| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 9 pts. SF - William Roach (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Hilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Carmona (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Boehm (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Anker (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Logsdon (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. PF - John Ehrenberg (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Chris Horton (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | William Roach inbounds the ball | 36-43 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:51 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by William Roach and he's fouled by Christopher Logsdon - foul #2 on Christopher Logsdon, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| 19:51 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert makes the free throw | 39-43 |
| 19:30 | Kentucky | Steven Anker can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 19:29 | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon tips it in | 39-45 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert loses the dribble to Chris Horton | 39-45 |
| 18:59 | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon is fouled on the floor by Michael Hilbert - foul #1 on Michael Hilbert, team foul #1 | 39-45 |
| 18:54 | Kentucky | Chris Horton evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 39-45 |
| 18:52 | Mississippi State | James Johnson snags the defensive board | 39-45 |
| 18:45 | Mississippi State | James Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-45 |
| 18:44 | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon grabs the defensive rebound | 39-45 |
| 18:20 | Kentucky | Steven Anker drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-47 |
| 18:01 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty loses the dribble to Thomas Boehm | 39-47 |
| 17:57 | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Boehm | 39-49 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi State | William Roach clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-49 |
| 17:33 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona hits the follow up shot | 41-49 |
| 17:28 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm's pass is intercepted by James Johnson in the backcourt | 41-49 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 43-49 |
| 16:54 | Kentucky | Steven Anker is whistled for traveling | 43-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Norman Jenkins (SG), Robert James (SF), Richard Steib (PF) James Johnson, Thomas Petty, William Roach, Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Forest Legg (PG), Robert Thompson (SG), Everett Hansen (SF), Paul Lavoie (PF), Billy Coulombe (C) Thomas Boehm, Steven Anker, Christopher Logsdon, John Ehrenberg, Chris Horton | |
| 16:52 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins is fouled in the backcourt by Forest Legg - foul #2 on Forest Legg, team foul #2 | 43-49 |
| 16:32 | Mississippi State | John Mason makes the wide open 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Steib | 46-49 |
| 16:17 | Kentucky | Robert James swats the short shot by Billy Coulombe | 46-49 |
| 16:15 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 16:10 | Mississippi State | John Mason is called for traveling | 46-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert (PF) Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:53 | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe blows the dunk | 46-49 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi State | Robert James grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert James (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Michael Hilbert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Steib (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Forest Legg (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Everett Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Paul Lavoie (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Billy Coulombe (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses short on a 3 from straight away | 46-49 |
| 15:45 | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 15:19 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson clanks a shot from the left side | 46-49 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi State | Robert James gets the rebound | 46-49 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi State | Forest Legg is called for the reach on John Mason in the backcourt - foul #3 on Forest Legg, team foul #3 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (PG), Thomas Petty (SG), Bradly Kelly (PF), Fred Carmona (C) John Mason, Robert James, Michael Hilbert, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm (PG), Steven Anker (SG), Christopher Logsdon (SF), John Ehrenberg (PF), Chris Horton (C) Forest Legg, Robert Thompson, Everett Hansen, Paul Lavoie, Billy Coulombe | |
| 15:01 | Mississippi State | Chris Horton is called for the reach on Jeremy Taylor - foul #3 on Chris Horton, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| 14:49 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 46-49 |
| 14:48 | Kentucky | John Ehrenberg pulls down the rebound | 46-49 |
| 14:30 | Kentucky | Steven Anker connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Boehm | 46-51 |
| 14:20 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly's pass is intercepted by Steven Anker | 46-51 |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-51 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Norman Jenkins | 46-51 |
| 13:45 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins hits the finger roll set up by Jeremy Taylor | 48-51 |
| 13:26 | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Christopher Logsdon, team foul #5 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), Robert James (SG), William Roach (SF), Richard Steib (C) Jeremy Taylor, Thomas Petty, Norman Jenkins, Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Thompson (SG), Everett Hansen (SF), Paul Lavoie (PF), Billy Coulombe (C) Steven Anker, Christopher Logsdon, John Ehrenberg, Chris Horton | |
| 13:12 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib lays it in and he's fouled by Billy Coulombe - foul #1 on Billy Coulombe, team foul #6 | 50-51 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib misses the free throw | 50-51 |
| 13:12 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly grabs the offensive board | 50-51 |
| 13:05 | Mississippi State | James Johnson knocks in the jumpshot from the left side | 52-51 |
| 12:46 | Kentucky | Everett Hansen hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 52-51 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi State | Robert James grabs the board | 52-51 |
| 12:40 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Forest Legg (SF) Everett Hansen | |
| 12:30 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson blows the layup | 52-51 |
| 12:28 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi State | James Johnson's pass is intercepted by Thomas Boehm in the backcourt | 52-51 |
