| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Payne (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Alton Parker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Laurence Mozingo (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Alton Parker inbounds the ball | 28-37 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter buries a runner from close range | 28-39 |
| 19:22 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Nicholas Pegg | 30-39 |
| 19:02 | Tennessee | Harold Payne knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 30-41 |
| 18:39 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses the jump hook from the baseline | 30-41 |
| 18:37 | Tennessee | Alton Parker gets the rebound | 30-41 |
| 18:24 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter travels with the ball | 30-41 |
| 17:56 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Leroy Carpenter - foul #2 on Leroy Carpenter, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| 17:56 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 17:56 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 17:56 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo grabs the board | 30-41 |
| 17:39 | Tennessee | Harold Payne can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-41 |
| 17:37 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee pulls down the rebound | 30-41 |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant is called for traveling in the backcourt | 30-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (C) Leroy Carpenter | |
| 17:26 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith is fouled on the floor by Jerry Lee - foul #2 on Jerry Lee, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (SG) Nicholas Pegg | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:15 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Bill Greenman - foul #2 on Bill Greenman, team foul #2 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PF), Todd Scheetz (C) Jerry Lee, Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:15 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith misses the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 17:15 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 17:03 | Kentucky | Cheng-Gong Xayasith steals the ball from John Jackson | 30-42 |
| 17:00 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith banks in the layup | 30-44 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 16:42 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the floater from the left wing | 32-44 |
| 16:19 | Tennessee | John Jackson is called for the reach on Randall Mosquera - foul #2 on John Jackson, team foul #3 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG), Jerry Lee (SF), Eldridge Kent (C) Patrick Grant, Bill Greenman, Todd Scheetz | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter (C) Randall Mosquera | |
| 16:08 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Cheng-Gong Xayasith and he's hacked by John Jackson - foul #3 on John Jackson, team foul #4 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (SF) John Jackson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:08 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses the free throw | 32-46 |
| 16:08 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jerry Lee | 32-46 |
| 15:52 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Bill Greenman, Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Harry Bucy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SG - Harold Payne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Laurence Mozingo (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith travels with the ball | 32-46 |
| 15:17 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy connects on the jump hook in the lane | 34-46 |
| 15:07 | Tennessee | Harold Payne buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 34-49 |
| 14:51 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan loses the dribble to Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 34-49 |
| 14:48 | Tennessee | Harold Payne throws it down on a great pass from Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 34-51 |
| 14:21 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan buries a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Harry Bucy | 36-51 |
| 14:06 | Tennessee | Harold Payne misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-51 |
| 14:04 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy grabs the defensive rebound | 36-51 |
| 13:55 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee is hacked by Harold Payne - foul #2 on Harold Payne, team foul #2 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), Bill Greenman (SF), Eldridge Kent (C) Harry Bucy, Jerry Lee, John Jackson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (SF), Robert Goss (PF), Robert Powell (C) Alton Parker, Laurence Mozingo, Leroy Carpenter | |
| 13:39 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-51 |
| 13:38 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera snags the defensive board | 36-51 |
| 13:32 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Cheng-Gong Xayasith is denied by Eldridge Kent | 36-51 |
| 13:30 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent pulls down the rebound | 36-51 |
| 13:15 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant clanks a jump hook near the basket | 36-51 |
| 13:14 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant tips it back up and in | 38-51 |
| 12:58 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Patrick Grant - foul #1 on Patrick Grant, team foul #5 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jerry Lee (PF) Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Dixon (SG), Alton Parker (SF) Harold Payne, Robert Powell | |
| 12:58 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 12:58 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 2nd free throw | 38-53 |
| 12:42 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-53 |
| 12:41 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg can't tip it in | 38-53 |
| 12:39 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 38-53 |
| 12:31 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 40-53 |
| 12:16 | Tennessee | Robert Goss misses short on a shot from the right wing | 40-53 |
| 12:14 | Tennessee | Alton Parker grabs the offensive board | 40-53 |
| 12:08 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera blows the layup | 40-53 |
| 12:07 | Tennessee | Robert Goss tips it back up and in | 40-55 |
| 11:48 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 40-55 |
| 11:47 | Tennessee | Robert Dixon pulls down the rebound | 40-55 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jerry Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (tiring) 9 pts. 9 ast. 4 stl. SG - Robert Dixon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Goss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 11:40 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Pegg - foul #1 on Nicholas Pegg, team foul #6 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (SG), John Jackson (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Nicholas Pegg, Jerry Lee, Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Payne (PG), Laurence Mozingo (PF), Leroy Carpenter (C) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Randall Mosquera, Robert Goss | |
| 11:26 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jon Carnahan - foul #4 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #7 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Todd Scheetz (C) Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (SF) Alton Parker | |
| 11:26 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 11:26 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter misses the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| 11:26 | Kentucky | John Jackson grabs the board | 40-56 |
| 10:57 | Kentucky | John Jackson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-56 |
| 10:56 | Tennessee | Robert Dixon snags the defensive board | 40-56 |
