| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Damon Desroches (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Labrecque (fresh) SF - Michael Hook (fresh) PF - Richard Lindahl (fresh) 11 pts. C - Brian Sappington (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Wooten (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Taormina (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Benton (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Bret Hawkins (fresh) 5 reb. C - Hoyt Boatner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton inbounds the ball | 27-45 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:44 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Hoyt Boatner | 27-47 |
| 19:28 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 27-47 |
| 19:26 | Kentucky | Richard Lindahl tips it back up and in | 29-47 |
| 19:07 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Lindahl - foul #3 on Richard Lindahl, team foul #1 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti (PF) Richard Lindahl | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 19:07 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 29-47 |
| 19:07 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 29-48 |
| 18:50 | Kentucky | David Wooten steals the ball from Damon Desroches | 29-48 |
| 18:36 | Vanderbilt | Michael Hook steps in front of the Harold Taormina pass | 29-48 |
| 18:07 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-48 |
| 18:05 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton grabs the defensive rebound | 29-48 |
| 17:40 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 29-48 |
| 17:39 | Kentucky | Brian Sappington grabs the defensive rebound | 29-48 |
| 17:21 | Kentucky | Michael Hook hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 29-48 |
| 17:20 | Kentucky | Brian Sappington gets the offensive rebound | 29-48 |
| 17:08 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Sappington | 32-48 |
| 16:58 | Vanderbilt | David Wooten is called for 10 seconds | 32-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles French (PG), Angelo Castillo (SG), Martin Lindsay (SF), Kevin Griffin (PF), Brian Bradley (C) Damon Desroches, Richard Labrecque, Michael Hook, Maurice Ferranti, Brian Sappington | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins (PG), James Houston (SG), Enrique Morales (PF), Myron Schumacher (C) David Wooten, Harold Taormina, Bret Hawkins, Hoyt Boatner | |
| 16:37 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-48 |
| 16:31 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton misses long on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 16:30 | Kentucky | Brian Bradley snags the defensive board | 35-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 16:09 | Kentucky | Scott Benton picks off the pass by Angelo Castillo | 35-48 |
| 15:49 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Scott Benton, team foul #1 | 35-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (PG), Charles Perrin (SG), Richard Lindahl (PF) Charles French, Angelo Castillo, Kevin Griffin | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Damon Desroches (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Perrin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Martin Lindsay (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Lindahl (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Charles Wiggins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Houston (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Benton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Enrique Morales (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Myron Schumacher (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 15:26 | Vanderbilt | Myron Schumacher grabs the board | 35-48 |
| 15:03 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-48 |
| 15:01 | Vanderbilt | Myron Schumacher gets the offensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 14:43 | Vanderbilt | James Houston can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-48 |
| 14:42 | Kentucky | Brian Bradley gets the rebound | 35-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:35 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-48 |
| 14:34 | Vanderbilt | Enrique Morales snags the defensive board | 35-48 |
| 14:32 | Vanderbilt | Myron Schumacher is called for traveling in the backcourt | 35-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Angelo Castillo (SF), Kevin Griffin (C) Martin Lindsay, Brian Bradley | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Wooten (PG), Harold Taormina (SG), Bret Hawkins (PF), Hoyt Boatner (C) Charles Wiggins, James Houston, Enrique Morales, Myron Schumacher | |
| 14:16 | Kentucky | Charles Perrin can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 35-48 |
| 14:15 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches tips it back up and in | 37-48 |
| 13:56 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-48 |
| 13:55 | Kentucky | Kevin Griffin snags the defensive board | 37-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:35 | Kentucky | Charles Perrin knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Damon Desroches | 40-48 |
| 13:12 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-48 |
| 13:11 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kevin Griffin | 40-48 |
| 12:53 | Kentucky | Richard Lindahl comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 40-48 |
| 12:51 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches tips it home | 42-48 |
| 12:43 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton clanks a shot from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 12:42 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kevin Griffin | 42-48 |
| 12:13 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-48 |
| 12:12 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 12:08 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 12:06 | Kentucky | Richard Lindahl gets the rebound | 42-48 |
| 12:00 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Richard Lindahl | 45-48 |
