| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Greenman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Peter Barnes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Avitia (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Hill (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Terry Horwitz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Rouse (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman inbounds the ball | 39-45 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee is called for traveling | 39-45 |
| 19:26 | Mississippi State | David Avitia is hacked by Nicholas Pegg - foul #3 on Nicholas Pegg, team foul #1 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (SG) Nicholas Pegg | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 19:21 | Mississippi State | Jerry Lee steals the ball from Peter Barnes | 39-45 |
| 18:54 | Kentucky | Terry Horwitz picks off the pass by Patrick Grant | 39-45 |
| 18:43 | Mississippi State | Patrick Grant is called for the reach on Peter Barnes - foul #3 on Patrick Grant, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Jackson (SG) Patrick Grant | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans (PF), David White (C) Terry Horwitz, Mark Rouse | |
| 18:34 | Mississippi State | David Avitia knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Peter Barnes | 39-48 |
| 18:05 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses badly on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Daniel Evans - foul #1 on Daniel Evans, team foul #1 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent (C) Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), Eric Latta (SF) Peter Barnes, George Hill | |
| 18:05 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee makes the 1st free throw | 40-48 |
| 18:05 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi State | David White gets the rebound | 40-48 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi State | Bill Greenman blocks the short jumper by Richard Mederos | 40-48 |
| 17:45 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Bill Greenman | 40-48 |
| 17:20 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent misses the driving attempt in the lane | 40-48 |
| 17:19 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy grabs the offensive board | 40-48 |
| 17:00 | Kentucky | David Avitia is called for the reach on Jerry Lee - foul #2 on David Avitia, team foul #2 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (SF), Terry Horwitz (PF), Mark Rouse (C) Eric Latta, Daniel Evans, David White | |
| 16:55 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-48 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Zane Branch and the foul's on Harry Bucy - foul #1 on Harry Bucy, team foul #3 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan (C) Bill Greenman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hill (SF) Zane Branch | |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos misses the free throw | 42-50 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz snags the offensive board | 42-50 |
| 16:35 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 42-50 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi State | David Avitia pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi State | George Hill misses long on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Eldridge Kent - foul #3 on Eldridge Kent, team foul #4 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (SF) Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes (PG), Zane Branch (SG), Brian Jacobs (PF), David White (C) Richard Mederos, David Avitia, Terry Horwitz, Mark Rouse | |
| 16:14 | Mississippi State | George Hill makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 16:14 | Mississippi State | George Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 15:53 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Jackson | 45-52 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Harry Bucy (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Jackson (fairly fresh) SF - Bill Greenman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Lee (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Peter Barnes (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Zane Branch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - George Hill (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Brian Jacobs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by George Hill | 45-55 |
| 15:15 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-55 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs grabs the board | 45-55 |
| 14:59 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes misses the 3 from the right corner | 45-55 |
| 14:58 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman grabs the defensive rebound | 45-55 |
| 14:34 | Kentucky | Brian Jacobs is called for the reach on Jerry Lee - foul #3 on Brian Jacobs, team foul #3 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), Nicholas Pegg (SG), Eldridge Kent (SF), Todd Scheetz (C) Harry Bucy, John Jackson, Bill Greenman, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), David Avitia (SG), Eric Latta (SF), Terry Horwitz (PF), Mark Rouse (C) Peter Barnes, Zane Branch, George Hill, Brian Jacobs, David White | |
| 14:14 | Kentucky | The jump hook by Patrick Grant is blocked by Mark Rouse | 45-55 |
| 14:12 | Kentucky | Todd Scheetz tips it back up and in | 47-55 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi State | David Avitia misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-55 |
| 13:46 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg snags the defensive board | 47-55 |
| 13:21 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent clanks a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Mark Rouse - foul #1 on Mark Rouse, team foul #4 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bill Greenman (SF), John Jackson (PF) Jerry Lee, Todd Scheetz | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes (PG), Daniel Evans (SF), Brian Jacobs (PF), David White (C) Richard Mederos, Eric Latta, Terry Horwitz, Mark Rouse | |
| 13:21 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 13:21 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | David Avitia misses the fadeaway from the left side | 49-55 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans hits the follow up shot | 49-57 |
