| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Logan Whitehead (fresh) SG - Mario Cisneros (fresh) SF - Samuel Allen (fresh) PF - David Lowe (fresh) C - David Hires (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Shear (fresh) SG - Michael Syverson (fresh) SF - David Dawson (fresh) PF - Douglas Price (fresh) C - Steve Furr (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Vanderbilt | David Hires wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Vanderbilt | Vanderbilt is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:35 | Vanderbilt | Mario Cisneros clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to David Lowe | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Vanderbilt | David Lowe can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Kentucky | Douglas Price grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:52 | Kentucky | James Shear is hacked by David Hires - foul #1 on David Hires, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Kentucky | James Shear misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Samuel Allen - foul #1 on Samuel Allen, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Kentucky | James Shear makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:47 | Kentucky | James Shear makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | Vanderbilt | David Hires makes the turnaround near the basket set up by Logan Whitehead | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | Kentucky | Douglas Price clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by David Lowe - foul #1 on David Lowe, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | Kentucky | Douglas Price makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:04 | Kentucky | Douglas Price makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:46 | Vanderbilt | David Hires throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-4 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Maurice Minaya (PG), Richard Lapierre (SG), Jimmie Golson (SF), Mathew Hill (PF), Robert Halloran (C) James Shear, Michael Syverson, David Dawson, Douglas Price, Steve Furr | |
| 17:25 | Kentucky | Mathew Hill clanks a floater in the paint | 2-4 |
| 17:24 | Vanderbilt | David Hires pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:58 | Vanderbilt | David Hires drills a shot from close range | 4-4 |
| 16:41 | Kentucky | Samuel Allen takes the ball from Robert Halloran | 4-4 |
| 16:22 | Vanderbilt | David Hires blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Halloran - foul #1 on Robert Halloran, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Shear (PG), Michael Syverson (SG), Robert Dempsey (SF) Maurice Minaya, Richard Lapierre, Jimmie Golson | |
| 16:22 | Vanderbilt | David Hires misses the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:22 | Vanderbilt | David Hires misses the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:22 | Kentucky | Mathew Hill pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 16:00 | Kentucky | James Shear drills a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Syverson | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Logan Whitehead (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mario Cisneros (fresh) SF - Samuel Allen (fresh) PF - David Lowe (fresh) C - David Hires (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Shear (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Syverson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Dempsey (fresh) PF - Mathew Hill (fresh) C - Robert Halloran (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Vanderbilt | Mario Cisneros can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 15:30 | Kentucky | Mathew Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 15:12 | Kentucky | James Shear is called for a charge - foul #1 on James Shear, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Daniel Trimble (SF) Samuel Allen | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Maurice Minaya (PG), Richard Lapierre (SG), Jimmie Golson (SF), Douglas Price (PF), Steve Furr (C) James Shear, Michael Syverson, Robert Dempsey, Mathew Hill, Robert Halloran | |
| 14:43 | Kentucky | The refs have stopped play. Jimmie Golson is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 4-6 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Shear (PG), Michael Syverson (SG), David Dawson (SF), Robert Halloran (C) Maurice Minaya, Richard Lapierre, Jimmie Golson, Steve Furr | |
| 14:43 | Vanderbilt | David Hires misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 4-6 |
| 14:41 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Halloran | 4-6 |
| 14:39 | Kentucky | James Shear loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-6 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steve Furr (C) Robert Halloran | |
| 14:22 | Vanderbilt | David Lowe blows the layup | 4-6 |
| 14:20 | Kentucky | Douglas Price pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 13:58 | Kentucky | James Shear hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 4-6 |
| 13:56 | Vanderbilt | The rebound goes to David Hires | 4-6 |
| 13:37 | Vanderbilt | David Lowe slams it home on a great pass from Daniel Trimble | 6-6 |
| 13:20 | Kentucky | Douglas Price comes up short on the runner from the left block | 6-6 |
| 13:18 | Kentucky | Douglas Price tips it back up and in | 6-8 |
| 13:03 | Vanderbilt | David Hires scores on a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Logan Whitehead | 8-8 |
| 12:46 | Kentucky | Douglas Price lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Shear | 8-10 |
