| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gerald Littles (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Winters (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Samuel Green (fresh) 3 pts. C - Larry Bunting (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Kingston (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Elliott (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert McGuirt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John McGrath (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters inbounds the ball | 24-36 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green misses long on a 3 from the right wing but the foul's on Jim Elliott - foul #1 on Jim Elliott, team foul #1 | 24-36 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green makes the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green misses the 2nd free throw | 25-36 |
| 19:37 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green misses the 3rd free throw | 25-36 |
| 19:37 | Kentucky | John McGrath grabs the defensive rebound | 25-36 |
| 19:14 | Kentucky | John McGrath hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert McGuirt | 25-38 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters clanks a shot in the lane but the foul's on Jim Elliott - foul #2 on Jim Elliott, team foul #2 | 25-38 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters misses the 1st free throw | 25-38 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters misses the 2nd free throw | 25-38 |
| 18:58 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt grabs the board | 25-38 |
| 18:29 | Kentucky | John McGrath drills a jumper in the lane set up by John Nam | 25-40 |
| 18:03 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green is whistled for traveling | 25-40 |
| 17:39 | Kentucky | Michael Winters steals it from Robert McGuirt | 25-40 |
| 17:22 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-40 |
| 17:21 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-40 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters connects on the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Gerald Littles | 27-40 |
| 16:55 | Kentucky | John Nam is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on John Nam, team foul #3 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG), Mark Hendrix (SG), Marvin Torian (SF), Aaron Smith (PF) Ernest Tyler, Gerald Littles, Michael Winters, Samuel Green | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler (SG), Noel Snow (SF) John Kingston, Jim Elliott | |
| 16:44 | Mississippi State | Robert McGuirt steals the ball from Marvin Torian | 27-40 |
| 16:15 | Kentucky | Marvin Torian steals it from Anthony Winkler | 27-40 |
| 16:00 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting banks in the layup on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelaziz | 29-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Hendrix (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marvin Torian (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Aaron Smith (fresh) C - Larry Bunting (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Noel Snow (fresh) PF - Robert McGuirt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John McGrath (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Kentucky | Larry Bunting steps in front of the Anthony Winkler pass | 29-40 |
| 15:30 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix is called for a charge - foul #1 on Mark Hendrix, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Gerald Littles (SG), Samuel Green (PF) Dikembe Abdelaziz, Mark Hendrix, Larry Bunting | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), John Kingston (SG), Jim Elliott (SF), Christopher Bennett (C) John Nam, Anthony Winkler, Noel Snow, John McGrath | |
| 15:20 | Kentucky | John Kingston is hacked by Ernest Tyler - foul #2 on Ernest Tyler, team foul #2 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Winters (SF) Marvin Torian | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:56 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt scores on a shot in the paint set up by James Sena and he's fouled by Samuel Green - foul #1 on Samuel Green, team foul #3 | 29-42 |
| 14:56 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt misses the free throw | 29-42 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters pulls down the rebound | 29-42 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green lays it up and in | 31-42 |
| 14:23 | Kentucky | James Sena banks in the layup set up by John Kingston | 31-44 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-44 |
| 14:14 | Kentucky | Christopher Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 31-44 |
| 13:49 | Kentucky | Aaron Smith denies the turnaround by Christopher Bennett | 31-44 |
| 13:47 | Kentucky | James Sena tips it home | 31-46 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-46 |
| 13:26 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott pulls down the rebound | 31-46 |
| 13:07 | Kentucky | James Sena buries a jumper from the left wing set up by John Kingston | 31-48 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi State | Robert McGuirt denies the turnaround by Michael Winters | 31-48 |
| 12:41 | Kentucky | John Kingston gets the rebound | 31-48 |
| 12:15 | Kentucky | James Sena is hacked by Ernest Tyler - foul #3 on Ernest Tyler, team foul #4 | 31-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG), Mark Hendrix (SG), Marvin Torian (SF), Jon Dailey (PF), Larry Bunting (C) Ernest Tyler, Gerald Littles, Michael Winters, Samuel Green, Aaron Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), Anthony Winkler (SG), Noel Snow (SF), Phillip Truesdell (PF), John McGrath (C) James Sena, John Kingston, Jim Elliott, Robert McGuirt, Christopher Bennett | |