| 12:45 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-57 |
| 12:22 | Mississippi State | David Avitia comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-57 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs grabs the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi State | Nicholas Pegg steals the ball from Brian Jacobs | 52-57 |
| 11:38 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi State | David White pulls down the rebound | 52-57 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Pegg (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bill Greenman (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Jackson (tiring) C - Eldridge Kent (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Peter Barnes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Avitia (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Evans (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Brian Jacobs (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David White (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes drills a 3 from the left corner | 52-60 |
| 11:09 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) John Jackson, Eldridge Kent | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), Zane Branch (SG), George Hill (SF), Terry Horwitz (PF), Mark Rouse (C) Peter Barnes, David Avitia, Daniel Evans, Brian Jacobs, David White | |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse is fouled on the floor by Jon Carnahan - foul #2 on Jon Carnahan, team foul #5 | 52-60 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi State | George Hill misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Bill Greenman - foul #1 on Bill Greenman, team foul #6 | 52-60 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi State | George Hill makes the 1st free throw | 52-61 |
| 10:48 | Mississippi State | George Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 10:32 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Mark Rouse - foul #2 on Mark Rouse, team foul #5 | 52-62 |
| 10:32 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan makes the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 10:32 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi State | George Hill drills a driving attempt in the lane set up by Richard Mederos | 54-64 |
| 10:05 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee is hacked by Terry Horwitz in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terry Horwitz, team foul #6 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs (C) Mark Rouse | |
| 09:51 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 54-64 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz grabs the defensive rebound | 54-64 |
| 09:22 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 54-64 |
| 09:20 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jon Carnahan | 54-64 |
| 09:14 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant is fouled in the backcourt by Zane Branch - foul #2 on Zane Branch, team foul #7 | 54-64 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Todd Scheetz (C) Jerry Lee | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes (PG), Eric Latta (SF), David White (C) Richard Mederos, George Hill, Terry Horwitz | |
| 09:14 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 09:14 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-64 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs tips it back up and in | 56-66 |
| 08:42 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-66 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi State | David White pulls down the rebound | 56-66 |
| 08:36 | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes buries a shot from the left side set up by Zane Branch | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 08:19 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-68 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi State | Brian Jacobs gets the rebound | 56-68 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | Bill Greenman is called for the reach on Eric Latta - foul #2 on Bill Greenman, team foul #7 | 56-68 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG), Eldridge Kent (SF), John Jackson (PF) Patrick Grant, Bill Greenman, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), David Avitia (SG), Daniel Evans (PF), Mark Rouse (C) Peter Barnes, Zane Branch, Brian Jacobs, David White | |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | Eric Latta makes the 1st free throw | 56-69 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | Eric Latta makes the 2nd free throw | 56-70 |
| 07:50 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy loses the dribble to Richard Mederos | 56-70 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Eric Latta misses the easy layup | 56-70 |
| 07:43 | Kentucky | Todd Scheetz gets the rebound | 56-70 |
| 07:41 | Kentucky | John Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-70 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan (C) Todd Scheetz | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hill (SF) Eric Latta | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 07:29 | Mississippi State | Jon Carnahan blocks the short jumper by George Hill | 56-70 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi State | George Hill tips it in | 56-72 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Harry Bucy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nicholas Pegg (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - John Jackson (fairly fresh) C - Jon Carnahan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Avitia (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Hill (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Daniel Evans (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Rouse (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 07:12 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 56-72 |
| 07:11 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan gets the offensive rebound | 56-72 |
| 07:03 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy misses the shot from the free throw line | 56-72 |
