| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Miller (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Wilcoxon (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwayne Haynes (fresh) C - William Eddy (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Whelan (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Warwick (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SF - Alberto Giordano (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marcelino Bianchi (fresh) 4 pts. C - Gregory Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon inbounds the ball | 43-38 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller is fouled on the floor by Gregory Jones - foul #2 on Gregory Jones, team foul #1 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro (SG), Danny Gardiner (SF), Vic Godfrey (C) Joshua Warwick, Alberto Giordano, Gregory Jones | |
| 19:07 | Kentucky | Danny Gardiner is called for the reach on Robert Wilcoxon - foul #3 on Danny Gardiner, team foul #2 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano (SF), Kelly Myers (C) Danny Gardiner, Vic Godfrey | |
| 18:48 | Kentucky | Willie Frank is wide open but clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 43-38 |
| 18:47 | Kentucky | Willie Frank grabs the offensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 18:24 | Kentucky | Willie Frank can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Kelly Myers - foul #2 on Kelly Myers, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey (C) Kelly Myers | |
| 18:24 | Kentucky | Willie Frank makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 18:24 | Kentucky | Willie Frank misses the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Vic Godfrey | 44-38 |
| 18:07 | Mississippi State | David Whelan is fouled on the floor by Robert Wilcoxon - foul #1 on Robert Wilcoxon, team foul #1 | 44-38 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi State | David Whelan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 17:57 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 17:40 | Kentucky | Willie Frank misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner but the foul's on Kevin Caro - foul #1 on Kevin Caro, team foul #4 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Micheal Brown (PF) Dwayne Haynes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (SG), Gregory Jones (C) Kevin Caro, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| 17:40 | Kentucky | Willie Frank misses the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 17:40 | Kentucky | Willie Frank makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 17:40 | Kentucky | Willie Frank makes the 3rd free throw | 46-38 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey's pass is intercepted by Willie Frank | 46-38 |
| 17:07 | Kentucky | Willie Frank comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-38 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey pulls down the rebound | 46-38 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi State | David Whelan misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-38 |
| 16:59 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick tips it but misses | 46-38 |
| 16:57 | Mississippi State | David Whelan hits the follow up shot | 46-40 |
| 16:37 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon is open but comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 46-40 |
| 16:35 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon grabs the offensive board | 46-40 |
| 16:15 | Kentucky | Alberto Giordano picks off the pass by Micheal Brown | 46-40 |
| 16:12 | Mississippi State | David Whelan lays it in on a great pass from Alberto Giordano | 46-42 |
| 15:43 | Kentucky | Willie Frank works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 46-42 |
| 15:41 | Kentucky | William Eddy misses the tip | 46-42 |
| 15:39 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano grabs the board | 46-42 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Miller (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Wilcoxon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Micheal Brown (fresh) 2 stl. C - William Eddy (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Whelan (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Warwick (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SF - Alberto Giordano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Vic Godfrey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick misses long on a shot from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 15:32 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 15:11 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller connects on the floater from the right wing set up by Micheal Brown | 48-42 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi State | David Whelan clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 15:02 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 15:00 | Kentucky | David Whelan is called for the reach on Willie Frank in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Whelan, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Lincoln (PG), Jacob Cortes (SG), Daniel Vanscyoc (SF), Dwayne Haynes (PF) Willie Frank, Eugene Miller, Robert Wilcoxon, William Eddy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Steven Coll (SG), Danny Gardiner (SF), Marcelino Bianchi (PF), Kelly Myers (C) Joshua Warwick, Alberto Giordano, Vic Godfrey, Gregory Jones | |
| 14:39 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown lays it in on a great pass from Daniel Vanscyoc | 50-42 |
| 14:26 | Mississippi State | David Whelan misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-42 |
| 14:24 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Micheal Brown | 50-42 |
| 13:55 | Kentucky | Kelly Myers blocks the short jumper by Micheal Brown | 50-42 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-42 |
| 13:45 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes grabs the defensive rebound | 50-42 |
| 13:16 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Daniel Vanscyoc | 52-42 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi State | Donald Lincoln steals it from Steven Coll | 52-42 |
| 12:56 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown loses the dribble to Marcelino Bianchi | 52-42 |
