| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jonathan Carter (fresh) SG - Gregory Hidalgo (fresh) SF - Robert Wesley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Dunbar (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Boston (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joe Dixon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Merritt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ilia Zicker (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Robert Celestine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Keith Fowlkes (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley inbounds the ball | 17-25 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:41 | Tennessee | Donald Boston can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 17-25 |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine gets the rebound | 17-25 |
| 19:17 | Kentucky | Richard Dunbar is called for the reach on Ilia Zicker - foul #1 on Richard Dunbar, team foul #1 | 17-25 |
| 18:59 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 17-25 |
| 18:58 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley grabs the defensive rebound | 17-25 |
| 18:36 | Tennessee | Donald Boston misses the floater from the right wing | 17-25 |
| 18:34 | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker grabs the board | 17-25 |
| 18:13 | Kentucky | Richard Dunbar is called for the reach on William Merritt - foul #2 on Richard Dunbar, team foul #2 | 17-25 |
| 17:51 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Richard Dunbar - foul #3 on Richard Dunbar, team foul #3 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Thomas (PF) Richard Dunbar | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:51 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 17:51 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine misses the 2nd free throw | 17-26 |
| 17:51 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas snags the defensive board | 17-26 |
| 17:32 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 17-26 |
| 17:30 | Tennessee | Donald Boston hits the follow up shot | 19-26 |
| 17:02 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine's floater is knocked away by Donald Boston | 19-26 |
| 17:00 | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker tips it home | 19-28 |
| 16:31 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-28 |
| 16:30 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes pulls down the rebound | 19-28 |
| 16:08 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Carter - foul #2 on Jonathan Carter, team foul #4 | 19-28 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Arnwine (PG), Richard Rainey (SG), Eric Clouse (PF), Calvin Sack (C) Joe Dixon, William Merritt, Robert Celestine, Keith Fowlkes | |
| 15:55 | Kentucky | Eric Clouse is denied on a dunk by Donald Boston | 19-28 |
| 15:54 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Ilia Zicker | 19-28 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jonathan Carter (fairly fresh) SG - Gregory Hidalgo (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Wesley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Boston (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Arnwine (fresh) SG - Richard Rainey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ilia Zicker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Eric Clouse (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Calvin Sack (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Kentucky | Eric Clouse makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Rainey | 19-30 |
| 15:17 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas misses the lay-in | 19-30 |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Eric Clouse | 19-30 |
| 14:59 | Kentucky | Calvin Sack buries a turnaround from the baseline and he's fouled by Donald Boston - foul #2 on Donald Boston, team foul #5 | 19-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar (PF) Harold Thomas | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joe Dixon (PG), William Merritt (SG), Robert Celestine (PF) John Arnwine, Richard Rainey, Eric Clouse | |
| 14:59 | Kentucky | Calvin Sack misses the free throw | 19-32 |
| 14:59 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Richard Dunbar | 19-32 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:44 | Tennessee | Donald Boston misses the floater from the free throw line | 19-32 |
| 14:42 | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker grabs the board | 19-32 |
| 14:16 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Calvin Sack | 19-34 |
| 13:56 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley banks in the layup set up by Jonathan Carter | 21-34 |
| 13:46 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-37 |
| 13:24 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 21-37 |
| 13:23 | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker pulls down the rebound | 21-37 |
| 12:56 | Kentucky | Donald Boston is called for the reach on Robert Celestine - foul #3 on Donald Boston, team foul #6 | 21-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Raymond Longmire (SG) Jonathan Carter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Arnwine (SG), Keith Fowlkes (C) William Merritt, Calvin Sack | |
| 12:32 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon is whistled for a carry | 21-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randall Feaster (SF) Ilia Zicker | |
| 12:22 | Tennessee | Robert Celestine swats the short shot by Richard Dunbar | 21-37 |
| 12:21 | Kentucky | Randall Feaster pulls down the rebound | 21-37 |
| 11:59 | Kentucky | John Arnwine misses badly on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Donald Boston - foul #4 on Donald Boston, team foul #7 | 21-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Thomas (C) Donald Boston | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Rainey (SG), Eric Clouse (PF) Joe Dixon, Robert Celestine | |
