| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jason Kissel (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Fink (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clyde Caldwell (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronny Cordero (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Davenport (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fresh) SG - James Lemansky (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Elmer Albin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Tom Fontes (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Conley (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin inbounds the ball | 27-25 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes lays it up and in on a nice dish by Leroy Haring and he's hacked by Ronny Cordero - foul #3 on Ronny Cordero, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes makes the free throw | 27-28 |
| 19:24 | Vanderbilt | Leroy Haring picks off the pass by Ronny Cordero | 27-28 |
| 19:02 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Jason Kissel - foul #3 on Jason Kissel, team foul #2 | 27-28 |
| 19:02 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 19:02 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring misses the 2nd free throw | 27-29 |
| 19:02 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes gets the offensive rebound | 27-29 |
| 18:56 | Kentucky | Thomas Davenport is called for the reach on Robert Conley - foul #1 on Thomas Davenport, team foul #3 | 27-29 |
| 18:36 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring is called for a charge - foul #2 on Leroy Haring, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| 18:24 | Vanderbilt | Ronny Cordero buries a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Fink | 29-29 |
| 18:00 | Kentucky | Robert Conley is whistled for traveling | 29-29 |
| 17:42 | Vanderbilt | William Fink misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 17:41 | Vanderbilt | William Fink snags the offensive board | 29-29 |
| 17:26 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Caldwell buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by William Fink | 31-29 |
| 17:21 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-29 |
| 17:19 | Kentucky | James Lemansky can't tip it in | 31-29 |
| 17:18 | Kentucky | Robert Conley gets the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 17:04 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Leroy Haring | 31-32 |
| 16:48 | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel is hacked by Leroy Haring during a doubleteam - foul #3 on Leroy Haring, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Hisle (SF), William Sanders (PF), Franklin Waters (C) Clyde Caldwell, Ronny Cordero, Thomas Davenport | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker (PG) Leroy Haring | |
| 16:28 | Vanderbilt | Robert Hisle hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from William Sanders | 33-32 |
| 16:08 | Kentucky | Robert Conley's floater is tipped away by Franklin Waters | 33-32 |
| 16:06 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin tips it in | 33-34 |
| 15:58 | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel misses long on a shot from the right side | 33-34 |
| 15:56 | Vanderbilt | Franklin Waters hits the follow up shot | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jason Kissel (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Fink (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Hisle (fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. C - Franklin Waters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Lemansky (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Elmer Albin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tom Fontes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Conley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:51 | Kentucky | James Lemansky banks in the layup set up by Michael Hilliker and the foul's on William Fink - foul #1 on William Fink, team foul #4 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Zane Canfield (SG) William Fink | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart (SF), Michael Odoms (PF) Elmer Albin, Tom Fontes | |
| 15:51 | Kentucky | James Lemansky makes the free throw | 35-37 |
| 15:36 | Vanderbilt | Zane Canfield is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Zane Canfield, team foul #5 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Davenport (C) Franklin Waters | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (PG) James Lemansky | |
| 15:19 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker knocks in the floater from close range and the foul's on Zane Canfield - foul #2 on Zane Canfield, team foul #6 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Don Mack (PG), Ronny Cordero (PF) Jason Kissel, William Sanders | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:19 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker makes the free throw | 35-40 |
| 15:08 | Vanderbilt | Ronny Cordero misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 15:07 | Kentucky | Robert Conley gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 14:38 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart blows the layup | 35-40 |
| 14:36 | Vanderbilt | Robert Hisle grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 14:17 | Vanderbilt | Ronny Cordero misses short on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Odoms - foul #2 on Michael Odoms, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel (PG), William Fink (SG), Clyde Caldwell (SF) Don Mack, Zane Canfield, Robert Hisle | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Lemansky (SG), Elmer Albin (SF), Tom Fontes (PF) Michael Hilliker, Arthur Ewart, Robert Conley | |
| 14:17 | Vanderbilt | Ronny Cordero misses the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 14:17 | Vanderbilt | Ronny Cordero makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 13:59 | Kentucky | James Lemansky can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 36-40 |
| 13:57 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms tips it in | 36-42 |
| 13:41 | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 36-42 |
| 13:40 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin snags the defensive board | 36-42 |
| 13:11 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Elmer Albin | 36-45 |
| 12:48 | Vanderbilt | William Fink drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Jason Kissel | 38-45 |
