| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Pepper (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Derek Howe (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Louis Robey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Hans (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Roy Haven (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Messenger (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Adams (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jesse Lane (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger inbounds the ball | 31-25 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:33 | Kentucky | Roy Haven makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Samuel Hans | 31-28 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi | Jesse Lane denies the turnaround by Derek Howe | 31-28 |
| 19:28 | Kentucky | Jesse Lane grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 19:23 | Kentucky | Samuel Hans double dribbles | 31-28 |
| 19:12 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper is whistled for a carry | 31-28 |
| 18:49 | Kentucky | Samuel Hans hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 31-28 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | John Sanders gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi | Kenneth Messenger steals the ball from Louis Robey | 31-28 |
| 18:09 | Kentucky | Roy Haven splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 31-28 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi | Derek Howe snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 17:59 | Mississippi | Derek Howe loses the ball out of bounds | 31-28 |
| 17:36 | Kentucky | Michael Adams knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Samuel Hans | 31-30 |
| 17:18 | Mississippi | William Cole comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 31-30 |
| 17:16 | Kentucky | Jesse Lane snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 16:52 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger blows the layup but the foul's on Derek Howe - foul #2 on Derek Howe, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Weishaar (SF), Don Million (C) Derek Howe, Louis Robey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Bryant (PG), James Scott (PF), Leslie Pritts (C) Samuel Hans, Michael Adams, Jesse Lane | |
| 16:52 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 16:52 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 16:40 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper buries a shot from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 16:20 | Kentucky | James Scott is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-32 |
| 16:18 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 15:58 | Mississippi | Jerry Weishaar is fouled on the floor by Leslie Pritts - foul #1 on Leslie Pritts, team foul #1 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Turnage (PG), David Golden (SG), Albert Miller (SF) William Cole, Paul Pepper, John Sanders | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Hans (PG), Erik Garrett (PF) Roy Haven, Kenneth Messenger | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Kevin Turnage (fresh) 7 pts. SG - David Golden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Albert Miller (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Don Million (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jerry Weishaar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Hans (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Paul Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leslie Pritts (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Erik Garrett (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Scott (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Mississippi | Jerry Weishaar is fouled on the floor by James Scott - foul #1 on James Scott, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Derek Howe (SF), Louis Robey (C) Albert Miller, Jerry Weishaar | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Jesse Lane (C) James Scott | |
| 15:34 | Mississippi | Kevin Turnage misses the 3 from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 15:32 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Paul Bryant | 33-32 |
| 15:10 | Kentucky | Jesse Lane misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-32 |
| 15:08 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 14:42 | Kentucky | Jesse Lane knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Samuel Hans | 33-34 |
| 14:19 | Mississippi | Leslie Pritts swats the dunk try by Kevin Turnage | 33-34 |
| 14:18 | Kentucky | Leslie Pritts snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| 13:58 | Kentucky | Derek Howe is called for the reach on Leslie Pritts - foul #3 on Derek Howe, team foul #2 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cole (PG), Paul Pepper (SG), Jerry Weishaar (SF), John Sanders (PF) Kevin Turnage, David Golden, Derek Howe, Don Million | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roy Haven (SG), Kenneth Messenger (SF) Samuel Hans, Leslie Pritts | |
| 13:38 | Kentucky | Paul Bryant buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Roy Haven | 33-37 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi | John Sanders loses the dribble to Paul Bryant | 33-37 |
| 12:55 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett is fouled on the floor by Paul Pepper - foul #2 on Paul Pepper, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Derek Howe (SF), Don Million (C) Jerry Weishaar, Louis Robey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Hans (PG), James Scott (C) Paul Bryant, Jesse Lane | |
| 12:44 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett drills a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Kenneth Messenger and he's fouled by John Sanders - foul #1 on John Sanders, team foul #4 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Leslie Pritts (C) James Scott | |
| 12:44 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett misses the free throw | 33-39 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi | Don Million grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 12:21 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-39 |
| 12:20 | Mississippi | John Sanders grabs the offensive rebound | 33-39 |
| 12:04 | Mississippi | William Cole comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-39 |
| 12:03 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper tips it in | 35-39 |
| 11:42 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Erik Garrett, team foul #3 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Adams (PF), James Scott (C) Kenneth Messenger, Erik Garrett | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Pepper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Derek Howe (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Don Million (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Hans (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Roy Haven (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leslie Pritts (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Adams (fresh) 6 pts. C - James Scott (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Mississippi | William Cole's fadeaway is rejected by Leslie Pritts | 35-39 |
| 11:29 | Kentucky | Roy Haven snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 11:00 | Kentucky | Michael Adams clanks a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Derek Howe - foul #4 on Derek Howe, team foul #5 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jerry Weishaar (SF), Louis Robey (C) Derek Howe, Don Million | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Bryant (PG), Jesse Lane (C) Samuel Hans, Leslie Pritts | |
| 11:00 | Kentucky | Michael Adams makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 11:00 | Kentucky | Michael Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 35-40 |
| 11:00 | Mississippi | John Sanders pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi | William Cole hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 10:27 | Kentucky | Michael Adams is whistled for a carry | 38-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Kevin Turnage (PG), David Golden (SG), Albert Miller (SF) William Cole, Paul Pepper, John Sanders | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger (SF) James Scott | |
| 10:20 | Mississippi | Louis Robey is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Paul Bryant | 38-40 |
| 10:00 | Kentucky | Michael Adams misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 38-40 |
| 09:59 | Kentucky | Jesse Lane snags the offensive board | 38-40 |