| 12:29 | Mississippi State | David Whelan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-42 |
| 12:27 | Kentucky | Donald Lincoln gets the rebound | 52-42 |
| 12:05 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on David Whelan - foul #4 on David Whelan, team foul #6 | 52-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Frank (PG), Eugene Miller (SG), Robert Wilcoxon (SF), William Eddy (C) Donald Lincoln, Jacob Cortes, Daniel Vanscyoc, Dwayne Haynes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro (SG), Vic Godfrey (PF), Gregory Jones (C) David Whelan, Marcelino Bianchi, Kelly Myers | |
| 12:05 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown misses the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 12:05 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Gregory Jones | 52-42 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | Danny Gardiner is called for traveling | 52-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Black (PF) Micheal Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi (PF) Vic Godfrey | |
| 11:22 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller scores on a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from William Eddy | 55-42 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Miller (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Robert Wilcoxon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Black (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Eddy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Steven Coll (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Caro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Gardiner (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Marcelino Bianchi (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Gregory Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Robert Wilcoxon - foul #2 on Robert Wilcoxon, team foul #2 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (SG), Vic Godfrey (PF) Kevin Caro, Marcelino Bianchi | |
| 11:13 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones makes the 1st free throw | 55-43 |
| 11:13 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 10:49 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller knocks in the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by William Eddy | 57-44 |
| 10:34 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones is denied on a layup by William Eddy | 57-44 |
| 10:32 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller snags the defensive board | 57-44 |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon banks in the layup on a great pass from Willie Frank | 59-44 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 59-44 |
| 10:01 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon gets the rebound | 59-44 |
| 09:32 | Kentucky | Willie Frank scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-44 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 62-44 |
| 09:19 | Kentucky | James Black grabs the board | 62-44 |
| 08:52 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon blows the layup but he's hacked by Vic Godfrey - foul #3 on Vic Godfrey, team foul #7 | 62-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Lincoln (PG), Jacob Cortes (SG), Dwayne Haynes (PF), Micheal Brown (C) Willie Frank, Eugene Miller, James Black, William Eddy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro (SG), Marcelino Bianchi (PF) Joshua Warwick, Gregory Jones | |
| 08:52 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon misses the 1st free throw | 62-44 |
| 08:52 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon makes the 2nd free throw | 63-44 |
| 08:39 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi can't connect on a runner from the right block | 63-44 |
| 08:38 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi grabs the offensive board | 63-44 |
| 08:29 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll clanks a jumper from the left side | 63-44 |
| 08:28 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Wilcoxon | 63-44 |
| 08:02 | Kentucky | Kevin Caro is called for the reach on Jacob Cortes - foul #2 on Kevin Caro, team foul #8 | 63-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc (SF) Robert Wilcoxon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones (C) Vic Godfrey | |
| 08:02 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes makes the 1st free throw | 64-44 |
| 08:02 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes makes the 2nd free throw | 65-44 |
| 07:52 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 65-44 |
| 07:50 | Mississippi State | Gregory Jones snags the offensive board | 65-44 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro is fouled on the floor by Micheal Brown - foul #1 on Micheal Brown, team foul #3 | 65-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Frank (PG) Donald Lincoln | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Whelan (PG), Kelly Myers (C) Kevin Caro, Gregory Jones | |
| 07:30 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi drills a shot from the right side | 65-46 |
| 07:13 | Kentucky | Willie Frank comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 65-46 |
| 07:12 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown misses the tip | 65-46 |
| 07:10 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc hits the follow up shot | 67-46 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jacob Cortes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Vanscyoc (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dwayne Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Micheal Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - David Whelan (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Steven Coll (tiring) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Danny Gardiner (tiring) 3 pf. PF - Marcelino Bianchi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Kelly Myers (fresh) | |
| 07:06 | Mississippi State | David Whelan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-46 |
| 07:04 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc grabs the defensive rebound | 67-46 |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by David Whelan - foul #5 on David Whelan, team foul #9 | 67-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Eddy (C) Dwayne Haynes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (SG), Gregory Jones (C) David Whelan, Kelly Myers | |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown misses the 1st free throw | 67-46 |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 67-46 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi pulls down the rebound | 67-46 |
