| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) SG - John Kingston (fresh) SF - Jim Elliott (fresh) PF - John McGrath (fresh) C - Robert McGuirt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jeff Holmes (fresh) SG - Claude Bradley (fresh) SF - Matthew McKeague (fresh) PF - Kenneth Howell (fresh) C - Joshua King (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | John McGrath wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Joshua King - foul #1 on Joshua King, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt misses the 2nd free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Howell snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Vanderbilt | Matthew McKeague knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jeff Holmes | 0-3 |
| 19:03 | Kentucky | Kenneth Howell denies the turnaround by John McGrath | 0-3 |
| 19:01 | Kentucky | John McGrath tips it home | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Jim Elliott - foul #1 on Jim Elliott, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:42 | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:42 | Kentucky | John McGrath gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:20 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt knocks in the turnaround from close range on a great pass from John Nam | 4-4 |
| 18:14 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Howell is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Kenneth Howell, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 17:58 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt connects on the jumper from the left block set up by John Nam | 6-4 |
| 17:37 | Vanderbilt | Robert McGuirt swats the layup by Joshua King | 6-4 |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:20 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt clanks a jump hook from the left block | 6-4 |
| 17:19 | Vanderbilt | Joshua King grabs the defensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 17:05 | Vanderbilt | Matthew McKeague scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Claude Bradley | 6-7 |
| 16:41 | Kentucky | Matthew McKeague steps in front of the John Kingston pass | 6-7 |
| 16:37 | Vanderbilt | Matthew McKeague hits the finger roll | 6-9 |
| 16:14 | Kentucky | John McGrath misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 6-9 |
| 16:13 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt tips it in | 8-9 |
| 15:56 | Vanderbilt | John McGrath picks off the pass by Jeff Holmes | 8-9 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Kingston (fairly fresh) SF - Jim Elliott (fairly fresh) PF - John McGrath (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert McGuirt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jeff Holmes (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Bradley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew McKeague (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Kenneth Howell (fairly fresh) C - Joshua King (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Kentucky | John Nam knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert McGuirt | 11-9 |
| 15:21 | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes clanks a 3 from the right corner | 11-9 |
| 15:19 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew McKeague | 11-9 |
| 15:10 | Vanderbilt | John McGrath swats the layup by Kenneth Howell | 11-9 |
| 15:09 | Kentucky | John McGrath snags the defensive board | 11-9 |
| 14:52 | Kentucky | John McGrath is hacked by Kenneth Howell - foul #2 on Kenneth Howell, team foul #3 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), Anthony Winkler (SG), Noel Snow (SF), Phillip Truesdell (PF), Christopher Bennett (C) John Nam, John Kingston, Jim Elliott, John McGrath, Robert McGuirt | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Sparks (PG), Bruce Wheeler (SF), Armando Medina (PF), Matthew Youngblood (C) Jeff Holmes, Matthew McKeague, Kenneth Howell, Joshua King | |
| 14:23 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by James Sena | 13-9 |
| 14:06 | Vanderbilt | Bruce Wheeler hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Noel Snow - foul #1 on Noel Snow, team foul #2 | 13-9 |
| 14:06 | Vanderbilt | Bruce Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 14:06 | Vanderbilt | Bruce Wheeler makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 13:38 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler is fouled on the floor by Claude Bradley - foul #1 on Claude Bradley, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes (PG) Claude Bradley | |
| 13:17 | Kentucky | Noel Snow comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 13-11 |
| 13:15 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler misses the tip | 13-11 |
| 13:14 | Vanderbilt | Matthew Youngblood pulls down the rebound | 13-11 |
| 13:07 | Vanderbilt | Phillip Truesdell steps in front of the Armando Medina pass | 13-11 |
| 12:51 | Kentucky | James Sena misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Jeff Holmes - foul #1 on Jeff Holmes, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John McGrath (PF), Robert McGuirt (C) Phillip Truesdell, Christopher Bennett | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joshua King (C) Matthew Youngblood | |
| 12:51 | Kentucky | James Sena makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 12:51 | Kentucky | James Sena makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 12:34 | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-11 |
| 12:32 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler pulls down the rebound | 15-11 |
