| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Wilcoxon (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dwayne Haynes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Eddy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gregory Gibbons (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - George Gilmore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Knight (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Lees (fresh) 2 reb. C - Bruce Herrington (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Kentucky | William Eddy lays it up and in set up by Willie Frank | 30-29 |
| 19:08 | Tennessee | Bruce Herrington misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 30-29 |
| 19:07 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Wilcoxon | 30-29 |
| 18:38 | Kentucky | Willie Frank misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-29 |
| 18:37 | Tennessee | George Gilmore grabs the board | 30-29 |
| 18:10 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees loses the ball out of bounds | 30-29 |
| 17:45 | Kentucky | William Eddy misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-29 |
| 17:44 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon tips it back up and in | 32-29 |
| 17:26 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Dwayne Haynes - foul #1 on Dwayne Haynes, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| 17:26 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight misses the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 17:26 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 17:14 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon connects on the shot from the left block | 34-30 |
| 16:47 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-30 |
| 16:46 | Tennessee | Bruce Herrington tips it but misses | 34-30 |
| 16:45 | Kentucky | Willie Frank pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 16:20 | Kentucky | Jerry Knight steals it from Eugene Miller | 34-30 |
| 16:02 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 34-30 |
| 16:01 | Kentucky | Willie Frank grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Miller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Robert Wilcoxon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dwayne Haynes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Eddy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gregory Gibbons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SG - George Gilmore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Knight (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Arthur Lees (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Bruce Herrington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Kentucky | William Eddy comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-30 |
| 15:35 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Frank | 34-30 |
| 15:23 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Robert Wilcoxon | 37-30 |
| 14:54 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 37-32 |
| 14:38 | Kentucky | Bruce Herrington is called for the reach on Willie Frank - foul #3 on Bruce Herrington, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Lincoln (PG), Jacob Cortes (SG), Daniel Vanscyoc (SF), James Black (PF), Micheal Brown (C) Willie Frank, Eugene Miller, Robert Wilcoxon, Dwayne Haynes, William Eddy | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens (C) Bruce Herrington | |
| 14:23 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Jacob Cortes and he's hacked by George Gilmore - foul #2 on George Gilmore, team foul #2 | 39-32 |
| 14:23 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown misses the free throw | 39-32 |
| 14:23 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight pulls down the rebound | 39-32 |
| 13:59 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-32 |
| 13:58 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens can't tip it in | 39-32 |
| 13:57 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens tips it home | 39-34 |
| 13:32 | Kentucky | James Black can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Arthur Lees - foul #3 on Arthur Lees, team foul #3 | 39-34 |
| 13:32 | Kentucky | James Black misses the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 13:32 | Kentucky | James Black makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 13:03 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons is fouled on the floor by Donald Lincoln - foul #1 on Donald Lincoln, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Frank (PG) Donald Lincoln | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 12:46 | Tennessee | James Black takes the ball from Gregory Gibbons | 40-34 |
| 12:18 | Kentucky | Willie Frank is denied on a layup by Jerry Knight | 40-34 |
| 12:16 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 11:59 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 11:58 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons tips it but misses | 40-34 |
| 11:57 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown grabs the board | 40-34 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jacob Cortes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Daniel Vanscyoc (fresh) PF - James Black (fresh) 1 pts. C - Micheal Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gregory Gibbons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SG - George Gilmore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Knight (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Arthur Lees (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Craig Hitchens (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes is fouled on the floor by Arthur Lees - foul #4 on Arthur Lees, team foul #4 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eugene Miller (SG), Robert Wilcoxon (SF), Dwayne Haynes (PF), William Eddy (C) Jacob Cortes, Daniel Vanscyoc, James Black, Micheal Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bruce Herrington (PF) Arthur Lees | |
| 11:10 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Willie Frank and he's hacked by Gregory Gibbons - foul #2 on Gregory Gibbons, team foul #5 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Stephens (PG), Christopher Yates (SG) Gregory Gibbons, George Gilmore | |
| 11:10 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller makes the free throw | 43-34 |
| 10:48 | Tennessee | Eugene Miller takes the ball from Christopher Yates | 43-34 |
| 10:43 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller throws it down | 45-34 |
| 10:18 | Tennessee | Mark Stephens scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-37 |
