| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael McGirt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Border (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bret Rickman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael White (fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Pasquale (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Steve Spafford (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Dennis Klinski (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Roger Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cory Withrow (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerald Sorensen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman inbounds the ball | 31-22 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman is called for a backcourt violation | 31-22 |
| 19:21 | Mississippi | Cory Withrow shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-22 |
| 19:19 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Pasquale | 31-22 |
| 18:54 | Kentucky | Roger Ward takes the ball from Michael Pasquale | 31-22 |
| 18:51 | Mississippi | Dennis Klinski jams it on a nice dish by Roger Ward | 31-24 |
| 18:30 | Kentucky | Michael McGirt is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Michael McGirt, team foul #1 | 31-24 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi | Dennis Klinski scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Cory Withrow out of the doubleteam | 31-27 |
| 17:41 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman misses the jumper from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi | Cory Withrow misses the lay-in | 31-27 |
| 17:18 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Bret Rickman | 31-27 |
| 17:03 | Kentucky | David Border's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Seelye (SG), James Sadowski (SF) David Border, Bret Rickman | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 16:44 | Mississippi | Dennis Klinski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-27 |
| 16:42 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale grabs the defensive rebound | 31-27 |
| 16:38 | Kentucky | John Seelye misses badly on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Jerald Sorensen - foul #3 on Jerald Sorensen, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Roosa (PG), Edward Hermanson (C) Michael McGirt, Michael Pasquale | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Moses Oaks (SG), Francis Templeton (SF), Bryan Crofts (PF) Dennis Klinski, Roger Ward, Cory Withrow | |
| 16:38 | Kentucky | John Seelye misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 16:38 | Kentucky | John Seelye makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 16:36 | Mississippi | Steve Spafford is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Roosa - foul #1 on Robert Roosa, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| 16:24 | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 32-27 |
| 16:22 | Kentucky | Edward Hermanson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 16:09 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa's layup is rejected by Bryan Crofts | 32-27 |
| 16:07 | Kentucky | John Seelye gets the offensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 15:46 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa is hacked by Francis Templeton - foul #1 on Francis Templeton, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael McGirt (PG), David Border (SG), Michael Pasquale (C) Robert Roosa, John Seelye, Edward Hermanson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rory Markert (PG), Christopher Brown (C) Steve Spafford, Jerald Sorensen | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael McGirt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Border (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Sadowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael White (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Michael Pasquale (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Rory Markert (fresh) SG - Moses Oaks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Francis Templeton (fresh) PF - Bryan Crofts (fresh) 5 pts. C - Christopher Brown (fresh) | |
| 15:20 | Kentucky | Michael McGirt works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-27 |
| 15:18 | Mississippi | Francis Templeton grabs the defensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 15:14 | Mississippi | Rory Markert lays it in | 32-29 |
| 14:50 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale lays it in and the foul's on Moses Oaks - foul #1 on Moses Oaks, team foul #3 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bret Rickman (SF) James Sadowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Dennis Klinski (SG), Roger Ward (SF), Cory Withrow (PF) Moses Oaks, Francis Templeton, Bryan Crofts | |
| 14:50 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale makes the free throw | 35-29 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi | Dennis Klinski misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-29 |
| 14:23 | Mississippi | Dennis Klinski snags the offensive board | 35-29 |
| 14:02 | Mississippi | Dennis Klinski scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Rory Markert | 35-31 |
| 13:45 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Roosa (PG), John Seelye (SG), Edward Hermanson (C) Michael McGirt, David Border, Michael Pasquale | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steve Spafford (PG), Jerald Sorensen (C) Rory Markert, Christopher Brown | |
| 13:34 | Mississippi | Cory Withrow tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Cory Withrow, team foul #4 | 35-31 |
| 13:09 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-31 |
| 13:07 | Kentucky | Edward Hermanson misses the tip | 35-31 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 12:48 | Mississippi | Cory Withrow works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Steve Spafford | 35-34 |
