| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joshua Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Patrick Lyon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Joshua Washington (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Nathaniel Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - George Hammond (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jiao-Long Xue (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Yong Chin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marlon Kapoor (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Dustin Heflin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington inbounds the ball | 23-28 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington buries a runner from the right block set up by Nathaniel Davis and he's fouled by Marlon Kapoor - foul #2 on Marlon Kapoor, team foul #1 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Shelly (SG), Steven Yarger (PF), John Little (C) Patrick Lyon, Nathaniel Davis, George Hammond | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 19:41 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington makes the free throw | 26-28 |
| 19:17 | Kentucky | Yong Chin is hacked by Joshua Washington - foul #2 on Joshua Washington, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon (SG) Joshua Washington | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 19:02 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue makes the jumper from the left side set up by Yong Chin and he's hacked by Steven Yarger - foul #2 on Steven Yarger, team foul #2 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Hammond (C) John Little | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 19:02 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue makes the free throw | 26-31 |
| 18:33 | Tennessee | George Hammond comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 26-31 |
| 18:32 | Kentucky | Yong Chin gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 18:13 | Kentucky | Mark Shelly steals the ball from Yong Chin | 26-31 |
| 18:10 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly lays it in | 28-31 |
| 17:45 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor's layup is rejected by Steven Yarger | 28-31 |
| 17:43 | Tennessee | Steven Yarger pulls down the rebound | 28-31 |
| 17:39 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-31 |
| 17:38 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 17:09 | Kentucky | Yong Chin hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Stephen Baker | 28-34 |
| 16:46 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-34 |
| 16:45 | Tennessee | George Hammond tips it but misses | 28-34 |
| 16:43 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 16:20 | Tennessee | Dustin Heflin steals it from Joshua Nelson | 28-34 |
| 16:07 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Stephen Baker | 28-37 |
| 15:46 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Mark Shelly | 31-37 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joshua Nelson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Patrick Lyon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Shelly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Steven Yarger (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - George Hammond (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jiao-Long Xue (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Yong Chin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Marlon Kapoor (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Dustin Heflin (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue is fouled on the floor by Joshua Nelson - foul #3 on Joshua Nelson, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston (SG), Joshua Washington (SF), Nathaniel Davis (PF), John Little (C) Patrick Lyon, Mark Shelly, Steven Yarger, George Hammond | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bart Quintal (PG), Anthony Severson (SF), Raymond Lally (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Stephen Baker, Yong Chin, Marlon Kapoor, Dustin Heflin | |
| 15:09 | Kentucky | Bart Quintal misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 15:08 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 14:43 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 14:41 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue gets the rebound | 31-37 |
| 14:23 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson lays it up and in and he's fouled by Bradley Eggleston - foul #3 on Bradley Eggleston, team foul #4 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon (SG) Joshua Nelson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:23 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson makes the free throw | 31-40 |
| 13:56 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Bradley Eggleston | 33-40 |
| 13:37 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins loses the ball out of bounds | 33-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson (PG), George Hammond (C) Patrick Lyon, John Little | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (SF) Anthony Severson | |
| 13:19 | Tennessee | Raymond Lally swats the short shot by Joshua Washington | 33-40 |
| 13:17 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 12:57 | Kentucky | Bart Quintal comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-40 |
| 12:55 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally grabs the offensive board | 33-40 |
| 12:36 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue is hacked by Joshua Washington - foul #3 on Joshua Washington, team foul #5 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon (SG), John Little (C) Bradley Eggleston, George Hammond | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Marlon Kapoor (PF), Dustin Heflin (C) Bart Quintal, Raymond Lally, Patrick Pullins | |
| 12:20 | Kentucky | Nathaniel Davis steps in front of the Marlon Kapoor pass | 33-40 |
| 11:55 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington loses the ball out of bounds | 33-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston (PG), Joshua Foster (SF), George Hammond (C) Joshua Nelson, Joshua Washington, John Little | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Severson (SF) Yong Chin | |
| 11:30 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bradley Eggleston (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Lyon (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joshua Foster (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - George Hammond (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jiao-Long Xue (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Severson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Marlon Kapoor (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Dustin Heflin (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Dustin Heflin - foul #1 on Dustin Heflin, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson (PG), Joshua Washington (SF) Bradley Eggleston, Joshua Foster | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raymond Lally (C) Dustin Heflin | |
| 11:07 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon misses the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 11:07 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon misses the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 11:07 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Raymond Lally | 33-42 |
| 10:46 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 33-42 |
| 10:45 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| 10:26 | Tennessee | Marlon Kapoor picks off the pass by George Hammond | 33-42 |
| 10:04 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson is whistled for a carry | 33-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston (PG), Mark Shelly (SG), Joshua Foster (SF), John Little (C) Joshua Nelson, Patrick Lyon, Joshua Washington, George Hammond | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bart Quintal (PG), Yong Chin (SF), Patrick Pullins (C) Stephen Baker, Anthony Severson, Marlon Kapoor | |
| 09:44 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis knocks in the driving attempt in the paint set up by Bradley Eggleston | 35-42 |
| 09:23 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-42 |
| 09:21 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis snags the defensive board | 35-42 |
| 09:16 | Tennessee | Mark Shelly hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Bradley Eggleston | 38-42 |
| 08:56 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally is fouled on the floor by Joshua Foster - foul #1 on Joshua Foster, team foul #6 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson (PG), Patrick Lyon (SG), Joshua Washington (SF), George Hammond (C) Bradley Eggleston, Mark Shelly, Joshua Foster, John Little | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lester Hicks (SG), Dustin Heflin (PF) Jiao-Long Xue, Raymond Lally | |
