| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Wiley Harris (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Engelhardt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gordon Rush (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. C - David Henson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ellis Molden (fresh) 1 pts. SG - William Hope (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Wayne Benavides (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Timothy Talbot (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Marco Colombo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush inbounds the ball | 22-26 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan clanks a jumper from the right wing | 22-26 |
| 19:29 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden grabs the defensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 19:11 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot makes the 3 from the left wing | 22-29 |
| 18:47 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Wayne Benavides - foul #2 on Wayne Benavides, team foul #1 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Segarra (SG), Rich Brownell (PF), Mario Herrera (C) Brian Engelhardt, Timothy Morgan, David Henson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:47 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 18:47 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 18:47 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush misses the 3rd free throw | 24-29 |
| 18:47 | Michigan State | William Hope pulls down the rebound | 24-29 |
| 18:25 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot buries a floater from the baseline | 24-31 |
| 18:02 | Kentucky | Mario Herrera comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Marco Colombo - foul #2 on Marco Colombo, team foul #2 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jack Boatright (SF) Gordon Rush | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:02 | Kentucky | Mario Herrera misses the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 18:02 | Kentucky | Mario Herrera makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 17:35 | Michigan State | Mario Herrera is called for the reach on William Hope - foul #1 on Mario Herrera, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodrigo Guerrero (PG), Timothy Morgan (PF), David Henson (C) Wiley Harris, Mario Herrera, Rich Brownell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Carter (C) Marco Colombo | |
| 17:23 | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 17:22 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot hits the follow up shot | 25-33 |
| 17:04 | Kentucky | David Henson misses short on a shot from the right block | 25-33 |
| 17:03 | Michigan State | William Hope pulls down the rebound | 25-33 |
| 16:46 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 25-33 |
| 16:44 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Timothy Morgan | 25-33 |
| 16:39 | Kentucky | William Carter is called for the reach on Rodrigo Guerrero - foul #1 on William Carter, team foul #3 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wiley Harris (PG), Gordon Rush (SF), Rich Brownell (PF) Rodrigo Guerrero, Jack Boatright, Timothy Morgan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Cron (PG), Mike Terrell (SF), Daniel Jones (PF) William Hope, Wayne Benavides, Timothy Talbot | |
| 16:22 | Kentucky | David Henson is fouled on the floor by William Carter - foul #2 on William Carter, team foul #4 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt (SG), Timothy Morgan (PF) David Segarra, David Henson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 15:56 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell misses long on a jumper from the left side | 25-33 |
| 15:55 | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan grabs the offensive board | 25-33 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Wiley Harris (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Engelhardt (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gordon Rush (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Rich Brownell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Anthony Cron (fresh) SG - Ellis Molden (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Mike Terrell (fresh) PF - Daniel Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Carter (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:36 | Kentucky | 3 seconds is called on Brian Engelhardt | 25-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Segarra (SG), David Henson (PF) Brian Engelhardt, Timothy Morgan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hope (SG), Wayne Benavides (SF), Marco Colombo (C) Anthony Cron, Mike Terrell, William Carter | |
| 15:19 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Hope | 25-35 |
| 14:50 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-35 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodrigo Guerrero (PG), Brian Engelhardt (SG) Wiley Harris, Gordon Rush | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot (PF) Daniel Jones | |
| 14:34 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-35 |
| 14:32 | Kentucky | David Henson snags the defensive board | 25-35 |
| 14:09 | Kentucky | David Segarra misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 14:07 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt tips it back up and in | 27-35 |
| 13:44 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden connects on the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from William Hope | 27-37 |
| 13:15 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell misses the runner near the basket but the foul's on Marco Colombo - foul #3 on Marco Colombo, team foul #5 | 27-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wiley Harris (PG), Jack Boatright (SG), Gordon Rush (SF), Timothy Morgan (PF) Rodrigo Guerrero, Brian Engelhardt, David Segarra, David Henson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Cron (PG), Daniel Jones (SF), William Carter (C) William Hope, Wayne Benavides, Marco Colombo | |
| 13:15 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell misses the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 13:15 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell makes the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 12:57 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Ellis Molden and he's fouled by Gordon Rush - foul #2 on Gordon Rush, team foul #2 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Segarra (SG) Jack Boatright | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 12:57 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot misses the free throw | 28-39 |
| 12:57 | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan snags the defensive board | 28-39 |
