| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gregory Gibbons (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Gilmore (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Knight (fresh) PF - Arthur Lees (fresh) 4 pts. C - Craig Hitchens (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Miller (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Wilcoxon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dwayne Haynes (fresh) 2 stl. C - William Eddy (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon inbounds the ball | 16-36 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | William Eddy misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 16-36 |
| 19:37 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees pulls down the rebound | 16-36 |
| 19:20 | Tennessee | George Gilmore scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Gregory Gibbons | 19-36 |
| 18:58 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes is called for 5 seconds | 19-36 |
| 18:44 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons knocks in the 3 from straight away | 22-36 |
| 18:24 | Kentucky | Willie Frank connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Eugene Miller | 22-38 |
| 18:03 | Tennessee | Eugene Miller steals it from Arthur Lees | 22-38 |
| 17:58 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eugene Miller | 22-40 |
| 17:43 | Tennessee | George Gilmore misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-40 |
| 17:42 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens tips it back up and in | 24-40 |
| 17:23 | Kentucky | Willie Frank throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-40 |
| 17:02 | Tennessee | George Gilmore hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-40 |
| 17:00 | Kentucky | William Eddy snags the defensive board | 24-40 |
| 16:41 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 24-40 |
| 16:40 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons grabs the board | 24-40 |
| 16:36 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Robert Wilcoxon - foul #2 on Robert Wilcoxon, team foul #1 | 24-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes (SG), Daniel Vanscyoc (SF), James Black (PF), Micheal Brown (C) Eugene Miller, Robert Wilcoxon, Dwayne Haynes, William Eddy | |
| 16:36 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees makes the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 16:36 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees misses the 2nd free throw | 25-40 |
| 16:36 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown gets the rebound | 25-40 |
| 16:07 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown misses the easy layup | 25-40 |
| 16:05 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown tips it home | 25-42 |
| 15:46 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight loses the dribble to Jacob Cortes | 25-42 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gregory Gibbons (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SG - George Gilmore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jerry Knight (fairly fresh) PF - Arthur Lees (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Hitchens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jacob Cortes (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - Daniel Vanscyoc (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Black (fresh) C - Micheal Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Kentucky | Willie Frank comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-42 |
| 15:21 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight grabs the board | 25-42 |
| 15:01 | Tennessee | Jerry Knight makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Arthur Lees | 27-42 |
| 14:38 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-42 |
| 14:36 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown gets the offensive rebound | 27-42 |
| 14:20 | Kentucky | Willie Frank is hacked by Gregory Gibbons - foul #2 on Gregory Gibbons, team foul #1 | 27-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eugene Miller (PG), Robert Wilcoxon (SF), Dwayne Haynes (PF), William Eddy (C) Willie Frank, Daniel Vanscyoc, James Black, Micheal Brown | |
| 14:01 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon banks in the layup set up by Eugene Miller and he's hacked by Jerry Knight - foul #2 on Jerry Knight, team foul #2 | 27-44 |
| 14:01 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon makes the free throw | 27-45 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:40 | Tennessee | Jacob Cortes is called for the reach on Gregory Gibbons - foul #1 on Jacob Cortes, team foul #2 | 27-45 |
| 13:27 | Tennessee | George Gilmore comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-45 |
| 13:26 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller gets the rebound | 27-45 |
| 13:06 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes is hacked by Arthur Lees - foul #1 on Arthur Lees, team foul #3 | 27-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bruce Herrington (C) Craig Hitchens | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Lincoln (PG) Jacob Cortes | |
| 12:56 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon misses the turnaround near the basket | 27-45 |
| 12:55 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons snags the defensive board | 27-45 |
| 12:49 | Tennessee | George Gilmore is hacked by Donald Lincoln - foul #1 on Donald Lincoln, team foul #3 | 27-45 |
| 12:38 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Donald Lincoln - foul #2 on Donald Lincoln, team foul #4 | 27-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Frank (PG) Donald Lincoln | |
| 12:38 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees makes the 1st free throw | 28-45 |
| 12:38 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees misses the 2nd free throw | 28-45 |
| 12:38 | Kentucky | William Eddy pulls down the rebound | 28-45 |
| 12:12 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller is hacked by Bruce Herrington - foul #3 on Bruce Herrington, team foul #4 | 28-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ed Krone (C) Arthur Lees | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 11:47 | Kentucky | William Eddy misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-45 |
| 11:45 | Tennessee | Bruce Herrington snags the defensive board | 28-45 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Gregory Gibbons (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - George Gilmore (tiring) 5 pts. SF - Jerry Knight (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Herrington (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Ed Krone (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Miller (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robert Wilcoxon (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dwayne Haynes (fresh) 2 stl. C - William Eddy (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:39 | Tennessee | Eugene Miller swats the layup by Gregory Gibbons | 28-45 |
| 11:37 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller pulls down the rebound | 28-45 |
| 11:13 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Willie Frank | 28-47 |
| 11:00 | Tennessee | Gregory Gibbons misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 28-47 |
| 10:58 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Dwayne Haynes | 28-47 |
| 10:37 | Kentucky | Willie Frank misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 28-47 |
| 10:35 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes tips it in | 28-49 |
| 10:22 | Tennessee | Ed Krone clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-49 |
| 10:21 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Eugene Miller | 28-49 |
| 10:00 | Kentucky | Willie Frank drills a jumper from the right block set up by Eugene Miller and he's fouled by Bruce Herrington - foul #4 on Bruce Herrington, team foul #5 | 28-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Stephens (PG), Antonio Mojica (SG), Christopher Yates (SF), Arthur Lees (PF), Craig Hitchens (C) Gregory Gibbons, George Gilmore, Jerry Knight, Bruce Herrington, Ed Krone | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes (SG), Daniel Vanscyoc (SF), James Black (PF), Micheal Brown (C) Eugene Miller, Robert Wilcoxon, Dwayne Haynes, William Eddy | |
