| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Donald Cline (fresh) SG - Fang Chia (fresh) SF - Robert Bratcher (fresh) PF - Forest Woodward (fresh) C - Bobby Ackerson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Lewis Mathis (fresh) SG - David Smith (fresh) SF - Roger Riley (fresh) PF - Donald Whicker (fresh) C - Ronnie Southerland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | Donald Cline misses the shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Tennessee | Donald Whicker connects on the open driving attempt from the right block set up by Lewis Mathis | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Kentucky | Roger Riley picks off the pass by Forest Woodward | 0-2 |
| 18:31 | Tennessee | Donald Whicker knocks in the runner from the left block | 0-4 |
| 18:07 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson misses the easy open layup | 0-4 |
| 18:06 | Tennessee | Donald Whicker pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:37 | Tennessee | Lewis Mathis misses short on a shot from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Donald Cline | 0-4 |
| 17:14 | Kentucky | Forest Woodward misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 17:13 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Bobby Ackerson | 0-4 |
| 16:58 | Kentucky | Fang Chia comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-4 |
| 16:57 | Kentucky | Donald Cline tips it home | 2-4 |
| 16:31 | Tennessee | Donald Whicker can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Donald Cline - foul #1 on Donald Cline, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega (PG), Warren Ellis (SG), Vlade Topolski (SF), Michael Wolfe (C) Donald Cline, Fang Chia, Robert Bratcher, Bobby Ackerson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson (PG), Christopher Chesney (SG), Bradley Byrd (SF), Jeremy Culler (C) Lewis Mathis, David Smith, Roger Riley, Ronnie Southerland | |
| 16:31 | Tennessee | Donald Whicker makes the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:31 | Tennessee | Donald Whicker makes the 2nd free throw | 2-6 |
| 16:19 | Kentucky | Forest Woodward is hacked by Stephen Stenson - foul #1 on Stephen Stenson, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Pollitt (PF) Donald Whicker | |
| 15:55 | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Jeremy Culler - foul #1 on Jeremy Culler, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| 15:55 | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 15:55 | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Noriega (fresh) SG - Warren Ellis (fresh) SF - Vlade Topolski (fresh) PF - Forest Woodward (fairly fresh) C - Michael Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stephen Stenson (fresh) SG - Christopher Chesney (fresh) SF - Bradley Byrd (fresh) PF - William Pollitt (fresh) C - Jeremy Culler (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Tennessee | Michael Wolfe picks off the pass by William Pollitt in the backcourt | 4-6 |
| 15:33 | Kentucky | Forest Woodward banks in the wide open layup | 6-6 |
| 15:12 | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Chesney | 6-8 |
| 14:43 | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the right wing | 6-8 |
| 14:42 | Tennessee | William Pollitt grabs the defensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 14:40 | Tennessee | Warren Ellis steps in front of the Stephen Stenson pass in the backcourt | 6-8 |
| 14:29 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski is alone and throws it down on a nice dish by Christopher Noriega | 8-8 |
| 14:16 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 14:15 | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson misses the tip | 8-8 |
| 14:13 | Kentucky | Forest Woodward pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Bradley Byrd - foul #1 on Bradley Byrd, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Cline (PG), Fang Chia (SG), Robert Bratcher (SF), Bobby Ackerson (C) Christopher Noriega, Warren Ellis, Forest Woodward, Michael Wolfe | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Chapman (C) Jeremy Culler | |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:36 | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 13:10 | Kentucky | Fang Chia double dribbles | 10-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alexei Ostrowski (PF) Vlade Topolski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lewis Mathis (SG), Roger Riley (SF), Donald Whicker (PF), Jeremy Culler (C) Christopher Chesney, Bradley Byrd, William Pollitt, Daniel Chapman | |
| 12:43 | Tennessee | Lewis Mathis can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 10-10 |
| 12:42 | Kentucky | Donald Cline pulls down the rebound | 10-10 |
| 12:24 | Kentucky | Donald Cline buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Robert Bratcher | 13-10 |
| 12:22 | Tennessee | Roger Riley loses the dribble to Fang Chia in the backcourt | 13-10 |
| 11:59 | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher is hacked by Donald Whicker - foul #1 on Donald Whicker, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega (PG), Warren Ellis (SG), Robert Mooneyhan (PF) Donald Cline, Fang Chia, Robert Bratcher | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Chesney (PG), David Smith (SG), Bradley Byrd (SF), William Pollitt (PF), Daniel Chapman (C) Stephen Stenson, Lewis Mathis, Roger Riley, Donald Whicker, Jeremy Culler | |
