| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Holt (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Christopher Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Chan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - John McGaughey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Celestin (fresh) 18 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Alfred Yablonsky (fresh) SG - Robert Graham (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Manuel Phillips (fresh) PF - Thomas Cunningham (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeff Little (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips inbounds the ball | 34-21 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-21 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Graham | 34-21 |
| 19:31 | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-21 |
| 19:29 | Kentucky | Christopher Williams gets the rebound | 34-21 |
| 19:02 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan is fouled on the floor by Thomas Cunningham - foul #3 on Thomas Cunningham, team foul #1 | 34-21 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Karl Benner (PF) Thomas Cunningham | |
| 18:44 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin comes up short on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Robert Graham - foul #1 on Robert Graham, team foul #2 | 34-21 |
| 18:44 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin misses the 1st free throw | 34-21 |
| 18:44 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin makes the 2nd free throw | 35-21 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi State | Jeff Little knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Manuel Phillips | 35-24 |
| 18:12 | Kentucky | Karl Benner picks off the pass by Kenneth Chan | 35-24 |
| 17:54 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-24 |
| 17:53 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan gets the rebound | 35-24 |
| 17:25 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin is whistled for a carry | 35-24 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi State | Jeff Little hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-24 |
| 17:07 | Kentucky | John McGaughey grabs the defensive rebound | 35-24 |
| 16:43 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin banks in the layup on a great pass from John Holt | 37-24 |
| 16:20 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham is hacked by Christopher Williams - foul #1 on Christopher Williams, team foul #1 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas (PG), Michael Osburn (SG), Charles Brock (SF), Tom Tanner (PF), Gail Ayers (C) John Holt, Christopher Williams, Kenneth Chan, John McGaughey, Jeffrey Celestin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John McCallum (PG), James Lavigne (SG), Carlton Braxton (SF), Cornelius Kerr (C) Alfred Yablonsky, Robert Graham, Manuel Phillips, Jeff Little | |
| 16:10 | Mississippi State | Karl Benner misses badly on a runner from the left block | 37-24 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi State | Cornelius Kerr pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-24 |
| 15:54 | Mississippi State | Karl Benner is fouled on the floor by Tom Tanner - foul #2 on Tom Tanner, team foul #2 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham (PF) Karl Benner | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Timothy Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Osburn (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Charles Brock (fresh) PF - Tom Tanner (fresh) C - Gail Ayers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John McCallum (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Lavigne (fresh) SF - Carlton Braxton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Cunningham (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Cornelius Kerr (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Mississippi State | James Lavigne misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-24 |
| 15:43 | Mississippi State | Cornelius Kerr gets the offensive rebound | 37-24 |
| 15:26 | Mississippi State | John McCallum misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 37-24 |
| 15:25 | Kentucky | Tom Tanner gets the rebound | 37-24 |
| 15:20 | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Williams (SG), Jeffrey Celestin (C) Charles Brock, Tom Tanner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jeff Little (C) Cornelius Kerr | |
| 14:53 | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-24 |
| 14:52 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin snags the defensive board | 37-24 |
| 14:29 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin connects on the floater in the paint and he's hacked by Carlton Braxton - foul #1 on Carlton Braxton, team foul #3 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Holt (PG), Kenneth Chan (SF), John McGaughey (PF) Timothy Thomas, Michael Osburn, Gail Ayers | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (PG), Robert Graham (SG), Manuel Phillips (SF) John McCallum, James Lavigne, Carlton Braxton | |
| 14:29 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin misses the free throw | 39-24 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Thomas Cunningham | 39-24 |
| 14:06 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-24 |
| 14:04 | Kentucky | John McGaughey pulls down the rebound | 39-24 |
| 13:35 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin's fadeaway is rejected by Jeff Little | 39-24 |
| 13:33 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin hits the follow up shot | 41-24 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham can't throw it down | 41-24 |
| 13:05 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan snags the defensive board | 41-24 |
