| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fresh) SG - Kenneth Ovellette (fresh) SF - Robert Crosby (fresh) PF - William Bennett (fresh) C - James Krout (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Damon Desroches (fresh) SG - Richard Labrecque (fresh) SF - Brian Bradley (fresh) PF - Maurice Ferranti (fresh) C - Brian Sappington (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Brian Sappington wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Maurice Ferranti, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss's pass is intercepted by Damon Desroches in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Kentucky | Brian Bradley slams it home on a nice dish by Damon Desroches | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Mississippi State | William Bennett loses the dribble to Maurice Ferranti | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti tips it back up and in | 0-4 |
| 18:48 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-4 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi State | William Bennett grabs the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 0-4 |
| 18:34 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Brian Sappington | 0-4 |
| 18:12 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti is hacked by William Bennett - foul #1 on William Bennett, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 17:56 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 0-4 |
| 17:54 | Kentucky | Brian Sappington snags the offensive board | 0-4 |
| 17:32 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's hacked by Frank Foss - foul #1 on Frank Foss, team foul #2 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Berta (PG), Frederick Proctor (SF), Ronald Fleming (PF), George Vangilder (C) Frank Foss, Robert Crosby, William Bennett, James Krout | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (SG), Charles French (SF), William Stroud (PF), Kevin Griffin (C) Richard Labrecque, Brian Bradley, Maurice Ferranti, Brian Sappington | |
| 17:32 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches makes the 1st free throw | 0-5 |
| 17:32 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches makes the 2nd free throw | 0-6 |
| 17:32 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches makes the 3rd free throw | 0-7 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder scores on a runner near the basket and he's hacked by Kevin Griffin - foul #1 on Kevin Griffin, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG) Damon Desroches | |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder misses the free throw | 2-7 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor grabs the offensive rebound | 2-7 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by George Vangilder | 5-7 |
| 16:45 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Matthew McCleary | 5-10 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor misses the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Matthew McCleary - foul #1 on Matthew McCleary, team foul #3 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby (SF), William Bennett (PF), James Krout (C) Kenneth Ovellette, George Vangilder, Ronald Fleming | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:18 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi State | Frederick Proctor makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 16:04 | Kentucky | William Stroud hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 16:02 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby pulls down the rebound | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Berta (fresh) SG - Frederick Proctor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Crosby (fresh) PF - William Bennett (fresh) C - James Krout (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matthew McCleary (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Martin Lindsay (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles French (fairly fresh) PF - William Stroud (fresh) C - Kevin Griffin (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Mississippi State | James Krout is hacked by Kevin Griffin - foul #2 on Kevin Griffin, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG) David Berta | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (PG), Jamie Okamoto (SG), Maurice Ferranti (PF), Kenneth Gilbert (C) Matthew McCleary, Martin Lindsay, William Stroud, Kevin Griffin | |
| 15:19 | Mississippi State | James Krout misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-10 |
| 15:17 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| 15:00 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto can't finish the layup but the foul's on Frederick Proctor - foul #1 on Frederick Proctor, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette (SG), Ronald Fleming (PF) Frederick Proctor, William Bennett | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque (SG) Charles French | |
| 15:00 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 15:00 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:46 | Mississippi State | Maurice Ferranti picks off the pass by Kenneth Ovellette | 7-12 |
| 14:18 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Ronald Fleming - foul #1 on Ronald Fleming, team foul #4 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Berta (SF), George Vangilder (C) Robert Crosby, James Krout | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Bradley (SF), William Stroud (PF) Jamie Okamoto, Maurice Ferranti | |
| 14:18 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque makes the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 14:18 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque makes the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi State | David Berta throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-14 |
| 13:59 | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert drills a fadeaway near the basket and he's fouled by George Vangilder - foul #1 on George Vangilder, team foul #5 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Bennett (PF) George Vangilder | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Sappington (C) William Stroud | |
| 13:59 | Kentucky | Kenneth Gilbert misses the free throw | 7-16 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming snags the defensive board | 7-16 |
| 13:49 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette scores on a 3 from the right wing set up by Ronald Fleming | 10-16 |
