| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Steadham (fresh) SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) SF - Herbert McCullick (fresh) PF - Michael Perkins (fresh) C - Gregg Bentley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jose Flores (fresh) SG - Michael Gibbons (fresh) SF - Miladen Stachowski (fresh) PF - Kenneth Barrett (fresh) C - William Felton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Tennessee | Jose Flores grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Tennessee | Michael Gibbons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:56 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | Kentucky | Michael Gibbons steals it from Stephen Steadham | 0-2 |
| 18:32 | Tennessee | Michael Gibbons lays it up and in | 0-4 |
| 18:12 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins misses the jumper from close range | 0-4 |
| 18:10 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Kenneth Barrett | 0-4 |
| 17:59 | Tennessee | Jose Flores's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-4 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Walker King (SG), Terry Parnell (SF), Kwas Abdool (PF), Dale Bhatt (C) Stephen Steadham, Rodney Remick, Herbert McCullick, Michael Perkins, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:43 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Jose Flores - foul #1 on Jose Flores, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich (SG), John Doner (C) Miladen Stachowski, William Felton | |
| 17:43 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 1-4 |
| 17:43 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:22 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett banks in the layup | 2-6 |
| 17:00 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool banks in the layup on a great pass from Terry Parnell | 4-6 |
| 16:43 | Tennessee | John Doner's pass is intercepted by Terry Parnell | 4-6 |
| 16:25 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 4-6 |
| 16:23 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 16:10 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett hits a wide open turnaround from the right block set up by Michael Gibbons | 4-8 |
| 15:43 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton is hacked by Kenneth Barrett - foul #1 on Kenneth Barrett, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Herbert McCullick (SF), Gregg Bentley (C) Brandon Clayton, Walker King, Terry Parnell, Dale Bhatt | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski (SF), William Felton (C) Dustin Aldrich, John Doner | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Steadham (fresh) SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) SF - Herbert McCullick (fresh) PF - Kwas Abdool (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregg Bentley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jose Flores (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Gibbons (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Miladen Stachowski (fresh) PF - Kenneth Barrett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Felton (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick is hacked by Miladen Stachowski - foul #1 on Miladen Stachowski, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| 15:06 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 4-8 |
| 15:05 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley misses the tip | 4-8 |
| 15:03 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick misses the tip | 4-8 |
| 15:01 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley hits the follow up shot | 6-8 |
| 14:45 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett blows the layup but he's fouled by Herbert McCullick - foul #1 on Herbert McCullick, team foul #1 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Michael Perkins (PF) Stephen Steadham, Kwas Abdool | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:45 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 6-9 |
| 14:45 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett misses the 2nd free throw | 6-9 |
| 14:45 | Tennessee | William Felton grabs the offensive rebound | 6-9 |
| 14:40 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett misses the easy layup | 6-9 |
| 14:38 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett tips it home | 6-11 |
| 14:09 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick clanks a floater from the right wing | 6-11 |
| 14:08 | Tennessee | Michael Gibbons snags the defensive board | 6-11 |
| 14:00 | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski is hacked by Herbert McCullick - foul #2 on Herbert McCullick, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG), Brandon Clayton (SG), Kwas Abdool (PF), Terry Parnell (C) Rodney Remick, Herbert McCullick, Michael Perkins, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Scott Wright (PF) William Felton | |
| 13:50 | Tennessee | Jose Flores misses short on an open shot from the baseline | 6-11 |
| 13:49 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Miladen Stachowski | 6-11 |
| 13:40 | Tennessee | Jose Flores makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Miladen Stachowski | 6-13 |
| 13:18 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool misses short on a runner from close range | 6-13 |
| 13:17 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Steadham | 6-13 |
| 13:03 | Kentucky | Terry Parnell is hacked by Michael Gibbons - foul #1 on Michael Gibbons, team foul #4 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodney Remick (SG), Michael Perkins (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Brandon Clayton, Kwas Abdool, Terry Parnell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich (SG), John Doner (C) Miladen Stachowski, Scott Wright | |
| 12:34 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick is fouled on the floor by Dustin Aldrich - foul #1 on Dustin Aldrich, team foul #5 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (SG), Terry Parnell (SF) Stephen Steadham, Rodney Remick | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Felton (C) John Doner | |
