| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brandon Clayton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Herbert McCullick (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kwas Abdool (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gregg Bentley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stacy McKenny (fresh) SG - Ray Burdette (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Santiago Martin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Smith (fresh) C - Edward Work (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin inbounds the ball | 34-21 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 34-21 |
| 19:44 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley snags the defensive board | 34-21 |
| 19:24 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Rodney Remick | 36-21 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:01 | Mississippi State | Edward Work misses short on a floater from the left wing | 36-21 |
| 18:59 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick grabs the board | 36-21 |
| 18:45 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley is open and buries a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Rodney Remick out of a doubleteam | 38-21 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Brandon Clayton - foul #1 on Brandon Clayton, team foul #1 | 38-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bradford (SG), Michael Robinson (SF), Justin Rushenberg (PF), Zesiro Afshari (C) Ray Burdette, Santiago Martin, John Smith, Edward Work | |
| 18:36 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny makes the 1st free throw | 38-22 |
| 18:36 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny makes the 2nd free throw | 38-23 |
| 18:10 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton misses the easy layup | 38-23 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg pulls down the rebound | 38-23 |
| 17:51 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg makes the runner in the lane set up by Stacy McKenny and the foul's on Kwas Abdool - foul #3 on Kwas Abdool, team foul #2 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Otis Langdon (SF), Bobby Montgomery (PF), Dale Bhatt (C) Herbert McCullick, Kwas Abdool, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Morris (SF), Edward Work (C) Michael Robinson, Zesiro Afshari | |
| 17:51 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg misses the free throw | 38-25 |
| 17:51 | Kentucky | Dale Bhatt pulls down the rebound | 38-25 |
| 17:28 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton buries a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Otis Langdon | 41-25 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny misses long on a floater from the right block | 41-25 |
| 17:10 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery grabs the defensive rebound | 41-25 |
| 16:54 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton clanks a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Justin Rushenberg - foul #3 on Justin Rushenberg, team foul #1 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Walker King (SG) Rodney Remick | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur (PG), Ray Burdette (SG), Santiago Martin (SF), John Smith (PF), Zesiro Afshari (C) Stacy McKenny, John Bradford, David Morris, Justin Rushenberg, Edward Work | |
| 16:54 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton makes the 1st free throw | 42-25 |
| 16:54 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-25 |
| 16:45 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette loses the ball out of bounds | 43-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Herbert McCullick (SF) Brandon Clayton, Otis Langdon | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Edward Work (C) Zesiro Afshari | |
| 16:25 | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel is fouled on the floor by Timothy Jolicoeur - foul #1 on Timothy Jolicoeur, team foul #2 | 43-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harold Allen (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Bobby Montgomery, Dale Bhatt | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG), John Bradford (SG), Zesiro Afshari (C) Timothy Jolicoeur, Ray Burdette, Edward Work | |
| 16:09 | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette (SG), Edward Work (C) John Bradford, Zesiro Afshari | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 43-27 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joshua Hensel (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Walker King (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Herbert McCullick (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harold Allen (fresh) C - Gregg Bentley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stacy McKenny (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Burdette (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Santiago Martin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Smith (fresh) C - Edward Work (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel is fouled on the floor by Santiago Martin - foul #1 on Santiago Martin, team foul #3 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Otis Langdon (SF), Kwas Abdool (PF) Joshua Hensel, Walker King, Herbert McCullick, Harold Allen | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bradford (PG), Michael Robinson (SG), David Morris (SF), Justin Rushenberg (C) Stacy McKenny, Ray Burdette, Santiago Martin, Edward Work | |
| 15:02 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Rodney Remick | 46-27 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:51 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg lays it in | 46-29 |
| 14:35 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 46-29 |
| 14:33 | Mississippi State | John Bradford pulls down the rebound | 46-29 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:22 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from John Smith | 46-31 |
| 14:01 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Otis Langdon and he's hacked by David Morris - foul #2 on David Morris, team foul #4 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick (SF), Bobby Montgomery (C) Otis Langdon, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG), Ray Burdette (SG), Santiago Martin (SF), Edward Work (C) John Bradford, Michael Robinson, David Morris, John Smith | |
