| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Bond (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. PF - William Rinehart (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hickman (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jess Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Eyler (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Patrick Leduc (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Hensley (fresh) C - Charles Ridgley (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Edward Bond inbounds the ball | 36-31 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen is hacked by Jess Marshall - foul #2 on Jess Marshall, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 19:33 | Kentucky | James Hickman is hacked by Charles Ridgley - foul #2 on Charles Ridgley, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| 19:25 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by James Hickman | 39-31 |
| 19:14 | Missouri State | Ronald Eyler is whistled for a carry | 39-31 |
| 19:07 | Kentucky | James Hickman makes the turnaround in the paint set up by Edward Bond | 41-31 |
| 18:49 | Missouri State | Patrick Leduc misses badly on a shot from the left side | 41-31 |
| 18:48 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Hensley | 41-31 |
| 18:36 | Missouri State | Patrick Leduc clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-31 |
| 18:34 | Kentucky | William Rinehart pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 18:15 | Kentucky | Joshua Hensley steals it from William Rinehart | 41-31 |
| 17:51 | Missouri State | The jump hook by Joshua Hensley is blocked by William Rinehart | 41-31 |
| 17:50 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson pulls down the rebound | 41-31 |
| 17:31 | Kentucky | James Hickman knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Darryl Allen and the foul's on Joshua Hensley - foul #3 on Joshua Hensley, team foul #3 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Andy Etchison (PG), Jamey Yard (SG), Ian Drake (PF) Jess Marshall, Ronald Eyler, Joshua Hensley | |
| 17:31 | Kentucky | James Hickman makes the free throw | 44-31 |
| 17:16 | Missouri State | James Hickman picks off the pass by Jamey Yard | 44-31 |
| 16:54 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen is called for a backcourt violation | 44-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clarence Davis (C) Charles Ridgley | |
| 16:42 | Missouri State | Jamey Yard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-31 |
| 16:41 | Missouri State | Andy Etchison grabs the offensive board | 44-31 |
| 16:28 | Missouri State | Ian Drake is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Ian Drake, team foul #4 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jess Marshall (PG), Ronald Eyler (SG) Andy Etchison, Patrick Leduc | |
| 16:08 | Kentucky | Ian Drake steals it from James Hickman | 44-31 |
| 16:03 | Missouri State | Ronald Eyler loses the dribble to Samuel Johnson | 44-31 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Edward Bond (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. PF - William Rinehart (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - James Hickman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jess Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Eyler (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jamey Yard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ian Drake (fresh) 1 pts. C - Clarence Davis (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Kentucky | Clarence Davis swats the dunk try by James Hickman | 44-31 |
| 15:52 | Missouri State | Ian Drake pulls down the rebound | 44-31 |
| 15:43 | Missouri State | Clarence Davis misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-31 |
| 15:41 | Kentucky | Edward Bond grabs the defensive rebound | 44-31 |
| 15:19 | Kentucky | William Rinehart lays it up and in | 46-31 |
| 14:59 | Missouri State | Clarence Davis scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jess Marshall | 46-34 |
| 14:46 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson is fouled on the floor by Ronald Eyler - foul #2 on Ronald Eyler, team foul #5 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Jackson (PG), Andrew Craft (SG) Darryl Allen, Samuel Johnson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Andy Etchison (PG), David Smith (SG), Patrick Leduc (SF), Joshua Hensley (PF), Charles Ridgley (C) Jess Marshall, Ronald Eyler, Jamey Yard, Ian Drake, Clarence Davis | |
| 14:28 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft is whistled for a carry | 46-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Micheal Pruett (C) James Hickman | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 14:14 | Missouri State | Patrick Leduc clanks a shot from the right side | 46-34 |
| 14:13 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Edward Bond | 46-34 |
| 13:59 | Kentucky | Edward Bond is fouled on the floor by David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #6 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Gholston (C) William Rinehart | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 13:40 | Kentucky | Micheal Pruett makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Andrew Craft | 48-34 |
| 13:25 | Missouri State | Charles Ridgley misses the lay-in | 48-34 |
| 13:24 | Kentucky | Edward Bond gets the rebound | 48-34 |
| 13:01 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Joshua Hensley - foul #4 on Joshua Hensley, team foul #7 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Samuel Johnson (SG), William Rinehart (PF), James Hickman (C) Jimmy Jackson, Edward Bond, Micheal Pruett, William Gholston | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jess Marshall (PG), Ronald Eyler (SG), Ian Drake (PF) Andy Etchison, David Smith, Joshua Hensley | |