| 12:29 | Kentucky | Anthony Cron is called for the reach on Timothy Morgan - foul #1 on Anthony Cron, team foul #6 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jack Boatright (SG), David Henson (C) David Segarra, Rich Brownell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 12:14 | Kentucky | David Henson is hacked by William Carter - foul #3 on William Carter, team foul #7 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Segarra (SG) Jack Boatright | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mike Terrell (SG), Wayne Benavides (SF) Ellis Molden, Timothy Talbot | |
| 12:14 | Kentucky | David Henson makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 12:14 | Kentucky | David Henson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 11:59 | Michigan State | Anthony Cron shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-42 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Wiley Harris (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Segarra (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gordon Rush (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Morgan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David Henson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Anthony Cron (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mike Terrell (fresh) SF - Wayne Benavides (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Daniel Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Kentucky | David Segarra connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Gordon Rush | 33-42 |
| 11:17 | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Anthony Cron | 33-44 |
| 10:59 | Kentucky | David Henson comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 33-44 |
| 10:57 | Kentucky | Wiley Harris grabs the offensive board | 33-44 |
| 10:39 | Kentucky | David Segarra makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wiley Harris | 35-44 |
| 10:29 | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides hits a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Mike Terrell and he's fouled by Timothy Morgan - foul #2 on Timothy Morgan, team foul #3 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt (SG), Jack Boatright (SF), Rich Brownell (C) David Segarra, Gordon Rush, David Henson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ellis Molden (PG), William Hope (SG), Timothy Talbot (PF), Marco Colombo (C) Anthony Cron, Mike Terrell, Daniel Jones, William Carter | |
| 10:29 | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides misses the free throw | 35-46 |
| 10:29 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell grabs the defensive rebound | 35-46 |
| 10:06 | Kentucky | Marco Colombo takes the ball from Jack Boatright | 35-46 |
| 09:48 | Michigan State | William Hope misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-46 |
| 09:46 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt pulls down the rebound | 35-46 |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | Jack Boatright makes the jump hook near the basket set up by Rich Brownell and he's fouled by Ellis Molden - foul #1 on Ellis Molden, team foul #8 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Segarra (PG), Gordon Rush (SF), David Henson (PF) Wiley Harris, Brian Engelhardt, Timothy Morgan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mike Terrell (SF) Wayne Benavides | |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | Jack Boatright makes the free throw | 38-46 |
| 09:04 | Michigan State | William Hope misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 09:02 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot grabs the offensive board | 38-46 |
| 08:52 | Michigan State | Marco Colombo's fadeaway is rejected by David Henson | 38-46 |
| 08:51 | Kentucky | David Segarra grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 08:26 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush clanks a jumper from the left block | 38-46 |
| 08:24 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| 08:18 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's fouled by David Henson - foul #2 on David Henson, team foul #4 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wiley Harris (PG), Brian Engelhardt (SG) David Segarra, Jack Boatright | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Jones (SF), William Carter (C) Mike Terrell, Marco Colombo | |
| 08:18 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 08:18 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| 08:02 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush loses the dribble to William Hope | 38-48 |
| 07:59 | Michigan State | Daniel Jones hits the finger roll set up by William Hope | 38-50 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Wiley Harris (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brian Engelhardt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gordon Rush (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rich Brownell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - David Henson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ellis Molden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Hope (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Timothy Talbot (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - William Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell is fouled on the floor by Daniel Jones - foul #2 on Daniel Jones, team foul #9 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Segarra (SG), Timothy Morgan (PF) Brian Engelhardt, David Henson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides (SF) Timothy Talbot | |
| 07:30 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell misses the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 07:30 | Michigan State | Daniel Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 38-50 |
| 07:13 | Michigan State | William Carter misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Rich Brownell - foul #1 on Rich Brownell, team foul #5 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Cron (PG), Mike Terrell (SG) Ellis Molden, William Hope | |
| 07:13 | Michigan State | William Carter misses the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 07:13 | Michigan State | William Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 06:49 | Kentucky | Daniel Jones is called for the reach on Gordon Rush - foul #3 on Daniel Jones, team foul #10 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Henson (PF) Timothy Morgan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 06:49 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 06:49 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush misses the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| 06:49 | Kentucky | David Henson snags the offensive board | 39-51 |
