| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Pepper (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bobby Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Louis Robey (fresh) C - Clarence Franklin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Barnes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ross Summerfield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Shawn Hanlon (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - David Burchette (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield inbounds the ball | 30-40 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Kentucky | David Burchette comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 30-40 |
| 19:35 | Mississippi | Clarence Franklin grabs the defensive rebound | 30-40 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi | Louis Robey drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Bobby Brown out of the doubleteam | 32-40 |
| 18:51 | Kentucky | David Burchette clanks a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on William Cole - foul #2 on William Cole, team foul #1 | 32-40 |
| 18:51 | Kentucky | David Burchette makes the 1st free throw | 32-41 |
| 18:51 | Kentucky | David Burchette makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi | William Cole hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 32-42 |
| 18:25 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Barnes | 32-42 |
| 18:07 | Kentucky | David Burchette throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-42 |
| 17:40 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-42 |
| 17:39 | Mississippi | Clarence Franklin misses the tip | 32-42 |
| 17:38 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon grabs the board | 32-42 |
| 17:33 | Kentucky | James Barnes buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-45 |
| 17:09 | Mississippi | David Burchette swats the layup by William Cole | 32-45 |
| 17:07 | Mississippi | Clarence Franklin tips it back up and in | 34-45 |
| 16:46 | Kentucky | The jump hook by David Burchette is blocked by Bobby Brown | 34-45 |
| 16:44 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper gets the rebound | 34-45 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi | Louis Robey misses the lay-in but he's hacked by David Burchette - foul #3 on David Burchette, team foul #1 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs (PG), Jose Mercado (SG), Jason Powell (C) William Cole, Paul Pepper, Clarence Franklin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey (PG), William Morehouse (SG), Paul Bryant (SF) Christopher Stewart, James Barnes, Ross Summerfield | |
| 16:19 | Mississippi | Louis Robey makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 16:19 | Mississippi | Louis Robey misses the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 16:19 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Burchette | 35-45 |
| 16:06 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon travels with the ball | 35-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Gerald White (PF) Louis Robey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:47 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Kenneth Jacobs | 37-45 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Jacobs (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jose Mercado (fresh) SF - Bobby Brown (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Gerald White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Bailey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Morehouse (fresh) SF - Paul Bryant (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Shawn Hanlon (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - David Burchette (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:34 | Kentucky | David Burchette hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 37-45 |
| 15:32 | Mississippi | Jose Mercado snags the defensive board | 37-45 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs is called for traveling | 37-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cole (PG) Bobby Brown | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Barnes (SG) William Morehouse | |
| 14:53 | Kentucky | David Burchette banks in the layup set up by Thomas Bailey | 37-47 |
| 14:38 | Mississippi | Jose Mercado throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Pepper (SG), Clarence Franklin (C) Jose Mercado, Gerald White | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart (PG), Ross Summerfield (SF) Thomas Bailey, Paul Bryant | |
| 14:23 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-47 |
| 14:22 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon tips it in | 37-49 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi | James Barnes picks off the pass by Kenneth Jacobs | 37-49 |
| 13:52 | Kentucky | James Barnes lays it in | 37-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:34 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-51 |
| 13:33 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon grabs the board | 37-51 |
| 13:22 | Kentucky | David Burchette is fouled on the floor by Paul Pepper - foul #2 on Paul Pepper, team foul #2 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bobby Brown (SF), Louis Robey (PF) Kenneth Jacobs, Jason Powell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 13:06 | Kentucky | James Barnes works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 37-51 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown snags the defensive board | 37-51 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on David Burchette - foul #4 on David Burchette, team foul #2 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jose Mercado (PG), Jason Powell (C) William Cole, Clarence Franklin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | William Morehouse (SG), Paul Bryant (SF), Bill St. George (PF), Akim Gonsiewski (C) James Barnes, Ross Summerfield, Shawn Hanlon, David Burchette | |
| 12:43 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown makes the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| 12:18 | Kentucky | William Morehouse's floater is knocked away by Jason Powell | 39-51 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Louis Robey | 39-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 12:02 | Mississippi | Louis Robey is open and scores on a turnaround in the paint set up by Bobby Brown out of the doubleteam | 41-51 |
| 11:45 | Kentucky | Bill St. George travels with the ball | 41-51 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs (PG) Paul Pepper | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey (PG), James Barnes (SG) Christopher Stewart, William Morehouse | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kenneth Jacobs (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jose Mercado (fresh) SF - Bobby Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Louis Robey (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Thomas Bailey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Barnes (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Bryant (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Bill St. George (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Akim Gonsiewski (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Mississippi | Louis Robey drills a floater from the right block set up by Bobby Brown out of the doubleteam | 43-51 |
| 11:20 | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-51 |
| 11:19 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-51 |
| 10:59 | Mississippi | Jose Mercado grabs the offensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 10:40 | Mississippi | Louis Robey clanks a floater from the right side | 43-51 |
| 10:38 | Kentucky | Paul Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 43-51 |
| 10:19 | Kentucky | James Barnes shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-51 |
| 10:18 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 09:52 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 43-51 |
| 09:50 | Kentucky | James Barnes pulls down the rebound | 43-51 |
| 09:25 | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Jason Powell | 43-51 |
| 09:08 | Mississippi | Jason Powell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 43-51 |
| 09:07 | Kentucky | Bill St. George gets the rebound | 43-51 |
| 08:48 | Kentucky | James Barnes shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the right side set up by Bill St. George | 43-53 |
| 08:23 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown misses the lay-in | 43-53 |
