| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jason Kissel (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Hisle (fresh) 2 reb. SF - James Washington (fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Sanders (fresh) C - Adrian Hargrove (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Howell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leroy Haring (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Lemansky (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Tom Fontes (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Conley (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | James Lemansky inbounds the ball | 21-27 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Kentucky | Jason Kissel is called for the reach on Leroy Haring - foul #2 on Jason Kissel, team foul #1 | 21-27 |
| 19:23 | Kentucky | James Lemansky is hacked by James Washington - foul #2 on James Washington, team foul #2 | 21-27 |
| 19:08 | Kentucky | James Lemansky lays it in on a nice dish by Tom Fontes and the foul's on James Washington - foul #3 on James Washington, team foul #3 | 21-29 |
| 19:08 | Kentucky | James Lemansky misses the free throw | 21-29 |
| 19:08 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders pulls down the rebound | 21-29 |
| 18:39 | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Hisle | 23-29 |
| 18:26 | Kentucky | Robert Conley hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by James Washington - foul #4 on James Washington, team foul #4 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Jones (SF) James Washington | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:26 | Kentucky | Robert Conley misses the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 18:26 | Kentucky | Robert Conley makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 17:59 | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 23-30 |
| 17:58 | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove hits the follow up shot | 25-30 |
| 17:48 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes travels with the ball | 25-30 |
| 17:21 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders misses the easy layup | 25-30 |
| 17:19 | Kentucky | James Lemansky snags the defensive board | 25-30 |
| 17:06 | Kentucky | James Lemansky is hacked by Jonathon Jones - foul #1 on Jonathon Jones, team foul #5 | 25-30 |
| 16:53 | Kentucky | Robert Conley misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-30 |
| 16:51 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to James Lemansky | 25-30 |
| 16:25 | Kentucky | James Lemansky drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Leroy Haring | 25-33 |
| 16:02 | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 25-33 |
| 16:00 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring grabs the board | 25-33 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jason Kissel (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Hisle (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - Jonathon Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Sanders (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Adrian Hargrove (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Howell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leroy Haring (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Lemansky (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Tom Fontes (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Conley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Kentucky | Robert Howell scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from James Lemansky | 25-35 |
| 15:30 | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 25-35 |
| 15:29 | Kentucky | Robert Conley grabs the defensive rebound | 25-35 |
| 15:08 | Kentucky | James Lemansky is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on James Lemansky, team foul #1 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Armand Ricci (PG), Don Mack (SG), Zane Canfield (SF), Karl McCallister (C) Jason Kissel, Robert Hisle, Jonathon Jones, Adrian Hargrove | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Hower (PG), Richard Hua (SG), Marvin Box (C) Robert Howell, Leroy Haring, Robert Conley | |
| 14:45 | Vanderbilt | Don Mack throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-35 |
| 14:31 | Kentucky | James Lemansky buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Marvin Box | 25-38 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 14:08 | Vanderbilt | Karl McCallister drills a shot from the left wing and he's hacked by Marvin Box - foul #1 on Marvin Box, team foul #2 | 27-38 |
| 14:08 | Vanderbilt | Karl McCallister makes the free throw | 28-38 |
| 13:57 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 28-38 |
| 13:55 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Karl McCallister | 28-38 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 13:37 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders scores on a jump hook from close range | 30-38 |
| 13:24 | Kentucky | Richard Hua comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-38 |
| 13:23 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes tips it back up and in | 30-40 |
| 13:02 | Vanderbilt | Don Mack is hacked by Richard Hua - foul #1 on Richard Hua, team foul #3 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel (PG), Robert Hisle (SG), James Washington (SF), Adrian Hargrove (C) Armand Ricci, Don Mack, Zane Canfield, Karl McCallister | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Howell (PG), Leroy Haring (SG), Robert Conley (C) David Hower, Richard Hua, Marvin Box | |
| 12:41 | Vanderbilt | James Washington misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 30-40 |
| 12:40 | Vanderbilt | Robert Hisle tips it back up and in | 32-40 |
| 12:24 | Kentucky | Robert Conley drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Robert Howell | 32-42 |
| 12:06 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders misses the lay-in but he's fouled by James Lemansky - foul #4 on James Lemansky, team foul #4 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jim Wyatt (SF), Nathan Ryan (PF) James Lemansky, Tom Fontes | |
| 12:06 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 12:06 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 11:58 | Kentucky | Robert Howell can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 34-42 |
| 11:57 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jason Kissel (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Robert Hisle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - William Sanders (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Adrian Hargrove (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Howell (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Leroy Haring (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jim Wyatt (fresh) PF - Nathan Ryan (fresh) C - Robert Conley (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel is fouled on the floor by Leroy Haring - foul #1 on Leroy Haring, team foul #5 | 34-42 |
| 11:08 | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-42 |
| 10:49 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Robert Howell is denied by William Sanders | 37-42 |
| 10:48 | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 10:29 | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel is hacked by Robert Howell - foul #1 on Robert Howell, team foul #6 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Don Mack (SG) Robert Hisle | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Lemansky (SF), Tom Fontes (PF) Jim Wyatt, Nathan Ryan | |
| 10:01 | Vanderbilt | James Washington comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-42 |
| 10:00 | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 09:48 | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove's layup is rejected by Robert Conley | 37-42 |
| 09:47 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Leroy Haring | 37-42 |
| 09:31 | Kentucky | Robert Howell is whistled for traveling | 37-42 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Hower (PG), Richard Hua (SG), Marvin Box (C) Robert Howell, Leroy Haring, Robert Conley | |
| 09:15 | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-42 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Hisle (SG), Jonathon Jones (SF) Don Mack, James Washington | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:58 | Kentucky | Marvin Box clanks a shot from the right wing | 37-42 |
