| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - William Fink (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Clark (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Clyde Caldwell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ronny Cordero (fresh) 7 pts. C - Thomas Davenport (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Marceau (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Anderson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Arthur Ewart (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Tom Fontes (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson inbounds the ball | 19-18 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 19:33 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes can't finish the layup | 19-18 |
| 19:32 | Vanderbilt | Ronny Cordero gets the rebound | 19-18 |
| 19:26 | Vanderbilt | William Fink can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 19-18 |
| 19:25 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes grabs the board | 19-18 |
| 19:00 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 19-18 |
| 18:59 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes tips it home | 19-20 |
| 18:37 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Davenport can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Tom Fontes - foul #1 on Tom Fontes, team foul #1 | 19-20 |
| 18:37 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Davenport makes the 1st free throw | 20-20 |
| 18:37 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Davenport makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 18:17 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Michael Hilliker | 21-22 |
| 17:48 | Vanderbilt | William Fink hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-22 |
| 17:22 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes misses badly on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Ronny Cordero - foul #2 on Ronny Cordero, team foul #1 | 23-22 |
| 17:22 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 17:22 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes misses the 2nd free throw | 23-23 |
| 17:22 | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 23-23 |
| 16:54 | Vanderbilt | William Fink evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Clark | 26-23 |
| 16:42 | Kentucky | Thomas Davenport picks off the pass by Robert Marceau | 26-23 |
| 16:22 | Vanderbilt | William Fink splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Charles Clark | 29-23 |
| 15:57 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 29-23 |
| 15:56 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes tips it back up and in | 29-25 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - William Fink (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clyde Caldwell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ronny Cordero (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Davenport (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Marceau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eric Anderson (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Arthur Ewart (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Tom Fontes (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Vanderbilt | Ronny Cordero clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-25 |
| 15:37 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes gets the rebound | 29-25 |
| 15:14 | Kentucky | Robert Marceau misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-25 |
| 15:12 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Charles Clark | 29-25 |
| 14:48 | Vanderbilt | William Fink is fouled on the floor by Robert Marceau as he's doubleteamed - foul #3 on Robert Marceau, team foul #2 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Hisle (PG), Henry Nimmons (SG), Thomas Bedford (SF), William Sanders (PF), Larry Boyer (C) William Fink, Charles Clark, Clyde Caldwell, Ronny Cordero, Thomas Davenport | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Brown (PG), Derrick Stephens (SG), Michael Odoms (PF), Tyler Rowell (C) Robert Marceau, Michael Hilliker, Arthur Ewart, Tom Fontes | |
| 14:34 | Vanderbilt | Robert Hisle slams it home on a nice dish by Larry Boyer | 31-25 |
| 14:07 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms clanks a fadeaway from close range | 31-25 |
| 14:05 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 31-25 |
| 13:45 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson scores on a turnaround from close range set up by Derrick Stephens | 31-27 |
| 13:22 | Vanderbilt | Robert Hisle misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 31-27 |
| 13:20 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 12:58 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 31-27 |
| 12:57 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms tips it but misses | 31-27 |
| 12:55 | Vanderbilt | Larry Boyer snags the defensive board | 31-27 |
| 12:38 | Vanderbilt | Robert Hisle misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-27 |
| 12:36 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 12:12 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-27 |
| 12:11 | Vanderbilt | Henry Nimmons pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| 11:43 | Vanderbilt | Larry Boyer is whistled for a carry | 31-27 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Fink (PG), Charles Clark (SG), Clyde Caldwell (SF), Ronny Cordero (PF), Thomas Davenport (C) Robert Hisle, Henry Nimmons, Thomas Bedford, William Sanders, Larry Boyer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Marceau (PG), Michael Hilliker (SG), Arthur Ewart (PF), Tom Fontes (C) Derrick Stephens, Eric Anderson, Michael Odoms, Tyler Rowell | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - William Fink (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clyde Caldwell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ronny Cordero (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Davenport (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Marceau (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Brown (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Arthur Ewart (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Tom Fontes (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Kentucky | Robert Marceau buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-30 |
| 10:55 | Vanderbilt | Ronny Cordero hits the finger roll | 33-30 |
| 10:34 | Kentucky | Ronny Cordero picks off the pass by Arthur Ewart | 33-30 |
| 10:15 | Vanderbilt | William Fink is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-30 |
| 10:13 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ernest Brown | 33-30 |
| 09:49 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker misses the 3 from the left corner | 33-30 |
| 09:48 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Thomas Davenport | 33-30 |
| 09:25 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Caldwell is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Clyde Caldwell, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Bedford (SF) Clyde Caldwell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eric Anderson (SF) Ernest Brown | |
