| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Quintanilla (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Joe Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Carl Rodrigues (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicolas Dobrynski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Dodge (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Tony Michaelson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Colin Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Echevarria (fresh) 3 reb. PF - George Whaley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Randolph Duggan (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | James Echevarria inbounds the ball | 18-27 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Tony Michaelson | 18-29 |
| 19:13 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues clanks a jumper from close range | 18-29 |
| 19:12 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to George Whaley | 18-29 |
| 18:48 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-29 |
| 18:46 | Kentucky | James Echevarria tips it but misses | 18-29 |
| 18:45 | Kentucky | George Whaley tips it home | 18-31 |
| 18:34 | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by George Whaley - foul #2 on George Whaley, team foul #1 | 18-31 |
| 18:34 | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski misses the 1st free throw | 18-31 |
| 18:34 | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski makes the 2nd free throw | 19-31 |
| 18:14 | Kentucky | Nicolas Dobrynski steals the ball from Randolph Duggan | 19-31 |
| 18:10 | Tennessee | Tony Michaelson steals it from Robert Quintanilla in the backcourt | 19-31 |
| 17:56 | Kentucky | Colin Hall hits the finger roll on a great pass from Tony Michaelson | 19-33 |
| 17:40 | Tennessee | Justin Dodge knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Carl Rodrigues | 21-33 |
| 17:16 | Kentucky | James Echevarria hits the finger roll set up by Tony Michaelson | 21-35 |
| 17:06 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Joe Smith and he's hacked by Randolph Duggan - foul #1 on Randolph Duggan, team foul #2 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Samuel Williams (PG), Kevin Redick (PF) Robert Quintanilla, Nicolas Dobrynski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Simmons (SG), Scott Traylor (SF), George Deegan (C) Colin Hall, James Echevarria, Randolph Duggan | |
| 17:06 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues makes the free throw | 24-35 |
| 16:42 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Traylor | 24-37 |
| 16:32 | Tennessee | Justin Dodge misses the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Tony Michaelson - foul #2 on Tony Michaelson, team foul #3 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Beckner (PF) Carl Rodrigues | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Crickenberger (PG) Tony Michaelson | |
| 16:32 | Tennessee | Justin Dodge makes the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 16:32 | Tennessee | Justin Dodge makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 16:14 | Kentucky | Samuel Williams steps in front of the George Whaley pass | 26-37 |
| 15:59 | Tennessee | George Deegan swats the shot by Justin Dodge | 26-37 |
| 15:57 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Crickenberger | 26-37 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Samuel Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kevin Redick (fresh) PF - Christopher Beckner (fresh) C - Justin Dodge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Crickenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Simmons (fresh) SF - Scott Traylor (fresh) 5 pts. PF - George Whaley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - George Deegan (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Kentucky | George Whaley scores on a fadeaway in the paint and the foul's on Christopher Beckner - foul #1 on Christopher Beckner, team foul #1 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla (PG), Nicolas Dobrynski (PF) Samuel Williams, Christopher Beckner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson (PG), Colin Hall (SG), James Echevarria (SF), Randolph Duggan (C) David Crickenberger, Charles Simmons, Scott Traylor, George Deegan | |
| 15:34 | Kentucky | George Whaley makes the free throw | 26-40 |
| 15:13 | Tennessee | Kevin Redick steps out of bounds on the sideline | 26-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Myers (PF) George Whaley | |
| 14:46 | Kentucky | James Echevarria can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Quintanilla - foul #2 on Robert Quintanilla, team foul #2 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues (SF) Kevin Redick | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:46 | Kentucky | James Echevarria makes the 1st free throw | 26-41 |
| 14:46 | Kentucky | James Echevarria makes the 2nd free throw | 26-42 |
| 14:28 | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-42 |
| 14:27 | Kentucky | Brian Myers pulls down the rebound | 26-42 |
| 14:06 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Tony Michaelson | 26-44 |
| 13:45 | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-44 |
| 13:44 | Tennessee | Justin Dodge pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-44 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:27 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Brian Myers - foul #3 on Brian Myers, team foul #4 | 26-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Redick (PF) Nicolas Dobrynski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Crickenberger (PG), Scott Traylor (SF), George Whaley (PF), George Deegan (C) Tony Michaelson, James Echevarria, Brian Myers, Randolph Duggan | |
| 13:27 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues makes the 1st free throw | 27-44 |
| 13:27 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues misses the 2nd free throw | 27-44 |
| 13:27 | Kentucky | George Whaley grabs the board | 27-44 |
| 13:04 | Kentucky | George Whaley is whistled for a carry | 27-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Samuel Williams (PG), Christopher Beckner (PF) Robert Quintanilla, Carl Rodrigues | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Simmons (SG) Colin Hall | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:49 | Tennessee | Justin Dodge misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 27-44 |
