| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Patrick Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Foluke Abdullah (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Marsh (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Neil Venable (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ronald Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Moore (fresh) 3 reb. SG - Alvin Hodgson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Davey (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Curtis Alexander (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Mauney (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh inbounds the ball | 30-33 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:38 | Tennessee | Curtis Alexander takes the ball from Foluke Abdullah | 30-33 |
| 19:28 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander misses short on a fadeaway from the right side | 30-33 |
| 19:26 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander tips it but misses | 30-33 |
| 19:24 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander snags the offensive board | 30-33 |
| 19:06 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Ronald Lee | 30-33 |
| 18:48 | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 18:46 | Kentucky | David Davey gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 18:39 | Kentucky | Patrick Johnson is called for the reach on James Moore - foul #1 on Patrick Johnson, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter (PG), David Desjardins (PF), Jeremy Carper (C) James Moore, Curtis Alexander, Lawrence Mauney | |
| 18:27 | Kentucky | Jeremy Carper lays it in on a great pass from David Desjardins | 30-35 |
| 18:02 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh misses short on a shot near the basket | 30-35 |
| 18:00 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Desjardins | 30-35 |
| 17:36 | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by David Davey | 30-38 |
| 17:12 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 30-38 |
| 17:10 | Tennessee | Neil Venable pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 16:48 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Patrick Johnson | 33-38 |
| 16:35 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 16:34 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 16:30 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Patrick Johnson | 35-38 |
| 16:26 | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by David Davey | 35-41 |
| 16:04 | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 35-41 |
| 16:03 | Kentucky | David Davey pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 15:49 | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Jeremy Carper | 35-43 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Patrick Johnson (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Foluke Abdullah (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Marsh (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Neil Venable (tiring) 4 reb. C - Ronald Lee (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Abraham Carpenter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SG - Alvin Hodgson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Davey (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - David Desjardins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Jeremy Carper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-43 |
| 15:22 | Kentucky | David Desjardins snags the defensive board | 35-43 |
| 15:07 | Kentucky | Jeremy Carper misses the lay-in | 35-43 |
| 15:06 | Kentucky | Jeremy Carper gets the offensive rebound | 35-43 |
| 14:50 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Abraham Carpenter | 35-45 |
| 14:44 | Tennessee | David Davey is called for the reach on Patrick Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Davey, team foul #1 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Chapman (PG), Larry Rhodes (SF), Samuel Forsythe (PF), Tyrone Evans (C) Patrick Johnson, Kevin Marsh, Neil Venable, Ronald Lee | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Moore (PG), Christopher Sotelo (SG), James Poston (SF), Curtis Alexander (PF), Lawrence Mauney (C) Abraham Carpenter, Alvin Hodgson, David Davey, David Desjardins, Jeremy Carper | |
| 14:27 | Tennessee | Samuel Forsythe hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper in the paint | 35-45 |
| 14:26 | Tennessee | Robert Chapman grabs the offensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 14:00 | Tennessee | Robert Chapman's layup is rejected by Lawrence Mauney | 35-45 |
| 13:58 | Kentucky | James Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 13:40 | Kentucky | Christopher Sotelo is fouled on the floor by Foluke Abdullah - foul #1 on Foluke Abdullah, team foul #2 | 35-45 |
| 13:23 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Christopher Sotelo | 35-47 |
| 12:57 | Tennessee | James Moore picks off the pass by Samuel Forsythe | 35-47 |
| 12:54 | Kentucky | James Moore hits the finger roll | 35-49 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 12:47 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 35-49 |
| 12:46 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander snags the defensive board | 35-49 |
| 12:34 | Kentucky | Foluke Abdullah steals the ball from Curtis Alexander | 35-49 |
| 12:29 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah hits the finger roll | 37-49 |
| 12:14 | Kentucky | James Poston connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Curtis Alexander | 37-51 |
| 12:11 | Tennessee | Robert Chapman is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Chapman, team foul #3 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Russell Adams (SG), Kevin Marsh (SF), Neil Venable (PF), Ronald Lee (C) Foluke Abdullah, Larry Rhodes, Samuel Forsythe, Tyrone Evans | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson (SG), Hubert Bolling (SF), Kenneth Ferguson (PF) Christopher Sotelo, James Poston, Curtis Alexander | |
| 11:50 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-51 |