| 09:03 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 33-30 |
| 09:01 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes grabs the offensive board | 33-30 |
| 08:41 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Marceau | 33-32 |
| 08:12 | Vanderbilt | William Fink's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Eric Anderson | 33-32 |
| 07:46 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Michael Hilliker | 33-34 |
| 07:28 | Vanderbilt | Ronny Cordero's fadeaway is rejected by Arthur Ewart | 33-34 |
| 07:27 | Vanderbilt | Ronny Cordero tips it home | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - William Fink (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Clark (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Bedford (fresh) PF - Ronny Cordero (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Davenport (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Marceau (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Arthur Ewart (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Tom Fontes (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | Thomas Davenport blocks the short jumper by Tom Fontes | 35-34 |
| 06:57 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes grabs the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 06:34 | Kentucky | Robert Marceau double dribbles | 35-34 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Hisle (PG), Henry Nimmons (SG), Clyde Caldwell (SF), William Sanders (PF), Larry Boyer (C) William Fink, Charles Clark, Thomas Bedford, Ronny Cordero, Thomas Davenport | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Brown (PG), Derrick Stephens (SG), Michael Odoms (PF), Tyler Rowell (C) Robert Marceau, Michael Hilliker, Arthur Ewart, Tom Fontes | |
| 06:10 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders is hacked by Michael Odoms - foul #1 on Michael Odoms, team foul #3 | 35-34 |
| 05:57 | Vanderbilt | Robert Hisle can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 35-34 |
| 05:55 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders tips it back up and in | 37-34 |
| 05:27 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms hits the finger roll and the foul's on William Sanders - foul #2 on William Sanders, team foul #3 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Fink (PG) Robert Hisle | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tom Fontes (C) Eric Anderson | |
| 05:27 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms misses the free throw | 37-36 |
| 05:27 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Tyler Rowell | 37-36 |
| 05:06 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes banks in the layup | 37-38 |
| 04:59 | Vanderbilt | William Fink makes the jumper from the right block | 39-38 |
| 04:35 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Odoms | 39-40 |
| 04:06 | Vanderbilt | William Fink works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 04:05 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes grabs the board | 39-40 |
| 04:05 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-40 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark (SG), Ronny Cordero (PF), Thomas Davenport (C) Henry Nimmons, William Sanders, Larry Boyer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Marceau (PG), Michael Hilliker (SG), Eric Anderson (SF), Arthur Ewart (PF) Ernest Brown, Michael Odoms, Derrick Stephens, Tyler Rowell | |
| 03:45 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson can't connect on a floater from the right side | 39-40 |
| 03:44 | Vanderbilt | William Fink pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 03:37 | Vanderbilt | Ronny Cordero misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-40 |
| 03:36 | Kentucky | Robert Marceau pulls down the rebound | 39-40 |
| 03:24 | Kentucky | Robert Marceau hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 39-40 |
| 03:22 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker tips it but misses | 39-40 |
| 03:20 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart tips it back up and in | 39-42 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - William Fink (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Clyde Caldwell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ronny Cordero (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Davenport (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Marceau (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Arthur Ewart (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Tom Fontes (fresh) 17 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Davenport's fadeaway is rejected by Tom Fontes | 39-42 |
| 02:54 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Arthur Ewart | 39-42 |
| 02:25 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson throws it down | 39-44 |
| 02:05 | Vanderbilt | Robert Marceau steals the ball from Charles Clark | 39-44 |
| 01:46 | Kentucky | Robert Marceau drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Michael Hilliker | 39-46 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-5) | |
| 01:26 | Vanderbilt | Ronny Cordero misses the dunk attempt | 39-46 |
| 01:25 | Vanderbilt | William Fink tips it in | 41-46 |
| 01:00 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes hits a shot in the lane set up by Eric Anderson | 41-48 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:53 | Vanderbilt | Clyde Caldwell is hacked by Eric Anderson - foul #1 on Eric Anderson, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:51 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Davenport drills a shot in the paint | 43-48 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Robert Marceau | 43-50 |
| 00:24 | Vanderbilt | William Fink is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-50 |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Hilliker | 43-50 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker is hacked by William Fink in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Fink, team foul #4 | 43-50 |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Thomas Davenport is called for the reach on Eric Anderson - foul #2 on Thomas Davenport, team foul #5 | 43-50 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Thomas Davenport is called for the reach on Arthur Ewart - foul #3 on Thomas Davenport, team foul #6 | 43-50 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | William Fink is called for the reach on Robert Marceau - foul #3 on William Fink, team foul #7 | 43-50 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Robert Marceau makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Robert Marceau misses the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Tom Fontes | 43-51 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes is fouled on the floor by Thomas Davenport - foul #4 on Thomas Davenport, team foul #8 | 43-51 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| 00:05 | Vanderbilt | Charles Clark is fouled on the floor by Arthur Ewart - foul #2 on Arthur Ewart, team foul #5 | 43-53 |
| 00:02 | Vanderbilt | Ronny Cordero connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Robert Marceau runs out the clock | 45-53 |