| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Daniel Stoddard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Theodore Shaffer (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Thomas Trudell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Lionel Meyers (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ellis Benoit (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Eric Stublaski (fresh) SG - Bruno Kirtley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Claytor (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dong Huang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Mills (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor inbounds the ball | 24-22 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Kentucky | Dong Huang connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Claytor | 24-25 |
| 19:23 | Vanderbilt | Lionel Meyers connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 26-25 |
| 19:14 | Kentucky | Dong Huang loses the dribble to Daniel Stoddard | 26-25 |
| 18:58 | Vanderbilt | Eric Stublaski is called for the reach on Thomas Trudell - foul #3 on Eric Stublaski, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Geer (PG) Eric Stublaski | |
| 18:36 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Trudell loses the ball out of bounds | 26-25 |
| 18:18 | Kentucky | Robert Mills scores on a jump hook near the basket set up by Charles Geer | 26-27 |
| 18:04 | Vanderbilt | Lionel Meyers drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Daniel Stoddard and he's hacked by Bruno Kirtley - foul #3 on Bruno Kirtley, team foul #2 | 28-27 |
| 18:04 | Vanderbilt | Lionel Meyers makes the free throw | 29-27 |
| 17:57 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley hits a 3 from the left corner | 29-30 |
| 17:31 | Vanderbilt | Theodore Shaffer hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Trudell | 32-30 |
| 17:23 | Kentucky | Charles Geer misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-30 |
| 17:21 | Vanderbilt | Lionel Meyers grabs the board | 32-30 |
| 16:57 | Vanderbilt | Lionel Meyers misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-30 |
| 16:56 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley pulls down the rebound | 32-30 |
| 16:45 | Kentucky | Dong Huang makes the 3 from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 16:41 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Stoddard misses long on a floater from the left side | 32-33 |
| 16:40 | Vanderbilt | Ellis Benoit can't tip it in | 32-33 |
| 16:39 | Kentucky | Charles Geer snags the defensive board | 32-33 |
| 16:33 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 16:31 | Kentucky | Robert Mills tips it home | 32-35 |
| 16:13 | Vanderbilt | Theodore Shaffer clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Bruno Kirtley - foul #4 on Bruno Kirtley, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Douglas Clement (PG), Timothy Gardea (SF), Kevin Johnson (PF), George Barden (C) Daniel Stoddard, Thomas Trudell, Lionel Meyers, Ellis Benoit | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Gilcrease (SG), Lester Behan (PF), Jeremiah Lauber (C) Bruno Kirtley, Dong Huang, Robert Mills | |
| 16:13 | Vanderbilt | Theodore Shaffer makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 16:13 | Vanderbilt | Theodore Shaffer makes the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 15:56 | Kentucky | Jeremiah Lauber blows the layup but he's hacked by Timothy Gardea - foul #2 on Timothy Gardea, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eric Stublaski (PG) Charles Geer | |
| 15:56 | Kentucky | Jeremiah Lauber misses the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 15:56 | Kentucky | Jeremiah Lauber misses the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 15:56 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Gardea snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Douglas Clement (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Theodore Shaffer (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Timothy Gardea (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Johnson (fresh) C - George Barden (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Eric Stublaski (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Richard Gilcrease (fresh) SF - Donald Claytor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lester Behan (fresh) C - Jeremiah Lauber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Vanderbilt | George Barden buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Timothy Gardea | 36-35 |
| 15:30 | Kentucky | Eric Stublaski misses short on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Theodore Shaffer - foul #1 on Theodore Shaffer, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Billy Wright (SG) Theodore Shaffer | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:30 | Kentucky | Eric Stublaski makes the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 15:30 | Kentucky | Eric Stublaski misses the 2nd free throw | 36-36 |
| 15:30 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Johnson snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 15:11 | Vanderbilt | Douglas Clement misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 15:10 | Vanderbilt | George Barden can't tip it in | 36-36 |
| 15:09 | Kentucky | Jeremiah Lauber snags the defensive board | 36-36 |
| 14:49 | Kentucky | Lester Behan connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Eric Stublaski | 36-39 |
| 14:27 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Johnson loses the dribble to Donald Claytor | 36-39 |
| 14:14 | Kentucky | Eric Stublaski hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Richard Gilcrease | 36-41 |
| 13:51 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Gardea clanks a 3 from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 13:50 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Johnson misses the tip | 36-41 |
| 13:49 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Donald Claytor | 36-41 |
| 13:32 | Kentucky | Jeremiah Lauber can't finish the layup | 36-41 |
| 13:31 | Vanderbilt | George Barden gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 13:15 | Vanderbilt | Kevin Johnson is hacked by Lester Behan - foul #1 on Lester Behan, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Daniel Stoddard (PG), Theodore Shaffer (SG), Thomas Trudell (SF), Lionel Meyers (PF), Ellis Benoit (C) Douglas Clement, Billy Wright, Timothy Gardea, Kevin Johnson, George Barden | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Geer (PG), Bruno Kirtley (SG), William McPherson (SF), Dong Huang (PF), Robert Mills (C) Eric Stublaski, Richard Gilcrease, Donald Claytor, Lester Behan, Jeremiah Lauber | |