| 12:48 | Kentucky | Scott Traylor snags the defensive board | 27-44 |
| 12:31 | Kentucky | David Crickenberger misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 27-44 |
| 12:30 | Tennessee | Justin Dodge pulls down the rebound | 27-44 |
| 12:20 | Tennessee | Christopher Beckner is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Christopher Beckner, team foul #3 | 27-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Cantin (SG), Brian Gardner (C) Joe Smith, Justin Dodge | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson (PG), Randolph Duggan (C) David Crickenberger, George Deegan | |
| 11:54 | Kentucky | George Whaley misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 27-44 |
| 11:52 | Tennessee | Christopher Beckner grabs the defensive rebound | 27-44 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Samuel Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fred Cantin (fresh) SF - Kevin Redick (fresh) PF - Christopher Beckner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Gardner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Tony Michaelson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Simmons (fresh) SF - Scott Traylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Whaley (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Randolph Duggan (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:45 | Tennessee | Christopher Beckner banks in the layup and the foul's on George Whaley - foul #3 on George Whaley, team foul #5 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla (PG), Carl Rodrigues (SF), Nicolas Dobrynski (PF) Fred Cantin, Kevin Redick, Brian Gardner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Colin Hall (SG), James Echevarria (SF) Charles Simmons, Scott Traylor | |
| 11:45 | Tennessee | Christopher Beckner makes the free throw | 30-44 |
| 11:31 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan is fouled on the floor by Nicolas Dobrynski - foul #1 on Nicolas Dobrynski, team foul #4 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Redick (C) Christopher Beckner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 11:23 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kevin Redick - foul #2 on Kevin Redick, team foul #5 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Justin Dodge (C) Kevin Redick | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 11:23 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan misses the 1st free throw | 30-44 |
| 11:23 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan misses the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 11:23 | Tennessee | Justin Dodge pulls down the rebound | 30-44 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:01 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 30-44 |
| 11:00 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Nicolas Dobrynski | 30-44 |
| 10:40 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Quintanilla | 33-44 |
| 10:17 | Kentucky | Colin Hall makes the driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Tony Michaelson | 33-46 |
| 09:56 | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski misses the easy layup | 33-46 |
| 09:54 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 09:41 | Tennessee | Justin Dodge can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 33-46 |
| 09:39 | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski gets the offensive rebound | 33-46 |
| 09:28 | Tennessee | Samuel Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-46 |
| 09:26 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan snags the defensive board | 33-46 |
| 09:21 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-46 |
| 09:19 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan hits the follow up shot | 33-48 |
| 09:08 | Tennessee | Justin Dodge misses the dunk | 33-48 |
| 09:07 | Kentucky | James Echevarria gets the rebound | 33-48 |
| 08:41 | Kentucky | George Whaley's fadeaway is rejected by Justin Dodge | 33-48 |
| 08:40 | Tennessee | Justin Dodge grabs the board | 33-48 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:23 | Tennessee | George Whaley picks off the pass by Samuel Williams | 33-48 |
| 08:08 | Kentucky | Colin Hall is fouled on the floor by Nicolas Dobrynski - foul #2 on Nicolas Dobrynski, team foul #6 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Cantin (PG), Joe Smith (SG), Kevin Redick (SF), Christopher Beckner (PF), Brian Gardner (C) Robert Quintanilla, Samuel Williams, Carl Rodrigues, Nicolas Dobrynski, Justin Dodge | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Crickenberger (PG), Charles Simmons (SG), Scott Traylor (SF), Brian Myers (PF), George Deegan (C) Tony Michaelson, Colin Hall, James Echevarria, George Whaley, Randolph Duggan | |
| 07:43 | Kentucky | Brian Gardner is called for the reach on Scott Traylor - foul #1 on Brian Gardner, team foul #7 | 33-48 |
| 07:43 | Kentucky | Scott Traylor misses the 1st free throw | 33-48 |
| 07:43 | Tennessee | Christopher Beckner grabs the board | 33-48 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Fred Cantin (fresh) SG - Joe Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SF - Kevin Redick (fresh) PF - Christopher Beckner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Gardner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Crickenberger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Simmons (fresh) SF - Scott Traylor (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - George Deegan (fresh) | |
| 07:30 | Tennessee | Joe Smith makes the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Fred Cantin | 35-48 |
| 07:01 | Kentucky | George Deegan can't finish the layup | 35-48 |
| 06:59 | Tennessee | Christopher Beckner pulls down the rebound | 35-48 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:54 | Tennessee | Joe Smith hits the finger roll set up by Fred Cantin | 37-48 |
| 06:25 | Kentucky | Scott Traylor can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 37-48 |
| 06:23 | Kentucky | Scott Traylor grabs the offensive rebound | 37-48 |
| 06:07 | Kentucky | Scott Traylor misses short on a floater in the paint | 37-48 |