| 08:37 | Kentucky | George Hammond is called for the reach on Yong Chin - foul #1 on George Hammond, team foul #7 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Anthony Severson (PF) Bart Quintal, Patrick Pullins | |
| 08:37 | Kentucky | Yong Chin makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 08:37 | Kentucky | Yong Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 38-44 |
| 08:17 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 08:16 | Tennessee | George Hammond hits the follow up shot | 40-44 |
| 07:59 | Kentucky | Lester Hicks clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 40-44 |
| 07:58 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon pulls down the rebound | 40-44 |
| 07:33 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 40-44 |
| 07:31 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 40-44 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joshua Nelson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Lyon (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Joshua Washington (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Nathaniel Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - George Hammond (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Lester Hicks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Yong Chin (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Anthony Severson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Dustin Heflin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Kentucky | Yong Chin buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lester Hicks | 40-47 |
| 06:53 | Tennessee | A charge is called on Joshua Nelson - foul #4 on Joshua Nelson, team foul #8 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston (PG), Mark Shelly (SG), Joshua Foster (SF), John Little (C) Joshua Nelson, Patrick Lyon, Joshua Washington, George Hammond | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bart Quintal (PG), Jiao-Long Xue (SG), Marlon Kapoor (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Stephen Baker, Lester Hicks, Yong Chin, Dustin Heflin | |
| 06:28 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson (PG), George Hammond (C) Bradley Eggleston, John Little | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:00 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis clanks a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Anthony Severson - foul #1 on Anthony Severson, team foul #3 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston (PG), Patrick Lyon (SG), Joshua Washington (SF) Joshua Nelson, Mark Shelly, Joshua Foster | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lester Hicks (SF) Anthony Severson | |
| 06:00 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis makes the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 06:00 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| 06:00 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 05:33 | Kentucky | Joshua Washington steals the ball from Bart Quintal | 41-47 |
| 05:10 | Tennessee | Jiao-Long Xue is called for the reach on Patrick Lyon - foul #3 on Jiao-Long Xue, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson (PG), Mark Shelly (SG), Joshua Foster (SF), John Little (C) Bradley Eggleston, Patrick Lyon, Joshua Washington, George Hammond | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Yong Chin (SF), Dustin Heflin (C) Bart Quintal, Lester Hicks, Patrick Pullins | |
| 04:50 | Tennessee | Joshua Foster misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-47 |
| 04:48 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker grabs the board | 41-47 |
| 04:24 | Kentucky | Yong Chin makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Stephen Baker | 41-49 |
| 03:55 | Tennessee | Dustin Heflin takes the ball from Joshua Foster | 41-49 |
| 03:32 | Kentucky | Dustin Heflin misses the jumper from the left side | 41-49 |
| 03:30 | Tennessee | John Little grabs the defensive rebound | 41-49 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 03:15 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Joshua Foster | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joshua Nelson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 pf. SG - Mark Shelly (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joshua Foster (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Davis (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - John Little (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Jiao-Long Xue (tired) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Yong Chin (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Marlon Kapoor (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Dustin Heflin (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses the shot from the right wing | 43-49 |
| 02:57 | Kentucky | Dustin Heflin hits the follow up shot | 43-51 |
| 02:53 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston (PG), Patrick Lyon (SG), Joshua Washington (SF), George Hammond (C) Joshua Nelson, Mark Shelly, Joshua Foster, John Little | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lester Hicks (SG) Jiao-Long Xue | |
| 02:45 | Tennessee | The short jumper by George Hammond is denied by Marlon Kapoor | 43-51 |
| 02:44 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor grabs the board | 43-51 |
| 02:40 | Kentucky | Yong Chin hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 43-51 |
| 02:38 | Kentucky | Lester Hicks tips it home | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:29 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Joshua Washington is blocked by Marlon Kapoor | 43-53 |
| 02:28 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to George Hammond | 43-53 |
| 02:07 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon's layup is rejected by Dustin Heflin | 43-53 |
| 02:06 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Nathaniel Davis | 43-53 |
| 01:48 | Tennessee | George Hammond connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Nathaniel Davis | 45-53 |
| 01:25 | Kentucky | Joshua Washington steals it from Lester Hicks | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 01:15 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington is whistled for a carry | 45-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson (PG) Bradley Eggleston | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (SG) Lester Hicks | |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | Nathaniel Davis is called for the reach on Marlon Kapoor - foul #1 on Nathaniel Davis, team foul #9 | 45-53 |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor misses the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 01:01 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Davis | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:56 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Patrick Lyon, team foul #10 | 45-54 |
| 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 halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 00:53 | Kentucky | Joshua Nelson is called for the reach on Yong Chin in the backcourt - foul #5 on Joshua Nelson, team foul #11 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston (PG) Joshua Nelson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bart Quintal (PG), Lester Hicks (SG) Stephen Baker, Jiao-Long Xue | |
| 00:53 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 00:53 | Kentucky | Yong Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis misses the easy layup | 45-55 |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Yong Chin pulls down the rebound | 45-55 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Yong Chin is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Lyon - foul #4 on Patrick Lyon, team foul #12 | 45-55 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Yong Chin makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Yong Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 00:39 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-57 |
| 00:38 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor grabs the defensive rebound | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses short on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Joshua Washington - foul #4 on Joshua Washington, team foul #13 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Jiao-Long Xue (SG) Bart Quintal, Lester Hicks | |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Yong Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-58 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker runs out the clock | 45-58 |