| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Townsel (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Micheal Cesar (fresh) SF - Michael Cao (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jerry Fontenot (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Yevgeny Zoltek (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Roland Dixon (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Dawley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jesse Boyers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | John Howard inbounds the ball | 22-38 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-38 |
| 19:37 | Tennessee | Michael Cao pulls down the rebound | 22-38 |
| 19:17 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Cao | 24-38 |
| 18:54 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers's floater is knocked away by Micheal Cesar | 24-38 |
| 18:52 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Yevgeny Zoltek | 24-38 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:25 | Tennessee | William Dawley is called for the reach on Michael Cao - foul #3 on William Dawley, team foul #1 | 24-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anton Turner (PF) William Dawley | |
| 18:07 | Tennessee | The jumper by Jerry Fontenot is denied by Larry Johnson | 24-38 |
| 18:05 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-38 |
| 18:00 | Kentucky | Michael Cao steps in front of the Anton Turner pass | 24-38 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:43 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot is called for a charge - foul #3 on Jerry Fontenot, team foul #1 | 24-38 |
| 17:28 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Larry Johnson | 24-41 |
| 17:16 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Anton Turner - foul #1 on Anton Turner, team foul #2 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Justin Dey (C) Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker (C) Jesse Boyers | |
| 17:16 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot makes the 1st free throw | 25-41 |
| 17:16 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot makes the 2nd free throw | 26-41 |
| 17:14 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Townsel - foul #1 on Clarence Townsel, team foul #2 | 26-41 |
| 17:06 | Kentucky | Anton Turner throws it down on a nice dish by Larry Johnson and the foul's on Michael Cao - foul #1 on Michael Cao, team foul #3 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Swanson (PG), Mathew Zoumis (SG) Clarence Townsel, Micheal Cesar | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:06 | Kentucky | Anton Turner makes the free throw | 26-44 |
| 16:57 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-44 |
| 16:55 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker grabs the board | 26-44 |
| 16:42 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson double dribbles | 26-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa (SF), Henry Hanke (C) Michael Cao, Jerry Fontenot | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG), John Adams (SF) Larry Johnson, John Howard | |
| 16:28 | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Anton Turner - foul #2 on Anton Turner, team foul #3 | 26-44 |
| 16:28 | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa misses the 1st free throw | 26-44 |
| 16:28 | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa makes the 2nd free throw | 27-44 |
| 16:11 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Jarvis | 27-46 |
| 15:47 | Tennessee | Justin Dey misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-46 |
| 15:46 | Kentucky | Anton Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 27-46 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Williams Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mathew Zoumis (fresh) SF - Dale Fiqueroa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Dey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Henry Hanke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jeffrey Jarvis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roland Dixon (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anton Turner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Blocker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Kentucky | Henry Hanke steps in front of the Anton Turner pass | 27-46 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 15:22 | Tennessee | Williams Swanson hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-46 |
| 15:04 | Kentucky | A charge is called on John Adams - foul #1 on John Adams, team foul #4 | 29-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel (PG), Micheal Cesar (SG), Michael Cao (SF), Jerry Fontenot (PF), Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Williams Swanson, Mathew Zoumis, Dale Fiqueroa, Justin Dey, Henry Hanke | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Johnson (PG), John Howard (SF), William Dawley (PF), Jesse Boyers (C) Roland Dixon, John Adams, Anton Turner, Wayne Blocker | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:43 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-46 |
| 14:41 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel tips it home | 31-46 |
| 14:24 | Kentucky | Yevgeny Zoltek is called for the reach on William Dawley - foul #1 on Yevgeny Zoltek, team foul #4 | 31-46 |
| 14:09 | Kentucky | John Howard is fouled on the floor by Clarence Townsel - foul #2 on Clarence Townsel, team foul #5 | 31-46 |
| 13:58 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis is hacked by Micheal Cesar - foul #1 on Micheal Cesar, team foul #6 | 31-46 |
| 13:44 | Kentucky | William Dawley drills a jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Michael Cao - foul #2 on Michael Cao, team foul #7 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Adams (SG) Jeffrey Jarvis | |
| 13:44 | Kentucky | William Dawley makes the free throw | 31-49 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:29 | Tennessee | William Dawley is called for the reach on Jerry Fontenot - foul #4 on William Dawley, team foul #5 | 31-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anton Turner (PF) William Dawley | |
| 13:13 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Micheal Cesar | 33-49 |
| 12:55 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 33-49 |
| 12:54 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson snags the offensive board | 33-49 |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | Anton Turner makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Adams and he's fouled by Jerry Fontenot - foul #4 on Jerry Fontenot, team foul #8 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roland Dixon (SG) John Howard | |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | Anton Turner misses the free throw | 33-51 |
| 12:43 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot grabs the board | 33-51 |
| 12:30 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot is denied on a layup by Anton Turner | 33-51 |
| 12:28 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jesse Boyers | 33-51 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:07 | Kentucky | Anton Turner comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 33-51 |
| 12:05 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses the tip | 33-51 |
| 12:04 | Tennessee | Michael Cao gets the rebound | 33-51 |
| 11:59 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jerry Fontenot | 35-51 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:44 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Johnson | 35-53 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Townsel (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - Micheal Cesar (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Cao (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Fontenot (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Yevgeny Zoltek (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SG - Roland Dixon (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anton Turner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jesse Boyers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-53 |
