| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Harvey Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Levi Mayhugh (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Andrew Reavis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Slane (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Brian Zets (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Kingston (fresh) SF - Jim Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Walczak (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis inbounds the ball | 25-21 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-21 |
| 19:46 | Kentucky | John Kingston grabs the board | 25-21 |
| 19:27 | Kentucky | John Nam hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from John Kingston | 25-23 |
| 19:03 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis is called for traveling | 25-23 |
| 18:45 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-23 |
| 18:44 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane grabs the board | 25-23 |
| 18:30 | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-23 |
| 18:28 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kevin Jackson | 25-23 |
| 18:14 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Christopher Slane - foul #1 on Christopher Slane, team foul #1 | 25-23 |
| 18:14 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 18:14 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 18:14 | Tennessee | Brian Zets pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| 17:59 | Tennessee | Harvey Hill double dribbles | 25-24 |
| 17:42 | Kentucky | John Kingston is hacked by Brian Zets - foul #1 on Brian Zets, team foul #2 | 25-24 |
| 17:17 | Kentucky | John Kingston misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Christopher Slane - foul #2 on Christopher Slane, team foul #3 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Kaufman (PF) Christopher Slane | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:17 | Kentucky | John Kingston misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 17:17 | Kentucky | John Kingston makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 17:06 | Tennessee | John Kaufman misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Kevin Jackson - foul #2 on Kevin Jackson, team foul #1 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett (PF) Kevin Jackson | |
| 17:06 | Tennessee | John Kaufman misses the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 17:06 | Tennessee | John Kaufman makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 16:49 | Kentucky | John Kingston is hacked by Harvey Hill - foul #1 on Harvey Hill, team foul #4 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue (SG) Andrew Reavis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler (SF) Jim Elliott | |
| 16:24 | Kentucky | John Kingston drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 16:08 | Tennessee | Anthony Winkler takes the ball from Harvey Hill | 26-28 |
| 16:05 | Kentucky | John Kingston lays it up and in on a nice dish by Anthony Winkler | 26-30 |
| 15:48 | Tennessee | Brian Zets's floater is tipped away by Christopher Bennett | 26-30 |
| 15:46 | Tennessee | Harvey Hill tips it home | 28-30 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Harvey Hill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sammy Donahue (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Levi Mayhugh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Kaufman (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brian Zets (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Kingston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. C - Henry Walczak (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Kentucky | Levi Mayhugh steps in front of the Henry Walczak pass | 28-30 |
| 15:21 | Tennessee | John Kaufman lays it up and in set up by Levi Mayhugh | 30-30 |
| 15:15 | Kentucky | John Nam hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from John Kingston | 30-33 |
| 15:01 | Tennessee | Brian Zets lays it in despite the doubleteam on a nice dish by John Kaufman | 32-33 |
| 14:57 | Kentucky | Harvey Hill steals the ball from John Nam in the backcourt | 32-33 |
| 14:35 | Tennessee | John Kaufman scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Harvey Hill | 35-33 |
| 14:15 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Kaufman - foul #1 on John Kaufman, team foul #5 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis (SF), Christopher Slane (PF) Sammy Donahue, John Kaufman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), Noel Snow (SG), Jim Elliott (SF) John Nam, John Kingston, Anthony Winkler | |
| 14:15 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 14:15 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 14:00 | Tennessee | Henry Walczak swats the layup by Brian Zets | 35-35 |
| 13:59 | Kentucky | Noel Snow gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 13:38 | Kentucky | James Sena hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Noel Snow | 35-38 |
| 13:32 | Tennessee | Brian Zets is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 35-38 |
| 13:30 | Tennessee | Brian Zets tips it but misses | 35-38 |
| 13:29 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane tips it in | 37-38 |
| 13:06 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett double dribbles | 37-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson (PF), Anthony Winkler (C) Christopher Bennett, Henry Walczak | |
| 12:48 | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 12:47 | Kentucky | James Sena grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 12:28 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson is hacked by Christopher Slane - foul #3 on Christopher Slane, team foul #6 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue (SG), Daniel Bridger (C) Harvey Hill, Brian Zets | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG) Noel Snow | |
| 12:07 | Kentucky | James Sena misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 37-38 |
| 12:05 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson tips it but misses | 37-38 |
| 12:04 | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 11:51 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane misses the turnaround from the left block | 37-38 |
| 11:50 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler snags the defensive board | 37-38 |
| 11:30 | Kentucky | John Nam makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Sena | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Levi Mayhugh (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sammy Donahue (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Reavis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Slane (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Daniel Bridger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Sena (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Elliott (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger blows the dunk but he's hacked by Anthony Winkler - foul #1 on Anthony Winkler, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harvey Hill (PG), Brian Zets (C) Levi Mayhugh, Christopher Slane | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Kingston (SG), Henry Walczak (C) James Sena, Anthony Winkler | |
| 11:19 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 11:19 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 11:01 | Kentucky | John Nam can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 10:59 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott hits the follow up shot | 39-43 |
| 10:35 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-43 |
| 10:33 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 10:19 | Kentucky | John Nam clanks a 3 from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 10:17 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Brian Zets | 39-43 |
| 09:55 | Tennessee | Harvey Hill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 09:54 | Tennessee | Brian Zets hits the follow up shot | 41-43 |
| 09:41 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Gordy (SG), Levi Mayhugh (SF), Christopher Slane (PF) Sammy Donahue, Andrew Reavis, Daniel Bridger | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), Anthony Winkler (SF), Christopher Bennett (PF) John Nam, Jim Elliott, Kevin Jackson | |
| 09:13 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Christopher Bennett - foul #1 on Christopher Bennett, team foul #3 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Bradford (C) Brian Zets | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Snow (C) Henry Walczak | |