| 12:22 | Kentucky | John Seelye misses short on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Dennis Klinski - foul #1 on Dennis Klinski, team foul #5 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael McGirt (PG), James Sadowski (SF), Michael Pasquale (C) Robert Roosa, Bret Rickman, Michael White | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 12:22 | Kentucky | John Seelye makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 12:22 | Kentucky | John Seelye makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi | Dennis Klinski misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Sadowski - foul #1 on James Sadowski, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Border (SG) John Seelye | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Crofts (PF) Cory Withrow | |
| 12:04 | Mississippi | Dennis Klinski makes the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi | Dennis Klinski makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 11:45 | Kentucky | James Sadowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Francis Templeton (SF) Roger Ward | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael McGirt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Border (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Sadowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Edward Hermanson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Pasquale (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Steve Spafford (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Dennis Klinski (fresh) 17 pts. SF - Francis Templeton (fresh) PF - Bryan Crofts (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jerald Sorensen (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:35 | Mississippi | Dennis Klinski drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Francis Templeton | 37-39 |
| 11:30 | Kentucky | James Sadowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Moses Oaks (SG) Dennis Klinski | |
| 11:11 | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen banks in the layup on a great pass from Steve Spafford | 37-41 |
| 10:43 | Kentucky | David Border misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 37-41 |
| 10:42 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Bryan Crofts | 37-41 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi | Steve Spafford comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 37-41 |
| 10:17 | Mississippi | Steve Spafford tips it back up and in | 37-43 |
| 09:53 | Kentucky | Michael McGirt shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jerald Sorensen | 37-43 |
| 09:33 | Mississippi | Moses Oaks splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi | Francis Templeton gets the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 09:17 | Mississippi | Francis Templeton misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-43 |
| 09:16 | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen tips it home | 37-45 |
| 08:56 | Kentucky | James Sadowski is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-45 |
| 08:54 | Mississippi | Bryan Crofts grabs the defensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | Francis Templeton hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Jerald Sorensen and he's fouled by Edward Hermanson - foul #2 on Edward Hermanson, team foul #4 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Roosa (PG), John Seelye (SG), Bret Rickman (SF), Michael White (PF) Michael McGirt, David Border, James Sadowski, Edward Hermanson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rory Markert (PG), Dennis Klinski (SG), Cory Withrow (PF), Christopher Brown (C) Steve Spafford, Moses Oaks, Bryan Crofts, Jerald Sorensen | |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | Francis Templeton makes the free throw | 37-48 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:25 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale buries a runner in the paint | 39-48 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi | Cory Withrow clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Michael White - foul #3 on Michael White, team foul #5 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Roger Ward (SF) Francis Templeton | |
| 08:14 | Mississippi | Cory Withrow makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 08:14 | Mississippi | Cory Withrow makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 07:54 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale misses the easy layup | 39-50 |
| 07:53 | Mississippi | Cory Withrow grabs the board | 39-50 |
| 07:41 | Mississippi | Cory Withrow misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-50 |
| 07:40 | Mississippi | Roger Ward tips it home | 39-52 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Roosa (fresh) SG - John Seelye (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bret Rickman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Michael White (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Pasquale (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Rory Markert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dennis Klinski (fresh) 20 pts. SF - Roger Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Cory Withrow (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Christopher Brown (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Kentucky | John Seelye hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 39-52 |
| 07:17 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa grabs the offensive rebound | 39-52 |
| 07:00 | Kentucky | Rory Markert takes the ball from Robert Roosa | 39-52 |
| 06:57 | Mississippi | Dennis Klinski can't throw it down | 39-52 |
| 06:56 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa snags the defensive board | 39-52 |
| 06:50 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale's pass is intercepted by Rory Markert | 39-52 |
| 06:47 | Mississippi | Rory Markert hits the finger roll | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:23 | Kentucky | John Seelye buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Roosa | 41-54 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | Dennis Klinski is alone and drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Cory Withrow | 41-57 |
| 05:46 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa misses short on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Rory Markert - foul #1 on Rory Markert, team foul #6 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Border (SG), James Sadowski (SF), Edward Hermanson (C) John Seelye, Bret Rickman, Michael Pasquale | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steve Spafford (PG), Jerald Sorensen (C) Rory Markert, Christopher Brown | |