| 11:36 | Kentucky | Anton Turner grabs the board | 35-53 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:17 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Swanson (PG), Mathew Zoumis (SG), Dale Fiqueroa (SF), Justin Dey (PF), Henry Hanke (C) Clarence Townsel, Micheal Cesar, Michael Cao, Jerry Fontenot, Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (PG), John Howard (SF), Wayne Blocker (C) Larry Johnson, John Adams, Jesse Boyers | |
| 10:55 | Tennessee | Henry Hanke misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 35-53 |
| 10:54 | Tennessee | Henry Hanke can't tip it in | 35-53 |
| 10:52 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon pulls down the rebound | 35-53 |
| 10:28 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon is wide open but clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 35-53 |
| 10:27 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon snags the offensive board | 35-53 |
| 10:06 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jeffrey Jarvis | 35-56 |
| 09:59 | Tennessee | Williams Swanson travels with the ball | 35-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Cao (SF) Dale Fiqueroa | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Adams (SG) Roland Dixon | |
| 09:38 | Kentucky | Anton Turner buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Howard | 35-58 |
| 09:27 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 35-58 |
| 09:26 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker grabs the defensive rebound | 35-58 |
| 09:11 | Kentucky | John Howard double dribbles | 35-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel (PG), Micheal Cesar (SG), Jerry Fontenot (PF), Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Williams Swanson, Mathew Zoumis, Justin Dey, Henry Hanke | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Johnson (PG), Jesse Boyers (C) John Adams, Wayne Blocker | |
| 08:45 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel is fouled on the floor by John Howard - foul #1 on John Howard, team foul #6 | 35-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roland Dixon (SG), John Adams (SF) Jeffrey Jarvis, John Howard | |
| 08:28 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 35-58 |
| 08:27 | Kentucky | Anton Turner gets the rebound | 35-58 |
| 08:07 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa (SF) Michael Cao | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:47 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot lays it up and in | 37-58 |
| 07:27 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon buries a shot from the right wing set up by Larry Johnson and he's hacked by Yevgeny Zoltek - foul #2 on Yevgeny Zoltek, team foul #9 | 37-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Justin Dey (C) Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Howard (SF), William Dawley (PF), Wayne Blocker (C) John Adams, Anton Turner, Jesse Boyers | |
| 07:27 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon makes the free throw | 37-61 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Townsel (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Micheal Cesar (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dale Fiqueroa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Fontenot (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Justin Dey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SG - Roland Dixon (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - John Howard (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Dawley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Wayne Blocker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Tennessee | Larry Johnson picks off the pass by Clarence Townsel | 37-61 |
| 07:05 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon misses the dunk | 37-61 |
| 07:04 | Kentucky | William Dawley tips it back up and in | 37-63 |
| 06:53 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel clanks a 3 from the right corner | 37-63 |
| 06:51 | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa tips it back up and in | 39-63 |
| 06:24 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Johnson | 39-66 |
| 06:07 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Micheal Cesar | 42-66 |
| 05:50 | Kentucky | Roland Dixon misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-66 |
| 05:49 | Tennessee | Micheal Cesar pulls down the rebound | 42-66 |
| 05:34 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot banks in the layup | 44-66 |
| 05:09 | Kentucky | William Dawley travels with the ball | 44-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Swanson (PG), Mathew Zoumis (SG), Allan Rio (PF), Henry Hanke (C) Clarence Townsel, Micheal Cesar, Jerry Fontenot, Justin Dey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis (SG), John Adams (SF), Anton Turner (PF) Roland Dixon, John Howard, William Dawley | |
| 04:46 | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa comes up short on the shot in the lane | 44-66 |
| 04:44 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker gets the rebound | 44-66 |
| 04:23 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-69 |
| 04:15 | Tennessee | Williams Swanson clanks a turnaround from the right block | 44-69 |
| 04:14 | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa tips it back up and in | 46-69 |
| 03:50 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-69 |
| 03:49 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Johnson | 46-69 |
| 03:32 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson is open and scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wayne Blocker | 46-71 |
| 03:26 | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Mathew Zoumis | 48-71 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Williams Swanson (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mathew Zoumis (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dale Fiqueroa (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Allan Rio (fresh) C - Henry Hanke (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Larry Johnson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. SG - Jeffrey Jarvis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Adams (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anton Turner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Wayne Blocker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-71 |
| 03:05 | Tennessee | Henry Hanke pulls down the rebound | 48-71 |
| 02:54 | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-71 |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Larry Johnson gets the rebound | 48-71 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:38 | Kentucky | John Adams is fouled on the floor by Dale Fiqueroa - foul #2 on Dale Fiqueroa, team foul #10 | 48-71 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Justin Dey (C) Henry Hanke | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roland Dixon (SG) Larry Johnson | |
| 02:38 | Kentucky | John Adams misses the 1st free throw | 48-71 |
| 02:38 | Kentucky | John Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 48-72 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:23 | Tennessee | Williams Swanson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-72 |
| 01:57 | Kentucky | Anton Turner misses the wide open fadeaway from the right wing | 48-72 |
| 01:55 | Tennessee | Justin Dey grabs the board | 48-72 |
| 01:38 | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa dunks the ball | 50-72 |
| 01:18 | Kentucky | John Adams is called for traveling | 50-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Hanke (C) Allan Rio | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:03 | Tennessee | Williams Swanson misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-72 |
| 01:01 | Tennessee | Justin Dey grabs the offensive board | 50-72 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Justin Dey knocks in the turnaround in the paint and he's hacked by Wayne Blocker - foul #3 on Wayne Blocker, team foul #7 | 52-72 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Justin Dey makes the free throw | 53-72 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Henry Hanke swats the short shot by Anton Turner | 53-72 |
| 00:27 | Tennessee | Justin Dey gets the rebound | 53-72 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa misses the lay-in | 53-72 |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | John Adams grabs the board | 53-72 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Jarvis runs out the clock | 53-72 |