| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jimmy Dwyer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Christopher Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chung Chio (fresh) 3 pts. C - Tony Hussain (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Williams Gooch (fresh) SG - Spencer Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Murray (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Keith Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Travis Peachey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Tim Murray inbounds the ball | 25-26 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:35 | Tennessee | Keith Brown hits a wide open 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Tim Murray | 25-29 |
| 19:14 | Kentucky | Tony Hussain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-29 |
| 18:47 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 18:37 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Tim Murray - foul #1 on Tim Murray, team foul #1 | 25-32 |
| 18:37 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 18:37 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 18:15 | Tennessee | Tim Murray is hacked by Christopher Scott - foul #1 on Christopher Scott, team foul #1 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Burse (PG), Josh Carroll (SF), James Coble (PF), Marcus Seabrook (C) Jimmy Dwyer, Christopher Scott, Chung Chio, Tony Hussain | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:58 | Tennessee | Tim Murray can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Murphy - foul #1 on Robert Murphy, team foul #2 | 26-32 |
| 17:58 | Tennessee | Tim Murray makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 17:58 | Tennessee | Tim Murray misses the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 17:58 | Kentucky | Josh Carroll grabs the defensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy misses the dunk but he's fouled by Tim Murray - foul #2 on Tim Murray, team foul #2 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Thomas Yarborough (C) Travis Peachey | |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 17:35 | Tennessee | Thomas Yarborough grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 17:08 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes's pass is intercepted by Robert Murphy | 27-33 |
| 17:03 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy lays it up and in | 29-33 |
| 16:59 | Tennessee | Tim Murray is called for traveling in the backcourt | 29-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Dwyer (PG), Christopher Scott (SF), Chung Chio (PF), Tony Hussain (C) Harry Burse, Josh Carroll, James Coble, Marcus Seabrook | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:45 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-33 |
| 16:44 | Tennessee | Thomas Yarborough pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 16:25 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch makes the wide open 3 from the right wing | 29-36 |
| 16:04 | Kentucky | Chung Chio is open but misses the lay-in | 29-36 |
| 16:03 | Kentucky | Jimmy Dwyer snags the offensive board | 29-36 |
| 15:46 | Kentucky | Chung Chio scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Jimmy Dwyer | 31-36 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jimmy Dwyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Murphy (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Christopher Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chung Chio (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Tony Hussain (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Williams Gooch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Spencer Barnes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Murray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Keith Brown (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Yarborough (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Tennessee | Keith Brown's pass is intercepted by Tony Hussain in the backcourt | 31-36 |
| 15:28 | Kentucky | Jimmy Dwyer shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 15:27 | Tennessee | Thomas Yarborough grabs the board | 31-36 |
| 15:07 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 31-38 |
| 14:48 | Kentucky | Christopher Scott clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Tim Murray - foul #3 on Tim Murray, team foul #3 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Burse (PG), James Coble (PF), Marcus Seabrook (C) Jimmy Dwyer, Chung Chio, Tony Hussain | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Hill (PG), Mitchell Schwer (SG), Robert Allen (SF), Travis Peachey (C) Williams Gooch, Spencer Barnes, Tim Murray, Thomas Yarborough | |
| 14:48 | Kentucky | Christopher Scott makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 14:48 | Kentucky | Christopher Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 14:32 | Tennessee | Robert Allen misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-38 |
| 14:30 | Tennessee | Travis Peachey tips it home | 33-40 |
| 14:13 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy scores on a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Christopher Scott | 35-40 |
| 13:55 | Tennessee | Travis Peachey's pass is intercepted by Marcus Seabrook | 35-40 |
| 13:45 | Kentucky | James Coble comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 35-40 |
| 13:44 | Tennessee | Robert Allen grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 13:25 | Tennessee | Keith Brown buries a jump hook near the basket set up by Travis Peachey | 35-42 |
| 13:14 | Kentucky | Harry Burse hits a shot from the right wing set up by Robert Murphy | 37-42 |
| 12:58 | Tennessee | James Coble takes the ball from Keith Brown | 37-42 |
| 12:46 | Kentucky | Marcus Seabrook is called for traveling | 37-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Dwyer (PG), Roger Ball (SG), Josh Carroll (SF), Chung Chio (PF), Tony Hussain (C) Harry Burse, Robert Murphy, Christopher Scott, James Coble, Marcus Seabrook | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Gooch (PG), Spencer Barnes (SG), Tim Murray (SF), Thomas Yarborough (PF) David Hill, Mitchell Schwer, Robert Allen, Keith Brown | |
| 12:26 | Tennessee | Tim Murray misses the shot from the baseline | 37-42 |