| 09:52 | Kentucky | Willie Frank is hacked by Bruce Herrington - foul #4 on Bruce Herrington, team foul #6 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes (SG) Willie Frank | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons (PG), George Gilmore (SG), Ed Krone (PF) Christopher Yates, Jerry Knight, Bruce Herrington | |
| 09:40 | Kentucky | William Eddy is fouled on the floor by Craig Hitchens - foul #4 on Craig Hitchens, team foul #7 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Yates (SF) Craig Hitchens | |
| 09:40 | Kentucky | William Eddy misses the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 09:40 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Mark Stephens | 45-37 |
| 09:19 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 45-37 |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 08:50 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon hits a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Eugene Miller | 47-37 |
| 08:31 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-37 |
| 08:29 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to William Eddy | 47-37 |
| 08:23 | Kentucky | William Eddy is fouled on the floor by Ed Krone - foul #2 on Ed Krone, team foul #8 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Frank (PG), Micheal Brown (PF) Eugene Miller, Dwayne Haynes | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jerry Knight (SF) Christopher Yates | |
| 08:23 | Kentucky | William Eddy misses the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 08:23 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Micheal Brown | 47-37 |
| 07:59 | Kentucky | Ed Krone blocks the short jumper by William Eddy | 47-37 |
| 07:57 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| 07:31 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight's pass is intercepted by Jacob Cortes | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jacob Cortes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Robert Wilcoxon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Micheal Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Eddy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gregory Gibbons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SG - George Gilmore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Knight (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ed Krone (fresh) 2 ast. C - Mark Stephens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 07:06 | Kentucky | William Eddy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-37 |
| 07:04 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:44 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Gibbons | 47-40 |
| 06:23 | Kentucky | Willie Frank scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by William Eddy | 49-40 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:54 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 05:35 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 49-43 |
| 05:34 | Kentucky | William Eddy tips it home | 51-43 |
| 05:34 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eugene Miller (SG), Dwayne Haynes (PF) Jacob Cortes, William Eddy | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Arthur Lees (PF), Craig Hitchens (C) Ed Krone, Mark Stephens | |
| 05:12 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight is whistled for a carry | 51-43 |
| 04:48 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller knocks in the shot from close range set up by Willie Frank | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:32 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-45 |
| 04:17 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller clanks a jumper from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 04:15 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:51 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 53-45 |
| 03:50 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight can't tip it in | 53-45 |
| 03:49 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:25 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 03:23 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Eugene Miller (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Wilcoxon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Dwayne Haynes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Micheal Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gregory Gibbons (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. SG - George Gilmore (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Knight (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Arthur Lees (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Craig Hitchens (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:02 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Robert Wilcoxon - foul #2 on Robert Wilcoxon, team foul #3 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc (SF), William Eddy (C) Robert Wilcoxon, Micheal Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Stephens (SG) George Gilmore | |
| 03:02 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons misses the free throw | 53-47 |
| 03:02 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:38 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 53-47 |
| 02:36 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:19 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees hits a turnaround in the paint | 53-49 |
| 01:57 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-49 |
| 01:55 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight snags the defensive board | 53-49 |
| 01:44 | Tennessee | Daniel Vanscyoc steals the ball from Jerry Knight | 53-49 |
| 01:41 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller blows the layup | 53-49 |
| 01:40 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee | Willie Frank is called for the reach on Craig Hitchens - foul #2 on Willie Frank, team foul #4 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon (SF) Daniel Vanscyoc | |
| Subs | Tennessee | George Gilmore (SG) Mark Stephens | |
| 00:53 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon pulls down the rebound | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | Craig Hitchens steps in front of the William Eddy pass | 53-49 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from George Gilmore | 53-52 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Willie Frank is hacked by Gregory Gibbons in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gregory Gibbons, team foul #9 | 53-52 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Willie Frank makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Willie Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:01 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to William Eddy | 55-52 |