| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fresh) SG - Alonzo Montoya (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norris Beal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Owens (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - David Reppert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Ouellette (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Briggs (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephen Gaston (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Noel Askew (fresh) 3 pts. C - John Mattis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Stephen Gaston inbounds the ball | 34-23 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Vanderbilt | David Reppert blocks the jumper by John Ouellette | 34-23 |
| 19:39 | Kentucky | David Reppert pulls down the rebound | 34-23 |
| 19:23 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 34-23 |
| 19:22 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens grabs the offensive rebound | 34-23 |
| 19:10 | Kentucky | Noel Askew picks off the pass by Christopher Owens | 34-23 |
| 18:41 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 34-23 |
| 18:40 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew snags the offensive board | 34-23 |
| 18:22 | Vanderbilt | David Reppert is called for the reach on John Ouellette - foul #2 on David Reppert, team foul #1 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Duane Hackbarth (SG), Jeffery Powell (SF) Mark Briggs, Stephen Gaston | |
| 18:04 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jeffery Powell | 34-26 |
| 17:49 | Kentucky | John Mattis picks off the pass by Christopher Owens | 34-26 |
| 17:26 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-26 |
| 17:25 | Kentucky | Norris Beal gets the rebound | 34-26 |
| 17:13 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens is hacked by Noel Askew - foul #3 on Noel Askew, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs (SG), Scotty Fiorini (PF) Duane Hackbarth, Noel Askew | |
| 16:58 | Kentucky | Scotty Fiorini is called for the reach on David Reppert - foul #1 on Scotty Fiorini, team foul #2 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Fred Dixon (PG) John Ouellette | |
| 16:32 | Kentucky | Norris Beal is hacked by Scotty Fiorini - foul #2 on Scotty Fiorini, team foul #3 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Ottinger (PG), Michael Burruss (SG), Trevor Billings (C) Joseph McConnell, Alonzo Montoya, David Reppert | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette (PG), Stephen Gaston (SF) Fred Dixon, John Mattis | |
| 16:10 | Kentucky | James Ottinger can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 34-26 |
| 16:08 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens tips it but misses | 34-26 |
| 16:07 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Jeffery Powell | 34-26 |
| 15:45 | Vanderbilt | Stephen Gaston hits the finger roll | 34-28 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Ottinger (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Burruss (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Norris Beal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Owens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Trevor Billings (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Ouellette (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Briggs (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stephen Gaston (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffery Powell (fresh) 3 reb. C - Scotty Fiorini (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Kentucky | Michael Burruss loses the dribble to Scotty Fiorini | 34-28 |
| 15:11 | Vanderbilt | Jeffery Powell misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-28 |
| 15:09 | Kentucky | Norris Beal snags the defensive board | 34-28 |
| 14:51 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Ottinger | 36-28 |
| 14:22 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | James Ottinger misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 13:55 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 13:26 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Ouellette | 36-34 |
| 13:19 | Kentucky | James Ottinger scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Christopher Owens out of the doubleteam | 38-34 |
| 12:59 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 38-36 |
| 12:46 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 38-36 |
| 12:44 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Scotty Fiorini | 38-36 |
| 12:17 | Vanderbilt | Jeffery Powell clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 38-36 |
| 12:15 | Kentucky | Norris Beal gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 12:00 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jeffery Powell - foul #1 on Jeffery Powell, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (PG), Alonzo Montoya (SG), David Reppert (C) James Ottinger, Michael Burruss, Trevor Billings | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Fred Dixon (PG), Duane Hackbarth (SG), Gerald Villafane (SF), Noel Askew (PF), John Mattis (C) John Ouellette, Mark Briggs, Stephen Gaston, Jeffery Powell, Scotty Fiorini | |
| 12:00 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens misses the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 12:00 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens misses the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 12:00 | Kentucky | Norris Beal grabs the offensive rebound | 38-36 |
| 11:53 | Kentucky | Norris Beal misses the jump hook from the baseline | 38-36 |
| 11:51 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 11:24 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 11:22 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Alonzo Montoya | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fresh) SG - Alonzo Montoya (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norris Beal (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Christopher Owens (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - David Reppert (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Fred Dixon (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Duane Hackbarth (fresh) SF - Gerald Villafane (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Noel Askew (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - John Mattis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Norris Beal | 41-36 |
| 10:52 | Vanderbilt | Duane Hackbarth throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe (PF) Christopher Owens | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette (PG) Fred Dixon | |
| 10:23 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya's fadeaway is rejected by Noel Askew | 41-36 |
| 10:21 | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe tips it in | 43-36 |
| 09:52 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 09:51 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Reppert | 43-36 |
| 09:32 | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Norris Beal | 45-36 |
| 09:03 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette's corner 3pt jumper is blocked by Norris Beal | 45-36 |
| 09:01 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane grabs the offensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 08:40 | Vanderbilt | Billy Coulombe picks off the pass by Noel Askew | 45-36 |
| 08:13 | Kentucky | David Reppert misses the jumper in the paint | 45-36 |
| 08:12 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette gets the rebound | 45-36 |
| 07:45 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 45-36 |
| 07:43 | Vanderbilt | Duane Hackbarth tips it but misses | 45-36 |
| 07:42 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Noel Askew | 45-36 |
| 07:26 | Vanderbilt | Duane Hackbarth misses the jumpshot from the left side | 45-36 |
