| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Steve Spafford (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Moses Oaks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Jolly (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jerald Sorensen (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Francis Templeton (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Roosa (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Border (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bret Rickman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robin Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. C - Owen Spencer (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman inbounds the ball | 38-24 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa knocks in the shot from the right side | 38-26 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen misses the shot near the basket | 38-26 |
| 19:14 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Border | 38-26 |
| 18:55 | Kentucky | Robin Johnson's floater is tipped away by Jerald Sorensen | 38-26 |
| 18:53 | Kentucky | David Border tips it home | 38-28 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi | Anthony Jolly double dribbles | 38-28 |
| 18:36 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman misses the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Anthony Jolly - foul #3 on Anthony Jolly, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| 18:36 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman makes the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 18:36 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 18:16 | Mississippi | Steve Spafford double dribbles | 38-30 |
| 17:59 | Kentucky | Anthony Jolly takes the ball from Bret Rickman | 38-30 |
| 17:36 | Mississippi | Anthony Jolly misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 17:34 | Kentucky | Robin Johnson gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 17:18 | Kentucky | Owen Spencer's fadeaway is rejected by Francis Templeton | 38-30 |
| 17:17 | Kentucky | Owen Spencer snags the offensive board | 38-30 |
| 17:07 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-30 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi | David Border is called for the reach on Moses Oaks - foul #1 on David Border, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Roger Ward (SG), Bryan Crofts (PF) Moses Oaks, Jerald Sorensen | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sadowski (PG), Michael McGirt (SG), Larry Parr (SF), Michael White (PF), Michael Pasquale (C) Robert Roosa, David Border, Bret Rickman, Robin Johnson, Owen Spencer | |
| 16:22 | Mississippi | Roger Ward misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 38-30 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi | Francis Templeton grabs the offensive board | 38-30 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi | Bryan Crofts loses the ball out of bounds | 38-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rory Markert (PG), Christopher Brown (C) Steve Spafford, Francis Templeton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:39 | Kentucky | Michael White can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Christopher Brown - foul #1 on Christopher Brown, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen (SF) Anthony Jolly | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 15:39 | Kentucky | Michael White makes the 1st free throw | 38-31 |
| 15:39 | Kentucky | Michael White makes the 2nd free throw | 38-32 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Rory Markert (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roger Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerald Sorensen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryan Crofts (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Brown (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Sadowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael McGirt (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Parr (fresh) PF - Michael White (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Pasquale (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:10 | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Rory Markert | 40-32 |
| 14:45 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale lays it up and in set up by Michael McGirt out of the doubleteam | 40-34 |
| 14:24 | Mississippi | Larry Parr is called for the reach on Roger Ward - foul #1 on Larry Parr, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steve Spafford (PG), Moses Oaks (SG), Francis Templeton (C) Rory Markert, Roger Ward, Christopher Brown | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Roosa (PG), David Border (SG), Bret Rickman (SF), Robin Johnson (PF), Owen Spencer (C) James Sadowski, Michael McGirt, Larry Parr, Michael White, Michael Pasquale | |
| 14:03 | Mississippi | Moses Oaks loses the ball out of bounds | 40-34 |
| 13:52 | Kentucky | David Border can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Bryan Crofts | 40-34 |
| 13:31 | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen misses the easy open layup | 40-34 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi | Francis Templeton pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi | Moses Oaks works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Steve Spafford | 43-34 |
| 12:44 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-34 |
| 12:42 | Mississippi | Bryan Crofts grabs the board | 43-34 |
| 12:18 | Mississippi | Robin Johnson blocks the jumper by Steve Spafford | 43-34 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi | Francis Templeton tips it in | 45-34 |
| 11:58 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Robin Johnson | 45-36 |
| 11:35 | Mississippi | Francis Templeton comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Owen Spencer - foul #2 on Owen Spencer, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Roger Ward (SG), Anthony Jolly (SF), Christopher Brown (C) Moses Oaks, Jerald Sorensen, Bryan Crofts | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael McGirt (SG), Larry Parr (SF), Michael Pasquale (C) David Border, Bret Rickman, Owen Spencer | |
