| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Harvey Dobbs (fresh) SG - Heriberto Rossi (fresh) SF - William Stacy (fresh) PF - Charles Vincent (fresh) C - Pete Sharpe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Grauberger (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Wallner (fresh) SF - Paul Sawicki (fresh) PF - Leroy Hillyard (fresh) C - Donnie Overlock (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Mississippi State | William Stacy pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi misses the 3 from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Kentucky | Donnie Overlock pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:06 | Kentucky | Paul Sawicki is hacked by Heriberto Rossi - foul #1 on Heriberto Rossi, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Wallner misses the floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi is hacked by Leroy Hillyard - foul #1 on Leroy Hillyard, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi State | A charge is called on Harvey Dobbs - foul #1 on Harvey Dobbs, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 17:59 | Kentucky | Donnie Overlock connects on the floater in the lane set up by Paul Sawicki | 0-2 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi State | William Stacy misses short on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Paul Sawicki - foul #1 on Paul Sawicki, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi State | William Stacy misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi State | William Stacy misses the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 17:45 | Mississippi State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Vincent | 0-2 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent misses long on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Leroy Hillyard - foul #2 on Leroy Hillyard, team foul #3 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Ward Stone (PF) Leroy Hillyard | |
| 17:35 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 17:35 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:27 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Wallner scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 2-4 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi State | William Stacy makes the jumper from the left block set up by Harvey Dobbs | 4-4 |
| 17:02 | Kentucky | Thomas Grauberger is fouled in the backcourt by Heriberto Rossi - foul #2 on Heriberto Rossi, team foul #3 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky (SG) Heriberto Rossi | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 16:52 | Kentucky | Donnie Overlock misses long on a shot from the left side | 4-4 |
| 16:50 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Joshua Zalusky | 4-4 |
| 16:34 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-4 |
| 16:13 | Kentucky | Donnie Overlock loses the ball out of bounds | 4-4 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 15:55 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent hits the follow up shot | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Harvey Dobbs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Zalusky (fresh) SF - William Stacy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Vincent (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Pete Sharpe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Grauberger (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Wallner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Sawicki (fresh) PF - Ward Stone (fresh) C - Donnie Overlock (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Kentucky | Ward Stone misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Harvey Dobbs - foul #2 on Harvey Dobbs, team foul #4 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi (PG), Norman Frazier (SF), Floyd Lashbrook (PF), Wade Gregory (C) Harvey Dobbs, William Stacy, Charles Vincent, Pete Sharpe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:31 | Kentucky | Ward Stone misses the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 15:31 | Kentucky | Ward Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 15:20 | Mississippi State | Donnie Overlock is called for the reach on Norman Frazier - foul #1 on Donnie Overlock, team foul #4 | 6-5 |
| 15:02 | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-5 |
| 14:40 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Wallner misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joshua Zalusky - foul #1 on Joshua Zalusky, team foul #5 | 9-5 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harold Herod (SF), Norman Kirkland (C) Paul Sawicki, Donnie Overlock | |
| 14:40 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Wallner makes the 1st free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:40 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Wallner makes the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 14:21 | Mississippi State | Norman Frazier misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 9-7 |
| 14:19 | Kentucky | Norman Kirkland gets the rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:13 | Kentucky | Thomas Grauberger misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-7 |
| 14:11 | Mississippi State | Wade Gregory grabs the board | 9-7 |
| 13:53 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook blows the layup | 9-7 |
| 13:51 | Kentucky | Norman Kirkland grabs the board | 9-7 |
| 13:32 | Kentucky | Ward Stone is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Ward Stone, team foul #5 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Stacy (SF), Charles Vincent (PF), Pete Sharpe (C) Norman Frazier, Floyd Lashbrook, Wade Gregory | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tom Sallee (SG), Paul Sawicki (SF), Jim Murphy (PF) Thomas Grauberger, Jeffrey Wallner, Ward Stone | |
| 13:13 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky is hacked by Harold Herod - foul #1 on Harold Herod, team foul #6 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Mahar (SG) Joshua Zalusky | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donnie Overlock (C) Norman Kirkland | |
| 13:02 | Mississippi State | Michael Mahar misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 9-7 |
| 13:01 | Mississippi State | William Stacy pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-7 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi State | Michael Mahar misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 9-7 |