| 12:35 | Vanderbilt | Daniel Trimble scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Logan Whitehead | 10-10 |
| 12:19 | Kentucky | Douglas Price is called for traveling | 10-10 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Samuel Allen (SF), Donnie Moody (C) Daniel Trimble, David Hires | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Maurice Minaya (PG), Richard Lapierre (SG), Robert Dempsey (SF), Mathew Hill (PF), Robert Halloran (C) James Shear, Michael Syverson, David Dawson, Douglas Price, Steve Furr | |
| 11:53 | Vanderbilt | Samuel Allen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - Logan Whitehead (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Mario Cisneros (fairly fresh) SF - Samuel Allen (fresh) PF - David Lowe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Donnie Moody (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Maurice Minaya (fresh) SG - Richard Lapierre (fresh) SF - Robert Dempsey (fresh) PF - Mathew Hill (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Halloran (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Kentucky | Mathew Hill's fadeaway is rejected by Donnie Moody | 10-10 |
| 11:33 | Kentucky | Mathew Hill tips it home | 10-12 |
| 11:04 | Vanderbilt | Donnie Moody's fadeaway is rejected by Mathew Hill | 10-12 |
| 11:03 | Kentucky | Richard Lapierre pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| 10:43 | Kentucky | Mathew Hill is fouled on the floor by David Lowe - foul #2 on David Lowe, team foul #4 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Elvin Seal (SG), David Hires (PF) Mario Cisneros, David Lowe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Shear (PG), Michael Syverson (SG), Douglas Price (PF) Maurice Minaya, Richard Lapierre, Mathew Hill | |
| 10:33 | Kentucky | Donnie Moody is called for the reach on Douglas Price - foul #1 on Donnie Moody, team foul #5 | 10-12 |
| 10:15 | Kentucky | Douglas Price clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 10-12 |
| 10:13 | Vanderbilt | Samuel Allen snags the defensive board | 10-12 |
| 09:56 | Vanderbilt | Robert Dempsey is called for the reach on David Hires - foul #1 on Robert Dempsey, team foul #3 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mathew Hill (PF) Robert Halloran | |
| 09:36 | Vanderbilt | David Hires is denied on a dunk by Mathew Hill | 10-12 |
| 09:34 | Vanderbilt | Donnie Moody hits the follow up shot | 12-12 |
| 09:19 | Kentucky | Mathew Hill travels with the ball | 12-12 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | James Jankowski (PF) Donnie Moody | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Maurice Minaya (PG), Richard Lapierre (SG), David Dawson (SF), Steve Furr (C) James Shear, Michael Syverson, Robert Dempsey, Douglas Price | |
| 08:57 | Vanderbilt | Richard Lapierre steals the ball from Logan Whitehead | 12-12 |
| 08:54 | Kentucky | Richard Lapierre blows the layup | 12-12 |
| 08:53 | Vanderbilt | David Hires grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 08:24 | Vanderbilt | Logan Whitehead loses the ball out of bounds | 12-12 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Davis (PG), Mario Cisneros (SG), Daniel Trimble (SF) Logan Whitehead, Elvin Seal, Samuel Allen | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Shear (PG), Michael Syverson (SG), Jimmie Golson (SF), Douglas Price (PF), Robert Halloran (C) Maurice Minaya, Richard Lapierre, David Dawson, Mathew Hill, Steve Furr | |
| 08:05 | Kentucky | Jimmie Golson knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by James Shear | 12-14 |
| 07:50 | Vanderbilt | Mario Cisneros makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Trimble | 15-14 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - William Davis (fresh) SG - Mario Cisneros (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Trimble (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Jankowski (fresh) C - David Hires (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Shear (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Syverson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Golson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Price (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Halloran (fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Kentucky | Michael Syverson drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Douglas Price and he's hacked by James Jankowski - foul #1 on James Jankowski, team foul #6 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Logan Whitehead (PG), Donnie Moody (C) William Davis, David Hires | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Dawson (SF), Steve Furr (C) Douglas Price, Robert Halloran | |
| 07:33 | Kentucky | Michael Syverson makes the free throw | 15-17 |
| 07:06 | Vanderbilt | Mario Cisneros misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-17 |
| 07:04 | Kentucky | Jimmie Golson grabs the board | 15-17 |
| 06:42 | Kentucky | James Shear knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by David Dawson | 15-20 |
| 06:16 | Vanderbilt | Mario Cisneros double dribbles | 15-20 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Samuel Allen (SF), David Hires (C) Daniel Trimble, James Jankowski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Maurice Minaya (PG), Richard Lapierre (SG), Douglas Price (PF), Robert Halloran (C) James Shear, Michael Syverson, David Dawson, Steve Furr | |
| 06:05 | Kentucky | Maurice Minaya misses the 3 from the right corner | 15-20 |
| 06:03 | Vanderbilt | David Hires pulls down the rebound | 15-20 |
