| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fresh) SG - Peter Pham (fresh) SF - Michael Mobley (fresh) PF - Isaac Jackson (fresh) C - Troy Bennett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) SG - Elmer Albin (fresh) SF - James Lemansky (fresh) PF - Tom Fontes (fresh) C - Robert Conley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Robert Conley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:51 | Kentucky | Isaac Jackson blocks the short jumper by Robert Conley | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Isaac Jackson | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Tennessee | Robert Conley is called for the reach on Isaac Jackson - foul #1 on Robert Conley, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Conley - foul #2 on Robert Conley, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Odoms (C) Robert Conley | |
| 19:19 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:12 | Kentucky | James Lemansky makes the contested floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Hilliker | 1-2 |
| 18:58 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg is whistled for traveling | 1-2 |
| 18:37 | Kentucky | James Lemansky buries a jumper from close range | 1-4 |
| 18:16 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Tom Fontes - foul #1 on Tom Fontes, team foul #3 | 1-4 |
| 18:16 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:16 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:47 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Elmer Albin is blocked by Isaac Jackson | 3-4 |
| 17:46 | Tennessee | Peter Pham snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 17:23 | Tennessee | Michael Mobley double dribbles | 3-4 |
| 17:07 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker is fouled on the floor by Troy Bennett - foul #1 on Troy Bennett, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 16:58 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms misses badly on a floater from the left block | 3-4 |
| 16:56 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes tips it in | 3-6 |
| 16:42 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Odoms - foul #1 on Michael Odoms, team foul #4 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (PG), Ernest Brown (SG), Arthur Ewart (PF) Michael Hilliker, Elmer Albin, Tom Fontes | |
| 16:42 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:42 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:22 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms is called for traveling | 5-6 |
| 16:04 | Tennessee | Peter Pham can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 5-6 |
| 16:03 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson grabs the offensive board | 5-6 |
| 15:48 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot near the basket | 5-6 |
| 15:46 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fresh) SG - Peter Pham (fresh) SF - Michael Mobley (fresh) PF - Isaac Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Troy Bennett (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fresh) SG - Ernest Brown (fresh) SF - James Lemansky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Arthur Ewart (fresh) C - Michael Odoms (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Michael Mobley | 7-6 |
| 15:04 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 7-6 |
| 15:03 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Peter Pham | 7-6 |
| 14:48 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Odoms - foul #2 on Michael Odoms, team foul #5 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (PG), Lewis Rinehart (SF), Ryan Gibbens (PF) Michael Tinklenberg, Michael Mobley, Isaac Jackson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker (PG), Elmer Albin (SG), Tom Fontes (PF) Ernest Brown, James Lemansky, Michael Odoms | |
| 14:48 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 14:48 | Tennessee | Troy Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:30 | Kentucky | Peter Pham steals it from Arthur Ewart | 9-6 |
| 14:25 | Tennessee | David Stephens can't finish the layup | 9-6 |
| 14:23 | Tennessee | David Stephens can't tip it in | 9-6 |
| 14:21 | Tennessee | Lewis Rinehart grabs the offensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 13:57 | Tennessee | Peter Pham is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 9-6 |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| 13:39 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Hilliker | 9-8 |
| 13:24 | Tennessee | David Stephens misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 9-8 |
| 13:22 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker grabs the defensive rebound | 9-8 |
| 13:16 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart banks in the layup on a nice dish by Elmer Albin and the foul's on Troy Bennett - foul #2 on Troy Bennett, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG), David Thomas (SG), Michael Mobley (SF), Isaac Jackson (PF), Keith Pitts (C) David Stephens, Peter Pham, Lewis Rinehart, Ryan Gibbens, Troy Bennett | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Lemansky (SF) Leroy Haring | |
| 13:16 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart misses the free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:16 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts gets the rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:59 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts can't throw it down | 9-10 |
| 12:57 | Kentucky | James Lemansky grabs the defensive rebound | 9-10 |
| 12:44 | Kentucky | Michael Mobley is called for the reach on Elmer Albin - foul #1 on Michael Mobley, team foul #3 | 9-10 |
| 12:34 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart blows the layup | 9-10 |
| 12:32 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker snags the offensive board | 9-10 |
| 12:17 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-10 |
| 12:15 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Keith Pitts | 9-10 |
| 11:54 | Tennessee | David Thomas connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-10 |
| 11:35 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes banks in the layup set up by James Lemansky | 12-12 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fresh) SG - David Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Mobley (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Isaac Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Keith Pitts (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Elmer Albin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Lemansky (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tom Fontes (fresh) 4 pts. C - Arthur Ewart (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:11 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Michael Tinklenberg | 14-12 |
| 10:47 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes lays it up and in set up by Michael Hilliker | 14-14 |
| 10:33 | Tennessee | Arthur Ewart denies the turnaround by Isaac Jackson | 14-14 |
| 10:32 | Kentucky | James Lemansky gets the rebound | 14-14 |
| 10:20 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on David Thomas - foul #1 on David Thomas, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (PG), Peter Pham (SG), Ryan Gibbens (PF) Michael Tinklenberg, David Thomas, Isaac Jackson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (PG), Ernest Brown (SG) Michael Hilliker, Elmer Albin | |
| 10:20 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart misses the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:20 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:00 | Tennessee | Peter Pham is fouled on the floor by Arthur Ewart - foul #1 on Arthur Ewart, team foul #6 | 14-15 |
| 09:40 | Tennessee | Michael Mobley misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-15 |
