| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Black (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Damian Calkins (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - George Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Cameron Peachey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lee Gourdine (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Henry Ernest (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Satterlee (fresh) SF - George Hoose (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Kerry Hayes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gary Stith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Mississippi | George Brown inbounds the ball | 22-30 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Black | 24-30 |
| 19:16 | Kentucky | Anthony Satterlee misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 24-30 |
| 19:14 | Kentucky | Gary Stith tips it back up and in | 24-32 |
| 18:56 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 24-32 |
| 18:54 | Kentucky | George Hoose grabs the defensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 18:49 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 24-32 |
| 18:47 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes hits the follow up shot | 24-34 |
| 18:27 | Mississippi | Anthony Satterlee takes the ball from Lee Gourdine | 24-34 |
| 18:23 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest hits the finger roll set up by Anthony Satterlee | 24-36 |
| 18:05 | Mississippi | Henry Ernest steps in front of the Cameron Peachey pass | 24-36 |
| 18:00 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest misses the lay-in | 24-36 |
| 17:58 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins gets the rebound | 24-36 |
| 17:38 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine's layup is rejected by Gary Stith | 24-36 |
| 17:37 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey tips it back up and in | 26-36 |
| 17:11 | Kentucky | George Hoose evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the left side | 26-36 |
| 17:10 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes can't tip it in | 26-36 |
| 17:08 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest grabs the offensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 16:50 | Kentucky | George Hoose is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-36 |
| 16:49 | Kentucky | George Hoose pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-36 |
| 16:21 | Kentucky | George Hoose misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Cameron Peachey - foul #2 on Cameron Peachey, team foul #1 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG), Jack Inman (SG), Marcel Johnson (SF), Wilfred Chappell (PF), Richard Witty (C) Michael Black, Damian Calkins, George Brown, Cameron Peachey, Lee Gourdine | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum (PG), Duane Brown (SG), James Czapla (PF), David Scott (C) Henry Ernest, Anthony Satterlee, Kerry Hayes, Gary Stith | |
| 16:21 | Kentucky | George Hoose misses the 1st free throw | 26-36 |
| 16:21 | Kentucky | George Hoose makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 16:09 | Mississippi | Jack Inman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 16:07 | Mississippi | Richard Witty gets the offensive rebound | 26-37 |
| 15:38 | Mississippi | Jack Inman shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-37 |
| 15:37 | Kentucky | George Hoose grabs the defensive rebound | 26-37 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Patrick Cross (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Inman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marcel Johnson (fresh) PF - Wilfred Chappell (fresh) C - Richard Witty (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Charles Kirschbaum (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Duane Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Hoose (fairly fresh) 12 pts. PF - James Czapla (fresh) 3 reb. C - David Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Kentucky | James Czapla is hacked by Wilfred Chappell - foul #2 on Wilfred Chappell, team foul #2 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Calkins (SG) Jack Inman | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes (PF) George Hoose | |
| 15:09 | Kentucky | Duane Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 26-37 |
| 15:08 | Kentucky | David Scott snags the offensive board | 26-37 |
| 14:50 | Kentucky | James Czapla hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Charles Kirschbaum and he's fouled by Marcel Johnson - foul #3 on Marcel Johnson, team foul #3 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Black (PG), George Brown (SF), Lee Gourdine (C) Patrick Cross, Marcel Johnson, Richard Witty | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Henry Ernest (PG) Charles Kirschbaum | |
| 14:50 | Kentucky | James Czapla makes the free throw | 26-40 |
| 14:39 | Mississippi | Kerry Hayes steals the ball from Damian Calkins | 26-40 |
| 14:20 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Wilfred Chappell - foul #3 on Wilfred Chappell, team foul #4 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey (PF) Wilfred Chappell | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Satterlee (SG), Gary Stith (C) Duane Brown, David Scott | |
| 14:20 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes makes the 1st free throw | 26-41 |
| 14:20 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 26-42 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Anthony Satterlee - foul #3 on Anthony Satterlee, team foul #1 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | | |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Hoose (SF), David Scott (PF) James Czapla, Kerry Hayes | |
| 14:00 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins makes the 1st free throw | 27-42 |
| 14:00 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins makes the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 13:39 | Kentucky | George Hoose throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Jack Inman (SG) Damian Calkins | |
