| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Holt (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Andre (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John McGaughey (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Stephen Grau (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Clyde Fager (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Zidek (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Badgett (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Ecker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Janofsky (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kentucky | George Andre inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | Kentucky | John Holt makes the shot from the left wing | 36-27 |
| 19:09 | Mississippi | Robert Janofsky makes the jump hook from close range | 36-29 |
| 19:03 | Kentucky | John McGaughey knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by John Holt | 38-29 |
| 18:49 | Mississippi | Justin Zidek comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-29 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi | James Ecker tips it back up and in | 38-31 |
| 18:22 | Kentucky | Christopher Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi | Robert Janofsky snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 18:04 | Mississippi | James Ecker misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 18:03 | Kentucky | George Andre grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 17:39 | Kentucky | George Andre misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-31 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi | Robert Janofsky gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 17:20 | Mississippi | Matthew Badgett is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-31 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas (PG), Gail Ayers (PF), Jeremiah Warren (C) John Holt, John McGaughey, Stephen Grau | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Boyd Quinn (PF) James Ecker | |
| 17:17 | Kentucky | Justin Zidek picks off the pass by Timothy Thomas in the backcourt | 38-31 |
| 17:15 | Mississippi | Justin Zidek lays it up and in | 38-33 |
| 16:57 | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 16:55 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Gail Ayers | 38-33 |
| 16:39 | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 16:37 | Kentucky | Christopher Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 16:23 | Kentucky | George Andre can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 38-33 |
| 16:21 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Boyd Quinn | 38-33 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi | Robert Janofsky's floater is tipped away by Jeremiah Warren | 38-33 |
| 16:06 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to George Andre | 38-33 |
| 15:40 | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-33 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Timothy Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Andre (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gail Ayers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeremiah Warren (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Clyde Fager (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Zidek (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Badgett (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Boyd Quinn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Janofsky (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Mississippi | Matthew Badgett is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Timothy Thomas - foul #1 on Timothy Thomas, team foul #1 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Holt (PG), Michael Osburn (SG), Kenneth Chan (SF), John McGaughey (PF), Stephen Grau (C) Timothy Thomas, Christopher Williams, George Andre, Gail Ayers, Jeremiah Warren | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Hamann (PG), John Clark (SG), James Ecker (PF) Clyde Fager, Justin Zidek, Robert Janofsky | |
| 15:35 | Mississippi | Matthew Badgett makes the 1st free throw | 41-34 |
| 15:35 | Mississippi | Matthew Badgett misses the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 15:35 | Kentucky | Stephen Grau grabs the board | 41-34 |
| 15:09 | Kentucky | Michael Osburn drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Chan | 44-34 |
| 14:56 | Mississippi | Matthew Badgett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gail Ayers (C) Stephen Grau | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 14:32 | Kentucky | Michael Osburn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-34 |
| 14:31 | Mississippi | John Clark grabs the board | 44-34 |
| 14:12 | Mississippi | Boyd Quinn misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 44-34 |
| 14:10 | Kentucky | John McGaughey snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| 13:47 | Kentucky | Michael Osburn drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by John Holt | 47-34 |
| 13:29 | Mississippi | David Hamann clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-34 |
| 13:28 | Mississippi | John Clark misses the tip | 47-34 |
| 13:27 | Kentucky | John McGaughey snags the defensive board | 47-34 |
| 13:00 | Kentucky | John McGaughey misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by James Ecker - foul #1 on James Ecker, team foul #1 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas (PG), Christopher Williams (SG), George Andre (SF), Stephen Grau (C) John Holt, Michael Osburn, Kenneth Chan, Gail Ayers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clyde Fager (SG), Justin Zidek (SF), Thomas Redman (PF), Robert Janofsky (C) John Clark, Matthew Badgett, James Ecker, Boyd Quinn | |
