| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Wiley Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Engelhardt (fresh) SF - Timothy Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Henson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Rich Brownell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Larry Rosin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Crumpler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Vitagliano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alan Reid (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan inbounds the ball | 28-19 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Wiley Harris | 30-19 |
| 19:09 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by David Henson | 30-19 |
| 19:07 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano tips it back up and in | 30-21 |
| 18:40 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell makes the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Wiley Harris | 32-21 |
| 18:21 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-21 |
| 18:19 | Vanderbilt | Alan Reid grabs the offensive board | 32-21 |
| 17:56 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Rosin | 32-23 |
| 17:27 | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Richard Crumpler - foul #2 on Richard Crumpler, team foul #1 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Segarra (SG), Gordon Rush (PF), Mario Herrera (C) Brian Engelhardt, David Henson, Rich Brownell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 17:27 | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 17:27 | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 34-23 |
| 17:00 | Vanderbilt | Alan Reid misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 34-23 |
| 16:58 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Wiley Harris | 34-23 |
| 16:36 | Kentucky | David Segarra misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 34-23 |
| 16:35 | Vanderbilt | Richard Crumpler grabs the defensive rebound | 34-23 |
| 16:20 | Vanderbilt | Wiley Harris is called for the reach on Larry Rosin - foul #2 on Wiley Harris, team foul #1 | 34-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Henson (PF), Rich Brownell (C) Timothy Morgan, Mario Herrera | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 15:54 | Vanderbilt | The pull-up jumper by Larry Rosin is blocked by David Henson | 34-23 |
| 15:53 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Henson | 34-23 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Wiley Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Segarra (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gordon Rush (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Henson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Rich Brownell (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Larry Rosin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dennis Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Crumpler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Vitagliano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Alan Reid (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Kentucky | David Henson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 34-23 |
| 15:28 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell tips it in | 36-23 |
| 15:03 | Vanderbilt | Alan Reid knocks in the turnaround in the paint | 36-25 |
| 14:38 | Kentucky | David Henson banks in the layup set up by Wiley Harris and he's hacked by Kenneth Vitagliano - foul #2 on Kenneth Vitagliano, team foul #2 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt (SG), Mario Herrera (C) Wiley Harris, Rich Brownell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 14:38 | Kentucky | David Henson misses the free throw | 38-25 |
| 14:38 | Vanderbilt | Alan Reid gets the rebound | 38-25 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:29 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 38-27 |
| 14:00 | Kentucky | David Henson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan (SF), Rich Brownell (C) Brian Engelhardt, Mario Herrera | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:43 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano is fouled on the floor by David Henson - foul #1 on David Henson, team foul #2 | 38-27 |
| 13:19 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Timothy Morgan - foul #1 on Timothy Morgan, team foul #3 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wiley Harris (PG), Mario Herrera (C) Timothy Morgan, Rich Brownell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 13:19 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano makes the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 13:19 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 12:58 | Kentucky | David Henson is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Vitagliano - foul #3 on Kenneth Vitagliano, team foul #3 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan (SF), Rich Brownell (C) David Henson, Mario Herrera | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 12:39 | Kentucky | David Segarra double dribbles | 38-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt (SG), David Henson (PF) Wiley Harris, Timothy Morgan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Sow (C) Alan Reid | |
| 12:10 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-29 |
| 12:08 | Vanderbilt | Richard Crumpler tips it home | 38-31 |
| 11:45 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt is hacked by Dennis Johnson - foul #2 on Dennis Johnson, team foul #4 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wiley Harris (PG), Timothy Morgan (SF), Mario Herrera (C) Brian Engelhardt, David Henson, Rich Brownell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Neil Brown (PG), William Thomson (PF) Larry Rosin, Kenneth Vitagliano | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Wiley Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - David Segarra (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gordon Rush (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mario Herrera (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Neil Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dennis Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Crumpler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Thomson (fresh) C - Dikembe Sow (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:27 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Wiley Harris | 41-31 |
| 11:07 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 41-31 |
| 11:06 | Kentucky | Mario Herrera grabs the defensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 10:41 | Kentucky | David Segarra is hacked by Neil Brown - foul #1 on Neil Brown, team foul #5 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Henson (PF), Rich Brownell (C) Timothy Morgan, Mario Herrera | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin (PG), Alan Reid (C) Neil Brown, Dikembe Sow | |