| 07:02 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan tips it in | 58-72 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:38 | Mississippi State | David Avitia drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Daniel Evans | 58-74 |
| 06:19 | Kentucky | John Jackson's pass is intercepted by George Hill | 58-74 |
| 06:05 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos scores on a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Daniel Evans | 58-76 |
| 05:49 | Kentucky | Eldridge Kent misses the easy layup | 58-76 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 58-76 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-76 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), Bill Greenman (SF), Jerry Lee (PF), Todd Scheetz (C) Nicholas Pegg, Eldridge Kent, John Jackson, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Peter Barnes (PG), Terry Horwitz (PF), David White (C) Richard Mederos, Daniel Evans, Mark Rouse | |
| 05:33 | Mississippi State | Harry Bucy takes the ball from George Hill | 58-76 |
| 05:16 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jerry Lee | 60-76 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi State | David Avitia comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-76 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz snags the offensive board | 60-76 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi State | David White can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Todd Scheetz - foul #1 on Todd Scheetz, team foul #8 | 60-76 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG), Eldridge Kent (SF) Harry Bucy, Bill Greenman | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (SG), Eric Latta (SF), Daniel Evans (PF) David Avitia, George Hill, Terry Horwitz | |
| 04:29 | Mississippi State | David White misses the 1st free throw | 60-76 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi State | David White makes the 2nd free throw | 60-77 |
| 04:14 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee is hacked by Peter Barnes - foul #3 on Peter Barnes, team foul #8 | 60-77 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan (C) Todd Scheetz | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:14 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee makes the 1st free throw | 61-77 |
| 04:14 | Kentucky | Jerry Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 62-77 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-77 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi State | David White tips it back up and in | 62-79 |
| 03:39 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant is hacked by Eric Latta - foul #2 on Eric Latta, team foul #9 | 62-79 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG) Peter Barnes | |
| 03:39 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 1st free throw | 63-79 |
| 03:39 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 64-79 |
| 03:10 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-79 |
| 03:09 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan snags the defensive board | 64-79 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (tiring) 16 pts. 3 pf. SG - Nicholas Pegg (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eldridge Kent (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Lee (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jon Carnahan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Zane Branch (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Eric Latta (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Evans (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Kentucky | Richard Mederos steals the ball from Patrick Grant in the backcourt | 64-79 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi State | Eric Latta's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-79 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (SG), Bill Greenman (SF), John Jackson (PF), Todd Scheetz (C) Nicholas Pegg, Eldridge Kent, Jerry Lee, Jon Carnahan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG), George Hill (SF), Terry Horwitz (PF), Brian Jacobs (C) Zane Branch, Eric Latta, Daniel Evans, David White | |
| 02:36 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman is whistled for a carry | 64-79 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:17 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos is fouled on the floor by Todd Scheetz - foul #2 on Todd Scheetz, team foul #9 | 64-79 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse (C) Brian Jacobs | |
| 02:17 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 1st free throw | 64-80 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 2nd free throw | 64-81 |
| 02:01 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Bill Greenman | 66-81 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos lays it up and in on a nice dish by George Hill and the foul's on Patrick Grant - foul #4 on Patrick Grant, team foul #10 | 66-83 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (SG), Jerry Lee (PF), Jon Carnahan (C) Harry Bucy, John Jackson, Todd Scheetz | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:33 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos misses the free throw | 66-83 |
| 01:33 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan snags the defensive board | 66-83 |
| 01:17 | Kentucky | Bill Greenman hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 66-83 |
| 01:16 | Mississippi State | George Hill gets the rebound | 66-83 |
| 01:12 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos can't throw it down | 66-83 |
| 01:11 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant grabs the board | 66-83 |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg clanks a 3 from the right wing | 66-83 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse grabs the board | 66-83 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:30 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by George Hill is blocked by Jerry Lee | 66-83 |
| 00:29 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan grabs the defensive rebound | 66-83 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Jon Carnahan drills a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Patrick Grant | 68-83 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos runs out the clock | 68-83 |