| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Benda (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marshall Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Holland (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Nuckols (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Yong Chin (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Stephen Baker (fresh) SF - Theodore Batista (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Anthony Severson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Marlon Kapoor (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista inbounds the ball | 24-25 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:33 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson connects on the jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Robert Nuckols - foul #2 on Robert Nuckols, team foul #1 | 24-27 |
| 19:33 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson misses the free throw | 24-27 |
| 19:33 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Larry Holland | 24-27 |
| 19:06 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-27 |
| 19:05 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols tips it but misses | 24-27 |
| 19:03 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland tips it home | 26-27 |
| 18:44 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor clanks a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on James Benda - foul #1 on James Benda, team foul #2 | 26-27 |
| 18:44 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 18:44 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor makes the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 18:15 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Larry Holland | 29-28 |
| 17:46 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Holland | 29-28 |
| 17:45 | Kentucky | Yong Chin gets the offensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 17:34 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-28 |
| 17:33 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 17:23 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts is called for 10 seconds | 29-28 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Kent (PG), Ted Pollock (SG), Kenneth Johnson (SF), Christopher Turgeon (PF) James Benda, Anthony Roberts, Marshall Carlson, Larry Holland | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Raymond Lally (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Yong Chin, Stephen Baker, Theodore Batista, Anthony Severson, Marlon Kapoor | |
| 17:05 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-28 |
| 17:04 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 16:40 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 29-28 |
| 16:39 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 16:12 | Kentucky | Ted Pollock is called for the reach on Donald Scott - foul #1 on Ted Pollock, team foul #3 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Benda (PG), Anthony Roberts (SG), Marshall Carlson (SF) John Kent, Ted Pollock, Robert Nuckols | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (PG) Jiao-Long Xue | |
| 15:53 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 15:51 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Benda (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Marshall Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Turgeon (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Yong Chin (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Donald Scott (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gilbert Lombard (fresh) PF - Raymond Lally (fresh) 2 pts. C - Patrick Pullins (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Vanderbilt | James Benda can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-28 |
| 15:45 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins pulls down the rebound | 29-28 |
| 15:39 | Kentucky | Yong Chin drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Raymond Lally | 29-31 |
| 15:18 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Johnson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Anthony Roberts and the foul's on Gilbert Lombard - foul #1 on Gilbert Lombard, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland (PF) Marshall Carlson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (SG), Theodore Batista (SF), Anthony Severson (PF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Donald Scott, Gilbert Lombard, Raymond Lally, Patrick Pullins | |
| 15:18 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Johnson makes the free throw | 32-31 |
| 14:56 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-31 |
| 14:55 | Kentucky | Yong Chin tips it in | 32-33 |
| 14:53 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland travels in the backcourt | 32-33 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson (SF), Robert Nuckols (C) Kenneth Johnson, Christopher Turgeon | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:31 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-33 |
| 14:30 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 14:14 | Vanderbilt | James Benda comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 14:12 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 13:51 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 13:50 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Marshall Carlson | 32-33 |
| 13:22 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Benda | 34-33 |
| 12:59 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Theodore Batista | 34-36 |
| 12:40 | Vanderbilt | Stephen Baker steals the ball from Robert Nuckols | 34-36 |
| 12:24 | Kentucky | Larry Holland steals it from Stephen Baker | 34-36 |
| 12:02 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Theodore Batista - foul #4 on Theodore Batista, team foul #2 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Kent (PG), Ted Pollock (SG), Kenneth Johnson (SF), Christopher Turgeon (C) James Benda, Anthony Roberts, Marshall Carlson, Robert Nuckols | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Raymond Lally (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Yong Chin, Stephen Baker, Theodore Batista, Anthony Severson, Marlon Kapoor | |
| 12:02 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 12:02 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland misses the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| 12:02 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Patrick Pullins | 35-36 |
| 11:45 | Kentucky | Ted Pollock is called for the reach on Donald Scott - foul #2 on Ted Pollock, team foul #4 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols (C) Larry Holland | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Kent (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ted Pollock (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Turgeon (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Nuckols (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jiao-Long Xue (fresh) SG - Donald Scott (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gilbert Lombard (fresh) PF - Raymond Lally (fresh) 2 pts. C - Patrick Pullins (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Kentucky | A charge is called on Gilbert Lombard - foul #2 on Gilbert Lombard, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| 10:57 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 10:55 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 10:31 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Scott | 35-38 |
| 10:29 | Vanderbilt | Donald Scott steals the ball from Ted Pollock in the backcourt | 35-38 |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue is whistled for a carry | 35-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson (SF), Larry Holland (PF) Kenneth Johnson, Robert Nuckols | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (PG), Stephen Baker (SG), Anthony Severson (PF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Jiao-Long Xue, Donald Scott, Raymond Lally, Patrick Pullins | |
| 10:06 | Vanderbilt | John Kent is hacked by Yong Chin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Yong Chin, team foul #4 | 35-38 |