| 11:55 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Nam | 31-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Hendrix (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marvin Torian (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jon Dailey (fresh) C - Larry Bunting (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Nam (fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Noel Snow (fresh) PF - Phillip Truesdell (fresh) C - John McGrath (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 11:45 | Mississippi State | John Nam picks off the pass by Larry Bunting | 31-50 |
| 11:41 | Kentucky | John Nam jams it | 31-52 |
| 11:20 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 31-52 |
| 11:18 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey grabs the offensive rebound | 31-52 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Dikembe Abdelaziz | 34-52 |
| 10:40 | Kentucky | John Nam hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Anthony Winkler | 34-55 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Phillip Truesdell - foul #1 on Phillip Truesdell, team foul #4 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Kingston (SG), Jim Elliott (SF), Robert McGuirt (PF) Anthony Winkler, Noel Snow, Phillip Truesdell | |
| 10:32 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz makes the 1st free throw | 35-55 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz makes the 2nd free throw | 36-55 |
| 10:05 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Kingston | 36-58 |
| 09:53 | Mississippi State | John McGrath picks off the pass by Marvin Torian | 36-58 |
| 09:29 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt blows the layup | 36-58 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian grabs the board | 36-58 |
| 09:12 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey's floater is tipped away by John McGrath | 36-58 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian hits the follow up shot | 38-58 |
| 08:45 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-58 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz grabs the defensive rebound | 38-58 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi State | Robert McGuirt swats the short shot by Larry Bunting | 38-58 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian can't tip it in | 38-58 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey gets the offensive rebound | 38-58 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting is hacked by John McGrath - foul #2 on John McGrath, team foul #5 | 38-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Gerald Littles (SG), Michael Winters (SF), Samuel Green (PF), Aaron Smith (C) Dikembe Abdelaziz, Mark Hendrix, Marvin Torian, Jon Dailey, Larry Bunting | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), Anthony Winkler (SG), Christopher Bennett (C) John Nam, John Kingston, John McGrath | |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Bennett | 38-58 |
| 08:03 | Kentucky | James Sena grabs the board | 38-58 |
| 07:46 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt can't connect on a runner from the right block | 38-58 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Aaron Smith | 38-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SG - Gerald Littles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Winters (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Samuel Green (fresh) 6 pts. C - Aaron Smith (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Sena (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jim Elliott (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert McGuirt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Aaron Smith | 40-58 |
| 07:16 | Kentucky | James Sena knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jim Elliott | 40-61 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith misses the jumper from the free throw line | 40-61 |
| 06:50 | Kentucky | Jim Elliott grabs the defensive rebound | 40-61 |
| 06:44 | Kentucky | James Sena is hacked by Ernest Tyler - foul #4 on Ernest Tyler, team foul #5 | 40-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting (C) Aaron Smith | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), John Kingston (SG), John McGrath (C) James Sena, Jim Elliott, Robert McGuirt | |
| 06:29 | Kentucky | John McGrath hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Larry Bunting - foul #1 on Larry Bunting, team foul #6 | 40-61 |
| 06:29 | Kentucky | John McGrath misses the 1st free throw | 40-61 |
| 06:29 | Kentucky | John McGrath makes the 2nd free throw | 40-62 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 40-62 |
| 06:09 | Kentucky | John McGrath snags the defensive board | 40-62 |
| 05:46 | Kentucky | Larry Bunting swats the layup by Anthony Winkler | 40-62 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters gets the rebound | 40-62 |
| 05:20 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters is whistled for a carry | 40-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG), Mark Hendrix (SG), Marvin Torian (SF), Aaron Smith (PF), Jon Dailey (C) Ernest Tyler, Gerald Littles, Michael Winters, Samuel Green, Larry Bunting | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Snow (SF), Robert McGuirt (PF) Anthony Winkler, Christopher Bennett | |
| 04:57 | Kentucky | John McGrath misses badly on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Mark Hendrix - foul #2 on Mark Hendrix, team foul #7 | 40-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jim Elliott (SF) Noel Snow | |
| 04:57 | Kentucky | John McGrath makes the 1st free throw | 40-63 |
| 04:57 | Kentucky | John McGrath makes the 2nd free throw | 40-64 |
| 04:50 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey is called for a charge - foul #2 on Jon Dailey, team foul #8 | 40-64 |
