| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Melvin O'Connell (fresh) 11 pts. SG - David Segarra (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gordon Rush (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Henson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Patrick (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Larry Rosin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Crumpler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Vitagliano (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Sow (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | Richard Crumpler inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano's pass is intercepted by Gordon Rush | 27-26 |
| 19:11 | Kentucky | David Henson knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Donald Patrick | 29-26 |
| 18:55 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano is fouled on the floor by David Henson - foul #2 on David Henson, team foul #1 | 29-26 |
| 18:38 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano misses the dunk but he's hacked by David Henson - foul #3 on David Henson, team foul #2 | 29-26 |
| 18:38 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 18:38 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano misses the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 18:38 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Sow snags the offensive board | 29-27 |
| 18:21 | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Clark | 29-30 |
| 17:52 | Kentucky | Donald Patrick drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Melvin O'Connell | 31-30 |
| 17:34 | Vanderbilt | Richard Crumpler knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Larry Rosin | 31-32 |
| 17:07 | Kentucky | Melvin O'Connell makes the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Gordon Rush | 33-32 |
| 17:01 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano misses the lay-in | 33-32 |
| 17:00 | Kentucky | Donald Patrick grabs the defensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 16:40 | Kentucky | Larry Rosin steals it from Melvin O'Connell | 33-32 |
| 16:33 | Vanderbilt | Paul Clark knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Larry Rosin and the foul's on David Segarra - foul #3 on David Segarra, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson (PG), David McVay (PF), Alan Reid (C) Larry Rosin, Kenneth Vitagliano, Dikembe Sow | |
| 16:33 | Vanderbilt | Paul Clark makes the free throw | 33-35 |
| 16:15 | Kentucky | David Segarra buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by David Henson | 35-35 |
| 16:01 | Vanderbilt | Alan Reid throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodrigo Guerrero (PG), Henry Weese (SG), Mohammed Patterson (SF), Rich Brownell (PF), Mario Herrera (C) Melvin O'Connell, David Segarra, Gordon Rush, David Henson, Donald Patrick | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Zachary Blackburn (SG), William Thomson (C) Paul Clark, Richard Crumpler | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Rodrigo Guerrero (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Weese (fresh) SF - Mohammed Patterson (fresh) PF - Rich Brownell (fresh) C - Mario Herrera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Zachary Blackburn (fresh) SF - Alan Reid (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David McVay (fresh) C - William Thomson (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Kentucky | David McVay steps in front of the Rich Brownell pass | 35-35 |
| 15:33 | Vanderbilt | David McVay comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 15:31 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson tips it home | 35-37 |
| 15:11 | Kentucky | Mario Herrera is fouled on the floor by Zachary Blackburn - foul #1 on Zachary Blackburn, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Segarra (SG) Henry Weese | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin (PG), Paul Clark (SG), Kenneth Vitagliano (PF) Dennis Johnson, Zachary Blackburn, William Thomson | |
| 14:49 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell lays it up and in and he's fouled by David McVay - foul #1 on David McVay, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Melvin O'Connell (PG), Gordon Rush (SF), Donald Patrick (C) Rodrigo Guerrero, Mohammed Patterson, Mario Herrera | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Crumpler (SF), Dikembe Sow (C) Alan Reid, David McVay | |
| 14:49 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell misses the free throw | 37-37 |
| 14:49 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Sow snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 14:30 | Vanderbilt | David Segarra picks off the pass by Paul Clark | 37-37 |
| 14:27 | Kentucky | Melvin O'Connell can't finish the layup | 37-37 |
| 14:26 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Sow snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 14:08 | Vanderbilt | Paul Clark's floater is knocked away by Rich Brownell | 37-37 |
| 14:07 | Kentucky | Melvin O'Connell grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 13:53 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Melvin O'Connell | 39-37 |
| 13:45 | Vanderbilt | Paul Clark is hacked by David Segarra - foul #4 on David Segarra, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodrigo Guerrero (SG), David Henson (PF) David Segarra, Rich Brownell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 13:39 | Vanderbilt | Donald Patrick denies the turnaround by Larry Rosin | 39-37 |
| 13:38 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 13:09 | Kentucky | Melvin O'Connell's fadeaway is rejected by Dikembe Sow | 39-37 |
| 13:08 | Vanderbilt | Richard Crumpler gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 13:03 | Vanderbilt | Paul Clark misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-37 |
| 13:02 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Melvin O'Connell | 39-37 |
| 12:33 | Kentucky | David Henson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-37 |
| 12:31 | Vanderbilt | Paul Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 12:11 | Vanderbilt | Paul Clark misses the 3 from straight away | 39-37 |
| 12:09 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano tips it home | 39-39 |
