| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Russell Cooke (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffery Humphrey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lewis Keithley (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Monroe Matthies (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Gilbert Ricco (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Leo Hutchison (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Mark Rumberger (fresh) SF - Ryan Ledford (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Dimarco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Western Kentucky | Lewis Keithley inbounds the ball | 42-27 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Humphrey knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Monroe Matthies | 45-27 |
| 19:29 | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger drills a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Leo Hutchison and he's fouled by Gilbert Ricco - foul #1 on Gilbert Ricco, team foul #1 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Brewer (PG), Nathaniel Hartwell (SG) Russell Cooke, Jeffery Humphrey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 19:29 | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger makes the free throw | 45-30 |
| 19:12 | Western Kentucky | Gilbert Ricco lays it up and in | 47-30 |
| 19:03 | Mississippi | Ryan Ledford misses the shot from the left wing | 47-30 |
| 19:02 | Western Kentucky | Gilbert Ricco grabs the defensive rebound | 47-30 |
| 18:39 | Western Kentucky | Gary Williams steps in front of the Monroe Matthies pass | 47-30 |
| 18:18 | Mississippi | Ryan Ledford is hacked by Lewis Keithley - foul #3 on Lewis Keithley, team foul #2 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Cooke (PG), Jeffery Humphrey (SG) George Brewer, Lewis Keithley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 18:03 | Mississippi | John Dimarco is hacked by Monroe Matthies - foul #1 on Monroe Matthies, team foul #3 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Raymond Cooley (SG) Jeffery Humphrey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:46 | Mississippi | Leo Hutchison hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gilbert Ricco - foul #2 on Gilbert Ricco, team foul #4 | 47-30 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Humphrey (SG) Raymond Cooley | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 17:46 | Mississippi | Leo Hutchison makes the 1st free throw | 47-31 |
| 17:46 | Mississippi | Leo Hutchison misses the 2nd free throw | 47-31 |
| 17:46 | Western Kentucky | Gilbert Ricco grabs the board | 47-31 |
| 17:29 | Western Kentucky | Monroe Matthies makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Russell Cooke | 49-31 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi | John Dimarco's pass is intercepted by Gilbert Ricco | 49-31 |
| 16:50 | Western Kentucky | Monroe Matthies misses the dunk attempt | 49-31 |
| 16:49 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Hartwell gets the offensive rebound | 49-31 |
| 16:41 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Hartwell misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-31 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi | Leo Hutchison grabs the defensive rebound | 49-31 |
| 16:37 | Mississippi | Russell Cooke picks off the pass by Leo Hutchison in the backcourt | 49-31 |
| 16:24 | Western Kentucky | Russell Cooke throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-31 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Raymond Cooley (SG), Nathan Teske (PF), James Dames (C) Jeffery Humphrey, Monroe Matthies, Gilbert Ricco | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ronnie Liptak (PG), Darryl Horton (SG), William Freeman (SF), Patrick Tallent (PF), Willy Asay (C) Leo Hutchison, Mark Rumberger, Ryan Ledford, John Dimarco, Gary Williams | |
| 16:06 | Mississippi | Ronnie Liptak clanks a 3 from the right corner | 49-31 |
| 16:04 | Western Kentucky | Nathan Teske gets the rebound | 49-31 |
| 15:42 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Cooley misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 49-31 |
| 15:40 | Mississippi | William Freeman gets the rebound | 49-31 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Russell Cooke (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Cooley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Hartwell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nathan Teske (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Dames (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Ronnie Liptak (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darryl Horton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Freeman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Patrick Tallent (fresh) C - Willy Asay (fresh) | |
| 15:32 | Mississippi | William Freeman clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-31 |
| 15:30 | Western Kentucky | James Dames grabs the defensive rebound | 49-31 |
| 15:25 | Western Kentucky | Russell Cooke misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner but the foul's on Ronnie Liptak - foul #2 on Ronnie Liptak, team foul #1 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Lewis Keithley (SF), Gilbert Ricco (C) Raymond Cooley, James Dames | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Dimarco (PF) Willy Asay | |
| 15:25 | Western Kentucky | Russell Cooke makes the 1st free throw | 50-31 |
| 15:25 | Western Kentucky | Russell Cooke makes the 2nd free throw | 51-31 |
| 15:25 | Western Kentucky | Russell Cooke misses the 3rd free throw | 51-31 |
| 15:25 | Mississippi | John Dimarco gets the rebound | 51-31 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 15:09 | Mississippi | Nathaniel Hartwell steals it from Darryl Horton | 51-31 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:50 | Western Kentucky | Nathan Teske makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Russell Cooke | 54-31 |
| 14:32 | Mississippi | William Freeman misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 54-31 |
| 14:30 | Mississippi | Patrick Tallent grabs the offensive rebound | 54-31 |
