| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Ridinger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay Moree (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Vila (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Howland (fresh) C - Michael Knowlton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jimmy Dwyer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Murphy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Scott (fresh) PF - Chung Chio (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Hussain (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Ernest Vila inbounds the ball | 23-27 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Mississippi | Jay Moree's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Benton Egbert (SG), John Orlinsky (SF), Roger Stacks (C) James Ridinger, Ernest Vila, Michael Knowlton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 19:18 | Kentucky | Jimmy Dwyer evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Jay Moree - foul #1 on Jay Moree, team foul #1 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Sanchez (SG) Benton Egbert | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 19:18 | Kentucky | Jimmy Dwyer makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 19:18 | Kentucky | Jimmy Dwyer misses the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 19:18 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks grabs the defensive rebound | 23-28 |
| 19:16 | Mississippi | Jay Moree's pass is intercepted by Christopher Scott in the backcourt | 23-28 |
| 19:13 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy banks in the layup on a nice dish by Christopher Scott | 23-30 |
| 18:44 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks clanks a shot from the left wing | 23-30 |
| 18:42 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Angel Sanchez | 23-30 |
| 18:20 | Mississippi | Jay Moree misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 23-30 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks tips it back up and in | 25-30 |
| 18:12 | Kentucky | Chung Chio drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Murphy | 25-32 |
| 18:10 | Mississippi | Jay Moree is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 25-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Benton Egbert (SG), Ernest Vila (SF) Jay Moree, Angel Sanchez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Burse (PG), Josh Carroll (SF), James Coble (PF), Marcus Seabrook (C) Jimmy Dwyer, Christopher Scott, Chung Chio, Tony Hussain | |
| 17:46 | Kentucky | Marcus Seabrook misses the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Roger Stacks - foul #1 on Roger Stacks, team foul #2 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jay Moree (SG) Benton Egbert | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:46 | Kentucky | Marcus Seabrook makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 17:46 | Kentucky | Marcus Seabrook misses the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks pulls down the rebound | 25-33 |
| 17:42 | Mississippi | Jay Moree throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Knowlton (C) Roger Stacks | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 17:17 | Kentucky | James Coble comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Knowlton - foul #1 on Michael Knowlton, team foul #3 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ridinger (PG), Roger Stacks (C) Jay Moree, Michael Knowlton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Dwyer (PG) Harry Burse | |
| 17:17 | Kentucky | James Coble makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 17:17 | Kentucky | James Coble makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 16:49 | Mississippi | Joseph Howland loses the dribble to Marcus Seabrook | 25-35 |
| 16:27 | Kentucky | Jimmy Dwyer clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-35 |
| 16:25 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks snags the defensive board | 25-35 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi | John Orlinsky is hacked by Josh Carroll - foul #2 on Josh Carroll, team foul #1 | 25-35 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jay Moree (PG), Benton Egbert (SG), Michael Knowlton (C) James Ridinger, John Orlinsky, Roger Stacks | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Burse (PG), Christopher Scott (SF), Chung Chio (PF), Tony Hussain (C) Jimmy Dwyer, Josh Carroll, James Coble, Marcus Seabrook | |
| 15:55 | Mississippi | Tony Hussain swats the short shot by Ernest Vila | 25-35 |
| 15:54 | Mississippi | Benton Egbert grabs the offensive board | 25-35 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Jay Moree (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Benton Egbert (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ernest Vila (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Howland (tiring) C - Michael Knowlton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Harry Burse (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Murphy (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Christopher Scott (fresh) PF - Chung Chio (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Hussain (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Mississippi | Jay Moree drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Howland | 28-35 |
| 15:22 | Kentucky | Tony Hussain scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Murphy | 28-37 |
| 15:17 | Mississippi | Jay Moree is fouled in the backcourt by Harry Burse - foul #2 on Harry Burse, team foul #2 | 28-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ridinger (PG), John Orlinsky (SF) Benton Egbert, Ernest Vila | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 14:58 | Mississippi | Jay Moree can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 28-37 |
| 14:57 | Mississippi | James Ridinger grabs the offensive board | 28-37 |
| 14:40 | Mississippi | Michael Knowlton lays it in set up by John Orlinsky | 30-37 |
| 14:11 | Kentucky | Christopher Scott hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-37 |
| 14:09 | Kentucky | Tony Hussain snags the offensive board | 30-37 |
| 13:49 | Kentucky | Michael Knowlton blocks the short jumper by Chung Chio | 30-37 |
| 13:47 | Mississippi | Michael Knowlton gets the rebound | 30-37 |