| Subs | Kentucky | | |
| 13:26 | Mississippi | Gary Stith swats the layup by Cameron Peachey | 28-42 |
| 13:25 | Kentucky | Anthony Satterlee grabs the board | 28-42 |
| 13:05 | Kentucky | George Hoose is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-42 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey grabs the defensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 12:44 | Mississippi | Jack Inman can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 28-42 |
| 12:43 | Kentucky | The rebound goes to David Scott | 28-42 |
| 12:18 | Kentucky | Gary Stith can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-42 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine gets the rebound | 28-42 |
| 11:55 | Mississippi | Michael Black hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-42 |
| 11:53 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey hits the follow up shot | 30-42 |
| 11:26 | Kentucky | Gary Stith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-42 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG), Damian Calkins (SG), Marcel Johnson (SF), Wilfred Chappell (PF), Richard Witty (C) Michael Black, Jack Inman, George Brown, Cameron Peachey, Lee Gourdine | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum (PG), Duane Brown (SG), James Czapla (SF), Kerry Hayes (PF) Henry Ernest, Anthony Satterlee, George Hoose, David Scott | |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Patrick Cross (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Damian Calkins (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Marcel Johnson (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Wilfred Chappell (fresh) 3 pf. C - Richard Witty (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Charles Kirschbaum (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Duane Brown (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Czapla (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kerry Hayes (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Stith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:14 | Mississippi | Richard Witty throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-42 |
| 10:47 | Kentucky | Gary Stith double dribbles | 30-42 |
| 10:31 | Mississippi | Wilfred Chappell misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 30-42 |
| 10:30 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes grabs the board | 30-42 |
| 10:07 | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-42 |
| 10:06 | Mississippi | Richard Witty grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 10:00 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins's fadeaway is rejected by Gary Stith | 30-42 |
| 09:59 | Kentucky | James Czapla grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 09:34 | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum buries a floater from the free throw line and the foul's on Richard Witty - foul #1 on Richard Witty, team foul #5 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Black (PG), Cameron Peachey (PF), Lee Gourdine (C) Patrick Cross, Wilfred Chappell, Richard Witty | |
| Subs | Kentucky | George Hoose (SF), David Scott (C) James Czapla, Gary Stith | |
| 09:34 | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum misses the free throw | 30-44 |
| 09:34 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey snags the defensive board | 30-44 |
| 09:29 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins is denied on a dunk by Kerry Hayes | 30-44 |
| 09:28 | Kentucky | George Hoose snags the defensive board | 30-44 |
| 09:06 | Kentucky | George Hoose misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-44 |
| 09:05 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine grabs the board | 30-44 |
| 09:00 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins is fouled on the floor by Duane Brown as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on Duane Brown, team foul #2 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Mississippi | George Brown (SF) Marcel Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Henry Ernest (PG), Anthony Satterlee (SG) Charles Kirschbaum, Duane Brown | |
| 08:50 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 30-44 |
| 08:48 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey tips it but misses | 30-44 |
| 08:46 | Mississippi | George Brown gets the offensive rebound | 30-44 |
| 08:40 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-44 |
| 08:17 | Kentucky | George Hoose hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-47 |
| 08:02 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine misses the jumper from the right side | 32-47 |
| 08:00 | Kentucky | George Hoose snags the defensive board | 32-47 |
| 07:31 | Kentucky | David Scott connects on the jump hook in the lane | 32-49 |
| 07:19 | Mississippi | Michael Black scores on a shot from the left wing set up by Damian Calkins | 34-49 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Black (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Damian Calkins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - George Brown (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Cameron Peachey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Lee Gourdine (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Henry Ernest (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Satterlee (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - George Hoose (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Kerry Hayes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:53 | Kentucky | George Hoose hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-49 |
| 06:52 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine grabs the defensive rebound | 34-49 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Anthony Satterlee - foul #4 on Anthony Satterlee, team foul #3 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG), Jack Inman (SG), Marcel Johnson (SF), Wilfred Chappell (PF) Michael Black, Damian Calkins, George Brown, Cameron Peachey | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Duane Brown (SG), Gary Stith (C) Anthony Satterlee, Kerry Hayes | |
