| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Zane Branch (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gary McNeece (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Terry Horwitz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Rouse (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Phil Newsome (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Mills (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. C - Craig Hartley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | James Mills inbounds the ball | 20-26 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan is fouled on the floor by Gary McNeece - foul #2 on Gary McNeece, team foul #1 | 20-26 |
| 19:14 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-26 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch buries a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Gary McNeece and the foul's on Craig Hartley - foul #2 on Craig Hartley, team foul #1 | 22-26 |
| 19:00 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch makes the free throw | 23-26 |
| 18:41 | Kentucky | James Mills makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Morgan | 23-29 |
| 18:23 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-29 |
| 18:21 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt grabs the board | 23-29 |
| 17:52 | Kentucky | James Mills loses the dribble to Gary McNeece | 23-29 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi State | Michael Merritt steals it from Gary McNeece | 23-29 |
| 17:07 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt buries a 3 from the left corner | 23-32 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece loses the ball out of bounds | 23-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eric Latta (SF) Gary McNeece | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG), Alvin Manning (SG), Alvin Simmerman (SF), Jack Bailey (PF), Richard Haugh (C) Michael Merritt, Phil Newsome, James Mills, Robert Morgan, Craig Hartley | |
| 16:28 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Zane Branch - foul #1 on Zane Branch, team foul #2 | 23-32 |
| 16:28 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning misses the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 16:28 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Mark Rouse, team foul #3 | 23-33 |
| 15:41 | Kentucky | Alvin Simmerman misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 23-33 |
| 15:40 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos snags the defensive board | 23-33 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Zane Branch (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Eric Latta (fresh) PF - Terry Horwitz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Rouse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Harry Bucy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alvin Manning (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Alvin Simmerman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jack Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Haugh (fresh) | |
| 15:23 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse dunks the ball set up by Zane Branch and he's hacked by Richard Haugh - foul #3 on Richard Haugh, team foul #2 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (PG), Phil Newsome (SG), James Mills (SF), Robert Morgan (PF), Craig Hartley (C) Harry Bucy, Alvin Manning, Alvin Simmerman, Jack Bailey, Richard Haugh | |
| 15:23 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse makes the free throw | 26-33 |
| 15:00 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome makes the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Craig Hartley | 26-36 |
| 14:53 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos loses the ball out of bounds | 26-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece (SF) Eric Latta | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:37 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt comes up short on the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Mark Rouse - foul #2 on Mark Rouse, team foul #4 | 26-36 |
| 14:37 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 14:37 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece misses the jumper from the right side | 26-37 |
| 14:29 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt grabs the defensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 14:03 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 26-37 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz pulls down the rebound | 26-37 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-37 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 13:24 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Richard Mederos | 29-37 |
| 13:05 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome loses the dribble to Gary McNeece | 29-37 |
| 13:02 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch lays it in set up by Gary McNeece | 31-37 |
| 12:33 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Phil Newsome | 31-39 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 31-39 |
| 12:22 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 11:58 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Merritt | 31-42 |
| 11:41 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Zane Branch and he's fouled by Robert Morgan - foul #2 on Robert Morgan, team foul #3 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden (SG), Eric Latta (SF), David White (C) Zane Branch, Gary McNeece, Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG), Alvin Manning (SG), Alvin Simmerman (SF), Jack Bailey (PF), Richard Haugh (C) Michael Merritt, Phil Newsome, James Mills, Robert Morgan, Craig Hartley | |
| 11:41 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz makes the free throw | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frank Pruden (fresh) SF - Eric Latta (fresh) PF - Terry Horwitz (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - David White (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Harry Bucy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alvin Manning (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Alvin Simmerman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jack Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Haugh (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 11:23 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Harry Bucy and he's fouled by Frank Pruden - foul #2 on Frank Pruden, team foul #5 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Widener (C) Terry Horwitz | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 11:23 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning misses the free throw | 34-44 |
| 11:23 | Mississippi State | James Widener pulls down the rebound | 34-44 |
| 11:09 | Mississippi State | Eric Latta can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-44 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi State | Eric Latta tips it back up and in | 36-44 |
| 10:42 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by James Widener - foul #1 on James Widener, team foul #6 | 36-44 |
| 10:42 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 10:42 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi State | David White grabs the defensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos connects on the jumper from the left side set up by Frank Pruden | 38-45 |
| 10:17 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning double dribbles | 38-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Scruggs (SG) Richard Mederos | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (PG) Harry Bucy | |
| 10:01 | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-45 |
| 09:59 | Mississippi State | David White tips it in | 40-45 |
| 09:41 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning misses the jump hook near the basket | 40-45 |