| 11:59 | Kentucky | John Arnwine misses the 1st free throw | 21-37 |
| 11:59 | Kentucky | John Arnwine makes the 2nd free throw | 21-38 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:46 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas loses the ball out of bounds | 21-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Osterberger (C) Robert Wesley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Merritt (PG) Richard Rainey | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gregory Hidalgo (fairly fresh) SG - Raymond Longmire (fresh) SF - Richard Dunbar (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Harold Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Osterberger (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - William Merritt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Arnwine (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Randall Feaster (fresh) PF - Eric Clouse (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Fowlkes (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Kentucky | Eric Clouse is fouled on the floor by Harold Thomas - foul #1 on Harold Thomas, team foul #8 | 21-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Carter (PG) Raymond Longmire | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker (SF) Randall Feaster | |
| 11:23 | Kentucky | Eric Clouse makes the 1st free throw | 21-39 |
| 11:23 | Kentucky | Eric Clouse misses the 2nd free throw | 21-39 |
| 11:23 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to George Osterberger | 21-39 |
| 11:06 | Tennessee | Jonathan Carter drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Harold Thomas | 24-39 |
| 10:40 | Kentucky | Eric Clouse throws it down and he's hacked by Gregory Hidalgo - foul #1 on Gregory Hidalgo, team foul #9 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Raymond Longmire (SG), Robert Wesley (SF) Gregory Hidalgo, George Osterberger | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joe Dixon (PG) John Arnwine | |
| 10:40 | Kentucky | Eric Clouse makes the free throw | 24-42 |
| 10:32 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Celestine (PF) Eric Clouse | |
| 10:07 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes makes the jump hook from close range set up by Joe Dixon | 24-44 |
| 09:49 | Tennessee | Raymond Longmire is hacked by Ilia Zicker - foul #2 on Ilia Zicker, team foul #1 | 24-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Arnwine (SG), Randall Feaster (SF) William Merritt, Ilia Zicker | |
| 09:42 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas drills a driving attempt in the paint | 26-44 |
| 09:23 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes blows the layup but the foul's on Harold Thomas - foul #2 on Harold Thomas, team foul #10 | 26-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo (PG) Jonathan Carter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 09:23 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes makes the 1st free throw | 26-45 |
| 09:23 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes makes the 2nd free throw | 26-46 |
| 09:16 | Tennessee | Randall Feaster blocks the jumper by Harold Thomas | 26-46 |
| 09:14 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo grabs the offensive rebound | 26-46 |
| 09:09 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas double dribbles | 26-46 |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Osterberger (C) Harold Thomas | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Calvin Sack (C) Keith Fowlkes | |
| 08:46 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon drills a 3 from the left wing | 26-49 |
| 08:39 | Tennessee | Robert Celestine picks off the pass by Gregory Hidalgo | 26-49 |
| 08:11 | Kentucky | John Arnwine drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Joe Dixon | 26-52 |
| 08:03 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 26-52 |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | Randall Feaster grabs the board | 26-52 |
| 07:32 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine's dunk attempt is rejected by Richard Dunbar | 26-52 |
| 07:30 | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar gets the rebound | 26-52 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gregory Hidalgo (fairly fresh) SG - Raymond Longmire (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Wesley (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Dunbar (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - George Osterberger (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joe Dixon (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Arnwine (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Randall Feaster (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Celestine (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Calvin Sack (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:07 | Tennessee | Raymond Longmire is fouled on the floor by John Arnwine - foul #2 on John Arnwine, team foul #2 | 26-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Carter (PG), Harold Thomas (PF) Gregory Hidalgo, Richard Dunbar | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Merritt (PG), Ilia Zicker (SF), Eric Clouse (PF), Keith Fowlkes (C) Joe Dixon, Randall Feaster, Robert Celestine, Calvin Sack | |
| 06:57 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 26-52 |
| 06:56 | Kentucky | Keith Fowlkes gets the rebound | 26-52 |
| 06:31 | Kentucky | John Arnwine is hacked by Raymond Longmire - foul #2 on Raymond Longmire, team foul #11 | 26-52 |
| 06:31 | Kentucky | John Arnwine misses the 1st free throw | 26-52 |
| 06:31 | Kentucky | John Arnwine makes the 2nd free throw | 26-53 |