| 04:27 | Kentucky | John Kingston comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-64 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey grabs the defensive rebound | 40-64 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John McGrath - foul #3 on John McGrath, team foul #6 | 40-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler (SG) John Kingston | |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz makes the 1st free throw | 41-64 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz misses the 2nd free throw | 41-64 |
| 04:21 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert McGuirt | 41-64 |
| 03:53 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt is fouled on the floor by Aaron Smith - foul #2 on Aaron Smith, team foul #9 | 41-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Devon Funk (SF) Marvin Torian | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sena (PG), Christopher Bennett (C) John Nam, John McGrath | |
| 03:53 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt makes the 1st free throw | 41-65 |
| 03:53 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt makes the 2nd free throw | 41-66 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 41-66 |
| 03:44 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt grabs the board | 41-66 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Hendrix (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Devon Funk (fresh) PF - Aaron Smith (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jon Dailey (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Sena (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Winkler (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jim Elliott (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert McGuirt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Bennett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Jim Elliott and he's fouled by Mark Hendrix - foul #3 on Mark Hendrix, team foul #10 | 41-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Kingston (SG) Robert McGuirt | |
| 03:21 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler misses the free throw | 41-68 |
| 03:21 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey grabs the defensive rebound | 41-68 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith is denied on a layup by Anthony Winkler | 41-68 |
| 03:03 | Kentucky | John Kingston grabs the board | 41-68 |
| 02:57 | Kentucky | Devon Funk denies the turnaround by Christopher Bennett | 41-68 |
| 02:56 | Kentucky | John Kingston grabs the offensive rebound | 41-68 |
| 02:38 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abdelaziz - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdelaziz, team foul #11 | 41-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Labrecque (SG), Marvin Torian (C) Mark Hendrix, Jon Dailey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Nam (PG), John McGrath (C) James Sena, Jim Elliott | |
| 02:38 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler makes the 1st free throw | 41-69 |
| 02:38 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler makes the 2nd free throw | 41-70 |
| 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) | |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | Devon Funk connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Aaron Smith | 43-70 |
| 01:57 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler is hacked by Devon Funk - foul #1 on Devon Funk, team foul #12 | 43-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix (SG), Jon Dailey (C) David Labrecque, Devon Funk | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jim Elliott (SF), Robert McGuirt (PF) John Kingston, Christopher Bennett | |
| 01:57 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler makes the 1st free throw | 43-71 |
| 01:57 | Kentucky | Anthony Winkler makes the 2nd free throw | 43-72 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi State | Robert McGuirt blocks the short jumper by Jon Dailey | 43-72 |
| 01:41 | Kentucky | John Nam pulls down the rebound | 43-72 |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | John Nam is whistled for a carry | 43-72 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Kingston (SG) Anthony Winkler | |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian misses the lay-in but the foul's on John McGrath - foul #4 on John McGrath, team foul #7 | 43-72 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian makes the 1st free throw | 44-72 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian misses the 2nd free throw | 44-72 |
| 01:08 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt pulls down the rebound | 44-72 |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | Robert McGuirt lays it in on a nice dish by John McGrath | 44-74 |
| 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) | |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-74 |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | John McGrath grabs the defensive rebound | 44-74 |
| 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) | |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | John Nam is hacked by Aaron Smith - foul #3 on Aaron Smith, team foul #13 | 44-74 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | John Nam makes the 1st free throw | 44-75 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | John Nam makes the 2nd free throw | 44-76 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 44-76 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-76 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian's floater is tipped away by Robert McGuirt | 44-76 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Smith | 44-76 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-76 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | John Nam runs out the clock | 47-76 |