| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Mills (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gene Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Lucus (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephen Dail (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Jesse Weekes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail inbounds the ball | 23-26 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Ronald Raphael - foul #1 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #1 | 23-26 |
| 19:42 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 19:42 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 19:18 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-28 |
| 19:16 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente tips it in | 25-28 |
| 18:48 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus is fouled on the floor by Darryl Allen - foul #1 on Darryl Allen, team foul #2 | 25-28 |
| 18:37 | Tennessee | Gene Cox connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 18:33 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-30 |
| 18:30 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus is hacked by Darryl Allen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Darryl Allen, team foul #3 | 25-30 |
| 18:17 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes comes up short on the shot near the basket | 25-30 |
| 18:16 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips grabs the offensive board | 25-30 |
| 17:54 | Tennessee | Gene Cox comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Mark Mills - foul #1 on Mark Mills, team foul #4 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), John Jackson (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Huang-fu Huang (PF), Thomas Good (C) Darryl Allen, Mark Mills, Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Murphy (PF) Jesse Weekes | |
| 17:54 | Tennessee | Gene Cox makes the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 17:54 | Tennessee | Gene Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 17:40 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang's floater is tipped away by James Murphy | 25-32 |
| 17:39 | Tennessee | James Murphy pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 17:13 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Daniel Phillips | 25-35 |
| 16:54 | Kentucky | Stephen Dail denies the turnaround by Johnnie Stone | 25-35 |
| 16:52 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips pulls down the rebound | 25-35 |
| 16:34 | Tennessee | Huang-fu Huang swats the short shot by Daniel Phillips | 25-35 |
| 16:32 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone grabs the board | 25-35 |
| 16:22 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 16:20 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips gets the rebound | 25-35 |
| 15:56 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-37 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Johnson (fairly fresh) SG - John Jackson (fairly fresh) SF - Johnnie Stone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Huang-fu Huang (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Thomas Good (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gene Cox (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Lucus (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Stephen Dail (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - James Murphy (fresh) 3 reb. C - Daniel Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson drills a runner from the left block set up by John Jackson | 27-37 |
| 15:09 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Gene Cox | 27-40 |
| 14:49 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang misses long on a jump hook from close range | 27-40 |
| 14:47 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail snags the defensive board | 27-40 |
| 14:42 | Tennessee | John Jackson steals it from James Murphy in the backcourt | 27-40 |
| 14:41 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson banks in the layup set up by John Jackson | 29-40 |
| 14:39 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus is hacked by John Jackson in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Jackson, team foul #5 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF), Kenneth Brown (C) Samuel Johnson, John Jackson, Johnnie Stone, Huang-fu Huang, Thomas Good | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG), Willie Jackson (SF), Jesse Weekes (PF), Albert Griffing (C) Gene Cox, Stephen Dail, James Murphy, Daniel Phillips | |
| 14:18 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left side but he's hacked by Ronald Raphael - foul #2 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #6 | 29-40 |
| 14:18 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 14:18 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes misses the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 14:18 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown gets the rebound | 29-41 |
| 13:54 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 29-41 |
| 13:53 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael hits the follow up shot | 31-41 |
| 13:51 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson's pass is intercepted by Ronald Raphael in the backcourt | 31-41 |
| 13:24 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente is hacked by Matthew Larson - foul #1 on Matthew Larson, team foul #1 | 31-41 |
| 13:01 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Jesse Weekes - foul #1 on Jesse Weekes, team foul #2 | 31-41 |
| 13:01 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael misses the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 13:01 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 12:38 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Matthew Larson and the foul's on Kenneth Brown - foul #3 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #7 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG) Darryl Allen | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gene Cox (SG), Stephen Dail (SF) Robert Lucus, Willie Jackson | |
| 12:38 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing makes the free throw | 32-44 |
| 12:13 | Kentucky | Mark Mills is fouled on the floor by Gene Cox - foul #3 on Gene Cox, team foul #3 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), John Jackson (SG) Graham Strong, Mark Mills | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Lucus (SG), James Murphy (PF), Daniel Phillips (C) Matthew Larson, Jesse Weekes, Albert Griffing | |
| 12:00 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-44 |
| 11:59 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael gets the offensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 11:36 | Kentucky | Gene Cox is called for the reach on Samuel Johnson - foul #4 on Gene Cox, team foul #4 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Thomas Good (C) Samuel Johnson, Marvin Valente, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie Jackson (SG) Robert Lucus | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Johnnie Stone (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Raphael (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Good (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gene Cox (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Willie Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Dail (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - James Murphy (fresh) 3 reb. C - Daniel Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by John Jackson | 34-44 |
| 11:04 | Tennessee | Gene Cox loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG), Albert Griffing (C) Stephen Dail, Daniel Phillips | |
| 10:48 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 10:20 | Tennessee | Johnnie Stone steals the ball from Gene Cox | 37-44 |
| 09:53 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Willie Jackson - foul #2 on Willie Jackson, team foul #5 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Huang-fu Huang (PF), Kenneth Brown (C) Darryl Allen, John Jackson, Ronald Raphael, Thomas Good | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Lucus (SG), Stephen Dail (SF), Jesse Weekes (PF) Gene Cox, Willie Jackson, James Murphy | |