| 06:19 | Tennessee | Eric Clouse is called for the reach on Jonathan Carter - foul #1 on Eric Clouse, team foul #3 | 26-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Rainey (SG) John Arnwine | |
| 06:09 | Tennessee | George Osterberger's fadeaway is rejected by Eric Clouse | 26-53 |
| 06:08 | Kentucky | William Merritt grabs the defensive rebound | 26-53 |
| 05:42 | Kentucky | William Merritt hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Eric Clouse | 26-56 |
| 05:20 | Tennessee | Raymond Longmire is whistled for traveling | 26-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Richard Dunbar (SF) Robert Wesley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joe Dixon (PG), Robert Celestine (PF) Richard Rainey, Eric Clouse | |
| 04:54 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine is fouled on the floor by Harold Thomas - foul #3 on Harold Thomas, team foul #12 | 26-56 |
| 04:54 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine makes the 1st free throw | 26-57 |
| 04:54 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine makes the 2nd free throw | 26-58 |
| 04:38 | Tennessee | Jonathan Carter makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 28-58 |
| 04:18 | Kentucky | William Merritt misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Raymond Longmire - foul #3 on Raymond Longmire, team foul #13 | 28-58 |
| 04:18 | Kentucky | William Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 28-59 |
| 04:18 | Kentucky | William Merritt misses the 2nd free throw | 28-59 |
| 04:18 | Tennessee | George Osterberger grabs the defensive rebound | 28-59 |
| 04:01 | Tennessee | George Osterberger is whistled for traveling | 28-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo (PG) Jonathan Carter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Kentucky | William Merritt double dribbles | 28-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Wesley (SF) Richard Dunbar | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Arnwine (SG), Calvin Sack (C) William Merritt, Keith Fowlkes | |
| 03:26 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley drills a fadeaway from the right side and the foul's on Joe Dixon - foul #1 on Joe Dixon, team foul #4 | 30-59 |
| 03:26 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley makes the free throw | 31-59 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gregory Hidalgo (fresh) SG - Raymond Longmire (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Robert Wesley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harold Thomas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - George Osterberger (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joe Dixon (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Arnwine (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ilia Zicker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. PF - Robert Celestine (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Calvin Sack (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Kentucky | Calvin Sack can't throw it down | 31-59 |
| 03:12 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine misses the tip | 31-59 |
| 03:10 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine tips it back up and in | 31-61 |
| 03:00 | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 31-61 |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ilia Zicker | 31-61 |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 31-61 |
| 02:29 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley snags the defensive board | 31-61 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:10 | Tennessee | Raymond Longmire misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-61 |
| 02:09 | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker grabs the board | 31-61 |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker is fouled on the floor by Raymond Longmire - foul #4 on Raymond Longmire, team foul #14 | 31-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Carter (PG) Gregory Hidalgo | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Merritt (SG), Keith Fowlkes (C) John Arnwine, Calvin Sack | |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker makes the 1st free throw | 31-62 |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker makes the 2nd free throw | 31-63 |
| 01:31 | Tennessee | George Osterberger drills a jumper from the right block | 33-63 |
| 01:03 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-63 |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | Ilia Zicker can't tip it in | 33-63 |
| 00:59 | Tennessee | George Osterberger snags the defensive board | 33-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee 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) | |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 33-63 |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | Robert Celestine snags the defensive board | 33-63 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee 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) | |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | George Osterberger is called for the reach on Joe Dixon - foul #2 on George Osterberger, team foul #15 | 33-63 |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon misses the 1st free throw | 33-63 |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon misses the 2nd free throw | 33-63 |
| 00:24 | Tennessee | George Osterberger snags the defensive board | 33-63 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee | Raymond Longmire loses the dribble to Joe Dixon | 33-63 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon hits the finger roll | 33-65 |
| 00:12 | Tennessee | George Osterberger scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Wesley | 35-65 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Joe Dixon runs out the clock | 35-65 |