| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Mobley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joseph Richard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Isaac Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Ryan Gibbens (fresh) 2 pts. C - Keith Pitts (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Marceau (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arthur Ewart (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Tom Fontes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson inbounds the ball | 26-27 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | Kentucky | Joseph Richard is called for the reach on Tom Fontes - foul #1 on Joseph Richard, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| 19:14 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson loses the dribble to Keith Pitts | 26-27 |
| 18:56 | Tennessee | Joseph Richard drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Michael Mobley | 28-27 |
| 18:42 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Isaac Jackson - foul #1 on Isaac Jackson, team foul #2 | 28-27 |
| 18:42 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart makes the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 18:42 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 18:27 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Robert Marceau - foul #1 on Robert Marceau, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| 18:27 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 18:27 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens misses the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 18:27 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-29 |
| 18:22 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson misses the dunk | 29-29 |
| 18:21 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson tips it in | 31-29 |
| 17:55 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart misses the jumper from the right side | 31-29 |
| 17:54 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker grabs the offensive rebound | 31-29 |
| 17:34 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-29 |
| 17:32 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts pulls down the rebound | 31-29 |
| 17:13 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens buries a shot from close range and the foul's on Robert Marceau - foul #2 on Robert Marceau, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| 17:13 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens misses the free throw | 33-29 |
| 17:13 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart snags the defensive board | 33-29 |
| 16:53 | Kentucky | Robert Marceau hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-29 |
| 16:52 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 16:30 | Tennessee | Michael Mobley shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 16:29 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts hits the follow up shot | 35-29 |
| 16:07 | Kentucky | Ryan Gibbens steals the ball from Eric Anderson | 35-29 |
| 15:41 | Tennessee | Michael Mobley works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 35-29 |
| 15:40 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson tips it but misses | 35-29 |
| 15:38 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Mobley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joseph Richard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Isaac Jackson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Gibbens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Keith Pitts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Marceau (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Hilliker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arthur Ewart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Tom Fontes (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart loses the dribble to Michael Mobley | 35-29 |
| 15:06 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 35-29 |
| 15:04 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart snags the defensive board | 35-29 |
| 14:40 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-29 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Thomas (SG), Henry Wendling (SF), Lewis Rinehart (PF), Roger Green (C) Joseph Richard, Isaac Jackson, Ryan Gibbens, Keith Pitts | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Brown (PG), Derrick Stephens (SG), Michael Odoms (PF), Tyler Rowell (C) Robert Marceau, Michael Hilliker, Arthur Ewart, Tom Fontes | |
| 14:23 | Tennessee | Roger Green scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-29 |
| 14:18 | Kentucky | Ernest Brown is fouled in the backcourt by David Thomas - foul #1 on David Thomas, team foul #3 | 37-29 |
| 14:01 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 37-29 |
| 14:00 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Lewis Rinehart | 37-29 |
| 13:56 | Tennessee | Michael Mobley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 37-29 |
| 13:55 | Tennessee | Henry Wendling pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 13:31 | Tennessee | Derrick Stephens steals it from Lewis Rinehart | 37-29 |
| 13:28 | Kentucky | Derrick Stephens lays it up and in | 37-31 |
| 13:16 | Tennessee | Roger Green throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-31 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tom Fontes (C) Eric Anderson | |
| 12:52 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 37-31 |
| 12:51 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes tips it home | 37-33 |
| 12:34 | Tennessee | Henry Wendling can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 12:33 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Tom Fontes | 37-33 |
| 12:04 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes is fouled on the floor by Lewis Rinehart - foul #3 on Lewis Rinehart, team foul #4 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson (SF), Ryan Gibbens (PF), Keith Pitts (C) Michael Mobley, Lewis Rinehart, Roger Green | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Marceau (PG), Michael Hilliker (SG), Arthur Ewart (PF) Michael Odoms, Derrick Stephens, Tyler Rowell | |
| 11:49 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart makes the turnaround from the right block set up by Michael Hilliker | 37-35 |
| 11:20 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-35 |
| 11:18 | Tennessee | David Thomas pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - David Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Wendling (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Isaac Jackson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ryan Gibbens (fresh) 5 pts. C - Keith Pitts (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Marceau (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ernest Brown (fresh) PF - Arthur Ewart (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Tom Fontes (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Tennessee | Henry Wendling misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 11:09 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts misses the tip | 37-35 |
| 11:07 | Tennessee | Henry Wendling gets the offensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 10:54 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts's pass is intercepted by Tom Fontes | 37-35 |
| 10:27 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Arthur Ewart | 37-38 |
| 10:03 | Tennessee | Henry Wendling hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Ryan Gibbens | 39-38 |
| 09:44 | Kentucky | Robert Marceau clanks a 3 from the right wing | 39-38 |
