| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Andreas Russo (fresh) SG - Dustin Aldrich (fresh) SF - Joseph Marchese (fresh) PF - Gabriel Romano (fresh) C - John Doner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Mary (fresh) SG - Otis Langdon (fresh) SF - Stephen Davis (fresh) PF - Kwas Abdool (fresh) C - Bobby Montgomery (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | John Doner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano blows the dunk | 0-0 |
| 19:41 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Kentucky | Stephen Davis comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Tennessee | John Doner grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:59 | Tennessee | Joseph Marchese hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:58 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:33 | Kentucky | Stephen Davis buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Christopher Mary and the foul's on Joseph Marchese - foul #1 on Joseph Marchese, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | Kentucky | Stephen Davis misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:16 | Tennessee | John Doner is fouled on the floor by Stephen Davis - foul #1 on Stephen Davis, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 17:59 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 17:57 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:51 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool can't connect on a shot near the basket | 0-2 |
| 17:49 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:29 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Andreas Russo | 2-2 |
| 17:07 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-5 |
| 16:57 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano hits a driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Bobby Montgomery - foul #1 on Bobby Montgomery, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Merlin Yagi (PG), Christopher Conway (SG), Jared Woods (SF), Christopher Merlin (C) Andreas Russo, Dustin Aldrich, Joseph Marchese, John Doner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Scott Brown (PG), Tracy Thomas (SG), Norman Pidgeon (PF), Cameron McDonald (C) Christopher Mary, Otis Langdon, Kwas Abdool, Bobby Montgomery | |
| 16:57 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano misses the free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:57 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Jared Woods | 4-5 |
| 16:47 | Tennessee | Jared Woods misses the lay-in | 4-5 |
| 16:46 | Tennessee | Merlin Yagi gets the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:32 | Tennessee | Christopher Conway clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 4-5 |
| 16:30 | Kentucky | Scott Brown gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:08 | Kentucky | Norman Pidgeon is fouled on the floor by Gabriel Romano - foul #1 on Gabriel Romano, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gerald Barnard (C) Gabriel Romano | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool (PF) Norman Pidgeon | |
| 15:39 | Kentucky | Stephen Davis blows the layup but he's hacked by Jared Woods - foul #1 on Jared Woods, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andreas Russo (PG) Christopher Conway | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Mary (PG) Scott Brown | |
| 15:39 | Kentucky | Stephen Davis misses the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 15:39 | Kentucky | Stephen Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Andreas Russo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Merlin Yagi (fresh) SF - Jared Woods (fresh) PF - Christopher Merlin (fresh) C - Gerald Barnard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Mary (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tracy Thomas (fresh) SF - Stephen Davis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kwas Abdool (fresh) 3 reb. C - Cameron McDonald (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Tennessee | Jared Woods misses the lay-in | 4-6 |
| 15:20 | Kentucky | Christopher Mary grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 15:05 | Kentucky | Tracy Thomas clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-6 |
| 15:04 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool tips it but misses | 4-6 |
| 15:03 | Tennessee | Jared Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 14:57 | Tennessee | Christopher Mary steals it from Gerald Barnard in the backcourt | 4-6 |
| 14:32 | Kentucky | Gerald Barnard is called for the reach on Christopher Mary - foul #1 on Gerald Barnard, team foul #4 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich (SG), Joseph Marchese (SF), Gabriel Romano (PF), John Doner (C) Merlin Yagi, Jared Woods, Christopher Merlin, Gerald Barnard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Otis Langdon (SG), Norman Pidgeon (PF), Bobby Montgomery (C) Tracy Thomas, Kwas Abdool, Cameron McDonald | |
| 14:14 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Mary | 4-9 |
| 13:51 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-9 |
| 13:49 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano grabs the offensive board | 4-9 |
| 13:37 | Tennessee | Andreas Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Conway (PG) Andreas Russo | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Scott Brown (PG), Harold Allen (SF), Stephen Rosas (C) Christopher Mary, Stephen Davis, Bobby Montgomery | |
| 13:15 | Kentucky | Harold Allen misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-9 |
| 13:14 | Kentucky | Stephen Rosas tips it but misses | 4-9 |
| 13:12 | Tennessee | Christopher Conway snags the defensive board | 4-9 |
| 12:51 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from the right block | 4-9 |
| 12:50 | Kentucky | Stephen Rosas grabs the board | 4-9 |
| 12:46 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 4-9 |
| 12:45 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano gets the rebound | 4-9 |
