| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Francis (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Timothy Curry (fresh) 2 ast. PF - John Broussard (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Hersom (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman inbounds the ball | 24-27 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-30 |
| 19:03 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-30 |
| 19:02 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee snags the defensive board | 24-30 |
| 18:44 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant double dribbles | 24-30 |
| 18:19 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-30 |
| 18:18 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jon Carnahan | 24-30 |
| 17:49 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-30 |
| 17:47 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 17:26 | Kentucky | John Broussard steals the ball from Bill Greenman | 24-30 |
| 17:02 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 24-30 |
| 17:01 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee pulls down the rebound | 24-30 |
| 16:33 | Kentucky | Timothy Curry steps in front of the Bill Greenman pass | 24-30 |
| 16:29 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-30 |
| 16:28 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan grabs the defensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 16:07 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Gregory Gift | 24-33 |
| 15:44 | Vanderbilt | Jon Carnahan picks off the pass by John Hersom | 24-33 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Francis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Timothy Curry (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - John Broussard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - John Hersom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jerry Lee (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:15 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the floater from close range set up by Patrick Grant | 24-35 |
| 14:56 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Curry clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-35 |
| 14:55 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson tips it home | 26-35 |
| 14:34 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Bill Greenman | 26-37 |
| 14:07 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Grant is called for the reach on John Hersom - foul #1 on Patrick Grant, team foul #1 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin (SF) Timothy Curry | |
| 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 | |
| 13:47 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard scores on a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Gary Francis and he's hacked by John Jackson - foul #2 on John Jackson, team foul #2 | 28-37 |
| 13:47 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard makes the free throw | 29-37 |
| 13:27 | Kentucky | John Jackson makes the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Leslie | 29-40 |
| 13:00 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard comes up short on the floater from the left side | 29-40 |
| 12:58 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 12:39 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-40 |
| 12:38 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom grabs the board | 29-40 |
| 12:17 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Hersom | 32-40 |
| 11:56 | Kentucky | James Leslie misses badly on a floater from the right side | 32-40 |
| 11:54 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent grabs the offensive board | 32-40 |
| 11:32 | Kentucky | John Jackson drills a jumper from the right side | 32-42 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Francis (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Holguin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Broussard (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Hersom (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Leslie (fresh) 2 ast. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Vanderbilt | Nicholas Pegg is called for the reach on Gary Francis - foul #1 on Nicholas Pegg, team foul #3 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson (SG), Timothy Curry (SF), Richard Thornton (PF), Joseph Poindexter (C) Gary Francis, Jerry Holguin, John Broussard, John Hersom | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG), Bill Greenman (SF), Jon Carnahan (C) Richard Johnson, James Leslie, Eldridge Kent | |
| 10:49 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-42 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (SG), Jerry Lee (PF) Nicholas Pegg, John Jackson | |
| 10:21 | Kentucky | Timothy Curry is called for the reach on Bill Greenman - foul #1 on Timothy Curry, team foul #1 | 32-42 |
| 10:01 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee clanks a jump hook near the basket | 32-42 |
| 10:00 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee tips it in | 32-44 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:50 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Poindexter hits a runner from the right block set up by Richard Thornton and he's fouled by Jon Carnahan - foul #1 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #4 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin (SF) James Jackson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent (C) Jon Carnahan | |
| 09:50 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Poindexter makes the free throw | 35-44 |
| 09:30 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee knocks in the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Patrick Grant | 35-46 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:06 | Vanderbilt | Patrick Grant is called for the reach on Timothy Curry - foul #2 on Patrick Grant, team foul #5 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Jackson (PG), Gary Francis (SG), John Hersom (C) Gerald Johnson, Jerry Holguin, Joseph Poindexter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Leslie (SF), John Jackson (PF) Bill Greenman, Jerry Lee | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:48 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Curry is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Timothy Curry, team foul #2 | 35-46 |
| 08:25 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift's pass is intercepted by John Hersom | 35-46 |
| 08:11 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 35-46 |
| 08:09 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Timothy Curry | 35-46 |
| 07:58 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton scores on a jumper from the left wing | 37-46 |
| 07:33 | Kentucky | James Leslie is hacked by Gary Francis - foul #2 on Gary Francis, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin (SF), John Broussard (PF) Timothy Curry, Richard Thornton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), Bill Greenman (SF), Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Gregory Gift, Patrick Grant, James Leslie, John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| 07:20 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-46 |
| 07:19 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-46 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Francis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Holguin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Broussard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Hersom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-46 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson (PG) James Jackson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:32 | Vanderbilt | Richard Johnson is called for the reach on Gary Francis - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #6 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Timothy Curry (SF), Richard Thornton (C) Jerry Holguin, John Hersom | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:09 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Curry misses short on a floater from the left wing | 37-46 |
| 06:08 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 05:42 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-46 |
| 05:41 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis gets the rebound | 37-46 |
| 05:15 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard misses badly on a shot from the left block | 37-46 |
| 05:14 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Curry grabs the offensive rebound | 37-46 |
| 04:53 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Gerald Johnson | 40-46 |
| 04:51 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-46 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Jackson (PG), John Hersom (C) Gerald Johnson, Richard Thornton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG), Patrick Grant (SG) Richard Johnson, Nicholas Pegg | |
| 04:29 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman scores on a floater from the right wing set up by Jerry Lee | 40-48 |
| 04:00 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Gary Francis | 42-48 |
| 03:34 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift is hacked by Gary Francis - foul #3 on Gary Francis, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin (SF) Gary Francis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PF) Jerry Lee | |
| 03:14 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 03:13 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift grabs the offensive rebound | 42-48 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Timothy Curry (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jerry Holguin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Broussard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - John Hersom (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-48 |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | John Jackson tips it back up and in | 42-50 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:35 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson is hacked by Bill Greenman - foul #2 on Bill Greenman, team foul #7 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton (PF) John Broussard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Leslie (SF) Bill Greenman | |
| 02:35 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 02:35 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 02:31 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 44-50 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis (SG), John Broussard (PF) Jerry Holguin, Richard Thornton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (SF), Jerry Lee (PF) James Leslie, John Jackson | |
| 02:06 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by Gregory Gift | 44-52 |
| 01:54 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-52 |
| 01:53 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee gets the rebound | 44-52 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:34 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Hersom - foul #2 on John Hersom, team foul #5 | 44-52 |
| 01:34 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 01:34 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 01:34 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Timothy Curry | 44-53 |
| 01:23 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Broussard | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-53 |
| 00:55 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom grabs the defensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bill Greenman - foul #3 on Bill Greenman, team foul #8 | 47-53 |
| 00:50 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:50 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan gets the rebound | 48-53 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan is hacked by James Jackson in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Jackson, team foul #6 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), James Leslie (SF) Gregory Gift, Jerry Lee | |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | John Broussard is called for the reach on Bill Greenman - foul #2 on John Broussard, team foul #7 | 48-53 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 00:42 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom drills a runner in the paint set up by Gary Francis | 50-55 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 50-55 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | James Leslie is fouled in the backcourt by James Jackson - foul #4 on James Jackson, team foul #8 | 50-55 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | James Leslie makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | James Leslie misses the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:40 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom gets the rebound | 50-56 |
| 00:33 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John Broussard | 53-56 |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | James Jackson is called for the reach on Richard Johnson in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Jackson, team foul #9 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson (PG) James Jackson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PF) James Leslie | |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 00:32 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:05 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 00:03 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom snags the offensive board | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 53-56 |