- Monday, January 31 1977 -
Kentucky - 92 (Head Coach: Joe B. Hall) - [Ranked 6th by AP]
| Player | Min | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Ast | TO | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Givens | 32 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 26 |
| Rick Robey | 32 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 22 |
| Mike Phillips | 21 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Larry Johnson | 38 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 10 |
| Jay Shidler | 14 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Dwane Casey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Truman Claytor | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Merion Haskins | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| James Lee | 21 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Lavon Williams | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 3 | |||||||||
| Totals | 200 | 36 | 64 | 20 | 26 | 48 | 22 | 23 | 19 | 92 |
Mississippi State - 85 (Head Coach: Kermit Davis) - [Unranked]
| Player | Min | FG | FGA | FT | FTA | Reb | PF | Ast | TO | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Hooker | 36 | 5 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 17 |
| Wiley Peck | 30 | 9 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 21 |
| Rickey Brown | 21 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Ray White | 40 | 6 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Al Perry | 34 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| Larry Fitzgerald | 20 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| Walter Wright | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Rick Moss | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Team | 1 | |||||||||
| Totals | 200 | 35 | 82 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 85 |
| Prior Game | | | Next Game |
| Alabama 87 - 85 | | | Vanderbilt 113 - 73 |
Larry Johnson (#12) is double-teamed