| 11:42 | Kentucky | Warren Ellis misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Christopher Chesney - foul #1 on Christopher Chesney, team foul #5 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe (C) Bobby Ackerson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lewis Mathis (PG), Ronnie Southerland (C) Christopher Chesney, Daniel Chapman | |
| 11:42 | Kentucky | Warren Ellis misses the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 11:42 | Kentucky | Warren Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Noriega (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Warren Ellis (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Alexei Ostrowski (fresh) PF - Robert Mooneyhan (fresh) C - Michael Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Lewis Mathis (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Smith (fresh) SF - Bradley Byrd (fresh) PF - William Pollitt (fresh) C - Ronnie Southerland (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland can't finish the layup | 14-10 |
| 11:23 | Kentucky | Michael Wolfe gets the rebound | 14-10 |
| 10:58 | Kentucky | William Pollitt blocks the jumper by Robert Mooneyhan | 14-10 |
| 10:56 | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland grabs the defensive rebound | 14-10 |
| 10:35 | Tennessee | Lewis Mathis is hacked by Christopher Noriega - foul #1 on Christopher Noriega, team foul #2 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Cline (PG), Fang Chia (SG), Robert Bratcher (SF), Forest Woodward (PF), Bobby Ackerson (C) Christopher Noriega, Warren Ellis, Alexei Ostrowski, Robert Mooneyhan, Michael Wolfe | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson (PG), Christopher Chesney (SG), Roger Riley (SF), Donald Whicker (PF), Jeremy Culler (C) Lewis Mathis, David Smith, Bradley Byrd, William Pollitt, Ronnie Southerland | |
| 10:17 | Tennessee | Donald Whicker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Chapman (C) Jeremy Culler | |
| 09:56 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Donald Cline | 16-10 |
| 09:51 | Tennessee | Daniel Chapman loses the dribble to Bobby Ackerson | 16-10 |
| 09:25 | Kentucky | Christopher Chesney takes the ball from Donald Cline | 16-10 |
| 09:21 | Tennessee | Roger Riley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Christopher Chesney | 16-12 |
| 08:55 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-12 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega (PG), Warren Ellis (SG), Vlade Topolski (SF), Robert Mooneyhan (PF) Donald Cline, Fang Chia, Robert Bratcher, Forest Woodward | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lewis Mathis (PG), David Smith (SG), Bradley Byrd (SF), William Pollitt (PF), Ronnie Southerland (C) Stephen Stenson, Christopher Chesney, Roger Riley, Donald Whicker, Daniel Chapman | |
| 08:31 | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland lays it in | 16-14 |
| 08:14 | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega is fouled on the floor by Bradley Byrd - foul #2 on Bradley Byrd, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alexei Ostrowski (PF), Michael Wolfe (C) Robert Mooneyhan, Bobby Ackerson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson (PG), Roger Riley (SF), Donald Whicker (PF), Jeremy Culler (C) David Smith, Bradley Byrd, William Pollitt, Ronnie Southerland | |
| 07:56 | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 16-14 |
| 07:54 | Tennessee | Roger Riley grabs the board | 16-14 |
| 07:29 | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson misses short on an open fadeaway from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 07:27 | Kentucky | Alexei Ostrowski gets the rebound | 16-14 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Noriega (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Warren Ellis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Vlade Topolski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alexei Ostrowski (fresh) C - Michael Wolfe (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stephen Stenson (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Lewis Mathis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Roger Riley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Whicker (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jeremy Culler (fresh) | |
| 07:24 | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega travels in the backcourt | 16-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Cline (PG), Fang Chia (SG), Robert Bratcher (SF) Christopher Noriega, Warren Ellis, Alexei Ostrowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Smith (SG), William Pollitt (PF) Lewis Mathis, Donald Whicker | |
| 07:03 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler is whistled for traveling | 16-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Forest Woodward (PF), Bobby Ackerson (C) Vlade Topolski, Michael Wolfe | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lewis Mathis (PG), Christopher Chesney (SG), Daniel Chapman (PF), Ronnie Southerland (C) Stephen Stenson, David Smith, William Pollitt, Jeremy Culler | |
| 06:43 | Kentucky | Forest Woodward blows the layup | 16-14 |
| 06:42 | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher can't tip it in | 16-14 |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson tips it in | 18-14 |