| 11:48 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh pulls down the rebound | 37-51 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Chapman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Russell Adams (fresh) SF - Kevin Marsh (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Neil Venable (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Ronald Lee (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SG - Alvin Hodgson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Hubert Bolling (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Ferguson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lawrence Mauney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee scores on a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Chapman | 39-51 |
| 11:19 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-51 |
| 11:18 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson grabs the offensive board | 39-51 |
| 11:03 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-51 |
| 11:02 | Tennessee | Robert Chapman grabs the board | 39-51 |
| 10:49 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Russell Adams | 41-51 |
| 10:30 | Kentucky | Ronald Lee steals it from Alvin Hodgson out of a doubleteam | 41-51 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 10:01 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee is whistled for a carry | 41-51 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson (PG), Foluke Abdullah (SG), Samuel Forsythe (PF), Tyrone Evans (C) Robert Chapman, Russell Adams, Neil Venable, Ronald Lee | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter (PG), Christopher Sotelo (SG), David Davey (SF), David Desjardins (PF), Jeremy Carper (C) James Moore, Alvin Hodgson, Hubert Bolling, Kenneth Ferguson, Lawrence Mauney | |
| 09:46 | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 41-51 |
| 09:45 | Kentucky | Jeremy Carper tips it back up and in | 41-53 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 09:38 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from Patrick Johnson | 43-53 |
| 09:28 | Kentucky | Jeremy Carper clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Tyrone Evans - foul #3 on Tyrone Evans, team foul #4 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander (PF) David Desjardins | |
| 09:28 | Kentucky | Jeremy Carper makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 09:28 | Kentucky | Jeremy Carper misses the 2nd free throw | 43-54 |
| 09:28 | Tennessee | Samuel Forsythe snags the defensive board | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 08:59 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 43-54 |
| 08:58 | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter grabs the board | 43-54 |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Sotelo | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 08:29 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-57 |
| 08:28 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander gets the rebound | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 08:14 | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Abraham Carpenter | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 08:12 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-59 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Chapman (SF), Ronald Lee (C) Kevin Marsh, Tyrone Evans | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hubert Bolling (PG), Alvin Hodgson (SG), James Poston (SF), David Desjardins (PF), Kenneth Ferguson (C) Abraham Carpenter, Christopher Sotelo, David Davey, Curtis Alexander, Jeremy Carper | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 07:52 | Kentucky | David Desjardins knocks in the runner from the right block set up by James Poston | 43-61 |
| 07:38 | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-61 |
| 07:36 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Poston | 43-61 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Patrick Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Foluke Abdullah (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Chapman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Samuel Forsythe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Lee (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Hubert Bolling (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alvin Hodgson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Poston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Desjardins (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Kenneth Ferguson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Kentucky | David Desjardins misses short on a runner from close range | 43-61 |
| 07:20 | Tennessee | Robert Chapman gets the rebound | 43-61 |
| 07:15 | Tennessee | Robert Chapman is wide open but clanks a floater from the left side | 43-61 |
| 07:13 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee tips it home | 45-61 |
| 06:44 | Kentucky | David Desjardins hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Patrick Johnson - foul #2 on Patrick Johnson, team foul #5 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Rhodes (SF), Neil Venable (PF) Patrick Johnson, Ronald Lee | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Sotelo (SG), David Davey (SF), Lawrence Mauney (C) Alvin Hodgson, James Poston, Kenneth Ferguson | |
| 06:44 | Kentucky | David Desjardins makes the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 06:44 | Kentucky | David Desjardins misses the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| 06:44 | Tennessee | Samuel Forsythe grabs the board | 45-62 |
| 06:38 | Tennessee | Samuel Forsythe throws it down and he's fouled by Christopher Sotelo - foul #2 on Christopher Sotelo, team foul #2 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh (SF) Larry Rhodes | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:38 | Tennessee | Samuel Forsythe makes the free throw | 48-62 |
| 06:10 | Kentucky | David Desjardins comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-62 |
| 06:09 | Kentucky | Christopher Sotelo tips it home | 48-64 |
| 06:02 | Tennessee | Neil Venable's fadeaway is rejected by David Desjardins | 48-64 |
