| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Walter Bowles (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Warwick (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alberto Giordano (fresh) PF - Henry Dimaggio (fresh) 4 pts. C - Marcelino Bianchi (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Jordan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Frison (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Vanscyoc (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wilford Bivins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dwayne Haynes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc inbounds the ball | 15-33 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-36 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:22 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Joshua Warwick | 17-36 |
| 19:04 | Kentucky | John Jordan can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Walter Bowles - foul #3 on Walter Bowles, team foul #1 | 17-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton (PG) Walter Bowles | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 19:04 | Kentucky | John Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 17-36 |
| 19:04 | Kentucky | John Jordan misses the 2nd free throw | 17-36 |
| 19:04 | Kentucky | Wilford Bivins grabs the offensive rebound | 17-36 |
| 18:41 | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 17-36 |
| 18:40 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc grabs the offensive rebound | 17-36 |
| 18:24 | Kentucky | Wilford Bivins buries a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Daniel Vanscyoc | 17-38 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Jerry Bruton | 20-38 |
| 17:47 | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison's pass is intercepted by Henry Dimaggio | 20-38 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 17:33 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi's floater is tipped away by Dwayne Haynes | 20-38 |
| 17:32 | Kentucky | Wilford Bivins grabs the board | 20-38 |
| 17:12 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc double dribbles | 20-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers (C) Marcelino Bianchi | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 20-38 |
| 16:49 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes gets the rebound | 20-38 |
| 16:26 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from John Jordan | 20-40 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:11 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Haynes picks off the pass by Henry Dimaggio | 20-40 |
| 15:42 | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison can't connect on a floater from close range but the foul's on Kelly Myers - foul #1 on Kelly Myers, team foul #2 | 20-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles (PG), Kevin Caro (SG), Danny Gardiner (PF), Marcelino Bianchi (C) Jerry Bruton, Joshua Warwick, Henry Dimaggio, Kelly Myers | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Williams (PG), Stephen Medlin (SF), Micheal Brown (C) John Jordan, Daniel Vanscyoc, Dwayne Haynes | |
| 15:42 | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison makes the 1st free throw | 20-41 |
| 15:42 | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison makes the 2nd free throw | 20-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Walter Bowles (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Caro (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Alberto Giordano (fairly fresh) PF - Danny Gardiner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcelino Bianchi (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Williams (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jeremy Frison (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Medlin (fresh) PF - Wilford Bivins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Micheal Brown (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:19 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Marcelino Bianchi | 23-42 |
| 14:51 | Kentucky | Wilford Bivins drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Jeremy Frison | 23-44 |
| 14:37 | Mississippi State | Wilford Bivins steals the ball from Walter Bowles | 23-44 |
| 14:18 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown scores on a floater from the right block set up by John Williams | 23-46 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro misses long on a shot from the left side | 23-46 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi gets the offensive rebound | 23-46 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 23-46 |
| 13:58 | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison pulls down the rebound | 23-46 |
| 13:54 | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Williams | 23-49 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jeremy Frison - foul #2 on Jeremy Frison, team foul #1 | 23-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (SG), Kelly Myers (C) Alberto Giordano, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jordan (PG), Jacob Cortes (SG), Daniel Vanscyoc (SF), Dwayne Haynes (C) John Williams, Jeremy Frison, Stephen Medlin, Micheal Brown | |
| 13:43 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner makes the 1st free throw | 24-49 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner misses the 2nd free throw | 24-49 |
| 13:43 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes pulls down the rebound | 24-49 |
| 13:20 | Kentucky | John Jordan buries a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Dwayne Haynes | 24-51 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Daniel Vanscyoc - foul #2 on Daniel Vanscyoc, team foul #2 | 24-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Henry Dimaggio (PF) Danny Gardiner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 13:15 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles makes the 1st free throw | 25-51 |
| 13:15 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles makes the 2nd free throw | 26-51 |
| 12:56 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-54 |
