| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Yong Chin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Theodore Batista (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Severson (fresh) C - Marlon Kapoor (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Benda (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Anthony Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marshall Carlson (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Robert Nuckols (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Holland (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson inbounds the ball | 24-30 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Severson steals the ball from James Benda in the backcourt | 24-30 |
| 19:44 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Theodore Batista | 27-30 |
| 19:19 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson is hacked by Theodore Batista - foul #2 on Theodore Batista, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| 19:04 | Vanderbilt | James Benda misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-30 |
| 19:02 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 18:41 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson blows the layup | 27-30 |
| 18:39 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson tips it home | 29-30 |
| 18:21 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Marshall Carlson and the foul's on Theodore Batista - foul #3 on Theodore Batista, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard (SF) Theodore Batista | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 18:21 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland makes the free throw | 29-33 |
| 17:58 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 17:56 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson snags the offensive board | 29-33 |
| 17:39 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-33 |
| 17:37 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 17:11 | Vanderbilt | Gilbert Lombard picks off the pass by Robert Nuckols | 29-33 |
| 16:52 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor loses the dribble to James Benda | 29-33 |
| 16:27 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 29-33 |
| 16:26 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts can't tip it in | 29-33 |
| 16:25 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland tips it but misses | 29-33 |
| 16:24 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland hits the follow up shot | 29-35 |
| 16:08 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker is hacked by Anthony Roberts - foul #1 on Anthony Roberts, team foul #1 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Theodore Batista (SF), Raymond Lally (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Stephen Baker, Yong Chin, Gilbert Lombard, Anthony Severson, Marlon Kapoor | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Kent (PG), Ted Pollock (SG), Kenneth Johnson (SF), Christopher Turgeon (C) James Benda, Anthony Roberts, Marshall Carlson, Larry Holland | |
| 15:47 | Kentucky | Donald Scott is whistled for a carry | 29-35 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jiao-Long Xue (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theodore Batista (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Lally (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Pullins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Kent (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ted Pollock (fresh) SF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) PF - Robert Nuckols (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Turgeon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Johnson scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Patrick Pullins - foul #2 on Patrick Pullins, team foul #3 | 29-37 |
| 15:25 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Johnson misses the free throw | 29-37 |
| 15:25 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally pulls down the rebound | 29-37 |
| 15:00 | Kentucky | Christopher Turgeon is called for the reach on Jiao-Long Xue - foul #2 on Christopher Turgeon, team foul #2 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland (C) Robert Nuckols | |
| 14:39 | Kentucky | Donald Scott hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Kent - foul #1 on John Kent, team foul #3 | 29-37 |
| 14:39 | Kentucky | Donald Scott misses the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 14:39 | Kentucky | Donald Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 14:15 | Vanderbilt | Ted Pollock is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Kent | 30-40 |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista is hacked by Kenneth Johnson - foul #3 on Kenneth Johnson, team foul #4 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Yong Chin (SG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Anthony Severson (PF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Jiao-Long Xue, Donald Scott, Theodore Batista, Raymond Lally, Patrick Pullins | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Benda (PG), Anthony Roberts (SG), Marshall Carlson (SF), Robert Nuckols (PF) John Kent, Ted Pollock, Kenneth Johnson, Christopher Turgeon | |
| 13:35 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by James Benda - foul #2 on James Benda, team foul #5 | 30-40 |
| 13:35 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson misses the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 13:35 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 13:19 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols clanks a jumper from the right block | 31-40 |
| 13:18 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard grabs the board | 31-40 |
| 12:59 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Anthony Roberts - foul #2 on Anthony Roberts, team foul #6 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon (C) Larry Holland | |
| 12:59 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 12:59 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 12:59 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Robert Nuckols | 31-40 |
| 12:57 | Vanderbilt | Yong Chin is called for the reach on Anthony Roberts in the backcourt - foul #1 on Yong Chin, team foul #4 | 31-40 |
| 12:41 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols can't throw it down | 31-40 |
| 12:40 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon hits the follow up shot | 31-42 |
