| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Kevin Gordon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Sae (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Pool (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Luther Kolar (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Rozenberg (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Edgar Olszewski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shaun Shamblin (fresh) SF - Johnathon Dolly (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Barrett (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Kowalski (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Ronald Pool inbounds the ball | 21-34 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Tennessee | Christopher Sae clanks a floater from the right wing | 21-34 |
| 19:41 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Johnathon Dolly | 21-34 |
| 19:22 | Kentucky | Christopher Sae steps in front of the Shaun Shamblin pass | 21-34 |
| 19:08 | Tennessee | Ronald Pool banks in the layup | 23-34 |
| 18:48 | Kentucky | Edgar Olszewski evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the right wing set up by Johnathon Dolly | 23-36 |
| 18:26 | Tennessee | Ronald Pool drills a pull-up jumper from the left side | 25-36 |
| 18:06 | Kentucky | Edgar Olszewski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-36 |
| 18:04 | Kentucky | Johnathon Dolly gets the offensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 17:56 | Kentucky | Johnathon Dolly is fouled on the floor by Ronald Pool - foul #2 on Ronald Pool, team foul #1 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Phillips (PG), Marc Lane (SG), Leo Roca (SF), Patrick Williams (PF), Raymond Trotter (C) Kevin Gordon, Christopher Sae, Ronald Pool, Luther Kolar, Robert Rozenberg | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodger Hunt (PG), Donald Baker (PF) Edgar Olszewski, Steven Barrett | |
| 17:39 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Patrick Williams - foul #2 on Patrick Williams, team foul #2 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Edgar Olszewski (PG), Steven Barrett (PF) Rodger Hunt, Donald Baker | |
| 17:39 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski makes the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 17:39 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski makes the 2nd free throw | 25-38 |
| 17:12 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Patrick Williams is blocked by Charles Kowalski | 25-38 |
| 17:10 | Kentucky | Shaun Shamblin pulls down the rebound | 25-38 |
| 16:45 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Shaun Shamblin | 25-40 |
| 16:32 | Tennessee | Marc Lane can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 25-40 |
| 16:31 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski pulls down the rebound | 25-40 |
| 16:26 | Kentucky | Edgar Olszewski connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Steven Barrett | 25-43 |
| 16:05 | Tennessee | Marc Lane makes the contested 3 from the left wing | 28-43 |
| 15:54 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski blows the layup but he's fouled by Raymond Trotter - foul #1 on Raymond Trotter, team foul #3 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Francis Truesdale (SG), Kevin Gordon (SF), Robert Rozenberg (C) Marc Lane, Leo Roca, Raymond Trotter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodger Hunt (PG), Howard Bowen (SF), Donald Baker (PF) Edgar Olszewski, Johnathon Dolly, Steven Barrett | |
| 15:54 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski makes the 1st free throw | 28-44 |
| 15:54 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski misses the 2nd free throw | 28-44 |
| 15:54 | Tennessee | Patrick Williams gets the rebound | 28-44 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Philip Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Francis Truesdale (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Kevin Gordon (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Patrick Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Rozenberg (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Rodger Hunt (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shaun Shamblin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Howard Bowen (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Kowalski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Tennessee | Philip Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-44 |
| 15:29 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski gets the rebound | 28-44 |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | Patrick Williams is called for the reach on Charles Kowalski - foul #3 on Patrick Williams, team foul #4 | 28-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Marc Lane (SF), Luther Kolar (PF) Philip Phillips, Robert Rozenberg | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Bartell (PG), Johnathon Dolly (SF), George Richardson (C) Rodger Hunt, Howard Bowen, Charles Kowalski | |
