| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerald Littles (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Winters (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Samuel Green (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Aaron Smith (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kingston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Noel Snow (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - John McGrath (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert McGuirt (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Noel Snow inbounds the ball | 25-36 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:32 | Kentucky | John McGrath loses the dribble to Michael Winters | 25-36 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green is whistled for a carry | 25-36 |
| 19:11 | Kentucky | Aaron Smith blocks the short jumper by Noel Snow | 25-36 |
| 19:09 | Kentucky | John Nam tips it home | 25-38 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-38 |
| 18:33 | Kentucky | John McGrath is whistled for a carry | 25-38 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles is hacked by John Kingston - foul #1 on John Kingston, team foul #1 | 25-38 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 25-38 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters tips it in | 27-38 |
| 17:27 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt misses the easy layup | 27-38 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green grabs the board | 27-38 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters is fouled on the floor by Noel Snow - foul #2 on Noel Snow, team foul #2 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG), Mark Hendrix (SG), Marvin Torian (SF), Jon Dailey (C) Ernest Tyler, Gerald Littles, Michael Winters, Aaron Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler (SG), Jim Elliott (SF) John Kingston, Noel Snow | |
| 16:56 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-38 |
| 16:54 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to John McGrath | 27-38 |
| 16:25 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott is hacked by Marvin Torian - foul #2 on Marvin Torian, team foul #1 | 27-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), Phillip Truesdell (PF), Christopher Bennett (C) John Nam, John McGrath, Robert McGuirt | |
| 16:09 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-38 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey grabs the defensive rebound | 27-38 |
| 15:50 | Mississippi State | Jim Elliott steps in front of the Dikembe Abdelaziz pass | 27-38 |
| 15:46 | Kentucky | James Sena hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jim Elliott | 27-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Hendrix (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Marvin Torian (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Samuel Green (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jon Dailey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Sena (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Jim Elliott (fresh) PF - Phillip Truesdell (fresh) C - Christopher Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green clanks a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Christopher Bennett - foul #2 on Christopher Bennett, team foul #3 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Gerald Littles (SG), Michael Winters (SF), Larry Bunting (C) Dikembe Abdelaziz, Mark Hendrix, Marvin Torian, Jon Dailey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Kingston (SG), Noel Snow (SF) Jim Elliott, Phillip Truesdell | |
| 15:33 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green misses the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 15:33 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 15:05 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by James Sena | 28-42 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting is hacked by James Sena - foul #2 on James Sena, team foul #4 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith (PF) Samuel Green | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), John McGrath (PF), Robert McGuirt (C) James Sena, Christopher Bennett, Anthony Winkler | |
| 14:55 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Michael Winters | 31-42 |
| 14:28 | Kentucky | John McGrath connects on the floater in the lane | 31-44 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-44 |
| 14:13 | Kentucky | John Kingston gets the rebound | 31-44 |
| 13:51 | Kentucky | John Kingston misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 31-44 |
| 13:50 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt tips it back up and in | 31-46 |
| 13:27 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-46 |
| 13:25 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters grabs the offensive board | 31-46 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-46 |
| 13:08 | Kentucky | John McGrath snags the defensive board | 31-46 |
| 12:50 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt makes the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by John McGrath | 31-48 |
| 12:32 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler is fouled on the floor by John Kingston - foul #2 on John Kingston, team foul #5 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG), Mark Hendrix (SG), Marvin Torian (SF) Ernest Tyler, Gerald Littles, Michael Winters | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler (SG), Jim Elliott (SF), Christopher Bennett (C) John Kingston, Noel Snow, Robert McGuirt | |
| 12:18 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mark Hendrix | 33-48 |
| 11:54 | Kentucky | Mark Hendrix is called for the reach on John Nam - foul #1 on Mark Hendrix, team foul #2 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Green (PF), Jon Dailey (C) Aaron Smith, Larry Bunting | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), Phillip Truesdell (PF) John Nam, John McGrath | |
| 11:25 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-48 |
| 11:23 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green grabs the defensive rebound | 33-48 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Hendrix (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Torian (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Samuel Green (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Dailey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Sena (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jim Elliott (fresh) PF - Phillip Truesdell (fresh) C - Christopher Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:05 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting (C) Jon Dailey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Kingston (SG), Noel Snow (SF), Robert McGuirt (C) Anthony Winkler, Jim Elliott, Phillip Truesdell | |
| 11:02 | Kentucky | Mark Hendrix steals it from James Sena in the backcourt | 33-48 |
| 10:44 | Mississippi State | Robert McGuirt steps in front of the Larry Bunting pass | 33-48 |
| 10:29 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett slams it home set up by James Sena and he's fouled by Samuel Green - foul #2 on Samuel Green, team foul #3 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Gerald Littles (SG) Dikembe Abdelaziz, Mark Hendrix | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG) James Sena | |
| 10:29 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett makes the free throw | 33-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-51 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler tips it back up and in | 35-51 |
| 09:48 | Kentucky | Larry Bunting swats the layup by Robert McGuirt | 35-51 |
| 09:47 | Kentucky | Noel Snow pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-51 |
| 09:22 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt is fouled on the floor by Larry Bunting - foul #4 on Larry Bunting, team foul #4 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Winters (SF), Aaron Smith (PF), Jon Dailey (C) Marvin Torian, Samuel Green, Larry Bunting | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jim Elliott (SF), John McGrath (PF) Noel Snow, Christopher Bennett | |
