| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Early (fresh) SF - Johnny Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ricardo Hernandez (fresh) 4 pts. C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 1 pts. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson inbounds the ball | 38-34 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson misses the wide open floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Clarence Williams - foul #2 on Clarence Williams, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| 19:35 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 39-34 |
| 19:35 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 19:35 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong is whistled for a carry | 39-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro (PF) Lin Xiong | |
| 18:57 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion misses the floater from the right side | 39-34 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi State | Robert Long snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi State | Robert Long buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-36 |
| 18:34 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion is hacked by Curtis Wiedeman - foul #3 on Curtis Wiedeman, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Li-Liang Zhao (C) Clarence Williams, Danny Carreiro, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 18:16 | Kentucky | Wayne Powell steals the ball from Brian Carlson | 39-36 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 39-36 |
| 18:02 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Raymond Marion | 39-36 |
| 17:42 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion knocks in the turnaround near the basket | 41-36 |
| 17:26 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Gregory Claassen | 41-39 |
| 16:59 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson double dribbles | 41-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey (SG), Joshua Edgell (SF), Leo Agustin (PF), Paul Marks (C) Kenneth Early, Johnny Johnson, Ricardo Hernandez, Raymond Marion | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Danny Carreiro (PF) Wayne Powell, Gregory Claassen, Lin Xiong | |
| 16:39 | Mississippi State | Robert Long's floater is tipped away by Paul Marks | 41-39 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams snags the offensive board | 41-39 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro misses the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Jimmy Ramey - foul #1 on Jimmy Ramey, team foul #1 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 16:19 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 16:01 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson is hacked by Guadalupe Mendoza - foul #4 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Gene Land, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 15:42 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey throws it down on a great pass from Joshua Edgell | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jimmy Ramey (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Joshua Edgell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leo Agustin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Marks (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gregory Claassen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) PF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:28 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro lays it up and in | 43-43 |
| 15:06 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 14:58 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman is fouled on the floor by Paul Marks - foul #3 on Paul Marks, team foul #2 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (SG), Ricardo Hernandez (PF), Raymond Marion (C) Jimmy Ramey, Leo Agustin, Paul Marks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Lin Xiong (PF) Gregory Claassen, Wayne Powell, Danny Carreiro | |
| 14:39 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ricardo Hernandez - foul #3 on Ricardo Hernandez, team foul #3 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson (SF) Joshua Edgell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro (SF) Clarence Williams | |
| 14:39 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 46-44 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 14:18 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-45 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | Gene Land throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Clarence Williams (SF) Robert Long, Gene Land, Danny Carreiro | |
| 13:36 | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey (SG) Kenneth Early | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Danny Carreiro (PF) Gregory Claassen, Lin Xiong | |
| 13:18 | Mississippi State | Robert Long drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Curtis Wiedeman | 48-47 |
| 12:51 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson makes the driving attempt from the right block | 50-47 |
| 12:33 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 12:31 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Johnny Johnson | 50-47 |
| 12:14 | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Danny Carreiro - foul #1 on Danny Carreiro, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (SG), Joshua Edgell (SF), Paul Marks (C) Brian Carlson, Johnny Johnson, Raymond Marion | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Gene Land (SG), Lin Xiong (PF) Robert Long, Wayne Powell, Danny Carreiro | |
| 12:14 | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 12:14 | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 52-47 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi State | Joshua Edgell steals the ball from Curtis Wiedeman | 52-47 |
| 11:34 | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Jimmy Ramey | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jimmy Ramey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Kenneth Early (fresh) SF - Joshua Edgell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ricardo Hernandez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. C - Paul Marks (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gregory Claassen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gene Land (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fairly fresh) PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 3 pts. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Lin Xiong is denied by Paul Marks | 54-47 |
| 11:26 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| 11:12 | Kentucky | Joshua Edgell is hacked by Clarence Williams - foul #3 on Clarence Williams, team foul #5 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Carlson (PG) Ricardo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Gene Land, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong | |
| 11:00 | Kentucky | Paul Marks can't connect on an uncontested shot from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 10:58 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Curtis Wiedeman | 54-47 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | Joshua Edgell steals the ball from Wayne Powell | 54-47 |
| 10:34 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey makes the floater in the lane | 56-47 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 56-47 |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson gets the rebound | 56-47 |
| 09:51 | Kentucky | Curtis Wiedeman is called for the reach on Jimmy Ramey - foul #4 on Curtis Wiedeman, team foul #6 | 56-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson (SF), Raymond Marion (C) Kenneth Early, Joshua Edgell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF) Gregory Claassen, Wayne Powell, Danny Carreiro, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 09:42 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey's fadeaway is rejected by Lin Xiong | 56-47 |
| 09:40 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey grabs the offensive board | 56-47 |
| 09:22 | Kentucky | Gene Land steals the ball from Johnny Johnson | 56-47 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams blows the layup | 56-47 |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Raymond Marion | 56-47 |
| 09:13 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-47 |
| 09:12 | Kentucky | Paul Marks tips it but misses | 56-47 |
| 09:10 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion hits the follow up shot | 58-47 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi State | Robert Long clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Brian Carlson - foul #2 on Brian Carlson, team foul #4 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leo Agustin (PF) Paul Marks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF) Gene Land, Clarence Williams | |
| 09:05 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 08:38 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Li-Liang Zhao - foul #2 on Li-Liang Zhao, team foul #7 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Edgell (SG) Jimmy Ramey | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (SF) Danny Carreiro | |