| 15:03 | Kentucky | Charles Bartell drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 28-47 |
| 14:53 | Tennessee | Marc Lane shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 28-47 |
| 14:52 | Kentucky | Donald Baker gets the rebound | 28-47 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:48 | Kentucky | Charles Bartell is called for traveling in the backcourt | 28-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Phillips (PG), Leo Roca (SF), Raymond Trotter (C) Kevin Gordon, Marc Lane, Luther Kolar | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodger Hunt (PG) Charles Bartell | |
| 14:31 | Tennessee | George Richardson steps in front of the Raymond Trotter pass | 28-47 |
| 14:08 | Kentucky | Donald Baker is hacked by Patrick Williams - foul #4 on Patrick Williams, team foul #5 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Gordon (PG), Marc Lane (SG), Ronald Pool (SF), Luther Kolar (PF), Robert Rozenberg (C) Philip Phillips, Francis Truesdale, Leo Roca, Patrick Williams, Raymond Trotter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Edgar Olszewski (PG), Steven Barrett (PF) Rodger Hunt, Johnathon Dolly | |
| 13:45 | Kentucky | Edgar Olszewski can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-47 |
| 13:44 | Tennessee | Robert Rozenberg grabs the board | 28-47 |
| 13:39 | Tennessee | Marc Lane shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 28-47 |
| 13:37 | Kentucky | Steven Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 28-47 |
| 13:11 | Kentucky | Donald Baker hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by George Richardson | 28-50 |
| 12:55 | Tennessee | Robert Rozenberg misses badly on a runner from the right block | 28-50 |
| 12:53 | Kentucky | George Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 28-50 |
| 12:29 | Kentucky | Edgar Olszewski buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Shaun Shamblin | 28-52 |
| 12:09 | Tennessee | Marc Lane makes the contested pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Luther Kolar and he's hacked by Donald Baker - foul #2 on Donald Baker, team foul #1 | 30-52 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Phillips (PG), Leo Roca (SF), Patrick Williams (PF), Raymond Trotter (C) Kevin Gordon, Ronald Pool, Luther Kolar, Robert Rozenberg | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Bartell (PG), Johnathon Dolly (SF), Charles Kowalski (C) Edgar Olszewski, Steven Barrett, George Richardson | |
| 12:09 | Tennessee | Marc Lane makes the free throw | 31-52 |
| 11:53 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski drills a jumper from the left block | 31-54 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Philip Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Marc Lane (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Leo Roca (fresh) PF - Patrick Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Raymond Trotter (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Charles Bartell (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shaun Shamblin (tiring) 2 ast. SF - Johnathon Dolly (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Donald Baker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Kowalski (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Tennessee | Marc Lane hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Philip Phillips | 34-54 |
| 11:22 | Kentucky | Donald Baker scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Charles Bartell | 34-56 |
| 11:06 | Tennessee | Marc Lane shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-56 |
| 11:05 | Kentucky | Donald Baker grabs the board | 34-56 |
| 10:42 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski throws it down despite the doubleteam on a nice dish by Charles Bartell and he's fouled by Raymond Trotter - foul #2 on Raymond Trotter, team foul #6 | 34-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Sae (SG), Ronald Pool (SF), Luther Kolar (PF), Robert Rozenberg (C) Marc Lane, Leo Roca, Patrick Williams, Raymond Trotter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodger Hunt (PG), Steven Barrett (PF) Charles Bartell, Donald Baker | |
| 10:42 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski misses the free throw | 34-58 |
| 10:42 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski snags the offensive board | 34-58 |
| 10:13 | Kentucky | Rodger Hunt scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Charles Kowalski | 34-60 |
| 10:05 | Tennessee | Philip Phillips hits a shot from the right wing set up by Robert Rozenberg and he's fouled by Steven Barrett - foul #1 on Steven Barrett, team foul #2 | 36-60 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Leo Roca (SF), Patrick Williams (PF), Raymond Trotter (C) Ronald Pool, Luther Kolar, Robert Rozenberg | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Edgar Olszewski (PG), Howard Bowen (SF), Donald Baker (PF) Rodger Hunt, Johnathon Dolly, Steven Barrett | |
