| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Edward Johns (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Payne (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Hatfield (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Laurence Mozingo (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| 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 and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-29 |
| 19:32 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee snags the offensive board | 29-29 |
| 19:20 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Randall Mosquera - foul #1 on Randall Mosquera, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| 19:20 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 19:20 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 19:05 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Jerry Lee - foul #2 on Jerry Lee, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 19:05 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 19:05 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera misses the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan grabs the defensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 18:43 | Kentucky | Harold Payne steps in front of the Bill Greenman pass | 31-29 |
| 18:16 | Tennessee | Harold Payne can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 18:15 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee snags the defensive board | 31-29 |
| 17:47 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman is fouled on the floor by Fred Hatfield - foul #3 on Fred Hatfield, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| 17:24 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-29 |
| 17:22 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan tips it home | 33-29 |
| 17:11 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield buries a jumper from the right side | 33-31 |
| 16:44 | Kentucky | Edward Johns steps in front of the Jerry Lee pass | 33-31 |
| 16:21 | Tennessee | Edward Johns hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 33-31 |
| 16:19 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera tips it in | 33-33 |
| 15:50 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee hits the finger roll | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Edward Johns (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Payne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Hatfield (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Laurence Mozingo (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera can't connect on a shot in the lane | 35-33 |
| 15:37 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jon Carnahan | 38-33 |
| 15:03 | Tennessee | Edward Johns connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-36 |
| 14:35 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses the lay-in | 38-36 |
| 14:33 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 14:29 | Tennessee | Edward Johns misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 14:27 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo tips it home | 38-38 |
| 14:08 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), James Leslie (SF), John Jackson (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Gregory Gift, Patrick Grant, Bill Greenman, Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Sanders (SG), Stephen Jones (SF) Harold Payne, Fred Hatfield | |
| 13:56 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones blows the dunk but he's hacked by Nicholas Pegg - foul #3 on Nicholas Pegg, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| 13:56 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones makes the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 13:56 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 13:32 | Kentucky | Edward Johns steals the ball from Richard Johnson | 38-40 |
| 13:08 | Tennessee | Nicholas Pegg is called for the reach on Edward Johns - foul #4 on Nicholas Pegg, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (SG) Nicholas Pegg | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 12:49 | Tennessee | Edward Johns scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 12:41 | Kentucky | John Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 12:25 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 12:23 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones pulls down the rebound | 38-43 |
| 12:08 | Tennessee | Eldridge Kent steals it from Stephen Jones | 38-43 |
| 11:44 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 11:43 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Randall Mosquera | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Leslie (fresh) PF - John Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Edward Johns (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. SF - Stephen Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randall Mosquera (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Laurence Mozingo (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses short on a runner from the right block | 38-43 |
| 11:27 | Tennessee | Edward Johns tips it in | 38-45 |
| 11:00 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-45 |
| 10:54 | Tennessee | Edward Johns comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 41-45 |
| 10:52 | Kentucky | John Jackson snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 10:34 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG), Bill Greenman (SF), Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Patrick Grant, James Leslie, John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Payne (PG), Fred Hatfield (SF), Robert Goss (PF), David Morgan (C) Edward Johns, Stephen Jones, Randall Mosquera, Laurence Mozingo | |
| 10:12 | Tennessee | Harold Payne comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 10:10 | Tennessee | David Morgan hits the follow up shot | 41-47 |
| 09:45 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Gregory Gift | 43-47 |
| 09:29 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders misses the 3 from the left wing | 43-47 |
| 09:27 | Tennessee | Harold Payne grabs the offensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 09:10 | Tennessee | Richard Johnson is called for the reach on David Morgan - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (SG) Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Johns (PG), Stephen Jones (C) Edward Sanders, David Morgan | |
| 08:52 | Tennessee | Jon Carnahan swats the short shot by Stephen Jones | 43-47 |
| 08:50 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan pulls down the rebound | 43-47 |
| 08:23 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant is fouled on the floor by Harold Payne - foul #2 on Harold Payne, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PF) Jerry Lee | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (PF) Stephen Jones | |
| 08:05 | Kentucky | The pull-up jumper by Bill Greenman is blocked by Fred Hatfield | 43-47 |
| 08:04 | Tennessee | Edward Johns gets the rebound | 43-47 |