| 12:24 | Kentucky | Tony Hussain gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 12:16 | Kentucky | Thomas Yarborough steps in front of the Chung Chio pass | 37-42 |
| 11:52 | Tennessee | Tony Hussain is called for the reach on Spencer Barnes - foul #1 on Tony Hussain, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Timothy Parent (C) Travis Peachey | |
| 11:28 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Josh Carroll - foul #1 on Josh Carroll, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Keith Brown (PF) Timothy Parent | |
| 11:28 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 37-43 |
| 11:28 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 11:28 | Kentucky | Chung Chio grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jimmy Dwyer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Ball (fresh) SF - Josh Carroll (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Chung Chio (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Tony Hussain (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Williams Gooch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Spencer Barnes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Murray (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Keith Brown (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Yarborough (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Kentucky | Jimmy Dwyer misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-43 |
| 11:21 | Tennessee | Thomas Yarborough grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 11:05 | Tennessee | Keith Brown loses the dribble to Chung Chio | 37-43 |
| 10:50 | Kentucky | Tim Murray is called for the reach on Josh Carroll - foul #4 on Tim Murray, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Burse (PG), Robert Murphy (SG), Christopher Scott (SF), James Coble (PF), Marcus Seabrook (C) Jimmy Dwyer, Roger Ball, Josh Carroll, Chung Chio, Tony Hussain | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mitchell Schwer (SG), Robert Allen (SF) Spencer Barnes, Tim Murray | |
| 10:29 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy is whistled for a carry | 37-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Hill (PG), Travis Peachey (C) Williams Gooch, Thomas Yarborough | |
| 10:27 | Tennessee | Harry Burse is called for the reach on David Hill in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harry Burse, team foul #5 | 37-43 |
| 10:03 | Tennessee | Keith Brown hits a floater from the left block set up by David Hill | 37-45 |
| 09:44 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy misses short on a shot in the paint | 37-45 |
| 09:42 | Kentucky | James Coble misses the tip | 37-45 |
| 09:41 | Tennessee | Travis Peachey pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| 09:39 | Tennessee | Robert Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Dwyer (PG), Roger Ball (SG), Josh Carroll (SF), Chung Chio (PF), Tony Hussain (C) Harry Burse, Robert Murphy, Christopher Scott, James Coble, Marcus Seabrook | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes (SG), Thomas Yarborough (PF) David Hill, Keith Brown | |
| 09:24 | Kentucky | Tony Hussain misses short on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Mitchell Schwer - foul #1 on Mitchell Schwer, team foul #5 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Gooch (PG) Mitchell Schwer | |
| 09:24 | Kentucky | Tony Hussain misses the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 09:24 | Kentucky | Tony Hussain misses the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 09:24 | Tennessee | Travis Peachey grabs the board | 37-45 |
| 08:56 | Tennessee | Travis Peachey misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Tony Hussain - foul #2 on Tony Hussain, team foul #6 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Keith Brown (PF) Thomas Yarborough | |
| 08:56 | Tennessee | Travis Peachey makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 08:56 | Tennessee | Travis Peachey makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| 08:47 | Kentucky | Tony Hussain hits a shot from the free throw line | 39-47 |
| 08:27 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 08:25 | Kentucky | Tony Hussain gets the rebound | 39-47 |
| 08:19 | Kentucky | Josh Carroll can't throw it down but he's hacked by Robert Allen - foul #1 on Robert Allen, team foul #6 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Murphy (SG), James Coble (PF) Roger Ball, Chung Chio | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Hill (PG), Mitchell Schwer (SG), Thomas Yarborough (C) Williams Gooch, Spencer Barnes, Travis Peachey | |
| 08:19 | Kentucky | Josh Carroll misses the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 08:19 | Kentucky | Josh Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 08:15 | Tennessee | James Coble picks off the pass by Mitchell Schwer in the backcourt | 40-47 |
| 07:59 | Kentucky | Thomas Yarborough swats the layup by Tony Hussain | 40-47 |
| 07:58 | Tennessee | Keith Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 07:37 | Tennessee | Thomas Yarborough dunks the ball | 40-49 |
| 07:17 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 40-49 |
| 07:16 | Kentucky | Josh Carroll tips it in | 42-49 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jimmy Dwyer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Murphy (tired) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Josh Carroll (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Coble (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Tony Hussain (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - David Hill (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Schwer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Allen (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Keith Brown (tiring) 18 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Yarborough (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:00 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Thomas Yarborough is denied by Tony Hussain | 42-49 |
| 06:59 | Tennessee | Thomas Yarborough tips it in | 42-51 |
| 06:30 | Kentucky | Tony Hussain is fouled on the floor by Mitchell Schwer - foul #2 on Mitchell Schwer, team foul #7 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Burse (PG), Roger Ball (SG), Christopher Scott (SF), Marcus Seabrook (PF) Jimmy Dwyer, Robert Murphy, Josh Carroll, James Coble | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Gooch (PG), Spencer Barnes (SG), Tim Murray (SF), Timothy Parent (PF), Travis Peachey (C) David Hill, Mitchell Schwer, Robert Allen, Keith Brown, Thomas Yarborough | |