| 12:15 | Kentucky | Paul Lavoie lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Boehm and he's hacked by Bradly Kelly - foul #4 on Bradly Kelly, team foul #2 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty (SG), Michael Hilbert (PF), Fred Carmona (C) Robert James, Bradly Kelly, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 12:15 | Kentucky | Paul Lavoie makes the free throw | 52-54 |
| 12:13 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-54 |
| 12:01 | Kentucky | Forest Legg is hacked by William Roach - foul #4 on William Roach, team foul #3 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Anker (SG), Christopher Logsdon (SF), John Ehrenberg (PF), Chris Horton (C) Robert Thompson, Forest Legg, Paul Lavoie, Billy Coulombe | |
| 11:51 | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon is called for traveling | 52-54 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 9 pts. SF - William Roach (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Michael Hilbert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Carmona (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Boehm (tiring) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Anker (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Christopher Logsdon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Ehrenberg (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Chris Horton (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | John Mason is fouled on the floor by John Ehrenberg - foul #3 on John Ehrenberg, team foul #7 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (SF) William Roach | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Everett Hansen (SF) Christopher Logsdon | |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | John Mason makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 11:35 | Mississippi State | John Mason misses the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 11:35 | Kentucky | Chris Horton pulls down the rebound | 53-54 |
| 11:12 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Everett Hansen | 53-56 |
| 10:54 | Mississippi State | Chris Horton denies the turnaround by Fred Carmona | 53-56 |
| 10:53 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty grabs the offensive board | 53-56 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Chris Horton - foul #4 on Chris Horton, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), William Roach (SF), Richard Steib (C) John Mason, Jeremy Taylor, Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Forest Legg (PG), Robert Thompson (SG), Christopher Logsdon (SF), Paul Lavoie (PF), Billy Coulombe (C) Thomas Boehm, Steven Anker, Everett Hansen, John Ehrenberg, Chris Horton | |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 10:23 | Kentucky | Paul Lavoie misses the easy layup | 55-56 |
| 10:21 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 10:14 | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 09:51 | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-56 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert grabs the board | 55-56 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 55-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SG) Thomas Petty | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm (PG) Forest Legg | |
| 09:35 | Kentucky | William Roach is called for the reach on Robert Thompson - foul #5 on William Roach, team foul #4 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SF) William Roach | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 09:21 | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins pulls down the rebound | 55-56 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-56 |
| 09:12 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 08:54 | Kentucky | Paul Lavoie comes up short on the floater in the paint | 55-56 |
| 08:52 | Mississippi State | James Johnson gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 08:30 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by James Johnson | 57-56 |
| 08:16 | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 57-56 |
| 08:15 | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe grabs the offensive board | 57-56 |
| 07:55 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by James Johnson - foul #2 on James Johnson, team foul #5 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG), Thomas Petty (SG), Jeremy Taylor (SF), Bradly Kelly (PF), Fred Carmona (C) James Johnson, Norman Jenkins, Robert James, Michael Hilbert, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Forest Legg (SG), Everett Hansen (SF), John Ehrenberg (PF), Chris Horton (C) Robert Thompson, Christopher Logsdon, Paul Lavoie, Billy Coulombe | |
| 07:55 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 07:55 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm makes the 2nd free throw | 57-58 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeremy Taylor | 59-58 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John Mason (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Petty (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Bradly Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. C - Fred Carmona (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Boehm (tired) 10 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Forest Legg (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Everett Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Ehrenberg (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Chris Horton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Kentucky | Everett Hansen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-58 |
| 07:25 | Kentucky | John Ehrenberg tips it back up and in | 59-60 |
| 07:09 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-60 |
| 07:08 | Mississippi State | John Mason snags the offensive board | 59-60 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty loses the dribble to Forest Legg | 59-60 |
| 06:34 | Kentucky | John Ehrenberg is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on John Ehrenberg, team foul #9 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert James (SF) Jeremy Taylor | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Anker (SG) Forest Legg | |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona is hacked by John Ehrenberg in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Ehrenberg, team foul #10 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Lavoie (PF) John Ehrenberg | |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona misses the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 06:32 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 06:18 | Kentucky | Thomas Petty steals the ball from Steven Anker | 60-60 |
| 06:02 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona banks in the layup set up by John Mason | 62-60 |
| 05:48 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 62-60 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to John Mason | 62-60 |
| 05:41 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses long on an open 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-60 |
