| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Aaron Hoy (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Tyler Hazard (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Robert Peres (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Larry Morrow (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark McKee (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Nickolas Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Zachary Frey (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - David Coyer (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Robert Peres inbounds the ball | 32-31 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:34 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-31 |
| 19:33 | Tennessee | David Coyer pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 19:14 | Tennessee | Mark McKee misses short on a 3 from straight away | 32-31 |
| 19:12 | Kentucky | Larry Morrow grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 18:49 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy loses the ball out of bounds | 32-31 |
| 18:32 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Mark McKee | 32-33 |
| 18:03 | Kentucky | Nickolas Harrison picks off the pass by Tyler Hazard | 32-33 |
| 17:34 | Tennessee | Nickolas Harrison misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-33 |
| 17:33 | Tennessee | Charles Gregory tips it home | 32-35 |
| 17:10 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Aaron Hoy | 35-35 |
| 17:04 | Tennessee | Mark McKee misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-35 |
| 17:02 | Tennessee | Charles Gregory misses the tip | 35-35 |
| 17:00 | Kentucky | Robert Davis pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 16:32 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-35 |
| 16:30 | Tennessee | Charles Gregory gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 16:17 | Tennessee | Tyler Hazard picks off the pass by Mark McKee | 35-35 |
| 16:14 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy lays it up and in set up by Tyler Hazard | 37-35 |
| 15:56 | Tennessee | Nickolas Harrison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG), William Brock (SG), George Jiron (SF), Thomas Mankowski (PF), Michael Thompson (C) Aaron Hoy, Tyler Hazard, Robert Peres, Robert Davis, Larry Morrow | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Willis (SG) Nickolas Harrison | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Page (fresh) SG - William Brock (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Jiron (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Mankowski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark McKee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Willis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Zachary Frey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Gregory (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - David Coyer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman (PF) Charles Gregory | |
| 15:12 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-35 |
| 15:10 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 14:44 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Lowman swats the dunk try by Michael Thompson | 37-35 |
| 14:42 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski can't tip it in | 37-35 |
| 14:40 | Tennessee | Mark McKee grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 14:26 | Tennessee | Michael Thompson is called for the reach on Mark McKee - foul #2 on Michael Thompson, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Davis (PF) Thomas Mankowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Gingerich (PG), Nickolas Harrison (SG), Robert Shea (SF), Nelson Williams (C) Mark McKee, Michael Willis, Zachary Frey, David Coyer | |
| 14:10 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy (PG), Tyler Hazard (SG), Robert Peres (SF), Larry Morrow (C) James Page, William Brock, George Jiron, Michael Thompson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Charles Gregory (PF) Nelson Williams | |
| 13:53 | Kentucky | Charles Gregory denies the turnaround by Robert Davis | 37-35 |
| 13:52 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 13:34 | Tennessee | Robert Shea makes the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Gregory | 37-37 |
| 13:14 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy scores on a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Robert Peres | 39-37 |
| 12:46 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Tyler Hazard - foul #2 on Tyler Hazard, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG), William Brock (SG), George Jiron (SF), Thomas Mankowski (PF), Michael Thompson (C) Aaron Hoy, Tyler Hazard, Robert Peres, Robert Davis, Larry Morrow | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark McKee (PG), Michael Willis (SG), David Coyer (C) Richard Gingerich, Nickolas Harrison, Charles Gregory | |
| 12:46 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 12:46 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman misses the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 12:46 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 12:18 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Lowman swats the layup by Michael Thompson | 39-38 |
| 12:16 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson tips it back up and in | 41-38 |
| 12:06 | Tennessee | Mark McKee is called for 10 seconds | 41-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Zachary Frey (SF), Victor Nolan (PF) Robert Shea, Jeffrey Lowman | |
