| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bradley Eggleston (fresh) SG - Joshua Nelson (fresh) SF - Joshua Washington (fresh) PF - Steven Yarger (fresh) C - John Little (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fresh) SG - Yong Chin (fresh) SF - Theodore Batista (fresh) PF - Anthony Severson (fresh) C - Marlon Kapoor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Steven Yarger wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson is fouled on the floor by Steven Yarger - foul #1 on Steven Yarger, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson misses the shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Bradley Eggleston, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:01 | Kentucky | 3 seconds is called on Theodore Batista | 0-0 |
| 17:42 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington scores on a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Bradley Eggleston | 2-0 |
| 17:13 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson is called for 3 seconds | 2-0 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Shelly (PG), Millard Haislip (SG), Joshua Foster (SF), Christopher Fay (C) Bradley Eggleston, Joshua Nelson, Joshua Washington, John Little | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:10 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip travels in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 16:41 | Kentucky | Mark Shelly is called for the reach on Stephen Baker - foul #1 on Mark Shelly, team foul #3 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Stolberg (PF) Steven Yarger | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:23 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista banks in the layup on a nice dish by Yong Chin | 2-2 |
| 16:04 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 16:03 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 15:50 | Kentucky | Millard Haislip steals it from Marlon Kapoor | 4-2 |
| 15:46 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip hits the finger roll | 6-2 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Shelly (fresh) SG - Millard Haislip (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joshua Foster (fresh) PF - William Stolberg (fresh) C - Christopher Fay (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fresh) SG - Yong Chin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Theodore Batista (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Severson (fairly fresh) C - Marlon Kapoor (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:17 | Kentucky | Yong Chin evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-2 |
| 15:16 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Joshua Foster | 6-2 |
| 15:04 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay is whistled for a carry | 6-2 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston (PG), Joshua Nelson (SG), Joshua Washington (SF), Steven Yarger (PF), John Little (C) Mark Shelly, Millard Haislip, Joshua Foster, William Stolberg, Christopher Fay | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Raymond Lally (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Stephen Baker, Yong Chin, Theodore Batista, Anthony Severson, Marlon Kapoor | |
| 14:49 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 14:48 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally tips it home | 6-4 |
| 14:26 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bradley Eggleston | 8-4 |
| 13:57 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by Bradley Eggleston - foul #2 on Bradley Eggleston, team foul #4 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Shelly (PG) Bradley Eggleston | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (SG) Donald Scott | |
| 13:57 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 13:57 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue misses the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 13:57 | Tennessee | John Little gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| 13:55 | Tennessee | Patrick Pullins picks off the pass by Joshua Washington in the backcourt | 8-5 |
| 13:40 | Kentucky | Yong Chin is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Yong Chin, team foul #1 | 8-5 |
| 13:18 | Tennessee | Steven Yarger is fouled on the floor by Jiao-Long Xue - foul #1 on Jiao-Long Xue, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Anthony Severson (SF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Jiao-Long Xue, Gilbert Lombard, Patrick Pullins | |
| 12:58 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington is called for traveling | 8-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Millard Haislip (SG), Joshua Foster (SF), Christopher Fay (C) Joshua Nelson, Joshua Washington, John Little | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Theodore Batista (SF) Raymond Lally | |
| 12:33 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Yong Chin | 8-7 |
| 12:22 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly misses the easy layup | 8-7 |
| 12:20 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster grabs the offensive board | 8-7 |
| 12:00 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Steven Yarger is blocked by Yong Chin | 8-7 |
| 11:59 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip grabs the offensive board | 8-7 |
| 11:51 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip hits a shot from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 11:32 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson comes up short on the shot from the left block | 10-7 |
| 11:31 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Shelly (fresh) SG - Millard Haislip (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joshua Foster (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Yarger (fairly fresh) C - Christopher Fay (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fairly fresh) SG - Yong Chin (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Theodore Batista (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Severson (fairly fresh) C - Marlon Kapoor (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Theodore Batista - foul #1 on Theodore Batista, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson (SG), Joshua Washington (SF), William Stolberg (PF), John Little (C) Millard Haislip, Joshua Foster, Steven Yarger, Christopher Fay | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Raymond Lally (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Stephen Baker, Yong Chin, Theodore Batista, Anthony Severson, Marlon Kapoor | |
| 11:19 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly misses the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 11:19 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly makes the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 10:51 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 11-7 |
| 10:50 | Tennessee | William Stolberg gets the rebound | 11-7 |
| 10:26 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 11-7 |
| 10:25 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally grabs the board | 11-7 |
| 09:58 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 11-9 |
| 09:55 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly is hacked by Donald Scott in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Scott, team foul #4 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Millard Haislip (PG), Christopher Fay (C) Mark Shelly, John Little | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Yong Chin (SG), Anthony Severson (PF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Jiao-Long Xue, Donald Scott, Raymond Lally, Patrick Pullins | |
| 09:37 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Gilbert Lombard - foul #1 on Gilbert Lombard, team foul #5 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Steven Yarger (PF) William Stolberg | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Theodore Batista (SF) Gilbert Lombard | |
| 09:37 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 09:37 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 09:19 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista connects on the driving attempt near the basket set up by Stephen Baker | 13-11 |
