| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Cao (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mathew Zoumis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Elsass (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dale Fiqueroa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Fontenot (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hunt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - Hank Bennett (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Noel Bohn (fresh) PF - Robert Stone (fresh) C - Murray Byrd (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Mark Elsass inbounds the ball | 29-31 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:33 | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa knocks in the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Michael Cao and he's hacked by Robert Stone - foul #2 on Robert Stone, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Horne (PG), Justin Dey (C) Michael Cao, Mark Elsass | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 19:33 | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa makes the free throw | 32-31 |
| 19:10 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett makes the jumper from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 18:50 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot comes up short on the shot near the basket | 32-33 |
| 18:48 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot tips it back up and in | 34-33 |
| 18:23 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn is fouled on the floor by Mathew Zoumis - foul #1 on Mathew Zoumis, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Cao (PG), Mark Elsass (SF), Yevgeny Zoltek (C) James Horne, Dale Fiqueroa, Justin Dey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:03 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-33 |
| 18:01 | Kentucky | Robert Stone grabs the offensive board | 34-33 |
| 17:40 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt is fouled on the floor by Michael Cao - foul #3 on Michael Cao, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa (SF), Justin Dey (C) Mathew Zoumis, Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:18 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 34-33 |
| 17:16 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett grabs the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 16:54 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt clanks a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Michael Cao - foul #4 on Michael Cao, team foul #3 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Horne (PG), Mathew Zoumis (SG), Allan Rio (PF) Michael Cao, Dale Fiqueroa, Justin Dey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (SG), Richard Robinson (SF), Joe Defelice (C) Hank Bennett, Noel Bohn, Murray Byrd | |
| 16:54 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 16:54 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 16:54 | Tennessee | Allan Rio grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 16:35 | Tennessee | Mark Elsass buries a 3 from the right wing set up by James Horne | 37-34 |
| 16:14 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph loses the dribble to Allan Rio | 37-34 |
| 15:59 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 37-34 |
| 15:58 | Kentucky | Robert Stone snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Horne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mathew Zoumis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Elsass (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Allan Rio (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Fontenot (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hunt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SG - Randy Randolph (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Robinson (fresh) PF - Robert Stone (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Joe Defelice (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 15:33 | Tennessee | Allan Rio snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 15:13 | Tennessee | Mark Elsass is hacked by Richard Robinson - foul #1 on Richard Robinson, team foul #2 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa (SF), Yevgeny Zoltek (C) James Horne, Allan Rio | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (SG), Noel Bohn (SF), Clarence Rankin (PF), Murray Byrd (C) Michael Hunt, Richard Robinson, Robert Stone, Joe Defelice | |
| 14:59 | Tennessee | Mark Elsass comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 37-34 |
| 14:58 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek hits the follow up shot | 39-34 |
| 14:36 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd's fadeaway is rejected by Dale Fiqueroa | 39-34 |
| 14:34 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot grabs the board | 39-34 |
| 14:18 | Tennessee | Clarence Rankin is called for the reach on Yevgeny Zoltek - foul #4 on Clarence Rankin, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Justin Dey (C) Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Stone (PF) Clarence Rankin | |
| 14:05 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot travels with the ball | 39-34 |
| 13:36 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd misses badly on a floater from close range | 39-34 |
| 13:35 | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 13:17 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis buries a floater from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 12:50 | Kentucky | Robert Stone is hacked by Jerry Fontenot - foul #4 on Jerry Fontenot, team foul #4 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Cao (PG), Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Mark Elsass, Justin Dey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hunt (PG), Richard Robinson (SF), Joe Defelice (C) Randy Randolph, Noel Bohn, Murray Byrd | |
| 12:34 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Joe Defelice is denied by Yevgeny Zoltek | 41-34 |
| 12:33 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 12:12 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Michael Cao and he's fouled by Hank Bennett - foul #3 on Hank Bennett, team foul #4 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Justin Dey (C) Mathew Zoumis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 12:12 | Tennessee | Yevgeny Zoltek makes the free throw | 44-34 |
| 11:53 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt misses short on a shot from the left block | 44-34 |
| 11:52 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett snags the offensive board | 44-34 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Cao (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Yevgeny Zoltek (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SF - Dale Fiqueroa (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Fontenot (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Justin Dey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hunt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SG - Hank Bennett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Robinson (fresh) PF - Robert Stone (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Joe Defelice (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Richard Robinson | 44-36 |
| 11:10 | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa is whistled for traveling | 44-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis (SG), Mark Elsass (SF) Yevgeny Zoltek, Dale Fiqueroa | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (SG), Noel Bohn (SF), Murray Byrd (C) Hank Bennett, Richard Robinson, Joe Defelice | |
| 10:45 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd hits the finger roll on a great pass from Randy Randolph | 44-38 |