| 12:48 | Vanderbilt | Dong Huang blocks the jumper by Daniel Stoddard | 36-41 |
| 12:46 | Vanderbilt | Theodore Shaffer tips it in | 38-41 |
| 12:26 | Kentucky | Dong Huang misses the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Daniel Stoddard - foul #2 on Daniel Stoddard, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| 12:26 | Kentucky | Dong Huang misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 12:26 | Kentucky | Dong Huang misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 12:26 | Vanderbilt | Ellis Benoit grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 11:59 | Vanderbilt | Lionel Meyers comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Mills - foul #2 on Robert Mills, team foul #5 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Claytor (SF) William McPherson | |
| 11:59 | Vanderbilt | Lionel Meyers makes the 1st free throw | 39-41 |
| 11:59 | Vanderbilt | Lionel Meyers misses the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 11:59 | Kentucky | Dong Huang grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 11:47 | Kentucky | Robert Mills misses badly on a jump hook from close range | 39-41 |
| 11:46 | Vanderbilt | Theodore Shaffer snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Daniel Stoddard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Theodore Shaffer (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. SF - Thomas Trudell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Lionel Meyers (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Ellis Benoit (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Charles Geer (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Bruno Kirtley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Donald Claytor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Dong Huang (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Robert Mills (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Vanderbilt | Bruno Kirtley steals it from Daniel Stoddard in the backcourt | 39-41 |
| 11:37 | Kentucky | Dong Huang can't finish the layup | 39-41 |
| 11:36 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Trudell grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 11:07 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Trudell comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-41 |
| 11:05 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Stoddard tips it in | 41-41 |
| 10:50 | Kentucky | Dong Huang misses the lay-in | 41-41 |
| 10:49 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Trudell grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 10:34 | Vanderbilt | Theodore Shaffer can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-41 |
| 10:33 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Stoddard pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 10:19 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Stoddard misses long on a floater from the right wing | 41-41 |
| 10:17 | Kentucky | Charles Geer snags the defensive board | 41-41 |
| 09:54 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 09:53 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Daniel Stoddard | 41-41 |
| 09:33 | Vanderbilt | The jump hook by Lionel Meyers is blocked by Dong Huang | 41-41 |
| 09:32 | Kentucky | Robert Mills grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 09:28 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Geer | 41-44 |
| 09:10 | Vanderbilt | Dong Huang picks off the pass by Lionel Meyers | 41-44 |
| 08:46 | Kentucky | Charles Geer hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 08:17 | Vanderbilt | Lionel Meyers clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 41-47 |
| 08:15 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | Robert Mills hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Ellis Benoit - foul #1 on Ellis Benoit, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Douglas Clement (PG), Billy Wright (SG), Timothy Gardea (SF), Kevin Johnson (PF), George Barden (C) Daniel Stoddard, Theodore Shaffer, Thomas Trudell, Lionel Meyers, Ellis Benoit | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eric Stublaski (PG), William McPherson (SF), Lester Behan (PF) Charles Geer, Donald Claytor, Dong Huang | |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | Robert Mills makes the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | Robert Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 07:51 | Vanderbilt | Douglas Clement connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 07:31 | Kentucky | William McPherson hits a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Robert Mills | 44-51 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Douglas Clement (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy Wright (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Gardea (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kevin Johnson (fresh) 3 reb. C - George Barden (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Eric Stublaski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bruno Kirtley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - William McPherson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lester Behan (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Mills (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Gardea misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 44-51 |
| 07:07 | Vanderbilt | George Barden snags the offensive board | 44-51 |
| 06:51 | Vanderbilt | George Barden misses the runner in the lane | 44-51 |
| 06:49 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Mills | 44-51 |
| 06:46 | Kentucky | Douglas Clement steps in front of the Eric Stublaski pass in the backcourt | 44-51 |
| 06:29 | Vanderbilt | Eric Stublaski is called for the reach on Douglas Clement - foul #4 on Eric Stublaski, team foul #6 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Theodore Shaffer (SG), Thomas Trudell (SF) Billy Wright, Timothy Gardea | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeremiah Lauber (C) Robert Mills | |
| 06:16 | Vanderbilt | George Barden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-51 |
