| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Mills (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Roger Cox (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gregory Ogorman (fresh) SF - Christopher Adrian (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Roger Wheelock (fresh) 1 pts. C - William Macha (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian inbounds the ball | 33-19 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman knocks in the turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Ronald Raphael - foul #2 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #1 | 33-21 |
| 19:41 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman misses the free throw | 33-21 |
| 19:41 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown gets the rebound | 33-21 |
| 19:25 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by William Macha - foul #2 on William Macha, team foul #1 | 33-21 |
| 19:25 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael makes the 1st free throw | 34-21 |
| 19:25 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael misses the 2nd free throw | 34-21 |
| 19:25 | Vanderbilt | William Macha pulls down the rebound | 34-21 |
| 19:08 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brown picks off the pass by William Macha | 34-21 |
| 18:46 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 34-21 |
| 18:44 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock pulls down the rebound | 34-21 |
| 18:42 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Raphael is called for the reach on Roger Wheelock in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #2 | 34-21 |
| 18:24 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman is open but comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 34-21 |
| 18:23 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian misses the tip | 34-21 |
| 18:21 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian gets the offensive rebound | 34-21 |
| 17:58 | Vanderbilt | William Macha can't throw it down but he's fouled by Ronald Raphael - foul #4 on Ronald Raphael, team foul #3 | 34-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Huang-fu Huang (PF), Thomas Good (C) Mark Mills, Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 17:58 | Vanderbilt | William Macha makes the 1st free throw | 34-22 |
| 17:58 | Vanderbilt | William Macha makes the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 17:36 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 34-23 |
| 17:35 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock grabs the defensive rebound | 34-23 |
| 17:18 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian buries a jumpshot from the right side | 34-25 |
| 16:59 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Roger Cox - foul #3 on Roger Cox, team foul #2 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Mark Mills (SG) Darryl Allen, John Jackson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Williams (PG), Kenneth Ferguson (SG), Willie Schwalenberg (SF), Wayne Newcombe (PF), Eugene Blakeslee (C) Roger Cox, Gregory Ogorman, Christopher Adrian, Roger Wheelock, William Macha | |
| 16:59 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone misses the 1st free throw | 34-25 |
| 16:59 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone misses the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 16:59 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Blakeslee snags the defensive board | 34-25 |
| 16:38 | Vanderbilt | Johnnie Stone swats the layup by Eugene Blakeslee | 34-25 |
| 16:36 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Samuel Johnson | 34-25 |
| 16:14 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson loses the dribble to Willie Schwalenberg | 34-25 |
| 15:57 | Vanderbilt | Mark Mills steps in front of the Wayne Newcombe pass | 34-25 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Mills (fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Johnnie Stone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Huang-fu Huang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Good (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Williams (fresh) SG - Kenneth Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Willie Schwalenberg (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wayne Newcombe (fresh) 2 pts. C - Eugene Blakeslee (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-25 |
| 15:36 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson can't tip it in | 34-25 |
| 15:34 | Vanderbilt | Eugene Blakeslee grabs the board | 34-25 |
| 15:32 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Ferguson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), John Jackson (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Kenneth Brown (PF), Allen Fisk (C) Samuel Johnson, Mark Mills, Johnnie Stone, Huang-fu Huang, Thomas Good | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Roger Cox (PG), Gregory Ogorman (SG), Christopher Adrian (SF), Roger Wheelock (PF) John Williams, Kenneth Ferguson, Willie Schwalenberg, Wayne Newcombe | |
| 15:04 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-25 |
| 15:02 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock pulls down the rebound | 34-25 |
| 14:47 | Vanderbilt | Roger Cox hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-25 |
| 14:45 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente grabs the board | 34-25 |
| 14:23 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen double dribbles | 34-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Mills (SG) John Jackson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe (PF), William Macha (C) Roger Wheelock, Eugene Blakeslee | |
| 13:58 | Vanderbilt | William Macha misses the lay-in | 34-25 |
| 13:56 | Vanderbilt | William Macha tips it in | 34-27 |
| 13:35 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente banks in the layup on a great pass from Darryl Allen | 36-27 |
| 13:10 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-27 |
| 13:08 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe tips it in | 36-29 |
| 12:49 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 36-29 |
| 12:48 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown tips it home | 38-29 |
| 12:24 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe knocks in the floater in the paint set up by Roger Cox | 38-31 |
| 12:03 | Kentucky | Allen Fisk is called for 5 seconds | 38-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), John Jackson (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF), Thomas Good (C) Darryl Allen, Mark Mills, Marvin Valente, Kenneth Brown, Allen Fisk | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Williams (PG), Kenneth Ferguson (SG), Willie Schwalenberg (SF), Roger Wheelock (PF), Eugene Blakeslee (C) Roger Cox, Gregory Ogorman, Christopher Adrian, Wayne Newcombe, William Macha | |
| 11:58 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Ferguson's pass is intercepted by John Jackson in the backcourt | 38-31 |
| 11:40 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone is whistled for traveling | 38-31 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnnie Stone (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Good (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Williams (fresh) SG - Kenneth Ferguson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Willie Schwalenberg (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roger Wheelock (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Eugene Blakeslee (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Ferguson misses the jumper from the right block but the foul's on John Jackson - foul #2 on John Jackson, team foul #4 | 38-31 |
| 11:21 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 11:21 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 11:01 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson banks in the layup | 40-33 |
| 10:35 | Vanderbilt | Willie Schwalenberg is hacked by John Jackson - foul #3 on John Jackson, team foul #5 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Roger Cox (PG) John Williams | |
| 10:16 | Vanderbilt | Willie Schwalenberg connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kenneth Ferguson | 40-35 |