| 06:16 | Tennessee | Lewis Mathis misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 18-14 |
| 06:14 | Kentucky | Forest Woodward snags the defensive board | 18-14 |
| 05:56 | Kentucky | Robert Bratcher knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Forest Woodward | 21-14 |
| 05:31 | Tennessee | Bobby Ackerson is called for the reach on Ronnie Southerland - foul #1 on Bobby Ackerson, team foul #3 | 21-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega (PG), Warren Ellis (SG), Vlade Topolski (SF), Alexei Ostrowski (PF), Michael Wolfe (C) Donald Cline, Fang Chia, Robert Bratcher, Forest Woodward, Bobby Ackerson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson (PG), David Smith (SG), Bradley Byrd (SF), Donald Whicker (PF), Jeremy Culler (C) Lewis Mathis, Christopher Chesney, Roger Riley, Daniel Chapman, Ronnie Southerland | |
| 05:14 | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 21-14 |
| 05:12 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Wolfe | 21-14 |
| 04:46 | Kentucky | Alexei Ostrowski hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 21-14 |
| 04:45 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd gets the rebound | 21-14 |
| 04:43 | Tennessee | Warren Ellis steals it from Stephen Stenson in the backcourt | 21-14 |
| 04:42 | Kentucky | Warren Ellis lays it up and in | 23-14 |
| 04:25 | Tennessee | Warren Ellis is called for the reach on David Smith - foul #1 on Warren Ellis, team foul #4 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Cline (PG), Fang Chia (SG), Robert Bratcher (SF), Bobby Ackerson (C) Christopher Noriega, Warren Ellis, Alexei Ostrowski, Michael Wolfe | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Pollitt (PF) Donald Whicker | |
| 04:03 | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson misses the shot from just outside the lane | 23-14 |
| 04:02 | Kentucky | Donald Cline gets the rebound | 23-14 |
| 03:39 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson scores on a floater from the left wing | 25-14 |
| 03:17 | Tennessee | Vlade Topolski denies the turnaround by Jeremy Culler | 25-14 |
| 03:16 | Tennessee | Jeremy Culler grabs the offensive board | 25-14 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Donald Cline (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fang Chia (fresh) SF - Robert Bratcher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Vlade Topolski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Bobby Ackerson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Stephen Stenson (tiring) 4 pts. SG - David Smith (fairly fresh) SF - Bradley Byrd (fairly fresh) PF - William Pollitt (fresh) C - Jeremy Culler (fairly fresh) | |
| 02:55 | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega (PG), Warren Ellis (SG), Alexei Ostrowski (SF), Forest Woodward (PF) Donald Cline, Fang Chia, Robert Bratcher, Vlade Topolski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lewis Mathis (PG), Christopher Chesney (SG), Roger Riley (SF), Donald Whicker (PF), Ronnie Southerland (C) Stephen Stenson, David Smith, Bradley Byrd, William Pollitt, Jeremy Culler | |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Bobby Ackerson | 27-14 |
| 02:04 | Tennessee | Donald Whicker's floater is tipped away by Forest Woodward | 27-14 |
| 02:03 | Tennessee | Ronnie Southerland tips it back up and in | 27-16 |
| 01:34 | Kentucky | Donald Whicker is called for the reach on Bobby Ackerson - foul #2 on Donald Whicker, team foul #7 | 27-16 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Cline (PG), Fang Chia (SG), Robert Bratcher (SF) Christopher Noriega, Warren Ellis, Alexei Ostrowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson (PG), Bradley Byrd (SF), Daniel Chapman (C) Christopher Chesney, Roger Riley, Ronnie Southerland | |
| 01:34 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson makes the 1st free throw | 28-16 |
| 01:34 | Kentucky | Bobby Ackerson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-16 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee | Donald Whicker misses long on a floater from close range | 29-16 |
| 01:12 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Lewis Mathis | 29-16 |
| 00:57 | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson is hacked by Forest Woodward - foul #1 on Forest Woodward, team foul #5 | 29-16 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Vlade Topolski (PF), Michael Wolfe (C) Forest Woodward, Bobby Ackerson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Smith (SG), William Pollitt (PF), Ronnie Southerland (C) Stephen Stenson, Donald Whicker, Daniel Chapman | |
| 00:36 | Tennessee | Lewis Mathis loses the dribble to Donald Cline | 29-16 |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | Donald Cline hits the finger roll | 31-16 |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Bradley Byrd steps out of bounds on the baseline | 31-16 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega (PG), Warren Ellis (SG) Donald Cline, Fang Chia | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Stenson (PG), Christopher Chesney (SG), Roger Riley (SF), Donald Whicker (PF), Jeremy Culler (C) Lewis Mathis, David Smith, Bradley Byrd, William Pollitt, Ronnie Southerland | |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Christopher Noriega can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-16 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Roger Riley | 31-16 |