| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Francis (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Timothy Curry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - John Broussard (fresh) 4 pts. C - John Hersom (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman inbounds the ball | 33-27 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | John Broussard picks off the pass by Jon Carnahan | 33-27 |
| 19:18 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 19:17 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom tips it in | 33-29 |
| 18:56 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-29 |
| 18:54 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift tips it in | 35-29 |
| 18:31 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 35-29 |
| 18:29 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard tips it home | 35-31 |
| 18:08 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Gift | 37-31 |
| 17:41 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson is hacked by Jerry Lee - foul #2 on Jerry Lee, team foul #1 | 37-31 |
| 17:26 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis loses the dribble to Jon Carnahan | 37-31 |
| 17:09 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gregory Gift | 39-31 |
| 16:45 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Curry misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Bill Greenman - foul #1 on Bill Greenman, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| 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 | Vanderbilt | | |
| 16:45 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Curry makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 16:45 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 16:26 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent is called for traveling | 39-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin (SF) Timothy Curry | |
| 16:11 | Vanderbilt | James Leslie steps in front of the Jerry Holguin pass | 39-33 |
| 15:49 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-33 |
| 15:48 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Leslie (fresh) PF - John Jackson (fresh) C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Francis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jerry Holguin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Broussard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - John Hersom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom loses the ball out of bounds | 39-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG), Patrick Grant (SG), Bill Greenman (SF), Jon Carnahan (C) Richard Johnson, Nicholas Pegg, James Leslie, Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Timothy Curry (SF) Jerry Holguin | |
| 15:05 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan's layup is rejected by John Broussard | 39-33 |
| 15:03 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard grabs the defensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 14:42 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 14:41 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jon Carnahan | 39-33 |
| 14:39 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift is fouled in the backcourt by James Jackson - foul #2 on James Jackson, team foul #1 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jerry Lee (PF) John Jackson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 14:19 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Gregory Gift and he's fouled by John Broussard - foul #2 on John Broussard, team foul #2 | 41-33 |
| 14:19 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the free throw | 41-33 |
| 14:19 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom grabs the board | 41-33 |
| 13:51 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 13:50 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 13:26 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on James Jackson - foul #3 on James Jackson, team foul #3 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG), Eldridge Kent (C) Patrick Grant, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton (PF) John Broussard | |
| 13:26 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 13:26 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift makes the 2nd free throw | 43-33 |
| 13:03 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Curry misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-33 |
| 13:02 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 12:37 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses long on a runner from close range | 43-33 |
| 12:35 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 12:12 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-33 |
| 12:11 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Curry grabs the offensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 11:48 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton's floater is tipped away by Eldridge Kent | 43-33 |
| 11:46 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent grabs the board | 43-33 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gregory Gift (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jerry Lee (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Francis (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Timothy Curry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Thornton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hersom (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses the floater in the lane | 43-33 |
| 11:21 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent snags the offensive board | 43-33 |
| 10:52 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-33 |
| 10:51 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton pulls down the rebound | 43-33 |
| 10:32 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-33 |
| 10:30 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent grabs the board | 43-33 |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 43-33 |
| 10:07 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg can't tip it in | 43-33 |
| 10:06 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-33 |
| 09:48 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift is fouled on the floor by Timothy Curry - foul #2 on Timothy Curry, team foul #4 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), Patrick Grant (SG), James Leslie (SF), John Jackson (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Gregory Gift, Nicholas Pegg, Bill Greenman, Jerry Lee, Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson (PG), Keith Lee (SG), Jerry Holguin (SF), John Broussard (PF) James Jackson, Gary Francis, Timothy Curry, John Hersom | |
| 09:24 | Kentucky | John Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-33 |
| 08:58 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 43-33 |
| 08:57 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Jackson | 43-33 |
| 08:53 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant is hacked by Richard Thornton - foul #2 on Richard Thornton, team foul #5 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Jackson (PG) Keith Lee | |