| 07:50 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield misses long on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Patrick Grant - foul #1 on Patrick Grant, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG), Eldridge Kent (C) Patrick Grant, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo (C) Robert Goss | |
| 07:50 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield misses the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 07:50 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield makes the 2nd free throw | 43-48 |
| 07:23 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 43-48 |
| 07:21 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent tips it back up and in | 45-48 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Edward Johns (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Payne (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Hatfield (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Laurence Mozingo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Fred Hatfield | 45-50 |
| 06:43 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent comes up short on the shot in the paint | 45-50 |
| 06:42 | Tennessee | Harold Payne snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 06:25 | Tennessee | Harold Payne misses the floater from just outside the lane | 45-50 |
| 06:23 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield tips it home | 45-52 |
| 05:59 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Fred Hatfield - foul #4 on Fred Hatfield, team foul #4 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Gregory Gift, John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Edward Sanders (SG), Stephen Jones (SF), Robert Goss (C) Edward Johns, Harold Payne, Fred Hatfield, Laurence Mozingo | |
| 05:59 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 05:59 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 05:46 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Jerry Lee - foul #3 on Jerry Lee, team foul #6 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Leslie (SF) Bill Greenman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 05:46 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 05:46 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 05:27 | Kentucky | Stephen Jones is called for the reach on Nicholas Pegg - foul #1 on Stephen Jones, team foul #5 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Morgan (C) Randall Mosquera | |
| 05:04 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Johnson | 49-54 |
| 04:45 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones can't throw it down | 49-54 |
| 04:44 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan snags the defensive board | 49-54 |
| 04:28 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson misses long on a floater in the paint | 49-54 |
| 04:26 | Tennessee | Robert Goss gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 04:10 | Tennessee | The jump hook by David Morgan is blocked by Jon Carnahan | 49-54 |
| 04:09 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones hits the follow up shot | 49-56 |
| 03:42 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg travels with the ball | 49-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG), Patrick Grant (SG), Bill Greenman (SF) Richard Johnson, Nicholas Pegg, James Leslie | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Johns (PG), Harold Payne (SG), Fred Hatfield (SF), Randall Mosquera (PF), Laurence Mozingo (C) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Edward Sanders, Stephen Jones, Robert Goss, David Morgan | |
| 03:19 | Tennessee | Harold Payne scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Edward Johns | 49-58 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Edward Johns (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Payne (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fred Hatfield (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Laurence Mozingo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:11 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant connects on the floater from the left block set up by Gregory Gift | 51-58 |
| 02:58 | Tennessee | Harold Payne buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-61 |
| 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 and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-61 |
| 02:49 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo snags the defensive board | 51-61 |
| 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) | |
| 02:23 | Tennessee | Edward Johns drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-64 |
| 02:09 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman is fouled on the floor by Fred Hatfield - foul #5 on Fred Hatfield, team foul #6 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Sanders (SF) Fred Hatfield | |
| 01:58 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Harold Payne - foul #3 on Harold Payne, team foul #7 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 01:58 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 01:58 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| 01:43 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders misses long on a floater near the basket | 53-64 |
| 01:41 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman snags the defensive board | 53-64 |
| 01:37 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-64 |
| 01:36 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Randall Mosquera | 53-64 |
| 01:30 | Tennessee | Edward Johns is whistled for traveling | 53-64 |
| 01:08 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee scores on a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Patrick Grant | 55-64 |
| 00:56 | Tennessee | Edward Johns scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Laurence Mozingo | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 55-66 |
| 00:49 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo gets the rebound | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | Jerry Lee takes the ball from Harold Payne | 55-66 |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant knocks in the shot in the paint | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Tennessee | Patrick Grant is called for the reach on Harold Payne in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Grant, team foul #7 | 57-66 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Stephen Jones (PF), David Morgan (C) Randall Mosquera, Laurence Mozingo | |
| 00:15 | Tennessee | Harold Payne misses the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman grabs the defensive rebound | 57-66 |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-66 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | David Morgan snags the defensive board | 57-66 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-66 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Gift - foul #3 on Gregory Gift, team foul #8 | 57-66 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Edward Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Edward Johns snags the offensive board | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Edward Johns runs out the clock | 57-67 |