| 12:41 | Kentucky | Tom Sallee pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 12:20 | Kentucky | Jim Murphy hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 9-7 |
| 12:18 | Kentucky | Donnie Overlock tips it home | 9-9 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Michael Mahar | 12-9 |
| 11:47 | Kentucky | Donnie Overlock loses the dribble to Charles Vincent | 12-9 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Rigoberto Rossi (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Mahar (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Stacy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Vincent (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Pete Sharpe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Harold Herod (fresh) SG - Tom Sallee (fresh) SF - Paul Sawicki (fresh) PF - Jim Murphy (fresh) C - Donnie Overlock (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-9 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky (SG) Rigoberto Rossi | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Grauberger (PG), Jeffrey Wallner (SG), Ward Stone (PF), Norman Kirkland (C) Harold Herod, Tom Sallee, Jim Murphy, Donnie Overlock | |
| 11:13 | Kentucky | Ward Stone scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Grauberger and he's fouled by Charles Vincent - foul #1 on Charles Vincent, team foul #6 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jim Murphy (SF) Paul Sawicki | |
| 11:13 | Kentucky | Ward Stone makes the free throw | 12-12 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Ward Stone - foul #2 on Ward Stone, team foul #7 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook (SF) William Stacy | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tom Sallee (SF) Ward Stone | |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 10:55 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 10:37 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Wallner clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 10:36 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 10:12 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent makes the shot in the lane set up by Michael Mahar | 16-12 |
| 09:52 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Wallner misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 16-12 |
| 09:50 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook grabs the board | 16-12 |
| 09:35 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky loses the dribble to Tom Sallee | 16-12 |
| 09:17 | Kentucky | Thomas Grauberger hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Norman Kirkland | 16-15 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky hits a jump hook from the left block | 18-15 |
| 08:52 | Kentucky | Tom Sallee's fadeaway is rejected by Pete Sharpe | 18-15 |
| 08:50 | Kentucky | Jim Murphy can't tip it in | 18-15 |
| 08:49 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook pulls down the rebound | 18-15 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi State | Michael Mahar misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 18-15 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe tips it in | 20-15 |
| 08:41 | Kentucky | Thomas Grauberger is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Grauberger, team foul #8 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi (PG), William Stacy (SF), Wade Gregory (C) Michael Mahar, Charles Vincent, Pete Sharpe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Sawicki (SF), Donnie Overlock (C) Tom Sallee, Norman Kirkland | |
| 08:35 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Rigoberto Rossi is blocked by Donnie Overlock | 20-15 |
| 08:33 | Mississippi State | William Stacy tips it back up and in | 22-15 |
| 08:24 | Kentucky | Jim Murphy misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 22-15 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Rigoberto Rossi | 22-15 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook knocks in the shot in the lane | 24-15 |
| 07:27 | Kentucky | Donnie Overlock hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Wade Gregory - foul #1 on Wade Gregory, team foul #7 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent (PF) Floyd Lashbrook | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harold Herod (PG), Tom Sallee (SG) Thomas Grauberger, Jeffrey Wallner | |
| 07:27 | Kentucky | Donnie Overlock makes the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 07:27 | Kentucky | Donnie Overlock makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Rigoberto Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joshua Zalusky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Stacy (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Vincent (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Wade Gregory (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Harold Herod (fresh) SG - Tom Sallee (fresh) SF - Paul Sawicki (fresh) PF - Jim Murphy (fairly fresh) C - Donnie Overlock (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Mississippi State | William Stacy hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range | 24-17 |
| 07:13 | Kentucky | Donnie Overlock gets the rebound | 24-17 |
| 06:57 | Kentucky | Tom Sallee makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-19 |
| 06:38 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent misses the shot from the free throw line | 24-19 |
| 06:37 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Donnie Overlock | 24-19 |
| 06:22 | Kentucky | Jim Murphy is denied on a layup by Wade Gregory | 24-19 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent grabs the defensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 06:15 | Mississippi State | William Stacy double dribbles | 24-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Mahar (SG), Floyd Lashbrook (SF), Pete Sharpe (C) Joshua Zalusky, William Stacy, Charles Vincent | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Grauberger (PG), Jeffrey Wallner (SG), Norman Kirkland (C) Harold Herod, Tom Sallee, Donnie Overlock | |
| 05:53 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Wallner misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 24-19 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe snags the defensive board | 24-19 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-19 |
