| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Lemansky (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Elmer Albin (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Arthur Ewart (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Michael Odoms (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Christopher Cheek (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Melvin Bailey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephan Pipkin (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Andrew Alvord (fresh) C - Ryan Risher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin inbounds the ball | 42-27 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker misses long on a 3 from straight away | 42-27 |
| 19:38 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Stephan Pipkin | 42-27 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey's layup is rejected by Arthur Ewart | 42-27 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher gets the offensive rebound | 42-27 |
| 18:55 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-27 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord tips it back up and in | 42-29 |
| 18:40 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart misses the lay-in | 42-29 |
| 18:38 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey gets the rebound | 42-29 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord's pass is intercepted by Michael Odoms | 42-29 |
| 18:01 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-29 |
| 17:41 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord hits a runner from the right block | 45-31 |
| 17:24 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-31 |
| 17:23 | Kentucky | James Lemansky tips it in | 47-31 |
| 16:59 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Christopher Cheek | 47-33 |
| 16:43 | Kentucky | Stephan Pipkin blocks the short jumper by Arthur Ewart | 47-33 |
| 16:41 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord grabs the board | 47-33 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek hits a 3 from the right corner | 47-36 |
| 16:11 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker connects on the fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by James Lemansky | 49-36 |
| 15:50 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilliker is called for the reach on Christopher Cheek - foul #4 on Michael Hilliker, team foul #1 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (PG), Ernest Brown (SG), Robert Conley (PF), Tom Fontes (C) Michael Hilliker, James Lemansky, Arthur Ewart, Michael Odoms | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (PG), Erwin Wood (SG), Stanley Lust (SF), Ralph Dickens (PF), William Baranski (C) Christopher Cheek, Melvin Bailey, Stephan Pipkin, Andrew Alvord, Ryan Risher | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ernest Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Elmer Albin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Conley (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Tom Fontes (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Erwin Wood (fresh) SF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Dickens (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Baranski (fresh) | |
| 15:27 | Mississippi State | Robert Conley swats the short shot by Stanley Lust | 49-36 |
| 15:26 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes gets the rebound | 49-36 |
| 15:20 | Kentucky | Erwin Wood is called for the reach on Robert Conley - foul #3 on Erwin Wood, team foul #1 | 49-36 |
| 14:57 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin misses the easy layup | 49-36 |
| 14:55 | Kentucky | Ernest Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 14:42 | Kentucky | Robert Conley loses the dribble to Erwin Wood | 49-36 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood slams it home | 49-38 |
| 14:14 | Kentucky | Robert Conley slams it home on a nice dish by Elmer Albin | 51-38 |
| 14:08 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Lemansky (SG) Ernest Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Melvin Bailey (SG), Stephan Pipkin (SF), Andrew Alvord (PF), Ryan Risher (C) Leroy Mullins, Erwin Wood, Stanley Lust, Ralph Dickens, William Baranski | |
| 13:52 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-38 |
| 13:50 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher grabs the board | 51-38 |
| 13:46 | Mississippi State | Tom Fontes picks off the pass by Christopher Cheek | 51-38 |
| 13:28 | Kentucky | James Lemansky is hacked by Stephan Pipkin - foul #1 on Stephan Pipkin, team foul #2 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart (PF) Elmer Albin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:03 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-38 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin gets the rebound | 51-38 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey misses badly on a shot from the left side | 51-38 |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Tom Fontes | 51-38 |
| 12:20 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-38 |
| 12:19 | Kentucky | James Lemansky grabs the offensive board | 51-38 |
| 12:08 | Kentucky | Robert Conley blows the layup | 51-38 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin gets the rebound | 51-38 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-38 |
| 11:54 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin can't tip it in | 51-38 |
| 11:52 | Kentucky | Robert Conley grabs the board | 51-38 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Leroy Haring (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Lemansky (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SF - Tom Fontes (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Arthur Ewart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Conley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Christopher Cheek (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Melvin Bailey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephan Pipkin (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Alvord (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Risher (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Kentucky | Christopher Cheek steals the ball from Arthur Ewart | 51-38 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin is fouled on the floor by Tom Fontes - foul #1 on Tom Fontes, team foul #2 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker (PG), Elmer Albin (SF), Michael Odoms (C) Leroy Haring, Tom Fontes, Robert Conley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (PG), Stanley Lust (SF), Ralph Dickens (PF), William Baranski (C) Christopher Cheek, Stephan Pipkin, Andrew Alvord, Ryan Risher | |
| 11:00 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey misses the 3 from the right corner | 51-38 |
| 10:58 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart gets the rebound | 51-38 |
| 10:32 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker drills a 3 from the left corner | 54-38 |
| 10:13 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-38 |
| 10:12 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker gets the rebound | 54-38 |
| 09:43 | Kentucky | James Lemansky hits a driving attempt in the lane set up by Michael Hilliker | 56-38 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:33 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens drills a runner from the baseline | 56-40 |
| 09:04 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart misses the easy layup | 56-40 |
