| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darrell Sneller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alec Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Luka Zier (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert McGuirt (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Whaley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Willis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Bower (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Chester Jacobson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Ellis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | William Bower inbounds the ball | 36-21 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Vanderbilt | Chester Jacobson's fadeaway is rejected by Robert McGuirt | 36-21 |
| 19:33 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler grabs the board | 36-21 |
| 19:08 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler misses the jump hook from the baseline | 36-21 |
| 19:07 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler hits the follow up shot | 38-21 |
| 18:46 | Vanderbilt | Chester Jacobson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-21 |
| 18:44 | Vanderbilt | Robert Ellis grabs the offensive rebound | 38-21 |
| 18:36 | Vanderbilt | William Bower knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 38-24 |
| 18:18 | Kentucky | Luka Zier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-24 |
| 18:00 | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 38-26 |
| 17:36 | Kentucky | William Bower picks off the pass by Alec Shelton | 38-26 |
| 17:33 | Vanderbilt | William Bower misses the lay-in | 38-26 |
| 17:31 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler gets the rebound | 38-26 |
| 17:09 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt misses the runner from the right block | 38-26 |
| 17:07 | Vanderbilt | Chester Jacobson grabs the defensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 16:44 | Vanderbilt | Robert McGuirt steals it from Robert Ellis | 38-26 |
| 16:25 | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-26 |
| 16:23 | Vanderbilt | William Bower grabs the defensive rebound | 38-26 |
| 15:54 | Vanderbilt | William Bower hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from David Whaley | 38-29 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darrell Sneller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alec Shelton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Winkler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Luka Zier (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert McGuirt (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Whaley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Willis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Bower (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chester Jacobson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Ellis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler misses badly on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Robert Ellis - foul #2 on Robert Ellis, team foul #1 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), George Staats (SG), John McGrath (PF), Terrell Gustafson (C) Darrell Sneller, Alec Shelton, Luka Zier, Robert McGuirt | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes (PG), Michael Bailey (SG), Bruce Wheeler (SF), Kenneth Howell (PF), Armando Medina (C) David Whaley, Robert Willis, William Bower, Chester Jacobson, Robert Ellis | |
| 15:29 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler misses the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 15:29 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler misses the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 15:29 | Vanderbilt | Armando Medina pulls down the rebound | 38-29 |
| 15:12 | Vanderbilt | Michael Bailey loses the ball out of bounds | 38-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eric Robert (SF) Anthony Winkler | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 14:50 | Kentucky | John McGrath hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Kenneth Howell - foul #2 on Kenneth Howell, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Whaley (PG) Bruce Wheeler | |
| 14:50 | Kentucky | John McGrath misses the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 14:50 | Kentucky | John McGrath makes the 2nd free throw | 39-29 |
| 14:26 | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes is fouled on the floor by John McGrath - foul #1 on John McGrath, team foul #1 | 39-29 |
| 14:16 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Howell comes up short on the shot near the basket | 39-29 |
| 14:14 | Kentucky | John McGrath snags the defensive board | 39-29 |
| 13:47 | Kentucky | Eric Robert misses the 3 from straight away | 39-29 |
| 13:45 | Kentucky | Terrell Gustafson grabs the offensive rebound | 39-29 |
| 13:21 | Kentucky | George Staats hits a jump hook in the lane | 41-29 |
| 13:05 | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by David Whaley | 41-31 |
| 12:37 | Kentucky | Eric Robert knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 44-31 |
| 12:19 | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 44-31 |
| 12:18 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Terrell Gustafson | 44-31 |
| 11:59 | Kentucky | George Staats's pass is intercepted by David Whaley | 44-31 |
| 11:55 | Vanderbilt | David Whaley can't finish the layup | 44-31 |
