| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) C - David Halls (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fresh) SG - Steven Anker (fresh) SF - Thomas Boehm (fresh) PF - Paul Lariviere (fresh) C - Trevor Billings (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:50 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Paul Lariviere - foul #1 on Paul Lariviere, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:51 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Steven Anker | 2-4 |
| 18:22 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 18:20 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:05 | Kentucky | Steven Anker clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 2-4 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona grabs the defensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Paul Lariviere - foul #2 on Paul Lariviere, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Chris Horton (PF) Paul Lariviere | |
| 17:26 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-4 |
| 17:25 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings gets the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:06 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell makes the 3 from the left corner set up by Chris Horton | 2-7 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Trevor Billings - foul #1 on Trevor Billings, team foul #3 | 2-7 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:35 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-7 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Thomas Petty | 7-7 |
| 15:50 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Mason - foul #1 on John Mason, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Thompson (SF), Paul Lavoie (PF) Steven Anker, Trevor Billings | |
| 15:50 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:50 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell makes the 2nd free throw | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Halls (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Thomas Boehm (fresh) SF - Robert Thompson (fresh) PF - Paul Lavoie (fresh) C - Chris Horton (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona misses long on a floater in the lane | 7-9 |
| 15:19 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 15:01 | Kentucky | Paul Lavoie's layup is rejected by David Halls | 7-9 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona snags the defensive board | 7-9 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 7-9 |
| 14:37 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins tips it home | 9-9 |
| 14:18 | Kentucky | David Halls blocks the short jumper by Chris Horton | 9-9 |
| 14:17 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm misses the tip | 9-9 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona gets the rebound | 9-9 |
| 13:55 | Mississippi State | Paul Lavoie takes the ball from Fred Carmona | 9-9 |
| 13:35 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 9-11 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 9-11 |
| 13:09 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson gets the rebound | 9-11 |
| 12:55 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Robert James (SG), Bradly Kelly (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF), Richard Steib (C) John Mason, Thomas Petty, Norman Jenkins, Fred Carmona, David Halls | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Anker (SG), Trevor Billings (C) Thomas Boehm, Chris Horton | |
| 12:44 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert clanks a floater from the right side | 9-11 |
| 12:42 | Kentucky | Paul Lavoie snags the defensive board | 9-11 |
| 12:35 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Lavoie | 9-14 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly blows the layup | 9-14 |
| 12:04 | Kentucky | Paul Lavoie grabs the board | 9-14 |
| 11:51 | Kentucky | Richard Steib is called for the reach on Joseph McConnell - foul #1 on Richard Steib, team foul #2 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG), Norman Jenkins (SF) Robert James, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Burruss (SF), Chris Horton (PF) Robert Thompson, Paul Lavoie | |
| 11:42 | Kentucky | Michael Hilbert steps in front of the Joseph McConnell pass | 9-14 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) C - Bradly Kelly (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Steven Anker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Burruss (fresh) PF - Chris Horton (fresh) C - Trevor Billings (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly comes up short on the floater from the left side | 9-14 |
| 11:24 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins can't tip it in | 9-14 |
| 11:23 | Kentucky | Chris Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 9-14 |
| 11:19 | Kentucky | Michael Burruss misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 9-14 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Michael Hilbert | 9-14 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly connects on the turnaround from the left block set up by Thomas Petty | 11-14 |
| 10:48 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-14 |
| 10:46 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly grabs the board | 11-14 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty loses the dribble to Chris Horton | 11-14 |
| 10:13 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell makes the wide open 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Trevor Billings out of a doubleteam | 11-17 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi State | Steven Anker is called for the reach on Thomas Petty - foul #1 on Steven Anker, team foul #4 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Fred Carmona (PF), David Halls (C) Jeremy Taylor, Michael Hilbert, Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm (PG), Robert Thompson (SG), Paul Lavoie (PF) Joseph McConnell, Steven Anker, Chris Horton | |
| 09:33 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 11-17 |
| 09:31 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Thomas Boehm | 11-17 |
| 09:20 | Kentucky | David Halls swats the short shot by Thomas Boehm | 11-17 |
| 09:19 | Kentucky | Michael Burruss pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 09:01 | Kentucky | Paul Lavoie misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 11-17 |
| 09:00 | Kentucky | Paul Lavoie gets the offensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 08:41 | Kentucky | John Mason is called for the reach on Thomas Boehm - foul #2 on John Mason, team foul #3 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Robert James (SG), Bradly Kelly (SF) John Mason, Thomas Petty, Norman Jenkins | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Anker (SG) Michael Burruss | |
