| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Howell (fresh) 12 pts. SG - James Lemansky (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Haring (fresh) PF - Tom Fontes (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Conley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jason Kissel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathon Jones (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Washington (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Sanders (fresh) 4 pts. C - Adrian Hargrove (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring inbounds the ball | 37-27 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | James Lemansky clanks a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by William Sanders - foul #3 on William Sanders, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | James Lemansky misses the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 19:42 | Kentucky | James Lemansky makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 19:19 | Vanderbilt | William Sanders makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Washington | 38-29 |
| 18:50 | Kentucky | Robert Howell scores on a jump hook from the right block | 40-29 |
| 18:36 | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove's layup is rejected by Robert Conley | 40-29 |
| 18:34 | Kentucky | Robert Howell pulls down the rebound | 40-29 |
| 18:19 | Kentucky | Robert Conley can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on William Sanders - foul #4 on William Sanders, team foul #2 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Franklin Waters (PF) William Sanders | |
| 18:19 | Kentucky | Robert Conley misses the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 18:19 | Kentucky | Robert Conley misses the 2nd free throw | 40-29 |
| 18:19 | Vanderbilt | Franklin Waters grabs the defensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 18:02 | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove travels with the ball | 40-29 |
| 17:39 | Kentucky | James Lemansky misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-29 |
| 17:37 | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove grabs the defensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 17:28 | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Jones can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-29 |
| 17:26 | Kentucky | Robert Conley pulls down the rebound | 40-29 |
| 17:21 | Kentucky | Robert Howell misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-29 |
| 17:19 | Vanderbilt | Franklin Waters snags the defensive board | 40-29 |
| 17:04 | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-29 |
| 17:03 | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove misses the tip | 40-29 |
| 17:02 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes gets the rebound | 40-29 |
| 16:38 | Kentucky | Robert Conley is denied on a dunk by Franklin Waters | 40-29 |
| 16:36 | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove grabs the defensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 16:19 | Vanderbilt | James Washington makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jason Kissel | 40-32 |
| 16:04 | Kentucky | James Washington blocks the short jumper by Robert Howell | 40-32 |
| 16:02 | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove grabs the defensive rebound | 40-32 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Howell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SG - James Lemansky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Haring (fairly fresh) PF - Tom Fontes (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Conley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jason Kissel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathon Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Washington (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Franklin Waters (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Adrian Hargrove (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Vanderbilt | James Lemansky steps in front of the James Washington pass | 40-32 |
| 15:26 | Kentucky | Robert Howell misses the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Franklin Waters - foul #1 on Franklin Waters, team foul #3 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Hua (SG), Jim Wyatt (SF), Nathan Ryan (PF), Marvin Box (C) James Lemansky, Leroy Haring, Tom Fontes, Robert Conley | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Armand Ricci (PG), Don Mack (SG), Charles Cunningham (SF), Karl McCallister (C) Jason Kissel, Jonathon Jones, James Washington, Adrian Hargrove | |
| 15:26 | Kentucky | Robert Howell makes the 1st free throw | 41-32 |
| 15:26 | Kentucky | Robert Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-32 |
| 15:12 | Vanderbilt | Franklin Waters loses the ball out of bounds | 42-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Hower (PG) Robert Howell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Zane Canfield (SF) Franklin Waters | |
| 14:53 | Kentucky | Zane Canfield picks off the pass by Jim Wyatt | 42-32 |
| 14:31 | Vanderbilt | Don Mack makes the shot from the baseline | 42-34 |
| 14:06 | Kentucky | Marvin Box hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Nathan Ryan | 44-34 |
| 13:42 | Vanderbilt | Don Mack misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-34 |
| 13:41 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| 13:15 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan clanks a shot from the right wing | 44-34 |
| 13:14 | Vanderbilt | Charles Cunningham snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| 13:07 | Vanderbilt | Karl McCallister comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 13:06 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Nathan Ryan | 44-34 |
| 12:50 | Kentucky | Richard Hua is fouled on the floor by Armand Ricci - foul #1 on Armand Ricci, team foul #4 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Howell (PG), James Lemansky (SG), Leroy Haring (SF), Tom Fontes (PF), Robert Conley (C) David Hower, Richard Hua, Jim Wyatt, Nathan Ryan, Marvin Box | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel (PG), James Washington (SF), William Sanders (PF), Adrian Hargrove (C) Armand Ricci, Zane Canfield, Charles Cunningham, Karl McCallister | |
