| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Holt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Andre (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John McGaughey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Stephen Grau (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Cloutier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Bonilla (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Dugas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Strope (fresh) 1 ast. C - John Deloach (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | William Dugas inbounds the ball | 28-23 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Tennessee | Matthew Cloutier makes the 3 from the left wing | 28-26 |
| 19:18 | Kentucky | John McGaughey misses badly on a runner from the right block | 28-26 |
| 19:17 | Kentucky | John McGaughey tips it in | 30-26 |
| 18:51 | Tennessee | George Andre is called for the reach on William Dugas - foul #2 on George Andre, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gail Ayers (PF) John McGaughey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:33 | Tennessee | Ronald Bonilla buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Matthew Cloutier | 30-28 |
| 18:13 | Kentucky | Gail Ayers hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 30-28 |
| 18:11 | Kentucky | Stephen Grau grabs the offensive board | 30-28 |
| 17:46 | Kentucky | John Holt misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 30-28 |
| 17:45 | Tennessee | William Dugas grabs the board | 30-28 |
| 17:41 | Tennessee | Gail Ayers is called for the reach on Matthew Cloutier - foul #1 on Gail Ayers, team foul #2 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas (PG), Michael Osburn (SG), Kenneth Chan (SF), John McGaughey (PF) John Holt, Christopher Williams, George Andre, Stephen Grau | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:22 | Tennessee | Timothy Thomas is called for the reach on Matthew Cloutier - foul #1 on Timothy Thomas, team foul #3 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Williams (SG), George Andre (SF) Michael Osburn, Kenneth Chan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 17:09 | Tennessee | William Dugas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Holt (PG), Michael Osburn (SG), Kenneth Chan (SF) Timothy Thomas, Christopher Williams, George Andre | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 16:41 | Kentucky | John Holt hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-28 |
| 16:15 | Tennessee | Kenneth Chan picks off the pass by Ronald Bonilla | 32-28 |
| 15:47 | Kentucky | John Holt buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Osburn | 34-28 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Holt (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Osburn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Chan (fresh) PF - John McGaughey (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Gail Ayers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Cloutier (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Bonilla (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Dugas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Strope (fairly fresh) 1 ast. C - John Deloach (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Tennessee | William Dugas hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 34-28 |
| 15:31 | Tennessee | Ronald Bonilla tips it in | 34-30 |
| 15:04 | Kentucky | John McGaughey clanks a floater from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 15:02 | Tennessee | William Dugas grabs the board | 34-30 |
| 14:40 | Tennessee | Ronald Bonilla comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by John McGaughey - foul #3 on John McGaughey, team foul #4 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas (PG), Christopher Williams (SG), George Andre (SF), Stephen Grau (C) John Holt, Michael Osburn, Kenneth Chan, Gail Ayers | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Partida (PG), Todd Hartfield (PF), Chad Jackson (C) Matthew Cloutier, Robert Strope, John Deloach | |
| 14:40 | Tennessee | Ronald Bonilla makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 14:40 | Tennessee | Ronald Bonilla misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 14:40 | Kentucky | Stephen Grau snags the defensive board | 34-31 |
| 14:18 | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 14:17 | Kentucky | John McGaughey tips it but misses | 34-31 |
| 14:16 | Kentucky | Christopher Williams tips it in | 36-31 |
| 13:48 | Tennessee | Ronald Bonilla scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Christopher Partida | 36-33 |
| 13:29 | Kentucky | Stephen Grau is hacked by Chad Jackson - foul #3 on Chad Jackson, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Holt (PG), Gail Ayers (PF) Timothy Thomas, John McGaughey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Cloutier (PG), Robert Strope (PF) Ronald Bonilla, William Dugas | |
| 13:13 | Kentucky | John Holt is denied on a layup by Robert Strope | 36-33 |
| 13:11 | Kentucky | Gail Ayers can't tip it in | 36-33 |
| 13:10 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Chad Jackson | 36-33 |
| 12:45 | Tennessee | The refs have stopped play. Chad Jackson is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his arm. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 36-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas (PG), John McGaughey (PF) John Holt, Gail Ayers | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Deloach (C) Chad Jackson | |
| 12:41 | Tennessee | Matthew Cloutier hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Todd Hartfield | 36-35 |
| 12:17 | Kentucky | John Deloach swats the short shot by George Andre | 36-35 |
| 12:16 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Grau | 36-35 |
| 11:55 | Kentucky | George Andre can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 36-35 |
| 11:54 | Kentucky | John McGaughey grabs the offensive board | 36-35 |
| 11:37 | Kentucky | John McGaughey makes the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Christopher Williams and he's fouled by Robert Strope - foul #3 on Robert Strope, team foul #2 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Holt (PG) Timothy Thomas | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Ronald Bonilla (SG), William Dugas (SF) Christopher Partida, Robert Strope | |
| 11:37 | Kentucky | John McGaughey makes the free throw | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Holt (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Andre (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John McGaughey (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Grau (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Cloutier (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Bonilla (fresh) 10 pts. SF - William Dugas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Todd Hartfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Deloach (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Tennessee | Ronald Bonilla knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 10:53 | Kentucky | William Dugas takes the ball from Christopher Williams | 39-37 |
