| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fresh) SG - David Pitre (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Wiggins (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Bohn (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Bryan Nutter (fresh) 6 ast. SF - Michael Hunt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joe Madden (fresh) 3 reb. C - Murray Byrd (fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins inbounds the ball | 24-34 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 19:26 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd is whistled for a carry | 27-34 |
| 19:10 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-34 |
| 18:41 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter's pass is intercepted by Samuel Ebenstein | 27-34 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from David Pitre | 29-34 |
| 17:52 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd comes up short on the floater in the paint | 29-34 |
| 17:51 | Kentucky | Joe Madden tips it but misses | 29-34 |
| 17:49 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead snags the defensive board | 29-34 |
| 17:43 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-34 |
| 17:42 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 17:35 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt misses the lay-in | 29-34 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | Bryan Nutter picks off the pass by Samuel Ebenstein in the backcourt | 29-34 |
| 17:12 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd misses the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Lawrence Broadhead - foul #3 on Lawrence Broadhead, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (SG), Randy Howell (C) David Pitre, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (PG), Clarence Rankin (PF) Noel Bohn, Joe Madden | |
| 17:12 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 17:12 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan is denied on a layup by Murray Byrd | 29-36 |
| 16:47 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd snags the defensive board | 29-36 |
| 16:31 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd hits a jump hook from the right block set up by Bryan Nutter | 29-38 |
| 16:08 | Mississippi State | Hank Bennett is called for the reach on Samuel Ebenstein - foul #2 on Hank Bennett, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown (PG), Norman Absher (SF), Darryl Paz (C) Samuel Ebenstein, Michael Wiggins, Sammy Finnegan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale (SG) Bryan Nutter | |
| 15:42 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-38 |
| 15:41 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin grabs the board | 29-38 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Matthew Brown (fresh) SG - Ray Houser (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Norman Absher (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Randy Howell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Darryl Paz (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Hank Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Carnevale (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Hunt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Rankin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Murray Byrd (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:25 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett misses the jumper from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 15:24 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd tips it home | 29-40 |
| 15:12 | Mississippi State | Hank Bennett is called for the reach on Matthew Brown - foul #3 on Hank Bennett, team foul #2 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Pitre (SG), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Matthew Brown, Darryl Paz | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Bohn (PG), Joe Madden (PF) Hank Bennett, Clarence Rankin | |
| 15:00 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead misses the floater from the right wing | 29-40 |
| 14:59 | Kentucky | Joe Madden pulls down the rebound | 29-40 |
| 14:41 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd clanks a jump hook from the right block | 29-40 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead gets the rebound | 29-40 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | The pull-up jumper by David Pitre is blocked by Joe Madden | 29-40 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher grabs the offensive board | 29-40 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 29-40 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi State | David Pitre grabs the offensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 13:41 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell hits the finger roll | 31-40 |
| 13:25 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Joe Madden | 31-42 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi State | David Pitre lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ray Houser and he's fouled by Joe Madden - foul #2 on Joe Madden, team foul #3 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), Michael Wiggins (SF), Sammy Finnegan (PF) Ray Houser, Norman Absher, Randy Howell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter (SG), Troy Auten (SF), Clarence Rankin (C) Steven Carnevale, Michael Hunt, Murray Byrd | |
| 12:58 | Mississippi State | David Pitre misses the free throw | 33-42 |
| 12:58 | Kentucky | Joe Madden grabs the defensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 12:35 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn is hacked by Samuel Ebenstein - foul #1 on Samuel Ebenstein, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown (SG) David Pitre | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (PG), Lewis Gregory (C) Noel Bohn, Joe Madden | |
| 12:14 | Kentucky | Troy Auten is hacked by Michael Wiggins - foul #2 on Michael Wiggins, team foul #3 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz (C) Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 12:01 | Kentucky | Sammy Finnegan takes the ball from Hank Bennett | 33-42 |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-42 |
| 11:38 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Hank Bennett | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Brown (fresh) SF - Michael Wiggins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Darryl Paz (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Hank Bennett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bryan Nutter (fresh) 7 ast. SF - Troy Auten (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clarence Rankin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Lewis Gregory (fresh) | |
| 11:36 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett is hacked by Samuel Ebenstein in the backcourt - foul #2 on Samuel Ebenstein, team foul #4 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Hunt (SF), Joe Madden (PF), Murray Byrd (C) Troy Auten, Clarence Rankin, Lewis Gregory | |
| 11:18 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd misses the floater from the baseline | 33-42 |
| 11:17 | Kentucky | Joe Madden pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 11:04 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt misses the 3 from the right corner | 33-42 |
| 11:02 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd tips it home | 33-44 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Michael Wiggins is blocked by Joe Madden | 33-44 |
| 10:38 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt pulls down the rebound | 33-44 |
| 10:14 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter is hacked by Sammy Finnegan - foul #3 on Sammy Finnegan, team foul #5 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Pitre (SG), Lawrence Broadhead (C) Matthew Brown, Darryl Paz | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Bohn (PG) Hank Bennett | |