| 12:47 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin jams it set up by John McGaughey and he's hacked by Thomas Cunningham - foul #4 on Thomas Cunningham, team foul #4 | 43-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Osburn (SG) Christopher Williams | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Karl Benner (PF), Cornelius Kerr (C) Thomas Cunningham, Jeff Little | |
| 12:47 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin makes the free throw | 44-24 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:35 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Karl Benner | 44-27 |
| 12:10 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin throws it down on a great pass from Michael Osburn | 46-27 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi State | Cornelius Kerr misses badly on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Jeffrey Celestin - foul #1 on Jeffrey Celestin, team foul #3 | 46-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas (PG), Tom Tanner (PF), Gail Ayers (C) John Holt, John McGaughey, Jeffrey Celestin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John McCallum (PG), Jeff Little (C) Alfred Yablonsky, Karl Benner | |
| 11:59 | Mississippi State | Cornelius Kerr makes the 1st free throw | 46-28 |
| 11:59 | Mississippi State | Cornelius Kerr makes the 2nd free throw | 46-29 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Timothy Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Osburn (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Chan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Tom Tanner (fresh) C - Gail Ayers (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John McCallum (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Graham (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Manuel Phillips (fresh) PF - Cornelius Kerr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeff Little (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:34 | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-29 |
| 11:33 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips gets the rebound | 46-29 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi State | Cornelius Kerr lays it in set up by Robert Graham | 46-31 |
| 11:06 | Kentucky | Kenneth Chan is fouled on the floor by Manuel Phillips - foul #2 on Manuel Phillips, team foul #5 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Williams (SG) Kenneth Chan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Lavigne (SG), Carlton Braxton (SF), Karl Benner (PF) Robert Graham, Manuel Phillips, Cornelius Kerr | |
| 10:45 | Kentucky | Michael Osburn scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Timothy Thomas | 49-31 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | Karl Benner is hacked by Timothy Thomas - foul #1 on Timothy Thomas, team foul #4 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Holt (PG), John McGaughey (PF) Timothy Thomas, Tom Tanner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky (PG) John McCallum | |
| 10:28 | Mississippi State | James Lavigne connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Carlton Braxton | 49-33 |
| 10:12 | Kentucky | Alfred Yablonsky takes the ball from Gail Ayers | 49-33 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky lays it up and in | 49-35 |
| 09:50 | Kentucky | Michael Osburn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-35 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi State | Jeff Little gets the rebound | 49-35 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:43 | Mississippi State | Alfred Yablonsky knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | John McGaughey makes the jumper in the lane set up by Michael Osburn | 51-37 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi State | Gail Ayers is called for the reach on Carlton Braxton - foul #2 on Gail Ayers, team foul #5 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas (PG), Kenneth Chan (SF), Tom Tanner (PF), Jeffrey Celestin (C) John Holt, Michael Osburn, John McGaughey, Gail Ayers | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Graham (SG), Manuel Phillips (SF), Cornelius Kerr (C) James Lavigne, Carlton Braxton, Jeff Little | |
| 08:52 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-37 |
| 08:51 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin pulls down the rebound | 51-37 |
| 08:32 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin can't connect on a runner from the right block | 51-37 |
| 08:31 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Chan | 51-37 |
| 08:05 | Kentucky | Cornelius Kerr denies the turnaround by Tom Tanner | 51-37 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi State | Cornelius Kerr grabs the defensive rebound | 51-37 |
| 07:59 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Alfred Yablonsky | 51-39 |
| 07:30 | Kentucky | Karl Benner steps in front of the Christopher Williams pass | 51-39 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Timothy Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Williams (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Chan (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Tom Tanner (fresh) C - Jeffrey Celestin (fresh) 30 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Alfred Yablonsky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Graham (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Manuel Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Karl Benner (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Cornelius Kerr (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Mississippi State | Karl Benner is open but comes up short on the floater from the right side | 51-39 |
| 07:19 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin pulls down the rebound | 51-39 |