| 10:05 | Tennessee | Philip Phillips makes the free throw | 37-60 |
| 09:40 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 37-60 |
| 09:38 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski tips it home | 37-62 |
| 09:20 | Tennessee | Philip Phillips misses the 3 from the right corner | 37-62 |
| 09:19 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski pulls down the rebound | 37-62 |
| 09:01 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski misses the runner from close range | 37-62 |
| 08:59 | Tennessee | Patrick Williams snags the defensive board | 37-62 |
| 08:39 | Tennessee | Shaun Shamblin steals it from Patrick Williams | 37-62 |
| 08:24 | Kentucky | Howard Bowen misses the wide open shot from the free throw line | 37-62 |
| 08:22 | Tennessee | Patrick Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 37-62 |
| 08:07 | Tennessee | Philip Phillips hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-62 |
| 08:05 | Kentucky | Edgar Olszewski pulls down the rebound | 37-62 |
| 07:56 | Kentucky | Edgar Olszewski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Gordon (PG), Francis Truesdale (SG), Ronald Pool (SF), Luther Kolar (PF), Robert Rozenberg (C) Philip Phillips, Christopher Sae, Leo Roca, Patrick Williams, Raymond Trotter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodger Hunt (PG), Johnathon Dolly (SF), Steven Barrett (PF), George Richardson (C) Edgar Olszewski, Howard Bowen, Donald Baker, Charles Kowalski | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Kevin Gordon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Francis Truesdale (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Ronald Pool (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Luther Kolar (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Rozenberg (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Rodger Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shaun Shamblin (tired) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnathon Dolly (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Steven Barrett (fresh) 4 reb. C - George Richardson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Tennessee | Ronald Pool makes the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Kevin Gordon | 39-62 |
| 07:18 | Kentucky | Steven Barrett misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Francis Truesdale - foul #1 on Francis Truesdale, team foul #7 | 39-62 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski (C) George Richardson | |
| 07:18 | Kentucky | Steven Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 39-63 |
| 07:18 | Kentucky | Steven Barrett misses the 2nd free throw | 39-63 |
| 07:18 | Tennessee | Francis Truesdale grabs the board | 39-63 |
| 07:04 | Tennessee | Luther Kolar is fouled on the floor by Shaun Shamblin - foul #3 on Shaun Shamblin, team foul #3 | 39-63 |
| 06:47 | Tennessee | Kevin Gordon knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Pool | 41-63 |
| 06:18 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Kevin Gordon - foul #3 on Kevin Gordon, team foul #8 | 41-63 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Marc Lane (SF), Patrick Williams (PF), Raymond Trotter (C) Ronald Pool, Luther Kolar, Robert Rozenberg | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Edgar Olszewski (PG) Rodger Hunt | |
| 06:18 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski misses the 1st free throw | 41-63 |
| 06:18 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-64 |
| 06:05 | Tennessee | Marc Lane comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-64 |
| 06:03 | Tennessee | Raymond Trotter snags the offensive board | 41-64 |
| 05:47 | Tennessee | Marc Lane is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-64 |
| 05:45 | Kentucky | Edgar Olszewski gets the rebound | 41-64 |
| 05:23 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski blows the layup | 41-64 |
| 05:22 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Patrick Williams | 41-64 |
| 05:16 | Tennessee | Marc Lane's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-64 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Sae (SG), Ronald Pool (SF), Luther Kolar (PF), Robert Rozenberg (C) Kevin Gordon, Marc Lane, Patrick Williams, Raymond Trotter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Baker (PF), George Richardson (C) Steven Barrett, Charles Kowalski | |
| 04:47 | Kentucky | Edgar Olszewski misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-64 |