| 08:56 | Kentucky | Marvin Box grabs the offensive rebound | 37-42 |
| 08:40 | Kentucky | Marvin Box misses long on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Adrian Hargrove - foul #2 on Adrian Hargrove, team foul #6 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Armand Ricci (PG), Karl McCallister (C) Jason Kissel, Adrian Hargrove | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:40 | Kentucky | Marvin Box misses the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 08:40 | Kentucky | Marvin Box misses the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 08:40 | Vanderbilt | Karl McCallister snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 08:11 | Vanderbilt | Karl McCallister connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Sanders | 39-42 |
| 07:56 | Kentucky | Marvin Box drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Karl McCallister - foul #1 on Karl McCallister, team foul #7 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Washington (SF) Jonathon Jones | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Howell (PG), Leroy Haring (SG), Robert Conley (C) David Hower, Richard Hua, Tom Fontes | |
| 07:56 | Kentucky | Marvin Box misses the free throw | 39-44 |
| 07:56 | Vanderbilt | James Washington gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Armand Ricci (fresh) SG - Robert Hisle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Washington (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - William Sanders (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Karl McCallister (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Howell (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Leroy Haring (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Lemansky (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Marvin Box (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Conley (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders loses the dribble to Robert Howell | 39-44 |
| 07:17 | Kentucky | Robert Conley is denied on a layup by Karl McCallister | 39-44 |
| 07:15 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 06:50 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders lays it up and in | 41-44 |
| 06:34 | Kentucky | Robert Conley drills a floater from the right block | 41-46 |
| 06:12 | Vanderbilt | James Lemansky is called for the reach on James Washington - foul #5 on James Lemansky, team foul #7 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel (PG), Don Mack (SG), Adrian Hargrove (C) Armand Ricci, Robert Hisle, Karl McCallister | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jim Wyatt (SF), Tom Fontes (PF) James Lemansky, Marvin Box | |
| 06:12 | Vanderbilt | James Washington makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 06:12 | Vanderbilt | James Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 05:57 | Kentucky | Jim Wyatt misses the easy layup but he's fouled by James Washington - foul #5 on James Washington, team foul #8 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Jones (SF) James Washington | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:57 | Kentucky | Jim Wyatt misses the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 05:57 | Kentucky | Jim Wyatt makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 05:28 | Vanderbilt | The pull-up jumper by William Sanders is blocked by Tom Fontes | 43-47 |
| 05:27 | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove snags the offensive board | 43-47 |
| 05:08 | Vanderbilt | Don Mack clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-47 |
| 05:07 | Kentucky | Robert Howell pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 04:52 | Kentucky | Robert Howell misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-47 |
| 04:51 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring snags the offensive board | 43-47 |
| 04:32 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-47 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Hisle (SG) Don Mack | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Hower (PG), Richard Hua (SG), Marvin Box (C) Robert Howell, Leroy Haring, Robert Conley | |
| 04:09 | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove double dribbles | 43-47 |
| 03:58 | Kentucky | Robert Hisle is called for the reach on Richard Hua - foul #1 on Robert Hisle, team foul #9 | 43-47 |
| 03:58 | Kentucky | Richard Hua misses the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 03:58 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders grabs the board | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jason Kissel (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Robert Hisle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jonathon Jones (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Sanders (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Adrian Hargrove (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Hower (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Hua (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jim Wyatt (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Tom Fontes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Marvin Box (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:36 | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel hits a shot from just outside the lane | 45-47 |
| 03:22 | Kentucky | Marvin Box hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block | 45-47 |
| 03:21 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders snags the defensive board | 45-47 |
| 02:56 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders's fadeaway is rejected by Marvin Box | 45-47 |
| 02:55 | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove snags the offensive board | 45-47 |
| 02:38 | Vanderbilt | David Hower is called for the reach on Jason Kissel - foul #1 on David Hower, team foul #8 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Zane Canfield (SF) Jonathon Jones | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Howell (PG), Leroy Haring (SG), Nathan Ryan (PF), Robert Conley (C) David Hower, Richard Hua, Tom Fontes, Marvin Box | |
| 02:38 | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 02:38 | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel misses the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 02:38 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 02:38 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-47 |
| 02:17 | Kentucky | Robert Howell misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-47 |
| 02:15 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders snags the defensive board | 46-47 |
| 01:54 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Robert Howell - foul #2 on Robert Howell, team foul #9 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Jones (SF) Zane Canfield | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tom Fontes (PF) Nathan Ryan | |
| 01:54 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 01:54 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 01:44 | Kentucky | Robert Howell scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Tom Fontes | 48-49 |
| 01:21 | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Howell - foul #3 on Robert Howell, team foul #10 | 48-49 |
| 01:21 | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 01:21 | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 01:12 | Kentucky | Robert Howell misses the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Adrian Hargrove - foul #3 on Adrian Hargrove, team foul #10 | 50-49 |
| 01:12 | Kentucky | Robert Howell makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 01:12 | Kentucky | Robert Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 00:47 | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-51 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Robert Howell misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-51 |
| 00:41 | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Jones gets the rebound | 52-51 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Vanderbilt | Robert Conley swats the layup by William Sanders | 52-51 |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Leroy Haring | 52-51 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Robert Howell drills a shot from the left wing | 52-53 |
| 00:03 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel misses the halfcourt shot | 52-53 |