| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Roosa (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Seelye (fresh) 11 pts. SF - David Border (fresh) PF - Edward Hermanson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Pasquale (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - William Donaldson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Larry Pedersen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Johnny Dawson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gerald Nee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Johnny Dawson inbounds the ball | 25-28 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Tennessee | Robert Nelson misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Border - foul #1 on David Border, team foul #1 | 25-28 |
| 19:40 | Tennessee | Robert Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 19:40 | Tennessee | Robert Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 19:11 | Kentucky | Robert Nelson is called for the reach on John Seelye - foul #3 on Robert Nelson, team foul #1 | 25-29 |
| 18:52 | Kentucky | Larry Pedersen steps in front of the Michael Pasquale pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 25-29 |
| 18:28 | Tennessee | William Donaldson double dribbles | 25-29 |
| 18:08 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 18:06 | Kentucky | Edward Hermanson grabs the offensive board | 25-29 |
| 17:41 | Kentucky | John Seelye misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 25-29 |
| 17:39 | Kentucky | David Border tips it in | 27-29 |
| 17:13 | Tennessee | Robert Nelson is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Robert Nelson, team foul #2 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Luis Collins (PF), James Wright (C) Robert Nelson, Gerald Nee | |
| 16:48 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa blows the layup but he's hacked by James Wright - foul #1 on James Wright, team foul #3 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bret Rickman (SF) David Border | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:48 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 16:48 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 16:30 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 16:29 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| 16:10 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 16:08 | Tennessee | William Donaldson pulls down the rebound | 29-29 |
| 15:51 | Tennessee | James Wright knocks in the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by William Donaldson | 29-31 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Roosa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Seelye (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Bret Rickman (fresh) PF - Edward Hermanson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Michael Pasquale (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - William Donaldson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Pedersen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnny Dawson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Luis Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Wright (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman is open and buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Michael Pasquale out of the doubleteam | 32-31 |
| 15:06 | Tennessee | James Wright can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 15:05 | Kentucky | Edward Hermanson snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 14:36 | Kentucky | John Seelye is denied on a dunk by James Wright | 32-31 |
| 14:35 | Tennessee | Luis Collins snags the defensive board | 32-31 |
| 14:30 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-31 |
| 14:29 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa grabs the board | 32-31 |
| 14:06 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa is fouled on the floor by Johnny Dawson - foul #1 on Johnny Dawson, team foul #4 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael McGirt (PG), James Sadowski (SG), David Border (SF), Michael White (C) Robert Roosa, John Seelye, Edward Hermanson, Michael Pasquale | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Cortes (PG), Bert Collier (SG), Gerald Nee (C) William Donaldson, Larry Pedersen, Luis Collins | |
| 13:42 | Kentucky | James Sadowski misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 32-31 |
| 13:40 | Tennessee | Gerald Nee grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 13:23 | Tennessee | Johnny Dawson hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 32-31 |
| 13:22 | Kentucky | Michael White gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 13:00 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman blows the layup but the foul's on Johnny Dawson - foul #2 on Johnny Dawson, team foul #5 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Nelson (PF) James Wright | |
| 13:00 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman misses the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 13:00 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 12:37 | Tennessee | Bert Collier clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 12:35 | Tennessee | Johnny Dawson pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 12:17 | Tennessee | Bert Collier is fouled on the floor by Michael White - foul #1 on Michael White, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Seelye (SG), Michael Pasquale (C) James Sadowski, Bret Rickman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Donaldson (PG), Luis Collins (SF) Mark Cortes, Johnny Dawson | |
| 11:57 | Tennessee | William Donaldson comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Michael White - foul #2 on Michael White, team foul #3 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Edward Hermanson (PF) Michael White | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen (SG) Bert Collier | |
| 11:57 | Tennessee | William Donaldson misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 11:57 | Tennessee | William Donaldson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 11:39 | Kentucky | John Seelye hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-32 |
| 11:37 | Kentucky | Edward Hermanson tips it in | 35-32 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael McGirt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Seelye (fresh) 11 pts. SF - David Border (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Hermanson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Pasquale (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - William Donaldson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Larry Pedersen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Luis Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - Gerald Nee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:08 | Tennessee | Michael McGirt steps in front of the Gerald Nee pass | 35-32 |
| 10:42 | Kentucky | Gerald Nee is called for the reach on John Seelye - foul #1 on Gerald Nee, team foul #6 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Roosa (PG), Larry Parr (SF) Michael McGirt, David Border | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Johnny Dawson (SF), James Wright (C) Luis Collins, Gerald Nee | |
| 10:25 | Kentucky | John Seelye scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 09:57 | Tennessee | Robert Nelson loses the dribble to Michael Pasquale | 37-32 |