| 10:03 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 33-44 |
| 10:02 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein snags the defensive board | 33-44 |
| 09:44 | Mississippi State | David Pitre comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 33-44 |
| 09:43 | Kentucky | Noel Bohn grabs the board | 33-44 |
| 09:28 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 33-44 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Sammy Finnegan | 33-44 |
| 09:18 | Mississippi State | David Pitre clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 33-44 |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter snags the defensive board | 33-44 |
| 09:04 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd's floater is tipped away by Michael Wiggins | 33-44 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan gets the rebound | 33-44 |
| 08:44 | Mississippi State | Sammy Finnegan misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 33-44 |
| 08:42 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd gets the rebound | 33-44 |
| 08:24 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd clanks a jumper from close range | 33-44 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead snags the defensive board | 33-44 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein lays it in | 35-44 |
| 08:04 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd misses long on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Samuel Ebenstein - foul #3 on Samuel Ebenstein, team foul #6 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown (PG), Ray Houser (SG), Norman Absher (SF), Randy Howell (PF) Samuel Ebenstein, David Pitre, Michael Wiggins, Sammy Finnegan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale (SG), Troy Auten (SF), Clarence Rankin (PF) Bryan Nutter, Michael Hunt, Joe Madden | |
| 08:04 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 08:04 | Kentucky | Murray Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 35-46 |
| 07:36 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-46 |
| 07:35 | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale snags the defensive board | 35-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Matthew Brown (fresh) SG - Ray Houser (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Norman Absher (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Randy Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Bohn (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Steven Carnevale (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Troy Auten (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Clarence Rankin (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Murray Byrd (tiring) 27 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:14 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-46 |
| 07:13 | Kentucky | Troy Auten grabs the offensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 07:00 | Kentucky | Troy Auten is hacked by Norman Absher - foul #1 on Norman Absher, team foul #7 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Pitre (SG), Darryl Paz (C) Matthew Brown, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (PG), Lewis Gregory (C) Noel Bohn, Murray Byrd | |
| 07:00 | Kentucky | Troy Auten makes the 1st free throw | 35-47 |
| 07:00 | Kentucky | Troy Auten makes the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi State | Ray Houser hits a fadeaway from the right block | 37-48 |
| 06:28 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett lays it in set up by Steven Carnevale and he's fouled by David Pitre - foul #2 on David Pitre, team foul #8 | 37-50 |
| 06:28 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett makes the free throw | 37-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:06 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz's pass is intercepted by Troy Auten | 37-51 |
| 06:01 | Kentucky | Troy Auten hits the finger roll | 37-53 |
| 05:48 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell can't connect on a floater from the right side | 37-53 |
| 05:47 | Kentucky | Troy Auten snags the defensive board | 37-53 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:26 | Kentucky | Steven Carnevale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein (PG), Michael Wiggins (SF), Sammy Finnegan (PF), Lawrence Broadhead (C) David Pitre, Norman Absher, Randy Howell, Darryl Paz | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Noel Bohn (PG), Bryan Nutter (SG), Michael Hunt (SF), Joe Madden (PF) Hank Bennett, Steven Carnevale, Troy Auten, Lewis Gregory | |
| 05:13 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-53 |
| 04:50 | Kentucky | Michael Hunt misses the jump hook in the lane | 39-53 |
| 04:48 | Mississippi State | Michael Wiggins grabs the board | 39-53 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead clanks a 3 from the right corner | 39-53 |
| 04:34 | Kentucky | Bryan Nutter pulls down the rebound | 39-53 |
| 04:09 | Kentucky | Clarence Rankin hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Noel Bohn | 39-55 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi State | Samuel Ebenstein connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:38 | Kentucky | Michael Wiggins steals it from Joe Madden | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Samuel Ebenstein (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ray Houser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Wiggins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Sammy Finnegan (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Lawrence Broadhead (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Noel Bohn (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Bryan Nutter (fresh) 7 ast. SF - Michael Hunt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joe Madden (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Clarence Rankin (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Mississippi State | Lawrence Broadhead is hacked by Noel Bohn - foul #1 on Noel Bohn, team foul #4 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown (PG), Norman Absher (SG), Joseph Lucas (SF), Randy Howell (PF), Darryl Paz (C) Samuel Ebenstein, Ray Houser, Michael Wiggins, Sammy Finnegan, Lawrence Broadhead | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Hank Bennett (PG), Steven Carnevale (SG), Troy Auten (SF), Lewis Gregory (C) Noel Bohn, Bryan Nutter, Michael Hunt, Joe Madden | |
| 03:14 | Mississippi State | Joseph Lucas clanks a shot from the left wing | 42-55 |
| 03:12 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Clarence Rankin | 42-55 |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Clarence Rankin | 42-57 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-57 |
| 02:18 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Steven Carnevale | 42-60 |
| 01:56 | Mississippi State | Lewis Gregory swats the short shot by Joseph Lucas | 42-60 |
| 01:54 | Kentucky | Troy Auten grabs the defensive rebound | 42-60 |
| 01:37 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett misses short on a 3 from straight away | 42-60 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi State | Norman Absher snags the defensive board | 42-60 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-60 |
| 01:15 | Kentucky | Troy Auten snags the defensive board | 42-60 |
| 01:01 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Lewis Gregory | 42-63 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:55 | Mississippi State | Matthew Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Houser (SG) Joseph Lucas | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | Lewis Gregory clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-63 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi State | Randy Howell pulls down the rebound | 42-63 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Darryl Paz is whistled for traveling | 42-63 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Hank Bennett runs out the clock | 42-63 |