| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Stephen Steadham (fresh) SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) SF - Timothy Faucette (fresh) PF - Gary Holl (fresh) C - Gregg Bentley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Moon (fresh) SG - Scott Smith (fresh) SF - Dema Ratulowski (fresh) PF - John Smith (fresh) C - Angel Bruno (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Gary Holl wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Kentucky | Gary Holl is hacked by John Moon - foul #1 on John Moon, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Angel Bruno - foul #1 on Angel Bruno, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:14 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi State | John Moon clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette is denied on a layup by John Smith | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith clanks a 3 from the right corner | 2-0 |
| 18:28 | Kentucky | Gary Holl grabs the defensive rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley misses badly on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Scott Smith - foul #1 on Scott Smith, team foul #3 | 2-0 |
| 18:10 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:10 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith loses the dribble to Stephen Steadham in the backcourt | 4-0 |
| 18:06 | Kentucky | Gary Holl banks in the layup on a nice dish by Stephen Steadham | 6-0 |
| 17:53 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-0 |
| 17:52 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette gets the rebound | 6-0 |
| 17:32 | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham loses the ball out of bounds | 6-0 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney (SG), Terry Parnell (SF), Charles Williams (PF), Michael Perkins (C) Rodney Remick, Timothy Faucette, Gary Holl, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:10 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith is fouled on the floor by Harlan Kenney - foul #1 on Harlan Kenney, team foul #1 | 6-0 |
| 16:54 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno can't finish the layup | 6-0 |
| 16:53 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney snags the defensive board | 6-0 |
| 16:34 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins misses the lay-in but he's fouled by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #4 | 6-0 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodney Remick (SG), Gregg Bentley (C) Stephen Steadham, Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Dysart (PG), John Tooley (SG), Santiago Martin (SF), Edward Work (PF), David Morris (C) John Moon, Scott Smith, Dema Ratulowski, John Smith, Angel Bruno | |
| 16:34 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins misses the 1st free throw | 6-0 |
| 16:34 | Kentucky | Michael Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 7-0 |
| 16:23 | Mississippi State | John Tooley clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-0 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi State | Edward Work hits the follow up shot | 7-2 |
| 16:01 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-2 |
| 15:59 | Mississippi State | John Tooley pulls down the rebound | 7-2 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Harlan Kenney (fresh) SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) SF - Terry Parnell (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Perkins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Gregg Bentley (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Dysart (fresh) SG - John Tooley (fresh) SF - Santiago Martin (fresh) PF - Edward Work (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Morris (fresh) | |
| 15:56 | Mississippi State | John Tooley is hacked by Rodney Remick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Rodney Remick, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Timothy Faucette (SF), Gary Holl (PF) Harlan Kenney, Terry Parnell, Michael Perkins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Santiago Martin, team foul #5 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (SG), Charles Williams (C) Rodney Remick, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-2 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG) Joshua Hensel | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moon (PG), Scott Smith (SG), Dema Ratulowski (SF), John Smith (PF) William Dysart, John Tooley, Santiago Martin, David Morris | |
| 14:56 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-2 |
| 14:54 | Mississippi State | John Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 14:26 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette lays it in set up by Stephen Steadham and he's hacked by Dema Ratulowski - foul #1 on Dema Ratulowski, team foul #6 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodney Remick (SG), Michael Perkins (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Walker King, Gary Holl, Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno (C) Edward Work | |
| 14:26 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette makes the free throw | 10-5 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | Timothy Faucette is called for the reach on Scott Smith - foul #1 on Timothy Faucette, team foul #3 | 10-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Terry Parnell (SF) Timothy Faucette | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin (SF) Dema Ratulowski | |
| 13:51 | Mississippi State | Terry Parnell steps in front of the Santiago Martin pass | 10-5 |
| 13:47 | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham lays it up and in set up by Terry Parnell | 12-5 |
| 13:26 | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-5 |
| 13:25 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Perkins | 12-5 |
| 13:04 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick is hacked by Scott Smith - foul #2 on Scott Smith, team foul #7 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney (PG), Gary Holl (PF), Charles Williams (C) Stephen Steadham, Michael Perkins, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Dysart (PG), John Tooley (SG), David Morris (PF), Justin Rushenberg (C) John Moon, Scott Smith, John Smith, Angel Bruno | |