| 09:39 | Kentucky | Paul Bryant evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on David Golden - foul #1 on David Golden, team foul #6 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Pepper (SG), Derek Howe (SF), Don Million (PF) David Golden, Albert Miller, Jerry Weishaar | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Hans (PG) Roy Haven | |
| 09:39 | Kentucky | Paul Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 09:39 | Kentucky | Paul Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 09:32 | Mississippi | Samuel Hans steps in front of the Kevin Turnage pass | 38-42 |
| 09:29 | Kentucky | Paul Bryant misses the lay-in | 38-42 |
| 09:27 | Kentucky | Michael Adams tips it home | 38-44 |
| 09:15 | Mississippi | Louis Robey travels with the ball | 38-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | William Cole (PG), John Sanders (PF) Kevin Turnage, Don Million | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 08:50 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger misses long on an open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-44 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi | John Sanders grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 08:32 | Mississippi | William Cole misses short on a floater near the basket | 38-44 |
| 08:31 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger gets the rebound | 38-44 |
| 08:06 | Kentucky | Michael Adams buries a jump hook from the baseline set up by Kenneth Messenger | 38-46 |
| 07:42 | Mississippi | Louis Robey hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Cole and he's hacked by Kenneth Messenger - foul #2 on Kenneth Messenger, team foul #4 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Golden (SG) Paul Pepper | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Roy Haven (SG), Leslie Pritts (SF), Erik Garrett (PF), James Scott (C) Paul Bryant, Kenneth Messenger, Michael Adams, Jesse Lane | |
| 07:42 | Mississippi | Louis Robey makes the free throw | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Golden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derek Howe (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - John Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Louis Robey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Samuel Hans (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Roy Haven (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leslie Pritts (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Erik Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - James Scott (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Kentucky | John Sanders steals it from Leslie Pritts | 41-46 |
| 07:00 | Mississippi | Louis Robey can't throw it down against a doubleteam | 41-46 |
| 06:59 | Mississippi | William Cole grabs the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 06:50 | Mississippi | Roy Haven steals it from David Golden | 41-46 |
| 06:47 | Kentucky | Samuel Hans lays it in on a nice dish by Roy Haven | 41-48 |
| 06:30 | Mississippi | William Cole is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-48 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi | William Cole tips it back up and in | 43-48 |
| 05:59 | Kentucky | Roy Haven works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 05:57 | Mississippi | John Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 43-48 |
| 05:43 | Mississippi | Leslie Pritts steps in front of the John Sanders pass | 43-48 |
| 05:14 | Kentucky | Leslie Pritts is open but comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 43-48 |
| 05:13 | Mississippi | John Sanders gets the rebound | 43-48 |
| 04:53 | Mississippi | William Cole misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 43-48 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi | Derek Howe tips it back up and in | 45-48 |
| 04:52 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-48 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Paul Pepper (SG), Jerry Weishaar (SF), Don Million (C) David Golden, Derek Howe, Louis Robey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Bryant (PG), Kenneth Messenger (SF), Jesse Lane (C) Samuel Hans, Leslie Pritts, James Scott | |
| 04:23 | Kentucky | Jesse Lane comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-48 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Don Million | 45-48 |
| 04:13 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-48 |
| 04:11 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 03:48 | Kentucky | Paul Bryant shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 45-48 |
| 03:46 | Kentucky | Jesse Lane misses the tip | 45-48 |
| 03:45 | Kentucky | Roy Haven gets the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 03:27 | Kentucky | Jesse Lane lays it up and in on a great pass from Erik Garrett | 45-50 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - William Cole (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Pepper (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jerry Weishaar (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Sanders (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Don Million (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Paul Bryant (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Haven (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth Messenger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Erik Garrett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Jesse Lane (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Mississippi | William Cole hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 45-50 |
| 03:11 | Kentucky | Jesse Lane gets the rebound | 45-50 |
| 02:48 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger misses the shot from the baseline | 45-50 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi | Jerry Weishaar grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-50 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Derek Howe (SF), Louis Robey (C) Jerry Weishaar, Don Million | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Hans (PG) Paul Bryant | |
| 02:31 | Mississippi | William Cole misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-50 |
| 02:30 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Roy Haven | 45-50 |
| 02:09 | Kentucky | Paul Pepper takes the ball from Kenneth Messenger | 45-50 |
| 02:05 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 02:03 | Kentucky | Jesse Lane snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| 01:42 | Kentucky | Samuel Hans can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 01:41 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:26 | Mississippi | William Cole hits a 3 from straight away | 48-50 |
| 01:08 | Kentucky | Erik Garrett lays it in | 48-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:50 | Mississippi | Louis Robey makes the contested runner near the basket on a great pass from John Sanders | 50-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | William Cole is called for the reach on Samuel Hans - foul #1 on William Cole, team foul #7 | 50-52 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Samuel Hans makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 00:26 | Kentucky | Samuel Hans makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | Mississippi | Jesse Lane takes the ball from William Cole | 50-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger is hacked by Paul Pepper in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Pepper, team foul #8 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Paul Bryant (PG) Samuel Hans | |
| 00:21 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger misses the 1st free throw | 50-54 |
| 00:21 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Louis Robey | 50-54 |
| 00:15 | Mississippi | Paul Pepper drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Derek Howe | 53-54 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Paul Bryant is hacked by William Cole in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Cole, team foul #9 | 53-54 |
| 00:13 | Kentucky | Paul Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | Louis Robey gets the rebound | 53-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:08 | Mississippi | William Cole banks in the layup on a great pass from Paul Pepper | 55-54 |
| 00:08 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-54 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Samuel Hans (PG) Paul Bryant | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Kenneth Messenger drills a floater from the right block | 55-56 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-56 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | William Cole clanks a halfcourt shot | 55-56 |