| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fresh) SG - John Howard (fresh) SF - Hank Bennett (fresh) PF - Jesse Boyers (fresh) C - Wayne Blocker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Townsel (fresh) SG - Mark Elsass (fresh) SF - Williams Swanson (fresh) PF - Jerry Fontenot (fresh) C - Yevgeny Zoltek (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:47 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Tennessee | Mark Elsass can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | Tennessee | Mark Elsass's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:14 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:12 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 17:52 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-2 |
| 17:50 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:34 | Kentucky | John Howard knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Randy Randolph | 3-2 |
| 17:16 | Tennessee | Jesse Boyers blocks the short jumper by Jerry Fontenot | 3-2 |
| 17:14 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot tips it in | 3-4 |
| 17:01 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-4 |
| 17:00 | Kentucky | John Howard gets the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:45 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett's pass is intercepted by Jerry Fontenot | 3-4 |
| 16:31 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Clarence Townsel | 3-6 |
| 16:05 | Kentucky | John Howard splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-6 |
| 16:03 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker tips it home | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Howard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Hank Bennett (fairly fresh) PF - Jesse Boyers (fairly fresh) C - Wayne Blocker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Townsel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Elsass (fresh) SF - Williams Swanson (fresh) PF - Jerry Fontenot (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Yevgeny Zoltek (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot makes the jumper from the left wing | 5-8 |
| 15:24 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers throws it down | 7-8 |
| 15:10 | Tennessee | Wayne Blocker is called for the reach on Mark Elsass - foul #1 on Wayne Blocker, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anton Turner (PG), William Dawley (SF) Randy Randolph, Hank Bennett | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Cao (PG), Mathew Zoumis (SG), Justin Dey (PF), Henry Hanke (C) Clarence Townsel, Mark Elsass, Jerry Fontenot, Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| 14:56 | Tennessee | William Dawley steals the ball from Justin Dey | 7-8 |
| 14:52 | Kentucky | William Dawley jams it | 9-8 |
| 14:44 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 14:40 | Kentucky | Michael Cao steps in front of the William Dawley pass | 9-11 |
| 14:26 | Tennessee | Justin Dey drills a jumper from close range | 9-13 |
| 14:07 | Kentucky | Anton Turner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 9-13 |
| 14:05 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis gets the rebound | 9-13 |
| 13:55 | Tennessee | Michael Cao comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Jesse Boyers - foul #1 on Jesse Boyers, team foul #2 | 9-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (PG), Hank Bennett (SF) John Howard, Jesse Boyers | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa (SF), Jerry Fontenot (PF) Williams Swanson, Henry Hanke | |
| 13:55 | Tennessee | Michael Cao makes the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 13:55 | Tennessee | Michael Cao misses the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 13:55 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Wayne Blocker | 9-14 |
| 13:38 | Kentucky | William Dawley hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 11-14 |
| 13:24 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot clanks a floater from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 13:22 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph gets the rebound | 11-14 |
| 13:07 | Kentucky | Justin Dey is called for the reach on Anton Turner - foul #1 on Justin Dey, team foul #1 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel (PG), Mark Elsass (SG), Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Michael Cao, Mathew Zoumis, Justin Dey | |
| 12:47 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 11-14 |
| 12:46 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Yevgeny Zoltek | 11-14 |
| 12:29 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel clanks a 3 from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 12:27 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 12:11 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-14 |
| 12:10 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel grabs the board | 11-14 |
| 12:04 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-14 |
| 12:03 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker pulls down the rebound | 11-14 |
| 11:40 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Mark Elsass - foul #1 on Mark Elsass, team foul #2 | 11-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Howard (SG), Jesse Boyers (PF) Anton Turner, William Dawley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Swanson (SF), Justin Dey (C) Dale Fiqueroa, Jerry Fontenot | |
| 11:40 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 11:40 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph makes the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Howard (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Hank Bennett (fairly fresh) PF - Jesse Boyers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Wayne Blocker (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Townsel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Elsass (fresh) SF - Williams Swanson (fresh) PF - Yevgeny Zoltek (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Dey (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Clarence Townsel, team foul #3 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis (SG) Mark Elsass | |
