| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Isaac Dice (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hoisington (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Raymond Chalmers (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kevin Vaughn (fresh) C - Jacob Brooke (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Ownby (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Louis Adams (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Mark Neal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harry Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Mosley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers inbounds the ball | 16-29 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 16-29 |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | Harry Johnson snags the defensive board | 16-29 |
| 19:15 | Kentucky | Mark Neal's pass is intercepted by Raymond Chalmers | 16-29 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers slams it home | 18-29 |
| 18:55 | Kentucky | John Ownby is fouled on the floor by Kevin Vaughn - foul #2 on Kevin Vaughn, team foul #1 | 18-29 |
| 18:39 | Kentucky | Louis Adams is hacked by John Hoisington - foul #1 on John Hoisington, team foul #2 | 18-29 |
| 18:22 | Kentucky | Mark Neal makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Ownby | 18-32 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 18:12 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington is whistled for traveling | 18-32 |
| 17:53 | Kentucky | Louis Adams hits a floater from the left wing and he's fouled by John Hoisington - foul #2 on John Hoisington, team foul #3 | 18-34 |
| 17:53 | Kentucky | Louis Adams makes the free throw | 18-35 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Kevin Vaughn, team foul #4 | 18-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau (PF) Kevin Vaughn | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:10 | Kentucky | Mark Neal makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 18-38 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:50 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 18-38 |
| 16:48 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers grabs the offensive board | 18-38 |
| 16:43 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice misses the floater in the paint | 18-38 |
| 16:41 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to John Ownby | 18-38 |
| 16:14 | Kentucky | Clarence Mosley buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 18-40 |
| 15:54 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Isaac Dice | 21-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Isaac Dice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Hoisington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Raymond Chalmers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gus Croteau (fresh) C - Jacob Brooke (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Ownby (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Adams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Neal (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harry Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Clarence Mosley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Kentucky | Harry Johnson misses the easy layup but the foul's on John Hoisington - foul #3 on John Hoisington, team foul #5 | 21-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn (PF), Warren Taylor (C) Gus Croteau, Jacob Brooke | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jesse Turner (PG), Mark Corry (SG), Eric Nedd (SF), Joseph Janik (C) John Ownby, Louis Adams, Mark Neal, Clarence Mosley | |
| 15:31 | Kentucky | Harry Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 21-40 |
| 15:31 | Kentucky | Harry Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 21-41 |
| 15:21 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Raymond Chalmers | 24-41 |
| 14:58 | Kentucky | Joseph Janik misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 24-41 |
| 14:57 | Kentucky | Harry Johnson grabs the offensive board | 24-41 |
| 14:32 | Kentucky | Eric Nedd is hacked by Kevin Vaughn - foul #4 on Kevin Vaughn, team foul #6 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau (PF) Kevin Vaughn | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmie Lewis (C) Harry Johnson | |
| 14:16 | Kentucky | Jesse Turner misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 24-41 |
| 14:15 | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau snags the defensive board | 24-41 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:58 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Mark Corry - foul #1 on Mark Corry, team foul #1 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Ownby (PG), Louis Adams (SG), Clarence Mosley (C) Mark Corry, Eric Nedd, Jimmie Lewis | |
| 13:58 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington makes the 1st free throw | 25-41 |
| 13:58 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington makes the 2nd free throw | 26-41 |
| 13:34 | Kentucky | Louis Adams drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by John Ownby | 26-43 |
| 13:30 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 26-43 |
| 13:28 | Kentucky | Joseph Janik pulls down the rebound | 26-43 |
| 13:15 | Kentucky | Jesse Turner misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 26-43 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers grabs the defensive rebound | 26-43 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's fouled by Joseph Janik - foul #2 on Joseph Janik, team foul #2 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Neal (SF) Jesse Turner | |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington makes the 1st free throw | 27-43 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington makes the 2nd free throw | 28-43 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington misses the 3rd free throw | 28-43 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi State | Gus Croteau pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-43 |
| 12:39 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Isaac Dice | 31-43 |
