| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Pepper (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Brown (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Louis Robey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Clarence Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Sherman Ham (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey Graves (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mark Tee (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Goff (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leroy Reeves (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Mark Tee inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Western Kentucky | Clarence Franklin takes the ball from Leroy Reeves | 33-31 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Mark Tee - foul #1 on Mark Tee, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown makes the free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:54 | Western Kentucky | Leroy Reeves hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown gets the rebound | 36-31 |
| 18:32 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown blows the layup | 36-31 |
| 18:31 | Western Kentucky | William Goff snags the defensive board | 36-31 |
| 18:16 | Western Kentucky | Mark Tee comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Clarence Franklin - foul #2 on Clarence Franklin, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| 18:16 | Western Kentucky | Mark Tee makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 18:16 | Western Kentucky | Mark Tee makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 17:57 | Mississippi | William Cole misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-33 |
| 17:56 | Mississippi | Clarence Franklin grabs the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 17:32 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper comes up short on the shot from the right side | 36-33 |
| 17:31 | Western Kentucky | William Goff pulls down the rebound | 36-33 |
| 17:14 | Western Kentucky | Harvey Graves shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 17:13 | Mississippi | Clarence Franklin grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Clarence Franklin | 38-33 |
| 16:59 | Western Kentucky | William Cole steals it from William Goff | 38-33 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown hits the finger roll set up by William Cole | 40-33 |
| 16:34 | Western Kentucky | William Cole steals the ball from Mark Tee | 40-33 |
| 16:30 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown throws it down on a great pass from William Cole | 42-33 |
| 16:12 | Western Kentucky | Mark Tee hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Harvey Graves | 42-35 |
| 15:56 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown slams it home on a great pass from William Cole | 44-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Pepper (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Brown (fresh) 23 pts. 4 reb. PF - Louis Robey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Clarence Franklin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Sherman Ham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey Graves (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Tee (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Goff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Leroy Reeves (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Ham can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Cole - foul #2 on William Cole, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs (PG), Jose Mercado (SG), Jason Powell (PF) William Cole, Paul Pepper, Louis Robey | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Teodoro Russo (SG), Larry Boyd (PF), Casimir Stachurski (C) Harvey Graves, William Goff, Leroy Reeves | |
| 15:44 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Ham misses the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 15:44 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Ham makes the 2nd free throw | 44-36 |
| 15:29 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown clanks a 3 from the right corner | 44-36 |
| 15:28 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Casimir Stachurski | 44-36 |
| 15:09 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Ham clanks a floater from the free throw line | 44-36 |
| 15:07 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Clarence Franklin | 44-36 |
| 14:41 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs scores on a runner in the lane | 46-36 |
| 14:25 | Western Kentucky | Clarence Franklin picks off the pass by Mark Tee | 46-36 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-36 |
| 13:59 | Mississippi | Clarence Franklin tips it home | 48-36 |
| 13:41 | Western Kentucky | Casimir Stachurski dunks the ball on a great pass from Sherman Ham and he's fouled by Clarence Franklin - foul #3 on Clarence Franklin, team foul #3 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cole (PG), Paul Pepper (SG), Louis Robey (PF) Jose Mercado, Bobby Brown, Clarence Franklin | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | William Mack (PG), Harvey Graves (SG), William Goff (PF) Sherman Ham, Teodoro Russo, Mark Tee | |
| 13:41 | Western Kentucky | Casimir Stachurski makes the free throw | 48-39 |
| 13:20 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs loses the dribble to Larry Boyd | 48-39 |
| 13:15 | Western Kentucky | Larry Boyd lays it up and in | 48-41 |
| 12:58 | Mississippi | William Goff takes the ball from Louis Robey | 48-41 |
| 12:45 | Western Kentucky | William Goff knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by William Mack | 48-43 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi | Jason Powell is hacked by William Mack - foul #2 on William Mack, team foul #2 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Mark Tee (SF), Leroy Reeves (C) Larry Boyd, Casimir Stachurski | |
| 11:59 | Mississippi | Leroy Reeves steals the ball from Jason Powell | 48-43 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Paul Pepper (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Jacobs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Louis Robey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Powell (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - William Mack (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harvey Graves (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Tee (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Goff (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Leroy Reeves (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:52 | Western Kentucky | William Cole picks off the pass by Harvey Graves | 48-43 |
| 11:36 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Kenneth Jacobs, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bobby Brown (SF), Clarence Franklin (C) Kenneth Jacobs, Jason Powell | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sherman Ham (PG), Billy Lal (PF) William Mack, William Goff | |
| 11:24 | Western Kentucky | Billy Lal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jose Mercado (SG) Paul Pepper | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 10:59 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown is whistled for a carry | 48-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Teodoro Russo (SG), Larry Boyd (PF) Harvey Graves, Billy Lal | |
| 10:41 | Western Kentucky | Teodoro Russo can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 10:39 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Clarence Franklin | 48-43 |
| 10:32 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Louis Robey | 51-43 |
| 10:23 | Western Kentucky | Teodoro Russo misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 51-43 |
| 10:22 | Mississippi | Clarence Franklin snags the defensive board | 51-43 |
| 10:16 | Mississippi | Larry Boyd steals it from Clarence Franklin | 51-43 |
