| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Dixon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Kingston (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Francis Brantley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Walczak (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sammy Donahue (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Reavis (fresh) 1 pts. PF - John Kaufman (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Daniel Bridger (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | John Kingston inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Kentucky | The jumper by Francis Brantley is denied by John Kaufman | 28-33 |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley tips it home | 30-33 |
| 19:19 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue is hacked by Joe Dixon - foul #2 on Joe Dixon, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| 18:54 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 30-33 |
| 18:53 | Tennessee | John Kaufman hits the follow up shot | 30-35 |
| 18:33 | Kentucky | John Kingston is fouled on the floor by Daniel Bridger - foul #1 on Daniel Bridger, team foul #1 | 30-35 |
| 18:10 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley misses the easy layup | 30-35 |
| 18:09 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 17:40 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger loses the dribble to Henry Walczak | 30-35 |
| 17:15 | Kentucky | John Kaufman swats the short shot by Francis Brantley | 30-35 |
| 17:14 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 17:01 | Tennessee | James Stewart misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-35 |
| 16:59 | Kentucky | Michael Smith gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 16:31 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 16:29 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger grabs the defensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 16:15 | Tennessee | John Kaufman shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Andrew Reavis | 30-37 |
| 15:57 | Kentucky | Michael Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-37 |
| 15:56 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joe Dixon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Kingston (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Francis Brantley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Walczak (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Sammy Donahue (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Reavis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Kaufman (fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Daniel Bridger (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:52 | Tennessee | Joe Dixon picks off the pass by Sammy Donahue | 30-37 |
| 15:27 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak banks in the layup on a great pass from John Kingston and the foul's on Sammy Donahue - foul #2 on Sammy Donahue, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Houston McGalliard (PG), Lewis Robinson (SG), Harold Hendricks (SF), Phillip Truesdell (PF) Michael Smith, Joe Dixon, John Kingston, Francis Brantley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Donald Gordy (SG) Sammy Donahue | |
| 15:27 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak misses the free throw | 32-37 |
| 15:27 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to John Kaufman | 32-37 |
| 15:11 | Tennessee | James Stewart comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 32-37 |
| 15:09 | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell gets the rebound | 32-37 |
| 14:48 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Lewis Robinson | 34-37 |
| 14:27 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Stewart | 34-39 |
| 14:07 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak knocks in the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Harold Hendricks | 36-39 |
| 13:58 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger's fadeaway is rejected by Henry Walczak | 36-39 |
| 13:57 | Tennessee | James Stewart hits the follow up shot | 36-41 |
| 13:43 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lewis Robinson | 38-41 |
| 13:28 | Tennessee | Donald Gordy hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Andrew Reavis | 38-44 |
| 13:02 | Kentucky | John Kaufman denies the turnaround by Lewis Robinson | 38-44 |
| 13:00 | Tennessee | John Kaufman grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 12:44 | Tennessee | John Kaufman misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 38-44 |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 12:16 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak misses the lay-in but the foul's on Daniel Bridger - foul #2 on Daniel Bridger, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Smith (PG), Joe Dixon (SG), John Kingston (SF), Francis Brantley (PF) Houston McGalliard, Lewis Robinson, Harold Hendricks, Phillip Truesdell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (PG), Sammy Donahue (SG), Richard Dunbar (C) James Stewart, Donald Gordy, Daniel Bridger | |
| 12:16 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak misses the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 12:16 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak makes the 2nd free throw | 39-44 |
| 11:55 | Tennessee | Michael Smith steps in front of the Sammy Donahue pass | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Dixon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Kingston (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Francis Brantley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Walczak (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Felix Collazo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sammy Donahue (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Reavis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Kaufman (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Dunbar (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Michael Smith and he's fouled by John Kaufman - foul #1 on John Kaufman, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gerald Batts (C) Henry Walczak | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla (SF) Andrew Reavis | |
| 11:36 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley misses the free throw | 41-44 |
| 11:36 | Kentucky | Gerald Batts snags the offensive board | 41-44 |
| 11:12 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley is hacked by John Kaufman - foul #2 on John Kaufman, team foul #5 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Stewart (PG) Felix Collazo | |
| 10:56 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon is whistled for a carry | 41-44 |
| 10:37 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla comes up short on the runner near the basket | 41-44 |
| 10:35 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar hits the follow up shot | 41-46 |
| 10:14 | Kentucky | John Kingston misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-46 |
| 10:13 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley hits the follow up shot | 43-46 |
| 09:57 | Tennessee | John Kaufman makes the contested driving attempt from close range on a great pass from James Stewart | 43-48 |
| 09:37 | Kentucky | Gerald Batts's floater is knocked away by John Kaufman | 43-48 |
| 09:36 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 09:29 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 43-48 |
| 09:28 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 09:00 | Kentucky | Gerald Batts clanks a runner from the left block but he's hacked by James Stewart - foul #1 on James Stewart, team foul #6 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Houston McGalliard (PG), Lewis Robinson (SG), Phillip Truesdell (PF) Michael Smith, Joe Dixon, Francis Brantley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (PG), Donald Gordy (SG), Andrew Reavis (SF), Christopher Slane (PF), Daniel Bridger (C) James Stewart, Sammy Donahue, Habimana Aujla, John Kaufman, Richard Dunbar | |
| 09:00 | Kentucky | Gerald Batts makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 09:00 | Kentucky | Gerald Batts makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 08:34 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane lays it in | 45-50 |
| 08:05 | Kentucky | John Kingston misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 45-50 |