| 13:00 | Kentucky | John McGaughey makes the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 13:00 | Kentucky | John McGaughey misses the 2nd free throw | 48-34 |
| 13:00 | Mississippi | Thomas Redman grabs the board | 48-34 |
| 12:46 | Mississippi | Justin Zidek buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Clyde Fager | 48-37 |
| 12:25 | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-37 |
| 12:24 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Janofsky | 48-37 |
| 12:05 | Mississippi | Thomas Redman makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Clyde Fager | 48-39 |
| 11:43 | Kentucky | George Andre misses badly on a shot from the right block | 48-39 |
| 11:41 | Kentucky | John McGaughey pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 11:18 | Kentucky | John McGaughey is whistled for traveling | 48-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Holt (PG), Gail Ayers (PF) Timothy Thomas, John McGaughey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Fay (PG) David Hamann | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Holt (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Andre (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gail Ayers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Grau (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Fay (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Clyde Fager (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Justin Zidek (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Redman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Janofsky (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Mississippi | John Fay throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-39 |
| 10:46 | Kentucky | George Andre throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-39 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John McGaughey (PF) Gail Ayers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | James Ecker (PF) Thomas Redman | |
| 10:22 | Mississippi | James Ecker is open and buries a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Justin Zidek out of a doubleteam | 48-41 |
| 09:59 | Kentucky | John Holt is hacked by Justin Zidek - foul #1 on Justin Zidek, team foul #2 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gail Ayers (PF) John McGaughey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Matthew Badgett (SF) Clyde Fager | |
| 09:39 | Kentucky | John Holt hits a jumper in the paint set up by George Andre | 50-41 |
| 09:27 | Mississippi | John Fay misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 50-41 |
| 09:25 | Kentucky | George Andre pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 09:10 | Kentucky | Stephen Grau comes up short on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Justin Zidek - foul #2 on Justin Zidek, team foul #3 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Michael Osburn (SG), Kenneth Chan (SF), John McGaughey (PF) Christopher Williams, George Andre, Gail Ayers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Hamann (PG), John Clark (SG), Boyd Quinn (PF) John Fay, Justin Zidek, James Ecker | |
| 09:10 | Kentucky | Stephen Grau misses the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 09:10 | Kentucky | Stephen Grau makes the 2nd free throw | 51-41 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi | John Clark's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Williams (SG), George Andre (SF), Gail Ayers (C) Michael Osburn, Kenneth Chan, Stephen Grau | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Thomas Redman (PF) Robert Janofsky | |
| 08:28 | Kentucky | George Andre is called for traveling | 51-41 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas (PG), Stephen Grau (C) John Holt, Gail Ayers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clyde Fager (SG) John Clark | |
| 08:11 | Mississippi | Clyde Fager scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Matthew Badgett | 51-43 |
| 07:43 | Kentucky | John McGaughey's floater is tipped away by Boyd Quinn | 51-43 |
| 07:42 | Kentucky | Stephen Grau gets the offensive rebound | 51-43 |
| 07:29 | Kentucky | George Andre misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Matthew Badgett - foul #2 on Matthew Badgett, team foul #4 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Holt (PG), Michael Osburn (SG), Gail Ayers (C) Timothy Thomas, Christopher Williams, Stephen Grau | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Fay (PG), Justin Zidek (SF), James Ecker (PF), Robert Janofsky (C) David Hamann, Matthew Badgett, Thomas Redman, Boyd Quinn | |
| 07:29 | Kentucky | George Andre misses the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 07:29 | Kentucky | George Andre misses the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 07:29 | Mississippi | The rebound goes to Robert Janofsky | 51-43 |
| 07:11 | Mississippi | James Ecker misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-43 |
| 07:10 | Kentucky | John McGaughey grabs the board | 51-43 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - John Holt (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Osburn (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Andre (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John McGaughey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Gail Ayers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - John Fay (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Clyde Fager (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Justin Zidek (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Ecker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Janofsky (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 06:48 | Kentucky | Gail Ayers loses the dribble to John Fay | 51-43 |
