| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Marceau (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Arthur Ewart (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Tom Fontes (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - William Fink (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Clark (fresh) SF - Clyde Caldwell (fresh) PF - Ronny Cordero (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Davenport (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson inbounds the ball | 34-24 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:37 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker misses the dunk attempt | 34-24 |
| 19:36 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart hits the follow up shot | 36-24 |
| 19:09 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Davenport throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-24 |
| 18:44 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Clyde Caldwell - foul #2 on Clyde Caldwell, team foul #1 | 36-24 |
| 18:44 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 37-24 |
| 18:44 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-24 |
| 18:28 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Caldwell misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Tom Fontes - foul #2 on Tom Fontes, team foul #1 | 38-24 |
| 18:28 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Caldwell makes the 1st free throw | 38-25 |
| 18:28 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Caldwell makes the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 18:11 | Kentucky | Robert Marceau's 3 pointer is rejected by Thomas Davenport | 38-26 |
| 18:10 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Davenport grabs the defensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 17:46 | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark is hacked by Michael Hilliker - foul #1 on Michael Hilliker, team foul #2 | 38-26 |
| 17:29 | Vanderbilt | William Fink evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-26 |
| 17:27 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Davenport misses the tip | 38-26 |
| 17:26 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart snags the defensive board | 38-26 |
| 17:00 | Kentucky | Robert Marceau's pass is intercepted by Clyde Caldwell | 38-26 |
| 16:55 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Caldwell banks in the layup | 38-28 |
| 16:31 | Kentucky | The pull-up jumper by Eric Anderson is blocked by Thomas Davenport | 38-28 |
| 16:29 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Davenport pulls down the rebound | 38-28 |
| 16:11 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Davenport connects on the open shot near the basket on a great pass from William Fink out of a doubleteam | 38-30 |
| 15:48 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Tom Fontes, team foul #3 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Brown (PG), Derrick Stephens (SG), Michael Odoms (PF), Tyler Rowell (C) Robert Marceau, Michael Hilliker, Arthur Ewart, Tom Fontes | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Hisle (PG), Leslie Sexton (SG), Thomas Bedford (SF), Luis Gonzalez (PF), William Sanders (C) William Fink, Charles Clark, Clyde Caldwell, Ronny Cordero, Thomas Davenport | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Ernest Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Derrick Stephens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Anderson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Odoms (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tyler Rowell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Robert Hisle (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SG - Leslie Sexton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Bedford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Luis Gonzalez (fresh) C - William Sanders (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | Vanderbilt | Robert Hisle makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-32 |
| 14:59 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms connects on the shot from the left side | 40-32 |
| 14:30 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-32 |
| 14:29 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders hits the follow up shot | 40-34 |
| 14:07 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Ernest Brown | 42-34 |
| 13:47 | Vanderbilt | Robert Hisle misses short on a shot from the right wing | 42-34 |
| 13:46 | Kentucky | Tyler Rowell grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 13:31 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Marceau (PG), Michael Hilliker (SG), Arthur Ewart (PF), Tom Fontes (C) Derrick Stephens, Eric Anderson, Michael Odoms, Tyler Rowell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Fink (PG), Charles Clark (SG), Ronny Cordero (PF), Thomas Davenport (C) Robert Hisle, Leslie Sexton, Luis Gonzalez, William Sanders | |
| 13:17 | Vanderbilt | William Fink works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-34 |
| 13:16 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes snags the defensive board | 42-34 |
| 13:11 | Kentucky | Robert Marceau misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 13:10 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 13:02 | Kentucky | William Fink is called for the reach on Robert Marceau - foul #2 on William Fink, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Clyde Caldwell (SF) Thomas Bedford | |
| 12:49 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Davenport | 42-34 |
| 12:47 | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 12:30 | Vanderbilt | The jump hook by Ronny Cordero is blocked by Arthur Ewart | 42-34 |
| 12:29 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 12:00 | Kentucky | Ronny Cordero swats the layup by Robert Marceau | 42-34 |
| 11:59 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Caldwell grabs the defensive rebound | 42-34 |
| 11:45 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Caldwell banks in the layup and the foul's on Ernest Brown - foul #2 on Ernest Brown, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Odoms (SF) Ernest Brown | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 11:45 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Caldwell misses the free throw | 42-36 |
| 11:45 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Marceau (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Odoms (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Ewart (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Tom Fontes (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - William Fink (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Clark (fresh) SF - Clyde Caldwell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronny Cordero (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Davenport (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:21 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-36 |
| 11:19 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Ronny Cordero | 42-36 |
| 11:15 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Davenport is fouled on the floor by Michael Odoms - foul #3 on Michael Odoms, team foul #5 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eric Anderson (SF) Michael Odoms | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Bedford (SF) Clyde Caldwell | |
| 11:09 | Vanderbilt | William Fink is hacked by Tom Fontes - foul #4 on Tom Fontes, team foul #6 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Luis Gonzalez (PF) Ronny Cordero | |
| 10:47 | Vanderbilt | William Fink evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 10:29 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Marceau | 44-39 |
| 10:09 | Vanderbilt | William Fink shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-39 |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 09:48 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Marceau | 46-39 |
| 09:27 | Vanderbilt | William Fink is hacked by Arthur Ewart - foul #1 on Arthur Ewart, team foul #7 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Brown (PG), Derrick Stephens (SG), Michael Odoms (PF), Tyler Rowell (C) Robert Marceau, Michael Hilliker, Arthur Ewart, Tom Fontes | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Leslie Sexton (SG), Clyde Caldwell (SF), Ronny Cordero (PF), William Sanders (C) Charles Clark, Thomas Bedford, Luis Gonzalez, Thomas Davenport | |