| 12:26 | Kentucky | Warren Taylor is called for the reach on Clarence Mosley - foul #4 on Warren Taylor, team foul #7 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke (C) Warren Taylor | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Johnson (PF) Joseph Janik | |
| 12:26 | Kentucky | Clarence Mosley makes the 1st free throw | 31-44 |
| 12:26 | Kentucky | Clarence Mosley misses the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| 12:26 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Jacob Brooke | 31-44 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Jacob Brooke and the foul's on Mark Neal - foul #1 on Mark Neal, team foul #3 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Powers (SG), Roger Valentine (SF) John Hoisington, Raymond Chalmers | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jesse Turner (PG), Eric Nedd (SG), Jimmie Lewis (C) John Ownby, Louis Adams, Clarence Mosley | |
| 12:05 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice makes the free throw | 34-44 |
| 11:41 | Kentucky | Jesse Turner double dribbles | 34-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Janik (C) Jimmie Lewis | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Isaac Dice (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Powers (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Valentine (fresh) PF - Gus Croteau (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jacob Brooke (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jesse Turner (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Eric Nedd (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Neal (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harry Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Janik (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:16 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Powers | 37-44 |
| 10:53 | Kentucky | Harry Johnson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Roger Valentine - foul #1 on Roger Valentine, team foul #8 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Turner (PG), John Hoisington (SG), Raymond Chalmers (SF) Isaac Dice, John Powers, Roger Valentine | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Ownby (PG), Louis Adams (SG), Clarence Mosley (C) Jesse Turner, Eric Nedd, Joseph Janik | |
| 10:53 | Kentucky | Harry Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 10:53 | Kentucky | Harry Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke double dribbles | 37-45 |
| 10:03 | Kentucky | John Ownby misses long on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Michael Turner - foul #1 on Michael Turner, team foul #9 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jesse Turner (SF) Mark Neal | |
| 10:03 | Kentucky | John Ownby misses the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 10:03 | Kentucky | John Ownby makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from John Hoisington | 39-46 |
| 09:13 | Kentucky | Jesse Turner knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Louis Adams and he's hacked by Raymond Chalmers - foul #2 on Raymond Chalmers, team foul #10 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice (PG) Michael Turner | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Janik (PF) Harry Johnson | |
| 09:13 | Kentucky | Jesse Turner makes the free throw | 39-49 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-49 |
| 08:46 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Jesse Turner | 39-49 |
| 08:42 | Kentucky | John Ownby is fouled on the floor by Isaac Dice - foul #1 on Isaac Dice, team foul #11 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Powers (SG), Roger Valentine (SF) John Hoisington, Raymond Chalmers | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Mark Neal (SF), Jimmie Lewis (C) Louis Adams, Clarence Mosley | |
| 08:42 | Kentucky | John Ownby misses the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 08:42 | Kentucky | John Ownby makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:24 | Mississippi State | John Powers loses the dribble to Joseph Janik | 39-50 |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | Roger Valentine is called for the reach on Mark Neal - foul #2 on Roger Valentine, team foul #12 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eric Nedd (SG) John Ownby | |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | Mark Neal makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | Mark Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 07:43 | Mississippi State | John Powers scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Roger Valentine | 42-52 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Isaac Dice (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Powers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Valentine (fresh) PF - Gus Croteau (tiring) 3 reb. C - Jacob Brooke (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jesse Turner (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Eric Nedd (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Neal (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Janik (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jimmie Lewis (fresh) | |
| 07:26 | Kentucky | Eric Nedd makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jesse Turner | 42-55 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke is fouled on the floor by Mark Neal - foul #2 on Mark Neal, team foul #4 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Hoisington (SG), Raymond Chalmers (SF), Kevin Vaughn (PF), Warren Taylor (C) John Powers, Roger Valentine, Gus Croteau, Jacob Brooke | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Louis Adams (SG), Harry Johnson (PF), Clarence Mosley (C) Jesse Turner, Joseph Janik, Jimmie Lewis | |
| 06:49 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-55 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn hits the follow up shot | 44-55 |
| 06:35 | Kentucky | Isaac Dice takes the ball from Mark Neal | 44-55 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi State | Warren Taylor's fadeaway is rejected by Clarence Mosley | 44-55 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Warren Taylor | 44-55 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by John Hoisington | 46-55 |