| 05:46 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa makes the 1st free throw | 42-57 |
| 05:46 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa misses the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| 05:46 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Cory Withrow | 42-57 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi | Roger Ward misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-57 |
| 05:21 | Kentucky | Michael White grabs the defensive rebound | 42-57 |
| 05:15 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-57 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi | Roger Ward snags the defensive board | 42-57 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi | Cory Withrow evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Steve Spafford | 42-60 |
| 04:45 | Kentucky | David Border knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Robert Roosa | 45-60 |
| 04:30 | Mississippi | Steve Spafford is hacked by Robert Roosa - foul #2 on Robert Roosa, team foul #6 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael McGirt (PG), Bret Rickman (SF) Robert Roosa, James Sadowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Moses Oaks (SG), Francis Templeton (SF), Bryan Crofts (PF) Dennis Klinski, Roger Ward, Cory Withrow | |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen drills a shot near the basket set up by Steve Spafford and the foul's on Michael McGirt - foul #3 on Michael McGirt, team foul #7 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rory Markert (PG) Steve Spafford | |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen makes the free throw | 45-63 |
| 04:12 | Kentucky | Michael McGirt misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-63 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi | Bryan Crofts gets the rebound | 45-63 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi | Rory Markert misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Edward Hermanson - foul #3 on Edward Hermanson, team foul #8 | 45-63 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Christopher Brown (C) Jerald Sorensen | |
| 04:05 | Mississippi | Rory Markert misses the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 04:05 | Mississippi | Rory Markert makes the 2nd free throw | 45-64 |
| 03:50 | Kentucky | Michael McGirt comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-64 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi | Francis Templeton grabs the board | 45-64 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi | Francis Templeton is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Francis Templeton, team foul #7 | 45-64 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale (C) Michael White | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Michael McGirt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - David Border (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bret Rickman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Edward Hermanson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Pasquale (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Rory Markert (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Moses Oaks (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Francis Templeton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryan Crofts (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Brown (fresh) | |
| 03:22 | Kentucky | David Border misses the lay-in | 45-64 |
| 03:21 | Kentucky | Edward Hermanson hits the follow up shot | 47-64 |
| 03:01 | Mississippi | Francis Templeton can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 47-64 |
| 03:00 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Edward Hermanson | 47-64 |
| 02:44 | Kentucky | Michael McGirt misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-64 |
| 02:43 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale hits the follow up shot | 49-64 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi | Francis Templeton is hacked by David Border - foul #1 on David Border, team foul #9 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Seelye (SG), James Sadowski (SF), Michael White (PF) David Border, Bret Rickman, Edward Hermanson | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 02:24 | Mississippi | Francis Templeton makes the 1st free throw | 49-65 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi | Francis Templeton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-66 |
| 02:09 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-66 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi | Francis Templeton is fouled on the floor by James Sadowski - foul #2 on James Sadowski, team foul #10 | 49-66 |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Border (SG), Bret Rickman (SF) John Seelye, James Sadowski | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:50 | Mississippi | Francis Templeton makes the 1st free throw | 49-67 |
| 01:50 | Mississippi | Francis Templeton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-68 |
| 01:42 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale clanks a runner from the right block | 49-68 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi | Rory Markert grabs the board | 49-68 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:20 | Mississippi | Francis Templeton buries a jumper in the paint | 49-70 |
| 01:03 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael McGirt | 52-70 |
| 00:43 | Mississippi | Francis Templeton connects on the open jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Moses Oaks out of a doubleteam | 52-72 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale can't finish the layup but the foul's on Christopher Brown - foul #1 on Christopher Brown, team foul #8 | 52-72 |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale makes the 1st free throw | 53-72 |
| 00:36 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale makes the 2nd free throw | 54-72 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Moses Oaks scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Francis Templeton | 54-74 |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | Michael McGirt works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-74 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Rory Markert runs out the clock | 57-74 |