| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Paul Shaw (fresh) SG - Richard Fell (fresh) SF - Ronald Ward (fresh) PF - Brad Nelson (fresh) C - Ryan Mickelsen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) SG - Andrew Craft (fresh) SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) C - Huang-fu Huang (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Shaw | 3-0 |
| 18:49 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-0 |
| 18:47 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael tips it home | 3-2 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Shaw | 5-2 |
| 18:03 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Andrew Craft | 5-4 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward scores on a shot from the left side | 7-4 |
| 17:10 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 7-4 |
| 17:09 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael tips it home | 7-6 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson misses short on a shot from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 16:57 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:37 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 7-8 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen loses the dribble to Ronald Raphael | 7-8 |
| 15:59 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 15:57 | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Paul Shaw (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Fell (fairly fresh) SF - Ronald Ward (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Brad Nelson (fairly fresh) C - Ryan Mickelsen (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Andrew Craft (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marvin Valente (fairly fresh) PF - Ronald Raphael (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Huang-fu Huang (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw is hacked by Darryl Allen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Darryl Allen, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser (SG), Ezekiel Godby (SF), Justin Sheley (PF), Matthew Massie (C) Richard Fell, Ronald Ward, Brad Nelson, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Kenneth Brown (PF), Thomas Good (C) Darryl Allen, Andrew Craft, Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael, Huang-fu Huang | |
| 15:37 | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser knocks in the shot from the right wing | 9-8 |
| 15:08 | Kentucky | Mark Mills can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 9-8 |
| 15:06 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Justin Sheley | 9-8 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | Johnnie Stone swats the shot by Stephen Moser | 9-8 |
| 14:45 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie hits the follow up shot | 11-8 |
| 14:24 | Kentucky | Justin Sheley is called for the reach on Kenneth Brown - foul #1 on Justin Sheley, team foul #1 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Fell (SG), Ronald Ward (SF), Brad Nelson (PF), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Paul Shaw, Ezekiel Godby, Justin Sheley, Matthew Massie | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang (C) Thomas Good | |
| 14:08 | Kentucky | Stephen Moser is called for the reach on Samuel Johnson - foul #1 on Stephen Moser, team foul #2 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Andrew Craft (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF) Samuel Johnson, Mark Mills, Johnnie Stone, Kenneth Brown | |
| 13:46 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Darryl Allen | 11-11 |
| 13:44 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward is hacked by Darryl Allen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Darryl Allen, team foul #2 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG) Darryl Allen | |
| 13:30 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Stephen Moser | 13-11 |
| 13:06 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft is whistled for a carry | 13-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw (PG), Justin Sheley (SF) Stephen Moser, Ronald Ward | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Mills (SG), Thomas Good (C) Samuel Johnson, Huang-fu Huang | |
| 12:44 | Mississippi State | Richard Fell is hacked by Mark Mills - foul #1 on Mark Mills, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby (SF), Matthew Massie (C) Brad Nelson, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Kenneth Brown (PF) Andrew Craft, Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael | |
| 12:23 | Mississippi State | Richard Fell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 12:22 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 13-11 |
| 12:02 | Kentucky | Mark Mills hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 13-11 |
| 12:01 | Mississippi State | Justin Sheley pulls down the rebound | 13-11 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi State | Johnnie Stone steals it from Paul Shaw in the backcourt | 13-11 |
| 11:52 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson jams it set up by Johnnie Stone | 13-13 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Paul Shaw (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Fell (fairly fresh) SF - Ezekiel Godby (fresh) PF - Justin Sheley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Massie (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mark Mills (fairly fresh) SF - Johnnie Stone (fresh) PF - Kenneth Brown (fresh) C - Thomas Good (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:47 | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser (SG), Ronald Ward (SF) Richard Fell, Ezekiel Godby | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andrew Craft (SG), Ronald Raphael (PF), Huang-fu Huang (C) Mark Mills, Kenneth Brown, Thomas Good | |
| 11:31 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Paul Shaw - foul #1 on Paul Shaw, team foul #3 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson (PF), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Justin Sheley, Matthew Massie | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Valente (SF) Johnnie Stone | |
| 11:31 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:31 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:31 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser throws it down | 15-14 |
| 10:44 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 15-16 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Huang-fu Huang - foul #1 on Huang-fu Huang, team foul #4 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway (PG), Richard Fell (SG), Justin Sheley (C) Paul Shaw, Stephen Moser, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Mills (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Kenneth Brown (PF), Thomas Good (C) Andrew Craft, Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael, Huang-fu Huang | |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 09:58 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone misses short on a shot from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 09:56 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone tips it back up and in | 17-18 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Travis Dunaway | 20-18 |
| 09:16 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 20-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw (PG), Ezekiel Godby (SF), Matthew Massie (PF), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Travis Dunaway, Ronald Ward, Brad Nelson, Justin Sheley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andrew Craft (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF) Mark Mills, Johnnie Stone, Kenneth Brown | |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Matthew Massie is blocked by Ronald Raphael | 20-18 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie gets the offensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 08:50 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-18 |