| 13:22 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque misses the floater from the free throw line | 10-16 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi State | William Bennett snags the defensive board | 10-16 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi State | Richard Labrecque is called for the reach on Kenneth Ovellette - foul #1 on Richard Labrecque, team foul #5 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), Frederick Proctor (SG), Robert Crosby (SF), James Krout (C) Frank Foss, Kenneth Ovellette, David Berta, Ronald Fleming | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Martin Lindsay (SG), William Stroud (PF) Damon Desroches, Richard Labrecque, Kenneth Gilbert | |
| 13:04 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby hits a wide open 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from William Bennett | 13-16 |
| 12:35 | Kentucky | William Stroud is fouled on the floor by William Bennett - foul #2 on William Bennett, team foul #6 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Vangilder (PF) William Bennett | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles French (SF), Maurice Ferranti (PF) Brian Bradley, William Stroud | |
| 12:15 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 13-16 |
| 12:14 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 12:02 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay is hacked by Frederick Proctor - foul #2 on Frederick Proctor, team foul #7 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Berta (PG), Kenneth Ovellette (SG) Maximo Bianchi, Frederick Proctor | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (PG) Matthew McCleary | |
| 12:02 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 12:02 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay makes the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 11:58 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette loses the dribble to Maurice Ferranti in the backcourt | 13-18 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Berta (fresh) SG - Kenneth Ovellette (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Crosby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Vangilder (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Krout (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Damon Desroches (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Lindsay (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles French (fresh) PF - Maurice Ferranti (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Brian Sappington (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Kentucky | Charles French misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 13-18 |
| 11:40 | Mississippi State | James Krout snags the defensive board | 13-18 |
| 11:29 | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-18 |
| 11:28 | Mississippi State | David Berta can't tip it in | 13-18 |
| 11:26 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay grabs the defensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 11:21 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay misses the 3 from the right corner | 13-18 |
| 11:19 | Mississippi State | David Berta pulls down the rebound | 13-18 |
| 11:07 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder misses the easy layup | 13-18 |
| 11:05 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to David Berta | 13-18 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder blows the wide open dunk | 13-18 |
| 10:47 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches grabs the board | 13-18 |
| 10:28 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-18 |
| 10:26 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-18 |
| 10:09 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by David Berta - foul #1 on David Berta, team foul #8 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), Ronald Fleming (PF) David Berta, George Vangilder | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque (SG), Brian Bradley (SF), William Stroud (PF), Kenneth Gilbert (C) Martin Lindsay, Charles French, Maurice Ferranti, Brian Sappington | |
| 10:09 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches makes the 1st free throw | 13-19 |
| 10:09 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches misses the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 10:09 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming grabs the board | 13-19 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG) Damon Desroches | |
| 09:41 | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Richard Labrecque, team foul #6 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto (SG) Richard Labrecque | |
| 09:30 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 15-19 |
| 09:11 | Kentucky | William Stroud can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-19 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi State | James Krout grabs the defensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Frank Foss | 17-19 |
| 08:35 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Ovellette - foul #1 on Kenneth Ovellette, team foul #9 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles French (SF) Brian Bradley | |
| 08:35 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 08:35 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 08:24 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-21 |
| 08:22 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Kenneth Gilbert | 17-21 |
| 07:55 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Ovellette - foul #2 on Kenneth Ovellette, team foul #10 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG), David Berta (SG), George Vangilder (PF) Frank Foss, Kenneth Ovellette, Ronald Fleming | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay (SG), Maurice Ferranti (PF), Brian Sappington (C) Jamie Okamoto, William Stroud, Kenneth Gilbert | |
| 07:55 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 07:55 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary misses the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 07:55 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder snags the defensive board | 17-22 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Maximo Bianchi (fresh) SG - David Berta (fresh) SF - Robert Crosby (tiring) 5 pts. PF - George Vangilder (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Krout (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Matthew McCleary (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Martin Lindsay (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Charles French (fairly fresh) PF - Maurice Ferranti (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Brian Sappington (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | James Krout is called for traveling | 17-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (PG) Matthew McCleary | |
