| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Leonard (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Henry Ernest (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Duane Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - James Czapla (fresh) 3 reb. C - Gary Stith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Black (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Damian Calkins (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Mark Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gary Holloway (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Palmer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | Duane Brown inbounds the ball | 20-18 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:43 | Kentucky | Mark Smith is called for the reach on Duane Brown - foul #2 on Mark Smith, team foul #1 | 20-18 |
| 19:23 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Henry Ernest and he's hacked by Gary Holloway - foul #2 on Gary Holloway, team foul #2 | 22-18 |
| 19:23 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard misses the free throw | 22-18 |
| 19:23 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Mark Smith | 22-18 |
| 18:58 | Mississippi | Mark Smith misses long on a jumper from the left side | 22-18 |
| 18:56 | Kentucky | Gary Stith gets the rebound | 22-18 |
| 18:35 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard makes the floater from the left block | 24-18 |
| 18:17 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins jams it | 24-20 |
| 18:05 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 24-20 |
| 18:03 | Kentucky | Duane Brown tips it back up and in | 26-20 |
| 17:43 | Mississippi | Mark Smith misses long on a shot from the left wing | 26-20 |
| 17:42 | Kentucky | Gary Stith grabs the defensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 17:27 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 26-20 |
| 17:25 | Kentucky | James Czapla hits the follow up shot | 28-20 |
| 17:06 | Mississippi | Michael Black clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-20 |
| 17:04 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway hits the follow up shot | 28-22 |
| 16:43 | Kentucky | Gary Stith clanks a jumper from the right side | 28-22 |
| 16:42 | Mississippi | Mark Smith snags the defensive board | 28-22 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi | Michael Black misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-22 |
| 16:21 | Kentucky | Duane Brown grabs the board | 28-22 |
| 15:52 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest makes the jumper from the baseline | 30-22 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Robert Leonard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Henry Ernest (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Duane Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Czapla (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Stith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Black (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Damian Calkins (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Mark Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gary Holloway (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Palmer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins can't finish the layup | 30-22 |
| 15:35 | Kentucky | Gary Stith gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| 15:14 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard makes the turnaround in the lane | 32-22 |
| 14:51 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins buries a fadeaway in the paint | 32-24 |
| 14:24 | Kentucky | Duane Brown travels with the ball | 32-24 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Simon (PG), George Hoose (SG), Charles Kirschbaum (SF), Kerry Hayes (PF), David Scott (C) Robert Leonard, Henry Ernest, Duane Brown, James Czapla, Gary Stith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG), Jack Inman (SG), Wilfred Chappell (SF), Robert Schrader (PF), Everett Graham (C) Michael Black, Damian Calkins, Mark Smith, Gary Holloway, Joseph Palmer | |
| 14:02 | Mississippi | Patrick Cross misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 32-24 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi | Everett Graham tips it back up and in | 32-26 |
| 13:31 | Kentucky | George Hoose evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Charles Kirschbaum | 35-26 |
| 13:21 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader drills a jumper in the paint | 35-28 |
| 12:57 | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum's pass is intercepted by Wilfred Chappell | 35-28 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader can't throw it down but he's fouled by Kerry Hayes - foul #2 on Kerry Hayes, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader makes the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 12:29 | Kentucky | David Scott is fouled on the floor by Everett Graham - foul #2 on Everett Graham, team foul #3 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Calkins (SG) Jack Inman | |
| 12:21 | Kentucky | George Hoose comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 12:19 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 12:02 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 12:00 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Scott | 35-30 |
| 11:31 | Kentucky | George Hoose scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by James Simon | 38-30 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Simon (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Hoose (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Kirschbaum (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kerry Hayes (fresh) C - David Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Patrick Cross (fresh) SG - Damian Calkins (fresh) 18 pts. SF - Wilfred Chappell (fresh) PF - Robert Schrader (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Everett Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins clanks a floater from close range | 38-30 |
