| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Ouellette (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Briggs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Dickerson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Noel Askew (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Mattis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Boehm (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Harnish (fresh) PF - Paul Lariviere (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Chris Horton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Dickerson inbounds the ball | 32-34 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Vanderbilt | Paul Lariviere swats the short shot by John Mattis | 32-34 |
| 19:41 | Kentucky | John Harnish pulls down the rebound | 32-34 |
| 19:27 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Mark Briggs - foul #2 on Mark Briggs, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Stephen Gaston (SF), Kevin Wright (C) Ronald Dickerson, John Mattis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 19:27 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 19:27 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 19:05 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-36 |
| 19:04 | Kentucky | Chris Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 18:53 | Kentucky | John Harnish throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-36 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Fred Dixon (SG) Mark Briggs | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:35 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph McConnell - foul #3 on Joseph McConnell, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs (SG), John Mattis (C) Fred Dixon, Kevin Wright | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:35 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 18:35 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 18:17 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Chris Horton | 34-38 |
| 17:55 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from John Ouellette | 37-38 |
| 17:46 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-38 |
| 17:44 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm grabs the offensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 17:36 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Paul Lariviere | 37-41 |
| 17:23 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from John Ouellette | 39-41 |
| 17:07 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-41 |
| 17:05 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 16:51 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from John Mattis and he's hacked by Paul Lariviere - foul #2 on Paul Lariviere, team foul #2 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Duane Hackbarth (PG), Fred Dixon (SG), Ronald Dickerson (SF), Kevin Wright (C) John Ouellette, Mark Briggs, Stephen Gaston, John Mattis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Norris Beal (SF), Trevor Billings (PF), David Reppert (C) John Harnish, Paul Lariviere, Chris Horton | |
| 16:51 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew makes the free throw | 42-41 |
| 16:27 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph McConnell | 42-43 |
| 16:11 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 42-43 |
| 16:10 | Vanderbilt | Duane Hackbarth tips it home | 44-43 |
| 15:57 | Kentucky | Norris Beal misses the easy layup but the foul's on Fred Dixon - foul #3 on Fred Dixon, team foul #2 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette (PG), Mark Briggs (SG), Jeffery Powell (SF), Scotty Fiorini (PF), John Mattis (C) Duane Hackbarth, Fred Dixon, Ronald Dickerson, Noel Askew, Kevin Wright | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Burruss (PG), James Ottinger (SG) Joseph McConnell, Thomas Boehm | |
| 15:57 | Kentucky | Norris Beal makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 15:57 | Kentucky | Norris Beal misses the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 15:57 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini gets the rebound | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Ouellette (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Briggs (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffery Powell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Scotty Fiorini (fresh) C - John Mattis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Burruss (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Ottinger (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Norris Beal (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Trevor Billings (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - David Reppert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini lays it up and in on a nice dish by John Ouellette | 46-44 |
| 15:15 | Kentucky | Michael Burruss misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-44 |
| 15:13 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 15:00 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-44 |
| 14:59 | Kentucky | David Reppert grabs the defensive rebound | 46-44 |
| 14:47 | Kentucky | James Ottinger can't finish the layup but the foul's on Mark Briggs - foul #3 on Mark Briggs, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Duane Hackbarth (PG), Fred Dixon (SG), Ronald Dickerson (SF), Kevin Wright (C) John Ouellette, Mark Briggs, Jeffery Powell, John Mattis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (PG), John Harnish (SF), Paul Lariviere (PF), Chris Horton (C) Michael Burruss, Norris Beal, Trevor Billings, David Reppert | |
| 14:47 | Kentucky | James Ottinger makes the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 14:47 | Kentucky | James Ottinger misses the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 14:47 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Wright grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 14:26 | Vanderbilt | Fred Dixon misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 14:24 | Kentucky | Chris Horton snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 14:04 | Kentucky | Duane Hackbarth steals it from Chris Horton | 46-45 |
| 13:44 | Vanderbilt | Duane Hackbarth makes the 3 from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 13:29 | Kentucky | Chris Horton clanks a runner from the right block but the foul's on Scotty Fiorini - foul #3 on Scotty Fiorini, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette (PG), Mark Briggs (SG), Stephen Gaston (SF), Noel Askew (PF), John Mattis (C) Duane Hackbarth, Fred Dixon, Ronald Dickerson, Scotty Fiorini, Kevin Wright | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm (SG) James Ottinger | |
