| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Townsel (fresh) SG - Mathew Zoumis (fresh) SF - Jerry Fontenot (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jody Locke (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Frederick Padgett (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Roland Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Erik Hand (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Anton Turner (fresh) C - Jesse Boyers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Erik Hand inbounds the ball | 28-32 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Kentucky | Erik Hand throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Swanson (SG), Christopher Grayer (SF) Mathew Zoumis, Jerry Fontenot | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 19:08 | Tennessee | Erik Hand swats the short shot by Jody Locke | 28-32 |
| 19:06 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Roland Dixon | 28-32 |
| 18:47 | Kentucky | Frederick Padgett steals it from Roland Dixon | 28-32 |
| 18:29 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett can't finish the layup | 28-32 |
| 18:28 | Tennessee | Jody Locke grabs the offensive board | 28-32 |
| 18:11 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett misses the dunk but the foul's on Jesse Boyers - foul #2 on Jesse Boyers, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar (PG), Mathew Zoumis (SG), Jerry Fontenot (SF) Clarence Townsel, Williams Swanson, Christopher Grayer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:11 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett misses the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 18:11 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett misses the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 18:11 | Kentucky | Anton Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 28-32 |
| 17:51 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson buries a shot from just outside the lane and the foul's on Micheal Cesar - foul #1 on Micheal Cesar, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Frederick Padgett | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:51 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson makes the free throw | 28-35 |
| 17:30 | Tennessee | Jody Locke loses the dribble to Erik Hand | 28-35 |
| 17:27 | Kentucky | Erik Hand misses the lay-in | 28-35 |
| 17:25 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers grabs the offensive board | 28-35 |
| 17:08 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson lays it in on a great pass from Erik Hand and he's fouled by Jerry Fontenot - foul #1 on Jerry Fontenot, team foul #2 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel (PG), Christopher Grayer (SF), Frederick Padgett (C) Mathew Zoumis, Jerry Fontenot, Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Adams (SF), William Dawley (PF) Erik Hand, Anton Turner | |
| 17:08 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson makes the free throw | 28-38 |
| 16:41 | Tennessee | Jody Locke makes the driving attempt from the left block | 30-38 |
| 16:24 | Kentucky | William Dawley can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Frederick Padgett - foul #2 on Frederick Padgett, team foul #3 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis (SG), Jerry Fontenot (SF) Micheal Cesar, Christopher Grayer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG) Larry Johnson | |
| 16:24 | Kentucky | William Dawley misses the 1st free throw | 30-38 |
| 16:24 | Kentucky | William Dawley makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 15:55 | Tennessee | Jody Locke scores on a shot from the left wing | 32-39 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Townsel (fresh) SG - Mathew Zoumis (fresh) SF - Jerry Fontenot (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jody Locke (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Frederick Padgett (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Jarvis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Roland Dixon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Adams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Dawley (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Jesse Boyers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Kentucky | John Adams hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 15:32 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis snags the offensive board | 32-39 |
| 15:18 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-39 |
| 15:17 | Tennessee | Jody Locke grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 14:55 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Frederick Padgett is denied by Jesse Boyers | 32-39 |
| 14:53 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot tips it but misses | 32-39 |
| 14:51 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Jarvis | 32-39 |
| 14:34 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers can't connect on a floater from the right side | 32-39 |
| 14:32 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Frederick Padgett | 32-39 |
| 14:11 | Tennessee | Jody Locke banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jerry Fontenot | 34-39 |
| 13:59 | Kentucky | Clarence Townsel steps in front of the Jesse Boyers pass | 34-39 |
| 13:38 | Tennessee | Jody Locke misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 34-39 |
| 13:37 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon snags the defensive board | 34-39 |
| 13:32 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis scores on a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by John Adams and he's fouled by Jody Locke - foul #3 on Jody Locke, team foul #4 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar (PG), Williams Swanson (SG), Christopher Grayer (SF), Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Clarence Townsel, Mathew Zoumis, Jerry Fontenot, Frederick Padgett | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite (SG), Erik Hand (SF), Anton Turner (PF), Wayne Blocker (C) Roland Dixon, John Adams, William Dawley, Jesse Boyers | |
