| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Bart Quintal (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Yong Chin (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Lester Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Marlon Kapoor (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dustin Heflin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joshua Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Lyon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Washington (fresh) PF - Nathaniel Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - George Hammond (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington inbounds the ball | 32-24 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 32-24 |
| 19:34 | Tennessee | George Hammond hits the follow up shot | 32-26 |
| 19:10 | Kentucky | Yong Chin misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-26 |
| 19:08 | Kentucky | Lester Hicks pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 18:46 | Kentucky | Joshua Washington picks off the pass by Yong Chin | 32-26 |
| 18:43 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington can't throw it down | 32-26 |
| 18:42 | Kentucky | Lester Hicks snags the defensive board | 32-26 |
| 18:21 | Kentucky | Yong Chin drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Marlon Kapoor | 35-26 |
| 17:57 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson is hacked by Bart Quintal - foul #1 on Bart Quintal, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Jiao-Long Xue (SG), Raymond Lally (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Bart Quintal, Yong Chin, Marlon Kapoor, Dustin Heflin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:37 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis is alone and drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 17:23 | Kentucky | Joshua Washington is called for the reach on Stephen Baker - foul #1 on Joshua Washington, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Severson (SF) Lester Hicks | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston (PG), Mark Shelly (SG), Joshua Foster (SF), John Little (C) Joshua Nelson, Patrick Lyon, Joshua Washington, George Hammond | |
| 16:57 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Stephen Baker | 37-28 |
| 16:28 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis is by himself and knocks in the runner from the baseline | 37-30 |
| 15:59 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue's fadeaway is rejected by John Little | 37-30 |
| 15:57 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to John Little | 37-30 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jiao-Long Xue (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Anthony Severson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Raymond Lally (fairly fresh) C - Patrick Pullins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bradley Eggleston (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Shelly (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Foster (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Nathaniel Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Little (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Bradley Eggleston | 37-32 |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Bradley Eggleston - foul #1 on Bradley Eggleston, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bart Quintal (PG), Yong Chin (SG), Marlon Kapoor (PF), Dustin Heflin (C) Stephen Baker, Jiao-Long Xue, Raymond Lally, Patrick Pullins | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson (PG), Patrick Lyon (SG), Joshua Washington (SF), Steven Yarger (PF), George Hammond (C) Bradley Eggleston, Mark Shelly, Joshua Foster, Nathaniel Davis, John Little | |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 15:13 | Tennessee | George Hammond loses the dribble to Yong Chin in the backcourt | 39-32 |
| 15:12 | Kentucky | Yong Chin banks in the layup | 41-32 |
| 14:46 | Tennessee | Marlon Kapoor is called for the reach on Steven Yarger - foul #3 on Marlon Kapoor, team foul #2 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lester Hicks (SF) Anthony Severson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:28 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-32 |
| 14:26 | Tennessee | George Hammond grabs the offensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 14:12 | Tennessee | Dustin Heflin swats the layup by George Hammond | 41-32 |
| 14:10 | Kentucky | Dustin Heflin grabs the defensive rebound | 41-32 |
| 13:50 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Lester Hicks is denied by George Hammond | 41-32 |
| 13:49 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to George Hammond | 41-32 |
| 13:28 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington is called for traveling | 41-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis (PF) Steven Yarger | |
| 13:08 | Kentucky | Joshua Nelson picks off the pass by Yong Chin out of a doubleteam | 41-32 |
| 13:06 | Tennessee | Yong Chin is called for the reach on Patrick Lyon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Yong Chin, team foul #3 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Jiao-Long Xue (SG) Bart Quintal, Yong Chin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston (PG), Mark Shelly (SF), John Little (C) Joshua Nelson, Joshua Washington, George Hammond | |
| 12:53 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis misses the jump hook in the lane | 41-32 |
| 12:52 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue pulls down the rebound | 41-32 |
| 12:25 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Marlon Kapoor | 43-32 |
| 12:07 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-32 |
| 12:05 | Kentucky | Dustin Heflin grabs the board | 43-32 |