| 09:37 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland misses the easy layup | 35-38 |
| 09:35 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 09:06 | Kentucky | Yong Chin drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Severson | 35-41 |
| 08:50 | Vanderbilt | Ted Pollock's pass is intercepted by Marlon Kapoor | 35-41 |
| 08:21 | Kentucky | Yong Chin scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gilbert Lombard | 35-44 |
| 08:00 | Vanderbilt | John Kent makes the shot from close range | 37-44 |
| 07:39 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson hits a jump hook near the basket | 37-46 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Kent (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ted Pollock (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Marshall Carlson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Holland (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Turgeon (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Yong Chin (fairly fresh) 19 pts. SG - Stephen Baker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gilbert Lombard (tiring) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Severson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Marlon Kapoor (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:12 | Vanderbilt | Marlon Kapoor is called for the reach on Ted Pollock - foul #3 on Marlon Kapoor, team foul #5 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Benda (PG), Anthony Roberts (SG), Kenneth Johnson (SF), Robert Nuckols (C) John Kent, Ted Pollock, Marshall Carlson, Christopher Turgeon | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Theodore Batista (SF), Raymond Lally (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Yong Chin, Stephen Baker, Gilbert Lombard, Anthony Severson, Marlon Kapoor | |
| 06:55 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland slams it home | 39-46 |
| 06:29 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-46 |
| 06:27 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland gets the rebound | 39-46 |
| 06:22 | Vanderbilt | Jiao-Long Xue is called for the reach on James Benda - foul #1 on Jiao-Long Xue, team foul #6 | 39-46 |
| 06:03 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Anthony Roberts | 41-46 |
| 05:39 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista misses badly on a runner from the right block | 41-46 |
| 05:38 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to James Benda | 41-46 |
| 05:22 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts hits a wide open 3 from straight away set up by Kenneth Johnson | 44-46 |
| 05:11 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Donald Scott | 44-48 |
| 04:51 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 04:50 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Raymond Lally | 44-48 |
| 04:44 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally is whistled for a carry | 44-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Tommy Vanostberg (PG), Ted Pollock (SG), Marshall Carlson (SF), Christopher Turgeon (PF) James Benda, Anthony Roberts, Kenneth Johnson, Larry Holland | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (PG), Stephen Baker (SG), Anthony Severson (PF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Jiao-Long Xue, Donald Scott, Raymond Lally, Patrick Pullins | |
| 04:18 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon lays it up and in and the foul's on Theodore Batista - foul #5 on Theodore Batista, team foul #7 | 46-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard (SF) Theodore Batista | |
| 04:18 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon makes the free throw | 47-48 |
| 03:50 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor scores on a shot from the left side | 47-50 |
| 03:24 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 47-50 |
| 03:22 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Tommy Vanostberg (fresh) SG - Ted Pollock (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Marshall Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Turgeon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Nuckols (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Yong Chin (fairly fresh) 19 pts. SG - Stephen Baker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gilbert Lombard (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Severson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Marlon Kapoor (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 02:51 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon pulls down the rebound | 47-50 |
| 02:51 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-50 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Benda (PG), Anthony Roberts (SG), Kenneth Johnson (SF) Tommy Vanostberg, Ted Pollock, Christopher Turgeon | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Scott (SG), Raymond Lally (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Stephen Baker, Anthony Severson, Marlon Kapoor | |
| 02:31 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts is alone and drills a jumpshot from the right side | 49-50 |
| 02:31 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-50 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon (PF) Kenneth Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (SF) Gilbert Lombard | |
| 02:10 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker is hacked by Christopher Turgeon - foul #2 on Christopher Turgeon, team foul #5 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Severson (SF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Donald Scott, Patrick Pullins | |
| 01:50 | Kentucky | Yong Chin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-50 |
| 01:48 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally gets the offensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 01:35 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor is hacked by Robert Nuckols - foul #3 on Robert Nuckols, team foul #6 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland (PF) Christopher Turgeon | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard (SF) Raymond Lally | |
| 01:09 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 49-50 |
| 01:08 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson hits the follow up shot | 49-52 |
| 00:46 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland misses long on a runner in the paint | 49-52 |
| 00:45 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland misses the tip | 49-52 |
| 00:43 | Kentucky | Yong Chin gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor comes up short on the floater from the left side | 49-52 |
| 00:22 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 00:16 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols slams it home | 51-52 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | Anthony Roberts is called for the reach on Gilbert Lombard in the backcourt - foul #1 on Anthony Roberts, team foul #7 | 51-52 |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 00:13 | Vanderbilt | James Benda is fouled in the backcourt by Yong Chin - foul #3 on Yong Chin, team foul #8 | 51-54 |
| 00:13 | Vanderbilt | James Benda makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:13 | Vanderbilt | James Benda misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson pulls down the rebound | 52-54 |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Roberts - foul #2 on Anthony Roberts, team foul #8 | 52-54 |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Vanderbilt | James Benda hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-56 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Anthony Roberts is called for the reach on Gilbert Lombard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Roberts, team foul #9 | 55-56 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 00:04 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-58 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson misses the halfcourt shot | 55-58 |