| 07:19 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Bradley (SF) Martin Lindsay | |
| 07:00 | Mississippi State | Brian Sappington picks off the pass by Robert Crosby | 17-22 |
| 06:36 | Kentucky | Brian Bradley can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 17-22 |
| 06:35 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby grabs the board | 17-22 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | Brian Sappington steals the ball from David Berta | 17-22 |
| 06:12 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles French | 17-25 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder knocks in the shot from the left wing | 19-25 |
| 05:48 | Kentucky | Brian Bradley is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Brian Bradley, team foul #7 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Foss (PG), Ronald Fleming (PF) Maximo Bianchi, George Vangilder | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Richard Labrecque (SG), Jamie Okamoto (SF), William Stroud (PF), Kevin Griffin (C) Charles French, Brian Bradley, Maurice Ferranti, Brian Sappington | |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-25 |
| 05:38 | Kentucky | William Stroud is hacked by Ronald Fleming - foul #2 on Ronald Fleming, team foul #11 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Vangilder (PF) Ronald Fleming | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:38 | Kentucky | William Stroud misses the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 05:38 | Kentucky | William Stroud makes the 2nd free throw | 19-26 |
| 05:29 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder makes the fadeaway in the paint | 21-26 |
| 05:14 | Kentucky | David Berta steals the ball from William Stroud | 21-26 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi State | James Krout knocks in the jumper near the basket | 23-26 |
| 04:34 | Kentucky | William Stroud scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Labrecque | 23-29 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by George Vangilder is denied by William Stroud | 23-29 |
| 04:21 | Kentucky | Kevin Griffin grabs the board | 23-29 |
| 03:57 | Kentucky | William Stroud drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Damon Desroches | 23-32 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Frank Foss (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Berta (tiring) SF - Robert Crosby (tired) 5 pts. PF - George Vangilder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - James Krout (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Damon Desroches (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Labrecque (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jamie Okamoto (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Stroud (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Kevin Griffin (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | James Krout hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-32 |
| 03:45 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder grabs the offensive rebound | 23-32 |
| 03:32 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 23-32 |
| 03:31 | Kentucky | Kevin Griffin snags the defensive board | 23-32 |
| 03:12 | Kentucky | Damon Desroches misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 23-32 |
| 03:10 | Kentucky | Kevin Griffin tips it home | 23-34 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | Robert Crosby's pass is intercepted by Damon Desroches in the backcourt | 23-34 |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | Jamie Okamoto's pass is intercepted by David Berta | 23-34 |
| 02:45 | Mississippi State | Frank Foss lays it up and in set up by David Berta | 25-34 |
| 02:16 | Kentucky | William Stroud misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-34 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi State | George Vangilder snags the defensive board | 25-34 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | Richard Labrecque is called for the reach on David Berta in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Labrecque, team foul #8 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kenneth Ovellette (SG), Frederick Proctor (SF), William Bennett (PF), Ronald Fleming (C) Frank Foss, Robert Crosby, George Vangilder, James Krout | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary (PG), Martin Lindsay (SG), Brian Bradley (SF), Maurice Ferranti (PF), Kenneth Gilbert (C) Damon Desroches, Richard Labrecque, Jamie Okamoto, William Stroud, Kevin Griffin | |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | David Berta makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | David Berta misses the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 02:11 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay snags the defensive board | 26-34 |
| 01:42 | Kentucky | Martin Lindsay connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Matthew McCleary | 26-37 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | David Berta hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-37 |
| 01:25 | Mississippi State | Ronald Fleming tips it in | 28-37 |
| 01:05 | Kentucky | Matthew McCleary drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Martin Lindsay | 28-39 |
| 00:51 | Mississippi State | William Bennett travels with the ball | 28-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Maximo Bianchi (PG) David Berta | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles French (SF) Brian Bradley | |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Maximo Bianchi - foul #1 on Maximo Bianchi, team foul #12 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Damon Desroches (PG), Brian Sappington (C) Matthew McCleary, Kenneth Gilbert | |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti makes the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Maurice Ferranti misses the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 00:35 | Mississippi State | William Bennett grabs the board | 28-40 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | William Bennett misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Maurice Ferranti - foul #2 on Maurice Ferranti, team foul #9 | 28-40 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | William Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi State | William Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | William Bennett takes the ball from Charles French | 30-40 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | William Bennett hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 30-40 |