| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Keith Daughtery (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jerry Kern (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stuart Logan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Floyd Lashbrook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Adolph (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Baumgarten (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Wagoner (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Howard Alexander (fresh) PF - Philip Horton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Richards (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan inbounds the ball | 38-31 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-31 |
| 19:32 | Kentucky | James Baumgarten is fouled on the floor by Earl Adolph - foul #3 on Earl Adolph, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman (C) Earl Adolph | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 19:10 | Kentucky | William Wagoner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-31 |
| 19:08 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan gets the rebound | 41-31 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-31 |
| 18:37 | Kentucky | Philip Horton hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by James Baumgarten | 41-34 |
| 18:24 | Mississippi State | William Wagoner steals the ball from Stuart Logan | 41-34 |
| 17:57 | Kentucky | Charles Richards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Lyman Feather (C) Floyd Lashbrook | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:33 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern makes the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Lyman Feather | 44-34 |
| 17:15 | Kentucky | Keith Daughtery is called for the reach on Philip Horton - foul #2 on Keith Daughtery, team foul #2 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson (PG), David Jay (SF) Keith Daughtery, Stuart Logan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Isaac Hayward (PG), Gilberto Greco (PF) James Baumgarten, Philip Horton | |
| 17:05 | Kentucky | Isaac Hayward misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-34 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman pulls down the rebound | 44-34 |
| 16:51 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jerry Kern | 46-34 |
| 16:34 | Kentucky | George Hutchinson takes the ball from Howard Alexander | 46-34 |
| 16:26 | Mississippi State | Lyman Feather is whistled for traveling | 46-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery (PG), Floyd Lashbrook (PF) Jerry Kern, Lyman Feather | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Larry Parker (SG), David Peterson (SF), James Samford (C) William Wagoner, Howard Alexander, Charles Richards | |
| 16:10 | Kentucky | David Peterson comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 46-34 |
| 16:09 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to David Peterson | 46-34 |
| 15:58 | Kentucky | Keith Daughtery is called for the reach on Isaac Hayward - foul #3 on Keith Daughtery, team foul #3 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan (SF), Earl Adolph (C) David Jay, Stephen Holman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Baumgarten (PG) David Peterson | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Keith Daughtery (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - George Hutchinson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stuart Logan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Floyd Lashbrook (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Earl Adolph (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Baumgarten (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Isaac Hayward (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Larry Parker (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Gilberto Greco (fresh) 1 pts. C - James Samford (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Kentucky | Isaac Hayward comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 46-34 |
| 15:49 | Kentucky | James Baumgarten misses the tip | 46-34 |
| 15:47 | Kentucky | Isaac Hayward grabs the offensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 15:29 | Kentucky | George Hutchinson picks off the pass by Larry Parker | 46-34 |
| 15:24 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook lays it in set up by George Hutchinson | 48-34 |
| 14:59 | Kentucky | George Hutchinson picks off the pass by James Samford | 48-34 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson lays it up and in | 50-34 |
| 14:48 | Kentucky | James Samford hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but the foul's on Earl Adolph - foul #4 on Earl Adolph, team foul #4 | 50-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern (SG), Stephen Holman (PF), Lyman Feather (C) Keith Daughtery, Floyd Lashbrook, Earl Adolph | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Wagoner (SG), Howard Alexander (SF), Charles Richards (C) Isaac Hayward, Larry Parker, Gilberto Greco | |
| 14:48 | Kentucky | James Samford misses the 1st free throw | 50-34 |
| 14:48 | Kentucky | James Samford makes the 2nd free throw | 50-35 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by George Hutchinson | 52-35 |
| 14:17 | Kentucky | James Samford makes the jump hook in the lane | 52-37 |
| 14:01 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-37 |
| 14:00 | Kentucky | Charles Richards grabs the board | 52-37 |
| 13:32 | Kentucky | Charles Richards misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Stephen Holman - foul #2 on Stephen Holman, team foul #5 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery (PG), David Jay (SF) George Hutchinson, Stuart Logan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Isaac Hayward (PG), Philip Horton (PF) James Baumgarten, James Samford | |
| 13:32 | Kentucky | Charles Richards misses the 1st free throw | 52-37 |
| 13:32 | Kentucky | Charles Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 52-38 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi State | David Jay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook (PF) Lyman Feather | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 12:54 | Kentucky | Jerry Kern steals the ball from Isaac Hayward | 52-38 |
| 12:51 | Mississippi State | David Jay misses the easy layup | 52-38 |
| 12:49 | Kentucky | Charles Richards snags the defensive board | 52-38 |
| 12:31 | Kentucky | Isaac Hayward clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-38 |
