| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Sam Dickert (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Darwin Riley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Truitt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Linville (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Popham (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Joe Dixon (fresh) SF - Lewis Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Celestine (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Keith Fowlkes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Nicholas Truitt inbounds the ball | 24-25 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Vanderbilt | Lewis Robinson swats the short shot by John Popham | 24-25 |
| 19:41 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Celestine | 24-25 |
| 19:17 | Kentucky | Michael Smith drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Lewis Robinson | 24-28 |
| 18:56 | Vanderbilt | Darwin Riley is fouled on the floor by Joe Dixon - foul #2 on Joe Dixon, team foul #1 | 24-28 |
| 18:29 | Vanderbilt | Nicholas Truitt scores on a runner from the baseline and the foul's on Lewis Robinson - foul #1 on Lewis Robinson, team foul #2 | 26-28 |
| 18:29 | Vanderbilt | Nicholas Truitt misses the free throw | 26-28 |
| 18:29 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Linville pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 18:09 | Vanderbilt | Darwin Riley misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-28 |
| 18:08 | Vanderbilt | Nicholas Truitt can't tip it in | 26-28 |
| 18:06 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 17:43 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine misses long on a shot in the lane | 26-28 |
| 17:42 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine hits the follow up shot | 26-30 |
| 17:37 | Vanderbilt | Sam Dickert scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-30 |
| 17:20 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine buries a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Michael Smith and the foul's on John Popham - foul #1 on John Popham, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| 17:20 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine makes the free throw | 29-33 |
| 16:52 | Vanderbilt | Keith Fowlkes denies the turnaround by Nicholas Truitt | 29-33 |
| 16:50 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 16:24 | Kentucky | Nicholas Truitt is called for the reach on Michael Smith - foul #2 on Nicholas Truitt, team foul #2 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Harper (PG), James Brown (SG), Wilburn Barnes (SF), Benjamin Bartell (PF), Dan Banks (C) Sam Dickert, Darwin Riley, Nicholas Truitt, Joseph Linville, John Popham | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harold Hendricks (SG), Randall Feaster (SF), Francis Brantley (C) Joe Dixon, Lewis Robinson, Keith Fowlkes | |
| 16:03 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Michael Smith | 29-35 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - James Harper (fresh) SG - James Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wilburn Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Benjamin Bartell (fresh) C - Dan Banks (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 7 ast. SG - Harold Hendricks (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Randall Feaster (fresh) PF - Robert Celestine (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Francis Brantley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Vanderbilt | Benjamin Bartell loses the ball out of bounds | 29-35 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Darwin Riley (SG), Fred Scott (SF) James Harper, James Brown | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Houston McGalliard (PG) Michael Smith | |
| 15:11 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley banks in the layup on a nice dish by Randall Feaster | 29-37 |
| 14:51 | Vanderbilt | Fred Scott buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-37 |
| 14:32 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley slams it home set up by Harold Hendricks | 32-39 |
| 14:16 | Vanderbilt | Benjamin Bartell misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 32-39 |
| 14:14 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine grabs the board | 32-39 |
| 13:51 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley misses long on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Dan Banks - foul #1 on Dan Banks, team foul #3 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Sam Dickert (PG), Joseph Linville (PF), John Popham (C) Wilburn Barnes, Benjamin Bartell, Dan Banks | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Smith (PG), Joe Dixon (SG), Lewis Robinson (SF) Houston McGalliard, Harold Hendricks, Randall Feaster | |
| 13:51 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 13:51 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 13:23 | Vanderbilt | John Popham scores on a runner from the left block | 34-41 |
| 12:59 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Smith | 34-44 |
| 12:32 | Vanderbilt | John Popham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-44 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Brown (SG) Darwin Riley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes (C) Francis Brantley | |