| 11:54 | Kentucky | John McGrath gets the rebound | 44-31 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Staats (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eric Robert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - John McGrath (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Terrell Gustafson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - David Whaley (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jeff Holmes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Bailey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Howell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Armando Medina (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:40 | Kentucky | George Staats is fouled on the floor by Jeff Holmes - foul #2 on Jeff Holmes, team foul #3 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller (PG), Alec Shelton (SG), Anthony Winkler (SF), Luka Zier (PF), Robert McGuirt (C) John Nam, George Staats, Eric Robert, John McGrath, Terrell Gustafson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Larry McBurrows (PG), Robert Willis (SG), William Bower (SF), Chester Jacobson (PF), Robert Ellis (C) David Whaley, Jeff Holmes, Michael Bailey, Kenneth Howell, Armando Medina | |
| 11:23 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt blows the layup | 44-31 |
| 11:21 | Vanderbilt | Chester Jacobson grabs the board | 44-31 |
| 11:14 | Vanderbilt | Larry McBurrows is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Larry McBurrows, team foul #4 | 44-31 |
| 10:53 | Kentucky | Luka Zier misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Chester Jacobson - foul #1 on Chester Jacobson, team foul #5 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Whaley (PG) Larry McBurrows | |
| 10:53 | Kentucky | Luka Zier makes the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 10:53 | Kentucky | Luka Zier misses the 2nd free throw | 45-31 |
| 10:53 | Vanderbilt | Robert Ellis gets the rebound | 45-31 |
| 10:35 | Vanderbilt | David Whaley misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Anthony Winkler - foul #2 on Anthony Winkler, team foul #2 | 45-31 |
| 10:35 | Vanderbilt | David Whaley makes the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 10:35 | Vanderbilt | David Whaley misses the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 10:35 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Luka Zier | 45-32 |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Robert Ellis - foul #3 on Robert Ellis, team foul #6 | 45-32 |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt makes the 1st free throw | 46-32 |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt misses the 2nd free throw | 46-32 |
| 10:08 | Vanderbilt | Robert Ellis grabs the board | 46-32 |
| 09:44 | Vanderbilt | David Whaley can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-32 |
| 09:42 | Kentucky | Luka Zier grabs the board | 46-32 |
| 09:20 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-32 |
| 09:19 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-32 |
| 09:05 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Luka Zier | 49-32 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:52 | Vanderbilt | Robert Ellis knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 49-34 |
| 08:33 | Kentucky | Luka Zier hits the finger roll | 51-34 |
| 08:14 | Vanderbilt | David Whaley drills a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-36 |
| 07:51 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler is fouled on the floor by Robert Ellis - foul #4 on Robert Ellis, team foul #7 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), George Staats (SG), John McGrath (PF), Terrell Gustafson (C) Darrell Sneller, Alec Shelton, Luka Zier, Robert McGuirt | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes (PG), Michael Bailey (SG), Bruce Wheeler (SF), Kenneth Howell (PF), Armando Medina (C) David Whaley, Robert Willis, William Bower, Chester Jacobson, Robert Ellis | |
| 07:51 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler misses the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 07:51 | Kentucky | John McGrath grabs the offensive board | 51-36 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Staats (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Anthony Winkler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John McGrath (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Terrell Gustafson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jeff Holmes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bruce Wheeler (fresh) PF - Kenneth Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Armando Medina (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Nam | 53-36 |
| 07:21 | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eric Robert (SF) Anthony Winkler | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 06:53 | Kentucky | Kenneth Howell is called for the reach on George Staats - foul #3 on Kenneth Howell, team foul #8 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alec Shelton (SG) Eric Robert | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Whaley (PG), Robert Willis (SG), William Bower (SF) Jeff Holmes, Michael Bailey, Bruce Wheeler | |
| 06:53 | Kentucky | George Staats makes the 1st free throw | 54-36 |
| 06:53 | Kentucky | George Staats makes the 2nd free throw | 55-36 |
| 06:33 | Vanderbilt | John Nam is called for the reach on David Whaley - foul #3 on John Nam, team foul #3 | 55-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller (PG), Luka Zier (PF) John Nam, Terrell Gustafson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Chester Jacobson (PF) Armando Medina | |
| 06:28 | Vanderbilt | Chester Jacobson buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Willis and he's fouled by John McGrath - foul #2 on John McGrath, team foul #4 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt (C) John McGrath | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 06:28 | Vanderbilt | Chester Jacobson misses the free throw | 55-38 |