| 12:30 | Kentucky | Charles Richards grabs the offensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 12:09 | Kentucky | William Wagoner knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 52-40 |
| 11:51 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Jay and the foul's on Philip Horton - foul #3 on Philip Horton, team foul #1 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson (SG), Stuart Logan (SF), Lyman Feather (C) Jerry Kern, David Jay, Stephen Holman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 11:51 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook makes the free throw | 55-40 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Keith Daughtery (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - George Hutchinson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Stuart Logan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Floyd Lashbrook (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Lyman Feather (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Isaac Hayward (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Wagoner (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Howard Alexander (fresh) PF - Philip Horton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Richards (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Kentucky | Keith Daughtery takes the ball from William Wagoner | 55-40 |
| 11:30 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-40 |
| 11:28 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Philip Horton | 55-40 |
| 11:12 | Kentucky | William Wagoner misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-40 |
| 11:11 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan grabs the board | 55-40 |
| 11:07 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson's pass is intercepted by Charles Richards | 55-40 |
| 10:44 | Kentucky | George Hutchinson picks off the pass by Isaac Hayward | 55-40 |
| 10:41 | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery lays it up and in set up by George Hutchinson | 57-40 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:29 | Kentucky | William Wagoner comes up short on the runner in the lane but the foul's on Stuart Logan - foul #1 on Stuart Logan, team foul #6 | 57-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern (SG), Stephen Holman (PF) Keith Daughtery, Floyd Lashbrook | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Baumgarten (PG), Larry Parker (SF), Gilberto Greco (PF), James Samford (C) Isaac Hayward, Howard Alexander, Philip Horton, Charles Richards | |
| 10:29 | Kentucky | William Wagoner misses the 1st free throw | 57-40 |
| 10:29 | Kentucky | William Wagoner makes the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| 10:08 | Mississippi State | Lyman Feather misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-41 |
| 10:06 | Kentucky | James Samford grabs the defensive rebound | 57-41 |
| 10:01 | Kentucky | William Wagoner scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from James Baumgarten | 57-44 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi State | Lyman Feather comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Samford - foul #2 on James Samford, team foul #2 | 57-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Schimke (PG), David Jay (SF) George Hutchinson, Stuart Logan | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Peterson (SF) William Wagoner | |
| 09:45 | Mississippi State | Lyman Feather makes the 1st free throw | 58-44 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi State | Lyman Feather makes the 2nd free throw | 59-44 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi State | Lyman Feather misses the 3rd free throw | 59-44 |
| 09:45 | Kentucky | Gilberto Greco pulls down the rebound | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:27 | Kentucky | Larry Parker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-44 |
| 09:26 | Mississippi State | Andrew Schimke pulls down the rebound | 59-44 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | David Jay can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-44 |
| 09:13 | Kentucky | Gilberto Greco pulls down the rebound | 59-44 |
| 08:50 | Kentucky | David Peterson makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by James Samford | 59-46 |
| 08:41 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-46 |
| 08:40 | Kentucky | David Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 08:34 | Kentucky | James Samford misses the lay-in | 59-46 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman pulls down the rebound | 59-46 |
| 08:06 | Mississippi State | Andrew Schimke misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-46 |
| 08:05 | Kentucky | Larry Parker snags the defensive board | 59-46 |
| 07:46 | Kentucky | David Peterson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 59-46 |
| 07:45 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman gets the rebound | 59-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Andrew Schimke (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerry Kern (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Jay (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lyman Feather (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Stephen Holman (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Baumgarten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Parker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gilberto Greco (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - James Samford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Mississippi State | The short jumper by David Jay is denied by Gilberto Greco | 59-46 |
| 07:26 | Mississippi State | David Jay pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 07:17 | Mississippi State | David Jay hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jerry Kern | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:04 | Kentucky | Gilberto Greco lays it up and in and he's hacked by Lyman Feather - foul #2 on Lyman Feather, team foul #7 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery (PG), George Hutchinson (SG), Stuart Logan (SF), Floyd Lashbrook (PF), Earl Adolph (C) Andrew Schimke, Jerry Kern, David Jay, Lyman Feather, Stephen Holman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Isaac Hayward (PG), William Wagoner (SG), Howard Alexander (SF), Charles Richards (C) James Baumgarten, Larry Parker, David Peterson, James Samford | |
| 07:04 | Kentucky | Gilberto Greco misses the free throw | 62-48 |
