| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) SG - Harold Payne (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edward Johns (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randall Mosquera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Laurence Mozingo (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman inbounds the ball | 30-35 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 19:30 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant tips it in | 30-37 |
| 19:15 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 30-37 |
| 19:13 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera grabs the offensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 19:02 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jon Carnahan - foul #2 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| 19:02 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 19:02 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 18:35 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee drills a jump hook in the lane and the foul's on Randall Mosquera - foul #1 on Randall Mosquera, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| 18:35 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses the free throw | 32-39 |
| 18:35 | Tennessee | Edward Johns gets the rebound | 32-39 |
| 18:15 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-39 |
| 18:13 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 17:46 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Cheng-Gong Xayasith - foul #3 on Cheng-Gong Xayasith, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield (SG) Cheng-Gong Xayasith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:46 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 17:46 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 17:46 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 17:22 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 32-40 |
| 17:20 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 16:51 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Patrick Grant | 32-42 |
| 16:35 | Tennessee | Patrick Grant steals the ball from Harold Payne | 32-42 |
| 16:23 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Randall Mosquera - foul #2 on Randall Mosquera, team foul #3 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Sanders (PG) Harold Payne | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG), James Leslie (SF), Eldridge Kent (C) Patrick Grant, Bill Greenman, Jon Carnahan | |
| 16:23 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 16:23 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 16:23 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera snags the defensive board | 32-42 |
| 16:03 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera is hacked by Eldridge Kent - foul #1 on Eldridge Kent, team foul #2 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PF) Jerry Lee | |
| 15:48 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera banks in the layup set up by Edward Sanders | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Edward Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Fred Hatfield (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Johns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Laurence Mozingo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Leslie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Jackson (fresh) C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-45 |
| 15:01 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo buries a turnaround from the right block | 36-45 |
| 14:40 | Kentucky | Fred Hatfield blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Richard Johnson | 36-45 |
| 14:38 | Kentucky | James Leslie gets the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 14:25 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Nicholas Pegg, team foul #3 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Harold Payne (SG) Edward Sanders, Fred Hatfield | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), Bill Greenman (SF), Jon Carnahan (C) Richard Johnson, James Leslie, Eldridge Kent | |
| 14:09 | Tennessee | Harold Payne hits a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Cheng-Gong Xayasith | 38-45 |
| 13:40 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Nicholas Pegg | 38-47 |
| 13:34 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera clanks a jump hook in the lane | 38-47 |
| 13:33 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera grabs the offensive rebound | 38-47 |
| 13:24 | Tennessee | Edward Johns comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 38-47 |
| 13:22 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg pulls down the rebound | 38-47 |
| 13:06 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-47 |
| 13:05 | Kentucky | John Jackson tips it but misses | 38-47 |
| 13:03 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant tips it in | 38-49 |
| 12:49 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 38-49 |
| 12:48 | Kentucky | John Jackson gets the rebound | 38-49 |
| 12:29 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-49 |
| 12:28 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo pulls down the rebound | 38-49 |
| 12:14 | Tennessee | Edward Johns is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Pegg - foul #2 on Nicholas Pegg, team foul #4 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Goss (PF), Stephen Jones (C) Randall Mosquera, Laurence Mozingo | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Jerry Lee (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Nicholas Pegg, John Jackson, Jon Carnahan | |
| 11:55 | Tennessee | Harold Payne hits a fadeaway from the left side | 40-49 |
| 11:31 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson is fouled on the floor by Robert Goss - foul #1 on Robert Goss, team foul #4 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Leslie (SF) Bill Greenman | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Payne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Johns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Goss (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Jones (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Leslie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 40-51 |
| 11:00 | Tennessee | Edward Johns is hacked by James Leslie - foul #2 on James Leslie, team foul #5 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Sanders (PG), Fred Hatfield (SG), Randall Mosquera (PF) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Harold Payne, Edward Johns | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan (C) Eldridge Kent | |
| 10:50 | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield loses the ball out of bounds | 40-51 |
| 10:28 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 40-51 |
| 10:26 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera snags the defensive board | 40-51 |
| 10:06 | Tennessee | Robert Goss scores on a runner from the baseline | 42-51 |
| 09:45 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jerry Lee, team foul #6 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Harold Payne (SG), Edward Johns (SF), Laurence Mozingo (C) Edward Sanders, Fred Hatfield, Stephen Jones, Robert Goss | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG), Bill Greenman (SF) Patrick Grant, James Leslie | |
| 09:36 | Tennessee | Edward Johns connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Randall Mosquera | 45-51 |
| 09:10 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan misses the floater from the baseline | 45-51 |
| 09:08 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 08:45 | Tennessee | Richard Johnson is called for the reach on Cheng-Gong Xayasith - foul #3 on Richard Johnson, team foul #7 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Goss (PF) Randall Mosquera | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (PF), Eldridge Kent (C) Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| 08:45 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 08:45 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 08:32 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman travels with the ball | 47-51 |
