| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jonathon Funkhouser (fresh) SG - Daniel Perry (fresh) SF - Nick Ivey (fresh) PF - Jerry Henn (fresh) C - Mark Nelson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fresh) SG - Roland Dixon (fresh) SF - Erik Hand (fresh) PF - Anton Turner (fresh) C - Jesse Boyers (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Henn wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Funkhouser misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Roland Dixon - foul #1 on Roland Dixon, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Funkhouser makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:48 | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Funkhouser makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Kentucky | Mark Nelson takes the ball from Larry Johnson | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Vanderbilt | Nick Ivey buries a fadeaway in the paint | 4-0 |
| 19:14 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-0 |
| 19:06 | Vanderbilt | Mark Nelson's layup is rejected by Anton Turner | 4-0 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Erik Hand | 4-0 |
| 19:01 | Kentucky | Erik Hand can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Jonathon Funkhouser - foul #1 on Jonathon Funkhouser, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| 19:01 | Kentucky | Erik Hand makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 19:01 | Kentucky | Erik Hand misses the 2nd free throw | 4-1 |
| 19:01 | Vanderbilt | Nick Ivey gets the rebound | 4-1 |
| 18:52 | Vanderbilt | Mark Nelson misses the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Jesse Boyers - foul #1 on Jesse Boyers, team foul #2 | 4-1 |
| 18:52 | Vanderbilt | Mark Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 5-1 |
| 18:52 | Vanderbilt | Mark Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-1 |
| 18:37 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson can't connect on an uncontested 3 from straight away | 6-1 |
| 18:36 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Jerry Henn | 6-1 |
| 18:24 | Vanderbilt | Mark Nelson connects on the floater in the paint | 8-1 |
| 18:05 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers is open and lays it up and in set up by Roland Dixon | 8-3 |
| 17:43 | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Funkhouser loses the dribble to Erik Hand | 8-3 |
| 17:40 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon lays it up and in set up by Erik Hand | 8-5 |
| 17:27 | Vanderbilt | Mark Nelson connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 10-5 |
| 17:16 | Kentucky | Erik Hand drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Roland Dixon | 10-8 |
| 16:56 | Vanderbilt | Jesse Boyers steals it from Nick Ivey | 10-8 |
| 16:39 | Kentucky | Erik Hand misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-8 |
| 16:38 | Vanderbilt | Mark Nelson gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 16:34 | Vanderbilt | Larry Johnson steals the ball from Daniel Perry | 10-8 |
| 16:30 | Kentucky | Anton Turner lays it up and in set up by Larry Johnson | 10-10 |
| 16:19 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Henn's pass is intercepted by Erik Hand | 10-10 |
| 16:14 | Kentucky | Erik Hand can't finish the layup | 10-10 |
| 16:12 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Roland Dixon | 10-10 |
| 16:02 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers is whistled for traveling | 10-10 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dan Patchett (PG), Jacob Allen (SG), Jonathan Cromwell (SF), Otis Jensen (PF), James Butterworth (C) Jonathon Funkhouser, Daniel Perry, Nick Ivey, Jerry Henn, Mark Nelson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG), Ernie Satterwhite (SG), John Adams (SF), William Dawley (PF), Wayne Blocker (C) Larry Johnson, Roland Dixon, Erik Hand, Anton Turner, Jesse Boyers | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Dan Patchett (fresh) SG - Jacob Allen (fresh) SF - Jonathan Cromwell (fresh) PF - Otis Jensen (fresh) C - James Butterworth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Jarvis (fresh) SG - Ernie Satterwhite (fresh) SF - John Adams (fresh) PF - William Dawley (fresh) C - Wayne Blocker (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Vanderbilt | Jacob Allen is hacked by Wayne Blocker - foul #1 on Wayne Blocker, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| 15:39 | Vanderbilt | James Butterworth's dunk attempt is rejected by John Adams | 10-10 |
| 15:38 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker snags the defensive board | 10-10 |
| 15:36 | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Cromwell - foul #1 on Jonathan Cromwell, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| 15:22 | Kentucky | John Adams misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jonathan Cromwell - foul #2 on Jonathan Cromwell, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dan Wilson (SG) Jonathan Cromwell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:22 | Kentucky | John Adams misses the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 15:22 | Kentucky | John Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 15:01 | Vanderbilt | James Butterworth hits a turnaround from the right block | 12-11 |
