| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Douglas Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Todd Reilly (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert McConaghy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Benjamin Seymore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Leon Stephenson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Henry Ernest (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Hoose (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Duane Brown (fresh) PF - Kerry Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - David Scott (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy inbounds the ball | 29-29 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Douglas Taylor | 31-29 |
| 19:24 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 31-29 |
| 19:22 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor grabs the board | 31-29 |
| 19:11 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by George Hoose - foul #1 on George Hoose, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 19:11 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 19:11 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 18:48 | Kentucky | George Hoose shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Todd Reilly - foul #2 on Todd Reilly, team foul #1 | 33-29 |
| 18:48 | Kentucky | George Hoose makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 18:48 | Kentucky | George Hoose makes the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 18:40 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-31 |
| 18:38 | Kentucky | George Hoose grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 18:10 | Kentucky | David Scott comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Leon Stephenson - foul #1 on Leon Stephenson, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| 18:10 | Kentucky | David Scott misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 18:10 | Kentucky | David Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 17:48 | Tennessee | David Scott is called for the reach on Robert McConaghy - foul #2 on David Scott, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| 17:25 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 17:24 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy tips it in | 35-32 |
| 17:11 | Kentucky | Todd Reilly steals it from George Hoose out of a doubleteam | 35-32 |
| 17:08 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore hits the finger roll set up by Todd Reilly | 37-32 |
| 16:39 | Kentucky | Leon Stephenson is called for the reach on David Scott - foul #2 on Leon Stephenson, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eric Nellis (PG), Manuel Sumner (SG), Robert Roney (SF) Douglas Taylor, Todd Reilly, Robert McConaghy | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum (PG), Anthony Satterlee (SF), Gary Stith (PF), Marlon Coleman (C) Henry Ernest, Duane Brown, Kerry Hayes, David Scott | |
| 16:22 | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum travels with the ball | 37-32 |
| 16:15 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore misses short on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Marlon Coleman - foul #1 on Marlon Coleman, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker (C) Leon Stephenson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:15 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore misses the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 16:15 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| 15:47 | Kentucky | George Hoose misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-32 |
| 15:45 | Tennessee | Kenneth Walker grabs the board | 38-32 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Eric Nellis (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Manuel Sumner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Roney (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Benjamin Seymore (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Walker (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Charles Kirschbaum (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Hoose (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Satterlee (fresh) PF - Gary Stith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marlon Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore's pass is intercepted by Gary Stith | 38-32 |
| 15:03 | Kentucky | Gary Stith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-32 |
| 15:02 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore grabs the board | 38-32 |
| 14:54 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Manuel Sumner | 40-32 |
| 14:41 | Kentucky | Anthony Satterlee misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Kenneth Walker - foul #3 on Kenneth Walker, team foul #4 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor (PG), Todd Reilly (SG), Robert McConaghy (SF), Gary Defrancisco (PF), Leon Stephenson (C) Eric Nellis, Manuel Sumner, Robert Roney, Benjamin Seymore, Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Henry Ernest (PG), Duane Brown (SF), Kerry Hayes (PF), David Scott (C) Charles Kirschbaum, George Hoose, Gary Stith, Marlon Coleman | |
| 14:41 | Kentucky | Anthony Satterlee makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 14:41 | Kentucky | Anthony Satterlee makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 14:32 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor double dribbles | 40-34 |
| 14:05 | Kentucky | Gary Defrancisco swats the layup by Henry Ernest | 40-34 |
| 14:03 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| 13:59 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy's pass is intercepted by Anthony Satterlee | 40-34 |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | Anthony Satterlee can't throw it down | 40-34 |
| 13:54 | Kentucky | Duane Brown misses the tip | 40-34 |
| 13:52 | Kentucky | Anthony Satterlee grabs the offensive board | 40-34 |
| 13:38 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest makes the runner in the paint set up by Duane Brown and he's fouled by Douglas Taylor - foul #2 on Douglas Taylor, team foul #5 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum (SG) Anthony Satterlee | |
| 13:38 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest misses the free throw | 40-36 |