| 11:12 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader grabs the offensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 11:02 | Mississippi | Wilfred Chappell is fouled on the floor by Charles Kirschbaum - foul #2 on Charles Kirschbaum, team foul #2 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Leonard (PG), Henry Ernest (SG), Duane Brown (SF), James Czapla (PF), Gary Stith (C) James Simon, George Hoose, Charles Kirschbaum, Kerry Hayes, David Scott | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Black (PG), Mark Smith (SF), Gary Holloway (PF), Joseph Palmer (C) Patrick Cross, Wilfred Chappell, Robert Schrader, Everett Graham | |
| 10:35 | Mississippi | Mark Smith is denied on a layup by Gary Stith | 38-30 |
| 10:34 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to James Czapla | 38-30 |
| 10:13 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard misses the easy layup | 38-30 |
| 10:11 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins grabs the board | 38-30 |
| 09:42 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Mark Smith | 38-32 |
| 09:23 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-32 |
| 09:21 | Mississippi | Mark Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 38-32 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi | Mark Smith dunks the ball | 38-34 |
| 09:11 | Kentucky | Michael Black steps in front of the Robert Leonard pass in the backcourt | 38-34 |
| 08:55 | Mississippi | Gary Stith steals it from Damian Calkins | 38-34 |
| 08:36 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Holloway | 38-34 |
| 08:35 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 08:26 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway hits a driving attempt from the right block set up by Damian Calkins | 38-36 |
| 08:04 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard blows the layup | 38-36 |
| 08:03 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Mark Smith | 38-36 |
| 07:44 | Mississippi | Robert Leonard steals it from Joseph Palmer | 38-36 |
| 07:22 | Kentucky | Duane Brown is hacked by Joseph Palmer - foul #2 on Joseph Palmer, team foul #4 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Simon (PG), George Hoose (SG), Charles Kirschbaum (SF), Kerry Hayes (PF), David Scott (C) Robert Leonard, Henry Ernest, Duane Brown, James Czapla, Gary Stith | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG), Jack Inman (SG), Wilfred Chappell (SF), Robert Schrader (PF), Everett Graham (C) Michael Black, Damian Calkins, Mark Smith, Gary Holloway, Joseph Palmer | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Simon (fresh) 2 ast. SG - George Hoose (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Kirschbaum (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kerry Hayes (fresh) C - David Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Patrick Cross (fresh) SG - Jack Inman (fresh) SF - Wilfred Chappell (fresh) PF - Robert Schrader (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Everett Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from James Simon | 40-36 |
| 06:48 | Mississippi | Patrick Cross hits a shot from the right wing set up by Jack Inman | 40-38 |
| 06:27 | Kentucky | George Hoose shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-38 |
| 06:25 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Schrader | 40-38 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi | Wilfred Chappell misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on George Hoose - foul #1 on George Hoose, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Leonard (PG) James Simon | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Black (PG) Patrick Cross | |
| 06:04 | Mississippi | Wilfred Chappell misses the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 06:04 | Mississippi | Wilfred Chappell makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 05:40 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes misses short on an open turnaround near the basket | 40-39 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi | Everett Graham pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 05:32 | Mississippi | Robert Schrader is called for traveling | 40-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Henry Ernest (SG) George Hoose | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Smith (SF), Gary Holloway (PF), Joseph Palmer (C) Wilfred Chappell, Robert Schrader, Everett Graham | |
| 05:03 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jack Inman - foul #2 on Jack Inman, team foul #5 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Duane Brown (SF), James Czapla (PF) Charles Kirschbaum, Kerry Hayes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Calkins (SG) Jack Inman | |
| 05:03 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest misses the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 05:03 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 04:41 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway knocks in the jumper from close range | 41-41 |
| 04:20 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gary Stith (C) David Scott | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG) Michael Black | |
| 04:01 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by James Czapla - foul #3 on James Czapla, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Everett Graham (C) Joseph Palmer | |
| 04:01 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 04:01 | Mississippi | Gary Holloway makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 03:38 | Kentucky | Gary Stith drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Robert Leonard | 43-43 |
| 03:20 | Mississippi | Mark Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Duane Brown - foul #2 on Duane Brown, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | James Simon (PG), Charles Kirschbaum (SF), Kerry Hayes (PF) Robert Leonard, Duane Brown, James Czapla | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Black (PG), Robert Schrader (PF) Patrick Cross, Gary Holloway | |