| 08:04 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 07:47 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Houston McGalliard - foul #1 on Houston McGalliard, team foul #2 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Smith (PG), Joe Dixon (SG), Harold Hendricks (SF), Francis Brantley (PF), Henry Walczak (C) Houston McGalliard, Lewis Robinson, John Kingston, Phillip Truesdell, Gerald Batts | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Stewart (PG) Felix Collazo | |
| 07:47 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 07:47 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Dixon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Harold Hendricks (fresh) PF - Francis Brantley (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Walczak (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Donald Gordy (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Reavis (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Slane (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Bridger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:45 | Kentucky | Donald Gordy takes the ball from Michael Smith in the backcourt | 45-52 |
| 07:42 | Tennessee | Donald Gordy lays it up and in | 45-54 |
| 07:21 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-54 |
| 07:15 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Joe Dixon - foul #3 on Joe Dixon, team foul #3 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue (SG) Donald Gordy | |
| 07:15 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane makes the 1st free throw | 47-55 |
| 07:15 | Tennessee | Christopher Slane makes the 2nd free throw | 47-56 |
| 07:01 | Kentucky | Christopher Slane is called for the reach on Henry Walczak - foul #1 on Christopher Slane, team foul #7 | 47-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Kingston (SF) Harold Hendricks | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Kaufman (PF) Christopher Slane | |
| 07:01 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 07:01 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| 06:45 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Joe Dixon - foul #4 on Joe Dixon, team foul #4 | 49-56 |
| 06:45 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue misses the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 06:45 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue makes the 2nd free throw | 49-57 |
| 06:27 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 49-57 |
| 06:25 | Tennessee | John Kaufman snags the defensive board | 49-57 |
| 06:07 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-60 |
| 05:38 | Kentucky | Daniel Bridger is called for the reach on John Kingston - foul #3 on Daniel Bridger, team foul #8 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson (SG), Phillip Truesdell (PF) Joe Dixon, Francis Brantley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar (C) Daniel Bridger | |
| 05:38 | Kentucky | John Kingston makes the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 05:38 | Kentucky | John Kingston makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 05:20 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John Kaufman | 51-63 |
| 04:51 | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Henry Walczak | 53-63 |
| 04:31 | Tennessee | John Kaufman shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Sammy Donahue | 53-65 |
| 04:11 | Kentucky | John Kingston travels with the ball | 53-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Houston McGalliard (PG), Joe Dixon (SG), Harold Hendricks (SF), Francis Brantley (PF), Gerald Batts (C) Michael Smith, Lewis Robinson, John Kingston, Phillip Truesdell, Henry Walczak | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (PG), Donald Gordy (SG), Daniel Bridger (C) James Stewart, Sammy Donahue, Richard Dunbar | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:44 | Tennessee | Francis Brantley steals it from John Kaufman out of a doubleteam | 53-65 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Houston McGalliard (fresh) SG - Joe Dixon (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Harold Hendricks (fresh) PF - Francis Brantley (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Gerald Batts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Felix Collazo (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Gordy (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Andrew Reavis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Kaufman (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 10 reb. 4 blk. C - Daniel Bridger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:34 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 53-65 |
| 03:33 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis grabs the defensive rebound | 53-65 |
| 03:09 | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 53-65 |
| 03:07 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger snags the offensive board | 53-65 |
| 02:44 | Tennessee | John Kaufman splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from close range | 53-65 |
| 02:43 | Kentucky | Houston McGalliard grabs the defensive rebound | 53-65 |
| 02:26 | Kentucky | Houston McGalliard is whistled for a carry | 53-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Smith (PG), John Kingston (SF) Houston McGalliard, Harold Hendricks | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla (SF), Christopher Slane (PF), Richard Dunbar (C) Andrew Reavis, John Kaufman, Daniel Bridger | |
| 02:03 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 53-65 |
| 02:02 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley grabs the board | 53-65 |
| 01:56 | Kentucky | John Kingston drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joe Dixon | 56-65 |
| 01:56 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Henry Walczak (C) Gerald Batts | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Stewart (PG), Sammy Donahue (SG), Andrew Reavis (SF), John Kaufman (PF), Daniel Bridger (C) Felix Collazo, Donald Gordy, Habimana Aujla, Christopher Slane, Richard Dunbar | |
| 01:27 | Tennessee | Sammy Donahue is fouled on the floor by Joe Dixon - foul #5 on Joe Dixon, team foul #5 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson (SG) Joe Dixon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 01:07 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger misses long on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Francis Brantley - foul #3 on Francis Brantley, team foul #6 | 56-65 |
| 01:07 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger makes the 1st free throw | 56-66 |
| 01:07 | Tennessee | Daniel Bridger makes the 2nd free throw | 56-67 |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson can't connect on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Andrew Reavis - foul #3 on Andrew Reavis, team foul #9 | 56-67 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (PG), Donald Gordy (SG), Habimana Aujla (SF), Christopher Slane (PF), Richard Dunbar (C) James Stewart, Sammy Donahue, Andrew Reavis, John Kaufman, Daniel Bridger | |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-67 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Michael Smith is called for the reach on Felix Collazo in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Smith, team foul #7 | 58-67 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andrew Reavis (SF), John Kaufman (PF), Daniel Bridger (C) Habimana Aujla, Christopher Slane, Richard Dunbar | |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo makes the 2nd free throw | 58-69 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | John Kingston hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 58-69 |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | Henry Walczak tips it back up and in | 60-69 |
| 00:46 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-69 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | Michael Smith is called for the reach on Donald Gordy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Smith, team foul #8 | 60-69 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | Donald Gordy makes the 1st free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | Donald Gordy makes the 2nd free throw | 60-71 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Michael Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 60-71 |
| 00:38 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Daniel Bridger | 60-71 |
| 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 man to man (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Tennessee | John Kingston steals it from Felix Collazo | 60-71 |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | Andrew Reavis steals it from Francis Brantley | 60-71 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo runs out the clock | 60-71 |