| 10:34 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot scores on a jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Robert Stone - foul #3 on Robert Stone, team foul #5 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa (SF), Allan Rio (PF) Mark Elsass, Justin Dey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (SG) Michael Hunt | |
| 10:34 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot makes the free throw | 47-38 |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd buries a jumper from the left side | 47-40 |
| 10:04 | Tennessee | Michael Cao hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jerry Fontenot and he's hacked by Murray Byrd - foul #2 on Murray Byrd, team foul #6 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Elsass (SF), Justin Dey (C) Dale Fiqueroa, Allan Rio | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:04 | Tennessee | Michael Cao makes the free throw | 50-40 |
| 09:42 | Kentucky | Robert Stone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa (SF), Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Mark Elsass, Justin Dey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Robinson (SF) Noel Bohn | |
| 09:22 | Tennessee | Michael Cao misses the shot from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 09:20 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Murray Byrd | 50-40 |
| 09:14 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Hank Bennett | 50-43 |
| 08:53 | Tennessee | Michael Cao knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Mathew Zoumis | 52-43 |
| 08:30 | Kentucky | Dale Fiqueroa takes the ball from Randy Randolph | 52-43 |
| 08:09 | Tennessee | Michael Cao misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-43 |
| 08:08 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 07:49 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 52-45 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Cao (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Mathew Zoumis (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dale Fiqueroa (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Fontenot (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Yevgeny Zoltek (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Randy Randolph (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hank Bennett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Richard Robinson (fresh) PF - Robert Stone (tiring) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Murray Byrd (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot blows the layup | 52-45 |
| 07:33 | Kentucky | Robert Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 07:08 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-45 |
| 07:07 | Tennessee | Dale Fiqueroa gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 06:42 | Tennessee | Michael Cao clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-45 |
| 06:41 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Dale Fiqueroa | 52-45 |
| 06:24 | Tennessee | Michael Cao buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Mathew Zoumis | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:10 | Kentucky | The jumper by Randy Randolph is denied by Jerry Fontenot | 55-45 |
| 06:08 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph gets the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 05:52 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett misses short on a floater from the left side | 55-45 |
| 05:51 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 05:47 | Tennessee | Michael Cao makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Yevgeny Zoltek | 57-45 |
| 05:47 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Horne (SG), Mark Elsass (SF), Allan Rio (PF), Justin Dey (C) Mathew Zoumis, Dale Fiqueroa, Jerry Fontenot, Yevgeny Zoltek | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hunt (PG), Noel Bohn (SF), Clarence Rankin (PF), Joe Defelice (C) Hank Bennett, Richard Robinson, Robert Stone, Murray Byrd | |
| 05:31 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Hunt and the foul's on Justin Dey - foul #2 on Justin Dey, team foul #5 | 57-47 |
| 05:31 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin makes the free throw | 57-48 |
| 05:10 | Tennessee | Justin Dey misses the runner in the lane | 57-48 |
| 05:08 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:49 | Kentucky | Randy Randolph misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-48 |
| 04:47 | Kentucky | Joe Defelice grabs the offensive rebound | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:36 | Kentucky | Justin Dey denies the turnaround by Clarence Rankin | 57-48 |
| 04:34 | Tennessee | Justin Dey gets the rebound | 57-48 |
| 04:17 | Tennessee | Michael Cao misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-48 |
| 04:15 | Tennessee | Justin Dey hits the follow up shot | 59-48 |
| 03:55 | Kentucky | Joe Defelice clanks a shot from the right side | 59-48 |
| 03:53 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Allan Rio | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:48 | Tennessee | Michael Hunt takes the ball from James Horne | 59-48 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Cao (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Horne (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Elsass (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Allan Rio (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Dey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hunt (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Randy Randolph (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Noel Bohn (fresh) PF - Clarence Rankin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Joe Defelice (fresh) | |
| 03:31 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Allan Rio - foul #1 on Allan Rio, team foul #6 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis (SG), Jerry Fontenot (PF) James Horne, Allan Rio | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (SG) Randy Randolph | |
| 03:31 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 03:31 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:07 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-49 |
| 03:05 | Tennessee | Mark Elsass hits the follow up shot | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:54 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett misses the easy layup | 61-49 |
| 02:53 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jerry Fontenot | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:27 | Tennessee | Michael Cao misses long on a jumper from the left side | 61-49 |
| 02:26 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett grabs the board | 61-49 |
| 02:16 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 61-49 |
| 02:14 | Tennessee | Michael Cao pulls down the rebound | 61-49 |
| 01:58 | Tennessee | Jerry Fontenot misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 61-49 |
| 01:57 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn gets the rebound | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:35 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Horne (PG), Allan Rio (PF), Yevgeny Zoltek (C) Michael Cao, Jerry Fontenot, Justin Dey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randy Randolph (PG), Richard Robinson (SF), Robert Stone (PF) Michael Hunt, Noel Bohn, Clarence Rankin | |
| 01:08 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Yevgeny Zoltek | 64-49 |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-49 |
| 00:49 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to James Horne | 64-49 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | Mathew Zoumis drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mark Elsass | 66-49 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 66-49 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Yevgeny Zoltek | 66-49 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | James Horne runs out the clock | 66-49 |