| 12:03 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Sparks - foul #1 on Thomas Sparks, team foul #6 | 15-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), John Kingston (SG), Jim Elliott (SF) James Sena, Anthony Winkler, Noel Snow | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Claude Bradley (SG), Matthew Youngblood (PF) Thomas Sparks, Bruce Wheeler | |
| 12:03 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 12:03 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt makes the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 11:48 | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-14 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Kingston (fresh) SF - Jim Elliott (fresh) PF - John McGrath (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert McGuirt (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jeff Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Bradley (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Armando Medina (fresh) PF - Matthew Youngblood (fresh) C - Joshua King (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Kentucky | John McGrath is hacked by Matthew Youngblood - foul #1 on Matthew Youngblood, team foul #7 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Matthew McKeague (SF) Armando Medina | |
| 11:19 | Kentucky | John McGrath makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 11:19 | Kentucky | John McGrath makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 11:17 | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-14 |
| 10:59 | Kentucky | Claude Bradley picks off the pass by Jim Elliott | 19-14 |
| 10:36 | Vanderbilt | Matthew Youngblood hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Jeff Holmes | 19-16 |
| 10:10 | Kentucky | John Nam can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 19-16 |
| 10:08 | Vanderbilt | Matthew McKeague pulls down the rebound | 19-16 |
| 09:52 | Vanderbilt | Joshua King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-16 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler (SG), Phillip Truesdell (PF), Christopher Bennett (C) John Kingston, John McGrath, Robert McGuirt | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Sparks (PG), Bruce Wheeler (SG), Armando Medina (PF) Jeff Holmes, Claude Bradley, Joshua King | |
| 09:25 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-16 |
| 09:02 | Vanderbilt | Matthew Youngblood comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Phillip Truesdell - foul #1 on Phillip Truesdell, team foul #3 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Snow (SF) Jim Elliott | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 09:02 | Vanderbilt | Matthew Youngblood makes the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 09:02 | Vanderbilt | Matthew Youngblood makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 08:37 | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Armando Medina - foul #1 on Armando Medina, team foul #8 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG) John Nam | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Claude Bradley (SG), James Christen (C) Matthew McKeague, Matthew Youngblood | |
| 08:37 | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell misses the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 08:37 | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 08:19 | Vanderbilt | Armando Medina hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 23-18 |
| 08:17 | Kentucky | Phillip Truesdell grabs the board | 23-18 |
| 07:57 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler connects on the shot from the left side set up by James Sena | 25-18 |
| 07:34 | Vanderbilt | James Christen throws it down on a nice dish by Thomas Sparks and he's fouled by Phillip Truesdell - foul #2 on Phillip Truesdell, team foul #4 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), John Kingston (SG), Jim Elliott (SF), John McGrath (PF), Robert McGuirt (C) James Sena, Anthony Winkler, Noel Snow, Phillip Truesdell, Christopher Bennett | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes (PG), Joshua King (C) Claude Bradley, Armando Medina | |
| 07:34 | Vanderbilt | James Christen makes the free throw | 25-21 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Kingston (fresh) SF - Jim Elliott (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John McGrath (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert McGuirt (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jeff Holmes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Sparks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bruce Wheeler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Christen (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joshua King (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt is called for traveling | 25-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Claude Bradley (SG), Matthew McKeague (SF) Thomas Sparks, Bruce Wheeler | |
| 06:46 | Vanderbilt | James Christen comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on John McGrath - foul #1 on John McGrath, team foul #5 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Matthew Youngblood (SF) Matthew McKeague | |
| 06:46 | Vanderbilt | James Christen makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 06:46 | Vanderbilt | James Christen makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 06:26 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Nam | 27-23 |
| 06:03 | Vanderbilt | Matthew Youngblood's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Sparks (SG), Bruce Wheeler (SF), Armando Medina (PF) Claude Bradley, Matthew Youngblood, James Christen | |