| 14:18 | Mississippi | Patrick Tallent misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-31 |
| 14:17 | Western Kentucky | Nathan Teske grabs the defensive rebound | 54-31 |
| 13:57 | Western Kentucky | Lewis Keithley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-31 |
| 13:56 | Mississippi | John Dimarco pulls down the rebound | 54-31 |
| 13:50 | Mississippi | Ronnie Liptak misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-31 |
| 13:48 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton hits the follow up shot | 54-33 |
| 13:27 | Western Kentucky | Russell Cooke hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-33 |
| 13:25 | Western Kentucky | Gilbert Ricco tips it home | 56-33 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton misses the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Gilbert Ricco - foul #3 on Gilbert Ricco, team foul #5 | 56-33 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Brewer (PG), Jeffery Humphrey (SG), Monroe Matthies (PF), James Dames (C) Russell Cooke, Nathaniel Hartwell, Nathan Teske, Gilbert Ricco | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger (SG), Ryan Ledford (SF), Willy Asay (PF), Gary Williams (C) Ronnie Liptak, William Freeman, John Dimarco, Patrick Tallent | |
| 13:06 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton misses the 1st free throw | 56-33 |
| 13:06 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton makes the 2nd free throw | 56-34 |
| 12:53 | Western Kentucky | Lewis Keithley makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Dames | 59-34 |
| 12:31 | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger's pass is intercepted by Monroe Matthies | 59-34 |
| 12:06 | Western Kentucky | James Dames is fouled on the floor by Ryan Ledford - foul #1 on Ryan Ledford, team foul #2 | 59-34 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Cooke (PG) George Brewer | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Leo Hutchison (PG), John Dimarco (PF) Darryl Horton, Willy Asay | |
| 11:49 | Western Kentucky | Monroe Matthies is called for a backcourt violation | 59-34 |
| 11:32 | Mississippi | Gary Williams misses the open dunk | 59-34 |
| 11:31 | Western Kentucky | The rebound goes to Russell Cooke | 59-34 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Russell Cooke (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeffery Humphrey (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lewis Keithley (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. PF - Monroe Matthies (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Dames (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Leo Hutchison (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Rumberger (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ryan Ledford (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Dimarco (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Gary Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Western Kentucky | Mark Rumberger steps in front of the Lewis Keithley pass | 59-34 |
| 11:07 | Mississippi | Gary Williams knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 59-36 |
| 10:39 | Western Kentucky | Lewis Keithley comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 59-36 |
| 10:37 | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger grabs the board | 59-36 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi | Leo Hutchison comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-36 |
| 10:28 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Humphrey grabs the defensive rebound | 59-36 |
| 10:22 | Western Kentucky | Leo Hutchison is called for the reach on Russell Cooke in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leo Hutchison, team foul #3 | 59-36 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Brewer (PG), Nathan Teske (PF), Gilbert Ricco (C) Russell Cooke, Monroe Matthies, James Dames | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ronnie Liptak (SG), William Freeman (SF), Patrick Tallent (C) Mark Rumberger, Ryan Ledford, Gary Williams | |
| 10:06 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Humphrey can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 59-36 |
| 10:05 | Western Kentucky | Lewis Keithley tips it in | 61-36 |
| 09:47 | Mississippi | George Brewer steals the ball from John Dimarco | 61-36 |
| 09:42 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Humphrey throws it down set up by George Brewer | 63-36 |
| 09:31 | Mississippi | William Freeman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 63-36 |
| 09:30 | Western Kentucky | Gilbert Ricco pulls down the rebound | 63-36 |
| 09:14 | Western Kentucky | Lewis Keithley scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffery Humphrey | 66-36 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi | John Dimarco comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-36 |
| 09:03 | Mississippi | Patrick Tallent tips it home | 66-38 |
| 08:42 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Humphrey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Leo Hutchison - foul #2 on Leo Hutchison, team foul #4 | 66-38 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Russell Cooke (PG), Monroe Matthies (PF), James Dames (C) George Brewer, Nathan Teske, Gilbert Ricco | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Rumberger (SG), Ryan Ledford (SF), Gary Williams (C) Leo Hutchison, William Freeman, John Dimarco | |
| 08:42 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Humphrey makes the 1st free throw | 67-38 |
| 08:42 | Western Kentucky | Jeffery Humphrey makes the 2nd free throw | 68-38 |
| 08:22 | Mississippi | Ryan Ledford scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-41 |
| 08:04 | Western Kentucky | Russell Cooke hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by James Dames | 71-41 |
| 07:47 | Mississippi | Russell Cooke takes the ball from Gary Williams | 71-41 |
