| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle Core (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlo Saenz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Felts (fresh) 2 reb. C - Shane Hamner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Aaron Hoy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tyler Hazard (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Robert Peres (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Robert Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Morrow (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz inbounds the ball | 26-41 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Mississippi State | Larry Morrow swats the short shot by Shane Hamner | 26-41 |
| 19:42 | Mississippi State | William Felts tips it in | 28-41 |
| 19:14 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy is fouled on the floor by William Felts - foul #3 on William Felts, team foul #1 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Willie Reno (PF) William Felts | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 18:59 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy clanks a floater from close range | 28-41 |
| 18:57 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz grabs the defensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller makes the jumper in the paint | 30-41 |
| 18:24 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard is whistled for traveling | 30-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas (SG) Carlo Saenz | |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Jiron (SF), Thomas Mankowski (PF), Michael Thompson (C) Robert Peres, Robert Davis, Larry Morrow | |
| 18:14 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core is called for 10 seconds | 30-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG) Samuel Miller | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG), William Brock (SG) Aaron Hoy, Tyler Hazard | |
| 17:55 | Kentucky | George Jiron is fouled on the floor by Shane Hamner - foul #2 on Shane Hamner, team foul #2 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz (SF) Kyle Core | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by David Hill - foul #3 on David Hill, team foul #3 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG) David Hill | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 17:23 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz loses the ball out of bounds | 30-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy (PG), Tyler Hazard (SG), Robert Peres (SF), Robert Davis (PF) James Page, William Brock, George Jiron, Thomas Mankowski | |
| 17:09 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy is hacked by Carlo Saenz - foul #1 on Carlo Saenz, team foul #4 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Morrow (C) Michael Thompson | |
| 16:55 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-42 |
| 16:53 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz snags the defensive board | 30-42 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner can't finish the layup but the foul's on Larry Morrow - foul #2 on Larry Morrow, team foul #1 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Core (SG) Tracy Dimas | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:43 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 16:14 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Robert Peres | 32-44 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Samuel Miller | 34-44 |
| 15:40 | Kentucky | Robert Davis hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 34-44 |
| 15:38 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz gets the rebound | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Miller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Core (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlo Saenz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Willie Reno (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Shane Hamner (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Aaron Hoy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tyler Hazard (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Robert Peres (fairly fresh) 4 ast. PF - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Morrow (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-44 |
| 15:29 | Kentucky | Robert Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 15:04 | Kentucky | Robert Davis misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 34-44 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi State | Carlo Saenz gets the rebound | 34-44 |
| 14:52 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Tracy Dimas (SG), William Felts (PF), George Lambert (C) Samuel Miller, Carlo Saenz, Willie Reno, Shane Hamner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG), William Brock (SG), George Jiron (SF), Thomas Mankowski (PF), Michael Thompson (C) Aaron Hoy, Tyler Hazard, Robert Peres, Robert Davis, Larry Morrow | |
| 14:32 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski misses the shot from the right side | 34-44 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi State | David Hill snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi State | David Hill misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-44 |
| 14:22 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to George Jiron | 34-44 |
| 13:53 | Kentucky | William Brock knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by George Jiron | 34-47 |
| 13:34 | Mississippi State | William Felts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Grover Niemann (SG), Carlo Saenz (SF) Tracy Dimas, Kyle Core | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 13:08 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from James Page | 34-49 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi State | William Felts can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 34-49 |
| 12:55 | Mississippi State | George Lambert tips it back up and in | 36-49 |
