| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darrell Sneller (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Alec Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Luka Zier (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert McGuirt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - William Kershner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tom Finkbeiner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Holman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Federico Greco (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Ernesto Juarez (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Marvin Holman inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Tennessee | Ernesto Juarez hits a wide open shot from close range on a nice dish by William Kershner | 34-35 |
| 19:11 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Darrell Sneller | 37-35 |
| 18:56 | Tennessee | Federico Greco comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 37-35 |
| 18:55 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 18:31 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler's layup is rejected by Federico Greco | 37-35 |
| 18:29 | Tennessee | Federico Greco snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 18:24 | Tennessee | Marvin Holman is whistled for a carry | 37-35 |
| 18:11 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler hits a turnaround from close range set up by Darrell Sneller | 39-35 |
| 17:54 | Tennessee | Ernesto Juarez misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 39-35 |
| 17:53 | Tennessee | Federico Greco gets the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 17:40 | Tennessee | William Kershner hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 17:39 | Tennessee | Federico Greco hits the follow up shot | 39-37 |
| 17:24 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 17:22 | Tennessee | Ernesto Juarez gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 17:17 | Tennessee | Tom Finkbeiner misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Alec Shelton - foul #1 on Alec Shelton, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harvey Hill (SG) William Kershner | |
| 17:17 | Tennessee | Tom Finkbeiner makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 17:17 | Tennessee | Tom Finkbeiner misses the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 17:17 | Kentucky | Luka Zier pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 16:58 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler scores on a floater near the basket set up by Darrell Sneller | 41-38 |
| 16:46 | Tennessee | Marvin Holman double dribbles | 41-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), George Staats (SF), John McGrath (PF), Terrell Gustafson (C) Darrell Sneller, Anthony Winkler, Luka Zier, Robert McGuirt | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:36 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 16:20 | Tennessee | John McGrath denies the turnaround by Harvey Hill | 44-38 |
| 16:19 | Kentucky | Terrell Gustafson grabs the board | 44-38 |
| 15:50 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-38 |
| 15:49 | Kentucky | George Staats pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alec Shelton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Staats (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John McGrath (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Terrell Gustafson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Tom Finkbeiner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey Hill (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Marvin Holman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Federico Greco (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernesto Juarez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-38 |
| 15:32 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Marvin Holman | 44-38 |
| 15:15 | Tennessee | Ernesto Juarez comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-38 |
| 15:13 | Tennessee | Harvey Hill grabs the offensive board | 44-38 |
| 14:55 | Tennessee | Harvey Hill is fouled on the floor by Alec Shelton - foul #2 on Alec Shelton, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller (PG), Anthony Winkler (SF), Luka Zier (PF), Robert McGuirt (C) John Nam, Alec Shelton, John McGrath, Terrell Gustafson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Kershner (PG) Harvey Hill | |
| 14:29 | Tennessee | Federico Greco misses long on a runner from the left block | 44-38 |
| 14:27 | Tennessee | Marvin Holman hits the follow up shot | 44-40 |
| 14:18 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Federico Greco - foul #2 on Federico Greco, team foul #1 | 44-40 |
| 14:18 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler misses the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 14:18 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 13:50 | Tennessee | Ernesto Juarez is whistled for a carry | 45-40 |
| 13:33 | Kentucky | Luka Zier misses short on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Federico Greco - foul #3 on Federico Greco, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eric Robert (SG) George Staats | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 13:33 | Kentucky | Luka Zier misses the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 13:33 | Kentucky | Luka Zier makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 13:17 | Tennessee | Federico Greco banks in the layup | 46-42 |
| 12:48 | Kentucky | Federico Greco swats the layup by Luka Zier | 46-42 |
