| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Mills (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Raphael (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Aten (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Travis Dunaway (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ronald Ward (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brad Nelson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward inbounds the ball | 43-29 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 43-29 |
| 19:51 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ronald Raphael | 43-29 |
| 19:27 | Kentucky | Mark Mills is hacked by Ryan Mickelsen - foul #3 on Ryan Mickelsen, team foul #1 | 43-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie (C) Ryan Mickelsen | |
| 19:14 | Kentucky | Mark Mills hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Darryl Allen | 46-29 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson dunks the ball on a great pass from Travis Dunaway | 46-31 |
| 18:52 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente hits a turnaround from close range set up by Darryl Allen | 48-31 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie loses the dribble to Darryl Allen in the backcourt | 48-31 |
| 18:47 | Kentucky | Mark Mills misses the lay-in | 48-31 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie gets the rebound | 48-31 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Travis Dunaway | 48-33 |
| 18:09 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-33 |
| 18:07 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael tips it in | 50-33 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-33 |
| 17:44 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward tips it back up and in | 50-35 |
| 17:28 | Kentucky | Matthew Massie denies the turnaround by Ronald Raphael | 50-35 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson gets the rebound | 50-35 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward is whistled for traveling | 50-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), John Jackson (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Huang-fu Huang (PF), Thomas Good (C) Darryl Allen, Mark Mills, Marvin Valente, Ronald Raphael, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Ted Terrell (SG), Ezekiel Godby (SF) Michael Aten, Travis Dunaway, Ronald Ward | |
| 16:50 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang can't finish the layup | 50-35 |
| 16:49 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone can't tip it in | 50-35 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie pulls down the rebound | 50-35 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie misses short on a jumper from the right block | 50-35 |
| 16:31 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Thomas Good | 50-35 |
| 16:13 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone misses short on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Ezekiel Godby - foul #3 on Ezekiel Godby, team foul #2 | 50-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward (SF) Ezekiel Godby | |
| 16:13 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone misses the 1st free throw | 50-35 |
| 16:13 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 51-35 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell misses long on a shot from the left side | 51-35 |
| 15:53 | Kentucky | Thomas Good pulls down the rebound | 51-35 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnnie Stone (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Huang-fu Huang (fairly fresh) C - Thomas Good (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ted Terrell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brad Nelson (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Massie (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Kentucky | The pull-up jumper by Samuel Johnson is blocked by Brad Nelson | 51-35 |
| 15:46 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward gets the rebound | 51-35 |
| 15:31 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from close range | 51-35 |
| 15:30 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace hits the follow up shot | 51-37 |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-37 |
| 15:15 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward snags the defensive board | 51-37 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie knocks in the jumper from the right side | 51-39 |
| 14:25 | Kentucky | John Jackson is hacked by Matthew Massie - foul #1 on Matthew Massie, team foul #3 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Mark Mills (SG), Marvin Valente (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF), Allen Fisk (C) Samuel Johnson, John Jackson, Johnnie Stone, Huang-fu Huang, Thomas Good | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (PG), Travis Dunaway (SG), Ezekiel Godby (SF), Randy Simon (PF), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Jack Wallace, Ted Terrell, Ronald Ward, Brad Nelson, Matthew Massie | |
| 14:10 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente is fouled on the floor by Randy Simon - foul #4 on Randy Simon, team foul #4 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson (PF) Randy Simon | |
| 13:54 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Ezekiel Godby - foul #4 on Ezekiel Godby, team foul #5 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown (C) Allen Fisk | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward (SF) Ezekiel Godby | |
| 13:54 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente misses the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 13:54 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-39 |
| 13:36 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown misses the easy layup | 52-39 |
| 13:35 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 13:22 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 52-39 |
| 13:20 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown grabs the offensive board | 52-39 |
| 13:07 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Brad Nelson - foul #1 on Brad Nelson, team foul #6 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Allen Fisk (C) Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ (SG) Travis Dunaway | |
| 13:07 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen makes the 1st free throw | 53-39 |