| 12:45 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro hits a shot from the left side | 28-54 |
| 12:20 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Kevin Caro - foul #4 on Kevin Caro, team foul #3 | 28-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton (SF), Marcelino Bianchi (C) Kevin Caro, Kelly Myers | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 12:20 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc makes the 1st free throw | 28-55 |
| 12:20 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc misses the 2nd free throw | 28-55 |
| 12:20 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-55 |
| 12:06 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Dwayne Haynes | 28-57 |
| 11:50 | Mississippi State | The pull-up jumper by Henry Dimaggio is blocked by Jacob Cortes | 28-57 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles gets the offensive rebound | 28-57 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | Wilford Bivins steals it from Joshua Warwick | 28-57 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Walter Bowles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Warwick (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jerry Bruton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Henry Dimaggio (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Marcelino Bianchi (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Jordan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jacob Cortes (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Daniel Vanscyoc (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wilford Bivins (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Dwayne Haynes (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:18 | Kentucky | Wilford Bivins can't throw it down | 28-57 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi grabs the board | 28-57 |
| 11:07 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Marcelino Bianchi | 30-57 |
| 10:43 | Kentucky | Jerry Bruton swats the short shot by Wilford Bivins | 30-57 |
| 10:42 | Kentucky | Wilford Bivins pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-57 |
| 10:16 | Kentucky | John Jordan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Howard Swanger (PG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Danny Gardiner (PF), Kelly Myers (C) Walter Bowles, Joshua Warwick, Henry Dimaggio, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Williams (PG), Jeremy Frison (SG), Stephen Medlin (SF), James Black (PF), Micheal Brown (C) John Jordan, Jacob Cortes, Daniel Vanscyoc, Wilford Bivins, Dwayne Haynes | |
| 10:05 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers drills a jumper near the basket | 32-57 |
| 09:43 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown misses the floater from close range | 32-57 |
| 09:42 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Danny Gardiner | 32-57 |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 32-57 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner hits the follow up shot | 34-57 |
| 09:11 | Kentucky | Alberto Giordano picks off the pass by Micheal Brown | 34-57 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Jerry Bruton, team foul #4 | 34-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (SG) Jerry Bruton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes (C) James Black | |
| 08:47 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown misses badly on a runner in the lane but he's hacked by Danny Gardiner - foul #2 on Danny Gardiner, team foul #5 | 34-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Walter Bowles (PG) Howard Swanger | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc (SF) Stephen Medlin | |
| 08:47 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown makes the 1st free throw | 34-58 |
| 08:47 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 34-59 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano loses the dribble to John Williams | 34-59 |
| 08:14 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes buries a runner from the right block set up by John Williams | 34-61 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-61 |
| 08:05 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown pulls down the rebound | 34-61 |
| 07:43 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-61 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano grabs the defensive rebound | 34-61 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Walter Bowles (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Warwick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alberto Giordano (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Danny Gardiner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Kelly Myers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Williams (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Jeremy Frison (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Vanscyoc (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Micheal Brown (fresh) 8 pts. C - Dwayne Haynes (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano is fouled on the floor by Micheal Brown - foul #1 on Micheal Brown, team foul #3 | 34-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Howard Swanger (PG), Kevin Caro (SG), Jerry Bruton (SF), Harry Baumbach (C) Walter Bowles, Joshua Warwick, Alberto Giordano, Kelly Myers | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jordan (PG), Wilford Bivins (PF) John Williams, Micheal Brown | |
| 06:58 | Mississippi State | Harry Baumbach can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-61 |
| 06:57 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes snags the defensive board | 34-61 |
| 06:49 | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-61 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner grabs the defensive rebound | 34-61 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jeremy Frison - foul #3 on Jeremy Frison, team foul #4 | 34-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Vyacheslav Bosowski (C) Danny Gardiner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes (SG), Stephen Medlin (SF), James Black (C) Jeremy Frison, Daniel Vanscyoc, Dwayne Haynes | |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro makes the 1st free throw | 35-61 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro misses the 2nd free throw | 35-61 |
