| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Victor Schaeffer (fresh) SG - George Best (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Sloan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Steven Dubovsky (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ross Beale (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Early (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jimmy Ramey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Johnny Johnson (fresh) 5 reb. C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey inbounds the ball | 21-30 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson drills a jumper near the basket and the foul's on Steven Dubovsky - foul #3 on Steven Dubovsky, team foul #1 | 21-32 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Boone (PF) Steven Dubovsky | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson makes the free throw | 21-33 |
| 19:26 | Vanderbilt | George Best's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-33 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson's floater is tipped away by John Boone | 21-33 |
| 19:03 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson can't tip it in | 21-33 |
| 19:01 | Vanderbilt | George Best snags the defensive board | 21-33 |
| 18:35 | Vanderbilt | Ross Beale misses short on a runner from close range | 21-33 |
| 18:34 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Johnny Johnson | 21-33 |
| 18:29 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Kenneth Early | 21-35 |
| 18:05 | Vanderbilt | John Boone can't connect on a shot from the left side | 21-35 |
| 18:04 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey grabs the board | 21-35 |
| 17:38 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Brian Carlson | 21-37 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:18 | Vanderbilt | Jimmy Ramey steps in front of the John Boone pass | 21-37 |
| 17:04 | Kentucky | John Boone swats the short shot by Jimmy Ramey | 21-37 |
| 17:02 | Vanderbilt | Ross Beale grabs the board | 21-37 |
| 16:57 | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 21-37 |
| 16:55 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion grabs the defensive rebound | 21-37 |
| 16:38 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 21-37 |
| 16:37 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Ross Beale | 21-37 |
| 16:13 | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 21-37 |
| 16:12 | Vanderbilt | John Boone gets the offensive rebound | 21-37 |
| 15:57 | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from George Best | 23-37 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Victor Schaeffer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Best (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Sloan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Boone (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ross Beale (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Early (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jimmy Ramey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Raymond Marion (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:39 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early is whistled for traveling | 23-37 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Steven Dubovsky (PF) John Boone | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bernard Reiley (PG), Dean Lucero (SG), Leo Agustin (SF), James Inglis (PF), Ricardo Hernandez (C) Brian Carlson, Kenneth Early, Jimmy Ramey, Johnny Johnson, Raymond Marion | |
| 15:17 | Vanderbilt | Steven Dubovsky misses short on a floater from the baseline | 23-37 |
| 15:15 | Vanderbilt | Steven Dubovsky hits the follow up shot | 25-37 |
| 14:56 | Kentucky | Bernard Reiley connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Inglis | 25-39 |
| 14:36 | Vanderbilt | Steven Dubovsky hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by George Best | 27-39 |
| 14:10 | Kentucky | Bernard Reiley can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 27-39 |
| 14:09 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Joseph Sloan | 27-39 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:42 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Sloan double dribbles | 27-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Smith (PF) Ross Beale | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Carlson (PG), Jimmy Ramey (SF) Dean Lucero, Leo Agustin | |
| 13:27 | Kentucky | Steven Dubovsky takes the ball from James Inglis | 27-39 |
| 12:58 | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-39 |
| 12:57 | Vanderbilt | Steven Dubovsky tips it but misses | 27-39 |
| 12:55 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson grabs the defensive rebound | 27-39 |
| 12:39 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Joseph Sloan - foul #1 on Joseph Sloan, team foul #2 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Philip Harris (PG), Ellis Cote (SG), John Boone (PF), Ross Beale (C) Victor Schaeffer, George Best, James Smith, Steven Dubovsky | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (SG), Johnny Johnson (PF), Raymond Marion (C) Bernard Reiley, James Inglis, Ricardo Hernandez | |
| 12:39 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey makes the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 12:39 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey makes the 2nd free throw | 27-41 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:23 | Vanderbilt | Philip Harris drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-41 |
| 12:05 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 30-41 |
| 12:03 | Vanderbilt | Ross Beale gets the rebound | 30-41 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:48 | Vanderbilt | Ellis Cote drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-41 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Philip Harris (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ellis Cote (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Sloan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Boone (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ross Beale (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Early (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jimmy Ramey (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jimmy Ramey | 33-44 |
| 11:11 | Vanderbilt | Philip Harris loses the ball out of bounds | 33-44 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer (PG), George Best (SG), Kenneth Dobrowolski (SF), Steven Dubovsky (C) Philip Harris, Ellis Cote, Joseph Sloan, Ross Beale | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dean Lucero (SF) Jimmy Ramey | |
| 10:55 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Early and he's fouled by Steven Dubovsky - foul #4 on Steven Dubovsky, team foul #3 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ross Beale (C) Steven Dubovsky | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:55 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion misses the free throw | 33-46 |
| 10:55 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to John Boone | 33-46 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:32 | Vanderbilt | John Boone misses the runner near the basket | 33-46 |
| 10:31 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero snags the defensive board | 33-46 |
| 10:20 | Kentucky | Kenneth Dobrowolski takes the ball from Raymond Marion | 33-46 |
| 09:56 | Vanderbilt | George Best can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-46 |
| 09:54 | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer gets the offensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 09:44 | Vanderbilt | John Boone misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Dean Lucero - foul #1 on Dean Lucero, team foul #1 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Sloan (SF) Kenneth Dobrowolski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bernard Reiley (PG), Leo Agustin (SF), James Inglis (PF), Ricardo Hernandez (C) Brian Carlson, Kenneth Early, Johnny Johnson, Raymond Marion | |