| 10:00 | Kentucky | Willie Frank makes the free throw | 28-52 |
| 09:43 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-52 |
| 09:42 | Tennessee | Craig Hitchens tips it home | 30-52 |
| 09:40 | Kentucky | Willie Frank is hacked by Mark Stephens in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Stephens, team foul #6 | 30-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Lincoln (PG) Willie Frank | |
| 09:11 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Donald Lincoln is denied by Craig Hitchens | 30-52 |
| 09:09 | Kentucky | Donald Lincoln grabs the offensive rebound | 30-52 |
| 08:44 | Kentucky | Arthur Lees steps in front of the James Black pass | 30-52 |
| 08:32 | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica loses the dribble to James Black | 30-52 |
| 08:08 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Daniel Vanscyoc and the foul's on Craig Hitchens - foul #2 on Craig Hitchens, team foul #7 | 30-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ed Krone (C) Craig Hitchens | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Frank (PG), Eugene Miller (SG), Robert Wilcoxon (SF), William Eddy (C) Donald Lincoln, Jacob Cortes, Daniel Vanscyoc, James Black | |
| 08:08 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown misses the free throw | 30-54 |
| 08:08 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Arthur Lees | 30-54 |
| 07:45 | Tennessee | Mark Stephens misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 30-54 |
| 07:44 | Tennessee | Arthur Lees tips it back up and in | 32-54 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Stephens (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Antonio Mojica (fresh) SF - Christopher Yates (fresh) PF - Arthur Lees (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ed Krone (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Miller (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. SF - Robert Wilcoxon (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Micheal Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - William Eddy (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:15 | Kentucky | Willie Frank misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-54 |
| 07:13 | Kentucky | William Eddy gets the offensive rebound | 32-54 |
| 06:59 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 32-54 |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | William Eddy pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-54 |
| 06:44 | Kentucky | Antonio Mojica steals the ball from William Eddy | 32-54 |
| 06:39 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates throws it down on a great pass from Antonio Mojica | 34-54 |
| 06:20 | Kentucky | Willie Frank drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Wilcoxon | 34-56 |
| 06:09 | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica clanks a 3 from the right wing | 34-56 |
| 06:07 | Kentucky | William Eddy grabs the defensive rebound | 34-56 |
| 05:44 | Kentucky | Antonio Mojica steals it from Micheal Brown | 34-56 |
| 05:41 | Tennessee | Mark Stephens dunks the ball on a great pass from Antonio Mojica | 36-56 |
| 05:29 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Arthur Lees - foul #2 on Arthur Lees, team foul #8 | 36-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bruce Herrington (PF) Arthur Lees | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes (PF) William Eddy | |
| 05:29 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller makes the 1st free throw | 36-57 |
| 05:29 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 36-58 |
| 05:17 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 39-58 |
| 04:57 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Mark Stephens - foul #2 on Mark Stephens, team foul #9 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Lincoln (PG), Jacob Cortes (SG) Willie Frank, Eugene Miller | |
| 04:57 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon misses the 1st free throw | 39-58 |
| 04:57 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon misses the 2nd free throw | 39-58 |
| 04:57 | Tennessee | Bruce Herrington gets the rebound | 39-58 |
| 04:35 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-58 |
| 04:33 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes gets the rebound | 39-58 |
| 04:15 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Donald Lincoln and he's hacked by Ed Krone - foul #1 on Ed Krone, team foul #10 | 39-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Eddy (C) Micheal Brown | |
| 04:15 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon makes the free throw | 39-61 |
| 04:02 | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-61 |
| 04:00 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes grabs the board | 39-61 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Kentucky | William Eddy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-61 |
| 03:29 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes hits the follow up shot | 39-63 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Stephens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Mojica (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Yates (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bruce Herrington (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Ed Krone (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Donald Lincoln (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jacob Cortes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SF - Robert Wilcoxon (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dwayne Haynes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - William Eddy (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:19 | Tennessee | Mark Stephens comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-63 |
| 03:18 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon grabs the defensive rebound | 39-63 |
| 03:12 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon loses the dribble to Antonio Mojica | 39-63 |
| 03:07 | Tennessee | Antonio Mojica lays it in | 41-63 |
| 02:39 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon misses short on a driving attempt from the right block | 41-63 |
| 02:38 | Tennessee | Ed Krone pulls down the rebound | 41-63 |
| 02:28 | Tennessee | Mark Stephens scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Christopher Yates | 44-63 |
| 02:03 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Dwayne Haynes | 44-65 |
| 01:47 | Tennessee | Mark Stephens is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Mark Stephens, team foul #11 | 44-65 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Frank (PG), Eugene Miller (SG) Donald Lincoln, Jacob Cortes | |
| 01:30 | Kentucky | Mark Stephens is called for the reach on Willie Frank - foul #4 on Mark Stephens, team foul #12 | 44-65 |
| 01:30 | Kentucky | Willie Frank makes the 1st free throw | 44-66 |
| 01:30 | Kentucky | Willie Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 44-67 |
| 01:19 | Tennessee | A charge is called on Christopher Yates - foul #2 on Christopher Yates, team foul #13 | 44-67 |
| 00:53 | Kentucky | Willie Frank hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Wilcoxon | 44-70 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Tennessee | Ed Krone buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Christopher Yates | 46-70 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon misses badly on a floater from the left side | 46-70 |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | William Eddy tips it home | 46-72 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee | Christopher Yates misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-72 |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon snags the defensive board | 46-72 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Willie Frank runs out the clock | 46-72 |