| 12:47 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 12:30 | Kentucky | Luka Zier drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Darrell Sneller | 48-42 |
| 12:12 | Tennessee | Marvin Holman splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 12:10 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Darrell Sneller | 48-42 |
| 11:50 | Kentucky | Eric Robert misses the 3 from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 11:49 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to William Kershner | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darrell Sneller (fresh) 8 ast. SG - Eric Robert (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Winkler (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luka Zier (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert McGuirt (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - William Kershner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tom Finkbeiner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Holman (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Federico Greco (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Ernesto Juarez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Tennessee | Tom Finkbeiner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), Alec Shelton (SG), George Staats (SF), John McGrath (PF), Terrell Gustafson (C) Darrell Sneller, Eric Robert, Anthony Winkler, Luka Zier, Robert McGuirt | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harvey Hill (SG), William Adams (SF), Jefferey Hinkle (PF) William Kershner, Marvin Holman, Federico Greco | |
| 11:09 | Kentucky | John McGrath is fouled on the floor by Jefferey Hinkle - foul #1 on Jefferey Hinkle, team foul #3 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Brian Zets (C) Ernesto Juarez | |
| 10:52 | Kentucky | George Staats comes up short on the shot from the left block | 48-42 |
| 10:51 | Tennessee | William Adams gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 10:44 | Tennessee | William Adams misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-42 |
| 10:42 | Kentucky | George Staats grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 10:24 | Kentucky | George Staats comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on William Adams - foul #1 on William Adams, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller (PG), Luka Zier (PF) John Nam, Terrell Gustafson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Marijan Zadd (PG), Ernesto Juarez (C) Tom Finkbeiner, Brian Zets | |
| 10:24 | Kentucky | George Staats makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 10:24 | Kentucky | George Staats misses the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 10:24 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jefferey Hinkle | 49-42 |
| 10:03 | Tennessee | Marijan Zadd scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Harvey Hill | 49-44 |
| 09:34 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Darrell Sneller | 52-44 |
| 09:14 | Tennessee | Marijan Zadd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 52-44 |
| 09:13 | Tennessee | Ernesto Juarez can't tip it in | 52-44 |
| 09:12 | Kentucky | George Staats grabs the board | 52-44 |
| 08:54 | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller is fouled on the floor by Marijan Zadd - foul #1 on Marijan Zadd, team foul #5 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler (SF), Robert McGuirt (C) George Staats, John McGrath | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Kershner (PG), Tom Finkbeiner (SG), Marvin Holman (SF), Federico Greco (PF) Marijan Zadd, Harvey Hill, William Adams, Jefferey Hinkle | |
| 08:38 | Kentucky | Luka Zier's fadeaway is rejected by Marvin Holman | 52-44 |
| 08:36 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton tips it but misses | 52-44 |
| 08:34 | Kentucky | Luka Zier can't tip it in | 52-44 |
| 08:32 | Tennessee | Federico Greco pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 08:15 | Tennessee | Tom Finkbeiner misses badly on the uncontested floater from the left wing | 52-44 |
| 08:13 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton snags the defensive board | 52-44 |
| 07:57 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt misses the runner near the basket | 52-44 |
| 07:55 | Kentucky | Luka Zier tips it in | 54-44 |
| 07:38 | Tennessee | Tom Finkbeiner can't finish the uncontested layup | 54-44 |
| 07:36 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton grabs the defensive rebound | 54-44 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darrell Sneller (fairly fresh) 9 ast. SG - Alec Shelton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luka Zier (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert McGuirt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - William Kershner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tom Finkbeiner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Holman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Federico Greco (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Ernesto Juarez (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 54-44 |
| 07:05 | Tennessee | Federico Greco grabs the board | 54-44 |
| 06:55 | Tennessee | Ernesto Juarez loses the dribble to Darrell Sneller | 54-44 |
| 06:28 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 54-44 |
| 06:26 | Tennessee | Federico Greco grabs the defensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 06:14 | Tennessee | Marvin Holman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 06:12 | Kentucky | Luka Zier grabs the board | 54-44 |
| 05:43 | Kentucky | Federico Greco swats the short shot by Anthony Winkler | 54-44 |
