| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Mills (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mathew Lawson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Craig Hartley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Orcholski (fresh) PF - Paul Reading (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Spradling (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | James Mills inbounds the ball | 22-19 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley is whistled for a carry | 22-19 |
| 19:16 | Tennessee | Paul Reading scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Yeager | 22-22 |
| 19:03 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson clanks a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by Paul Reading - foul #2 on Paul Reading, team foul #1 | 22-22 |
| 19:03 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 19:03 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 18:41 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Paul Reading | 23-24 |
| 18:17 | Kentucky | James Mills blows the layup but he's fouled by Manuel Spradling - foul #2 on Manuel Spradling, team foul #2 | 23-24 |
| 18:17 | Kentucky | James Mills makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 18:17 | Kentucky | James Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 17:56 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling double dribbles | 25-24 |
| 17:33 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 25-24 |
| 17:32 | Kentucky | James Mills pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 17:18 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley travels with the ball | 25-24 |
| 16:57 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the shot from the left wing | 25-26 |
| 16:48 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson clanks a floater in the lane | 25-26 |
| 16:46 | Tennessee | Paul Reading grabs the defensive rebound | 25-26 |
| 16:36 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling travels with the ball | 25-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (PG), Charles Farmer (PF) Kyle Cannon, Mathew Lawson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (SG), Dustin Larrabee (C) Jonathan Leach, Manuel Spradling | |
| 16:14 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Merritt | 27-26 |
| 15:56 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Paul Reading | 27-28 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Mills (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Farmer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Craig Hartley (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Otis Hughes (fresh) SF - Patrick Orcholski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Reading (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Dustin Larrabee (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 30-28 |
| 15:07 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski comes up short on the shot from the left side | 30-28 |
| 15:05 | Tennessee | Paul Reading grabs the offensive board | 30-28 |
| 14:41 | Tennessee | Charles Farmer swats the layup by Patrick Orcholski | 30-28 |
| 14:39 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley snags the defensive board | 30-28 |
| 14:23 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley banks in the layup and he's hacked by Dustin Larrabee - foul #1 on Dustin Larrabee, team foul #3 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Phil Newsome (SF), Mathew Lawson (PF) Cory Thompson, James Mills, Charles Farmer | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (SG), Manuel Spradling (C) Otis Hughes, Dustin Larrabee | |
| 14:23 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley makes the free throw | 33-28 |
| 14:05 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski misses the shot from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 14:03 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt gets the rebound | 33-28 |
| 13:42 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon buries a floater from the right side | 35-28 |
| 13:18 | Tennessee | Paul Reading misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-28 |
| 13:17 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager grabs the offensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 12:56 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-28 |
| 12:54 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Craig Hartley | 35-28 |
| 12:33 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome is fouled on the floor by Patrick Orcholski - foul #3 on Patrick Orcholski, team foul #4 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (SG), Robert Morgan (C) Michael Merritt, Craig Hartley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 12:11 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson makes the floater from the left wing | 37-28 |
| 11:46 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-28 |
| 11:44 | Tennessee | Paul Reading gets the offensive rebound | 37-28 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phil Newsome (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Mathew Lawson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Patrick Orcholski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Paul Reading (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Manuel Spradling (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Manuel Spradling | 37-31 |
| 10:58 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-31 |
| 10:56 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling gets the rebound | 37-31 |
| 10:37 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jonathan Leach and the foul's on Mathew Lawson - foul #2 on Mathew Lawson, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (PG), James Mills (SF), Charles Farmer (PF) Kyle Cannon, Phil Newsome, Mathew Lawson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (SG), William Weissman (PF), Dustin Larrabee (C) Jonathan Leach, Paul Reading, Manuel Spradling | |
| 10:37 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski misses the free throw | 37-33 |
| 10:37 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 10:33 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt is hacked by Joseph Yeager in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Yeager, team foul #5 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (SG) Patrick Orcholski | |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 37-33 |
| 10:07 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 09:44 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Otis Hughes is blocked by Robert Morgan | 37-33 |
| 09:43 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 09:22 | Tennessee | Devon Graham hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 37-36 |
| 09:10 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Yeager - foul #4 on Joseph Yeager, team foul #6 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Craig Hartley (C) Cory Thompson, Robert Morgan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (SG), Paul Reading (PF), Manuel Spradling (C) Joseph Yeager, Devon Graham, Dustin Larrabee | |
