| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gary Doyle (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Haliburton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Authement (fresh) PF - Robert Carreon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Taylor Drewski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Williams Gooch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Spencer Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jesus Mendez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Parent (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Travis Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Tennessee | Jesus Mendez inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:41 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 19:12 | Kentucky | Daniel Authement misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 27-28 |
| 19:10 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon grabs the offensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 18:52 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon buries a floater in the paint | 29-28 |
| 18:27 | Tennessee | Taylor Drewski steals it from Spencer Barnes | 29-28 |
| 18:03 | Kentucky | Gary Doyle comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 29-28 |
| 18:01 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch pulls down the rebound | 29-28 |
| 17:36 | Tennessee | Gary Doyle is called for the reach on Spencer Barnes - foul #2 on Gary Doyle, team foul #1 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Linwood Paxton (SG), Darryl Brown (PF), Ernest Hermes (C) Andrew Haliburton, Robert Carreon, Taylor Drewski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Raymond (SF), Andres Bruno (C) Jesus Mendez, Travis Jones | |
| 17:21 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-30 |
| 17:02 | Kentucky | Ernest Hermes's layup is rejected by Andres Bruno | 29-30 |
| 17:01 | Kentucky | Daniel Authement pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 16:40 | Kentucky | Gary Doyle drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-30 |
| 16:11 | Tennessee | Kenneth Raymond buries a turnaround from the left block and the foul's on Linwood Paxton - foul #1 on Linwood Paxton, team foul #2 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andrew Haliburton (SG), William Miser (SF), Robert Carreon (PF) Linwood Paxton, Daniel Authement, Darryl Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Travis Jones (C) Andres Bruno | |
| 16:11 | Tennessee | Kenneth Raymond misses the free throw | 31-32 |
| 16:11 | Kentucky | William Miser snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 15:50 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon is fouled on the floor by Travis Jones - foul #2 on Travis Jones, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Taylor Drewski (C) Ernest Hermes | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jesus Mendez (SF) Kenneth Raymond | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gary Doyle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Haliburton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Miser (fresh) PF - Robert Carreon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Taylor Drewski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Williams Gooch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Spencer Barnes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jesus Mendez (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Parent (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Travis Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Kentucky | William Miser hits a jumper in the lane and he's fouled by Jesus Mendez - foul #1 on Jesus Mendez, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kenneth Raymond (PF) Timothy Parent | |
| 15:37 | Kentucky | William Miser misses the free throw | 33-32 |
| 15:37 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Travis Jones | 33-32 |
| 15:12 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Williams Gooch | 33-34 |
| 14:47 | Kentucky | Gary Doyle comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-34 |
| 14:46 | Tennessee | Kenneth Raymond grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 14:28 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-34 |
| 14:27 | Kentucky | William Miser grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 14:02 | Kentucky | Taylor Drewski clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Travis Jones - foul #3 on Travis Jones, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Murphy (PG), Linwood Paxton (SG), Daniel Authement (SF), Darryl Brown (PF) Gary Doyle, Andrew Haliburton, William Miser, Robert Carreon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Rolf Vilkoski (SG), Timothy Parent (PF), Andres Bruno (C) Spencer Barnes, Jesus Mendez, Travis Jones | |
| 14:02 | Kentucky | Taylor Drewski misses the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 14:02 | Kentucky | Taylor Drewski misses the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 14:02 | Tennessee | Timothy Parent pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 13:45 | Tennessee | Timothy Parent clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-34 |
| 13:43 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Darryl Brown | 33-34 |
| 13:14 | Kentucky | Taylor Drewski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andrew Haliburton (SG), Ernest Hermes (C) Linwood Paxton, Taylor Drewski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 13:09 | Tennessee | Rolf Vilkoski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-34 |
| 12:41 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-34 |
| 12:40 | Tennessee | Rolf Vilkoski grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 12:37 | Tennessee | Kenneth Raymond is hacked by Daniel Authement in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Authement, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Carreon (PF) Darryl Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes (SG), Jesus Mendez (SF) Williams Gooch, Kenneth Raymond | |
| 12:16 | Tennessee | Daniel Authement swats the short shot by Timothy Parent | 33-34 |
| 12:15 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Murphy | 33-34 |
| 11:51 | Kentucky | Ernest Hermes is hacked by Jesus Mendez - foul #2 on Jesus Mendez, team foul #4 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Doyle (PG), Linwood Paxton (SG), William Miser (SF) Robert Murphy, Andrew Haliburton, Daniel Authement | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Gooch (PG), Kenneth Raymond (PF), Travis Jones (C) Rolf Vilkoski, Timothy Parent, Andres Bruno | |
