| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Mills (fresh) PF - Steve Inabinet (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Craig Hartley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Otis Hughes (fresh) SG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alton Parker (fresh) 3 pts. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | James Mills inbounds the ball | 23-21 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-21 |
| 19:38 | Tennessee | Alton Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 19:19 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter steps out of bounds on the baseline | 23-21 |
| 19:02 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-21 |
| 19:00 | Kentucky | Steve Inabinet hits the follow up shot | 25-21 |
| 18:45 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses the lay-in | 25-21 |
| 18:43 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 18:32 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses the dunk but the foul's on James Mills - foul #3 on James Mills, team foul #1 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jack Bailey (SF) James Mills | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:32 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 18:32 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 18:08 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey misses the lay-in | 25-22 |
| 18:06 | Tennessee | Alton Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 18:01 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera dunks the ball on a nice dish by Otis Hughes | 25-24 |
| 17:39 | Kentucky | The jumper by Patrick Grant is denied by Leroy Carpenter | 25-24 |
| 17:37 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| 17:22 | Tennessee | Jack Bailey is called for the reach on Randall Mosquera - foul #2 on Jack Bailey, team foul #2 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (C) Craig Hartley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fausto Russo (SG), Robert Powell (C) Otis Hughes, Leroy Carpenter | |
| 17:15 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Alton Parker | 25-26 |
| 16:52 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-26 |
| 16:50 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager gets the rebound | 25-26 |
| 16:43 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera clanks a jumper from the right side | 25-26 |
| 16:41 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt pulls down the rebound | 25-26 |
| 16:21 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jack Bailey | 28-26 |
| 16:06 | Tennessee | Alton Parker connects on the shot from the left block on a nice dish by Randall Mosquera | 28-28 |
| 15:50 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Jack Bailey, team foul #3 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (PG), Alvin Manning (SG), James Mills (SF), Craig Hartley (PF) Patrick Grant, Michael Merritt, Jack Bailey, Steve Inabinet | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (PG), Leroy Carpenter (C) Fausto Russo, Robert Powell | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Alvin Manning (fresh) SF - James Mills (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Craig Hartley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Otis Hughes (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Tennessee | Alvin Manning is called for the reach on Randall Mosquera - foul #1 on Alvin Manning, team foul #4 | 28-28 |
| 15:13 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses badly on a shot in the lane | 28-28 |
| 15:12 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter tips it back up and in | 28-30 |
| 14:44 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Craig Hartley | 31-30 |
| 14:30 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera knocks in the shot in the lane | 31-32 |
| 14:04 | Kentucky | James Mills is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on James Mills, team foul #5 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), Michael Merritt (SG), Jack Bailey (SF), Steve Inabinet (PF) Nicholas Pegg, Alvin Manning, James Mills, John Jackson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fausto Russo (SG) Joseph Yeager | |
| 13:40 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera blows the layup | 31-32 |
| 13:38 | Kentucky | Steve Inabinet snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 13:13 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant is whistled for traveling | 31-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Dreher (PG), William Weissman (SF), David Trinh (PF), Robert Powell (C) Otis Hughes, Randall Mosquera, Alton Parker, Leroy Carpenter | |
| 13:00 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo is hacked by Michael Merritt - foul #2 on Michael Merritt, team foul #6 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (SG) David Trinh | |
| 12:41 | Tennessee | Michael Merritt steals the ball from Robert Powell | 31-32 |
| 12:24 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 12:22 | Kentucky | Steve Inabinet grabs the offensive board | 31-32 |
| 12:02 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by William Weissman - foul #2 on William Weissman, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (C) Craig Hartley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (SF), Alton Parker (PF) Larry Dreher, William Weissman | |
| 12:02 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 12:02 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 12:02 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Randall Mosquera | 31-32 |
| 11:58 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-32 |
| 11:56 | Kentucky | John Jackson pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 11:38 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt hits the finger roll set up by Steve Inabinet | 33-32 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Merritt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jack Bailey (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Steve Inabinet (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. C - John Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Fausto Russo (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Tennessee | Michael Merritt takes the ball from Joseph Yeager | 33-32 |
| 11:15 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt hits the finger roll | 35-32 |
| 10:51 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera's pass is intercepted by Steve Inabinet | 35-32 |
| 10:23 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses short on a jumper from the right side | 35-32 |
| 10:22 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Robert Powell | 35-32 |
| 10:04 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 09:40 | Kentucky | A charge is called on Patrick Grant - foul #1 on Patrick Grant, team foul #7 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (PG), Alvin Manning (SG) Patrick Grant, Michael Merritt | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (PG), Larry Dreher (SG), William Weissman (PF), Leroy Carpenter (C) Joseph Yeager, Randall Mosquera, Alton Parker, Robert Powell | |
| 09:27 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter lays it up and in on a nice dish by Otis Hughes | 35-37 |