| 12:26 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes connects on the jumper from close range set up by James Lemansky | 38-47 |
| 12:10 | Vanderbilt | 3 seconds is called on Thomas Davenport | 38-47 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Sanders (PF), Franklin Waters (C) Ronny Cordero, Thomas Davenport | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker (PG), Robert Conley (C) Leroy Haring, Michael Odoms | |
| 11:50 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin misses the 3 from the right wing | 38-47 |
| 11:48 | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel gets the rebound | 38-47 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jason Kissel (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Fink (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Clyde Caldwell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. C - Franklin Waters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lemansky (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Elmer Albin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Tom Fontes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Conley (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:37 | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 40-47 |
| 11:08 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 11:06 | Vanderbilt | William Fink grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 10:42 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders is open and scores on a driving attempt from the left block set up by William Fink | 42-47 |
| 10:16 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 42-47 |
| 10:14 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders pulls down the rebound | 42-47 |
| 09:56 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Caldwell lays it up and in | 44-47 |
| 09:30 | Kentucky | Robert Conley drills a jumper from close range on a great pass from Michael Hilliker | 44-49 |
| 09:08 | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel makes the contested floater from the left block set up by William Fink and he's fouled by Michael Hilliker - foul #1 on Michael Hilliker, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Zane Canfield (SG), Robert Hisle (SF), Ronny Cordero (PF), Thomas Davenport (C) William Fink, Clyde Caldwell, William Sanders, Franklin Waters | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (PG), Arthur Ewart (SF), Michael Odoms (PF) James Lemansky, Elmer Albin, Tom Fontes | |
| 09:08 | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel makes the free throw | 47-49 |
| 08:45 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring is fouled on the floor by Jason Kissel - foul #4 on Jason Kissel, team foul #7 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Don Mack (PG) Jason Kissel | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:45 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 08:45 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 08:30 | Vanderbilt | Zane Canfield throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-51 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Brown (SG) Michael Hilliker | |
| 08:10 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms is hacked by Thomas Davenport - foul #2 on Thomas Davenport, team foul #8 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Lemansky (SG) Ernest Brown | |
| 08:10 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 08:10 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms makes the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 07:56 | Vanderbilt | Robert Hisle misses short on a jumper from the right side | 47-53 |
| 07:55 | Kentucky | Robert Conley grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 07:51 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart misses the easy layup | 47-53 |
| 07:49 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Thomas Davenport | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Don Mack (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Zane Canfield (fresh) SF - Robert Hisle (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronny Cordero (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Thomas Davenport (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Lemansky (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arthur Ewart (fresh) PF - Michael Odoms (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Conley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:44 | Vanderbilt | Don Mack hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Davenport | 50-53 |
| 07:16 | Kentucky | Robert Conley blows the layup | 50-53 |
| 07:15 | Kentucky | James Lemansky tips it back up and in | 50-55 |
| 06:59 | Vanderbilt | Ronny Cordero misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 50-55 |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 06:29 | Kentucky | Robert Conley misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 50-55 |
| 06:27 | Vanderbilt | Ronny Cordero gets the rebound | 50-55 |
| 06:18 | Vanderbilt | Don Mack misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-55 |
| 06:17 | Kentucky | James Lemansky grabs the board | 50-55 |
| 05:49 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart scores on a shot from the right block and the foul's on Robert Hisle - foul #2 on Robert Hisle, team foul #9 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel (PG), William Fink (SG), William Sanders (PF), Franklin Waters (C) Zane Canfield, Robert Hisle, Ronny Cordero, Thomas Davenport | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker (PG), Elmer Albin (SF), Tom Fontes (PF) Leroy Haring, Michael Odoms, Robert Conley | |
| 05:49 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart misses the free throw | 50-57 |
| 05:49 | Vanderbilt | Franklin Waters pulls down the rebound | 50-57 |
| 05:32 | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 50-57 |
| 05:30 | Vanderbilt | Franklin Waters tips it home | 52-57 |
| 05:01 | Kentucky | James Lemansky clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Fink - foul #2 on William Fink, team foul #10 | 52-57 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Clyde Caldwell (SF) Don Mack | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Conley (C) Arthur Ewart | |