| 05:47 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt can't finish the layup but the foul's on Joshua King - foul #2 on Joshua King, team foul #9 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG) John Nam | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Matthew Youngblood (C) Joshua King | |
| 05:47 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt makes the 1st free throw | 28-23 |
| 05:47 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt makes the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 05:28 | Vanderbilt | The jumper by Thomas Sparks is denied by Jim Elliott | 29-23 |
| 05:27 | Vanderbilt | Matthew Youngblood tips it in | 29-25 |
| 05:22 | Kentucky | James Sena loses the dribble to Jeff Holmes in the backcourt | 29-25 |
| 05:20 | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes lays it in | 29-27 |
| 05:06 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from John McGrath | 31-27 |
| 04:46 | Vanderbilt | Armando Medina misses the lay-in | 31-27 |
| 04:45 | Kentucky | John McGrath gets the rebound | 31-27 |
| 04:24 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 31-27 |
| 04:23 | Vanderbilt | Bruce Wheeler pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| 04:08 | Vanderbilt | Bruce Wheeler is fouled on the floor by Jim Elliott - foul #2 on Jim Elliott, team foul #6 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), Anthony Winkler (SG), Noel Snow (SF), Phillip Truesdell (PF), Christopher Bennett (C) James Sena, John Kingston, Jim Elliott, John McGrath, Robert McGuirt | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Claude Bradley (SG), Matthew McKeague (SF) Thomas Sparks, Bruce Wheeler | |
| 04:01 | Vanderbilt | Matthew Youngblood drills a turnaround from the right block | 31-29 |
| 03:54 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 31-29 |
| 03:53 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Matthew Youngblood | 31-29 |
| 03:35 | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes is fouled on the floor by Christopher Bennett - foul #1 on Christopher Bennett, team foul #7 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Howell (PF), Joshua King (C) Armando Medina, Matthew Youngblood | |
| 03:35 | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 03:35 | Vanderbilt | Jeff Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Noel Snow (fresh) PF - Phillip Truesdell (fresh) 1 pts. C - Christopher Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jeff Holmes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Claude Bradley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew McKeague (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Howell (fresh) C - Joshua King (fresh) | |
| 03:08 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Howell - foul #3 on Kenneth Howell, team foul #10 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John McGrath (PF) Phillip Truesdell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Christen (PF) Kenneth Howell | |
| 03:08 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 03:08 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler misses the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 03:08 | Vanderbilt | James Christen grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 02:51 | Vanderbilt | Claude Bradley loses the dribble to John Nam | 32-31 |
| 02:34 | Kentucky | John Nam's pass is intercepted by James Christen | 32-31 |
| 02:17 | Vanderbilt | Claude Bradley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 32-31 |
| 02:16 | Kentucky | John Nam grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 01:47 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Kingston (SG), Jim Elliott (SF), Robert McGuirt (C) Anthony Winkler, Noel Snow, Christopher Bennett | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Thomas Sparks (PG), Bruce Wheeler (SG), Armando Medina (SF), Matthew Youngblood (PF) Jeff Holmes, Claude Bradley, Matthew McKeague, James Christen | |
| 01:34 | Vanderbilt | Bruce Wheeler connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Armando Medina | 32-33 |
| 01:18 | Kentucky | Armando Medina blocks the jumper by Robert McGuirt | 32-33 |
| 01:17 | Kentucky | John McGrath misses the tip | 32-33 |
| 01:16 | Vanderbilt | Armando Medina grabs the defensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 01:10 | Vanderbilt | Bruce Wheeler is fouled on the floor by John Kingston - foul #1 on John Kingston, team foul #8 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), Phillip Truesdell (PF) John Nam, John McGrath | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 01:10 | Vanderbilt | Bruce Wheeler makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 01:10 | Vanderbilt | Bruce Wheeler misses the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 01:10 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt grabs the board | 32-34 |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Joshua King - foul #3 on Joshua King, team foul #11 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett (PF) Phillip Truesdell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Claude Bradley (SG) Joshua King | |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 00:30 | Vanderbilt | Matthew Youngblood misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 00:29 | Vanderbilt | Armando Medina tips it in | 34-36 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | John Kingston hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | The clock runs out | 34-36 |