| 08:49 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson grabs the board | 20-18 |
| 08:26 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson scores on a jumper from the right wing | 20-20 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Thomas Good - foul #1 on Thomas Good, team foul #5 | 20-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser (SG), Justin Sheley (SF) Richard Fell, Ezekiel Godby | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Mills (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Kenneth Brown (PF), Huang-fu Huang (C) Samuel Johnson, Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael, Thomas Good | |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen makes the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen makes the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 07:43 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-23 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Paul Shaw (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Stephen Moser (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Sheley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Matthew Massie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Andrew Craft (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Mills (fresh) SF - Johnnie Stone (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Brown (fresh) C - Huang-fu Huang (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | Justin Sheley misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Huang-fu Huang - foul #2 on Huang-fu Huang, team foul #6 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway (SG), Ronald Ward (SF), Brad Nelson (PF) Paul Shaw, Matthew Massie, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Good (C) Huang-fu Huang | |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | Justin Sheley makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 07:27 | Mississippi State | Justin Sheley makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 07:10 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone clanks a shot from the left side | 24-23 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi State | Justin Sheley grabs the defensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser can't throw it down | 24-23 |
| 06:49 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 06:28 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 24-23 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson grabs the board | 24-23 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson loses the dribble to Thomas Good | 24-23 |
| 05:45 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-23 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward grabs the board | 24-23 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-23 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Ronald Ward | 24-23 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Johnnie Stone - foul #1 on Johnnie Stone, team foul #7 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Fell (SG), Ezekiel Godby (SF), Matthew Massie (PF), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Travis Dunaway, Ronald Ward, Brad Nelson, Justin Sheley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Marvin Valente (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF), Huang-fu Huang (C) Mark Mills, Johnnie Stone, Kenneth Brown, Thomas Good | |
| 05:13 | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser misses the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 05:13 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente grabs the board | 25-23 |
| 04:48 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-26 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 25-26 |
| 04:25 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ronald Raphael | 25-26 |
| 03:58 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael is hacked by Matthew Massie - foul #1 on Matthew Massie, team foul #4 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw (PG) Stephen Moser | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:32 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Andrew Craft | 25-28 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Paul Shaw (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Fell (fresh) SF - Ezekiel Godby (fresh) PF - Matthew Massie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Craft (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Valente (fairly fresh) PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Huang-fu Huang (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:19 | Mississippi State | Darryl Allen takes the ball from Paul Shaw | 25-28 |
| 03:10 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang is whistled for a carry | 25-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward (SF), Brad Nelson (PF) Ezekiel Godby, Matthew Massie | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Mills (SG) Andrew Craft | |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Huang-fu Huang is called for the reach on Paul Shaw in the backcourt - foul #3 on Huang-fu Huang, team foul #8 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Good (C) Huang-fu Huang | |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Paul Shaw misses the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 03:08 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 02:41 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-28 |
| 02:40 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ryan Mickelsen | 25-28 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | Richard Fell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway (SG) Richard Fell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG) Darryl Allen | |
| 01:56 | Kentucky | Thomas Good misses badly on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Ryan Mickelsen - foul #1 on Ryan Mickelsen, team foul #5 | 25-28 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby (SF), Justin Sheley (C) Ronald Ward, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Andrew Craft (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF) Mark Mills, Marvin Valente | |
| 01:56 | Kentucky | Thomas Good makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 01:56 | Kentucky | Thomas Good misses the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 01:56 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael snags the offensive board | 25-29 |
| 01:38 | Kentucky | Andrew Craft comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-29 |
| 01:36 | Mississippi State | Justin Sheley pulls down the rebound | 25-29 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Travis Dunaway - foul #1 on Travis Dunaway, team foul #6 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser (PG), Richard Fell (SG), Ronald Ward (SF), Matthew Massie (PF) Paul Shaw, Travis Dunaway, Brad Nelson, Justin Sheley | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Kenneth Brown (PF) Samuel Johnson, Andrew Craft, Ronald Raphael | |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone makes the free throw | 28-32 |
| 00:48 | Mississippi State | Stephen Moser throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Valente (SF) Johnnie Stone | |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | Mark Mills knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-35 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward can't connect on a shot from the left side | 28-35 |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Mark Mills grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 00:05 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 28-35 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby misses long on a halfcourt shot | 28-35 |