| 06:00 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh hits the follow up shot | 50-64 |
| 05:44 | Kentucky | David Desjardins comes up short on the floater from the left block | 50-64 |
| 05:43 | Kentucky | David Desjardins tips it back up and in | 50-66 |
| 05:35 | Tennessee | Samuel Forsythe can't finish the layup | 50-66 |
| 05:34 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-66 |
| 05:26 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Chapman | 53-66 |
| 05:08 | Kentucky | Lawrence Mauney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Russell Adams (SG), Larry Rhodes (SF), Ronald Lee (C) Foluke Abdullah, Kevin Marsh, Samuel Forsythe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter (PG), Alvin Hodgson (SG), James Poston (SF), Curtis Alexander (PF), Jeremy Carper (C) Hubert Bolling, Christopher Sotelo, David Davey, David Desjardins, Lawrence Mauney | |
| 04:45 | Tennessee | Neil Venable can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 53-66 |
| 04:43 | Kentucky | Jeremy Carper gets the rebound | 53-66 |
| 04:21 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jeremy Carper | 53-69 |
| 04:16 | Tennessee | Robert Chapman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 53-69 |
| 04:14 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson gets the rebound | 53-69 |
| 03:50 | Kentucky | James Poston is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 53-69 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson (PG), Foluke Abdullah (SG), Kevin Marsh (SF), Tyrone Evans (PF) Robert Chapman, Russell Adams, Larry Rhodes, Neil Venable | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Moore (PG), David Davey (SF), Kenneth Ferguson (PF) Abraham Carpenter, James Poston, Curtis Alexander | |
| 03:30 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh makes the wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Patrick Johnson | 56-69 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Patrick Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Foluke Abdullah (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Marsh (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Tyrone Evans (fresh) 3 pf. C - Ronald Lee (tiring) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SG - Alvin Hodgson (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Davey (fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Kenneth Ferguson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeremy Carper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Foluke Abdullah - foul #2 on Foluke Abdullah, team foul #6 | 56-69 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Curtis Alexander (PF) Jeremy Carper | |
| 03:24 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson misses the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 03:24 | Kentucky | Alvin Hodgson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-70 |
| 03:05 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Sotelo (SG) Alvin Hodgson | |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | Kenneth Ferguson misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ronald Lee - foul #3 on Ronald Lee, team foul #7 | 56-70 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Neil Venable (PF) Ronald Lee | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Poston (SF), David Desjardins (PF) David Davey, Curtis Alexander | |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | Kenneth Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 56-71 |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | Kenneth Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-72 |
| 02:43 | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter (PG) James Moore | |
| 02:17 | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Tyrone Evans - foul #4 on Tyrone Evans, team foul #8 | 56-72 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Chapman (PG), Larry Rhodes (SF), Samuel Forsythe (PF) Patrick Johnson, Kevin Marsh, Neil Venable | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Lawrence Mauney (C) Kenneth Ferguson | |
| 02:17 | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter makes the 1st free throw | 56-73 |
| 02:17 | Kentucky | Abraham Carpenter makes the 2nd free throw | 56-74 |
| 02:13 | Tennessee | Samuel Forsythe is called for traveling in the backcourt | 56-74 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Neil Venable (PF) Tyrone Evans | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:50 | Kentucky | David Desjardins's pass is intercepted by Robert Chapman | 56-74 |
| 01:47 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Chapman | 58-74 |
| 01:19 | Kentucky | Lawrence Mauney is called for 3 seconds | 58-74 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson (PG), Kevin Marsh (SF), Ronald Lee (C) Robert Chapman, Larry Rhodes, Samuel Forsythe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Moore (PG), Alvin Hodgson (SG), David Davey (SF), Curtis Alexander (PF) Abraham Carpenter, Christopher Sotelo, James Poston, David Desjardins | |
| 01:10 | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson is hacked by James Moore - foul #2 on James Moore, team foul #3 | 58-74 |
| 00:57 | Tennessee | Ronald Lee clanks a jumper in the lane | 58-74 |
| 00:56 | Tennessee | Neil Venable can't tip it in | 58-74 |
| 00:55 | Tennessee | Foluke Abdullah can't tip it in | 58-74 |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | James Moore gets the rebound | 58-74 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Lawrence Mauney is hacked by Neil Venable - foul #3 on Neil Venable, team foul #9 | 58-74 |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Lawrence Mauney makes the 1st free throw | 58-75 |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Lawrence Mauney makes the 2nd free throw | 58-76 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:25 | Tennessee | Patrick Johnson comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 58-76 |
| 00:23 | Tennessee | Kevin Marsh tips it in | 60-76 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | James Moore runs out the clock | 60-76 |