| 14:01 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton makes the free throw | 49-31 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:46 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny jams it on a nice dish by Santiago Martin and he's fouled by Kwas Abdool - foul #4 on Kwas Abdool, team foul #3 | 49-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Dale Bhatt (C) Brandon Clayton, Kwas Abdool | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 13:46 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny misses the free throw | 49-33 |
| 13:46 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Herbert McCullick | 49-33 |
| 13:27 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-33 |
| 13:25 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick hits the follow up shot | 51-33 |
| 13:11 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-33 |
| 13:09 | Kentucky | Herbert McCullick grabs the defensive rebound | 51-33 |
| 12:49 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery is whistled for traveling | 51-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Walker King (SG), Otis Langdon (SF), Harold Allen (PF) Joshua Hensel, Rodney Remick, Herbert McCullick, Bobby Montgomery | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur (PG), John Bradford (SG), David Morris (SF), John Smith (PF) Stacy McKenny, Ray Burdette, Santiago Martin, Edward Work | |
| 12:42 | Mississippi State | David Morris misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-33 |
| 12:40 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton grabs the board | 51-33 |
| 12:16 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-33 |
| 12:15 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg pulls down the rebound | 51-33 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi State | David Morris makes the floater from the left block | 51-35 |
| 11:39 | Kentucky | Walker King drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Brandon Clayton | 54-35 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brandon Clayton (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walker King (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Otis Langdon (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Harold Allen (fresh) C - Dale Bhatt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Timothy Jolicoeur (fresh) SG - John Bradford (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Morris (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Smith (fresh) C - Justin Rushenberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | John Bradford is alone and drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Timothy Jolicoeur | 54-37 |
| 11:17 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 54-37 |
| 11:15 | Mississippi State | David Morris snags the defensive board | 54-37 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi State | David Morris travels with the ball | 54-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Rodney Remick (SG), Herbert McCullick (SF), Bobby Montgomery (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Brandon Clayton, Walker King, Otis Langdon, Harold Allen, Dale Bhatt | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG), Ray Burdette (SG), Santiago Martin (SF), Edward Work (C) Timothy Jolicoeur, John Bradford, David Morris, John Smith | |
| 10:35 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick is hacked by Justin Rushenberg - foul #4 on Justin Rushenberg, team foul #5 | 54-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Robinson (SF), John Smith (PF) Santiago Martin, Justin Rushenberg | |
| 10:07 | Kentucky | The pull-up jumper by Herbert McCullick is blocked by Edward Work | 54-37 |
| 10:06 | Kentucky | Bobby Montgomery tips it back up and in | 56-37 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi State | John Smith is hacked by Bobby Montgomery in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bobby Montgomery, team foul #4 | 56-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin (SF) Michael Robinson | |
| 09:59 | Mississippi State | Edward Work misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 56-37 |
| 09:57 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny can't tip it in | 56-37 |
| 09:55 | Mississippi State | Edward Work tips it in | 56-39 |
| 09:47 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Rodney Remick | 58-39 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi State | Bobby Montgomery is called for the reach on Edward Work - foul #3 on Bobby Montgomery, team foul #5 | 58-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Harold Allen (PF) Joshua Hensel, Bobby Montgomery | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bradford (PG), Michael Robinson (SF) Stacy McKenny, Santiago Martin | |
| 09:10 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Brandon Clayton - foul #2 on Brandon Clayton, team foul #6 | 58-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Otis Langdon (SF) Herbert McCullick | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny (PG), Santiago Martin (SF) John Bradford, Michael Robinson | |
| 09:10 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette makes the 1st free throw | 58-40 |
| 09:10 | Mississippi State | Ray Burdette makes the 2nd free throw | 58-41 |
| 08:49 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 58-41 |
| 08:47 | Kentucky | Otis Langdon can't tip it in | 58-41 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi State | Edward Work gets the rebound | 58-41 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi State | Stacy McKenny drills a shot from the left side set up by John Smith | 58-43 |
| 08:12 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-43 |
| 08:11 | Mississippi State | Santiago Martin pulls down the rebound | 58-43 |
| 08:08 | Mississippi State | John Smith loses the dribble to Brandon Clayton in the backcourt | 58-43 |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton banks in the layup | 60-43 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | Harold Allen steals it from Ray Burdette in the backcourt | 60-43 |
| 07:48 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Otis Langdon | 62-43 |
| 07:46 | Mississippi State | Brandon Clayton takes the ball from Ray Burdette in the backcourt | 62-43 |
| 07:44 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton lays it in | 64-43 |