| 11:41 | Vanderbilt | Angelo Castillo picks off the pass by Scott Benton | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Damon Desroches (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Perrin (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Angelo Castillo (tiring) PF - Richard Lindahl (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Griffin (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Wooten (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harold Taormina (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Benton (tiring) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Bret Hawkins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Hoyt Boatner (tiring) | |
| 11:18 | Kentucky | Angelo Castillo is called for traveling | 45-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles French (PG), Michael Hook (SF), Brian Sappington (C) Damon Desroches, Angelo Castillo, Kevin Griffin | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins (PG), Marcus Simmers (SG), James Houston (SF), Enrique Morales (PF), Myron Schumacher (C) David Wooten, Harold Taormina, Scott Benton, Bret Hawkins, Hoyt Boatner | |
| 10:57 | Vanderbilt | James Houston makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 10:35 | Kentucky | Michael Hook's pass is intercepted by Enrique Morales | 45-51 |
| 10:32 | Vanderbilt | Marcus Simmers's pass is intercepted by Brian Sappington in the backcourt | 45-51 |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | Richard Lindahl misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 45-51 |
| 10:10 | Kentucky | Charles French gets the offensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 09:48 | Kentucky | Charles French misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 45-51 |
| 09:46 | Kentucky | Charles French tips it in | 47-51 |
| 09:32 | Vanderbilt | Brian Sappington steals the ball from Charles Wiggins | 47-51 |
| 09:27 | Kentucky | Charles Perrin hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Wiggins - foul #2 on Charles Wiggins, team foul #2 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Angelo Castillo (PG), Martin Lindsay (SF), Brian Bradley (C) Charles French, Michael Hook, Brian Sappington | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Wooten (PG), Harold Taormina (SG), Scott Benton (SF), Mikel Czernovski (PF), Bret Hawkins (C) Charles Wiggins, Marcus Simmers, James Houston, Enrique Morales, Myron Schumacher | |
| 09:27 | Kentucky | Charles Perrin makes the 1st free throw | 48-51 |
| 09:27 | Kentucky | Charles Perrin makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 09:20 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Angelo Castillo - foul #3 on Angelo Castillo, team foul #2 | 49-51 |
| 09:20 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 09:20 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 09:02 | Kentucky | Charles Perrin misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-53 |
| 09:00 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins grabs the board | 49-53 |
| 08:57 | Vanderbilt | David Wooten is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 49-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (PG) Angelo Castillo | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 08:37 | Kentucky | Charles Perrin misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-53 |
| 08:35 | Kentucky | Richard Lindahl can't tip it in | 49-53 |
| 08:34 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| 08:21 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins (PG), James Houston (SF), Enrique Morales (PF), Hoyt Boatner (C) David Wooten, Scott Benton, Mikel Czernovski, Bret Hawkins | |
| 07:55 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-53 |
| 07:53 | Kentucky | Brian Bradley pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 07:31 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Damon Desroches | 52-53 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Damon Desroches (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Perrin (tired) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Martin Lindsay (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Lindahl (tired) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Bradley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Charles Wiggins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Taormina (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Houston (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Enrique Morales (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Hoyt Boatner (tiring) | |
| 07:19 | Vanderbilt | James Houston misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 07:18 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina misses the tip | 52-53 |
| 07:17 | Kentucky | Brian Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 52-53 |
| 06:57 | Vanderbilt | James Houston grabs the board | 52-53 |
| 06:53 | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-53 |
| 06:51 | Vanderbilt | Enrique Morales pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 06:38 | Vanderbilt | Hoyt Boatner misses the jumper in the paint | 52-53 |
| 06:36 | Kentucky | Brian Bradley gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 06:14 | Kentucky | Charles Perrin misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-53 |
| 06:12 | Vanderbilt | Enrique Morales pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 05:47 | Vanderbilt | Hoyt Boatner banks in the layup | 52-55 |
| 05:47 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hook (SF), Brian Sappington (C) Martin Lindsay, Brian Bradley | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Wooten (PG), Marcus Simmers (SG), Scott Benton (SF), Bret Hawkins (PF), Myron Schumacher (C) Charles Wiggins, Harold Taormina, James Houston, Enrique Morales, Hoyt Boatner | |
| 05:21 | Kentucky | Scott Benton takes the ball from Richard Lindahl | 52-55 |
| 05:03 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins blows the wide open layup | 52-55 |