| 12:16 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-42 |
| 12:14 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor tips it home | 33-42 |
| 11:45 | Vanderbilt | James Benda travels with the ball | 33-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (PG), Theodore Batista (SF), Raymond Lally (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Stephen Baker, Gilbert Lombard, Anthony Severson, Marlon Kapoor | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Kent (PG), Ted Pollock (SG), Kenneth Johnson (C) James Benda, Anthony Roberts, Christopher Turgeon | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jiao-Long Xue (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Yong Chin (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Theodore Batista (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Raymond Lally (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Pullins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Kent (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ted Pollock (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marshall Carlson (fresh) 4 ast. PF - Robert Nuckols (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:16 | Kentucky | Robert Nuckols steps in front of the Yong Chin pass | 33-42 |
| 11:14 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson is fouled in the backcourt by Theodore Batista - foul #4 on Theodore Batista, team foul #5 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Scott (SG) Yong Chin | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland (C) Marshall Carlson | |
| 10:53 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols clanks a jump hook from close range | 33-42 |
| 10:52 | Vanderbilt | John Kent tips it in | 33-44 |
| 10:41 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Kent - foul #2 on John Kent, team foul #7 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts (SG), Christopher Turgeon (PF) Ted Pollock, Robert Nuckols | |
| 10:41 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue misses the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 10:41 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue misses the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 10:41 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon gets the rebound | 33-44 |
| 10:13 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland blows the layup | 33-44 |
| 10:11 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland grabs the offensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 09:49 | Vanderbilt | John Kent misses short on an open 3 from straight away | 33-44 |
| 09:48 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista grabs the defensive rebound | 33-44 |
| 09:27 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista is hacked by Christopher Turgeon - foul #3 on Christopher Turgeon, team foul #8 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Yong Chin (SG), Gilbert Lombard (PF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Jiao-Long Xue, Donald Scott, Raymond Lally, Patrick Pullins | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Benda (PG), Marshall Carlson (SF), Robert Nuckols (PF) John Kent, Kenneth Johnson, Christopher Turgeon | |
| 09:27 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista misses the 1st free throw | 33-44 |
| 09:27 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols snags the defensive board | 33-44 |
| 09:06 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Severson (PF) Theodore Batista | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ted Pollock (SG) Anthony Roberts | |
| 08:45 | Kentucky | Yong Chin connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-44 |
| 08:26 | Vanderbilt | James Benda misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-44 |
| 08:24 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard gets the rebound | 36-44 |
| 08:05 | Kentucky | Yong Chin connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Gilbert Lombard | 39-44 |
| 08:03 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (PG), Raymond Lally (C) Stephen Baker, Marlon Kapoor | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts (SG), Christopher Turgeon (PF), Kenneth Johnson (C) Ted Pollock, Robert Nuckols, Larry Holland | |
| 07:46 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson misses the lay-in | 39-44 |
| 07:44 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon grabs the defensive rebound | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jiao-Long Xue (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Yong Chin (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Gilbert Lombard (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Anthony Severson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Lally (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Benda (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Anthony Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marshall Carlson (fresh) 4 ast. PF - Christopher Turgeon (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:42 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Theodore Batista (SF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Gilbert Lombard, Anthony Severson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 07:18 | Kentucky | Yong Chin buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-44 |
| 07:16 | Vanderbilt | Raymond Lally is called for the reach on James Benda in the backcourt - foul #1 on Raymond Lally, team foul #6 | 42-44 |
| 07:00 | Vanderbilt | James Benda scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Johnson | 42-46 |
| 06:33 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 06:32 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Christopher Turgeon | 42-46 |
| 06:30 | Vanderbilt | James Benda is hacked by Jiao-Long Xue in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jiao-Long Xue, team foul #7 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Anthony Severson (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Jiao-Long Xue, Yong Chin, Raymond Lally, Marlon Kapoor | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ted Pollock (SG), John Kent (SF), Robert Nuckols (PF) Anthony Roberts, Marshall Carlson, Kenneth Johnson | |
| 06:30 | Vanderbilt | James Benda makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 06:30 | Vanderbilt | James Benda makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 06:01 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Stephen Baker and the foul's on John Kent - foul #3 on John Kent, team foul #9 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard (SF) Theodore Batista | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Tommy Vanostberg (PG), Larry Holland (C) James Benda, Christopher Turgeon | |