| 11:35 | Mississippi | Francis Templeton makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 11:35 | Mississippi | Francis Templeton misses the 2nd free throw | 46-36 |
| 11:35 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Robin Johnson | 46-36 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Steve Spafford (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Roger Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Jolly (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Francis Templeton (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Brown (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Roosa (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael McGirt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Parr (fresh) PF - Robin Johnson (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Pasquale (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Larry Parr | 46-38 |
| 10:56 | Mississippi | Anthony Jolly can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-38 |
| 10:54 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale grabs the defensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 10:36 | Kentucky | Michael McGirt misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 46-38 |
| 10:35 | Kentucky | Michael McGirt gets the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 10:23 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa connects on the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Robin Johnson and he's fouled by Steve Spafford - foul #1 on Steve Spafford, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rory Markert (PG), Jerald Sorensen (PF) Steve Spafford, Francis Templeton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Bret Rickman (SF), Michael White (PF), Owen Spencer (C) Larry Parr, Robin Johnson, Michael Pasquale | |
| 10:23 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa makes the free throw | 46-41 |
| 10:04 | Mississippi | Anthony Jolly is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Anthony Jolly, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Moses Oaks (SG) Roger Ward | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sadowski (PG), David Border (SG) Robert Roosa, Michael McGirt | |
| 09:51 | Kentucky | Michael White misses badly on a floater from the right block | 46-41 |
| 09:49 | Mississippi | Moses Oaks grabs the board | 46-41 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Bret Rickman - foul #4 on Bret Rickman, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steve Spafford (PG), Francis Templeton (C) Rory Markert, Christopher Brown | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 09:21 | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 09:05 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 09:04 | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 08:42 | Mississippi | Anthony Jolly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Crofts (PF) Jerald Sorensen | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robin Johnson (PF) Michael White | |
| 08:19 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman steps out of bounds on the sideline | 48-41 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Roger Ward (SG) Moses Oaks | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Roosa (PG), Michael McGirt (SG), Larry Parr (SF), Michael Pasquale (C) James Sadowski, David Border, Bret Rickman, Owen Spencer | |
| 07:50 | Mississippi | Steve Spafford loses the dribble to Larry Parr | 48-41 |
| 07:46 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 48-41 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi | Roger Ward grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 07:18 | Mississippi | Roger Ward can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 07:16 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Pasquale | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Steve Spafford (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Roger Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Jolly (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Bryan Crofts (fresh) 4 reb. C - Francis Templeton (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Roosa (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael McGirt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Parr (fresh) PF - Robin Johnson (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Pasquale (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:56 | Kentucky | Michael McGirt evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from straight away | 48-41 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi | Steve Spafford snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi | Michael McGirt takes the ball from Steve Spafford | 48-41 |
| 06:20 | Kentucky | Robin Johnson makes the runner from close range and he's hacked by Anthony Jolly - foul #5 on Anthony Jolly, team foul #5 | 48-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Rory Markert (PG), Moses Oaks (SG), Jerald Sorensen (SF), Christopher Brown (C) Steve Spafford, Roger Ward, Anthony Jolly, Francis Templeton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sadowski (PG), David Border (SG), Bret Rickman (SF), Owen Spencer (C) Robert Roosa, Michael McGirt, Larry Parr, Michael Pasquale | |
| 06:20 | Kentucky | Robin Johnson misses the free throw | 48-43 |
| 06:20 | Mississippi | Bryan Crofts grabs the defensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 06:00 | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen misses the jump hook in the paint | 48-43 |
| 05:59 | Kentucky | Robin Johnson gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 05:48 | Kentucky | David Border clanks a 3 from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 05:47 | Mississippi | Bryan Crofts pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi | Moses Oaks is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 48-43 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Roger Ward (SF), Francis Templeton (C) Bryan Crofts, Christopher Brown | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael White (PF) Robin Johnson | |