| 11:44 | Kentucky | David Henson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on David Henson, team foul #5 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Segarra (SG), Mohammed Patterson (SF), Rich Brownell (C) Melvin O'Connell, Gordon Rush, Donald Patrick | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson (PG), Zachary Blackburn (SG), Alan Reid (SF), David McVay (PF), William Thomson (C) Larry Rosin, Paul Clark, Richard Crumpler, Kenneth Vitagliano, Dikembe Sow | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Rodrigo Guerrero (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Segarra (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mohammed Patterson (fresh) PF - David Henson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Rich Brownell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Zachary Blackburn (fresh) SF - Alan Reid (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David McVay (fresh) 2 stl. C - William Thomson (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Vanderbilt | Alan Reid comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 11:31 | Kentucky | David Henson gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 11:09 | Kentucky | Alan Reid is called for the reach on David Segarra - foul #2 on Alan Reid, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| 10:50 | Kentucky | Mohammed Patterson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 10:49 | Vanderbilt | Zachary Blackburn pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 10:35 | Vanderbilt | David McVay comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 39-39 |
| 10:33 | Kentucky | David Henson snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | David Henson scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Rodrigo Guerrero and the foul's on David McVay - foul #2 on David McVay, team foul #4 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Melvin O'Connell (PG), Gordon Rush (SF), Donald Patrick (C) Rodrigo Guerrero, Mohammed Patterson, Rich Brownell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Paul Clark (SG), Richard Crumpler (SF) Zachary Blackburn, William Thomson | |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | David Henson makes the free throw | 42-39 |
| 09:53 | Vanderbilt | Paul Clark buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Alan Reid | 42-42 |
| 09:30 | Kentucky | Alan Reid is called for the reach on Gordon Rush - foul #3 on Alan Reid, team foul #5 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rich Brownell (PF) David Henson | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin (PG), Kenneth Vitagliano (PF), Dikembe Sow (C) Dennis Johnson, David McVay, Alan Reid | |
| 09:07 | Kentucky | Paul Clark is called for the reach on David Segarra - foul #2 on Paul Clark, team foul #6 | 42-42 |
| 08:56 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 42-42 |
| 08:54 | Kentucky | Melvin O'Connell grabs the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 08:32 | Kentucky | Paul Clark steals it from Donald Patrick | 42-42 |
| 08:26 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano hits a shot near the basket on a great pass from Larry Rosin | 42-44 |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell connects on the shot from the right block | 44-44 |
| 07:52 | Vanderbilt | Paul Clark knocks in the shot from the left side | 44-46 |
| 07:30 | Kentucky | Melvin O'Connell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 07:28 | Kentucky | Donald Patrick hits the follow up shot | 46-46 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Melvin O'Connell (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Segarra (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gordon Rush (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rich Brownell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Patrick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Larry Rosin (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Clark (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Crumpler (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Vitagliano (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Dikembe Sow (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Vanderbilt | Donald Patrick takes the ball from Larry Rosin | 46-46 |
| 07:03 | Kentucky | Larry Rosin steals the ball from Melvin O'Connell in the backcourt | 46-46 |
| 06:52 | Vanderbilt | Paul Clark's layup is rejected by Donald Patrick | 46-46 |
| 06:51 | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin tips it home | 46-48 |
| 06:26 | Kentucky | Melvin O'Connell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-48 |
| 06:24 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano grabs the board | 46-48 |
| 06:19 | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin lays it in set up by Richard Crumpler | 46-50 |
| 05:52 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Segarra | 48-50 |
| 05:27 | Vanderbilt | Richard Crumpler hits a jumper from the free throw line | 48-52 |
| 05:04 | Kentucky | Melvin O'Connell hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 48-52 |
| 05:03 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Rich Brownell | 48-52 |
| 04:44 | Kentucky | Donald Patrick blows the dunk but he's hacked by Dikembe Sow - foul #2 on Dikembe Sow, team foul #7 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodrigo Guerrero (PG), Henry Weese (SG), Mohammed Patterson (SF), David Henson (PF) Melvin O'Connell, David Segarra, Gordon Rush, Rich Brownell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson (PG), Zachary Blackburn (SG), Alan Reid (SF), David McVay (PF), William Thomson (C) Larry Rosin, Paul Clark, Richard Crumpler, Kenneth Vitagliano, Dikembe Sow | |
| 04:44 | Kentucky | Donald Patrick makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 04:44 | Kentucky | Donald Patrick misses the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 04:44 | Vanderbilt | David McVay pulls down the rebound | 49-52 |
| 04:23 | Vanderbilt | William Thomson hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-54 |
| 04:02 | Kentucky | Rodrigo Guerrero is fouled on the floor by Zachary Blackburn - foul #2 on Zachary Blackburn, team foul #8 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mario Herrera (C) Donald Patrick | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 04:02 | Kentucky | Rodrigo Guerrero makes the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 04:02 | Kentucky | Rodrigo Guerrero makes the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 03:44 | Vanderbilt | Zachary Blackburn double dribbles | 51-54 |
| 03:19 | Kentucky | Mario Herrera hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 51-54 |
