| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Steven Chrzanowski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Raymond (fresh) SF - Travis Taylor (fresh) 2 blk. PF - David Nickelson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Crist (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Lorenzo Sanchez (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Omer Lamparski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Fadey Zoeller (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Antonio Blaha (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Troy Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Fadey Zoeller inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Tennessee | David Nickelson steals the ball from Omer Lamparski | 31-31 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | David Nickelson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 19:03 | Tennessee | Fadey Zoeller gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 18:48 | Tennessee | Fadey Zoeller hits the finger roll | 31-33 |
| 18:21 | Kentucky | David Nickelson banks in the layup set up by Travis Taylor | 33-33 |
| 18:00 | Tennessee | Antonio Blaha is whistled for traveling | 33-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Ward (PG), Philip Edick (SG), Charles Whaley (SF), Hugo Dugan (C) Lorenzo Sanchez, Omer Lamparski, Fadey Zoeller, Troy Allen | |
| 17:32 | Kentucky | Steven Chrzanowski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Steven Chrzanowski, team foul #1 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lorenzo Sanchez (PG), Troy Allen (C) Charles Whaley, Hugo Dugan | |
| 17:19 | Tennessee | Troy Allen is fouled on the floor by Robert Crist - foul #3 on Robert Crist, team foul #2 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jerry Robertson (C) Robert Crist | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Omer Lamparski (SG), Fadey Zoeller (SF) Philip Edick, Mark Ward | |
| 16:59 | Tennessee | Troy Allen clanks a shot from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 16:58 | Tennessee | Fadey Zoeller hits the follow up shot | 33-35 |
| 16:37 | Kentucky | David Nickelson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Antonio Blaha - foul #3 on Antonio Blaha, team foul #1 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Mark Ward (PG), Philip Edick (SG), Charles Whaley (SF), Jim Henderson (PF) Lorenzo Sanchez, Omer Lamparski, Fadey Zoeller, Antonio Blaha | |
| 16:37 | Kentucky | David Nickelson makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 16:37 | Kentucky | David Nickelson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 16:23 | Tennessee | Mark Ward misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Steven Chrzanowski - foul #2 on Steven Chrzanowski, team foul #3 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lorenzo Sanchez (PG), Omer Lamparski (SG), Hugo Dugan (C) Philip Edick, Charles Whaley, Troy Allen | |
| 16:23 | Tennessee | Mark Ward makes the 1st free throw | 35-36 |
| 16:23 | Tennessee | Mark Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 15:54 | Kentucky | David Nickelson's floater is tipped away by Jim Henderson | 35-37 |
| 15:52 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Omer Lamparski | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Steven Chrzanowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Raymond (fairly fresh) SF - Travis Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 blk. PF - David Nickelson (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Robertson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Lorenzo Sanchez (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Omer Lamparski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Ward (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jim Henderson (fresh) C - Hugo Dugan (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Tennessee | The short jumper by Hugo Dugan is denied by Jerry Robertson | 35-37 |
| 15:37 | Tennessee | Mark Ward snags the offensive board | 35-37 |
| 15:31 | Tennessee | Lorenzo Sanchez's pass is intercepted by Steven Chrzanowski | 35-37 |
| 15:26 | Kentucky | Steven Chrzanowski can't finish the layup | 35-37 |
| 15:25 | Tennessee | Jim Henderson gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 15:08 | Tennessee | Omer Lamparski is fouled on the floor by Gary Raymond - foul #2 on Gary Raymond, team foul #4 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Laurence Igo (PF), Robert Crist (C) David Nickelson, Jerry Robertson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Edick (SG), Fadey Zoeller (SF), Antonio Blaha (PF), Troy Allen (C) Lorenzo Sanchez, Mark Ward, Jim Henderson, Hugo Dugan | |
| 14:48 | Tennessee | Antonio Blaha knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Omer Lamparski | 35-39 |
| 14:21 | Kentucky | Robert Crist misses the jumpshot from the right side | 35-39 |
| 14:19 | Kentucky | Laurence Igo gets the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 14:00 | Kentucky | Gary Raymond misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-39 |
| 13:59 | Tennessee | Antonio Blaha grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 13:53 | Tennessee | Philip Edick comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 35-39 |
| 13:51 | Kentucky | Steven Chrzanowski gets the rebound | 35-39 |
| 13:25 | Kentucky | Robert Crist buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Steven Chrzanowski | 37-39 |
| 13:07 | Tennessee | Antonio Blaha comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 37-39 |
| 13:06 | Kentucky | Robert Crist snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 12:46 | Kentucky | Robert Crist misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 37-39 |
| 12:44 | Tennessee | Antonio Blaha pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 12:22 | Tennessee | Travis Taylor is called for the reach on Fadey Zoeller - foul #2 on Travis Taylor, team foul #5 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronnie Cadogan (PG), James Bryant (SG), Lester Tijerina (SF) Steven Chrzanowski, Gary Raymond, Travis Taylor | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Lorenzo Sanchez (PG), James Chronister (SG), Charles Whaley (SF), Jim Henderson (PF) Omer Lamparski, Philip Edick, Fadey Zoeller, Antonio Blaha | |