| 13:38 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco pulls down the rebound | 40-36 |
| 13:27 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco hits a turnaround from close range set up by Robert McConaghy | 42-36 |
| 13:14 | Kentucky | David Scott can't throw it down | 42-36 |
| 13:12 | Kentucky | David Scott tips it back up and in | 42-38 |
| 13:02 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 13:01 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes grabs the defensive rebound | 42-38 |
| 12:58 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest double dribbles in the backcourt | 42-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore (PF) Gary Defrancisco | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 12:52 | Tennessee | Kerry Hayes blocks the short jumper by Benjamin Seymore | 42-38 |
| 12:50 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Scott | 42-38 |
| 12:35 | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum is fouled on the floor by Todd Reilly - foul #3 on Todd Reilly, team foul #6 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Hoose (SG) Charles Kirschbaum | |
| 12:08 | Kentucky | David Scott blows the layup | 42-38 |
| 12:07 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 11:45 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 42-38 |
| 11:43 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson gets the offensive rebound | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Todd Reilly (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert McConaghy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Benjamin Seymore (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Leon Stephenson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Henry Ernest (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Hoose (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Duane Brown (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kerry Hayes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 11:29 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson tips it back up and in | 44-38 |
| 11:02 | Kentucky | David Scott scores on a floater from the right block set up by George Hoose | 44-40 |
| 10:53 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Leon Stephenson | 47-40 |
| 10:33 | Kentucky | George Hoose splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-40 |
| 10:32 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore gets the rebound | 47-40 |
| 10:12 | Tennessee | The jumper by Douglas Taylor is denied by Kerry Hayes | 47-40 |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kerry Hayes | 47-40 |
| 09:47 | Kentucky | David Scott misses the easy layup | 47-40 |
| 09:46 | Kentucky | David Scott tips it back up and in | 47-42 |
| 09:29 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore misses long on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Duane Brown - foul #1 on Duane Brown, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eric Nellis (PG), Manuel Sumner (SG), Robert Roney (SF), Kenneth Walker (C) Douglas Taylor, Todd Reilly, Robert McConaghy, Leon Stephenson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum (PG), Anthony Satterlee (SF), Gary Stith (PF), Marlon Coleman (C) Henry Ernest, Duane Brown, Kerry Hayes, David Scott | |
| 09:29 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 09:29 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 09:08 | Kentucky | Robert Roney steals it from Gary Stith | 48-42 |
| 08:59 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis makes the 3 from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 08:34 | Kentucky | Gary Stith's dunk attempt is rejected by Kenneth Walker | 51-42 |
| 08:32 | Kentucky | Gary Stith pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 08:08 | Kentucky | Manuel Sumner picks off the pass by Anthony Satterlee | 51-42 |
| 07:50 | Tennessee | Gary Stith steals the ball from Manuel Sumner | 51-42 |
| 07:31 | Kentucky | Kenneth Walker is called for the reach on Charles Kirschbaum - foul #4 on Kenneth Walker, team foul #7 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy (SF), Gary Defrancisco (PF), Leon Stephenson (C) Robert Roney, Benjamin Seymore, Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Henry Ernest (PG), David Scott (C) George Hoose, Marlon Coleman | |
| 07:31 | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 07:31 | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Eric Nellis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Manuel Sumner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert McConaghy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Defrancisco (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Leon Stephenson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Henry Ernest (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Kirschbaum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Satterlee (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gary Stith (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - David Scott (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner is fouled on the floor by David Scott - foul #3 on David Scott, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Todd Reilly (SG) Manuel Sumner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Duane Brown (SF), Kerry Hayes (PF) Anthony Satterlee, Gary Stith | |
| 07:01 | Tennessee | Eric Nellis buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Defrancisco | 54-44 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:53 | Kentucky | David Scott blows the layup | 54-44 |
| 06:52 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 06:41 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy misses the easy layup but the foul's on Henry Ernest - foul #3 on Henry Ernest, team foul #6 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Hoose (SG) Charles Kirschbaum | |
| 06:41 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 06:41 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy misses the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 06:41 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest gets the rebound | 55-44 |