| 14:59 | Kentucky | Dan Patchett is called for the reach on Jeffrey Jarvis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dan Patchett, team foul #4 | 12-11 |
| 14:34 | Kentucky | John Adams connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 12-13 |
| 14:14 | Vanderbilt | Jacob Allen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 12-13 |
| 14:13 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker grabs the board | 12-13 |
| 13:50 | Kentucky | John Adams buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jeffrey Jarvis | 12-15 |
| 13:41 | Vanderbilt | Otis Jensen comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by William Dawley - foul #1 on William Dawley, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Rosendahl (PG), Daniel Perry (SG), Nick Ivey (SF) Dan Patchett, Dan Wilson, Jacob Allen | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Johnson (PG), Roland Dixon (SG), Erik Hand (SF), Anton Turner (PF), Jesse Boyers (C) Jeffrey Jarvis, Ernie Satterwhite, John Adams, William Dawley, Wayne Blocker | |
| 13:41 | Vanderbilt | Otis Jensen makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 13:41 | Vanderbilt | Otis Jensen makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 13:39 | Kentucky | Donald Rosendahl is called for the reach on Larry Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Rosendahl, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jerry Henn (PF) Otis Jensen | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 13:26 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers scores on a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Erik Hand | 14-17 |
| 13:17 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Henn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-17 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mark Nelson (C) James Butterworth | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 13:01 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon is open but comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 14-17 |
| 12:59 | Vanderbilt | Donald Rosendahl gets the rebound | 14-17 |
| 12:45 | Vanderbilt | Nick Ivey is whistled for traveling | 14-17 |
| 12:32 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson clanks a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jerry Henn - foul #1 on Jerry Henn, team foul #6 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jacob Allen (SG) Daniel Perry | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 12:32 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 12:32 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 12:17 | Vanderbilt | Jacob Allen's floater is tipped away by Erik Hand | 14-18 |
| 12:16 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jesse Boyers | 14-18 |
| 11:54 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers drills a floater from the left side set up by Larry Johnson | 14-20 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Donald Rosendahl (fairly fresh) SG - Jacob Allen (fairly fresh) SF - Nick Ivey (tired) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Henn (tiring) C - Mark Nelson (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (tiring) 1 pts. SG - Roland Dixon (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Erik Hand (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Anton Turner (tiring) 2 pts. C - Jesse Boyers (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| 11:46 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Henn jams it on a great pass from Jacob Allen | 16-20 |
| 11:32 | Kentucky | Erik Hand can't connect on an uncontested jumper in the lane | 16-20 |
| 11:31 | Kentucky | Erik Hand can't tip it in | 16-20 |
| 11:29 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers snags the offensive board | 16-20 |
| 11:13 | Kentucky | Erik Hand misses the jump hook from close range | 16-20 |
| 11:12 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers gets the offensive rebound | 16-20 |
| 10:54 | Kentucky | Anton Turner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-20 |
| 10:54 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 16-20 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Funkhouser (PG), Dan Wilson (SG), Otis Jensen (PF), James Butterworth (C) Donald Rosendahl, Jacob Allen, Jerry Henn, Mark Nelson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG), Ernie Satterwhite (SG), John Adams (SF), William Dawley (PF), Wayne Blocker (C) Larry Johnson, Roland Dixon, Erik Hand, Anton Turner, Jesse Boyers | |
| 10:34 | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Funkhouser comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 16-20 |
| 10:32 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathon Funkhouser | 16-20 |
| 10:23 | Vanderbilt | Otis Jensen is whistled for a carry | 16-20 |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Wayne Blocker and he's fouled by Jonathon Funkhouser - foul #2 on Jonathon Funkhouser, team foul #7 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dan Patchett (PG), Jacob Allen (SF) Jonathon Funkhouser, Nick Ivey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis makes the free throw | 16-23 |
| 09:49 | Vanderbilt | Jacob Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-23 |