| 11:51 | Kentucky | James Page comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Victor Nolan - foul #1 on Victor Nolan, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| 11:51 | Kentucky | James Page makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 11:51 | Kentucky | James Page misses the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 11:51 | Tennessee | Victor Nolan pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Page (fresh) 1 pts. SG - William Brock (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Jiron (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Mankowski (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark McKee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Willis (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Zachary Frey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Victor Nolan (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Coyer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Tennessee | David Coyer hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-38 |
| 11:35 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 11:10 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from George Jiron | 44-38 |
| 11:08 | Tennessee | David Coyer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard (SG), Robert Peres (SF), Robert Davis (PF), Larry Morrow (C) William Brock, George Jiron, Thomas Mankowski, Michael Thompson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Gingerich (PG), Nickolas Harrison (SG), Charles Gregory (PF), Nelson Williams (C) Mark McKee, Michael Willis, Victor Nolan, David Coyer | |
| 10:39 | Kentucky | Larry Morrow drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Peres | 46-38 |
| 10:30 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Gingerich | 46-41 |
| 10:12 | Kentucky | James Page can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Nickolas Harrison - foul #3 on Nickolas Harrison, team foul #2 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy (PG), George Jiron (SF), Michael Thompson (C) Tyler Hazard, Robert Peres, Larry Morrow | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Shea (SF) Zachary Frey | |
| 10:12 | Kentucky | James Page misses the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 10:12 | Kentucky | James Page makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 10:10 | Tennessee | Robert Shea loses the dribble to James Page in the backcourt | 47-41 |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | James Page lays it in | 49-41 |
| 09:51 | Tennessee | Michael Thompson is called for the reach on Robert Shea - foul #3 on Michael Thompson, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Brock (SG), Thomas Mankowski (PF) James Page, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Willis (SG), Jeffrey Lowman (PF), David Coyer (C) Nickolas Harrison, Charles Gregory, Nelson Williams | |
| 09:38 | Tennessee | Aaron Hoy picks off the pass by Robert Shea | 49-41 |
| 09:33 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy banks in the layup | 51-41 |
| 09:28 | Tennessee | Richard Gingerich drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Jeffrey Lowman | 51-43 |
| 09:05 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson drills a floater from the baseline and the foul's on David Coyer - foul #2 on David Coyer, team foul #3 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Peres (SF) George Jiron | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark McKee (PG), Zachary Frey (SF) Richard Gingerich, Robert Shea | |
| 09:05 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson makes the free throw | 54-43 |
| 08:51 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jeffrey Lowman | 54-46 |
| 08:29 | Kentucky | Robert Peres is hacked by Jeffrey Lowman - foul #2 on Jeffrey Lowman, team foul #4 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard (SG), Robert Davis (PF), Larry Morrow (C) William Brock, Thomas Mankowski, Michael Thompson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Nickolas Harrison (SG), Charles Gregory (PF), Nelson Williams (C) Michael Willis, Jeffrey Lowman, David Coyer | |
| 08:05 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-46 |
| 08:04 | Tennessee | Mark McKee grabs the board | 54-46 |
| 07:48 | Tennessee | Larry Morrow swats the layup by Nelson Williams | 54-46 |
| 07:46 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Tyler Hazard | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Aaron Hoy (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler Hazard (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Peres (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Morrow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark McKee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nickolas Harrison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Zachary Frey (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Gregory (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Nelson Williams (fresh) | |
| 07:17 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard is fouled on the floor by Nelson Williams - foul #1 on Nelson Williams, team foul #5 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG), George Jiron (SF), Thomas Mankowski (PF) Aaron Hoy, Robert Peres, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Gingerich (PG), Michael Willis (SG), Robert Shea (SF), David Coyer (C) Mark McKee, Nickolas Harrison, Zachary Frey, Nelson Williams | |
| 07:01 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-46 |
| 06:59 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Charles Gregory | 54-46 |
| 06:55 | Tennessee | Tyler Hazard is called for the reach on Michael Willis in the backcourt - foul #3 on Tyler Hazard, team foul #4 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Brock (SG), Michael Thompson (C) Tyler Hazard, Larry Morrow | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman (PF) Charles Gregory | |
| 06:46 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman is open but misses the lay-in | 54-46 |
| 06:44 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-46 |
| 06:15 | Kentucky | William Brock buries a 3 from straight away | 57-46 |
| 06:13 | Tennessee | William Brock picks off the pass by Michael Willis in the backcourt | 57-46 |
