| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Dexter Keith (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Duff (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lawrence Fedler (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jerome Gaddis (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Sherman Colmenero (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Smiley (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Sparks (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Damian Calkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 stl. PF - Mark Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Holloway (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins inbounds the ball | 21-38 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-38 |
| 19:46 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley tips it back up and in | 21-40 |
| 19:24 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis banks in the layup and he's hacked by Mark Smith - foul #2 on Mark Smith, team foul #1 | 23-40 |
| 19:24 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis makes the free throw | 24-40 |
| 19:02 | Mississippi | Mark Smith makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Shawn Sparks | 24-42 |
| 18:58 | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Shawn Sparks - foul #3 on Shawn Sparks, team foul #2 | 24-42 |
| 18:58 | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith makes the 1st free throw | 25-42 |
| 18:58 | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith makes the 2nd free throw | 26-42 |
| 18:46 | Mississippi | Dexter Keith steals the ball from Damian Calkins | 26-42 |
| 18:29 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero can't finish the layup | 26-42 |
| 18:28 | Western Kentucky | Robert Duff tips it home | 28-42 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Lawrence Fedler - foul #2 on Lawrence Fedler, team foul #1 | 28-42 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins misses the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 18:12 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins makes the 2nd free throw | 28-43 |
| 17:53 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler misses long on a 3 from straight away | 28-43 |
| 17:52 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero snags the offensive board | 28-43 |
| 17:36 | Western Kentucky | Robert Duff is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-43 |
| 17:34 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Mark Smith | 28-43 |
| 17:30 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-43 |
| 17:29 | Mississippi | Mark Smith tips it in | 28-45 |
| 17:10 | Western Kentucky | Gary Holloway denies the turnaround by Sherman Colmenero | 28-45 |
| 17:08 | Western Kentucky | Robert Duff hits the follow up shot | 30-45 |
| 16:56 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-45 |
| 16:55 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins grabs the offensive board | 30-45 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi | Mark Smith blows the layup but he's fouled by Jerome Gaddis - foul #3 on Jerome Gaddis, team foul #2 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Nichols (PG), Bradley Morgan (PF) Dexter Keith, Jerome Gaddis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jack Inman (SG), Robert Schrader (C) Shawn Sparks, Gary Holloway | |
| 16:39 | Mississippi | Mark Smith makes the 1st free throw | 30-46 |
| 16:39 | Mississippi | Mark Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| 16:27 | Western Kentucky | James Nichols is hacked by Mark Smith - foul #3 on Mark Smith, team foul #3 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer (PF) Mark Smith | |
| 16:08 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero hits a wide open driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from James Nichols | 32-47 |
| 15:52 | Mississippi | Lawrence Fedler takes the ball from Joseph Palmer | 32-47 |
| 15:49 | Western Kentucky | Robert Duff banks in the layup on a nice dish by Lawrence Fedler | 34-47 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - James Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Duff (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Lawrence Fedler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Bradley Morgan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Sherman Colmenero (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Smiley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jack Inman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Damian Calkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. PF - Joseph Palmer (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Schrader (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:37 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Bradley Morgan - foul #2 on Bradley Morgan, team foul #3 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith (PG) Robert Duff | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG), Shawn Sparks (SG) Robert Smiley, Jack Inman | |
| 15:37 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 15:37 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 34-49 |
| 15:23 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero makes the jumper from the baseline set up by James Nichols | 36-49 |
| 15:16 | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Patrick Cross | 36-52 |
| 15:02 | Western Kentucky | James Nichols misses the easy layup | 36-52 |
| 15:00 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader gets the rebound | 36-52 |
| 14:34 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-52 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Duff (SG), Jerome Gaddis (PF) James Nichols, Bradley Morgan | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smiley (PG), Gary Holloway (C) Patrick Cross, Robert Schrader | |
| 14:23 | Western Kentucky | Robert Duff evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Dexter Keith | 39-52 |