| 06:30 | Kentucky | Tony Hussain makes the 1st free throw | 43-51 |
| 06:30 | Kentucky | Tony Hussain makes the 2nd free throw | 44-51 |
| 06:07 | Tennessee | Timothy Parent comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 44-51 |
| 06:06 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch tips it in | 44-53 |
| 05:52 | Kentucky | Christopher Scott scores on a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Harry Burse | 46-53 |
| 05:28 | Tennessee | Timothy Parent's floater is tipped away by Tony Hussain | 46-53 |
| 05:27 | Kentucky | Marcus Seabrook grabs the board | 46-53 |
| 05:03 | Kentucky | Marcus Seabrook blows the layup | 46-53 |
| 05:01 | Tennessee | Timothy Parent snags the defensive board | 46-53 |
| 04:39 | Tennessee | Travis Peachey comes up short on the runner in the paint | 46-53 |
| 04:38 | Kentucky | Marcus Seabrook pulls down the rebound | 46-53 |
| 04:33 | Kentucky | Williams Gooch steals it from Christopher Scott | 46-53 |
| 04:17 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Travis Peachey | 46-56 |
| 04:01 | Kentucky | Tony Hussain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Dwyer (PG), Robert Murphy (SG), Chung Chio (PF), James Coble (C) Harry Burse, Roger Ball, Marcus Seabrook, Tony Hussain | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Hill (PG), Mitchell Schwer (SG), Keith Brown (PF), Thomas Yarborough (C) Williams Gooch, Spencer Barnes, Timothy Parent, Travis Peachey | |
| 03:46 | Tennessee | Keith Brown lays it in uncontested | 46-58 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:32 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Christopher Scott | 48-58 |
| 03:04 | Tennessee | Tim Murray is open and lays it up and in | 48-60 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jimmy Dwyer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Murphy (tired) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Scott (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chung Chio (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - James Coble (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - David Hill (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Schwer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tim Murray (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Keith Brown (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Yarborough (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 02:47 | Kentucky | Jimmy Dwyer evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-60 |
| 02:45 | Tennessee | Tim Murray pulls down the rebound | 48-60 |
| 02:32 | Tennessee | Keith Brown is hacked by Chung Chio - foul #2 on Chung Chio, team foul #7 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Josh Carroll (SF), Marcus Seabrook (C) Christopher Scott, James Coble | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Allen (SF) Tim Murray | |
| 02:32 | Tennessee | Keith Brown misses the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 02:32 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Chung Chio | 48-60 |
| 02:13 | Kentucky | Chung Chio scores on a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Josh Carroll | 50-60 |
| 01:54 | Tennessee | Keith Brown misses long on an open shot from the baseline | 50-60 |
| 01:52 | Kentucky | Josh Carroll grabs the board | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:48 | Kentucky | Jimmy Dwyer evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Marcus Seabrook | 53-60 |
| 01:48 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Scott (SF), Tony Hussain (C) Josh Carroll, Marcus Seabrook | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Gooch (PG), Spencer Barnes (SG), Tim Murray (SF), Travis Peachey (C) David Hill, Mitchell Schwer, Robert Allen, Thomas Yarborough | |
| 01:19 | Tennessee | Travis Peachey drills a jump hook in the lane set up by Spencer Barnes | 53-62 |
| 01:14 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Robert Murphy is blocked by Keith Brown | 53-62 |
| 01:12 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 53-62 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | Tim Murray hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by Christopher Scott - foul #2 on Christopher Scott, team foul #8 | 53-62 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | Tim Murray makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | Tim Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 53-64 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Christopher Scott | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | Tim Murray is hacked by Robert Murphy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Murphy, team foul #9 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mitchell Schwer (SG), Thomas Yarborough (PF) Spencer Barnes, Keith Brown | |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | Tim Murray makes the 1st free throw | 55-65 |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | Tim Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Jimmy Dwyer works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 55-66 |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Tony Hussain grabs the offensive board | 55-66 |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Thomas Yarborough is called for the reach on Tony Hussain - foul #1 on Thomas Yarborough, team foul #8 | 55-66 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | David Hill (PG), Robert Allen (SF), Timothy Parent (C) Williams Gooch, Tim Murray, Travis Peachey | |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Tony Hussain misses the 1st free throw | 55-66 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Timothy Parent pulls down the rebound | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Tennessee | David Hill hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt near the basket | 55-66 |
| 00:08 | Tennessee | Timothy Parent misses the tip | 55-66 |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | Chung Chio pulls down the rebound | 55-66 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Chung Chio lays it in | 57-66 |