| 09:27 | Vanderbilt | William Fink makes the 1st free throw | 46-40 |
| 09:27 | Vanderbilt | William Fink makes the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 08:58 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 08:57 | Vanderbilt | Ronny Cordero grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 08:48 | Vanderbilt | Ronny Cordero connects on the open floater in the paint | 46-43 |
| 08:29 | Kentucky | Ronny Cordero takes the ball from Michael Odoms | 46-43 |
| 08:16 | Vanderbilt | William Fink hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-43 |
| 08:15 | Vanderbilt | Leslie Sexton gets the offensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 07:59 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Caldwell can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 46-43 |
| 07:58 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 07:39 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 46-43 |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms tips it back up and in | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Ernest Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Derrick Stephens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eric Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Odoms (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Tyler Rowell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - William Fink (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leslie Sexton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clyde Caldwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronny Cordero (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:15 | Vanderbilt | Ronny Cordero makes the runner near the basket on a great pass from William Fink and the foul's on Eric Anderson - foul #2 on Eric Anderson, team foul #8 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Marceau (PG), Michael Hilliker (SG), Arthur Ewart (PF), Tom Fontes (C) Derrick Stephens, Eric Anderson, Michael Odoms, Tyler Rowell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Hisle (PG), Charles Clark (SG), Thomas Bedford (SF), Thomas Davenport (C) William Fink, Leslie Sexton, Clyde Caldwell, William Sanders | |
| 07:15 | Vanderbilt | Ronny Cordero makes the free throw | 48-46 |
| 06:51 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker is hacked by Charles Clark - foul #2 on Charles Clark, team foul #3 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Luis Gonzalez (PF) Ronny Cordero | |
| 06:38 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart banks in the layup | 50-46 |
| 06:24 | Vanderbilt | Ernest Brown is called for the reach on Thomas Bedford - foul #3 on Ernest Brown, team foul #9 | 50-46 |
| 06:24 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Bedford misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 06:24 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 05:55 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eric Anderson (SF) Ernest Brown | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 05:42 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Bedford's pass is intercepted by Arthur Ewart | 50-46 |
| 05:22 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker is fouled on the floor by Luis Gonzalez - foul #1 on Luis Gonzalez, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Fink (PG), Clyde Caldwell (SF), Ronny Cordero (PF) Robert Hisle, Thomas Bedford, Luis Gonzalez | |
| 05:04 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Hilliker | 52-46 |
| 04:51 | Vanderbilt | Ronny Cordero is hacked by Michael Hilliker - foul #2 on Michael Hilliker, team foul #10 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Brown (PG) Robert Marceau | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Leslie Sexton (SG) Charles Clark | |
| 04:51 | Vanderbilt | Ronny Cordero makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 04:51 | Vanderbilt | Ronny Cordero makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 04:30 | Kentucky | Ernest Brown is fouled on the floor by William Fink - foul #3 on William Fink, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Odoms (PF) Arthur Ewart | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 04:10 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker is called for traveling | 52-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Sanders (C) Thomas Davenport | |
| 03:44 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 52-48 |
| 03:42 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to William Sanders | 52-48 |
| 03:29 | Vanderbilt | Ronny Cordero banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by William Fink | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Ernest Brown (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Hilliker (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Anderson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Odoms (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Tom Fontes (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - William Fink (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leslie Sexton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clyde Caldwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ronny Cordero (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - William Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ernest Brown | 54-50 |
| 02:55 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Caldwell buries a floater from the right block | 54-52 |
| 02:55 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Marceau (PG), Arthur Ewart (PF) Ernest Brown, Michael Odoms | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark (SG), Thomas Davenport (C) Leslie Sexton, William Sanders | |
| 02:52 | Kentucky | William Fink steals the ball from Robert Marceau in the backcourt | 54-52 |
| 02:47 | Vanderbilt | The pull-up jumper by William Fink is blocked by Tom Fontes | 54-52 |
| 02:45 | Vanderbilt | Ronny Cordero hits the follow up shot | 54-54 |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes can't connect on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Thomas Davenport - foul #2 on Thomas Davenport, team foul #6 | 54-54 |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes misses the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 02:33 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Caldwell gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 02:04 | Vanderbilt | William Fink evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 02:02 | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 01:47 | Vanderbilt | Ronny Cordero misses the easy layup | 55-54 |
| 01:46 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Clyde Caldwell | 55-54 |
| 01:35 | Vanderbilt | Michael Hilliker steps in front of the William Fink pass | 55-54 |
| 01:08 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes is fouled on the floor by Ronny Cordero - foul #3 on Ronny Cordero, team foul #7 | 55-54 |
| 01:08 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 01:08 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Thomas Davenport | 55-54 |
| 00:44 | Vanderbilt | Ronny Cordero connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 55-56 |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Robert Marceau hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 55-56 |
| 00:24 | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:22 | Vanderbilt | Robert Marceau is called for the reach on Charles Clark in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Marceau, team foul #11 | 55-56 |
| 00:22 | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 00:22 | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | Thomas Davenport blocks the jumper by Michael Hilliker | 55-56 |
| 00:06 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Davenport grabs the board | 55-56 |
| 00:04 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Davenport is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Marceau - foul #5 on Robert Marceau, team foul #12 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Brown (PG) Robert Marceau | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:04 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Davenport misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 00:04 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Davenport misses the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-56 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson clanks a halfcourt shot | 55-56 |