| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Davis (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Early (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jimmy Ramey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Inglis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey inbounds the ball | 28-33 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 28-33 |
| 19:35 | Kentucky | James Inglis gets the offensive rebound | 28-33 |
| 19:17 | Kentucky | Clarence Williams is called for the reach on Kenneth Early - foul #1 on Clarence Williams, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Ernest Catoe (PF), Li-Liang Zhao (C) Robert Long, James Davis, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 19:11 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early is fouled on the floor by Danny Carreiro - foul #2 on Danny Carreiro, team foul #2 | 28-33 |
| 19:02 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 28-33 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | Ernest Catoe snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Justin Cobb | 30-33 |
| 18:40 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-33 |
| 18:38 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion tips it in | 30-35 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi State | Justin Cobb's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Early | 30-35 |
| 18:01 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-35 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Justin Cobb | 30-35 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Justin Cobb | 32-35 |
| 17:14 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion lays it up and in on a great pass from Jimmy Ramey | 32-37 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi State | James Inglis picks off the pass by Gene Land | 32-37 |
| 16:55 | Kentucky | James Inglis misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-37 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao snags the defensive board | 32-37 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro is hacked by James Inglis - foul #3 on James Inglis, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), James Davis (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Gene Land, Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Ernest Catoe, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bernard Reiley (PG), Dean Lucero (SG), Joshua Edgell (SF), Ricardo Hernandez (PF), Johnny Johnson (C) Brian Carlson, Kenneth Early, Jimmy Ramey, James Inglis, Raymond Marion | |
| 16:33 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Johnny Johnson - foul #1 on Johnny Johnson, team foul #2 | 32-37 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza misses the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 16:33 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong snags the offensive board | 33-37 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | James Davis can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-37 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza grabs the offensive board | 33-37 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Joshua Edgell - foul #1 on Joshua Edgell, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Carlson (PG) Joshua Edgell | |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 16:06 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 15:45 | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 35-37 |
| 15:43 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to James Davis | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Davis (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Reiley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dean Lucero (fresh) PF - Ricardo Hernandez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Johnny Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Bernard Reiley - foul #1 on Bernard Reiley, team foul #4 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman (C) Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:32 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong misses the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 15:32 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 15:15 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 36-37 |
| 15:13 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 15:08 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses the jumper from the baseline | 36-37 |
| 15:06 | Kentucky | Ricardo Hernandez snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 14:48 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero double dribbles | 36-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (SG) James Davis | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey (SF), Raymond Marion (C) Dean Lucero, Johnny Johnson | |
| 14:33 | Mississippi State | Gene Land makes the shot from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 14:18 | Kentucky | Bernard Reiley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 14:17 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion gets the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 14:07 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey clanks a floater from the right side | 38-37 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by Gene Land is denied by Raymond Marion | 38-37 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong gets the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi State | Jimmy Ramey is called for the reach on Clarence Williams - foul #1 on Jimmy Ramey, team foul #5 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Robert Long, Gene Land, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (SG), James Inglis (PF) Bernard Reiley, Ricardo Hernandez | |
| 13:37 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG) Justin Cobb | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 13:23 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-37 |
| 13:21 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early hits the follow up shot | 38-39 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 38-39 |
| 13:09 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 12:51 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Brian Carlson | 38-42 |
| 12:34 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman misses short on a floater near the basket | 38-42 |
| 12:33 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey pulls down the rebound | 38-42 |
| 12:13 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-42 |
| 12:11 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi State | A charge is called on Robert Long - foul #1 on Robert Long, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF) Robert Long, James Davis, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bernard Reiley (PG), Dean Lucero (SF), Ricardo Hernandez (PF), Johnny Johnson (C) Brian Carlson, Jimmy Ramey, James Inglis, Raymond Marion | |
| 11:48 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson is denied on a layup by Lin Xiong | 38-42 |
| 11:46 | Kentucky | Bernard Reiley hits the follow up shot | 38-44 |
| 11:37 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong's pass is intercepted by Dean Lucero | 38-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Gene Land (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Cobb (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Curtis Wiedeman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Bernard Reiley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Early (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Dean Lucero (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Ricardo Hernandez (fresh) 3 reb. C - Johnny Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Ricardo Hernandez | 38-47 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Dean Lucero - foul #2 on Dean Lucero, team foul #6 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG) Justin Cobb | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Edgell (SF), James Inglis (PF) Kenneth Early, Ricardo Hernandez | |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 10:39 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Dean Lucero | 39-49 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi State | Gene Land misses the jumper from the right side | 39-49 |
| 10:15 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Inglis | 39-49 |
| 10:06 | Kentucky | James Inglis is hacked by Curtis Wiedeman - foul #4 on Curtis Wiedeman, team foul #4 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF), Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Robert Long, Gene Land, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong, Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Carlson (PG), Jimmy Ramey (SF) Dean Lucero, Joshua Edgell | |
| 09:43 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson hits a wide open runner in the paint on a great pass from Brian Carlson out of a doubleteam | 39-51 |
