| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Francis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Oscar Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Broussard (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Thornton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith inbounds the ball | 23-34 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Francis and the foul's on Bill Greenman - foul #2 on Bill Greenman, team foul #1 | 25-34 |
| 19:37 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard makes the free throw | 26-34 |
| 19:10 | Kentucky | Gary Francis is called for the reach on Patrick Grant - foul #3 on Gary Francis, team foul #1 | 26-34 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson (SG) Gary Francis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:41 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-34 |
| 18:39 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan tips it home | 26-36 |
| 18:20 | Vanderbilt | Jon Carnahan steals the ball from John Broussard | 26-36 |
| 17:52 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Richard Johnson | 26-39 |
| 17:23 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard's layup is rejected by Jerry Lee | 26-39 |
| 17:21 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Thornton | 26-39 |
| 16:56 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton lays it up and in on a great pass from Gerald Johnson | 28-39 |
| 16:36 | Kentucky | Gerald Johnson takes the ball from Jon Carnahan | 28-39 |
| 16:33 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson lays it up and in | 30-39 |
| 16:11 | Kentucky | Richard Thornton swats the short shot by Jerry Lee | 30-39 |
| 16:10 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard snags the defensive board | 30-39 |
| 15:48 | Vanderbilt | Jon Carnahan steps in front of the Richard Thornton pass | 30-39 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Broussard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Thornton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Grant (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:27 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Patrick Grant, team foul #2 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis (SG), Jerry Holguin (SF), Carlos Hogan (C) Gerald Johnson, Oscar Smith, Richard Thornton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Wade (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), John Jackson (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Richard Johnson, Patrick Grant, Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| 15:10 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Carlos Hogan | 33-39 |
| 14:51 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 14:50 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 14:21 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Carlos Hogan | 36-39 |
| 13:54 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg is hacked by John Broussard - foul #3 on John Broussard, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Patrick Grant (SG) Patrick Wade, Nicholas Pegg | |
| 13:41 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-39 |
| 13:40 | Vanderbilt | Carlos Hogan gets the rebound | 36-39 |
| 13:11 | Vanderbilt | Carlos Hogan's pass is intercepted by John Jackson | 36-39 |
| 12:51 | Kentucky | John Broussard picks off the pass by Bill Greenman | 36-39 |
| 12:25 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 36-39 |
| 12:24 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 11:55 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses long on a floater from close range | 36-39 |
| 11:54 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 11:35 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-39 |
| 11:33 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Francis (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jerry Holguin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Broussard (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Carlos Hogan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Jackson (fairly fresh) C - Eldridge Kent (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-39 |
| 11:13 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis tips it in | 38-39 |
| 10:49 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent banks in the layup on a nice dish by Patrick Grant and he's hacked by Gary Francis - foul #4 on Gary Francis, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson (SG), Oscar Smith (SF), Thomas Criner (PF), Richard Thornton (C) Gary Francis, Jerry Holguin, John Broussard, Carlos Hogan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Wade (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Richard Johnson, Patrick Grant, Bill Greenman, John Jackson | |
| 10:49 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent makes the free throw | 38-42 |
| 10:24 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith hits a runner from close range set up by James Jackson | 40-42 |
| 09:59 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Patrick Wade and the foul's on Thomas Criner - foul #2 on Thomas Criner, team foul #4 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Bill Greenman (SF) Patrick Wade, Eldridge Kent | |
| 09:59 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses the free throw | 40-44 |
| 09:59 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 09:34 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 40-44 |
| 09:32 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| 09:03 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Nicholas Pegg | 40-46 |
| 08:40 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Criner is called for a charge - foul #3 on Thomas Criner, team foul #5 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Keith Lee (SG) James Jackson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (SG), John Jackson (PF) Nicholas Pegg, Bill Greenman | |
| 08:14 | Kentucky | Richard Thornton steps in front of the Jerry Lee pass | 40-46 |
| 07:53 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Jon Carnahan - foul #2 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Jackson (PG), Gary Francis (SG), Jerry Holguin (SF) Gerald Johnson, Keith Lee, Oscar Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG) Richard Johnson | |
| 07:53 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 07:53 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 07:26 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 42-46 |
| 07:25 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee hits the follow up shot | 42-48 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Francis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jerry Holguin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Criner (fresh) 3 pf. C - Richard Thornton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jerry Lee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Jackson (fresh) C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:01 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Criner loses the dribble to John Jackson | 42-48 |
| 06:36 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Jerry Lee and the foul's on Thomas Criner - foul #4 on Thomas Criner, team foul #6 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith (SF), John Broussard (PF), Carlos Hogan (C) Jerry Holguin, Thomas Criner, Richard Thornton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Bill Greenman (SF), Eldridge Kent (C) Nicholas Pegg, John Jackson, Jon Carnahan | |
| 06:36 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the free throw | 42-51 |
| 06:14 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-51 |
| 06:13 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Carlos Hogan | 42-51 |
| 05:56 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson travels with the ball | 42-51 |
| 05:31 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Eldridge Kent | 42-54 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:13 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-54 |
| 04:44 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-54 |
| 04:43 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Carlos Hogan | 45-54 |
| 04:38 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-54 |
| 04:36 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard hits the follow up shot | 47-54 |
| 04:09 | Kentucky | Oscar Smith steals the ball from Patrick Grant | 47-54 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:50 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Broussard | 50-54 |
| 03:28 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Jerry Lee | 50-57 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Francis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Oscar Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Broussard (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Carlos Hogan (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Grant (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Lee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Patrick Grant - foul #2 on Patrick Grant, team foul #4 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson (SG), Jerry Holguin (SF), Thomas Criner (PF), Richard Thornton (C) James Jackson, Oscar Smith, John Broussard, Carlos Hogan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Wade (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), John Jackson (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Richard Johnson, Patrick Grant, Jerry Lee, Eldridge Kent | |
| 03:23 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis misses the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 03:23 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis misses the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 03:23 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan grabs the board | 50-57 |
| 03:02 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:00 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-60 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Jackson (PG), John Broussard (PF) Gerald Johnson, Thomas Criner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Eldridge Kent (SF) Patrick Wade, Bill Greenman | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:50 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson is fouled on the floor by Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #5 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith (SF) Jerry Holguin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (SG) Nicholas Pegg | |
| 02:35 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 50-60 |
| 02:34 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis snags the offensive board | 50-60 |
| 02:21 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 50-60 |
| 02:19 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson pulls down the rebound | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:57 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-60 |
| 01:56 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 01:37 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by John Jackson - foul #2 on John Jackson, team foul #6 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (SF), Jerry Lee (PF) Eldridge Kent, John Jackson | |
| 01:37 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 01:37 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard misses the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 01:37 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee grabs the board | 51-60 |
| 01:16 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee drills a runner in the lane | 51-62 |
| 01:03 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-62 |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan gets the rebound | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman is hacked by James Jackson - foul #1 on James Jackson, team foul #7 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent snags the offensive board | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-63 |
| 00:29 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard snags the defensive board | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard blows the layup but he's hacked by Bill Greenman - foul #3 on Bill Greenman, team foul #7 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| 00:22 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 00:22 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard misses the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman pulls down the rebound | 52-63 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson runs out the clock | 52-63 |