| 12:28 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on George Lambert - foul #4 on George Lambert, team foul #5 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG), Shane Hamner (C) David Hill, George Lambert | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy (PG), Tyler Hazard (SG), Robert Peres (SF), Robert Davis (PF) James Page, William Brock, George Jiron, Thomas Mankowski | |
| 12:28 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 12:28 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner grabs the board | 36-49 |
| 12:16 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller is fouled on the floor by Robert Davis - foul #4 on Robert Davis, team foul #2 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Morrow (C) Michael Thompson | |
| 12:00 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller is called for a charge - foul #1 on Samuel Miller, team foul #6 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kyle Core (SG) Grover Niemann | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 11:37 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Tyler Hazard | 36-51 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Miller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kyle Core (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carlo Saenz (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - William Felts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Shane Hamner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Aaron Hoy (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tyler Hazard (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Peres (fairly fresh) 4 ast. PF - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Larry Morrow (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Mississippi State | William Felts misses the shot in the paint | 36-51 |
| 11:14 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to William Felts | 36-51 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner is called for a charge - foul #3 on Shane Hamner, team foul #7 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas (SG), Willie Reno (C) Carlo Saenz, Shane Hamner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG), George Jiron (SF) Aaron Hoy, Robert Peres | |
| 10:36 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-51 |
| 10:35 | Mississippi State | William Felts grabs the board | 36-51 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-51 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core tips it in | 38-51 |
| 09:57 | Kentucky | James Page connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 38-53 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 38-53 |
| 09:46 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard pulls down the rebound | 38-53 |
| 09:21 | Kentucky | Robert Davis misses long on a floater from the right block | 38-53 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Willie Reno | 38-53 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core is fouled in the backcourt by George Jiron - foul #2 on George Jiron, team foul #3 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Grover Niemann (SG), Carlo Saenz (SF), Shane Hamner (C) Samuel Miller, Tracy Dimas, Kyle Core, Willie Reno | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy (PG), William Brock (SG), Robert Peres (SF), Thomas Mankowski (PF), Michael Thompson (C) James Page, Tyler Hazard, George Jiron, Robert Davis, Larry Morrow | |
| 09:11 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner makes the shot from close range set up by David Hill | 40-53 |
| 08:49 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski loses the dribble to Grover Niemann | 40-53 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi State | William Brock picks off the pass by David Hill in the backcourt | 40-53 |
| 08:26 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy buries a shot from close range set up by William Brock | 40-55 |
| 08:18 | Mississippi State | William Felts misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 40-55 |
| 08:17 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy grabs the defensive rebound | 40-55 |
| 08:13 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski is fouled on the floor by Carlo Saenz - foul #2 on Carlo Saenz, team foul #8 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (SF) Robert Peres | |
| 08:13 | Kentucky | Thomas Mankowski misses the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 08:13 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to William Felts | 40-55 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 42-55 |
| 07:44 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson misses the dunk attempt | 42-55 |
| 07:43 | Kentucky | Michael Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 07:18 | Kentucky | James Page blows the layup but the foul's on David Hill - foul #4 on David Hill, team foul #9 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller (PG), Tracy Dimas (SG), Kyle Core (SF), Willie Reno (PF), George Lambert (C) David Hill, Grover Niemann, Carlo Saenz, William Felts, Shane Hamner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard (SG), George Jiron (SF), Robert Davis (PF), Larry Morrow (C) Aaron Hoy, William Brock, Thomas Mankowski, Michael Thompson | |
| 07:18 | Kentucky | James Page makes the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 07:18 | Kentucky | James Page misses the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno gets the rebound | 42-56 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Miller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tracy Dimas (fresh) SF - Kyle Core (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - Willie Reno (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - George Lambert (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Page (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tyler Hazard (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Jiron (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Larry Morrow (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Mississippi State | George Jiron steps in front of the Kyle Core pass in the backcourt | 42-56 |
