| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Cameron Hewlett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Jones (fresh) SF - Joseph Reed (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Oliver (fresh) 6 reb. C - Steven Tuten (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brandon Hood (fresh) SG - Carl Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Benard (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Edwin Marcos (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Austin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Joseph Reed inbounds the ball | 28-23 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:32 | Kentucky | Joseph Reed lays it up and in set up by Donald Jones | 30-23 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi | John Benard can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 30-23 |
| 19:05 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Oliver snags the defensive board | 30-23 |
| 18:40 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Carl Moore | 30-23 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi | John Benard is fouled on the floor by Joseph Reed - foul #3 on Joseph Reed, team foul #1 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Duff (SF) Joseph Reed | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Wilson (SF), Tony Garvin (PF) John Benard, Edwin Marcos | |
| 18:05 | Mississippi | Carl Moore evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-23 |
| 18:04 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Steven Tuten | 30-23 |
| 17:43 | Kentucky | Carl Moore takes the ball from Donald Jones | 30-23 |
| 17:24 | Mississippi | Carl Moore splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-23 |
| 17:23 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett gets the rebound | 30-23 |
| 17:00 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 30-23 |
| 16:58 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to David Wilson | 30-23 |
| 16:38 | Mississippi | Richard Austin is fouled on the floor by Charles Duff - foul #1 on Charles Duff, team foul #2 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gerard Deleon (C) Steven Tuten | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Benard (SF), Edwin Marcos (PF), Kevin Rogers (C) David Wilson, Tony Garvin, Richard Austin | |
| 16:27 | Mississippi | Edwin Marcos is open and lays it up and in set up by Brandon Hood | 30-25 |
| 16:02 | Kentucky | Gerard Deleon hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Kevin Rogers - foul #1 on Kevin Rogers, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Frasher (SG), Scott Traylor (PF) Donald Jones, Jeffrey Oliver | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Larry Gauna (SG), Billy Robinson (SF), Richard Austin (C) Carl Moore, John Benard, Kevin Rogers | |
| 16:02 | Kentucky | Gerard Deleon makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 16:02 | Kentucky | Gerard Deleon makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Cameron Hewlett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Frasher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Duff (fresh) PF - Scott Traylor (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gerard Deleon (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brandon Hood (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Larry Gauna (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Billy Robinson (fresh) PF - Edwin Marcos (fresh) 6 pts. C - Richard Austin (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Mississippi | Richard Austin is whistled for a carry | 32-25 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Reed (SF) Charles Duff | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Carl Moore (SG), John Benard (SF) Larry Gauna, Billy Robinson | |
| 15:16 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the left wing | 34-25 |
| 15:09 | Mississippi | Carl Moore evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 14:40 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-28 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi | John Benard travels with the ball | 36-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Smith (PG), Donald Jones (SG), Jeffrey Oliver (PF), Steven Tuten (C) Cameron Hewlett, James Frasher, Scott Traylor, Gerard Deleon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sammy Gary (PG), Billy Robinson (SF), Kevin Rogers (C) Brandon Hood, John Benard, Richard Austin | |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten lays it in set up by Jeffrey Oliver and he's fouled by Billy Robinson - foul #1 on Billy Robinson, team foul #2 | 38-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Larry Gauna (SG), John Benard (SF), Richard Austin (C) Carl Moore, Billy Robinson, Kevin Rogers | |
| 13:56 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten makes the free throw | 39-28 |
| 13:35 | Mississippi | Joseph Reed is called for the reach on John Benard - foul #4 on Joseph Reed, team foul #3 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Duff (SF) Joseph Reed | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brandon Hood (PG), Carl Moore (SG) Sammy Gary, Larry Gauna | |
| 13:17 | Mississippi | Edwin Marcos connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Brandon Hood | 39-31 |
| 12:54 | Kentucky | John Benard steals it from Jeffrey Oliver | 39-31 |
| 12:38 | Mississippi | Carl Moore splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-31 |
| 12:37 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Oliver snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| 12:08 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-31 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi | Richard Austin snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| 11:46 | Mississippi | Richard Austin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #4 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett (PG) John Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sammy Gary (PG), Larry Gauna (SG), David Wilson (SF) Brandon Hood, Carl Moore, John Benard | |
| 11:46 | Mississippi | Richard Austin makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 11:46 | Mississippi | Richard Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Cameron Hewlett (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Charles Duff (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Oliver (fresh) 8 reb. C - Steven Tuten (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sammy Gary (fresh) SG - Larry Gauna (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Edwin Marcos (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Richard Austin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett misses short on a runner from the baseline | 39-33 |
| 11:22 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to David Wilson | 39-33 |
| 11:17 | Mississippi | Richard Austin misses the jumper from the free throw line | 39-33 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi | David Wilson tips it in | 39-35 |
| 10:50 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Steven Tuten | 42-35 |
| 10:27 | Mississippi | Edwin Marcos is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-35 |
| 10:25 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 10:08 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Oliver is open but can't throw it down | 42-35 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to David Wilson | 42-35 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi | Richard Austin makes the shot from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 09:23 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Oliver's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Frasher (SG), John Smith (SF), Scott Traylor (PF), Gerard Deleon (C) Donald Jones, Charles Duff, Jeffrey Oliver, Steven Tuten | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brandon Hood (PG), Carl Moore (SG), John Benard (SF), Tony Garvin (PF), Kevin Rogers (C) Sammy Gary, Larry Gauna, David Wilson, Edwin Marcos, Richard Austin | |