| 05:40 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly can't tip it in | 62-60 |
| 05:39 | Kentucky | Everett Hansen grabs the board | 62-60 |
| 05:22 | Kentucky | Chris Horton shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 62-60 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly gets the rebound | 62-60 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi State | Bradly Kelly misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 62-60 |
| 05:00 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Thomas Boehm | 62-60 |
| 05:00 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), Richard Steib (C) John Mason, Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Forest Legg (PG), Christopher Logsdon (SF), Billy Coulombe (PF) Thomas Boehm, Everett Hansen, Paul Lavoie | |
| 04:48 | Kentucky | Steven Anker can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 62-60 |
| 04:47 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty pulls down the rebound | 62-60 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi State | Richard Steib slams it home | 64-60 |
| 04:11 | Kentucky | Chris Horton is fouled on the floor by Bradly Kelly - foul #5 on Bradly Kelly, team foul #6 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeremy Taylor (SF), Michael Hilbert (PF), Fred Carmona (C) Robert James, Bradly Kelly, Richard Steib | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Thompson (PG), Paul Lavoie (PF) Forest Legg, Chris Horton | |
| 03:51 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson clanks a floater from the right wing | 64-60 |
| 03:50 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert gets the rebound | 64-60 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona can't connect on a runner from close range but he's fouled by Billy Coulombe - foul #2 on Billy Coulombe, team foul #11 | 64-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Norman Jenkins (SG) Thomas Petty | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:43 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona misses the 1st free throw | 64-60 |
| 03:43 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona makes the 2nd free throw | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SG - Norman Jenkins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeremy Taylor (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Michael Hilbert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Fred Carmona (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Anker (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Christopher Logsdon (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. PF - Paul Lavoie (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Billy Coulombe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Lavoie | 65-63 |
| 03:04 | Mississippi State | James Johnson double dribbles | 65-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Mason (PG) James Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm (PG), Everett Hansen (PF) Steven Anker, Paul Lavoie | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:48 | Kentucky | Robert Thompson's floater is tipped away by Michael Hilbert | 65-63 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Norman Jenkins | 65-63 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Johnson (PG), Thomas Petty (SG), Robert James (SF), Richard Steib (C) John Mason, Norman Jenkins, Jeremy Taylor, Fred Carmona | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Forest Legg (PG), Chris Horton (C) Thomas Boehm, Christopher Logsdon | |
| 02:32 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses the dunk attempt | 65-63 |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | Billy Coulombe gets the rebound | 65-63 |
| 02:08 | Kentucky | Michael Hilbert swats the short shot by Chris Horton | 65-63 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert grabs the board | 65-63 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona (C) Michael Hilbert | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm (PG) Billy Coulombe | |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 65-63 |
| 01:56 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Chris Horton | 65-63 |
| 01:56 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-63 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert (PF) Richard Steib | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Steven Anker (SG), Christopher Logsdon (SF), Paul Lavoie (PF) Robert Thompson, Forest Legg, Everett Hansen | |
| 01:38 | Kentucky | Chris Horton shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 65-63 |
| 01:37 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty snags the defensive board | 65-63 |
| 01:33 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 65-63 |
| 01:17 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-63 |
| 01:16 | Kentucky | Chris Horton gets the rebound | 65-63 |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 65-63 |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon tips it home | 65-65 |
| 00:56 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 65-65 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Petty and he's hacked by Paul Lavoie - foul #4 on Paul Lavoie, team foul #12 | 67-65 |
| 00:41 | Mississippi State | Michael Hilbert makes the free throw | 68-65 |
| 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 flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:28 | Kentucky | Christopher Logsdon evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-65 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona grabs the defensive rebound | 68-65 |
| 00:26 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 68-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Steven Anker is called for the reach on Thomas Petty in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steven Anker, team foul #13 | 68-65 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty misses the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | Chris Horton snags the defensive board | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 69-68 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty is hacked by Thomas Boehm in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Boehm, team foul #14 | 69-68 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 1st free throw | 70-68 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Thomas Petty makes the 2nd free throw | 71-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 71-68 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Fred Carmona grabs the board | 71-68 |
| 00:05 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 71-68 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Thomas Boehm is called for the reach on Robert James in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Boehm, team foul #15 | 71-68 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Robert James makes the 1st free throw | 72-68 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Robert James makes the 2nd free throw | 73-68 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Thomas Boehm misses the halfcourt shot | 73-68 |