| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Yong Chin (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theodore Batista (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Severson (fresh) 7 pts. C - Marlon Kapoor (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oscar Leal (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista inbounds the ball | 40-24 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Stephen Baker | 42-24 |
| 19:15 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal scores on a floater from close range set up by Joe Phillips | 42-26 |
| 18:57 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson is hacked by Oscar Leal - foul #2 on Oscar Leal, team foul #1 | 42-26 |
| 18:28 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista misses long on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Joe Phillips - foul #2 on Joe Phillips, team foul #2 | 42-26 |
| 18:28 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista makes the 1st free throw | 43-26 |
| 18:28 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista makes the 2nd free throw | 44-26 |
| 18:26 | Mississippi State | Marlon Kapoor steals the ball from Travis Lyons in the backcourt | 44-26 |
| 18:09 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson lays it in set up by Theodore Batista | 46-26 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips is hacked by Theodore Batista in the backcourt - foul #2 on Theodore Batista, team foul #1 | 46-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (PG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Raymond Lally (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Stephen Baker, Theodore Batista, Anthony Severson, Marlon Kapoor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG), Donald Evens (SF), Kenneth Torain (C) Joe Phillips, Mark Brown, Travis Lyons | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:58 | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley is fouled on the floor by Jiao-Long Xue - foul #1 on Jiao-Long Xue, team foul #2 | 46-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Scott (SG) Yong Chin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:46 | Mississippi State | Gilbert Lombard steps in front of the Donald Evens pass | 46-26 |
| 17:21 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue drills a jumper from the right side | 48-26 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi State | Donald Scott takes the ball from Daniel Finley | 48-26 |
| 16:29 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-26 |
| 16:28 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally snags the offensive board | 48-26 |
| 16:22 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 48-26 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain gets the rebound | 48-26 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain misses badly on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Raymond Lally - foul #1 on Raymond Lally, team foul #3 | 48-26 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Yong Chin (SG), Theodore Batista (SF), Anthony Severson (PF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Jiao-Long Xue, Donald Scott, Gilbert Lombard, Raymond Lally, Patrick Pullins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Joe Phillips (SG), Mark Brown (SF), Travis Lyons (C) Daniel Finley, Keith Rudolph, Donald Evens, Oscar Leal | |
| 16:05 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain makes the 1st free throw | 48-27 |
| 16:05 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain makes the 2nd free throw | 48-28 |
| 15:44 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Theodore Batista | 51-28 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Yong Chin (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theodore Batista (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Severson (fresh) 11 pts. C - Marlon Kapoor (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Torain (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Travis Lyons (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:29 | Mississippi State | John Spenser hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-28 |
| 15:28 | Kentucky | Yong Chin grabs the board | 51-28 |
| 14:59 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Mark Brown - foul #3 on Mark Brown, team foul #3 | 51-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin (PF) Kenneth Torain | |
| 14:59 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor misses the 1st free throw | 51-28 |
| 14:59 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor makes the 2nd free throw | 52-28 |
| 14:48 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Mark Brown is denied by Marlon Kapoor | 52-28 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin tips it in | 52-30 |
| 14:27 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-30 |
| 14:25 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Joe Phillips | 52-30 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | Anthony Severson swats the layup by Mark Brown | 52-30 |
| 14:07 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin grabs the offensive rebound | 52-30 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-30 |
| 13:58 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker pulls down the rebound | 52-30 |
| 13:39 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista is hacked by Mark Brown - foul #4 on Mark Brown, team foul #4 | 52-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Raymond Lally (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Stephen Baker, Yong Chin, Theodore Batista, Anthony Severson, Marlon Kapoor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG), Keith Rudolph (SG), Donald Evens (SF), Oscar Leal (PF) John Spenser, Joe Phillips, Mark Brown, Travis Lyons | |
| 13:21 | Kentucky | Donald Scott lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gilbert Lombard | 54-30 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 54-30 |
| 13:00 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins snags the defensive board | 54-30 |
| 12:36 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 54-30 |