| 11:13 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers knocks in the runner from the baseline set up by Randy Randolph and he's hacked by Yevgeny Zoltek - foul #1 on Yevgeny Zoltek, team foul #4 | 15-14 |
| 11:13 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers makes the free throw | 16-14 |
| 11:01 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis drills a runner near the basket on a great pass from Clarence Townsel | 16-16 |
| 10:33 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Hank Bennett | 18-16 |
| 10:18 | Tennessee | Justin Dey drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Mathew Zoumis | 18-18 |
| 09:53 | Kentucky | John Howard's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Dawley (C) Wayne Blocker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Cao (PG), Mark Elsass (SG), Jerry Fontenot (PF) Clarence Townsel, Mathew Zoumis, Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| 09:29 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Hank Bennett - foul #1 on Hank Bennett, team foul #3 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anton Turner (PG) Randy Randolph | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Hanke (C) Justin Dey | |
| 09:29 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 09:29 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot misses the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 09:29 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| 09:10 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 18-19 |
| 09:08 | Kentucky | William Dawley pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 08:48 | Kentucky | Anton Turner hits a shot in the paint | 20-19 |
| 08:30 | Tennessee | Michael Cao is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Michael Cao, team foul #5 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker (C) Hank Bennett | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel (PG) Michael Cao | |
| 08:23 | Kentucky | Anton Turner is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Townsel - foul #2 on Clarence Townsel, team foul #6 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Cao (PG) Clarence Townsel | |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers is fouled on the floor by Mark Elsass - foul #2 on Mark Elsass, team foul #7 | 20-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis (SG), Dale Fiqueroa (SF), Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Mark Elsass, Williams Swanson, Henry Hanke | |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers makes the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | Jesse Boyers makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 07:43 | Tennessee | Michael Cao misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jesse Boyers - foul #2 on Jesse Boyers, team foul #4 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (PG), Hank Bennett (SF) Anton Turner, Jesse Boyers | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 07:43 | Tennessee | Michael Cao makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 07:43 | Tennessee | Michael Cao makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 07:33 | Kentucky | William Dawley clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-21 |
| 07:31 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Yevgeny Zoltek | 22-21 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Howard (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Hank Bennett (tiring) 1 ast. PF - William Dawley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Wayne Blocker (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Cao (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mathew Zoumis (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dale Fiqueroa (fresh) PF - Jerry Fontenot (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Yevgeny Zoltek (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot drills a runner in the paint | 22-23 |
| 07:05 | Kentucky | John Howard can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Dale Fiqueroa - foul #1 on Dale Fiqueroa, team foul #8 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Swanson (SF), Justin Dey (C) Dale Fiqueroa, Jerry Fontenot | |
| 07:05 | Kentucky | John Howard makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 07:05 | Kentucky | John Howard makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:45 | Tennessee | Michael Cao is hacked by Hank Bennett - foul #2 on Hank Bennett, team foul #5 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anton Turner (PF) Hank Bennett | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 06:40 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis's fadeaway is rejected by William Dawley | 24-23 |
| 06:38 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis can't tip it in | 24-23 |
| 06:36 | Kentucky | Anton Turner pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 06:10 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker misses short on a floater near the basket but he's fouled by Justin Dey - foul #2 on Justin Dey, team foul #9 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel (PG), Jerry Fontenot (PF), Henry Hanke (C) Michael Cao, Yevgeny Zoltek, Justin Dey | |
| 06:10 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 06:10 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker misses the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 06:10 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jerry Fontenot | 25-23 |
| 05:54 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-23 |
| 05:38 | Kentucky | William Dawley loses the ball out of bounds | 25-23 |
| 05:23 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis is fouled on the floor by William Dawley - foul #1 on William Dawley, team foul #6 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Horne (SG) Mathew Zoumis | |
| 05:12 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-23 |
| 05:10 | Kentucky | Wayne Blocker pulls down the rebound | 25-23 |