| 04:45 | Kentucky | George Richardson tips it in | 41-66 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:39 | Tennessee | Robert Rozenberg buries a jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Donald Baker - foul #3 on Donald Baker, team foul #4 | 43-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Phillips (PG), Leo Roca (SF) Francis Truesdale, Ronald Pool | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodger Hunt (PG), Steven Barrett (PF), Charles Kowalski (C) Edgar Olszewski, Donald Baker, George Richardson | |
| 04:39 | Tennessee | Robert Rozenberg makes the free throw | 44-66 |
| 04:20 | Kentucky | Rodger Hunt misses the easy layup | 44-66 |
| 04:18 | Tennessee | Robert Rozenberg grabs the defensive rebound | 44-66 |
| 04:11 | Tennessee | Christopher Sae throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-66 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Gordon (PG), Francis Truesdale (SG), Patrick Williams (PF), Raymond Trotter (C) Philip Phillips, Christopher Sae, Luther Kolar, Robert Rozenberg | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Edgar Olszewski (PG), Donald Baker (PF), George Richardson (C) Rodger Hunt, Steven Barrett, Charles Kowalski | |
| 03:51 | Kentucky | Edgar Olszewski works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from George Richardson | 44-69 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Kevin Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Francis Truesdale (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Leo Roca (fresh) PF - Patrick Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Raymond Trotter (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Edgar Olszewski (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shaun Shamblin (tired) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Johnathon Dolly (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Donald Baker (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - George Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:29 | Tennessee | Kevin Gordon slams it home | 46-69 |
| 03:01 | Kentucky | Donald Baker comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 46-69 |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | George Richardson snags the offensive board | 46-69 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:42 | Kentucky | Donald Baker can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 46-69 |
| 02:40 | Tennessee | Patrick Williams gets the rebound | 46-69 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:21 | Tennessee | Patrick Williams buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Francis Truesdale and he's fouled by Shaun Shamblin - foul #4 on Shaun Shamblin, team foul #5 | 48-69 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Marc Lane (PG), Christopher Sae (SG), Ronald Pool (SF), Robert Rozenberg (C) Kevin Gordon, Francis Truesdale, Leo Roca, Raymond Trotter | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodger Hunt (PG), Charles Bartell (SG), Howard Bowen (SF), Steven Barrett (PF), Charles Kowalski (C) Edgar Olszewski, Shaun Shamblin, Johnathon Dolly, Donald Baker, George Richardson | |
| 02:21 | Tennessee | Patrick Williams misses the free throw | 48-69 |
| 02:21 | Kentucky | Howard Bowen pulls down the rebound | 48-69 |
| 02:02 | Kentucky | Howard Bowen drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steven Barrett and he's hacked by Ronald Pool - foul #3 on Ronald Pool, team foul #9 | 48-71 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Luther Kolar (PF) Patrick Williams | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:02 | Kentucky | Howard Bowen makes the free throw | 48-72 |
| 01:50 | Tennessee | Marc Lane splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-72 |
| 01:48 | Tennessee | Ronald Pool misses the tip | 48-72 |
| 01:47 | Tennessee | Robert Rozenberg grabs the offensive board | 48-72 |
| 01:34 | Tennessee | Marc Lane misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-72 |
| 01:32 | Kentucky | Steven Barrett pulls down the rebound | 48-72 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Marc Lane steals the ball from Charles Kowalski | 48-72 |
| 01:24 | Tennessee | Christopher Sae misses the easy layup | 48-72 |
| 01:23 | Tennessee | Robert Rozenberg grabs the offensive board | 48-72 |
| 01:07 | Tennessee | Ronald Pool knocks in the driving attempt in the lane | 50-72 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Charles Kowalski misses the dunk attempt | 50-72 |
| 00:38 | Tennessee | Christopher Sae pulls down the rebound | 50-72 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:32 | Tennessee | Ronald Pool's layup is rejected by Howard Bowen | 50-72 |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Steven Barrett gets the rebound | 50-72 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | Howard Bowen is wide open but clanks a turnaround near the basket | 50-72 |
| 00:05 | Tennessee | Ronald Pool pulls down the rebound | 50-72 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Marc Lane makes the contested 3 from the right wing | 53-72 |