| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jose Flores (fresh) SG - John Swanigan (fresh) SF - Kyle Mitchell (fresh) PF - Bradley Milliman (fresh) C - Wilbur South (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Steadham (fresh) SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) SF - Timothy Faucette (fresh) PF - Gary Holl (fresh) C - Gregg Bentley (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Gary Holl wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:41 | Kentucky | Gary Holl blows the layup but the foul's on Kyle Mitchell - foul #1 on Kyle Mitchell, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Kentucky | Gary Holl makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:41 | Kentucky | Gary Holl makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Tennessee | Jose Flores misses the floater from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:30 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Timothy Faucette | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley scores on a runner in the paint and he's hacked by Wilbur South - foul #1 on Wilbur South, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| 19:09 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley misses the free throw | 0-4 |
| 19:09 | Tennessee | Wilbur South gets the rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:50 | Tennessee | John Swanigan hits a floater from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 18:37 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 18:35 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette hits the follow up shot | 2-6 |
| 18:22 | Tennessee | Bradley Milliman is fouled on the floor by Gary Holl - foul #1 on Gary Holl, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 18:07 | Tennessee | Kyle Mitchell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-6 |
| 18:06 | Tennessee | Wilbur South can't tip it in | 2-6 |
| 18:05 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:43 | Kentucky | Gary Holl is hacked by Kyle Mitchell - foul #2 on Kyle Mitchell, team foul #3 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett (C) Kyle Mitchell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney (PG), Walker King (SG), Terry Parnell (SF), Charles Williams (PF), Michael Perkins (C) Stephen Steadham, Rodney Remick, Timothy Faucette, Gary Holl, Gregg Bentley | |
| 17:20 | Kentucky | Wilbur South blocks the jumper by Charles Williams | 2-6 |
| 17:19 | Tennessee | John Swanigan pulls down the rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:04 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 2-6 |
| 17:02 | Tennessee | Wilbur South grabs the offensive board | 2-6 |
| 16:49 | Tennessee | Charles Williams denies the turnaround by Bradley Milliman | 2-6 |
| 16:48 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 16:20 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 2-6 |
| 16:19 | Tennessee | Bradley Milliman pulls down the rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:16 | Tennessee | Jose Flores throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-6 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Zachariah Steppe (SG), Michael Gibbons (SF) John Swanigan, Wilbur South | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG) Walker King | |
| 15:53 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins misses badly on a floater from the left side | 2-6 |
| 15:51 | Tennessee | Jose Flores gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jose Flores (fairly fresh) SG - Zachariah Steppe (fresh) SF - Michael Gibbons (fresh) PF - Bradley Milliman (fairly fresh) C - Kenneth Barrett (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Steadham (fresh) SG - Harlan Kenney (fresh) SF - Terry Parnell (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Williams (fairly fresh) C - Michael Perkins (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Tennessee | Jose Flores misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Charles Williams - foul #1 on Charles Williams, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (SG), Timothy Faucette (SF), Gary Holl (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Harlan Kenney, Terry Parnell, Charles Williams, Michael Perkins | |
| 15:45 | Tennessee | Jose Flores makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 15:45 | Tennessee | Jose Flores makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 15:18 | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 4-8 |
| 15:03 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Jose Flores | 6-8 |
| 14:44 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kenneth Barrett - foul #1 on Kenneth Barrett, team foul #4 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Swanigan (SG), Wilbur South (C) Zachariah Steppe, Kenneth Barrett | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney (SG), Rodney Remick (SF) Walker King, Timothy Faucette | |
| 14:44 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 14:44 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley misses the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 14:44 | Tennessee | Bradley Milliman pulls down the rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:32 | Tennessee | Jose Flores is whistled for traveling | 6-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett (C) Michael Gibbons | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:05 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Stephen Steadham | 6-12 |
| 13:49 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett buries a shot in the lane on a great pass from John Swanigan | 8-12 |
| 13:47 | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Steadham, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Terry Parnell (SF), Charles Williams (PF), Michael Perkins (C) Stephen Steadham, Gary Holl, Gregg Bentley | |
| 13:23 | Tennessee | Jose Flores misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 13:21 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Barrett | 8-12 |
| 13:04 | Tennessee | Wilbur South throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-12 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Gibbons (SF) Kenneth Barrett | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Walker King (SG), Timothy Faucette (SF) Harlan Kenney, Rodney Remick, Terry Parnell | |
