| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Charles Young (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Nevius (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas White (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Jones (fresh) 7 pts. C - Joseph Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Donald Claytor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bruno Kirtley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Wyatt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Roberson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Marvin Box (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Jim Wyatt inbounds the ball | 28-26 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Kentucky | James Roberson misses the fadeaway from the right block | 28-26 |
| 19:33 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 19:11 | Kentucky | Marvin Box's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-26 |
| 18:42 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong misses short on a shot from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 18:40 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong grabs the offensive rebound | 28-26 |
| 18:21 | Tennessee | Edward Jones comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 28-26 |
| 18:20 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor gets the rebound | 28-26 |
| 17:59 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 28-26 |
| 17:57 | Kentucky | James Roberson tips it home | 28-28 |
| 17:31 | Tennessee | Edward Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 28-28 |
| 17:29 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jim Wyatt | 28-28 |
| 17:02 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 17:00 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 16:48 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 28-28 |
| 16:46 | Tennessee | Charles Young tips it in | 30-28 |
| 16:22 | Kentucky | Philip Nevius steps in front of the Donald Claytor pass | 30-28 |
| 16:01 | Tennessee | Charles Young is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-28 |
| 16:00 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor pulls down the rebound | 30-28 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Charles Young (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Nevius (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas White (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Joseph Armstrong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Donald Claytor (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bruno Kirtley (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Wyatt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Roberson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Marvin Box (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Kentucky | Thomas White steals it from Marvin Box | 30-28 |
| 15:14 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Marvin Box - foul #3 on Marvin Box, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Chad Gay (SG), Paul Bagley (SF), Harold Nadeau (PF) Philip Nevius, Thomas White, Edward Jones | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Zeiner (PG), David Hower (SF), Richard Primeaux (PF), Vincente Marino (C) Donald Claytor, Jim Wyatt, James Roberson, Marvin Box | |
| 15:14 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 15:14 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 14:54 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley makes the contested 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by James Zeiner | 32-31 |
| 14:32 | Tennessee | Charles Young evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 14:11 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley's pass is intercepted by Harold Nadeau | 35-31 |
| 13:49 | Tennessee | Charles Young makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Chad Gay | 38-31 |
| 13:29 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-31 |
| 13:28 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 13:05 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau loses the ball out of bounds | 38-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas White (PG), Philip Nevius (SG), Edward Jones (PF), Brady Emerick (C) Charles Young, Chad Gay, Harold Nadeau, Joseph Armstrong | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Claytor (PG), Richard Hua (SG), Jim Wyatt (SF), James Roberson (PF) James Zeiner, Bruno Kirtley, David Hower, Richard Primeaux | |
| 12:40 | Kentucky | James Roberson makes the shot from close range on a nice dish by Donald Claytor | 38-33 |
| 12:11 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius is fouled on the floor by Richard Hua - foul #2 on Richard Hua, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Box (C) Vincente Marino | |
| 11:57 | Tennessee | Edward Jones scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Thomas White | 40-33 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas White (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Nevius (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Bagley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Jones (fresh) 9 pts. C - Brady Emerick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Donald Claytor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Hua (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jim Wyatt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Roberson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Marvin Box (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jim Wyatt | 40-36 |
| 11:11 | Tennessee | Brady Emerick makes the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Philip Nevius | 42-36 |
| 10:53 | Kentucky | Jim Wyatt is hacked by Brady Emerick - foul #2 on Brady Emerick, team foul #1 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Charles Young (PG) Paul Bagley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley (SG) Richard Hua | |
| 10:39 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 10:37 | Tennessee | Brady Emerick grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 10:16 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-36 |
| 10:15 | Tennessee | Brady Emerick hits the follow up shot | 44-36 |
| 09:48 | Kentucky | James Roberson is fouled on the floor by Edward Jones - foul #2 on Edward Jones, team foul #2 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Chad Gay (SF), Harold Nadeau (PF), Joseph Armstrong (C) Thomas White, Edward Jones, Brady Emerick | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 09:29 | Kentucky | Harold Nadeau is called for the reach on Donald Claytor - foul #1 on Harold Nadeau, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Vincente Marino (C) Marvin Box | |
| 09:04 | Kentucky | James Roberson hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Vincente Marino and the foul's on Harold Nadeau - foul #2 on Harold Nadeau, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (SF) Chad Gay | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Hower (SF) Jim Wyatt | |
| 09:04 | Kentucky | James Roberson misses the free throw | 44-38 |
| 09:04 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau gets the rebound | 44-38 |
| 08:48 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from straight away | 47-38 |
| 08:38 | Kentucky | James Roberson hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Bruno Kirtley | 47-40 |
| 08:17 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong can't connect on a runner near the basket | 47-40 |
| 08:16 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius grabs the offensive board | 47-40 |