| 05:27 | Kentucky | Isaac Dice is called for the reach on Eric Nedd - foul #2 on Isaac Dice, team foul #13 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Turner (PG) Isaac Dice | |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Ownby (PG) Mark Neal | |
| 05:27 | Kentucky | Eric Nedd makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 05:27 | Kentucky | Eric Nedd makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi State | Michael Turner is fouled on the floor by Louis Adams - foul #1 on Louis Adams, team foul #5 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jesse Turner (SF) Eric Nedd | |
| 04:39 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 46-57 |
| 04:38 | Kentucky | Louis Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 04:09 | Kentucky | Clarence Mosley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice (PG), John Powers (SG), Roger Valentine (SF) Michael Turner, John Hoisington, Raymond Chalmers | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eric Nedd (SF), Joseph Janik (C) Louis Adams, Clarence Mosley | |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | Isaac Dice evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Warren Taylor | 49-57 |
| 03:47 | Kentucky | John Ownby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine can't connect on a shot near the basket | 49-57 |
| 03:30 | Mississippi State | Kevin Vaughn misses the tip | 49-57 |
| 03:28 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine grabs the offensive board | 49-57 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Isaac Dice (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Powers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roger Valentine (fresh) PF - Kevin Vaughn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Warren Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Ownby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Turner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Nedd (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Harry Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Janik (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:01 | Mississippi State | John Powers clanks a floater from the free throw line | 49-57 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi State | Roger Valentine can't tip it in | 49-57 |
| 02:58 | Kentucky | Joseph Janik snags the defensive board | 49-57 |
| 02:58 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Hoisington (SG), Raymond Chalmers (SF), Jacob Brooke (C) John Powers, Roger Valentine, Warren Taylor | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Louis Adams (SG), Mark Neal (SF), Clarence Mosley (C) Jesse Turner, Eric Nedd, Joseph Janik | |
| 02:39 | Kentucky | Raymond Chalmers is called for the reach on Mark Neal - foul #3 on Raymond Chalmers, team foul #14 | 49-57 |
| 02:39 | Kentucky | Mark Neal makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 02:39 | Kentucky | Mark Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:23 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-59 |
| 01:58 | Kentucky | Mark Neal travels with the ball | 51-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Warren Taylor (C) Jacob Brooke | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:43 | Mississippi State | Mark Neal takes the ball from Kevin Vaughn | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:23 | Kentucky | Isaac Dice picks off the pass by Clarence Mosley | 51-59 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi State | Raymond Chalmers misses the dunk | 51-59 |
| 01:18 | Kentucky | John Ownby gets the rebound | 51-59 |
| 00:57 | Kentucky | John Ownby misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 51-59 |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | Clarence Mosley snags the offensive board | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | Clarence Mosley is fouled on the floor by Warren Taylor - foul #5 on Warren Taylor, team foul #15 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke (C) Warren Taylor | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Eric Nedd (SG), Joseph Janik (PF) Louis Adams, Harry Johnson | |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | Clarence Mosley misses the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:52 | Kentucky | Clarence Mosley makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | John Hoisington can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 51-60 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Mark Neal snags the defensive board | 51-60 |
| 00:44 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmie Lewis (C) Clarence Mosley | |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | Jimmie Lewis is fouled in the backcourt by John Hoisington - foul #4 on John Hoisington, team foul #16 | 51-60 |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | Jimmie Lewis makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:41 | Kentucky | Jimmie Lewis makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Jimmie Lewis - foul #2 on Jimmie Lewis, team foul #6 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Turner (PG), John Powers (SG), Roger Valentine (SF), Gus Croteau (PF) Isaac Dice, John Hoisington, Raymond Chalmers, Kevin Vaughn | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Louis Adams (SG), Harry Johnson (PF), Clarence Mosley (C) Eric Nedd, Jimmie Lewis, Joseph Janik | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Jacob Brooke misses the 2nd free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | Clarence Mosley pulls down the rebound | 52-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Mark Neal misses the dunk but he's fouled by Roger Valentine - foul #3 on Roger Valentine, team foul #17 | 52-62 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Mark Neal makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Mark Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi State | John Powers comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-64 |
| 00:02 | Kentucky | Mark Neal gets the rebound | 52-64 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Mark Neal runs out the clock | 52-64 |