| 12:35 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally tips it in | 56-30 |
| 12:32 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (SG), Marlon Kapoor (C) Donald Scott, Patrick Pullins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain (C) Daniel Lin | |
| 12:07 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 56-30 |
| 12:06 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally tips it home | 58-30 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph is fouled in the backcourt by Jiao-Long Xue - foul #2 on Jiao-Long Xue, team foul #4 | 58-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Theodore Batista (SF), Anthony Severson (PF) Jiao-Long Xue, Gilbert Lombard, Raymond Lally | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Phillips (SG) Keith Rudolph | |
| 11:50 | Mississippi State | Marlon Kapoor swats the short shot by Donald Evens | 58-30 |
| 11:49 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson grabs the board | 58-30 |
| 11:24 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker scores on a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Theodore Batista | 60-30 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Yong Chin (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theodore Batista (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Anthony Severson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Marlon Kapoor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Daniel Finley (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joe Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Evens (fairly fresh) PF - Oscar Leal (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Kenneth Torain (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Scott (SG), Patrick Pullins (C) Yong Chin, Marlon Kapoor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Joe Webster (SF), Travis Lyons (C) Daniel Finley, Donald Evens, Kenneth Torain | |
| 10:57 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 60-30 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster grabs the board | 60-30 |
| 10:51 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster misses short on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 60-30 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | Oscar Leal tips it home | 60-32 |
| 10:26 | Kentucky | Donald Scott is fouled on the floor by Joe Phillips - foul #3 on Joe Phillips, team foul #5 | 60-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (PG), Yong Chin (SG), Gilbert Lombard (SF), Raymond Lally (PF) Stephen Baker, Donald Scott, Theodore Batista, Anthony Severson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph (SG), Daniel Lin (PF) Joe Phillips, Oscar Leal | |
| 10:09 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue is hacked by John Spenser - foul #1 on John Spenser, team foul #6 | 60-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor (C) Patrick Pullins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Finley (PG) John Spenser | |
| 09:56 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor hits a turnaround in the lane set up by Jiao-Long Xue | 62-32 |
| 09:43 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 62-32 |
| 09:41 | Kentucky | Raymond Lally gets the rebound | 62-32 |
| 09:12 | Kentucky | Yong Chin can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-32 |
| 09:11 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor tips it back up and in | 64-32 |
| 09:07 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph is hacked by Gilbert Lombard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gilbert Lombard, team foul #5 | 64-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Scott (SG), Theodore Batista (SF) Yong Chin, Gilbert Lombard | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Spenser (PG), Donald Evens (SF), Kenneth Torain (PF) Daniel Finley, Joe Webster, Travis Lyons | |
| 08:50 | Mississippi State | Jiao-Long Xue steals the ball from Daniel Lin | 64-32 |
| 08:47 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista lays it up and in set up by Jiao-Long Xue | 66-32 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi State | John Spenser is fouled on the floor by Marlon Kapoor - foul #2 on Marlon Kapoor, team foul #6 | 66-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Anthony Severson (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Jiao-Long Xue, Raymond Lally, Marlon Kapoor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:19 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 66-32 |
| 08:18 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins grabs the board | 66-32 |
| 08:01 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker is called for traveling | 66-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (SG), Gilbert Lombard (SF) Donald Scott, Theodore Batista | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Webster (C) Daniel Lin | |
| 07:58 | Mississippi State | Gilbert Lombard picks off the pass by John Spenser in the backcourt | 66-32 |
| 07:56 | Kentucky | Yong Chin hits the finger roll set up by Gilbert Lombard | 68-32 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi State | Stephen Baker picks off the pass by Joe Webster in the backcourt | 68-32 |
| 07:51 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard lays it up and in on a nice dish by Stephen Baker | 70-32 |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | John Spenser hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 70-32 |
| 07:36 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson gets the rebound | 70-32 |
| 07:30 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 70-32 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi State | Joe Webster grabs the board | 70-32 |
| 07:26 | Mississippi State | John Spenser is hacked by Gilbert Lombard in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gilbert Lombard, team foul #7 | 70-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor (C) Patrick Pullins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 07:26 | Mississippi State | John Spenser misses the 1st free throw | 70-32 |
