| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Zane Branch (fresh) 3 pf. SF - George Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Horwitz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Rouse (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Mills (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steve Inabinet (fresh) C - Craig Hartley (fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | James Mills inbounds the ball | 24-30 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Kentucky | Richard Mederos picks off the pass by Patrick Grant in the backcourt | 24-30 |
| 19:47 | Mississippi State | George Hill misses the dunk | 24-30 |
| 19:45 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz gets the offensive rebound | 24-30 |
| 19:35 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 24-30 |
| 19:34 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Craig Hartley | 24-30 |
| 19:15 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Mills | 24-33 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | Steve Inabinet steps in front of the Zane Branch pass | 24-33 |
| 18:45 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-36 |
| 18:37 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 24-36 |
| 18:35 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz tips it back up and in | 26-36 |
| 18:11 | Kentucky | James Mills misses short on a shot from the right side | 26-36 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi State | George Hill pulls down the rebound | 26-36 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | Craig Hartley is called for the reach on Zane Branch - foul #1 on Craig Hartley, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG), Eric Latta (SF), Daniel Evans (PF), David White (C) Zane Branch, George Hill, Terry Horwitz, Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (SG), Jack Bailey (SF), John Jackson (C) Michael Merritt, James Mills, Craig Hartley | |
| 17:45 | Mississippi State | David Avitia is called for traveling | 26-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (PG) Patrick Grant | |
| 17:17 | Kentucky | Steve Inabinet misses the easy layup | 26-36 |
| 17:16 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to David White | 26-36 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | David Avitia clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-36 |
| 17:02 | Kentucky | Steve Inabinet grabs the defensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 16:57 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg's fadeaway is rejected by David White | 26-36 |
| 16:56 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg grabs the offensive board | 26-36 |
| 16:32 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hill (SF) Eric Latta | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), Michael Merritt (SG) Nicholas Pegg, Alvin Manning | |
| 16:20 | Mississippi State | Michael Merritt is called for the reach on Richard Mederos - foul #3 on Michael Merritt, team foul #2 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (SG), Terry Horwitz (PF) David Avitia, Daniel Evans | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (SG) Michael Merritt | |
| 16:10 | Mississippi State | Jack Bailey steps in front of the Zane Branch pass | 26-36 |
| 16:05 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-36 |
| 16:04 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos snags the defensive board | 26-36 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-36 |
| 15:57 | Kentucky | Steve Inabinet grabs the defensive rebound | 26-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Zane Branch (fresh) 3 pf. SF - George Hill (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Horwitz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - David White (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Alvin Manning (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jack Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steve Inabinet (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:30 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 26-36 |
| 15:28 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch pulls down the rebound | 26-36 |
| 15:22 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David White and he's fouled by John Jackson - foul #1 on John Jackson, team foul #3 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG), Mark Rouse (C) Zane Branch, David White | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (SG), James Mills (SF), Craig Hartley (C) Alvin Manning, Jack Bailey, John Jackson | |
| 15:22 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz misses the free throw | 28-36 |
| 15:22 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 14:57 | Kentucky | James Mills is fouled on the floor by Mark Rouse - foul #1 on Mark Rouse, team foul #1 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eric Latta (SF), Daniel Evans (PF) George Hill, Terry Horwitz | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:32 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley is hacked by Mark Rouse - foul #2 on Mark Rouse, team foul #2 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (PG) Patrick Grant | |
| 14:15 | Kentucky | James Mills's dunk attempt is rejected by Mark Rouse | 28-36 |
| 14:14 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Mark Rouse | 28-36 |
| 14:09 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans loses the ball out of bounds | 28-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (PG), James Widener (C) Richard Mederos, Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 13:44 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley clanks a turnaround in the paint | 28-36 |
| 13:42 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch grabs the board | 28-36 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Nicholas Pegg - foul #1 on Nicholas Pegg, team foul #4 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden (PG), George Hill (SF), David White (C) David Avitia, Eric Latta, Daniel Evans | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jack Bailey (SF), John Jackson (PF) James Mills, Steve Inabinet | |
| 13:37 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch misses the 1st free throw | 28-36 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 13:13 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on James Widener - foul #1 on James Widener, team foul #3 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), Terry Horwitz (PF) Frank Pruden, James Widener | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG) Nicholas Pegg | |
| 13:13 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 13:13 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi State | George Hill connects on the jumper from the right block and he's hacked by Craig Hartley - foul #2 on Craig Hartley, team foul #5 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden (SG) Zane Branch | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Alvin Manning (SG) Michael Merritt | |
