| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) SF - Michael Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Archie Blosser (fresh) C - Mathew Lawson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Orcholski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Reading (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski inbounds the ball | 23-29 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:34 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-29 |
| 19:10 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the floater from the right block set up by Kyle Cannon and he's hacked by Patrick Orcholski - foul #2 on Patrick Orcholski, team foul #1 | 25-29 |
| 19:10 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses the free throw | 25-29 |
| 19:10 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith snags the defensive board | 25-29 |
| 19:04 | Tennessee | Paul Reading misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 19:03 | Tennessee | Paul Reading grabs the offensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 18:42 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager is hacked by Mathew Lawson - foul #1 on Mathew Lawson, team foul #1 | 25-29 |
| 18:17 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski is fouled on the floor by Mathew Lawson - foul #2 on Mathew Lawson, team foul #2 | 25-29 |
| 18:04 | Tennessee | Paul Reading hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Cory Thompson - foul #1 on Cory Thompson, team foul #3 | 25-29 |
| 18:04 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 18:04 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 17:41 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-31 |
| 17:22 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 25-31 |
| 17:20 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon grabs the board | 25-31 |
| 16:59 | Kentucky | Jonathan Leach is called for the reach on Cory Thompson - foul #1 on Jonathan Leach, team foul #2 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Farmer (C) Archie Blosser | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:51 | Kentucky | Kenneth Smith is called for the reach on Charles Farmer - foul #1 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #3 | 25-31 |
| 16:36 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer is hacked by Kenneth Smith - foul #2 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #4 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Danford (C) Mathew Lawson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (SG), Manuel Spradling (C) Jonathan Leach, Kenneth Smith | |
| 16:22 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt banks in the layup | 27-31 |
| 16:05 | Tennessee | Paul Reading misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 27-31 |
| 16:04 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon gets the rebound | 27-31 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) SF - Michael Merritt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Farmer (fresh) C - Stephen Danford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Otis Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Orcholski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Paul Reading (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Manuel Spradling (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 27-31 |
| 15:44 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Otis Hughes | 27-31 |
| 15:40 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Otis Hughes | 27-34 |
| 15:23 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt's fadeaway is rejected by Patrick Orcholski | 27-34 |
| 15:22 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Otis Hughes | 27-34 |
| 15:07 | Tennessee | Paul Reading buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Yeager | 27-36 |
| 14:44 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Reading - foul #1 on Paul Reading, team foul #5 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phil Newsome (SG), Kevin Cagle (SF), Archie Blosser (PF), Mathew Lawson (C) Cory Thompson, Michael Merritt, Charles Farmer, Stephen Danford | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (SG), Kenneth Smith (C) Otis Hughes, Manuel Spradling | |
| 14:44 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon makes the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 14:44 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 14:25 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (PG) Kyle Cannon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:08 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning is fouled on the floor by Patrick Orcholski - foul #3 on Patrick Orcholski, team foul #6 | 29-36 |
| 13:48 | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle misses the lay-in | 29-36 |
| 13:46 | Tennessee | Paul Reading grabs the defensive rebound | 29-36 |
| 13:37 | Tennessee | Paul Reading misses the dunk but he's hacked by Mathew Lawson - foul #3 on Mathew Lawson, team foul #4 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (PG) Alvin Manning | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 13:37 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 13:37 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 13:11 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome loses the ball out of bounds | 29-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (SF) Kevin Cagle | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 13:03 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Merritt - foul #1 on Michael Merritt, team foul #5 | 29-38 |
| 13:03 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 13:03 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 13:03 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson snags the defensive board | 29-39 |
| 12:42 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt drills a jump hook near the basket | 31-39 |
| 12:18 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager clanks a floater from the left side | 31-39 |
| 12:16 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 11:51 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 11:49 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Cory Thompson (fresh) SG - Phil Newsome (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Merritt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Archie Blosser (fairly fresh) C - Mathew Lawson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Orcholski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Paul Reading (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith lays it in and the foul's on Cory Thompson - foul #2 on Cory Thompson, team foul #6 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Charles Farmer (C) Phil Newsome, Archie Blosser | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 11:33 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith makes the free throw | 31-42 |
| 11:04 | Kentucky | Patrick Orcholski picks off the pass by Kyle Cannon | 31-42 |
| 10:40 | Tennessee | Charles Farmer is called for the reach on Paul Reading - foul #3 on Charles Farmer, team foul #7 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Danford (C) Mathew Lawson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (SG), Manuel Spradling (C) Jonathan Leach, Kenneth Smith | |
| 10:40 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 10:40 | Tennessee | Paul Reading makes the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 10:31 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Cory Thompson | 34-44 |
| 10:13 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Manuel Spradling | 34-46 |
| 10:00 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-46 |
| 09:59 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer tips it back up and in | 36-46 |
| 09:50 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-46 |
| 09:48 | Kentucky | Stephen Danford grabs the defensive rebound | 36-46 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 09:23 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Patrick Orcholski - foul #4 on Patrick Orcholski, team foul #7 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Archie Blosser (PF) Stephen Danford | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Trinh (SF) Patrick Orcholski | |
| 09:23 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 09:23 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 09:23 | Tennessee | Paul Reading grabs the board | 37-46 |
| 09:08 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-46 |
