| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Christopher Johnson (fresh) SG - Gerald Johnson (fresh) SF - Oscar Smith (fresh) PF - John Broussard (fresh) C - Carlos Hogan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Bill Greenman | 0-3 |
| 19:16 | Vanderbilt | Carlos Hogan is whistled for traveling | 0-3 |
| 18:51 | Kentucky | Carlos Hogan steals the ball from Bill Greenman | 0-3 |
| 18:30 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-3 |
| 18:29 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:06 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 0-3 |
| 18:04 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan tips it but misses | 0-3 |
| 18:03 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Johnson snags the defensive board | 0-3 |
| 17:44 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson hits a shot near the basket | 2-3 |
| 17:17 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Nicholas Pegg | 2-6 |
| 16:56 | Vanderbilt | Carlos Hogan misses short on a jumper from the left side | 2-6 |
| 16:54 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:27 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant hits the finger roll and the foul's on Christopher Johnson - foul #1 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (SG) Nicholas Pegg | |
| 16:27 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the free throw | 2-8 |
| 16:27 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Johnson snags the defensive board | 2-8 |
| 16:03 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard misses the easy layup | 2-8 |
| 16:01 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman snags the defensive board | 2-8 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Christopher Johnson (fresh) SG - Gerald Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Oscar Smith (fresh) PF - John Broussard (fresh) C - Carlos Hogan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Harry Bucy (fresh) SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) PF - Jerry Lee (fairly fresh) C - Jon Carnahan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy is fouled on the floor by Christopher Johnson - foul #2 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #2 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Keith Lee (SG), Thomas Criner (SF) Christopher Johnson, Oscar Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG), John Jackson (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Patrick Grant, Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| 15:24 | Kentucky | Thomas Criner steals it from Bill Greenman | 2-8 |
| 15:08 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard is fouled on the floor by John Jackson - foul #1 on John Jackson, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| 14:40 | Vanderbilt | Carlos Hogan's layup is rejected by Bill Greenman | 2-8 |
| 14:39 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard misses the tip | 2-8 |
| 14:38 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg gets the rebound | 2-8 |
| 14:18 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent travels with the ball | 2-8 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith (SF) Thomas Criner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), Jerry Lee (SF), Jon Carnahan (C) Harry Bucy, Bill Greenman, Eldridge Kent | |
| 13:53 | Vanderbilt | John Jackson is called for the reach on John Broussard - foul #2 on John Jackson, team foul #2 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent (SF) John Jackson | |
| 13:36 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Lee swats the layup by Carlos Hogan | 2-8 |
| 13:35 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith tips it back up and in | 4-8 |
| 13:10 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan is whistled for traveling | 4-8 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (SG) Nicholas Pegg | |
| 12:50 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 4-8 |
| 12:48 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jon Carnahan | 4-8 |
| 12:21 | Kentucky | Gerald Johnson takes the ball from Jerry Lee | 4-8 |
| 11:54 | Vanderbilt | Keith Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-8 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ratko Fijalkowski (SG) Keith Lee | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG), Bill Greenman (SF) Harry Bucy, Jon Carnahan | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Gerald Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ratko Fijalkowski (fresh) SF - Oscar Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Broussard (fairly fresh) C - Carlos Hogan (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) PF - Jerry Lee (fairly fresh) C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 4-8 |
| 11:31 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman grabs the offensive board | 4-8 |
| 11:09 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant is fouled on the floor by Carlos Hogan - foul #1 on Carlos Hogan, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Criner (SF), Justin Petway (PF), Joseph Poindexter (C) Oscar Smith, John Broussard, Carlos Hogan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG) Patrick Grant | |
| 10:46 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Joseph Poindexter - foul #1 on Joseph Poindexter, team foul #4 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Keith Lee (SG) Ratko Fijalkowski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan (PF) Jerry Lee | |
| 10:46 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg misses the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 10:46 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg makes the 2nd free throw | 4-9 |
| 10:26 | Vanderbilt | Keith Lee connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 6-9 |
| 10:05 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg blows the layup but he's fouled by Justin Petway - foul #1 on Justin Petway, team foul #5 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Broussard (PF) Justin Petway | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), Jerry Lee (PF) Harry Bucy, Eldridge Kent | |
| 10:05 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 10:05 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg makes the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 09:41 | Vanderbilt | Keith Lee misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 6-11 |
| 09:40 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 09:24 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee lays it in set up by Bill Greenman | 6-13 |
| 09:03 | Vanderbilt | Keith Lee throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-13 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith (SF), Carlos Hogan (C) Thomas Criner, Joseph Poindexter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (SG), Eldridge Kent (C) Nicholas Pegg, Jerry Lee | |
| 08:47 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but the foul's on John Broussard - foul #1 on John Broussard, team foul #6 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ratko Fijalkowski (SG) Keith Lee | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:47 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan makes the 1st free throw | 6-14 |
