| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Joseph Lambert (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stan Birkholz (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Pitcock (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Tim Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. C - Russell Peters (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Roosa (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Border (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bret Rickman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael White (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Pasquale (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman inbounds the ball | 24-23 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | The pull-up jumper by Robert Roosa is blocked by Russell Peters | 24-23 |
| 19:38 | Vanderbilt | Tim Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 19:09 | Vanderbilt | Russell Peters hits the finger roll | 26-23 |
| 18:52 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 26-23 |
| 18:50 | Vanderbilt | Russell Peters gets the rebound | 26-23 |
| 18:25 | Vanderbilt | Tim Thomas connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-23 |
| 18:04 | Kentucky | David Border works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-23 |
| 18:03 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Michael White | 29-23 |
| 17:42 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale can't throw it down but he's fouled by Joseph Lambert - foul #2 on Joseph Lambert, team foul #1 | 29-23 |
| 17:42 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale misses the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 17:42 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale misses the 2nd free throw | 29-23 |
| 17:42 | Vanderbilt | Russell Peters gets the rebound | 29-23 |
| 17:20 | Vanderbilt | Russell Peters buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Stan Birkholz | 31-23 |
| 16:59 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale misses the jumper from the left block | 31-23 |
| 16:57 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Lambert grabs the defensive rebound | 31-23 |
| 16:43 | Vanderbilt | Tim Thomas misses the easy layup | 31-23 |
| 16:41 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa snags the defensive board | 31-23 |
| 16:12 | Kentucky | David Border evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Bret Rickman | 31-26 |
| 15:52 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Lambert shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Stan Birkholz | 34-26 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Joseph Lambert (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stan Birkholz (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Pitcock (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Tim Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Peters (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Roosa (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Border (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bret Rickman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael White (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Pasquale (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa is alone and drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from David Border | 34-28 |
| 15:08 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Lambert evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Tim Thomas | 37-28 |
| 14:47 | Kentucky | David Border shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Robert Roosa and the foul's on Joseph Lambert - foul #3 on Joseph Lambert, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Linwood Whisenhunt (PG), Robert Graves (SG), John Hall (SF), Bradford Colbert (PF), John Armstrong (C) Joseph Lambert, Stan Birkholz, Ronald Pitcock, Tim Thomas, Russell Peters | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Seelye (PG), James Sadowski (SF), Edward Hermanson (PF) Robert Roosa, Bret Rickman, Michael White | |
| 14:47 | Kentucky | David Border misses the free throw | 37-30 |
| 14:47 | Vanderbilt | Bradford Colbert grabs the defensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 14:21 | Vanderbilt | Michael Pasquale is called for the reach on Robert Graves - foul #2 on Michael Pasquale, team foul #1 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael McGirt (SG) David Border | |
| 14:05 | Vanderbilt | Robert Graves connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-30 |
| 13:48 | Kentucky | John Seelye misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Graves - foul #2 on Robert Graves, team foul #3 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Lambert (PG), Tim Thomas (PF) Robert Graves, John Armstrong | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 13:48 | Kentucky | John Seelye misses the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 13:48 | Kentucky | John Seelye makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 13:21 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Lambert tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Joseph Lambert, team foul #4 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Stan Birkholz (SG) Joseph Lambert | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael White (PF) Michael Pasquale | |
| 12:59 | Kentucky | Michael McGirt is hacked by Stan Birkholz - foul #1 on Stan Birkholz, team foul #5 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Ronald Pitcock (SF) John Hall | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Roosa (PG) John Seelye | |
| 12:31 | Kentucky | Edward Hermanson is hacked by Bradford Colbert - foul #1 on Bradford Colbert, team foul #6 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Russell Peters (C) Bradford Colbert | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 12:15 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Michael McGirt | 40-33 |
| 11:48 | Vanderbilt | Linwood Whisenhunt knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Linwood Whisenhunt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Stan Birkholz (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Pitcock (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Tim Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Russell Peters (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Roosa (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael McGirt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Sadowski (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael White (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Edward Hermanson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 42-33 |
| 11:21 | Vanderbilt | Tim Thomas pulls down the rebound | 42-33 |
| 10:52 | Vanderbilt | Michael White swats the shot by Ronald Pitcock | 42-33 |
| 10:50 | Kentucky | Michael White snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 10:21 | Kentucky | Michael McGirt misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 10:19 | Kentucky | Michael White gets the offensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 10:05 | Kentucky | Russell Peters steals it from Michael McGirt | 42-33 |
| 09:38 | Vanderbilt | Stan Birkholz clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-33 |
| 09:36 | Kentucky | Michael White snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 09:21 | Kentucky | James Sadowski double dribbles | 42-33 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Robert Graves (SG), John Hall (SF), Bradford Colbert (PF), John Armstrong (C) Stan Birkholz, Ronald Pitcock, Tim Thomas, Russell Peters | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Seelye (PG), David Border (SG), Bret Rickman (SF), Michael Pasquale (C) Robert Roosa, Michael McGirt, James Sadowski, Edward Hermanson | |
| 08:58 | Vanderbilt | Linwood Whisenhunt comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 42-33 |