| 05:01 | Kentucky | James Lemansky misses the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 05:01 | Kentucky | James Lemansky makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 04:44 | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel is fouled on the floor by Michael Hilliker - foul #2 on Michael Hilliker, team foul #5 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Davenport (C) Franklin Waters | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Brown (SG) James Lemansky | |
| 04:32 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders hits a shot from the free throw line | 54-58 |
| 04:30 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker is called for traveling in the backcourt | 54-58 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (PG) Ernest Brown | |
| 04:15 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Leroy Haring - foul #4 on Leroy Haring, team foul #6 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Odoms (C) Robert Conley | |
| 04:15 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 04:15 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 04:15 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms pulls down the rebound | 54-58 |
| 03:48 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Leroy Haring | 54-61 |
| 03:42 | Vanderbilt | Michael Hilliker steals the ball from Jason Kissel in the backcourt | 54-61 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jason Kissel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - William Fink (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Clyde Caldwell (fresh) 9 pts. PF - William Sanders (fresh) 8 pts. C - Thomas Davenport (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Elmer Albin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Tom Fontes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Odoms (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker is hacked by Clyde Caldwell - foul #1 on Clyde Caldwell, team foul #11 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ronny Cordero (PF) William Sanders | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Lemansky (SG) Leroy Haring | |
| 03:23 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 03:23 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 03:14 | Vanderbilt | Ronny Cordero misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 54-63 |
| 03:12 | Vanderbilt | Ronny Cordero hits the follow up shot | 56-63 |
| 03:05 | Kentucky | James Lemansky drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Michael Odoms | 56-65 |
| 02:48 | Vanderbilt | Michael Hilliker is called for the reach on Jason Kissel - foul #3 on Michael Hilliker, team foul #7 | 56-65 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Hisle (SF), Franklin Waters (C) Clyde Caldwell, Thomas Davenport | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (PG), Arthur Ewart (C) Michael Hilliker, Michael Odoms | |
| 02:48 | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 02:48 | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 02:23 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin's pass is intercepted by Jason Kissel | 58-65 |
| 02:23 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-65 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Clyde Caldwell (SF), Thomas Davenport (C) Robert Hisle, Franklin Waters | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Conley (C) Arthur Ewart | |
| 01:55 | Vanderbilt | Ronny Cordero can't connect on a runner in the paint | 58-65 |
| 01:54 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring grabs the board | 58-65 |
| 01:25 | Kentucky | Robert Conley misses long on a floater from the left side | 58-65 |
| 01:24 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Caldwell grabs the board | 58-65 |
| 01:13 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Caldwell misses the floater from the left side but he's fouled by James Lemansky - foul #1 on James Lemansky, team foul #8 | 58-65 |
| 01:13 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Caldwell misses the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 01:13 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Caldwell misses the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 01:13 | Kentucky | Robert Conley gets the rebound | 58-65 |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Clyde Caldwell - foul #2 on Clyde Caldwell, team foul #12 | 58-65 |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin makes the 1st free throw | 58-66 |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin misses the 2nd free throw | 58-66 |
| 01:01 | Vanderbilt | Ronny Cordero snags the defensive board | 58-66 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:56 | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 61-66 |
| 00:32 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Caldwell grabs the defensive rebound | 61-66 |
| 00:25 | Vanderbilt | William Fink misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-66 |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | Robert Conley pulls down the rebound | 61-66 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | William Fink is called for the reach on Robert Conley in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Fink, team foul #13 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart (PF) Tom Fontes | |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Robert Conley makes the 1st free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Robert Conley misses the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:22 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Davenport grabs the defensive rebound | 61-67 |
| 00:15 | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 61-67 |
| 00:13 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Davenport snags the offensive board | 61-67 |
| 00:09 | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 64-67 |
| 00:08 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin is hacked by Jason Kissel in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jason Kissel, team foul #14 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Don Mack (PG) Jason Kissel | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tom Fontes (PF) Arthur Ewart | |
| 00:08 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin makes the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 00:08 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin makes the 2nd free throw | 64-69 |
| 00:02 | Vanderbilt | Don Mack clanks a 3 from the left corner | 64-69 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Robert Conley gets the rebound | 64-69 |