| 09:53 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone makes the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 09:53 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone misses the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 09:53 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 09:30 | Tennessee | Matthew Larson misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 09:28 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 09:21 | Kentucky | Mark Mills buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Samuel Johnson | 40-44 |
| 09:19 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail is hacked by Johnnie Stone in the backcourt - foul #1 on Johnnie Stone, team foul #8 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Valente (SF) Johnnie Stone | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 09:19 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail misses the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 09:19 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 08:53 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown connects on the runner in the paint on a great pass from Marvin Valente | 42-44 |
| 08:26 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus can't connect on a shot from the right side | 42-44 |
| 08:24 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown pulls down the rebound | 42-44 |
| 08:03 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Marvin Valente out of a doubleteam | 44-44 |
| 07:47 | Tennessee | Marvin Valente is called for the reach on Stephen Dail - foul #2 on Marvin Valente, team foul #9 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), John Jackson (SG), Ronald Raphael (PF), Thomas Good (C) Samuel Johnson, Mark Mills, Huang-fu Huang, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gene Cox (PG), Willie Jackson (SG), James Murphy (PF), Daniel Phillips (C) Matthew Larson, Robert Lucus, Jesse Weekes, Albert Griffing | |
| 07:47 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 07:47 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 07:18 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen is open and buries a fadeaway from the right side | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Marvin Valente (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Raphael (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Good (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gene Cox (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Willie Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Dail (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Murphy (fresh) 3 reb. C - Daniel Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:59 | Tennessee | Gene Cox is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Willie Jackson | 46-49 |
| 06:39 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente's fadeaway is rejected by James Murphy | 46-49 |
| 06:38 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael grabs the offensive board | 46-49 |
| 06:14 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente is called for traveling | 46-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Mills (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Kenneth Brown (C) John Jackson, Marvin Valente, Thomas Good | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Lucus (SG), Albert Griffing (C) Stephen Dail, James Murphy | |
| 05:49 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-49 |
| 05:48 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 05:20 | Kentucky | Mark Mills misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-49 |
| 05:19 | Tennessee | Albert Griffing grabs the board | 46-49 |
| 04:57 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips misses long on a jumper in the paint | 46-49 |
| 04:56 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips grabs the offensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 04:39 | Tennessee | Willie Jackson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-49 |
| 04:38 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus grabs the offensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 04:25 | Tennessee | Gene Cox clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 46-49 |
| 04:24 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 03:55 | Kentucky | Mark Mills shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Gene Cox - foul #5 on Gene Cox, team foul #6 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Marvin Valente (SF), Huang-fu Huang (PF), Thomas Good (C) Darryl Allen, Johnnie Stone, Ronald Raphael, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Larson (PG), Stephen Dail (SF), Jesse Weekes (PF), James Murphy (C) Gene Cox, Willie Jackson, Daniel Phillips, Albert Griffing | |
| 03:55 | Kentucky | Mark Mills makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 03:55 | Kentucky | Mark Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 03:29 | Tennessee | James Murphy is called for traveling | 48-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (SG) Mark Mills | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 03:04 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-49 |
| 03:03 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Stephen Dail | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Marvin Valente (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Huang-fu Huang (fresh) 2 blk. C - Thomas Good (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Larson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Lucus (tiring) 12 pts. SF - Stephen Dail (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jesse Weekes (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - James Murphy (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:40 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail hits a jump hook from close range | 48-51 |
| 02:40 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF) Samuel Johnson, John Jackson, Marvin Valente | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips (C) James Murphy | |
| 02:19 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right corner | 48-51 |
| 02:17 | Kentucky | Mark Mills tips it in | 50-51 |
| 02:00 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Matthew Larson | 50-53 |
| 02:00 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Valente (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF), Kenneth Brown (C) Johnnie Stone, Huang-fu Huang, Thomas Good | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 01:38 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 50-53 |
| 01:37 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 01:21 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus misses the jumpshot from the right side | 50-53 |
| 01:20 | Tennessee | Jesse Weekes hits the follow up shot | 50-55 |
| 01:00 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald Raphael | 53-55 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Kenneth Brown - foul #4 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #10 | 53-55 |
| 00:33 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:33 | Tennessee | Daniel Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | Daniel Phillips swats the short shot by Ronald Raphael | 53-57 |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown grabs the offensive board | 53-57 |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Mark Mills connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-57 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail is fouled in the backcourt by Darryl Allen - foul #3 on Darryl Allen, team foul #11 | 56-57 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | Stephen Dail makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente travels with the ball | 56-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Willie Jackson (SF) Stephen Dail | |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus is hacked by Darryl Allen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Darryl Allen, team foul #12 | 56-59 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus makes the 1st free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Robert Lucus makes the 2nd free throw | 56-61 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente is fouled on the floor by Jesse Weekes - foul #2 on Jesse Weekes, team foul #7 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Dail (SF) Willie Jackson | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 2nd free throw | 58-61 |