| 10:20 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell clanks a floater from the left side | 41-31 |
| 10:19 | Kentucky | Wiley Harris pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 09:59 | Kentucky | David Segarra shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-31 |
| 09:58 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Alan Reid | 41-31 |
| 09:34 | Vanderbilt | William Thomson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-31 |
| 09:32 | Kentucky | David Henson pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 09:03 | Kentucky | Wiley Harris hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 41-31 |
| 09:01 | Vanderbilt | Richard Crumpler grabs the board | 41-31 |
| 08:45 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 08:19 | Kentucky | David Henson is denied on a layup by William Thomson | 41-34 |
| 08:17 | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 07:59 | Vanderbilt | David Henson steps in front of the Larry Rosin pass | 41-34 |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell is hacked by Alan Reid - foul #3 on Alan Reid, team foul #6 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt (SG), Timothy Morgan (SF), Mario Herrera (C) Wiley Harris, Gordon Rush, Rich Brownell | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Neil Brown (PG), Zachary Blackburn (SG), David McVay (SF), Kenneth Vitagliano (PF) Larry Rosin, Dennis Johnson, Richard Crumpler, William Thomson | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Segarra (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brian Engelhardt (fresh) SF - Timothy Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Henson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Mario Herrera (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Neil Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Zachary Blackburn (fresh) SF - David McVay (fresh) PF - Kenneth Vitagliano (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Alan Reid (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Kentucky | Mario Herrera can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Zachary Blackburn - foul #1 on Zachary Blackburn, team foul #7 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Sow (C) Alan Reid | |
| 07:19 | Kentucky | Mario Herrera makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 07:19 | Kentucky | Mario Herrera makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 07:02 | Vanderbilt | Neil Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-34 |
| 07:00 | Vanderbilt | Dikembe Sow hits the follow up shot | 43-36 |
| 06:39 | Kentucky | Zachary Blackburn steals it from Timothy Morgan | 43-36 |
| 06:11 | Vanderbilt | Neil Brown misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-36 |
| 06:09 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Segarra | 43-36 |
| 05:58 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt misses long on a floater from the left side | 43-36 |
| 05:56 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to Kenneth Vitagliano | 43-36 |
| 05:35 | Vanderbilt | Zachary Blackburn hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 05:33 | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 05:04 | Kentucky | David Segarra is called for traveling | 43-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wiley Harris (PG), Gordon Rush (PF), Rich Brownell (C) Brian Engelhardt, David Henson, Mario Herrera | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Larry Rosin (PG), Dennis Johnson (SG), Richard Crumpler (SF), Alan Reid (C) Neil Brown, Zachary Blackburn, David McVay, Dikembe Sow | |
| 04:36 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Larry Rosin | 43-38 |
| 04:17 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell hits a wide open shot from the baseline on a great pass from David Segarra | 45-38 |
| 04:02 | Vanderbilt | Richard Crumpler misses the shot from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 04:00 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Crumpler | 45-38 |
| 03:42 | Vanderbilt | Alan Reid misses the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Rich Brownell - foul #1 on Rich Brownell, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Henson (PF) Timothy Morgan | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 03:42 | Vanderbilt | Alan Reid makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 03:42 | Vanderbilt | Alan Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Wiley Harris (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 ast. SG - David Segarra (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gordon Rush (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Henson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Rich Brownell (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Larry Rosin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Richard Crumpler (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Vitagliano (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Alan Reid (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Kentucky | David Henson connects on the floater from the right wing | 47-40 |
| 02:58 | Vanderbilt | Dennis Johnson is hacked by David Segarra - foul #2 on David Segarra, team foul #5 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt (SG) Wiley Harris | |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| 02:34 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano loses the dribble to Brian Engelhardt | 47-40 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | David Segarra drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Gordon Rush | 50-40 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:04 | Vanderbilt | Richard Crumpler scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Larry Rosin | 50-42 |
| 01:45 | Kentucky | David Segarra evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Rich Brownell | 52-42 |
| 01:38 | Vanderbilt | Kenneth Vitagliano misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 52-42 |
| 01:36 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush pulls down the rebound | 52-42 |
| 01:17 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Brian Engelhardt | 55-42 |
| 01:01 | Vanderbilt | Alan Reid can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 55-42 |
| 00:59 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt gets the rebound | 55-42 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush's pass is intercepted by Larry Rosin | 55-42 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Vanderbilt | Alan Reid misses the shot from the left side | 55-42 |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell grabs the defensive rebound | 55-42 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | David Segarra runs out the clock | 55-42 |