| 12:42 | Kentucky | Charles Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 8-12 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Zachariah Steppe (SG) John Swanigan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Terry Parnell (PF) Michael Perkins | |
| 12:38 | Tennessee | Michael Gibbons is fouled in the backcourt by Walker King - foul #1 on Walker King, team foul #4 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG) Joshua Hensel | |
| 12:27 | Tennessee | Zachariah Steppe buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Wilbur South | 10-12 |
| 12:01 | Kentucky | Charles Williams can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 10-12 |
| 12:00 | Kentucky | Charles Williams snags the offensive board | 10-12 |
| 11:41 | Kentucky | Charles Williams is fouled on the floor by Wilbur South - foul #2 on Wilbur South, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Swanigan (SG), Kenneth Barrett (C) Zachariah Steppe, Wilbur South | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodney Remick (SG), Michael Perkins (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Timothy Faucette, Terry Parnell, Charles Williams | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jose Flores (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Swanigan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Gibbons (fairly fresh) PF - Bradley Milliman (tiring) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Barrett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Steadham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Walker King (fresh) PF - Michael Perkins (fresh) C - Gregg Bentley (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:12 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Rodney Remick, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney (PG), Timothy Faucette (SF) Stephen Steadham, Walker King | |
| 11:02 | Tennessee | Jose Flores hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 12-12 |
| 10:35 | Kentucky | John Swanigan steals the ball from Michael Perkins | 12-12 |
| 10:30 | Tennessee | Jose Flores lays it in set up by John Swanigan | 14-12 |
| 10:01 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Barrett - foul #2 on Kenneth Barrett, team foul #6 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Zachariah Steppe (SG), Wilbur South (C) John Swanigan, Kenneth Barrett | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG), Terry Parnell (SF), Gary Holl (PF) Rodney Remick, Timothy Faucette, Gregg Bentley | |
| 10:01 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 14-12 |
| 10:01 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 09:49 | Tennessee | Zachariah Steppe's floater is knocked away by Gary Holl | 14-13 |
| 09:47 | Kentucky | Gary Holl grabs the defensive rebound | 14-13 |
| 09:26 | Kentucky | Gary Holl drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Steadham | 14-15 |
| 09:17 | Tennessee | Terry Parnell swats the short shot by Bradley Milliman | 14-15 |
| 09:16 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney grabs the defensive rebound | 14-15 |
| 08:53 | Kentucky | Wilbur South steals it from Terry Parnell | 14-15 |
| 08:45 | Tennessee | Jose Flores can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 14-15 |
| 08:44 | Kentucky | Gary Holl pulls down the rebound | 14-15 |
| 08:27 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney can't connect on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Bradley Milliman - foul #1 on Bradley Milliman, team foul #7 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Swanigan (SG) Zachariah Steppe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (SG), Timothy Faucette (SF), Charles Williams (C) Stephen Steadham, Terry Parnell, Michael Perkins | |
| 08:27 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney misses the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 08:27 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney makes the 2nd free throw | 14-16 |
| 08:17 | Tennessee | John Swanigan is called for 10 seconds | 14-16 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Rodney Remick (SG) Harlan Kenney, Timothy Faucette | |
| 07:59 | Kentucky | Charles Williams blows the layup | 14-16 |
| 07:57 | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel grabs the offensive board | 14-16 |
| 07:43 | Kentucky | Charles Williams misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Wilbur South - foul #3 on Wilbur South, team foul #8 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett (C) Wilbur South | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG), Gregg Bentley (C) Joshua Hensel, Gary Holl | |
| 07:43 | Kentucky | Charles Williams makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 07:43 | Kentucky | Charles Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 07:43 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Kenneth Barrett | 14-17 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jose Flores (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Swanigan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Gibbons (tiring) PF - Bradley Milliman (tired) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Barrett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Steadham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Walker King (fresh) PF - Charles Williams (fresh) 1 pts. C - Gregg Bentley (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Rodney Remick - foul #2 on Rodney Remick, team foul #6 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette (SF) Rodney Remick | |
| 07:36 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett misses the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 07:36 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett misses the 2nd free throw | 14-17 |
| 07:36 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Charles Williams | 14-17 |
| 07:21 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette hits a runner from the left block set up by Charles Williams | 14-19 |
| 07:15 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett can't throw it down | 14-19 |
| 07:13 | Tennessee | Bradley Milliman gets the offensive rebound | 14-19 |
| 07:08 | Tennessee | Bradley Milliman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-19 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Terry Parnell (SF) Timothy Faucette | |