| 09:02 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens snags the defensive board | 56-40 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-40 |
| 08:48 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Elmer Albin | 56-40 |
| 08:20 | Kentucky | William Baranski is called for the reach on Elmer Albin - foul #2 on William Baranski, team foul #3 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leroy Haring (SG), Robert Conley (PF), Tom Fontes (C) James Lemansky, Arthur Ewart, Michael Odoms | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek (PG), Stephan Pipkin (SF), Andrew Alvord (PF), Ryan Risher (C) Melvin Bailey, Stanley Lust, Ralph Dickens, William Baranski | |
| 08:00 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Leroy Mullins - foul #2 on Leroy Mullins, team foul #4 | 56-40 |
| 08:00 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin makes the 1st free throw | 57-40 |
| 08:00 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin makes the 2nd free throw | 58-40 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi State | Ryan Risher can't finish the layup | 58-40 |
| 07:40 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes grabs the defensive rebound | 58-40 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Leroy Haring (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Elmer Albin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Conley (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Tom Fontes (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Christopher Cheek (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Stephan Pipkin (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Alvord (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ryan Risher (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Kentucky | Leroy Haring is hacked by Stephan Pipkin - foul #2 on Stephan Pipkin, team foul #5 | 58-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ernest Brown (SG) Michael Hilliker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood (SG) Leroy Mullins | |
| 07:04 | Kentucky | Tom Fontes knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Ernest Brown | 60-40 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi State | Christopher Cheek hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-40 |
| 06:54 | Kentucky | Robert Conley gets the rebound | 60-40 |
| 06:33 | Kentucky | Ernest Brown is fouled on the floor by Christopher Cheek - foul #3 on Christopher Cheek, team foul #6 | 60-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Lemansky (SG), Michael Odoms (C) Ernest Brown, Elmer Albin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey (SG) Erwin Wood | |
| 06:10 | Kentucky | Robert Conley clanks a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Andrew Alvord - foul #2 on Andrew Alvord, team foul #7 | 60-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker (PG) Tom Fontes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 06:10 | Kentucky | Robert Conley makes the 1st free throw | 61-40 |
| 06:10 | Kentucky | Robert Conley misses the 2nd free throw | 61-40 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | Melvin Bailey grabs the board | 61-40 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi State | Andrew Alvord loses the ball out of bounds | 61-40 |
| 05:31 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker buries a fadeaway from the right wing set up by James Lemansky | 63-40 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi State | Stephan Pipkin double dribbles | 63-40 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tom Fontes (SF) Leroy Haring | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins (PG), Erwin Wood (SG), Stanley Lust (SF), Ralph Dickens (PF), William Baranski (C) Christopher Cheek, Melvin Bailey, Stephan Pipkin, Andrew Alvord, Ryan Risher | |
| 05:05 | Kentucky | James Lemansky misses the runner from the right block | 63-40 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi State | Leroy Mullins grabs the defensive rebound | 63-40 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-43 |
| 04:24 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Conley | 66-43 |
| 04:07 | Mississippi State | William Baranski makes the shot from the left side | 66-45 |
| 03:42 | Kentucky | Robert Conley is hacked by William Baranski - foul #3 on William Baranski, team foul #8 | 66-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Elmer Albin (SF), Arthur Ewart (PF) Tom Fontes, Michael Odoms | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:42 | Kentucky | Robert Conley makes the 1st free throw | 67-45 |
| 03:42 | Kentucky | Robert Conley misses the 2nd free throw | 67-45 |
| 03:42 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to William Baranski | 67-45 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Hilliker (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - James Lemansky (fresh) 10 pts. 7 ast. SF - Elmer Albin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Arthur Ewart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Conley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Leroy Mullins (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Erwin Wood (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Stanley Lust (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Dickens (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - William Baranski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 67-45 |
| 03:22 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin grabs the board | 67-45 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:54 | Kentucky | Arthur Ewart misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 67-45 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi State | William Baranski grabs the board | 67-45 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Ralph Dickens | 67-48 |
| 02:27 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 67-48 |
| 02:25 | Kentucky | Robert Conley grabs the offensive board | 67-48 |
| 02:06 | Kentucky | James Lemansky clanks a 3 from the left corner | 67-48 |
| 02:04 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust pulls down the rebound | 67-48 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | Robert Conley is called for the reach on Stanley Lust - foul #1 on Robert Conley, team foul #3 | 67-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Odoms (C) Robert Conley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | William Baranski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Odoms - foul #1 on Michael Odoms, team foul #4 | 67-48 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | William Baranski makes the 1st free throw | 67-49 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | William Baranski makes the 2nd free throw | 67-50 |
| 01:21 | Kentucky | James Lemansky makes the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Elmer Albin | 69-50 |
| 01:06 | Mississippi State | Stanley Lust misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-50 |
| 01:04 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Arthur Ewart | 69-50 |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | Stanley Lust steps in front of the Arthur Ewart pass | 69-50 |
| 00:37 | Mississippi State | Erwin Wood hits the finger roll set up by Stanley Lust | 69-52 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Kentucky | Elmer Albin is whistled for traveling | 69-52 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Ralph Dickens can't finish the layup | 69-52 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | James Lemansky snags the defensive board | 69-52 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Michael Hilliker runs out the clock | 69-52 |