| 05:40 | Vanderbilt | Mario Cisneros is fouled on the floor by Richard Lapierre - foul #1 on Richard Lapierre, team foul #4 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Elvin Seal (SG) Mario Cisneros | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Shear (PG), Michael Syverson (SG), Robert Dempsey (SF), Mathew Hill (PF) Maurice Minaya, Richard Lapierre, Jimmie Golson, Robert Halloran | |
| 05:22 | Vanderbilt | Donnie Moody misses the lay-in | 15-20 |
| 05:20 | Vanderbilt | Elvin Seal pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 05:07 | Vanderbilt | Mathew Hill steals the ball from David Hires | 15-20 |
| 04:53 | Kentucky | Mathew Hill hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by James Shear | 15-22 |
| 04:25 | Vanderbilt | Donnie Moody makes the floater from the baseline and he's hacked by James Shear - foul #2 on James Shear, team foul #5 | 17-22 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | William Davis (PG), Mario Cisneros (SG), James Jankowski (PF) Logan Whitehead, Elvin Seal, David Hires | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Maurice Minaya (PG), Richard Lapierre (SG), David Dawson (SF), Jimmie Golson (PF), Robert Halloran (C) James Shear, Michael Syverson, Robert Dempsey, Mathew Hill, Douglas Price | |
| 04:25 | Vanderbilt | Donnie Moody makes the free throw | 18-22 |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | James Jankowski takes the ball from David Dawson | 18-22 |
| 03:56 | Vanderbilt | Donnie Moody hits a jump hook from the baseline | 20-22 |
| 03:41 | Kentucky | Jimmie Golson is fouled on the floor by Samuel Allen - foul #2 on Samuel Allen, team foul #7 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | David Lowe (PF), David Hires (C) James Jankowski, Donnie Moody | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Shear (PG), Michael Syverson (SG), Douglas Price (PF), Steve Furr (C) Maurice Minaya, Richard Lapierre, David Dawson, Robert Halloran | |
| 03:41 | Kentucky | Jimmie Golson makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 03:41 | Kentucky | Jimmie Golson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| Lineup | Vanderbilt | PG - William Davis (fresh) SG - Mario Cisneros (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Samuel Allen (fresh) PF - David Lowe (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Hires (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Shear (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Syverson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmie Golson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Douglas Price (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Furr (fresh) | |
| 03:22 | Vanderbilt | James Shear is called for the reach on William Davis - foul #3 on James Shear, team foul #6 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Logan Whitehead (PG) William Davis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Maurice Minaya (PG), Robert Dempsey (SF), Mathew Hill (PF), Robert Halloran (C) James Shear, Jimmie Golson, Douglas Price, Steve Furr | |
| 03:02 | Vanderbilt | Robert Dempsey is called for the reach on David Hires - foul #2 on Robert Dempsey, team foul #7 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Daniel Trimble (SF) Samuel Allen | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Dawson (SF), Douglas Price (PF), Steve Furr (C) Robert Dempsey, Mathew Hill, Robert Halloran | |
| 03:02 | Vanderbilt | David Hires misses the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 03:02 | Kentucky | Douglas Price gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 02:41 | Kentucky | Michael Syverson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-24 |
| 02:40 | Vanderbilt | David Hires grabs the board | 20-24 |
| 02:12 | Vanderbilt | David Lowe loses the dribble to Michael Syverson | 20-24 |
| 02:01 | Kentucky | Maurice Minaya comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Daniel Trimble - foul #1 on Daniel Trimble, team foul #8 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Vanderbilt | Elvin Seal (SG), Samuel Allen (SF) Mario Cisneros, Daniel Trimble | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Lapierre (SG), Robert Dempsey (SF), Mathew Hill (PF), Robert Halloran (C) Michael Syverson, David Dawson, Douglas Price, Steve Furr | |
| 02:01 | Kentucky | Maurice Minaya misses the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 02:01 | Kentucky | Maurice Minaya misses the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 02:01 | Vanderbilt | David Lowe pulls down the rebound | 20-24 |
| 01:44 | Vanderbilt | David Hires can't finish the layup | 20-24 |
| 01:42 | Vanderbilt | The offensive rebound goes to David Hires | 20-24 |
| 01:23 | Vanderbilt | Robert Dempsey denies the turnaround by David Hires | 20-24 |
| 01:21 | Vanderbilt | Elvin Seal snags the offensive board | 20-24 |
| 01:02 | Vanderbilt | Elvin Seal misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-24 |
| 01:00 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Mathew Hill | 20-24 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Elvin Seal takes the ball from Maurice Minaya | 20-24 |
| 00:41 | Vanderbilt | Elvin Seal lays it in | 22-24 |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Elvin Seal picks off the pass by Richard Lapierre | 22-24 |
| 00:27 | Vanderbilt | David Lowe hits the finger roll set up by Elvin Seal | 24-24 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Mathew Hill lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Lapierre | 24-26 |
| 00:00 | Vanderbilt | Logan Whitehead can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 24-26 |