| 13:07 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 54-39 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson loses the dribble to Mark Mills | 54-39 |
| 12:25 | Kentucky | Mark Mills misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 54-39 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Ryan Mickelsen | 54-39 |
| 12:07 | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-39 |
| 12:05 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael grabs the board | 54-39 |
| 11:51 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen buries a 3 from the right corner | 57-39 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mark Mills (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Valente (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Raphael (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Allen Fisk (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Michael Aten (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Elbert Russ (fresh) SF - Ronald Ward (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brad Nelson (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Mickelsen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | Marvin Valente steals the ball from Elbert Russ in the backcourt | 57-39 |
| 11:28 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael is fouled on the floor by Brad Nelson - foul #2 on Brad Nelson, team foul #7 | 57-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), John Jackson (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Kenneth Brown (C) Darryl Allen, Mark Mills, Marvin Valente, Allen Fisk | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Travis Dunaway (SG), Ted Terrell (SF), Matthew Massie (PF) Michael Aten, Elbert Russ, Ronald Ward, Brad Nelson | |
| 11:28 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael makes the 1st free throw | 58-39 |
| 11:28 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael makes the 2nd free throw | 59-39 |
| 11:19 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen lays it in on a great pass from Jack Wallace | 59-41 |
| 11:05 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Ronald Raphael | 61-41 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen is hacked by Kenneth Brown - foul #3 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #1 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Good (C) Ronald Raphael | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie misses long on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Brown - foul #4 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #2 | 61-41 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie makes the 1st free throw | 61-42 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie makes the 2nd free throw | 61-43 |
| 10:17 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG), Huang-fu Huang (PF) Samuel Johnson, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (PG), Brad Nelson (PF) Jack Wallace, Matthew Massie | |
| 10:07 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten misses the wide open jumpshot from the left wing | 61-43 |
| 10:05 | Kentucky | Graham Strong pulls down the rebound | 61-43 |
| 09:59 | Kentucky | Graham Strong travels with the ball | 61-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Mills (SG), Marvin Valente (SF) John Jackson, Johnnie Stone | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ (SG) Travis Dunaway | |
| 09:47 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Allen Fisk (C) Thomas Good | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward (SF) Ted Terrell | |
| 09:27 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente scores on a shot from the right block on a great pass from Graham Strong | 63-43 |
| 09:24 | Mississippi State | Ronald Ward throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-43 |
| 09:04 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 65-43 |
| 08:56 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (PG), John Jackson (SG), Darryl Allen (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF), Kenneth Brown (C) Graham Strong, Mark Mills, Marvin Valente, Huang-fu Huang, Allen Fisk | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Travis Dunaway (SG), Matthew Massie (PF) Michael Aten, Elbert Russ, Brad Nelson | |
| 08:34 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown is fouled on the floor by Ryan Mickelsen - foul #4 on Ryan Mickelsen, team foul #8 | 65-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Good (C) Ronald Raphael | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell (SF), Brad Nelson (PF) Ronald Ward, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| 08:34 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown makes the 1st free throw | 66-43 |
| 08:34 | Kentucky | Kenneth Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 66-43 |
| 08:34 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen gets the offensive rebound | 66-43 |
| 08:25 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Samuel Johnson | 68-43 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | Travis Dunaway misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-43 |
| 08:10 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson grabs the board | 68-43 |
| 07:53 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-43 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson snags the defensive board | 68-43 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Darryl Allen (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kenneth Brown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Good (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Travis Dunaway (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ted Terrell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brad Nelson (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Matthew Massie (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace misses short on an open shot from the left side | 68-43 |
| 07:41 | Kentucky | Thomas Good gets the rebound | 68-43 |
| 07:30 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Jack Wallace - foul #2 on Jack Wallace, team foul #9 | 68-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Mills (SG), Johnnie Stone (SF), Ronald Raphael (PF), Allen Fisk (C) Samuel Johnson, John Jackson, Kenneth Brown, Thomas Good | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Aten (PG), Elbert Russ (SG), Ezekiel Godby (SF), Randy Simon (PF), Ryan Mickelsen (C) Jack Wallace, Travis Dunaway, Ted Terrell, Brad Nelson, Matthew Massie | |