| 07:24 | Western Kentucky | Russell Cooke drills a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffery Humphrey | 73-41 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Russell Cooke (fresh) 18 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeffery Humphrey (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Lewis Keithley (tiring) 14 pts. 3 pf. PF - Monroe Matthies (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - James Dames (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Ronnie Liptak (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Rumberger (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ryan Ledford (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Patrick Tallent (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Mississippi | Ronnie Liptak is hacked by Lewis Keithley - foul #4 on Lewis Keithley, team foul #6 | 73-41 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | George Brewer (PG), Raymond Cooley (SG), Nathaniel Hartwell (SF), Nathan Teske (PF) Russell Cooke, Jeffery Humphrey, Lewis Keithley, Monroe Matthies | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Darryl Horton (PG), William Porter (SG), Sydney Cannon (SF), William Freeman (PF), Willy Asay (C) Ronnie Liptak, Mark Rumberger, Ryan Ledford, Patrick Tallent, Gary Williams | |
| 07:03 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 73-41 |
| 07:02 | Mississippi | William Freeman gets the offensive rebound | 73-41 |
| 06:55 | Mississippi | Sydney Cannon misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 73-41 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi | William Freeman tips it in | 73-43 |
| 06:28 | Western Kentucky | Willy Asay steals the ball from Raymond Cooley | 73-43 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi | Willy Asay misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 73-43 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi | William Freeman tips it home | 73-45 |
| 05:58 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Hartwell hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from George Brewer | 76-45 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton makes the fadeaway in the lane | 76-47 |
| 05:16 | Western Kentucky | Nathan Teske misses the easy layup | 76-47 |
| 05:14 | Mississippi | Willy Asay grabs the board | 76-47 |
| 05:00 | Mississippi | George Brewer steps in front of the Sydney Cannon pass | 76-47 |
| 04:40 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Cooley misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 76-47 |
| 04:39 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Hartwell misses the tip | 76-47 |
| 04:37 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Sydney Cannon | 76-47 |
| 04:22 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton double dribbles | 76-47 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Ronnie Liptak (PG), Patrick Tallent (PF) William Porter, Sydney Cannon | |
| 04:03 | Western Kentucky | George Brewer hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Raymond Cooley | 79-47 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton's pass is intercepted by Raymond Cooley | 79-47 |
| 03:42 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Cooley blows the layup | 79-47 |
| 03:41 | Mississippi | William Freeman grabs the defensive rebound | 79-47 |
| 03:37 | Mississippi | Ronnie Liptak drills a shot from just outside the lane | 79-49 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:08 | Western Kentucky | James Dames clanks a floater from the baseline | 79-49 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton pulls down the rebound | 79-49 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - George Brewer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Cooley (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nathaniel Hartwell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nathan Teske (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - James Dames (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Ronnie Liptak (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darryl Horton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Freeman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Patrick Tallent (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Willy Asay (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:54 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton slams it home set up by Patrick Tallent | 79-51 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:35 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Hartwell scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 82-51 |
| 02:18 | Mississippi | Raymond Cooley steals the ball from Willy Asay | 82-51 |
| 02:15 | Western Kentucky | Nathaniel Hartwell dunks the ball on a great pass from Raymond Cooley | 84-51 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi | Patrick Tallent lays it in on a nice dish by Darryl Horton | 84-53 |
| 01:35 | Western Kentucky | Nathan Teske's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 84-53 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:21 | Mississippi | Ronnie Liptak scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Darryl Horton | 84-56 |
| 01:02 | Western Kentucky | James Dames makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from George Brewer | 86-56 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Mississippi | Darryl Horton knocks in the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Ronnie Liptak | 86-58 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Cooley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Ronnie Liptak - foul #3 on Ronnie Liptak, team foul #5 | 86-58 |
| 00:25 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Cooley makes the 1st free throw | 87-58 |
| 00:25 | Western Kentucky | Raymond Cooley misses the 2nd free throw | 87-58 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Willy Asay snags the defensive board | 87-58 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Ronnie Liptak misses the lay-in but he's fouled by George Brewer - foul #2 on George Brewer, team foul #7 | 87-58 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Ronnie Liptak makes the 1st free throw | 87-59 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Ronnie Liptak makes the 2nd free throw | 87-60 |
| 00:00 | Western Kentucky | George Brewer runs out the clock | 87-60 |