| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mathew Lawson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Farmer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jackie Nova (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jonathan Leach (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathaniel Hatch (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Orcholski (fresh) PF - Mark Jones (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski inbounds the ball | 22-17 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach misses badly on a 3 from straight away but he's hacked by Kyle Cannon - foul #1 on Kyle Cannon, team foul #1 | 22-17 |
| 19:38 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 19:38 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach makes the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 19:38 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach makes the 3rd free throw | 22-20 |
| 19:12 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 22-20 |
| 19:10 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Jackie Nova | 22-20 |
| 18:55 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson knocks in the runner in the lane | 24-20 |
| 18:30 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch is whistled for a carry | 24-20 |
| 18:08 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova double dribbles | 24-20 |
| 17:44 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith misses the easy layup | 24-20 |
| 17:42 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson grabs the board | 24-20 |
| 17:37 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson is fouled on the floor by Patrick Orcholski - foul #3 on Patrick Orcholski, team foul #1 | 24-20 |
| 17:23 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Smith - foul #2 on Kenneth Smith, team foul #2 | 24-20 |
| 17:07 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson's pass is intercepted by Mark Jones | 24-20 |
| 16:38 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith buries a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Jonathan Leach and he's fouled by Jackie Nova - foul #2 on Jackie Nova, team foul #2 | 24-22 |
| 16:38 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith misses the free throw | 24-22 |
| 16:38 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Charles Farmer | 24-22 |
| 16:17 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-22 |
| 16:15 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 15:56 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 24-22 |
| 15:55 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch snags the defensive board | 24-22 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mathew Lawson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Farmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jackie Nova (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jonathan Leach (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathaniel Hatch (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Orcholski (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Mark Jones (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Mark Jones | 24-24 |
| 15:07 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Mathew Lawson | 26-24 |
| 15:05 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach is hacked by Kyle Cannon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kyle Cannon, team foul #3 | 26-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Gibson (PG), Kevin Cagle (SF), Christopher Cobb (C) Kyle Cannon, Mathew Lawson, Jackie Nova | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:41 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Nathaniel Hatch | 26-26 |
| 14:16 | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Hatch - foul #2 on Nathaniel Hatch, team foul #3 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Archie Blosser (PF) Charles Farmer | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 13:54 | Kentucky | Archie Blosser loses the ball out of bounds | 26-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Phil Newsome (SG) Christopher Gibson, Cory Thompson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 13:28 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 26-26 |
| 13:26 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kyle Cannon | 26-26 |
| 13:07 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the free throw line | 28-26 |
| 12:49 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch drills a jumper from the right side set up by Patrick Orcholski | 28-28 |
| 12:33 | Kentucky | Christopher Cobb misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 12:31 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith gets the rebound | 28-28 |
| 12:07 | Tennessee | Mark Jones banks in the layup on a great pass from Patrick Orcholski | 28-30 |
| 11:42 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 28-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cory Thompson (SG), Mathew Lawson (SF), Charles Farmer (PF), Jackie Nova (C) Phil Newsome, Kevin Cagle, Archie Blosser, Christopher Cobb | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling (PF) Mark Jones | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mathew Lawson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Charles Farmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jackie Nova (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jonathan Leach (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathaniel Hatch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Orcholski (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Manuel Spradling (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Patrick Orcholski | 28-32 |
| 10:57 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson connects on the open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 10:34 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Gibson (PG) Kyle Cannon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (SG), Mark Jones (PF) Jonathan Leach, Kenneth Smith | |
| 10:05 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson scores on a shot from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 09:45 | Tennessee | Devon Graham scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Patrick Orcholski | 33-35 |
| 09:23 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Charles Farmer, team foul #4 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG) Christopher Gibson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (PG), Dustin Larrabee (SF) Nathaniel Hatch, Patrick Orcholski | |
| 09:21 | Tennessee | Kyle Cannon takes the ball from Jonathan Leach in the backcourt | 33-35 |
| 09:00 | Kentucky | Jonathan Leach doubles Kyle Cannon and is called for the reach - foul #1 on Jonathan Leach, team foul #4 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith (C) Manuel Spradling | |
| 08:40 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer loses the ball out of bounds | 33-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling (PF) Mark Jones | |
| 08:21 | Tennessee | Devon Graham misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-35 |
| 08:19 | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith tips it in | 33-37 |
| 07:50 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 33-37 |
| 07:49 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova tips it home | 35-37 |
| 07:32 | Tennessee | Devon Graham misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 35-37 |
| 07:31 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Mathew Lawson | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mathew Lawson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Farmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jackie Nova (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jonathan Leach (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Devon Graham (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dustin Larrabee (fresh) PF - Manuel Spradling (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 35-37 |