| 13:32 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis makes the free throw | 34-42 |
| 13:14 | Tennessee | Jody Locke banks in the layup set up by Williams Swanson and he's hacked by Wayne Blocker - foul #4 on Wayne Blocker, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Johnson (PG), Jesse Boyers (C) Jeffrey Jarvis, Wayne Blocker | |
| 13:14 | Tennessee | Jody Locke misses the free throw | 36-42 |
| 13:14 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 12:53 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 36-42 |
| 12:52 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 12:27 | Tennessee | Jody Locke travels with the ball | 36-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett (C) Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 12:14 | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-42 |
| 12:12 | Tennessee | Christopher Grayer grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 11:45 | Tennessee | Anton Turner is called for the reach on Micheal Cesar - foul #2 on Anton Turner, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel (PG) Williams Swanson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roland Dixon (SG) Ernie Satterwhite | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Townsel (fresh) SG - Micheal Cesar (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Grayer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jody Locke (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Frederick Padgett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. SG - Roland Dixon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Erik Hand (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Anton Turner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jesse Boyers (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:31 | Tennessee | Jody Locke can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 36-42 |
| 11:30 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Roland Dixon | 36-42 |
| 11:10 | Kentucky | Erik Hand hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-42 |
| 11:09 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Frederick Padgett | 36-42 |
| 10:40 | Tennessee | Jesse Boyers steals it from Clarence Townsel | 36-42 |
| 10:30 | Kentucky | Erik Hand hits a 3 from straight away set up by Anton Turner | 36-45 |
| 10:14 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 36-45 |
| 10:13 | Tennessee | Christopher Grayer gets the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 09:52 | Tennessee | Jody Locke misses the floater from the right side | 36-45 |
| 09:50 | Kentucky | Erik Hand snags the defensive board | 36-45 |
| 09:44 | Kentucky | Frederick Padgett picks off the pass by Jesse Boyers | 36-45 |
| 09:15 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett misses short on a shot from the right block | 36-45 |
| 09:14 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers snags the defensive board | 36-45 |
| 09:04 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson is fouled on the floor by Clarence Townsel - foul #2 on Clarence Townsel, team foul #5 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis (SG), Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Clarence Townsel, Frederick Padgett | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG), Ernie Satterwhite (SG), John Adams (SF), William Dawley (PF) Larry Johnson, Roland Dixon, Erik Hand, Anton Turner | |
| 08:54 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from William Dawley | 36-48 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:48 | Tennessee | Jody Locke can't finish the layup but he's hacked by William Dawley - foul #1 on William Dawley, team foul #4 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Swanson (SG), Jerry Fontenot (SF), Frederick Padgett (C) Mathew Zoumis, Christopher Grayer, Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:48 | Tennessee | Jody Locke makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 08:48 | Tennessee | Jody Locke makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 08:41 | Kentucky | William Dawley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis (SG) Williams Swanson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:17 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Swanson (SG), Christopher Grayer (SF), Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Mathew Zoumis, Jerry Fontenot, Frederick Padgett | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:00 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Ernie Satterwhite and the foul's on Yevgeny Zoltek - foul #1 on Yevgeny Zoltek, team foul #6 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel (PG), Mathew Zoumis (SG), Frederick Padgett (C) Micheal Cesar, Williams Swanson, Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:00 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers makes the free throw | 38-51 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:38 | Tennessee | Jody Locke comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 38-51 |
| 07:36 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett grabs the offensive board | 38-51 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Townsel (fairly fresh) SG - Mathew Zoumis (fresh) SF - Christopher Grayer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jody Locke (tiring) 17 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Frederick Padgett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Jarvis (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Ernie Satterwhite (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Adams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Dawley (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Jesse Boyers (tired) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett knocks in the floater from the right block | 40-51 |
