| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dewayne Magee (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Theodore Batista (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Peter Hudson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Pullins (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Anthony Roberts (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tommy Vanostberg (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Marshall Carlson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Steven Spencer (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista inbounds the ball | 30-25 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-25 |
| 19:39 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Marshall Carlson | 30-25 |
| 19:25 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts makes the contested 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Tommy Vanostberg | 30-28 |
| 19:04 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 30-28 |
| 19:03 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 18:57 | Vanderbilt | Stephen Baker picks off the pass by Steven Spencer | 30-28 |
| 18:53 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee misses the lay-in | 30-28 |
| 18:51 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker tips it back up and in | 32-28 |
| 18:42 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-28 |
| 18:40 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 18:21 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-28 |
| 18:19 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 18:12 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson's pass is intercepted by Dewayne Magee | 32-28 |
| 18:09 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista can't throw it down | 32-28 |
| 18:07 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 17:51 | Vanderbilt | Tommy Vanostberg is fouled on the floor by Dewayne Magee - foul #3 on Dewayne Magee, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown (PF) Kenneth Brooks | |
| 17:37 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Anthony Roberts | 32-30 |
| 17:21 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins lays it up and in on a great pass from Theodore Batista | 34-30 |
| 16:57 | Vanderbilt | Tommy Vanostberg scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Donald Brown | 34-33 |
| 16:30 | Kentucky | Donald Brown is called for the reach on Theodore Batista - foul #1 on Donald Brown, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Weaver (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Michael Otero (PF), Frank Latorre (C) Stephen Baker, Dewayne Magee, Theodore Batista, Peter Hudson, Patrick Pullins | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ira Lipscomb (SG), Kenneth Johnson (SF), Kenneth Brooks (PF), Christopher Turgeon (C) Tommy Vanostberg, Marshall Carlson, Donald Brown, Steven Spencer | |
| 16:04 | Kentucky | Robert Weaver can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 16:02 | Kentucky | Michael Otero tips it in | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Weaver (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Scott (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gilbert Lombard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Otero (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Latorre (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Anthony Roberts (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ira Lipscomb (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Turgeon (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 36-33 |
| 15:39 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Johnson tips it back up and in | 36-35 |
| 15:20 | Kentucky | Frank Latorre misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 36-35 |
| 15:18 | Kentucky | Michael Otero hits the follow up shot | 38-35 |
| 14:58 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon is fouled on the floor by Frank Latorre - foul #2 on Frank Latorre, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee (SG), Theodore Batista (SF) Donald Scott, Gilbert Lombard | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Tommy Vanostberg (SG), Marshall Carlson (SF), Donald Brown (PF), Steven Spencer (C) Ira Lipscomb, Kenneth Johnson, Kenneth Brooks, Christopher Turgeon | |
| 14:53 | Vanderbilt | Dewayne Magee steals the ball from Donald Brown | 38-35 |
| 14:50 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee lays it in | 40-35 |
| 14:25 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer is denied on a layup by Michael Otero | 40-35 |
| 14:23 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista grabs the board | 40-35 |
| 14:03 | Kentucky | Robert Weaver misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 14:01 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 13:38 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson misses short on a shot from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 13:37 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson can't tip it in | 40-35 |
| 13:35 | Kentucky | Frank Latorre snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 13:06 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Robert Weaver | 42-35 |
| 12:37 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson blows the wide open layup | 42-35 |
| 12:35 | Kentucky | Robert Weaver grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 12:11 | Kentucky | Marshall Carlson swats the dunk try by Theodore Batista | 42-35 |
| 12:09 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 11:44 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer is alone and throws it down | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Weaver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dewayne Magee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Theodore Batista (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Otero (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Latorre (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Anthony Roberts (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tommy Vanostberg (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marshall Carlson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donald Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Spencer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista's dunk attempt is rejected by Donald Brown | 42-37 |
| 11:20 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Weaver | 42-37 |
| 11:02 | Kentucky | Frank Latorre connects on the shot from the left block | 44-37 |
| 10:46 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer travels with the ball | 44-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Peter Hudson (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Robert Weaver, Dewayne Magee, Theodore Batista, Michael Otero, Frank Latorre | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ira Lipscomb (SG), Kenneth Johnson (SF), Kenneth Brooks (PF), Christopher Turgeon (C) Tommy Vanostberg, Marshall Carlson, Donald Brown, Steven Spencer | |
| 10:24 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard's pass is intercepted by Ira Lipscomb | 44-37 |
| 10:21 | Vanderbilt | Ira Lipscomb hits the finger roll | 44-39 |
| 09:52 | Kentucky | Christopher Turgeon is called for the reach on Donald Scott - foul #2 on Christopher Turgeon, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| 09:27 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker clanks a 3 from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 09:25 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 09:08 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 44-39 |
| 09:07 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon tips it back up and in | 44-41 |
| 08:38 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 08:37 | Kentucky | Donald Scott hits the follow up shot | 46-41 |
| 08:26 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Kenneth Brooks and he's fouled by Stephen Baker - foul #2 on Stephen Baker, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee (SG), Theodore Batista (SF) Donald Scott, Gilbert Lombard | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Tommy Vanostberg (SG), Marshall Carlson (SF), Donald Brown (PF) Ira Lipscomb, Kenneth Johnson, Kenneth Brooks | |
| 08:26 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts makes the free throw | 46-44 |
| 08:05 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Stephen Baker | 48-44 |