| 12:07 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Michael Smith | 34-47 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:48 | Vanderbilt | Fred Scott is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Fred Scott, team foul #4 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Nicholas Truitt (SF) Fred Scott | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Calvin Sack (PF) Robert Celestine | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Sam Dickert (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Truitt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Linville (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - John Popham (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 9 ast. SG - Joe Dixon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Lewis Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Calvin Sack (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Fowlkes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Michael Smith | 34-49 |
| 11:07 | Vanderbilt | John Popham hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 34-49 |
| 11:05 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Linville snags the offensive board | 34-49 |
| 10:43 | Vanderbilt | John Popham clanks a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Keith Fowlkes - foul #2 on Keith Fowlkes, team foul #3 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Darwin Riley (SG) James Brown | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:43 | Vanderbilt | John Popham makes the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 10:43 | Vanderbilt | John Popham misses the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 10:43 | Kentucky | Calvin Sack snags the defensive board | 35-49 |
| 10:26 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes lays it up and in set up by Michael Smith | 35-51 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:16 | Vanderbilt | John Popham can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-51 |
| 10:15 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Calvin Sack | 35-51 |
| 09:52 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Joe Dixon | 35-53 |
| 09:40 | Vanderbilt | Sam Dickert comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 35-53 |
| 09:39 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Linville tips it in | 37-53 |
| 09:15 | Kentucky | Michael Smith buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Calvin Sack | 37-56 |
| 09:04 | Vanderbilt | John Popham can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 37-56 |
| 09:03 | Vanderbilt | John Popham snags the offensive board | 37-56 |
| 08:49 | Vanderbilt | Darwin Riley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-56 |
| 08:48 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes grabs the board | 37-56 |
| 08:36 | Kentucky | Michael Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-56 |
| 08:34 | Kentucky | Calvin Sack grabs the offensive board | 37-56 |
| 08:21 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson misses long on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on John Popham - foul #2 on John Popham, team foul #5 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Wilburn Barnes (PG), James Brown (SF), Benjamin Bartell (PF), Dan Banks (C) Sam Dickert, Nicholas Truitt, Joseph Linville, John Popham | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Houston McGalliard (PG), Harold Hendricks (SG), Robert Celestine (PF), Francis Brantley (C) Michael Smith, Joe Dixon, Calvin Sack, Keith Fowlkes | |
| 08:21 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 37-57 |
| 08:21 | Kentucky | Lewis Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-58 |
| 07:59 | Vanderbilt | Francis Brantley steals it from Dan Banks | 37-58 |
| 07:35 | Kentucky | Houston McGalliard buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Celestine | 37-61 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Wilburn Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Darwin Riley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Brown (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Benjamin Bartell (fresh) C - Dan Banks (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Houston McGalliard (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harold Hendricks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Robinson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Celestine (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Francis Brantley (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Vanderbilt | Benjamin Bartell clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Houston McGalliard - foul #1 on Houston McGalliard, team foul #4 | 37-61 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Fred Scott (SF) Darwin Riley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Smith (PG), Randall Feaster (SF) Houston McGalliard, Lewis Robinson | |
| 07:17 | Vanderbilt | Benjamin Bartell misses the 1st free throw | 37-61 |
| 07:17 | Vanderbilt | Benjamin Bartell misses the 2nd free throw | 37-61 |
| 07:17 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Francis Brantley | 37-61 |
| 06:55 | Kentucky | Harold Hendricks hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Michael Smith | 37-63 |
| 06:44 | Vanderbilt | Fred Scott hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Francis Brantley - foul #2 on Francis Brantley, team foul #5 | 37-63 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Nicholas Truitt (PF) Benjamin Bartell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:44 | Vanderbilt | Fred Scott misses the 1st free throw | 37-63 |
| 06:44 | Vanderbilt | Fred Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 38-63 |
| 06:17 | Kentucky | Francis Brantley banks in the layup | 38-65 |