| 12:43 | Tennessee | Norman Pidgeon is called for the reach on Dustin Aldrich in the backcourt - foul #1 on Norman Pidgeon, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Merlin Yagi (PG), Jared Woods (SF) Christopher Conway, Joseph Marchese | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Davis (SF), Kwas Abdool (PF), Cameron McDonald (C) Harold Allen, Norman Pidgeon, Stephen Rosas | |
| 12:31 | Tennessee | Jared Woods makes the wide open shot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Stephen Davis - foul #2 on Stephen Davis, team foul #4 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andreas Russo (PG), Christopher Merlin (PF) Merlin Yagi, Gabriel Romano | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tracy Thomas (SG), Harold Allen (SF) Otis Langdon, Stephen Davis | |
| 12:31 | Tennessee | Jared Woods makes the free throw | 7-9 |
| 12:08 | Kentucky | Harold Allen can't connect on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Jared Woods - foul #2 on Jared Woods, team foul #5 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Merlin Yagi (SG), Quinton Perkins (SF), Gerald Barnard (C) Dustin Aldrich, Jared Woods, John Doner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery (C) Cameron McDonald | |
| 12:08 | Kentucky | Harold Allen misses the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 12:08 | Kentucky | Harold Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 11:46 | Tennessee | Christopher Merlin drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Gerald Barnard | 9-10 |
| 11:20 | Kentucky | Tracy Thomas lays it up and in on a nice dish by Scott Brown and the foul's on Christopher Merlin - foul #1 on Christopher Merlin, team foul #6 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Joseph Marchese (SF), Gabriel Romano (PF) Quinton Perkins, Gerald Barnard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Mary (PG), Otis Langdon (SG) Scott Brown, Harold Allen | |
| 11:20 | Kentucky | Tracy Thomas makes the free throw | 9-13 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Andreas Russo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Merlin Yagi (fresh) SF - Joseph Marchese (fresh) PF - Gabriel Romano (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Merlin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Mary (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Otis Langdon (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tracy Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kwas Abdool (fresh) 4 reb. C - Bobby Montgomery (fresh) | |
| 11:02 | Tennessee | Andreas Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-13 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich (SG), John Doner (C) Andreas Russo, Christopher Merlin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cameron McDonald (C) Bobby Montgomery | |
| 10:42 | Kentucky | Tracy Thomas knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Christopher Mary | 9-16 |
| 10:22 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Gabriel Romano | 11-16 |
| 10:03 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool hits the finger roll on a great pass from Tracy Thomas | 11-18 |
| 09:46 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 11-18 |
| 09:44 | Tennessee | Merlin Yagi can't tip it in | 11-18 |
| 09:43 | Tennessee | John Doner grabs the offensive rebound | 11-18 |
| 09:27 | Tennessee | Joseph Marchese misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 11-18 |
| 09:26 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-18 |
| 09:11 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Tracy Thomas - foul #1 on Tracy Thomas, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andreas Russo (PG), Quinton Perkins (SF), Christopher Merlin (PF), Gerald Barnard (C) Merlin Yagi, Joseph Marchese, Gabriel Romano, John Doner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Scott Brown (PG), Harold Allen (SF), Norman Pidgeon (PF), Bobby Montgomery (C) Christopher Mary, Tracy Thomas, Kwas Abdool, Cameron McDonald | |
| 09:11 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich misses the free throw | 13-18 |
| 09:11 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Norman Pidgeon | 13-18 |
| 08:46 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 13-18 |
| 08:45 | Kentucky | Scott Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 08:21 | Kentucky | Christopher Merlin steals it from Norman Pidgeon | 13-18 |
| 08:18 | Tennessee | Quinton Perkins is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Quinton Perkins, team foul #7 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Conway (SG), Gabriel Romano (PF) Dustin Aldrich, Gerald Barnard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:54 | Kentucky | Harold Allen knocks in the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Scott Brown | 13-20 |
| 07:36 | Tennessee | Andreas Russo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-20 |
| 07:34 | Tennessee | Christopher Merlin snags the offensive board | 13-20 |
| 07:20 | Tennessee | Christopher Conway hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 13-20 |
| 07:18 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano tips it back up and in | 15-20 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Andreas Russo (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Conway (fresh) SF - Quinton Perkins (fresh) PF - Gabriel Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Merlin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Scott Brown (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Otis Langdon (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Harold Allen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Norman Pidgeon (fairly fresh) C - Bobby Montgomery (fairly fresh) | |
| 06:56 | Kentucky | Andreas Russo steps in front of the Harold Allen pass | 15-20 |