| 05:41 | Tennessee | Ernesto Juarez pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 05:32 | Tennessee | Federico Greco splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 54-44 |
| 05:30 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert McGuirt | 54-44 |
| 05:01 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt drills a jump hook from the right block set up by Darrell Sneller | 56-44 |
| 04:55 | Tennessee | William Kershner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), George Staats (SG), Eric Robert (SF), John McGrath (PF), Terrell Gustafson (C) Darrell Sneller, Alec Shelton, Anthony Winkler, Luka Zier, Robert McGuirt | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harvey Hill (SG), Jefferey Hinkle (PF), Brian Zets (C) William Kershner, Federico Greco, Ernesto Juarez | |
| 04:34 | Kentucky | Eric Robert drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:20 | Tennessee | Tom Finkbeiner buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Marvin Holman | 59-46 |
| 04:00 | Kentucky | Jefferey Hinkle denies the turnaround by George Staats | 59-46 |
| 03:58 | Kentucky | John McGrath misses the tip | 59-46 |
| 03:56 | Tennessee | Jefferey Hinkle grabs the defensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 03:40 | Tennessee | Jefferey Hinkle knocks in the shot in the paint and the foul's on John McGrath - foul #3 on John McGrath, team foul #3 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Marijan Zadd (PG), William Adams (SF) Tom Finkbeiner, Marvin Holman | |
| 03:40 | Tennessee | Jefferey Hinkle makes the free throw | 59-49 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 1 ast. SG - George Staats (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. SF - Eric Robert (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John McGrath (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Terrell Gustafson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Marijan Zadd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harvey Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Adams (fresh) PF - Jefferey Hinkle (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Zets (fresh) | |
| 03:22 | Kentucky | John McGrath blows the layup | 59-49 |
| 03:20 | Tennessee | Jefferey Hinkle snags the defensive board | 59-49 |
| 03:06 | Tennessee | William Adams hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 59-49 |
| 03:05 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Nam | 59-49 |
| 02:46 | Kentucky | Brian Zets is called for the reach on George Staats - foul #1 on Brian Zets, team foul #6 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler (SF), Robert McGuirt (C) Eric Robert, Terrell Gustafson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Kershner (PG), Tom Finkbeiner (SG), Federico Greco (PF), Ernesto Juarez (C) Marijan Zadd, Harvey Hill, Jefferey Hinkle, Brian Zets | |
| 02:26 | Kentucky | George Staats buries a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by John Nam and the foul's on Tom Finkbeiner - foul #3 on Tom Finkbeiner, team foul #7 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alec Shelton (SG) John Nam | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Marijan Zadd (PG), Carmelo Martinez (SG), Jefferey Hinkle (PF), Brian Zets (C) William Kershner, Tom Finkbeiner, Federico Greco, Ernesto Juarez | |
| 02:26 | Kentucky | George Staats misses the free throw | 61-49 |
| 02:26 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jefferey Hinkle | 61-49 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:12 | Tennessee | Marijan Zadd misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on George Staats - foul #3 on George Staats, team foul #4 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harvey Hill (SG) Carmelo Martinez | |
| 02:12 | Tennessee | Marijan Zadd makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 02:12 | Tennessee | Marijan Zadd makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 01:54 | Kentucky | Brian Zets takes the ball from John McGrath | 61-51 |
| 01:34 | Tennessee | William Adams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-51 |
| 01:32 | Kentucky | John McGrath grabs the defensive rebound | 61-51 |
| 01:15 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler lays it up and in on a nice dish by Alec Shelton | 63-51 |
| 00:54 | Tennessee | Harvey Hill can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 63-51 |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Jefferey Hinkle tips it home | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | Marijan Zadd is called for the reach on George Staats in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marijan Zadd, team foul #8 | 63-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller (PG), Luka Zier (PF), Terrell Gustafson (C) Anthony Winkler, John McGrath, Robert McGuirt | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | George Staats makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | George Staats makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 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) | |
| 00:46 | Tennessee | The pull-up jumper by William Adams is blocked by George Staats | 65-53 |
| 00:45 | Tennessee | Jefferey Hinkle grabs the offensive board | 65-53 |
| 00:41 | Tennessee | William Adams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-53 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller grabs the board | 65-53 |
| 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Darrell Sneller | 67-53 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | William Adams connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 67-56 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller runs out the clock | 67-56 |