| 06:53 | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-39 |
| 06:51 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 06:44 | Mississippi State | Cornelius Kerr makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 51-41 |
| 06:15 | Kentucky | Robert Graham steals it from Timothy Thomas | 51-41 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi State | Timothy Thomas steals the ball from Alfred Yablonsky in the backcourt | 51-41 |
| 06:11 | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas dunks the ball | 53-41 |
| 05:56 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Manuel Phillips | 53-41 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi State | Mississippi State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Holt (PG), John McGaughey (PF) Timothy Thomas, Tom Tanner | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John McCallum (PG), Thomas Cunningham (PF), Jeff Little (C) Alfred Yablonsky, Karl Benner, Cornelius Kerr | |
| 05:41 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham is whistled for traveling | 53-41 |
| 05:22 | Kentucky | John McGaughey is called for traveling | 53-41 |
| 04:58 | Mississippi State | Manuel Phillips's floater is knocked away by Jeffrey Celestin | 53-41 |
| 04:56 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin gets the rebound | 53-41 |
| 04:40 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin misses long on a floater from the left block | 53-41 |
| 04:38 | Mississippi State | Thomas Cunningham gets the rebound | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham is open and scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Manuel Phillips | 53-43 |
| 04:13 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by John McGaughey | 55-43 |
| 03:58 | Mississippi State | Robert Graham misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 55-43 |
| 03:56 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Holt | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin lays it in on a nice dish by John McGaughey and the foul's on Thomas Cunningham - foul #5 on Thomas Cunningham, team foul #6 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Osburn (SG), Gail Ayers (SF) Christopher Williams, Kenneth Chan | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Lavigne (SG), Carlton Braxton (SF), Karl Benner (PF), Cornelius Kerr (C) Robert Graham, Manuel Phillips, Thomas Cunningham, Jeff Little | |
| 03:28 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Celestin makes the free throw | 58-43 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Holt (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Michael Osburn (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gail Ayers (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John McGaughey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffrey Celestin (fresh) 35 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - John McCallum (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Lavigne (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Carlton Braxton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Karl Benner (fresh) 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Cornelius Kerr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Mississippi State | Cornelius Kerr misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 58-43 |
| 03:10 | Kentucky | John Holt pulls down the rebound | 58-43 |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Michael Osburn scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Gail Ayers | 61-43 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi State | John McCallum's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Celestin | 61-43 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi State | Karl Benner snags the offensive board | 61-43 |
| 02:14 | Mississippi State | Carlton Braxton is whistled for a carry | 61-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas (PG), Kenneth Chan (SF), Tom Tanner (PF) John Holt, John McGaughey, Jeffrey Celestin | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Ferrill (PG) John McCallum | |
| 01:51 | Kentucky | Michael Osburn drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Timothy Thomas | 64-43 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:40 | Mississippi State | Tom Tanner steps in front of the Carlton Braxton pass | 64-43 |
| 01:22 | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Kenneth Chan | 67-43 |
| 01:13 | Mississippi State | Cornelius Kerr loses the ball out of bounds | 67-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Holt (PG), Christopher Williams (SG), John McGaughey (PF), Jeffrey Celestin (C) Timothy Thomas, Michael Osburn, Tom Tanner, Gail Ayers | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John McCallum (PG) Robert Ferrill | |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | John Holt is fouled on the floor by John McCallum - foul #2 on John McCallum, team foul #7 | 67-43 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | John Holt makes the 1st free throw | 68-43 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | John Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 69-43 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Cornelius Kerr's pass is intercepted by John McGaughey | 69-43 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Kentucky | Christopher Williams drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from John Holt | 71-43 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Karl Benner lays it up and in and he's hacked by John McGaughey - foul #4 on John McGaughey, team foul #6 | 71-45 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi State | Karl Benner makes the free throw | 71-46 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | John Holt runs out the clock | 71-46 |