| 05:59 | Kentucky | James Page misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Shea - foul #3 on Robert Shea, team foul #6 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Davis (PF) Thomas Mankowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark McKee (PG), Nelson Williams (C) Richard Gingerich, David Coyer | |
| 05:59 | Kentucky | James Page makes the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 05:59 | Kentucky | James Page makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 05:52 | Tennessee | Mark McKee can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-46 |
| 05:51 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman tips it home | 59-48 |
| 05:29 | Kentucky | James Page drills a turnaround near the basket set up by George Jiron | 61-48 |
| 05:11 | Tennessee | Mark McKee misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-48 |
| 05:10 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to William Brock | 61-48 |
| 04:57 | Kentucky | William Brock is hacked by Nelson Williams - foul #2 on Nelson Williams, team foul #7 | 61-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard (SG), Robert Peres (SF), Larry Morrow (C) James Page, George Jiron, Michael Thompson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Nickolas Harrison (SG), Zachary Frey (SF), Charles Gregory (PF), David Coyer (C) Michael Willis, Robert Shea, Jeffrey Lowman, Nelson Williams | |
| 04:57 | Kentucky | William Brock misses the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 04:57 | Tennessee | David Coyer gets the rebound | 61-48 |
| 04:31 | Tennessee | Mark McKee is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Gregory | 61-51 |
| 04:05 | Kentucky | William Brock can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 61-51 |
| 04:04 | Tennessee | David Coyer gets the rebound | 61-51 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:47 | Tennessee | Charles Gregory comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 61-51 |
| 03:45 | Tennessee | Charles Gregory tips it home | 61-53 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - William Brock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tyler Hazard (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Robert Peres (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Davis (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Morrow (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark McKee (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nickolas Harrison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Zachary Frey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Gregory (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - David Coyer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard is whistled for traveling | 61-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy (PG), George Jiron (SF), Thomas Mankowski (PF) William Brock, Robert Peres, Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Gingerich (PG), Jeffrey Lowman (C) Mark McKee, David Coyer | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:13 | Tennessee | Nickolas Harrison misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 03:11 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman snags the offensive board | 61-53 |
| 02:58 | Tennessee | Jeffrey Lowman jams it set up by Charles Gregory | 61-55 |
| 02:35 | Kentucky | George Jiron hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-55 |
| 02:34 | Tennessee | Charles Gregory snags the defensive board | 61-55 |
| 02:34 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Thompson (C) Larry Morrow | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark McKee (PG), David Coyer (C) Richard Gingerich, Jeffrey Lowman | |
| 02:14 | Tennessee | Mark McKee hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Zachary Frey | 61-58 |
| 01:55 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Aaron Hoy | 64-58 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:50 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-58 |
| 01:48 | Tennessee | Charles Gregory hits the follow up shot | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:21 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski's pass is intercepted by Mark McKee | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:04 | Tennessee | Nickolas Harrison is fouled on the floor by Michael Thompson - foul #4 on Michael Thompson, team foul #5 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Peres (SF), Robert Davis (PF), Larry Morrow (C) George Jiron, Thomas Mankowski, Michael Thompson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:50 | Tennessee | Charles Gregory comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 64-60 |
| 00:49 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Davis | 64-60 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy hits a shot from the left wing and he's fouled by Mark McKee - foul #3 on Mark McKee, team foul #8 | 66-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski (PF) Robert Davis | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy makes the free throw | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:12 | Tennessee | Mark McKee can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-60 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Larry Morrow grabs the board | 67-60 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Larry Morrow is fouled in the backcourt by Mark McKee - foul #4 on Mark McKee, team foul #9 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Davis (PF) Thomas Mankowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Larry Morrow makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Larry Morrow makes the 2nd free throw | 69-60 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Zachary Frey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 69-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski (C) Larry Morrow | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy runs out the clock | 69-60 |