| 06:45 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine makes the 1st free throw | 35-49 |
| 06:45 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine makes the 2nd free throw | 36-49 |
| 06:24 | Kentucky | George Hoose shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-49 |
| 06:22 | Kentucky | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Stith | 36-49 |
| 05:55 | Kentucky | George Hoose makes the contested 3 from the left wing set up by David Scott | 36-52 |
| 05:38 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine buries a jumper from the baseline | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:13 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest is fouled on the floor by Jack Inman - foul #2 on Jack Inman, team foul #6 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Black (PG), Damian Calkins (SG), George Brown (SF), Richard Witty (C) Patrick Cross, Jack Inman, Marcel Johnson, Lee Gourdine | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Charles Kirschbaum (PG), Anthony Satterlee (SG), James Czapla (SF), Kerry Hayes (PF) Henry Ernest, Duane Brown, George Hoose, David Scott | |
| 04:54 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes scores on a shot from the right side set up by Charles Kirschbaum | 38-54 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:43 | Mississippi | Michael Black scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Damian Calkins out of a doubleteam | 41-54 |
| 04:23 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes drills a jump hook near the basket | 41-56 |
| 04:14 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Michael Black | 43-56 |
| 03:48 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by George Brown - foul #3 on George Brown, team foul #7 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey (PF), Lee Gourdine (C) Wilfred Chappell, Richard Witty | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Henry Ernest (PG), George Hoose (SF), David Scott (C) Charles Kirschbaum, James Czapla, Gary Stith | |
| 03:48 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes misses the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 03:48 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes makes the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| 03:35 | Mississippi | George Brown is open and scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Michael Black | 45-57 |
| 03:12 | Kentucky | David Scott comes up short on the floater from the left side | 45-57 |
| 03:11 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest grabs the offensive rebound | 45-57 |
| Lineup | Mississippi | PG - Michael Black (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Damian Calkins (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SF - George Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Cameron Peachey (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Lee Gourdine (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Kentucky | PG - Henry Ernest (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Satterlee (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - George Hoose (fresh) 18 pts. PF - Kerry Hayes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - David Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:45 | Kentucky | George Hoose makes the contested 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-60 |
| 02:31 | Mississippi | The short jumper by Damian Calkins is denied by David Scott | 45-60 |
| 02:30 | Mississippi | The offensive rebound goes to Damian Calkins | 45-60 |
| 02:21 | Mississippi | George Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Patrick Cross (PG), Jack Inman (SG), Marcel Johnson (SF) Michael Black, Damian Calkins, George Brown | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Duane Brown (SG), James Czapla (PF) Anthony Satterlee, Kerry Hayes | |
| 01:59 | Kentucky | George Hoose misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 45-60 |
| 01:58 | Mississippi | Lee Gourdine snags the defensive board | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:39 | Mississippi | Patrick Cross scores on a shot from the left side and the foul's on Henry Ernest - foul #3 on Henry Ernest, team foul #4 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Damian Calkins (SG), George Brown (SF) Jack Inman, Marcel Johnson | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Anthony Satterlee (SG), Kerry Hayes (PF), Gary Stith (C) Duane Brown, James Czapla, David Scott | |
| 01:39 | Mississippi | Patrick Cross makes the free throw | 48-60 |
| 01:14 | Kentucky | George Hoose can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-60 |
| 01:12 | Kentucky | George Hoose grabs the offensive board | 48-60 |
| 00:51 | Kentucky | Kerry Hayes slams it home on a nice dish by Henry Ernest | 48-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Anthony Satterlee - foul #5 on Anthony Satterlee, team foul #5 | 48-62 |
| Subs | Mississippi | Michael Black (PG) Patrick Cross | |
| Subs | Kentucky | Duane Brown (SG) Anthony Satterlee | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins makes the 1st free throw | 49-62 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins makes the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Mississippi | Mississippi is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Kentucky | Kentucky is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Kentucky | Gary Stith misses short on an open jumpshot from the right side | 50-62 |
| 00:18 | Mississippi | Cameron Peachey grabs the defensive rebound | 50-62 |
| 00:13 | Mississippi | George Brown misses the jumper from the left side | 50-62 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi | Damian Calkins tips it home | 52-62 |
| 00:00 | Kentucky | Henry Ernest runs out the clock | 52-62 |