| 12:16 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins travels with the ball | 6-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Kwas Abdool (PF) Walker King, Terry Parnell, Michael Perkins | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 12:13 | Tennessee | Brandon Clayton picks off the pass by Dustin Aldrich in the backcourt | 6-13 |
| 12:11 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton banks in the layup | 8-13 |
| 11:48 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett misses the dunk attempt | 8-13 |
| 11:47 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick gets the rebound | 8-13 |
| 11:24 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-13 |
| 11:23 | Tennessee | William Felton snags the defensive board | 8-13 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brandon Clayton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) SF - Joshua Hensel (fairly fresh) PF - Kwas Abdool (tiring) 2 pts. C - Gregg Bentley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jose Flores (tiring) 2 pts. SG - Dustin Aldrich (fresh) SF - Michael Gibbons (tired) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Barrett (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - William Felton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:08 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Kenneth Barrett, team foul #6 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG), Walker King (SG), Terry Parnell (SF), Michael Perkins (PF), Dale Bhatt (C) Brandon Clayton, Rodney Remick, Joshua Hensel, Kwas Abdool, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski (SF), John Doner (C) Dustin Aldrich, William Felton | |
| 10:39 | Kentucky | Dale Bhatt comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 10:37 | Tennessee | John Doner snags the defensive board | 8-13 |
| 10:32 | Tennessee | Jose Flores misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 8-13 |
| 10:30 | Tennessee | John Doner pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 10:13 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett is denied on a dunk by Michael Perkins | 8-13 |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | Dale Bhatt grabs the board | 8-13 |
| 09:48 | Kentucky | Terry Parnell's floater is tipped away by Kenneth Barrett | 8-13 |
| 09:47 | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham tips it in | 10-13 |
| 09:40 | Tennessee | Dale Bhatt denies the turnaround by Kenneth Barrett | 10-13 |
| 09:38 | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham grabs the board | 10-13 |
| 09:11 | Kentucky | John Doner is called for the reach on Michael Perkins - foul #1 on John Doner, team foul #7 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Joshua Hensel (SF), Gregg Bentley (C) Stephen Steadham, Walker King, Terry Parnell, Dale Bhatt | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich (SG), William Felton (C) Miladen Stachowski, John Doner | |
| 09:11 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 09:11 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 09:08 | Tennessee | Jose Flores is fouled in the backcourt by Brandon Clayton - foul #1 on Brandon Clayton, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool (PF) Michael Perkins | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 08:55 | Tennessee | Jose Flores loses the dribble to Kwas Abdool | 12-13 |
| 08:38 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 12-13 |
| 08:37 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 08:37 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 12-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG) Brandon Clayton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski (SF) Dustin Aldrich | |
| 08:23 | Tennessee | Jose Flores's floater is tipped away by Gregg Bentley | 12-13 |
| 08:22 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Rodney Remick | 12-13 |
| 07:53 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley drills a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Stephen Steadham | 14-13 |
| 07:50 | Tennessee | Michael Gibbons's pass is intercepted by Kwas Abdool in the backcourt | 14-13 |
| 07:36 | Kentucky | Miladen Stachowski is called for the reach on Gregg Bentley - foul #2 on Miladen Stachowski, team foul #8 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Walker King (SG), Terry Parnell (SF) Stephen Steadham, Rodney Remick, Joshua Hensel | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich (SG) Miladen Stachowski | |
| 07:36 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 07:36 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 07:28 | Tennessee | Jose Flores connects on the floater from the baseline and the foul's on Brandon Clayton - foul #2 on Brandon Clayton, team foul #4 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Michael Perkins (PF) Brandon Clayton, Walker King, Kwas Abdool | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 07:28 | Tennessee | Jose Flores misses the free throw | 16-15 |
| 07:28 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins gets the rebound | 16-15 |
| 07:08 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-15 |
| 07:06 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick gets the offensive rebound | 16-15 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joshua Hensel (fresh) SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) SF - Terry Parnell (fresh) PF - Michael Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregg Bentley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jose Flores (tiring) 4 pts. SG - Dustin Aldrich (fresh) SF - Michael Gibbons (tired) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Barrett (tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - William Felton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 06:48 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick is hacked by Dustin Aldrich - foul #2 on Dustin Aldrich, team foul #9 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG), Kwas Abdool (PF) Joshua Hensel, Michael Perkins | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kyle Willis (SG), John Doner (C) Dustin Aldrich, William Felton | |