| 13:29 | Kentucky | Chris Horton misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 13:29 | Kentucky | Chris Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 13:15 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-46 |
| 13:13 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis snags the offensive board | 49-46 |
| 13:02 | Vanderbilt | Chris Horton steps in front of the Noel Askew pass | 49-46 |
| 12:38 | Kentucky | John Harnish misses the fadeaway from the left side | 49-46 |
| 12:36 | Kentucky | Chris Horton can't tip it in | 49-46 |
| 12:34 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere tips it in | 49-48 |
| 12:07 | Vanderbilt | John Harnish steals it from Noel Askew | 49-48 |
| 11:46 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 49-48 |
| 11:45 | Vanderbilt | Stephen Gaston snags the defensive board | 49-48 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Ouellette (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mark Briggs (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Gaston (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Noel Askew (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - John Mattis (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Boehm (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Harnish (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Lariviere (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Chris Horton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:39 | Vanderbilt | Stephen Gaston hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 49-48 |
| 11:37 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis gets the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 11:20 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew's fadeaway is rejected by John Harnish | 49-48 |
| 11:19 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-48 |
| 10:59 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Duane Hackbarth (PG), Fred Dixon (SG), Ronald Dickerson (SF), Scotty Fiorini (PF), Kevin Wright (C) John Ouellette, Mark Briggs, Stephen Gaston, Noel Askew, John Mattis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Ottinger (SG), Norris Beal (SF), Trevor Billings (PF), David Reppert (C) Joseph McConnell, John Harnish, Paul Lariviere, Chris Horton | |
| 10:46 | Kentucky | Norris Beal lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Ottinger | 49-50 |
| 10:29 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini loses the dribble to David Reppert | 49-50 |
| 10:17 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm blows the layup | 49-50 |
| 10:16 | Vanderbilt | Duane Hackbarth grabs the board | 49-50 |
| 09:48 | Vanderbilt | Fred Dixon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-50 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette (PG), Mark Briggs (SG), Noel Askew (PF), John Mattis (C) Duane Hackbarth, Fred Dixon, Scotty Fiorini, Kevin Wright | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Burruss (PG) Thomas Boehm | |
| 09:28 | Kentucky | David Reppert misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 49-50 |
| 09:27 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew pulls down the rebound | 49-50 |
| 09:09 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-50 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Stephen Gaston (SF) Ronald Dickerson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (PG) Michael Burruss | |
| 08:58 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by James Ottinger | 49-53 |
| 08:42 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-53 |
| 08:40 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette grabs the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 08:28 | Vanderbilt | The short jumper by John Mattis is denied by Trevor Billings | 49-53 |
| 08:26 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette gets the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 08:07 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 08:05 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 07:52 | Vanderbilt | Mark Briggs misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-53 |
| 07:50 | Kentucky | David Reppert snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| 07:45 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-53 |
| 07:44 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis grabs the board | 49-53 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - John Ouellette (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mark Briggs (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Gaston (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Noel Askew (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - John Mattis (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Ottinger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norris Beal (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Trevor Billings (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - David Reppert (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 07:31 | Kentucky | David Reppert pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| 07:26 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by John Mattis - foul #1 on John Mattis, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Duane Hackbarth (PG), Fred Dixon (SG), Ronald Dickerson (SF), Scotty Fiorini (C) John Ouellette, Mark Briggs, Stephen Gaston, John Mattis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm (SG), John Harnish (SF), Paul Lariviere (PF), Chris Horton (C) James Ottinger, Norris Beal, Trevor Billings, David Reppert | |
| 07:26 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 07:26 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 06:57 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew misses short on a runner from close range | 49-55 |
| 06:55 | Kentucky | Chris Horton pulls down the rebound | 49-55 |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm is hacked by Fred Dixon - foul #4 on Fred Dixon, team foul #6 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette (PG), Mark Briggs (SG), John Mattis (C) Duane Hackbarth, Fred Dixon, Noel Askew | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:27 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell drills a shot from the free throw line | 49-57 |