| 09:06 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Merritt | 37-46 |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer is hacked by Joseph Yeager - foul #1 on Joseph Yeager, team foul #8 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phil Newsome (SG), Kevin Cagle (SF) Cory Thompson, Michael Merritt | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (SG), Kenneth Smith (C) Joseph Yeager, Manuel Spradling | |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer makes the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 08:23 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Jonathan Leach | 39-48 |
| 07:56 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon hits a jumpshot from the right side | 41-48 |
| 07:42 | Tennessee | Paul Reading misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 07:40 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Charles Farmer | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Phil Newsome (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Cagle (fresh) PF - Archie Blosser (fresh) C - Charles Farmer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Otis Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Trinh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Reading (tiring) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon loses the ball out of bounds | 41-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (PG), Michael Merritt (SF), Mathew Lawson (PF) Kyle Cannon, Kevin Cagle, Archie Blosser | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG), Patrick Orcholski (SF), Manuel Spradling (PF) Otis Hughes, David Trinh, Paul Reading | |
| 07:00 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski misses short on a floater from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 06:59 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome gets the rebound | 41-48 |
| 06:46 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-48 |
| 06:45 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager snags the defensive board | 41-48 |
| 06:34 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-51 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 06:13 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson is by himself and knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Michael Merritt | 44-51 |
| 05:51 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach misses short on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Cory Thompson - foul #3 on Cory Thompson, team foul #8 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Archie Blosser (PF) Phil Newsome, Charles Farmer | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Paul Reading (PF) Kenneth Smith | |
| 05:51 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach makes the 1st free throw | 44-52 |
| 05:51 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 05:27 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson is fouled on the floor by Manuel Spradling - foul #2 on Manuel Spradling, team foul #9 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (SG) Jonathan Leach | |
| 05:27 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 05:27 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 05:03 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Kyle Cannon - foul #2 on Kyle Cannon, team foul #9 | 46-53 |
| 05:03 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager misses the 1st free throw | 46-53 |
| 05:03 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager makes the 2nd free throw | 46-54 |
| 04:38 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon makes the fadeaway from the left block and he's hacked by Manuel Spradling - foul #3 on Manuel Spradling, team foul #10 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle (SF) Michael Merritt | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 04:38 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon makes the free throw | 49-54 |
| 04:23 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Kevin Cagle - foul #1 on Kevin Cagle, team foul #10 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Farmer (C) Archie Blosser | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith (C) Manuel Spradling | |
| 04:23 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 04:23 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski misses the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 04:23 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson gets the rebound | 49-55 |
| 03:56 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-55 |
| 03:54 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski grabs the board | 49-55 |
| 03:37 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith can't finish the layup | 49-55 |
| 03:36 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith tips it in | 49-57 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Cagle (fresh) PF - Mathew Lawson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Farmer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Joseph Yeager (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Otis Hughes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Orcholski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Paul Reading (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer is hacked by Kenneth Smith - foul #3 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #11 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phil Newsome (SG), Michael Merritt (SF), Stephen Danford (C) Kyle Cannon, Kevin Cagle, Mathew Lawson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (SG), David Trinh (SF) Joseph Yeager, Patrick Orcholski | |
| 03:14 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer makes the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 03:14 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer makes the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 02:54 | Tennessee | Paul Reading hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Smith | 51-59 |
| 02:54 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Archie Blosser (PF), Mathew Lawson (C) Phil Newsome, Charles Farmer, Stephen Danford | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager (PG), Patrick Orcholski (SF) Otis Hughes, David Trinh | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:34 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson misses long on a shot in the paint | 51-59 |
| 02:33 | Tennessee | Paul Reading grabs the board | 51-59 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith connects on the floater in the paint and the foul's on Mathew Lawson - foul #4 on Mathew Lawson, team foul #11 | 51-61 |
| 02:21 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith makes the free throw | 51-62 |
| 02:04 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-62 |
| 02:03 | Tennessee | Paul Reading gets the rebound | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:36 | Tennessee | Paul Reading loses the ball out of bounds | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:24 | Kentucky | Patrick Orcholski picks off the pass by Michael Merritt | 51-62 |
| 01:20 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach hits the finger roll on a great pass from Patrick Orcholski | 51-64 |
| 01:02 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt drills a jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Patrick Orcholski - foul #5 on Patrick Orcholski, team foul #12 | 53-64 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Otis Hughes (SF) Patrick Orcholski | |
| 01:02 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the free throw | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:57 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes is hacked by Michael Merritt - foul #2 on Michael Merritt, team foul #12 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Trinh (SF), Dustin Larrabee (C) Jonathan Leach, Kenneth Smith | |
| 00:57 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes misses the 1st free throw | 54-64 |
| 00:57 | Tennessee | Otis Hughes makes the 2nd free throw | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt's pass is intercepted by Joseph Yeager | 54-65 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | David Trinh makes the shot from the left wing | 54-67 |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-67 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee | Paul Reading snags the defensive board | 54-67 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Joseph Yeager runs out the clock | 54-67 |