| 10:05 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Ham buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Teodoro Russo | 51-45 |
| 10:03 | Mississippi | William Cole's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs (PG), Paul Pepper (SG), Jason Powell (PF) William Cole, Jose Mercado, Louis Robey | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | William Goff (PF) Larry Boyd | |
| 09:48 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Ham double dribbles | 51-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Harvey Graves (SG) Teodoro Russo | |
| 09:23 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Larry Boyd (SF) Mark Tee | |
| 09:12 | Western Kentucky | Bobby Brown steals it from William Goff | 51-45 |
| 09:09 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper hits the finger roll set up by Bobby Brown | 53-45 |
| 08:48 | Western Kentucky | Harvey Graves is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Harvey Graves, team foul #3 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cole (PG) Kenneth Jacobs | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | William Mack (PG), Casimir Stachurski (C) Sherman Ham, Leroy Reeves | |
| 08:30 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown is hacked by Harvey Graves - foul #2 on Harvey Graves, team foul #4 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jose Mercado (SF) Bobby Brown | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Mark Tee (SF) Larry Boyd | |
| 08:11 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by William Cole | 56-45 |
| 07:52 | Western Kentucky | Harvey Graves is called for traveling | 56-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs (SG), Louis Robey (PF) Paul Pepper, Clarence Franklin | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Teodoro Russo (SG), Larry Boyd (PF) Harvey Graves, William Goff | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. 4 stl. SG - Kenneth Jacobs (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jose Mercado (fresh) PF - Louis Robey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Powell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - William Mack (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Teodoro Russo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Tee (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Casimir Stachurski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-45 |
| 07:23 | Mississippi | Jason Powell hits the follow up shot | 58-45 |
| 07:05 | Western Kentucky | William Mack makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Tee | 58-47 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Cole | 60-47 |
| 06:41 | Western Kentucky | Mark Tee misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-47 |
| 06:40 | Mississippi | Louis Robey gets the rebound | 60-47 |
| 06:13 | Mississippi | William Cole clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-47 |
| 06:11 | Mississippi | Louis Robey tips it in | 62-47 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:50 | Western Kentucky | Teodoro Russo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-47 |
| 05:49 | Mississippi | William Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 62-47 |
| 05:49 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Pepper (SG), Bobby Brown (SF), Clarence Franklin (C) Kenneth Jacobs, Jose Mercado, Louis Robey | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Sherman Ham (PG), Harvey Graves (SG), William Goff (PF), Leroy Reeves (C) William Mack, Teodoro Russo, Larry Boyd, Casimir Stachurski | |
| 05:23 | Mississippi | William Cole double dribbles | 62-47 |
| 05:06 | Western Kentucky | Leroy Reeves misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 62-47 |
| 05:04 | Western Kentucky | Mark Tee pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-47 |
| 04:55 | Western Kentucky | Mark Tee misses the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 62-47 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi | Clarence Franklin gets the rebound | 62-47 |
| 04:35 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown's floater is tipped away by Leroy Reeves | 62-47 |
| 04:33 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper grabs the offensive rebound | 62-47 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | William Cole misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-47 |
| 04:19 | Western Kentucky | Leroy Reeves snags the defensive board | 62-47 |
| 04:03 | Western Kentucky | Clarence Franklin swats the layup by Leroy Reeves | 62-47 |
| 04:02 | Western Kentucky | William Goff tips it home | 62-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:36 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown is hacked by Mark Tee - foul #2 on Mark Tee, team foul #5 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs (PG), Louis Robey (PF) William Cole, Jason Powell | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Jacobs (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Paul Pepper (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bobby Brown (fresh) 26 pts. 4 reb. PF - Louis Robey (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Clarence Franklin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 12 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Sherman Ham (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Harvey Graves (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Tee (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Goff (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Leroy Reeves (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown is hacked by Mark Tee - foul #3 on Mark Tee, team foul #6 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jose Mercado (SG), Jason Powell (C) Paul Pepper, Clarence Franklin | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | William Mack (PG), Teodoro Russo (SG), Larry Boyd (SF), Casimir Stachurski (PF), Billy Lal (C) Sherman Ham, Harvey Graves, Mark Tee, William Goff, Leroy Reeves | |
| 02:49 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Bobby Brown | 65-49 |
| 02:29 | Western Kentucky | Casimir Stachurski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-49 |
| 02:00 | Mississippi | Louis Robey misses the driving attempt from the left block | 65-49 |
| 01:59 | Western Kentucky | Casimir Stachurski gets the rebound | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:54 | Western Kentucky | Jose Mercado steals it from Larry Boyd | 65-49 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Larry Boyd - foul #1 on Larry Boyd, team foul #7 | 65-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clarence Franklin (C) Louis Robey | |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown misses the 1st free throw | 65-49 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 66-49 |
| 01:34 | Western Kentucky | Larry Boyd buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Billy Lal | 66-52 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs misses short on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Teodoro Russo - foul #1 on Teodoro Russo, team foul #8 | 66-52 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs makes the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 01:07 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs makes the 2nd free throw | 68-52 |
| 00:49 | Western Kentucky | Teodoro Russo buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by William Mack | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Jason Powell clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Casimir Stachurski - foul #1 on Casimir Stachurski, team foul #9 | 68-54 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Jason Powell makes the 1st free throw | 69-54 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi | Jason Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 70-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Western Kentucky | Jason Powell steals the ball from Larry Boyd | 70-54 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs runs out the clock | 70-54 |