| 03:20 | Mississippi | Mark Smith makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 03:20 | Mississippi | Mark Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - James Simon (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Henry Ernest (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Charles Kirschbaum (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kerry Hayes (fresh) C - Gary Stith (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Black (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Damian Calkins (fresh) 18 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mark Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Robert Schrader (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Everett Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Schrader - foul #1 on Robert Schrader, team foul #6 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Hoose (SG) Henry Ernest | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 03:06 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 03:06 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but the foul's on James Simon - foul #1 on James Simon, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Wilfred Chappell (SF), Joseph Palmer (C) Mark Smith, Everett Graham | |
| 02:52 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins misses the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 02:52 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins makes the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 02:49 | Kentucky | Kentucky calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Robert Leonard (PG), Henry Ernest (SG), Duane Brown (SF), James Czapla (PF) James Simon, George Hoose, Charles Kirschbaum, Kerry Hayes | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Mark Smith (SF), Gary Holloway (PF) Wilfred Chappell, Robert Schrader | |
| 02:28 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard loses the dribble to Gary Holloway | 45-46 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins is hacked by Henry Ernest - foul #3 on Henry Ernest, team foul #7 | 45-46 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 02:06 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 02:06 | Kentucky | Gary Stith grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 01:42 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard clanks a shot from the right wing | 45-47 |
| 01:40 | Mississippi | Mark Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 01:19 | Mississippi | Mark Smith scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Holloway | 45-49 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:11 | Kentucky | Gary Stith drills a shot from the baseline | 47-49 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Henry Ernest - foul #4 on Henry Ernest, team foul #8 | 47-49 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 01:00 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Kentucky | Michael Black steals the ball from James Czapla | 47-51 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Black | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard is hacked by Joseph Palmer - foul #3 on Joseph Palmer, team foul #7 | 47-53 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:40 | Kentucky | Robert Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Leonard - foul #1 on Robert Leonard, team foul #9 | 49-53 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:39 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:32 | Kentucky | Duane Brown makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert Leonard | 52-55 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Ernest - foul #5 on Henry Ernest, team foul #10 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Hoose (SG) Henry Ernest | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jack Inman (SG), Wilfred Chappell (SF) Damian Calkins, Mark Smith | |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 00:31 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| 00:31 | Kentucky | Duane Brown snags the defensive board | 52-56 |
| 00:23 | Kentucky | George Hoose is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-56 |
| 00:22 | Kentucky | Gary Stith gets the offensive rebound | 52-56 |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | Wilfred Chappell takes the ball from George Hoose | 52-56 |
| 00:20 | Mississippi | Mississippi calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-56 |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Calkins (SF) Wilfred Chappell | |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer is hacked by Robert Leonard in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Leonard, team foul #11 | 52-56 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:17 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:12 | Kentucky | George Hoose misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 52-58 |
| 00:10 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins gets the rebound | 52-58 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins is hacked by Robert Leonard in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Leonard, team foul #12 | 52-58 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins misses the 1st free throw | 52-58 |
| 00:09 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins makes the 2nd free throw | 52-59 |
| 00:04 | Kentucky | George Hoose shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Duane Brown | 55-59 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Robert Leonard is called for the reach on Joseph Palmer in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Leonard, team foul #13 | 55-59 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer makes the 1st free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:03 | Mississippi | Joseph Palmer misses the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 00:03 | Kentucky | Gary Stith grabs the defensive rebound | 55-60 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Gary Stith misses the halfcourt shot | 55-60 |