| 11:29 | Kentucky | Gary Doyle loses the ball out of bounds | 33-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Brown (C) Ernest Hermes | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Emerson Sutton (PF) Jesus Mendez | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gary Doyle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Linwood Paxton (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Miser (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Carreon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Darryl Brown (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Williams Gooch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Spencer Barnes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kenneth Raymond (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Emerson Sutton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:00 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 33-34 |
| 10:59 | Kentucky | William Miser grabs the defensive rebound | 33-34 |
| 10:41 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon is whistled for a carry | 33-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andrew Haliburton (SG), Brandon Chesnut (SF), Taylor Drewski (C) Linwood Paxton, William Miser, Robert Carreon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Rolf Vilkoski (SG), Mitchell Schwer (SF) Spencer Barnes, Kenneth Raymond | |
| 10:17 | Tennessee | Darryl Brown steps in front of the Travis Jones pass | 33-34 |
| 09:55 | Kentucky | Taylor Drewski is denied on a dunk by Travis Jones | 33-34 |
| 09:54 | Tennessee | Rolf Vilkoski pulls down the rebound | 33-34 |
| 09:52 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Murphy (PG), Daniel Authement (SF), Robert Carreon (PF), Ernest Hermes (C) Gary Doyle, Brandon Chesnut, Darryl Brown, Taylor Drewski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jesus Mendez (SF), Timothy Parent (PF), Andres Bruno (C) Williams Gooch, Emerson Sutton, Travis Jones | |
| 09:23 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon's fadeaway is rejected by Andres Bruno | 33-34 |
| 09:22 | Tennessee | Timothy Parent snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 09:16 | Tennessee | Timothy Parent is fouled on the floor by Daniel Authement - foul #3 on Daniel Authement, team foul #4 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes (SG) Mitchell Schwer | |
| 09:01 | Tennessee | Timothy Parent knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 33-36 |
| 08:50 | Kentucky | Jesus Mendez steps in front of the Robert Murphy pass | 33-36 |
| 08:33 | Tennessee | Daniel Authement is called for the reach on Spencer Barnes - foul #4 on Daniel Authement, team foul #5 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Doyle (PG), Linwood Paxton (SG), William Miser (SF), Darryl Brown (PF) Robert Murphy, Andrew Haliburton, Daniel Authement, Robert Carreon | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Gooch (PG), Kenneth Raymond (PF) Rolf Vilkoski, Timothy Parent | |
| 08:18 | Tennessee | Darryl Brown steps in front of the Jesus Mendez pass | 33-36 |
| 08:03 | Kentucky | William Miser comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 33-36 |
| 08:02 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch pulls down the rebound | 33-36 |
| 07:44 | Tennessee | Kenneth Raymond knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Williams Gooch | 33-38 |
| 07:25 | Kentucky | The jumper by William Miser is denied by Jesus Mendez | 33-38 |
| 07:24 | Kentucky | Ernest Hermes tips it home | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Gary Doyle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Linwood Paxton (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Miser (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darryl Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Ernest Hermes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Williams Gooch (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Spencer Barnes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jesus Mendez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Raymond (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Andres Bruno (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:02 | Tennessee | The jump hook by Kenneth Raymond is blocked by William Miser | 35-38 |
| 07:01 | Kentucky | Darryl Brown grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 06:32 | Kentucky | Jesus Mendez steps in front of the Linwood Paxton pass | 35-38 |
| 06:11 | Tennessee | Kenneth Raymond scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Andres Bruno | 35-40 |
| 05:42 | Kentucky | William Miser misses the dunk but he's fouled by Spencer Barnes - foul #1 on Spencer Barnes, team foul #5 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Murphy (PG), Andrew Haliburton (SG), Robert Carreon (PF), Taylor Drewski (C) Gary Doyle, Linwood Paxton, Darryl Brown, Ernest Hermes | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Rolf Vilkoski (SG), Mitchell Schwer (SF), Timothy Parent (PF), Travis Jones (C) Spencer Barnes, Jesus Mendez, Kenneth Raymond, Andres Bruno | |
| 05:42 | Kentucky | William Miser makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 05:42 | Kentucky | William Miser makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 05:38 | Tennessee | Rolf Vilkoski loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Daniel Authement (SF) William Miser | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 05:25 | Kentucky | Timothy Parent swats the shot by Andrew Haliburton | 37-40 |
| 05:23 | Kentucky | Taylor Drewski snags the offensive board | 37-40 |
| 04:56 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon is fouled on the floor by Timothy Parent - foul #1 on Timothy Parent, team foul #6 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jesus Mendez (SF) Williams Gooch | |
| 04:38 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon's floater is tipped away by Timothy Parent | 37-40 |
| 04:36 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon tips it back up and in | 39-40 |
| 04:08 | Tennessee | Rolf Vilkoski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-40 |
| 04:07 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Taylor Drewski | 39-40 |
| 03:48 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Andrew Haliburton | 41-40 |
| 03:24 | Tennessee | Robert Murphy picks off the pass by Rolf Vilkoski | 41-40 |
| 03:21 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy can't finish the layup | 41-40 |