| 12:37 | Kentucky | James Lemansky drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Conley | 46-34 |
| 12:17 | Vanderbilt | Robert Conley swats the short shot by Adrian Hargrove | 46-34 |
| 12:15 | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove snags the offensive board | 46-34 |
| 12:04 | Vanderbilt | Don Mack hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-34 |
| 12:02 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Adrian Hargrove | 46-34 |
| 11:49 | Vanderbilt | James Washington misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Leroy Haring - foul #2 on Leroy Haring, team foul #1 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Jones (SG) Don Mack | |
| 11:49 | Vanderbilt | James Washington makes the 1st free throw | 46-35 |
| 11:49 | Vanderbilt | James Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Howell (fresh) 16 pts. SG - James Lemansky (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Haring (fresh) PF - Tom Fontes (fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Conley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jason Kissel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathon Jones (fresh) 8 pts. SF - James Washington (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Sanders (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - Adrian Hargrove (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Kentucky | Robert Howell knocks in the runner in the paint on a great pass from Leroy Haring | 48-36 |
| 11:19 | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Jones is hacked by James Lemansky - foul #1 on James Lemansky, team foul #2 | 48-36 |
| 11:07 | Vanderbilt | James Lemansky picks off the pass by Jason Kissel | 48-36 |
| 10:52 | Kentucky | Robert Howell misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on William Sanders - foul #5 on William Sanders, team foul #5 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan (PF) Tom Fontes | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Franklin Waters (PF) William Sanders | |
| 10:52 | Kentucky | Robert Howell makes the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 10:52 | Kentucky | Robert Howell makes the 2nd free throw | 50-36 |
| 10:27 | Vanderbilt | Robert Conley swats the dunk try by Franklin Waters | 50-36 |
| 10:25 | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove hits the follow up shot | 50-38 |
| 10:03 | Kentucky | Robert Conley is called for traveling | 50-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Hower (PG), Richard Hua (SG), Jim Wyatt (SF), Marvin Box (C) Robert Howell, James Lemansky, Leroy Haring, Robert Conley | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 09:42 | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Jones drills a jumper from the left block and the foul's on Jim Wyatt - foul #2 on Jim Wyatt, team foul #3 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Cunningham (SF) James Washington | |
| 09:42 | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Jones makes the free throw | 50-41 |
| 09:22 | Kentucky | Marvin Box misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 50-41 |
| 09:20 | Kentucky | Marvin Box hits the follow up shot | 52-41 |
| 09:18 | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tom Fontes (PF) Nathan Ryan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Armand Ricci (PG), Don Mack (SG), Karl McCallister (C) Jason Kissel, Jonathon Jones, Adrian Hargrove | |
| 08:58 | Kentucky | Marvin Box is hacked by Karl McCallister - foul #1 on Karl McCallister, team foul #6 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Conley (C) Marvin Box | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 08:41 | Kentucky | Richard Hua knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-41 |
| 08:36 | Vanderbilt | Karl McCallister misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 55-41 |
| 08:35 | Kentucky | Robert Conley grabs the defensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 08:13 | Kentucky | Richard Hua clanks a shot from the right side | 55-41 |
| 08:12 | Vanderbilt | Charles Cunningham grabs the defensive rebound | 55-41 |
| 07:59 | Vanderbilt | Don Mack hits a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Cunningham | 55-44 |
| 07:32 | Kentucky | Richard Hua can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Don Mack - foul #1 on Don Mack, team foul #7 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Howell (PG), Leroy Haring (SF) David Hower, Jim Wyatt | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel (PG), Jonathon Jones (SG), James Washington (SF), Adrian Hargrove (C) Armand Ricci, Don Mack, Franklin Waters, Karl McCallister | |
| 07:32 | Kentucky | Richard Hua makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 07:32 | Kentucky | Richard Hua misses the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 07:32 | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove pulls down the rebound | 56-44 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Howell (fresh) 20 pts. SG - Richard Hua (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leroy Haring (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Tom Fontes (fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Conley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Jason Kissel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathon Jones (fresh) 11 pts. SF - James Washington (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Cunningham (fresh) 4 reb. C - Adrian Hargrove (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Vanderbilt | Robert Conley is called for the reach on Adrian Hargrove - foul #1 on Robert Conley, team foul #4 | 56-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Lemansky (SG), Nathan Ryan (PF) Richard Hua, Tom Fontes | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 06:48 | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-46 |