| 08:38 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion makes the 1st free throw | 59-48 |
| 08:38 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion misses the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| 08:20 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-48 |
| 08:19 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao gets the offensive rebound | 59-48 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | Robert Long banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lin Xiong | 59-50 |
| 07:37 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 59-50 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Robert Long grabs the board | 59-50 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Edgell (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Johnny Johnson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leo Agustin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Marion (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Powell (tiring) 14 pts. SF - Gregory Claassen (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 3 pts. C - Li-Liang Zhao (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Leo Agustin - foul #1 on Leo Agustin, team foul #5 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey (PG), Kenneth Early (SG), Ricardo Hernandez (PF), Paul Marks (C) Brian Carlson, Johnny Johnson, Leo Agustin, Raymond Marion | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Wayne Powell, Gregory Claassen, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 07:20 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 59-52 |
| 07:03 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-52 |
| 07:02 | Kentucky | Joshua Edgell can't tip it in | 59-52 |
| 07:01 | Kentucky | Paul Marks tips it but misses | 59-52 |
| 06:59 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early grabs the offensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 06:42 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey misses the wide open jumper in the lane | 59-52 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Guadalupe Mendoza | 59-52 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | Gene Land throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Danny Carreiro (PF) Robert Long, Gene Land, Lin Xiong | |
| 06:11 | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez is hacked by Gregory Claassen - foul #1 on Gregory Claassen, team foul #8 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leo Agustin (SF) Joshua Edgell | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:11 | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez misses the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen can't connect on a shot from the left side | 59-52 |
| 06:05 | Kentucky | Paul Marks grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 06:03 | Kentucky | Gregory Claassen steps in front of the Jimmy Ramey pass in the backcourt | 59-52 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Wayne Powell | 59-54 |
| 05:15 | Kentucky | Leo Agustin's layup is rejected by Danny Carreiro | 59-54 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Clarence Williams | 59-54 |
| 05:07 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 59-54 |
| 05:06 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey pulls down the rebound | 59-54 |
| 04:45 | Kentucky | Danny Carreiro is called for the reach on Paul Marks - foul #2 on Danny Carreiro, team foul #9 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Carlson (PG), Joshua Edgell (SG), Johnny Johnson (SF), Raymond Marion (C) Jimmy Ramey, Kenneth Early, Leo Agustin, Ricardo Hernandez | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Lin Xiong (PF) Gregory Claassen, Wayne Powell, Clarence Williams | |
| 04:45 | Kentucky | Paul Marks makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 04:45 | Kentucky | Paul Marks makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 04:26 | Mississippi State | Joshua Edgell steals it from Danny Carreiro | 61-54 |
| 04:22 | Kentucky | Joshua Edgell throws it down | 63-54 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong hits a turnaround from close range set up by Danny Carreiro | 63-56 |
| 03:31 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Joshua Edgell | 66-56 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joshua Edgell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Johnny Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul Marks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gene Land (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Danny Carreiro (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:15 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong is hacked by Paul Marks - foul #4 on Paul Marks, team foul #6 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leo Agustin (SF), Ricardo Hernandez (PF) Johnny Johnson, Paul Marks | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (PG), Wayne Powell (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Robert Long, Gene Land, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| 02:58 | Mississippi State | Raymond Marion steps in front of the Gregory Claassen pass | 66-56 |
| 02:58 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (SG), Johnny Johnson (SF) Joshua Edgell, Leo Agustin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG) Gregory Claassen | |
| 02:41 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-56 |
| 02:39 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early tips it back up and in | 68-56 |
| 02:34 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-59 |
| 02:07 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion's fadeaway is rejected by Clarence Williams | 68-59 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman grabs the defensive rebound | 68-59 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Raymond Marion - foul #2 on Raymond Marion, team foul #7 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong (PF) Danny Carreiro | |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the 1st free throw | 68-60 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 01:24 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-61 |
| 01:23 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Curtis Wiedeman | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 01:19 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams hits a jumper from close range set up by Robert Long and he's fouled by Johnny Johnson - foul #3 on Johnny Johnson, team foul #8 | 68-63 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the free throw | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson misses the layup against the doubleteam | 68-64 |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez tips it but misses | 68-64 |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Marion | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion is hacked by Curtis Wiedeman - foul #5 on Curtis Wiedeman, team foul #10 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Curtis Wiedeman | |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza clanks a jump hook near the basket | 70-64 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams gets the offensive rebound | 70-64 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Robert Long comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 70-64 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion pulls down the rebound | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Robert Long is called for the reach on Raymond Marion in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Long, team foul #11 | 70-64 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Edgell (SF) Johnny Johnson | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion misses the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi State | Brian Carlson picks off the pass by Robert Long in the backcourt | 71-64 |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | Robert Long is called for the reach on Brian Carlson - foul #3 on Robert Long, team foul #12 | 71-64 |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson misses the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:28 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-64 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams snags the offensive board | 72-64 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell is whistled for a carry | 72-64 |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | Joshua Edgell is hacked by Wayne Powell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Wayne Powell, team foul #13 | 72-64 |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | Joshua Edgell makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | Joshua Edgell makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses the lay-in | 74-64 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Ricardo Hernandez | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson runs out the clock | 74-64 |