| 06:59 | Kentucky | Robert Davis knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from George Jiron and he's fouled by George Lambert - foul #5 on George Lambert, team foul #10 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner (C) George Lambert | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy (PG) James Page | |
| 06:59 | Kentucky | Robert Davis misses the free throw | 42-58 |
| 06:59 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno grabs the defensive rebound | 42-58 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | Kyle Core can't connect on a shot from close range | 42-58 |
| 06:53 | Kentucky | George Jiron gets the rebound | 42-58 |
| 06:33 | Kentucky | Robert Davis blows the layup | 42-58 |
| 06:31 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno gets the rebound | 42-58 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller's pass is intercepted by Tyler Hazard in the backcourt | 42-58 |
| 06:06 | Kentucky | Larry Morrow hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Aaron Hoy | 42-60 |
| 05:44 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 42-60 |
| 05:42 | Kentucky | Robert Davis grabs the board | 42-60 |
| 05:23 | Kentucky | Larry Morrow hits a jumper near the basket set up by Tyler Hazard | 42-62 |
| 05:16 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller connects on the shot from the right wing | 44-62 |
| 05:00 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from George Jiron | 44-65 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kyle Core | 46-65 |
| 04:49 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Aaron Hoy | 46-68 |
| 04:28 | Mississippi State | Samuel Miller drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Tracy Dimas | 48-68 |
| 04:04 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-68 |
| 04:02 | Kentucky | Robert Davis tips it back up and in | 48-70 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi State | George Jiron steals the ball from Willie Reno in the backcourt | 48-70 |
| 03:57 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard lays it up and in on a nice dish by George Jiron | 48-72 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:55 | Mississippi State | Tyler Hazard picks off the pass by Samuel Miller in the backcourt | 48-72 |
| 03:52 | Kentucky | George Jiron lays it up and in on a nice dish by Tyler Hazard | 48-74 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Willie Reno, team foul #11 | 48-74 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Hill (PG), Grover Niemann (SG), Carlo Saenz (SF) Samuel Miller, Tracy Dimas, Kyle Core | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Page (PG), William Brock (SG), Robert Peres (SF), Thomas Mankowski (PF), Michael Thompson (C) Aaron Hoy, Tyler Hazard, George Jiron, Robert Davis, Larry Morrow | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:11 | Kentucky | Robert Peres loses the dribble to David Hill | 48-74 |
| 03:08 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno lays it in on a great pass from David Hill | 50-74 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Hill (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Grover Niemann (fresh) SF - Carlo Saenz (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Willie Reno (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Shane Hamner (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Page (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Brock (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Peres (fresh) 4 ast. PF - Thomas Mankowski (fresh) 5 pts. C - Michael Thompson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:41 | Kentucky | William Brock misses the easy layup but the foul's on Grover Niemann - foul #2 on Grover Niemann, team foul #12 | 50-74 |
| 02:41 | Kentucky | William Brock makes the 1st free throw | 50-75 |
| 02:41 | Kentucky | William Brock misses the 2nd free throw | 50-75 |
| 02:41 | Mississippi State | Shane Hamner pulls down the rebound | 50-75 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi State | David Hill clanks a shot from the right wing | 50-75 |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Thompson | 50-75 |
| 02:24 | Kentucky | William Brock can't connect on a floater from the right side | 50-75 |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | Grover Niemann pulls down the rebound | 50-75 |
| 02:20 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-75 |
| 02:03 | Kentucky | James Page lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Brock | 50-77 |
| 01:53 | Mississippi State | David Hill is called for a moving pick - foul #5 on David Hill, team foul #13 | 50-77 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Tracy Dimas (PG) David Hill | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy (PG), Tyler Hazard (SG), Robert Davis (PF), Larry Morrow (C) James Page, William Brock, Thomas Mankowski, Michael Thompson | |
| 01:41 | Kentucky | Grover Niemann is called for the reach on Tyler Hazard - foul #3 on Grover Niemann, team foul #14 | 50-77 |
| 01:41 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard makes the 1st free throw | 50-78 |
| 01:41 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard makes the 2nd free throw | 50-79 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:26 | Mississippi State | Willie Reno lays it up and in | 52-79 |
| 01:05 | Kentucky | Robert Davis lays it up and in set up by Tyler Hazard | 52-81 |
| 00:44 | Mississippi State | Robert Davis swats the shot by Shane Hamner | 52-81 |
| 00:43 | Kentucky | Robert Davis snags the defensive board | 52-81 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Kentucky | Tyler Hazard misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-81 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Robert Davis grabs the offensive board | 52-81 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Aaron Hoy runs out the clock | 52-81 |