| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Steele (fresh) SG - Johnny Heard (fresh) SF - Stanley Lust (fresh) PF - Ryan Risher (fresh) C - Andrew Alvord (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fresh) SG - Robert Howell (fresh) SF - James Lemansky (fresh) PF - Marvin Box (fresh) C - Tom Fontes (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:49 | Mississippi State | James Lemansky is called for the reach on Johnny Heard - foul #1 on James Lemansky, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Kentucky | James Lemansky gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Kentucky | Marvin Box can't finish the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Kentucky | Robert Howell tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ryan Risher | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher lays it up and in on a nice dish by Richard Steele | 2-0 |
| 18:55 | Kentucky | James Lemansky comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Stanley Lust | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 2-0 |
| 18:33 | Kentucky | Robert Howell gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:09 | Kentucky | Robert Howell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-0 |
| 18:08 | Kentucky | James Lemansky tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 17:50 | Mississippi State | Richard Steele travels with the ball | 2-2 |
| 17:32 | Kentucky | Robert Howell drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-5 |
| 17:10 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord is denied on a layup by Marvin Box | 2-5 |
| 17:09 | Kentucky | James Lemansky grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:55 | Kentucky | Marvin Box can't throw it down | 2-5 |
| 16:54 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Leroy Haring | 2-5 |
| 16:38 | Kentucky | James Lemansky hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Andrew Alvord - foul #1 on Andrew Alvord, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo (SF), Ralph Dickens (PF), Brian Messinger (C) Stanley Lust, Ryan Risher, Andrew Alvord | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:38 | Kentucky | James Lemansky misses the 1st free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:38 | Kentucky | James Lemansky misses the 2nd free throw | 2-5 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi State | Richard Steele misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 2-5 |
| 16:22 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring grabs the defensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 16:02 | Kentucky | Brian Messinger steals the ball from Leroy Haring | 2-5 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Steele (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Johnny Heard (fairly fresh) SF - Edward Mozingo (fresh) PF - Ralph Dickens (fresh) C - Brian Messinger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fresh) SG - Robert Howell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Lemansky (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marvin Box (fairly fresh) C - Tom Fontes (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Mississippi State | Richard Steele knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Edward Mozingo and the foul's on Marvin Box - foul #1 on Marvin Box, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey (SG) Johnny Heard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Hower (PG), Richard Hua (SG), Jim Wyatt (SF), Nathan Ryan (PF), Robert Conley (C) Leroy Haring, Robert Howell, James Lemansky, Marvin Box, Tom Fontes | |
| 15:50 | Mississippi State | Richard Steele makes the free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:34 | Kentucky | Richard Hua can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 15:32 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens grabs the defensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 15:13 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Richard Steele and he's hacked by Robert Conley - foul #1 on Robert Conley, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Rose (PG), Ryan Risher (PF), Andrew Alvord (C) Richard Steele, Melvin Bailey, Brian Messinger | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:13 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens makes the free throw | 8-5 |
| 14:52 | Kentucky | Jim Wyatt is hacked by Edward Mozingo - foul #1 on Edward Mozingo, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust (SF) Ralph Dickens | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (PG), Robert Howell (SG), James Lemansky (SF) David Hower, Richard Hua, Jim Wyatt | |
| 14:36 | Kentucky | Robert Conley blows the layup | 8-5 |
| 14:35 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Andrew Alvord | 8-5 |
| 14:16 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 8-5 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher grabs the offensive board | 8-5 |
| 14:03 | Mississippi State | Robert Conley is called for the reach on Andrew Alvord - foul #2 on Robert Conley, team foul #4 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard (PG) Matthew Rose | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Box (PF), Tom Fontes (C) Nathan Ryan, Robert Conley | |
| 13:47 | Mississippi State | A charge is called on Ryan Risher - foul #1 on Ryan Risher, team foul #3 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Steele (PG) Edward Mozingo | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 13:31 | Kentucky | Robert Howell connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Leroy Haring | 8-7 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord hits a turnaround from the right block | 10-7 |
