| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Forest Legg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Everett Hansen (fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Ehrenberg (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - John Burnett (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Roach (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert James (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | William Roach inbounds the ball | 35-37 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:46 | Mississippi State | William Roach drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Michael Hilbert | 35-40 |
| 19:25 | Kentucky | James Johnson steals it from Forest Legg | 35-40 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi State | William Roach can't throw it down | 35-40 |
| 19:19 | Kentucky | John Ehrenberg grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 19:06 | Kentucky | Everett Hansen makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Forest Legg | 38-40 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Michael Hilbert, team foul #1 | 38-40 |
| 18:33 | Kentucky | Everett Hansen shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Thompson | 41-40 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins clanks a shot from the free throw line | 41-40 |
| 18:11 | Kentucky | John Burnett grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 18:01 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson misses the easy layup | 41-40 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | William Roach grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi State | William Roach misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-40 |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 17:17 | Kentucky | John Ehrenberg hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 41-40 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi State | Robert James grabs the board | 41-40 |
| 16:59 | Mississippi State | John Ehrenberg steals the ball from Michael Hilbert | 41-40 |
| 16:40 | Kentucky | John Ehrenberg splits the doubleteam and buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Thompson | 43-40 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi State | John Burnett swats the short shot by James Johnson | 43-40 |
| 16:19 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson snags the defensive board | 43-40 |
| 15:57 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-40 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi State | Robert James grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Thompson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Forest Legg (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Everett Hansen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Ehrenberg (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - John Burnett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SG - Norman Jenkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Roach (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert James (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Hilbert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Mississippi State | William Roach misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Ehrenberg - foul #1 on John Ehrenberg, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Thatcher (PG), Christopher Logsdon (SG), Randolph Pung (PF), Paul Lavoie (C) Robert Thompson, Forest Legg, John Ehrenberg, John Burnett | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), James Cutler (SG), Richard Steib (C) James Johnson, Norman Jenkins, Michael Hilbert | |
| 15:38 | Mississippi State | William Roach makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 15:38 | Mississippi State | William Roach makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 15:11 | Kentucky | Randolph Pung drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Joseph Thatcher and he's hacked by Robert James - foul #1 on Robert James, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Adi (SF) William Roach | |
| 15:11 | Kentucky | Randolph Pung misses the free throw | 45-42 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi State | Robert James grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 14:55 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib's floater is knocked away by Randolph Pung | 45-42 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi State | Robert James tips it home | 45-44 |
| 14:38 | Kentucky | Dikembe Adi is called for the reach on Joseph Thatcher - foul #3 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Forest Legg (SG) Everett Hansen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SG), Michael Hilbert (C) James Cutler, Robert James | |
| 14:20 | Kentucky | Forest Legg hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Christopher Logsdon | 47-44 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi State | Randolph Pung takes the ball from Dikembe Adi | 47-44 |
| 13:40 | Kentucky | Forest Legg can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Dikembe Adi - foul #4 on Dikembe Adi, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Burnett (C) Paul Lavoie | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), William Roach (SF) Jeremy Taylor, Dikembe Adi | |
| 13:40 | Kentucky | Forest Legg makes the 1st free throw | 48-44 |
| 13:40 | Kentucky | Forest Legg makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 13:19 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib loses the dribble to Christopher Logsdon | 49-44 |
| 12:50 | Kentucky | Randolph Pung is fouled on the floor by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #5 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Thompson (PG), Everett Hansen (SF), John Ehrenberg (PF) Joseph Thatcher, Christopher Logsdon, Randolph Pung | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (PF) Richard Steib | |