| 06:29 | Kentucky | David Segarra misses the 3 from the right wing | 39-51 |
| 06:27 | Michigan State | Daniel Jones snags the defensive board | 39-51 |
| 06:22 | Michigan State | Mike Terrell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-51 |
| 06:20 | Michigan State | William Carter tips it in | 39-53 |
| 05:51 | Kentucky | David Segarra misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 39-53 |
| 05:49 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Anthony Cron | 39-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:25 | Michigan State | Anthony Cron's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Rodrigo Guerrero (PG), Brian Engelhardt (SG), Timothy Morgan (PF) Wiley Harris, Gordon Rush, David Henson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ellis Molden (PG), William Hope (SG), Timothy Talbot (PF), Marco Colombo (C) Anthony Cron, Mike Terrell, Daniel Jones, William Carter | |
| 04:56 | Kentucky | Rich Brownell knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 41-53 |
| 04:40 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Wayne Benavides | 41-55 |
| 04:11 | Kentucky | David Segarra misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-55 |
| 04:09 | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides grabs the defensive rebound | 41-55 |
| 03:51 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 41-55 |
| 03:49 | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt grabs the board | 41-55 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Rodrigo Guerrero (fresh) SG - Brian Engelhardt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Segarra (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Timothy Morgan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Rich Brownell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ellis Molden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Hope (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Wayne Benavides (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Timothy Talbot (fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. C - Marco Colombo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:43 | Kentucky | David Segarra makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:27 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Ellis Molden | 44-58 |
| 03:18 | Kentucky | David Segarra is fouled on the floor by William Hope - foul #2 on William Hope, team foul #11 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Wiley Harris (PG), Gordon Rush (SF), David Henson (C) Rodrigo Guerrero, Brian Engelhardt, Rich Brownell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Cron (PG), Mike Terrell (SG), Daniel Jones (SF), William Carter (PF), Li-Liang Huang (C) Ellis Molden, William Hope, Wayne Benavides, Timothy Talbot, Marco Colombo | |
| 03:18 | Kentucky | David Segarra makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 03:18 | Kentucky | David Segarra makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | Anthony Cron splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-58 |
| 02:49 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Timothy Morgan | 46-58 |
| 02:34 | Kentucky | Wiley Harris is hacked by William Carter - foul #4 on William Carter, team foul #12 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jack Boatright (SG), Rich Brownell (C) David Segarra, Timothy Morgan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:34 | Kentucky | Wiley Harris makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 02:34 | Kentucky | Wiley Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | Rich Brownell is called for the reach on Anthony Cron - foul #2 on Rich Brownell, team foul #6 | 48-58 |
| 01:47 | Michigan State | Rich Brownell steps in front of the William Carter pass | 48-58 |
| 01:43 | Kentucky | Anthony Cron takes the ball from Gordon Rush | 48-58 |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | Anthony Cron lays it up and in | 48-60 |
| 01:30 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-60 |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | William Carter gets the rebound | 48-60 |
| 01:03 | Michigan State | Wiley Harris steals the ball from Daniel Jones | 48-60 |
| 01:00 | Kentucky | Wiley Harris lays it up and in | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | Jack Boatright is called for the reach on Mike Terrell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jack Boatright, team foul #7 | 50-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Brian Engelhardt (SG), Timothy Morgan (PF) Jack Boatright, Rich Brownell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | Mike Terrell misses the 1st free throw | 50-60 |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan gets the rebound | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:53 | Kentucky | Timothy Morgan misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 50-60 |
| 00:51 | Michigan State | Daniel Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 50-60 |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | Wiley Harris is called for the reach on Daniel Jones in the backcourt - foul #4 on Wiley Harris, team foul #8 | 50-60 |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | Daniel Jones makes the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | Daniel Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 00:43 | Kentucky | Gordon Rush scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 53-62 |
| 00:43 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-62 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ellis Molden (PG), William Hope (SG), Wayne Benavides (SF), Timothy Talbot (PF), Marco Colombo (C) Anthony Cron, Mike Terrell, Daniel Jones, William Carter, Li-Liang Huang | |
| 00:41 | Michigan State | Marco Colombo is hacked by Wiley Harris in the backcourt - foul #5 on Wiley Harris, team foul #9 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Segarra (PG) Wiley Harris | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:41 | Michigan State | Marco Colombo misses the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:41 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot gets the offensive rebound | 53-62 |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot is fouled on the floor by David Henson - foul #3 on David Henson, team foul #10 | 53-62 |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot misses the 1st free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot makes the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | David Segarra misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-63 |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot grabs the board | 53-63 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden runs out the clock | 53-63 |