| 08:57 | Kentucky | David Border grabs the defensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 08:36 | Kentucky | John Seelye is alone and drills a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Pasquale | 42-35 |
| 08:13 | Vanderbilt | Linwood Whisenhunt is fouled on the floor by John Seelye - foul #1 on John Seelye, team foul #2 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Stan Birkholz (SG) Linwood Whisenhunt | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:53 | Vanderbilt | John Armstrong misses the lay-in | 42-35 |
| 07:52 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale pulls down the rebound | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Robert Graves (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Stan Birkholz (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Hall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Bradford Colbert (fresh) C - John Armstrong (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Seelye (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Border (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bret Rickman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael White (tiring) 6 reb. C - Michael Pasquale (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Kentucky | John Seelye lays it up and in on a great pass from Bret Rickman | 42-37 |
| 07:20 | Vanderbilt | Stan Birkholz drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-37 |
| 06:51 | Kentucky | John Seelye comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 45-37 |
| 06:49 | Vanderbilt | Bradford Colbert snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| 06:20 | Vanderbilt | Michael White swats the short shot by Bradford Colbert | 45-37 |
| 06:19 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Graves | 45-37 |
| 05:52 | Vanderbilt | Bradford Colbert drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Stan Birkholz and the foul's on Michael White - foul #1 on Michael White, team foul #3 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Joseph Lambert (PG), Linwood Whisenhunt (SG), Ronald Pitcock (SF), Russell Peters (C) Robert Graves, Stan Birkholz, John Hall, John Armstrong | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Roosa (PG), Michael McGirt (SG), James Sadowski (SF), Edward Hermanson (PF) John Seelye, David Border, Bret Rickman, Michael White | |
| 05:52 | Vanderbilt | Bradford Colbert misses the free throw | 47-37 |
| 05:52 | Kentucky | Edward Hermanson gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:32 | Kentucky | Ronald Pitcock is called for the reach on Edward Hermanson - foul #2 on Ronald Pitcock, team foul #7 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Tim Thomas (PF) Bradford Colbert | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:32 | Kentucky | Edward Hermanson misses the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 05:32 | Vanderbilt | Tim Thomas gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| 05:12 | Vanderbilt | Edward Hermanson takes the ball from Russell Peters | 47-37 |
| 04:57 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-37 |
| 04:55 | Kentucky | James Sadowski can't tip it in | 47-37 |
| 04:53 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale grabs the offensive rebound | 47-37 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:40 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Sadowski | 47-39 |
| 04:15 | Vanderbilt | Linwood Whisenhunt knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Joseph Lambert | 49-39 |
| 03:59 | Kentucky | Tim Thomas steps in front of the James Sadowski pass | 49-39 |
| 03:37 | Vanderbilt | Tim Thomas loses the dribble to Michael Pasquale | 49-39 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Joseph Lambert (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Linwood Whisenhunt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Pitcock (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Tim Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Russell Peters (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Roosa (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael McGirt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Sadowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Hermanson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Pasquale (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-39 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Stan Birkholz (SG) Linwood Whisenhunt | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Border (SG), Bret Rickman (SF) Michael McGirt, James Sadowski | |
| 03:18 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa is whistled for traveling | 49-39 |
| 03:01 | Vanderbilt | Stan Birkholz is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Lambert | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:56 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa misses the floater from close range but the foul's on Stan Birkholz - foul #2 on Stan Birkholz, team foul #8 | 52-39 |
| 02:56 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 02:56 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 02:27 | Vanderbilt | Russell Peters misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Roosa - foul #2 on Robert Roosa, team foul #4 | 52-41 |
| 02:27 | Vanderbilt | Russell Peters makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 02:27 | Vanderbilt | Russell Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 02:18 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa connects on the shot from the left block | 54-43 |
| 01:49 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Pitcock clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 01:47 | Vanderbilt | Tim Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 54-43 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:46 | Vanderbilt | Edward Hermanson is called for the reach on Tim Thomas - foul #3 on Edward Hermanson, team foul #5 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Bradford Colbert (C) Russell Peters | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael White (PF) Edward Hermanson | |
| 01:43 | Vanderbilt | Ronald Pitcock is hacked by Michael White - foul #2 on Michael White, team foul #6 | 54-43 |
| 01:42 | Vanderbilt | Michael White is called for the reach on Tim Thomas - foul #3 on Michael White, team foul #7 | 54-43 |
| 01:42 | Vanderbilt | Tim Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 01:42 | Vanderbilt | Tim Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 01:42 | Kentucky | Michael White grabs the defensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 01:33 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 55-43 |
| 01:31 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 01:15 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale lays it in | 55-45 |
| 01:13 | Vanderbilt | Tim Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Roosa - foul #3 on Robert Roosa, team foul #8 | 55-45 |
| 01:13 | Vanderbilt | Tim Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 01:13 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale gets the rebound | 55-45 |
| 01:06 | Kentucky | David Border misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 55-45 |
| 01:04 | Vanderbilt | Tim Thomas grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 01:02 | Vanderbilt | Tim Thomas is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Roosa - foul #4 on Robert Roosa, team foul #9 | 55-45 |
| 01:02 | Vanderbilt | Tim Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 56-45 |
| 01:02 | Vanderbilt | Tim Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | David Border is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Ronald Pitcock | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Vanderbilt | Stan Birkholz is whistled for a carry | 57-45 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Russell Peters (C) Bradford Colbert | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:24 | Kentucky | Tim Thomas steals it from Michael Pasquale | 57-45 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Joseph Lambert runs out the clock | 57-45 |