| 07:52 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong misses the fadeaway near the basket | 47-40 |
| 07:50 | Kentucky | James Roberson grabs the board | 47-40 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Charles Young (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Nevius (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Bagley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harold Nadeau (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Donald Claytor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruno Kirtley (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hower (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Roberson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Vincente Marino (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. | |
| 07:24 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 07:22 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor hits the follow up shot | 47-42 |
| 06:53 | Tennessee | Charles Young loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 47-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Chad Gay (SG), Thomas White (SF), Edward Jones (PF), Brady Emerick (C) Philip Nevius, Paul Bagley, Harold Nadeau, Joseph Armstrong | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Zeiner (PG), Jim Wyatt (SF), Marvin Box (C) Donald Claytor, David Hower, James Roberson | |
| 06:36 | Kentucky | Marvin Box lays it up and in on a great pass from Bruno Kirtley out of a doubleteam | 47-44 |
| 06:13 | Tennessee | Charles Young misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Vincente Marino - foul #2 on Vincente Marino, team foul #3 | 47-44 |
| 06:13 | Tennessee | Charles Young misses the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 06:13 | Tennessee | Charles Young makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 05:44 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-44 |
| 05:43 | Kentucky | Vincente Marino pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 05:30 | Kentucky | Marvin Box misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-44 |
| 05:28 | Tennessee | Chad Gay grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 04:59 | Tennessee | Brady Emerick double dribbles | 48-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Nevius (SG), Paul Bagley (SF), Joseph Armstrong (C) Charles Young, Chad Gay, Brady Emerick | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Claytor (PG), Richard Hua (SG), James Roberson (PF) James Zeiner, Bruno Kirtley, Vincente Marino | |
| 04:32 | Kentucky | James Roberson misses long on a jumper in the paint | 48-44 |
| 04:30 | Kentucky | Marvin Box snags the offensive board | 48-44 |
| 04:01 | Kentucky | Jim Wyatt is hacked by Paul Bagley - foul #1 on Paul Bagley, team foul #5 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley (SG) Richard Hua | |
| 03:40 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 48-44 |
| 03:39 | Tennessee | Thomas White gets the rebound | 48-44 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Thomas White (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Nevius (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Bagley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Jones (fresh) 9 pts. C - Joseph Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Donald Claytor (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruno Kirtley (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jim Wyatt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Roberson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Marvin Box (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:33 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong connects on the runner from the right block and the foul's on Marvin Box - foul #4 on Marvin Box, team foul #4 | 50-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Vincente Marino (C) Marvin Box | |
| 03:33 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong makes the free throw | 51-44 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Kentucky | James Roberson misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 03:17 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Philip Nevius | 51-44 |
| 02:48 | Tennessee | Edward Jones is fouled on the floor by Donald Claytor - foul #2 on Donald Claytor, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Charles Young (PG), Harold Nadeau (PF) Thomas White, Edward Jones | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Hower (SF) Jim Wyatt | |
| 02:19 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius is fouled on the floor by James Roberson as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on James Roberson, team foul #6 | 51-44 |
| 01:57 | Tennessee | Charles Young is hacked by James Roberson - foul #2 on James Roberson, team foul #7 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas White (SF), Edward Jones (PF) Paul Bagley, Harold Nadeau | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jim Wyatt (SF), Marvin Box (C) David Hower, Vincente Marino | |
| 01:57 | Tennessee | Charles Young makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 01:57 | Tennessee | Charles Young misses the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 01:57 | Kentucky | Marvin Box gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:42 | Kentucky | Joseph Armstrong steals it from Bruno Kirtley | 52-44 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:20 | Tennessee | Charles Young throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-44 |
| 01:11 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-44 |
| 01:10 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong grabs the board | 52-44 |
| 00:42 | Tennessee | Thomas White misses the floater from the left side | 52-44 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Marvin Box grabs the board | 52-44 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | James Roberson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-47 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius is fouled in the backcourt by Bruno Kirtley - foul #1 on Bruno Kirtley, team foul #8 | 52-47 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Philip Nevius misses the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Marvin Box gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor gets the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor grabs the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-47 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee | Thomas White grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Bruno Kirtley is called for the reach on Thomas White in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bruno Kirtley, team foul #9 | 52-47 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Thomas White makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Thomas White misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | James Roberson snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 00:08 | Kentucky | Donald Claytor misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-47 |
| 00:07 | Tennessee | Charles Young gets the rebound | 53-47 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Charles Young is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Claytor - foul #3 on Donald Claytor, team foul #10 | 53-47 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Charles Young makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Charles Young makes the 2nd free throw | 55-47 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Bruno Kirtley hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 55-47 |