| 06:28 | Kentucky | Luka Zier gets the rebound | 55-38 |
| 06:01 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 55-38 |
| 05:59 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Robert McGuirt | 55-38 |
| 05:36 | Kentucky | Robert Willis steals it from Robert McGuirt | 55-38 |
| 05:14 | Vanderbilt | David Whaley hits a floater from the left side | 55-40 |
| 04:48 | Kentucky | George Staats clanks a shot near the basket | 55-40 |
| 04:47 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Howell gets the rebound | 55-40 |
| 04:42 | Vanderbilt | William Bower misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-40 |
| 04:40 | Kentucky | Luka Zier pulls down the rebound | 55-40 |
| 04:20 | Kentucky | Luka Zier misses short on a runner from close range | 55-40 |
| 04:18 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Chester Jacobson | 55-40 |
| 04:13 | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 55-40 |
| 04:12 | Vanderbilt | Chester Jacobson grabs the offensive board | 55-40 |
| 03:58 | Vanderbilt | David Whaley comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 55-40 |
| 03:57 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton snags the defensive board | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:52 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), Eric Robert (SG), Anthony Winkler (SF), John McGrath (PF), Terrell Gustafson (C) Darrell Sneller, Alec Shelton, George Staats, Luka Zier, Robert McGuirt | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes (PG), Michael Bailey (SG), Bruce Wheeler (SF), Armando Medina (PF), Paul Fritch (C) David Whaley, Robert Willis, William Bower, Chester Jacobson, Kenneth Howell | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eric Robert (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - John McGrath (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Terrell Gustafson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jeff Holmes (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bruce Wheeler (fresh) PF - Armando Medina (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Fritch (fresh) | |
| 03:44 | Vanderbilt | Michael Bailey comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Eric Robert - foul #1 on Eric Robert, team foul #5 | 55-40 |
| 03:44 | Vanderbilt | Michael Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 55-40 |
| 03:44 | Vanderbilt | Michael Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 03:44 | Kentucky | John McGrath grabs the defensive rebound | 55-40 |
| 03:24 | Kentucky | Paul Fritch swats the layup by John McGrath | 55-40 |
| 03:23 | Vanderbilt | Armando Medina snags the defensive board | 55-40 |
| 03:18 | Vanderbilt | Bruce Wheeler knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Jeff Holmes | 55-42 |
| 02:52 | Kentucky | Armando Medina is called for the reach on John McGrath - foul #1 on Armando Medina, team foul #9 | 55-42 |
| 02:52 | Kentucky | John McGrath misses the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 02:52 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Terrell Gustafson | 55-42 |
| 02:25 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler comes up short on the runner in the lane | 55-42 |
| 02:23 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Michael Bailey | 55-42 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:14 | Vanderbilt | Paul Fritch hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 55-42 |
| 02:12 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to John McGrath | 55-42 |
| 01:46 | Kentucky | John McGrath misses short on a jumper in the lane | 55-42 |
| 01:44 | Vanderbilt | Paul Fritch snags the defensive board | 55-42 |
| 01:26 | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Bruce Wheeler | 55-45 |
| 01:05 | Kentucky | Jeff Holmes steals the ball from John McGrath | 55-45 |
| 00:48 | Vanderbilt | Armando Medina is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Armando Medina, team foul #10 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller (PG), Alec Shelton (SG), Luka Zier (PF), Robert McGuirt (C) John Nam, Eric Robert, John McGrath, Terrell Gustafson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Howell (PF) Paul Fritch | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton is hacked by Michael Bailey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Bailey, team foul #11 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Staats (SF), Terrell Gustafson (C) Anthony Winkler, Robert McGuirt | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Howell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-45 |
| 00:36 | Vanderbilt | Armando Medina gets the offensive rebound | 57-45 |
| 00:33 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Howell hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Whaley (PG), Robert Willis (SG), William Bower (SF), Chester Jacobson (PF), Robert Ellis (C) Jeff Holmes, Michael Bailey, Bruce Wheeler, Kenneth Howell, Armando Medina | |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | George Staats is hacked by David Whaley in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Whaley, team foul #12 | 57-48 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | George Staats makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | George Staats makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:25 | Vanderbilt | Robert Willis misses long on a 3 from straight away | 59-48 |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Luka Zier | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller runs out the clock | 59-48 |