| 09:40 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Bailey | 40-45 |
| 09:24 | Kentucky | David White swats the layup by Richard Haugh | 40-45 |
| 09:23 | Mississippi State | James Widener grabs the board | 40-45 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi State | Jack Bailey is called for the reach on Eric Latta - foul #1 on Jack Bailey, team foul #4 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos (PG), Zane Branch (SG), Gary McNeece (SF), Terry Horwitz (PF), Mark Rouse (C) Frank Pruden, David Scruggs, Eric Latta, David White, James Widener | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Phil Newsome (SG), James Mills (SF), Robert Morgan (PF), Craig Hartley (C) Alvin Manning, Alvin Simmerman, Jack Bailey, Richard Haugh | |
| 08:36 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch double dribbles | 40-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG) Michael Merritt | |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | Mark Rouse is called for the reach on Robert Morgan - foul #3 on Mark Rouse, team foul #7 | 40-45 |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 08:09 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 40-47 |
| 07:48 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse snags the offensive board | 40-47 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Phil Newsome - foul #3 on Phil Newsome, team foul #5 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (PG) Harry Bucy | |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch misses the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch makes the 2nd free throw | 41-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Zane Branch (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Gary McNeece (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - Terry Horwitz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Rouse (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phil Newsome (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Mills (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Robert Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. C - Craig Hartley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 07:05 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz blows the layup but he's hacked by Robert Morgan - foul #3 on Robert Morgan, team foul #6 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eric Latta (SF) Gary McNeece | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:46 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz misses the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 06:46 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 06:27 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Mills | 42-50 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse makes the runner from the left block set up by Richard Mederos | 44-50 |
| 05:41 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Craig Hartley | 44-53 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gary McNeece (SF), David White (C) Eric Latta, Mark Rouse | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Bucy (PG), Alvin Manning (SG), Alvin Simmerman (SF), Jack Bailey (PF), Richard Haugh (C) Michael Merritt, Phil Newsome, James Mills, Robert Morgan, Craig Hartley | |
| 05:24 | Kentucky | Jack Bailey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-53 |
| 05:22 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch grabs the defensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 05:08 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Zane Branch | 46-53 |
| 04:51 | Kentucky | Alvin Simmerman makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Harry Bucy | 46-55 |
| 04:32 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Horwitz | 49-55 |
| 04:03 | Kentucky | Alvin Manning's pass is intercepted by Terry Horwitz | 49-55 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi State | Harry Bucy picks off the pass by Richard Mederos in the backcourt | 49-55 |
| 03:58 | Kentucky | Harry Bucy lays it in | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:46 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-57 |
| 03:44 | Kentucky | Alvin Simmerman snags the defensive board | 49-57 |
| 03:44 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse (C) David White | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Merritt (PG), Phil Newsome (SG), James Mills (SF), Robert Morgan (PF), Craig Hartley (C) Harry Bucy, Alvin Manning, Alvin Simmerman, Jack Bailey, Richard Haugh | |
| 03:28 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-57 |
| 03:26 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz pulls down the rebound | 49-57 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Richard Mederos (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Zane Branch (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. SF - Gary McNeece (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - Terry Horwitz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Mark Rouse (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael Merritt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Phil Newsome (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - James Mills (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Robert Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Craig Hartley (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Mississippi State | Robert Morgan denies the turnaround by Zane Branch | 49-57 |
| 03:07 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan snags the defensive board | 49-57 |
| 02:44 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley is hacked by Richard Mederos - foul #3 on Richard Mederos, team foul #8 | 49-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Frank Pruden (SG), Eric Latta (SF) Zane Branch, Gary McNeece | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:44 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 02:44 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley misses the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Terry Horwitz grabs the board | 49-58 |
| 02:44 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:30 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse's layup is rejected by James Mills | 49-58 |
| 02:29 | Kentucky | James Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 02:00 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-58 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi State | Mark Rouse pulls down the rebound | 49-58 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Zane Branch (SG), Gary McNeece (SF) Frank Pruden, Eric Latta | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 01:41 | Mississippi State | Richard Mederos connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:38 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome is hacked by Gary McNeece in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary McNeece, team foul #9 | 51-58 |
| 01:38 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 01:38 | Kentucky | Phil Newsome makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-60 |
| 01:07 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-63 |
| 00:42 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 51-63 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch snags the offensive board | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Zane Branch comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-63 |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | Robert Morgan pulls down the rebound | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Michael Merritt misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 51-63 |
| 00:08 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Mark Rouse | 51-63 |
| 00:01 | Mississippi State | Craig Hartley swats the layup by Richard Mederos | 51-63 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Craig Hartley grabs the defensive rebound | 51-63 |