| 13:04 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick makes the 1st free throw | 13-5 |
| 13:04 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick makes the 2nd free throw | 14-5 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi State | William Dysart comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 14-5 |
| 12:44 | Kentucky | Gary Holl gets the rebound | 14-5 |
| 12:30 | Kentucky | Gary Holl connects on the jumper in the paint set up by Harlan Kenney | 16-5 |
| 12:10 | Mississippi State | Harlan Kenney steals the ball from Santiago Martin | 16-5 |
| 11:59 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Harlan Kenney | 18-5 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Harlan Kenney (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rodney Remick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Terry Parnell (fairly fresh) PF - Gary Holl (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Williams (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Dysart (fresh) SG - John Tooley (fresh) SF - Santiago Martin (fairly fresh) PF - David Morris (fresh) C - Justin Rushenberg (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Mississippi State | William Dysart buries a shot from just outside the lane | 18-7 |
| 11:05 | Kentucky | Terry Parnell loses the dribble to John Tooley | 18-7 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi State | John Tooley misses badly on the uncontested jumper from just outside the lane | 18-7 |
| 10:52 | Kentucky | Charles Williams gets the rebound | 18-7 |
| 10:23 | Kentucky | William Dysart is called for the reach on Gary Holl - foul #1 on William Dysart, team foul #8 | 18-7 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG), Walker King (SG), Timothy Faucette (SF), Gregg Bentley (C) Harlan Kenney, Rodney Remick, Terry Parnell, Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moon (PG), Michael Cohee (SG), Dema Ratulowski (SF), John Smith (PF), Angel Bruno (C) William Dysart, John Tooley, Santiago Martin, David Morris, Justin Rushenberg | |
| 10:23 | Kentucky | Gary Holl makes the 1st free throw | 19-7 |
| 10:23 | Kentucky | Gary Holl makes the 2nd free throw | 20-7 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi State | Gary Holl blocks the short jumper by Dema Ratulowski | 20-7 |
| 10:11 | Kentucky | Gary Holl snags the defensive board | 20-7 |
| 09:51 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 20-7 |
| 09:50 | Kentucky | Gary Holl tips it but misses | 20-7 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski grabs the defensive rebound | 20-7 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi State | John Moon is hacked by Stephen Steadham in the backcourt - foul #1 on Stephen Steadham, team foul #4 | 20-7 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Perkins (PF) Gary Holl | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 09:34 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-7 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi State | John Moon pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-7 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi State | Michael Cohee is called for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Cohee, team foul #9 | 20-7 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tooley (SG) Michael Cohee | |
| 08:54 | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 22-7 |
| 08:51 | Mississippi State | John Tooley is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 22-7 |
| 08:34 | Kentucky | John Tooley is called for the reach on Gregg Bentley - foul #1 on John Tooley, team foul #10 | 22-7 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney (SG) Walker King | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Cohee (SF), Edward Work (C) Dema Ratulowski, Angel Bruno | |
| 08:34 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 23-7 |
| 08:34 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley misses the 2nd free throw | 23-7 |
| 08:34 | Mississippi State | Edward Work snags the defensive board | 23-7 |
| 08:31 | Mississippi State | Gregg Bentley steps in front of the Michael Cohee pass in the backcourt | 23-7 |
| 08:18 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Harlan Kenney | 26-7 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi State | Michael Cohee's pass is intercepted by Timothy Faucette in the backcourt | 26-7 |
| 07:55 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney double dribbles | 26-7 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tommy Banks (SG), Gary Holl (PF) Stephen Steadham, Michael Perkins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Dysart (PG), Dema Ratulowski (SF) John Moon, John Tooley | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Harlan Kenney (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Tommy Banks (fresh) SF - Timothy Faucette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gary Holl (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregg Bentley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Dysart (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Cohee (fresh) SF - Dema Ratulowski (fresh) PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) C - Edward Work (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Mississippi State | Michael Cohee drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-10 |
| 07:15 | Kentucky | Tommy Banks misses the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Edward Work - foul #1 on Edward Work, team foul #11 | 26-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Walker King (SF), Charles Williams (PF) Harlan Kenney, Timothy Faucette, Gary Holl | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin (SG), David Morris (SF), Angel Bruno (C) Michael Cohee, Dema Ratulowski, John Smith | |
| 07:15 | Kentucky | Tommy Banks makes the 1st free throw | 27-10 |
| 07:15 | Kentucky | Tommy Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 28-10 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi State | David Morris misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-10 |
| 06:56 | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-10 |