| 10:27 | Tennessee | Stephen Grau swats the shot by Matthew Cloutier | 39-37 |
| 10:25 | Tennessee | William Dugas gets the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 10:00 | Tennessee | John McGaughey steps in front of the John Deloach pass | 39-37 |
| 09:47 | Kentucky | George Andre double dribbles | 39-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Osburn (SG), Kenneth Chan (SF), Gail Ayers (PF) Christopher Williams, George Andre, John McGaughey | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Christopher Partida (PG), Robert Strope (PF), Chad Jackson (C) Matthew Cloutier, Todd Hartfield, John Deloach | |
| 09:32 | Tennessee | William Dugas comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-37 |
| 09:31 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Holt | 39-37 |
| 09:12 | Kentucky | The short jumper by John Holt is denied by Robert Strope | 39-37 |
| 09:10 | Tennessee | William Dugas grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 08:43 | Tennessee | William Dugas misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 08:42 | Tennessee | Chad Jackson grabs the offensive board | 39-37 |
| 08:21 | Tennessee | William Dugas buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 07:56 | Kentucky | John Holt clanks a floater from the right side | 39-40 |
| 07:54 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Osburn | 39-40 |
| 07:37 | Kentucky | Michael Osburn misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-40 |
| 07:35 | Tennessee | Christopher Partida grabs the defensive rebound | 39-40 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Holt (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Osburn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Chan (fresh) PF - Gail Ayers (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Grau (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Christopher Partida (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Bonilla (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - William Dugas (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Strope (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. C - Chad Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Tennessee | William Dugas connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ronald Bonilla | 39-43 |
| 06:56 | Kentucky | Michael Osburn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 06:55 | Tennessee | Chad Jackson pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 06:30 | Tennessee | William Dugas clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-43 |
| 06:29 | Kentucky | Gail Ayers pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 06:14 | Kentucky | John Holt scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Chan | 41-43 |
| 05:53 | Tennessee | Ronald Bonilla misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Osburn | 41-43 |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas (PG), Christopher Williams (SG), George Andre (SF), John McGaughey (PF), Jeremiah Warren (C) John Holt, Michael Osburn, Kenneth Chan, Gail Ayers, Stephen Grau | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Matthew Cloutier (PG), John Deloach (C) Christopher Partida, Chad Jackson | |
| 05:25 | Kentucky | Christopher Williams hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by John McGaughey | 43-43 |
| 05:02 | Tennessee | Matthew Cloutier misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 05:00 | Tennessee | John Deloach tips it in | 43-45 |
| 04:45 | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 04:44 | Tennessee | William Dugas snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 04:21 | Tennessee | Matthew Cloutier makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 04:00 | Kentucky | George Andre loses the dribble to William Dugas | 43-48 |
| 03:57 | Tennessee | Ronald Bonilla blows the layup | 43-48 |
| 03:55 | Kentucky | John McGaughey pulls down the rebound | 43-48 |
| 03:50 | Kentucky | Christopher Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-48 |
| 03:49 | Tennessee | Robert Strope gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 03:45 | Tennessee | John McGaughey denies the turnaround by Matthew Cloutier | 43-48 |
| 03:43 | Kentucky | John McGaughey grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 03:17 | Kentucky | George Andre buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Timothy Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Andre (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John McGaughey (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeremiah Warren (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Matthew Cloutier (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Bonilla (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Dugas (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Robert Strope (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. C - John Deloach (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:48 | Tennessee | Matthew Cloutier misses the 3 from straight away | 46-48 |
| 02:46 | Kentucky | John McGaughey pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 02:18 | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-48 |
| 02:03 | Tennessee | Christopher Williams blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by William Dugas | 49-48 |
| 02:02 | Kentucky | John McGaughey gets the rebound | 49-48 |
| 01:43 | Kentucky | John McGaughey hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from George Andre | 51-48 |
| 01:24 | Tennessee | Matthew Cloutier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Holt (PG), Stephen Grau (C) Timothy Thomas, Jeremiah Warren | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | Christopher Williams's pass is intercepted by Matthew Cloutier | 51-48 |
| 00:52 | Tennessee | Ronald Bonilla hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 00:51 | Tennessee | John Deloach hits the follow up shot | 51-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | John Holt hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 00:26 | Tennessee | Ronald Bonilla gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 00:14 | Tennessee | Matthew Cloutier makes the shot from the left side | 51-52 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | John McGaughey clanks a jumper from the left wing | 51-52 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | John McGaughey tips it home | 53-52 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | William Dugas comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 53-52 |