| 13:01 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft makes the 1st free throw | 49-34 |
| 13:01 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft misses the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| 13:01 | Missouri State | Charles Ridgley grabs the defensive rebound | 49-34 |
| 12:55 | Missouri State | Patrick Leduc scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Jess Marshall | 49-37 |
| 12:41 | Kentucky | William Rinehart is fouled on the floor by Ian Drake - foul #3 on Ian Drake, team foul #8 | 49-37 |
| 12:41 | Kentucky | William Rinehart misses the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 12:41 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Ian Drake | 49-37 |
| 12:23 | Missouri State | A charge is called on Jess Marshall - foul #3 on Jess Marshall, team foul #9 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clarence Davis (C) Charles Ridgley | |
| 12:00 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson makes the floater from the right side and he's hacked by Clarence Davis - foul #1 on Clarence Davis, team foul #10 | 51-37 |
| 12:00 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson makes the free throw | 52-37 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Craft (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Rinehart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Hickman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jess Marshall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Eyler (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Patrick Leduc (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ian Drake (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Clarence Davis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:42 | Missouri State | Ian Drake misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 52-37 |
| 11:41 | Missouri State | Jess Marshall tips it but misses | 52-37 |
| 11:40 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson grabs the board | 52-37 |
| 11:31 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Samuel Johnson, team foul #1 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Jackson (PG), Edward Bond (SF), Micheal Pruett (PF), William Gholston (C) Darryl Allen, Samuel Johnson, William Rinehart, James Hickman | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jamey Yard (SF), Elroy Tidwell (PF) Patrick Leduc, Ian Drake | |
| 11:04 | Missouri State | Andrew Craft steps in front of the Jamey Yard pass | 52-37 |
| 10:57 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 52-37 |
| 10:56 | Kentucky | William Gholston gets the offensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 10:44 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-37 |
| 10:43 | Missouri State | Jamey Yard gets the rebound | 52-37 |
| 10:14 | Missouri State | Ronald Eyler buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Clarence Davis | 52-39 |
| 10:00 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jimmy Jackson | 55-39 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:45 | Missouri State | Jess Marshall hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 55-39 |
| 09:43 | Missouri State | Jamey Yard tips it back up and in | 55-41 |
| 09:32 | Kentucky | Clarence Davis swats the shot by William Gholston | 55-41 |
| 09:30 | Missouri State | Jamey Yard pulls down the rebound | 55-41 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:01 | Missouri State | Jamey Yard drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Jess Marshall | 55-44 |
| 08:42 | Kentucky | Edward Bond makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jimmy Jackson | 58-44 |
| 08:17 | Missouri State | Clarence Davis hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 58-44 |
| 08:16 | Kentucky | Micheal Pruett grabs the board | 58-44 |
| 08:12 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jimmy Jackson | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:59 | Missouri State | Jamey Yard is fouled on the floor by Micheal Pruett - foul #2 on Micheal Pruett, team foul #2 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Samuel Johnson (SG), William Rinehart (PF), James Hickman (C) Jimmy Jackson, Edward Bond, Micheal Pruett, William Gholston | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Andy Etchison (PG), David Smith (SG), Patrick Leduc (SF), Joshua Hensley (PF), Charles Ridgley (C) Jess Marshall, Ronald Eyler, Jamey Yard, Elroy Tidwell, Clarence Davis | |
| 07:51 | Missouri State | David Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-44 |
| 07:49 | Missouri State | Charles Ridgley pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-44 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Craft (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Rinehart (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Hickman (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Andy Etchison (fresh) 3 pts. SG - David Smith (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Patrick Leduc (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Hensley (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. C - Charles Ridgley (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Missouri State | Andy Etchison hits a fadeaway from the right wing and he's hacked by Darryl Allen - foul #2 on Darryl Allen, team foul #3 | 61-46 |
| 07:37 | Missouri State | Andy Etchison makes the free throw | 61-47 |
| 07:17 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 61-47 |
| 07:16 | Missouri State | Charles Ridgley pulls down the rebound | 61-47 |