| 09:02 | Mississippi | John Benard misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-37 |
| 09:01 | Mississippi | Tony Garvin snags the offensive board | 42-37 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi | John Benard is hacked by John Smith - foul #2 on John Smith, team foul #5 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edwin Marcos (PF) Tony Garvin | |
| 08:19 | Mississippi | Edwin Marcos shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 08:17 | Mississippi | Brandon Hood tips it home | 42-39 |
| 07:55 | Kentucky | Scott Traylor loses the ball out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Reed (SF) John Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Billy Robinson (SF), Tony Garvin (PF), Richard Austin (C) John Benard, Edwin Marcos, Kevin Rogers | |
| 07:33 | Mississippi | Scott Traylor swats the short shot by Richard Austin | 42-39 |
| 07:32 | Kentucky | Joseph Reed snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Cameron Hewlett (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Frasher (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. PF - Scott Traylor (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gerard Deleon (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Brandon Hood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Moore (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Billy Robinson (fresh) PF - Tony Garvin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Austin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Kentucky | Joseph Reed can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-39 |
| 07:03 | Mississippi | Richard Austin grabs the defensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 06:58 | Mississippi | Brandon Hood is called for traveling | 42-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Smith (PG), Donald Jones (SG), Jeffrey Oliver (PF), Steven Tuten (C) Cameron Hewlett, James Frasher, Scott Traylor, Gerard Deleon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Benard (SF), Edwin Marcos (PF) Billy Robinson, Tony Garvin | |
| 06:38 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Oliver comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 42-39 |
| 06:37 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Oliver grabs the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 06:18 | Kentucky | John Smith hits a runner from the right block set up by Jeffrey Oliver and the foul's on John Benard - foul #2 on John Benard, team foul #3 | 44-39 |
| 06:18 | Kentucky | John Smith makes the free throw | 45-39 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi | Richard Austin is fouled on the floor by Steven Tuten - foul #1 on Steven Tuten, team foul #6 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett (PG) John Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:36 | Mississippi | Brandon Hood scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by John Benard | 45-41 |
| 05:15 | Kentucky | Joseph Reed hits a floater from the right side set up by Donald Jones | 47-41 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi | Richard Austin drills a shot from the right block | 47-43 |
| 04:38 | Kentucky | John Benard takes the ball from Donald Jones | 47-43 |
| 04:23 | Mississippi | Jeffrey Oliver steals the ball from John Benard | 47-43 |
| 04:01 | Kentucky | Jeffrey Oliver travels with the ball | 47-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Duff (SF), Scott Traylor (PF), Gerard Deleon (C) Joseph Reed, Jeffrey Oliver, Steven Tuten | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Sammy Gary (PG), Billy Robinson (SF), David Wilson (C) Brandon Hood, John Benard, Richard Austin | |
| 03:43 | Mississippi | Billy Robinson loses the dribble to Cameron Hewlett | 47-43 |
| 03:19 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett hits a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Scott Traylor | 49-43 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Cameron Hewlett (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Jones (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Charles Duff (fresh) PF - Scott Traylor (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gerard Deleon (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Sammy Gary (fresh) SG - Carl Moore (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SF - Billy Robinson (fresh) PF - Edwin Marcos (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - David Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:55 | Mississippi | Edwin Marcos is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 02:54 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to David Wilson | 49-43 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:29 | Mississippi | Gerard Deleon steals it from Sammy Gary | 49-43 |
| 02:29 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Joseph Reed (SF), Jeffrey Oliver (PF), Steven Tuten (C) Charles Duff, Scott Traylor, Gerard Deleon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Brandon Hood (PG), John Benard (SF), Tony Garvin (PF), Richard Austin (C) Sammy Gary, Billy Robinson, Edwin Marcos, David Wilson | |
| 02:02 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten can't connect on a floater from the right block | 49-43 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi | Carl Moore snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 01:51 | Mississippi | John Benard comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-43 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi | Brandon Hood can't tip it in | 49-43 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Tony Garvin misses the tip | 49-43 |
| 01:47 | Kentucky | Joseph Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 01:20 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten hits a wide open fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-43 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:11 | Mississippi | Carl Moore drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Tony Garvin | 51-45 |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett's pass is intercepted by Brandon Hood | 51-45 |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | John Benard hits the finger roll set up by Brandon Hood | 51-47 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Donald Jones | 53-47 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | John Benard drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Carl Moore | 53-50 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:14 | Kentucky | Carl Moore is called for the reach on Donald Jones in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carl Moore, team foul #4 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Smith (PG) Cameron Hewlett | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Edwin Marcos (PF) Tony Garvin | |
| 00:11 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten is fouled on the floor by Brandon Hood - foul #3 on Brandon Hood, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| 00:10 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten is hacked by Richard Austin - foul #2 on Richard Austin, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| 00:08 | Kentucky | Richard Austin is called for the reach on Steven Tuten - foul #3 on Richard Austin, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| 00:08 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 00:08 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:02 | Mississippi | Brandon Hood knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten is hacked by Brandon Hood in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brandon Hood, team foul #8 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Cameron Hewlett (PG) John Smith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:01 | Kentucky | Steven Tuten makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Brandon Hood clanks a halfcourt shot | 57-53 |