| 09:13 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane misses the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 09:13 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane misses the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 09:13 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 08:51 | Kentucky | Noel Snow can't finish the layup but the foul's on Michael Bradford - foul #1 on Michael Bradford, team foul #7 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis (SF) Harvey Hill | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:51 | Kentucky | Noel Snow misses the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 08:51 | Kentucky | Noel Snow makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 08:28 | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-44 |
| 08:26 | Kentucky | Noel Snow pulls down the rebound | 41-44 |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Andrew Reavis - foul #3 on Andrew Reavis, team foul #8 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue (SG), John Kaufman (PF), Brian Zets (C) Andrew Reavis, Christopher Slane, Michael Bradford | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), Kevin Jackson (PF), Henry Walczak (C) John Kingston, Noel Snow, Christopher Bennett | |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 07:42 | Tennessee | John Kaufman comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Kevin Jackson - foul #3 on Kevin Jackson, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harvey Hill (PG) Donald Gordy | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jim Elliott (SF) Anthony Winkler | |
| 07:42 | Tennessee | John Kaufman misses the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 07:42 | Tennessee | John Kaufman makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 07:18 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Sena | 42-49 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Harvey Hill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Sammy Donahue (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Levi Mayhugh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Kaufman (fresh) 9 pts. C - Brian Zets (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Sena (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jim Elliott (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kevin Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Henry Walczak (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Tennessee | Brian Zets comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Henry Walczak - foul #1 on Henry Walczak, team foul #5 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis (SF) Levi Mayhugh | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Kingston (SG) James Sena | |
| 07:00 | Tennessee | Brian Zets makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 07:00 | Tennessee | Brian Zets makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 06:31 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson drills a floater from close range set up by John Kingston | 44-51 |
| 06:20 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 44-51 |
| 06:18 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kevin Jackson | 44-51 |
| 05:49 | Kentucky | John Nam misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 05:47 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis gets the rebound | 44-51 |
| 05:35 | Tennessee | Brian Zets makes the jumper in the paint | 46-51 |
| 05:13 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on John Kaufman - foul #2 on John Kaufman, team foul #9 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Gordy (PG), Levi Mayhugh (SG), Christopher Slane (PF), Daniel Bridger (C) Harvey Hill, Sammy Donahue, John Kaufman, Brian Zets | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler (SF), Christopher Bennett (C) Jim Elliott, Henry Walczak | |
| 05:13 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 05:13 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 05:13 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger gets the rebound | 46-51 |
| 05:11 | Tennessee | Donald Gordy is hacked by John Nam in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Nam, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Snow (C) Kevin Jackson | |
| 04:57 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Noel Snow - foul #2 on Noel Snow, team foul #7 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (SG) John Kingston | |
| 04:57 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger makes the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 04:57 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 04:33 | Kentucky | Donald Gordy steps in front of the Christopher Bennett pass | 48-51 |
| 04:19 | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 48-51 |
| 04:18 | Kentucky | John Nam snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 03:53 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 48-51 |
| 03:52 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger grabs the board | 48-51 |
| 03:40 | Tennessee | Donald Gordy is hacked by John Nam - foul #2 on John Nam, team foul #8 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harvey Hill (PG), Brian Zets (C) Andrew Reavis, Daniel Bridger | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Kingston (SG), Jim Elliott (SF) John Nam, Noel Snow | |
| 03:40 | Tennessee | Donald Gordy misses the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 03:40 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Christopher Bennett | 48-51 |
| 03:13 | Kentucky | John Kingston knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from James Sena | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Harvey Hill (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Gordy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Levi Mayhugh (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Christopher Slane (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Brian Zets (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Sena (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Kingston (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jim Elliott (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Bennett (fresh) 4 pts. C - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-53 |
| 03:01 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue (SG) Donald Gordy | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), Kevin Jackson (PF), Henry Walczak (C) James Sena, Christopher Bennett, Anthony Winkler | |
| 02:36 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by John Nam | 48-55 |
| 02:22 | Tennessee | Brian Zets clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 48-55 |
| 02:21 | Kentucky | John Kingston grabs the board | 48-55 |
| 02:00 | Kentucky | John Kingston is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Kingston, team foul #9 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis (SF) Sammy Donahue | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:44 | Tennessee | Harvey Hill clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-55 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Slane | 48-55 |
| 01:34 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis loses the ball out of bounds | 48-55 |
| 01:18 | Kentucky | John Nam buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Henry Walczak | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:02 | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Harvey Hill | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott is fouled on the floor by Andrew Reavis - foul #4 on Andrew Reavis, team foul #10 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler (C) Henry Walczak | |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-60 |
| 00:49 | Tennessee | Harvey Hill gets the offensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 00:46 | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh is hacked by John Kingston - foul #2 on John Kingston, team foul #10 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Henry Walczak (C) Anthony Winkler | |
| 00:46 | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 00:46 | Tennessee | Levi Mayhugh makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson is fouled in the backcourt by Levi Mayhugh - foul #2 on Levi Mayhugh, team foul #11 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler (C) Henry Walczak | |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Kevin Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:38 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis travels with the ball | 53-62 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | John Kingston is hacked by Levi Mayhugh in the backcourt - foul #3 on Levi Mayhugh, team foul #12 | 53-62 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | John Kingston makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | John Kingston misses the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:37 | Tennessee | Brian Zets gets the rebound | 53-63 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Kevin Jackson blocks the jumper by Christopher Slane | 53-63 |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kevin Jackson | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | John Nam runs out the clock | 53-63 |