| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fresh) SG - Dan Judge (fresh) SF - Jerrold Goldsmith (fresh) PF - Troy Bomar (fresh) C - Larry Bunting (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darrell Sneller (fresh) SG - Alec Shelton (fresh) SF - Anthony Winkler (fresh) PF - Luka Zier (fresh) C - Robert McGuirt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:32 | Kentucky | Jerrold Goldsmith is called for the reach on Alec Shelton - foul #1 on Jerrold Goldsmith, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler misses badly on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Larry Bunting - foul #1 on Larry Bunting, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:06 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi State | Luka Zier is called for the reach on Jerrold Goldsmith - foul #1 on Luka Zier, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:10 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler clanks a floater from the right block | 0-2 |
| 18:09 | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler's pass is intercepted by Luka Zier | 0-2 |
| 17:46 | Kentucky | Luka Zier scores on a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Alec Shelton | 0-4 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-4 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting tips it home | 2-4 |
| 17:10 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt misses the shot from the left block | 2-4 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert McGuirt - foul #1 on Robert McGuirt, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting misses the 2nd free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:51 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert McGuirt | 3-4 |
| 16:23 | Kentucky | Luka Zier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-4 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dan Judge (fresh) SF - Jerrold Goldsmith (fresh) PF - Troy Bomar (fresh) C - Larry Bunting (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darrell Sneller (fresh) SG - Alec Shelton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Luka Zier (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert McGuirt (fresh) | |
| 15:53 | Kentucky | Luka Zier misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Troy Bomar - foul #1 on Troy Bomar, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| 15:53 | Kentucky | Luka Zier makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 15:53 | Kentucky | Luka Zier makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 6-6 |
| 15:26 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert McGuirt | 6-6 |
| 15:21 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler loses the dribble to Dan Judge | 6-6 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-6 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting hits the follow up shot | 8-6 |
| 14:39 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler hits the finger roll set up by Alec Shelton | 8-8 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 8-8 |
| 14:31 | Kentucky | Luka Zier grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:25 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt buries a fadeaway near the basket set up by Anthony Winkler | 8-10 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith's layup is rejected by Robert McGuirt | 8-10 |
| 14:06 | Kentucky | Luka Zier pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 13:38 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Luka Zier | 8-13 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 8-13 |
| 13:23 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt pulls down the rebound | 8-13 |
| 12:54 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton is fouled on the floor by Larry Bunting - foul #2 on Larry Bunting, team foul #4 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller (PG), Glenn Barber (SG), Everette Hood (SF), Jon Dailey (PF), Aaron Smith (C) Ernest Tyler, Dan Judge, Jerrold Goldsmith, Troy Bomar, Larry Bunting | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), George Staats (SG), Eric Robert (SF), John McGrath (PF), Terrell Gustafson (C) Darrell Sneller, Alec Shelton, Anthony Winkler, Luka Zier, Robert McGuirt | |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | John McGrath hits a jumper near the basket and the foul's on Jerry Keller - foul #1 on Jerry Keller, team foul #5 | 8-15 |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | John McGrath misses the free throw | 8-15 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith pulls down the rebound | 8-15 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller hits a jumper from the baseline | 10-15 |
| 11:57 | Kentucky | Eric Robert misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-15 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 10-15 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jerry Keller (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Glenn Barber (fresh) SF - Everette Hood (fresh) PF - Jon Dailey (fresh) C - Aaron Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) SG - George Staats (fresh) SF - Eric Robert (fresh) PF - John McGrath (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terrell Gustafson (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-15 |
| 11:38 | Kentucky | Eric Robert grabs the board | 10-15 |
| 11:17 | Kentucky | George Staats is fouled on the floor by Glenn Barber - foul #1 on Glenn Barber, team foul #6 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith (SF), Troy Bomar (PF) Everette Hood, Aaron Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 11:00 | Kentucky | Eric Robert connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by George Staats | 10-18 |
| 10:38 | Mississippi State | Terrell Gustafson is called for the reach on Jon Dailey - foul #1 on Terrell Gustafson, team foul #3 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Dan Judge (SG) Jerry Keller, Glenn Barber | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller (PG), Alec Shelton (SG), Anthony Winkler (SF), Luka Zier (PF) John Nam, George Staats, Eric Robert, Terrell Gustafson | |
| 10:24 | Mississippi State | Dan Judge misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by John McGrath - foul #1 on John McGrath, team foul #4 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt (C) John McGrath | |
| 10:24 | Mississippi State | Dan Judge makes the 1st free throw | 11-18 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi State | Dan Judge makes the 2nd free throw | 12-18 |
| 09:55 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler drills a fadeaway near the basket | 12-20 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi State | Luka Zier swats the short shot by Troy Bomar | 12-20 |
| 09:48 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton grabs the defensive rebound | 12-20 |
| 09:41 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt misses short on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Jerrold Goldsmith - foul #2 on Jerrold Goldsmith, team foul #7 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Everette Hood (SF), Aaron Smith (C) Jerrold Goldsmith, Jon Dailey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 09:41 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt misses the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 09:41 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt misses the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 09:41 | Mississippi State | Troy Bomar grabs the board | 12-20 |
| 09:25 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 12-20 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | Troy Bomar grabs the offensive board | 12-20 |
| 09:13 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 12-20 |
| 09:11 | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller pulls down the rebound | 12-20 |
| 09:06 | Kentucky | Aaron Smith blocks the short jumper by Luka Zier | 12-20 |
| 09:04 | Kentucky | Luka Zier pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-20 |
| 08:43 | Kentucky | Luka Zier scores on a turnaround from the left block | 12-22 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi State | Darrell Sneller steals it from Troy Bomar | 12-22 |