| 13:04 | Mississippi State | George Hill makes the free throw | 32-38 |
| 12:41 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 32-38 |
| 12:39 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey snags the offensive board | 32-38 |
| 12:20 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-41 |
| 11:57 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz slams it home on a nice dish by George Hill | 34-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frank Pruden (fresh) 1 ast. SF - George Hill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Horwitz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - David White (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Alvin Manning (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jack Bailey (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 blk. C - Craig Hartley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Kentucky | The jumper by Alvin Manning is denied by Terry Horwitz | 34-41 |
| 11:36 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey misses the tip | 34-41 |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 11:21 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos connects on the shot from the right side set up by Frank Pruden | 36-41 |
| 11:02 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant lays it in | 36-43 |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | David White lays it up and in and he's hacked by John Jackson - foul #2 on John Jackson, team foul #6 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (PG), David Avitia (SG), Eric Latta (SF), Daniel Evans (PF) Richard Mederos, Frank Pruden, George Hill, Terry Horwitz | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (PG), Michael Merritt (SG), James Mills (SF), Steve Inabinet (PF) Patrick Grant, Alvin Manning, Jack Bailey, John Jackson | |
| 10:49 | Mississippi State | David White misses the free throw | 38-43 |
| 10:49 | Kentucky | Steve Inabinet gets the rebound | 38-43 |
| 10:28 | Kentucky | Steve Inabinet hits a wide open turnaround in the paint | 38-45 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by David Avitia | 41-45 |
| 10:03 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse (C) David White | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 09:56 | Mississippi State | David Avitia clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 09:54 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse tips it home | 43-45 |
| 09:25 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), Michael Haynes (SF) David Avitia, Eric Latta | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG) Nicholas Pegg | |
| 09:10 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse double dribbles | 43-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Widener (PF) Daniel Evans | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:51 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 08:50 | Kentucky | Steve Inabinet can't tip it in | 43-45 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi State | Michael Haynes snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch makes the jumper in the paint set up by Richard Mederos | 45-45 |
| 08:11 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-48 |
| 08:07 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-48 |
| 08:05 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos gets the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos is whistled for traveling | 45-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG), George Hill (SF), Terry Horwitz (PF) Zane Branch, Michael Haynes, James Widener | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (PG), Alvin Manning (SG), Jack Bailey (SF), John Jackson (C) Patrick Grant, Michael Merritt, James Mills, Craig Hartley | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Avitia (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Horwitz (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Rouse (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Nicholas Pegg (fresh) SG - Alvin Manning (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jack Bailey (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Steve Inabinet (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Jackson (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 07:45 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey is hacked by George Hill in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Hill, team foul #4 | 45-48 |
| 07:38 | Kentucky | Steve Inabinet clanks a jump hook from close range | 45-48 |
| 07:37 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 07:32 | Mississippi State | David Avitia buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Mederos | 48-48 |
| 07:13 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 48-48 |
| 07:12 | Kentucky | John Jackson tips it home | 48-50 |
| 07:00 | Mississippi State | Steve Inabinet is called for the reach on Terry Horwitz - foul #3 on Steve Inabinet, team foul #7 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden (PG) Richard Mederos | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:00 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz misses the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 07:00 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 06:31 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg lays it in set up by Alvin Manning | 48-52 |
| 06:24 | Mississippi State | Steve Inabinet is called for the reach on Terry Horwitz - foul #4 on Steve Inabinet, team foul #8 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David White (C) Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), James Mills (SF) Nicholas Pegg, Jack Bailey | |
| 06:24 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz misses the 1st free throw | 48-52 |
| 06:24 | Kentucky | John Jackson pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| 06:22 | Kentucky | John Jackson loses the dribble to George Hill in the backcourt | 48-52 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | George Hill misses the easy layup | 48-52 |
| 06:09 | Kentucky | James Mills pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| 05:47 | Kentucky | Steve Inabinet banks in the layup and he's hacked by Frank Pruden - foul #3 on Frank Pruden, team foul #5 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), Eric Latta (SF), Daniel Evans (PF) David Avitia, George Hill, Terry Horwitz | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (SG) Alvin Manning | |
| 05:47 | Kentucky | Steve Inabinet misses the free throw | 48-54 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos misses the shot from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 05:23 | Kentucky | Steve Inabinet grabs the board | 48-54 |