| 09:33 | Kentucky | Larry Parr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael McGirt (SG), David Border (SF), Bret Rickman (PF), Michael White (C) John Seelye, Larry Parr, Edward Hermanson, Michael Pasquale | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Bert Collier (SG), Luis Collins (PF) Larry Pedersen, Robert Nelson | |
| 09:20 | Tennessee | William Donaldson hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Johnny Dawson | 37-34 |
| 09:00 | Kentucky | Johnny Dawson takes the ball from Michael McGirt after a doubleteam | 37-34 |
| 08:43 | Tennessee | William Donaldson can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-34 |
| 08:41 | Kentucky | David Border grabs the board | 37-34 |
| 08:12 | Kentucky | Michael McGirt drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Robert Roosa | 40-34 |
| 07:54 | Tennessee | James Wright hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Roosa - foul #1 on Robert Roosa, team foul #4 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Seelye (SG), Edward Hermanson (PF), Michael Pasquale (C) Michael McGirt, Bret Rickman, Michael White | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Cortes (PG), Larry Pedersen (SG), Robert Nelson (PF) William Donaldson, Bert Collier, Johnny Dawson | |
| 07:54 | Tennessee | James Wright makes the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 07:54 | Tennessee | James Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 07:26 | Kentucky | Mark Cortes is called for the reach on Robert Roosa - foul #2 on Mark Cortes, team foul #7 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Parr (SF) David Border | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gerald Nee (C) James Wright | |
| 07:26 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa misses the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 07:26 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Gerald Nee | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Roosa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Seelye (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Larry Parr (fresh) PF - Edward Hermanson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Pasquale (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Mark Cortes (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Larry Pedersen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Luis Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. C - Gerald Nee (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 06:57 | Tennessee | Luis Collins hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Mark Cortes | 40-38 |
| 06:35 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale works out of a doubleteam and scores on a turnaround from the right block set up by Robert Roosa | 42-38 |
| 06:20 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen makes the contested jump hook near the basket set up by Mark Cortes | 42-40 |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | Larry Parr is whistled for traveling | 42-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael McGirt (PG), David Border (SF) Robert Roosa, Larry Parr | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Donaldson (PG), Johnny Dawson (SF), James Wright (PF) Mark Cortes, Luis Collins, Robert Nelson | |
| 05:22 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen is hacked by John Seelye - foul #2 on John Seelye, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| 05:01 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-40 |
| 04:59 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Border | 42-40 |
| 04:37 | Kentucky | Michael McGirt is hacked by James Wright - foul #2 on James Wright, team foul #8 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael White (C) Michael Pasquale | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Nelson (PF) Gerald Nee | |
| 04:37 | Kentucky | Michael McGirt makes the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 04:37 | Kentucky | Michael McGirt makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 04:17 | Tennessee | William Donaldson misses long on a shot from the left side | 44-40 |
| 04:15 | Kentucky | Michael White grabs the defensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 04:10 | Kentucky | Michael McGirt's floater is knocked away by Robert Nelson | 44-40 |
| 04:09 | Tennessee | Robert Nelson pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 03:47 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by William Donaldson | 44-43 |
| 03:29 | Kentucky | John Seelye clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 44-43 |
| 03:28 | Tennessee | Robert Nelson gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael McGirt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Seelye (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - David Border (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Edward Hermanson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael White (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - William Donaldson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Larry Pedersen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnny Dawson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - James Wright (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael White - foul #3 on Michael White, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Roosa (PG), Bret Rickman (SF), Michael Pasquale (C) John Seelye, David Border, Edward Hermanson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Luis Collins (PF), Gerald Nee (C) Robert Nelson, James Wright | |
| 03:00 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen misses the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 03:00 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen makes the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 02:58 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Seelye (SG), David Border (SF) Michael McGirt, Bret Rickman | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Nelson (PF) Luis Collins | |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | John Seelye hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Robert Roosa and the foul's on Gerald Nee - foul #2 on Gerald Nee, team foul #9 | 46-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Edward Hermanson (PF) Michael White | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | John Seelye makes the free throw | 47-44 |
| 02:09 | Tennessee | William Donaldson buries a shot from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 02:01 | Kentucky | Edward Hermanson is whistled for traveling | 47-46 |
| 01:33 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen is hacked by Michael Pasquale - foul #1 on Michael Pasquale, team foul #7 | 47-46 |
| 01:33 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 01:33 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 01:13 | Kentucky | John Seelye misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gerald Nee - foul #3 on Gerald Nee, team foul #10 | 47-48 |
| 01:13 | Kentucky | John Seelye makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 01:13 | Kentucky | John Seelye misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 01:13 | Tennessee | Gerald Nee grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | William Donaldson misses short on a runner from the baseline | 48-48 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | John Seelye clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 00:13 | Tennessee | Gerald Nee gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Larry Pedersen makes the floater from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 48-50 |