| 08:22 | Kentucky | James Barnes gets the rebound | 43-53 |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | Akim Gonsiewski can't throw it down but the foul's on Kenneth Jacobs - foul #2 on Kenneth Jacobs, team foul #3 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cole (PG), Paul Pepper (SG), Gerald White (PF), Clarence Franklin (C) Kenneth Jacobs, Jose Mercado, Louis Robey, Jason Powell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart (PG), William Morehouse (SG), Ross Summerfield (SF), Shawn Hanlon (PF) Thomas Bailey, James Barnes, Paul Bryant, Bill St. George | |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | Akim Gonsiewski makes the 1st free throw | 43-54 |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | Akim Gonsiewski makes the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:41 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-55 |
| 07:40 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon grabs the defensive rebound | 43-55 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Pepper (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bobby Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Gerald White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Franklin (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Morehouse (fresh) SF - Ross Summerfield (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Shawn Hanlon (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Akim Gonsiewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:18 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon misses short on a shot from close range | 43-55 |
| 07:16 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown gets the rebound | 43-55 |
| 07:14 | Mississippi | Christopher Stewart picks off the pass by William Cole in the backcourt | 43-55 |
| 07:13 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart hits the finger roll | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:01 | Mississippi | William Cole connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Pepper | 45-57 |
| 06:38 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Paul Pepper - foul #3 on Paul Pepper, team foul #4 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs (SF) Bobby Brown | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Burchette (C) Akim Gonsiewski | |
| 06:38 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon misses the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 06:38 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:24 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Pepper | 48-58 |
| 06:11 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon drills a shot from the baseline | 48-60 |
| 06:07 | Mississippi | William Cole loses the dribble to Christopher Stewart in the backcourt | 48-60 |
| 06:05 | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart misses the lay-in | 48-60 |
| 06:03 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs grabs the board | 48-60 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi | William Cole misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 48-60 |
| 05:36 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon gets the rebound | 48-60 |
| 05:28 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Shawn Hanlon | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:16 | Mississippi | Gerald White is called for a backcourt violation | 48-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jason Powell (PF) Gerald White | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey (PG), James Barnes (SG), Paul Bryant (SF) Christopher Stewart, William Morehouse, Ross Summerfield | |
| 05:00 | Kentucky | David Burchette scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Thomas Bailey | 48-64 |
| 04:55 | Mississippi | James Barnes is called for the reach on William Cole - foul #1 on James Barnes, team foul #3 | 48-64 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jose Mercado (SF) Paul Pepper | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 04:50 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs banks in the layup | 50-64 |
| 04:36 | Kentucky | James Barnes makes the contested 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Bryant | 50-67 |
| 04:21 | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 50-67 |
| 04:19 | Mississippi | Jose Mercado hits the follow up shot | 52-67 |
| 04:13 | Kentucky | David Burchette clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Clarence Franklin - foul #2 on Clarence Franklin, team foul #5 | 52-67 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Pepper (SG), Bobby Brown (SF), Louis Robey (PF) William Cole, Kenneth Jacobs, Clarence Franklin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Stewart (PG), Ross Summerfield (SF) Thomas Bailey, Paul Bryant | |
| 04:13 | Kentucky | David Burchette makes the 1st free throw | 52-68 |
| 04:13 | Kentucky | David Burchette misses the 2nd free throw | 52-68 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Louis Robey | 52-68 |
| 03:59 | Mississippi | Jose Mercado buries a shot from the left wing | 54-68 |
| 03:30 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield's pass is intercepted by Jason Powell | 54-68 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jose Mercado (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Paul Pepper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Bobby Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Louis Robey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Powell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Christopher Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Barnes (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ross Summerfield (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Shawn Hanlon (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. C - David Burchette (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown lays it up and in set up by Jose Mercado | 56-68 |
| 02:59 | Kentucky | James Barnes is whistled for a carry | 56-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cole (PG), Kenneth Jacobs (SG) Jose Mercado, Paul Pepper | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:57 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-68 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Pepper (SG), Clarence Franklin (C) Kenneth Jacobs, Jason Powell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:52 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 56-68 |
| 02:33 | Kentucky | Shawn Hanlon comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 56-68 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper gets the rebound | 56-68 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by William Cole and he's hacked by Ross Summerfield - foul #3 on Ross Summerfield, team foul #4 | 58-68 |
| 02:22 | Mississippi | Bobby Brown makes the free throw | 59-68 |
| 02:00 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield is fouled on the floor by Bobby Brown - foul #2 on Bobby Brown, team foul #6 | 59-68 |
| 01:40 | Kentucky | David Burchette misses short on a shot in the paint | 59-68 |
| 01:38 | Kentucky | David Burchette grabs the offensive board | 59-68 |
| 01:18 | Kentucky | David Burchette is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-68 |
| 01:17 | Kentucky | Ross Summerfield tips it in | 59-70 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:57 | Mississippi | Louis Robey double dribbles | 59-70 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kenneth Jacobs (PG), Jose Mercado (SG), Gerald White (PF), Jason Powell (C) William Cole, Paul Pepper, Louis Robey, Clarence Franklin | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey (PG), William Morehouse (SG), Paul Bryant (SF), Bill St. George (PF), Akim Gonsiewski (C) Christopher Stewart, James Barnes, Ross Summerfield, Shawn Hanlon, David Burchette | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | Paul Bryant is hacked by Kenneth Jacobs in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Jacobs, team foul #7 | 59-70 |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | Paul Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 59-71 |
| 00:55 | Kentucky | Paul Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi | Jose Mercado grabs the board | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | Jose Mercado travels with the ball | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 59-71 |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Paul Bryant grabs the offensive rebound | 59-71 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Thomas Bailey runs out the clock | 59-71 |