| 09:37 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza misses badly on a shot near the basket | 39-51 |
| 09:35 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson pulls down the rebound | 39-51 |
| 09:23 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Brian Carlson | 39-53 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | Li-Liang Zhao can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-53 |
| 09:10 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson grabs the board | 39-53 |
| 08:57 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey clanks a floater from the left wing | 39-53 |
| 08:55 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson can't tip it in | 39-53 |
| 08:53 | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza snags the defensive board | 39-53 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-53 |
| 08:37 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson is fouled on the floor by Guadalupe Mendoza - foul #1 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #5 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF) James Davis, Justin Cobb, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (SG), Dean Lucero (SF), Ricardo Hernandez (PF), Raymond Marion (C) Bernard Reiley, Jimmy Ramey, James Inglis, Johnny Johnson | |
| 08:16 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-53 |
| 08:14 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero tips it back up and in | 42-55 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-55 |
| 08:05 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero pulls down the rebound | 42-55 |
| 07:47 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 42-55 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Clarence Williams | 42-55 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi State | Gene Land drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Long | 45-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gene Land (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Clarence Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lin Xiong (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Early (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Dean Lucero (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ricardo Hernandez (fresh) 3 reb. C - Raymond Marion (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro (SF), Curtis Wiedeman (C) Clarence Williams, Guadalupe Mendoza | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey (SF) Dean Lucero | |
| 07:19 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-55 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong tips it home | 47-55 |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ricardo Hernandez and the foul's on Robert Long - foul #2 on Robert Long, team foul #6 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Robert Long, Gene Land, Danny Carreiro, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bernard Reiley (PG) Brian Carlson | |
| 06:58 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early makes the free throw | 47-58 |
| 06:41 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Davis | 49-58 |
| 06:25 | Kentucky | Clarence Williams takes the ball from Jimmy Ramey | 49-58 |
| 06:22 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams lays it up and in | 51-58 |
| 05:57 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion double dribbles | 51-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Long (PG), Gene Land (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Lin Xiong (PF) James Davis, Justin Cobb, Clarence Williams, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Carlson (PG), Dean Lucero (SF), James Inglis (PF), Johnny Johnson (C) Kenneth Early, Jimmy Ramey, Ricardo Hernandez, Raymond Marion | |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Curtis Wiedeman is called for the offensive foul - foul #5 on Curtis Wiedeman, team foul #7 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Guadalupe Mendoza (C) Curtis Wiedeman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:26 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-60 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro misses the lay-in | 51-60 |
| 05:20 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson gets the rebound | 51-60 |
| 05:13 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-60 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong snags the defensive board | 51-60 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi State | Robert Long can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Inglis - foul #4 on James Inglis, team foul #7 | 51-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams (SF) Danny Carreiro | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:06 | Mississippi State | Robert Long makes the 1st free throw | 52-60 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi State | Robert Long misses the 2nd free throw | 52-60 |
| 05:06 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero snags the defensive board | 52-60 |
| 04:40 | Kentucky | Johnny Johnson is whistled for traveling | 52-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Davis (SG), Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Gene Land, Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey (SF), Leo Agustin (PF), Raymond Marion (C) Bernard Reiley, James Inglis, Johnny Johnson | |
| 04:20 | Mississippi State | Robert Long clanks a floater from the free throw line | 52-60 |
| 04:18 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero pulls down the rebound | 52-60 |
| 04:12 | Kentucky | Dean Lucero loses the dribble to Li-Liang Zhao | 52-60 |
| 03:53 | Mississippi State | Robert Long drills a jumper in the paint set up by James Davis | 54-60 |
| 03:28 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion connects on the open fadeaway from the left block set up by Leo Agustin | 54-62 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Robert Long (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Davis (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Danny Carreiro (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Li-Liang Zhao (fresh) C - Guadalupe Mendoza (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brian Carlson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dean Lucero (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jimmy Ramey (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leo Agustin (fresh) C - Raymond Marion (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:13 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro makes the runner in the lane | 56-62 |
| 03:00 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-62 |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey tips it home | 56-64 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gene Land (PG), Justin Cobb (SG), Clarence Williams (SF), Lin Xiong (PF) Robert Long, James Davis, Danny Carreiro, Li-Liang Zhao | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Early (SG), James Inglis (PF) Dean Lucero, Leo Agustin | |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | Gene Land can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-64 |
| 02:50 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson grabs the board | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:27 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-67 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi State | Clarence Williams misses the floater from the left wing | 56-67 |
| 02:03 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey pulls down the rebound | 56-67 |
| 01:42 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson hits a 3 from the right wing | 56-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | Gene Land comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-70 |
| 01:18 | Kentucky | Kenneth Early grabs the defensive rebound | 56-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | Jimmy Ramey drills a 3 from the left wing set up by James Inglis | 56-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Lin Xiong scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-73 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion buries a fadeaway from the right side and he's fouled by Guadalupe Mendoza - foul #2 on Guadalupe Mendoza, team foul #8 | 58-75 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro (SF), Li-Liang Zhao (PF) Clarence Williams, Lin Xiong | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Raymond Marion makes the free throw | 58-76 |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Gene Land hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-76 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Danny Carreiro tips it home | 60-76 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Brian Carlson runs out the clock | 60-76 |