| 04:52 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph is fouled on the floor by Jerry Fontenot - foul #1 on Jerry Fontenot, team foul #10 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa (SF), Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Williams Swanson, Henry Hanke | |
| 04:52 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph misses the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 04:52 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph makes the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 04:41 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Yevgeny Zoltek | 26-25 |
| 04:23 | Kentucky | Clarence Townsel steals the ball from Wayne Blocker | 26-25 |
| 04:18 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel lays it up and in | 26-27 |
| 04:05 | Kentucky | William Dawley is hacked by Dale Fiqueroa - foul #2 on Dale Fiqueroa, team foul #11 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis (SG), Williams Swanson (SF), Henry Hanke (C) James Horne, Dale Fiqueroa, Jerry Fontenot | |
| 04:05 | Kentucky | William Dawley makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 04:05 | Kentucky | William Dawley makes the 2nd free throw | 28-27 |
| 03:44 | Tennessee | Anton Turner is called for the reach on Mathew Zoumis - foul #1 on Anton Turner, team foul #7 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (SF), Jesse Boyers (PF) Anton Turner, Wayne Blocker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Justin Dey (C) Henry Hanke | |
| 03:44 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 03:44 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 03:30 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph knocks in the floater from the right side | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Howard (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Hank Bennett (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jesse Boyers (fresh) 7 pts. C - William Dawley (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Clarence Townsel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mathew Zoumis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Williams Swanson (fresh) PF - Yevgeny Zoltek (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Dey (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:15 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis lays it up and in set up by Clarence Townsel | 30-31 |
| 02:55 | Kentucky | William Dawley clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away but the foul's on Yevgeny Zoltek - foul #2 on Yevgeny Zoltek, team foul #12 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Cao (PG), Mark Elsass (SG), Henry Hanke (C) Clarence Townsel, Mathew Zoumis, Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| 02:55 | Kentucky | William Dawley misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 02:55 | Kentucky | William Dawley makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 02:55 | Kentucky | William Dawley makes the 3rd free throw | 32-31 |
| 02:34 | Tennessee | Justin Dey can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Jesse Boyers - foul #3 on Jesse Boyers, team foul #8 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anton Turner (PG), Wayne Blocker (C) Randy Randolph, Jesse Boyers | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot (PF) Henry Hanke | |
| 02:34 | Tennessee | Justin Dey misses the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 02:34 | Tennessee | Justin Dey makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 02:18 | Kentucky | Justin Dey is called for the reach on William Dawley - foul #3 on Justin Dey, team foul #13 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Henry Hanke (C) Justin Dey | |
| 02:18 | Kentucky | William Dawley makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 02:18 | Kentucky | William Dawley makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 02:04 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on William Dawley - foul #2 on William Dawley, team foul #9 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa (SF) Williams Swanson | |
| 02:04 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 02:04 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 02:04 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to William Dawley | 34-33 |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Anton Turner is hacked by Michael Cao - foul #2 on Michael Cao, team foul #14 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Henry Hanke | |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Anton Turner makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Anton Turner misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 01:49 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot grabs the defensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 01:34 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot misses long on a shot from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 01:33 | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa can't tip it in | 35-33 |
| 01:32 | Kentucky | William Dawley pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 01:17 | Kentucky | Yevgeny Zoltek swats the short shot by Wayne Blocker | 35-33 |
| 01:16 | Kentucky | William Dawley pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-33 |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | John Howard buries a jumper from the right side set up by Anton Turner | 37-33 |
| 00:40 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot connects on the jumper in the paint | 37-35 |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | William Dawley clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Mark Elsass - foul #3 on Mark Elsass, team foul #15 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (PG) John Howard | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel (PG), Mathew Zoumis (SG), Williams Swanson (SF), Henry Hanke (C) Michael Cao, Mark Elsass, Dale Fiqueroa, Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | William Dawley makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | William Dawley makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Clarence Townsel buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Anton Turner misses short on a fullcourt shot | 39-38 |