| 12:35 | Kentucky | John Ehrenberg knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 51-44 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi State | Robert James's fadeaway is rejected by John Ehrenberg | 51-44 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins gets the offensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Ehrenberg - foul #2 on John Ehrenberg, team foul #2 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon (SG), Paul Lavoie (C) Forest Legg, John Burnett | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG) James Johnson | |
| 12:07 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 51-46 |
| 11:48 | Kentucky | Everett Hansen evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul Lavoie | 53-46 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Logsdon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Everett Hansen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Ehrenberg (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Lavoie (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Norman Jenkins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Roach (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert James (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Hilbert (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Mississippi State | Robert James clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 11:29 | Kentucky | Paul Lavoie gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 11:10 | Kentucky | Paul Lavoie comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Michael Hilbert - foul #3 on Michael Hilbert, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Thatcher (SG), Randolph Pung (PF) Christopher Logsdon, John Ehrenberg | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), James Cutler (SG), Richard Steib (C) Norman Jenkins, William Roach, Michael Hilbert | |
| 11:10 | Kentucky | Paul Lavoie misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 11:10 | Kentucky | Paul Lavoie makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor connects on the jumper from the right side | 54-48 |
| 10:32 | Kentucky | Joseph Thatcher is fouled on the floor by Richard Steib - foul #1 on Richard Steib, team foul #7 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Forest Legg (SG), John Burnett (C) Robert Thompson, Paul Lavoie | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 10:32 | Kentucky | Joseph Thatcher makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 10:32 | Kentucky | Joseph Thatcher misses the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Robert James | 55-48 |
| 10:05 | Mississippi State | Robert James misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-48 |
| 10:03 | Kentucky | Everett Hansen snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 09:37 | Kentucky | Everett Hansen evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-48 |
| 09:36 | Kentucky | Randolph Pung can't tip it in | 55-48 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 09:28 | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor misses short on an open jumpshot from the left side | 55-48 |
| 09:27 | Kentucky | Forest Legg snags the defensive board | 55-48 |
| 09:23 | Kentucky | Everett Hansen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Thompson (PG), Christopher Logsdon (SG), John Ehrenberg (PF), Paul Lavoie (C) Joseph Thatcher, Forest Legg, Randolph Pung, John Burnett | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SG), William Roach (SF), Michael Hilbert (C) James Cutler, Jeremy Taylor, Robert James | |
| 09:04 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert comes up short on the jumper from close range | 55-48 |
| 09:03 | Kentucky | Paul Lavoie grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 08:44 | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-48 |
| 08:42 | Kentucky | Paul Lavoie can't tip it in | 55-48 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi State | James Johnson pulls down the rebound | 55-48 |
| 08:27 | Mississippi State | James Johnson is fouled on the floor by Everett Hansen - foul #1 on Everett Hansen, team foul #3 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Forest Legg (SG) Everett Hansen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (PF) Richard Steib | |
| 08:10 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by James Johnson | 55-51 |
| 07:46 | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Roach - foul #1 on William Roach, team foul #8 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Thatcher (PG), Randolph Pung (PF), John Burnett (C) Robert Thompson, John Ehrenberg, Paul Lavoie | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG) James Johnson | |
| 07:46 | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 07:46 | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph Thatcher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Forest Legg (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Logsdon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Randolph Pung (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Burnett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Roach (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert James (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. C - Michael Hilbert (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | William Roach can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-51 |
| 07:35 | Kentucky | John Burnett pulls down the rebound | 57-51 |
| 07:19 | Kentucky | John Burnett hits a turnaround from the left block | 59-51 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins knocks in the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Jeremy Taylor | 59-53 |
| 06:37 | Kentucky | Michael Hilbert blocks the jumper by Christopher Logsdon | 59-53 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Robert James | 59-53 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins is hacked by Randolph Pung - foul #3 on Randolph Pung, team foul #4 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Thompson (PG), John Ehrenberg (PF) Joseph Thatcher, Forest Legg | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Steib (C) Michael Hilbert | |