| 08:31 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Johnson | 46-33 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:22 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin is hacked by James Leslie - foul #1 on James Leslie, team foul #3 | 46-33 |
| 08:02 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on James Leslie - foul #2 on James Leslie, team foul #4 | 46-33 |
| 08:02 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin misses the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 08:02 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin misses the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 08:02 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan pulls down the rebound | 46-33 |
| 07:45 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Patrick Grant and he's fouled by Richard Thornton - foul #3 on Richard Thornton, team foul #6 | 48-33 |
| 07:45 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan misses the free throw | 48-33 |
| 07:45 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard grabs the board | 48-33 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Leslie (fresh) PF - John Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Jackson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gerald Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jerry Holguin (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Broussard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Thornton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:37 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson buries a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Gerald Johnson | 48-35 |
| 07:16 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG) Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Timothy Curry (SG) Gerald Johnson | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:56 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Curry is fouled on the floor by James Leslie - foul #3 on James Leslie, team foul #5 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (SF), Jerry Lee (PF) James Leslie, John Jackson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis (SG), John Hersom (C) Jerry Holguin, Richard Thornton | |
| 06:39 | Vanderbilt | John Broussard connects on the shot near the basket | 48-37 |
| 06:10 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee slams it home set up by Gregory Gift | 50-37 |
| 05:57 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Curry travels with the ball | 50-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG), Eldridge Kent (C) Patrick Grant, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson (PG) James Jackson | |
| 05:29 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Timothy Curry - foul #3 on Timothy Curry, team foul #7 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Johnson (PG), John Jackson (PF) Gregory Gift, Jerry Lee | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 05:29 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 05:29 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:06 | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 52-37 |
| 05:04 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Richard Johnson | 52-37 |
| 04:42 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman can't finish the layup | 52-37 |
| 04:41 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent grabs the offensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 04:19 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 52-37 |
| 04:18 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman tips it home | 54-37 |
| 04:08 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom loses the dribble to Bill Greenman | 54-37 |
| 03:39 | Kentucky | Timothy Curry steals it from Bill Greenman | 54-37 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Richard Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Gerald Johnson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gary Francis (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Timothy Curry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Broussard (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Hersom (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Vanderbilt | Gerald Johnson drills a jump hook from close range | 54-39 |
| 03:09 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman drills a 3 from the right corner | 57-39 |
| 02:59 | Vanderbilt | Richard Johnson is called for the reach on Gerald Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #6 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregory Gift (PG), Patrick Grant (SG), James Leslie (SF), Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Richard Johnson, Nicholas Pegg, Bill Greenman, John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Jackson (PG), Keith Lee (SG), Jerry Holguin (SF), Richard Thornton (PF), Joseph Poindexter (C) Gerald Johnson, Gary Francis, Timothy Curry, John Broussard, John Hersom | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:45 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Poindexter can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-39 |
| 02:43 | Vanderbilt | Jerry Holguin grabs the offensive board | 57-39 |
| 02:32 | Vanderbilt | Jon Carnahan steals it from Keith Lee | 57-39 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:04 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan misses badly on a jumper from close range | 57-39 |
| 02:02 | Vanderbilt | Richard Thornton gets the rebound | 57-39 |
| 01:55 | Vanderbilt | Keith Lee hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-42 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee drills a runner in the paint set up by Gregory Gift and he's fouled by Richard Thornton - foul #4 on Richard Thornton, team foul #8 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (SF) James Leslie | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Gary Francis (SG), Timothy Curry (SF), John Broussard (PF), John Hersom (C) Keith Lee, Jerry Holguin, Richard Thornton, Joseph Poindexter | |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses the free throw | 59-42 |
| 01:27 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom grabs the defensive rebound | 59-42 |
| 01:18 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Curry misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-42 |
| 01:17 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift pulls down the rebound | 59-42 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant is whistled for a carry | 59-42 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:43 | Vanderbilt | Gregory Gift steals it from James Jackson | 59-42 |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gregory Gift | 61-42 |
| 00:32 | Vanderbilt | Timothy Curry misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 61-42 |
| 00:31 | Vanderbilt | James Jackson grabs the offensive board | 61-42 |
| 00:29 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Patrick Grant - foul #1 on Patrick Grant, team foul #7 | 61-42 |
| 00:29 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom makes the 1st free throw | 61-43 |
| 00:29 | Vanderbilt | John Hersom makes the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Gregory Gift runs out the clock | 61-44 |