| 12:08 | Tennessee | James Chronister connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Charles Whaley | 37-42 |
| 11:47 | Kentucky | James Bryant knocks in the 3 from straight away | 40-42 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Ronnie Cadogan (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Lester Tijerina (fresh) PF - Laurence Igo (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Crist (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Lorenzo Sanchez (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Chronister (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles Whaley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jim Henderson (fresh) C - Troy Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Tennessee | Charles Whaley scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lorenzo Sanchez | 40-44 |
| 11:19 | Kentucky | Laurence Igo misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Charles Whaley - foul #1 on Charles Whaley, team foul #2 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Raymond (SG) James Bryant | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Omer Lamparski (SG), Fadey Zoeller (SF), Antonio Blaha (PF) James Chronister, Charles Whaley, Jim Henderson | |
| 11:19 | Kentucky | Laurence Igo makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 11:19 | Kentucky | Laurence Igo misses the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 11:19 | Tennessee | Troy Allen snags the defensive board | 41-44 |
| 10:59 | Tennessee | Omer Lamparski's pass is intercepted by Robert Crist | 41-44 |
| 10:33 | Kentucky | Laurence Igo hits the finger roll | 43-44 |
| 10:10 | Tennessee | Lorenzo Sanchez makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-46 |
| 09:45 | Kentucky | Lester Tijerina clanks a turnaround from close range | 43-46 |
| 09:43 | Tennessee | Lorenzo Sanchez grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 09:22 | Tennessee | Lorenzo Sanchez knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Fadey Zoeller | 43-48 |
| 09:01 | Kentucky | Robert Crist banks in the layup | 45-48 |
| 08:44 | Tennessee | Lorenzo Sanchez can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Laurence Igo | 45-48 |
| 08:24 | Kentucky | Ronnie Cadogan connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Gary Raymond | 48-48 |
| 08:02 | Tennessee | Troy Allen comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-48 |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Laurence Igo | 48-48 |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | Robert Crist misses short on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Antonio Blaha - foul #4 on Antonio Blaha, team foul #3 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Chrzanowski (PG), James Bryant (SG), Travis Taylor (SF), David Nickelson (PF) Ronnie Cadogan, Gary Raymond, Lester Tijerina, Laurence Igo | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Chronister (SG), Jim Henderson (PF), Hugo Dugan (C) Omer Lamparski, Antonio Blaha, Troy Allen | |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | Robert Crist makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | Robert Crist makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Steven Chrzanowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Travis Taylor (fresh) 2 blk. PF - David Nickelson (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Crist (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Lorenzo Sanchez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Chronister (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Fadey Zoeller (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jim Henderson (fresh) C - Hugo Dugan (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Tennessee | Lorenzo Sanchez hits a turnaround near the basket set up by Jim Henderson | 50-50 |
| 07:02 | Kentucky | David Nickelson makes the jumper near the basket on a great pass from James Bryant | 52-50 |
| 06:54 | Tennessee | Hugo Dugan travels with the ball | 52-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jerry Robertson (C) Robert Crist | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Omer Lamparski (SG), Troy Allen (C) James Chronister, Hugo Dugan | |
| 06:27 | Kentucky | David Nickelson can't finish the layup | 52-50 |
| 06:25 | Kentucky | Steven Chrzanowski tips it in | 54-50 |
| 06:04 | Tennessee | Troy Allen misses short on a floater from the left block | 54-50 |
| 06:02 | Kentucky | Travis Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 05:40 | Kentucky | Steven Chrzanowski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Travis Taylor | 57-50 |
| 05:27 | Tennessee | Fadey Zoeller buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Lorenzo Sanchez | 57-52 |
| 05:03 | Kentucky | Steven Chrzanowski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 05:02 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Jim Henderson | 57-52 |
| 04:37 | Tennessee | James Bryant is called for the reach on Omer Lamparski - foul #1 on James Bryant, team foul #6 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Raymond (SG), Laurence Igo (PF), Robert Crist (C) James Bryant, David Nickelson, Jerry Robertson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Chronister (SG), Charles Whaley (SF), Antonio Blaha (PF), Hugo Dugan (C) Omer Lamparski, Fadey Zoeller, Jim Henderson, Troy Allen | |
| 04:24 | Tennessee | Lorenzo Sanchez can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gary Raymond - foul #3 on Gary Raymond, team foul #7 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Omer Lamparski (SG), Jim Henderson (C) James Chronister, Hugo Dugan | |
| 04:24 | Tennessee | Lorenzo Sanchez makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 04:24 | Tennessee | Lorenzo Sanchez misses the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 04:24 | Kentucky | Robert Crist gets the rebound | 57-53 |
| 04:04 | Kentucky | Steven Chrzanowski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-53 |
| 04:03 | Tennessee | Antonio Blaha snags the defensive board | 57-53 |
| 03:44 | Tennessee | Omer Lamparski is hacked by Steven Chrzanowski - foul #3 on Steven Chrzanowski, team foul #8 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fadey Zoeller (SF), Troy Allen (C) Charles Whaley, Jim Henderson | |