| 08:03 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler can't connect on a runner near the basket | 12-22 |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler hits the follow up shot | 12-24 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Anthony Winkler denies the turnaround by Ernest Tyler | 12-24 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | Dan Judge tips it in | 14-24 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dan Judge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Everette Hood (fresh) PF - Troy Bomar (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Aaron Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darrell Sneller (fairly fresh) SG - Alec Shelton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Winkler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Luka Zier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert McGuirt (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Kentucky | Luka Zier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-24 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller (PG), Glenn Barber (SG), Jon Dailey (PF) Ernest Tyler, Dan Judge, Troy Bomar | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), George Staats (SG), Eric Robert (SF), John McGrath (PF), Terrell Gustafson (C) Darrell Sneller, Alec Shelton, Anthony Winkler, Luka Zier, Robert McGuirt | |
| 06:59 | Mississippi State | John McGrath swats the short shot by Jon Dailey | 14-24 |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | Eric Robert snags the defensive board | 14-24 |
| 06:39 | Kentucky | Eric Robert misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-24 |
| 06:38 | Kentucky | George Staats hits the follow up shot | 14-26 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Terrell Gustafson - foul #2 on Terrell Gustafson, team foul #5 | 14-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Fritz (C) Aaron Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alec Shelton (SG) Eric Robert | |
| 06:30 | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber makes the 1st free throw | 15-26 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber misses the 2nd free throw | 15-26 |
| 06:30 | Kentucky | John McGrath snags the defensive board | 15-26 |
| 06:09 | Kentucky | George Staats makes the floater in the lane | 15-28 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 15-28 |
| 05:50 | Kentucky | Terrell Gustafson pulls down the rebound | 15-28 |
| 05:24 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-31 |
| 05:05 | Mississippi State | Terrell Gustafson blocks the short jumper by Steven Fritz | 15-31 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi State | Everette Hood gets the offensive rebound | 15-31 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi State | Steven Fritz makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Everette Hood | 17-31 |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | Terrell Gustafson can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Steven Fritz - foul #1 on Steven Fritz, team foul #8 | 17-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Dan Judge (SG), Troy Bomar (PF), Aaron Smith (C) Jerry Keller, Glenn Barber, Jon Dailey, Steven Fritz | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller (PG), Eric Robert (SG), Anthony Winkler (SF), Luka Zier (PF) John Nam, Alec Shelton, George Staats, John McGrath | |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | Terrell Gustafson makes the 1st free throw | 17-32 |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | Terrell Gustafson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-33 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Luka Zier - foul #2 on Luka Zier, team foul #6 | 17-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerrold Goldsmith (SF) Everette Hood | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt (C) Terrell Gustafson | |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith makes the 1st free throw | 18-33 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 19-33 |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | Eric Robert loses the ball out of bounds | 19-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting (C) Aaron Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dan Judge (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jerrold Goldsmith (fresh) PF - Troy Bomar (fresh) 2 reb. C - Larry Bunting (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darrell Sneller (fresh) SG - Eric Robert (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Luka Zier (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert McGuirt (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Mississippi State | Troy Bomar clanks a jumper from the left side | 19-33 |
| 03:19 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt gets the rebound | 19-33 |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Jerrold Goldsmith - foul #3 on Jerrold Goldsmith, team foul #9 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber (SF) Jerrold Goldsmith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alec Shelton (SG) Eric Robert | |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler makes the 1st free throw | 19-34 |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler misses the 2nd free throw | 19-34 |
| 02:53 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Troy Bomar | 19-34 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi State | Dan Judge connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 21-34 |
| 02:01 | Kentucky | Alec Shelton can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 21-34 |
| 01:59 | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber grabs the board | 21-34 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi State | Troy Bomar is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Troy Bomar, team foul #10 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Everette Hood (SF) Glenn Barber | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:24 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Dan Judge - foul #1 on Dan Judge, team foul #11 | 21-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller (PG) Ernest Tyler | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:24 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler makes the free throw | 21-37 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi State | Jerry Keller is whistled for traveling | 21-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber (SG) Dan Judge | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), George Staats (SF), John McGrath (PF) Darrell Sneller, Anthony Winkler, Luka Zier | |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | John McGrath is hacked by Troy Bomar - foul #3 on Troy Bomar, team foul #12 | 21-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey (PF) Troy Bomar | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Terrell Gustafson (C) Robert McGuirt | |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | John McGrath makes the 1st free throw | 21-38 |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | John McGrath misses the 2nd free throw | 21-38 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting snags the defensive board | 21-38 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Glenn Barber loses the dribble to John McGrath | 21-38 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | George Staats is hacked by Everette Hood - foul #1 on Everette Hood, team foul #13 | 21-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Dan Judge (SG), Aaron Smith (C) Jerry Keller, Glenn Barber, Larry Bunting | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darrell Sneller (PG), Eric Robert (SF), Luka Zier (PF) John Nam, Alec Shelton, Terrell Gustafson | |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | George Staats makes the 1st free throw | 21-39 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | George Staats misses the 2nd free throw | 21-39 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith grabs the board | 21-39 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | Dan Judge misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 21-39 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey can't tip it in | 21-39 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | George Staats grabs the defensive rebound | 21-39 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | George Staats misses the fullcourt shot | 21-39 |