| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Wiley Harris (fresh) SG - Walter Marcinkowski (fresh) SF - Gordon Rush (fresh) PF - Christopher Oh (fresh) C - Rich Brownell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - John Gift (fresh) SG - Kurt Oakes (fresh) SF - Fred Baker (fresh) PF - Kevin Begin (fresh) C - Bobby Brooks (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Kentucky | Kevin Begin takes the ball from Gordon Rush | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Tennessee | Rich Brownell is called for the reach on Bobby Brooks - foul #1 on Rich Brownell, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Tennessee | Walter Marcinkowski steals the ball from Kevin Begin | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Kentucky | Walter Marcinkowski banks in the layup | 2-0 |
| 18:58 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from John Gift | 2-2 |
| 18:29 | Kentucky | Walter Marcinkowski is fouled on the floor by Kurt Oakes - foul #1 on Kurt Oakes, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Kentucky | Christopher Oh misses short on a floater near the basket | 2-2 |
| 18:14 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin grabs the board | 2-2 |
| 17:54 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Christopher Oh - foul #1 on Christopher Oh, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| 17:54 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:54 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes makes the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 17:37 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Rich Brownell | 5-3 |
| 17:28 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-3 |
| 17:26 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell gets the rebound | 5-3 |
| 17:20 | Kentucky | Walter Marcinkowski misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-3 |
| 17:19 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Kevin Begin | 5-3 |
| 17:00 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by John Gift | 5-5 |
| 16:31 | Kentucky | Christopher Oh hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but the foul's on Kevin Begin - foul #1 on Kevin Begin, team foul #2 | 5-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt (PG), David Segarra (SG), David Henson (C) Wiley Harris, Walter Marcinkowski, Rich Brownell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Zabik (PG), Robert Clay (SF) John Gift, Fred Baker | |
| 16:31 | Kentucky | Christopher Oh misses the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:31 | Kentucky | Christopher Oh makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:16 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 16:15 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Gordon Rush | 6-5 |
| 15:47 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-5 |
| 15:45 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks gets the rebound | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Engelhardt (fresh) SG - David Segarra (fresh) SF - Gordon Rush (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Oh (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - David Henson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - William Zabik (fresh) SG - Kurt Oakes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Robert Clay (fresh) PF - Kevin Begin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Bobby Brooks (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 15:24 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt snags the defensive board | 6-5 |
| 15:20 | Kentucky | David Segarra misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 15:19 | Tennessee | Robert Clay grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 14:59 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin is hacked by Christopher Oh - foul #2 on Christopher Oh, team foul #3 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wiley Harris (PG), Timothy Morgan (SF), Rich Brownell (C) Brian Engelhardt, Gordon Rush, Christopher Oh | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Gift (PG), Fred Baker (SF), James Frese (PF), David Harrell (C) Kurt Oakes, Robert Clay, Kevin Begin, Bobby Brooks | |
| 14:47 | Tennessee | Fred Baker connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 6-7 |
| 14:29 | Kentucky | Wiley Harris connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Timothy Morgan | 8-7 |
| 14:11 | Tennessee | David Harrell connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Fred Baker and the foul's on Rich Brownell - foul #2 on Rich Brownell, team foul #4 | 8-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walter Marcinkowski (SG), Mario Herrera (C) David Segarra, Rich Brownell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 14:11 | Tennessee | David Harrell misses the free throw | 8-9 |
| 14:11 | Kentucky | Mario Herrera grabs the board | 8-9 |
| 13:54 | Kentucky | Wiley Harris drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Walter Marcinkowski | 10-9 |
| 13:49 | Tennessee | William Zabik hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 10-9 |
| 13:48 | Kentucky | David Henson snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 13:27 | Kentucky | Mario Herrera double dribbles | 10-9 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gordon Rush (SF) Timothy Morgan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Clay (PG), Kurt Oakes (SG), Mark Smart (SF), Bobby Brooks (C) John Gift, William Zabik, Fred Baker, David Harrell | |
| 13:09 | Tennessee | Robert Clay can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 13:07 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Kurt Oakes | 10-9 |