| 05:22 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 05:21 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Jerald Sorensen | 48-43 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi | Moses Oaks hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Roger Ward | 51-43 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:40 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman buries a 3 from the right corner | 51-46 |
| 04:15 | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen makes the wide open floater in the paint | 53-46 |
| 04:07 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 04:05 | Kentucky | Michael White tips it home | 53-48 |
| 03:48 | Mississippi | Jerald Sorensen hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by Roger Ward | 55-48 |
| 03:25 | Kentucky | David Border misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 03:23 | Kentucky | Michael White grabs the offensive board | 55-48 |
| 02:58 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman is fouled on the floor by Roger Ward - foul #2 on Roger Ward, team foul #6 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Steve Spafford (PG), Bryan Crofts (PF), Christopher Brown (C) Rory Markert, Roger Ward, Francis Templeton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Roosa (PG), Michael McGirt (SG), Larry Parr (SF), Robin Johnson (PF), Michael Pasquale (C) James Sadowski, David Border, Bret Rickman, Michael White, Owen Spencer | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Steve Spafford (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Moses Oaks (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerald Sorensen (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bryan Crofts (fresh) 6 reb. C - Christopher Brown (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Roosa (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael McGirt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Parr (fresh) PF - Robin Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Pasquale (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | Moses Oaks is called for the reach on Michael Pasquale - foul #1 on Moses Oaks, team foul #7 | 55-48 |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | Michael Pasquale makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 02:43 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Francis Templeton (C) Christopher Brown | |
| Subs | Kentucky | David Border (SG), Bret Rickman (SF), Owen Spencer (C) Michael McGirt, Larry Parr, Michael Pasquale | |
| 02:18 | Mississippi | Bryan Crofts blows the dunk but the foul's on Robin Johnson - foul #1 on Robin Johnson, team foul #5 | 55-50 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi | Bryan Crofts makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi | Bryan Crofts misses the 2nd free throw | 56-50 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Francis Templeton | 56-50 |
| 02:09 | Mississippi | Moses Oaks evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-50 |
| 02:08 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Bryan Crofts | 56-50 |
| 01:49 | Mississippi | Bryan Crofts's pass is intercepted by David Border | 56-50 |
| 01:46 | Kentucky | David Border hits the finger roll | 56-52 |
| 01:22 | Mississippi | Bryan Crofts blows the layup | 56-52 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi | Francis Templeton tips it home | 58-52 |
| 01:05 | Kentucky | David Border scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Robin Johnson | 58-54 |
| 00:45 | Mississippi | Bret Rickman steals the ball from Moses Oaks | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Kentucky | Robert Roosa's floater is knocked away by Bryan Crofts | 58-54 |
| 00:36 | Mississippi | Steve Spafford snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Mississippi | Steve Spafford is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Roosa - foul #3 on Robert Roosa, team foul #6 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Roger Ward (SF) Bryan Crofts | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Steve Spafford is fouled on the floor by Owen Spencer - foul #3 on Owen Spencer, team foul #7 | 58-54 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi | Steve Spafford misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:33 | Kentucky | David Border snags the defensive board | 58-54 |
| 00:27 | Kentucky | David Border makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-57 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Steve Spafford is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Roosa - foul #4 on Robert Roosa, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Crofts (PF) Roger Ward | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Steve Spafford makes the 1st free throw | 59-57 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Steve Spafford makes the 2nd free throw | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Kentucky | Bret Rickman can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 60-57 |
| 00:16 | Mississippi | Francis Templeton pulls down the rebound | 60-57 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Francis Templeton is fouled in the backcourt by David Border - foul #2 on David Border, team foul #9 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Roger Ward (SF) Bryan Crofts | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Francis Templeton makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Francis Templeton makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Kentucky | Robin Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Bryan Crofts (PF) Roger Ward | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Robert Roosa is called for the reach on Bryan Crofts in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Roosa, team foul #10 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Sadowski (PG) Robert Roosa | |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Bryan Crofts makes the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 00:04 | Mississippi | Bryan Crofts makes the 2nd free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | James Sadowski hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 64-57 |