| 03:20 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon tips it home | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Murphy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Haliburton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Authement (fairly fresh) 4 pf. PF - Robert Carreon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Taylor Drewski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - Rolf Vilkoski (fresh) SG - Mitchell Schwer (fairly fresh) SF - Jesus Mendez (tiring) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Timothy Parent (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Travis Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Tennessee | Rolf Vilkoski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Doyle (PG), Linwood Paxton (SG) Robert Murphy, Andrew Haliburton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Williams Gooch (PG), Spencer Barnes (SG), Kenneth Raymond (SF), Oscar Davila (C) Rolf Vilkoski, Mitchell Schwer, Jesus Mendez, Travis Jones | |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | Taylor Drewski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Chesnut (SF) Daniel Authement | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Emerson Sutton (PF) Timothy Parent | |
| 02:42 | Tennessee | Brandon Chesnut steals it from Kenneth Raymond in the backcourt | 43-40 |
| 02:42 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andrew Haliburton (SG), William Miser (SF), Ernest Hermes (C) Linwood Paxton, Brandon Chesnut, Taylor Drewski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Timothy Parent (PF), Travis Jones (C) Emerson Sutton, Oscar Davila | |
| 02:29 | Kentucky | Andrew Haliburton clanks a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Travis Jones - foul #4 on Travis Jones, team foul #7 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Daniel Authement (SF) William Miser | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 02:29 | Kentucky | Andrew Haliburton misses the 1st free throw | 43-40 |
| 02:29 | Kentucky | Andrew Haliburton makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 02:06 | Tennessee | Kenneth Raymond lays it up and in on a great pass from Williams Gooch | 44-42 |
| 01:43 | Kentucky | Daniel Authement is fouled on the floor by Travis Jones - foul #5 on Travis Jones, team foul #8 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Taylor Drewski (C) Ernest Hermes | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Jesus Mendez (SF), Andres Bruno (C) Kenneth Raymond, Travis Jones | |
| 01:43 | Kentucky | Daniel Authement makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 01:43 | Kentucky | Daniel Authement makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 01:20 | Tennessee | Timothy Parent's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-42 |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | Taylor Drewski is fouled on the floor by Andres Bruno - foul #3 on Andres Bruno, team foul #9 | 46-42 |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | Taylor Drewski makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | Taylor Drewski misses the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 01:01 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Andres Bruno | 47-42 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:44 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 00:42 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Carreon | 47-42 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon is hacked by Williams Gooch in the backcourt - foul #2 on Williams Gooch, team foul #10 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Murphy (SG) Andrew Haliburton | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Robert Carreon makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:35 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 00:34 | Tennessee | Andres Bruno pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-42 |
| 00:31 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Williams Gooch | 49-45 |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Spencer Barnes is called for the reach on Taylor Drewski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Spencer Barnes, team foul #11 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andrew Haliburton (SG), William Miser (SF) Gary Doyle, Daniel Authement | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Taylor Drewski misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Taylor Drewski misses the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 00:29 | Tennessee | Timothy Parent snags the defensive board | 49-45 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee | Andrew Haliburton is called for the reach on Timothy Parent - foul #3 on Andrew Haliburton, team foul #6 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Doyle (PG), Daniel Authement (SF) Robert Murphy, William Miser | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:18 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-45 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Daniel Authement gets the rebound | 49-45 |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | Daniel Authement is fouled in the backcourt by Williams Gooch - foul #3 on Williams Gooch, team foul #12 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Murphy (PG) Gary Doyle | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | Daniel Authement makes the 1st free throw | 50-45 |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | Daniel Authement makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 00:11 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Andrew Haliburton - foul #4 on Andrew Haliburton, team foul #7 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Doyle (PG) Robert Murphy | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:11 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 00:11 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 00:11 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes makes the 3rd free throw | 51-47 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Gary Doyle is hacked by Spencer Barnes in the backcourt - foul #3 on Spencer Barnes, team foul #13 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Miser (SF) Daniel Authement | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Gary Doyle misses the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Gary Doyle makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 00:04 | Tennessee | Williams Gooch comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-47 |
| 00:03 | Tennessee | Timothy Parent pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-47 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Spencer Barnes drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-50 |