| 14:13 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 39-54 |
| 13:56 | Western Kentucky | Robert Duff splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 39-54 |
| 13:54 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer grabs the defensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 13:38 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer misses short on a floater from the right side | 39-54 |
| 13:37 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway tips it home | 39-56 |
| 13:19 | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-56 |
| 13:13 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley clanks a jumper from the left wing | 42-56 |
| 13:12 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero snags the defensive board | 42-56 |
| 12:58 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-56 |
| 12:56 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway pulls down the rebound | 42-56 |
| 12:50 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley is fouled on the floor by Dexter Keith - foul #2 on Dexter Keith, team foul #4 | 42-56 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Nichols (PG), Bradley Morgan (C) Dexter Keith, Sherman Colmenero | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jack Inman (SG), Gary Ford (SF), Mark Smith (PF), Robert Schrader (C) Shawn Sparks, Damian Calkins, Joseph Palmer, Gary Holloway | |
| 12:34 | Mississippi | Jack Inman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-56 |
| 12:33 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis snags the defensive board | 42-56 |
| 12:28 | Western Kentucky | James Nichols clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-56 |
| 12:27 | Mississippi | Gary Ford snags the defensive board | 42-56 |
| 12:06 | Mississippi | Jerome Gaddis steps in front of the Robert Schrader pass | 42-56 |
| 11:48 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis hits a wide open jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Duff and he's hacked by Jack Inman - foul #1 on Jack Inman, team foul #4 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith (PG), Sherman Colmenero (SF) Robert Duff, Lawrence Fedler | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG), Damian Calkins (SF) Robert Smiley, Gary Ford | |
| 11:48 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis makes the free throw | 45-56 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Dexter Keith (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Nichols (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sherman Colmenero (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerome Gaddis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Bradley Morgan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Patrick Cross (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jack Inman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Damian Calkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. PF - Mark Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Schrader (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Mississippi | Jack Inman double dribbles | 45-56 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler (SF) Bradley Morgan | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks (SG), Gary Holloway (C) Jack Inman, Robert Schrader | |
| 11:10 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 45-56 |
| 11:08 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins pulls down the rebound | 45-56 |
| 10:45 | Mississippi | Patrick Cross clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 45-56 |
| 10:43 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler pulls down the rebound | 45-56 |
| 10:22 | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-56 |
| 10:20 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Gary Holloway | 45-56 |
| 10:15 | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-56 |
| 10:13 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis grabs the board | 45-56 |
| 09:59 | Western Kentucky | James Nichols connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-56 |
| 09:38 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins hits the finger roll set up by Patrick Cross | 48-58 |
| 09:22 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-58 |
| 09:11 | Mississippi | Mark Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-58 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Robert Duff (SG), Bradley Morgan (C) James Nichols, Lawrence Fedler | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Robert Smiley (PG), Jack Inman (SG), Gary Ford (SF), Joseph Palmer (PF), Robert Schrader (C) Patrick Cross, Shawn Sparks, Damian Calkins, Mark Smith, Gary Holloway | |
| 08:54 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Robert Duff | 53-58 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer connects on the shot in the paint | 53-60 |
| 08:20 | Western Kentucky | Robert Duff splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 08:01 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-60 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader tips it back up and in | 56-62 |
| 07:55 | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 56-62 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler (SF) Jerome Gaddis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks (SG) Jack Inman | |
| 07:40 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-62 |
| 07:38 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Smiley | 56-62 |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Dexter Keith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Duff (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Fedler (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bradley Morgan (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Sherman Colmenero (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Smiley (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Sparks (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Ford (fresh) PF - Joseph Palmer (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Schrader (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks clanks a jumper from the right wing | 56-62 |