| 07:30 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen makes the 1st free throw | 69-43 |
| 07:30 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 69-43 |
| 07:30 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen grabs the defensive rebound | 69-43 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG) Darryl Allen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:01 | Kentucky | Mark Mills misses the jumper from the left block | 69-43 |
| 06:59 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone tips it home | 71-43 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ clanks a floater from the left side | 71-43 |
| 06:53 | Kentucky | Allen Fisk grabs the board | 71-43 |
| 06:35 | Kentucky | Mark Mills connects on the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Johnnie Stone | 73-43 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 73-43 |
| 06:27 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten grabs the offensive board | 73-43 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Ezekiel Godby | 73-46 |
| 05:58 | Kentucky | Ezekiel Godby picks off the pass by Graham Strong | 73-46 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 73-46 |
| 05:36 | Mississippi State | Ezekiel Godby can't tip it in | 73-46 |
| 05:34 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone grabs the board | 73-46 |
| 05:15 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 73-46 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | Michael Aten grabs the board | 73-46 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi State | Ryan Mickelsen makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 73-49 |
| 04:42 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Ryan Mickelsen - foul #5 on Ryan Mickelsen, team foul #10 | 73-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), John Jackson (SG), Huang-fu Huang (PF), Kenneth Brown (C) Graham Strong, Mark Mills, Ronald Raphael, Allen Fisk | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace (PG), Ted Terrell (SG), Matthew Massie (PF) Michael Aten, Elbert Russ, Ryan Mickelsen | |
| 04:42 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone makes the 1st free throw | 74-49 |
| 04:42 | Kentucky | Johnnie Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 75-49 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Brown is called for the reach on Ted Terrell - foul #5 on Kenneth Brown, team foul #3 | 75-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marvin Valente (SF), Thomas Good (C) Johnnie Stone, Kenneth Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:20 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie lays it in | 75-51 |
| 04:04 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente misses the lay-in | 75-51 |
| 04:03 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente tips it home | 77-51 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi State | Jack Wallace loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 77-51 |
| 03:48 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Marvin Valente | 80-51 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Darryl Allen (fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Valente (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Huang-fu Huang (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Good (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Jack Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ted Terrell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ezekiel Godby (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Matthew Massie (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Randy Simon (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:33 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Ezekiel Godby | 80-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang scores on a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by John Jackson and the foul's on Matthew Massie - foul #2 on Matthew Massie, team foul #11 | 82-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson (SG) John Jackson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:11 | Kentucky | Huang-fu Huang makes the free throw | 83-53 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Ted Terrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 83-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Mills (SG) Darryl Allen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:56 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson is fouled on the floor by Jack Wallace - foul #3 on Jack Wallace, team foul #12 | 83-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Graham Strong (PG) Mark Mills | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 02:56 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 83-53 |
| 02:56 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 84-53 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon connects on the runner from the baseline | 84-55 |
| 02:22 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Graham Strong and he's fouled by Ezekiel Godby - foul #5 on Ezekiel Godby, team foul #13 | 86-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael (PF) Huang-fu Huang | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Elbert Russ (SG) Ezekiel Godby | |
| 02:22 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente makes the free throw | 87-55 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon buries a runner from the baseline | 87-57 |
| 01:54 | Kentucky | Samuel Johnson drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Graham Strong | 89-57 |
| 01:38 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 89-57 |
| 01:36 | Kentucky | Thomas Good gets the rebound | 89-57 |
| 01:13 | Kentucky | Ronald Raphael knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Graham Strong | 91-57 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Randy Simon is whistled for a charge - foul #5 on Randy Simon, team foul #14 | 91-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Darryl Allen (PG), Mark Mills (SG) Graham Strong, Samuel Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brad Nelson (PF) Randy Simon | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Mark Mills | 93-57 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Matthew Massie's dunk attempt is rejected by Thomas Good | 93-57 |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Marvin Valente grabs the board | 93-57 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Darryl Allen runs out the clock | 93-57 |