| 06:54 | Tennessee | Scott Brown is called for the reach on Andreas Russo in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Brown, team foul #6 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Merlin Yagi (PG), Joseph Marchese (SF), John Doner (C) Andreas Russo, Quinton Perkins, Christopher Merlin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Mary (PG), Tracy Thomas (SG), Kwas Abdool (PF), Cameron McDonald (C) Scott Brown, Otis Langdon, Norman Pidgeon, Bobby Montgomery | |
| 06:35 | Tennessee | Merlin Yagi comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 15-20 |
| 06:33 | Kentucky | Christopher Mary pulls down the rebound | 15-20 |
| 06:19 | Kentucky | Tracy Thomas misses long on a floater from the left side | 15-20 |
| 06:17 | Kentucky | Tracy Thomas snags the offensive board | 15-20 |
| 06:00 | Kentucky | Cameron McDonald makes the floater from the baseline | 15-22 |
| 05:44 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Joseph Marchese is blocked by Kwas Abdool | 15-22 |
| 05:42 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Harold Allen | 15-22 |
| 05:38 | Kentucky | Christopher Conway takes the ball from Tracy Thomas | 15-22 |
| 05:12 | Tennessee | Merlin Yagi misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-22 |
| 05:10 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool grabs the board | 15-22 |
| 04:47 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Christopher Conway - foul #1 on Christopher Conway, team foul #8 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Andreas Russo (PG), Dustin Aldrich (SG), Christopher Merlin (PF), Gerald Barnard (C) Christopher Conway, Joseph Marchese, Gabriel Romano, John Doner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Scott Brown (PG), Otis Langdon (SG), Stephen Rosas (C) Christopher Mary, Tracy Thomas, Cameron McDonald | |
| 04:47 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 04:47 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool makes the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 04:27 | Tennessee | Andreas Russo makes the wide open 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Merlin Yagi | 18-24 |
| 03:59 | Kentucky | Christopher Merlin swats the layup by Harold Allen | 18-24 |
| 03:58 | Tennessee | Christopher Merlin pulls down the rebound | 18-24 |
| 03:54 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-24 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jared Woods (SF), John Doner (C) Merlin Yagi, Gerald Barnard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Davis (SF), Norman Pidgeon (PF), Bobby Montgomery (C) Harold Allen, Kwas Abdool, Stephen Rosas | |
| 03:32 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon buries a shot from the right side | 18-26 |
| 03:29 | Tennessee | Andreas Russo's pass is intercepted by Stephen Davis in the backcourt | 18-26 |
| 03:08 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery clanks a floater from the left block | 18-26 |
| 03:06 | Tennessee | John Doner pulls down the rebound | 18-26 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Andreas Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dustin Aldrich (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jared Woods (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Merlin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Doner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Scott Brown (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Otis Langdon (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Stephen Davis (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Norman Pidgeon (fresh) C - Bobby Montgomery (fresh) | |
| 03:03 | Tennessee | Otis Langdon steps in front of the Andreas Russo pass in the backcourt | 18-26 |
| 03:02 | Kentucky | Scott Brown lays it in on a great pass from Otis Langdon | 18-28 |
| 02:36 | Tennessee | John Doner is alone and drills a fadeaway from the right wing | 20-28 |
| 02:14 | Kentucky | Stephen Davis misses the easy layup | 20-28 |
| 02:13 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon tips it in | 20-30 |
| 02:03 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 23-30 |
| 01:50 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-33 |
| 01:41 | Tennessee | Dustin Aldrich blows the layup | 23-33 |
| 01:39 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery snags the defensive board | 23-33 |
| 01:21 | Kentucky | Jared Woods is called for the reach on Bobby Montgomery - foul #3 on Jared Woods, team foul #9 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Merlin Yagi (PG), Christopher Conway (SG), Joseph Marchese (SF), Gabriel Romano (PF), Gerald Barnard (C) Andreas Russo, Dustin Aldrich, Jared Woods, Christopher Merlin, John Doner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Mary (PG), Tracy Thomas (SG), Kwas Abdool (PF) Scott Brown, Otis Langdon, Norman Pidgeon | |
| 01:21 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery misses the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 01:21 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano grabs the board | 23-33 |
| 01:18 | Tennessee | Christopher Conway is hacked by Tracy Thomas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Tracy Thomas, team foul #7 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cameron McDonald (C) Bobby Montgomery | |
| 01:18 | Tennessee | Christopher Conway makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 01:18 | Tennessee | Christopher Conway makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | Cameron McDonald dunks the ball on a great pass from Stephen Davis | 25-35 |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Stephen Davis is called for the reach on Joseph Marchese - foul #3 on Stephen Davis, team foul #8 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harold Allen (SF) Stephen Davis | |
| 00:30 | Tennessee | Joseph Marchese misses the 1st free throw | 25-35 |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool gets the rebound | 25-35 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Christopher Mary loses the dribble to Gabriel Romano | 25-35 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Gabriel Romano misses short on a fullcourt shot | 25-35 |