| 07:28 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Schrader | 56-62 |
| 07:12 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley's pass is intercepted by Dexter Keith | 56-62 |
| 06:54 | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 58-62 |
| 06:36 | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 06:34 | Western Kentucky | Sherman Colmenero pulls down the rebound | 58-62 |
| 06:10 | Western Kentucky | Robert Schrader blocks the short jumper by Bradley Morgan | 58-62 |
| 06:09 | Western Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Dexter Keith | 58-62 |
| 05:57 | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-62 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader grabs the defensive rebound | 58-62 |
| 05:55 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-62 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Nichols (PG), Jerome Gaddis (PF) Dexter Keith, Bradley Morgan | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Calkins (SF), Mark Smith (PF), Gary Holloway (C) Gary Ford, Joseph Palmer, Robert Schrader | |
| 05:39 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Lawrence Fedler - foul #3 on Lawrence Fedler, team foul #5 | 58-62 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 05:39 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 05:19 | Western Kentucky | Jerome Gaddis's floater is tipped away by Mark Smith | 58-64 |
| 05:18 | Mississippi | Mark Smith snags the defensive board | 58-64 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 58-64 |
| 05:03 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 04:42 | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-64 |
| 04:41 | Western Kentucky | James Nichols snags the defensive board | 58-64 |
| 04:28 | Western Kentucky | Robert Duff evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Jerome Gaddis | 61-64 |
| 04:11 | Mississippi | Mark Smith dunks the ball | 61-66 |
| 03:53 | Western Kentucky | James Nichols misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 61-66 |
| 03:52 | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks snags the defensive board | 61-66 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Shawn Sparks | 61-68 |
| 03:29 | Western Kentucky | Robert Smiley is called for the reach on Robert Duff - foul #1 on Robert Smiley, team foul #5 | 61-68 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith (PG), Bradley Morgan (C) James Nichols, Sherman Colmenero | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer (PF), Robert Schrader (C) Mark Smith, Gary Holloway | |
| Lineup | Western Kentucky | PG - Dexter Keith (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 stl. SG - Robert Duff (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Fedler (tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerome Gaddis (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Bradley Morgan (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Robert Smiley (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Sparks (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Damian Calkins (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. PF - Joseph Palmer (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Schrader (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:16 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler clanks a 3 from the right corner | 61-68 |
| 03:15 | Western Kentucky | Robert Duff tips it but misses | 61-68 |
| 03:13 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer gets the rebound | 61-68 |
| 02:59 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley connects on the 3 from the left corner | 61-71 |
| 02:40 | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-71 |
| 02:38 | Western Kentucky | Bradley Morgan pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-71 |
| 02:28 | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith scores on a 3 from the right corner | 64-71 |
| 02:28 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 64-71 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | James Nichols (PG), Sherman Colmenero (C) Lawrence Fedler, Jerome Gaddis | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Smith (PF), Gary Holloway (C) Joseph Palmer, Robert Schrader | |
| 02:04 | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Smiley | 64-74 |
| 01:49 | Western Kentucky | Robert Duff misses short on a shot from the left wing | 64-74 |
| 01:48 | Western Kentucky | Robert Duff misses the tip | 64-74 |
| 01:46 | Mississippi | Shawn Sparks grabs the defensive rebound | 64-74 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:26 | Mississippi | Mark Smith drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Smiley and the foul's on Bradley Morgan - foul #3 on Bradley Morgan, team foul #6 | 64-76 |
| Subs | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler (SF), Jerome Gaddis (PF) James Nichols, Bradley Morgan | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 01:26 | Mississippi | Mark Smith makes the free throw | 64-77 |
| 01:01 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 64-77 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway grabs the board | 64-77 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Mississippi | Mark Smith hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 64-77 |
| 00:31 | Western Kentucky | Dexter Keith grabs the defensive rebound | 64-77 |
| Game Plan | Western Kentucky | Western Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:26 | Western Kentucky | Lawrence Fedler misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-77 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley pulls down the rebound | 64-77 |
| 00:00 | Mississippi | Robert Smiley runs out the clock | 64-77 |