| 08:22 | Tennessee | Edward Johns misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-51 |
| 08:21 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo snags the offensive board | 47-51 |
| 08:16 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Goss and the foul's on Eldridge Kent - foul #2 on Eldridge Kent, team foul #8 | 49-51 |
| 08:16 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses the free throw | 49-51 |
| 08:16 | Kentucky | John Jackson pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 07:58 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent's fadeaway is rejected by Laurence Mozingo | 49-51 |
| 07:57 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo pulls down the rebound | 49-51 |
| 07:37 | Tennessee | Nicholas Pegg picks off the pass by Robert Goss | 49-51 |
| 07:15 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Harold Payne - foul #1 on Harold Payne, team foul #5 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield (SG), Randall Mosquera (PF) Cheng-Gong Xayasith, Laurence Mozingo | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), Jon Carnahan (C) Richard Johnson, Eldridge Kent | |
| 07:15 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the free throw | 49-54 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Harold Payne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fred Hatfield (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Johns (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Goss (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 9 pts. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 06:53 | Tennessee | Jon Carnahan is called for the reach on Robert Goss - foul #3 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #9 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Sanders (PG), Stephen Jones (SF) Harold Payne, Edward Johns | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jerry Lee (PF) John Jackson | |
| 06:53 | Tennessee | Robert Goss makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 06:53 | Tennessee | Robert Goss misses the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 06:53 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jerry Lee | 50-54 |
| 06:32 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 50-54 |
| 06:30 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 06:06 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Patrick Grant | 50-57 |
| 05:46 | Tennessee | Jerry Lee is called for the reach on Stephen Jones - foul #2 on Jerry Lee, team foul #10 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith (PG), Harold Payne (SG), Laurence Mozingo (C) Edward Sanders, Fred Hatfield, Robert Goss | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), James Leslie (SF) Nicholas Pegg, Bill Greenman | |
| 05:46 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones misses the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 05:46 | Tennessee | Stephen Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:24 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant double dribbles | 51-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Edward Johns (SF) Stephen Jones | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent (C) Jon Carnahan | |
| 05:10 | Tennessee | Edward Johns loses the dribble to Richard Johnson | 51-57 |
| 04:46 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-57 |
| 04:45 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith snags the defensive board | 51-57 |
| 04:25 | Tennessee | Edward Johns hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 51-57 |
| 04:23 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent pulls down the rebound | 51-57 |
| 04:03 | Kentucky | Randall Mosquera steps in front of the Eldridge Kent pass | 51-57 |
| 03:50 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo misses the lay-in | 51-57 |
| 03:49 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent grabs the defensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 03:25 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Leslie | 51-60 |
| 03:12 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 51-60 |
| 03:11 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera can't tip it in | 51-60 |
| 03:10 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent grabs the defensive rebound | 51-60 |
| 03:10 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG), Bill Greenman (SF), John Jackson (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Patrick Grant, James Leslie, Jerry Lee, Eldridge Kent | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Cheng-Gong Xayasith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Harold Payne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Edward Johns (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randall Mosquera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - Laurence Mozingo (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | A charge is called on Richard Johnson - foul #4 on Richard Johnson, team foul #11 | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:30 | Tennessee | Edward Johns misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Bill Greenman - foul #3 on Bill Greenman, team foul #12 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Goss (PF) Randall Mosquera | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:30 | Tennessee | Edward Johns makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 02:30 | Tennessee | Edward Johns makes the 2nd free throw | 53-60 |
| 02:24 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera (PF) Robert Goss | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (SG), Jerry Lee (PF) Nicholas Pegg, John Jackson | |
| 02:01 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee can't finish the layup | 53-60 |
| 01:59 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| 01:47 | Tennessee | Randall Mosquera hits a floater in the paint | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:18 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 55-60 |
| 01:17 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Harold Payne | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:15 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith double dribbles in the backcourt | 55-60 |
| 01:00 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 55-60 |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Johnson | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Cheng-Gong Xayasith is called for the reach on Richard Johnson - foul #4 on Cheng-Gong Xayasith, team foul #6 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Leslie (SF) Jerry Lee | |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | Harold Payne is called for the reach on Bill Greenman - foul #2 on Harold Payne, team foul #7 | 55-60 |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 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) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Tennessee | Cheng-Gong Xayasith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-62 |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Harold Payne is called for the reach on James Leslie in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harold Payne, team foul #8 | 55-62 |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | James Leslie makes the 1st free throw | 55-63 |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | James Leslie makes the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Edward Johns is whistled for a carry | 55-64 |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant is fouled in the backcourt by Cheng-Gong Xayasith - foul #5 on Cheng-Gong Xayasith, team foul #9 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Hatfield (SG) Cheng-Gong Xayasith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:35 | Tennessee | Jon Carnahan takes the ball from Laurence Mozingo | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | James Leslie hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-66 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Laurence Mozingo pulls down the rebound | 55-66 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Edward Johns makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Fred Hatfield | 58-66 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Richard Johnson runs out the clock | 58-66 |