| 06:29 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 67-46 |
| 06:28 | Kentucky | Willie Frank grabs the defensive rebound | 67-46 |
| 06:01 | Kentucky | William Eddy misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-46 |
| 05:59 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick grabs the board | 67-46 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-46 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi State | Marcelino Bianchi tips it in | 67-48 |
| 05:35 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donald Lincoln (PG), Eugene Miller (SG), Robert Wilcoxon (SF), Dwayne Haynes (PF) Willie Frank, Jacob Cortes, Daniel Vanscyoc, Micheal Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro (SG), Alberto Giordano (SF), Vic Godfrey (C) Joshua Warwick, Danny Gardiner, Gregory Jones | |
| 05:32 | Mississippi State | Eugene Miller steals the ball from Steven Coll in the backcourt | 67-48 |
| 05:31 | Kentucky | Eugene Miller misses the easy layup | 67-48 |
| 05:30 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-48 |
| 05:14 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon lays it up and in | 69-48 |
| 05:10 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 69-51 |
| 04:54 | Kentucky | William Eddy's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Alberto Giordano | 69-51 |
| 04:49 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro hits the finger roll on a great pass from Alberto Giordano | 69-53 |
| 04:20 | Kentucky | William Eddy splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jump hook from close range | 69-53 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi State | Alberto Giordano snags the defensive board | 69-53 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro misses the shot from the left wing | 69-53 |
| 04:12 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robert Wilcoxon | 69-53 |
| 03:50 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon misses long on a shot from the right block | 69-53 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey grabs the defensive rebound | 69-53 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi State | Steven Coll comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-53 |
| 03:42 | Kentucky | Dwayne Haynes snags the defensive board | 69-53 |
| 03:21 | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Willie Frank (PG), Jacob Cortes (SG), James Black (PF), Micheal Brown (C) Donald Lincoln, Eugene Miller, Dwayne Haynes, William Eddy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick (PG), Danny Gardiner (SF), Kelly Myers (PF), Henry Dimaggio (C) Steven Coll, Alberto Giordano, Marcelino Bianchi, Vic Godfrey | |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jacob Cortes - foul #1 on Jacob Cortes, team foul #4 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc (SF) Robert Wilcoxon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro makes the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro misses the 2nd free throw | 69-54 |
| 03:06 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc grabs the board | 69-54 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Willie Frank (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jacob Cortes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Vanscyoc (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Black (fresh) 2 pts. C - Micheal Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Joshua Warwick (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Kevin Caro (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Gardiner (tiring) 3 pf. PF - Henry Dimaggio (fresh) C - Kelly Myers (fresh) | |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Joshua Warwick picks off the pass by James Black | 69-54 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Joshua Warwick | 69-56 |
| 02:28 | Kentucky | Daniel Vanscyoc misses the lay-in | 69-56 |
| 02:26 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown tips it home | 71-56 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Jacob Cortes - foul #2 on Jacob Cortes, team foul #5 | 71-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey (PF) Kelly Myers | |
| 02:17 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick makes the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 02:17 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 01:56 | Kentucky | Micheal Brown lays it up and in set up by Willie Frank | 73-58 |
| 01:43 | Mississippi State | Vic Godfrey misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 73-58 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro can't tip it in | 73-58 |
| 01:40 | Kentucky | James Black gets the rebound | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 01:33 | Kentucky | Danny Gardiner swats the short shot by James Black | 73-58 |
| 01:32 | Mississippi State | Joshua Warwick grabs the board | 73-58 |
| 01:15 | Mississippi State | Micheal Brown steals the ball from Kevin Caro | 73-58 |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes is fouled on the floor by Kevin Caro - foul #3 on Kevin Caro, team foul #10 | 73-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Wilcoxon (SF), Dwayne Haynes (PF), William Eddy (C) Daniel Vanscyoc, James Black, Micheal Brown | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kelly Myers (C) Henry Dimaggio | |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes misses the 1st free throw | 73-58 |
| 00:58 | Kentucky | Jacob Cortes makes the 2nd free throw | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:54 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 74-58 |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | William Eddy gets the rebound | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | Willie Frank is whistled for traveling | 74-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eugene Miller (SG) Jacob Cortes | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 00:18 | Mississippi State | Kevin Caro hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 74-61 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Willie Frank runs out the clock | 74-61 |