| 04:59 | Kentucky | James Mills is whistled for a carry | 48-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (SG), James Widener (C) Frank Pruden, David White | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jack Bailey (SF), Craig Hartley (C) James Mills, John Jackson | |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos double dribbles | 48-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hill (SF) Eric Latta | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (PG) Patrick Grant | |
| 04:44 | Kentucky | George Hill steps in front of the Michael Merritt pass in the backcourt | 48-54 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch dunks the ball on a nice dish by George Hill | 50-54 |
| 04:13 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 50-54 |
| 04:12 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to George Hill | 50-54 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi State | Daniel Evans knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Mederos | 52-54 |
| 03:57 | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg is hacked by Richard Mederos in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Mederos, team foul #6 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG), Terry Horwitz (PF), David White (C) Zane Branch, Daniel Evans, James Widener | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Patrick Grant (PG), Alvin Manning (SG), James Mills (PF), John Jackson (C) Nicholas Pegg, Michael Merritt, Steve Inabinet, Craig Hartley | |
| 03:33 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant clanks a shot from the baseline | 52-54 |
| 03:32 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz snags the defensive board | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Avitia (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Hill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Terry Horwitz (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - David White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Patrick Grant (fresh) 21 pts. SG - Alvin Manning (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jack Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - James Mills (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - John Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | David White misses the dunk attempt | 52-54 |
| 03:12 | Mississippi State | David White tips it back up and in | 54-54 |
| 03:05 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-54 |
| 03:03 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos is whistled for traveling | 54-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (PG), Eric Latta (SF), James Widener (PF) Richard Mederos, George Hill, Terry Horwitz | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Nicholas Pegg (PG), Steve Inabinet (PF), Craig Hartley (C) Jack Bailey, James Mills, John Jackson | |
| 02:51 | Kentucky | Zane Branch steals the ball from Alvin Manning in the backcourt | 54-54 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), Terry Horwitz (PF), Mark Rouse (C) David Avitia, James Widener, David White | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (SG) Nicholas Pegg | |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse misses the easy layup | 54-54 |
| 02:42 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 02:13 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Terry Horwitz - foul #1 on Terry Horwitz, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hill (SF) Eric Latta | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jack Bailey (SF) Alvin Manning | |
| 02:13 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 02:13 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz misses the dunk but he's fouled by Steve Inabinet - foul #5 on Steve Inabinet, team foul #9 | 54-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Mills (SF), John Jackson (C) Jack Bailey, Steve Inabinet | |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz misses the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 01:55 | Kentucky | Zane Branch takes the ball from Michael Merritt in the backcourt | 55-56 |
| 01:54 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch misses the easy layup | 55-56 |
| 01:52 | Kentucky | James Mills pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 01:50 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant is hacked by Richard Mederos in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Mederos, team foul #8 | 55-56 |
| 01:50 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 01:50 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 55-58 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi State | Patrick Grant steps in front of the Terry Horwitz pass | 55-58 |
| 01:22 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the 3 from straight away | 55-58 |
| 01:21 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz snags the defensive board | 55-58 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | James Mills is called for the reach on Richard Mederos - foul #1 on James Mills, team foul #10 | 55-58 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 1st free throw | 56-58 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 01:06 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant is hacked by Richard Mederos in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Mederos, team foul #9 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Avitia (SG) Richard Mederos | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:06 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 01:06 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse pulls down the rebound | 57-59 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by George Hill | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Kentucky | James Mills misses the jumper from the right side | 60-59 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz snags the defensive board | 60-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Patrick Grant is called for the reach on Terry Horwitz in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Grant, team foul #11 | 60-59 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz makes the 1st free throw | 61-59 |
| 00:34 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz makes the 2nd free throw | 62-59 |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Patrick Grant buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Mills | 62-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | Patrick Grant is called for the reach on Zane Branch in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick Grant, team foul #12 | 62-62 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | George Hill steals it from John Jackson in the backcourt | 64-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | James Mills is called for the reach on George Hill - foul #2 on James Mills, team foul #13 | 64-62 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | George Hill makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | George Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 66-62 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse pulls down the rebound | 66-62 |