| 12:59 | Kentucky | Marvin Box is fouled on the floor by Ryan Risher - foul #2 on Ryan Risher, team foul #4 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens (PF), Brian Messinger (C) Ryan Risher, Andrew Alvord | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Hower (PG), Richard Hua (SG) Leroy Haring, Robert Howell | |
| 12:51 | Kentucky | Marvin Box lays it in on a nice dish by David Hower and the foul's on Richard Steele - foul #1 on Richard Steele, team foul #5 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jim Wyatt (SF) James Lemansky | |
| 12:51 | Kentucky | Marvin Box misses the free throw | 10-9 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Ralph Dickens | 12-9 |
| 12:24 | Kentucky | Richard Hua scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from David Hower | 12-12 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 12-12 |
| 12:09 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Marvin Box | 12-12 |
| 11:53 | Kentucky | David Hower is called for traveling | 12-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo (SF) Stanley Lust | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (PG), Robert Howell (SG), James Lemansky (SF) David Hower, Richard Hua, Jim Wyatt | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Steele (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnny Heard (fresh) SF - Edward Mozingo (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Ralph Dickens (fresh) 3 pts. C - Brian Messinger (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Howell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - James Lemansky (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marvin Box (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tom Fontes (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on Marvin Box - foul #2 on Marvin Box, team foul #5 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Rose (PG), Andrew Alvord (C) Richard Steele, Brian Messinger | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan (PF) Marvin Box | |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard misses the free throw | 14-12 |
| 11:35 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan snags the defensive board | 14-12 |
| 11:18 | Kentucky | Ralph Dickens is called for the reach on Robert Howell - foul #1 on Ralph Dickens, team foul #6 | 14-12 |
| 11:02 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan is hacked by Ralph Dickens - foul #2 on Ralph Dickens, team foul #7 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger (C) Ralph Dickens | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 11:02 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 11:02 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard is fouled on the floor by Robert Howell - foul #1 on Robert Howell, team foul #6 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Steele (PG) Matthew Rose | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 10:29 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 14-14 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi State | Richard Steele tips it back up and in | 16-14 |
| 10:06 | Kentucky | Robert Howell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey (SG) Johnny Heard | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jim Wyatt (SF) James Lemansky | |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | Richard Steele misses the floater from the free throw line | 16-14 |
| 09:47 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Tom Fontes | 16-14 |
| 09:40 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring is hacked by Richard Steele - foul #2 on Richard Steele, team foul #8 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Rose (PG) Richard Steele | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Hua (SG) Robert Howell | |
| 09:40 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring makes the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 09:40 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 16-16 |
| 09:20 | Kentucky | Jim Wyatt grabs the board | 16-16 |
| 09:00 | Kentucky | Richard Hua is called for traveling | 16-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard (SG), Stanley Lust (SF) Melvin Bailey, Edward Mozingo | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Hower (PG), James Lemansky (SF) Leroy Haring, Jim Wyatt | |
| 08:36 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust knocks in the floater in the paint | 18-16 |
| 08:17 | Kentucky | David Hower scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from James Lemansky | 18-19 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Howell (SG), Jim Wyatt (PF) Richard Hua, Nathan Ryan | |
| 07:53 | Kentucky | Robert Howell knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Hower | 18-21 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Matthew Rose (fresh) SG - Johnny Heard (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Alvord (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Messinger (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - David Hower (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Howell (fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Lemansky (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jim Wyatt (fresh) C - Tom Fontes (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Howell - foul #2 on Robert Howell, team foul #7 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo (SF) Andrew Alvord | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Hua (SG) Robert Howell | |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Brian Messinger makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 07:21 | Kentucky | Edward Mozingo steps in front of the Jim Wyatt pass | 20-21 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust lays it up and in set up by Edward Mozingo | 22-21 |