| 13:43 | Mississippi | Chung Chio is called for the reach on John Orlinsky in the backcourt - foul #2 on Chung Chio, team foul #3 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Benton Egbert (SG), Ernest Vila (SF), Roger Stacks (C) James Ridinger, John Orlinsky, Michael Knowlton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Dwyer (PG), Josh Carroll (SF), James Coble (PF), Marcus Seabrook (C) Harry Burse, Christopher Scott, Chung Chio, Tony Hussain | |
| 13:32 | Mississippi | Jimmy Dwyer picks off the pass by Benton Egbert | 30-37 |
| 13:05 | Kentucky | Jimmy Dwyer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-37 |
| 13:04 | Kentucky | Marcus Seabrook tips it in | 30-39 |
| 12:49 | Mississippi | Ernest Vila travels with the ball | 30-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ridinger (PG), John Orlinsky (PF), Michael Knowlton (C) Benton Egbert, Joseph Howland, Roger Stacks | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roger Ball (SG) Robert Murphy | |
| 12:26 | Kentucky | Marcus Seabrook clanks a shot from the right block | 30-39 |
| 12:25 | Mississippi | James Ridinger grabs the defensive rebound | 30-39 |
| 11:56 | Mississippi | John Orlinsky connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 33-39 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Ridinger (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay Moree (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Vila (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Orlinsky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. C - Michael Knowlton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jimmy Dwyer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Ball (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Josh Carroll (fairly fresh) PF - James Coble (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Marcus Seabrook (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Kentucky | James Coble lays it up and in | 33-41 |
| 11:16 | Mississippi | Ernest Vila is alone and drills a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Jay Moree | 35-41 |
| 11:05 | Kentucky | Marcus Seabrook misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 35-41 |
| 11:03 | Kentucky | Marcus Seabrook gets the offensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 10:45 | Kentucky | Jimmy Dwyer connects on the jumper from the left wing set up by Roger Ball | 35-43 |
| 10:24 | Mississippi | James Ridinger connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Ernest Vila | 37-43 |
| 10:02 | Kentucky | James Coble hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-43 |
| 10:00 | Kentucky | Marcus Seabrook tips it back up and in | 37-45 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi | Michael Knowlton's floater is tipped away by James Coble | 37-45 |
| 09:30 | Kentucky | James Coble grabs the board | 37-45 |
| 09:06 | Kentucky | John Orlinsky takes the ball from Roger Ball | 37-45 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi | Jay Moree misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 08:39 | Kentucky | Roger Ball grabs the defensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 08:19 | Kentucky | James Ridinger is called for the reach on Josh Carroll - foul #2 on James Ridinger, team foul #4 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Benton Egbert (PG), Angel Sanchez (SG), Joseph Howland (PF), Roger Stacks (C) James Ridinger, Jay Moree, John Orlinsky, Michael Knowlton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Burse (PG), Robert Murphy (SG), Christopher Scott (SF), Chung Chio (PF), Tony Hussain (C) Jimmy Dwyer, Roger Ball, Josh Carroll, James Coble, Marcus Seabrook | |
| 07:57 | Kentucky | Tony Hussain is hacked by Angel Sanchez - foul #1 on Angel Sanchez, team foul #5 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jay Moree (SG) Angel Sanchez | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 07:40 | Kentucky | Tony Hussain misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jay Moree - foul #2 on Jay Moree, team foul #6 | 37-45 |
| 07:40 | Kentucky | Tony Hussain makes the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 07:40 | Kentucky | Tony Hussain makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Benton Egbert (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jay Moree (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Vila (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Howland (fairly fresh) C - Roger Stacks (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Harry Burse (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Murphy (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Christopher Scott (fresh) PF - Chung Chio (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Tony Hussain (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Mississippi | Jay Moree misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-47 |
| 07:13 | Kentucky | Christopher Scott pulls down the rebound | 37-47 |
| 06:55 | Kentucky | Chung Chio shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Benton Egbert - foul #2 on Benton Egbert, team foul #7 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Knowlton (C) Ernest Vila | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:55 | Kentucky | Chung Chio makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 06:55 | Kentucky | Chung Chio makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:37 | Mississippi | Joseph Howland is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Joseph Howland, team foul #8 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Angel Sanchez (SG), Ernest Vila (SF) Benton Egbert, Michael Knowlton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Dwyer (PG) Harry Burse | |
| 06:12 | Kentucky | Chung Chio is hacked by Ernest Vila - foul #3 on Ernest Vila, team foul #9 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Benton Egbert (PG), John Orlinsky (SF) Jay Moree, Ernest Vila | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 06:12 | Kentucky | Chung Chio makes the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 06:12 | Kentucky | Chung Chio makes the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:53 | Mississippi | John Orlinsky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-51 |
| 05:52 | Mississippi | Joseph Howland tips it back up and in | 39-51 |