| 06:42 | Mississippi State | Vyacheslav Bosowski grabs the offensive rebound | 35-61 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-61 |
| 06:05 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by James Black | 38-63 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi State | Jerry Bruton misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-63 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro misses the tip | 38-63 |
| 05:49 | Kentucky | James Black grabs the defensive rebound | 38-63 |
| 05:26 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-63 |
| 05:25 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Jacob Cortes | 38-63 |
| 05:13 | Kentucky | Kevin Caro is called for the reach on James Black - foul #5 on Kevin Caro, team foul #6 | 38-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner (SF), Kelly Myers (PF) Kevin Caro, Vyacheslav Bosowski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison (SG), Daniel Vanscyoc (SF), Micheal Brown (PF), Dwayne Haynes (C) Jacob Cortes, Stephen Medlin, Wilford Bivins, James Black | |
| 05:08 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc misses the dunk | 38-63 |
| 05:07 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-63 |
| 04:41 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes's pass is intercepted by Jerry Bruton | 38-63 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi State | Howard Swanger connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-63 |
| 04:00 | Kentucky | John Jordan is hacked by Kelly Myers - foul #2 on Kelly Myers, team foul #7 | 41-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Vyacheslav Bosowski (C) Harry Baumbach | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:00 | Kentucky | John Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 41-64 |
| 04:00 | Kentucky | John Jordan misses the 2nd free throw | 41-64 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers grabs the board | 41-64 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Frison is called for the reach on Howard Swanger - foul #4 on Jeremy Frison, team foul #5 | 41-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Williams (PG) John Jordan | |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Howard Swanger | 43-64 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Howard Swanger (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Danny Gardiner (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SF - Jerry Bruton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kelly Myers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vyacheslav Bosowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Williams (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Jeremy Frison (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Daniel Vanscyoc (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Micheal Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Dwayne Haynes (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:13 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Vyacheslav Bosowski - foul #1 on Vyacheslav Bosowski, team foul #8 | 43-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wilford Bivins (PF) Micheal Brown | |
| 03:13 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 43-65 |
| 03:13 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 43-66 |
| 02:58 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Haynes takes the ball from Danny Gardiner | 43-66 |
| 02:42 | Kentucky | John Williams is hacked by Howard Swanger - foul #1 on Howard Swanger, team foul #9 | 43-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Medlin (SF), James Black (C) Daniel Vanscyoc, Dwayne Haynes | |
| 02:42 | Kentucky | John Williams makes the 1st free throw | 43-67 |
| 02:42 | Kentucky | John Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 43-67 |
| 02:42 | Mississippi State | Vyacheslav Bosowski grabs the board | 43-67 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers is whistled for traveling | 43-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harry Baumbach (C) Vyacheslav Bosowski | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes (SG), Micheal Brown (C) Jeremy Frison, James Black | |
| 02:02 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown hits the finger roll | 43-69 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-69 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jordan (PG), Jeremy Frison (SG), Daniel Vanscyoc (SF), Dwayne Haynes (C) John Williams, Jacob Cortes, Stephen Medlin, Micheal Brown | |
| 01:33 | Kentucky | Jeremy Frison hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 43-69 |
| 01:32 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes tips it back up and in | 43-71 |
| 01:24 | Mississippi State | Harry Baumbach misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 43-71 |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes grabs the board | 43-71 |
| 01:03 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes misses short on a floater in the paint | 43-71 |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | John Jordan gets the offensive rebound | 43-71 |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | John Jordan misses the fadeaway near the basket | 43-71 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers grabs the defensive rebound | 43-71 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 43-71 |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes pulls down the rebound | 43-71 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc blows the layup but he's fouled by Kelly Myers - foul #3 on Kelly Myers, team foul #10 | 43-71 |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc misses the 1st free throw | 43-71 |
| 00:06 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc makes the 2nd free throw | 43-72 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | Howard Swanger misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-72 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes gets the rebound | 43-72 |