| 09:42 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 09:20 | Tennessee | Ernest Brown steals the ball from Ryan Gibbens | 39-38 |
| 08:54 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker misses the 3 from straight away | 39-38 |
| 08:52 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart misses the tip | 39-38 |
| 08:50 | Tennessee | Henry Wendling snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 08:36 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Ernest Brown - foul #2 on Ernest Brown, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Mobley (PG), Joseph Richard (SG), Roger Green (C) David Thomas, Henry Wendling, Keith Pitts | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eric Anderson (SF), Michael Odoms (PF), Tyler Rowell (C) Ernest Brown, Arthur Ewart, Tom Fontes | |
| 08:36 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 08:36 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 08:36 | Kentucky | Tyler Rowell snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 08:19 | Kentucky | Joseph Richard takes the ball from Michael Odoms | 40-38 |
| 08:16 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson throws it down on a nice dish by Joseph Richard | 42-38 |
| 07:49 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lewis Rinehart (PF) Ryan Gibbens | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Derrick Stephens (SG) Michael Hilliker | |
| 07:32 | Tennessee | Michael Mobley evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-38 |
| 07:30 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms gets the rebound | 42-38 |
| 07:07 | Kentucky | Michael Odoms misses the fadeaway from the left side | 42-38 |
| 07:05 | Tennessee | Lewis Rinehart grabs the board | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Mobley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Richard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Isaac Jackson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lewis Rinehart (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Roger Green (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Marceau (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Derrick Stephens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eric Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Odoms (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Tyler Rowell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:42 | Tennessee | Roger Green comes up short on the shot in the lane | 42-38 |
| 06:40 | Tennessee | Joseph Richard snags the offensive board | 42-38 |
| 06:21 | Tennessee | Derrick Stephens is called for the reach on Joseph Richard - foul #1 on Derrick Stephens, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens (PF), Keith Pitts (C) Isaac Jackson, Roger Green | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Brown (PG), Michael Hilliker (SG), Arthur Ewart (PF), Tom Fontes (C) Robert Marceau, Derrick Stephens, Michael Odoms, Tyler Rowell | |
| 06:05 | Tennessee | Michael Mobley buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-38 |
| 05:36 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's fouled by Keith Pitts - foul #1 on Keith Pitts, team foul #5 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Thomas (SG), Henry Wendling (SF) Joseph Richard, Lewis Rinehart | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:36 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 05:36 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 05:23 | Tennessee | David Thomas hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 44-40 |
| 05:21 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Mobley | 44-40 |
| 05:00 | Tennessee | David Thomas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 04:59 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 04:32 | Kentucky | Keith Pitts swats the layup by Arthur Ewart | 44-40 |
| 04:30 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 04:25 | Tennessee | Henry Wendling blows the layup but the foul's on Tom Fontes - foul #1 on Tom Fontes, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Richard (SG) Michael Mobley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Odoms (SF) Eric Anderson | |
| 04:25 | Tennessee | Henry Wendling misses the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 04:25 | Tennessee | Henry Wendling makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 04:07 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 45-40 |
| 04:05 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 04:01 | Tennessee | David Thomas can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 03:59 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 03:22 | Tennessee | Henry Wendling misses short on a 3 from straight away | 45-43 |
| 03:21 | Tennessee | David Thomas tips it back up and in | 47-43 |
| 03:00 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-43 |
| 02:59 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| 02:59 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Michael Mobley (PG), Isaac Jackson (SF) David Thomas, Henry Wendling | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Marceau (PG), Eric Anderson (SF) Ernest Brown, Michael Odoms | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Michael Mobley (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph Richard (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Isaac Jackson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ryan Gibbens (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Pitts (fresh) 2 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Marceau (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eric Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Arthur Ewart (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Tom Fontes (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:42 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson misses the easy layup | 47-43 |
| 02:40 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 02:20 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-43 |
| 02:18 | Kentucky | Eric Anderson tips it but misses | 47-43 |
| 02:17 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 02:06 | Tennessee | Joseph Richard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-43 |
| 01:43 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-43 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:22 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson misses the layup against the doubleteam | 47-43 |
| 01:20 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart snags the defensive board | 47-43 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater in the paint | 47-43 |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | Robert Marceau grabs the offensive board | 47-43 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Robert Marceau scores on a 3 from the left corner | 47-46 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:15 | Tennessee | Ryan Gibbens hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 47-46 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Pitts | 47-46 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:12 | Tennessee | Keith Pitts is hacked by Arthur Ewart - foul #1 on Arthur Ewart, team foul #6 | 47-46 |
| 00:11 | Tennessee | Michael Hilliker is called for the reach on Joseph Richard - foul #4 on Michael Hilliker, team foul #7 | 47-46 |
| 00:11 | Tennessee | Joseph Richard makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 00:11 | Tennessee | Joseph Richard makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Isaac Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-46 |