| 07:26 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor grabs the board | 70-32 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Yong Chin (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gilbert Lombard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. 4 pf. PF - Anthony Severson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Marlon Kapoor (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Rudolph (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Webster (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Donald Evens (fairly fresh) C - Kenneth Torain (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:07 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson is fouled on the floor by Donald Evens - foul #2 on Donald Evens, team foul #7 | 70-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (PG) Stephen Baker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin (C) Joe Webster | |
| 07:07 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson misses the 1st free throw | 70-32 |
| 07:07 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain snags the defensive board | 70-32 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin misses long on a turnaround from close range | 70-32 |
| 06:46 | Kentucky | Gilbert Lombard grabs the defensive rebound | 70-32 |
| 06:26 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue hits the finger roll set up by Gilbert Lombard | 72-32 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain's layup is rejected by Anthony Severson | 72-32 |
| 06:13 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue snags the defensive board | 72-32 |
| 05:48 | Kentucky | A charge is called on Jiao-Long Xue - foul #3 on Jiao-Long Xue, team foul #8 | 72-32 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Baker (PG), Donald Scott (SG), Theodore Batista (SF), Raymond Lally (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Jiao-Long Xue, Yong Chin, Gilbert Lombard, Anthony Severson, Marlon Kapoor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joe Webster (SF) Donald Evens | |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-32 |
| 05:31 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins gets the rebound | 72-32 |
| 05:04 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Scott | 75-32 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin buries a runner from close range | 75-34 |
| 04:36 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista lays it in | 77-34 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | John Spenser travels in the backcourt | 77-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue (PG), Marlon Kapoor (C) Stephen Baker, Patrick Pullins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Donald Evens (PF) Daniel Lin | |
| 04:19 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor scores on a jumper from the right side | 79-34 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Marlon Kapoor takes the ball from Kenneth Torain | 79-34 |
| 03:43 | Kentucky | Marlon Kapoor scores on a runner near the basket | 81-34 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Mississippi State | John Spenser comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 81-34 |
| 03:14 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Theodore Batista | 81-34 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jiao-Long Xue (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Donald Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Theodore Batista (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Raymond Lally (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Marlon Kapoor (tiring) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Spenser (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Rudolph (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joe Webster (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Donald Evens (tiring) C - Kenneth Torain (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | John Spenser is called for the reach on Jiao-Long Xue - foul #2 on John Spenser, team foul #8 | 81-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Yong Chin (SG), Stephen Baker (SF), Anthony Severson (PF), Patrick Pullins (C) Donald Scott, Theodore Batista, Raymond Lally, Marlon Kapoor | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin (C) Joe Webster | |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue makes the 1st free throw | 82-34 |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | Jiao-Long Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 83-34 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 83-34 |
| 02:26 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Patrick Pullins | 83-34 |
| 01:58 | Kentucky | Patrick Pullins travels with the ball | 83-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Theodore Batista (SF), Marlon Kapoor (C) Jiao-Long Xue, Patrick Pullins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | Donald Evens's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Severson | 83-34 |
| 01:45 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Yong Chin | 83-34 |
| 01:27 | Kentucky | Theodore Batista misses short on a shot in the lane | 83-34 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Torain grabs the board | 83-34 |
| 01:11 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 83-34 |
| 01:09 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson gets the rebound | 83-34 |
| 00:48 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson can't throw it down | 83-34 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Daniel Lin grabs the defensive rebound | 83-34 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 83-34 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Anthony Severson grabs the defensive rebound | 83-34 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 83-34 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker tips it home | 85-34 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Keith Rudolph's pass is intercepted by Anthony Severson | 85-34 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Stephen Baker runs out the clock | 85-34 |