| 11:36 | Kentucky | Lester Hicks misses the shot from the left side | 43-32 |
| 11:35 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 43-32 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jiao-Long Xue (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Lester Hicks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Marlon Kapoor (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dustin Heflin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bradley Eggleston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Lyon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mark Shelly (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nathaniel Davis (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - John Little (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Tennessee | Jiao-Long Xue is called for the reach on Mark Shelly in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jiao-Long Xue, team foul #4 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bart Quintal (PG), Yong Chin (SG), Anthony Severson (SF), Raymond Lally (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Stephen Baker, Jiao-Long Xue, Lester Hicks, Marlon Kapoor, Dustin Heflin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson (PG), Joshua Washington (SF), George Hammond (C) Bradley Eggleston, Patrick Lyon, John Little | |
| 11:17 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis is hacked by Raymond Lally - foul #1 on Raymond Lally, team foul #5 | 43-32 |
| 10:58 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 43-32 |
| 10:56 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis tips it home | 43-34 |
| 10:39 | Kentucky | Bart Quintal makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Raymond Lally | 46-34 |
| 10:22 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis hits a turnaround from close range set up by Joshua Nelson | 46-36 |
| 10:01 | Kentucky | Yong Chin evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 46-36 |
| 10:00 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Davis | 46-36 |
| 09:55 | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 46-36 |
| 09:53 | Tennessee | George Hammond tips it but misses | 46-36 |
| 09:51 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Yong Chin | 46-36 |
| 09:22 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins loses the dribble to Joshua Washington | 46-36 |
| 09:04 | Tennessee | Anthony Severson takes the ball from Joshua Nelson | 46-36 |
| 08:53 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson loses the ball out of bounds | 46-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Jiao-Long Xue (SG), Lester Hicks (SF), Marlon Kapoor (PF), Dustin Heflin (C) Bart Quintal, Yong Chin, Anthony Severson, Raymond Lally, Patrick Pullins | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston (PG), Patrick Lyon (SG), Steven Yarger (PF), John Little (C) Joshua Nelson, Joshua Washington, Nathaniel Davis, George Hammond | |
| 08:51 | Tennessee | Dustin Heflin steps in front of the Bradley Eggleston pass in the backcourt | 46-36 |
| 08:29 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor lays it in on a great pass from Dustin Heflin | 48-36 |
| 08:03 | Tennessee | John Little is whistled for traveling | 48-36 |
| 07:43 | Kentucky | Dustin Heflin's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Yarger | 48-36 |
| 07:41 | Kentucky | Dustin Heflin grabs the offensive board | 48-36 |
| 07:26 | Kentucky | Bradley Eggleston is called for the reach on Jiao-Long Xue - foul #2 on Bradley Eggleston, team foul #3 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bart Quintal (PG), Yong Chin (SG) Stephen Baker, Jiao-Long Xue | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis (PF) Steven Yarger | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Bart Quintal (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Yong Chin (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Lester Hicks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Marlon Kapoor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dustin Heflin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bradley Eggleston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Lyon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Mark Shelly (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nathaniel Davis (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - John Little (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Kentucky | Lester Hicks misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 48-36 |
| 07:08 | Kentucky | Lester Hicks tips it back up and in | 50-36 |
| 06:49 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Marlon Kapoor - foul #4 on Marlon Kapoor, team foul #6 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Severson (SF) Lester Hicks | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson (PG), Joshua Washington (SF), George Hammond (C) Bradley Eggleston, Mark Shelly, John Little | |
| 06:49 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon makes the 1st free throw | 50-37 |
| 06:49 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon makes the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 06:22 | Kentucky | Bart Quintal double dribbles | 50-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raymond Lally (PF) Marlon Kapoor | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 06:04 | Tennessee | Bart Quintal steps in front of the Nathaniel Davis pass | 50-38 |
| 06:01 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson lays it in on a great pass from Bart Quintal | 52-38 |
| 05:42 | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 52-38 |
| 05:41 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Bart Quintal | 52-38 |