| 09:50 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Eugene Blakeslee - foul #1 on Eugene Blakeslee, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Huang-fu Huang (PF), Kenneth Brown (C) Samuel Johnson, John Jackson, Ronald Raphael, Thomas Good | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman (SG), Christopher Adrian (SF), Wayne Newcombe (PF), William Macha (C) Kenneth Ferguson, Willie Schwalenberg, Roger Wheelock, Eugene Blakeslee | |
| 09:50 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 09:50 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 09:47 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian's pass is intercepted by Mark Mills in the backcourt | 42-35 |
| 09:30 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang is whistled for traveling | 42-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Marvin Valente (SF) Graham Strong, Johnnie Stone | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 09:27 | Vanderbilt | Roger Cox throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-35 |
| 09:11 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-35 |
| 09:09 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 08:48 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe is denied on a dunk by Huang-fu Huang | 42-35 |
| 08:46 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 08:18 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente misses the shot from close range | 42-35 |
| 08:17 | Vanderbilt | Roger Cox snags the defensive board | 42-35 |
| 07:56 | Vanderbilt | William Macha drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Wayne Newcombe | 42-37 |
| 07:29 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente clanks a floater from the left side | 42-37 |
| 07:28 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang tips it home | 44-37 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Mills (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Marvin Valente (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - Huang-fu Huang (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Roger Cox (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Ogorman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Adrian (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Newcombe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Macha (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Huang-fu Huang - foul #1 on Huang-fu Huang, team foul #6 | 44-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), John Jackson (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF), Thomas Good (C) Darryl Allen, Mark Mills, Marvin Valente, Huang-fu Huang, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Williams (PG), Kenneth Ferguson (SG), Willie Schwalenberg (SF), Eugene Blakeslee (C) Roger Cox, Gregory Ogorman, Christopher Adrian, William Macha | |
| 07:03 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe misses the 1st free throw | 44-37 |
| 07:03 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 06:39 | Kentucky | Wayne Newcombe blocks the short jumper by Johnnie Stone | 44-38 |
| 06:38 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Willie Schwalenberg | 44-38 |
| 06:22 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe makes the wide open fadeaway from the left wing set up by John Williams and the foul's on Thomas Good - foul #2 on Thomas Good, team foul #7 | 44-40 |
| 06:22 | Vanderbilt | Wayne Newcombe misses the free throw | 44-40 |
| 06:22 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ronald Raphael | 44-40 |
| 05:57 | Kentucky | John Jackson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Ferguson - foul #1 on Kenneth Ferguson, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock (PF) Wayne Newcombe | |
| 05:57 | Kentucky | John Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 05:57 | Kentucky | John Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 05:28 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Good steals the ball from Roger Wheelock | 46-40 |
| 05:08 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone hits the finger roll | 48-40 |
| 04:42 | Vanderbilt | Willie Schwalenberg buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 04:15 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Samuel Johnson | 50-43 |
| 04:15 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Kenneth Brown (C) Samuel Johnson, John Jackson, Johnnie Stone, Thomas Good | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Roger Cox (PG), Gregory Ogorman (SG), Christopher Adrian (SF), William Macha (C) John Williams, Kenneth Ferguson, Willie Schwalenberg, Eugene Blakeslee | |
| 03:53 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock is alone and drills a turnaround from close range | 50-45 |
| 03:24 | Kentucky | Mark Mills is hacked by Christopher Adrian - foul #2 on Christopher Adrian, team foul #5 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang (PF) Ronald Raphael | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Mills (fresh) 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Huang-fu Huang (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Roger Cox (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Ogorman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Adrian (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roger Wheelock (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - William Macha (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Darryl Allen | 52-45 |
| 02:31 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 52-47 |
| 02:02 | Kentucky | Mark Mills comes up short on the runner from the left block | 52-47 |
| 02:01 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente hits the follow up shot | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:59 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Ogorman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael (PF) Huang-fu Huang | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 01:37 | Kentucky | William Macha denies the turnaround by Marvin Valente | 54-47 |
| 01:35 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 01:17 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian clanks a floater from the left side | 54-47 |
| 01:15 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown pulls down the rebound | 54-47 |
| 01:10 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-47 |
| 01:09 | Vanderbilt | William Macha pulls down the rebound | 54-47 |
| 00:47 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian misses the easy layup | 54-47 |
| 00:45 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock tips it back up and in | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Gregory Ogorman is called for the reach on Kenneth Brown in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Ogorman, team foul #6 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang (PF), Thomas Good (C) Ronald Raphael, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang is fouled on the floor by William Macha - foul #3 on William Macha, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang misses the 2nd free throw | 55-49 |
| 00:41 | Vanderbilt | Roger Wheelock snags the defensive board | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:36 | Vanderbilt | Roger Cox misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-49 |
| 00:35 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Wheelock | 55-49 |
| 00:33 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian makes the 3 from the left corner | 55-52 |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Roger Cox is called for the reach on Huang-fu Huang in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roger Cox, team foul #8 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone (SF), Kenneth Brown (C) Marvin Valente, Thomas Good | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang misses the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:31 | Vanderbilt | William Macha pulls down the rebound | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:09 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-52 |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Cox - foul #5 on Roger Cox, team foul #9 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael (PF) Huang-fu Huang | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Williams (PG) Roger Cox | |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Adrian misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 57-52 |