| 07:25 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya grabs the defensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 07:13 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Joseph McConnell | 47-36 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alonzo Montoya (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norris Beal (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Billy Coulombe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - David Reppert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Ouellette (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Duane Hackbarth (fairly fresh) SF - Gerald Villafane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Noel Askew (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Mattis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:55 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane misses the lay-in | 47-36 |
| 06:53 | Kentucky | David Reppert grabs the defensive rebound | 47-36 |
| 06:29 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-36 |
| 06:27 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Billy Coulombe | 47-36 |
| 06:11 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya is hacked by John Mattis - foul #3 on John Mattis, team foul #5 | 47-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Ottinger (SG), Michael Burruss (SF), Christopher Owens (PF), Trevor Billings (C) Alonzo Montoya, Norris Beal, Billy Coulombe, David Reppert | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Fred Dixon (PG), Mark Briggs (SG) John Ouellette, Duane Hackbarth | |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | James Ottinger can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Mark Briggs - foul #1 on Mark Briggs, team foul #6 | 47-36 |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | James Ottinger makes the 1st free throw | 48-36 |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | James Ottinger makes the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:47 | Vanderbilt | Michael Burruss swats the layup by John Mattis | 49-36 |
| 05:46 | Kentucky | James Ottinger grabs the board | 49-36 |
| 05:25 | Kentucky | Michael Burruss blows the wide open layup | 49-36 |
| 05:23 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew snags the defensive board | 49-36 |
| 05:06 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Christopher Owens - foul #1 on Christopher Owens, team foul #2 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya (SG) Joseph McConnell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette (PG) Fred Dixon | |
| 05:06 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs makes the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 05:06 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 04:45 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 49-38 |
| 04:44 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane pulls down the rebound | 49-38 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:23 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by John Ouellette and he's fouled by Michael Burruss - foul #2 on Michael Burruss, team foul #3 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Fred Dixon (PG), Scotty Fiorini (C) John Ouellette, John Mattis | |
| 04:23 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane makes the free throw | 49-41 |
| 04:04 | Kentucky | Scotty Fiorini steals it from Alonzo Montoya | 49-41 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:48 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini is hacked by Trevor Billings - foul #1 on Trevor Billings, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette (PG), John Mattis (C) Fred Dixon, Scotty Fiorini | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:39 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Burruss - foul #3 on Michael Burruss, team foul #5 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (PG), David Reppert (C) Alonzo Montoya, Trevor Billings | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 03:39 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 03:39 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 03:10 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 49-43 |
| 03:09 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Ottinger (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Burruss (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Owens (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - David Reppert (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Ouellette (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mark Briggs (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Gerald Villafane (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Noel Askew (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Mattis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:48 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane loses the ball out of bounds | 49-43 |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | Mark Briggs picks off the pass by Joseph McConnell in the backcourt | 49-43 |
| 02:44 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs lays it up and in | 49-45 |
| 02:44 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya (SG), Norris Beal (SF) James Ottinger, Michael Burruss | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini (C) John Mattis | |
| 02:26 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph McConnell | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:59 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Christopher Owens - foul #2 on Christopher Owens, team foul #6 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Mattis (C) Scotty Fiorini | |
| 01:59 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 01:59 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 01:38 | Kentucky | Mark Briggs steps in front of the Christopher Owens pass | 52-47 |
| 01:34 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs banks in the layup | 52-49 |
| 01:08 | Kentucky | Gerald Villafane steals the ball from David Reppert | 52-49 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:55 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis is whistled for a carry | 52-49 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Owens is called for the reach on Gerald Villafane - foul #3 on Christopher Owens, team foul #7 | 54-49 |
| 00:20 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 00:20 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Villafane misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | David Reppert gets the rebound | 54-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | David Reppert is fouled in the backcourt by John Ouellette - foul #2 on John Ouellette, team foul #7 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Ottinger (SF) Norris Beal | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | David Reppert makes the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | David Reppert makes the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-50 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya snags the defensive board | 56-50 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya is hacked by John Ouellette in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Ouellette, team foul #8 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Burruss (SF) James Ottinger | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Alonzo Montoya misses the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:09 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Noel Askew | 56-50 |
| 00:04 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing but he's fouled by Joseph McConnell - foul #1 on Joseph McConnell, team foul #8 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Norris Beal (SF) Michael Burruss | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:04 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs misses the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:04 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:04 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs makes the 3rd free throw | 56-52 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens is hacked by John Ouellette in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Ouellette, team foul #9 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Ottinger (SF) Norris Beal | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Christopher Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 58-52 |