| 03:18 | Vanderbilt | Zachary Blackburn pulls down the rebound | 51-54 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Rodrigo Guerrero (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Weese (fresh) SF - Mohammed Patterson (fresh) PF - David Henson (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Mario Herrera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Zachary Blackburn (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Alan Reid (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - David McVay (fresh) 2 stl. C - William Thomson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:59 | Vanderbilt | William Thomson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Henry Weese - foul #1 on Henry Weese, team foul #6 | 51-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Crumpler (SF) Alan Reid | |
| 02:59 | Vanderbilt | William Thomson misses the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 02:59 | Vanderbilt | William Thomson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 02:57 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Melvin O'Connell (PG), David Segarra (SG), Gordon Rush (SF), Rich Brownell (C) Rodrigo Guerrero, Henry Weese, Mohammed Patterson, Mario Herrera | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin (PG), Paul Clark (SG), Kenneth Vitagliano (PF) Dennis Johnson, Zachary Blackburn, William Thomson | |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush's fadeaway is rejected by Kenneth Vitagliano | 51-55 |
| 02:29 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Richard Crumpler | 51-55 |
| 02:08 | Vanderbilt | Richard Crumpler misses the runner from the left block | 51-55 |
| 02:06 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 02:01 | Vanderbilt | Paul Clark is whistled for a carry | 51-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Patrick (C) Rich Brownell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Sow (C) David McVay | |
| 01:32 | Kentucky | David Henson is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Vitagliano - foul #2 on Kenneth Vitagliano, team foul #9 | 51-55 |
| 01:32 | Kentucky | David Henson makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 01:32 | Kentucky | David Henson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 01:13 | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin hits a 3 from the left corner | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:59 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 53-58 |
| 00:57 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Sow grabs the defensive rebound | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:55 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Sow is fouled in the backcourt by Melvin O'Connell - foul #2 on Melvin O'Connell, team foul #7 | 53-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Alan Reid (PF) Kenneth Vitagliano | |
| 00:55 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Sow makes the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:55 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Sow misses the 2nd free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | Donald Patrick gets the rebound | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:49 | Kentucky | David Henson misses the jump hook from the right block | 53-59 |
| 00:47 | Kentucky | Melvin O'Connell misses the tip | 53-59 |
| 00:46 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Sow snags the defensive board | 53-59 |
| 00:45 | Vanderbilt | David Segarra is called for the reach on Dikembe Sow in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Segarra, team foul #8 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodrigo Guerrero (SG) David Segarra | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 00:45 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Sow makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:45 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Sow makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Melvin O'Connell makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from David Henson | 56-61 |
| 00:36 | Vanderbilt | Rodrigo Guerrero is called for the reach on Larry Rosin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rodrigo Guerrero, team foul #9 | 56-61 |
| 00:36 | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:36 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Sow snags the offensive board | 56-61 |
| 00:34 | Vanderbilt | Donald Patrick is called for the reach on Dikembe Sow - foul #1 on Donald Patrick, team foul #10 | 56-61 |
| 00:34 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Sow misses the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:34 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Sow makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Melvin O'Connell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-62 |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Patrick | 56-62 |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Donald Patrick | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:20 | Vanderbilt | Rodrigo Guerrero is called for the reach on Paul Clark in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rodrigo Guerrero, team foul #11 | 59-62 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Zachary Blackburn (SF), Kenneth Vitagliano (PF) Richard Crumpler, Alan Reid | |
| 00:20 | Vanderbilt | Paul Clark makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:20 | Vanderbilt | Paul Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Melvin O'Connell buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-64 |
| 00:13 | Vanderbilt | Paul Clark is hacked by Melvin O'Connell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Melvin O'Connell, team foul #12 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Richard Crumpler (SF) Zachary Blackburn | |
| 00:13 | Vanderbilt | Paul Clark makes the 1st free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:13 | Vanderbilt | Paul Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Melvin O'Connell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-66 |
| 00:04 | Vanderbilt | Paul Clark pulls down the rebound | 62-66 |
| 00:02 | Vanderbilt | Paul Clark is fouled in the backcourt by Rodrigo Guerrero - foul #4 on Rodrigo Guerrero, team foul #13 | 62-66 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Zachary Blackburn (SF) Richard Crumpler | |
| 00:02 | Vanderbilt | Paul Clark makes the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:02 | Vanderbilt | Paul Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush grabs the defensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 62-67 |