| 06:01 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson misses the free throw | 44-48 |
| 06:01 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 05:35 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Tommy Vanostberg | 44-50 |
| 05:16 | Kentucky | Robert Nuckols blocks the short jumper by Anthony Severson | 44-50 |
| 05:15 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to John Kent | 44-50 |
| 05:10 | Vanderbilt | John Kent can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 05:08 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 04:43 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson makes the turnaround from close range and the foul's on Robert Nuckols - foul #2 on Robert Nuckols, team foul #10 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (PG), Yong Chin (SG), Raymond Lally (PF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Stephen Baker, Donald Scott, Gilbert Lombard, Patrick Pullins | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts (SG), Marshall Carlson (SF), Christopher Turgeon (PF), Kenneth Johnson (C) Tommy Vanostberg, Ted Pollock, Robert Nuckols, Larry Holland | |
| 04:43 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson misses the free throw | 46-50 |
| 04:43 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Christopher Turgeon | 46-50 |
| 04:18 | Vanderbilt | Marlon Kapoor swats the short shot by Christopher Turgeon | 46-50 |
| 04:17 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| 03:56 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson lays it in | 48-50 |
| 03:51 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-50 |
| 03:49 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jiao-Long Xue (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Yong Chin (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Anthony Severson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raymond Lally (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marlon Kapoor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Kent (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marshall Carlson (fresh) 4 ast. PF - Christopher Turgeon (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from the baseline | 48-50 |
| 03:23 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally tips it back up and in | 50-50 |
| 03:05 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 03:03 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Marlon Kapoor | 50-50 |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Theodore Batista (SF) Jiao-Long Xue, Anthony Severson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Benda (PG), Robert Nuckols (PF) John Kent, Kenneth Johnson | |
| 02:37 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor drills a turnaround in the lane | 52-50 |
| 02:08 | Vanderbilt | Robert Nuckols's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Raymond Lally, Marlon Kapoor | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Johnson (C) Christopher Turgeon | |
| 02:06 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Severson (PF) Gilbert Lombard | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland (C) Kenneth Johnson | |
| 01:50 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Yong Chin | 54-50 |
| 01:47 | Vanderbilt | James Benda throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor (C) Patrick Pullins | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 01:28 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 01:27 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Anthony Roberts | 54-50 |
| 00:59 | Vanderbilt | Theodore Batista is called for the reach on James Benda - foul #5 on Theodore Batista, team foul #8 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard (SF) Theodore Batista | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:59 | Vanderbilt | James Benda makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 00:59 | Vanderbilt | James Benda makes the 2nd free throw | 54-52 |
| 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 a man to man (0) | |
| 00:38 | Kentucky | Yong Chin is fouled on the floor by Robert Nuckols - foul #3 on Robert Nuckols, team foul #11 | 54-52 |
| 00:38 | Kentucky | Yong Chin makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:38 | Kentucky | Yong Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 56-52 |
| 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 a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland connects on the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by James Benda | 56-54 |
| 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) | |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard is fouled in the backcourt by James Benda - foul #3 on James Benda, team foul #12 | 56-54 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard misses the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard misses the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 00:30 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Larry Holland | 56-54 |
| 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) | |
| 00:28 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-54 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker is hacked by James Benda - foul #4 on James Benda, team foul #13 | 56-54 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 00:26 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts pulls down the rebound | 57-54 |
| 00:13 | Vanderbilt | Larry Holland clanks a jumper from the baseline | 57-54 |
| 00:12 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts tips it home | 57-56 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | James Benda is called for the reach on Stephen Baker in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Benda, team foul #14 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Kent (PG) James Benda | |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:09 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 59-56 |
| 00:01 | Vanderbilt | John Kent is hacked by Stephen Baker - foul #2 on Stephen Baker, team foul #9 | 59-56 |
| 00:01 | Vanderbilt | John Kent makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:01 | Vanderbilt | John Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker runs out the clock | 59-58 |