| 06:51 | Kentucky | Kenneth Barrett is called for the reach on Gregg Bentley - foul #3 on Kenneth Barrett, team foul #9 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Wilbur South (C) Kenneth Barrett | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Holl (PF) Charles Williams | |
| 06:51 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley misses the 1st free throw | 14-19 |
| 06:51 | Kentucky | Gary Holl gets the offensive rebound | 14-19 |
| 06:32 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Stephen Steadham | 14-21 |
| 06:11 | Tennessee | Gary Holl swats the layup by Bradley Milliman | 14-21 |
| 06:10 | Kentucky | Gary Holl pulls down the rebound | 14-21 |
| 05:42 | Kentucky | Gary Holl misses short on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Gibbons - foul #1 on Michael Gibbons, team foul #10 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Zachariah Steppe (SG) John Swanigan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney (PG), Tommy Banks (SG), Timothy Faucette (SF), Charles Williams (C) Stephen Steadham, Walker King, Terry Parnell, Gregg Bentley | |
| 05:42 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 14-21 |
| 05:42 | Kentucky | Gary Holl makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 05:42 | Kentucky | Gary Holl makes the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 05:22 | Tennessee | Zachariah Steppe's layup is rejected by Charles Williams | 14-23 |
| 05:21 | Kentucky | Tommy Banks snags the defensive board | 14-23 |
| 05:00 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 14-23 |
| 04:59 | Tennessee | Michael Gibbons gets the rebound | 14-23 |
| 04:54 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Zachariah Steppe is denied by Gary Holl | 14-23 |
| 04:53 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Zachariah Steppe | 14-23 |
| 04:43 | Tennessee | Jose Flores misses the wide open fadeaway from the left side | 14-23 |
| 04:41 | Kentucky | Gary Holl gets the rebound | 14-23 |
| 04:36 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney blows the layup but he's fouled by Jose Flores - foul #1 on Jose Flores, team foul #11 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Swanigan (SG), Kenneth Barrett (C) Zachariah Steppe, Wilbur South | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG), Gregg Bentley (C) Tommy Banks, Gary Holl | |
| 04:36 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney makes the 1st free throw | 14-24 |
| 04:36 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney misses the 2nd free throw | 14-24 |
| 04:36 | Tennessee | Michael Gibbons pulls down the rebound | 14-24 |
| 04:26 | Tennessee | Jose Flores is called for 10 seconds | 14-24 |
| 04:02 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 14-24 |
| 04:01 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett pulls down the rebound | 14-24 |
| 03:51 | Tennessee | John Swanigan is called for 10 seconds | 14-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kyle Mitchell (SF) Michael Gibbons | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodney Remick (SG), Terry Parnell (SF), Michael Perkins (PF) Harlan Kenney, Timothy Faucette, Charles Williams | |
| 03:31 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Steadham | 14-26 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jose Flores (tired) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Swanigan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kyle Mitchell (fresh) PF - Bradley Milliman (tired) 3 reb. C - Kenneth Barrett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Steadham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Terry Parnell (fresh) PF - Michael Perkins (fresh) 1 pts. C - Gregg Bentley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:13 | Tennessee | Terry Parnell picks off the pass by Kenneth Barrett | 14-26 |
| 02:54 | Kentucky | Terry Parnell hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 14-28 |
| 02:43 | Tennessee | Terry Parnell steals the ball from Kenneth Barrett | 14-28 |
| 02:40 | Kentucky | Terry Parnell lays it in | 14-30 |
| 02:38 | Tennessee | Rodney Remick steps in front of the John Swanigan pass in the backcourt | 14-30 |
| 02:36 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins lays it in on a nice dish by Rodney Remick | 14-32 |
| 02:23 | Tennessee | Gregg Bentley is called for the reach on Bradley Milliman - foul #1 on Gregg Bentley, team foul #7 | 14-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Zachariah Steppe (SG), Wilbur South (C) John Swanigan, Kenneth Barrett | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney (PG), Timothy Faucette (SF), Charles Williams (C) Stephen Steadham, Michael Perkins, Gregg Bentley | |
| 02:23 | Tennessee | Bradley Milliman makes the 1st free throw | 15-32 |
| 02:23 | Tennessee | Bradley Milliman makes the 2nd free throw | 16-32 |
| 01:58 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette loses the dribble to Kyle Mitchell | 16-32 |
| 01:54 | Tennessee | Zachariah Steppe lays it up and in on a great pass from Kyle Mitchell | 18-32 |
| 01:52 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney is hacked by Jose Flores in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jose Flores, team foul #12 | 18-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (SG), Gary Holl (PF) Rodney Remick, Terry Parnell | |
| 01:52 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney misses the 1st free throw | 18-32 |
| 01:52 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney makes the 2nd free throw | 18-33 |
| 01:38 | Tennessee | Jose Flores buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Zachariah Steppe | 20-33 |
| 01:13 | Kentucky | Walker King misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 20-33 |
| 01:12 | Kentucky | Gary Holl grabs the offensive rebound | 20-33 |
| 01:00 | Kentucky | Gary Holl knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Harlan Kenney | 20-35 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | Wilbur South is called for traveling | 20-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Swanigan (SG), Kenneth Barrett (C) Zachariah Steppe, Wilbur South | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG), Michael Perkins (C) Harlan Kenney, Charles Williams | |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | Gary Holl misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 20-35 |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Gary Holl gets the offensive rebound | 20-35 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 20-35 |