| 09:10 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer misses the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 09:10 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 08:51 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling knocks in the floater from the baseline set up by Paul Reading | 38-38 |
| 08:29 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley hits the finger roll | 40-38 |
| 08:04 | Tennessee | Paul Reading misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Farmer - foul #3 on Charles Farmer, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (SG), Mathew Lawson (PF) Michael Merritt, Charles Farmer | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski (SF) William Weissman | |
| 08:04 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 08:04 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 07:42 | Kentucky | James Mills is whistled for a carry | 40-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG) Otis Hughes | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Mills (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mathew Lawson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Craig Hartley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Patrick Orcholski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Paul Reading (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Manuel Spradling (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Tennessee | Paul Reading hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 40-40 |
| 07:16 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley grabs the defensive rebound | 40-40 |
| 06:52 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon drills a fadeaway from the right block and he's fouled by Joseph Yeager - foul #5 on Joseph Yeager, team foul #7 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phil Newsome (SF) James Mills | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (PG), Devon Graham (SG), Dustin Larrabee (C) Joseph Yeager, Jonathan Leach, Manuel Spradling | |
| 06:52 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon misses the free throw | 42-40 |
| 06:52 | Tennessee | Paul Reading snags the defensive board | 42-40 |
| 06:30 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes is called for a charge - foul #1 on Otis Hughes, team foul #8 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (PG) Kyle Cannon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 06:12 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-40 |
| 06:10 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson grabs the offensive board | 42-40 |
| 05:46 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt hits a turnaround from the baseline | 44-40 |
| 05:29 | Tennessee | Devon Graham is hacked by Cory Thompson - foul #2 on Cory Thompson, team foul #3 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Mills (SF), Charles Farmer (PF) Phil Newsome, Mathew Lawson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Weissman (PF), Manuel Spradling (C) Paul Reading, Dustin Larrabee | |
| 05:05 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 44-40 |
| 05:04 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Spradling | 44-40 |
| 04:47 | Tennessee | William Weissman is fouled on the floor by Cory Thompson - foul #3 on Cory Thompson, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Robert Morgan (C) Cory Thompson, Craig Hartley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (SG) Devon Graham | |
| 04:29 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Morgan | 44-40 |
| 04:28 | Tennessee | William Weissman hits the follow up shot | 44-42 |
| 04:00 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Jonathan Leach - foul #1 on Jonathan Leach, team foul #9 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson (PF) Charles Farmer | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Reading (PF) Patrick Orcholski | |
| 04:00 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 04:00 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 03:35 | Tennessee | Paul Reading scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Manuel Spradling | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Mills (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mathew Lawson (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Otis Hughes (fresh) SG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Weissman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Reading (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Manuel Spradling (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Kentucky | Otis Hughes picks off the pass by Kyle Cannon | 46-45 |
| 02:53 | Tennessee | Paul Reading knocks in the floater from close range on a nice dish by Jonathan Leach | 46-47 |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (SG), Craig Hartley (C) Michael Merritt, Robert Morgan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski (SF) William Weissman | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:37 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley misses the lay-in | 46-47 |
| 02:36 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley grabs the offensive rebound | 46-47 |
| 02:29 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Paul Reading - foul #3 on Paul Reading, team foul #10 | 46-47 |
| 02:29 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley misses the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 02:29 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley misses the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 02:29 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Paul Reading | 46-47 |
| 02:13 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-47 |
| 02:04 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 02:03 | Tennessee | Paul Reading gets the rebound | 46-47 |
| 01:37 | Tennessee | Paul Reading's fadeaway is rejected by Craig Hartley | 46-47 |
| 01:36 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson is hacked by Jonathan Leach - foul #2 on Jonathan Leach, team foul #11 | 46-47 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:03 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach is fouled on the floor by Cory Thompson - foul #4 on Cory Thompson, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | James Mills hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Patrick Orcholski - foul #4 on Patrick Orcholski, team foul #12 | 48-47 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | James Mills misses the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | James Mills misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling grabs the defensive rebound | 48-47 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Paul Reading loses the dribble to James Mills | 48-47 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson is hacked by Otis Hughes in the backcourt - foul #2 on Otis Hughes, team foul #13 | 48-47 |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach grabs the board | 49-47 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 49-47 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling is whistled for a carry | 49-47 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Jonathan Leach - foul #3 on Jonathan Leach, team foul #14 | 49-47 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-47 |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Manuel Spradling | 50-47 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 50-47 |