| 06:09 | Vanderbilt | Randall Feaster takes the ball from Nicholas Truitt | 38-65 |
| 05:40 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine's fadeaway is rejected by Dan Banks | 38-65 |
| 05:39 | Vanderbilt | Dan Banks grabs the defensive rebound | 38-65 |
| 05:35 | Vanderbilt | Francis Brantley takes the ball from Wilburn Barnes | 38-65 |
| 05:13 | Kentucky | James Brown is called for the reach on Randall Feaster - foul #1 on James Brown, team foul #6 | 38-65 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Paul Jones (PG), James Harper (SG), Benjamin Bartell (PF) Wilburn Barnes, James Brown, Fred Scott | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joe Dixon (SG), Keith Fowlkes (C) Randall Feaster, Francis Brantley | |
| 04:53 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine's fadeaway is rejected by Dan Banks | 38-65 |
| 04:52 | Kentucky | Michael Smith tips it home | 38-67 |
| 04:41 | Vanderbilt | The pull-up jumper by James Harper is blocked by Keith Fowlkes | 38-67 |
| 04:40 | Kentucky | Michael Smith snags the defensive board | 38-67 |
| 04:20 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine makes the shot in the paint and he's fouled by Paul Jones - foul #1 on Paul Jones, team foul #7 | 38-69 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Houston McGalliard (PG), Lewis Robinson (SF) Michael Smith, Harold Hendricks | |
| 04:20 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine makes the free throw | 38-70 |
| 04:09 | Vanderbilt | Dan Banks is fouled on the floor by Keith Fowlkes - foul #3 on Keith Fowlkes, team foul #6 | 38-70 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Wilburn Barnes (SF) Dan Banks | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:52 | Vanderbilt | Nicholas Truitt's pass is intercepted by Joe Dixon | 38-70 |
| 03:27 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine hits the finger roll on a great pass from Houston McGalliard | 38-72 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Paul Jones (fresh) SG - James Harper (fresh) SF - Wilburn Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Nicholas Truitt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Benjamin Bartell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Houston McGalliard (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Dixon (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lewis Robinson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Robert Celestine (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Keith Fowlkes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Vanderbilt | Wilburn Barnes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-72 |
| 03:16 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Joe Dixon | 38-72 |
| 02:56 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 38-72 |
| 02:55 | Vanderbilt | Benjamin Bartell pulls down the rebound | 38-72 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:34 | Vanderbilt | Benjamin Bartell is whistled for traveling | 38-72 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Brown (SG), Dan Banks (C) Paul Jones, Nicholas Truitt | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Smith (PG) Houston McGalliard | |
| 02:09 | Kentucky | Michael Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's fouled by James Brown - foul #2 on James Brown, team foul #8 | 38-72 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Nicholas Truitt (PF) Benjamin Bartell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Calvin Sack (PF), Francis Brantley (C) Robert Celestine, Keith Fowlkes | |
| 02:09 | Kentucky | Michael Smith makes the 1st free throw | 38-73 |
| 02:09 | Kentucky | Michael Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 38-74 |
| 02:09 | Kentucky | Michael Smith misses the 3rd free throw | 38-74 |
| 02:09 | Vanderbilt | Nicholas Truitt grabs the board | 38-74 |
| 01:58 | Vanderbilt | James Brown is hacked by Joe Dixon - foul #3 on Joe Dixon, team foul #7 | 38-74 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Benjamin Bartell (PF) James Harper | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Celestine (PF), Keith Fowlkes (C) Calvin Sack, Francis Brantley | |
| 01:58 | Vanderbilt | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 39-74 |
| 01:58 | Vanderbilt | James Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 39-74 |
| 01:58 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes pulls down the rebound | 39-74 |
| 01:37 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes is whistled for traveling | 39-74 |
| 01:19 | Vanderbilt | James Brown buries a driving attempt near the basket | 41-74 |
| 01:00 | Kentucky | Michael Smith buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Joe Dixon | 41-77 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Vanderbilt | Nicholas Truitt comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Lewis Robinson - foul #2 on Lewis Robinson, team foul #8 | 41-77 |
| 00:54 | Vanderbilt | Nicholas Truitt makes the 1st free throw | 42-77 |
| 00:54 | Vanderbilt | Nicholas Truitt makes the 2nd free throw | 43-77 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt 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 man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Michael Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 43-77 |
| 00:19 | Vanderbilt | Nicholas Truitt misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-77 |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine gets the rebound | 43-77 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Michael Smith runs out the clock | 43-77 |