| 06:07 | Kentucky | Lester Behan misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 44-51 |
| 06:06 | Kentucky | Jeremiah Lauber grabs the offensive rebound | 44-51 |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | William McPherson misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 44-51 |
| 05:52 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Trudell gets the rebound | 44-51 |
| 05:34 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Trudell is fouled on the floor by Eric Stublaski - foul #5 on Eric Stublaski, team foul #7 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Daniel Stoddard (PG), Lionel Meyers (PF) Douglas Clement, Kevin Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Geer (PG), Donald Claytor (SF), Dong Huang (PF) Eric Stublaski, William McPherson, Lester Behan | |
| 05:34 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Trudell makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 05:34 | Vanderbilt | Thomas Trudell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 05:27 | Kentucky | Jeremiah Lauber makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Donald Claytor | 46-53 |
| 04:58 | Vanderbilt | George Barden scores on a jumper from the left side | 48-53 |
| 04:36 | Kentucky | Charles Geer misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 04:34 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley snags the offensive board | 48-53 |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor is hacked by Thomas Trudell - foul #2 on Thomas Trudell, team foul #5 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Timothy Gardea (SF), Ellis Benoit (C) Thomas Trudell, George Barden | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lester Behan (PF) Dong Huang | |
| 04:08 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor is fouled on the floor by Ellis Benoit - foul #2 on Ellis Benoit, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William McPherson (SF) Donald Claytor | |
| 04:03 | Kentucky | Theodore Shaffer takes the ball from William McPherson | 48-53 |
| 03:41 | Vanderbilt | Theodore Shaffer drills a shot from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 03:22 | Kentucky | Lester Behan can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 50-53 |
| 03:21 | Kentucky | Lester Behan tips it in | 50-55 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Daniel Stoddard (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Theodore Shaffer (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. SF - Timothy Gardea (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lionel Meyers (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Ellis Benoit (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Charles Geer (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Bruno Kirtley (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - William McPherson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lester Behan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremiah Lauber (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Vanderbilt | Theodore Shaffer clanks a 3 from the right corner | 50-55 |
| 03:03 | Kentucky | William McPherson pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-55 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Trudell (SF) Timothy Gardea | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Claytor (SF), Dong Huang (PF), Robert Mills (C) William McPherson, Lester Behan, Jeremiah Lauber | |
| 02:40 | Kentucky | Dong Huang buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Robert Mills | 50-57 |
| 02:16 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Stoddard scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Trudell | 53-57 |
| 02:04 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Geer | 53-59 |
| 02:00 | Vanderbilt | Theodore Shaffer misses the jumper from the left side | 53-59 |
| 01:59 | Vanderbilt | Ellis Benoit hits the follow up shot | 55-59 |
| 01:42 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-59 |
| 01:23 | Vanderbilt | Lionel Meyers drills a driving attempt near the basket | 57-59 |
| 01:02 | Kentucky | Robert Mills can't throw it down | 57-59 |
| 01:00 | Vanderbilt | Ellis Benoit pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 00:31 | Vanderbilt | Lionel Meyers can't connect on a runner in the paint | 57-59 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Charles Geer pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Charles Geer is hacked by Daniel Stoddard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Stoddard, team foul #7 | 57-59 |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Charles Geer makes the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Charles Geer makes the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Stoddard clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-61 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor snags the defensive board | 57-61 |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Stoddard - foul #4 on Daniel Stoddard, team foul #8 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Gilcrease (SG) Bruno Kirtley | |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:17 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Stoddard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 57-63 |
| 00:15 | Vanderbilt | Ellis Benoit pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-63 |
| 00:13 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Stoddard loses the dribble to Robert Mills | 57-63 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-63 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William McPherson (SF), Lester Behan (C) Donald Claytor, Robert Mills | |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | Charles Geer is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Stoddard - foul #5 on Daniel Stoddard, team foul #9 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Douglas Clement (PG) Daniel Stoddard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | Charles Geer makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | Charles Geer makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:05 | Vanderbilt | Theodore Shaffer misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-65 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Charles Geer gets the rebound | 57-65 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 57-65 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Charles Geer runs out the clock | 57-65 |