| 05:08 | Kentucky | Paul Sawicki hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner but he's hacked by Wade Gregory - foul #2 on Wade Gregory, team foul #8 | 27-19 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky (SG), William Stacy (SF) Rigoberto Rossi, Wade Gregory | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Donnie Overlock (C) Norman Kirkland | |
| 05:08 | Kentucky | Paul Sawicki misses the 1st free throw | 27-19 |
| 05:08 | Kentucky | Paul Sawicki makes the 2nd free throw | 27-20 |
| 05:08 | Kentucky | Paul Sawicki misses the 3rd free throw | 27-20 |
| 05:08 | Kentucky | Jim Murphy snags the offensive board | 27-20 |
| 04:47 | Kentucky | Thomas Grauberger clanks a 3 from the left wing | 27-20 |
| 04:46 | Mississippi State | William Stacy grabs the board | 27-20 |
| 04:25 | Mississippi State | The jumper by Michael Mahar is denied by Jeffrey Wallner | 27-20 |
| 04:23 | Kentucky | Jim Murphy grabs the defensive rebound | 27-20 |
| 04:05 | Kentucky | Jim Murphy is hacked by Floyd Lashbrook - foul #1 on Floyd Lashbrook, team foul #9 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent (PF) Floyd Lashbrook | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tom Sallee (PG), Harold Herod (SF) Thomas Grauberger, Paul Sawicki | |
| 04:05 | Kentucky | Jim Murphy misses the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi State | Pete Sharpe grabs the defensive rebound | 27-20 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent blows the layup | 27-20 |
| 03:48 | Kentucky | Jim Murphy grabs the board | 27-20 |
| 03:23 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Wallner loses the ball out of bounds | 27-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs (PG), Heriberto Rossi (SG), Norman Frazier (SF), Wade Gregory (C) Michael Mahar, Joshua Zalusky, William Stacy, Pete Sharpe | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Grauberger (PG), Leroy Hillyard (PF), Norman Kirkland (C) Jeffrey Wallner, Jim Murphy, Donnie Overlock | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Harvey Dobbs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Heriberto Rossi (fresh) SF - Norman Frazier (fresh) PF - Charles Vincent (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Wade Gregory (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Grauberger (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Sallee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Harold Herod (fresh) PF - Leroy Hillyard (fresh) C - Norman Kirkland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent is fouled on the floor by Thomas Grauberger - foul #2 on Thomas Grauberger, team foul #9 | 27-20 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook (SF) Norman Frazier | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 03:06 | Mississippi State | Charles Vincent misses the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 03:06 | Kentucky | Leroy Hillyard pulls down the rebound | 27-20 |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Harold Herod is hacked by Floyd Lashbrook - foul #2 on Floyd Lashbrook, team foul #10 | 27-20 |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Harold Herod misses the 1st free throw | 27-20 |
| 02:53 | Kentucky | Harold Herod makes the 2nd free throw | 27-21 |
| 02:33 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Heriberto Rossi | 30-21 |
| 02:25 | Kentucky | Harold Herod misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-21 |
| 02:23 | Kentucky | Tom Sallee snags the offensive board | 30-21 |
| 02:11 | Kentucky | Thomas Grauberger misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Charles Vincent - foul #2 on Charles Vincent, team foul #11 | 30-21 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | William Stacy (SF) Wade Gregory | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jeffrey Wallner (SG) Tom Sallee | |
| 02:11 | Kentucky | Thomas Grauberger misses the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 02:11 | Kentucky | Thomas Grauberger makes the 2nd free throw | 30-22 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs is hacked by Thomas Grauberger in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Grauberger, team foul #10 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Sawicki (SF) Thomas Grauberger | |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi State | Harvey Dobbs makes the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 01:40 | Kentucky | Norman Kirkland drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-25 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi State | Heriberto Rossi drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Harvey Dobbs | 35-25 |
| 01:00 | Kentucky | Norman Kirkland drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-27 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook clanks a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Norman Kirkland - foul #1 on Norman Kirkland, team foul #11 | 35-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wade Gregory (PF), Pete Sharpe (C) William Stacy, Charles Vincent | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Tom Sallee (PG), Ward Stone (PF), Donnie Overlock (C) Harold Herod, Leroy Hillyard, Norman Kirkland | |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 00:47 | Mississippi State | Floyd Lashbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 37-27 |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Tom Sallee can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Harvey Dobbs - foul #3 on Harvey Dobbs, team foul #12 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rigoberto Rossi (PG), Joshua Zalusky (SG), Norman Frazier (SF) Harvey Dobbs, Heriberto Rossi, Floyd Lashbrook | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Tom Sallee misses the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 00:35 | Kentucky | Tom Sallee makes the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi State | Norman Frazier misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-28 |
| 00:14 | Mississippi State | Norman Frazier pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Wallner - foul #1 on Jeffrey Wallner, team foul #12 | 37-28 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky makes the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi State | Joshua Zalusky makes the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Paul Sawicki comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 39-28 |