| 08:47 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan makes the 2nd free throw | 6-15 |
| 08:22 | Vanderbilt | Carlos Hogan drills a runner from the baseline | 8-15 |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent is fouled on the floor by John Broussard - foul #2 on John Broussard, team foul #7 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Criner (PF) John Broussard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent misses the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 08:06 | Vanderbilt | Carlos Hogan gets the rebound | 8-15 |
| 07:45 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 8-15 |
| 07:43 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent pulls down the rebound | 8-15 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Gerald Johnson (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Ratko Fijalkowski (fresh) SF - Oscar Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Criner (fresh) C - Carlos Hogan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Harry Bucy (fresh) SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Kentucky | Carlos Hogan is called for the reach on Eldridge Kent - foul #2 on Carlos Hogan, team foul #8 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Keith Lee (SG), Joseph Poindexter (C) Ratko Fijalkowski, Carlos Hogan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG), Jerry Lee (PF) Patrick Grant, Jon Carnahan | |
| 07:27 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent makes the 1st free throw | 8-16 |
| 07:27 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 8-17 |
| 07:05 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson hits a pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on Nicholas Pegg - foul #1 on Nicholas Pegg, team foul #3 | 10-17 |
| 07:05 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson makes the free throw | 11-17 |
| 06:44 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee connects on the jumper from the left block set up by Eldridge Kent and he's hacked by Joseph Poindexter - foul #2 on Joseph Poindexter, team foul #9 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Herbert Bohrer (C) Joseph Poindexter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Todd Scheetz (C) Eldridge Kent | |
| 06:44 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses the free throw | 11-19 |
| 06:44 | Vanderbilt | Keith Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 06:19 | Vanderbilt | Nicholas Pegg steps in front of the Keith Lee pass | 11-19 |
| 05:57 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Bill Greenman | 11-22 |
| 05:38 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 11-22 |
| 05:37 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman gets the rebound | 11-22 |
| 05:18 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman is hacked by Oscar Smith - foul #1 on Oscar Smith, team foul #10 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ratko Fijalkowski (SG), Justin Petway (PF) Keith Lee, Oscar Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), Jon Carnahan (C) Harry Bucy, Todd Scheetz | |
| 05:18 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 1st free throw | 11-23 |
| 05:18 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 2nd free throw | 11-24 |
| 04:55 | Vanderbilt | Justin Petway clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 11-24 |
| 04:54 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee gets the rebound | 11-24 |
| 04:38 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-24 |
| 04:37 | Vanderbilt | Ratko Fijalkowski grabs the defensive rebound | 11-24 |
| 04:15 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Criner is whistled for traveling | 11-24 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith (SF) Thomas Criner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent (SF) Bill Greenman | |
| 03:49 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent buries a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Patrick Grant | 11-26 |
| 03:29 | Vanderbilt | Ratko Fijalkowski can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 11-26 |
| 03:27 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith hits the follow up shot | 13-26 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Gerald Johnson (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Ratko Fijalkowski (fresh) SF - Oscar Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Petway (fresh) C - Herbert Bohrer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jerry Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 13-26 |
| 03:05 | Vanderbilt | Herbert Bohrer grabs the board | 13-26 |
| 02:47 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-26 |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee grabs the board | 13-26 |
| 02:39 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee travels with the ball | 13-26 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Christopher Johnson (PG), Keith Lee (SG), Thomas Criner (SF), John Broussard (PF), Carlos Hogan (C) Gerald Johnson, Ratko Fijalkowski, Oscar Smith, Justin Petway, Herbert Bohrer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (SG), John Jackson (PF) Nicholas Pegg, Jerry Lee | |
| 02:17 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Johnson hits a jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Harry Bucy - foul #1 on Harry Bucy, team foul #4 | 15-26 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (SF) Eldridge Kent | |
| 02:17 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Johnson makes the free throw | 16-26 |
| 02:01 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 16-26 |
| 01:59 | Kentucky | John Jackson snags the offensive board | 16-26 |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | John Jackson is fouled on the floor by Christopher Johnson - foul #3 on Christopher Johnson, team foul #11 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson (PG) Christopher Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | John Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 16-27 |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | John Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-28 |
| 01:25 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line and he's hacked by John Jackson - foul #3 on John Jackson, team foul #5 | 18-28 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith (SF) Thomas Criner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG), Jerry Lee (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Patrick Grant, John Jackson, Jon Carnahan | |
| 01:25 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard makes the free throw | 19-28 |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 19-28 |
| 00:56 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith gets the rebound | 19-28 |
| 00:27 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson loses the dribble to Jerry Lee | 19-28 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 19-28 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee tips it back up and in | 19-30 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Oscar Smith misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 19-30 |