| 06:33 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Nathan Ryan is denied by Adrian Hargrove | 56-46 |
| 06:32 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Adrian Hargrove | 56-46 |
| 06:19 | Vanderbilt | James Washington knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Jason Kissel | 56-48 |
| 06:15 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring is hacked by Jonathon Jones - foul #1 on Jonathon Jones, team foul #8 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tom Fontes (PF), Marvin Box (C) Nathan Ryan, Robert Conley | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Franklin Waters (PF) Charles Cunningham | |
| 06:15 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 06:15 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 06:02 | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Jones's floater is knocked away by Tom Fontes | 58-48 |
| 06:00 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes pulls down the rebound | 58-48 |
| 05:43 | Kentucky | Marvin Box scores on a runner from the baseline | 60-48 |
| 05:19 | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Jones hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Jason Kissel | 60-50 |
| 05:13 | Kentucky | James Lemansky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-50 |
| 05:12 | Vanderbilt | James Washington snags the defensive board | 60-50 |
| 04:57 | Vanderbilt | James Washington clanks a 3 from the right corner | 60-50 |
| 04:56 | Kentucky | Robert Howell grabs the board | 60-50 |
| 04:36 | Kentucky | Jonathon Jones is called for the reach on Marvin Box - foul #2 on Jonathon Jones, team foul #9 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Hower (PG), Jim Wyatt (SF), Robert Conley (C) Robert Howell, Leroy Haring, Tom Fontes | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Don Mack (SG) Jonathon Jones | |
| 04:36 | Kentucky | Marvin Box makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 04:36 | Kentucky | Marvin Box makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:17 | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove lays it in set up by Jason Kissel and he's fouled by Marvin Box - foul #1 on Marvin Box, team foul #5 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Hua (SG), Nathan Ryan (PF) James Lemansky, Marvin Box | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Charles Cunningham (SF), Karl McCallister (PF) James Washington, Franklin Waters | |
| 04:17 | Vanderbilt | Adrian Hargrove makes the free throw | 62-53 |
| 03:50 | Kentucky | David Hower is fouled on the floor by Adrian Hargrove - foul #3 on Adrian Hargrove, team foul #10 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Armand Ricci (PG), Zane Canfield (SF) Jason Kissel, Adrian Hargrove | |
| 03:50 | Kentucky | David Hower makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 03:50 | Kentucky | David Hower misses the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 03:50 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Karl McCallister | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:45 | Vanderbilt | Don Mack makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Armand Ricci | 63-55 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Kentucky | David Hower scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jim Wyatt | 66-55 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Hower (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Hua (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Wyatt (fresh) PF - Nathan Ryan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Conley (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Armand Ricci (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Don Mack (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Zane Canfield (fresh) PF - Charles Cunningham (fresh) 4 reb. C - Karl McCallister (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Vanderbilt | Don Mack is hacked by Jim Wyatt - foul #3 on Jim Wyatt, team foul #6 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Howell (PG), James Lemansky (SG), Leroy Haring (SF), Tom Fontes (PF) David Hower, Richard Hua, Jim Wyatt, Nathan Ryan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Washington (SF), Franklin Waters (PF) Zane Canfield, Charles Cunningham | |
| 02:54 | Vanderbilt | James Washington hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-55 |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes gets the rebound | 66-55 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:49 | Kentucky | Franklin Waters takes the ball from Robert Howell | 66-55 |
| 02:49 | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Jason Kissel (PG), Jonathon Jones (SG), Adrian Hargrove (C) Armand Ricci, Don Mack, Karl McCallister | |
| 02:29 | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Jones's layup is rejected by Robert Conley | 66-55 |
| 02:28 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring snags the defensive board | 66-55 |
| 02:01 | Kentucky | Robert Conley lays it up and in | 68-55 |
| 01:44 | Vanderbilt | James Washington knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 68-57 |
| 01:24 | Kentucky | Robert Howell misses the fadeaway from the left block | 68-57 |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes tips it but misses | 68-57 |
| 01:22 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes gets the offensive rebound | 68-57 |
| 01:00 | Kentucky | Robert Howell lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Lemansky | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:53 | Vanderbilt | James Washington can't connect on a floater near the basket | 70-57 |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring snags the defensive board | 70-57 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Robert Conley misses long on a runner from the left block | 70-57 |
| 00:26 | Vanderbilt | Jonathon Jones snags the defensive board | 70-57 |
| 00:19 | Vanderbilt | James Washington hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-60 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Robert Howell runs out the clock | 70-60 |