| 07:00 | Kentucky | James Lemansky's pass is intercepted by Brian Messinger | 22-21 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 22-21 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard gets the offensive rebound | 22-21 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | Jim Wyatt swats the dunk try by Brian Messinger | 22-21 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust tips it in | 24-21 |
| 06:30 | Kentucky | Richard Hua is fouled on the floor by Johnny Heard - foul #1 on Johnny Heard, team foul #9 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey (SG), Andrew Alvord (C) Matthew Rose, Brian Messinger | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (PG), Marvin Box (PF), Robert Conley (C) David Hower, James Lemansky, Tom Fontes | |
| 06:30 | Kentucky | Richard Hua makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 06:30 | Kentucky | Richard Hua makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi State | Robert Conley denies the turnaround by Andrew Alvord | 24-23 |
| 06:11 | Kentucky | Richard Hua grabs the defensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 06:01 | Kentucky | Richard Hua misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-23 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-23 |
| 05:39 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring snags the defensive board | 24-23 |
| 05:17 | Kentucky | Marvin Box makes the jumper from close range on a great pass from Richard Hua | 24-25 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi State | Edward Mozingo misses the 3 from the right corner | 24-25 |
| 04:56 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard tips it home | 26-25 |
| 04:29 | Kentucky | Richard Hua knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Conley | 26-28 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi State | Johnny Heard misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-28 |
| 04:18 | Kentucky | Jim Wyatt grabs the board | 26-28 |
| 04:03 | Kentucky | Marvin Box's floater is knocked away by Andrew Alvord | 26-28 |
| 04:01 | Kentucky | Robert Conley tips it back up and in | 26-30 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 26-30 |
| 03:41 | Kentucky | Robert Conley pulls down the rebound | 26-30 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Johnny Heard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Melvin Bailey (fresh) SF - Edward Mozingo (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Stanley Lust (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Alvord (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Hua (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Wyatt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marvin Box (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Conley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Kentucky | Richard Hua hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-30 |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord grabs the defensive rebound | 26-30 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 26-30 |
| 02:54 | Kentucky | Robert Conley snags the defensive board | 26-30 |
| 02:34 | Kentucky | Richard Hua clanks a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Melvin Bailey - foul #1 on Melvin Bailey, team foul #10 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Steele (PG), Matthew Rose (SG), Ralph Dickens (SF), Ryan Risher (PF), Brian Messinger (C) Johnny Heard, Melvin Bailey, Edward Mozingo, Stanley Lust, Andrew Alvord | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Hower (PG), James Lemansky (SF), Nathan Ryan (PF), Tom Fontes (C) Leroy Haring, Jim Wyatt, Marvin Box, Robert Conley | |
| 02:34 | Kentucky | Richard Hua makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 02:34 | Kentucky | Richard Hua makes the 2nd free throw | 26-32 |
| 02:25 | Mississippi State | Matthew Rose scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Steele | 29-32 |
| 02:11 | Kentucky | David Hower scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Lemansky | 29-35 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 29-35 |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Richard Hua gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 01:35 | Kentucky | Richard Hua hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-35 |
| 01:33 | Kentucky | Nathan Ryan tips it in | 29-37 |
| 01:14 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint | 29-37 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | Richard Steele tips it in | 31-37 |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | James Lemansky can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | Richard Hua grabs the offensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | David Hower is fouled on the floor by Brian Messinger - foul #1 on Brian Messinger, team foul #11 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey (SG) Matthew Rose | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Howell (SG), Robert Conley (C) Richard Hua, Tom Fontes | |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | David Hower makes the 1st free throw | 31-38 |
| 00:46 | Kentucky | David Hower makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | The jumper by Richard Steele is denied by Robert Conley | 31-39 |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | James Lemansky grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Ryan Risher blocks the short jumper by James Lemansky | 31-39 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 31-39 |