| 09:17 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip's pass is intercepted by Stephen Baker in the backcourt | 13-11 |
| 09:14 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker jams it | 13-13 |
| 08:53 | Tennessee | Anthony Severson steals it from Steven Yarger | 13-13 |
| 08:35 | Kentucky | Yong Chin works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 13-13 |
| 08:34 | Tennessee | Christopher Fay snags the defensive board | 13-13 |
| 08:32 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Severson - foul #1 on Anthony Severson, team foul #6 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Shelly (PG), Joshua Foster (SF), John Little (C) Joshua Nelson, Joshua Washington, Christopher Fay | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Raymond Lally (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Stephen Baker, Yong Chin, Theodore Batista, Anthony Severson, Marlon Kapoor | |
| 08:18 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Shelly | 15-13 |
| 07:52 | Kentucky | Joshua Foster picks off the pass by Donald Scott | 15-13 |
| 07:30 | Tennessee | Raymond Lally takes the ball from Mark Shelly | 15-13 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Shelly (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Millard Haislip (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joshua Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Steven Yarger (fairly fresh) C - John Little (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jiao-Long Xue (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Scott (fresh) SF - Gilbert Lombard (fairly fresh) PF - Raymond Lally (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Pullins (fresh) | |
| 07:10 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Jiao-Long Xue, team foul #7 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson (SG), William Stolberg (PF), Christopher Fay (C) Millard Haislip, Steven Yarger, John Little | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Yong Chin (SG), Theodore Batista (SF), Anthony Severson (PF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Jiao-Long Xue, Donald Scott, Gilbert Lombard, Raymond Lally, Patrick Pullins | |
| 06:58 | Tennessee | Theodore Batista steps in front of the Joshua Foster pass | 15-13 |
| 06:56 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-13 |
| 06:39 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-13 |
| 06:38 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista snags the defensive board | 15-13 |
| 06:11 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson is whistled for a carry | 15-13 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston (PG), Joshua Washington (SF) Mark Shelly, Joshua Foster | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raymond Lally (PF) Anthony Severson | |
| 05:52 | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston can't throw it down but he's hacked by Theodore Batista - foul #2 on Theodore Batista, team foul #8 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Little (C) Christopher Fay | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (PG), Gilbert Lombard (SF) Stephen Baker, Theodore Batista | |
| 05:52 | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 05:52 | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 05:30 | Kentucky | Yong Chin evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jiao-Long Xue | 17-16 |
| 05:08 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gilbert Lombard - foul #2 on Gilbert Lombard, team foul #9 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Millard Haislip (SG), Steven Yarger (PF) Joshua Nelson, William Stolberg | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Scott (SG), Anthony Severson (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Yong Chin, Raymond Lally, Marlon Kapoor | |
| 05:08 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington makes the 1st free throw | 18-16 |
| 05:08 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 05:08 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson grabs the defensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 04:39 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Donald Scott and the foul's on Steven Yarger - foul #2 on Steven Yarger, team foul #5 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Foster (SF), Christopher Fay (C) Joshua Washington, John Little | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (SF) Gilbert Lombard | |
| 04:39 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson misses the free throw | 18-18 |
| 04:39 | Tennessee | Steven Yarger pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| 04:25 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Steven Yarger is denied by Patrick Pullins | 18-18 |
| 04:23 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster tips it in | 20-18 |
| 04:01 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 20-18 |
| 04:00 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue tips it home | 20-20 |
| 03:58 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip is hacked by Anthony Severson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Anthony Severson, team foul #10 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Shelly (PG) Bradley Eggleston | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (SG), Theodore Batista (SF), Raymond Lally (PF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Jiao-Long Xue, Donald Scott, Anthony Severson, Patrick Pullins | |
| 03:58 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 03:58 | Tennessee | Millard Haislip makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 03:35 | Kentucky | Millard Haislip is called for the reach on Stephen Baker - foul #1 on Millard Haislip, team foul #6 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Washington (SF), John Little (C) Millard Haislip, Christopher Fay | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:14 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 22-23 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Shelly (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Joshua Washington (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steven Yarger (fairly fresh) C - John Little (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Yong Chin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Theodore Batista (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Lally (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marlon Kapoor (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:10 | Tennessee | Stephen Baker takes the ball from Joshua Foster in the backcourt | 22-23 |
| 02:46 | Kentucky | Yong Chin makes the contested 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Baker | 22-26 |
| 02:34 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-26 |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally pulls down the rebound | 22-26 |
| 02:15 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-26 |
| 02:14 | Tennessee | John Little pulls down the rebound | 22-26 |
| 01:53 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 22-26 |
| 01:51 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly hits the follow up shot | 24-26 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-26 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston (PG), Joshua Nelson (SG), Millard Haislip (SF), William Stolberg (PF), Christopher Fay (C) Mark Shelly, Joshua Foster, Joshua Washington, Steven Yarger, John Little | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Anthony Severson (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Stephen Baker, Yong Chin, Theodore Batista, Raymond Lally, Marlon Kapoor | |
| 01:04 | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 24-26 |
| 01:02 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Anthony Severson | 24-26 |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bradley Eggleston - foul #3 on Bradley Eggleston, team foul #7 | 24-26 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Shelly (PG) Bradley Eggleston | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue makes the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Donald Scott can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 27-28 |