| 07:35 | Mississippi State | John Smith makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Santiago Martin | 64-45 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Brandon Clayton (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rodney Remick (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Otis Langdon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Harold Allen (fairly fresh) C - Gregg Bentley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Stacy McKenny (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Burdette (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Santiago Martin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Work (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-45 |
| 07:17 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton tips it back up and in | 66-45 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | Edward Work misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 66-45 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi State | John Smith snags the offensive board | 66-45 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi State | Harold Allen takes the ball from Edward Work | 66-45 |
| 06:27 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 66-45 |
| 06:26 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley gets the offensive rebound | 66-45 |
| 05:58 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Gregg Bentley | 69-45 |
| 05:51 | Mississippi State | Edward Work lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Santiago Martin | 69-47 |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Walker King (SG), Herbert McCullick (SF), Kwas Abdool (PF), Bobby Montgomery (C) Brandon Clayton, Rodney Remick, Otis Langdon, Harold Allen, Gregg Bentley | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Bradford (PG), Michael Robinson (SG), David Morris (SF), Justin Rushenberg (PF), Zesiro Afshari (C) Stacy McKenny, Ray Burdette, Santiago Martin, John Smith, Edward Work | |
| 05:34 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Walker King | 71-47 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi State | David Morris is open and buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Zesiro Afshari | 71-49 |
| 05:03 | Kentucky | Walker King throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG) Joshua Hensel | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:45 | Mississippi State | David Morris misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 71-49 |
| 04:44 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool snags the defensive board | 71-49 |
| 04:23 | Kentucky | Walker King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 71-49 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg snags the defensive board | 71-49 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi State | Walker King is called for the reach on Michael Robinson - foul #2 on Walker King, team foul #7 | 71-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodney Remick (SG), Dale Bhatt (C) Walker King, Bobby Montgomery | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:15 | Mississippi State | Michael Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 71-49 |
| 04:15 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool grabs the defensive rebound | 71-49 |
| 03:53 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool clanks a shot from the left block | 71-49 |
| 03:52 | Kentucky | Dale Bhatt can't tip it in | 71-49 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | Zesiro Afshari grabs the defensive rebound | 71-49 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Mississippi State | David Morris misses the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Herbert McCullick - foul #1 on Herbert McCullick, team foul #8 | 71-49 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel (PG), Otis Langdon (SF), Harold Allen (PF) Brandon Clayton, Herbert McCullick, Kwas Abdool | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur (PG) Michael Robinson | |
| 03:29 | Mississippi State | David Morris makes the 1st free throw | 71-50 |
| 03:29 | Mississippi State | David Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 71-51 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Joshua Hensel (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Rodney Remick (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Otis Langdon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. PF - Harold Allen (fresh) 2 stl. C - Dale Bhatt (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Timothy Jolicoeur (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Bradford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Morris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Rushenberg (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Zesiro Afshari (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 03:07 | Kentucky | Dale Bhatt can't throw it down | 71-51 |
| 03:05 | Mississippi State | Timothy Jolicoeur snags the defensive board | 71-51 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi State | David Morris hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Zesiro Afshari | 71-53 |
| 02:26 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-53 |
| 02:25 | Kentucky | Dale Bhatt snags the offensive board | 71-53 |
| 01:56 | Kentucky | Joshua Hensel hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Dale Bhatt | 73-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:27 | Mississippi State | John Bradford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 73-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton (PG), Herbert McCullick (SF), Kwas Abdool (PF), Gregg Bentley (C) Joshua Hensel, Otis Langdon, Harold Allen, Dale Bhatt | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Robinson (SG) Timothy Jolicoeur | |
| 01:09 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brandon Clayton | 75-53 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi State | David Morris misses short on an open fadeaway in the paint | 75-53 |
| 00:59 | Kentucky | Rodney Remick snags the defensive board | 75-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:34 | Kentucky | Kwas Abdool hits a jumper near the basket set up by Herbert McCullick | 77-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:27 | Mississippi State | Justin Rushenberg can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 77-53 |
| 00:25 | Kentucky | Gregg Bentley gets the rebound | 77-53 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Brandon Clayton runs out the clock | 77-53 |