| 06:05 | Tennessee | Kevin Redick snags the defensive board | 37-48 |
| 05:56 | Tennessee | Christopher Beckner misses the lay-in | 37-48 |
| 05:54 | Kentucky | George Deegan grabs the defensive rebound | 37-48 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:25 | Kentucky | Scott Traylor is called for traveling | 37-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla (PG), Carl Rodrigues (SF), Nicolas Dobrynski (PF), Justin Dodge (C) Fred Cantin, Kevin Redick, Christopher Beckner, Brian Gardner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson (PG), Colin Hall (SG), George Whaley (PF) David Crickenberger, Charles Simmons, Brian Myers | |
| 05:09 | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski loses the ball out of bounds | 37-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Echevarria (SF), Randolph Duggan (C) Scott Traylor, George Deegan | |
| 04:40 | Kentucky | Robert Quintanilla steals the ball from James Echevarria | 37-48 |
| 04:17 | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski's floater is tipped away by Randolph Duggan | 37-48 |
| 04:15 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to George Whaley | 37-48 |
| 03:57 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-48 |
| 03:56 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan tips it but misses | 37-48 |
| 03:55 | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski snags the defensive board | 37-48 |
| 03:47 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues misses the floater from the left block | 37-48 |
| 03:45 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Rodrigues | 37-48 |
| 03:24 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-48 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Robert Quintanilla (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joe Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Carl Rodrigues (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Nicolas Dobrynski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Justin Dodge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Tony Michaelson (fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Colin Hall (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Echevarria (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Whaley (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Randolph Duggan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:04 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Justin Dodge - foul #3 on Justin Dodge, team foul #8 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Samuel Williams (PG), Kevin Redick (SF), Christopher Beckner (PF) Robert Quintanilla, Carl Rodrigues, Nicolas Dobrynski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Simmons (SG), Scott Traylor (SF), George Deegan (C) Colin Hall, James Echevarria, Randolph Duggan | |
| 03:04 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 03:04 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:54 | Tennessee | Joe Smith makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Samuel Williams | 41-50 |
| 02:54 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-50 |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | Samuel Williams is called for the reach on Charles Simmons - foul #2 on Samuel Williams, team foul #9 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla (PG) Samuel Williams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan (C) George Deegan | |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | Charles Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 41-51 |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | Charles Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:21 | Tennessee | Justin Dodge slams it home on a nice dish by Joe Smith | 43-52 |
| 02:21 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 43-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues (SF), Nicolas Dobrynski (PF) Kevin Redick, Christopher Beckner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Colin Hall (SG), James Echevarria (SF) Charles Simmons, Scott Traylor | |
| 02:01 | Kentucky | James Echevarria scores on a shot from the free throw line | 43-54 |
| 01:41 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-54 |
| 01:40 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan grabs the board | 43-54 |
| 01:33 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-54 |
| 01:32 | Kentucky | Colin Hall grabs the offensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 01:10 | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson is wide open but clanks a floater from the right wing | 43-54 |
| 01:08 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Randolph Duggan | 43-54 |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan misses badly on a floater in the paint | 43-54 |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | James Echevarria can't tip it in | 43-54 |
| 00:49 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues grabs the board | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Robert Quintanilla | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Smith - foul #2 on Joe Smith, team foul #10 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Crickenberger (PG), Charles Simmons (SG), Scott Traylor (SF) Tony Michaelson, Colin Hall, James Echevarria | |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | Randolph Duggan makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| 00:35 | Tennessee | Robert Quintanilla's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Kentucky | Charles Simmons comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 45-56 |
| 00:10 | Tennessee | Nicolas Dobrynski grabs the board | 45-56 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | David Crickenberger is called for the reach on Robert Quintanilla - foul #1 on David Crickenberger, team foul #6 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tony Michaelson (PG), Colin Hall (SG), James Echevarria (SF) David Crickenberger, Charles Simmons, Scott Traylor | |
| 00:02 | Tennessee | Carl Rodrigues misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 45-56 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | George Whaley snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | George Whaley runs out the clock | 45-56 |