| 07:46 | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Tommy Vanostberg | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dewayne Magee (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Theodore Batista (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Peter Hudson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Patrick Pullins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Anthony Roberts (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tommy Vanostberg (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Marshall Carlson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donald Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Turgeon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Stephen Baker | 50-46 |
| 06:56 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson misses badly on a floater in the lane | 50-46 |
| 06:55 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 06:36 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker is fouled on the floor by Anthony Roberts - foul #3 on Anthony Roberts, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Weaver (PG), Gilbert Lombard (SF) Stephen Baker, Theodore Batista | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ira Lipscomb (SG), Kenneth Brooks (PF), Steven Spencer (C) Anthony Roberts, Donald Brown, Christopher Turgeon | |
| 06:13 | Kentucky | Robert Weaver comes up short on the shot from the left side | 50-46 |
| 06:11 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson gets the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 05:46 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Marshall Carlson - foul #1 on Marshall Carlson, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Scott (SG), Michael Otero (PF), Frank Latorre (C) Dewayne Magee, Peter Hudson, Patrick Pullins | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Johnson (SF) Tommy Vanostberg | |
| 05:46 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 05:46 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 05:35 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Marshall Carlson and he's fouled by Michael Otero - foul #2 on Michael Otero, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Theodore Batista (SF) Gilbert Lombard | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 05:35 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks misses the free throw | 51-48 |
| 05:35 | Kentucky | Donald Scott grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 05:10 | Kentucky | Frank Latorre misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Steven Spencer - foul #3 on Steven Spencer, team foul #5 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Donald Brown (PF) Kenneth Brooks | |
| 05:10 | Kentucky | Frank Latorre misses the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 05:10 | Kentucky | Frank Latorre makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 04:54 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Weaver - foul #1 on Robert Weaver, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| 04:54 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 04:54 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson misses the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 04:54 | Kentucky | Michael Otero pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | Donald Scott double dribbles | 52-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee (SG) Donald Scott | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Tommy Vanostberg (PG) Marshall Carlson | |
| 04:14 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Latorre | 52-49 |
| 04:12 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Theodore Batista | 52-49 |
| 03:53 | Kentucky | Robert Weaver hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 03:51 | Vanderbilt | Ira Lipscomb snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 03:38 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Johnson scores on a shot from the left side set up by Donald Brown | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Weaver (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Dewayne Magee (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Theodore Batista (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Otero (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Latorre (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Tommy Vanostberg (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ira Lipscomb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Spencer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Kentucky | Robert Weaver throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Peter Hudson (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Robert Weaver, Theodore Batista, Michael Otero, Frank Latorre | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts (PG), Marshall Carlson (SF), Kenneth Brooks (PF), Christopher Turgeon (C) Ira Lipscomb, Kenneth Johnson, Donald Brown, Steven Spencer | |
| 02:59 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Brooks | 52-54 |
| 02:38 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Dewayne Magee | 55-54 |
| 02:25 | Vanderbilt | Christopher Turgeon misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 02:23 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Marshall Carlson | 55-54 |
| 02:04 | Vanderbilt | Peter Hudson is called for the reach on Kenneth Brooks - foul #2 on Peter Hudson, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Scott (SG) Dewayne Magee | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Johnson (SG), Steven Spencer (C) Tommy Vanostberg, Christopher Turgeon | |
| 01:50 | Vanderbilt | Anthony Roberts is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #4 on Anthony Roberts, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee (SG), Theodore Batista (SF) Donald Scott, Gilbert Lombard | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Tommy Vanostberg (SG) Kenneth Johnson | |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 01:25 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Steven Spencer | 55-54 |
| 01:15 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks is fouled on the floor by Peter Hudson - foul #3 on Peter Hudson, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| 01:15 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 01:15 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 01:15 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins grabs the board | 55-55 |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Brooks - foul #1 on Kenneth Brooks, team foul #7 | 55-55 |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:36 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker is fouled in the backcourt by Tommy Vanostberg - foul #3 on Tommy Vanostberg, team foul #8 | 57-55 |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Anthony Roberts | 59-57 |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Anthony Roberts is called for the reach on Stephen Baker in the backcourt - foul #5 on Anthony Roberts, team foul #9 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ira Lipscomb (SG) Anthony Roberts | |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:23 | Vanderbilt | Tommy Vanostberg clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 00:21 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Brooks grabs the offensive board | 61-57 |
| 00:17 | Vanderbilt | Marshall Carlson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-57 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Peter Hudson | 61-57 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson is hacked by Tommy Vanostberg in the backcourt - foul #4 on Tommy Vanostberg, team foul #10 | 61-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Scott (SG), Yong Chin (SF) Dewayne Magee, Theodore Batista | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Peter Hudson misses the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:14 | Vanderbilt | Steven Spencer pulls down the rebound | 62-57 |
| 00:06 | Vanderbilt | Tommy Vanostberg misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-57 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Donald Scott gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dewayne Magee (SG), Michael Otero (PF) Donald Scott, Peter Hudson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins is hacked by Tommy Vanostberg in the backcourt - foul #5 on Tommy Vanostberg, team foul #11 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Johnson (SF) Tommy Vanostberg | |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins misses the 1st free throw | 62-57 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Johnson misses short on a halfcourt shot | 63-57 |