| 03:44 | Tennessee | Omer Lamparski makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 03:44 | Tennessee | Omer Lamparski misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 03:44 | Kentucky | Gary Raymond gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| 03:15 | Kentucky | Travis Taylor knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Steven Chrzanowski | 59-54 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Steven Chrzanowski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gary Raymond (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Travis Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Laurence Igo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Crist (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Lorenzo Sanchez (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Omer Lamparski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Fadey Zoeller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Antonio Blaha (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Troy Allen (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Tennessee | Steven Chrzanowski steals the ball from Lorenzo Sanchez | 59-54 |
| 02:49 | Kentucky | Gary Raymond banks in the layup on a great pass from Steven Chrzanowski | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:30 | Tennessee | Steven Chrzanowski steals it from Antonio Blaha | 61-54 |
| 02:26 | Kentucky | Gary Raymond misses the lay-in | 61-54 |
| 02:24 | Kentucky | Laurence Igo gets the offensive rebound | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:12 | Kentucky | Steven Chrzanowski comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Fadey Zoeller - foul #2 on Fadey Zoeller, team foul #4 | 61-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Nickelson (PF) Laurence Igo | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Chronister (SG), Hugo Dugan (C) Omer Lamparski, Troy Allen | |
| 02:12 | Kentucky | Steven Chrzanowski makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 02:12 | Kentucky | Steven Chrzanowski misses the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 02:12 | Tennessee | Antonio Blaha grabs the defensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 01:50 | Tennessee | Fadey Zoeller double dribbles | 62-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Laurence Igo (PF) David Nickelson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Omer Lamparski (SG), Troy Allen (C) James Chronister, Hugo Dugan | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Lorenzo Sanchez is called for the reach on Gary Raymond in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lorenzo Sanchez, team foul #5 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Bryant (SG), Jerry Robertson (PF) Gary Raymond, Laurence Igo | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 01:48 | Kentucky | Jerry Robertson is hacked by Antonio Blaha - foul #5 on Antonio Blaha, team foul #6 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jim Henderson (PF) Antonio Blaha | |
| 01:46 | Kentucky | James Bryant is hacked by Jim Henderson - foul #1 on Jim Henderson, team foul #7 | 62-54 |
| 01:46 | Kentucky | James Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 01:46 | Tennessee | Jim Henderson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 01:32 | Tennessee | Travis Taylor is called for the reach on Omer Lamparski - foul #3 on Travis Taylor, team foul #9 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Raymond (SG), Laurence Igo (PF) James Bryant, Jerry Robertson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 01:32 | Tennessee | Omer Lamparski misses the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 01:32 | Kentucky | Laurence Igo gets the rebound | 62-54 |
| 01:29 | Kentucky | Laurence Igo is hacked by Lorenzo Sanchez in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lorenzo Sanchez, team foul #8 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Bryant (SG), Jerry Robertson (C) Gary Raymond, Robert Crist | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 01:29 | Kentucky | Laurence Igo makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 01:29 | Kentucky | Laurence Igo makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 01:20 | Tennessee | Lorenzo Sanchez misses the runner in the lane | 64-54 |
| 01:19 | Tennessee | Jim Henderson misses the tip | 64-54 |
| 01:18 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jerry Robertson | 64-54 |
| 01:16 | Kentucky | Jerry Robertson is hacked by Lorenzo Sanchez in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lorenzo Sanchez, team foul #9 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronnie Cadogan (PG), Lester Tijerina (SF), David Nickelson (C) Steven Chrzanowski, Travis Taylor, Laurence Igo | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Philip Edick (SG) Lorenzo Sanchez | |
| 01:16 | Kentucky | Jerry Robertson makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 01:16 | Kentucky | Jerry Robertson makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 01:01 | Tennessee | Fadey Zoeller scores on a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Omer Lamparski | 66-56 |
| 00:59 | Kentucky | James Bryant is fouled in the backcourt by Philip Edick - foul #1 on Philip Edick, team foul #10 | 66-56 |
| 00:59 | Kentucky | James Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:59 | Kentucky | James Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Tennessee | Fadey Zoeller is hacked by Jerry Robertson - foul #2 on Jerry Robertson, team foul #10 | 68-56 |
| 00:52 | Tennessee | Fadey Zoeller makes the 1st free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:52 | Tennessee | Fadey Zoeller misses the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | David Nickelson grabs the defensive rebound | 68-57 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | James Bryant misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 68-57 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Lester Tijerina snags the offensive board | 68-57 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Ronnie Cadogan runs out the clock | 68-57 |