| 08:31 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Robert James | 11-17 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi State | Robert James misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-17 |
| 08:12 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona gets the offensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly is hacked by Paul Lavoie - foul #1 on Paul Lavoie, team foul #5 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (PG), Chris Horton (PF) Robert Thompson, Paul Lavoie | |
| 07:30 | Mississippi State | David Halls hits a floater from the left block | 13-17 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) SG - Robert James (fresh) SF - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - David Halls (fresh) 4 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fresh) 15 pts. SG - Steven Anker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Boehm (fresh) PF - Chris Horton (fresh) C - Trevor Billings (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Steven Anker | 13-20 |
| 07:01 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor misses the 3 from the right corner | 13-20 |
| 06:59 | Kentucky | Chris Horton gets the rebound | 13-20 |
| 06:48 | Kentucky | Steven Anker misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 13-20 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Bradly Kelly | 13-20 |
| 06:23 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Bradly Kelly, team foul #4 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Thomas Petty (SG), Norman Jenkins (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF) Jeremy Taylor, Robert James, Bradly Kelly, Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Thompson (SF), Paul Lariviere (PF) Steven Anker, Trevor Billings | |
| 06:00 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 13-20 |
| 05:59 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere tips it home | 13-22 |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 13-22 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to John Mason | 13-22 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi State | Joseph McConnell picks off the pass by Thomas Petty | 13-22 |
| 04:55 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Chris Horton is blocked by Michael Hilbert | 13-22 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi State | David Halls gets the rebound | 13-22 |
| 04:24 | Mississippi State | David Halls knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Mason | 15-22 |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere can't finish the layup against a doubleteam but he's fouled by Michael Hilbert - foul #1 on Michael Hilbert, team foul #5 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona (PF), Bradly Kelly (C) Michael Hilbert, David Halls | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Anker (SG), Paul Lavoie (PF) Thomas Boehm, Chris Horton | |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 04:16 | Kentucky | Paul Lariviere misses the 2nd free throw | 15-23 |
| 04:16 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Fred Carmona | 15-23 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 15-23 |
| 03:51 | Kentucky | Paul Lavoie gets the rebound | 15-23 |
| 03:41 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 15-23 |
| 03:40 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona grabs the defensive rebound | 15-23 |
| 03:20 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 15-23 |
| 03:18 | Kentucky | Paul Lavoie gets the rebound | 15-23 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Fred Carmona (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph McConnell (fairly fresh) 18 pts. SG - Steven Anker (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Thompson (fresh) PF - Paul Lavoie (fresh) 5 reb. C - Paul Lariviere (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 15-23 |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Fred Carmona | 15-23 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi State | John Mason drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Norman Jenkins and the foul's on Joseph McConnell - foul #1 on Joseph McConnell, team foul #6 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Halls (C) Bradly Kelly | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm (PG), Michael Burruss (SF), Chris Horton (PF), Trevor Billings (C) Joseph McConnell, Robert Thompson, Paul Lavoie, Paul Lariviere | |
| 02:47 | Mississippi State | John Mason makes the free throw | 18-23 |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | John Mason is called for the reach on Thomas Boehm - foul #3 on John Mason, team foul #6 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG) John Mason | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:19 | Kentucky | Chris Horton comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 18-23 |
| 02:17 | Kentucky | Chris Horton pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-23 |
| 02:06 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings can't connect on a floater in the lane | 18-23 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty gets the rebound | 18-23 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Fred Carmona | 20-23 |
| 01:40 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 20-23 |
| 01:39 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Thomas Petty | 20-23 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses badly on a 3 from the left corner but he's hacked by Trevor Billings - foul #2 on Trevor Billings, team foul #7 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SF) Norman Jenkins | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell (PG), Paul Lariviere (PF) Michael Burruss, Chris Horton | |
| 01:34 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 01:34 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 3rd free throw | 22-23 |
| 01:08 | Kentucky | Joseph McConnell hits a 3 from the right wing | 22-26 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Trevor Billings takes the ball from David Halls | 22-26 |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Trevor Billings is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 22-26 |
| 00:29 | Mississippi State | Robert James gets the rebound | 22-26 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Trevor Billings - foul #3 on Trevor Billings, team foul #8 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF) Thomas Petty, Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Thompson (SF), Chris Horton (C) Steven Anker, Trevor Billings | |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | David Halls misses the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 00:22 | Mississippi State | David Halls makes the 2nd free throw | 23-26 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | Chris Horton is called for traveling | 23-26 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly (C) David Halls | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Robert James comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 23-26 |