| 07:10 | Missouri State | Patrick Leduc hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 61-47 |
| 07:09 | Missouri State | David Smith snags the offensive board | 61-47 |
| 06:57 | Missouri State | David Smith misses the 3 from straight away | 61-47 |
| 06:55 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Hickman | 61-47 |
| 06:35 | Kentucky | William Rinehart hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 61-47 |
| 06:34 | Missouri State | Charles Ridgley gets the rebound | 61-47 |
| 06:26 | Missouri State | Andy Etchison scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-50 |
| 06:06 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-50 |
| 05:52 | Missouri State | Charles Ridgley can't connect on a floater from the right side | 64-50 |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | James Hickman snags the defensive board | 64-50 |
| 05:33 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Andrew Craft | 66-50 |
| 05:20 | Missouri State | Patrick Leduc misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 66-50 |
| 05:18 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Joshua Hensley | 66-50 |
| 05:00 | Missouri State | Andy Etchison hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-50 |
| 04:59 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Andrew Craft | 66-50 |
| 04:50 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 66-50 |
| 04:49 | Kentucky | William Rinehart can't tip it in | 66-50 |
| 04:48 | Missouri State | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 66-50 |
| 04:39 | Missouri State | Patrick Leduc can't connect on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Andrew Craft - foul #2 on Andrew Craft, team foul #4 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Jackson (PG), Edward Bond (SF) Darryl Allen, Samuel Johnson | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Steven Boling (PG), Ronald Eyler (SG), Ian Drake (PF), Clarence Davis (C) Andy Etchison, David Smith, Joshua Hensley, Charles Ridgley | |
| 04:39 | Missouri State | Patrick Leduc makes the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 04:39 | Missouri State | Patrick Leduc makes the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 04:21 | Kentucky | James Hickman scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jimmy Jackson | 68-52 |
| 04:12 | Missouri State | Clarence Davis's layup is rejected by William Rinehart | 68-52 |
| 04:11 | Missouri State | Clarence Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 68-52 |
| 04:02 | Missouri State | Patrick Leduc hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 68-52 |
| 04:01 | Missouri State | Clarence Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-52 |
| 03:44 | Missouri State | Ian Drake buries a jumper in the paint | 68-54 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jimmy Jackson (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Andrew Craft (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Bond (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. PF - William Rinehart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - James Hickman (tiring) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Steven Boling (fresh) SG - Ronald Eyler (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Patrick Leduc (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ian Drake (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Clarence Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Kentucky | James Hickman jams it set up by Edward Bond | 70-54 |
| 03:10 | Missouri State | James Hickman picks off the pass by Clarence Davis | 70-54 |
| 02:58 | Kentucky | William Rinehart misses the lay-in | 70-54 |
| 02:56 | Missouri State | Ian Drake grabs the defensive rebound | 70-54 |
| 02:34 | Missouri State | Ian Drake can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 70-54 |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jimmy Jackson | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:08 | Kentucky | Jimmy Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Hensley (SF), Micheal Pruett (PF), William Gholston (C) Edward Bond, William Rinehart, James Hickman | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Andy Etchison (PG), David Smith (SG), Jamey Yard (SF), Elroy Tidwell (PF) Steven Boling, Ronald Eyler, Patrick Leduc, Clarence Davis | |
| 01:54 | Missouri State | Micheal Pruett picks off the pass by Elroy Tidwell | 70-54 |
| 01:39 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 70-54 |
| 01:37 | Missouri State | Ian Drake snags the defensive board | 70-54 |
| 01:32 | Missouri State | Andy Etchison is whistled for a carry | 70-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Clarence Davis (SF) David Smith | |
| 01:15 | Kentucky | Micheal Pruett hits the finger roll and the foul's on Elroy Tidwell - foul #1 on Elroy Tidwell, team foul #11 | 72-54 |
| 01:15 | Kentucky | Micheal Pruett misses the free throw | 72-54 |
| 01:15 | Missouri State | Elroy Tidwell grabs the board | 72-54 |
| 00:54 | Missouri State | Clarence Davis scores on a runner from close range and the foul's on Richard Hensley - foul #1 on Richard Hensley, team foul #5 | 72-56 |
| 00:54 | Missouri State | Clarence Davis makes the free throw | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Micheal Pruett misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 72-57 |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft tips it in | 74-57 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Missouri State | Andy Etchison hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Elroy Tidwell | 74-60 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Jimmy Jackson runs out the clock | 74-60 |