| 07:06 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 06:52 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling clanks a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Charles Farmer - foul #3 on Charles Farmer, team foul #5 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kevin Cagle (SF), Christopher Cobb (C) Mathew Lawson, Jackie Nova | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch (PG), William Johnson (SG), Patrick Orcholski (SF) Jonathan Leach, Devon Graham, Dustin Larrabee | |
| 06:52 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 06:52 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 06:30 | Kentucky | Christopher Cobb misses short on an open fadeaway near the basket | 35-39 |
| 06:29 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon grabs the offensive board | 35-39 |
| 06:10 | Kentucky | Christopher Cobb's pass is intercepted by Patrick Orcholski | 35-39 |
| 05:42 | Tennessee | Christopher Cobb is called for the reach on Nathaniel Hatch - foul #1 on Christopher Cobb, team foul #6 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Gibson (PG), Phil Newsome (SG), Archie Blosser (PF) Kyle Cannon, Cory Thompson, Charles Farmer | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Jones (PF) Kenneth Smith | |
| 05:24 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling connects on the driving attempt near the basket | 35-41 |
| 05:09 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-41 |
| 05:07 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 04:38 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Jones | 35-43 |
| 04:09 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon (PG), Cory Thompson (SG), Mathew Lawson (SF), Charles Farmer (PF), Jackie Nova (C) Christopher Gibson, Phil Newsome, Kevin Cagle, Archie Blosser, Christopher Cobb | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (PG), Kenneth Smith (C) William Johnson, Manuel Spradling | |
| 03:46 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch scores on a shot from the left block | 35-45 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:25 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova misses long on a shot from the left side | 35-45 |
| 03:24 | Tennessee | Nathaniel Hatch gets the rebound | 35-45 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Kyle Cannon (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cory Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mathew Lawson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Charles Farmer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jackie Nova (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Jonathan Leach (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nathaniel Hatch (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Orcholski (fairly fresh) 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Mark Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach misses short on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Farmer - foul #4 on Charles Farmer, team foul #7 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (SG), Dustin Larrabee (SF), Anthony Rosenow (PF), Manuel Spradling (C) Nathaniel Hatch, Patrick Orcholski, Mark Jones, Kenneth Smith | |
| 03:08 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 03:08 | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach misses the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 03:08 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova gets the rebound | 35-46 |
| 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) | |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson misses the lay-in | 35-46 |
| 02:58 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling pulls down the rebound | 35-46 |
| 02:32 | Tennessee | Cory Thompson picks off the pass by Jonathan Leach | 35-46 |
| 02:19 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-46 |
| 02:17 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 01:49 | Tennessee | Devon Graham clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-46 |
| 01:47 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling misses the tip | 35-46 |
| 01:45 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Rosenow | 35-46 |
| 01:21 | Tennessee | Manuel Spradling hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 35-46 |
| 01:20 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson snags the defensive board | 35-46 |
| 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) | |
| 01:06 | Kentucky | Jonathan Leach steps in front of the Mathew Lawson pass | 35-46 |
| 00:41 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee is called for traveling | 35-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Johnson (SG) Jonathan Leach | |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer drills a turnaround from close range and he's fouled by Anthony Rosenow - foul #2 on Anthony Rosenow, team foul #5 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (PG), Nathaniel Hatch (SG), Patrick Orcholski (SF), Mark Jones (PF), Kenneth Smith (C) Devon Graham, William Johnson, Dustin Larrabee, Anthony Rosenow, Manuel Spradling | |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer makes the free throw | 38-46 |
| 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) | |
| 00:33 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski is hacked by Kyle Cannon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kyle Cannon, team foul #8 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (PG), William Johnson (SG), Dustin Larrabee (PF), Manuel Spradling (C) Jonathan Leach, Nathaniel Hatch, Mark Jones, Kenneth Smith | |
| 00:33 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 00:33 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 38-48 |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Cory Thompson can't tip it in | 38-48 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon grabs the offensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson knocks in the driving attempt in the lane set up by Kyle Cannon and he's fouled by Dustin Larrabee - foul #1 on Dustin Larrabee, team foul #6 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jonathan Leach (PG), Nathaniel Hatch (SG), Mark Jones (PF), Kenneth Smith (C) Devon Graham, William Johnson, Dustin Larrabee, Manuel Spradling | |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | Mathew Lawson makes the free throw | 41-48 |
| 00:19 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski is fouled in the backcourt by Cory Thompson - foul #1 on Cory Thompson, team foul #9 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Devon Graham (PG), William Johnson (SG), Dustin Larrabee (PF), Manuel Spradling (C) Jonathan Leach, Nathaniel Hatch, Mark Jones, Kenneth Smith | |
| 00:19 | Tennessee | Patrick Orcholski misses the 1st free throw | 41-48 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Jackie Nova grabs the defensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 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) | |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | Charles Farmer grabs the offensive rebound | 41-48 |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | Kyle Cannon misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 41-48 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Dustin Larrabee pulls down the rebound | 41-48 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Smith (C) Patrick Orcholski | |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Devon Graham runs out the clock | 41-48 |