| 09:06 | Kentucky | Jon Dailey is called for the reach on John Kingston - foul #1 on Jon Dailey, team foul #5 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler (SG) John Kingston | |
| 08:44 | Kentucky | Ernest Tyler is called for the reach on John Nam - foul #2 on Ernest Tyler, team foul #6 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (SG) Gerald Littles | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:31 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Anthony Winkler, team foul #6 | 35-51 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters clanks a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Jim Elliott - foul #1 on Jim Elliott, team foul #7 | 35-51 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters makes the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters makes the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | John Nam misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-51 |
| 08:08 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt gets the offensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 07:47 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Ernest Tyler - foul #3 on Ernest Tyler, team foul #7 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix (SG), Samuel Green (PF), Larry Bunting (C) Ernest Tyler, Aaron Smith, Jon Dailey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), John Kingston (SG), Noel Snow (SF) John Nam, Anthony Winkler, Jim Elliott | |
| 07:47 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt makes the 1st free throw | 37-52 |
| 07:47 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt makes the 2nd free throw | 37-53 |
| 07:39 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 37-53 |
| 07:37 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt grabs the board | 37-53 |
| 07:10 | Kentucky | John McGrath hits a turnaround in the paint | 37-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Hendrix (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Winters (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Samuel Green (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Bunting (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Sena (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Kingston (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Noel Snow (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John McGrath (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert McGuirt (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix is fouled on the floor by John McGrath - foul #1 on John McGrath, team foul #8 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles (SG) Dikembe Abdelaziz | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett (C) Robert McGuirt | |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix makes the 1st free throw | 38-55 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix makes the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| 06:35 | Kentucky | Gerald Littles steals the ball from James Sena | 39-55 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles can't throw it down | 39-55 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters tips it but misses | 39-55 |
| 06:29 | Kentucky | James Sena pulls down the rebound | 39-55 |
| 06:13 | Kentucky | John Kingston is whistled for traveling | 39-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Marvin Torian (SF), Aaron Smith (PF) Mark Hendrix, Michael Winters, Samuel Green | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG) James Sena | |
| 06:01 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler (C) John McGrath | |
| 05:32 | Kentucky | John Nam connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Anthony Winkler | 39-58 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Noel Snow - foul #3 on Noel Snow, team foul #9 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG), Mark Hendrix (SG), Jon Dailey (C) Ernest Tyler, Gerald Littles, Larry Bunting | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jim Elliott (SF), Robert McGuirt (C) John Kingston, Noel Snow | |
| 05:22 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith makes the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 40-58 |
| 05:22 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Christopher Bennett | 40-58 |
| 05:01 | Kentucky | John Nam is fouled on the floor by Aaron Smith - foul #2 on Aaron Smith, team foul #8 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John McGrath (PF) Christopher Bennett | |
| 05:01 | Kentucky | John Nam makes the 1st free throw | 40-59 |
| 05:01 | Kentucky | John Nam misses the 2nd free throw | 40-59 |
| 05:01 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey snags the defensive board | 40-59 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-59 |
| 04:32 | Kentucky | John Nam connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Anthony Winkler | 43-62 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 43-62 |
| 04:27 | Kentucky | John McGrath grabs the defensive rebound | 43-62 |
| 04:22 | Kentucky | John Nam misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-62 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey grabs the board | 43-62 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-62 |
| 03:59 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt grabs the defensive rebound | 43-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-62 |
| 03:28 | Kentucky | John McGrath misses the tip | 43-62 |
| 03:27 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 43-62 |
| 03:00 | Mississippi State | Jim Elliott takes the ball from Jon Dailey | 43-62 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Mark Hendrix (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Torian (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Aaron Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Dailey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jim Elliott (fresh) 2 stl. PF - John McGrath (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert McGuirt (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 4 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 02:31 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler is fouled on the floor by Mark Hendrix - foul #2 on Mark Hendrix, team foul #9 | 43-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Labrecque (SG), Devon Funk (SF) Mark Hendrix, Marvin Torian | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), John Kingston (SG), Noel Snow (SF), Christopher Bennett (C) John Nam, Jim Elliott, John McGrath, Robert McGuirt | |
| 02:31 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler makes the 1st free throw | 43-63 |
| 02:31 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler makes the 2nd free throw | 43-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:10 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-64 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith gets the offensive rebound | 43-64 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi State | David Labrecque clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-64 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey tips it in | 45-64 |
| 01:22 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 45-64 |
| 01:20 | Kentucky | John Kingston grabs the offensive rebound | 45-64 |
| 00:59 | Kentucky | John Kingston scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Christopher Bennett | 45-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett misses long on a jumper from the right side | 48-66 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jon Dailey | 48-66 |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 48-66 |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 48-66 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | James Sena runs out the clock | 48-66 |