| 05:12 | Kentucky | Dustin Heflin is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Dustin Heflin, team foul #7 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Jiao-Long Xue (SG), Lester Hicks (SF), Marlon Kapoor (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Bart Quintal, Yong Chin, Anthony Severson, Raymond Lally, Dustin Heflin | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Shelly (SG), Joshua Foster (SF), Steven Yarger (PF) Patrick Lyon, Joshua Washington, Nathaniel Davis | |
| 04:49 | Tennessee | George Hammond is alone and drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Mark Shelly | 52-40 |
| 04:28 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker is hacked by Joshua Foster - foul #2 on Joshua Foster, team foul #4 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston (PG), John Little (C) Joshua Nelson, George Hammond | |
| 04:07 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker is fouled on the floor by Bradley Eggleston - foul #3 on Bradley Eggleston, team foul #5 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Raymond Lally (PF) Marlon Kapoor | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Washington (SF), Nathaniel Davis (PF) Joshua Foster, Steven Yarger | |
| 03:48 | Kentucky | Lester Hicks lays it in | 54-40 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:46 | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bart Quintal (PG) Stephen Baker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 03:35 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally double dribbles | 54-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (SG), Anthony Severson (PF) Jiao-Long Xue, Patrick Pullins | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Lyon (SG) Mark Shelly | |
| 03:19 | Tennessee | Bart Quintal is called for the reach on Bradley Eggleston - foul #2 on Bart Quintal, team foul #8 | 54-40 |
| 03:19 | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 03:19 | Tennessee | Bradley Eggleston makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Bart Quintal (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Yong Chin (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Lester Hicks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Severson (fresh) 8 pts. C - Raymond Lally (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Bradley Eggleston (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Lyon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joshua Washington (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Nathaniel Davis (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - John Little (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Kentucky | Lester Hicks is called for 5 seconds | 54-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor (PF), Dustin Heflin (C) Lester Hicks, Raymond Lally | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Nelson (PG), Mark Shelly (SF), George Hammond (C) Bradley Eggleston, Joshua Washington, John Little | |
| 02:32 | Tennessee | George Hammond can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Anthony Severson - foul #1 on Anthony Severson, team foul #9 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (SG), Stephen Baker (SF) Yong Chin, Anthony Severson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 02:32 | Tennessee | George Hammond misses the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 02:32 | Tennessee | George Hammond misses the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 02:32 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor gets the rebound | 54-42 |
| 02:03 | Kentucky | Bart Quintal misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-42 |
| 02:01 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-42 |
| 01:45 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Patrick Lyon - foul #4 on Patrick Lyon, team foul #6 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lester Hicks (SF) Stephen Baker | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joshua Washington (SF) Mark Shelly | |
| 01:45 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 01:45 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue misses the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 01:45 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis pulls down the rebound | 55-42 |
| 01:30 | Tennessee | Marlon Kapoor is called for the reach on Nathaniel Davis - foul #5 on Marlon Kapoor, team foul #10 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (SG), Raymond Lally (PF) Jiao-Long Xue, Marlon Kapoor | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 01:30 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 01:30 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 01:09 | Kentucky | Yong Chin makes the contested 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Dustin Heflin | 58-44 |
| 01:05 | Tennessee | Bart Quintal takes the ball from Patrick Lyon in the backcourt | 58-44 |
| 00:53 | Kentucky | Yong Chin splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-44 |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | Lester Hicks tips it back up and in | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Tennessee | Joshua Washington is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 60-44 |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | Yong Chin grabs the defensive rebound | 60-44 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Bart Quintal clanks a jumper from the left wing | 60-44 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Joshua Nelson | 60-44 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Joshua Washington is denied by Dustin Heflin | 60-44 |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally grabs the board | 60-44 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Bart Quintal runs out the clock | 60-44 |