| 09:39 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring grabs the defensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 09:16 | Kentucky | James Lemansky's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Peter Pham | 14-15 |
| 09:13 | Tennessee | David Stephens blows the layup | 14-15 |
| 09:12 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart grabs the defensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 09:04 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Michael Mobley - foul #2 on Michael Mobley, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lewis Rinehart (SF), Roger Green (C) Michael Mobley, Keith Pitts | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker (PG) Ernest Brown | |
| 09:04 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes makes the 1st free throw | 14-16 |
| 09:04 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes makes the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 08:35 | Tennessee | Peter Pham shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Ryan Gibbens | 17-17 |
| 08:19 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the baseline | 17-17 |
| 08:17 | Tennessee | Peter Pham grabs the defensive rebound | 17-17 |
| 07:59 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens lays it in set up by Peter Pham out of the doubleteam | 19-17 |
| 07:41 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes loses the dribble to David Stephens | 19-17 |
| 07:22 | Tennessee | David Stephens hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-17 |
| 07:21 | Tennessee | Roger Green tips it home | 21-17 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - David Stephens (fresh) SG - Peter Pham (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lewis Rinehart (fresh) PF - Ryan Gibbens (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roger Green (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Leroy Haring (fresh) SF - James Lemansky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tom Fontes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Arthur Ewart (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| 07:07 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-17 |
| 07:05 | Tennessee | Peter Pham snags the defensive board | 21-17 |
| 06:57 | Tennessee | Peter Pham hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from David Stephens | 24-17 |
| 06:38 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Lemansky | 24-20 |
| 06:31 | Tennessee | David Stephens scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-20 |
| 06:22 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes connects on the open shot from the baseline | 27-22 |
| 06:00 | Tennessee | Peter Pham is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Tom Fontes | 27-22 |
| 05:55 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes is hacked by David Stephens - foul #1 on David Stephens, team foul #6 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG), David Thomas (SG), Michael Mobley (SF), Isaac Jackson (PF), Troy Bennett (C) David Stephens, Peter Pham, Lewis Rinehart, Ryan Gibbens, Roger Green | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Elmer Albin (SG), Michael Odoms (PF), Robert Conley (C) Leroy Haring, Tom Fontes, Arthur Ewart | |
| 05:36 | Kentucky | Robert Conley misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Troy Bennett - foul #3 on Troy Bennett, team foul #7 | 27-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Keith Pitts (C) Troy Bennett | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:36 | Kentucky | Robert Conley makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 05:36 | Kentucky | Robert Conley misses the 2nd free throw | 27-23 |
| 05:36 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Keith Pitts | 27-23 |
| 05:17 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 27-23 |
| 05:15 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Conley | 27-23 |
| 05:07 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker is hacked by Michael Mobley - foul #3 on Michael Mobley, team foul #8 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Peter Pham (SG), Lewis Rinehart (SF) David Thomas, Michael Mobley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:07 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker makes the 1st free throw | 27-24 |
| 05:07 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 04:46 | Tennessee | Robert Conley blocks the short jumper by Peter Pham | 27-25 |
| 04:45 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| 04:29 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Michael Hilliker | 27-27 |
| 04:22 | Tennessee | Peter Pham evades the doubleteam and hits a floater from the right side and he's fouled by Elmer Albin - foul #1 on Elmer Albin, team foul #7 | 29-27 |
| 04:22 | Tennessee | Peter Pham makes the free throw | 30-27 |
| 04:07 | Kentucky | James Lemansky works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater in the lane set up by Michael Hilliker | 30-29 |
| 03:41 | Tennessee | Peter Pham works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 03:40 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 03:30 | Kentucky | James Lemansky is hacked by Keith Pitts - foul #1 on Keith Pitts, team foul #9 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (PG) Michael Hilliker | |
| 03:30 | Kentucky | James Lemansky makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 03:30 | Kentucky | James Lemansky makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 03:14 | Tennessee | Peter Pham evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-31 |
| 03:13 | Kentucky | Robert Conley grabs the board | 30-31 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Pham (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lewis Rinehart (fresh) PF - Isaac Jackson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Keith Pitts (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fresh) SG - Elmer Albin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Lemansky (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael Odoms (fairly fresh) C - Robert Conley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 02:57 | Tennessee | Lewis Rinehart gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 02:43 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson misses short on an open driving attempt from the baseline | 30-31 |
| 02:42 | Kentucky | Robert Conley gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 02:24 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring hits a 3 from the right corner | 30-34 |
| 02:15 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Lewis Rinehart | 32-34 |
| 01:53 | Kentucky | Robert Conley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (PG), David Thomas (SG), Henry Wendling (SF), Ryan Gibbens (PF), Roger Green (C) Michael Tinklenberg, Peter Pham, Lewis Rinehart, Isaac Jackson, Keith Pitts | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Brown (SG), Tom Fontes (PF) Elmer Albin, Michael Odoms | |
| 01:36 | Tennessee | David Stephens misses long on a 3 from straight away | 32-34 |
| 01:35 | Tennessee | Henry Wendling tips it back up and in | 34-34 |
| 01:18 | Kentucky | James Lemansky can't throw it down | 34-34 |
| 01:17 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Brown | 34-34 |
| 01:02 | Kentucky | Ryan Gibbens blocks the short jumper by James Lemansky | 34-34 |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to James Lemansky | 34-34 |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | James Lemansky misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-34 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Roger Green grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 00:20 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Stephens | 36-34 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | James Lemansky misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-34 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Ernest Brown | 36-34 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | The clock runs out | 36-34 |