| 06:48 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 06:48 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick misses the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 06:48 | Tennessee | John Doner grabs the defensive rebound | 17-15 |
| 06:30 | Tennessee | Jose Flores clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 17-15 |
| 06:29 | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham snags the defensive board | 17-15 |
| 06:22 | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham buries a shot from the left wing set up by Terry Parnell | 19-15 |
| 06:06 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett's floater is knocked away by Gregg Bentley | 19-15 |
| 06:04 | Tennessee | Jose Flores gets the offensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 05:52 | Tennessee | Kyle Willis knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 19-17 |
| 05:30 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley buries a shot from just outside the lane set up by Stephen Steadham | 21-17 |
| 05:18 | Tennessee | Jose Flores banks in the layup | 21-19 |
| 04:53 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick misses the floater from the right side | 21-19 |
| 04:52 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to John Doner | 21-19 |
| 04:38 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett's layup is rejected by Gregg Bentley | 21-19 |
| 04:37 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kwas Abdool | 21-19 |
| 04:20 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool misses the easy layup but the foul's on Kenneth Barrett - foul #3 on Kenneth Barrett, team foul #10 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (SG), Joshua Hensel (SF), Michael Perkins (C) Rodney Remick, Terry Parnell, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Scott White (PG), Scott Wright (PF), William Felton (C) Kyle Willis, Kenneth Barrett, John Doner | |
| 04:20 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool makes the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 04:20 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 04:08 | Tennessee | Stephen Steadham steps in front of the William Felton pass | 23-19 |
| 03:48 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool makes the driving attempt in the lane | 25-19 |
| 03:27 | Tennessee | Jose Flores buries a jumper from the left side and the foul's on Walker King - foul #1 on Walker King, team foul #5 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Herbert McCullick (SF), Dale Bhatt (C) Stephen Steadham, Joshua Hensel, Kwas Abdool | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Miladen Stachowski (SF), Kenneth Barrett (PF) Scott White, Scott Wright | |
| 03:27 | Tennessee | Jose Flores misses the free throw | 25-21 |
| 03:27 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 03:14 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton blows the layup | 25-21 |
| 03:12 | Tennessee | Jose Flores grabs the defensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 03:07 | Tennessee | Herbert McCullick blocks the jumper by Jose Flores | 25-21 |
| 03:05 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick gets the rebound | 25-21 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brandon Clayton (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Walker King (fresh) SF - Herbert McCullick (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Bhatt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jose Flores (tired) 8 pts. SG - Michael Gibbons (very tired) 2 pts. SF - Miladen Stachowski (fresh) PF - Kenneth Barrett (very tired) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - William Felton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:43 | Kentucky | Miladen Stachowski steals it from Brandon Clayton | 25-21 |
| 02:40 | Tennessee | Michael Gibbons lays it in set up by Miladen Stachowski | 25-23 |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins hits a floater from the left block on a great pass from Brandon Clayton and he's hacked by Kenneth Barrett - foul #4 on Kenneth Barrett, team foul #11 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Scott Wright (PF) William Felton | |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins misses the free throw | 27-23 |
| 02:30 | Tennessee | Scott Wright pulls down the rebound | 27-23 |
| 02:20 | Tennessee | Jose Flores is fouled on the floor by Walker King - foul #2 on Walker King, team foul #6 | 27-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley (C) Dale Bhatt | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 02:13 | Tennessee | Kenneth Barrett lays it in set up by Michael Gibbons | 27-25 |
| 01:53 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Gregg Bentley, team foul #7 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodney Remick (SG), Kwas Abdool (PF), Dale Bhatt (C) Walker King, Michael Perkins, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Doner (C) Kenneth Barrett | |
| 01:41 | Tennessee | Jose Flores can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-25 |
| 01:39 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton snags the defensive board | 27-25 |
| 01:33 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-25 |
| 01:31 | Tennessee | Brandon Clayton steps in front of the Michael Gibbons pass in the backcourt | 30-25 |
| 01:29 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton lays it up and in | 32-25 |
| 01:24 | Tennessee | The jumper by Jose Flores is denied by Dale Bhatt | 32-25 |
| 01:22 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton gets the rebound | 32-25 |
| 01:02 | Kentucky | Dale Bhatt blows the layup | 32-25 |
| 01:00 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick gets the offensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 00:38 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Brandon Clayton | 35-25 |
| 00:35 | Tennessee | Kwas Abdool steps in front of the Miladen Stachowski pass in the backcourt | 35-25 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Brandon Clayton | 38-25 |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Jose Flores misses long on a shot from the left wing | 38-25 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Brandon Clayton | 38-25 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 38-25 |