| 12:56 | Tennessee | Robert Clay misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 10-9 |
| 12:55 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks tips it home | 10-11 |
| 12:35 | Kentucky | Mario Herrera can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 10-11 |
| 12:33 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush grabs the offensive rebound | 10-11 |
| 12:15 | Kentucky | Bobby Brooks is called for the reach on Mario Herrera - foul #1 on Bobby Brooks, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Segarra (PG), Timothy Morgan (PF) Wiley Harris, David Henson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kevin Begin (PF) James Frese | |
| 11:53 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by David Segarra | 13-11 |
| 11:28 | Tennessee | Bobby Brooks is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Bobby Brooks, team foul #4 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt (PG), David Henson (C) Walter Marcinkowski, Mario Herrera | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Gift (PG), William Zabik (SG), Fred Baker (SF), David Harrell (C) Robert Clay, Kurt Oakes, Mark Smart, Bobby Brooks | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Engelhardt (fresh) SG - David Segarra (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gordon Rush (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Morgan (fresh) C - David Henson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - John Gift (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Zabik (fresh) SF - Fred Baker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Begin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Harrell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:02 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Gordon Rush | 16-11 |
| 10:55 | Tennessee | John Gift clanks a turnaround near the basket | 16-11 |
| 10:54 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush grabs the board | 16-11 |
| 10:30 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 16-11 |
| 10:28 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Gordon Rush | 16-11 |
| 10:13 | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Brian Engelhardt and the foul's on Kevin Begin - foul #2 on Kevin Begin, team foul #5 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wiley Harris (PG), Mario Herrera (C) Gordon Rush, David Henson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes (SG), James Frese (PF) William Zabik, Kevin Begin | |
| 10:13 | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan makes the free throw | 19-11 |
| 09:59 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes is called for traveling | 19-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walter Marcinkowski (SG) David Segarra | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 09:45 | Kentucky | Walter Marcinkowski is called for traveling | 19-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Clay (SF) Fred Baker | |
| 09:28 | Tennessee | Robert Clay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Henson (PF) Timothy Morgan | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Zabik (PG) John Gift | |
| 09:01 | Kentucky | Walter Marcinkowski loses the ball out of bounds | 19-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gordon Rush (SF) Brian Engelhardt | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 08:34 | Tennessee | William Zabik is hacked by Mario Herrera - foul #1 on Mario Herrera, team foul #5 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan (PF) Mario Herrera | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Fred Baker (SF), Cameron Faul (C) Robert Clay, David Harrell | |
| 08:25 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes clanks a 3 from the left corner | 19-11 |
| 08:24 | Kentucky | David Henson grabs the board | 19-11 |
| 08:10 | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan can't finish the layup | 19-11 |
| 08:09 | Tennessee | James Frese grabs the board | 19-11 |
| 07:56 | Tennessee | Cameron Faul slams it home | 19-13 |
| 07:34 | Kentucky | David Henson is hacked by Cameron Faul - foul #1 on Cameron Faul, team foul #6 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt (PG), David Segarra (SG) Wiley Harris, Walter Marcinkowski | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Gift (PG), Robert Clay (SG) William Zabik, Kurt Oakes | |
| 07:09 | Kentucky | David Segarra buries a floater from the right side | 21-13 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Engelhardt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Segarra (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Rush (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - David Henson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - John Gift (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Clay (fresh) SF - Fred Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cameron Faul (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Frese (fairly fresh) | |
| 06:50 | Tennessee | David Henson denies the turnaround by James Frese | 21-13 |
| 06:49 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush pulls down the rebound | 21-13 |
| 06:28 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt can't finish the layup | 21-13 |
| 06:27 | Kentucky | David Segarra tips it in | 23-13 |
| 06:03 | Tennessee | John Gift comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 23-13 |
| 06:01 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush gets the rebound | 23-13 |