| 05:23 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy connects on the open jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Chung Chio | 39-53 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Tony Hussain - foul #1 on Tony Hussain, team foul #4 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ridinger (PG), Jay Moree (SG), Michael Knowlton (C) Benton Egbert, Angel Sanchez, John Orlinsky | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Burse (PG) Jimmy Dwyer | |
| 05:12 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks makes the 1st free throw | 40-53 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks misses the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| 05:12 | Kentucky | Tony Hussain grabs the board | 40-53 |
| 05:05 | Kentucky | Tony Hussain knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Harry Burse | 40-55 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi | Jay Moree loses the dribble to Harry Burse in the backcourt | 40-55 |
| 05:00 | Kentucky | Harry Burse hits the finger roll | 40-57 |
| 04:54 | Mississippi | Jay Moree drills a shot from the left wing set up by Michael Knowlton and the foul's on Robert Murphy - foul #3 on Robert Murphy, team foul #5 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ernest Vila (SF) Roger Stacks | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roger Ball (SG) Robert Murphy | |
| 04:54 | Mississippi | Jay Moree makes the free throw | 43-57 |
| 04:28 | Kentucky | Christopher Scott hits a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Harry Burse | 43-59 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi | Ernest Vila hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 43-59 |
| 04:20 | Kentucky | Tony Hussain grabs the defensive rebound | 43-59 |
| 04:01 | Kentucky | Christopher Scott throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Dwyer (PG) Harry Burse | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 03:39 | Mississippi | Ernest Vila misses short on a shot in the lane | 43-59 |
| 03:38 | Kentucky | Chung Chio snags the defensive board | 43-59 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - James Ridinger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay Moree (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Vila (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Howland (tired) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Michael Knowlton (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Jimmy Dwyer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roger Ball (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Scott (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Chung Chio (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Hussain (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Kentucky | Jimmy Dwyer misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-59 |
| 03:21 | Mississippi | Joseph Howland pulls down the rebound | 43-59 |
| 03:18 | Mississippi | James Ridinger is fouled in the backcourt by Jimmy Dwyer - foul #2 on Jimmy Dwyer, team foul #6 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Benton Egbert (SG), John Orlinsky (SF), Roger Stacks (C) James Ridinger, Ernest Vila, Michael Knowlton | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Murphy (SG), Josh Carroll (SF), James Coble (PF) Roger Ball, Christopher Scott, Chung Chio | |
| 03:13 | Mississippi | Jay Moree connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Benton Egbert | 45-59 |
| 02:49 | Kentucky | James Coble is open and scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Jimmy Dwyer | 45-61 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right side but he's hacked by James Coble - foul #2 on James Coble, team foul #7 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ridinger (PG), Ernest Vila (SF) Benton Egbert, John Orlinsky | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Harry Burse (PG), Marcus Seabrook (C) Jimmy Dwyer, Tony Hussain | |
| 02:35 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks misses the 1st free throw | 45-61 |
| 02:35 | Mississippi | Roger Stacks misses the 2nd free throw | 45-61 |
| 02:35 | Kentucky | Marcus Seabrook grabs the board | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 02:32 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy is fouled in the backcourt by James Ridinger - foul #3 on James Ridinger, team foul #10 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Knowlton (C) Roger Stacks | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 02:32 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy makes the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 02:32 | Kentucky | Robert Murphy misses the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| 02:32 | Mississippi | Michael Knowlton gets the rebound | 45-62 |
| 02:15 | Mississippi | James Coble blocks the jumper by Michael Knowlton | 45-62 |
| 02:14 | Kentucky | James Coble pulls down the rebound | 45-62 |
| 01:47 | Kentucky | Josh Carroll is by himself and knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Robert Murphy | 45-64 |
| 01:42 | Mississippi | Ernest Vila can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-64 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Knowlton | 45-64 |
| 01:35 | Mississippi | Marcus Seabrook steals the ball from Joseph Howland | 45-64 |
| 01:13 | Kentucky | James Coble lays it up and in set up by Harry Burse | 45-66 |
| 00:55 | Mississippi | Michael Knowlton's pass is intercepted by Josh Carroll | 45-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:53 | Kentucky | Michael Knowlton steps in front of the Josh Carroll pass in the backcourt | 45-66 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | Michael Knowlton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-66 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jimmy Dwyer (PG), Christopher Scott (SF), Chung Chio (PF), Tony Hussain (C) Harry Burse, Josh Carroll, James Coble, Marcus Seabrook | |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Christopher Scott connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jimmy Dwyer and he's fouled by Ernest Vila - foul #4 on Ernest Vila, team foul #11 | 45-68 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Christopher Scott makes the free throw | 45-69 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Christopher Scott blocks the short jumper by Jay Moree | 45-69 |
| 00:16 | Kentucky | Christopher Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 45-69 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Jimmy Dwyer runs out the clock | 45-69 |