| 07:07 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-51 |
| 07:06 | Kentucky | William Dawley hits the follow up shot | 40-53 |
| 06:48 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Clarence Townsel, team foul #7 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar (PG), Williams Swanson (SG), Jerry Fontenot (SF), Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Clarence Townsel, Mathew Zoumis, Christopher Grayer, Frederick Padgett | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Johnson (PG), Roland Dixon (SG), Erik Hand (SF), Wayne Blocker (C) Jeffrey Jarvis, Ernie Satterwhite, John Adams, Jesse Boyers | |
| 06:46 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson is hacked by Micheal Cesar in the backcourt - foul #2 on Micheal Cesar, team foul #8 | 40-53 |
| 06:46 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 06:46 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:29 | Tennessee | Erik Hand steals the ball from Micheal Cesar | 40-55 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:02 | Kentucky | Erik Hand misses the easy layup | 40-55 |
| 06:00 | Tennessee | Williams Swanson pulls down the rebound | 40-55 |
| 05:45 | Tennessee | Jody Locke drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jerry Fontenot | 42-55 |
| 05:25 | Kentucky | Erik Hand drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Larry Johnson and the foul's on Jerry Fontenot - foul #2 on Jerry Fontenot, team foul #9 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel (PG), Mathew Zoumis (SG), Christopher Grayer (SF), Frederick Padgett (C) Micheal Cesar, Williams Swanson, Jerry Fontenot, Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anton Turner (PF) William Dawley | |
| 05:25 | Kentucky | Erik Hand makes the free throw | 42-58 |
| 05:09 | Tennessee | Wayne Blocker is called for the reach on Clarence Townsel - foul #5 on Wayne Blocker, team foul #5 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar (SG) Mathew Zoumis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Adams (SF), Jesse Boyers (C) Erik Hand, Wayne Blocker | |
| 04:59 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett connects on the jumper from the right block | 44-58 |
| 04:44 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-58 |
| 04:42 | Tennessee | Frederick Padgett pulls down the rebound | 44-58 |
| 04:25 | Tennessee | Jody Locke's floater is tipped away by Jesse Boyers | 44-58 |
| 04:23 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Larry Johnson | 44-58 |
| 04:07 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson is hacked by Clarence Townsel - foul #4 on Clarence Townsel, team foul #10 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis (SG) Micheal Cesar | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite (SG) Roland Dixon | |
| 04:07 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 04:07 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-60 |
| 03:58 | Tennessee | Anton Turner steals the ball from Clarence Townsel | 44-60 |
| 03:30 | Kentucky | Frederick Padgett takes the ball from Ernie Satterwhite | 44-60 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Townsel (fairly fresh) 4 pf. SG - Mathew Zoumis (fresh) SF - Christopher Grayer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jody Locke (tired) 19 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Frederick Padgett (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. SG - Ernie Satterwhite (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Adams (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anton Turner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jesse Boyers (tired) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:18 | Tennessee | Larry Johnson takes the ball from Jody Locke | 44-60 |
| 03:12 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses the fadeaway from the right side | 44-60 |
| 03:10 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel grabs the defensive rebound | 44-60 |
| 02:52 | Tennessee | Jody Locke comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Anton Turner - foul #3 on Anton Turner, team foul #6 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar (PG), Williams Swanson (SG), Kevin Chill (SF), Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Clarence Townsel, Mathew Zoumis, Christopher Grayer, Frederick Padgett | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG), William Dawley (PF) Larry Johnson, Anton Turner | |
| 02:52 | Tennessee | Jody Locke makes the 1st free throw | 45-60 |
| 02:52 | Tennessee | Jody Locke makes the 2nd free throw | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:49 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 46-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Grayer (PF) Jody Locke | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:44 | Tennessee | Christopher Grayer misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-60 |
| 02:42 | Tennessee | Christopher Grayer tips it home | 48-60 |
| 02:15 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers blows the dunk | 48-60 |
| 02:14 | Kentucky | John Adams tips it home | 48-62 |
| 01:57 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Jarvis | 48-62 |
| 01:32 | Kentucky | Yevgeny Zoltek denies the turnaround by Jesse Boyers | 48-62 |
| 01:30 | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite gets the offensive rebound | 48-62 |
| 01:16 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by John Adams | 48-65 |
| 01:01 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-65 |
| 00:59 | Kentucky | William Dawley grabs the board | 48-65 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-65 |
| 00:28 | Tennessee | Christopher Grayer grabs the board | 48-65 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Williams Swanson | 51-65 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis runs out the clock | 51-65 |