| 10:50 | Tennessee | Harold Payne misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing but the foul's on Patrick Grant - foul #2 on Patrick Grant, team foul #8 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG), Eldridge Kent (C) Patrick Grant, Todd Scheetz | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fausto Russo (SG) Robert Dixon | |
| 10:50 | Tennessee | Harold Payne makes the 1st free throw | 40-57 |
| 10:50 | Tennessee | Harold Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| 10:50 | Tennessee | Harold Payne makes the 3rd free throw | 40-59 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 10:42 | Kentucky | John Jackson hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-59 |
| 10:22 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 43-59 |
| 10:21 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera hits the follow up shot | 43-61 |
| 10:03 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 09:39 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo connects on the floater from the right wing | 45-63 |
| 09:23 | Kentucky | Leroy Carpenter is called for the reach on Eldridge Kent - foul #3 on Leroy Carpenter, team foul #3 | 45-63 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), Jerry Lee (SF) Harry Bucy, Bill Greenman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Robert Dixon (SG), Alton Parker (SF) Harold Payne, Fausto Russo, Leroy Carpenter | |
| 09:10 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 45-63 |
| 09:09 | Tennessee | Alton Parker pulls down the rebound | 45-63 |
| 08:52 | Tennessee | Eldridge Kent swats the layup by Randall Mosquera | 45-63 |
| 08:50 | Kentucky | John Jackson pulls down the rebound | 45-63 |
| 08:33 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the right wing | 45-63 |
| 08:32 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 45-63 |
| 08:03 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 45-63 |
| 08:02 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jerry Lee | 45-63 |
| 07:50 | Kentucky | Cheng-Gong Xayasith steps in front of the Nicholas Pegg pass | 45-63 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Eldridge Kent (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 ast. 5 stl. SG - Robert Dixon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Laurence Mozingo (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Tennessee | Jerry Lee steps in front of the Randall Mosquera pass | 45-63 |
| 07:10 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee's floater is knocked away by Robert Dixon | 45-63 |
| 07:08 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-63 |
| 06:53 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg drills a fadeaway in the paint | 47-63 |
| 06:49 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Randall Mosquera, team foul #4 | 47-63 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG), Bill Greenman (SF), Jon Carnahan (C) Nicholas Pegg, John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Payne (SG), Robert Goss (PF), Leroy Carpenter (C) Robert Dixon, Laurence Mozingo, Randall Mosquera | |
| 06:42 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Patrick Grant | 49-63 |
| 06:17 | Tennessee | Robert Goss is fouled on the floor by Jerry Lee - foul #3 on Jerry Lee, team foul #9 | 49-63 |
| 06:17 | Tennessee | Robert Goss misses the 1st free throw | 49-63 |
| 06:17 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan grabs the board | 49-63 |
| 06:02 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman is wide open but clanks a floater from the right block | 49-63 |
| 06:00 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan tips it home | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:37 | Tennessee | Harold Payne is fouled on the floor by Patrick Grant - foul #3 on Patrick Grant, team foul #10 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fausto Russo (SG), Robert Powell (PF) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Alton Parker | |
| 05:37 | Tennessee | Harold Payne makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 05:37 | Tennessee | Harold Payne misses the 2nd free throw | 51-64 |
| 05:37 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant pulls down the rebound | 51-64 |
| 05:21 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 51-64 |
| 05:19 | Tennessee | Robert Goss pulls down the rebound | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:57 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter connects on the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Harold Payne | 51-66 |
| 04:39 | Kentucky | Robert Goss steals the ball from Patrick Grant | 51-66 |
| 04:13 | Tennessee | Harold Payne drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Fausto Russo | 51-69 |
| 04:08 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 51-69 |
| 04:07 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Robert Powell | 51-69 |
| 03:39 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter misses the easy layup | 51-69 |
| 03:37 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jon Carnahan | 51-69 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Harry Bucy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jerry Lee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Jon Carnahan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Harold Payne (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fausto Russo (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Goss (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Powell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Leroy Carpenter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Harry Bucy | 54-69 |
| 03:07 | Tennessee | Harold Payne misses the lay-in but the foul's on Harry Bucy - foul #3 on Harry Bucy, team foul #11 | 54-69 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG), John Jackson (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Harry Bucy, Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (PG), Robert Dixon (SF), Randall Mosquera (PF) Fausto Russo, Robert Powell, Leroy Carpenter | |
| 03:07 | Tennessee | Harold Payne makes the 1st free throw | 54-70 |
| 03:07 | Tennessee | Harold Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 54-71 |
| 02:52 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent makes the turnaround in the paint | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:24 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera can't connect on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Nicholas Pegg - foul #2 on Nicholas Pegg, team foul #12 | 56-71 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Powell (C) Harold Payne | |
| 02:24 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 1st free throw | 56-72 |
| 02:24 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses the 2nd free throw | 56-72 |
| 02:24 | Kentucky | John Jackson gets the rebound | 56-72 |
| 02:05 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 56-72 |
| 02:04 | Tennessee | Larry Dreher pulls down the rebound | 56-72 |
| 01:42 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Randall Mosquera is blocked by John Jackson | 56-72 |
| 01:41 | Tennessee | Robert Dixon tips it back up and in | 56-74 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 01:24 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Jackson | 59-74 |
| 00:55 | Tennessee | Patrick Grant is called for the reach on Randall Mosquera - foul #4 on Patrick Grant, team foul #13 | 59-74 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fausto Russo (SG) Larry Dreher | |
| 00:55 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 1st free throw | 59-75 |
| 00:55 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 2nd free throw | 59-76 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 61-76 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | Robert Dixon is hacked by Nicholas Pegg - foul #3 on Nicholas Pegg, team foul #14 | 61-76 |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | Robert Dixon makes the 1st free throw | 61-77 |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | Robert Dixon makes the 2nd free throw | 61-78 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 61-78 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 61-78 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Robert Dixon runs out the clock | 61-78 |