| 09:26 | Kentucky | William Dawley is open and buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from John Adams | 16-25 |
| 09:24 | Vanderbilt | Jeffrey Jarvis takes the ball from Dan Patchett in the backcourt | 16-25 |
| 09:04 | Kentucky | William Dawley is open but misses the lay-in | 16-25 |
| 09:03 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Jacob Allen | 16-25 |
| 08:53 | Vanderbilt | Dan Wilson knocks in the shot from just outside the lane | 18-25 |
| 08:30 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by John Adams | 18-28 |
| 08:15 | Vanderbilt | The short jumper by Dan Wilson is denied by Wayne Blocker | 18-28 |
| 08:13 | Vanderbilt | Dan Patchett grabs the offensive board | 18-28 |
| 08:01 | Vanderbilt | James Butterworth misses the easy layup but he's fouled by John Adams - foul #1 on John Adams, team foul #5 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Rosendahl (PG), Daniel Perry (SG), Nick Ivey (SF), Jerry Henn (PF) Dan Patchett, Dan Wilson, Jacob Allen, Otis Jensen | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Johnson (PG), Roland Dixon (SG), Erik Hand (SF), Anton Turner (PF), Jesse Boyers (C) Jeffrey Jarvis, Ernie Satterwhite, John Adams, William Dawley, Wayne Blocker | |
| 08:01 | Vanderbilt | James Butterworth makes the 1st free throw | 19-28 |
| 08:01 | Vanderbilt | James Butterworth makes the 2nd free throw | 20-28 |
| 07:41 | Kentucky | Erik Hand makes the wide open 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Johnson | 20-31 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Donald Rosendahl (fresh) SG - Daniel Perry (fresh) SF - Nick Ivey (tired) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Henn (tiring) 2 pts. C - James Butterworth (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Roland Dixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Erik Hand (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Anton Turner (tiring) 2 pts. C - Jesse Boyers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Henn can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 20-31 |
| 07:22 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Larry Johnson | 20-31 |
| 07:00 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-31 |
| 06:59 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson tips it but misses | 20-31 |
| 06:57 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers grabs the offensive board | 20-31 |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | Erik Hand is hacked by Jerry Henn - foul #2 on Jerry Henn, team foul #8 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Otis Jensen (PF), Mark Nelson (C) Jerry Henn, James Butterworth | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Dawley (PF), Wayne Blocker (C) Anton Turner, Jesse Boyers | |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | Erik Hand misses the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 06:40 | Vanderbilt | Mark Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 20-31 |
| 06:27 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Perry loses the dribble to Larry Johnson | 20-31 |
| 06:09 | Kentucky | William Dawley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Daniel Perry - foul #1 on Daniel Perry, team foul #9 | 20-31 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dan Patchett (PG) Donald Rosendahl | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:09 | Kentucky | William Dawley misses the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 06:09 | Kentucky | William Dawley makes the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 05:57 | Vanderbilt | Otis Jensen's floater is tipped away by Wayne Blocker | 20-32 |
| 05:56 | Kentucky | Erik Hand snags the defensive board | 20-32 |
| 05:53 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson is hacked by Otis Jensen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Otis Jensen, team foul #10 | 20-32 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jacob Allen (SF) Nick Ivey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite (SG) Roland Dixon | |
| 05:53 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 05:53 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-34 |
| 05:34 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Perry makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-34 |
| 05:17 | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Johnson | 23-37 |
| 05:04 | Vanderbilt | Larry Johnson takes the ball from Jacob Allen | 23-37 |
| 05:00 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson misses the lay-in | 23-37 |
| 04:59 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker misses the tip | 23-37 |
| 04:57 | Vanderbilt | Dan Patchett grabs the board | 23-37 |
| 04:52 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Perry clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-37 |
| 04:50 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson snags the defensive board | 23-37 |
| 04:46 | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite is hacked by Mark Nelson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Nelson, team foul #11 | 23-37 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Rosendahl (PG), Dan Wilson (SG), Nick Ivey (SF) Dan Patchett, Daniel Perry, Jacob Allen | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG), John Adams (SF), Anton Turner (PF), Jesse Boyers (C) Larry Johnson, Erik Hand, William Dawley, Wayne Blocker | |