| 09:22 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey is hacked by Larry Dreher - foul #1 on Larry Dreher, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| 09:02 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg is fouled on the floor by Otis Hughes - foul #2 on Otis Hughes, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Craig Hartley (C) John Jackson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 08:47 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Leroy Carpenter - foul #3 on Leroy Carpenter, team foul #4 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (SG) Jack Bailey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 08:47 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg misses the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 08:47 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 08:38 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter knocks in the shot near the basket | 36-39 |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley blows the layup | 36-39 |
| 08:07 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 07:46 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Nicholas Pegg - foul #1 on Nicholas Pegg, team foul #8 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), James Mills (SF), John Jackson (C) Nicholas Pegg, Michael Merritt, Steve Inabinet | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (SF), Alton Parker (PF) Fausto Russo, William Weissman | |
| 07:46 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 07:46 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 07:21 | Kentucky | John Jackson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 07:19 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera grabs the board | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alvin Manning (fresh) SF - James Mills (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Craig Hartley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Otis Hughes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Dreher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. PF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Leroy Carpenter (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:05 | Tennessee | Alton Parker knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Otis Hughes | 36-44 |
| 06:37 | Kentucky | Leroy Carpenter swats the layup by Alvin Manning | 36-44 |
| 06:36 | Tennessee | Alton Parker gets the rebound | 36-44 |
| 06:30 | Tennessee | Craig Hartley denies the turnaround by Alton Parker | 36-44 |
| 06:28 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera tips it in | 36-46 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 06:10 | Kentucky | James Mills hits a wide open runner near the basket | 38-46 |
| 05:44 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter's layup is rejected by Craig Hartley | 38-46 |
| 05:42 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:18 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 05:16 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 05:07 | Tennessee | Craig Hartley denies the turnaround by Otis Hughes | 38-46 |
| 05:06 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 04:44 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant jams it on a nice dish by Alvin Manning and he's hacked by Otis Hughes - foul #3 on Otis Hughes, team foul #5 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (SG), Jack Bailey (SF), Steve Inabinet (PF) Alvin Manning, James Mills, John Jackson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (SG), Fausto Russo (SF), William Weissman (PF), Robert Powell (C) Otis Hughes, Randall Mosquera, Alton Parker, Leroy Carpenter | |
| 04:44 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the free throw | 41-46 |
| 04:25 | Tennessee | Robert Powell misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Craig Hartley - foul #1 on Craig Hartley, team foul #9 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (PG) Patrick Grant | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:25 | Tennessee | Robert Powell misses the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 04:25 | Tennessee | Robert Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 04:05 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley blows the dunk | 41-47 |
| 04:03 | Tennessee | William Weissman grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 03:47 | Tennessee | Fausto Russo connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Yeager | 41-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:34 | Kentucky | Larry Dreher is called for the reach on Craig Hartley - foul #2 on Larry Dreher, team foul #6 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG) Nicholas Pegg | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (SF), Alton Parker (PF) Larry Dreher, William Weissman | |
| 03:19 | Kentucky | Randall Mosquera steps in front of the Patrick Grant pass | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jack Bailey (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Steve Inabinet (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. C - Craig Hartley (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fausto Russo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. PF - Alton Parker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera can't connect on a shot near the basket | 41-50 |
| 02:56 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant grabs the board | 41-50 |
| 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 and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:51 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt's pass is intercepted by Randall Mosquera | 41-50 |
| 02:51 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Mills (SF), John Jackson (C) Jack Bailey, Craig Hartley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (PG), Leroy Carpenter (C) Fausto Russo, Robert Powell | |
| 02:33 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera buries a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Alton Parker | 41-52 |
| 02:12 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Patrick Grant | 44-52 |
| 01:48 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter lays it up and in on a great pass from Alton Parker and he's fouled by John Jackson - foul #2 on John Jackson, team foul #10 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Craig Hartley (C) John Jackson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 01:48 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter makes the free throw | 44-55 |
| 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 and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:37 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-55 |
| 01:35 | Tennessee | Alton Parker gets the rebound | 44-55 |
| 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 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:10 | Tennessee | Leroy Carpenter jams it | 44-57 |
| 01:02 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-57 |
| 01:00 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Inabinet | 44-57 |
| 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 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alton Parker - foul #2 on Alton Parker, team foul #7 | 44-57 |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 00:58 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera grabs the board | 45-57 |
| 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 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:36 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Otis Hughes and he's fouled by James Mills - foul #5 on James Mills, team foul #11 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jack Bailey (SF) James Mills | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:36 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera makes the free throw | 45-60 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley's pass is intercepted by Otis Hughes | 45-60 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes runs out the clock | 45-60 |