| 06:17 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-57 |
| 06:15 | Kentucky | Chris Horton pulls down the rebound | 49-57 |
| 05:57 | Kentucky | Chris Horton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 49-57 |
| 05:56 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini pulls down the rebound | 49-57 |
| 05:36 | Vanderbilt | John Ouellette misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 49-57 |
| 05:34 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-57 |
| 05:17 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Dickerson misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-57 |
| 05:15 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Paul Lariviere | 49-57 |
| 04:54 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Boehm | 49-60 |
| 04:33 | Vanderbilt | John Mattis is whistled for traveling | 49-60 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Duane Hackbarth (PG), Fred Dixon (SG), Stephen Gaston (SF), Noel Askew (PF), Kevin Wright (C) John Ouellette, Mark Briggs, Ronald Dickerson, Scotty Fiorini, John Mattis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Ottinger (SG), Norris Beal (SF), Trevor Billings (PF), David Reppert (C) Joseph McConnell, John Harnish, Paul Lariviere, Chris Horton | |
| 04:23 | Kentucky | James Ottinger makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 04:09 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Wright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-63 |
| 03:55 | Kentucky | David Reppert comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 49-63 |
| 03:54 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings tips it back up and in | 49-65 |
| 03:46 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew misses the dunk but the foul's on David Reppert - foul #1 on David Reppert, team foul #3 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeffery Powell (SF) Stephen Gaston | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Burruss (PG) Thomas Boehm | |
| 03:46 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 03:46 | Vanderbilt | Noel Askew makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Duane Hackbarth (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Dixon (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Jeffery Powell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Noel Askew (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Kevin Wright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Burruss (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Ottinger (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Norris Beal (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Trevor Billings (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - David Reppert (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | David Reppert makes the jump hook from close range set up by Michael Burruss and he's hacked by Kevin Wright - foul #2 on Kevin Wright, team foul #7 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini (PF) Noel Askew | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | David Reppert makes the free throw | 51-68 |
| 03:26 | Vanderbilt | Fred Dixon is fouled on the floor by James Ottinger - foul #1 on James Ottinger, team foul #4 | 51-68 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Chris Horton (C) David Reppert | |
| 03:14 | Vanderbilt | Fred Dixon makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-68 |
| 03:08 | Kentucky | Norris Beal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-68 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Stephen Gaston (SF) Jeffery Powell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (PG) Michael Burruss | |
| 02:51 | Vanderbilt | Joseph McConnell picks off the pass by Stephen Gaston | 54-68 |
| 02:48 | Kentucky | James Ottinger lays it in set up by Joseph McConnell | 54-70 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:34 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Wright is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 54-70 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeffery Powell (SF) Stephen Gaston | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm (SG), John Harnish (SF), Paul Lariviere (PF) James Ottinger, Norris Beal, Trevor Billings | |
| 02:15 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-70 |
| 02:14 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Wright gets the rebound | 54-70 |
| 02:09 | Vanderbilt | Duane Hackbarth is hacked by Joseph McConnell - foul #4 on Joseph McConnell, team foul #5 | 54-70 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Stephen Gaston (SF) Kevin Wright | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:48 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by John Harnish - foul #1 on John Harnish, team foul #6 | 54-70 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kevin Wright (C) Jeffery Powell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:48 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini makes the 1st free throw | 55-70 |
| 01:48 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini makes the 2nd free throw | 56-70 |
| 01:19 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-70 |
| 01:18 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini pulls down the rebound | 56-70 |
| 01:02 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Stephen Gaston | 58-70 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | Scotty Fiorini is called for the reach on Paul Lariviere - foul #4 on Scotty Fiorini, team foul #8 | 58-70 |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere makes the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere makes the 2nd free throw | 58-72 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:35 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Wright throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-72 |
| 00:12 | Kentucky | Chris Horton misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Kevin Wright - foul #3 on Kevin Wright, team foul #9 | 58-72 |
| 00:12 | Kentucky | Chris Horton makes the 1st free throw | 58-73 |
| 00:12 | Kentucky | Chris Horton misses the 2nd free throw | 58-73 |
| 00:12 | Vanderbilt | Scotty Fiorini grabs the defensive rebound | 58-73 |
| 00:08 | Vanderbilt | Chris Horton swats the short shot by Scotty Fiorini | 58-73 |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere grabs the board | 58-73 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell runs out the clock | 58-73 |