| 04:46 | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite makes the 1st free throw | 23-38 |
| 04:46 | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite misses the 2nd free throw | 23-38 |
| 04:46 | Vanderbilt | Mark Nelson gets the rebound | 23-38 |
| 04:36 | Vanderbilt | Mark Nelson's fadeaway is rejected by Jesse Boyers | 23-38 |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | Anton Turner gets the rebound | 23-38 |
| 04:14 | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite misses short on a shot from the left wing | 23-38 |
| 04:12 | Vanderbilt | Dan Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-38 |
| 03:52 | Vanderbilt | Otis Jensen's fadeaway is rejected by John Adams | 23-38 |
| 03:50 | Kentucky | Anton Turner pulls down the rebound | 23-38 |
| 03:45 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers is fouled on the floor by Mark Nelson - foul #2 on Mark Nelson, team foul #12 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Funkhouser (PG), Daniel Perry (SG), Jonathan Cromwell (SF), Jerry Henn (PF), James Butterworth (C) Donald Rosendahl, Dan Wilson, Nick Ivey, Otis Jensen, Mark Nelson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roland Dixon (SG) Ernie Satterwhite | |
| 03:45 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers makes the 1st free throw | 23-39 |
| 03:45 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers makes the 2nd free throw | 23-40 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jonathon Funkhouser (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Daniel Perry (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Jonathan Cromwell (fresh) PF - Jerry Henn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Butterworth (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Jarvis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roland Dixon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Adams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Anton Turner (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jesse Boyers (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Funkhouser is fouled on the floor by Roland Dixon - foul #2 on Roland Dixon, team foul #6 | 23-40 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Johnson (PG) Jeffrey Jarvis | |
| 03:06 | Vanderbilt | Jonathan Cromwell drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jonathon Funkhouser | 25-40 |
| 02:57 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 25-40 |
| 02:55 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson tips it home | 25-42 |
| 02:43 | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Funkhouser comes up short on the floater from the right side | 25-42 |
| 02:42 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson grabs the board | 25-42 |
| 02:23 | Kentucky | John Adams is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Roland Dixon | 25-44 |
| 02:08 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Perry misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-44 |
| 02:06 | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Funkhouser grabs the offensive board | 25-44 |
| 01:52 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Henn scores on a jump hook in the lane | 27-44 |
| 01:30 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Anton Turner | 27-47 |
| 01:10 | Vanderbilt | Jonathan Cromwell's floater is tipped away by Anton Turner | 27-47 |
| 01:08 | Vanderbilt | Jonathan Cromwell gets the offensive rebound | 27-47 |
| 00:54 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Henn misses short on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Anton Turner - foul #1 on Anton Turner, team foul #7 | 27-47 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dan Patchett (PG), Dan Wilson (SG), Mark Nelson (C) Jonathon Funkhouser, Daniel Perry, James Butterworth | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG), Ernie Satterwhite (SG), Erik Hand (SF), William Dawley (PF), Wayne Blocker (C) Larry Johnson, Roland Dixon, John Adams, Anton Turner, Jesse Boyers | |
| 00:54 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Henn makes the 1st free throw | 28-47 |
| 00:54 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Henn makes the 2nd free throw | 29-47 |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | Ernie Satterwhite buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Erik Hand | 29-50 |
| 00:27 | Vanderbilt | Mark Nelson misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-50 |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Erik Hand grabs the defensive rebound | 29-50 |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | William Dawley is fouled on the floor by Dan Patchett - foul #2 on Dan Patchett, team foul #13 | 29-50 |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | William Dawley makes the 1st free throw | 29-51 |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | William Dawley misses the 2nd free throw | 29-51 |
| 00:18 | Vanderbilt | Mark Nelson snags the defensive board | 29-51 |
| 00:02 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Henn hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 29-51 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Erik Hand | 29-51 |