| 06:25 | Kentucky | Eric Nellis is called for the reach on Henry Ernest - foul #4 on Eric Nellis, team foul #8 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor (PG) Eric Nellis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:25 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 06:25 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 06:13 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco travels with the ball | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:55 | Kentucky | George Hoose drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 55-49 |
| 05:34 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly buries a 3 from the right wing | 58-49 |
| 05:05 | Kentucky | Duane Brown misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 58-49 |
| 05:03 | Kentucky | David Scott tips it back up and in | 58-51 |
| 04:54 | Tennessee | The jumper by Robert McConaghy is denied by David Scott | 58-51 |
| 04:52 | Tennessee | Robert McConaghy gets the offensive rebound | 58-51 |
| 04:44 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:24 | Kentucky | George Hoose buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Duane Brown | 60-53 |
| 04:06 | Tennessee | Gary Defrancisco dunks the ball on a great pass from Douglas Taylor | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:45 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-53 |
| 03:43 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly gets the rebound | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:31 | Tennessee | David Scott picks off the pass by Todd Reilly | 62-53 |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Douglas Taylor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Todd Reilly (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Robert McConaghy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Defrancisco (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Leon Stephenson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Henry Ernest (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Hoose (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Duane Brown (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Kerry Hayes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - David Scott (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Kentucky | David Scott makes the jumper from the left block and he's hacked by Leon Stephenson - foul #3 on Leon Stephenson, team foul #9 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Eric Nellis (PG), Manuel Sumner (SG), Robert Roney (SF), Benjamin Seymore (PF), Kenneth Walker (C) Douglas Taylor, Todd Reilly, Robert McConaghy, Gary Defrancisco, Leon Stephenson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum (SG), Anthony Satterlee (SF), Gary Stith (PF) George Hoose, Duane Brown, Kerry Hayes | |
| 03:25 | Kentucky | David Scott makes the free throw | 62-56 |
| 03:12 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-56 |
| 03:11 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore grabs the offensive board | 62-56 |
| 02:56 | Tennessee | Manuel Sumner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 02:54 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Charles Kirschbaum | 62-56 |
| 02:54 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Todd Reilly (SG), Robert McConaghy (SF), Leon Stephenson (C) Manuel Sumner, Robert Roney, Kenneth Walker | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:42 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 62-56 |
| 02:40 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore snags the defensive board | 62-56 |
| 02:15 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on David Scott - foul #4 on David Scott, team foul #7 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor (PG) Eric Nellis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Duane Brown (SF), Kerry Hayes (PF) Henry Ernest, David Scott | |
| 02:15 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 02:15 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 02:13 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-56 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Hoose (SG), David Scott (C) Anthony Satterlee, Gary Stith | |
| 02:05 | Kentucky | George Hoose evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-56 |
| 02:03 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 64-56 |
| 01:46 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Todd Reilly | 66-56 |
| 01:33 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes knocks in the jump hook in the lane set up by George Hoose out of the doubleteam | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 01:30 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson is hacked by George Hoose in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Hoose, team foul #8 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Henry Ernest (PG) Charles Kirschbaum | |
| 01:30 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 01:30 | Tennessee | Leon Stephenson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 01:11 | Kentucky | Benjamin Seymore picks off the pass by Duane Brown | 68-58 |
| 01:10 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Ernest - foul #4 on Henry Ernest, team foul #9 | 68-58 |
| 01:10 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 01:10 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore makes the 2nd free throw | 70-58 |
| 00:49 | Kentucky | David Scott lays it up and in set up by Henry Ernest | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Tennessee | George Hoose is called for the reach on Benjamin Seymore in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Hoose, team foul #10 | 70-60 |
| 00:47 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 00:47 | Tennessee | Benjamin Seymore makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Duane Brown scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kerry Hayes | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Tennessee | Todd Reilly is whistled for a carry | 72-62 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | George Hoose works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-62 |
| 00:08 | Kentucky | Duane Brown snags the offensive board | 72-62 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes makes the floater from the left side | 72-64 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Douglas Taylor runs out the clock | 72-64 |