| 06:01 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins is fouled on the floor by Christopher Logsdon - foul #1 on Christopher Logsdon, team foul #5 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Lavoie (C) John Burnett | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Adi (SF) William Roach | |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | Christopher Logsdon steals it from Richard Steib | 59-53 |
| 05:32 | Kentucky | John Ehrenberg can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 59-53 |
| 05:30 | Kentucky | Paul Lavoie snags the offensive board | 59-53 |
| 05:24 | Kentucky | Jeremy Taylor denies the turnaround by Paul Lavoie | 59-53 |
| 05:23 | Kentucky | John Ehrenberg tips it home | 61-53 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins travels with the ball | 61-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Thatcher (SG), Everett Hansen (SF) Christopher Logsdon, Randolph Pung | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), James Cutler (SG), William Roach (SF), Michael Hilbert (C) Jeremy Taylor, Norman Jenkins, Dikembe Adi, Robert James | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 04:48 | Kentucky | John Ehrenberg shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on James Cutler - foul #2 on James Cutler, team foul #9 | 61-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Burnett (C) Paul Lavoie | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:48 | Kentucky | John Ehrenberg misses the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 04:48 | Kentucky | John Ehrenberg makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 04:35 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib's fadeaway is rejected by John Burnett | 62-53 |
| 04:33 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson gets the rebound | 62-53 |
| 04:29 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 62-53 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi State | James Cutler snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi State | James Johnson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 62-53 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to William Roach | 62-53 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi State | James Johnson is hacked by Joseph Thatcher - foul #3 on Joseph Thatcher, team foul #6 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Forest Legg (SG) Robert Thompson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SG) James Cutler | |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | Forest Legg is called for the reach on Norman Jenkins - foul #1 on Forest Legg, team foul #7 | 62-53 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 04:03 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:56 | Kentucky | John Ehrenberg lays it up and in on a great pass from Joseph Thatcher | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:39 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 64-55 |
| 03:38 | Kentucky | John Burnett snags the defensive board | 64-55 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joseph Thatcher (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Forest Legg (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Everett Hansen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Ehrenberg (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - John Burnett (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Roach (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Steib (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. C - Michael Hilbert (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:36 | Kentucky | Joseph Thatcher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Thompson (PG), Randolph Pung (PF), Paul Lavoie (C) Joseph Thatcher, John Ehrenberg, John Burnett | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (PF) Michael Hilbert | |
| 03:31 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 64-55 |
| 03:29 | Kentucky | Paul Lavoie snags the defensive board | 64-55 |
| 03:07 | Kentucky | William Roach denies the turnaround by Paul Lavoie | 64-55 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to William Roach | 64-55 |
| 03:01 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block | 64-55 |
| 03:00 | Kentucky | Paul Lavoie pulls down the rebound | 64-55 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:38 | Kentucky | Randolph Pung misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 64-55 |
| 02:37 | Mississippi State | Robert James grabs the defensive rebound | 64-55 |
| 02:16 | Mississippi State | Robert James misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 64-55 |
| 02:15 | Kentucky | Paul Lavoie pulls down the rebound | 64-55 |
| 02:15 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Thatcher (PG), Christopher Logsdon (SG), John Ehrenberg (PF) Robert Thompson, Forest Legg, Everett Hansen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert (C) Richard Steib | |
| 01:48 | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 64-55 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi State | James Johnson gets the rebound | 64-55 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Robert James drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 64-58 |
| 01:29 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Thompson (PG), Forest Legg (SG), Everett Hansen (SF), John Burnett (C) Joseph Thatcher, Christopher Logsdon, Randolph Pung, Paul Lavoie | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:21 | Kentucky | Forest Legg hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-58 |
| 01:19 | Kentucky | John Burnett tips it home | 66-58 |
| 01:09 | Mississippi State | James Johnson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 66-58 |
| 01:08 | Kentucky | Everett Hansen gets the rebound | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | John Burnett misses the turnaround from close range | 66-58 |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | John Ehrenberg tips it in | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert loses the ball out of bounds | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | John Ehrenberg travels with the ball | 68-58 |
| 00:06 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by William Roach | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson runs out the clock | 68-61 |