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