| 06:26 | Mississippi | John Fay is hacked by Michael Osburn - foul #3 on Michael Osburn, team foul #2 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Christopher Williams (SG), Kenneth Chan (SF), Stephen Grau (C) Michael Osburn, George Andre, Gail Ayers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Matthew Badgett (SF) Clyde Fager | |
| 06:12 | Mississippi | James Ecker misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John McGaughey - foul #1 on John McGaughey, team foul #3 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Gail Ayers (PF) John McGaughey | |
| Subs | Mississippi | David Hamann (PG) John Fay | |
| 06:12 | Mississippi | James Ecker misses the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 06:12 | Mississippi | James Ecker makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 05:55 | Kentucky | Christopher Williams is hacked by Justin Zidek - foul #3 on Justin Zidek, team foul #5 | 51-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John McGaughey (PF) Gail Ayers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 05:33 | Kentucky | John Holt hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 51-44 |
| 05:32 | Kentucky | John McGaughey snags the offensive board | 51-44 |
| 05:06 | Kentucky | Stephen Grau can't throw it down | 51-44 |
| 05:04 | Mississippi | David Hamann gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 04:51 | Mississippi | Robert Janofsky is called for traveling | 51-44 |
| Subs | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas (PG), Michael Osburn (SG), George Andre (SF), Gail Ayers (PF) John Holt, Christopher Williams, Kenneth Chan, Stephen Grau | |
| Subs | Mississippi | Clyde Fager (SG), Boyd Quinn (PF) Matthew Badgett, James Ecker | |
| 04:27 | Kentucky | George Andre misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 04:26 | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas tips it but misses | 51-44 |
| 04:25 | Kentucky | John McGaughey grabs the offensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 04:07 | Kentucky | Michael Osburn banks in the layup set up by Gail Ayers | 53-44 |
| 03:49 | Mississippi | Justin Zidek misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-44 |
| 03:47 | Mississippi | Robert Janofsky grabs the offensive board | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:29 | Mississippi | Justin Zidek's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Gail Ayers | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:00 | Kentucky | George Andre connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Timothy Thomas | 56-44 |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Timothy Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Osburn (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Andre (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gail Ayers (fresh) 2 pts. C - John McGaughey (tiring) 13 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - David Hamann (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Clyde Fager (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Justin Zidek (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Boyd Quinn (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Janofsky (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 02:31 | Mississippi | Boyd Quinn buries a floater near the basket | 56-46 |
| 02:11 | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-46 |
| 02:09 | Kentucky | Gail Ayers snags the offensive board | 56-46 |
| 01:49 | Kentucky | Michael Osburn misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-46 |
| 01:48 | Mississippi | Robert Janofsky grabs the board | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:43 | Mississippi | Justin Zidek splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-46 |
| 01:41 | Kentucky | George Andre pulls down the rebound | 56-46 |
| 01:22 | Kentucky | Timothy Thomas misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 56-46 |
| 01:20 | Mississippi | Clyde Fager pulls down the rebound | 56-46 |
| 01:04 | Mississippi | Clyde Fager misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 56-46 |
| 01:02 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to Michael Osburn | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Kentucky | John McGaughey is fouled on the floor by Robert Janofsky - foul #1 on Robert Janofsky, team foul #6 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | John Holt (PG), Christopher Williams (SG), Stephen Grau (C) Timothy Thomas, George Andre, Gail Ayers | |
| Subs | Mississippi | John Fay (PG), Matthew Badgett (SF), Thomas Redman (PF) David Hamann, Justin Zidek, Robert Janofsky | |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | John Holt is fouled on the floor by John Fay - foul #1 on John Fay, team foul #7 | 56-46 |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | John Holt makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 00:54 | Kentucky | John Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Mississippi | John Fay's floater is tipped away by Stephen Grau | 58-46 |
| 00:45 | Kentucky | Christopher Williams gets the rebound | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Christopher Williams can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Boyd Quinn - foul #1 on Boyd Quinn, team foul #8 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Andre (SF) Michael Osburn | |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Christopher Williams makes the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | Christopher Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 00:19 | Kentucky | John McGaughey grabs the offensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | John Holt runs out the clock | 59-46 |