| 05:01 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins gets the offensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 04:45 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins misses the easy open layup | 52-55 |
| 04:44 | Kentucky | Brian Sappington snags the defensive board | 52-55 |
| 04:15 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Richard Lindahl | 55-55 |
| 04:09 | Vanderbilt | Michael Hook takes the ball from Marcus Simmers in the backcourt | 55-55 |
| 04:08 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches lays it in set up by Michael Hook | 57-55 |
| 04:06 | Vanderbilt | Damon Desroches steals the ball from David Wooten in the backcourt | 57-55 |
| 03:50 | Kentucky | Myron Schumacher is called for the reach on Charles Perrin - foul #1 on Myron Schumacher, team foul #3 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles French (PG), Angelo Castillo (SF), Kevin Griffin (C) Damon Desroches, Michael Hook, Brian Sappington | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Wiggins (PG), Harold Taormina (SG), Enrique Morales (PF) David Wooten, Marcus Simmers, Myron Schumacher | |
| 03:34 | Kentucky | Charles French is hacked by Charles Wiggins - foul #3 on Charles Wiggins, team foul #4 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Bradley (C) Kevin Griffin | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 03:08 | Kentucky | Charles Perrin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (SF) Angelo Castillo | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Charles French (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Perrin (very tired) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Martin Lindsay (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Lindahl (tired) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian Bradley (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Charles Wiggins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Taormina (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Scott Benton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Enrique Morales (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Bret Hawkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton is hacked by Charles Perrin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Perrin, team foul #3 | 57-55 |
| 02:56 | Vanderbilt | Enrique Morales knocks in the jumper in the paint set up by Harold Taormina and the foul's on Brian Bradley - foul #2 on Brian Bradley, team foul #4 | 57-57 |
| 02:56 | Vanderbilt | Enrique Morales misses the free throw | 57-57 |
| 02:56 | Kentucky | Richard Lindahl snags the defensive board | 57-57 |
| 02:56 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| 02:36 | Kentucky | Richard Lindahl misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Enrique Morales - foul #2 on Enrique Morales, team foul #5 | 57-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (PG), Michael Hook (SF), Brian Sappington (C) Charles French, Martin Lindsay, Brian Bradley | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Wooten (PG), Myron Schumacher (C) Charles Wiggins, Bret Hawkins | |
| 02:36 | Kentucky | Richard Lindahl makes the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 02:36 | Kentucky | Richard Lindahl makes the 2nd free throw | 59-57 |
| 02:19 | Vanderbilt | Scott Benton misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-57 |
| 02:17 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Brian Sappington | 59-57 |
| 01:51 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches connects on the jumpshot from the left side and he's fouled by Scott Benton - foul #3 on Scott Benton, team foul #6 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins (PF), Hoyt Boatner (C) Enrique Morales, Myron Schumacher | |
| 01:51 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches makes the free throw | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:40 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina is fouled on the floor by Michael Hook - foul #2 on Michael Hook, team foul #5 | 62-57 |
| 01:32 | Vanderbilt | Harold Taormina connects on the open fadeaway from the right block set up by David Wooten | 62-59 |
| 01:04 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-59 |
| 01:02 | Vanderbilt | Hoyt Boatner pulls down the rebound | 62-59 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:57 | Vanderbilt | Charles Perrin is called for the reach on Harold Taormina in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles Perrin, team foul #6 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque (SG) Charles Perrin | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:42 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins is alone and drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Harold Taormina | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | The jumper by Richard Lindahl is denied by David Wooten | 62-61 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Michael Hook snags the offensive board | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | David Wooten is called for the reach on Michael Hook - foul #1 on David Wooten, team foul #7 | 62-61 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Michael Hook makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Michael Hook makes the 2nd free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:10 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| 00:08 | Vanderbilt | Hoyt Boatner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-61 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (SF), Maurice Ferranti (PF) Michael Hook, Richard Lindahl | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti is hacked by Hoyt Boatner - foul #1 on Hoyt Boatner, team foul #8 | 64-61 |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:07 | Vanderbilt | Bret Hawkins grabs the board | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:01 | Vanderbilt | Damon Desroches steals the ball from Harold Taormina | 65-61 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches runs out the clock | 65-61 |