| 07:04 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook grabs the board | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:50 | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Isaac Hayward - foul #2 on Isaac Hayward, team foul #3 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Philip Horton (PF) Gilberto Greco | |
| 06:50 | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery makes the 1st free throw | 63-48 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi State | Keith Daughtery makes the 2nd free throw | 64-48 |
| 06:40 | Kentucky | Philip Horton misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 64-48 |
| 06:39 | Kentucky | Charles Richards hits the follow up shot | 64-50 |
| 06:10 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-50 |
| 06:02 | Kentucky | Isaac Hayward can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 67-50 |
| 06:01 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook grabs the defensive rebound | 67-50 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-50 |
| 05:54 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph tips it home | 69-50 |
| 05:39 | Kentucky | William Wagoner misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 69-50 |
| 05:37 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph gets the rebound | 69-50 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Howard Alexander - foul #3 on Howard Alexander, team foul #4 | 69-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern (SG), Stephen Holman (PF) Keith Daughtery, Floyd Lashbrook | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 05:24 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson misses the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 05:24 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson misses the 2nd free throw | 69-50 |
| 05:24 | Kentucky | Charles Richards snags the defensive board | 69-50 |
| 05:14 | Kentucky | William Wagoner is hacked by Jerry Kern - foul #2 on Jerry Kern, team foul #8 | 69-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Baumgarten (PG) Isaac Hayward | |
| 05:14 | Kentucky | William Wagoner misses the 1st free throw | 69-50 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman snags the defensive board | 69-50 |
| 04:57 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-50 |
| 04:56 | Kentucky | Philip Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 69-50 |
| 04:50 | Kentucky | William Wagoner makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-53 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 69-53 |
| 04:20 | Mississippi State | Earl Adolph tips it in | 71-53 |
| 04:13 | Kentucky | James Baumgarten scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Howard Alexander | 71-55 |
| 04:06 | Mississippi State | Jerry Kern misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 71-55 |
| 04:04 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan grabs the offensive rebound | 71-55 |
| 03:38 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 71-55 |
| 03:36 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan snags the offensive board | 71-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - George Hutchinson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. 4 stl. SG - Jerry Kern (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stuart Logan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Stephen Holman (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Earl Adolph (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Baumgarten (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Wagoner (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Howard Alexander (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Philip Horton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Richards (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:13 | Mississippi State | Stuart Logan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-55 |
| 03:12 | Kentucky | Philip Horton gets the rebound | 71-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:55 | Kentucky | William Wagoner misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 71-55 |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Charles Richards tips it but misses | 71-55 |
| 02:51 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman grabs the defensive rebound | 71-55 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson is hacked by James Baumgarten - foul #3 on James Baumgarten, team foul #5 | 71-55 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Andrew Schimke (PG), David Jay (SG), Lyman Feather (SF), William Stacy (PF) George Hutchinson, Jerry Kern, Stuart Logan, Earl Adolph | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Isaac Hayward (PG), Larry Parker (SG), David Peterson (SF), Gilberto Greco (PF), James Samford (C) James Baumgarten, William Wagoner, Howard Alexander, Philip Horton, Charles Richards | |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | William Stacy banks in the layup on a great pass from Lyman Feather | 73-55 |
| 01:54 | Kentucky | Isaac Hayward misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 73-55 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | William Stacy snags the defensive board | 73-55 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi State | Lyman Feather misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 73-55 |
| 01:47 | Kentucky | Larry Parker pulls down the rebound | 73-55 |
| 01:30 | Kentucky | The short jumper by Larry Parker is denied by Stephen Holman | 73-55 |
| 01:29 | Mississippi State | Stephen Holman gets the rebound | 73-55 |
| 01:03 | Mississippi State | Andrew Schimke connects on the shot from the left side | 75-55 |
| 00:53 | Kentucky | James Samford hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 75-55 |
| 00:52 | Mississippi State | Lyman Feather grabs the defensive rebound | 75-55 |
| 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 triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Mississippi State | Lyman Feather misses the jump hook near the basket | 75-55 |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Gilberto Greco grabs the defensive rebound | 75-55 |
| 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 a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Larry Parker scores on a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by James Samford and he's hacked by Stephen Holman - foul #3 on Stephen Holman, team foul #9 | 75-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | George Hutchinson (SG) William Stacy | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:17 | Kentucky | Larry Parker makes the free throw | 75-58 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Andrew Schimke runs out the clock | 75-58 |