| 09:44 | Vanderbilt | John Boone makes the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 09:44 | Vanderbilt | John Boone makes the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 09:33 | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-48 |
| 09:11 | Vanderbilt | Ross Beale can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-48 |
| 09:09 | Kentucky | Bernard Reiley grabs the defensive rebound | 35-48 |
| 08:49 | Kentucky | Bernard Reiley clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 35-48 |
| 08:47 | Kentucky | James Inglis tips it in | 35-50 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:41 | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-50 |
| 08:40 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Leo Agustin | 35-50 |
| 08:22 | Kentucky | George Best is called for the reach on Ricardo Hernandez - foul #3 on George Best, team foul #4 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Philip Harris (PG), Ellis Cote (SG), James Smith (PF) Victor Schaeffer, George Best, John Boone | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Carlson (PG), Jimmy Ramey (SF), Raymond Marion (C) Dean Lucero, Leo Agustin, Ricardo Hernandez | |
| 08:14 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion comes up short on the floater from close range | 35-50 |
| 08:12 | Kentucky | James Inglis tips it in | 35-52 |
| 07:59 | Vanderbilt | James Smith drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Philip Harris | 37-52 |
| 07:43 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-52 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Steven Dubovsky (C) Ross Beale | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (SG), Johnny Johnson (PF) Bernard Reiley, James Inglis | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Philip Harris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ellis Cote (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Sloan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Smith (fresh) 3 pts. C - Steven Dubovsky (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Early (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jimmy Ramey (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Vanderbilt | James Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-52 |
| 07:30 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-52 |
| 07:16 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 37-52 |
| 07:15 | Vanderbilt | James Smith pulls down the rebound | 37-52 |
| 06:59 | Vanderbilt | Steven Dubovsky knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Joseph Sloan | 39-52 |
| 06:30 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion misses badly on a shot from the left side | 39-52 |
| 06:28 | Vanderbilt | Steven Dubovsky grabs the defensive rebound | 39-52 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:23 | Vanderbilt | Philip Harris knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-52 |
| 05:57 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion buries a driving attempt from the left block | 42-54 |
| 05:42 | Vanderbilt | Steven Dubovsky loses the dribble to Brian Carlson | 42-54 |
| 05:27 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by James Smith | 42-54 |
| 05:25 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early grabs the offensive board | 42-54 |
| 05:11 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-54 |
| 05:10 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early tips it back up and in | 42-56 |
| 05:10 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-56 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer (PG), George Best (SG), John Boone (PF) Philip Harris, Ellis Cote, James Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:56 | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer loses the dribble to Jimmy Ramey | 42-56 |
| 04:52 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson misses the dunk | 42-56 |
| 04:51 | Vanderbilt | Steven Dubovsky snags the defensive board | 42-56 |
| 04:37 | Vanderbilt | John Boone makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-56 |
| 04:19 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by John Boone - foul #1 on John Boone, team foul #5 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Dobrowolski (SF), Ross Beale (C) Joseph Sloan, John Boone | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Inglis (PF) Johnny Johnson | |
| 04:19 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion misses the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 04:19 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 04:08 | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 45-57 |
| 04:07 | Vanderbilt | Ross Beale misses the tip | 45-57 |
| 04:06 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson pulls down the rebound | 45-57 |
| 03:44 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 45-57 |
| 03:43 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to George Best | 45-57 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Victor Schaeffer (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Best (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Dobrowolski (fresh) PF - Steven Dubovsky (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Ross Beale (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Early (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jimmy Ramey (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Inglis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Marion (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Vanderbilt | George Best clanks a 3 from the left corner | 45-57 |
| 03:24 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey grabs the board | 45-57 |
| 03:20 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-57 |
| 03:19 | Vanderbilt | Steven Dubovsky gets the rebound | 45-57 |
| 03:11 | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 45-57 |
| 03:09 | Kentucky | James Inglis grabs the defensive rebound | 45-57 |
| 02:49 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey is hacked by Kenneth Dobrowolski - foul #1 on Kenneth Dobrowolski, team foul #6 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Sloan (SF), John Boone (PF) Kenneth Dobrowolski, Steven Dubovsky | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bernard Reiley (SG), Dean Lucero (SF), Johnny Johnson (PF) Kenneth Early, Jimmy Ramey, Raymond Marion | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by John Boone - foul #2 on John Boone, team foul #7 | 45-57 |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 02:19 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Sloan misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 45-59 |
| 02:18 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson snags the defensive board | 45-59 |
| 01:59 | Kentucky | George Best is called for the reach on Bernard Reiley - foul #4 on George Best, team foul #8 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Steven Dubovsky (PF) John Boone | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (SG), Jimmy Ramey (SF), Raymond Marion (C) Brian Carlson, Dean Lucero, James Inglis | |
| 01:59 | Kentucky | Bernard Reiley misses the 1st free throw | 45-59 |
| 01:59 | Vanderbilt | Steven Dubovsky snags the defensive board | 45-59 |
| 01:52 | Vanderbilt | Raymond Marion steals it from George Best | 45-59 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:28 | Kentucky | Victor Schaeffer steals the ball from Bernard Reiley | 45-59 |
| 01:25 | Vanderbilt | Victor Schaeffer misses the easy layup | 45-59 |
| 01:24 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion gets the rebound | 45-59 |
| 01:00 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Jimmy Ramey | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Vanderbilt | Ross Beale drills a turnaround from close range | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson loses the dribble to Victor Schaeffer | 47-61 |
| 00:25 | Vanderbilt | Bernard Reiley steals it from Victor Schaeffer | 47-61 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Bernard Reiley runs out the clock | 47-61 |