| 05:57 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt is hacked by John Gift - foul #1 on John Gift, team foul #7 | 23-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walter Marcinkowski (SG), Christopher Oh (PF), Rich Brownell (C) David Segarra, Timothy Morgan, David Henson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes (SG), William Zabik (SF), David Harrell (PF) Robert Clay, Fred Baker, James Frese | |
| 05:57 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt makes the 1st free throw | 24-13 |
| 05:57 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 25-13 |
| 05:42 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes is hacked by Walter Marcinkowski - foul #1 on Walter Marcinkowski, team foul #6 | 25-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wiley Harris (PG), David Segarra (SF) Brian Engelhardt, Gordon Rush | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Robert Clay (SF), James Frese (C) John Gift, Cameron Faul | |
| 05:22 | Tennessee | James Frese throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-13 |
| 05:07 | Kentucky | David Segarra is fouled on the floor by Robert Clay - foul #1 on Robert Clay, team foul #8 | 25-13 |
| 05:07 | Kentucky | David Segarra makes the 1st free throw | 26-13 |
| 05:07 | Kentucky | David Segarra makes the 2nd free throw | 27-13 |
| 04:42 | Tennessee | Robert Clay loses the dribble to Christopher Oh | 27-13 |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | Walter Marcinkowski is hacked by Kurt Oakes - foul #2 on Kurt Oakes, team foul #9 | 27-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gordon Rush (SF) David Segarra | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Gift (PG), Mark Smart (SF), Cameron Faul (C) William Zabik, Kurt Oakes, James Frese | |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | Walter Marcinkowski misses the 1st free throw | 27-13 |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Rich Brownell | 27-13 |
| 04:00 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 27-13 |
| 03:58 | Tennessee | David Harrell pulls down the rebound | 27-13 |
| 03:36 | Tennessee | David Harrell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-13 |
| 03:34 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell snags the defensive board | 27-13 |
| 03:09 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell lays it in on a nice dish by Wiley Harris | 29-13 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Wiley Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Marcinkowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Rush (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Christopher Oh (fresh) 1 pts. C - Rich Brownell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - John Gift (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Clay (fairly fresh) SF - Mark Smart (fresh) PF - David Harrell (fresh) 2 pts. C - Cameron Faul (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:49 | Tennessee | Gordon Rush swats the short shot by Cameron Faul | 29-13 |
| 02:47 | Tennessee | Mark Smart grabs the offensive board | 29-13 |
| 02:32 | Tennessee | Robert Clay is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Robert Clay, team foul #10 | 29-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt (PG), David Segarra (SG), David Henson (PF), Mario Herrera (C) Wiley Harris, Walter Marcinkowski, Christopher Oh, Rich Brownell | |
| Subs | Tennessee | William Zabik (PG), Kurt Oakes (SG), Fred Baker (SF), Kevin Begin (PF), Bobby Brooks (C) John Gift, Robert Clay, Mark Smart, David Harrell, Cameron Faul | |
| 02:13 | Kentucky | Mario Herrera hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Brian Engelhardt and he's fouled by Fred Baker - foul #1 on Fred Baker, team foul #11 | 31-13 |
| 02:13 | Kentucky | Mario Herrera makes the free throw | 32-13 |
| 01:52 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-13 |
| 01:50 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush pulls down the rebound | 32-13 |
| 01:28 | Kentucky | David Segarra clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-13 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Gordon Rush | 32-13 |
| 01:11 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt buries a jumper from close range set up by David Henson and the foul's on Bobby Brooks - foul #3 on Bobby Brooks, team foul #12 | 34-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Oh (PF), Rich Brownell (C) David Henson, Mario Herrera | |
| Subs | Tennessee | John Gift (PG), Cameron Faul (C) William Zabik, Bobby Brooks | |
| 01:11 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt makes the free throw | 35-13 |
| 00:47 | Tennessee | Kevin Begin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-13 |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush pulls down the rebound | 35-13 |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell buries a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by David Segarra and he's fouled by Cameron Faul - foul #2 on Cameron Faul, team foul #13 | 37-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wiley Harris (PG) Brian Engelhardt | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Frese (C) Cameron Faul | |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell makes the free throw | 38-13 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee | Wiley Harris is called for the reach on John Gift in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wiley Harris, team foul #7 | 38-13 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee | John Gift makes the 1st free throw | 38-14 |
| 00:21 | Tennessee | John Gift makes the 2nd free throw | 38-15 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-15 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | Kurt Oakes misses the fullcourt shot | 40-15 |