| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Howell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Haring (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Richard Hua (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marvin Box (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Conley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Pham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joseph Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Bradford Dingman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Peter Pham inbounds the ball | 39-34 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg clanks a floater from the free throw line | 39-34 |
| 19:36 | Kentucky | Marvin Box gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 19:18 | Kentucky | Robert Conley can't finish the layup | 39-34 |
| 19:17 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 18:58 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 39-34 |
| 18:57 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong tips it in | 39-36 |
| 18:44 | Kentucky | Joseph Armstrong picks off the pass by Richard Hua | 39-36 |
| 18:19 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg's floater is knocked away by Robert Conley | 39-36 |
| 18:17 | Kentucky | Robert Conley grabs the board | 39-36 |
| 18:01 | Kentucky | Robert Howell knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-36 |
| 17:42 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 42-36 |
| 17:40 | Kentucky | Marvin Box snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 17:37 | Kentucky | Robert Howell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan (C) Robert Conley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:20 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Pham | 42-39 |
| 17:03 | Kentucky | Joseph Armstrong picks off the pass by Nathan Ryan | 42-39 |
| 16:42 | Tennessee | Peter Pham is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Joseph Armstrong | 42-42 |
| 16:26 | Kentucky | Marvin Box hits the finger roll against a doubleteam | 44-42 |
| 15:58 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg misses short on a jumper from the left side | 44-42 |
| 15:56 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring gets the rebound | 44-42 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Howell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Haring (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Richard Hua (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marvin Box (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Nathan Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Stephens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Pham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Joseph Armstrong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Bradford Dingman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Kentucky | Marvin Box blows the layup over the doubleteam but the foul's on Joseph Armstrong - foul #4 on Joseph Armstrong, team foul #1 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Zeiner (PG), David Hower (SG), Gregory White (SF), Robert Conley (C) Robert Howell, Leroy Haring, Richard Hua, Nathan Ryan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (SG), Harold Nadeau (PF) David Stephens, Joseph Armstrong | |
| 15:50 | Kentucky | Marvin Box makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 15:50 | Kentucky | Marvin Box makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 15:32 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 15:31 | Kentucky | Robert Conley pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 15:08 | Kentucky | Marvin Box misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-42 |
| 15:06 | Tennessee | Peter Pham snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 14:37 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman is whistled for a carry | 46-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan (PF) Marvin Box | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (SG) Michael Tinklenberg | |
| 14:24 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan is hacked by Bradford Dingman - foul #2 on Bradford Dingman, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (SG), Richard Hua (SF) David Hower, Gregory White | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:15 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan misses short on a floater from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 14:13 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Nathan Ryan | 46-42 |
| 14:05 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ryan Monahan (PF) Robert Conley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 13:55 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-42 |
| 13:53 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau tips it but misses | 46-42 |
| 13:52 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman tips it in | 46-44 |
| 13:26 | Kentucky | James Zeiner is fouled on the floor by Paul Bagley - foul #1 on Paul Bagley, team foul #3 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Howell (PG) James Zeiner | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG) Peter Pham | |
| 13:01 | Kentucky | Robert Howell misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-44 |
| 12:59 | Kentucky | Ryan Monahan grabs the offensive board | 46-44 |
| 12:50 | Kentucky | Richard Hua's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Conley (C) Ryan Monahan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong (PF) Bradford Dingman | |
| 12:22 | Tennessee | Richard Hua steals the ball from Joseph Armstrong | 46-44 |
| 12:19 | Kentucky | Robert Howell jams it set up by Richard Hua | 48-44 |
| 11:57 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 48-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Hower (SG), James Zeiner (SF) Leroy Haring, Richard Hua | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Peter Pham (SF) Paul Bagley | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Howell (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Hower (fresh) SF - James Zeiner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nathan Ryan (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Conley (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Stephens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Peter Pham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Joseph Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Harold Nadeau (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:42 | Kentucky | James Zeiner connects on the 3 from the left wing set up by Robert Howell | 51-44 |
| 11:23 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Robert Conley - foul #2 on Robert Conley, team foul #1 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ryan Monahan (PF) Nathan Ryan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman (C) Harold Nadeau | |
| 11:23 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 11:23 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong misses the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 11:23 | Kentucky | Ryan Monahan snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 11:09 | Kentucky | James Zeiner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away but he's fouled by Peter Pham - foul #2 on Peter Pham, team foul #4 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Box (PF) Ryan Monahan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 11:09 | Kentucky | James Zeiner makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 11:09 | Kentucky | James Zeiner makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 11:09 | Kentucky | James Zeiner makes the 3rd free throw | 54-45 |
| 10:48 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong throws it down despite the doubleteam set up by David Stephens | 54-47 |
| 10:31 | Kentucky | David Hower misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 10:30 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 10:11 | Tennessee | Peter Pham hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Tinklenberg | 54-49 |