| 06:46 | Mississippi State | David Morris's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG) Joshua Hensel | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moon (PG), John Tooley (SG) William Dysart, Edward Work | |
| 06:21 | Kentucky | Charles Williams blows the layup but he's hacked by John Tooley - foul #2 on John Tooley, team foul #12 | 28-10 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Terry Parnell (SF), Gary Holl (PF) Tommy Banks, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Cohee (SG), Justin Rushenberg (C) John Tooley, Angel Bruno | |
| 06:21 | Kentucky | Charles Williams makes the 1st free throw | 29-10 |
| 06:21 | Kentucky | Charles Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 30-10 |
| 06:18 | Mississippi State | Michael Cohee is fouled in the backcourt by Walker King - foul #1 on Walker King, team foul #5 | 30-10 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 30-10 |
| 06:02 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Charles Williams | 30-10 |
| 05:38 | Kentucky | Gary Holl knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Stephen Steadham | 32-10 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi State | John Moon makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Santiago Martin | 32-13 |
| 05:10 | Kentucky | Gary Holl can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-13 |
| 05:08 | Kentucky | Gary Holl misses the tip | 32-13 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi State | David Morris gets the rebound | 32-13 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-13 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Timothy Faucette (SF), Michael Perkins (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Stephen Steadham, Walker King, Terry Parnell, Gary Holl, Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Dysart (PG), Dema Ratulowski (SF), John Smith (PF), Angel Bruno (C) John Moon, Michael Cohee, David Morris, Justin Rushenberg | |
| 04:43 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 32-13 |
| 04:41 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-13 |
| 04:31 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney is called for traveling | 32-13 |
| 04:29 | Mississippi State | Rodney Remick steps in front of the Dema Ratulowski pass in the backcourt | 32-13 |
| 04:10 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Rodney Remick | 35-13 |
| 03:56 | Mississippi State | Dema Ratulowski drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Santiago Martin | 35-16 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Harlan Kenney (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Faucette (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Perkins (fresh) 1 pts. C - Gregg Bentley (tiring) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - William Dysart (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Santiago Martin (fairly fresh) SF - Dema Ratulowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Smith (fresh) C - Angel Bruno (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:32 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney is fouled on the floor by William Dysart - foul #2 on William Dysart, team foul #13 | 35-16 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Stephen Steadham (PG), Terry Parnell (SF), Gary Holl (PF), Charles Williams (C) Rodney Remick, Timothy Faucette, Michael Perkins, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tooley (PG), Scott Smith (SG), Edward Work (PF), Justin Rushenberg (C) William Dysart, Santiago Martin, John Smith, Angel Bruno | |
| 03:32 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney makes the 1st free throw | 36-16 |
| 03:32 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney misses the 2nd free throw | 36-16 |
| 03:32 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Edward Work | 36-16 |
| 03:15 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith misses badly on the uncontested floater from the free throw line | 36-16 |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Edward Work grabs the offensive rebound | 36-16 |
| 02:56 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-16 |
| 02:54 | Kentucky | Gary Holl pulls down the rebound | 36-16 |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | Harlan Kenney misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 36-16 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Scott Smith | 36-16 |
| 02:11 | Mississippi State | Scott Smith is hacked by Stephen Steadham - foul #2 on Stephen Steadham, team foul #6 | 36-16 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (SG), Timothy Faucette (SF), Michael Perkins (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Harlan Kenney, Terry Parnell, Gary Holl, Charles Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Moon (PG), David Morris (SF), John Smith (PF) John Tooley, Dema Ratulowski, Justin Rushenberg | |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | Walker King takes the ball from John Moon | 36-16 |
| 01:30 | Kentucky | Scott Smith steps in front of the Timothy Faucette pass | 36-16 |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | David Morris banks in the layup on a nice dish by Scott Smith | 36-18 |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #14 | 36-18 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Gary Holl (PF) Stephen Steadham, Walker King, Michael Perkins | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Tooley (SG), Michael Cohee (SF), Angel Bruno (C) Scott Smith, David Morris, Edward Work | |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette makes the 1st free throw | 37-18 |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | Timothy Faucette makes the 2nd free throw | 38-18 |
| 00:40 | Mississippi State | John Smith misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-18 |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Angel Bruno grabs the offensive rebound | 38-18 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | Rodney Remick picks off the pass by John Smith | 38-18 |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick slams it home | 40-18 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Gary Holl blocks the short jumper by John Smith | 40-18 |