| 02:20 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 63-45 |
| 02:05 | Tennessee | Michael Bradford lays it up and in on a nice dish by Donald Gordy | 63-47 |
| 01:39 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 63-47 |
| 01:38 | Tennessee | John Kaufman grabs the defensive rebound | 63-47 |
| 01:29 | Tennessee | Harold Hendricks steals the ball from Donald Gordy | 63-47 |
| 01:06 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), Henry Walczak (C) Harold Hendricks, Christopher Bennett | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger (C) Michael Bradford | |
| 00:55 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Jim Elliott - foul #2 on Jim Elliott, team foul #10 | 63-49 |
| 00:55 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue makes the free throw | 63-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | John Nam is fouled on the floor by Sammy Donahue - foul #2 on Sammy Donahue, team foul #5 | 63-50 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | John Nam runs out the clock | 63-50 |