| 09:51 | Kentucky | Joseph Armstrong swats the layup by Marvin Box | 54-49 |
| 09:49 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 09:32 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg loses the dribble to James Zeiner | 54-49 |
| 09:28 | Kentucky | James Zeiner hits the finger roll | 56-49 |
| 09:04 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 56-49 |
| 09:02 | Kentucky | David Hower pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 08:47 | Kentucky | James Zeiner buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Hower | 59-49 |
| 08:27 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 59-49 |
| 08:26 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Zeiner | 59-49 |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | James Zeiner misses short on an open 3 from the right corner | 59-49 |
| 08:05 | Tennessee | Peter Pham grabs the board | 59-49 |
| 07:46 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman's layup is rejected by Robert Conley | 59-49 |
| 07:44 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman tips it home | 59-51 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Howell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Zeiner (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Hower (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Marvin Box (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Conley (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Stephens (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Peter Pham (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Joseph Armstrong (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Bradford Dingman (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Kentucky | David Hower loses the ball out of bounds | 59-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (SG), Richard Hua (SF), Ryan Monahan (PF), Nathan Ryan (C) James Zeiner, David Hower, Marvin Box, Robert Conley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Bagley (SG), Harold Nadeau (C) David Stephens, Bradford Dingman | |
| 07:16 | Tennessee | Peter Pham scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Tinklenberg | 59-54 |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | Joseph Armstrong denies the turnaround by Robert Howell | 59-54 |
| 06:56 | Kentucky | Robert Howell can't tip it in | 59-54 |
| 06:55 | Tennessee | Peter Pham gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| 06:30 | Tennessee | Peter Pham misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-54 |
| 06:28 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Nathan Ryan | 59-54 |
| 06:22 | Kentucky | Paul Bagley is called for the reach on Leroy Haring - foul #2 on Paul Bagley, team foul #5 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Zeiner (PG) Robert Howell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (SG) Michael Tinklenberg | |
| 06:10 | Kentucky | James Zeiner misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-54 |
| 06:09 | Kentucky | Ryan Monahan grabs the offensive board | 59-54 |
| 06:01 | Kentucky | James Zeiner misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-54 |
| 06:00 | Tennessee | Harold Nadeau gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| 05:52 | Tennessee | Peter Pham misses the 3 from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Nathan Ryan | 59-54 |
| 05:45 | Kentucky | James Zeiner is whistled for a carry | 59-54 |
| 05:21 | Tennessee | David Stephens misses long on a floater from the right wing | 59-54 |
| 05:19 | Tennessee | Peter Pham tips it in | 59-56 |
| 05:04 | Kentucky | James Zeiner travels with the ball | 59-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Hower (SG), Marvin Box (PF) James Zeiner, Ryan Monahan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg (PG) Peter Pham | |
| 04:50 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 04:49 | Kentucky | David Hower pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 04:45 | Kentucky | David Hower hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Leroy Haring | 62-56 |
| 04:21 | Tennessee | Michael Tinklenberg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Howell (PG), Gregory White (SF), Robert Conley (C) Leroy Haring, Richard Hua, Nathan Ryan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman (C) Joseph Armstrong | |
| 03:52 | Kentucky | Marvin Box shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Robert Howell | 64-56 |
| 03:29 | Tennessee | David Stephens misses long on a shot from the left side | 64-56 |
| 03:27 | Kentucky | Robert Howell pulls down the rebound | 64-56 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Howell (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Hower (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory White (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Marvin Box (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Conley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Tinklenberg (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Stephens (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Bagley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harold Nadeau (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Bradford Dingman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Kentucky | David Hower connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:51 | Tennessee | Paul Bagley is fouled on the floor by Gregory White - foul #1 on Gregory White, team foul #2 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Zeiner (PG), Leroy Haring (SG), Richard Hua (SF), Ryan Monahan (PF), Nathan Ryan (C) Robert Howell, David Hower, Gregory White, Marvin Box, Robert Conley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Peter Pham (SF), Joseph Armstrong (PF) David Stephens, Harold Nadeau | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:42 | Tennessee | Peter Pham misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 67-56 |
| 02:40 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan snags the defensive board | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | James Zeiner scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Leroy Haring | 70-56 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee | James Zeiner is called for the reach on Peter Pham - foul #2 on James Zeiner, team foul #3 | 70-56 |
| 02:02 | Tennessee | Peter Pham double dribbles | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:39 | Kentucky | James Zeiner is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on James Zeiner, team foul #4 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Howell (PG), Marvin Box (PF), Robert Conley (C) James Zeiner, Ryan Monahan, Nathan Ryan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Stephens (SG) Paul Bagley | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:26 | Tennessee | David Stephens can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-56 |
| 01:24 | Tennessee | Bradford Dingman can't tip it in | 70-56 |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | Robert Howell grabs the board | 70-56 |
| 01:04 | Kentucky | Marvin Box hits a driving attempt near the basket | 72-56 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Tennessee | Joseph Armstrong knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Tinklenberg | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Robert Howell misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Tinklenberg - foul #1 on Michael Tinklenberg, team foul #6 | 72-58 |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Robert Howell makes the 1st free throw | 73-58 |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Robert Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 74-58 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Peter Pham scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 74-61 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Robert Howell runs out the clock | 74-61 |